Aiko prepared Herb after Herb. It took her a while to get used to the counting and everything surrounding it.
The essence of the first Herb was only successfully created after 20 tries.
The second took her 50 tries. Aiko wasted a lot of Herbs since she didn't understand the counting chanism. Not to ntion that at tis her breathing would speed up or slow down when she was too focused, throwing her off the right path.
Aiko had to get used to staying calm and maintaining her breath under these stressful conditions. It was not easy, but Aiko was able to sowhat manage.
The Pill Cauldron's lid shook. The Herbs' essences were in the mixing stage.
Now Aiko had to maintain this kind of fla for at least 2-3 hours to finish the Pill. The important part was to keep the fla steady. She could still ruin the Herbs if she was not careful about it.
Likewise, Aiko could not use Divine Sense since it could ruin the ingredients, so she had to keep slapping the Pill Cauldron in order to mix it properly.
She could not shake the Pill Cauldron since it was too hot and Aiko could get burned by it.
Slapping it was the only way to keep the essence inside rolling so it would mix properly!
The first 5 minutes were the hardest for Aiko, but once she got used to the amount of Beast Core Energy that she had to deliver, things got much easier.
Now was the second challenge for Aiko and that was... to not get bored!
She had to watch the Pill Cauldron for hours!
Aiko didn't want to ruin those materials, but that didn't an it was fun watching the Pill Cauldron! It was boring as fuck!
i nudged her side and Aiko almost jumped up.
"M-i!" Aiko yelped. She didn't want i to tease her right now as everything worked quite well!
"En~?" i teased Aiko. It was no problem wasting their materials and this was the perfect opportunity for revenge.
Aiko was defenceless and vulnerable. She finally achieved sothing, but that devil i tried to ruin it by teasing her!
"I won't forget this!" Aiko yelped.
"Yes~?" i kept teasing Aiko. She didn't go as far as teasing, but there was just sothing so intoxicating about the current Aiko.
Thanks to the fact that Aiko worked with a lot of Herbs and focused on refining the Pill. Her body leaked a very pleasant sll that had the ability to intoxicate others, but also enhance the effects of the Pill!
i was completely unaware of this as she had only t the Dew Fox in passing. This was a lethal trap for anyone who watched the Dew Fox refine Pills!
i hugged Aiko, making her scream and yelp from the sensation.
"M-i! It will blow up! I can't focus!" Aiko was almost crying from i's ruthless teasing.
"It's fine. I already set up a barrier." i said hazily, her head burrowed into Aiko's neck nook.
Aiko completely lost control from the sensation of the warm breath on her neck.
The essence inside the Pill Cauldron is destabilized thanks to the sudden drop in temperature.
A translucent barrier appeared around the duo protecting from the explosion.
*Boom*
The explosion shook the Grandmaster's Abode. Yet none rushed inside.
They were already aware that Aiko might cause explosions and the connection from Aiko didn't weaken, so they were not worried.
Especially the Grandmaster, who was watching with glee as i was on the offensive.
'I was not aware that Dew Foxes could be so beautiful and bewitching.' Dai Lu narrowed her eyes. She could hear Aiko's and i's thoughts, but that didn't an she understood what caused them.
She watched Aiko panic as i kept hugging her.
This resistance lasted for a few minutes before Aiko gave up and surrendered to her fate. A fate of being hugged by i for a prolonged ti in an embarrassing position...
...
A few days later, i finally snapped out of it. She saw the ssed up Aiko and recoiled.
'This was surely not my fault, right?' i was shocked by the sight. It seed like Aiko cried for quite so ti.
"It is your fault. You should let her rest and not hug her for days." Dai Lu scolded i.
"Days?!" i suddenly had a headache. How could it be days when she doesn't rember it like that?!
"Let Aiko rest and control yourself better next ti. You were so intoxicated that you made Aiko cry." Dai Lu shook her head as she laughed at the blushing i.
"Shut up and get out!" i's face was completely red.
"Then I will leave you to it~" Dai Lu stuck out her tongue before running outside, so that she could avoid i's wrath.
i massaged her temples after glaring towards the running Dai Lu. She sighed again and moved Aiko onto the bed.
Aiko looked exhausted, so i let her sleep inside her tails for additional comfort.
'I don't understand how I could lose control...' i shook her head. She was left speechless when she slled Aiko's sll all over her body.
i used [Clean] on both Aiko and herself. She was concerned about the pleasant scent that her body gave out, but for now; she needed to clean this place.
It was a ss thanks to the explosion. Shards were embedded into the walls. Black soot was everywhere, especially around the explosion and on the ceiling.
Fortunately, Dai Lu ventilated this place, so the sll of burned Herbs was almost non-existent.
i cleaned the place while carrying Aiko in her tails. She was concerned that Aiko would hate her, so she also prepared a few candies.
...
The next day, Aiko woke up. She blinked a few tis before she finally realised that she was not wrapped by i.
Aiko stared cautiously around, when she sniffed sothing really nice.
*Munch*
Aiko imdiately munched on it and to her surprise, it was a Pill Candy!
"Good morning." i smiled a bit awkwardly.
Aiko snorted unhappily and looked away.
"Aiko..." i sniffled a bit. She understood why Aiko was doing this, but it still saddened her.
"I have more, so please forgive ..." i didn't know how to make it up to her, so she would just use what Aiko liked.
Aiko snorted, but still munched on another Pill Candy.
It took 20 Pill Candies until i was forgiven.
"What happened to this place?" Aiko asked suspiciously. She was in her small form, but she still had a pair of eyes that found trouble with this room.
'It is suspiciously clean...' Aiko narrowed her eyes, looking around.
"I have cleaned this place, so you could sleep properly." i played innocent, but she understood what Aiko ant.
Her room was never clean. Herbs would be scattered around and Pills would be found lying everywhere, especially if she was not satisfied with them.
This room was overly clean and overly prepared for the next explosion.
Aiko stood up gently and looked around. It was suspicious that i would take so much ti out of her day to clean her ss.
"So, will you forgive ?" i smiled gently, patting the small Aiko.
"Fine." Aiko pouted, those Pill Candies were too tasty.
"Rest for today, tomorrow we will refine again." i soothed Aiko and let her sleep inside her tails again.
...
Another day passed. There was an announcent from the Sect.
In 2 years, the Secret Realm will open and many individuals will be allowed to enter, but the numbers are still limited.
Thanks to Aiko's and i's business. Not only did they secure the limited places, but they secured them for Blood Fox and Twins too!
Now the whole team except the Princess would be allowed to head inside, but Aiko had her own plan for the Princess as she could just stuff her in her tails.
It was an unspoken secret that there was a Human living inside the Fox Village, but since she never left the Grandmaster's Abode, nobody tried to go after her.
This saved a lot of trouble for everyone and everything was overly peaceful.
There were so factions that tried to ruin Aiko's business while she was learning things, but Grandmaster and the Muscle Peak easily took care of them.
Aiko was fine and could focus on refining again, but...
"No hugging! No tickling! No breathing on my neck! No smooth-talking!......"
Aiko scolded i and made special rules just for her, so that she wouldn't end up as a stuffed animal being hugged for days!
i kept nodding, but Aiko felt like this was a pointless endeavour.
...
Aiko started refining again. She already got used to the timing and everything, so the first part went smoothly. The second part likewise went smoothly.
Her [Alchemy Mastery] reached level 5, but was stuck there. Aiko was unable to advance in that way and was slightly upset.
i did her best to just comb Aiko's tails as to take her mind off of things. Aiko's scent was a bit too addictive to her for so reason and i didn't like that.
However, she had to keep close to Aiko, so that she wouldn't accidentally get hurt thanks to another explosion.
The Pill Refining advanced smoothly and Aiko was in the endga.
"Do you still rember the hand signs?" i asked gently.
"En." Aiko nodded. She was already preparing her hands to do the hand signs.
i nodded and left Aiko be. This would be another learning experience for her, but she was happy that Aiko was not yet discouraged!
Aiko slapped the Pill Cauldron after making the elaborate hand signs.
The Pill Cauldron's lid flew up.
Aiko could not wait and looked inside to see the Pills, but just as she looked inside... soot blew into her face.
"AGHHHHHHHH! MY EYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" Aiko started screaming.
i did not expect this outco. She knew that those Pills were ruined already, but she didn't expect Aiko to just shove her head inside just to look at them.
Aiko was rolling around and in pain, thanks to the soot getting into her eyes and covering her face with fox ears.
i applied [Clean] on Aiko and she stopped rolling around.
i ca closer to Aiko and she heard her sniffing.
"I hate this!" Aiko was crying. She spent so many hours preparing this shit, only for soot to co out!
i was startled. She didn't expect Aiko to cry over this.
Aiko's face was covered with her hands as she sobbed.
i leaned above Aiko to soothe her, but she didn't expect Aiko's shocking critical hit.
Aiko's face was covered with tears. She looked like a fragile beauty.
Sothing about Aiko was strange, but i was already intoxicated by that sweet scent and this fragile display.
i slowly leaned in... only to snap out of her daze.
"Y-y-you should g-go outside as I clean this place." i's was completely red and she kept stamring.
Aiko blinked a few tis as she couldn't understand what i ant, since she was the one who left the room...
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