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After a… rather long night with Leone, I awoke in the morning feeling numb.

My body hurt and ached, my head was reeling, and my veins were scorching.

Screwing my eyes shut, I groaned as a wave of that heat washed over my body again, the world spinning around me as I lay on the bed.

Leone grumbled beside me, and she gingerly got up and let out a cute yawn.

However, I was in too much agony to notice, and after another few moments she gently laid her hand on my shoulder, shaking me.

"Kat, are you okay?"

Grumbling at her, I buried my face into her stomach, hoping her warmth would help alleviate my pain.

It did…

For a few moments.

The searing sensation that traveled through my body seemed to grow worse wherever I contacted Leone's bare skin, so I swiftly turned back over and laid face down on the bed.

"Kat?!"

Feeling her hand land on my body again, I groaned as the heat grew more intense, making me mutter "J-Just give me… a moment…"

I heard her gently get off the bed and open her door, making me sigh in mild relief.

If she had touched me again, I was worried this heat would grow worse…

What the hell is it anyways?!

Trying to feel my mana to cast a healing spell, I whimpered as the pain returned twofold.

[Host, you took in a large amount of Leone's mana in an attempt to enhance your core… this is the pain from not only waiting on it to expand, but receiving such an amount all at once is deadly to some. However…]

Feeling the heat travel through my veins towards my core, I shuddered as my core steadily increased in warmth, until it reached a searing temperature as well.

[Bear with me for now… I'm trying to fine tune… oh for fucks-]

My core pulsated, making me gasp as my vision flickered with every beat of my pounding heart.

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With each painful throb, my mind went blank, incapable of thought as I let out gasps and groans, attempting to remain conscious throughout the process.

I could feel my core expanding; the organ itself was growing larger, and with each tiny increase in its size, the amount of mana I could hold increased exponentially.

However, nothing good in this world is free, and the price for such an increase in power was this searing, aching agony that wracked my body.

[Almost done… bear with me now, Kat…]

"Kat! By the… why are you always doing something so-!"

Hearing the familiar voices of both the system and Jahi, I blinked a few times, trying to focus myself.

A reassuring golden light covered my body, and I could feel my aches receding.

At the same time, my core's expansion was slowing down, making the heat die out with it.

The room was silent, and I could feel my body slowly returning to normal, making me sigh in relief.

With the pain now gone, I could sit up and take a deep, pain free breath of the sex scented room.

Sighing again, I stared at the worried faces of Jahi and Leone before smiling, saying "All good now~!"

Jahi frowned, her tone hard as she asked "What in the blazing hells did you do?"

Glancing at Leone, who was blushing and looking away, I chuckled as I said "Leone found a rather… unique training method, and we may~ have gone overboard?"

Furrowing her brow, Jahi glanced at Leone as well, who's red cheeks darkened further under the Demoness' scrutiny.

"Training… method?"

Seeing the disbelief in her eyes, I chuckled again as I took in the room, or more particularly, the scent.

It was no surprise that she was dubious about this 'training method' I talked about, so I smirked at Leone and asked "Why don't you explain it to Jahi, Leone~? Hmm~?"

Crossing her arms, Jahi stared down at our timid wife and nodded, saying "Please do. I'm curious now…"

Jahi and I both smirked slightly as Leone explained the 'Dual Cultivation' technique in a flustered tone, growing more embarrassed with each passing second.

By the end of it Jahi was nodding, her eyes unfocused as she thought about the technique.

"It's… unique. Useful, but… Well, considering the way it seems to need to be used, I don't think I could ever use it."

Leone pursed her lips, staring at the tall Demoness for a few moments before muttering "W-Well, there is a w-way to do it the o-opposite way… f-from 'female' to 'male'…"

That made Jahi smirk, and she leaned down to gently grab Leone's chin, making the Vampire flinch.

"Is there now~? You'll need to show me, my little horny Princess~!"

Leone pouted as she stared at Jahi, which only made the Demoness chuckle again.

"Anyways… Kat, why is it that whenever you do ANYTHING to increase your strenght, you end up harming yourself?!"

[She has a good point…]

'Oh hush you!'

Pursing my lips, I scratched my cheek as I said "Well, this was… avoidable… I MAY have egged Leone on just a little more than needed…"

Leone's crimson eyes widened as she stared at me, before she resumed pouting, this time aiming it at me.

Jahi just sighed, shaking her head before saying "You are… hah… whatever; get ready; we need to leave soon…"

Turning away, Jahi exited Leone's room and made her way back into her own, and after giving Leone a kiss I followed swiftly behind her.

She was quiet the entire time we were in the bath, and I frowned slightly, not enjoying the silence.

Cuddling up beside her, I stared up at her stoic pale blue face and whispered "I'm… sorry, Jahi. Really… I didn't think that it'd end up like that!"

Nodding, she wrapped her arm over my shoulder and pulled me into her, before burying her face between my ears.

"It's alright… I'm not mad at you, just… thinking. There's a lot going on now, Kat…"

Enjoying her breath that tickled my fur, I purred as her hand stroked my cheek, nuzzling into it.

"Tonight I'll need to head out to send some letters to Mom… ask her how she wishes to proceed. Then I want to talk to Kolia about… a few things."

Staring up at her, I smiled back when she looked down at me, and I leaned up and placed a kiss on her lips.

Remaining beside her face, I whispered "You don't need to do everything alone, Jahi… we're here WITH you… remember that…"

Kissing me again, she nodded before saying "I know… I just didn't think you'd want to go deliver a letter with me, Kat~"

Seeing her smile turn genuine, I giggled as I moved to sit on her lap, staring directly into her eyes.

"I'll go anywhere with you, Jahi… no matter what, no matter where, no matter why… If you want me with you, I'll be there…"

My smile grew twisted, and I pressed my nose against hers, enjoying how her eyes flickered gold when I murmured "Even if you don't want me there, I'll never let you go… Forever and always, remember~?"

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Shorter chapter today, since I posted the extra lemon before this…

Got a weird headache that isn't a headache but it is?

So I'll just be chilling for the rest of today; might write some other stuff, might not…

Besides that, since this'll mark the end of the December month for Webnovel, that means we've gone through our first full month of Win-Win~!

And we placed second (as of writing this) on New Female Lead stories, which is really cool~!

So, as a sort of reward, I want to try and make the first week of the next months Win-Win two chapters a day, as a thank you and a way to get through some more stuff in the story; I mean, we got the Level 25 Milestone, whatever Jillian is cooking up, delving back into Zhu'Rong Caverns, the Academy, and more~!

Again, thank you all so much, and let's get on to the next month of My Servant System!

First things first…

That headache thing is still there, but it's not to the point that I can't write; I'll only get one chapter out today though.

Also, I know timezones are different and all, but for me its still before New Years Eve night, so happy New Years everyone~!

Yeah, that's all for now, enjoy~!

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Our days at the Academy were surprisingly uneventful; the only notable things were that Jillian was quieter then expected, as she constantly avoided us during all classes.

Besides that, those three days were rather slow, with each professor getting us prepared for the first exam of their classes.

Magic Theory would be, surprise, creating and changing multiple different sequences, answering questions about what certain things are or their importance to spell casting as a whole, and a few miscellaneous items as well.

History would be a long, boring essay about one of three topics, all chose and random when we entered; the founding of the Empire, the different regions of the Empire, or the Labyrinthian. That essay would also be paired with different short answer questions that we would need to answer.

Finally, Combat Class would be a spar against one of the professors to determine whether or not we've improved during our time here. Each person was graded differently, as the professors had a list made for each person based on how they started the year and where we were at now.

So of course, Anput and Jahi were rather bored each day, and when our free day came by they were both wanting to let loose, one way or the other.

As amazing as another day of pure pleasure sounded, I would rather stretch my other muscles and I had a hankering for blood recently…

We hadn't been down in Zhu'Rong Caverns since the encounter with Lord Pele, which was a few weeks ago.

I needed another kind of release, and I also wanted to get my level closer to Level 25; the shop feature was piquing my curiosity, and I was also wondering what the system meant by a change in the system itself when I reached that milestone…

Would I be given harder tasks?

Maybe a set of goals to reach before I level up again?

Or perhaps it would be a 'class change' from just a Maid to something more?

I was rather curious, so I wanted to rush on down to the Zhu'Rong Caverns and begin my massa-

I mean, my grind to become Level 25…

Yes, that's what I meant…

We had also discussed this before we entered the Caverns, but we would be traveling only into places we had been to before for today; no exploration, just going down to the Plains of Yama, where we would be able to satiate my thirst for blood while also challenging ourselves a little with the large variety of monsters living on those vast, empty plains.

Of course, to get to those Plains we needed to first traverse the Ash Ghoul infested Obsidian Valley, which would actually be a good place to make money; the Cores and Crystals the Ash Ghouls dropped were incredibly common, but also needed for most basic Alchemical Bases and Forging Preparations.

Besides that, we might get lucky enough to run into another Ghoul King, which could drop rare materials for us to sell for a premium.

Which is why, even though I didn't particularly want to be staying here, we were on our third horde of Ash Ghouls, Jahi and Anput cutting through the dozens upon dozens of stumbling, weak monsters like a scythe through wheat.

As for Leone and I, we stood a dozen feet away from the horde, the Vampire practicing her accuracy with her spells as she sniped random Ghouls in the horde.

I stood before her, cutting down any curious Ghouls that got to close; I had displayed little interest in joining the Demoness and Jackalkin in their reaping of the weak, bloodless monsters, and so I was placed on guard duty.

However, I was given the reassurance that we would move forwards after this horde, which made me a little giddy; I wanted to know what my new dagger, the one the Countess had sent me, would look like drenched in that incredible scarlet liquid.

The dagger was heavier than my previous one, and also a bit longer, but after increasing my stats so much, it still was light to me; if I had to guess, it was three pounds, which sounds light, but when you're constantly swinging it around…

Anyways, I was rather impressed by how easily it cleaved through the Ash Ghouls grey flaky flesh, easily severing their limbs and lopping off their heads.

Of course, that was marred by the fact that nothing sprayed from those wounds, but oh well…

Leone was also much more impressive then before; her spells felt more solid and compact, and the impact they had on the Ash Ghouls was rather impressive as well.

Some would flare and explode upon impact, while others lathered the Ghouls in scorching flames.

She was also much more accurate than before; she hit every target she aimed for, but some spears or bolts impacted the Ghouls in a non lethal area, only to be finished off by the added effects of the spells.

However, after I watched her accuracy dip over the next few Ghouls, I peered back at her and said "Leone, you need to keep hitting their vulnerable spots; not every monster is as weak as these Ghouls. You need to be accurate…"

Pursing her lips, she nodded, likely recalling the fight against Lord Pele; currently, no enemy we would fight would be as strong as that, but she needed to get used to aiming her spells for weak spots, as some monsters, like Drakes, are armored, which would allow them to shrug off her spears or bolts with ease.

After that reminder, the Vampire resumed her slower, but deadlier spell casting, always aiming for center mass or the head.

The horde was wiped out a minute later, with Jahi and Anput taking deep breaths as they glanced around at the piles of ash that surrounded them.

Joining them, we gathered up the various Cores and Crystals that dropped, placing them into our various pouches and packs before following behind Leone, who we had appointed as our 'guide' inside Zhu'Rong Caverns.

Jahi and Anput flanked the Vampire, while I walked behind them, using my superior hearing and smell to guard our rear.

The Demoness no longer took these outings like they were minor excursions; she told us that we were going to treat them like we were entering the unknown, and to always be on guard.

Slowly making our way through the Obsidian Valley, we eventually reached the expansive Plains of Yama, where a few groups of Adventurers could be seen.

"Alright, let's go towards… that set of stalagmites over there; not many other people, and lots of goblins. Once we're done with the Goblins, we'll make our way a little further, towards a Coal Serpents' lair, and then we'll depart. Clear?"

We all nodded at the Demoness, and she took the lead, guiding us towards the group of stalagmites that a small tribe of Lava Goblins called home.

Licking my lips as I saw the familiar monsters, I hefted my dagger, already shivering at the thought of hearing their squeals as my blade sunk deep into their flesh, slowly snuffing out the light in their beady eyes.

While these red skinned Goblins may be slightly stronger than their green skinned cousins over in Fovos Forest, they were as weak as Ash Ghouls.

While both had something that they could use to their advantage, they were still easily dealt with; the various traps and clever tricks the Goblins were infamous for wouldn't be anything difficult to deal with.

So, as we approached their large encampments that surrounded the various stalagmites in this area, I glanced at Jahi, who was smirking at me.

"Go ahead, 'murder puppy'~ A fresh batch of small, weak monsters for you to sadistically bully as you satiate your hedonistic urges~!"

Giving her an unimpressed look, I shook my head as I turned back to stare at the dozens of red skinned Lava Goblins that were scurrying about, chittering to one another in panic as we came into view.

Should I utilize just my blade, or maybe some new magic I had thought of~?

The possibilities were endless, but one thing was certain; guaranteed.

There would be blood, there would be screams of agony, and they would all die.

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The fun Kat is back~

Yay~!

Also, I did this awhile ago, but I'm just kinda curious again…

Leave a comment here, on this line, to let me know you're reading!

𝚒𝐧𝒏r𝒆a𝙙.co𝗺

Again, just curious…

Besides that, I also wanted to pick all of your brains; do you have an idea that you think would be interesting?

Monsters that you'd want to see, events you want to happen, plot points to be used?

(And I'm not limiting it to just normal chapters, so if you've an idea for a Lemon, let me know~!)

Anyways, I'm going to go pass out for a long, long time, so see you all tomorrow~!

Happy New Years~!