Chapter 20: An Unexpected Alliance
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Opening her verdant eyes, the Dryad Queen give me a sharp look.
"The one who has devoured the 8 Emperors, what business do you have in my forest?"
"Master…!"
"Guuu!"
"I… Uhh… (Guooohoohoho! She is totally a babe! Is this world full of beautiful monster girls like this?)"
Noticing my lack of speech, the Dryad Queen feared the worst.
"Have you come to eat me and enslave my people? Is that right?"
"I… No! You are wrong! Please listen to me!"
Seeing how I pathetically tried to calm her down, the Dryad Queen looked me with disgust.
"Uuh? Are you really the one who devoured 8 Emperors?"
"It is true! It's true! Please listen to me…!"
The Dryad Queen sighed, changing her personality instantly!
"Sigh… So what do you want then, stupid bug? I was taking the best nap and your pets came here and started to lick and touch me out of nowhere, what the fuck is wrong with you?"
"Gaaahh! Such a contrast in personality! Where is the almighty and serious behavior from just seconds ago…?"
Nesiphae noticed my discomfort and tried to talk with the Dryad Queen on my place.
"Ahem…! I am Nesiphae, the Queen of the Dark Forest… I recently joined forces with Master Kireina, and thanks to his blessings, I was able to walk outside my swamp. I must apologize for his behavior; he has a hard time dealing with beautiful women like us… Fufufu… Anyways, my master means no harm to you; he has merely came here looking for an important magic stone needed for someone in his community…"
Seeing such polite behavior coming from Nesiphae, the Dryad Queen calmed down.
"Hmm, so what Magic Stone are you looking for?"
"(Such beautiful and majestic body…) …Ah! Yes… Uhh, Verdant Rose Sapphire… Do you have some?"
"Verdant Rose Sapphire… these Magic Stones are extremely valuable for us Dryads, as they can easily nourish our roots, and increase the speed of new saplings growing… You will need to exchange them for something of almost equal value…"
"Eehh? I never thought they would be so essential for you… Do you have something in interest that you desire? Perhaps another type of stone or food?"
"Aside from the Verdant Rose Sapphire, we Dryads do not need any other Magic Stone or food…"
"Uuhh… Then I am out of ideas…"
"You are recognized by the entire forest as a formidable being that was able to slay 8 Emperors and even stop a massive Troll Army… The biggest gift you could give to us is your strength"
"My strength? So you want to become my servants too?"
"Your servant? Who said that we would lay so down in front of you? We would never serve you. However, we could consider an alliance"
"An Alliance? Is there somewhere on the system menu were you can make alliances?"
"Yes, after owning a big quantity of servants or descendants, an Alliance System will be unlocked; you probably already accomplished all the requirements…"
Ding!
[High Holy Dryad Elysia has offered you to make an alliance]
[Do you accept?]
[>Yes No]
"W-Wait a second…! Can I see the benefits of this alliance at the very least?"
[When you accomplish certain conditions, you can form alliances with other forces]
[Forming an alliance give the following benefits]
[Can call for help and add soldiers from your army to theirs]
[EXP gained increases by 30%]
[Both armies can share a small effect of yours God Blessings, if you have one]
[Can easily trade items from long distances using Item Box and the System]
[Relationships between armies can easily grow stronger]
[Better Evolution choices based on how strong are your God Blessing]
[After a certain amount of alliances, the Guild System will be unlocked]
"Oh? That is not so bad… The Guild System…? Sounds good, whatever it is"
The Dryad Queen looked at me with expecting eyes.
"So? Will you accept?"
"Yes…!"
Ding!
[You have successfully made an alliance with High Holy Dryad Elysia]
[Certain conditions have been accomplished]
[You've obtained a new Title: Alliance Leader]
[You've learned a new Skill: Alliance Management]
After seeing that the alliance pact was successful, the Dryad Queen quickly used her tree roots to move a big chunk of stone out of the ground!
BOOOM!
"Ahhh…! Is that the Verdant Rose Sapphire?"
"Fufufu… (I never thought it would be so easy…) …Ah! Yes yes, you can keep all of those! Now I am going back to my nap! Bye!"
Flash!
The light emitted from the tree slowly dissipated and the Dryad Queen figure disappeared.
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"Ugh… Why do I feel like I was just used by her…"
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After saving more than 30 Verdant Rose Sapphires, we headed north, directly to the Ancient Dragon Spikes, which would lead to the Great Snowy Mountain Wall.
When we finally reached the Ancient Dragon Spikes Mountains, the sun was already hiding behind the horizon, so we decided to spend the night inside a cave.
We quickly had a small feast eating the rest of the Holy Swans, and then I made improvised beds reinforced with magic threads, Nesiphae huge body required a gigantic bed, but it was worth it because she invited me to sleep over her body!
"Hmmm… Master Kireina, you are such a small little butterfly, yet you are so strong… I wonder if you would be able to evolve in the future into a beautiful fairy… Fufufu…"
Nesiphae gently caressed me with her massive hands.
"Haaahhh… I really don't want to be a fairy… (Is she really coldblooded? Her body is so warm…)"
Relaxed by Nesiphae warm and smooth chest, I felt asleep immediately.
Skill Fusions results of the day:
[Mana Usage] + [Mana Zone] + [Quick Spell Fusion] = [Masterful Mana Manipulation and Usage]
[High Mana Affinity] + [MP Share] + [Masterful Mana Manipulation and Usage] = [Demonic Overpowering Mana Authority: Creation, Manipulation and Usage]
[Wind Element Affinity] + [Very High Wind Element Affinity] + [Magical Wind Zone: Air Void] = [Wind Mastery: Basic Element Authority]
[High Lava Affinity] + [Very High Lava Affinity] + [Fire and Lava Affinity] = [Flames and Lava Mastery: Basic Element Authority]
[Fire and Lava Master] + [Advanced Lava Manipulation] + [Flames and Lava Mastery: Basic Element Authority] = [Flame and Lava Demonic Authority: Creation, Manipulation and Usage]
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[Day 22]
Squish
"Ughh… Nesiphae… Let me out!"
Being embrace by such a high strength stat, my only way out was by activating my buffing skills!
FLUOSH!
A powerful and strong aura exuded from my body and using this massive power up, I managed to get out of Nesiphae deadly embrace!
Squish!
"Gyyahh~ M-Master?"
"Haahhh… I almost died! Ugh…"
The minds on my head expressed themselves.
"Ugh… Such gigantic woman, she really almost killed us there…"
"I think Main Mind would have died… happy"
"Hahaha! Indeed, dying by being asphyxiated by enormous breast is probably the best way to pass on"
"Energetic Mind, you are totally right! But I want to live too!"
Wagyu and Rimuru were already awake while having a little breakfast, and they quickly noticed me.
"Oh? Master is awake at such an early hour"
"Nesiphae… was killing Master… Guuu…"
Nesiphae noticed that she almost squished me to death and blushed in embarrassment.
"Ah! I-I'm sorry, Master…! Please forgive me, Senior Wagyu and Rimuru"
"Its fine Nesi, I don't think you really meant it"
"Absolutely not! Is just that… Master is so little and cute… I want her all for myself…"
"W-What are you talking about? Anyways, let's eat something quickly and then continue on our journey… I want to get home today"
"Oh? Yes, of course!"
I took out the rest of the Holy Swan meat and roasted it using my new skill [Flame and Lava Demonic Authority: Creation, Manipulation and Usage], this incredibly long skill let me create, manipulate and use fire and lava with incredible ease, also costing less MP than the original skills.
Nesiphae quickly took a big chunk of Holy Swan meat and stuffed it on her mouth.
"Mmhh… It tashtes… Su guud… Roashted… Nom…"
After enjoying a delicious breakfast, we headed to the Great Snowy Mountain Wall again, in hopes of finding the last Magic Stone without many difficulties.
Flash Flash Flash Flash!
As we got closer, the temperature got colder and colder, and we finally saw it, the majestic Snowy Mountains.
"Master! Look! It's really is a wall made of Snowy Mountains! Is this snow? It's so white! And it's so cold!"
"Yeah, oh right! You don't have Ice Resistance… should I change the element of your magic shield. No… Oh right!"
"Activate skill: Big Horned Snow Rabbit Fur Creation on party member: Nesiphae"
Flash!
"Aaah~!"
Suddenly, a big white fur coat covered Nesiphae entire naked body, even her snake tail, and even made a little hoodie to fit her head and horns.
"Ooh, Master! This is so beautiful! Thanks! It's so warm!"
"This should protect you from this level of coldness; I don't think we are going too high"
When we arrived at the Snowy Mountain Wall, we went right above, looking for the nest of the Icy Storm Birds.
As we traveled, Nesiphae noticed a big group of Ice Horned Rabbits.
"Ah! Master look at those rabbits, they are so big! They look full of tasty meat and fat! Can we eat them?"
"I think its fine, their skills will be useful for you, and their meat is absurdly delicious too, should I enslave two for the collection?"
Therefore, we descended to catch some rabbits, while I enslaved a male and a female. These rabbits possess a very basic intelligence, almost the same of that from Earth, so they are very easy to catch. We ended up slaying 17 and enslaving two.
[A Blood Pact has been successfully created with: 2 Big Horned Snow Rabbit Adults]
[Amount of Slaves 51/50(+20)]
[You've gained 8982 EXP] [The rest of your party gained 4491 EXP]
[You've gained two levels!] [Level 13/40 EXP 0195/5700]
[Party Member: Servant Rimuru gained one level!] [Level 9/30 EXP 2457/4200]
[Party Member: Servant Nesiphae gained one level!] [Level 16/60 EXP 0208/4600]
[Wagyu level 6/35 EXP 4552/5000]
"I wonder if their milk would taste good, we could make cheese and butter…"
After wrapping and saving the slave rabbits, we went to an abandoned cave nearby and we roasted the big hunt, having a little feast. Nesiphae gulped these rabbits as if they were nothing, eating each one in just two bites.
[Party Member: Servant Nesiphae lernaed a myriad of new Skills]
"Oh, there it is, now you got ice resistance!"
"Ooh! This is so useful… Munch…"
When we ran out of rabbits to feed Nesiphae insatiable appetite, we resumed our journey.
As we flew above, the temperatures became colder, and the ice storm bigger.
"Master, this storm is so big! Is this what keeps the Snowy Mountain in a constant ice state?"
"That's right; this storm goes even further above, until the peak… In that place, you can easily see the storm from below, as if it was a massive black cloud that extends countless kilometers"
"I see…! Can we go to the top?"
"Sorry, but not today…"
"Sigh… Eh?"
Wagyu quickly noticed a big flock of Icy Storm Birds flying around, feeding on the thunder generated from the storm.
"Master! We reached the nest!"
"Guuuuuu! There's tons of nest around the mountain!"
"Oooh! Finally! Hmm?!"
Suddenly, I felt a very strong aura from one of the Bird nest!
BOOOM!
A massive thunder shock hit me right on my face! Making me fall down the mountain!
"Master!"
Wagyu quickly flew to my rescue, while Rimuru and Nesiphae prepared themselves for whatever was coming.
BOOOM!
BOOOM!
BOOOM!
Three consecutive thunder shocks hit Rimuru but he was almost untouched, while Nesiphae hid herself with her mist!
"It's useless, guuu! My Elemental Body can absorb most the damage, show yourself!"
The strong aura inside the bird nest almost doubled in power, and massive figure slowly flew outside the cave!
FLASH!
A massive Icy Storm Bird, being as big as an airplane, with gigantic and sharp ice wings, a golden beak and thunderous blue eyes came!
"Squeeeeeeeeeeeeaackk!"
"Guuu?!"
"Senior Rimuru, what is this?"
"It's an Emperor, guuu!"
"A true Emperor? Wouldn't this be a wonderful gift for my Master? Please, Senior Rimuru, let me slay it!"
"Guuuuuuu?! Are you sure? You lack any thunder resistance!"
"Yes, I am sure! I've always wanted to fight a Emperor!"
"Guu… I admire your willpower, guuu… Very well"
"Thanks! Then, I shall go!"
FLASH!
Making use of her Levitating status, Nesiphae started using her massive Stamina pool to increase her speed!
"Squueeeaack!"
The Icy Storm Emperor accepted its new rival, opening its majestic and crystalline wings, and shooting countless ice spears!
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
Nesiphae was able to maneuver around and evaded most, but some still stabbed her tail and back! However, due to her massive size, the damage was not lethal.
"Gghh…! I see how this bird is, it's constantly casting strong spells while moving away from me, it seems to be pretty frail…! If I am able to connect a big blow on its head, it will be done for!"
FLUOSH!
Nesiphae quickly activated a myriad of boosting skills, increasing her muscle mass and power, making her sexy body bulge with shiny muscles.
"Squeeeack!"
The Icy Storm Emperor used countless spells, casting strong thunder shocks and ice spears!
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
A massive rain of combined spells passed over Nesiphae, using her mist, she was able to evade most, but she still took considerable damage!
"Aghh! This Thunder Shock is so potent… if it wasn't for my magic shield and big body, I would have fallen immediately like my tiny Master…"
The Bird Emperor noticed Nesiphae strong bulk and became aware of her tactics; she was coming straight to him to finish him in one blow!
"Squeeeeeack!"
The majestic bird used its max speed to flew above Nesiphae, and started to once again, shoot strong ice spears and thunder shocks!
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOM!
Nesiphae quickly casted a myriad of bright magic arrows that started to intercept the Emperor magic!
FLASH! FLASH!
BOOOM! BOOM!
"Squeeeeeeackk!"
The Emperor was astonished by Nesiphae usage on magic; he did not expect that from a physical combatant!
As Nesiphae came closer, the Emperor became desperate and casted all its spells at once, creating a beautiful firework's show over the snowy mountain!
"Ah! He's going all out! Very well! Oooooooraaaahhh…!"
Nesiphae accepted the Emperor attacks with her bare body, enhancing it once again with countless buff!
FLUOSH!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Massive magic projectiles crashed on Nesiphae like flaming meteors! As she blocked them wither strong and sturdy arms, chunks of meat started to rain off her arms, to the point that one could see the bones!
"T-This! This is really a fight to the death! So thrilling! Hahahah! I can't believe I have been missing such wonders in this world! Thanks, Master Kireina!"
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
More and more magic projectiles crashed on Nesiphae body, while she intercepted some with her Holy Magic Shots and her claws!
Suddenly, while the Emperor was casting even more spells a massive shadow blocked the sun from its sight!
FLASH!
"Squeeeack…!"
"ACTIVATE SKILL: POISONOUS MIST CLAWS!!!"
BOOOM!
CRACK!
Nesiphae massive claws hit the Bird Emperor right on its head, completely shattering its skull!
"I did it! Haaahh…"
Flash!
Before Nesiphae could lose consciousness, Rimuru expanded its body and wrapped her around, carrying her to the mountain.
"That was a wonderful battle, guuu!"
Flash! Flash!
"We are back! Whats going on? Where's the Emperor?"
"Master, Nesiphae was able to slay it, guuu!"
"What? Nesi!"
I quickly flew were Nesiphae body was resting, the injuries on her arms were severe, most of her muscles were completely ripen of and her bones had countless cracks.
"Ah! Activate skill: Group Heal! Group Heal! Group Heal!"
Flash! Flash Flash!
The strong spell slowly healed Nesiphae wounds, regenerating her missing muscle tissues and connecting them again.
"Hmm…! Master… I did it… Did you see? Fufufu…"
"Yes, you sure did it… Sigh… Don't put yourself in such danger… (You are such a cutie; you don't need to fight so fiercely!)"
"Hehehe… The thrilling of a battle to the death… It was wonderful…"
"Ahh… You must rest for now…"
I quickly used Hypnotizing Gaze, making Nesiphae enter on a deep sleep.
I asked Wagyu to drag the Emperor's body here while RImuru would inspect every Icy Storm Bird nest looking for the desired Magic Stone.
After some hours, Rimuru came back with tons of Thunderous Ice Storm Ruby, he told me that these are formed when the poop of the Icy Storm Birds freeze and then fossilize inside the caves for hundreds of years.
While Nesiphae was still sleeping, we prepared the former Icy Storm Bird Emperor body, plucking its feathers and cutting it in big pieces, I wanted to make a basic soup for Nesiphae to regain nutrients when she awakes.
Wagyu and Rimuru roasted a big piece of the Emperor's breast, producing a delicious smell that quickly awakened the Lamia.
"Ahh! So hungry… Oh? Master? Where am I?"
I took a big bowl of Soup and handled it to Nesiphae.
"Here, you defeated it after all, so you deserve to taste it first"
"Oh, the Emperor? What is this hot water? It smells so good!"
Nesiphae quickly drank the whole bowl in one go!
Glup Glup
"Haaah~! So warm! Was this water made with the Emperor body?"
"Yes, it's called soup! You boil water with some ingredients and meat, and a delicious beverage is produced!"
In mere minutes, Nesiphae drank all the soup in big sips; afterwards, she started to eat the roasted Emperor meat happily.
"Munch munch, hmmm! Delishiush!"
[Party Member: Servant Nesiphae obtained a new Title: Icy Storm Bird Emperor]
[You and your party leaned the following Skills]
[Icy Storm Bird Emperor Thunder Body]
[Icy Storm Bird Emperor Ice Spear]
[Icy Storm Bird Emperor Thunder Shock]
[Very High Ice and Thunder Affinity]
After resting and enjoying a good meal, we departed back home.
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When we finally arrived at home, all my servants became scared and in alert after seeing Nesiphae massive size, when I told how things went on our journey, I told Shokunin and Tsuchimizu to make a big room that could fit her size.
I freed the new slaves and introduced them to Kekensha, who would instruct them on what to do.
Nesiphae was fascinated on how big my community was and how advanced the constructions inside the cave was. I introduced her to the different facilities, including the big bathroom, which was wide enough for her to bathe comfortably.
"Ah, is this warm water? I will go take a bath then, Master… Do you want to come with me?"
"Ah…! Ghhh… N-No… Go ahead"
I could not bathe with Nesiphae because my priority was Zehe prosthetic arm!
"Even with Nesiphae beauty, I can't forget my other beauty, Zehe!"
I quickly flew were Kusuri was and found him crafting bracelets with Kajiya.
"Oh? What are you guys doing?"
"Ah…! Master Kireina, you really surprised us…"
"Fueehh… Master…"
Kusuri calmed down Kajiya and then explained to me.
"We have been crafting more Synthesis Bracelets for the rest of our members, so everyone can fuse their skills and slowly become stronger, we must use every tool at our disposal"
"I see! Very good, Kusuri. Also, here, I have brought the Magic Stones needed…"
Thump!
I opened my Item Box and handled all the Magic Stones to Kusuri.
"Ah! So many! I couldn't expect less from Master! We will pause the Synthesis bracelets production and start the prosthetic arm construction right away! Let's go Kajiya!"
"Y-Yes…!"
They told me that the arm would be ready around tomorrow, so I told them to send it to Zehe's room whenever it's finished. Having finally taking care of that business, I decided to use the rest of the day training, so I called most of my servants and summoned more than 500 Demonic Beings.
While I was training and leveling up, a serious woman voice spoke behind me.
"…You are finally back "Master"… So how was your little adventure while your servants worked hard to get stronger and protect you?"
"Geehh… (It's Zehe… She sounds quite angry…)"
"Sigh… You are not going to talk. Expected from you, "Master", I shall go train then…"
"Sigh… Zehe is such a beauty but also so hard to deal with…"
Suddenly, Celica and Truhan came from the cave, apologizing for Zehe's behavior.
"M-Master Kireina, we are very sorry for Zehe behavior, she really didn't mean it!"
"Yes Master! We are very sorry!"
"Ah, it doesn't matter guys, I kind of deserve half of it. No need to worry, go train for now"
"Yes…"
"Very well then…"
From inside the cave, a very relaxed Nesiphea came outside, she was feeling refreshed after a nice warm bath, something that she has never experienced in her life before.
"Master, there you are!"
"Ah! Nesi! Com here, I will introduce you to our training program"
"Training… Program?"
Suddenly, an adult and serious voice resounded from the back of the Lamia.
"Oh? Its really is a Lamia! Welcome to our community!"
"Ah! Abellona and his brothers, how has the training going?"
"Very good, fellow Kireina. We estimate that we would be able to hit level max around tomorrow, I can't wait for my most awaited evolution!"
"Indeed, evolution! At last!"
"It been so long, we will be finally able to change skins"
"Hi, you must be Nesi… phea? Nesiphae, right?"
Nesiphea was surprised about the big Wyvern family.
"Oh? Master never told me that there was such a big family of Wyverns here! You all are almost as big as I am! Well, almost…"
"Yes, I have never seen such a big being before. Are all Lamias this big?"
"Ah! No, my mother was able to evolve into a special gigantic variant of Lamias, so when she give birth to me, I inherited her race and most of her skills…"
"I see! You are like us! It must have be hard for you to become stronger, isn't it?"
"It really was… However, everything changed when Master came to me! She changed my whole destiny, as if she manipulated the threads of fate themselves!"
"Hahahaha! Indeed! Kireina is a life saver for us too, without him, we would never be able to grow at such speed!"
While Nesi and the Wyverns had a nice conversation, something important that I had saved on my mind came to me.
"Thread of Fate…"
My minds inside my head could not stay silent!
"So you finally remember it huh? I can't blame you; we have been very busy managing this place"
"Indeed… Thread of Fate… a skill we got but that it was instantly sealed… the requirements were incredibly strange…"
"Becoming a God Class being… What is that? What does it really mean to become a God in this world?"
"If there is even such path, it's still too far away from our reach…"
"Master?"
"(But I wonder…)"
"Master?"
"Ah! Nesi, you done talking with the Wyverns?"
"Yes, they told me that they would instruct me on my training, you don't need to worry about me…"
"Ah very well, thanks Abellona, I should go to my room then… by the way, have you seen Nereid?"
Abellona quickly answered.
"Oh, Nereid? She must be in your room sleeping, since you left she had refused to train, she's a very useless fairy"
"Ugh… Thanks, I'll go check on her…"
I quickly flew on my room and found Nereid sound asleep over my bed.
"Ghhhh… Yes… Mor… Beer… geheheh…"
"Is she even talking while sleeping? Ugh… NE-RE-ID!"
Yelling as loud as I could I made the entire room tremble, waking Nereid up immediately!
"Gyyaaaaaaaahhhh! Ma-Masteeerrr! You are back!"
"Yes! I am back! That means that your lazy days are over! Get up immediately!"
"Gyyyaaaaaah! I don't wanna! Let me sleep! Let me sleep! You are so mean! Guaaaahhhh!"
"You get me on my nerves! Activate skill: PUPPET MASTER!"
"Noo! Not that! Guuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!"
Suddenly, a strange force took control of Nereid and made her flew to the training grounds!
"Gyaaaaaahhhh! Nooo! Leave me alone!"
I moved Nereid outside, and put her on "Auto Training" until they killed every mob left.
"Geehhh… Snif Snif… Why do I have such a cruel Master?"
After taking care of Nereid issue, I went to the Training Grounds and trained until the sun set.
[You've gained 16195 EXP] [Your servants gained tons of EXP]
[You've gained two levels!] [Level 15/40 EXP 4890/5900]
[Your servants gained tons of levels!]
I wanted to do a welcoming feast for Nesiphae (and the new slaves), so I told Chokumotsu to prepare all the meat we had, because of this Lamia's immense body, she also eats a lot.
Due to their low intelligence, the new slaves didn't even understand what was going on, but enjoyed the good food nonetheless. Thankfully, Kekensha got them to do very basic tasks so they do not screw up.
"I hope that these guys get some intelligence when evolving…"
After drinking a whole bowl of Beer, Nesiphae became extremely drunk and started to dance around, and singing the songs of the Lamias that her mother taught to her. Zehe also was drunk and finally had a party partner to enjoy their drunkenness.
"Hehehe, no no~ Zehe, you must move your hips like this~ Hehehe…"
"Ooh~ I see! Hnn~!"
"Geehh… Unbeliable… (But Nesiphae hips are to die for…)"
The Feast lasted for very long time, until almost everyone passed out in the dining room, with Wagyu and Rimuru's help we moved most people to their rooms, and put Nesiphae in my room for now, because her room was not done yet.
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Skill fusions of the day:
[Red Horn Creation] + [Ice Horn Formation] + [Shadow Horn Creation] = [Fire and Ice Shadow Demonic Horns Creation]
[Snowy Mountain Wolf Sharp Ice Fangs] + [Icy Storm Bird Ice and Thunder Tackle] + [Overpowering Demonic Poisonous Bite] = [Demonic Storming Ice Poisonous Bite]
[Spider's 8 Eyes] + [Eldritch Curse Eye] + [Hypnosis Magic: Hypnotizing Gaze] = [Demonic Vampiric 8 Crimson Eyes]
[Advanced Greatsword Technique: Titan Slash] + [Advanced Greatsword Technique: Titan Smash] + [Savage Troll Blow] = [Earth Titan Overpowering Smash]
[Demonic Toxic Flame Claws] + [Demonic Storming Ice Poisonous Bite] + [Earth Titan Overpowering Smash] = [Demonic Vampiric Overpowering Elemental Cursed Claws]
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PancakesWitch Ugh I'm so tired, but here it is! I will edit it with the skill fusions for the latest day tomorrow. Thanks for reading!
EDIT: Added last day skill fusions.
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Chapter 21: Lurking Darkness
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Fallen Kingdom of Ollathir, now known as the Dark Nation: King's Castle.
A young-looking man sits on a grandiose throne. He has pale white skin, covered in ugly scars, his eyes shined of a bright red, and a long black robe covered his weak body, while holding a grotesque staff made of flesh and skulls. he looked at a small crystal ball.
If seen very close, you could notice how countless deformed faces crying in agonizing pain inside the crystal ball, these crying souls were the people that once lived on this kingdom, trapped inside this crystal ball, to agonize and suffer for eternity.
A small magic projection formed from the crystal ball, and an image came to the eyes of the mage.
"…Kireina…"
The magic projection showed an above look of Kireina's cave, including the training grounds and barren space outside of it.
The mage used its weak and thin fingers to increase the image quality and then made the walls and ceiling transparent.
"Impressive… You have built so many things inside this mountain…"
The mage looked at every facility and room inside Kireina's cave, until he found its room.
Inside the room, a gigantic Lamia was sleeping soundly while squishing a little butterfly.
"There you are… I can't wait to crush you to dust…"
"The Trolls were a complete disappointment… However, the Goblins are different… They are scheming and astute… Will you survive an army of over 500…? Will your army survive, or will you show your true face and run away while they die for you? Eh? Kireina?"
The Mage waved its hand and the magic projection disappeared out of thin air.
"Haahahah… This Monster… Is really interesting, isn't it, little sister?"
On the left side of the mage, a little undead girl looked at the mage with her red eyes, she was wearing a beautiful black dress, typical of the royal family, lacking a soul, it could only respond to simple commands.
The undead girl nodded.
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[Day 23]
When I opened my eyes, I immediately realized that Nesiphae was squishing my body again.
"Uggh… Not again…! Nesi, let me go!"
"Hmm… Aaah…"
"Ghhh…!"
Using my flexible and little body, I was able to slip outside her big arms without waking her up.
When I looked at Nesiphae sleeping face, she was smiling cutely while drooling.
"Hmmm… Roasted… Bird… Aaah…"
"I wonder if a big body like hers also requires more hours of sleep, I will leave her alone for some time… Eh? Where is Nereid?"
I quickly noticed that Nereid was sleeping over Nesiphae head.
"Sigh… Should I wake her up? It's always a pain to deal with her, I will go eat first"
As I opened the door of my room, a beautiful woman figure greeted me it was Zehe!
"Ze-Zehe! Aah… Uh, did you wake up well?"
"I… Sigh… Did you go on that journey to…"
"Uh?"
"Let me finish! Did you went on that journey to… bring the materials to make this arm…?"
Zehe showed her prosthetic arm to me, it was nice and the surface was smooth; beautifully decorate with different magic stones.
"Well… Yes, I did. I told you that I was going to do something about your missing arm. Do you like it?"
Zehe blushed a little and nodded.
"Yes… Its feels very good, as if it were a real arm, and it also gives me a lot of extra stats and magic affinities, it's very good… Thanks…"
"Ah! No need to thank me, I literally ate your arm. We are fine now. I hope…"
Zehe looked at the ground in embarrassment.
"Yes… After I thought about what you did, it was fair. We were trying to kill you after all, you were in your right to defend your life, and you could had decided to just kill me right on the spot. However, you give me a new life here… A room, food every day, warm baths, fine clothes… I don't think I deserve any of this…"
"A-Ah! Z-Zehe… No need to worry, you deserve all of this! These are the basic things that every servant gets!"
"Master…"
Suddenly, Zehe looked me with warm and lovely eyes and hugged my little butterfly body.
Squish!
"E-EEEHH? (S-She hugged me! Uuaahhh!)"
"Haahh… Zehe you are warm…"
After saying this, Zehe became red in embarrassment.
"W-Warm…? I-I… I am sorry! I should be going back to my training, Master…"
"S-Sure"
The minds inside my head were surprised over Zehe's change!
"Unbelievable… You just give her a shiny and beautiful thing and you already conquered her heart… Women in this world are not so different than on Earth, huh?"
"Zehe… was cute… I want to sleep on her warm chest… forever…"
"Indeed, the charm of a beautiful woman are hard to resist! Are you hanging in there, Main Mind?"
"Ah! Yes, of course! Time to train!"
Before training, I decided to hold a little meeting with every Squad Leader, I told them that the next mage wave would be coming after 4 days, if we are lucky they could take an extra day or two.
"Sigh, this really does not stop, huh?"
"We must protect our home and this forest, this is the task that the Legendary Wyvern Overlord has granted us, and we must become stronger fast!"
I nodded.
"That's right! Everyone! The intensive training will become even more intensive! We will summon even more beings and everyone will wake up very early in the morning! In addition, Kusuri and Kajiya have prepared new equipment for all of you"
Kusuri and Kajiya nodded and opened their Item Boxes, taking out countless Synthesis Bracelets.
"Synthesis… How could this skill make us stronger, Master?"
"Simple! It will let you fuse skills! Being able to create even stronger skills and buffs! You can even obtain unexpected skills with this!"
"Amazing! So Synthesis has such uses!"
"I see, but Synthesis wouldn't be as useful if we didn't shared Master blessing and had such a big skill window, now we can fuse our natural skills with the new ones, reinforcing their strength"
"Very true, as a Mage myself, fusing skills will grant me fusion spells from the get-go without having to waste time combining elements and saving MP"
Every humanoid was able to equip the bracelet, the wolves endured the pain and swallowed the bracelets whole, and then activate the skill, creating a small bracelet on their front limbs.
"I know that eating material things is hard, but it's a small price to pay for strength!"
When the meeting was finished, I told Kusuri and Kajiya to distribute the rest of the bracelets to every named being. Including the Slaves leaders Jorogumo, Ganjo, Kura-en and Kaguya. Due to their hard work, all of them were able to evolve, so I made an exclusive meeting with these 4, including Kekensha who has been taking care of them since they got here.
Since being added to the community, their personalities have changed a lot, specially Ganjo, the Swamp Alligator King, who was selfish and egocentric. After training and learning about teamwork, he has grown more mature. Even a little polite. He has evolved into a special Alligator variant named "Rocky Scales Alligator King" which is a species focused on massive defensive capabilities.
Jorogumo, the brave Hairy Spider Queen became less aggressive, however, her brave nature has been kept, which I think is a plus. She is a very inspiring leader. Her bravery and talent in physical combat granted her a very rare evolution branch, becoming a "Brave Flaming Spider Queen", a powerful spider focused on physical combat; she told me that her evolution tree would lead her to evolve into a humanoid form in the future. Which means that she will be able to acquire a class and become evens stronger.
"Hmmm I wonder how cute will you look as an Arachne…"
"M-Master? Excuse me, w-what did you say?"
"Ah! N-Nothing! You are beautiful as a spider too!"
Jorogumo blushed in embarrassment, closing her eight little eyes.
"Eeeh? M-Master…"
The Dark Squirrel King Kura-en used to be a coward that would prefer to run away than to fight. However, since Kekensha has instructed him, he has become a completely new person, developing his confidence and strength; he is an adept and powerful mage. Just like Jorogumo, he also obtained a special evolution branch, which led him to become a "9 Spirit Squirrel King", a special variant focused on the use of the 9 elements with the help of the spirits, similar to shamans.
Kaguya, the energetic Dark Squirrel hasn't changed much personality whise, as she was always brave and loyal. Thanks to Kekensha intensive training, her power has increased swiftly, her unique fighting style of physical attacks enhanced with magic had led her to a unique evolution just for her, named "Unbreakable Demonic Champion Squirrel", and she also received the blessing of the Squirrel demi-god of Strength and Speed Ratatoskr. Just like Jorogumo, her evolution tree would lead her to a humanoid form too.
"I never thought that there would be a Squirrel Demi-god, that's hard to imagine… The thing that I never expected is that there would be cute Squirrel girls in this world. I can't wait for you to evolve Kaguya"
"Yes, Master! I will train twice as hard, I want to join the frontlines and blow up some enemies!"
"Indeed, these two Squirrels are way better suited to the title of Emperor than the coward former one who was easily tricked by the Hairy Spider Empress… I might give them the title, however get stronger first"
"The same applies to you, Jorogumo and Ganjo, get stronger!"
"Ah! Y-Yes Master! I live to serve you!"
"Leave it to me, Master! I will become your impenetrable shield!"
Before going out, I remembered that there was a third Dark Squirrel Emperor, and according to Kaguya, he has been working very hard too and recently evolved into a "High Shadow and Dark Squirrel" a not so rare evolution variant. Due to his hard work, I rewarded him with a name too.
"From now on you will be named Yamiyo! (Dark Night in Japanese)"
"T-Thank you very much, Master!"
I then, watched over all the rest of the slaves who congregated around Yamiyo.
"And for all of you, even if you don't specialize in combat, your help is very essential to this community and are a part of our family! If you work as hard as Yamiyo, you will be also granted a name!"
From the Alligator Guards to the Hairy Spider Maids and the Dark Squirrel Assistants, everyone cheered boasting in high morale.
A little spider maid came close to me.
"M-Master, I would like to talk for the weakest of us… Since I was little that I was bullied because of my stature, due to being born as a lesser Hairy Spider variant, my stature was tiny and weak, but when you took care of us, I have never been felt useless ever again! Your family is truly something else, were even the weak can find a place to live and work for"
The rest of the Hairy Spider Maids cheered agreeing with the little spider.
"Indeed, little one. All of you are welcome here; everyone's efforts can be useful to our family! And if you are weak but want to become stronger, talk with Kekensha and he will instruct you into the special training for the weakest ones, you will be able to catch up with the rest in no time!"
Something that I have noticed about this world System is its fairness, with such a simplistic leveling system, every being has the equal chances to evolve and become stronger, even if they are extremely weak like I was, there will be always a path ahead, and any effort will be rewarded!
This is the true purpose of a System! Everyone can grow equally if given the effort!
After having a nice meeting with the slave group, I decided to make a little feast for them, celebrating their total integration on the community.
Meanwhile, I decided to go check on my room, if Nesiphae and Nereid had woken up already.
"Ah?"
I found the two still lazing around while Wagyu and Rimuru brought them breakfast, so they were just eating on my bed!
"H-Hey Wagyu, Rimuru! Don't consent them!"
"Ah! M-Master! I am very sorry, but Miss Nesiphae and Nereid said that they were extremely hungry, to the point of dying at any second! I couldn't see my comrades die in front of me!"
"That's right, guuu!"
"Munch munch, Master! Wanna join? Wagyu and Rimuru brought lots of delicious food!"
"Noo! Nesi, don't call him! He's a meanie, don't you know? He doesn't deserve this food!"
"Eeeh? Nereid, don't be like this with our Master, he always wants the best for us!"
"B-But… he's a meanie! He makes me work hard!"
"That's because he wants you to get stronger"
"Eeeh? But…"
"Sigh…"
I left the two eating on the bed for now and I went directly to the training grounds, where I connected my MP with my present servants and summoned 700 Lower Demonic Beings! However, no special variant came out this time.
While seeing the monkeys and wolves train, I saw the Slime family coming out of the cave, being led by Rimuru.
"Ah!!! Masteeeer!"
"Gaah! Milim!"
"Master! I haven't seen you in a while, where were you? I missed you! Let me squish you!"
Ranga, Benimaru, Shion and Luminous quickly joined!
"Master I missed you! Guuuuu!"
"Aaahh! M-Mastaa!"
"Master!"
"C-Can I hug you?"
"Gaaahh! Let me go! Gueh��"
After every Slime expressed their love to me in a tight hug, I noticed that Benimaru and Shion finally evolved. Benimaru became almost the same size as the evolved Ranga, while having a darker red color and sharper demonic horns; his new race was "Erupting Demonic Berserk Slime". Shion on the other side, kept her little size but became pale red, while golden colored markings covered her entire watery body, her new race was "Sacred Flame Spirit Slime".
[NAME: Benimaru
[CLASS: None
[RACE: Erupting Demonic Berserk Slime
[LEVEL: 1/30 EXP: 0000/2800 STATUS: Fine
[HP: 95/95 MP: 28/28 STAMINA: 141/160
[STRENGTH: 92
[DEFENCE: 71
[MAGIC: 23
[RESISTANCE: 56
[SPEED: 74
[CHARISMA: 9
[LUCK: 0
[NEW SKILLS: [Erupting Berserk Mode] [Erupting Berserk Claws] [Flaming Tackle] [Flaming Counter] [Erupting Berserk Raging Yell]
[NEW TITLES: [Little Demon] [Erupting Berserk]
[NAME: Shion
[CLASS: None
[RACE: Sacred Flame Spirit Slime
[LEVEL: 1/30 EXP: 0000/2800 STATUS: Fine
[HP: 56/56 MP: 72/72 STAMINA: 132/140
[STRENGTH: 33
[DEFENCE: 51
[MAGIC: 84
[RESISTANCE: 91
[SPEED: 56
[CHARISMA: 18
[LUCK: 0
[NEW SKILLS: [Sacred Arts: Flame Spirit Healing Fire] [Sacred Arts: Flame Spirit Ally Defense Reinforcement] [Sacred Arts: FLAME Spirit Ally Attack Reinforcement] [Sacred Arts: Flame Spirit Speed Reinforcement] [Sacred Arts: Flame Spirit Fire Arrows]
[NEW TITLES: [Little Sacred Demon] [Sacred Flame Spirit Maiden]
"All of you are growing so strong… I expect great things from you too, Luminous!"
"Y-Yes, Master!"
After checking that they all ate a Synthesis Bracelet, I left them training with Rimuru.
While I trained some more, I noticed that Nesiphae finally came out of my room, and Nereid was with her too, which surprised me.
"Ah! Master, I convinced Miss Nereid to train with me"
"Eeh? Are you kidding me? Is this true, Nereid?"
Nereid blushed and got very angry all of the sudden.
"H-Hmp! It's only because Nesiphae was very nice to me, shes my new best friend! So I will help her train, it's not like I recognized that you want the best for me or anything… So shut up!"
"Aahh… I-I see, work hard then!"
"I will, but it's not for you!"
Nesiphae laughed at our little interaction.
"Fufufu, you too go along very well…"
"Ne-Nesi! Don't laugh at me, we are best friends now, besties don't do that!"
"Ah! I'm sorry little Nereid, let's go"
"Wait a second, you two, please take these first"
I give Nesiphae and Nereid the Synthesis Bracelet.
"Oh? For what purpose are these, Master? Is this a gift? I can't really fit it on my arm… Perhaps a ring? Ah! M-Master is proposing me?! This is too sudden; we have just meet for three days…"
"W-Wait! You got it all wrong, it's not a proposal, it's just a tool that will make you two get stronger, with this you can fuse skills"
"Aaah!"
Nereid mocked Nesiphae ignorance.
"Geez, seriously Nesi… It said right there that it was a Synthesis Bracelet…"
"Ahahaha, sorry sorry… How will I get the effect if it's too little for me to equip? Oh! I will just swallow it!"
Gulp
Nesiphae quickly swallowed the bracelet, obtaining the skill almost immediately.
Ding!
"Oh! I got it, Master!"
"Well done… And for Nereid it's the same, you are too little to possess a class so you can't equip it, eat it!"
"Gaaah! I don't want to!"
"PUPPET MASTER!"
I used Puppet Master to make Nereid eat the bracelet bit by bit against her will, until she successfully got the skill.
"Guaaaahhkk! Master you are the worst! Let's go Nesi! I don't want to see her stupid bug face anymore! She's like a very annoying old hag!"
"O-Old hag? That's a new one…"
After talking with Nereid, I decided to rest a little bit and look at my hard working servants while they trained, on the left of the training ground there was Kekensha instructing the Slave teams, and the Undead Trolls that had their new Skeleton appearance. On the right I noticed the Troll group training very hard, specially Celica and Truhan who were a hardworking couple, I envied Truhan having such a beautiful and cute partner, but I saw Zehe who waved her hand at me while smiling.
"Ah! Zehe, is she waving at me? She is so cute when she really wants to be…"
Suddenly, Zehe told her friends that she was going to take a break and slowly walked to me!
"Ghh! She's coming to talk to me!"
My three minds tried to help me calm down!
"Snap out of it! If you really want your relationship to grow with her, you need to stay cool and relaxed"
"While also being friendly…"
"Hahaha! Every woman likes to be praised by her beauty too!"
Zehe approached me with a warm smile.
"Ah, Master. Are you supervising the training?"
"Ah! Zehe, yeah that's it… How is your training going, how much have you leveled up?"
"Oh? I'm glad you ask, we all have leveled up very swiftly these last days, we are close to our level cap"
"I am glad that my super training is helping you guys get stronger"
Zehe sat close to me while waving her dress, I peeked on her chest, and her smooth and pale blue skin was sweating heavily, creating an erotic feeling.
"Haahh… Yes, Master. We will use this strength to serve you well, and we will take our revenge on our former Master too!"
"Revenge?"
"Yes, Celica told me about our former Master original plans, he used her to experiment with that new Shadow Awakening Ring, and probably the whole army was just cannon meat in his eyes, he was never as close to us like you, it always felt like a powerful figure watching us and telling us what to do… You are different…"
"I see… I rather understand now, perhaps your Master is experimenting with something around the Demons he infuse on those Rings? Like the former Troll Emperor, he possessed a similar ring which I ate after defeating him"
"Ah… The former Emperor, he was a fool… and a strong follower of our Master, he did not care about our lives at all, but master… How did you eat a Ring possessing a demon? How did the demon not take over your body?"
"I assimilated it… A system message popped up when I ate the Ring, and let me assimilate it, but before being assimilated, it left with me its curse… I'd rather not talk about the effects…"
"Oh…? I never thought that the System could let you assimilate demons, it's probably has to do with your God Blessing, Master"
Zehe continued waving her dress, letting me peek over her beautiful sweating body without noticing.
"Y-Yeah, that's right… But I would rather not assimilate anymore demons if they are just going to curse me beforehand"
"Hahaha! I guess you are right, little Master… Alright, I must continue training, if you excuse me…"
"Hmm! Go ahead!"
Zehe quickly left the resting spot.
"Phew… Why did she had to wave her dress? She was sweating a lot too…"
Suddenly, a serious voice came from behind me!
"Hm? Master, what do you mean?"
"Ah Wagyu! N-Nothing, never mind what I said!"
"Ah, alright then… I have bought my Wolf Squad, they all have evolved and become way stronger, I am quite proud of them…"
"Me too! I'm glad that your clan is hanging on and getting stronger! By the way, how are the Crimson Wolf pups?"
"Oh! They have grown quite fast, in just some days they have multiplied their size several times, they should be ready to start training, we will call them for it tomorrow, if they start leveling at a young age, the EXP gain is higher"
"Oh? I did not know about that cheat!"
"Yes, when a being is still in its growing process, the EXP gained its tripled, it's something that the system does not tell you, but we figured it out in our clan"
"I see! Very well then, let me help you out on that training!"
Therefore, I trained with my servants until the sun settled on the horizon.
[You've gained 21492 EXP] [Your servants gained tons of EXP]
[You've gained four levels!] [Level 19/40 EXP 2182/6300]
[Your servants gained tons of levels!]
Before eating, I talked with Chokumotsu to regulate the Beer quantity given to my servants, so Nesiphae and Zehe don't get all drunk again. Also, she told me that the cheese using the ice rabbit milk was ready.
The cheese was a little bit wet and white colored, reminding me of goat cheese. It had a strong cheesy smell.
[Snow Rabbit Milk White Cheese: A wet and smelly cheese with a strong flavor, very salty.
Effects: Grants +5 Strength for the next 24 hours. Recovers 50 MP and 80 Stamina]
"It's really cheese! Let me take a bite!"
Chomp!
"Ooh!"
A strong and a little bit spicy flavor filled my mouth. It was heavenly!
"Very well done Chokumotsu! Very well done!"
"The only thing left to make the perfect burger is the bread! But is there even a substitute to flour in this world?"
I give a task to the exploration and food-gathering team; it consisted of finding different types of seeds that could be smashed into powder, and when, combined with water, created a solid dough.
"We will try our best, Master"
Even after telling the cooking monkeys to deliver only a little amount of Beer, Nesiphae and Zehe still caused a ruckus while being drunk. Zehe got strangely lewd with me, which made me curse my bug body, who had no lust.
"Sigh… Z-Zehe, let's go, I'll carry back to your room"
"Hehehe, Master you are such a beautiful little butterfly…"
After carrying Zehe to her room, I went for Nesiphae, who dropped asleep the second she entered my room. Nereid came with me and laid down on Nesiphae warm head.
I laid down on Nesiphae comfortable chest and went to sleep.
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Skill fusions of the day:
[Snowy Mountains Wolf Cold Blood] + [Lower Eldritch Octopus Flexible Body] + [Vampiric Reflexes] = [Cold Blooded Vampire Reflexes]
[High Troll Warrior Champion Body Reinforcement] + [High Troll Warrior Champion Strong Stamina] + [High Ancient Troll Emperor Titan Body] = [Shadow Vampire Impossible Stamina]
[Zombie Endurance] + [Shadow Tailed Fox Flexible Body] + [Mountain's Holy Swan Swift Body] = [Shadow Vampire Swiftness and Endurance]
[Forest Caterpillar Tenacity] + [Shadow Body Sturdy Endurance] + [Overpowering Dark Iron Body] = [Shadow Vampire Crimson Iron Endurance And Tenacity]
[Cold Blooded Vampire Reflexes] + [Shadow Vampire Impossible Stamina] + [Shadow Vampire Swiftness And Endurance] = [True Vampire Supernatural Body]
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Hi! Here it is! I have become quite lazy so the chapter is a little bit shorter! (around 500 words shorter) Anyways, thanks for reading!
EDIT: Skill fusions added.
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