Moving

Alex stayed one more night with his parents while notifying Vanessa to help him collect all his things and move them over to her house the following day. 

He had hoped that he would have the chance to continue his lewd time with Shana that night, but she blocked him from her room and he didn't see her the following morning either.

School the following day was unusually ordinary considering how many things had happened over such a short period of time. Alex felt some reprieve in the normalcy of the day which gave him time to settle his mind.

After school he and Vanessa attracted more than a few gazes as they left together. News of them being a couple was the hottest topic currently, and many speculated that Alex somehow held a secret of hers and forced her to be with him.

Lilia was actually with him too, but Alex forced her to stay hidden. His relationships were already complicated enough so he planned to hide her from his family for a bit longer.

"Mom, dad, I'm back," Alex called out as he entered his soon to be former home.

Shana was already in the living room and looked at Vanessa behind him with an unhappy glare.

Vanessa's uniform clung to her body and outlined her curves but not so much that it seemed obscene. Shana looked at Vanessa's pristine and noble visage and secretly compared it to her own currently disheveled appearance. Lazing around in some casual hot pants and a singlet, she feels she had lost in appearance. 

Vanessa felt the gaze and her eyes shifted to look at the girl. There was nothing intimidating or unkind about the neutral look, but Shana felt there was a degree of annoyance in her gaze. There was no basis for this feeling, it was purely a woman's intuition.

"Alex, and..." Mrs. Ivanov came over and smiled at Vanessa who remained impassive.

"Vanessa. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Ivanov."

Vanessa bowed her head slightly and spoke kindly to Alex's step mother.

"No, no, I am so happy to meet you," Mrs. Ivanov took Vanessa's school bag from her and pushed her into the kitchen while shooting Alex a glare that warned him not to follow.

Instead, Alex went to see Shana who was sending him hinting glances that she wanted to speak to him.

The girl moved her legs for Alex to sit down, and after he did, placed them back over his legs.

It didn't take him long to start pinching her bare feet, earning him a swift kick in the ribs.

[Sturdy as an M +320exp]

"So that's her?" Shana asked quietly, her gaze focused on the kitchen where Vanessa was speaking with their mother.

"Yes."

Alex was suddenly yanked as Shana hooked her heel around him and pulled him closer to her, locking her legs around his waist to prevent him from moving.

Soon, Vanessa came over and sat on the other side of Alex. She smiled harmlessly at Shana and ignoring the legs over her boyfriends lap, leaned over and placed her head on his shoulder.

"Darling, have you finished packing everything?"

"Eh, I thought we would just put it all into your space ring?"

Vanessa rolled her eyes in response.

"And do you expect me to organize everything for you too? Go get everything ready to simply pick up and go."

Shana reluctantly released her legs to let Alex go, mostly because she shared Vanessa's idea of having a quiet word among one another.

"You must be Shana," Vanessa stated as soon as Alex left, her eyes coldly sizing up the girl lounging in casual clothes.

Alex's stepsister didn't have a favorable impression of Vanessa simply because of jealousy, but the guilt of her own improper relationship prevented her from more directly telling the black-haired beauty to keep her hands to herself.

"Tch, and you are Vanessa."

"Don't hate me too much, I sincerely hope we get along in the future."

"...So you're okay with this?"

Vanessa froze at the sudden question which truly poked her sore spot. Apart from something like a succubus, there were almost no women who would willingly share a man in this modern day and age. While polygamy was more prolific in ancient clans such as Vanessa's, this didn't mean she was obliged to agree with such antiquated customs.

"I'm not, but I understand the circumstances and darling keeping his paws off others is practically im... no, it is absolutely impossible. I will just have to do my best to prevent that."

Shana didn't respond verbally but nodded her head with a frown.

"By the way, have you two had sex yet?" Vanessa suddenly asked, not using any sort of euphemisms.

Shana ears turned bright red and she stammered in response, breaking her usual aggressive demeanor.

"T-that, there hasn't been the opportunity yet and... it's too soon."

"So, no."

"...Have you?"

"Many times, darling is quite addicted to my body~"

While Shana was prepared for Vanessa to confirm her worries, she hadn't expected Vanessa to be quite so provocative with her response. Her reflex took over and she kicked her heel at Vanessa's ribs with a force that no ordinary person would be able to contend with.

"Ah, oops," Shana stated without any sincerity as if her attack was an accident.

Vanessa's hand moved like a ghost and without flinching caught the bare foot in her hand with a soft smacking sound. 

"Is that a provocation?"

While Shana had greatly toned back her strength to prevent serious injury, just 1 percent of her strength was still enough it should have left her hunched over wheezing for breath. She hadn't expected a girl from an ordinary high school would have a strength that could contend with her superstrength power.

"I didn't realize my brother's girlfriend was so strong," Shana ignored the question that was asked by the other girl and began increasing the strength in her foot. "Do you have a superpower as well?"

She got to around 10 percent of her strength before Vanessa's arm starting to giving way and the strain could be seen by the throbbing veins in her neck.

"No, I am a cultivator." 

Vanessa relaxed as Shana withdrew her foot and felt a slight loss. She knew Alex's stepsister had a strength superpower from Alex, but her strength was truly overwhelming. Her only consolation was that she knew she could still win in a fight as the blonde good didn't have superspeed nor was she impervious to her sword or other arts.

"Don't be so quick to dislike me," Vanessa smiled softly and took Shana's hands into her own. "I truly want us to get along."

"I'm not going to let you take advantage of my brother."

"Do you think I don't have genuine feelings your brother."

"In such a short amount of time?"

"I am very traditional in my opinions. Your brother will be my companion for the rest of my life. There is nothing I wouldn't do for him."

"Would you give up your cultivation for him?"

Vanessa froze at this question and hesitated to answer. This was enough for Shana to sneer and squeeze the cultivator's hands tight enough to cause her to wince.

"I guess there are some things you wouldn't do."

"That's an unfair question. Would you give up your superpower for him?"

"Yes," Shana answered immediately, "if it were to protect him, I wouldn't hesitate to give up my power."

Vanessa didn't know how to respond to this as it was a fundamental difference in how the expressed their love. She had seen the system panel and it had even suggested that her affection for him exceeded Shana's, yet the latter felt like she cared more for him than herself.

"Also, I'm sure he hasn't told you yet, but we have a common enemy."

"What?"

Vanessa proceeded to secretly tell her about the succubus and while the two didn't see eye to eye on most things, Shana agreed to help her stop the succubus from draining her brother dry.

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"You know, I thought I would have a room to myself," Alex stated as Vanessa finished placing his clothes into the wardrobes in her own room.

"And let that succubus drain you every night?" Vanessa scowled at the busty devil who had intruded in the room and was currently lying down on her bed, her shirt lifted and showing off a large amount of her naval due to the way she was lying.

Alex thought of it and agreed that it was likely to happen, but he also secretly fantasized about Lilia sneaking in and joining the two of them.

"So where am I going to sleep, master?" Lilia asked while licking her lips seductively. "Surely you aren't going to force me to keep sleeping on the floor, right?"

Vanessa gave the devil the greasiest look Alex had ever seen her express and wished the two could get along a little better.

"Why don't you buy your own bed?"

"I don't have any money. I was working for the principal under contract that paid me in mana instead of currency."

"Then go seduce some men for their wallets."

"I am only interested in master though."

As she said this, she managed to capture Alex with her tail and pulled onto the bed in her embrace.

"Darling, you could at least pretend to fight back," Vanessa rolled her eyes before grabbing Alex and dragging him away. "Let's take a bath together, the tonics used are good for removing impurities and strengthening the body."

Lilia watch the two go with a smile that concealed her thoughts. 

While the succubus was later disallowed to sneak into their room during the night unless agreed upon by Alex, she did get some furniture Alex purchased from the system store.

[Lovey-Dovey Bed (210 Sin Points): The most essential item for the master of intimacy. An impervious-to-stains, heart-shaped bed that can fit 5 people and regulates temperature when holding one another.]

[Kinkrobe (240 Sin Points): The internal space of this miraculous storage artifact grows in size for every risque and naughty costume inside. The more devious the clothing, the more the space grows!]

Unfortunately for Alex, all the furniture in his system store was like this. What was fortunate was that Lilia fell in love with the items immediately, mumbling how amazing they were with such rich lust energy.