Chapter 644 Hopeful Nobles
The news of the Mana Gathering array quickly became the talk of the dinner, and every Royal had a different plan on what they would do with the one that they asked Wolfe for. How they would pay for it was of no concern. Wolfe seemed like a reasonable man to them, so surely he would have a price that they could agree to.
If they were lucky, they could dump some annoying younger children on him and call it a day. Out of plane, out of mind and all.
His home did need powerful magic users to protect it, as well as to keep the balance, which they had temporarily sent some of their advisors to do. If they could replace those well-trained demons with some powerful but useless ones, it would be a total win for them.
Some of the Royals had higher hopes for success on that front than others. For example, King Leandro was an Incubus, and after seeing the Succubus hanging off Wolfe's arm every day since they arrived, he was fairly certain that he had the perfect daughter to send with Wolfe. Continue reading on N0 VêLbIn
She was the world's worst succubus, in her father's estimation, spending all her time with her nose in a book, wearing knee-high boots that would take forever to take off if she was flirting, and even refusing to wear makeup.
But the Succubus with the Noxus Patriarch didn't wear much makeup either, and made it up with elegant hairstyles and professional clothing to appear as dignified as her status should be, unlike the younger Princess.
One of the greatest limitations to growing more powerful was the lack of mana density. The thinner the surrounding mana, the harder your body had to work to condense, compress and purify it for your use. If they could get a single meditation room in their home enhanced, then entire generations of their family could move up through the ranks of the Nobility.
This was especially true for the lowest ranked Demon Nobles, the ones whose natural talent had only taken them to rank three or four, leaving them to grind and struggle for every bit of respect afterwards.
Most of the Barons, at rank three or early rank four, would barely qualify to be junior investigators, with no chance to advance. Although Rail technically didn't hold a title, and was therefore a commoner, it was no secret that in the battle of respect, the Senior Investigator was head and shoulders above them.
Queen Victoria led Wolfe into the garden, and when they were out of sight of everyone else but the Royals, she gave him a nudge.
"Tell me what you did to the Succubus." She whispered.
Wolfe smirked and placed her hand in his, then transferred a bare trickle of mana, focusing on causing a pleasurable sensation. A second later, he stopped, and the mighty Queen let out a roar of laughter that shook the surrounding windows.
"Oh, that is priceless. What sort of Magi learns to not only control but amplify that effect? No wonder you're a hit with the ladies." She boomed.
"It was a bit of an accident, actually. It's an innate thing between Magi and Witches, possibly all species. But when it came time to work with children, I had to learn to control the effect to reduce it. But once you know how to turn it off..."
"You know how to turn it back on." The Queen finished.