Chapter 32 - Angelic Blood

(AN: Published on December 26, 2020. 23:00, GMT+7.)

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While looking at Merlin, Llusse said, "You know, you should stop dropping surprises like that. Just say it at once!"

Even though her voice was bland, Llusse had a discontent gaze. She was exasperated by each surprise Merlin dropped on them. It made her think, 'Did he do that on purpose?'

The other girls thought the same thing. They wondered if Merlin was doing it on purpose to tease them.

Merlin only smiled dryly after hearing Llusse's words. He could understand the feelings of Llusse and the others, but he didn't do it on purpose; he was just waiting for the right moment to tell them to get the biggest impact that makes the strongest and lasting impression.

"So, what do you mean by what you said earlier?" Tianne asked suddenly, catching Merlin's attention. The question drew the attention of others to the previous topic.

Merlin thought for a moment before answering, "Well, if I continue to have sex with willing girls, I will become stronger; You know this because I explained it earlier, but I didn't have time to explain that my physical abilities had reached the limits of humans, which I dubbed as peak-human. Even so, it isn't my limit; I can still grow stronger, and the next level is unlocking the ability to use esoteric energy, so I can learn magic from you and Aina."

The girls were speechless after hearing Merlin's words. This guy just kept blowing off their mind with outrageous stuff!

"You are completely different from the previous Hero. Unlike the previous hero, who was just an ordinary youth with the power to unleash the latent power of women, you also have a unique power like this. This matter is really interesting; it's something that I never knew before," Tianne said after calming down.

"At the very least, the Hero could defend himself if he was in a precarious state," Filia commented, thinking the positive thing.

"So, is there any other information that you are hiding at this time?" Llusse asked in a suspicious tone. Her intuition told her that Merlin still had more "surprises" for them.

Merlin thought for a moment before replying, "I don't think I'm fully human."

"Say what now?" Llusse was flabbergasted. The rest was the same as they looked at Merlin with a look of confusion, incredulity, and disbelief.

'Heh, they look even cuter with that expression,' Merlin thought for a moment before he asked back, "First of all, is there a creature called an angel in this world?"

Filia and Llusse shook their heads negatively, signifying their lack of knowledge concerning this matter. Aina also shook her head; although she was quite knowledgeable about monsters because of the books she read, she had never heard of a creature called an angel. Meanwhile, Tianne had a thoughtful expression as if she was remembering something.

"Well… I think I read about a creature called an angel in the main church library," Tianne replied.

'So, even the concept of 'Angel' existed here,' thought Merlin, but he stopped when Tianne continued, "It's said that angels are the Apostles of God. However, there was no sighting of them. Why did you ask?"

'Are Angels considered a fantasy creature in a fantasy world where demons and Dark Lord existed? That sounds…weird,' Merlin mused.

Back in his old life, Angels were considered a supernatural creature, which was the creation and loyal servant of God. Some religions believed in their existence despite no sighting of them.

However, Merlin wasn't a believer in his old life, so he didn't believe in the existence of angels. Ironically, he was currently a Nephilim—half-human, half-angel hybrid.

"I did tell you that I'm not fully human, didn't I?" Merlin stopped momentarily to look at the girls, giving them a chance to guess it.

Filia and Tianne didn't seem to get it, but Tianne and Aina were different; their eyes expanded in surprise and disbelief.

"Hero, don't tell me you are…" Tianne trailed off, not daring to continue. Meanwhile, Aina was still silent as she looked at Merlin with a wide-eyed expression.

They were standing still not far from the entrance of Füs.

Merlin nodded firmly to Tianne and replied, "I'm what is called a Nephilim, a half-human, half-angel hybrid. To be precise, I have the blood of a sexual angel, also known as Erogelic, in my body, and having more sex with willing women will evolve my body."

Merlin stopped momentarily to collect his breath. All the while, the girls were giving him their rapt attention. He then continued, "Now, I'm only a Near-Mortal Angel, but the next evolution will balance my human and angelic blood, and after that, it will push me into a Near-Angelic entity. After that, I will become a pure-blooded angel and keep getting stronger as I have more sex."

"But, I was digressing; when my angelic blood is balanced, I can use esoteric energy, and I can learn magic from you and Aina," Merlin finished his explanation with a faint yet charming smile.

The girls needed moments to digest new information. They looked pensive on their respective spots.

Llusse snapped out from her pensive stare first and grinned at Merlin. "Well, since you're more special than what we thought, does it mean saving the world will be a walk in a park?"

Merlin smiled amusedly at Llusse. "I can't promise you anything, Llusse; we don't know how powerful the Dark Lord is. But, when I evolved to a true angel, I have confidence in our chance to break through anything on our path."

Unlike some fictional characters with inhuman blood that seemed afraid and hesitating to reject their humanity, Merlin fully embraced this path; he didn't really mind rejecting his humanity if doing so gave him more benefits than staying as a human.

"If you have so much confidence in your future potential, then I will trust you and help you," Filia chimed in, smiling refreshingly all the while.

Merlin nodded at Filia gratefully.

Aina opened her mouth, trying to speak, but Tianne got ahead of her. "Excuse me, Hero." After Merlin turned his attention to her, Tianne continued, "You said you need sex to refine your angelic blood until you can become a true angel, didn't you?"

"Yes?" Merlin nodded in confirmation, though he seemed unsure because of Tianne's intense and passionate gaze that gave off indescribable pressure.

"Then, let's have lots of sex until you become a true angel!" Tianne exclaimed spiritedly.