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Once Kireina woke up, it was already 11 AM. Agatheina lay sleeping soundly beside her, both of them naked. They had made love for nearly three hours before drifting off for another two. Her maids would arrive with breakfast any mont now, so a flicker of panic stirred in Kireina's chest.
"Ah, I need to get ready. Today my training finally begins," Kireina murmured with a determined nod. "Agatheina, dear, wake up."
She roused her aunt with gentle kisses until those beautiful eyes fluttered open. Agatheina smiled warmly and returned the kiss on her lips. "Good morning, my sweet niece~"
"We should bathe and prepare for the day. The maids will be here soon," Kireina said.
"Right, let's go," Agatheina agreed, yawning as she stretched. "Wow, I have never slept so well before. This body is not fully vampiric, so I actually feel fatigue and can rest more deeply."
"Yes, it is nice to have a mortal body," Kireina replied softly. "The things we once saw as weaknesses are what truly make life richer."
After a few more lingering kisses, they walked to the bath and enjoyed a warm shower together. Agatheina grew playful again, however, and they ended up making love in the shower several tis until her passionate aunt was finally satisfied.
As they stepped out of the bathroom with towels wrapped around their chests, the door to Kireina's room opened. Acelina and Isna entered, carrying breakfast.
"Kireina-sama, breakfast is ready~" Isna sang.
"We made your favorite pancakes—" Acelina stopped mid-sentence, eyes widening as she saw Kireina and Agatheina together.
"L-Lady Agatheina?!" Isna gasped. "Did you bathe with your niece?"
"Yes, I wanted to grow closer to my adorable little niece," Agatheina replied smoothly, planting affectionate kisses on Kireina's cheek. "Mooch, mooch! She is so precious, like a little baby! Anyway, what have we here? I hope you do not mind if I join. I am famished."
With a graceful wave of her hand, Agatheina used Fae Magic to dress herself instantly in a flowing red gown and black heels. Her long red hair fell into an elegant ponytail, lending her an air of majestic beauty.
"O-Of course not. Please sit," Acelina said quickly.
"Yes, please..." Isna added. "Ah, Kireina-sama, shall I help dry you?"
Isna assisted Kireina, and once her young lady was dressed, they joined Agatheina at the table. Soon after, Alice, Alucard, and Jeanne hurried in and took seats as well. The maids found themselves rushing to bring enough food for everyone.
"I am sorry for overworking you both," Kireina said sincerely. "Please sit with us and eat together."
Agatheina laughed lightly, unfolding a red fan as she regarded the maids with cool, superior eyes. "You must be joking, my dear niece. Servants do not sit with their masters at the table! Is that not correct? As maids, you understand your place."
"Y-Yes..."
"Of course."
Acelina and Isna shrank back, clearly intimidated.
Kireina felt a quiet flare of irritation.
"Auntie, they are my maids," she said with a warm smile that carried a hint of steel.
"Fufu, very well~" Agatheina giggled, kissing Kireina's cheek again. "Do as you wish, my spoiled little niece. You are such a precious baby girl~"
"Hmph..." Kireina sighed inwardly. Agatheina certainly loved to tease.
"Ah, Jonette! Co here," Alice called, clapping her hands. Shadows twisted, and her female butler erged—a short-haired blonde Dhampir nad Jonette, once human, now turned by Alice's bite.
"Oh, sister!" Isna exclaid joyfully, already seated beside her beloved young lady who had insisted she join them.
"You are here!" Acelina bead.
"Yes, forgive for arriving late," Jonette replied. "I was tending the young lady's Spirit Realm Garden. It has been too long. How have you both been?"
In this world, the three had originally served Kireina's mother. After her passing, Jonette chose to stay with Alice under those final orders, while Acelina and Isna accompanied the young lady.
During that ti, Alice had turned Jonette into a Dhampir. The Darkwood Fae possessed the ability to create such servants, similar to vampires, though their Dhampir often gained spiritual powers, elven traits, and sotis delicate fairy wings.
Jonette's long, translucent wings marked her as unique. As she spoke warmly with her sisters, she soon realized they had no mories of their lives before arriving here.
But she did not mind. They looked so happy that she chose not to force them to rember.
After breakfast, Kireina was imdiately summoned by her masters. The first she sought out was Wasp.
Upon entering his realm, she found Frank there as well. He had endured a harsh introduction to the place but had adapted remarkably in just one day.
Now he wore training clothes.
"Kireina, good morning," he said.
"Frank! I was wondering where you had gone," Kireina replied with a warm smile. "Are you ready? Wasp's training is brutal."
"Yeah, I'm ready..." Frank still carried the lingering trauma from his encounter with Wasp, yet it was clear this version was different. He had not hard Frank's family at all. To add further irony, the Chaos Gate would now watch over them in his stead.
"Good. You seem eager," Wasp observed in his usual cold tone. "First, you will train separately. Your power levels are too far apart."
He pressed his palms together, and his aura erupted. A vast energy rapidly condensed as Heart Essence and Mana fused with Soul Energy.
In that instant, Wasp ford a Heart Avatar.
"He can create them too?!" Kireina exclaid in surprise.
"Go. Teach him," Wasp commanded the avatar.
"Co with ," the avatar said, guiding Frank far from Kireina. The rocky wasteland swiftly transford into a dense jungle where the young man would undergo intense training.
"Now that he is gone, let us begin," Wasp declared, turning to face Kireina. "You have already mastered the Records of the Man Who Went Against the World, have you not? Your Martial Art Proficiency has reached the Fifth Stage. Remarkable. How did you achieve this? Moreover, you have awakened as a Heart Path Cultivator."
"Yes," Kireina nodded. "As I ntioned before, it happened during my battle with Susanoo."
"Hmm. You grow stronger through combat, just as I suspected," Wasp said with a nod. "These five months will help you fully adapt to this power. You also need to learn a few other things. Did you bring the books?"
"Yes!" Kireina replied eagerly, summoning them from her shadows. "Now that I have mastered the Records of the Man Who Went Against the World, I need to master the Thousand Soul Fla Furnace Refinent Art and the Grazing Heaven Philosophy next, correct?"
"Indeed," he confird.
"I have been studying them for so ti already," Kireina admitted, a hint of apology in her voice. "I am sorry. I have applied their principles, but I have not yet grasped them completely."
"That will make this faster, then. Let us start," Wasp said, his aura surging powerfully. "If you truly wish to lead others and bring peace to this chaotic world, Young Lady, you must possess the strength not only to oppose everyone but to defeat them all. If that is your desire, never waver. Show what you are capable of."
"I will!" Kireina roared, her determination blazing as she charged at Wasp with everything she had.
CLAAASH!
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