The girls began waking up one by one shortly after I finished preparing the breakfast with my Clone, almost as if the smell of the food pulled them out of their dreams. They gave me a kiss each before wobbly walking out of the room, leaving only Mira who still clung onto me.
I pulled her closer and hugged her back while soothingly rubbing her back. She hadn't taken the death of those villagers well, and it hurt even more as we had just visited them a few days ago. In a way, Mira blamed herself for what happened, though in reality, I was more at fault if anything else as Zero was apparently interested in me.
"It's okay," I said, both to her and myself.
"It's just… the kids were so happy…" Mira trailed off, pushing her face against my chest. I wasn't sure what to say, Zero had paid for what he had done with his life, but telling her that wouldn't have made her feel better, so I continued rubbing her back in support.
"I wonder… would that have happened if I was still active as a Mage? Could I have stopped him before…" Mira said, her grip tightening. "What if…"
"Mira." I cupped her face, wiping away her tears with my thumbs before gently kissing her lips. "Thinking about what ifs will only hurt us more. The past… is the past for a reason. We can't change that no matter how much we wish we could. The only thing we can do is learn from it and… move on as hard as that sounds."
"We can't live in the past…" I paused to take a deep breath. "We have to live and keep moving forward, focusing on what we have here and now, so we can build a better future for ourselves and everyone else."
"And you, Mira, are an amazing and beautiful woman," I said, softly smiling at her. "I will love you and support you no matter what you choose to do. And I'm sure that you will excel at whatever you wish to do because. You. Are. Amazing. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
"You really think so?" Mira asked, lips pursed as she stared at me with trembling eyes.
"I know so," I replied without hesitation.
"What if… what if I return back to my old self?" She asked with a shaky voice.
"Mira." I smiled at her as I placed my head against hers, staring her deep in her eyes. "I told you already, you silly girl. I will support you no matter what you choose to do from now on."
"Thank you." A soft smile formed on her face as she lovingly looked at me.
"You have nothing to thank me for, I will be there for you no matter what," I promised her wholeheartedly before pulling her for a deep kiss, her body melting against mine.
"Now," I said after pulling back. "How about I pamper you with a lovely breakfast in bed?"
"Mmm." Mira leaned against me. "Will you also feed it to me?"
"Of course." I nodded. "I will treat you like the princess that you are."
Mira shivered before lightly chuckling. "I can get used to that."
Just like I promised, I treated her like a princess, feeding her the breakfast bite by bite while layering her with kisses. Mira turned it around once she was done, reversing our roles, and she fed me my own portion.
Once we were done, I stored everything in my Inventory before picking her up. "It's time for your bath, my lady."
"Oh?" Mira licked her lips as she wrapped her arms around me. "Will you clean every inch of my body?"
"I will make sure you are properly taken care of," I said as I carried her towards the bathroom.
"Hmm, I like the sound of that," she replied with a husky tone.
I brought Mira to the bath and gently placed her on a stool. Brushing her cheeks, I leaned in, stopping right in front of her lips while my hand reached behind her.
"Let me take care of you," I whispered as I unclasped her bra, quickly storing it away.
"Hmm." Mira hummed, lips stretching into a soft smile.
"You…" I paused, eyes staring at her breasts. She wasn't the biggest among the girls, but they were perfect, just the right size and perfectly perky. "Just have to enjoy it."
"I think I will," Mira replied with a hum, pumping her chest to accentuate her perfect breasts. My hands reached out, but she stopped me, wiggling her finger at me with a grin on her face. "I was promised a bath."
"So you were," I nodded, realizing where this was going, so I followed along and backed away a bit.
Mira raised one leg, expectantly staring at me. I grabbed her creamy leg, fingers digging in her soft flesh in just the right places to make her hum approvingly. Placing soft kisses, I moved my way up, all while giving her a pleasant massage, taking my sweet time until I reached my prize. She stopped me once I was past her thigh, wiggling her finger at me just before I reached her panties.
"You're not done yet," she said, placing her leg down and raising her other one. "You have one more to do."
"As my lady commands," I replied, her body shivering from my tone as she seductively licked her lips. I treated her other leg with just as much care, gently massaging it while layering soft kisses on it until I finally reached my goal.
I pulled down her pants, revealing her pink slit that was already moist, ready for the taking. Alas, I was stopped right before grabbing my prize.
"Ah, ah, ah." Mira wiggled her finger. "You have to clean me first."
"As you wish." I played along and picked her up like a princess before gently placing her in the bath.
"Go on," Mira said as she bit her lips. "You can touch."
I grinned and moved behind her. Mira narrowed her eyes as I started cleaning her back while giving her a soft massage. She looked back, but I just winked at her and continued with what I was doing.
"There you go." I leaned in next to her ear once I finished with her back. "You're back is clean. Now…"
My hands sneaked around her, brushing under her breasts as I moved onto her flat stomach. My fingers stopped right before I reached her slit, and I paused there for a moment before returning back to her stomach.
Mira huffed and pouted, but I continued with my teasing, cleaning her stomach while doing my best to avoid touching her sensitive parts, only lightly brushing against them. However, there was only so much I could resist, and I finally cupped her breasts, receiving a pleased moan in response from her.
"Hmm." I hummed while gently biting her ear while my hands kneaded her breasts. "I might have to spend a bit longer on this area in particular. Just to make sure I clean it properly."
"Mhm." Mira leaned against me, her body turning into a puddle while her soft butt pushed against my length.
"And I do have to be careful," I whispered just as my fingers pinched her erect nipples, causing her to gasp out loud. "Because this is a very sensitive area."
"Oh, you wi…" Her words died in her throat as I pinched her nipples again, causing her to loudly moan. "Mmmm."
"I will what?" I asked with a husky tone without stopping my actions, continuing to massage her breasts all while pinching her nipples every time she tried to speak.
"You will see," Mira said after composing herself. She lifted herself a bit, enough so she could move back to end up sitting in my lap with my erection straddled in between her soft thighs, pushed right against her slit.
"Will I?" I asked as I moved to her arms, fingers gently digging into her flesh as I massaged them while rubbing them clean.
"You will," Mira replied, calming down a bit before she started slowly rubbing against me, thighs squeezing my erection as she slowly lifted them up and down.
I finished with her arms soon enough, and my hands began trailing down her body, until they reached her slit, doing circles around it, only brushing against it without touching it directly. She continued rubbing me with her thighs, and I was about to push my erection closer to her slit, but she stopped me, turning back to grin at me. "Ah, ah, ah!"
Mira got up, water dripping down her seductive body before she turned around to face me. "My turn."
She started with my chest, using her breasts to rub me clean while staring me in the eyes the entire time, daring me to try and touch her while she was doing her job. I resisted, as hard as that was, but I resisted. That only served to make her grin grow larger as she continued cleaning me.
"Stand up for me," she ordered, and I obediently followed her commands, my erection nearly slapping her in the face as I stood up.
"My, oh, my~" Mira giggled as she wrapped my length with her breasts. "I have to be very careful as this is a very sensitive area~"
Painfully slowly, she stroked me with her breasts, her grin growing larger the more she watched me squirm. "Hmm, perhaps you deserve a reward for the good job? What do you think?"
"I think I do deserve a reward," I replied, licking my lips in expectation.
"Hmm." Mira hummed before nodding to herself. She then pulled back as she grabbed my erection with her soft hands, stroking it slowly while staring me in the eyes with her beautiful blue orbs.
Mira grinned and winked at me before she stuck her tongue and began licking my head painfully slow, her eyes never leaving my face as I begged her to go further with my expression. She chuckled before finally taking me in her mouth, and I released a satisfied groan as her tongue wrapped around my length inside her.
Mira sped up her pace, bobbing her head up and down as my erection hit the back of her throat. Her hands stroked me at first, perfectly synced with her bobbing, but she moved them down and started fondling my balls. I could resist for only so long, and my erection began throbbing as I was about to finish. She pulled back as she sensed that, aiming my length right at her face as she took me in her hands, rapidly stroking me while staring me in the eyes.
"Oh fuck," I moaned as I reached my peak, sending ropes of cum right in her face as she finished me off.
"Mmm." Mira brushed some off with her thumb before licking it clean. She then patted my erection as if it was a good boy and winked at me. "We'll save some for later."
"As the lady commands," I replied despite how much I wanted to take her right there and then. Mira smirked proudly and cleaned her face before we left the bathroom together.
Seduction Perk: Handsomely Persuasive: Add Seduction modifier to Persuasion when tryind to persuade someone who finds us attractive
Both of us felt much better after our bath. I wouldn't say that we had fully recovered, but our moods had noticeably improved. Mira left to visit the Guild and continue with her work, though she promised she'd be back later so we could continue from where we left.
After seeing that both of us were better, Levy decided she could take the Job without worrying about us. I left two wolves with her, and they obediently followed her out of the house.
Cana and Erza were the only ones that remained, and I figured we could do something together. However, Cana said she planned to do some training with her father, so that left only one girl.
"Are you feeling better?" Erza nervously asked as we sat on the couch together.
"Yeah," I nodded. "I'm not over it, but I can't let that hold me back."
"Good," Erza replied with a smile. "I… hated seeing you sad."
"Ohh." I grabbed and pulled her on my lap before peppering her face with kisses. "It's hard to feel sad with you around."
"Mhm." Erza's face turned beet red, and she did her best to capture my lips while I kissed her face all over. We turned it into a little game until she finally won her prize as she slammed her lips against mine. The situation turned into a heated make out session that lasted for a while, though we eventually pulled back and just cuddle for a bit.
"Hey," I said, and she looked at me. I didn't want to think too much about my recent fight, but there was one thing that stood out to me from that encounter. And that was that I could barely wield a two-handed weapon. Sure, I did okay, but I mostly relied on my physical strength and the monstrous abilities of the sword.
"You are a great teacher, right?" I asked, and she nodded without hesitation. "Do you think you can show me a thing or two about using a two-handed weapon?"
"Leave it to me!" Erza got up with determination blazing in her eyes. She took my hand and started dragging me out of the house with a happy smile on her face. Once outside, I grabbed her and pulled her up like a princess. She let out a cute squeak, but her arms instantly wrapped around my neck.
"Let's find a bit more private area," I said as wings formed on my back. "And after our training, I can reward you with some delicious strawberry cheesecakes, personally made by me."
Erza's breath hitched, and she audibly gulped as her eyes glazed over, just by imagining the delicious treat that awaited her.
Enhancement Rank 30 Passive Bonus: Can run up to four different Enhancement type Spells at the same time.
Two-Handed Perk: Two-Handed Beast Breathing: Gain 20xSkill in combat rolls and 20xSkill in damage rolls when using a two-handed sword. Additionally, gain +30 to all Physique EXP rolls
You know–
I blocked Erza's attack with my weapon, though I was sent sliding back from the force of her attack. Her eyes gleamed in delight as she rushed after me, happy to have someone she could comfortably practice without holding back.
–I don't think I could've survived against Erza before I gained my Gourmet Cells. Granted, I could've taken her on if I went all out, but I wouldn't have gained as much experience, and I was learning a lot from her at the moment.
"You have to put all your power in all of your attacks when using a two-handed weapon!" Erza declared as she swung a massive mace my way.
I blocked the attack, but she instantly swapped the weapon for another, releasing a flurry of blows my way before backing away, planting the but of the shaft on the ground.
"Unless you are using something like a spear," Erza said before switching her armor and weapon, coming at me with a large sword in her hands.
We continued training together for a few hours, and I learned a lot from her. I even managed to adapt my Beast Breathing style to work with a two-handed sword after observing her for a bit as Erza had not only learned it, but she had developed it in a unique way to perfectly suit her.
Once we finished, I pulled her over, sitting her on the ground as I took out a blanket from my Inventory before placing all the sweets I cooked for her with my Clone. Erza's eyes lit as she saw all the available options, and her gaze moved from one to the next as she tried to pick which to start with.
"Now," I said as I picked up a purple cheesecake, one cooked with the Gravity Fruit I recently got. "This is a special one."
Erza's eyes followed it along, drooling a little as she watched me hold it. She gulped and asked, "How special?"
"It will give you Gravity Magic if you eat it," I explained and told her how I had cooked a similar fruit for Cana as well.
"You should eat it then," Erza replied without hesitation after she heard the explanation. "I… I'm not that good with Magic. You're much better than me, and…"
I pulled her in for a kiss, stopping her response right there and then, and she melted against me while wrapping her arms around me.
"Erza," I said after breaking the kiss. "I believe that there is no one more suited than you for this. I can see how much effort you have put into working on yourself after seeing you in action, and I'm sure that you will do just as well with Gravity Magic."
"Leo…" She fondly smiled, hand gently brushing my cheek as she stared me in the eyes.
"Plus," I continued. "If I ever feel interested in learning Gravity Magic, I'm sure that you can teach me in no time at all. After all, you are a great teacher, right?"
"Right!" Erza declared and moved her gaze to the cheesecake.
I sliced a bite out of it and raised it up. "Now open wide."
Erza wiggled her body a bit as I fed her the cheesecake, making cute expressions as she took small bites while I fed her. Then out of nowhere, an invisible energy burst out of her body. I felt it push against my natural resistance, but it couldn't pass through them no matter how much it tried. However, the various cakes around us were a different story, and they all began floating just a bit above the ground.
"Ohh?" Erza looked at them, tilting her head to the side as she focused, and I watched them slowly descend back on the ground.
"See?" I asked, pulling her closer. "I knew you'd be great."
Erza beamed at me as she happily wiggled her body, just begging me to continue to praise her. And so I did, all while feeding her the rest of the cakes. The moans she made were like music to my ears, and I watched her turn into a puddle as she lay on my lap with the most satisfied expression on her face while I stroked her hair.
"Ahhh," she let out a delightful sigh. "This is the life…"
I chuckled and continued pampering her for a bit longer before. Then I picked her up and looked her in the eyes. "Shall we return home, princess?"
"Yes," Erza replied as quiet as a mouse as she buried her head in my chest, hiding herself from my eyes. I chuckled again at her antics, and I felt her pout as I took to the skies with her in my arms, returning us back to Magnolia.
I dropped us off at the Guild since there were a few people I needed to talk with. Makarov, most importantly, but I also wanted to speak with Loke due to the Celestial Keys that were in my Inventory. I got them a while back, but I hadn't done anything with them yet, and I figured I could ask for his opinion first before deciding on what to do with them. I had a few of the desserts in my Inventory, so I left one on his table as I passed him.
"I need to speak with you later," I said, and he looked at me with a tilt of his head.
"Need some advice for the girls?" He wiggled his eyebrows while his hands already started slicing apart the dessert.
"Nope," I replied with a grin. "I'm doing quite well on that front."
"Huh." Loke snorted and took a bite from his food, a pleased sigh coming from his mouth as he closed his eyes.
I left him to enjoy his treat and walked up the stairs before entering Makarov's office.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked me the moment I sat down.
"Yeah." I nodded. "The girls helped with that."
"I'm sure they did." Makarov snickered and wiggled his eyebrows. "Eh? Eh? Eh?"
"Not like that you old pervert." I rolled my eyes at him, but he only laughed louder in response.
Once he calmed down, I told him about the Magic Council offering me a position as one of the Wizard Saints and that I had accepted the offer. He wasn't that surprised by that, informing he was aware that they planned to do that and even knew about the celebration that would happen this Friday. In fact, this was already beginning to make waves as they had released a public statement that there would be a new Wizard Saint, though they hadn't mentioned my name as that was a surprise.
We talked about that for a bit before I brought up another topic. "I might have got my hands on another interesting plant."
Makarov's eyes turned into Jewel signs as he gulped audibly. "Another one?"
"Mhm." I nodded and showed him the one that infinitely produced grilled meat, and he began breathing hard just by imagining how much money we could make from that.
"However, we should hold on from selling it," I said, and he snapped to attention.
"Is there something wrong with it?" He asked, immediately picking up on my concerns.
I told him about what I had learned about the Gourmet Cells and how they had drastically improved my physical abilities while he carefully listened to me.
"I'd like to study them a bit more, and I even have a book about them now," I said and showed him the book. "I'll need a few days to figure out if this was something that happened by chance or if they will affect others in a similar fashion."
"I see, I see." Makarov nodded. "I'll leave it to you then."
"It shouldn't take me long to figure it out," I said, and we talked for a bit longer before I left his office.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Loke asked as I sat down in front of him.
"Well." I scratched my head and decided to just show him by taking out the Celestial Keys. He froze on the spot, eyes opened wide as he stared at them. Though I noticed he was mostly focused on the Ram Key.
"You…" His words died in his throat, and he audibly gulped. I raised my eyebrow at Loke, patiently waiting for him to calm down.
"What do you plan to do with them?" He asked after composing himself, and he narrowed his eyes at me.
"I don't know," I answered honestly. "That's why I wanted to speak with you and see what you think I should do with them."
"Huh?" Loke pulled back, going over my words for a few moments before realizing what I meant. "Wait… you don't even plan to use them?"
"Not really," I replied, briefly looking at the Keys. "I don't particularly need them."
"You're pretty crazy, you know that?" Loke asked with a snort before shaking his head.
"I'd like to think that I'm perfectly sane," I replied with a smirk.
"Yes, yes." He rolled his eyes. "Because a sane person wouldn't be interested in one of the strongest Celestial Spirits."
I shrugged my shoulders. They could be great, I could admit as much, but I liked my own summons much more than them. They were far more easy to use and were far more efficient as well. Not to mention that I could probably create summons that could perfectly mimic the abilities of the Celestial Spirits if I felt like it. It might take me some time, but I was sure I could do it.
"Aries…" Loke fondly stared at the Ram Key. "Would probably be a good fit for Levy."
"I agree." Virgo's voice came from behind me, and Loke shrank into himself. "She would enjoy cuddling and reading books with Mistress Levy."
"Right?" Virgo asked, pointedly looking at Loke.
"Right…" He nodded, doing his best to avoid looking at her.
"As for Gemi and Mini… they would enjoy that just as much as they love learning new things," Virgo continued as she pointed at the Twins Key.
"That leaves the Scorpion and Chisel Key," I said as I nodded at her words.
"Caelum would perfectly fit Mistress Erza," Virgo said without hesitation. "He has a sword form she could use or he could support her from a distance."
"Right," Loke nodded, quickly agreeing with her once she looked at him.
"And Scorpio?" I asked, my eyes moving between the two while wondering what their relationship was. They obviously knew each other as Celestial Spirits, but there was something more to it.
"He is a kind Spirit, and his kindness is matched by only one other among us," Virgo explained, pointedly looking at Loke again, who shrank even more, doing his best to make himself as small as possible.
"He would certainly get along with anyone in the Guild," she continued, and Loke nodded at her words.
"That doesn't help me much," I said with a frown while trying to figure out who I could give this Key to.
"Any of the Mistresses would make for fine owners," Virgo informed before brightly smiling. "Did I do good, Master? Have I earned some just deserved punishment?"
"Perhaps Mira would be happy to punish you?" I replied, watching as her body shivered in happiness just by imagining that.
"Of course," Virgo said and quickly walked away, making a b-line straight to the kitchen.
I looked back at Loke, who avoided my eyes. "Do you want to talk about if?"
"I… I'd rather not," he quietly replied while staring at the table.
"You sure?" I asked in worry. Loke might've been a Celestial Spirit, but he was still part of the Guild. He was part of this big family, and I wanted to help him if I could.
"Yeah…" He nodded. "You've already done more than enough. More than I could ever thank you for."
"None of that." I stopped him before he could go on. "You're part of Fairy Tail, and we look out for each other, yeah?"
"Yeah," Loke replied, offering me a weak smile. "Thanks a lot for coming to me even though…"
"It's fine, don't worry about it," I said with a smile and got up. "Thanks for helping me out."
I figured I should follow the advice of the Celestial Spirits, so I first walked up to Erza.
"Hey," I said and sat beside her. "I have a little gift for you?"
"A cheesecake?" She asked with bright eyes even though she ate so much of them earlier. I even wondered where she put them all, though… looking at her incredibly large bust and ass… yeah, I think I knew where they all went.
"I have that as well, but I wanted to give you this," I said as I took out the Chisel Key.
"A Celestial Spirit?" Erza asked as she took it from me.
"Yes." I nodded. "Virgo thought it would suit you best since apparently this one has a sword form."
"Oh?" Erza's eyes lit up, and she looked far more interested in it now.
"Or it can support you from a distance with a ranged form, I'm guessing," I explained to her.
"Thank you," Erza shyly replied and looked around to see if anyone was looking our way before quickly placing a kiss on my lips.
I smiled at her and watched her summon the Celestial Spirit to form a contract with it. Its appearance was a bit startling as it was a giant metal ball that floated in the air and had a metal halo above it.
While Erza was discussing her contract with it, Levy arrived back with her team and the kids, all of them hopping down from the wolves before coming inside the building. Sting immediately rushed over to tell me all about the monsters they had defeated with the rest following behind him. I listened as they proclaimed how they had beaten up some powerful bear, whose corpse was in my Inventory, and I listened to their story, pretending I hadn't seen it happen with my wolves.
Levy gave me a kiss as she sat beside me, curiously looking at Erza who was talking with the floating metal ball.
"I have a couple for you as well," I replied and kissed her back, watching as Sting gagged and looked away from us.
"Really?" Levy raised her eyebrow, and I took out the two Golden Keys.
"Mhm." I nodded. "Virgo said they'd fit you best since they love reading and learning new things."
That was all she needed to hear, and Levy immediately agreed to take them. She summoned them both, and I was slightly surprised by their appearance. Gemi and Mini were two small blue beings that just radiated joy.
And Aries? She was a shy girl with pink hair and two short horns on her head. She was a bit nervous at first, but once she shared a few words with Levy, she perked up a little, especially after she heard that Levy wanting her as a reading buddy. That also greatly interested the Twin Celestial Spirits, and she quickly formed a contract with all of them.
Cana also returned with her father, and she came over to sit with us, curiously looking at the two girls talking with their new Spirits.
"Giving away gifts?" She asked as she gave me a kiss.
"Yup," I replied and took out the last one, deciding to give it to her, so that all the girls could get one. "I have one for you as well?"
"Really? A Golden Key?" Cana asked before shaking her head. "Alright then."
She accepted the gift from me and gave me another kiss as thanks before summoning the Spirit. Scorpio appeared moments later, and he had the most distinct appearance out of all the Spirits so far. His red and white hair was eye catching, but it was his giant metal tail that took everyone's attention.
He looked a bit intimidating even, though just like Virgo had said earlier, Scorpio was actually really kind. The only request he had from Cana was to have some free days just so he could pamper his girlfriend, which was another Golden Celestial Spirit. She was more than fine with that since she had a few summons of her own.
And with that, all of the Celestial Keys had new owners, and they all seemed happy with their current situation. We stayed in the Guild, just chatting with all of them until it was time to close. Then we all returned back home to have a nice dinner together.
The Celestial Spirits all came along since I wanted to make them feel welcomed. They were all happily chatting with their new owners while I cooked dinner for everyone with my Clone.
As I was doing that, I felt a large magical signature enter my range, and I ordered my Clone to go open the door and greet the person. Ultear was surprised at first, not at me being able to sense her approaching the house, but at Clone as she recognized it was an energy construct. I told her as much through it and led her to the dining room where she was introduced to the rest of the people there.
Shortly, I finished with my preparation and brought out all the food I had made, feeling exceptionally proud about what I had done with it. Perhaps it was because I wanted to make all the Celestial Spirits feel welcomed, or perhaps it was because I wanted to show just how much I appreciated the girls with my food. I wasn't sure what was the cause of it, but this was definitely the best food I had ever created.
"Woah, this looks amazing!" More than a few of the newcomers exclaimed in surprise as I placed it all in front of them.
"Just wait until you try it." Cana snorted and placed her coconut on the table before taking a bite. Her entire body froze the second she placed the food in her mouth. Her eyes opened wide as she shivered in delight and looked at me in astonishment.
"You…" She rubbed her thighs together as her cheeks flushed. "You have outdone yourself."
"Can't be that good… right?" Scorpio asked and tasted his own portion. His mouth hung loosely as he gulped, and he stared at me in shock. "Holy shit!"
"Ish sho good!" Gemi and Mini exclaimed at the same time as they fed each other their own food.
"This is really lovely," Aries quietly muttered as if she was afraid to speak her mind.
Everyone started quickly eating the food as if they were scared that someone would eat it before them. I noticed that the girls were rubbing their thighs together, surprising me just how much they enjoyed it. I mean, I knew this was the best food I had ever cook, but… I wasn't expecting this kind of a reaction from them.
Even Ultear was doing it too! Though I also noticed how her eyes were slightly red. She caught me watching her and gave me a grateful nod before focusing back on her food.
Pride filled me as I saw them enjoy my cooking that much, and I joined them as well. I realized why they had reacted that way just after tasting the first bite, and soon enough, I was fighting with them as we competed to see who could eat the most. Of course, I was the winner since I could eat that much more than everyone else due to the Gourmet Cells in my body.
The Celestial Spirits left, though not before thanking me for the meal. Scorpio even asked if he could bring some to his girlfriend, and I was more than happy to give him some extra, so he could surprise her.
The girls then all went to the bedroom while I showed Ultear her own room in the house. She surprised me as before she entered, she gave me a hug, holding me tightly against her for a long moment. She pulled back with a large smile on her face. "Thank you."
"Don't worry about it," I said, gently rubbing her back. "You can enjoy my food as much as you want as long as you live here."
Ultear nodded and entered her room, thought not before sending me one last grateful look. I then walked inside my own bedroom and snuggled in between all the girls as they all surrounded me from each side. I wrapped my arms around them and controlled my Clone to clean up the dining room before sending it out to the garden.
Volcanic Dragon Rank 80 Passive Bonus: Major Fire. Earth, and Poison Manipulation.
Biology Perk: Second Origin Release: Most Mages have multiple Containers for their Magical Power. However, only a fraction of them have more than one unlocked. We can now safely unlock the Second Container of a Mage, boosting their total amount of Magical Power and the rate they regenerate it. Farming Perk: Gourmet Cells(Flora): Due to our experience with Gourmet Cells, we can now easily introduce them into any kind of plants.
I already spliced some of my spices with the Gourmet Cells, so I already had a minimal understanding on how to introduce them to other plants. That's exactly what I did with my Clone, and I might've gone a bit overboard with it as… well, pretty much every single plant in my garden had a good amount of Gourmet Cells.
The only ones that lacked them were Apple and Peach trees. However, I made sure to show them some love as well. I had to hurt them first by slicing off a few branches, but I quickly healed up any damage I caused them before I planted them all around my garden. A quick cast of Growth later, and I now had a dozen of those trees producing those amazing fruit for me.
While I was controlling the Clone to expand my garden, I looked at the girls with my improved sight, studying how the Magical Energy in the air circulated through their bodies before being stored in a Container that was superimposed over their hearts.
It was so fascinating to observe this, but I noticed something peculiar. They had an additional Container superimposed over their lungs. However, that one seemed inactive in most of them. Erza was the only one that seemed to have it active, though it looked like… it was half open? That was the best description I had for what I saw as Magical Power was being stored in it, it just looked like it was being funneled in at a far slower pace than it should've.
I didn't dare poke around those Containers since the girls were still sleeping, and I didn't want to disturb them. However, I felt like I could easily open their second ones just by nudging them a bit. I wasn't exactly sure what that would do for them, but it should definitely give them a nice boost in their capacity to store Magical Power.
I continued studying how the energy flowed in their bodies while I tried to improve some of my Spells with my Clone.
Something interesting happened while I was cooking with my Clone as Virgo appeared all on her own without Mira summoning her. She looked around the room, noticing there were a few rumpled clothes on a chair and quickly went over to fix them up.
She then noticed I was looking at her, and I gestured to keep quiet since the girls were still sleeping. Virgo nodded and walked out of the room, presumably to clean up the rest of those, though there wasn't much to do since I regularly cleaned it with my Clone.
"Do you need any help, Master?" Virgo asked after she stepped inside the kitchen.
"I'm good," I said through the Clone before asking. "Will you be staying for breakfast?"
"If you wouldn't mind me," she replied, slightly bowing her head.
"Not at all." I shook my head and continued preparing breakfast.
She stayed near me, carefully observing me for a moment before asking, "Have I earned myself some punishment, Master?"
"Maybe," I replied, and she shivered in expectation, though she pouted moments later after realizing I wasn't about to punish her
"That's mean, Master," Virgo said with pursed lips.
"Is it?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. "Just think of it as a form of punishment."
Virgo froze, her breathing turning heavy. "Oh…"
I chuckled and handed her a plate with food. "Could you please serve those?"
"Of course, Master," she quickly replied and helped me serve the breakfast.
Shortly after, the girls woke up one by one and went to clean up before walking downstairs. I passed through Ultear's room and knocked on it. I knew she was already up since I saw her energy signature moving around. She opened the door, and I greeted her with a warm smile before informing her that breakfast was ready.
"Woah…" Ultear muttered as she gingerly ate her food. "Do you eat this every day?"
"We sure do," Cana replied with a grin while she sneakily tried to drink from the coconut she was hiding in her lap as if no one was aware she had already opened one.
"I feel… slightly stronger just from eating this," Ultear quietly said as she stared at her food.
"A perk of my cooking," I replied with a wink.
"Is this permanent or…" She asked with a tilt of her head.
"It should be," I said, checking my Status really quickly, seeing how my Physique and Soul had both increased after the meal.
After we all finished with our food, Ultear stated that she had a few things to discuss with me regarding my position as a Wizard Saint. She then went over to gather some things from her room, leaving me with the girls, which was the perfect opportunity for me to bring up the topic about their Second Containers.
I gave them a brief description of what I had observed and how Erza's second one was already half open. Levy was the most interested in the theory behind it while Cana and Erza were more intrigued with the possibility of increasing their Magic Power even more. Mira was the only one that looked slightly uncertain about this as she was still on the fence of whether she wanted to return to being an active Mage.
"Why don't we start with Erza since hers is already half open?" I asked, and they shared a look with each other before nodding.
"That's fine with me," she replied, and I sat her down on the couch.
"Make sure to stop me if you feel even a hint of pain, alright?" I asked, and she nodded before I got ready to fully open her Second Container with my Magic.
Biology Perk: Gourmet Cells: We understand how they function and how to properly introduce them into other beings, be they plants, animals, or even humans.
I was being as careful as possible, doing my best to ensure I didn't hurt Erza in my attempt to fully open her Second Container. Sure, I could easily heal any kind of physical injury with my Magic, but this was something entirely different. A mistake here could cost Erza her future as a Mage, and I refused to let that happen no matter what.
Ever so slowly, I pushed my own energy inside her body, asking if she was feeling any pain at all every few seconds. She said it was slightly tingly at most, so I continued with more confidence and began nudging her Container with my own Magic.
I took my sweet time as her safety was my priority, though despite that, this procedure still ended relatively quickly. And then something unusual happened.
Erza took a deep breath, and the Magical Energy in the air was pulled towards her in large quantities. That, however, wasn't the unusual part, and I expected as much after studying their Containers. No, what surprised me the most was when my own energy, my Mana, mixed in with her own Magical Power, eagerly absorbing my Magic to massively enhance its own quality.
"Woah." I stepped back, watching in astonishment as her two Containers fully connected with each other, energy freely flowing between the two. My own Mana was absorbed by her, turning it into a self-sustaining cycle that massively boosted her power.
"Woah!" The rest of the girls exclaimed as Magic Power burst out of Erza, increasing the gravity in the room and pushing down upon everything. I quickly waved my hand and canceled out her Magic to make sure no one got hurt by that.
"How are you feeling?" I asked, and everyone looked at her.
"Better than ever," Erza replied in a moment while she clenched her fist over and over again, taking control of her Magic Power and pulling it back in her body.
"Alright!" Cana jumped on the couch, expectantly staring at me. "My turn."
Ultear was picking out the documents she had to discuss with Leon, including the Magical Book about Thought Projection. The latter was a requirement for all the high ranking members of the Magic Council, and the Wizard Saints were definitely on that list. They all needed to know it, so they could easily take part in the regular meetings in Era without being pulled away from their own jobs. Just before she was done, Ultear felt a massive burst of Magic Power from downstairs, and her eyes opened wide in surprise.
'That's…' She looked down, stretching her senses as she tried to feel the energy better. 'That's at least as much as mine if not even more…'
Ultear could count the number of people with equal or greater Magic Power than her on the fingers on her hands. Her own immense amount of energy was why she was even capable of using Arc of Time. There were just that few could even compare to her when it came to Magic Power, and yet there was one here?
At first, Ultear thought that was Leon. It made sense in her mind since he… he was an anomaly that couldn't be explained with words alone. However, that theory was immediately thrown out of the window when she sensed another burst of Magic Power, this one clearly different than the previous one as it made the entire building shake as if an earthquake just went off.
'What is going on?' Ultear just couldn't understand the current situation. She quickly gathered her stuff only to feel yet another different burst of Magic Power. Again, just like the last two, this one was as much if not more than her own!
'How is this possible?' She thought in astonishment as she quickly exited the room and rapidly walked down the stairs to see Leon standing in front of Mirajane with a hand over her breasts.
Before she could even utter a word, she felt something that made her shiver in fright, almost causing her to stumble in her steps.
'HOW?!' Ultear just couldn't understand what she saw with her eyes. She was aware that Mirajane was an S-Class Mage, but this? This was just absurd! Her Magical Power was so powerful that it made her freeze on the spot just from sensing it! It was even growing stronger by the second!
Then her power amplified even more as her form shifted and changed. Her hair became wilder, jutting upwards and getting curlier. Bat-like wings sprouted from her back alongside a long reptilian tail while scales covered her arms from the elbow down.
A smirk formed on Mirajane's face as she pulled Leon by his clothes, tightly holding on to him with their lips almost touching each other.
"I'm gonna fuck your brains out tonight," Mirajane promised before slamming her face against his, hungrily kissing and devouring his lips in front of the others.
She pulled back a moment later, staring in his eyes with a deep hunger. She transformed back to her human form a second later, sheepishly looking around.
"Whoopsie," Mira said in cutesy manner before tilting her head with a giggle while putting her fist to her head.
The girls left shortly after, stating that they had to get used to their increased power. I offered to help, but they refused, saying they could do it on their own. I didn't push it after that since they knew better.
"If I may ask, what was that?" Ultear asked once we were left alone.
I briefly explained that Mages have multiple Magic Containers, though most usually have only a single function on, and I just opened the second ones for the girls. I also noted that hers was already open, which I guess explained why she had so much Magic Power compared to everyone else. Excluding the girls, of course, as they clearly had just as much now if not even more.
"I see." Ultear nodded as she looked to the side, staring at nothing in particular. I was slightly interested in what was on her mind, but I held off from using my ability on her and didn't breach her privacy.
"Regardless," she said as she turned back towards me. "There's a few things we need to discuss about your new position."
"I'm listening," I said as we sat down on the couch.
There weren't that many things we needed to speak about, but Ultear explained what was expected of me as a Wizard Saint. Which turned out that I was already acting as one even if I didn't have the title yet. Like taking out dangerous threats before they could risk the lives of the people of Ishgar. The Tower of Heaven and the Demon Argdin were two such examples.
I also needed to have a few public appearance throughout the year with me performing some activity that benefited the wider population. Well, needed wasn't the right word for that since that was a requirement for the lower ranked Saints. The truly powerful ones like the Four Gods of Ishgar could completely disregard that requirement, and that was another thing we had to talk about.
"Now… the Magic Council is aware that you are already among their ranks," Ultear said, referring to the Four Gods. "You already proved as much when you defeated Wolfheim. However, they wish to rank you right under them for the time being before naming you as one of the Gods of Ishgar in the future."
"That's fine with me," I replied with a shrug. Whether I was ranked as first or the last didn't really matter to me that much. Unless that meant that I was loosing out on some benefits, but Ultear said that I would be treated as if I was one of them by the Magic Council. This was just for appearance sake.
"Great." Ultear nodded and took out a Communication Lacrima. "This will be your direct link to the Council. You will be contacted on it if there is anything urgent. Otherwise, they would forward all of their requests to me first."
"Alright," I said as I took the Lacrima. I wasn't sure if I would notice if I was being contacted if I stored it in my Inventory, and I didn't particularly want to carry it around, so I planned on leaving it with a wolf since I always had one stay around the house either way.
"And the last thing," Ultear said as she handed me a book. "That's a Magic Book detailing how to use Thought Projection. It is one of the requirements for any high ranking member of the Council as they need to know it so they could take part of all the meetings that regularly happen in Era."
I looked down at the book and shrugged. "Easy enough. Give me a moment to learn it."
"What…" Ultear stared at me with wide eyes.
"Just a second." I offered her a smile and opened the book.
"There you go," I said as I closed the book after listing through it once.
"You learned it already?" Ultear asked with wide eyes.
"I already knew how to do something similar, so I just added upon it," I explained and showed her my Clone.
Ultear stood up and touched the Clone before looking at me in surprise. "It's solid…"
"Oh, yeah, it's nearly a perfect copy of me, and it can function without my input, though it can't use all of my abilities on its own yet," I explained, a bit proud of what I had achieved with this Spell. It still wasn't what I envisioned it to be–something that could double my power in a fight–but it was good enough for the time being.
"That's… impressive," Ultear said as she sat back down, eyes moving from the Clone and me, carefully inspecting us both.
"Thank you," I replied with a smile.
"Right." She nodded to herself before asking. "Could you briefly explain your current abilities so I know which tasks would fit you best?"
"Sure," I agreed, and she took out a notebook.
"We're aware of your Archive, Green Magic, Healing Magic, Storm Devil Slayer, Take Over, and your ability to summon multiple two-headed flying wolves," Ultear said as she read from her notes. "I suppose Cooking Magic should also be added to the list, but is there anything else we should be aware of?"
"Well, I could also use Earth, Fire, and Poison, though I combined those into a singular Magic School," I answered, a grin growing on my face. "Turned them into Volcanic Magic."
Ultear blinked her eyes before writing that down. "Right…"
"Oh, sorry, Volcanic Dragon Slayer Magic," I added, watching her freeze on the spot.
Ever so slowly, she looked back at me, the pen weakly dropping from her notes. "That's impossible…"
"How so?" I asked, interested to hear why she thought that.
"Slayer types of Magic change the body of the user on a fundamental level, preventing them from using any other type of Slayer Magic," she said, her eyes staring at me, daring me to refute her words.
"Hmm." I leaned back. "Then I shouldn't mention that I also know God Slayer Magic as well?"
"But.. That…" She looked so lost as she tried to formulate a response. "That shouldn't be possible…"
"Don't worry," I said with a chuckle. "You'll get used to it."
"But… but…" Ultear still remained confused.
"I can show it to you if you need to personally see it to believe my words," I offered, and she agreed without hesitation.
We left the house, and I had two of my wolves carry us away from Magnolia and above the ocean near us. There I showed her some of my various Spells, though the one that proved that I truly knew multiple different Slayer types of Magic was the Nature God's Bellow as it had a black tinge that clearly separated it from the rest.
"Oh, I also know a singular Space Spell, though I haven't really used it after learning it… I should probably try and do something about it, huh?" I said after we returned. Ultear weakly nodded as she wrote that down.
"Well, I have some things to do today," I said, leaving her to have some alone time to think about what she just saw. "I will be back later."
Ultear waved back at me as she sat down on the couch, blankly staring in the distance.
I made my way over to the Guild, greeting the people in Magnolia on the way as they all happily waved at me, some even stopped to talk with me for a moment, and a few even asked for my autograph. That was a first for me, and I wasn't completely sure if I did it right, but I wrote my name on the piece of paper I was offered in a stylish manner.
"Pha! I gave better autographs as a child." A male voice came from beside me, and I turned to see three dudes, two blonde and one with black hair, striking poses as they stared at me.
"Do I know you?" I asked with a tilt of my head.
"You don't need to pretend." The older-looking blonde dramatically flicked his hair.
"Everyone knows us," the younger blonde added with a smile on his face.
The third one just snorted and looked to the side, winking at a girl that was looking at them.
"Oh my gosh! That's Hibiki, Eve, and Ren from the Trimen!" The girl excitedly said.
"That's right!" They said in unison before winking at the girl.
"See? That's the typical response we get," The black-haired one said.
"Good for you, I guess." I shrugged my shoulders and was about to continue on my way, not really caring about them.
"Now where do you think you're going?" The older blonde asked.
"What does it matter to you?" I shot back with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, but it does matter, because you see, you have stolen one of our girls," the younger blonde replied.
"Mira was a prize we have all tried to get before you swooped in and tricked her," the older blonde added, and I clenched my fists.
"I tricked her?" I asked, anger slowly starting to bubble inside me.
"Of course," the black-haired one snorted. "How else would someone like you land a girl like her? You must've tricked her."
"Alright, fuckers," I snarled and cracked my knuckles. Those guys could've called me names all day long, and I wouldn't have cared, but to imply that I tricked Mira into getting in a relationship with me? Not to mention referring to her as a prize? Yeah, I had to teach those guys a lesson.
"See? A brute like you could have never landed a girl like Mira without using tricks," the younger blonde said with a tiny smirk. "Now let us teach you a lesson in humility."
"Aerial!" Declared the dark-haired one as a dome formed around me.
"Really?" I asked as I felt the Spell sucking out all the air inside the dome, which did absolutely nothing against me. I just shook my head and took a deep breath, the entire structure of the Spell falling apart as I ate through the Magical Energy that sustained. "Your Magic tastes just as awful as you look."
A silent conversation happened between the three, and I noticed the Magic Power traveling between them, figuring out that the older blonde was using Telepathy to connect them all together.
"White Out!" The younger blonde extended his arm towards me, summoning a snowstorm!
Ha! I couldn't believe that! One used Air and the other used Snow against me! And they wanted to teach me a lesson on humility?
"Really?" I asked as I took control of his Spell, his eyes widening in surprise as I funneled it towards my mouth before I ate through it in seconds. "Is this all you got?"
"Shit," the older blonde quietly cursed, and I noticed how they tensed up, prepared to run away.
"None of that," I said as the ground below them raised up, wrapping around their legs before they could bolt away.
"Now let's see about that lesson on humility," I said as I took a step forward, my body increasing in size until I was twice as tall as moments ago, and I cracked my knuckles as I towered above them.
"Mercy?" The older blonde asked.
"Too late for that," I replied and threw a punch at them. A screen formed by Archive appeared in front of me, but my hand smashed through it before grabbing onto the older blonde.
"Now go to sleep," I said as I smashed his body on the ground, repeating the action a few times to ensure he was truly knocked out.
The other two looked at me with pleading faces, just begging me to not treat them the same way. I just grinned in response, my hands grabbing on their bodies before I slammed them on the ground over and over again.
I dusted my hands as I watched them all weakly breathe on the ground. Snorting, I threw a Heal their way before I fixed up the road with my Earth Manipulation, and I walked away, leaving them where they were.
Teach me humility. Who the hell did those guys think they were? And they even dared call Mira a prize. Such fools. I shook my head again and continued on my way towards the Guild.
I was greeted warmly in the Guild, and it seemed word had spread among the members that I would shortly become one of the Saints. Makarov had probably let it slip since I saw no other way for them to know, but I didn't mind since I planned on informing them either way. After all, I wanted them to be there when I was given the position, and I told them as much. They agreed to come, of course, and I even offered to take them their with my wolves, or possibly even on one giant wolf. That was something I had to consider, though it could wait for a day.
Elfman was happy to see me and congratulated me about it as well. I sat down with him, and we talked a bit about how he had been doing as of late.
"Pretty well," he told me. "I… haven't made much progress with my Magic, but I've been training my body really hard like a true Man!"
"I can see that," I replied with a thumbs up as he flexed his muscles."You definitely look stronger than before."
"I do?" He asked, almost sounding desperate for confirmation.
"Of course, anyone can tell you as much," I replied without hesitation.
"Hehe," he chuckled and looked away. "Thanks, bro."
"Don't mention it," I shook my head and remembered some of the things I recently got. "Hey, I have those cool weighted clothes I got my hands on, and they seem like they are made just for you."
I showed him the clothes, and Elfman was absolutely ecstatic when he saw them. He gave me one of his bear hugs when I confirmed I didn't mind giving him the clothes, and we talked for a bit longer before I offered him to go on a little hunt with me. He agreed without hesitation, and we left the Guild together before hopping on top of my wolves. Surprisingly, he didn't try using Take Over on the wolf this time around.
As we flew, I figured I could offer to unlock his Second Container, and I explained exactly what that would do for him, including how it had affected the girls earlier.
"Mira got hers unlocked as well?" Elfman asked in surprise as if he couldn't believe that.
"She did, and she even used her Satan Soul as well," I told him, chuckling as I recalled what she told me earlier.
"Really?" He asked, still staring at me in surprise.
"Mhm." I nodded in confirmation. "She went ahead with the other girls to practice with them."
Eflman stayed silent for a moment before offering me a large smile. "Thanks a lot, bro. You really are the manliest man I know."
"Don't mention it," I replied with a smile of my own. "So, how about it? Do you want me to unlock your Second Container?"
"Yes!" Elfman nodded.
We flew around the kingdom, searching for and wide for interesting Beasts to hunt for our Take Over Magic. I could've easily grabbed any single one we encountered, but I wanted to give Elfman the chance to pick first. He ended up grabbing an Earth Shaker for himself, reminding of the one I used to have a while back. A Vulcan and a powerful Lion with Fire Magic happened to end up in his collection as well alongside the Earth Bear.
I ended up grabbing quite a few for myself and used them all to boost my current Beast Souls. I even found another bear type for myself, though I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it or not at the moment.
It was called a Lava Bear, according to my Magic, and I couldn't help but wonder if I could feed it to Kamina, for example. Feeding it the Earth Shaker worked wonders for the back then Mole. So even though they didn't look that compatible, maybe Kamina had some affinity with bears.
Just as I was considering feeding the Lava Bear to Kamina to see what would happen, I heard a loud screech coming from atop the nearby volcano. My eyes narrowed as I stared at the opening, barely sensing the massive energy signature there, making me wonder what that was and how did it manage to evade my senses.
I received my answer soon enough as a bird made of fire flew out of the volcano, circling around the top. It dropped down on the edge, staring at Elfman and I without making another move, all while radiating massive amount of heat and Magic Power, to the point where the air twisted itself from its presence.
"Do you mind if I take this one?" I asked Elfman.
"Not at all," he said, warily staring at the beast. "Do you need any help?"
"I think I'll be fine on my own," I replied, a bit worried this might be a too much for him. Elfman was strong, and he had progressed a lot since we first met, but this beast was something even stronger than Argdin, and I wasn't sure I wanted to drag him into this fight.
"Are you sure?" Elfman asked in concern, prepared to assist me despite how strong this creature was.
"Positive." I nodded with a grin, and he agreed to let me fight it on my own before my wolf carried him a slight distance away from my spot.
"Alright then," I turned towards the fire bird and took a step forward before using Boss Battle on it. "Let's see what you can do."
The Phoenix opened up with a powerful Spell that sent a massive Fireball my way, but… I just walked right through it and even ate some of the fire to restore my Mana reserves. Then I appeared beside it in a burst of speed, my Adamantium Swords already flying towards its neck.
The fire bird panicked, its eyes opening wide before it disappeared from its spot. My head instantly turned around, and I found it emerging from the fire left from its Fireball. Well, that was annoying, thought not impossible to deal with.
I rushed at it again, flinging myself at it with a mighty leap, and it tried using another fire attack, but it was just as useless as last time and only restored my Mana. I appeared beside it again, my swords flashing towards its neck while I did my best to douse all the fire in the area with my control over the element.
Unfortunately, I missed a single little flame, and the bird managed to avoid me by teleporting to it. However, I knew exactly where it would appear, so I instantly turned around.
"Nature God's Bellow!" A massive beam of energy flew its way, catching it by surprise as it hit the bird right in its chest. Another one followed right after the first, hitting it in the same spot.
Both Spells spread roots all around its body, freezing it on the spot for a second as it tried to free itself from the roots. That was all the time I needed to appear beside it. My swords flashed, delivering multiple attacks and chopping off both of its wings.
"REEE!" It released a mighty shriek as it fired a wave of fire out of its body.
I immediately took control of the flames, smoldering them all before it could attempt to teleport away. Though that took me a second to deal with, and it managed to free itself. Thankfully… my eyes narrowed as I saw its wings slowly regenerating, and I knew I couldn't allow that to happen.
Within a second, I delivered multiple blinding fast attacks, slicing up its body in multiple parts. My eyes widened at that moment as I realized I had killed the beast since I sliced it apart.
"Damn it!" I cursed since I felt like that would've been a perfect monster to add to my collection.
However… I paused, noticing that the light that came after I defeated a foe with Boss Battle didn't appear, and I warily looked around. Moments later, I noticed that its body burned out, turning into nothing but ash. I watched it carefully, eyes narrowed as I sensed its massive energy was still there.
"REEEE!" The fire bird burst out of its ashes, its body in a perfect state as it had fully healed itself.
In fact, its Magical Power was even stronger than before, and I briefly considered using Demon Form before deciding against that. I really didn't need it here. It might've become a bit stronger, but I felt like I could still win.
The fire bird rushed at me, disregarding its Fire Magic after realizing it was useless against me. Its speed surprised me, and it managed to land two hits on me, but those failed to damage me.
I saw the surprise in its eyes as I swung my swords, aiming them at its neck, but it managed to pull back at the last second, so cut open its chest. The fire bird let out a shriek of pain as I continued my assault before I flung itself in the air with its powerful wings.
I leapt after it, following it closely, but it suddenly descended down like a comet, putting me in an extremely awkward spot. I couldn't properly push it back due to my position, and it slammed against me, pushing me down towards the ground with incredible force.
For a brief moment, I panicked, realizing how dangerous this situation was. My durability was tremendous, especially after the Gourmet Cells, but this was something that I doubted I could survive. The world slowed down to my perception as the ground was getting closer and closer, and my heartbeat sped up massively.
'I will die here,' I thought to myself at that moment, knowing that I would be turned into a meat patty should I hit the ground with so much force. Then I remembered how Laxus avoided my Roots Spell, and I recalled I could do the same. My body turned into lightning, and I quickly got out of the way, just before the fire bird slammed into the ground, causing a massive earthquake to go off.
"LEON!" I heard Elfman cry out, but I couldn't reply to him since I was too busy controlling the volcano, ensuring that it didn't go off from the impact.
The fire bird let out a shriek from the crater it formed from its attack, and I noticed that it was struggling to move. Quickly, I dashed towards it, storing my swords in my Inventory before I descended upon it, delivering blow after blow with my hands until I managed to knock it out. I immediately used Take Over on it in case it was capable of regenerating back to full Health just like it did earlier, ensuring that this was the end of this fight.
Phoenix
Physique: 2500
Soul: 2500
Abilities: Immune to Fire Magic. Sets Stealth to 9 when hiding in fiery places with this form. Grants +10 000 Armor when used. Grants +50 000 Health when used. Regenerate 5000 Health per round when used.
Magic: Fire Magic.
Flash Fire: Can teleport to any nearby sources of fire. Costs 1000 Mana to use.
Fireball: Deals 1d40000+40000 AOE damage. Costs 5000 Mana to use.
Phoenix Passive: Restore back to full Health if Health drops down to 0. Can only be used once per week.
Armor Perk: Positioning: We know how to perfectly position ourselves to reduce the wear and tear on our armor when when taking on direct hits
After easily subduing the hurt fire bird–called a Phoenix as my Magic informed me–I quickly snatched the rewards that formed after defeating it. The Phoenix Lyre was an incredible Magic Item that could improve all of my Healing Spells and even turn my Fire ones into Healing ones. The fruit was nice as always, though I wasn't sure what to do with it. I definitely didn't need it after today, that was for sure. I could think about that later.
"Leon!" Elfman dropped down from the wolf, quickly rushing over to inspect me.
"I'm fine," I said, offering him a smile. "See? There's not even a scratch on me."
"I…" Elfman shook his head and chuckle. "Of course! As expected of someone as manly as you!"
"Hehe." I chuckled at his comment and decided not to inform him how close to dying I got there. Instead, I distracted him with something else. "Hey, look at what I got. Some more of of those Beast Pills, and these are even better than the previous ones."
"Really?" He asked, looking at the pills in my hand.
"Mhm." I nodded and stored one in my Inventory. "I can tell just by looking at them."
"Wait!" Elfman said, realizing what I planned to do.
"No waiting," I grinned and pushed them towards him, handing him all four of them.
"But…" He stared at me with pursed lips.
"Not buts as well!" I replied without hesitation, and he sighed before shaking his head.
"Fine," Elfman said as he took them from me, staring at them for a second before popping them all in his mouth.
He is here.
Kamina, Earth Scion
Physique: 1700
Soul: 1700
Abilities: Tremor Sense. +15 000 armor to physical and magical attacks. +30 000 Health when used. +5000 to battle rolls and +2500 to damage rolls when Unarmed. Passively deals 10000 fire damage to all nearby enemies. Immune to Fire, Lightning, Poison attacks.
Metal Magic
Metal Claws: Deals 6d8000+24000 damage. Costs 1500 Mana to use.
Liquid Metal: Cover ourselves in molten metal. +5000 to Armor against physical attacks and magical attacks. Costs 1000 Mana per turn.
Earth Magic
Major Earth Manipulation. Costs varies depending on the action.
Earth Shards: Fire shards of earth at the enemy. Deals 5d9000+22500. 1500 Mana per cast.
Lava Magic
Precipice Blade: Deals 1d30000+30000 damage. Costs 1500 Mana.
Passive Effect: +2000 damage to Unarmed attacks, and +7500 Armor against magical and physical attacks
Conjuration Rank 50 Passive Bonus: Once per day, can instantly switch places with a conjured being/object.
Enhancement Rank 40 Passive Bonus: Can run up to five different Enhancement type Spells.
Elfman's face twisted with determination as he closed his eyes, focusing on himself. The pills were even better than the ones we used before, so at least one of them had to have worked, and he was dealing with a Soul that had grown in strength. I trusted he could handle this, but I still stayed nearby, in case he lost control, and I had to knock him out.
I watched him carefully for a bit, though everything seemed to be going smoothly for the moment and there were no signs of this turning bad for him. So, I looked into my own Souls.
I already fed all the previous Beast Souls I got earlier to Kamina since they weren't that useful, and he grew quite a bit from that alone. He was no longer the small little guy he used to be, and I figured I could feed him the Lava Bear as well. Kamina did gain quite a lot from the Earth Shaker, so I figured he might have some affinity with bears, and I wanted to confirm that.
My eyes blinked rapidly as Kamina fed on the energy from the Lava Bear, watching as he started massively expanding in size while red plates began covering his entire body, and his claws became larger and even deadlier than before. You know… he grew up quite a bit from the earlier feeding, turning into quite the fearsome creature, but now? Now Kamina turned into an absolute beast.
Just as I was inspecting him, I felt a tremendous amount of Magic Power burst out from Elfman, and I quickly focused on him, watching as his entire body began morphing, becoming larger and larger by the second, until he turned into a monstrous creature that towered above me.
His mouth opened wide, revealing the razor sharp teeth inside it as he released a beastly roar that shook the surroundings. His red fists slammed the ground, causing a small earthquake and forcing me to take action to prevent it from making the volcano erupt. I transformed into Kamina, matching him in size, and his eyes dilated as he saw my form. I stared him back, carefully watching him, trying to see if Elfman was in control.
"Woah…" He muttered, looking at me up and down. "Damn! That's a really manly form!"
"Glad to see you're doing okay," I chuckled, because that was most certainly Elfman there.
He paused, his eyes going wide as he looked down at himself. Ever so slowly, he moved his arms before he began touching his body as if he couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing.
"I… did it?" Elfman quietly asked.
"Of course, you did," I replied with a grin, and he looked up at me. "Was there any doubt that someone as manly as you could fail at something like this?"
Elfman roared in laughter, falling down on his back as he slammed his chest with his powerful fists. He spent a good amount of time on the ground, just rolling around while laughing before he finally got up.
"You good now?" I asked, and he started shrinking back down, so I followed along, turning into my human form as I released Kamina.
"Yes." He nodded with a smile that stretched from ear to ear.
"How about we return and tell everyone about your new manly form, eh?" I asked, and he stepped forward, pulling me in for a big hug.
"How about we tell them about both of our manly forms?" He asked back, and I chuckled as I called out my wolves to return us home.
"That works too," I replied, and we hopped on top of the wolves.
Elfman busted open the doors to the Guild, reminding me of the time when we went on a Job to hunt the Griffins. That felt like such a long time ago, but just over a month had passed since then. Granted, so many things happened during that time.
I went on a training trip with Laxus, fought and defeated multiple Dark Mages and even Guilds, got a girlfriend–four of them even–developed Lost Magics, permanently slayed a couple of Zeref's Demons. And now I was even going to become one of the Ten Wizard Saints as well. Yeah, the last month was certainly an eventful one.
Elfman regaled the people at the Guild with what happened earlier, and I stayed for a bit there, sharing a drink with the guys. I even pulled out a few of the coconuts and laughed my ass off when some of them got knocked out just from taking a large swig from coconuts, not believing me when I told them how strong their alcohol content was.
Then I returned home where I was warmly welcomed by all the girls. I made a delicious dinner for all of them while I told them about my trip with Elfman.
"Really?" Mira asked in surprise after she heard what happened.
"Yep!" I excitedly nodded. I wasn't exactly sure if that was The Beast from their story, but that one was definitely an S-Class threat in my opinion, and it turned out I was right, though its appearance had changed a bit according to Mira.
"He had absolutely no problem staying in control," I continued and showed Elfman rolling on the ground while laughing with my Archive.
Mira fondly smiled at the scene before looking down at her food. She stared at it deep in thought while peeking at me every now and then.
"You really found a Phoenix?" Ultear asked, and I switched the image on the screen to show her the fire bird. "They haven't been seen for hundreds of years…"
"I did." I nodded at her. "Though I would've missed it if it hadn't flown out of the volcano since it has an ability to turn itself undetectable when hiding in fiery places."
"You couldn't see it even with your ability to see Magic?" Levy asked, and Ultear looked between the two of us, her eyes blinking rapidly.
"You can see Magic? The energy itself?" Ultear asked in astonishment.
"I can." I nodded and looked at Levy. "And, no, I missed it since its energy was perfectly mixed with the volcano's."
We finished our meal shortly after while the girls told me about their little training session, and how much they had improved from having their Second Container unlocked. Their Magic Power had risen by a lot, but the biggest benefit was that they could now regenerate it so much faster than before. It was so good, they could get back to full reserves after an hour or so now.
To me, that sounded way too slow since I didn't need more than half an hour to fully regenerate my Mana. And that was without me using my various Slayer Magics to speed up the process even more. If I had to take them into account? Well, I could restore all of my Mana in just a few minutes since I could just eat the Apples and Peaches I had in my Inventory,
I snorted as I thought how priceless those fruits were in the past to me. I was so excited when I got just one or two as a reward from Boss Battle. But now? Now I had so many in my Inventory I couldn't even make use of them all.
Since we were done with dinner, I had my Clone start cleaning up the place while Levy took Cana and Erza's hands before pulling them upstairs to one of the guest bedrooms. Ultear entered her own room after wishing us goodnight, leaving only Mira with me, and I chuckled as I recalled her words from earlier today.
I wrapped my arms around Mira and gave her a little kiss before pulling back. "Would you grant me this honor of dancing with me, my lady?"
"Why, of course, good sir," Mira replied with a chuckle as one of her hands took mine while placing the other on my shoulder.
She took a step and pulled me along while I… I was too busy staring at her face, too mesmerized to properly control my body at that moment. Her smile was just so pure and beautiful, and the way she lovingly looked at me made my heart skip a beat.
Mira chuckled as I nearly tripped on my own feet, but I managed to stop myself from falling over thanks to her, and she pulled me along, twirling around the living room.
"You know," she said as we continued dancing around the furniture. "I don't know how I could even thank you for all that you've done for me… and my brother."
"I don't need to be thanked for that," I replied, widely smiling at her. "I did it because Elfman is my friend and because I want to see your beautiful smile."
"Hmm." Mira hummed thoughtfully as she gently brushed my cheek with her hand before a playfully grinning at me. "You're making this really hard for me."
"Am I now?" I asked as I spun us around, though I misjudged my strength, and we ended up falling on the couch, both of us chuckling at my blunder.
"Hmm." Mira stared at my face as she leaned closer, stopping right before our lips met. Her hand trailed down my body, slowly inching towards my pants before she brushed over my bulge. "It seems that's not the only hard thing…"
"Can you blame me?" I asked, pushing away a bit of her hair from her face before gently cupping her cheeks. "I have this one of a kind girl in my arms, after all."
The smile she offered me at that moment was breathtaking, and she inched closer, placing a gentle peck on my lips while her hand began to slowly stroke my bulge over my pants. I pulled her back for a deeper kiss, our tongues intertwining with each other while my hands trailed down her body, reaching her plump ass to give it a good squeeze.
Mira bit my lips in response while pushing her body against mine as a deep hunger appeared in her eyes. Her breathing grew heavy as I squeezed her ass harder, and her hands instantly started pulling on my clothes. I pulled those in my Inventory, giving her direct access, and she immediately started every inch of my body, all while leaving little bite marks.
I grabbed her dress and stored that as well, leaving her in just her underwear, and the sight of her nearly naked body was just as amazing as the first time I saw it. Her bra followed suit, and my hands were instantly on her breasts, fingers digging into her flesh before pinching her nipples.
"Aw." Mira let out a cute squeak, the look in her eyes intensifying even more. "Is that how you want to play?"
"So what if I do?" I asked, leaning down to capture her lips before biting them, all while challengingly staring her in the eyes.
"You're playing a dangerous game," Mira replied, hand stroking my length the entire time, never stopping even for a second.
'And what are you going to do about it?" I challenged as I slapped her ass.
"Oh…" Mira purred as she tightened her grip on my length, though not enough to hurt me. "I will make you pay…"
"Let's see about that," I replied as I got up, picking her up by her ass. Mira wrapped her legs and arms around me, eyes staring in mine as she licked her lips.
"Yes… let's see about that," she said before capturing my lips, both of us fighting for control of the kiss as I carried her up the stairs.
I threw her on the bed, and Mira bit her finger as she looked at me while I joined her on the bed, slowly crawling towards her.
"Now, let's see here," I said as I ripped out her panties, revealing her moist slit. My finger trailed around it before giving it a little pat. "Someone seems excited."
Mira's legs wrapped around my neck, pulling my head right up against her slit, and she pushed me down with her hands as well. I took a deep breath, enjoying her pleasant scent for a moment.
"Better start working, mister," Mira playfully said as she tightened her grip on me, pushing my head even harder.
"As you wish, mistress," I replied with a grin, her body shivering from my voice before I even started pleasuring her. My fingers instantly found her little button, circling and pushing against her clit, and she froze for a second before moaning loudly.
"Leo! Oh, fuck!" Her voice drifted in the room as my tongue began licking her sweet little slit. "Just like that. Fuck!"
The more she moaned, the more excited I got, my movements speeding up as I pleasured her in just the right way, my fingers playing with her clit while my tongue never stopped working on her slit.
"Shit, shit, shit! Leo!" Mira's voice turned louder and louder until her entire body convulsed, her legs weakly releasing my head and dropping beside me as I brought her to a finish.
"Now, now," I said as I licked my lips, and she looked at me with a gulp while I slowly moved up her body, kissing every inch of it until I stopped right in front of her face. "We're only just beginning."
"Oh, yes," Mira moaned, her grin stretching as I pulled back, positioning my length over her moist slit. However, I didn't penetrate her yet and just rubbed it over her for a moment, staring her in the eyes the entire time.
"Don't make me say it." Mira pouted at me, but I continued teasing her.
"Say what?" I asked as I grabbed one of her creamy legs, pulling it to my shoulder while continuing to just rub against her slit.
"I want you inside me, right now! I want to you fuck me. I want you to po–" Mira's breath hitched as I interrupted her by penetrating her little slit, pushing my entire length inside her in one go.
"Oh, fuck!" She moaned loudly as her insides squeezed my erection for dear life.
"And fuck you I will." With my hands holding onto her leg, I began thrusting inside her, the sounds of her moans and our flesh slapping against each other filling the room.
"Fuck! Leo!" Her yelling got louder and louder as I sped up my pace, hitting just the right spot. I reached out with a hand and started rubbing her clit while the other held onto her leg, and her eyes rolled back as her entire body started convulsing, her hot insides squeezing my erection, filling me with pleasure.
"Oh fuck!" I let out a grunt, reaching my own climax and filling her insides with my seed, though I continued slowly thrusting inside her.
Mira lied there, mewling and whimpering as I didn't stop, though she regained some of her vigor shortly after. Her eyes stared into mine with a deep hunger, and she jumped up, wrapping her arms around me before slamming her lips against mine. She then turned us around and pushed me down on the bed before grinning at me. "My turn."
Her hands wrapped around my length, positioning it under her slit before she pushed down, letting out a loud moan as she flung her head back. "Oh, yeah…"
She began bouncing up and down on my erection, her large breasts enticingly jiggling with her movements while her tongue stuck out of her mouth.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" Mira moaned, speeding up her pace while her eyes stared rolling back as she bounced up and down.
I grabbed onto those amazing breasts of hers, fingers digging into her flesh as I began kneading them, pinching her nipples every now and then, making her entire body quiver, though she never stopped bouncing on my erection. She then dropped down, arms wrapping around me while she pushed her head against my neck, biting and sucking on it with all her might while I reached down, squeezing her ass once before I started slapping it over and over again, which served to excite her even more.
"Fuck yeah!" Mira yelled out, her body convulsing as she was brought to a finish again.
I flipped us around, hand on her neck while I stared her in the eyes. "My turn."
"Shit…" She cursed before she wrapped her tongue around my thumb and started sucking on it as I began thrusting her. Her legs wrapped around me as well, pulling me even deeper as we continued to make love for a couple of more hours, switching positions the entire time and testing new things out together.
I quickly swapped the ruined sheets with new ones and had my Clone clean them before I sent it to the garden to take care of my plants while I cuddled with Mira, who was drooling a bit on my chest. I fondly smiled at her and wiped her drool with my thumb, and she grabbed my hand in her sleep, pulling it to her chest while tightly holding onto it. She was just the cutest, and I couldn't resist it, so I leaned down to peck her on her forehead.
While gushing over Mira, my Clone finished with cleaning up the sheets, and I took direct control over it as gardening was one of my favorite activities. I had the process down to a T at this point, plant the new seeds, water the ground with my Water Spell, cast Growth on the plants, and harvest all the produce. It was quite simple, though I enjoyed doing it since it was so relaxing to do.
Just as I was picking some fruits with the Clone, I noticed something move out of the corner of my vision. Turning around, I spotted Idunma come out of one of the trees before walking towards the bathhouse. She brushed every plant on her way while humming a tune, and they all danced in delight from her presence alone.
"Hey," I called out to her through my Clone just as she reached the entrance of the bathhouse. Her clothes dropped beside her, and she turned her head around to look at me.
"Hm?" Idunma raised her eyebrow at me.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, doing my best to keep my eyes from drifting down, though I did get a nice look of her shapely ass.
"Why I'm planning to enjoy myself in my lovely bathhouse," she replied with a little smile before stepping in the water.
"Your bathhouse?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. "This is MY garden, and MY bathhouse."
She turned to face me, ignoring the fact that she was naked, and placed her hands on her hips, giving me a perfect view of all her assets. I was surrounded by the most beautiful girls, but I had to admit that she could definitely compete with them.
"You didn't build it for me?" Idunma asked with a little pout as she pushed her chest towards me.
"No," I replied without hesitation. "I built it for myself."
"But this garden is so much more exotic than my own," she pouted, pursing her lips.
"I can give you some seeds so you can make yours better," I shot back.
"But you keep bringing such amazing new things." Idunma clasped her hands in front of her, her elbows pushing her large breasts to make them look even larger.
"And I can share them with you," I replied as I was willing to do that much at least since she did give me those seeds back then and even handed me a book with her Magic.
"Why share when we can raise them together?" She asked as she stepped closer, water droplets seductively trailing down her body. "I can even protect this little paradise and ensure no one tries to destroy it."
"I can protect it on my own…" I mumbled back, though I was definitely considering her words at this point. She was a Goddess, after all, and the strongest being that I knew. I would be hard pressed to find a better protector than her for my garden.
"Would you please reconsider?" Idunma asked, stopping right in front of my Clone, staring at it with quivering lips. "Please?"
"Fine, fine," I grumbled. "You can stay and protect MY garden."
"Thank you, my little sapling." Idunma clapped her hands, her breasts enticingly bouncing up and down with her movements while a blinding smile formed on her face before she teasingly winked at me. "This will be so great, and I even promise not to peek too much when you're having fun with your girls."
"I'm already regretting this," I muttered while trying to think of how I would explain this to the girls. They were somewhat aware of Idunma's existence, but it seemed they might get to meet her face to face soon enough. Especially if she was going to use the bathhouse more often in the future.
"Aw, don't jest like that," she said with a little pout before making her breasts bounce up and down.
"Yeah, I'm already regretting this," I said with a nod of my head.
"Hey, don't be like that," Idunma pouted before her eyes gleamed. "I promise you will thank me later, especially when I can offer a helping hand when you find out about that."
"Find out about what?" I asked, tilting my head, trying to figure out what she was referring to.
"Hehe," she chuckled with a melodic voice as a playful grin formed on her face. "It's a secret, though I doubt it will stay like that for much longer."
I tried to make her tell me what that was a few more times, but she refused to spill the beans, so I shook my head and walked away. I could deal with her at a later date. Instead, it was better to use my time more wisely. Like working on some of my Spells, for example.
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