Chapter 203

Chapter 203<~> Chapter 203

I had just finished maintaining my armor and cleaning it up. It was still in great shape, it was much better than the armor I had been using before. I'd gotten used to donning it fairly fast and it was always pretty comfortable. I tested all the straps after getting my chest piece in place before looking over my status as I laced up my boots.

[Status]

Name: Lilith Baphomet

Race: Greater Succubus [Race Hidden - Displayed as Beastkin (Sheep)]

Gender: Female

Class: [Novice Magic Swordsman] Lv. 12

Level: 50

Stat Spread:

Strength: 100

Vitality: 100

Charisma: 10 (735)

Luck: 20 (745)

Finesse: 70

Magic Control: 100

Magic Force: 100 (160)

Speed: 70 (90)

Endurance: 10

Karmic Energy: 7232

Unallocated Stat points: 0

Skills:

Haggling Lv. 15

Swordsmanship Lv. 38

Illusion Magic Lv. 5

Light Magic Lv. 11

Light Manipulation Lv. 12

Uuna Riding Lv. 13

Linguistics Lv. 10

Ritual Magic Lv. 10

Drawing Lv. 12

Mana Sense Lv. 6

Luck Magic Lv. 6

Enhancement Magic lv. 8

Flying lv. 7

Intimidation lv. 1

Internal Mana Manipulation lv. 4

Class Abilities

Merchant Skill - Calculations

Prostitute Passive - Resist Disease

Prostitute Passive - Magic Fingers

Prostitute Skill - Ease Pain

Prostitute Skill - Freshen Up

Prostitute Passive - Tight Fit

Prostitute Passive - Group Dynamics

Prostitute Passive - Go Unnoticed

Prostitute Passive - Resist Sleep

Prostitute Skill - Center of Attention

Prostitute Skill - Nightcap

Special Passives:

Soulbound Companions

Special drop rate up

Sightspeak

Double Down

Innate Abilities:

Karmic Retribution

Being of Karma

Racial Traits:

Succubus Constitution

Sexual Appetite Lv. 47

Succubus Bond

Greater Succubus Shifting

Titles:

[World Traveler - Hidden Title]

[Origin of Succubi - Hidden Title]

[Dungeon Destroyer]

[First Explorer]

[Early Intervention]

[Demon Hunter]

[Follower of Sorsette]

[Mother of the Succubi - Hidden Title]

Nothing had changed since last time so I didn't dwell on it. In fact, parts like the class abilities were getting a bit long as well so I would probably start ignoring them unless they became relevant. Most of my class abilities were just prostitute things at this point. While they were useful in some situations outside their normal use, they weren't usually that impactful. Though a few would be useful in social situations amusingly enough.

I sighed and looked over at the book Morrigan had brought me. It was a long reference guide of ritual circle components. The book had been exactly what I was looking for and was what Sorsette had given me as a gift. Unfortunately, I still didn't have time to study it. There were too many other things going on but I was dying to look through it and make my [Light Scribing] spell more useful. With a guide like this, I could probably even put together offensive spells and use them in combat. I wasn't sure how viable it really was but it would take experimentation and time I just didn't have right now. For now, I slid the book into my chest next to the Book of Recollections I had been saving. I could already see the synergy, if I got good at it, I might even be able to build spells on the fly.

"Alright Mimi, I'm done with my chest," I told her.

"Sounds good!" she said cheerfully before whisking it away into her pocket dimension. She takes the security of our belongings very seriously, zealously so, and doesn't like to leave the chests out when we leave. I find it a little cute, if sometimes inconvenient. She has such good control of her abilities now though that the hard part has more to do with not revealing her ability to others than her actually using it. She's even gotten better at grabbing stuff out of our chests if we want them, but we don't do that very often.

I looked over at the twins who had finished dressing in their matching maid uniforms. Their neck pieces looked odd without the collars there. They left a pretty noticeable gap and the twins had been fussing over it a little this morning, trying to adjust it without covering their necks where the collars would be, to avoid confusion.

"Why don't you just leave the neck pieces off?" I asked. The twins both looked at me with a frown and I realized that I had just fucked up.

Morrigan replied with a tinge of hurt in her voice, "I know that you don't really... understand how we feel about this. But this neck piece that wrapped around our collar means that we were recognized for our value as... servants. It signifies the trust you place in us as your representatives. Even if we weren't your slaves—"

The elf woman nodded to her in understanding and focused back on me. "You have a half-bell before the meeting but others have already begun to gather. Would you like me to lead you over now?" she asked.

I scratched the base of my horn. "Uh, I actually think I will change if you don't mind."

She closed her eyes and bowed. "No trouble at all. I will wait here until you are ready to leave."

"Mimi, will you come with me please?" I asked. She was currently transformed into her golden-furred disguise again and wearing regular work clothes.

"Sure!" she hopped up and followed me up the stairs. Once we were back in my room she instantly removed the armor I had spent all morning maintaining and handed me the Noble's clothes I had tailored for myself. They fit rather well still despite the small amount of muscle I had put on. Stats hindered your ability to visibly become more muscular but I had apparently been so active that I had gained some anyway. Once I was finished, the two of us walked back down the stairs.

When the elven woman saw my change of clothes, she smiled at me. "Those clothes look fine on you Miss Lilith. I'm glad you decided to change." She looked around the group. "How many of your confidantes will be joining you?"

I looked around. "Everyone who wishes to attend I suppose."

After a quick conversation, the final group that would be going with me was Bella, the Twins, Silva, Cecilia, Talis, and Lorriene, to negotiate the pantharian's escort to the Northern Greens.

The rest of the group would wait for me to return in the guest quarters we had been put up in. Mimi likely wouldn't be able to contribute much and Raya and Sibyl felt out of place here. I got the sense that they would have joined us if I had asked them to, but they felt like they didn't have any place trying to help negotiate. I felt like they weren't giving themselves enough credit, it's not like I was a negotiator either, and Raya in particular could be very perceptive when she wanted to be. Still, they argued that they were just prostitutes and I didn't want to pressure them to come if they didn't want to. I didn't think any of us were in any danger here, Cecilia had made it clear to me that the elves were happy that the king was dead and wouldn't turn us in for it after taking us in last night. So we had that going for us. This meeting had more to do with our future relationship with them.

The elven woman led us through the courtyard to the main building and into a large meeting room with lots of space on the sides for sidebar discussions. There were six other people here already, four of them men and two of them women, and I noticed the woman who had escorted us here didn't leave, instead, she walked over to one of the men and began to talk with him. I looked around but I didn't see Master Tangleleaf yet.

The elves were standing in pretty obvious groups. All of the men and women wore fine dress shirts or blouses in matching colors. The Tangleleafs wore green, judging from Cecilia, the Silvergroves wore silver, and there were also two wearing purple and two wearing dark red. It almost appeared as if they were wearing matching team jerseys based on political affiliation. The idea made me chuckle at the comparison of such fancy shirts being the equivalent of team colors.

One of the elven men walked over to me with the woman who had escorted us here. He was also wearing a green shirt with ivy stitched into it. He was a bit taller than she was but not by much. The elves of this world weren't cartoon-sized but they weren't as tall as modern fantasy elves were usually depicted either. I was taller than both of them, but that wasn't a surprise since I was taller than Tarklin as well.

"Hello miss!" I could instantly tell he had a high Charisma and I snapped on the charisma bonus I got from [Being of Karma] as he held his hand out to me. I could tell the elf woman also noticed because her eyes widened just a bit.

I reflexively adjusted my posture and took his hand. The bonus to Charisma made it easy to match his smile in intensity. Just as I knew what to look for, he also instantly recognized the effects of the ability I had activated.

His grin grew wider. "I see you're not as out of your element as I had expected. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance miss. I hear your name is Lilith, may I inquire if you have a surname?"

"Yes, my name is Lilith Baphomet, it's nice to meet you," I replied.

"Ah, I have not heard the Baphomet name, though it sounds quite strong. I am Tealo Tangleleaf, Master Routil Tangleleaf's brother, and this here is my niece, Nealli Tangleleaf. I hear you have— Oh, I suppose we'll talk later, it seems we're about to start," without another word he turned to the door just as it opened.

My eyes widened when not only did Routil Tangleleaf, the man I had met last night, walk through the door, but Tarklin Silvergrove followed him in from behind. He looked just as he had before, other than his clothes. Like Cecilia, he wore an almost flamboyant silver dress shirt tucked into his well-tailored dress pants. When he spotted me he smiled wide and gave me a quick wave.