Chapter 201

Luckily, while I needed to understand better how Companion Node worked, it was not one of the boring, joyless magical research projects. No, it was much more fun.

I continued to slide inside Marianne, enjoying the amazing way her warmth wrapped around my shaft, I split my attention toward the way the Companion Node was getting stronger, enhancing the connection between us.

Naturally, it wasn’t the first time I was paying attention to this process, but my growing experience with Divine Spark helped me to notice a lot of details I had missed earlier.

In particular, a particular similarity between the Companion Node and the Divine Spark in its raw form — or what I deemed as the raw form after it had lost its elemental nature with the assistance of Tantric.

I had no idea whether that was actually the case, but I still received a reward in the process.

[+2 Tantric]

Focusing on the way the Companion Process was developing gave me a significant boost on Tantric, more than I had been expecting, especially with its already high attainment as my first Grandmaster skill.

It was supposed to develop slower, which only went further to confirm the link between Tantric and the Companion Process. Although, I couldn’t help but wonder about the underlying implications.

Especially since I had learned that I couldn’t block the connection between me and the Tantric, implying wasn’t coming from the System.

And, if that wasn’t coming from the system, maybe it was the case for the Companion Node as well. So, even as my hips rocked hard, alternating between two girls that presented themselves in front of me, each moment enhanced the subtle core of power that was hidden in their soul spaces.

With my current Tantric sensitivity, I could see that, even without the notifications, the Node was getting stronger. Only slightly, but still getting stronger.

Then, I started noticing other important details. There was a flow between the Companion Node and the system, subtle yet unmistakable in its unique nature.

Divine Spark, in its purified form, reinforcing the girls after coming from the System.

If it wasn’t for Grandmaster level Tantric, supported by my phenomenal perception, that might have been the only thing I noticed. But, paying careful attention, I could see that a similar flow of Divine Spark subtly flowed out of my body and mixed with theirs, before coalescing into their Companion Nodes.

It was harder to notice than the interaction between the Node and the System, because the interaction of the system came from a single, linear source, like a drip of water, while from my body, the same amount radiated from a wider area, with the soft consistency of a vapor.

Making it much harder to notice.

The amount was really subtle, not enough to have a noticeable effect on the amount of Divine Spark I had absorbed in my body.

Even then, I frowned at the realization, because I had been hoping that absorbing Divine Spark to enhance my body was permanent.

That would not do, I decided as I tried to exert some control on that flow.

Surprisingly, I had received instant success. Stopping my own Divine Spark flow had been rather simple, much easier than intervening with the System, still, Divine Spark was a more reliable source of power.

And, since I was able to slow down the process, I could use the same trick to quicken it as well. I closed my eyes for a moment and let the Divine Spark evaporate off my body faster, and channeled it to their Companion Nodes.

[Companion Acquisition: Progress 86%]

[Companion Acquisition: Progress 85%]

[+2 Tantric]

[+2000 Experience]

And received great success.

“Excellent,” I murmured as I quickened the assault of my hips, and instead focused only on Marianne, sending another wave of power, this time in the form of Mana, giving her more experience.

[-2910 Mana]

Even as I did so, I stopped to think for a moment, trying to decide the relative merits of quickening the Companion Process and wasting some Divine Spark — which was, ultimately, only a fraction of my current capabilities — versus letting the System handle it, saving some in exchange of time it would require to complete the last step.

I decided to file that to analyze later. It was unfair to focus on that fact while I had two beautiful naked ladies begging for my attention.

I conjured a bed for Marianne to lie on before I turned my attention back to Titania, who looked fascinated by the explosive intensity of Marianne’s climax. “She lost quickly,” she still managed to stammer.

“Yes, she did,” I said with a big smirk on my face. “But, if you’re feeling she underperformed, let’s see how long you would be able to handle,” I added as I grabbed her arm and pulled her onto my lap.

The same space Marianne had just vacated a second ago, my glistening shaft a sign of her presence...

[Level: 33 Experience: 556660 / 561000

Strength: 46 Charisma: 63

Precision: 40 Perception: 42

Agility: 40 Manipulation: 45

Speed: 39 Intelligence: 49

Endurance: 39 Wisdom: 51

HP: 6732 / 6732 Mana: 5863 / 8250 ]

SKILLS

Grandmaster Tantric [106/110]

Master Melee [100/100]

Master Biomancy [100/100]

Master Elemental [100/100]

Master Arcana [100/100]

Master Subterfuge [100/100]

Master Craft [85/100]

Expert Speech [75/75]

PERKS

Mana Regeneration

Skill Share

Empowerment (0/1)

Teleportation

COMPANIONS

[Cornelia - Level 22/26]

[Helga - Level 22/26]

[Marianne - Level 21/29]