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[Are you sure? Once an Evolution is selected, you cannot reverse that change. Think this through first bef-]
'I have. Please evolve my Servant System into Shadow Guard.'
[Very well. Commencing system evolution… updating…]
Leaning back against the baths wall, I sighed as the ice cold water lapped at my skin, blanketing me in a comforting feeling.
Shadow Guard…
Someone who protects those they care about while remaining unseen.
Their skills, unknown.
It fit what I wanted to do perfectly, it really did.
Jahi was an immensely talented woman, her skill in combat unparalleled amongst our current peers.
Add her Light Magic onto that, and she is quite literally a rising star of this generation.
Future Marquess to the Asmodia Estate, potential as a warrior to match her Mom, the current Marquess, who is a Knight of Cinder.
Standing by her side are two other immensely talented women; the Princess of this Empire, Leone Presa-Ash, daughter of the Empress and skilled mage, as well as the Begum of the Sultanate, Anput Sera, daughter of the Sultana and incredible swordswoman.
Both would be women receiving the worlds undivided attention, for both their talent and beauty, but they were outshined by the woman they chose to marry; Jahi Asmodia.
All three were going to be influential, important people in the future, whereas I…
Without a system, I would likely be struggling to keep up, but I DO have a system.
And I intend to take full advantage of it to help them realize their own goals.
I have no grand ambitions like them.
Leone wants to push the boundaries of the unknown Arcane's, discovering new uses of magic and new fields entirely.
Anput wishes to eventually become a master smith, her blades to each be considered at the same level as Jahi's own sword; a masterpiece, to be lauded and used only by those so far above the rest.
Finally, Jahi; she wants to be the strongest, to protect us from everything in this world.
The simplicity of it is what makes it so grand; we've seen the women who've reached the pinnacle, and currently, we are so far away from that peak…
But Jahi wants to scale it anyway, to carve her own spot as the strongest person in this world.
Me?
My ambitions are small, personal things.
I want each of them to be happy.
I want each of them to love me.
I want…
A family.
I would be content settling down in a few years, letting our love culminate into a child and watching them grow; that is all I truly want from this life.
I have no desire to stand at the peak, to be able to mold and shape this world with but a thought.
That idea, and many others from various stories I have heard, have never resonated with me; they all sound so bland and lonely.
Why aim for the peak, where there is but room for one, when I could build a sturdy bunker below that peak, living and loving with my family?
However, I will help each of them reach their goals, and if they want to reach that peak, I'll turn that into a place worth living; that is my own goal.
I don't need recognition from the masses; they matter not to me.
I only want these three women by my side to look at me, and only me, for the rest of our long lives; to help and love with me as we raise our children over the next decade, century, millennia…
That is all I want.
So I will be the woman that stands behind them and helps them onto their feet should they ever fall down; to be their support whenever and wherever they need it.
If someone wants to attempt to shatter the peace that I helped create, then the solution is simple.
They need to disappear, with none the wiser as to where they went.
My place in the dark didn't bother me, since my light came from the tall Demoness who I was bound to; from the radiant smile of Leone when she discovered something new; from the arrogant laugh of Anput whenever she drew her blade.
That was all I cared about, and I would protect each as best I could.
[Shadow Guard evolution… complete.]
[Servant System: Lvl 25
Class: Shadow Guard
Xp: (0 / 1,000,000)
Stats: (Expand)
Skills: (Expand)
Skill Points: 15
Stat Points: 0
Shop Points (SP): 0]
[Active Quests:
Daily:
Cook a Meal that your Mistress' enjoy – 150xp per meal
Clean the Cottage – 500xp (once a day)
Satisfy your Mistress' cravings (Sex Quest) – 500xp per ejaculation; Capped at 10,000xp per day
Help your Mistress' train – 1xp – 1,000xp (Depends on the amount and quality of help; can do daily per Mistress)
Train your Dagger Skills – 1xp – 1,000xp (Depends on the amount and quality of improvement)
Train your Stealth Skills – 1xp – 1,000xp (Depends on the amount and quality of improvement)
Train your Ice, Water, and Wind Magic Skills – 1xp – 1,000xp (Depends on the amount and quality of improvement)
Train you other Skills – 1xp – 1,000xp (Depends on the amount and quality of improvement)
(Additional Note: Each Daily Quest *MAY* award 1sp – 10sp upon completion)
Quests:
(Additional Note: Each Quest *MAY* award 100sp – 10,000sp upon completion)]
Looking over the list, I asked 'What would a normal Quest look like?'
[For example…
You technically don't have to do any of the Quests, so if there's one that you feel isn't worth it, you can ignore it. Additionally, sometimes you'll be forced to reveal your strength, which could result in the Quest lowering the rewards you get. However, just know that each Quest is within your capabilities when given, so I would suggest you try them when they appear.]
'Okay… okay, what about the experience I need per level now? Wasn't it a 1.5x growth per level?'
[Yes, but that uh… very quickly grew to insane proportions, to the point where leveling past 30 would have been near impossible. So, the process has been streamlined; every 5 levels increases the experience needed by 250,000xp; so for levels 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 you need 1,000,000xp; from levels 30 to level 34, you need 1,250,000xp per level, and so on and so forth.
This retains the challenge for leveling, while making it… possible. Besides that, the experience given out for monsters compared to quests has remained the same, and your Growth Skill still works as it did previously. So, whether or not you level fast depends on your own effort put in, as well as your focus. I'm sure you noticed that currently, your Training Quests, including Training with your Mistress' can grant you 1,000xp maximum, but with Growth, you can get 1,750 maximum, since it has a 75% boost.]
Nodding, I stared at the screen before me, thinking over a good routine for myself; the meals and cleaning was something I already did, so…
How would I go about training with each woman?
Bladework with Anput and Jahi, while I practiced Magic with Leone?
Though, the Quest never specified what I was helping them train in, so Anput and Leone could be where I train my other Skills, while Jahi and I spar?
As for my Stealth Skill, I guess for now I just needed to practice keeping my movements quiet as I worked, or when I left the Cottage.
It would also be easy to train during class, as I could try to conceal my presence there…
Of course, I would also very easily be able to get maximum experience from my Sex Quests if I put my mind to it; it was only 20 a day…
Chuckling, I nodded to myself as I decided to just let a day or two play out like normal, to gauge how much I made without attempting to min-max everything I did.
'Alright, now to the shop…'
[Window shopping huh? Actually, I'm rather curious as well… never know what's in stock…]
Opening the Shop tab, I looked at the items available, scrolling through everything.
'Monster parts, potion ingredients, potions, metal ores, metal ingots, weapons, enchanted weapons, armor, enchanted armor, techniques… alright, nothing terribly insane in here; no God Orbs that will level a mountain…'
[Is that relief or disappointment?]
'…Yes?'
There wasn't anything that would make me incredibly over powered; even the techniques were more so guides on how to cast certain spells that I could figure out on my own, if I spent the time to study for them.
Each thing was useful, and adequately priced…
I think.
[Steel Dagger – 75sp]
'Is that average price?'
[Above average; the materials to make a Steel Dagger are in here for cheaper. Finished items and elaborate techniques are going to cost way more than if you buy the parts that make that thing. If we convert SP to coins, 1sp is 1 Silver.]
'A Steel Dagger is around 35 to 50 Silvers, so… alright, I mean, it could be worse. At least this seems to put more importance on learning to do things yourself. I mean, look at that price.'
[Enchanted Steel Dagger (Frost) – 500sp]
'The enchantment for an element of your own mana type is relatively easy, and it raises the price by so much! But, if I just learned to enchant my own weapons, I could buy a Steel Dagger for 75sp and enchant it, saving 425sp. Not bad…'
[Indeed. There are a few more things to learn, but they'll be more like… on the job training; things you'll discover as you start completing Quests and training.]
'Very well. Now, you might want to uh… turn away? I'm going to go let loose for a bit…'
[Thanks for the warning… see you tomorrow, Host.]
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Anything that you can think of adding?
The system is more so a… background program, if you will; she needs to do most of the work herself to get stronger, while the system can make that journey a little smoother.
Anyways, that's that, and as a recap for last month:
1994 Privilege Chapter Unlocks put us at 5th for 'New' Female Lead Novels.
~500 Golden Tickets.
~800 Power Stones a Week.
Thank you all so much for the support, and let's keep going~!
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This is a Slice of Life chapter, so it'll be more of Kat just thinking while she goes about her day
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Rolling off of Jahi's chest, I gave her a coy smirk before slipping into the bath.
Last night had been a… productive one, and I came out of it 14,000xp richer, what with the 16 loads I squeezed from the three girls.
I have to admit, since I usually enjoy being on the receiving end more, it was refreshing seeing their surprised faces when I took the lead…
Smirking to myself, I rinsed off before slipping into the bath, this time keeping the water warm.
Allowing the water to relax my muscles, I would occasionally send a burst of healing magic through my body as well, deciding to gradually heal up instead of rushing the process.
It was still dark outside, and the sun should be coming up soon, so I had time.
When I had gotten back to my peak shape, I sighed as I stood up and dried off, clasping on my clothes before exiting the bedroom; the other three were still laying in a pile on the bed, each one tired and worn out from last night.
Slipping into the kitchen, I glanced around the stocked pantry and started grabbing some ingredients.
Pulling out a bowl, I started preparing to make home made bread, since I had the time.
While I worked at creating the batter for the bread, I went over potential ways to train my miscellaneous skills each day; the most obvious skill that I could constantly train was my Enchanter skill, but Mana Control was also something I could work on as well.
Besides my miscellaneous skills, I needed to train with my dagger and my magic spells, to both improve myself and to get the maximum rewards from my slate of Daily Quests.
I wanted to save up Shop Points for rarer monster parts, ores, or even potions themselves; each was a good use of my 'money', and would give me something worthwhile when I bought them.
Depending on how talented Anput and Leone are with their respective fields of Forging and Alchemy respectively, I would have access to weapons and potions made for no extra cost.
At most, I would find myself with one of them that night, but that was going to happen anyways, so why not receive 'payment' for it~?
Smiling, I started kneading the batter into a ball, before pursing my lips.
If I was trying to make the most out of each Quest, I would benefit from training my Mana Control during my Magic training, which could be alongside Leone, while my dagger training could be completed during the training I had with Anput or Jahi…
Then, if I hadn't hit the cap for all, I could continue on my own; there were many exercises I could do with my mana to train my spells and my control, while the blade work could be honed in the kitchen as well…
Turn cooking into a training regimen as well; train my control and precision with each cut.
Another easy skill to train while completing other quests would be my Crucible skill, since I could use that as an excuse to milk one or more of the girls at random points of the day…
My smile returned as I continued kneading the dough, waiting for my internal timer to go off.
Besides that, whenever we left the house, I could practice my Stealth skill more, by trying to minimize the presence I gave off…
Nodding, I sliced the large ball of dough I had and created a few loaves of bread, sliding them into the over and igniting it.
Next, I entered the secondary pantry that I had turned into a freezer, my eyes roaming the meats that I had stored away.
Debating what I wanted to make with the bread, I shrugged as I glanced at the pork belly, deciding to go with bacon.
Removing it from the hook, I cleaned off my counter and started slicing the meat into long, thick strips, cutting off what I thought would be enough before placing the remaining pork belly back into the frozen pantry.
Cutting the strips further, I opened my Quest tab and glanced at the Dagger Training Quest, a small smile on my lips as I saw ( 12 / 1,000 ), meaning…
Turning to the meat below me, I controlled the knife I was using and started mincing it into even cubes, making sure each was the same size.
When I looked back up, I nodded to myself as the number had risen, albeit not by much.
( 16 / 1,000 )
So, I could get some from my cooking, which was a relief…
Closing the screen, I continued on and stared at the pile of bacon cubes I had, before grabbing the large eggs and cracking them above a bowl.
Whisking them until the yolks were completely mixed, I added the bacon into the mixture and grabbed some spring onions, dicing them finely as well.
By the end of me adding some other spices to the eggs, I had all I would need for my scrambled eggs, pouring it out onto the pan I had heating up on the stove.
Letting them cook, I went to start the last thing I wanted to make for breakfast.
Mixing some raspberries and blackberries with sugar, I then dropped them into a pot and let them heat up, turning them from just berries into a coulis, which was a thinner jelly.
Though, depending on the time, I could thicken it up slightly…
Moving to the oven, I glanced inside to see the dough starting to rise, making me smile.
The kitchen was slowly being filled with the smell of baking bread, which has to be the best smell in the entire world.
A close second is basil.
Leaning against the counter, I stirred the scrambling eggs and turned it lower, letting them cook slower while I waited for everything else.
Next, I grabbed my larger teapot and filled it with water, before letting that go to a boil.
I loved cooking, more than most things, but it was this part that made me annoyed.
The waiting.
I needed to be in the kitchen to oversee everything, but there was nothing happening right this moment…
Sighing, I moved to the sink and started cleaning everything that I was done with off, storing them away before returning to each of the breakfast items, making sure they were doing well before going back to the sink.
Repeating that a few times, I eventually heard someone shuffling out of the bedroom, and when I turned I saw Jahi, her tired face entering my eyes as she moved towards me.
Like always, the Demoness was topless, with just a pair of undone pants on her lower half.
Wrapping her arms around my waist, she leaned against me and buried her face into the crook of my neck.
Reaching up, I stroked her warm cheek and murmured "Good morning Mistress."
Getting a grumble in return, I smiled softly as she continued to lean on me, before I chuckled as her stomach rumbled.
"…hungry…"
Hearing, and feeling, her mutter into my neck, I chuckled as I said "Here, try this for me then."
Spearing a piece of egg onto a fork, I lifted it up towards her, watching as she slowly turned towards the scent of fresh food.
Opening her mouth, she bit down on the fork when I placed it before her lips, and the Demoness let out a low moan.
Smiling at her, I placed the fork down and tried to move towards the oven, only to sigh as she remained latched to my back.
Waddling around the kitchen with an oversized child attached to me, I managed to get everything prepared, with Jahi watching my every move with hungry amethyst eyes.
Sighing, I glanced up at the Demoness, her eyes fixed on the bread in the oven, and I let out a stern warning.
"Go sit down, love. Otherwise, you won't be getting any."
Pouting at me, she shuffled over to the table, her shoulders slumped as she took a seat.
Admiring her rippling muscles as she walked, I nodded when she sat down, before glancing over at the door as the other two made their way out as well.
Anput was clutching at her loose black robe, her equally black hair falling messily over her shoulders as she shuffled slowly towards the table.
As for Leone, she had a towel wrapped around her head, while another towel tried, in vain, to contain her large breasts, forcing her to constantly readjust it as she too sat down.
With everything only a few more minutes away, I prepared the table and sat the teapot in the center, before getting everything out of the pots, pans, and oven.
Putting the eggs in a large tray, I laid that on the table, before placing a loaf of bread in front of each of us; as for the coulis, I poured each of us a small bowls worth, letting them decide how much of the berry topping they wanted on their food.
Giving Leone my arm first, I smiled as I watched every start eating, their previous tired expressions slowly being rejuvenated from my food.
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I got hungry half way through this chapter, if you didn't notice…
So Imma go eat… sadly not what Kat prepared, as I don't have the ingredients…