Chapter 69: Looping Winds – Part 1

Chapter 69: Looping Winds – Part 1

"You are now level 28."

"You are now level 29."

"You are now level 30."

"You are now level 31."

"You are now level 32."

"You are now level 33."

"You are now level 34."

"You are now level 35."

Except for Yunia and Aoi, we all loudly moan in unison from the huge influx of Experience entering our souls. My knees tremble, and I almost fall down as I jizz in my pants. Then our vision returns, and we look around as we recover from the orgasm.

There's no mist, ash, nor any indication that the monsters or the fetus ever existed, and even my Corpse Stealers are gone. We now see only glowing dots of light gently falling down like snowflakes. A rather holy sight. Then, after a few seconds, they fade away.

I chuckle once and let the tension escape my body. Suddenly, my vision goes blurry, and I'm looking at the floor. Alissa's hands support me, then help my body to stand up straight.

I guess I relaxed too much.

I open my "Status" and see that I received twenty points of HP damage, Ciel received thirty, and the other girls a bit less than ten.

"Go help Ciel," I say to Hana through [Bind].

She summons her wings and flies to Ciel, then lands beside her just in time to catch her when she staggers.

The girls cast [Clean] just once on themselves to dry their panties, but I have to cast it repeatedly to remove all the cum, then Yunia looks at us oddly. Since she's wearing a Ring of the Servant, she didn't receive any Experience.

Does this count as having sex with the Goddess of Growth?

"I just... gained eight... levels," Lina says with a haggard breath. Her legs rub together, and she fidgets awkwardly.

"Oh..." Yunia mutters in understanding.

"Same," I say and sigh. "I also gained five points in [Light Magic]. I guess that was 'enlightening.'" I give the girls a shit-eating grin.

Roxanne, Lina, and Aoi chuckle, Yunia smiles wryly, and Alissa forces herself to pout to hide her smile, but she fails.

I [Heal] myself and regain the strength in my muscles, then I [Heal] the other girls. Ciel [Heal]s herself and then stares at the floor, where the fetus was.

"Is it over?" She asks.

Gify pops into existence. "Gih!"

"Yeah, it feels like it. I'll spread a few Hollys around, but the entire Control Room seems empty," I say.

"There's no other Life around here beside ours," Yunia says.

"So it seems that we are safe," Alissa says.

"This was quite something," Roxanne says.

"I'm unhappy, I couldn't eat anything!" Aoi complains.

I smile warmly at her and pat her armored head.

We store our weapons and take off our helmets, then Ciel and Hana jump back to our platform. Now that the mist is gone, we can see that there's a huge drop from our platform to the floor, ending at a dangerous mess of pipes.

Then we turn our attention to Ciel's golden glaive. She stops in front of us and proudly displays it.

The entire weapon is made from a single piece of golden metal. Its blade is longer and wider than her previous glaive, but it's significantly thinner. The back of the blade is sharp up until it reaches a large hook, so it should work just as well with [Imperial Hasterrum Style] as the other one. The shaft is hollow and perfectly straight, but both it and the blade are adorned with silver flowery patterns all over, so it kind of looks like a ceremonial weapon. There are two gems embedded near where Ciel normally grips the shaft, and at its butt, there's a white tassel hanging loose.

We all gawk at it for a few seconds.

"Wow, what's that made of?" Roxanne asks.

I put points in [Weapon Appraisal] and ask Ciel to hand me the glaive so that I can inspect it. It's rather light, even though it's solely composed of metal.

"It's made of an alloy of Light-attuned steel and a small amount of Okross," I answer.

We stay silent for a few seconds, stunned at the revelation.

"What's Okross?" Aoi asks.

Lina's Trivia: Rupegia's version of adamantium.

"It's among the rarest and strongest metals that we know about. Aside from darksteel, it's the only other metal known to resist dragon fire," Lina answers.

"So, it's valuable?" Aoi asks again.

"My father's sword used an alloy of Kanal and Okross. It's our most valuable possession, but it also has a dozen enchantments, too, so that increases its value by quite a lot," Yunia says.

"It says that it has five percent Okross," I say.

She nods. "Seems low, but it should make the weapon much more resistant and sharp. See how thin the blade is? Its cutting power must be very high, but if it was made of pure Okross you could even cut through steel."

"One day, we could melt the glaive and reforge it," Lina says.

"Seems a shame to destroy such a beautiful weapon," Ciel says with a frown.

"True. For now, a Light-attuned glaive will serve Ciel perfectly, but a Kanal and Okross alloy is still the best choice for a hybrid warrior," Yunia says.

"How much more Okross did your father have?" I ask.

"The sword and a set of armor made of an Okross alloy, but his wooden armor was superior."

"What do the enchantments do?" Lina asks, guiding the conversation to something she's dying to know about.

Ciel feeds mana to the first gem and the entire glaive glows, then it reduces in size and morphs into a shortsword.

"That's neat," I say.

"And handy," Hana says.

Ciel hums in agreement and returns the glaive to its original shape, then activates the second enchantment.

The tip of the blade glows, and we tense up. Our gut feeling is telling us that this spell is different. Ciel points the glaive away from us, and a thick beam of light erupts from the blade towards the floor.

Ciel only feeds it enough mana for the beam to last for two seconds, but that's enough to make the floor faintly glow red with heat.

"That's a new one," Roxanne says, mouth hanging open.

"Was that a ranged [Searing Blade]?" Yunia asks.

Lina shakes her head and answers, "It's different. [Searing Blade] uses [Fire Magic] to create heat; this one uses [Light Magic] to create... light?" She tilts her head in deep thought, and her cute bangs sway to the side.

"Energy. They are using photons as a form of 'energy' because it's closer to mana than heat is," I say.

"Photons?" She asks.

"Light is made of invisible, inconceivably small particles called photons," I answer.

Ciel smiles and continues, "It doesn't have mass, so you don't feel it when it touches you, but it's not immaterial like the spirit. It's a gentle type of matter, and it also carries the heat of the sun to us."

"I see. These Light crystals are feeding the Wind one; they are a source of power," Lina says and nods in understanding.

"Use it again, but aim at something far away. From what I know, using photons this way tends to lose power pretty quickly with distance."

She aims it at the railing of the platform above us and activates [Beam]. She turns it off after four seconds, and we see it glow red with heat.

"I guess this means that it does lose power with distance, but I have no idea if it's like the lasers back on Earth," I say.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

Ciel shrugs, then hands me her green dragon fang glaive so that I can store it for her. "So, what do we do now?" she asks.

"How about we rest?" I suggest and look around, the girls nod softly in agreement.

"We can do that while leisurely searching for clues to our next objective," Yunia says.

I brush Alissa's fluffy orange tail while she brushes Yunia's glorious golden hair. The room is filled with the smells of skin-care creams as the girls put on their favorite products to prevent their skin from becoming rough from all of the physically demanding efforts that we went through.

Then Roxanne repaints Lina's ruined nail polish, Hana lights up some incense that has a calming effect on us, Ciel smothers Ted and Suzy, Aoi plays tag with Gify, and Jarn stands in front of the door like a guard.

"This is nice," Yunia says in a low tone.

"Hm?" Alissa questions and kisses her bare back, making her shiver for a moment.

"This... this life. Staying together like this. This is nice," she replies.

"It is," Roxanne agrees.

"Once you get a taste of this harem, you never want to go back to being alone," Hana says, and we all nod.

I enter a trance as I brush Alissa, drowning in her fluffiness. I fall asleep not long after that, completely exhausted.

Today is the 11th.

Lina wakes me up lovingly, and I let Aoi have her morning meal while I look over everyone's gains.

I leveled up to 35; my [Light Magic] increased by 5 (now 13+2); [Mana Control] and [Summoning Magic] increased by 2 (now 0+17 and 13+26); [Sword Use], [Dodge], [Acrobatics], [Ekrano Style], and [Redirect Mana] increased by 1 (now 12+11, 4+7, 5+2, 2, and 4); and I learned [Oral Technique] with 1 point. For stats, my "Willpower" and "Piety" increased by 1 (now 18 and 16). My MP increased by 40, and my "Magic Power" increased by 20 (now 1,710 and 710).

Alissa leveled up to 38. She increased her [Mana Control] by 3 (now 7); her [Bow Use], [Sense Presence], [Enhanced Reflexes], and [Illusion Magic] by 2 (now 30, 8, 4+4, 4+8); and her [Dodge] by 1 (now 3). For stats, her "Dexterity" increased by 1 (now 23). Her MP increased by 45, and her "Magic Power" increased by 20 (now 1,025 and 500). I've given her points in Earth, Water, and Wind magic so that she has a more well-rounded set of spells.

Roxanne leveled up to 38. Her [Mana Control] increased by 3, and her [Water Magic] increased by 2 (now 30 and 5+25). For stats, her "Endurance" and "Willpower" increased by 1 (now 11 and 15). Her MP increased by 80, and her "Magic Power" increased by 40 (now 2,710 and 1,130). Her extra points are put this way so that she can use [Ice Lance], and [Lava Jet] without chanting, improve her mana efficiency with [Explosion], and improve her knowledge of [Space Magic] so that one day she can use [Warp Space].

Hana leveled up to 41. Her [Shield Bash], [Block], and [Dodge] increased by 1 (now 7, 9, and 5); [Parry] increased by 2 (now 8); and [Sword Use] increased by 3 (now 23). For stats, her "Dexterity" has increased by 1 (now 11). Her MP increased by 35, and her "Magic Power" increased by 20 (now 860 and 405). Her extra points are set this way so that she can get the rest of the low-level elemental spells for utility, and [Reduced Mana Cost] is used to allow her to cast more of these spells.

Ciel leveled up to 38. Her [Parry] and [Dodge] increased by 1 (now 9 and 7), [Block] increased by 2 (now 6), [Glaive Use] increased by 3 (now 18), and her [Light Magic] increased by 4 (now 10+30). For stats, she increased her "Wisdom" and "Piety" by 1 (now 20 and 22). Her MP increased by 60, and her "Magic Power" increased by 50 (now 1,240 and 750). She now has enough points to reach level 30 in [Wind Magic], allowing her to instantly cast [Fly].

Lina leveled up to 35. Her [Parry], [Dodge], [Mana Control], [Earth magic], and [Stonebody] increased by 1 (now 1+9, 2+5, 7, 3+7, and 6); and her [Hammer Use], [Axe Use], and [Block] increased by 3 (now 16, 8, and 10). She didn't gain any stats, but [Stonebody] gives a passive point to "Strength" and "Endurance" with each level, so it counts as a stat increase. Her MP increased by 60, and her "Magic Power" increased by 20 (now 1,160 and 515). With her points put this way, she can cast [Dust Storm], [Torrent], [Wind Blade], [Weaken], [Sap Power], [Befuddle], and [Demoralize]. Hopefully, the next monsters aren't all immune to [Cursing Magic], too, otherwise, I'll put her points into something more useful.

Yunia didn't gain any levels or skills, but since Hana is catching up to her, she'll take off the Ring of the Servant to be able to gain Experience again. For stats, she increased her "Willpower" by 1 (now 15). Her MP increased by 20, and her "Magic Power" increased by 10 (now 1,030 and 510). Her 3 extra points are put in [Mana Efficiency] because that's what benefits [Weaverism] the most.

Our skills are like this:

SpoilerWolf Ryder Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSword Use16+11Dodge8+7Parry5+5Block2+8Shield Bash0+1Battlefield Perception5+2Muscle Explosion4+1Acrobatics8+2Ekrano Style (creator)2 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana0+6Mana Control3+17Mana Recovery10+0Mana Efficiency3+7Reduced Mana Cost3+7Mana Overuse Resistance0+4Blackout Resistance0+1Fire Magic1+4Earth Magic2+3Water Magic4+1Wind Magic3+2Electric Magic6+14Light Magic2+13Space Magic7+23Summoning Magic14+26Blessing Magic8+22Nature Magic3+18Conjuring Magic0+1Spirit Magic0+2Illusion Magic0+2Golemancy0+9Redirect Mana (creator)4Sense Soul (creator)6Soul Manipulation (creator)4Godly Language30+0 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelCooking0+4Andraste Language4+6Dismantling0+4Massage0+1Oral Technique0+1Mana Genitals (innate)2InfoNameWolf RyderAge16RaceHumanHP100MP1710Magic Power710Level35 StatsStrength13Endurance15Dexterity12Speed14Intelligence21Wisdom16Willpower18Charisma13Piety16Perception16Sanity12+4 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesNickname "Good Luck", Blessed by the Goddess of Knowledge, Golemancer, Scholar of RabanaraAffiliationsHelios (Fellowship), Alissa (Blood Slave, Fiancée), Hanafuria (Blood Slave, Fiancée), Roxanne Succubus (Fiancée), Lina (Slave, Fiancée), Ciel (Fiancée), Yulania (Blood Slave)CompanionsAlissa, Hanafuria, Roxanne Succubus, Ciel, Lina, YulaniaCrimesNONEAlissa Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSword Use9Bow Use30Parry4Dodge3Sense Presence8Hide Presence4Enhanced Olfact5Enhanced Hearing3Hawk Eyes5Muscle Explosion2Quiet Steps4Quiet Action2Enhanced Stamina1Enhanced Reflexes3+4Tracking2 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana1Mana Control7Reduced Mana Cost5+0Fire Magic1Earth Magic5+0Water Magic1+0Wind Magic1+0Light Magic1Space Magic1Conjuring Magic1Illusion Magic2+8Fox Transformation (innate)5 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelHousework3Cooking4Cleaning2Washing5Riding2Oral Technique4Pain Resistance2Hand Technique2 InfoNameAlissaAge17RaceFox-type WereanimalHP100MP1025Magic Power500Level38 StatsStrength12Endurance18Dexterity23Speed20Intelligence13Wisdom14Willpower17Charisma14Piety15Perception17Sanity15 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesBlessed by the Goddess of LoveAffiliationsWolf Ryder (Master, Fiance), Helios (Fellowship)CompanionsWolf Ryder, Hanafuria, Roxanne Succubus, Ciel, Lina, YulaniaCrimesNONERoxanne Succubus Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevel Dagger Use2 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana3Mana Control30Reduced Mana Cost5+3Mana Efficiency9Mana Overuse Resistance1Fire Magic5+25Water Magic5+25Light Magic1Space Magic2+8Conjuring Magic5Alchemy4Potion Brewing11Poison Brewing2Redirect Mana1 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelHousework1Cooking1Cleaning1Washing1Riding1 InfoNameRoxanne SuccubusAge21RaceSuccubus-Type Demon RaceHP100MP2710Magic Power1130Level38 StatsStrength9Endurance11Dexterity12Speed9Intelligence18Wisdom18Willpower15Charisma15Piety10Perception11Sanity12 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesNONEAffiliationsWolf Ryder (Fiance), Helios (Fellowship)CompanionsWolf Ryder, Alissa, Hanafuria, Ciel, Lina, YulaniaCrimesNONEHanafuria Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelTwo-Handed Sword Use9Polearm Use6Dagger Use4Shield Bash7Block9Parry8Dodge5Tatesomu Style6Muscle Explosion4Battlefield Perception2Taunt3Intimidate2Enhanced Reflexes2Enhanced Stamina4Enhanced Strength2Enhanced Endurance4 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana1Mana Control2Reduce Mana Cost3+0Fire Magic1Earth Magic1Water Magic1+0Wind Magic1+0Light Magic1Space Magic1Conjuring Magic1Illusion Magic5 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelHousework2Cooking1Cleaning1Washing1Riding3Massage1Pain Conversion1Dismantling4Oral Technique1Fire Breath (innate)5Summon Wings (innate)3 InfoSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelHP100MP860Magic Power405Level41 StatsSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSpeed13Intelligence12Wisdom14Willpower19Charisma16Piety11Perception10Sanity17 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesOne Thousand StrikesAffiliationsWolf Ryder (Master, Fiance), Helios (Fellowship)CompanionsWolf Ryder, Alissa, Roxanne Succubus, Ciel, Lina, YulaniaCrimesNONECiel Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelGlaive Use18Sword Use5Parry9Dodge7Block6Imperial Hasterrum Style2Muscle Explosion2Battlefield Perception1 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana2Mana Control6Reduced Mana Cost3+1Mana Efficiency4Wind Magic13+17Fire Magic1Light Magic30Space Magic3Conjuring Magic1Diagnosis7Redirect Mana1 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelFirst-Aid3Housework3Cooking2Cleaning2Washing1Riding1InfoNameCielAge21RaceHumanHP100MP1240Magic Power750Level38 StatsStrength14Endurance14Dexterity17Speed18Intelligence15Wisdom20Willpower14CharismaPiety2222Perception13Sanity19 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesNONEAffiliationsWolf Ryder (Fiance), Helios (Fellowship), Templar Knights (Honorary Member), Temple Priestess (Former Member)CompanionsWolf Ryder, Alissa, Hanafuria, Roxanne Succubus, Lina, YulaniaCrimesNONELina Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelHammer Use16Axe Use8Throw2+2Parry1+9Dodge3+5Block10Muscle Explosion2Shield Bash1Battlefield Perception2Dwarven Pride Style2Enhanced Speed5+0 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana1Mana Control7Mana Efficiency1Fire Magic1Earth Magic3+7Water Magic1+0Wind Magic1+0Light Magic1Cursing Magic12+3Space Magic1Conjuring Magic1General Enchanting9Magic Tool Carving1 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelGeneral Blacksmithing4Sewing4Housework1Cleaning2Washing1Math4Riding1Stonebody (innate)6 InfoNameLinaAge15RaceDwarfHP100MP1160Magic Power515Level35 StatsStrength8Endurance8Dexterity13Speed12Intelligence16Wisdom13Willpower17Charisma11Piety12Perception14Sanity14 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesNONEAffiliationsWolf Ryder (Master, Fiance), Helios (Fellowship)CompanionsWolf Ryder, Alissa, Hanafuria, Roxanne Succubus, Ciel, YulaniaCrimesNONEYulania Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSword Use8Two-Handed Sword Use10Parry8Dodge9Silent Shadow Style4Battlefield Perception5Enhanced Reflexes5Sense Presence1Hide Presence4Muscle Explosion2Quiet Steps2Quiet Action6 MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSense Mana5Mana Control4Mana Recovery2Mana Efficiency2+8Reduced Mana Cost4Fire Magic1Earth Magic1Light Magic5Spirit Magic15Illusion Magic10Space Magic6Nature Magic10Conjuring Magic1Weaverism23Redirect Mana1+0 MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelRiding5Acting3Dancing2InfoNameYulaniaAge18RaceGolden ElfHP100MP1030Magic Power510Level43 StatsStrength12Endurance14Dexterity19Speed16Intelligence16Wisdom16Willpower15Charisma20Piety12Perception20Sanity16 OtherStatus EffectsNONETitlesNONEAffiliationsWolf Ryder (Master), Helios (Fellowship)CompanionsWolf Ryder, Alissa, Hanafuria, Roxanne Succubus, Ciel, LinaCrimesNONE[collapse]

Also, I see something interesting with [Sense Soul].

Soul InfoName:AoiHP:200MP1,145Magic Power200Strength17Endurance20

Her MP increased by 40, and her "Magic Power" by 20.

"Oh, Aoi, reduce in size, please," I ask.

"Okay," she answers and obeys.

Her "Strength" goes down to 6 in her small size.

"Interesting..." I mutter.

"What?" Alissa asks, curious.

"I can see Aoi's 'Strength' and 'Endurance' now, and her 'Strength' changes in relation to her size," I respond.

"Oh, that doesn't happen when I change my size while using [Fox Transformation]," Alissa says.

"So, bigger is better?" Aoi asks.

"Always," Hana answers before I can say anything, so I just smile wryly.

"How much longer until her system is complete?" Roxanne asks.

"I think that only her levels and skills are missing now," I say.

"So, less than a month?" Hana asks, getting excited.

"I don't know. They could take longer since they are more 'complex,' I believe," I reply with a shrug.

Aoi's tongue slows down a little from her disappointment, but then I start petting her head, and she regains her hunger.

For breakfast, I have some toast and butter, then Alissa brews a new elven tea, and the dining room gets filled with the spell of peaches.

The elves drink this not-peach tea hot, but I think it's best taken cold on a hot summer morning, so I put my cup in the icebox and wait.

The girls are rather excited to test out their new skills. Ciel, most of all, wants to try out her new glorious golden glaive.

I watch them practice as I drink my cold not-peach iced tea, and everything is absolutely apricot.

After a good warm-up, we return to the dungeon.

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