Patch Notes:
-I thought I remembered reading it, but apparently, I just made up Holy Weapons not being allowed in Rating Games, and in hindsight, it doesn't make much sense. I've removed the mention of it.

Orbs of crackling black energy shoot through the air, each one hitting a large bee, erasing it completely. Rias's aim has improved a lot, and she figured out the exact amount of power to put behind each shot. More bees are corralled by large gusts of wind coming from Kiba who is wielding a sword that looks more like a feather. As Kiba makes use of his speed and his sword to group a bunch of bees together, Akeno summons a pillar of flame to burn them all to a crisp.

I look on from a nearby tree, watching all of them with my mundane senses and various skills. Aika is performing similarly to Rias, though her Dark Missiles aren't as effective as Rias's Destruction Rifle. Atsuko, Koneko, and Asia are doing their best as well, but against a large number of small flying enemies, they're struggling. It isn't a good matchup for melee users. Asia is the only one with a non-melee option, but that's just the Force miracle, and it only serves to push them around. She's mostly focusing on using her light sword, which does pretty well against the bees when she manages to hit them.

Against the bears and spriggans, she had made great use of the evolution of [Green Thumb], [Dryad's Aura]. Being able to hold bears and spriggans in place with vines and roots had done wonders for her self-confidence and happiness.

Yua flit between the three melee fighters, two wands in hand and more strapped to her back. I had made her a simple set of armor last night with [Tailoring] made out of basilisk hide, which is a sturdy lightweight material with well-balanced physical and magical defenses. It's not the best material I have, but I'll be making her better armor once [Tailoring] is a higher level and there's no need to use my best materials now. I only used the basilisk hide because I finally got [Tailoring] over level 50 and could finally use magical animal hides and leather.

Revealing Yua's new form had been entertaining. Breakfast had been entertaining overall actually. I made the same thing I did the day before, but what was entertaining was the reactions of the people that entered the room. Atsuko, Aika, and Kiba acted normally, but the others had different reactions to seeing me.

Rias started to blush slightly as soon as she saw me, but it was subtle and she got over it quickly. Akeno spent more time than usual during breakfast looking at me, and she'd wink whenever our eyes met. Asia was the opposite and seemed to be avoiding looking at me, and she blushed slightly whenever I spoke to her. Koneko glared at me when she entered the room, but was quickly distracted by the food and seemed to forget why she was mad at me.

All of this was no doubt the result of [Erotic Dreams]. Before going to bed last night, I made sure to cast it on each and every one of the girls, just as I had the night before. But this morning I actually got some reactions. My best guess as to why I got reactions now and not before was that the first time they had been immediately distracted by the banquet of food. That or last time they hadn't received a massage from me right before going to bed. Both of those probably contributed. And for Asia specifically, she caught quite the eyeful last night. I wonder how much that affected her dream?

I'd also used [Void Sight] to find Sona and use it on her too. I couldn't interact with her directly, I didn't have that much spare time during this training, but I could lay the foundation now. She's already crushing on me, and if I can turn that interest into something lewder, then all the better.

After breakfast though I had summoned Yua and explained what had happened. Or rather, I came up with a plausible-sounding story on the spot to explain it. Something about her magic developing to the point where she couldn't keep growing as a cat, so our connection forced her to grow into something more. It was more or less true, just lacking any details that hinted at the true extent of my abilities.

There was mostly shock from the ones that had been Devils for a while, but Atsuko, Aika, and Asia just accepted my words at face value and fawned over Yua, who purred at the attention she was getting. The others tried asking questions, but I mostly played dumb.

I'd already had to do the same act last night when Momo called. After Yua came back and went to sleep with Kyu again I had gotten a call from her. She was pretty calm, but understandably confused about Yua's new state. I explained what I could, keeping things vague, and that seemed to be enough for her.

We then spent another hour just chatting. I hadn't spent any time with her recently, what with how busy I've been, and it was nice to just chat with her. I was tempted to teleport to her and hang out, but even while on the phone with her I couldn't rest.

I spent my entire night making cloaks and making potions. I made enough cloaks to push my [Tailoring] to 50, where I then made the armor for Yua, but after that, I moved on to potions. I didn't need to grind [Alchemy] anymore, but what I did need to stock up on potions. And stock up on potions I did.

100 Ultimate Health Potions, 100 Ultimate Restoration Potions, 100 Ultimate Regeneration Potions, 100 Ultimate Energy Potions, 25 Ultimate XP Potions, 50 Cure Status Potions, 25 Cure Sickness Potions, 25 Cure Debility Potions, and 25 Cure Curse Potions. 550 Potions in total.

It was probably one of my most productive nights. I'm now down to just 4 vials, but I can buy more later.

Besides, Atsuko, Aika, and Asia are currently using the Ultimate XP potions I had made. I didn't have enough ingredients to make XP potions for all of them, but it's the three of them that need them the most, so they can catch up in strength to the others. I guess Asia doesn't really need them, since her level doesn't count towards my quest completion. But I'm fine with spoiling her a bit. I want her to be as strong as the others.

We've made good time through the rest of the Forest dungeon. They had no problems with the bears and spriggans, and the only problem they've had with the bees so far is hitting them, and that's limited only to the melee users without fancy options like Kiba. So I've been taking the time to enchant some cloaks while I keep an eye on them.

Unlike [Tailoring] or [Alchemy], I don't need a workstation and a setup for [Enchanting]. I just need to fill catalysts with mana and a spell, and then put the catalyst into an object. Which is something I can do easily while just standing around.

The main problem is catalysts. I know I've leveled up the skill incredibly fast, but it doesn't feel like it. I want the skill maxed out already, or at least high enough to make Ultimate Enchantments because I feel like I can't enjoy the results of it until I reach that level. I can't enchant my best gear because it would just waste the slot when I could have a better enchantment soon.

I've picked up a few more catalysts from drops here, but it's still not nearly enough to enchant all the cloaks I've made. Still, I can't complain too much. Most of them are used to make more cloaks with Moderate Fortify Stealth enchantments, but I'm pleased to note that that's enough to get [Enchanting] to level 50, unlocking Major enchantments. Using the Major Fortify Stealth enchantments on the wool cloaks led to a new item.

Shadow Cloak
Become one with the shadows when hiding while wearing this cloak

Between making those and disenchanting the Rock of Returning I've had for a while and a self-repairing sword made of wood I got as loot, [Enchanting] reached level 52 by the time we entered the clearing with the Queen Bee.

"Alright, since the mages had some fun with the small fry, I want the melee fighters to focus on the queen bee," I call out to them. "Mages, keep focusing on the small bees so the melee fighters can focus on the big girl."

"We have to fight her?" Atsuko asks as the Queen Bee rises from her nest. "But she's so pretty!"

The Queen lets out an enraged cry and rushes for us.

"Pretty and wants to kill you!" I shout back at her. "Remember, she's a fake monster. Don't hesitate to attack no matter how pretty she is." The fight has started now, and things are growing hectic, but I keep lecturing. "You'll have to fight against Riser's peerage as well, and that's filled with nothing but cute girls. So consider this practice."

Atsuko doesn't look happy about it, but she's not hesitating either, each swing of her ax is intended to kill or seriously injure the Queen. Good.

As the seven of them work together to fight the boss, I look on in approval. Already they're putting on a much better show than they did yesterday. I can't wait to see what they look like by the end of the training.

As the others go to start their individual training, I take a moment to pause. Our dungeon run got me two Gacha tokens, and there's no point in sitting on either of them. So I go ahead and use both.

Mana Battery
A gem that can store up to 1 million MP. 10 MP must be spent for every 1 MP stored, but MP drained is at a 1 to 1 ratio.

Useful. I immediately disenchant it. This will help with some future projects and giving my girls more MP to play with.

Companion Gem(Wilhelm van Astrea)
Crush to summon Wilhelm van Astrea to your side. Does not bind them to you, use at your own risk.

Just yesterday I was wishing for a sword teacher, and now one just drops in my lap. Is this the result of my high LUK stat? Or is the Game helping me out? Or is this just normal luck? Either way, I'm grateful. I was waiting for a bigger place to live before I started using my companion gems, but this one I can probably summon now. There's another bedroom here, and Serafall is working on my larger home now. Besides, I have a good excuse for him appearing now.

Making up my mind I [Void Travel] a distance away for some privacy. There's a deserted camping area a few miles away from the resort, and it should be out of the detection range of anyone.

Part of the reason I haven't used any of my companion gems is that I've been nervous about doing so. So far, all of the people I've gotten companion gems for have been extremely powerful, and I have no idea what their reaction will be if I summon them.

Wilhelm van Astrea is also powerful, and an extremely talented swordsman, but he's also by far the least dangerous of the gems I've acquired and the least likely to attack me without warning. And at the end of the day, he's just a swordsman, and I have enough skills and tricks that I'm confident I can defeat him, or at least escape him.

Hopefully, it won't come to that though. Wilhelm van Astrea is one of the most badass butlers in anime, and I don't want to fight him. And if I can get him to agree to teach Kiba and Asia sword fighting, then they'll be set.

Making sure I'm ready, I pull out the companion gem and crush it.

A pillar of light appears in front of me, but it quickly fades to reveal the figure standing inside of it. Wilhelm van Astrea is an old man, but he carries it well. He's dressed in a fine suit fitting a butler and he's standing with a straight back, his arms crossed behind him.

His eyes instantly flick around, taking note of our surroundings. They acknowledge me briefly and move on before. "I see," he says in a low but clear voice.

He doesn't seem aggressive, but I use [Observe] on him to get an idea of how strong he is.

Wilhelm van Astrea
Level: 362
Race: Human
HP: 9,750
MP: 3,160
SP: 25,000
CON: 325
STR: 625
DEX: 982
INT: 158
WIS: 204
CHA: 188
LUK: 125

I definitely underestimated him, his DEX is even higher than mine. But it's not by much, and his other stats are much less scary. Even if he's faster than me, I still have [Void Travel], so I can get away if I need to. But judging by his demeanor, I don't think it'll come to that.

"Hey there," I say casually. "You might be confused right now but-"

"There's no need to explain," he says with a raised hand. "You have already explained the basics to me."

What? "What do you mean?" I ask, brow furrowing.

"I'm limited in what I can tell you, but I'll explain what I can," he says. "In the past, you helped me with an important goal of mine, and when asked why, you told me that you were repaying a debt."

I frown. "That shouldn't even be possible," I murmur. I've only been 'Axton' for a few weeks, and I certainly haven't been to Re:Zero.

"That is because of, to quote yourself, 'time shenanigans'," he stated.

"Ah," I say. That explains it. "So you know a future version of me then," I say.

"That is correct," he says. His face is hard to read, but with [Empathy] I get a vague sense of...pride and satisfaction? "Your older self said that you summoned me in order to assist you, so when he found himself in my world, he did all that he could to assist me as well."

"But the version of you that was summoned is the version of you from after that point," I conclude.

"Indeed," Wilhelm confirms. "By my time, you left not long ago to a new world to continue your adventure, but not before explaining things to me."

I sigh. "Is this going to happen with every companion I summon?" I ask out loud.

"No," Wilhelm answers. "According to you, I am unique in that regard."

"At least there's that," I mumble before standing up straight and looking at Wilhelm with a more serious expression. "Okay, so I'm guessing future me said not to tell me certain things, so what can you tell me?"

"I am not aware of much," he says. "I know nothing of what you did before you came to my world, you never spoke of it in detail. I only know what you did in mine, which I promised you I wouldn't tell you."

"Let me guess," I interrupt. "When you asked why all I said was 'spoilers' and refused to elaborate."

"You looked quite pleased to say it," Wilhelm confirms. "But this is what I was told to tell you. First, in terms of companions, you need not worry. Anyone summoned like I have been has agreed to be summoned. They may require negotiation or convincing to join you, but none of them will arrive against their will."

I let out a sigh of relief. "Good, good. I have summon gems for some scary people."

"Second, do not stress too much over what is to come, but do not let your guard down either," he continues. "Remember what is important to you, and why you do the things you do, and don't abandon that in fear of what you might lose."

I frown. "Is that how I phrased it?" I ask. He nods. "How vague," I grumble. What's important to me, huh? The first thing that comes to mind is my girls. And that's really the only thing that comes to mind. The rest of this world could burn for all I care, so long as they were safe and happy.

So abandoning them out of fear of losing them...I can sorta see it happen. Even now, it had happened a little. I've been prioritizing gaining strength over spending time with my girls. But that's because of the prophetic dream I had of Kokabiel.

I suppose that's what the advice from future me means though. I need to make sure to balance spending time with my girls and getting new girls alongside gaining strength and preparing for the things to come. Either one gets unbalanced, and my work becomes meaningless.

"Alright," I eventually say. "I think I get what my future self meant. Though now I'm wondering if that's advice born from his mistakes or if it's just the advice of his future self that he's parroting back to me." I chuckle. "Talk about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps."

"I'm afraid I cannot say which one it is," he answers. "But there is one more thing you asked me to tell you. This one I understand even less, so I shall do my best to repeat what you said verbatim."

He clears his throat and stands up straighter. "The Void is far more than you're aware of. It is more nuanced and more omnipresent than you've realized. Think about the Void, everything that it encompasses, and all of the shapes you've seen it in. Be careful with it, but do not be scared of it. You have a connection to it, lean into that. Don't give yourself to the Void though, take control over it instead."

"More advice with potentially no origin," I say with a sigh. "I don't think I'll figure it out right now either, but I'll keep it in mind." I've just barely begun to explore what the Void is. Thinking about the different shapes of it is actually very helpful though. Because the Void from Warframe is very different from Void in Destiny or even the Void here. I'm not sure what it means to 'take control' over the Void, but that does sound infinitely better than being controlled by it.

"So what is future me like?" I ask. "How badass is he?"

Wilhelm smiles. "He was a formidable fighter and a talented mage, but where he truly shined was his ability to gather information and his affection for his companions. Anything more specific I'm afraid I cannot say."

"Right, right. Spoilers," I repeat. "Whatever. So, if I didn't tell you anything about my past, then I'll probably need to catch you up on what's going on here."

"That would be appreciated," he says with a nod.

"The short of it is that this world is very different from yours," I start explaining. I explain the difference in how widespread the knowledge of magic is, of the disparate technology levels, and the three main factions.

"Different world, different situations," I say. "The Devils here are nothing like what you call devils in your world. I won't say that they're all good, but rather they have just as much capacity for good and evil as humans, though with a culture that emphasizes the right of the strong to rule. Recently anyways. A couple thousand years ago things were different, but a great war between the three main factions and then a civil war within the Devil's ranks has caused a lot of things to change. The point is, judge them individually as you would a human, not as a race."

"That will not be a problem," he answers. "I knew going into this that I would see things that did not fit with what I know. I'm prepared to adapt to the situation."

"Great," I say. I wasn't too worried about him freaking out over the Devils, but I wanted to make sure. "At the current time, I'm currently working to train a group of devils to prepare them for an important battle, one where the leader of the group is fighting to not be forced into a marriage with a despicable man. This is important to me mostly because two of my lovers are part of her group, and they wouldn't be free from his clutches in the case of her marriage to him."

"I will assist in any way I can," he says with a serious tone.

"I'm glad to hear it," I reply. "Unfortunately, it's not a case where you or I can step in directly and solve her issues. The game in which she'll fight against her fiancé is one where only Devils who are part of her Peerage, her group, can participate. That is why I'm training them instead. Riser, her fiancé, isn't a threat to me. Even you could take him on. You may struggle with his regeneration, but the right weapon would negate that."

I shake my head and get back on topic. "Anyway. One of her Peerage members can create any sword he can imagine. I'm working with him to expand how many kinds of swords he can make, but I don't know anything about swordsmanship. Which is where you come in. I need you to focus on improving his swordsmanship. It's not like it's bad right now, but he's still young and has room to improve."

"Very well, I shall do this for you," he says. "Is that all?"

"No, there's another who wants to learn the sword," I say. "She will definitely need more guidance than Kiba, the other sword user. She's a healer, but recently she's been discontent with only healing. She's a total beginner and is struggling to learn, but she's determined to do it, no matter how many times I tell her she doesn't need to."

"I see," he says. "I shall do my best to teach her as well, for as long as she is willing."

"Thank you," I say. "She's not a Devil either though, and can't participate in the Rating Game, so for now, she's a lower priority than Kiba." I look around. "That should be all you need right now. Come on, let's go talk with Rias, the Devil I'm helping. I'll introduce you to everyone and we'll get you a room where we're staying."

"Very well," he answers. "Will you be teleporting us?"

"It's more convenient," I say with a shrug. He nods in acceptance, and I place a hand on his shoulder as we step forward, traveling to where Rias is training.

I explained things to Rias about how Wilhelm is a friend of a friend I invited to help out and introduced him to everyone. When I was doing so, I realized that First Impressions never went off for him. Which led me to check his Affection and I discovered that it's already maxed out and I have two perks from him already.

[Master of the House] - Increases Affection gain with butlers by 20%

[Monte Cristo's Mantle] - Deal extra damage against those who have wronged you

Two free perks just for summoning a guy is pretty nice, though I wonder why I never got a notification for them. Is it because I already earned them? Or I will have already earned them? Ugh, time travel. Whatever, I'm not gonna worry about it and just be grateful for the perks. After introducing Wilhelm to everyone we split up, but Wilhelm and I follow Kiba to his training spot.

"As I said earlier, this guy will be helping you hone your swordsmanship," I tell Kiba. "For today, that's what I want you to focus on. Use your normal swords for now, but experiment with different kinds, see which are more effective against him." Kiba nods. "He'll also be training Asia. When he is, I want you to work on this list." I pull out a piece of paper from my inventory and hand it to him.

"What is this?" he asks as he looks over it.

"A list of fictional swords and a description of their functions that I believe you may be able to reproduce, at least to some extent," I say. "I spent some time last night putting it together. I've separated it into three different categories. Swords you should definitely be able to make with some work, swords that might be tricky but I believe are doable in time, and swords that might not be possible but would be very helpful if you can manage it. This will also help you explore the limits of your Sacred Gear."

He looks over the list some more before looking back at me with a smile. "Thank you, Axton. For the teacher, the list, and all the work you're putting into helping us."

I wave him off. "Don't mention it. Thank me by kicking Riser's ass and preventing him from getting his grubby hands on Rias and you guys."

He nods. "I will. I won't let him touch Rias."

I clap my hand on his shoulder. "Good," I nod at Wilhelm. "I'll leave him in your hands. I'll be around if you need anything, including stamina restoring potions."

"I shall let you know if we need any assistance," Wilhelm says. "But I believe we have all we need for now. I will not push him too hard for this session."

"I'll leave it up to your expertise," I agree with a nod. Seeing that they are both fine, I [Void Travel] away to help the next person.

Dodging the barrage of projectiles from Aika is actually pretty helpful for honing my ability to sense magic without using a skill. Since I'm doing this without any skills and her ability to direct her missiles is good enough that she can come at me from every angle at once, I can't rely purely on my sight and have to try to feel for the magic.

She's also to the point where she can spam dozens of tiny darts of shadow in a second, using them to box me in and cut off avenues of escape. She hasn't managed it yet, but it's getting trickier and trickier as time goes on and she gets smarter about the placement. The only reason it hasn't happened yet is that I'm faster than her projectiles and can always run backward away from her to avoid them, but since my goal is to touch her to arouse her, I do need to approach her.

As I dodge another barrage of darts, I notice a gap that I can just barely squeeze through. Seizing the opportunity I slip through it and escape her net. Not wasting the chance, I dash towards her, [Touch of Pleasure] at the ready. I feel her magic swell as she summons more darts but I dash past her, turning around to get at her back.

And I'm promptly hit in the face with a dark missile.

"Ha!" Aika cheered at my surprised expression. "I got you!"

"You-" I started, shaking my head. I check my HP, but whatever damage was done is already healed. Instead, I turn to her. "How? You had just cast forward."

"I cast that one ages ago," she explains. "But instead of letting it fly I held on to it and kept it still really close to me. But it wouldn't do any good unless you got close. So I tricked you into approaching by leaving a gap. And I knew you would go for my back because you almost always go for my back, so as soon as I lost sight of you just now I let it fly behind me, and it totally got you!"

"So you tricked me into a trap that you set by utilizing a level of control over your magic I didn't know you had and predicting my movements?" I summarize.

"Yep!" she responds cheerily.

I rush up to her and pull her into my arms before kissing her. "I'm so fucking proud of you," I tell her, and she giggles.

"Did I earn my reward?" she asks.

"Oh for sure," I say. "Not right now, I'll reward you properly during your massage. For now, I want you to keep training."

"And if I said I wanted you in my bed?" she asks. "That the time we have during a massage isn't enough?"

"Well in that case," I respond in a teasing voice. "You'll have to hit me again, but this time I won't be holding back."

"Wha-" she starts, but it turns into a moan as I use [Touch of Pleasure] on her. "Youuuuuu!" she yells and I laugh as I [Void Travel] away to the other side of the clearing. She's so much fun to tease.

I [Void Travel] to Asia to find her swinging a wooden sword. "How's the training going?" I ask her.

She turns around with a smile. "Axton!" she greets me cheerfully, slightly out of breath. I can see sweat dripping down her face. "It's going okay, I think. Mr. Astrea said that even if the sword I use is weightless I should build up my arm strength with a training sword. So he got Kiba to make me one and I've been swinging it a bunch."

"I can see that," I say as I pull out a bottle of water and offer it to her. "Why don't you take a break? We can talk a bit while you rest."

She gratefully takes the water. "A break sounds nice," she agrees as she opens up the bottle. We sit down in the grass and watch the sun crawl towards the horizon as Asia catches her breath.

"You did pretty good in the dungeon this morning," I comment. "Controlling the plants like that is a pretty advanced use of the skill I showed you, but you picked it up really quickly." That's my story for why she can do it at least. Telling her it's difficult is also a valuable boost to her confidence.

She smiles. "I'm glad I can help like this, without hurting anyone." I smile back at her and pat her on the head, though as she leans into it, it goes from being a simple pat to me running my fingers through her hair. We fall into a comfortable silence like this.

"You know," I say as I continue playing with her hair. "It's just now occurred to me that this whole training camp thing delayed your school debut. Sorry about that."

She shakes her head. "It's fine. You're helping Ms. Gremory out. I don't mind delaying things a little bit to help someone in need."

"You're such a nice and kind girl," I compliment her. "You're gonna love school. I talked to Sona and got you into the same class as me, Atsuko, and Aika. It'll be all four of us, the A-Team, enjoying our school life together."

"I can't wait," she says happily. "Though I'm a little nervous too."

"Don't worry too much, we'll be there for you," I assure her.

"I know you will," she responds. She quiet for a moment, but I can feel nervousness radiating from her. "Can I ask you a question?" she asks.

"If I can answer it, I will," I respond, curious.

"Aika and Atsuko are both your girlfriends, right?"

Not what I expected, but I'll go with the flow. "I love both of them and they're both in a relationship with me, yes. And two more girls I haven't properly introduced to you yet. Momo, that white-haired girl that we met at the airport and who Yua calls 'Mama', and another girl who is in Sona's peerage called Ruruko."

"And everyone is okay with that?" Asia asks.

"I've been very upfront about things and everyone has agreed," I say. "I love them and they love me, and so long as everyone is happy, I see no reason to not remain true to my feelings."

She tilts her head. "What do you mean by remaining true to your feelings?"

"I mean exactly what I said," I explain. "I love them all. Just because normally people only pick one person to love at a time doesn't mean I'm going to limit myself to that. I love them, and I won't ignore those feelings if I don't have to. It makes me and those around me happier if I acknowledge my feelings and listen to them."

"Don't ignore those feelings…" she repeats, trailing off as she gets lost in thought. "Have there been any girls that haven't been okay with it yet?"

"No, not yet," I say. "There are some girls I'm interested in but I don't know how they feel. Even if I'm being honest with myself, it can be scary to try to figure out the feelings of others."

Ugh. This conversation is getting too sappy for my tastes. But I have a pretty good idea of why Asia is asking these questions, and my heart pounds in excitement. This is a crucial turning point in my plan for 'corrupting' Asia, and I'm very carefully leading her along the path I want.

"How do you do it?" she asks. "How do you figure out if your feelings are reciprocated?"

"Well, if you're good at figuring out people, you can usually pick up hints in how they talk to you and the way they act around you. But those can be unreliable. The best way is to just wait for a good moment and just confess. It's scary, but it's like ripping off a bandaid. You just gotta do it and get it over with. Carrying around that doubt and anxiety for too long can hurt worse than rejection."

"I see," she murmurs, staring at the setting sun as she thinks. [Empathy] continues to pick up nervousness from her, but it's muddled with a slew of other emotions that are too minor and too mixed together for me to decipher.

I don't say anything more and just wait for her to process her own emotions. I've done what I can, and I can only hope that it's enough. But if she doesn't confess to me here, then I'll have to confess to her. Which would be fine, but I want as many of her actions as possible to be of her own initiative.

As the sky turns from orange to purple, I feel her emotions finally start to stabilize, and she suddenly stands up. She takes a couple steps away and then turns to face me head-on. The last rays of the setting sun perfectly silhouette her as she looks at me with a determined expression.

I smile calmly at her, trying to encourage her without saying anything, and I think some of that gets through because she relaxes a little bit.

"I love you," she says, voice nervous but determined. "I've only known you for a short while, but even in that time you've done more for me than anyone else ever has. You've made me happier and more fulfilled than I ever knew I could be. I wasn't sure how to feel about you having multiple lovers, but I don't want to ignore these feelings anymore, and I refuse to believe that something that can make so many people happy is wrong."

Her fists are clenched and her chest is heaving slightly as she recovers from her little speech, but her eyes are locked on mine.

I stand up and step towards her, a smile on my face. I can still feel nervousness from her, but there's hope there as well.

Asia is a good head shorter than me, so I have to lean down slightly to put us properly face to face, and even then she has to look a little upwards, but it's good enough. Finally, with our faces less than a foot apart, I give her an answer.

"I love you too," is all I say, and I see the joy blossom across her face before I lean in further and kiss her. Dully I sense another jumble of emotions from her, but they're mostly positive and I focus on the feeling of her soft lips against mine as she embraces me and starts kissing me back.

I don't push things too far, keeping tongues out of it, and instead settle for just locking our lips together. After what feels simultaneously like an eternity and no time at all, I pull back. Asia is breathing hard and her face is flushed, but on her face is an expression of pure bliss.

"I'm really happy you told me that," I say to her. "I've loved you since the first day I met you, but you were still adjusting to so much and I wanted to give you time to settle."

She hugs me tighter. "Thank you. Both for waiting for my feelings to settle, and for returning them. I've never felt this happy before."

"Hopefully I can make you feel even happier and happier as time goes on," I say, running my fingers through her soft hair again as we embraced. "You and all of the other girls that I love."

She nods into my chest but doesn't say anything. For a moment I worry that mentioning the other girls was the wrong move at this point in time, but [Empathy] doesn't pick up anything negative from her, just a lot of joy, love, and relief.

"You know," I start conversationally. "I have a bit before I have to start preparing dinner. And we have a little privacy here. I lean back down and kiss her again, just a quick peck on her lips. "If you want, I'd like to spend some time showing how much I care about you." I kiss her again, a little deeper this time, and I also activate [Touch of Pleasure] on its lowest setting.

I can see her blushing as I pull back, but she just nods with a small embarrassed smile on her face. I guide her back to the bench we were sitting on and sit down, pulling her into my lap, where she sits with her legs across mine instead of spread, something her robes wouldn't have allowed anyways unless they were pulled up.

With one hand on her leg just above her knee and another on her back, I pull her in for another kiss. With her on my lap like this, her head is now perfectly level with my own, and our lips meet easily and comfortably. She wraps her own arms around my neck and eagerly returns the kiss.

As we kiss, occasionally breaking contact briefly before kissing again, I slowly raise the strength of [Touch of Pleasure] and use [Erotic Pierrot] as well. Before long she's squirming slightly, which is when I decide to escalate things and I slip my tongue into her mouth.

She seems surprised at first, but she doesn't seem to dislike it. She opens her mouth slightly for me, trusting me to see what I do. She picks up on things pretty quickly though, and it only takes a bit of encouragement before she's tentatively responding with her own tongue.

Her technique is sloppy, but that's pretty much what I expected from the cute little nun. I spend our time making out slowly and subtly guiding her, teaching her how to kiss better. Asia might be innocent, but she's also a fast learner, and half an hour later when we finally stopped making out, you never would have guessed she had never kissed anyone before today.

She breathes heavily as we separate, catching her breath. The sun has fully set now, and stars shine above us as a slight chill begins to fill the air. Out of curiosity, I check Asia with [Lewd Scouter]

Asia Argento
Arousal: Moderately High
Perversion: Moderately High
Affection: 100
Orientation: Straight
Fetishes: Kissing

I'm always surprised to see kissing listed as a fetish, but based on her arousal and her expression right now, I suppose it fits. And I'm glad to see her perversion so high now.

"As much as I would love to continue this, I do need to start making dinner now," I say, my tone equal parts regret and teasing. "If you'd like, you can join us in the bath again tonight, and we can pick it back up again there."

She blushes, her entire face turning red. "Continue?" she squeaks out.

"We won't do anything you're not comfortable with," I reassure her. "We don't even have to kiss, we can just relax in the bath. But I'd like it if you would join us."

She relaxes some, the blush mostly fading away. She nods. "Okay."

I smile at her. "I'm looking forward to it. But for now, dinner."

She nods but doesn't move. I look at her, waiting for her to figure it out. At first, she just looks at me, confused, but when I indicate down, pointing out that she's on my lap, it clicks and she scrambles off of me.

I stand up and pat her on the head. "Why don't you get a little more training in since we got distracted? I'll let you know when dinner is ready." She nods and picks up the wooden sword that she had left leaning against the bench.

I [Void Travel] away as she starts swinging her sword again. That entire thing went so much better than I dared to hope.

Once again, Aika is the first person in the massage room after Kiba leaves. And I don't need my skills to tell me it's not a massage she's interested in.

"Go ahead and lay down on the table," I instruct her. She opens her mouth to say something, but I continue, stopping her. "Face up," I say with a wink. "I haven't forgotten your reward."

She grins and flings her towel away before hopping on the table, legs casually spread. But I ignore the invitation and move to the other side of the table. She looks at me confused as I stop near her head and remove my clothes.

"Scoot upwards for me," I instruct her. She does so, continuing until I tell her to stop, and it's only as she lays back down, her head dangling off the table slightly, that I see realization cross her face, and I can feel her arousal spike.

"Ever since I had you on this table yesterday I wanted to try this," I admit as my dick hardens and I position myself. "But I had to stick to what I said. And today, you succeeded, so you get your reward, and it means I can finally do this."

As I say that last word, I line myself up with her mouth and slowly shove my entire cock down her throat. At this angle, I slide in easily, like it's her pussy instead of her throat.

I can feel Aika's tongue immediately start moving and I feel my balls brush against her face as I nearly hilt myself in her mouth. I'd be worried if it weren't for the joy and arousal I could feel from her with [Empathy]. But since she's enjoying it, I let myself enjoy it as well.

I've gotten blowjobs from Aika before. I've gotten blowjobs from several girls actually, but Aika is usually the most eager to give them, and she enjoys it the most. She's the only one to regularly take my full length into her throat, and certainly the only human to have done so. But this is the first time it's happened since she turned into a Devil, and the feeling is definitely different.

I slowly pull my hips backward a few inches before thrusting back into her mouth. Vaginal sex feels like pushing your dick into something inviting but tight and warm. It wants you there, and you belong there, but even then it tries to push you out with its tightness, which only increases the pleasure.

Aika's throat, with her a Devil and positioned like this, is different. It's not as tight and doesn't feel like it's welcoming me in, but the texture is completely different in a very nice way, and that's before counting her tongue.

I feel her moan around my shaft, which causes her throat to vibrate slightly as well. In response, I speed up my thrusting slightly, truly fucking her throat now.

I can feel her arousal building, and I see her hands move. One moves to grope her own breast while the other moves down to her pussy, pleasuring herself as I face fuck her. The sight of it is incredible, especially with the way her boobs bounce as I ram my cock into her mouth.

I can feel the air as she desperately breathes through her nose, and it's getting stronger by the second, the method obviously not providing enough air. And as it does, I feel another emotion from her. Panic mixed with ecstasy that continues to rise alongside her arousal and breathing.

Her throat, her tongue, her moaning, and the sight of her masturbating is all too much for me. I speed up my thrusts before thrust deep one last time and cum, shooting my load deep into her throat. I hold my dick there for a moment, making sure every last drop goes down her throat.

As I do so, her own arousal spikes and she climaxes, her back arching, though her head is held in place by my dick. It's only after her own orgasm finishes that I pull my still hard cock out of her throat.

She gasps for air as I do so, coughing a few times. "Holy shit," she says, out of breath.

"That was just as good as I was hoping it would be," I comment.

"That was better than I imagined it could have been," Aika says. "Did turning into a Devil make my throat into an erogenous zone?"

I laugh. "Maybe? According to Momo, Devils have 'lewd bodies'. Which at the time she brought up to explain how she could so easily take my entire dick easily with little to no prep. But there are probably more changes."

She rolls over onto her front. "That was great, but it left me worn out."

I glance at the time and check with [Void Detect]. "Well, we got done with it pretty quick, so I have enough time to give you a quick massage."

"If you don't mind, that'd feel wonderful right now," she says, and I get to work. I go easy on the lewd skills, though I still use them.

"So guess what happened today?" I ask as I work on her back.

"Asia finally confessed?" Aika guesses.

"Yep," I confirm. "And then we spent like half an hour making out. I think the bath thing worked out really well last night. She may have run away, but her secretly watching us seems to have done something to lower her inhibitions by a good amount."

"I thought she had confessed," Aika says. "She kept looking at you and smiling during dinner, and then she'd blush and look around to see if anyone noticed."

"She's so cute," I say. "Make sure she comes with you to the bath tonight too. I don't think she'll run today."

"Are you going to seduce her tonight?" Aika asks.

"Probably not tonight, though we'll see," I say. "But I'm sure it'll be soon. I have a few ideas on how to get her there. Unfortunately, none of them really benefit from outside help. Just make sure that if she talks to you about me and sexual stuff that you emphasize the love aspects of it."

"Got it," she agrees. "I don't suppose her first time is gonna be as part of the group?"

"Probably not," I guess. "With her personality, and how I'm handling things, an intimate one-on-one is probably the better play there. But after that, I think roping her into some group action is definitely on the table."

"I can live with that," she says. "We still need to get with Momo and Ruruko, have a big group thing."

"After this Rating Game we should have some time, we'll schedule something then. I'm working on getting a bigger place too, so we won't have to try to fit half a dozen people into my tiny apartment."

"Ooh, exciting," she says, laughing. "Axton's moving up in the world."

"You don't know the half of it," I laugh. I finish up her massage. "But I'll explain everything later, I can't do anything until after the Rating Game anyways."

She sits up, sitting with her legs hanging off the table. "You tease," she jokingly pouts. "Now I'm gonna be wondering what it is you have going on."

I laugh. "You'll just have to live with that mystery for a while." I step up to her and place my hands on her waist before kissing her. "If it weren't for the fact that I'm pretty sure Akeno is going to be here soon, I'd fuck you right here, just like this." I press my still hard dick against her stomach. "But it'll have to wait I guess. There's no rush."

"At least I'm not the only one leaving here with something unfulfilled," she teases with a small laugh. She pushes against me and I back off a step so she can get off the table and wrap her towel around herself. "I'll see you after you're done then, and maybe we'll help you out a little more," she says with a wink before opening the door.

As Aika leaves I put my clothes back on and make sure everything is clean. Akeno arrives a minute or so after Aika leaves and disrobes almost immediately. Honestly, I'm a little surprised she didn't just walk in here naked considering the way she left last night.

"Looks like Aika did well in her training today," Akeno comments as she lays down on the table.

"What makes you say that?" I ask.

"You're still hard," she says, turning to smirk at me. Or more specifically, and the visible tent in my pants. It's not distractingly obvious, but if you look at my crotch it's easy enough to tell that I've got a boner. "Also, it smells like sex in here. It's not strong, but it's definitely there."

"I guess it's a pretty small room," I admit. "It would make sense that the smell sticks around. Don't worry, I made sure everything was clean before you got here." I pour some normal massage oil onto her back and start working, using [Touch of Pleasure] and [Increase Sensitivity] on low levels to increase the effect of [Massage].

She lets out a sigh of relief as I start working on her back muscles, working out the kinks. "I wasn't worried about it, but others might take issue with it," she says.

"I'll light a candle or something in that case," I say as I continue to massage her. Though I probably won't. Rias and Koneko are the only other people I have to massage today that aren't already in my harem. Rias I don't care what she thinks about it and I doubt n notices. Koneko is a different matter though. With her increased sense of smell, she'll definitely notice it.

Maybe I can use that? So far I've been just getting close to her, but her Affection is pretty high now, and she's receptive to head pats. Maybe it's time to start progressing that in a more physical direction.

"I think my butt has been thoroughly massaged by this point," Akeno says, dragging me back to reality. I look down to see my fingers sinking into the soft flesh of her ass cheeks, and it definitely doesn't look like massaging is what I was doing.

"Sorry about that," I apologize with a small laugh as I move on to her legs. "I was a little distracted."

"I noticed," she comments. "Did Aika not satisfy you enough?"

"We didn't have time for much," I say as I finish up one leg and move on to the next. "We'll have a bit more time later on tonight."

"Is that why the Aika, Asia, and Atsuko slipped into the bath last night after everyone else had gone to bed?" Akeno asks.

"It wasn't the original intention, not mine at least, but things did end up like that after Asia left, yes," I answer, not bothering to hide what we did. Akeno doesn't care. In fact, I'm beginning to suspect that hearing about my sex life is something she finds enjoyable. Whether it's a kink or not I can't tell. [Lewd Scouter] doesn't show any new fetishes.

"There are a lot of massages you have to do before then though," Akeno comments. "If you'd like, I could maybe help relieve the pressure a bit. I'd hate for you to get distracted and do something untoward while massaging Rias or Koneko."

I raise an eyebrow, though she can't see it due to her head being turned the other way. "If you're offering, I'll gladly take you up on the offer." I finish up her other leg. "And speaking of which, you're done."

She sighs as she sits up. "I certainly do feel more relaxed," she says as she sits facing me on the table. My eyes flick to her tits, hanging free and nipples erect. She notices me looking and grins. "Oh, I know exactly how I'll help you out. Why don't you strip for me this time, and sit down?" She indicates the simple chair against the wall.

I follow her instructions and sit down, stashing my clothes into my inventory as I do so. The plastic of the chair feels cool against my bare flesh, but not uncomfortably so. I watch as Akeno grabs the bottle of massage oil and pours some in her hands, and then on her chest. I watch, entranced, as she rubs the oil into her breasts, her fingers tracing sensual curves around them as the skin becomes glistening.

Once she's oiled up, she smiles flirtatiously at me before kneeling between my legs. If I hadn't already been hard, I would be now.

"I'm rather proud of this part of me," she says as she presses her tits together, just inches away from my throbbing erection. "Almost everyone can't help but stare, even other girls. But few have seen them naked, and you're the only one who has gotten this privilege."

With those words, she leans forward and envelops my shaft in her boobs entirely. The only reason I can see my dick at all is that it's tall enough to jut out of her cleavage. But I'm distracted from the sight by the sensations I feel.

Soft. That's the only thing I can think of. My dick is wrapped in softness. Not just her actual boobs, but even the skin in that space between her boobs is soft. And the oil on them removes nearly all of the friction between my dick and her chest, so it feels wonderful. It's not like having sex or a blowjob where the pleasure comes from the tightness.

Then she starts moving, and I can't stop my breath from hitching. I won't go so far as to say it feels better than sex, that would be a lie. But it's different, it's novel, and it does feel really good. Tingles of pleasure shoot through my erection as she moves her boobs up and down, rubbing her oiled-up skin along every inch of my dick.

She smiles at me, amusement clear in her eyes, as she enjoys the results of her handiwork. My breathing is heavy and all I can focus on is the sensation. She maintains a slow pace, drawing out my pleasure, and I can feel my climax approach, but I know at this rate it will take too long.

I thrust my hips upwards reflexively, but Akeno responds by pushing my hips down. "Now now," she chides me. "Sit still, and let me take care of it."

"But-" I start, before cutting myself off, realizing how it would sound. Unfortunately, she realizes it too, and the amusement in her eyes only grows stronger.

"But what?" she asks as she slows down her movements a little. "Is there something not to your satisfaction? If there's anything you need, all you have to do is ask."

From her expression, I can tell she knows exactly what I want. But I can also tell that I'm not getting it until I say something.

"Please go faster," I force myself to say.

Her grin widens. "See, that wasn't too hard, was it?" She speeds up her movements, and I can feel the pressure start to build again. I groan slightly as I feel my orgasm approaching. But then she stops.

"Why?" I spit out before I can even think. "I was so close."

"Oh, were you?" Akeno asks in a faux-innocent voice. "But I didn't give you permission to do that."

I stare at her, surprised for a moment before I process the situation. My desire to cum wars with the necessity of me having to ask permission for it for a moment, but it doesn't take long for me to decide. I've never been all that prideful anyway.

"I want to cum, please," I say.

"Good boy," she praises me before she starts moving again, even faster than before. The oil has removed most of the friction, making the experience smooth and slippery, but there's enough to send jolts of pleasure through the sensitive skin as it rubs against her soft and pillowy boobs.

It only takes thirty seconds of this before things reach their peak and I finally climax, hips jerking as I cum into Akeno's tits, some of it spurting high enough to reach her chin. When my orgasm finishes Akeno pulls back and spreads her boobs, showing the white and sticky mess I left between them.

"I'm going to need another bath I think," she comments as she looks down at her chest. She runs a finger through the semen, scooping some of it up before putting it into her mouth. "Though since it's chocolate flavored again, maybe I should just eat it up?"

My dick throbs in arousal in response, and it makes me glad I cast [Alter Flavor] earlier. But I ignore it for a moment. [Void Detect] just picked something up. "That depends," I answer Akeno. "Rias is going to be here in about fifteen seconds. I have a spell that can clean you up quickly if that's what you want."

She sighs. "As tempting as the idea is of teasing Rias by walking out covered in your cum, that might be a bit too much. If you wouldn't mind, I'd gladly take that cleaning spell. It's only proper that you clean up the mess you made."

"I could make the argument that it was your actions that led to the mess," I point out as I reach out to touch her shoulder before casting [Clean Body] which removes all of the mess. "But I'll be a gentleman about it instead." There's a knock on the door as Rias arrives.

"Looks like my King is here, just as you said," Akeno comments as she stands up. "Thank you very much for the massage, and I hope you enjoy your bath afterward." She winks at me before striding out the room, once again naked and uncaring.

"Great timing Rias, we had just finished up," I greet her as she enters. "Come on in and lay down, we'll get started."

Rias's massage is relatively uneventful. I increase the effect of [Touch of Pleasure] and [Increase Sensitivity] to above what it was yesterday, and I can tell she enjoys it, but I don't push things too far with her yet. There's no need. I'm sure, by the end of the Rating Game, Rias will have maxed out Affection.

Atsuko's massage is also pretty tame. I tell her about Asia's confession, and she seems pretty happy about that. I also ask her if she's interested in a 'happy ending', but she says she's too tired. She did push herself pretty hard today. Asia on the other hand surprises me by stripping down to just her panties for her massage.

"I'm glad to see you're getting more comfortable with me," I comment as she hurriedly lays down, not wanting to remain exposed. Which is a shame. The sight of her standing there, nearly naked and blushing, was extremely cute.

"It makes you happy, right?" she asks. "You like seeing me naked?"

"I do," I admit. "You're very cute, and seeing more of you only makes me love you more."

She blushes and seems too embarrassed to reply. But I can feel happiness coming from her with [Empathy] so I'm not worried. Instead, I just focus on the massage. In addition to my other touch-based skills, I also use [Erotic Pierrot] to increase her arousal. Not too much, but I want her to start associating her being naked, being touched by me, those feelings of happiness, and my declaration of love all to her arousal. Nothing will happen tonight most likely. But soon.

At the end of the massage, she isn't as quick to hide herself. In fact, it seems like she's trying to subtly show off a little, though she isn't very skilled with subtlety. Still, it's cute, and I reward her with another kiss, once that she eagerly returns.

After her is Koneko. I watch Koneko carefully as she comes in, and I see on her face the moment she smells the scent of sex. I immediately hit her with [Erotic Pierrot], though instead of the disgusted face I expected, she just looks confused. I guess she notices the smell but isn't sure what it is, which makes sense. But it's also even better for me, as there's less of a hurdle for me to get over.

The massage proceeds normally with the addition of me boosting her arousal every time she sniffs again. I can tell she's trying to figure out what the smell is, but she doesn't say anything. Which might have something to do with the fact that every time she tries to figure it out, she gets just a little hornier.

Nothing else happens, but I feel satisfied anyways. And with the massages done, I'm ready to enjoy a bath with my girls.

I'm only by myself in the bath for a few minutes before the girls arrive. They all come in at the same time, and I'm very happy to see that Asia has come naked this time. She looks a little nervous, but that only increases her appeal.

Immediately Aika and Atsuko take up the same spots they did yesterday, clinging to either side of me. I see Asia realize that she'd been too slow to claim a side and start to pout.

"There's still a spot open," I tell her, patting the space between my legs.

Her eyes widen, and she blushes as she looks. But to my delight, she seems to steel herself before she nods and gets into the bath and settles between my legs, her back to me. She's not leaning against me though, and I gently grab her shoulders and pull her back so she's leaning on me. She doesn't fight against it, and I actually feel positive emotions from her as she settles against me.

Aika and Atsuko aren't as aggressive in their skinship today. Letting Asia take the spotlight maybe? Either way, it results in a few minutes of just us relaxing. My hands eventually settle on Asia though, and I make sure that [Touch of Pleasure] and [Erotic Pierrot] are doing their thing when they do.

She starts a little bit when my arms wrap around her and my hands press against her stomach. But she quickly relaxes and presses herself back against me more, reciprocating the touch. Her head is below my chin, meaning I can't lean down and kiss her at this angle, so I settle for gently stroking the soft skin of her stomach below the water.

Nobody says anything as I continue to run my fingers along Asia, moving from her stomach to her side, moving my hands up and down. I get close to the sides of her breasts but don't actually get close enough to make her think I'm going to touch them. She shivers with pleasure at my touch though, and I can feel her arousal climbing. Which is no surprise. I've been increasing her arousal ever since she confessed and she's had no release yet, so she should be feeling pretty sensitive and riled up right about now.

I'm feeling pretty aroused myself, and it doesn't take long for my dick to harden. And due to our position, that means my dick is pressed against Asia's back.

I can tell when she notices it, which is almost immediately, because she blushes. But she doesn't comment at first, allowing me to continue teasing her.

"Umm," she eventually speaks up. "Is this something you like?"

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I can feel your…" she trails off.

"My penis?"

She nods. "I can feel it against my back," she says. "And it gets big when boys feel good, right? So you like this?"

"I like it a lot," I answer. "I'm surrounded by three girls that I love, and we're all cuddling together naked while relaxing in a wonderful bath. And seeing you so comfortable with me and this situation makes me really happy."

I can practically feel her nervousness disappear as I say that. "I've had to learn so much since leaving the Church," she says. "Romance is one of them. I never thought I'd get a chance like this."

"How do you feel about learning something new right now?" Aika says with a grin. "Boys get hard when they feel good, but it doesn't end there."

Asia blushes as she realizes what Aika means. "I don't know if I'm ready for that," she says.

"Don't worry, we'll keep it easy," Aika insists. "And you'll just have to watch. You can do that much, right?"

Asia hesitates but eventually nods. I make sure to hit her with more [Erotic Pierrot], increasing her arousal some more.

"Sit on the edge of the bath," Aika instructs me, and the girls reposition themselves as I move. Aika ends up straddling my right leg. Asia is sitting between my legs, facing me and eyes level with my cock, which she's staring at with wide eyes. Finally, Atsuko has decided to get out of the bath entirely and is clinging to my back, her arms wrapped around my neck as her modest breasts press against my back.

"Good, now give me some of that massage oil," Aika says.

"I have actual lube that'd probably work better," I say.

"Of course you do," she says. "Yeah, that'll work." I pull a bottle out and hand it to her. She opens it and pours some on her hands before pouring more on my dick. My dick twitches as the lube comes into contact with it. Compared to the hot water of the bath, it's startlingly cold. Asia's eyes widen slightly at the sight.

Aika sets the bottle of lube to the side and wraps her hand around my shaft. "This is called a handjob," Aika says as if she's doing a presentation. She starts slowly moving her hand up and down as she continues. "It's one of the most basic ways to make a guy feel good. It can be done without lube, but it's easier and feels better with the lube. Isn't that right, Axton?"

"You need at least a little bit of lubricant," I say as tingles of pleasure shoot through me at Aika's slow handjob. "Spit can work, though once you start, I'll start producing pre-cum that can be used. Dry handjobs can be frustrating and potentially painful."

"Thankfully Axton is weirdly prepared for just about anything," Aika says.

"I have a seemingly infinite pocket space, there's no reason I shouldn't be prepared," I point out. It's difficult to hold a casual conversation like this though with what her fingers are doing to me. I don't hold back my expressions though. I want them to see how good it makes me feel. Atsuko's fingers trace small patterns on my chest where her hands are resting.

"This makes you feel good?" Asia asks while watching.

"It feels wonderful," I admit. Aika squeezes a little tighter, sending a jolt of pleasure through me. "Aika is really good at showing her love for me this way."

"This is a sign of love?" she says.

"I love Axton, and I like making him feel good," Aika answers. "And he often returns the favor."

I can see the gears turning in her head. "You make each other happy," she states. "That's what it means to be lovers."

"It doesn't have to be physical stuff like this," I admit. "But yeah. If you love someone, it's only natural you want to make them happy. And this is something that we can do that makes each other feel good, which makes us happy."

She hesitates. "Do you want me to do that too?" She's a little nervous, but there's also a hint of eagerness and curiosity in her emotions.

"It would make me really happy," I say. "Only if you're comfortable with it though. There's no rush, and you don't have to do anything you don't want to." She looks a little unsure still. "How about this? You liked when we kissed earlier, right?" She blushes slightly but nods eagerly. I pat the leg that Aika isn't straddling. "How about you come sit here and we keep doing that?"

There's a lot less hesitation this time, and I'm pretty sure the reason there's any is that it'd bring her close to where Aika is stroking me still and that we're both naked. But she does as I say and she stands up before straddling my thigh, mirroring Aika.

I take a moment to appreciate the sight of it all. Aika, naked and skin still slightly wet from the bath, her hands covered in lube as she slowly strokes my dick. Her chest is probably the biggest of the girls here, but they're still fairly modest. I've seen them a lot, but I never get tired of it. Looking downwards, I can see she's cleanly shaven, with no hint of any pubic hair. Aika smirks at me as she notices me examining her and gives me a squeeze.

On my other leg is Asia, her breasts are a little smaller than Aika's, but they're cute and I haven't seen much of them. Her skin is pale and glistening from the bathwater, and I notice that her nipples are hard. Down at her crotch, there's the hint of some light blonde-colored pubic hair. It's not very thick, and I suspect that if it weren't for the water it'd be a lot harder to notice. She blushes as she notices me looking, but doesn't protest or shy away. Instead, she leans towards me, lips puckered.

I put a hand on her waist and meet her lips with my own. This time I don't hesitate to start using my tongue, and she eagerly reciprocates. I put my other hand on Aika's waist as well and close my eyes, losing myself in just the feelings. The soft feelings under my hands, Asia's lips and tongue on my own, and Aika's hand slowly bringing me to orgasm. I can also feel both of their lower lips pressed against the bare flesh of my thigh.

I move both of my hands downwards from the girls' waists to their asses. I didn't expect a reaction from Aika, but to my surprise, Asia doesn't react either. I can't tell if she just didn't notice or if she's already accepting of this. Even when I give her a light squeeze she doesn't react.

So I decide to test my luck and move my hand from her ass to gently cup one of her boobs. She definitely notices that, and I can feel her pause. But she surprises me again by putting her hand over my own and pressing it into herself, showing me that she's okay with this.

I don't hesitate to start groping her, excited that I've made this much progress with her. But I can't rush things or lose myself in my excitement. I'm gentle and caring in my movements, making sure to make use of [Touch of Pleasure] and [Increase Sensitivity]. Both of them together have a powerful effect on her, and I can feel as she starts grinding herself on my leg. I'm pretty sure she's doing it subconsciously without realizing what she's doing, but that almost makes it better.

Soon it all builds up and I can feel my orgasm rising. My dick twitches and Aika can obviously tell I'm close because she suddenly speeds up her movements. I groan into Asia's mouth as I clench up and cum, spurt after spurt of semen shooting from my dick as Aika continues to pump her hand, wringing every last drop from me.

I break contact with Asia and she leans back, both of us breathing heavily. My eyes widen slightly as I see her now. Aika must have aimed it because what looks like every single bit of cum from my orgasms ended up landing on Asia. Her chest, stomach, and thighs are covered. I swallow as I struggle with the urge to take her right then and there.

I must have been staring because Asia looks down at herself. "Oh," is all she says. [Empathy] mostly picks up confusion from her, and not much else. No arousal or disgust, just a girl not really sure how to handle this.

Thankfully, Aika is here to smooth things over. She casually runs a finger along Asia's stomach, collecting some of it on her fingertip before popping it into her mouth. "Sweet cream?"

"I just tried for something sweet," I say. Before I had gotten into the bath I had cast [Alter Flavor]. I wasn't sure what was going to happen, but I've started getting into the habit of casting the spell anytime I might have some sort of sexual encounter.

"What do you mean?" Asia asks, confused, as Aika scoops up another finger of my cum. My dick twitches as she puts it into her mouth.

"Axton has a spell that changes the flavor of his cum," Aika explains. "Normally it doesn't taste very good, at least most people think so. I don't mind it. But he can make it taste like anything." She scoops up some more and offers it to Asia. "Why don't you try some?"

Asia hesitates and looks at me. I nod at her encouragingly, because I really want this to happen. She turns back to the proffered finger and shyly licks it off. Once again I fight down the urge to ravish Asia.

"It's good!" Asia exclaims, surprised.

I open my mouth to say something, I'm not sure what, but I'm interrupted by a soft snore that suddenly comes from my shoulder. Aika, Asia, and I all pause before I turn to look at Atsuko.

Leaning on my back and arms dangling in front of me, Atsuko is fast asleep, her head resting on my shoulder. The three of us look back at each other before we all break out in laughter.

"I guess Atsuko's tired today," I say. "She did work pretty hard today. Here, let me clean everyone up." I quickly cast [Clean Body] on all four of us.

Aika pouts as the cum disappears from Asia's body, and Asia herself seems a little disappointed as well. Damn, I was too hasty. Oh well.

"You want me to get her into bed?" Aika asks as she and Asia get up from my lap.

"Nah, I can just teleport her there," I say. "I'll make sure she's dressed and tucked in."

"I guess that would be easier," Aika admits. "I guess I'll go ahead and say goodnight then." She leans down and kisses me. No tongue, just a nice simple kiss.

"Good night," I tell her. "Try to get plenty of rest for tomorrow." I look at Asia, and with no hesitation, she also kisses me.

"Good night Axton," she says with a smile on her face. I can't hold my own smile. She's come so far. Taking things slowly with her was absolutely the right move.

I gently pick Atsuko up and teleport us to her room. I quickly scrounge through her stuff to find some clothes, just a pair of panties and some pajamas, and I quickly dress her. She remains asleep the entire time, and after I tuck her in I give her a kiss on the forehead before I leave.

[Void Detect] tells me that Aika is back in her room, so I [Void Travel] there.

"Axton?" she asks, in the middle of preparing for bed.

"I know I told you to rest well," I start as I approach her and wrap my arms around her. "But that stuff with Asia has left me extremely horny and I think you deserve a reward."

Her eyes light up and she quickly strips out of her clothes as we move to her bed. I'll let her get to sleep relatively soon. Probably.

I arrive at the forest Dungeon and set down the cage I'm carrying. It wasn't easy to find livestock at this time of night, but I managed to track down a farm and I stole one of the chickens from there.

Why steal a chicken? I need a test subject, and it's certainly not going to be someone I care about. A chicken is much more expendable. Not that there's any real risk in what I'm experimenting with, but better safe than sorry.

The chicken, who I've decided to name Colonel Sanders because I'm unoriginal and lazy, doesn't seem to mind. It clucks softly as I set the cage down but otherwise remains still and silent. I pull out the key item I need for the first experiment, a Race Change Potion.

Ever since discovering the recipe for this potion, I've been considering how best to use it. Most of the consideration has been focused on me trying to figure out the best ingredients for it. The knowledge granted to me by [Alchemy] tells me that I have the normal limit for the number of ingredients and that the Race Change potion itself counts towards that limit, meaning I can only use four samples to craft a custom race. Though I don't have to use all four. Using less doesn't diminish the quality of the potion, but instead makes it purer.

However, [Alchemy] doesn't tell me anything about the exact effects of drinking the potion, only making it, which is why I'm here today. Race Change Potion in hand, I pull out a handful of snake scales I picked up in the Pharaoh's Tomb dungeon. I add them to the Race Change Potion, infuse it with some MP to finalize the potion, and then use [Observe] on it.

Race Change Potion(Snake)
Changes the race of the drinker

Already I notice something off. Shouldn't the description have some mention of 'snake' in it? Maybe because it's already in the name of the item? Well, either way, the vagueness of the description means that I really don't have a choice other than to test it.

I empty the contents of the vial into a syringe I prepared for this. Trying to encourage the chicken to drink the entirety of the potion sounded like a pain in the ass so I decided to find an alternative, and injection works just fine for potions.

I open the cage and pull the chicken out of it. It doesn't fight me, still half asleep and seemingly docile. Before it decides to rile itself up, I quickly inject it with the potion before setting it on the ground and stepping back.

Almost immediately, the chicken starts making noise, clucking louder as its body writhes and changes. It doesn't sound like it's in pain, but it doesn't sound very happy either. The process only takes a handful of seconds, and the end result is not what I expected.

What's in front of me is definitely not a snake, but I don't think it can be called a chicken either. It was still vaguely chicken-shaped, but only barely so. Feathers have been replaced with scales, the wings have turned leathery, it has grown a short and scaled tail, and its neck has elongated. It still has a beak, but a forked tongue flicks out of it, and its eyes are yellow and slit. It still has normal chicken feet though.

Using [Observe] on it pulls up its stats, barely any higher than a normal chicken's stats. INT and DEX were higher by a point, but the rest were the same. The race was different though, and I use [Observe] on that to pull up more information.

Lesser Cockatrice
The unholy matrimony of snake and chicken. This creature lacks the supernatural abilities of a true cockatrice.

Huh. I accidentally stumbled my way into making a mythological creature, though a shitty version of it from the sounds of it. But this result is very telling. Race Change Potions don't swap a race completely from one to the other, but instead, seem to make a hybrid? Or they build off of the base of the race of whatever used the potion. Whichever it is, it's why I got a chicken-snake hybrid instead of just a snake.

Time for test number two. I pull out another Race Change Potion. This time it's to confirm that the potion can be used more than once on a creature. But I can also test a few other things. Like what happens if I put basically a bunch of random stuff in there?

I take a white mushroom harvested from one of the Mushroom People from this dungeon, dragon oil taken from the fire-spitting plants also in this dungeon, and some void salts so I could try something not based on a creature. And to finish it off, I also add my own blood, curious to see what would happen then.

Race Change Potion(Mushroom/Dragon/Void/?)
Changes the race of the drinker

Very interesting. Not only does it list each ingredient instead of listing the end mix, but it also doesn't know how to classify me. Which doesn't make much sense to me, considering it's a Game ability, but there were other explanations. Maybe my blood added something random, or something about my blood specifically couldn't be easily labeled.

I load this potion into the syringe and approach the cockatrice. It still seems pretty docile, though it's looking a lot more active than before. It looks at me sharply when I move to stick the syringe into it, but it doesn't fight or even try to get away. It remains perfectly still as I inject it with the new potion.

Again its form writhes, but this time it doesn't make a noise. Can it not make any? Whatever the reason, the clearing is silent as the cockatrice changes, and this time it grows as well. By the end of it, its head reaches up to my waist.

My first thought on seeing it is that it's a winged velociraptor, though details stand out that make it different. For one, it still only has four limbs; two wings and two legs. But there are other differences. While its head is more reptilian than it was before, it still ends in a beak, and its feet are closer to a large chicken's than a proper reptile, though it's definitely between the two. Its scales are pure black and cover every inch of it except the leathery membranes of the wings and its beak.

Chimaeric Void Cockatrice
A twisted version of a Void Cockatrice, it possesses the abilities of other creatures in addition to its own abilities.

Holy shit. I didn't expect such a good result from such cheap ingredients. Then again, I guess they weren't that cheap. Two uncommon drops, one rare alchemy ingredient, and my own blood.

"Look at you now Colonel Sanders," I say as I reach out to pet the strange creature. "Your name doesn't even make sense anymore."

It takes one look at my hand then darts away from me, running deep into the forest. I consider chasing it but decide to leave it alone. I could catch up to it easily, but then what? I don't have an animal taming skill, though I belatedly remember I do have a skill that lets me talk to animals. I could have asked it some questions. Oh well.

I'll let it live here for now. Or maybe it will just die to the dungeon monsters. I'm sure I'll be able to harvest some interesting alchemy ingredients if that happens. But it's not a danger to anyone while it's in here so until I have a better idea of what to do with it, I'll let it be.

Still, the experiment had been very enlightening. While it's surprising that the potion doesn't completely change your race, that's almost better. With that, I have way more options open to me while still remaining somewhat close to human. Like sure, it'd be cool to be a dragon, but I'd like a human-like body at least. Though I wonder what would happen if I tried just Devil blood? Devils are already pretty close to human, at least in terms of physical appearance. Would it change my race entirely? Or would it also just be a hybrid? Half-Devils are a thing I'm pretty sure.

Questions for later though. I'll find an asshole to test that on at some point, but it doesn't matter right now. The questions I had about my own transformation have been answered, and I feel confident in my plans. I have two ingredients ear-marked for my own race change, a third ingredient I know exactly where to get, and ideas for places to find a good fourth one. I'll have everything I need in hand soon.

After my little experiment, I spend a few hours into the Hard Mode version of the Pharoah's Tomb dungeon. It's pretty much the same, but with more traps, more enemy types, and it's a lot bigger. It's good for XP though, and I get a few useful items, including 2 Gacha tokens. My LUK also increases to above 500 and I get a neat new perk.

[Tip The Scales] - Control the outcome of a random event such as a dice roll or coin flip. Has a 7 day cooldown.

I'm sure that'll be very handy at some point. The Gacha items are also neat.

50% off Coupon
Allows you to buy any single item from the Hunie Store for 50% off

I'll have to scroll through the store sometime and see what's the most expensive thing I can get with it. I have a lot of Hunie, and I can get a lot more. The nice enchanted items are expensive though, so I've been hesitant to buy a bunch until I get my own [Enchanting] high enough. Especially since the gacha keeps giving me items with great enchantments.

[Shape Metal] - Level 13(57%)
Allows you to change the shape of metal. Speed and area of effect increases with level.

The skill the gacha had given me is also useful. I tested it out earlier on some iron ingots I had. I don't think it's as good as blacksmithing, but when combined with my other skills it could be useful. It's a slow process though.

I pick up some catalysts in the dungeon as well, but I save [Enchanting] for later. Instead, I spend the rest of the night on my [Alchemy]. It doesn't need to be leveled anymore, but I've barely experimented with the options that opened up when I maxed the skill out. Such as mixing potions into new potions.

I try the simple ones first, mixing two or more of the same potions together. The result? Nothing. I try it with every potion I have at least two of, but none of them mix together. Not even lower-tier potions can be mixed together to make a higher-tier one, which is the result that I expected. It's a shame too, it would have simplified the ingredient requirements for some of my potions.

I do find some combinations that work though. Primarily the ones related to HP, MP, and SP. One Health Potion and one Restoration Potion of the same tier can be combined into a Life Potion of that tier, which basically just combines their effects, and I can do the same for the MP and SP versions. I make ten of each.

Mixing Health and Mana potions, or any other combination of two HP, MP, or SP restoration potions does not result in a potion that restores both. But I can mix all three together and make a potion that restores or increases the regen rate of all three pools. I can then mix those two together to make a potion that restores all three pools as well as increase how fast they regen. I'm not sure how often I'll need something like that though, so I only make five. At the cost of six ultimate tier potions for just one potion, they're not cheap.

There's one type of potion that has eluded me so far. Well no, there are a lot. But one that I've been wanting so I can give it to Rias to use in her rating game. A potion of Fire Resistance. It's a staple in most games but I haven't come across it yet. Maybe this is how? I can't think of any combination of potions with other potions that would do it, but that just means I have to start combining potions with ingredients.

It doesn't take me long to figure it out. A Protection Potion combined with fire-related ingredients such as fireblossom, ash, lighter fluid, and dragon oil makes me exactly what I want.

Ultimate Potion of Fire Resistance
Reduces Fire Damage by 100% for 1186 seconds

So worth it considering an Ultimate Protection Potion 'only' reduces damage by 50%. Completely nullifying fire damage is a huge upgrade, even at the cost of it becoming specialized. I go ahead and make twenty of those, more than they'll need for the Rating Game.

By the time I'm done with my experimenting it's time for me to start making breakfast, and as they have for the past couple of days, people start trickling in. The only difference now is that Wilhelm is here as well.

"So you began cooking this early," he muses as he takes his own plate.

"Oh? Did future me cook for you as well?" I ask, making sure the others can't hear with [Sound Domain].

"You often made large feasts and took on the responsibility of feeding any group you led," he answers. "It's something I respect about a great deal. That is before you even account for the taste, which exceeds anything I've had before."

"Well, I don't think my skills are up to that quality yet," I say. "But I'm working on it."

He nods, and takes his plate of food, and sits down to eat a little ways away from the rest of the group. I guess it's hard for an old man to seamlessly join a group of supernatural teens, huh?

The only other oddity is the absence of one person.

"Asia's still sleeping?" Atsuko asks as she looks around the table.

I check with [Void Detect]. "Yep, looks like it," I lie. "I'll go wake her up since I've already finished eating." Before anyone can comment, I [Void Travel] to her door, and I silently slip inside.

Asia is not sleeping. In fact, she woke up around the same time everyone else did. But she's still in bed, distracted enough that she didn't even notice me come in. Distracted with what? Well, what I would guess is her first time masturbating.

Yesterday I increased her arousal a lot throughout the day. When we first kissed, during her massage, and during the bath. She didn't show it very well, but [Lewd Scouter] showed the truth. So I saw an opportunity there.

During the night, while I was working on my potions, I used [Erotic Pierrot] on her, enabled by [Void Sight]. Between that and the [Erotic Dream] I once again used on everyone, her arousal was extremely high by the time she woke up. And having recently lost much of her innocence, there's no way it wouldn't lead to this situation.

This situation being Asia, nightgown discarded and laying on her bed in just her panties, one hand rubbing at her crotch and the other on her breast, the same one I was groping last night. She's breathing heavily and her face is flushed.

"So this is what's keeping you," I say, drawing her attention to me.

"Axton!" she exclaims. She starts to move to cover herself, but stops, deciding not to.

I walk towards her. "I came to see why you weren't at breakfast," I explain. "But I see why that is now, and I'm sorry. This is my fault, I should have offered to help you earlier."

She looks confused. "Help me?"

"You know how I got hard last night because I felt good and Aika helped me with that? Well, girls do something similar, it just shows itself differently. And you felt good last night, right? But you never reached that climax. I should have realized earlier, so I could help you out like Aika helped me."

"Oh," she says. She seems a little out of it still. I might have pushed her arousal a little too high, but I can make it work. "So this is a...sex thing?" She hesitates before saying sex, but she gets it out without stuttering.

"It is," I say as I kneel next to her bed. "Do you want me to help? I can make you feel good, and that'll stop it from being so distracting."

She looks at me, arousal clear in her eyes, and she nods. "Please," is all she says, but even that's enough to send a jolt of arousal through me.

Aware of our time limit, I quickly take her panties, which are fairly wet, off by sliding them down her legs. Asia doesn't comment, but she blushes slightly as I do so. She blushes even more when I turn her so her legs are spread with one leg on either side of me, putting her dripping slit right in front of me. Like I noticed last night, she has some pubic hair, but it's very light, and its blonde color makes it difficult to see.

"Axton?" she asks nervously.

"I'll make you feel good Asia, trust me." She seems to relax a bit at my words and I lean in and place my lips on her pussy, kissing it.

I feel a jolt go through her from where my hands are on her legs and she squeaks a little in surprise. But she doesn't say anything, so I continue.

I run my tongue up her entrance and realize that this is the first time I've gone down on a girl. Which is a shame, because this is one hell of an experience. Every breath fills my nose with the thick scent of her arousal, and I can feel the heat emanating from her much more profoundly than with my fingers or dick. And the taste of her arousal isn't bad either, though I wouldn't go so far as to call it good.

A quick application of [Alter Flavor], which I'm glad to confirm also works on people that aren't myself, fixes that. I give her a few more licks, and now it tastes strongly of honeysuckle nectar, one of my favorite flavors.

Spurred on by the sweet taste, I kick things into a higher gear. My tongue explores every inch of her folds, and I'm soon rewarded by the sound of her moans. "Axton!" she cries out, and my dick throbs in response.

I put my hands on her hips and pull her closer to me. Her slender legs wrap around my head, her soft thighs encasing my head. I'm lost in the sensation of her warmth around me as I plunge my tongue into her entrance as far as it can go.

Her cries and moans increase in pitch, and in moments she's climaxing. Her legs clamp tight as her insides do around my tongue, pushing it out. Her back arches and I feel shudders rush through her as she cries out. At the same time, I'm surprised by a spurt of liquid that hits me in the face, covering it. Did she just squirt? Holy shit.

I quickly cast [Clean Body] on myself. I certainly didn't mind being covered in her juices, but I don't know how she might react to seeing what she did to me, and I can't allow something like that at this time.

Her body relaxes, the tension leaving her and her legs unwrapping themselves from around my head. I get up from where I was kneeling and lean over the bed to kiss her gently. "How was that?" I ask her.

"Is that what sex feels like?" she asks, more lucid now but still breathing hard.

"No," I say. "It feels even better actually. But yeah. That's why me and the girls I love do that. It feels that good, and feeling that good makes us happy."

She nods in agreement before reaching up to wrap her arms around my neck and pull me back down for a deeper kiss. I have to struggle once again with my self-control to not take her then and there. I'm absolutely positive she'd accept it, happily even. But there's too much chance of us being interrupted now, and that would soil her first experience.

With that in mind, I force myself to pull back. "As much as I would like to make out with you all morning, everyone else is finishing up breakfast now, and the food is getting cold."

She blinks at me, confused, before realization hits her. Her head turns to look at the clock. "It's already this late?" she says as she scrambles to her feet. "I'll get dressed super quick!" she promises and I laugh.

"No rush, we have time," I say. I quickly tap her on the shoulder and use [Clean Body]. "But I'll let them know you're coming." Stepping to the side, I [Void Travel] back downstairs.

"She slept through her alarm," I say as I sit down again at the table. "She'll be down soon."

"The past couple of days have been pretty tiring," Atsuko says with a yawn. "Did I really fall asleep in the bath last night?"

"You sure did," I chuckle. I look around. Good. [Sound Domain] had made sure of it, but no one seemed to suspect what just happened. Not that I minded if they knew, but this way Asia wouldn't have to put up with questions or comments. Those could wait until she's more comfortable with sex.

My dick throbs, still hard, as I recall the event though. We'll go all the way soon. Very soon.

When I asked Wilhelm if he wanted to join us in the dungeon, he declined. According to him, I've offered to train him with my dungeons a lot, but he has no interest in it.

"I'm an old man," he said. "My goal has been accomplished, and you don't need me as a sword by your side. If it's all the same to you, I'd prefer to restrict myself to teaching and standard butler duties."

I saw no reason to push him on it, so I didn't. So it was just the normal crew going into the dungeon. And since they cleared the normal Forest Dungeon already, I decided to kick things up a notch and bring them to the hard mode version.

I was worried at first, but they surprise me with how well they handle things.

Swarms of spider-like beings made of animated roots climb out of the ground, but before they can begin to approach they're torn to shreds by a barrage of crackling black and red energy. Rias is putting her second form of attack to good use, Destruction Gatling. It's a rapid-fire form of the Destruction Rifle I had her working on day one, where the focus was on quantity and speed while making them as small as possible.

While Rias keeps the Root Bugs at bay, everyone else is fighting their own targets. The melee users are focusing on the Keeper of a Seal, a large Ent wielding another three as a club. It made my heart race to see Atsuko duck under an attack, it barely missing her, but between her now using four boosts and equipped with a higher quality great ax I picked up in the hard mode Pharaoh's Tomb dungeon last night, she's doing a terrific job. Technically, her stats are higher than mine, and that's at only four boosts.

The mages are keeping back the other enemies. The trees surrounding us are filled with creatures made of vines and flowers that spit poison and thorns and all sorts of nasty things. I'm helping a little with careful applications of [Void Beam], but for the most part, I'm leaving it to them. They're doing a good job. Akeno and Aika take out multiple with each spell they cast, though it comes at a heavy MP cost. Asia uses her Holy Barriers to block their projectiles and uses [Dryad's Aura] to trap them in place on the tree branches they stand on so the other two girls can more easily take them out.

My attention is drawn to Ent as it roars, the flames of Kiba's sword pouring over it as it collapses and dies. At its roar, all of the other creatures flee.

Everyone takes a moment to relax and catch their breath, but I know we don't have time for that.

"Good job guys, but we can't rest yet," I say. "The boss of this place isn't trapped in a room like the other one, and he'll have sensed that guy dying, and he's gonna be pissed. We need to hoof it back to a safe zone."

There are some groans, but the sound of a not-so-distant roar catches everyone's attention. As one, we rush back to the safe zone. The Devils pull out their wings and fly above the treetops, while I scoop up Asia in my arms and run us back. Trying to take on an invincible boar that's pissed off is bound to go wrong.

We make it back to the safe room, which is really just a different clearing with a small set of stone ruins in the center, in just a couple minutes without encountering it though.

Once we're there, I use [Dungeon Traversal] to bring us back to the real world, setting Asia back on her feet as we arrive. "You guys did well today," I tell them. "I'll give you the full debrief during lunch, but I'll say that I definitely expected this dungeon to challenge you a lot more than it did, and you can thank your teamwork for that."

There are several pleased smiles at that, especially from Rias. We walk as a group to the outdoor tables and I see Aika and Akeno having an animated conversation while Atsuko, Koneko, and Kiba talk together. Kiba is laughing at something Atsuko said and Koneko has a smile on her face. Even Rias and Asia are talking about something with smiles on their faces.

The old members of Rias's peerage were already close to each other before this, but seeing everyone being so friendly together in these casual moments really shows how well the new members have integrated into the group. And the dungeon runs have been a big part of making that happen.

They've also leveled up quite a bit. Rias is over 150, and everyone else is over 100 now. My own leveling is slower, but I've leveled enough to push me over 1000 DEX and earn me a perk.

[Bullet Time] - Once a day, slow down time massively for five subjective seconds. You can move normally but everything else moves at a 1% speed.

In real-time, that isn't very much time at all. But it's a powerful perk that, used appropriately, can either get me out of any situation or let me land a killing blow once a day.

My spirits high, I start distributing lunch to everyone. Training is going well so far, and we're not even halfway done.

The sound of steel on steel fills the clearing as Wilhelm and Kiba fight. They're holding identical sabers in their hands as they clash. Kiba doesn't stand a chance, not when Wilhelm's DEX is higher than even mine, and it shows. Wilhelm is practically standing still, only shifting his weight slightly as one arm wields his sword to block, deflect, and parry all of Kiba's attacks. He's holding his other arm behind his back while his face remains passive.

Kiba is his opposite in every way. He's moving constantly, circling around Wilhelm and attacking from every angle. I can see the concentration and sweat on his face, and every swing has his full strength behind it.

Is this really teaching? I'm no expert, but this looks more like Wilhelm showing off. But I'll choose to believe that Wilhelm knows what he's doing and I'll leave him to it. I've also given him a few health and stamina potions, and he has those in the potion belt pouch that I don't use because my inventory is better.

Leaving them to continue their sparring, I [Void Travel] to where Atsuko is training. She's still running laps around the mountain because training her stamina is the most important thing right now. Her level-ups and boosts give her the stats she needs, but they don't do anything for her stamina, which she needs to maintain her boosts.

"How's it going?" I ask as I appear out of nowhere in front of her. She starts and nearly trips out of surprise, but she manages to stay on her feet as she stumbles to a stop.

"Axton!" she exclaims. "I wish you would stop doing that," she complains as she catches her breath.

"Sorry, that's one wish I can't grant," I reply with a laugh. "It's way too fun."

"Jeez," she grumbles, but then she perks up. "Oh right! I'm glad you dropped by, there was something I wanted to ask you about."

"If I can answer, I will. What's up?"

"So I've been having these weird dreams lately," she starts.

"Erotic dreams are pretty common for a girl your age," I cut in, teasing her. "Especially for one that's recently started having an active sex life."

She blushes slightly. "I don't mean that!" She pauses. "Well okay, I've had some of those too, but I mean the other dreams I've been having."

"Oh?" I'm surprised [Erotic Dreams] leaves room for other dreams.

"I can't remember them too well, it starts fading by the time I wake up," she starts, finger on her chin as she struggles to recall. "But I'm pretty sure there's been this big red dragon appearing in my dreams."

My first reaction was to wonder why the hell Great Red was contacting Atsuko, but then I realized that there was another red dragon that was more likely to appear in her dreams.

"That's most likely Ddraig, the dragon that's in your Sacred Gear," I tell her.

She pauses. "When you say that it's him-"

"I mean it's literally him, talking to you through your dreams, and not part of your imagination," I clarify.

"He can do that?" She looks a little nervous.

I shrug. "I mean, probably? His soul resides in your Sacred Gear, which is part of your soul. If he's appearing in your dreams, it probably means he's close to waking up, and he'll be able to talk freely when that happens."

She frowns at her left hand, opening and closing it as she looks at it. I can feel the worry from her. "What do you think he's like?" she asks.

"You'd know better than me," I say. "What does he seem like in your dreams?"

She shakes her head. "I don't remember. I barely remember that I see a dragon at all."

"Do you remember an emotion maybe?" I push. "Was it scary? Unpleasant? Cool? Funny?"

She furrows her brow. "I don't think it was bad. Maybe a little scary? But he's a big dragon, so of course he's a little scary."

"Well, if he didn't leave a strong impression, he's probably not too bad," I say. "I wouldn't worry about it too much for now."

She nods and lowers her hand, turning her gaze back to me. "Right," she agrees, and I can feel her emotions clearing up. "So! What kind of training are we going to do today?"

I grin. It's nice dealing with someone who doesn't let things get to them. "I'm pretty sure we can get more boosts out of you now, want to see what your new maximum is?"

She lets out a shout of joy and we enter the Game Board. Riser is going to regret his actions so hard by the time the Rating game is over.

Koneko and I are once again in the Game Board squaring off against each other for some friendly sparring.

"Tell you what," I say as we take our starting positions. "If you manage to land a hit on me today, I'll bake a bunch of cookies just for you." A little motivation had worked well for Aika, and Koneko is even easier to figure out the proper motivation for.

She pauses, but she looks very interested. "You won't just run away?" she asks, wary.

"No, I'll be fighting you normally," I say. "I just won't be holding back, and I'll be using some of my skills. I won't teleport or attack with any spells though, or attack from range at all."

"If I don't hit you?" she asks.

I shrug. "Then you don't get cookies. They're a reward, I'm not making a bet with you. If you don't succeed today I'll give you the same challenge tomorrow. Though maybe with fewer cookies."

I can see determination settle on her face at the thought of not getting the maximum number of cookies possible. She nods, accepting the challenge and she settles into a fighting stance. With a grin, I mirror her.

There are a few tense moments as neither of us moves, each of us sizing the other up. But I don't let it last too long before I dash towards her. She starts to dodge out of the way but I see on her face as she realizes she won't be fast enough. She crosses her arms in front of her and tenses, blocking my punch.

The force of it sends her flying backwards into a tree with a crack, but from our previous sparring, I know something like that won't phase her. Especially with that use of Iron Body. Sure enough, when I check her with [Observe], she hasn't lost any HP at all. Hand-to-hand combat isn't exactly my forte, so it's not like my punches do all that much damage, but considering the huge gap in our stats, I'm impressed at the effectiveness of Iron Body.

Koneko doesn't waste any time in her recovery and counterattack, rushing at me again by kicking off the same tree I had punched her into. It snaps in half at the second application of force to its trunk and slowly falls to the ground.

I duck under her lunge, twirling around as I do so, which I'm glad for as I tilt my head out of the way of her punch, her body twisted upside down. I lean back to avoid her follow-up kick and then her lunge takes her out of range and she flips around to land on the ground about ten feet away.

She knew I would dodge the lunge and was ready for it. Good thinking, but she's still too slow to catch up to me. I activate [Void Detect] though. If she's actually going to try this hard it's my duty as her teacher to make her work for it.

We spend a while like that, with Koneko trying to maneuver to my blind spots and attack from there. It doesn't take her long to figure out that I'm doing something else other than using my eyes to sense where she is and what she's doing, but she continues to test me, looking for blind spots in my technique. Unfortunately for her, [Void Detect] doesn't have anything like that.

I grab her leg after she overextends with a kick before spinning around and throwing her. As she flies through the air I notice her ears sprout on top of her head and a tail grows out of her lower back, poking out of her shorts.

She flips in the air and lands feet first on a tree branch, which bends back with the force of her impact. When it snaps back into place she launches herself forward at me again.

I use [Observe] as our fight continues. This isn't the first time her cat features have come out during our sparring. They also tend to appear halfway through massage sessions. But this is the first time I've thought to see if there are any changes to her stats. To my surprise, there aren't. But she's moving faster and more precisely. Is it because she's no longer focusing on hiding her cat features? Or do they help in some way?

Still, the difference in her skill with her cat ears out is relatively small. Noticeable, but not enough to close the gap between us.

We continue fighting like this for half an hour. Over a dozen trees get broken and Koneko ends up splashing into a river at one point. As time passes and it seems less and less likely she'll get her reward, her attacks become more frantic.

It's as I'm wondering if I should maybe try to let her get a hit on me that things suddenly change. She speeds up, moving faster than before, and [Void Detect] picks up energy from her that is vaguely familiar, but I can't place it. [Observe] shows her stats have increased by over double. And more interestingly, it shows her name as Shirone instead of Koneko.

It catches me off guard at first, but even with her new speed it's not enough and I'm able to dodge her flurry of attacks. It leaves me off-balance though and totally unprepared for the ball of blue fire that she launches at me. I don't have the leverage to dodge out of the way in time, so all I can do is block it with a raised arm. I feel the heat as it burns lightly, but it isn't strong enough to do much damage.

We both stop moving for the first time since our fight started and catch our breath, but Koneko's breathing is only getting heavier and I feel her panic rising with [Empathy]. I'm confused at first before it clicks. That feeling from her was ki, she was using Senjutsu at the end. And she has some sort of issue with Senjutsu if I recall correctly.

"I'm- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Koneko stammers. "I didn't want to, I shouldn't have-"

"Hey hey hey," I say to her as I approach her. "Calm down, it's okay, you didn't do anything wrong."

"No no no no," she says. Her ears and tail disappear and she sits down on the ground. She pulls her knees in towards herself as she keeps repeating the word.

Unsure of how to handle this, I just sit down next to her and wrap an arm around her. I try to comfort her but I don't think she even hears me, lost as she is in her panic attack. For the first time, I wish I had true emotion manipulation, instead of just being able to increase a single emotion, lust. As it is, all I can do is sit there and help her ride out her panic.

We spend ten minutes like that with her panicking and me trying to calm her down. She slowly starts to lose steam though, and a couple minutes after she finally stops repeating the word 'no' she seems to come back to her senses.

"...I'm sorry," she says after a moment.

"There's nothing to be sorry about as far as I'm concerned," I deny. "More importantly, do you want to talk about it?" She tenses. "I won't force you to, but talking about it can help, and if it's anything I can help with I will."

She's silent for a moment. For several moments actually, and I begin to worry as she doesn't respond and just sits there, silent and tense.

She eventually shakes her head. "No, it's nothing. I just did something I'm not supposed to."

"That blue fire?" I ask, and I feel her anxiety spike. Dammit, if that's all it takes to almost set her off again, I have no choice but to pull back for now. "Well, I can't say I understand why. I'm not hurt. But I won't push you to talk about it."

She nods, and I can feel some of her tension flow out of her as the anxiety lessens. But they don't go away entirely, and I can tell she's still shaken.

"Tell you what," I say as I stand up. "Why don't we go make those cookies? I think you need some time to unwind a bit, and the way I see it, you got a hit on me, so you earned them." I look down at her with a smile and offer my hand to her.

She looks at my hand for a moment, and I can tell she's conflicted about counting that as her win. But the allure of cookies wins her over, and she nods before taking my hand, allowing me to help her to her feet.

As I take us out of the Game Board and we start walking towards the cabin, my mind is a million miles away, trying to figure out how to handle this. I need to figure out a way to help her get over her fears, but it's hard. I know the truth, but I shouldn't know it, there's no explanation for how I could have learned it.

First things first, I need to get the full story out of Rias or Serafall or someone. I'll figure it out once I 'learn' what is going on. For now though, I'll just focus on getting closer to Koneko, and cookies are the perfect way of doing that.

As my tongue explores each fold and crevice of Akeno's pussy, I curse my past self for never going down on a girl. The feeling of her soft thighs wrapped around my head and under my fingers combined with the smell and taste of her arousal and the sound of her sweet moans as I bring her to climax is nearly divine.

I switch my focus to her clit, stimulating it with my tongue from different angles. Akeno's cries increase in pitch until she cums, her orgasm washing over her as she lets out a single prolonged moan of pleasure.

As the tension leaves her body and her legs loosen from around my head, I untangle myself from her and step back. I wipe some of her juices, once again flavored like honeysuckle nectar, off of my lips and appreciate my handiwork.

Akeno's chest is heaving as she takes deep breaths, her chest moving in an almost mesmerizing way at the action, and her hair is splayed out and wild under her. There's a light sheen of sweat on her forehead and her eyes are slightly unfocused as she recovers from her climax. With a beauty like Akeno, it's an extremely arousing sight.

"I know that it's not a massage, but how relaxed do you feel now?" I ask, tone smug.

"Very," she says, breath still a little short. "More so than I would after the massage, I think. I definitely won't have any trouble getting to sleep tonight."

"I'm glad," I reply as I touch her lower leg and cast [Clean Body] to wipe away the sweat. "I'm trying to personalize my massages for each person."

I see Akeno smirk. "And for how many people are massages just you have sex with them?"

I shrug. "Just Aika and Atsuko. And maybe Asia soon. And you, a little bit. Kiba, Rias, and Koneko all get normal massages."

"That's why the smell was so strong today, Atsuko was in here before me wasn't she?" Akeno mentions as she sits up.

"Should I light some candles?" I ask.

"I don't mind the smell, but Koneko might," Akeno says as she gets up. "She has a sensitive nose."

"I'll make sure to account for that," I reply. Though how I'll account for that is the opposite of covering up the smell.

"I'll leave you to the rest of your massages," she says as she grabs her towel and opens the door. "Have a good night Axton."

"You too," I say and she leaves, leaving me alone in the room. I sigh and start cleaning up, preparing for the next person.

As she normally does, Rias comes in just a couple minutes after Akeno leaves. Though the smell of sex should only be stronger after what Akeno and I did, Rias doesn't seem to notice it. [Empathy] doesn't pick up anything at least, nor does she comment on it.

As she lays down on the table and I start on the massage I restrict myself to low levels of [Touch of Pleasure] and not using [Increase Sensitivity] and decide to broach the topic of Koneko with Rias. Getting the story out of Koneko would be difficult at best, so it's better to get it from someone else.

"So something happened during today's training with Koneko," I mention.

I can feel her tense up slightly under my hands. "What happened?" she asks, tone serious.

"During our one on one sparring it seems she got frustrated and tapped into some power or ability that increased her skill and strength and let her throw a ball of blue fire," I explain. "But then she had a small panic attack about it and I had to calm her down. She didn't explain anything, and I didn't push her to."

Rias sighs. "I was worried this would come up, but I didn't think it actually would," she says. She goes silent for a moment. "How much have you figured out?"

"I know she was some sort of cat youkai before being reincarnated," I say. "From day one, Yua referred to her as a cat, and her ears and tail appeared during her first massage."

"They did?" Rias asks in surprise. "That's...very unexpected. Even totally relaxed I'm surprised she let them show."

"I also know that whatever she did today was ki-based," I continue. "I didn't recognize the feeling at first since my own ki-based skills are pretty limited, but I'm pretty sure that's what it was."

"It was," Rias confirms. Not that I needed it. Despite my phrasing, it's obvious what she used was Senjutsu, but the more in the dark I seem, the better.

"I guess I should explain what happened," Rias continues. And over the next couple minutes, she does. She explains how Koneko is a Nekoshou, a rare type of Nekomata that has a high affinity with Senjutsu, a skill that involves manipulating life force, or ki. She explains how Koneko, called Shirone at the time, and her older sister Kuroka were adopted by a Devil, and Kuroka joined the Devil's peerage.

Then tragedy struck when Kuroka suddenly went on a rampage, drunk on her quickly growing power, killed that Devil, and fled, becoming one of the most wanted criminals in the Underworld. Koneko was also persecuted and nearly killed by those afraid of her possibly doing the same thing as her sister until Sirzechs stepped in and protected her. That's when he gave Koneko to Rias to join her Peerage.

"I guess Sirzechs wasn't worried about Koneko then," I say, continuing my massage of her lower back. Though thinking about it, I don't know why he wouldn't be. Unless he knew or at least suspected the truth. But could he even know the truth, with that being that the Devil in question decided to start experimenting on Koneko instead of just Koneko's sister, Kuroka? Does anyone besides Kuroka know that? I'm not sure how they could.

"But Koneko is," Rias says sadly. "That poor girl. The first time I met her, she looked dead, like she had lost everything. I've been giving her time and a family. It's been helping, but she still refuses her Nekoshou heritage and Senjutsu as a whole just so she doesn't risk going down the same path as her sister."

"Leading to the panic attack when she accidentally uses it," I conclude. "Makes sense."

"How did that happen?" Rias asks, and it's my turn to sigh.

"I told her if she could get a hit on me while I wasn't holding back I'd make her a batch of cookies just for her," I explain. "And I guess she got desperate enough that she instinctively reached for Senjutsu to help her."

"That does sound like Koneko," Rias accedes with mixed emotions.

"I ended up making the cookies," I continue. "Both because her Senjutsu did hit me and as a way to calm her down. It seemed to work."

"Is that why you didn't come to me immediately?" Rias asks, a little sharply. "I know I've mostly just handed the reins to you on this whole training camp thing, which I've done only because I trust in your ability to help us grow and you've done a good job of it so far, but something like that should have been brought to me immediately."

I grimace as I start massaging her lower legs. "In hindsight, yeah, I should have," I admit. "Truth be told, I panicked a little when she started panicking and focused just on making her feel better. And once she did, it didn't seem urgent enough to bring to you immediately."

Rias sighs again. "I'd have rather you come to me immediately, but I am glad you handled it as well as you did, and I do want to thank you for that."

"Of course," I say as I finish up the massage. "It was no problem at all. Koneko is a friend too."

"I'm glad you feel that way," she says as she sits up. "And I don't think I've said it yet, but thank you, Axton, for all of this. The training, the massages, everything you're doing to help us. Before I wasn't sure about defeating Riser, but after these few days of training, I feel like we have a real chance."

"Oh you have more than a chance," I say. "By the time we're done, I expect you to be able to humiliate him in that Rating Game."

Rias smiles at me, uncaring of the fact that she's currently naked and facing me. "Right!" she exclaims, pumped up. "We'll make him sorry for ever thinking he could lay his hands on me!"

"Hell yeah," I encourage her. "Now go get some rest, we're not even halfway done with our training yet."

She nods and leaves the room after wrapping a towel around herself, and I spend a moment trying to figure out why Akeno leaves naked when Rias doesn't when Rias has the exhibitionism fetish and Akeno doesn't. Or is that why? For Akeno, it's just something she does, but for Rias, it's something that arouses her, so she's less likely to be casual about it?

As I'm contemplating that, Asia comes in for her massage. A smile breaks out on my face and I greet her with a hug and a kiss before she starts stripping. My smile widens as she steps out of her panties as well, going completely nude for her massage. She blushes a little but doesn't move to hide herself as she gets onto the table.

I really am living a blessed life, being able to casually see so many attractive girls naked and be able to put my hands all over them. And also have sex with a lot of them. I'll have to thank Kyu later. But right now, I focus on rewarding Asia for stripping down completely by increasing the strength of my lewd skills as I massage her.

"How's your training with Wilhelm going?" I ask. I was in the Game Board with someone else during the time she trained with him so I didn't get to see much of it.

"Good!" she responds cheerfully, even as a flush is slowly rising on her face due to my skills taking effect. "He's very kind. He doesn't mind my klutziness and is very patient with me."

"I'm sure you're doing great," I encourage her. "Already I can feel a difference in your back muscles, especially around your shoulder blades."

"Really?" she asks, surprised. I don't actually, not really. Her back muscles are more tense maybe, but how the Game deals with an increased STR stat and musculature is weird and doesn't always feel consistent, though I'm sure it's just due to it following a set of rules or pattern that I haven't figured out.

"Really," I lie, because the confidence boost is worth it. "Soon you'll be able to lift me up and use me as a sword," I joke, and she laughs at the absurdity of the image. The rest of the massage continues with us casually talking and joking, and all too soon the massage is done.

She gives me another kiss before getting dressed. "See you in the bath?" she asks.

"Of course," I reply. "I'm looking forward to it already." She smiles at my words and she gets dressed and leaves.

As usual, Koneko is the last one in for her massage. Once again she makes a face of confusion when she walks in and smells the scene of sex still lingering in the air. And once again, I hit her with [Erotic Pierrot] to heighten her arousal when she smells it. She still looks like she isn't sure what the smell is, but she doesn't worry too much about it today.

She strips down to her normal bra and panties. Her chest is small enough that she doesn't really need a bra, but she still wears what looks to me like a simple sports bra, though it covers a little less skin than most sports bras I've seen.

As she lays down and I get started on her massage, I contemplate my plan of action. Right here, right now, this is not the right time to push things. Unlike Rias, I'm not willing to sit here and just wait for it to magically get better. Though I don't think confronting her issues early on would have been a good idea either. But she's at the point where she should be ready to face those issues, but she needs a push.

But I have to be careful about that push. Going about it the wrong way risks it backfiring and her becoming even more afraid. And pushing right now would most likely result in that. I'll take it slow, for now, and come up with a plan.

"How are you feeling after training today?" I ask, and she tenses up a little at just that, but she quickly relaxes again.

"Fine," she says. Not a great sign. Koneko doesn't speak a lot, and when she does she keeps it short, but one word clipped responses like that is even less than usual.

"Your muscles aren't too knotted up," I comment. "That's good. I guess you do a good job stretching."

She makes a small noise of agreement but doesn't say anything. I sigh in defeat and decide to do one last little push. "Look Koneko, if you ever need anything from me, whether it's information or help or you just want to talk, you can come to me at any time, and I'll do everything I can to help, okay? I don't know what's bothering you, but I want to help. So don't hesitate to reach out to me, okay?"

She doesn't respond immediately, but eventually, she nods. [Empathy] picks up a mixture of appreciation and anxiety from her, but I'll consider it a win and a step forward.

The rest of the massage continues in silence, but not an uncomfortable one. I quickly finish up and pat her on the head before she leaves, which she seems to appreciate and she relaxes more at my touch.

After she leaves I quickly clean up and decide to put that Koneko situation aside for now and just enjoy my bath with my girls.

I squeeze the soft flesh under both of my hands and moan in pleasure. My lips are captured by Asia's as we kiss, one of my arms wrapped around her as I cup her ass. Asia's ass, like her breasts, isn't the biggest, but there's more than enough for me to be able to grab a good handful of it, and from the way she leans further into my side I can tell she enjoys the sensation as much as I do.

My other hand is on Atsuko's waist, guiding her movements as I pound her from behind. My dick repeatedly plunges deep into her, our flesh slapping together rhythmically as I fuck her.

She's moaning, but it's muffled by the fact that her face is buried in Aika's crotch, eating her out. Aika is groping herself with one hand while the other is tangled in Atsuko's hair. She watches all of us, eyes unfocused with lust.

I thank [Void Sight] for the ability to view things from any angle I want even as my actual eyes are closed while I make out with Asia, and I don't miss a single part of this wonderful bath time orgy.

Feeling the pressure rise in my core, I break my kiss with Asia and separate from her just enough to speak. "I'm cumming!" I say as I speed up my thrusts, and in moments I'm filling Atsuko's womb with my seed, burst after burst of semen shooting deep inside of her.

I slump slightly as my orgasm finishes, though I remain inside Atsuko and I'm still facing Asia, our lips close enough that I can taste her breath as we both breathe heavily.

"My turn!" Aika says, and she gently repositions Atsuko, pulling her off of my still erect dick. After a moment of shuffling the two girls wind up so that Aika is positioned where Atsuko was, and Atsuko is below her laying on her back. Aika leans down and starts kissing Atsuko even as she wiggles her ass at me. I'm not one to turn down an offer like that, so I don't hesitate to line myself up and sheathe myself in her in one go.

Her cry of pleasure is muffled by Atsuko's mouth, and I continue what I was doing with Atsuko, fucking her hard even as I go back to making out with Asia. [Touch of Pleasure] and [Increase Sensitivity] are both very active and between those skills, our makeout session, and her adjacent position to the sex that's happening has made her pretty aroused, but I don't do anything to address it.

Instead, I just keep kissing her and stoking her arousal even more as I pound Aika from behind and enjoy the view of the two girls making out. Aika orgasms within minutes and the way she clamps down on me when she does draws out my own climax. I fill her with semen just as I did with Atsuko, though this time I do it without breaking my kiss with Asia, keeping our lips interlocked even as I cum.

It's only as I finish and remove myself from Aika that I break my kiss and pull back. Asia looks like Aika did, eyes filled with lust to the point where she looks dazed. Once again, I rein in my temptation to have sex with her right then and there. Despite her inclusion in our group sessions, I want her first time to be just me and her. I'm so close to that now, and I won't ruin it.

Aika rolls off of Atsuko and lays face up, sprawled out on the cool stone of the bathroom floor.

"Axton?" Atsuko says as she recovers her breath, chest heaving in an alluring fashion.

"Yeah?" I respond.

"I'm so happy right now," she says simply, and I smile.

"Me too," I reply. I reach down and cast [Clean Body] on the two girls laying on the ground, and on Asia as well. "Come on, let's go relax in the bath."

They nod and slowly make their way to the bathwater a few feet away. We sit in the same arrangement as we did last night, Aika on my left, Atsuko on my right, and Asia between my legs. Despite all our action, I'm still erect, but I long ago gave up on the idea of having sex until I go soft, and from the way Asia pressed her back into it, it doesn't seem like she minds.

I let out a sigh of contentment. "I'm going to have to make sure Serafall includes a nice bath like this in my new house," I say out loud.

Aika pauses. "Serafall as in the Satan?" she asks, confused.

"Oh right, I guess I didn't mention it," I reply. "I made a deal with her for some potions and in return, she's building me a new place to live. A nice big one that'll have more room than my tiny apartment."

"That's a pretty big deal," Aika says.

"Nah, it's just a business transaction," I say. "It's what I would have spent the money on anyway, but it's hard to build a house when you're sixteen years old. Plus, she can get it done faster."

"Are your potions worth that much?" Atsuko asks.

"Oh yeah, for sure," I say. "I've given you guys some of my basic potions, but you haven't really needed them for much. I have more specialized ones that Serafall is very interested in. Plus, she's rich as hell. Pretty much all high-class Devils are, and the Satans are even more so. Building a house in Kuoh is no big deal at all for her, and I'm the only one that can make these potions."

"I see," Atsuko says, and I think she actually does. "In that case, yes, you should definitely have a bath like this. And a huge bed. And a pool!"

I laugh. "I'll pass that along to her later," I say. "I think construction has already started, but it shouldn't be an issue to add some things like that." Or at least, I don't think Serafall would have an issue with it.

"Good," she says.

"How about you two?" I ask the other girls. "Anything you want to request?"

Asia shakes her head, but Aika perks up. "A sex dungeon!" she enthusiastically suggests, causing me to laugh again.

"I'll see what I can do," I say. "That could definitely be fun."

We spend a few more minutes chatting about fun things to add to the house before we finish our bath and head back to our rooms to sleep for the night.

I'm alone in my room sitting on my bed and looking through my inventory when I hear a soft knock on my door. "Come in," I call out, knowing who it is, and I turn to face Asia as she opens the door. Instead of her normal nightgown, she's wearing something far more transparent. She's wearing a matching bra and panties made of white lace so transparent that it hides nothing at all. I grin as I see it.

"That looks really nice on you," I comment as she steps into my room and hurriedly shuts the door behind her. "Did you get that when we went shopping the other day?"

She nods. "Aika insisted on it," she explains. "I wasn't sure about it at the time, but she said it would make you happy."

"She was right," I say as I extend my hand out to her and invite her to come closer. "I love seeing you in something like this."

Her embarrassment seems to lessen a little and is replaced with joy and relief and she gladly approaches me. I take her hand and pull her close. Due to how I'm sitting my head is level with her chest, and I can clearly see her nipples through the sheer fabric.

"So what can I do for you?" I ask her, and she blushes.

"You remember this morning?" she asks.

"Vividly," I reply immediately, causing her to blush harder.

"Well, I feel like that again," she admits. "And I was wondering if you could help me with that again?"

I grin. This is it. "I would love to do that," I say, and I pull her towards me. She follows my guidance and climbs on my lap, legs spread on either side of me as she straddles me. As her head becomes level with mine I put my hands on her waist and lean forward to kiss her.

Kissing Asia isn't like kissing any of my other girls. Each of them kisses differently, but the way Asia kisses stands out to me. Her kisses, no matter how heated things get, are always tender and loving, and I can tell each moment is bliss for her. Even as her arousal heightens and she loses herself in the kiss, neither her lips nor tongue become frantic. They're always calm and loving and deeply passionate.

I put my hands on her waist and pull her closer to me, pressing her crotch against my quickly rising erection in my pants. She eagerly responds, pushing herself even further into it, and she whimpers in pleasure into my mouth. My dick twitches at the sound of it, and I can feel myself losing control.

I break our kiss. "So how do you want me to help you?" I ask her, voice husky but teasing. "With my mouth again? Or maybe my fingers, for something new?"

But she shakes her head. "Those aren't what I want," she says, nervous.

"Tell me what you want then," I encourage her. "Communication is important in a relationship."

She pauses, and I can feel my heart beating as I watch her gather her courage. This is it, it's finally here.

"I want you to use your thing," she says quietly.

I can't resist teasing her more. "My what?" I ask. "I'm not sure what you mean?"

She pouts cutely. "Your penis," she says in a quiet voice. "I want to have sex. I want to feel like the other girls did, and I want to make you feel good too."

I smile at her and kiss her. "I've been waiting for you to say that," I tell her. I spin her around and lay her down on my bed. She looks nervous, but also expectant. As much as I like her outfit, it's in the way. I quickly stash her clothes into my inventory while I do the same with my own clothes, leaving both of us naked.

I gently kiss her on the lips, and she starts to kiss back, but I separate from her. She looks confused until I plant another kiss on her neck, and then another one on her collarbone. She simultaneously tenses and relaxes as I move downwards, gently kissing her breasts, her stomach, the skin right above her crotch, her inner thighs, and then directly on her lower lips.

She lets out a shaky breath at the last kiss, and I smile up at her. Moving back up, I kiss her normally as I position myself next to her. My fingers reach downwards and start playing with her pussy. My dick presses against her side.

"I know you said you didn't want my fingers," I explain between kisses. "But despite what I did with Aika and Atsuko earlier, I need to make sure you're ready down there." I kiss her again. "So I'm going to make you feel good with my fingers," another pause for a kiss, "But things won't stop there."

She nods and wraps her arms around my neck. "Okay," she says. "I trust you."

I smile fondly at her and kiss her again. This time I don't break contact after a moment, and instead, I deepen the kiss. As our tongues meet, I run a finger along her wet slit, teasing her.

I take things slowly, drawing out the experience so I can savor every moment of it. I tease her entrance with my fingertips, gently circling her clit on occasion. I can feel the shivers run through her as she becomes wetter, and eventually, I slowly insert a single finger into her.

She cries out softly, a small noise of pleasure and surprise and I insert my digit into her tight folds. I immediately know I made the right call warming her up though, as she's incredibly tight. I quickly use [Imbue Elasticity] on her. It doesn't decrease her tightness any, but now I can stretch her without worrying about hurting her.

"That feels...strange," Asia comments, breathing heavily.

"Strange bad?" I ask, but she immediately shakes her head.

"No, it feels good," she denies. "But it also feels weird."

"I'll make sure it feels good enough that you don't even notice the strangeness," I say. She nods and kisses me again.

Less worried about being gentle due to [Imbue Elasticity], I slowly push my finger deeper into her. She moans into my mouth as I push my finger all the way inside of her and wraps her arms tighter around me.

I continue to take things slow as I probe her insides with my finger, slowly pulling it out slightly to make sure I explore every angle, looking for a spot that gives me a bigger reaction. It doesn't take me too long to find it, and as soon as I do I slowly pull my finger out of her.

She whimpers again, this time sad that I stopped, but her whimper turns into a high-pitched moan as I stretch her insides even more by inserting two fingers into her this time. I immediately use both fingers to focus on the spot I found earlier, and the results are pretty immediate.

She breaks our kiss and starts moaning loudly, her high-pitched voice serving to increase my own arousal. I watch her face twist in pleasure as I finger her to an orgasm, fluid once again spraying from her as she cums. I guess that confirms that Asia is a squirter.

I give her a moment to recover before I speak. "Are you ready for the real thing now?" I ask her after she catches her breath. "That should be enough to loosen you up so it's not painful for you." That and [Imbue Elasticity]. Honestly, that skill is a female virgin's best friend.

She still looks a little dazed from her orgasm, but she nods, her eyes lighting up. I reposition myself, spreading her legs and sliding between them. I line myself up and press the head of my penis against her entrance.

She looks up at me, expression and emotions a mix of nervous and anticipatory, and I lean down to kiss her, capturing her lips with my own again as I slowly push into her.

She cries out, voice muffled by my mouth, as I slowly enter her and stretch her out. Thankfully, her voice is pure pleasure, though I only barely notice as I'm distracted by her incredible tightness. I'm barely a few inches in and already the feeling is incredible.

I don't stop there though, and keep going. She continues moaning into my mouth as I do so. Eventually, I'm forced to stop as the tip of my penis presses against a wall. It's hard to guess distance when the pleasure is threatening to overwhelm me, but I'd guess I managed to get roughly halfway into her.

I stay there for a few moments, giving Asia a chance to adjust before I start moving. But I can't resist for long, and my hips start bucking, making small thrusts in and out of her, each thrust butting up against that wall deep inside her.

I slowly start increasing my pace, mind consumed by the feeling of her hot passages clamping around me. I feel her orgasm twice around me, body shuddering, as I make short and rapid thrusts into her. She never breaks our kiss, only ever wrapping her arms around me tighter and tighter.

Her third orgasm is enough to push me over the edge. And for the second time that day, I cum while kissing Asia. I don't stop thrusting as I do, and we both orgasms as I thrust deep into her and spurt shot after shot inside of her. I realize distantly that I'm cumming way more than I did earlier.

As both of our climaxes peter off, I finally break our kiss and look down at Asia. Immediately I spot the tears in the corners of her eyes.

"What's wrong?" I ask, confused. [Empathy] doesn't reveal any sort of sadness.

She shakes her head, and she smiles softly at me. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing," she says. "I'm so unbelievably happy right now. I didn't think I'd ever feel joy like this, especially not after the Church excommunicated me. But you've made me so much happier than I ever could have imagined."

Ah, tears of joy. I smile down at her. "You deserve it," I tell her. "I love you, Asia."

Her face lights up and she smiles back up at me. "I love you too Axton."

I'm about to ask her if she's interested in a round two when I notice the fatigue in her eyes and the way her eyelids are drooping. So instead, I kiss her on the forehead. "You go ahead and get some sleep, okay?"

She nods sleepily and lets her eyes close. She's asleep within moments. I cast [Clean Body] on her so she doesn't have to sleep all night with my semen leaking out of her and pull a blanket over her and tuck her in so she can sleep comfortably.

Getting off the bed, I quickly equip some pajama pants and sit down in front of my desk. As I do so, my attention is drawn to movement on top of the dresser, and I spot Kyu there, in her tiny form laying there. I can see that her panties are soaked, and she's breathing heavily, no doubt masturbating to the sight of me and Asia having sex.

"Enjoy the show?" I ask her, using [Sound Domain] to make sure Asia doesn't hear me. Kyu doesn't answer and just raises her hand to give me a thumbs up. "I thought I sent you away with Yua?"

She finally sits up, snorting as she does so. "Like hell I'm going to miss you having sex with the cute little nun for the first time," she says. "Plus, I also didn't want to miss girl number eight." With her words, a window appears in front of me.

Quest Complete!
Lusting over the Love Fairy
Objective: Sleep with 8 girls(8/8)
Bonus Objective: Raise Kyu's affection to 80 or more
Bonus Objective: Max out Kyu's affection
Reward: Sex with Kyu unlocked, [Harem Leader] Perk, 8000 Hunie
Bonus Reward: +15 Affection with Venus, [Harem Master] Perk, 8000 Hunie
Bonus Reward: +20 Affection with Venus, [Harem King] Perk, 8000 Hunie

[Harem King] - Women will have no problem with you sleeping with multiple women, and will find the idea of being part of your harem slightly arousing

I blink. "I should have guessed the mysterious Affection reward would be for your boss," I comment. "Am I going to meet her?"

"Hmm," Kyu thinks about it. "It's possible. She really only comes by for those who are promising, but you definitely fit that bill."

A thought occurs to me. "Does Affection even work on her?"

Kyu moves her hand in a so-so gesture. "Only as much as she lets it. That's kind of her whole schtick. With other girls, Affection is a measurement of how much she likes you, but there's also an aspect of it going the other way and affecting how much a girl likes you. Usually when Heart Crystals or bonus perks come into play. But that won't work for Venus, hers will always reflect how she feels about you."

"As expected from the Goddess of Love," I comment. "What about these harem perks? The one I got is pretty good, but what are the lesser versions like?"

"The Master one is the same thing as King except it doesn't turn girls on, and the Leader one only decreases feelings of jealousy from you sleeping around instead of removing it entirely," Kyu explains. "But is that really what you're most curious about?"

"No," I admit. "I simply wanted to leave the best reward for last." I get up and walk over to the dresser, once again storing my pants into my inventory, allowing my dick, still slightly slick with Asia's juices, to stand tall. "I can teleport us back to my apartment if you want some privacy," I say, teasing.

"Hold your horses big guy," Kyu says, ignoring my dick. Well, mostly. I can tell it's distracting her, but she flies up to eye level with me and puts her fists on her hips. "I may be horny for that dick, and you might have finally earned it, but I'm not so easy as that. I fully expect you to take me out on a date and buy me dinner first."

I pinch the bridge of my nose and sigh. "Of course you do," I say. "You realize that I'm busy for the next three days at least, right? The last day before the Rating Game I plan on being a rest day unless we haven't trained enough, so that's the earliest I can take you out on a date."

"Then you'll have to wait until then," she replies, arms crossed and expression smug. "You made me wait for weeks, you can wait for a few more days."

"Yeah but now you have to wait to get laid while I'll be having foursomes every night," I point out.

"Look, there's a proper order to things, and you have to impress me on a date first," she snaps at me.

I raise my hands in surrender. "Alright alright," I say. "If that's your decision, then that's what we'll do. Next chance I get I'll take you out on a date, so keep your schedule open."

"Good," she says primly. "I look forward to it." With that said, she flies out of the room, heading off who knows where. Probably to dig through someone's panty drawer or something. I shake my head in disbelief before putting my pants back on and sitting down at the desk again.

I cast a look at my bed, where Asia is sleeping peacefully. It's so tempting to join her. But I sigh and look away. I've had my fun and time to relax, now's the time to grind my crafting skills. Still, today was a good day, and I can't stop smiling as I get to work.

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AN: Montage time! Not gonna show a lot of stats or numbers until the end of the training. I ended up showing a bit more than I intended in the first section of this chapter, but oh well. I should have another chapter like this and then we'll be done with training.

Some of you might not be happy about the Race Change potion, but this is what I had imagined it being from the start. I apologize for any misunderstandings, I wasn't thinking about the potential implications when naming it. It was a potion that changed your race, and I didn't put any thought into it beyond that. And Race Upgrade or any other name I can think of off the top of my head doesn't sound as good. The experimentation scene was my way of showing how it actually works because it's important moving forward when we get to Axton's race changes.

Also, to pre-empt any "Axton's so worried about training but he did nothing but have sex all chapter", remember that I'm trying to montage things a bit. A lot of the training is boring and repetitive, so it doesn't get shown. Plenty of training is getting done between scenes though, don't you worry. But Axton is pretty much incapable of focusing only on training. Instead, he's aiming for a balance between focusing on improving himself and his girls and focusing on romance and sex. I'll show everyone's progress at the end of the next chapter, though for Axton's you can just visit his character sheet at the link above.

For those wondering, yes I have picked up Huniepop 2 and I've been playing it. I've been playing other games as well, Bloodborne and Hollow Knight, so I'm not that far into the game yet, but it's been fun so far. I'm very tempted to use the setup for Huniepop 2 as the endgame for this fic, but that might be too silly. I'll wait until I beat the game before deciding.

Speaking of...I've definitely overhyped the Kyu sex scene. It won't be next chapter, it'll be the one after that. But please know that I didn't mean to hype it up this much lol. I don't think I'll be able to meet the expectations I've set for it, but I'll do my best. Kyu deserves it after all.