[37] The Next Big Time Mage (1)

[37] The Next Big Time Mage (1)

Chapter 37: The Next Big Time Mage (1)

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The day's filming ended smoothly. I hung around Mem-Cho during that time, which was sure to arouse questions from the fans. Why did we not interact at all, and actively avoided each other, and now everything seemed to be fine?

I didn't really care about what they would think. Sometimes vague storylines are more popular; the viewers can have their fun making theories.

To begin with, I told Mem to stay away so that I could approach the other girls without them being defensive that I was with Mem-Cho already. However, now that I had approached Mai-senpai anyway, and had no plan to intervene in Akane's canon event, I didn't have to force myself to not be around my favorite half-devil girl.

Soon, the shooting ended, and we were allowed permission to roam anywhere. My first thought was to fly back to Mt. Fuji, but I was distracted.

There's a town down the hill, it's a ten-minute walk, and the kids wanted to go there to eat yakiniku. I wanted to make a dip for it anyway — I had work to do and hanging out with kids wasn't fun — but I couldn't when Mem-Cho yanked me away.

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"How did things turn out like this?" I reminisced as I was pulled up to sit on the bed by two soft arms.

"Don't be dramatic, kiddo. You should learn to interact with people more." Mem was in this room to drag me out, enjoying the fun of the moment as I eyed her.

'Kid', she said. How funny. I spent a moment checking her out. Pretty girls have it easy because I'd have shown anyone else who's the "kid".

Mem-Cho had replaced her previous outfit with a kimono now; colored blue with white flowers printed on it, it was a unique style thanks to its missing shoulders, and also bold since it only went down until her upper thighs. She looked lovely; hard to resist.

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Why does she look cuter these days?

"Listen," she suddenly put a hand under my ear, leaning over and whispering. "You better not run away again; come eat with me, and then teach me a spell you promised to teach me!"

When she whispered into my ears in a threatening tone, I suddenly knew why.

It's a thirst trap.

Unreal.

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We reached the town in no time, finding a restaurant for us to eat in. It was kind of late, but as a tourist spot, most shops were open even now.

Our group sat around at a table together to eat yakiniku, everyone's appetites whet and mouths watering at the sight of the delicious food before them. Even I felt attracted.

The aroma of grilling meats and savory marinade filled the air, the mouth-watering smell tempting everyone to quit yapping their mouths and wait for the meal. Everyone sat still in their seats at the table, eager to dig in and savor the delectable flavors of the meat and vegetables being grilled over the open fire.

"Here, Aqua-kun." I was a little surprised when Akane called for me, reaching out a piece of grilled meat towards me.

Oh? What's this now?

I stared into her eyes for a long moment, making her stare back a little until she began to fidget. I chuckled inwardly and opened my mouth, not accepting the food with my hand and instead having her feed me.

I took my first bite of the yakiniku, my eyes closed as I shivered. I was immediately met with the robust and juicy flavors of the meat grilled to perfection. The taste spread across my tongue, as the kids around me did the same. Savory marinade complemented the sweetness of the meat and added depth to the flavor profile. Some made faces of enjoyment, and some were surprised at the bold and unique taste of the food. Others simply enjoyed the meal in silence, like Mai, lost in the culinary pleasure of her taste buds.

As the first bite ended for everybody, mine first upon which I reached out my own grill to Akane, who paused.

"Er, I'm a vegetarian..." Akane said. But when I just smiled and didn't put my tongs down, she sighed. "Just one."

She hesitantly opened her mouth and took it; by then, the kids had finished their first bite and were staring at our interaction. They broke out in a cheer as she accepted the meat, closing her eyes and shivering. The atmosphere became filled with the sounds of laughter and enjoyment.

Maybe coming here wasn't bad. That was a taste worth it. Though I wonder why Akane was suddenly so friendly, even going as far as to eat my meat when she's a vegetarian.

Are we at that stage already where she is desperate to garner the show's attention? How greedy of her; Mai-senpai is the one getting the least amount of attention this time, specially today that was much more clear.

"I am not a girl like that, Aqua, don't mistake this for how I generally act. Before entering the entertainment world, I had my own dreams. But then I had to enter this shit hole, where you join mixers and fuck guys for a simple collab, in order to take care of my family."

She added, "You know, this one time I went to this mixer, and these guys began to touch me inappropriately, then tried to kiss me. They weren't really forcing me, but there was that underlying truth that if I resisted, I'd miss a collab. They were big YouTubers back then, and I was small and new. In the end, I had to flee the party, and then those bastards made some negative videos about me. Those fuckers thought I was desperate for attention and money, but I was never desperate for those, otherwise I would have just opened OnlyFans instead." Mem-Cho finished her little rant, making me laugh. "It's not funny."

"You're adorable."

"You're talking as if you're older than me again." She glared at me. "Kiss me again?"

I leaned down and kissed her, feeling her wiggle under me and give in. This girl is so lovely. I got back up soon and looked into her turquoise eyes.

"Yeah, let's stop here for today," I told her. I was horny, she was a cutie in a hot outfit, but I still couldn't spend a night fucking her brains out when I should be cultivating instead. "Let's get up. I'll teach you what I wanted to teach, and then some more."

"I didn't do this for the spell, by the way." She said as I got up from over her and she sat up, I sat down against the tree and she sat beside me. "Well, not entirely... it's... hard to explain."

"I get it," I leaned down, whispering a hot breath in her ears. "It's like a wife wearing a hot dress for her husband so that she can ask him to buy that jewelry she saw. There was some kind of naughty manipulation, but it can't be considered slutty, or selling her body for wealth if she did it for her man. No?"

Mem-Cho sat stiffly, her face bright like a tomato, with fumes coming out of her ears, as I failed to hold back my laughter and pushed her down again. She's so cute.

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I cuddled with her for a bit shorter this time and finished quickly to return to our position against the tree. I had my right hand around her shoulders, as she put her head on me and listened to my explanation.

"The Power of Time is the bloodline ability you possess," I explained to her. "As much as I would like to give you an in-depth explanation, a list of all the magic you can do with it, I don't know much about how the power itself works. My observation tells me that it allows the user to control time to a certain extent. At its base, it allows the user to create a time barrier that can slow or increase the flow of time within it. The barrier can easily be expanded to a larger range which can then prevent enemies from escaping its radius."

"How?"

"I wonder that too." I turned to look at her and she gave me a dirty look. "There there, I will teach you something, I promised that, we just have to experiment a bit."

"Time Manipulation sounds so powerful, though. Are you sure I have it?"

"Yeah, what's so surprising? Devils usually age up to 25 years, and then they are stuck at that appearance for several generations to come. They need ten years for one human year's worth of aging to show on their face." I explained. "Yet, here you are, stuck as a girl who nobody doubts is older than 18. Do you know why? I think that's because you have been subconsciously using your power for years now — that's how you don't age. As you always feared that it might blow your cover, your career, if you look older, your power activated on its own and made it so that you don't age."

She listened to my explanation by nudging closer to me, putting her right leg over my thighs, and intentionally between my legs. She nodded as I explained.

"Is there any way for me to use this to stop the aging of others? Like my mother and brother?"

"Who knows, why not?" I shrugged, and her head snapped up to look at me in shock. "Don't be surprised. There are beings out there who can devour our galaxy with a gulp, what is Immortality on that scale? But to do something like that, you need to train your power. Greatly."

She frowned, pouting again. "That's what you are here for, though~ But now you are saying you don't know how to help me~"

"What, of course I know how to help you." I frowned, offended. "I said I don't know how your power works, and therefore I can't help you to use it in the way that the usual users of this power, as in the devils from your father's family, but that doesn't mean I can't help you use it in other manners."

I shrugged while she gave me a blank stare. "Since your power uses a barrier at the first stage to control time within the range of the barrier, I just have to think of a spell that works like that. I don't know the spell that your father's family uses, but I can just make one."

"And how long do we have to wait before you figure out a spell like that?" She said as she looked at me in doubt.

I grinned. "In, three, two, one. Done. I just thought of one."

"What?"

"It's true."

Who the fuck does this little girl think she's talking to? I, the Sorcerer, used to cook up Time Magic Spells in the bathroom, while eating dinner, and even while impregnating women back in the day.

I had high expectations of Mem-Cho now, I hope she won't disappoint me, because the Sorcerer of Eternity isn't a soft teacher like the current me.

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