BXBX NOVEL Chapter 564 563: End Of An Arc
Solid ground, silent area, bearable temperatures and no threat to my life lurking just feet away from myself; yeah, this was a relief to be back, and I was excited to be crammed inside a carriage for a few hours as we returned to the Palace.
The others also crouched beside me, taking in deep breaths before standing back up and moving around, enjoying the languid atmosphere that resided inside the temple as we did some preliminary unwinding in regards to the last few days of constant killing.
There were some moments here and there that weren\'t marred by the blood of a monster or dust of a pulverized bone, but they were few and far between despite some of the actions that we all took to relax on that beach, with even Jahi and I having sex being something that was overshadowed by everything else.
That, and the cleanup from sex on the beach wasn\'t that pleasurable either, so...
But, we were done with that and ready to return to the comfort and luxuries of the Palace, where we could unwind completely and not worry about needing to do anything strenuous for the next day or two - and as much as I would like to say that we could take a week off, none of us were capable of prolonged breaks at this point, having become too accustomed to doing something all the time.
Sometimes, even sex was work for us, with the Dual Cultivation that we performed thanks to Leone pilfering the technique from her Mother\'s personal library making the normally pleasurable experience something that could become a chore if we were too tired.
Though, admittedly, that had yet to happen since all of us thrived on entwining our bodies together in lust, with my own love for sex reaching such a point that I had come to this world with a maxed out skill regarding it.
Sitting down on the edge of the platform that housed the Gate, I leaned back and sighed before opening the System menu, curious about what I got for the last day of being on the island.
[Calculating...]
Seeing the familiar screen, I tapped my fingers on the stone and waited patiently, before my entire body froze as I received the summary from that last fight, the report leaving me stunned and flabbergasted.
[11,893,450 Xp awarded; would you like a summary?]
I blinked a few times before rubbing at my eyes, staring at the number for a few more moments before realizing that I was - in fact - seeing a number with eight digits and not seven.
Eight.
Digits.
Not just a million, not just a few million, but almost TWELVE million experience.
I almost didn\'t believe it, but I watched in awe as the experience bar began to rapidly fill, drain, rapidly fill, drain again, rapidly fill...
All the way from level 43 to level 49.
Mhm... 43 to 49.
Six entire levels, from what honestly wasn\'t even that hard of a fight...
[There is a summary, if you would prefer understanding where the number comes from? Or we can continue to admire the extra digit; it is a rather pretty digit.]
\'...\'
[Hello~? Katherine? Summary is available, if you\'d li-]
[Crystal Mimic killed; 1,750,000 Xp]
[Crystal Mimic (Canine) assisted; 72,225 Xp]
[Crystal Mimic (Demoness) assisted; 71,225 Xp]
[Hidden Quest Completed : Destroy the heart of the island without any of your Mistress\' sustaining injury!]
[Reward : 6,000,000 Xp, 10,000 Sp]
[Quest Completed : Destroy the heart of the island!]
[Reward : 4,000,000 Xp, 8,000 Sp]
\'What..? When did I ever have a Quest? Why didn\'t I see it?!\'
[Ahem... Congratulations! You received a Quest! Destroy the heart of the is-]
\'HEY! Why didn\'t you tell me I had a Quest?! Don\'t tell me you were asleep?!\'
[...]
\'System.\'
[...]
\'System, don\'t make me be-\'
[Alright, alright! Fine, I was taking a short nap! Deal with it! Goddess above, just be happy you still got the quests! I could have just never given them to you!]
\'...\'
[Y\'know what, I think I can just take this experience back since you aren\'t appreciating it en-]
\'Thanks! Wow, you\'re such a good System! What would I do without you~?\'
[Could you put ANY of that 77 Charisma to use if you were going to fake the gratitude?]
\'Why..?\'
[Never mind... Alright, yes, I \'forgot\' to give the Quest to you, sorry, but..! I had a nice dream, so it evened out.]
\'What? You know what, never mind... Wasn\'t there a Second Class available at level 50? I just need-\'
[Level 49 : 725,986 / 2,000,000]
\'1,275,000 experience to reach level 50! Wow... it feels like it\'s been forever since I changed my class that first time to Shadow Guard... not that I had much of a chance to lean into that role at all.\'
[It has been awhile since then, yes. But, you still have a good bit till you reach level 50, and at least a day or two as I do some background work in preparation for it. Leaves you some time to think on it; this is a pretty important decision to be made for you, after all. Anyways, I do think you should focus on the real world again, before someone realizes that you\'re crazier than what they thought.]
I couldn\'t even get a quip in before I felt someones hand land on my shoulder, shaking me back \'awake\' and making me look up, meeting the amethyst eyes of Jahi as she crouched in front of me, worry clearly writ on her face as she asked "Are you alright? You were incredibly spaced out right there..."
Smiling at her, I nodded as I got up, accepting her hand and leaning into her chest as I took a deep breath, her naturally sweet scent covered by sweat and dirt, but...
I could feel my lower abdomen warm up as I blinked a few more times, trying to process the sudden spreading of heat inside my loins before realizing that it had truly been a few days since Jahi had sex with me, meaning...
There were a few stacks of [Arousal] built up, and this was the second time that I was dealing with them; that was how active we usually were, so I had no real idea on how to react to this other than to cling to the Demoness and try and focus past it, but...
"Kat, could you be anymore obvious that your horny? Gods be damned..."
Lifting my chin, Jahi grinned as she stared at me, before tilting my head and making me look towards Anput, who was biting her cheek hard as she stared at me with a heated gaze.
"Now both my puppies are in heat, and we\'re still hours away from the Palace... the two of you can be such~ trouble sometimes, you know that? Well..."
Stroking my cheek, Jahi smirked before shouting "Let\'s get going, Mom. I think we should try to return as quickly as possible..."
In a lower voice, she leaned down and whispered "Enjoy these next few hours as you stew in curiosity, my sexy maid... I have some plans for you..."