Chapter 181: Dipping our Toes – Part 1

Chapter 181: Dipping our Toes – Part 1 AnnouncementAuthor's Note: I'd forgotten about Hana's birthday, which is on the sixth of the ninth month, but now I've finally added sections about it to the previous chapters.Chapter 176 (Thread of Fate) Part 2 addition starts here: Also, she's now 25 years oldChapter 178 (Four-EyeD) Part 2 addition starts here: Then she lets herself get drunk,176P2 link: 178P2 link:

"The consumption is really great, now," I casually remark as I take the helmet off and close my eyes to not get dizzy.

"You didn't notice any mental discomfort or strain?" Lina quietly asks as she receives the sci-fi piece of equipment. She was too focused on her own test to read my thoughts.

"No, why?" I ask back and tilt my head, but my horns don't bob, and I almost hit the wall with them, so this is decidedly less cute than what the girls can do.

She stares at me with her gloomy eyes for a second, trying not to laugh. Then she clears her throat and continues, "I can still improve the mental part of the enchantment if it's still bad."

But I shrug and put on a new helmet. "My 'Willpower' is too high, and I'm too used to crazy mental stuff to be bothered by mild discomfort."

She hums softly in understanding and agreement, then stares at the Daft Punk helmet as she decides, "I'll send this one to the enchanters, then. They'll give more accurate feedback."

And I nod. "Indeed."

Then I raise my head and stare at the creepy but flamboyant cathedral of wonders. I want to send my summons out to comb the area because it feels so restrictive being forced to look at it with only my real eyes. It's even a little bit dangerous to be here without 360o vision (maybe 720o, considering it's in 4D?), but I can't help myself.

"Should we really be here, then?" Lina worriedly retorts and starts shifting uncomfortably on her little feet.

But I smirk daringly as I answer, "No, but I think my Thread of Fate is pulling me, and I don't feel like resisting it."

She's a worry-plom, so she doesn't see the fun in that and immediately asks, "Let's go back..."

So I instantly agree, "Alright."

If it's one of the wives that's asking, then the pull of my Thread might as well not exist.

Caterina is acting a bit weird tonight, but it isn't about Hana, no. It's like she's avoiding getting near us or even joining the conversations. She was already a rather introverted person, yes, but now she's worse than Lina.

It's like she's... embarrassed! Oh, wow. Is she shy because we all saw her cum? That's adorable.

I mean, who wouldn't get embarrassed when a bunch of people you're only friendly with saw you cum by the fingers of your lover? Nudity is one thing, but it's clear that Caterina saw intimacy as being... intimate.

And little by little, we corrupt the pious warrior woman.

Today is the 10th, Tann, day of Darkness. We think it might be a good idea to not explore the dungeon today while also avoiding stressing ourselves in training.

And I'm woken up by Yunia, her long, un-drilled straight hair deliberately spread out all over my body, caressing me gently with its silk-like touch as she slowly moves her head up and down.

Then I'm enthralled by her shining blue jewels. They stare amusedly at me as her lips kiss the base of my Cock, and then her head slowly rises, and her red lips trail behind, creating a veritably slutty expression on her gorgeous face.

Once she reaches the tip, she gives my frenulum a little tickle, and I unleash it all upon her tongue. She knows exactly how to receive my Blessing without missing a drop, and then she kisses the tip as thanks for the meal.

I increased my [Polearm Use] and [Ekrano Style] by 1 (now 12+10 and 7). Alissa didn't level any skills, but she did use her bow and her [Illusion Magic] quite a lot, even though it was a close-quarters battle all day. Roxanne increased her [Reduced Mana Cost] by 1 (now 18+10) due to her repeated use of cheap, low-level spells to prevent the men from relaxing even a second. Hana increased her [Taunt] by 1 (now 4) as she very effectively kept the aggro on her and created numerous breathers for the rest of the front line. Ciel increased her [Parry] by 1 (now 15), a modest level up, as she didn't get many opportunities to do anything significant since the three harpies hogged most of the spotlight. Lina got no level-ups as she didn't fight and she's still suppressing any enchanting skills. Aoi also had no "Stat" ups, but that's expected. And Yunia increased [Spirit Magic] and [Weaverism] by 1 (now 1+29 and 32), and both made her so happy that she wanted to blow me when she woke up.

With the number of prototypes increasing, we allow them to be distributed among our men for preliminary training in the extra-dimensional zone. That little sadistic room is a bit too tight for everyone, so they're going to expand it and establish proper fortifications, but I can already see that it'll be a headache to fortify things in 4D.

How do you even make plans for that in a sensible way?

And now that I think about it, I'm most likely going to have to touch my Thread again to find the correct direction to the next portal because we could get lost in n4 ways right now!

No, I have no idea if n4 actually makes sense for this situation; I just wanted to say something nerdy. I have a degree in programming and AI. That's logic, not math.

"Hmph..." Lina grumbles in disappointment. As the only one with the [Math] skill, she was interested in learning something cool from my thoughts. But the joke's on her; she's likely better at math than I am.

And this morning goes just like the previous one: we do orb-boosted mana circulation training while helping Lina so that she can continue enchanting. The golems are joining us in the training, but it doesn't seem like their mana organs have grown on their own, like... ever.

It's a curious thing, really. I have to use [Mold] on them to increase their mana organs, and it's been a while since I last did that, so I might as well do it now.

I copy Aoi's mana organ since I've inspected her soul more often than those of the girls, so I understand the peculiarities of her organ more than the others'. Also, she has a significant amount of MP, so she's a good choice to copy from.

Then something occurs to me: I've never tried to use [Mold] on a living person before, and I think I should, just for curiosity's sake. What's the worst that could happen?

So I turn my head to Gify as she sunbathes on the railing of our balcony, and she suddenly shivers as she senses danger approaching.

"Gih...?" she questions drowsily as she raises her head.

But I only have a couple of seconds before she reads my mind, so I pounce and grab her.

And then I remember that she can teleport at will.

*Poof*, and she's gone.

*Poof*, and she's now behind Alissa, fully awake, aware, and wary.

"GIH!" she shouts accusingly, and the memory she's managed to unearth actually surprises me.

"Gify, that's a game. Why are you even bringing that up?" I confusedly question with a frown.

"Gih guh gih!" she chirps angrily, then blows her tongue at me, "Pbbbbt!"

She's just being a bit silly because I gave her a fright, so I just wave my hand dismissively and chuckle. She'll get over it soon enough.

Now, let's see... there must be something else I can use. So how about... a bird...?

But Ciel frowns at my complete disregard for hurting the wildlife. And Alissa awkwardly looks away due to her numerous "accidents" with wildlife when she was younger.

"Really, Alissa?" Yunia questions, surprised that such a "refined" young woman had that kind of past.

"I was a brat," the little fox confesses embarrassedly, but her fluffy tail still wags slowly because she's sorry but not sorry.

"Almost as tomboyish as your sister," I remark with a smirk. "No question that you two are related."

And she obediently nods. "True."

Then Hana suddenly makes a pensive expression as she realizes something, "Huh... I'm very different from my sister." Then a bad thought starts to creep in.

"But not very different from your brother," Ciel comes in with a save.

"True," Hana hums and nods repeatedly.

Then I turn to the skies again and search for a vic-... potential volunteer, and I quickly notice how the bird population around here seems to be quite substantial. It makes sense, considering where we are, but now I wonder if they have problems with bird poop getting everywhere...

I'd rather not think about that, to be honest, so I just activate [Animal Tongue] and then [Telekinesis] myself to the nearest bird, which is perched on the roof of our guest mansion.

"Hello. If you let me use magic on you, I'll give you lots of food," I calmly propose.

"Or like an MMO where the NPCs are all stuck in limbo," Thant wryly shares.

We turn to Chesa, expecting a remark, but she just remains silent as she quietly nods, then tenses up when she notices our stares.

"The Earthlings' behavior strikes me as odd," Urmeie suddenly interjects, her intense gaze making Chesa tense up even further.

"Our what now?" Lily questions as she narrows her eyes and crosses her arms in a standoffish posture.

Then the bear spits some truths. "You're all treating this too lightly. It's like everything is a joke to you."

"You get used to it," Alissa dryly states.

"I find their humor to be refreshing," Ciel affectionately adds.

And Urmeie prudently accepts, "Wolf is a bit guilty of this, yes, but he has shown that he can be serious when needed."

"Oh, that's because you can't hear his thoughts," Alissa amusedly but also not very amusedly retorts.

But Lily becomes defensive. "It's our way of coping with the insanity of this world."

"Our 'world' isn't insane," Urmeie grunts back, slightly offended.

"It's insane how we've all been thrown into it without our consent," the loli boldly stands her ground.

"Loosen up, everyone. This is a silly thing to argue about," Samkelo diplomatically interjects.

But Urmeie becomes annoyed. "I'll loosen your asshole with the pommel of my sword," she grunts, her tone (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous about whether or not she's serious.

And the boy-gnome smirks wryly. "What does everyone have against my asshole?"

Then the Princess' stare becomes perversely sadistic. "Nothing. It's a fun thing. Inside your asshole is your 'cum bean,' and I can't reach that without stretching it."

"You mean my prostate?" he replies, a bit taken aback.

And she shrugs. "Whatever you call it."

But the stupid gnome then turns to me, and he stares wide-eyed in pure disbelief.

"What? I don't let her touch my asshole. It's off-limits to everyone," I emphatically explain to the idiot.

"Typical. You men are afraid of that, yet you love anal," Lily banters, and a chill runs down my spine as I feel a shadow of my Lily in her.

"I thought you were on our side, Lily," Thant whines to his mother/older sister.

And she shrugs. "Gotta say some truths."

Then Urmeie snorts haughtily and adds, "Hmph... on that, we agree."

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