[86] Co On, Drink It
Chapter 86: Co On, Drink It
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[Third Person Point of View]
Ranefer Phenex held a fan over her face as she waited for the event to end. She was standing behind the Satans who officially announced the result of the event and thanked everyone for coming to see this.
Minutes later, she was growing impatient as Aqua was yet to return. Just what was he talking with that little girl that took so much ti...?
She wanted to try and eavesdrop, but she didn't want to get on his nerves. Not now, when he was so valuable to her.
When the audience began to clear, she finally saw Aqua walking out of that room. Oddly enough, the girl who he had gone inside with, Koneko, her na was, she recalled, was sleeping in his arms. He was carrying her like a princess which caught quite a few eyes.
"What happened to her?" The Gremory heiress ran to him, naturally worried about the reason why her Rook had fallen asleep in just under half an hour.
"Looks like she exhausted quite a lot of her Touki using that technique," Aqua said as he gently handed Koneko to Rias. "She fell asleep when I was patting her head."
"Ah." Rias blinked. "She let you do that? Phew, that's good. It looked like she was acting weird around you earlier, it's great if she's getting along with you now."
"I guess,"
"What did you talk about?"
Rias asked directly, and many eyes looked at him in curiosity. He shrugged.
"I wouldn't have taken her away if it was sothing I can share with everyone. It's a secret between a Master and a Disciple—I taught her a technique, so she's my disciple now, tell her when she wakes up."
It seed he wasn't keen on sharing what was going on between the two of them. The Satans and even Quetzalcoatl looked very curious at this, but they couldn't really force him to talk since it didn't seem like he was doing anything weird to Koneko.
Regardless, Ranefer was too impatient by now. She opened her mouth to call him, but he spoke first.
"m-Cho," ignoring her, he called his girlfriend. "I'm going to the Phenex Family for a bit. I can't take you with . Do you want to return to Earth?"
m-Cho shifted uncomfortably but soon nodded. "I think I should."
"You can stick with if you want," said Quetzalcoatl as she ruffled her hair. "Aqua is going to spend a few more hours here, it seems. I'm planning to do the sa. Stick with until he finishes, then we two can leave together."
"Well..."
"I'd like that too," Aqua said as he looked at her. At that, she slowly nodded.
"Alright, I'll wait."
"Good, thanks."
A short silence stretched in the area.
'Hmm... what's this awkward situation?' Ranefer humd. 'Nevermind, I just want to bring him to the mansion already.'
"In that case, let us leave now." Ranefer walked up to Aqua and slyly put an arm around his elbow. She showed him a flirty smile, even though she wasn't interested in him in that way.
"Careful, Lady Ranefer. Quite bold of you to touch my husband like that" Serafall said all of a sudden, causing eyes to turn at her. "...What? I'm just reinstilling the joke from earlier. It's a joke. Stop looking at like that!"
"Onee-chan..." Sona gave her elder sister a dark look and shook her head.
Aqua laughed it off and began to walk away with a giggling Ranefer.
Issei Hyuudo stared at his back with envy burning behind his eyes. This ti around, Issei was further from his harem dream than the canon tiline—since Sona was a lot harder to impress than Rias. Besides, there were too many competitors around him. For example, Saji was also in Sona's Peerage. Issei's status as a pervert didn't help his position against the others.
Especially against that guy who walked arm locked with an ancient milf.
'Just what is up with him...'
Now that he thought about it, wasn't he a bit too friendly with Class Representative Tsubasa too? What a jerk.
Issei hated him.
* * *
Once they got into the car, taking seats that faced each other, Ranefer looked at him with a frown.
"What's wrong?" The car began to move as Aqua asked.
"I'm... curious," she muttered. The more she learned about him, the less she doubted that he could provide her a cure. He had, after all, taught Koneko a technique that can deal with the Phenex's Regeneration. This young human was not ordinary, he was hanging out with Gods and Devils, and held power that few humans ever held throughout history.
"Curious about what?"
Ranefer didn't want to admit that she was considering how lucky this situation was. She was glad that he was trying to redeem their relationship. Soone like him ought to rise higher than this, he might reach heights of power never seen before. And sadly, Ranefer had made an enemy out of him last ti. She was glad he was going to move around that.
"The ti it'd take for the process to be completed," she said, it was sothing she was curious about too. "I wouldn't want to waste your ti. So if it takes too much ti, it's better if I order the herbs or items you might need for this alchemy."
"Ah, hm, that's a fair thing to be curious about. Let's see." He said and moved to her seat, nudging closer to her.
Ranefer wasn't so shy little girl, so she only found his outgoing personality cute. She didn't mind nudging closer to him too, hoping that slight physical intimacy would help their future relationship.
"Open your mouth."
"Hm?"
Aqua ordered and she blinked. Looking at his calm expression, she realized he wasn't joking.
...Should she have not played along with him? Now he was going too far. While she didn't mind a little physical intimacy with him, kissing was still-
"I'm not going to kiss you. Just open your mouth."
"Alright..."
Ranefer parted her lips slightly and he slid in his thumb. She blinked but seeing the slight frown contort his face, she realized he must be asuring her body's warmth.
'Still, if soone were to see this...'
Luckily, this car was designed in a way that the driver couldn't see what happened in the backseat. Otherwise her image to her subordinates would have been ruined.
"Ggh..." Ranefer blushed slightly when he moved his thumb inside her mouth. It was sowhat attractive just how serious he looked right now.
"It's not that bad," he said as he withdrew his thumb. It was wet with her saliva, and Ranefer was about to pass a tissue to him but he wiped it on her dress.
"....The dress is expensive."
"Since it's not the worst it could have been, it shouldn't take long to make the dicine. Still, you're right. It's better if you send soone to bring the materials already, so that no ti is wasted."
Ranefer held back a sigh. She was trying to score a good relationship with him, but that didn't an she liked him humiliating her. Why would he wipe her saliva on her dress?
Still, as desperate as she was right now, she just nodded. She handed him a paper from a notebook that was in the car, and he held it between his fingers. Qi sizzled out of him and burned the paper in an intricate display of control, making a list written in English.
"Useful technique," Impressed, she tried a complint.
"Thanks," he handed it over to her and placed a hand on her thigh. Instead of going back to his seat, he leaned in closer to her.
She shook her head and endured it, taking a picture of the paper with her phone and sending it to her servants. They should be able to prepare these in no ti, they didn't seem very hard to get.
"Now you basically have the recipe of the dicine," he began. "That alone should secure a reward. But I'm going to see it to the end and make the dicine for you since I doubt anyone else can do it, even if they know what materials it needs. There is a certain combination and heat you need while making this. I am just letting you know before you think I have no use for you anymore."
"I wasn't thinking that," she was thinking that, sowhat. She wasn't going to drop him now that she knew the ingredients, but she was feeling a bit relieved that she knew the recipe. So even if the deal didn't land with him, she'd have a lead to go with.
"Sure you weren't. By the way, you are yet to tell about the reward. What can you give in exchange for practically saving your life?"
"What do you want~?" given the fact that he was rubbing her thighs right now, she might have had an idea about it.
Still, she wasn't keen on selling her body. She would do it if there were no other option, her life was more precious than a single night's sleep with him, but she would rather give him sothing else.
Since this Aquamarine boy wasn't just so horny child but actually had eyes for weapons and treasures too, she hoped to impress him by showing him her treasure collection in her mansion. That'd seal the deal.
Honestly, she wasn't thinking of tricking him. It was too risky. Although she hated how arrogant he was and how he liked to humiliate her, she didn't want to go piss him off now—when freedom was so close to her. Ranefer held onto her pride and let him grope her a little.
* * *
The grandeur of Ranefer's mansion was sothing to behold, but Aqua seed largely indifferent to it as they walked through its opulent halls. His attention was primarily on the task at hand, a focused look in his eyes. Ranefer, sensing his disposition, led him directly to the treasure trove.
The room was vast, filled with artifacts, jewels, and weapons of all sorts. Each item had a history, a power, a story. Ranefer, with a hint of pride in her voice, began to describe so of the most notable pieces. Yet, Aqua's gaze wandered, only partially listening.
The room was vast, a grand chamber filled with artifacts, jewels, and weapons of all sorts. Each item had a history, a power, a story. Ranefer, with a hint of pride in her voice, began to describe so of the most notable pieces.
"This here," she gestured to a gleaming sword hanging on the wall, "is the Blade of Eternal Frost. Forged from the heart of a glacier by an ancient ice giant, it's said that a single cut can freeze an enemy's soul, trapping them in an eternal winter."
Aqua's gaze lingered on the sword for a mont before drifting to the next item Ranefer pointed out.
"And this..." she continued, moving towards a small, intricately designed box on a pedestal, "Is the Pandora's Casket. Legend has it that it contains a piece of the original Pandora's Box, capable of unleashing or absorbing mystical plagues. It's sealed by a spell only the most powerful sorcerers can break."
"Looks nice, but-"
"Yeah, you're not a sorcerer, I know. See the next one."
Aqua nodded at her interruption, his interest piqued but not yet fully captured as they moved to the next item.
"This," Ranefer said, holding up a delicate necklace with a single glowing gem at its center, "is the Eye of Chronos. It's rumored to have been crafted in the depths of ti by Chronos himself. The wearer can glimpse into the past and future, though the visions co at a great cost to the mind. I used it once back in the day, it helped avoid a bad future. I am quite fond of it, want it?"
""No."
"Sha."
As Ranefer detailed the history and powers of these artifacts, Aqua's gaze wandered, only partially listening. His attention was drawn not to these grand, powerful items, but to sothing else entirely - the small, unassuming box with dancing symbols.
"This?" Aqua inquired, pointing to the object that had caught his eye.
Ranefer seed taken aback by his interest in the less ostentatious item, but she obliged, "Oh, that? It's an ancient artifact of unknown origins. Rumored to contain a fragnt of a celestial map. I got it from an auction a few centuries ago, and since then it's been collecting dust here. Its true purpose or power remains a mystery, never managed to open it."
"Hm," Aqua took it from the intricate shelf that hung from the wall and inspected it closely. "Interesting. It's a magical puzzle lock. I will take it, solving a magical puzzle sounds fun. It even cos with a treasure map to boot."
Ranefer raised an eyebrow but didn't object. "Very well. It's yours."
So that was the item Aqua chose.
* * *
[First Person Point of View]
A Treasure Box with interdinsional energy lingering on it. It's the only interesting thing in this shabby place, that's why I chose it.
Setting aside the box containing the celestial map fragnt inside my Void Storage, we were notified by a servant that the ordered herbs were here.
We went to the living room, near the kitchen, and found intricate boxes containing expensive herbs, each with its own unique properties and energies. The potion I was about to brew was complex, requiring not only precise asurents and timing but also a deep understanding of the alchemical properties of each ingredient.
"I'll get to work. Normally, I'd want other people to stay far from my work space, but even the steam from the cooking should help you. Take a seat on that couch."
I instructed Ranefer, who dutifully nodded. She had been trying to hide her excitent for a while now, but it was obvious she was dying for to finish.
"Alright, take your ti." with a smile that masked calmness, she sat down and looked at my work. I looked at her a few tis when I could spare her glances, she was an eye-candy in that tight bodycon.
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