By the time the discussion had e to an end, it was nearly 5 PM so Loki, Hephaestus, and Anubis had left to arrange things and make preparations for their own move. Nanu spent a short period of time having Vahn pet her before following along obediently. Vahn helped Lili and Naaza settle into their shared room before helping Naaza set up her lab in the west wing. While they were at it, Naaza told Vahn about all the breakthroughs she had made in recent days and also talked about how she and Lili had been venturing into the dungeon alongside Nanu, Maat, and Chione. Naaza was still Level 2, but her capabilities had skyrocketed after receiving the [Yi's Bow] from Vahn in the past. They were able to easily venture down to the 18th floor without any difficulty whatsoever and had even gone down to the 25th floor on the mock expedition.
After everyone was settled, Vahn got to experience bathing with a large number of women before dinner. There were still girls on the women's side, including Haruhime, Mikoto, Maemi, Preasia, Milan, Tina, and Shizune. As for the 'former' men's side, it was Vahn, Hestia, Naaza, Lili, Syr, Fenrir, Ryuu, Aki, and, surprisingly, Riveria. Her reason was simply, 'If the wall is going to e down soon, you'll eventually see my body regardless." Vahn wanted to point out that she could use the private baths, but he decided to keep his opinion to himself since Riveria wasn't the type that easily backed down on the decisions she had made.
There was also the fact that, despite being 97 years old, Riveria had a thin and lean figure like the other elves he had seen in the past. Though she looked slightly more mature, there wasn't a big difference between her and Ryuu even though there was nearly an eighty year age gap between them. She had a slim figure, very modest, yet nearly flawless, b.r.e.a.s.ts, a tight waist with a fit butt, with a pair of long and slender legs. Her hair was a beautiful, emerald green color and her eyes were a luminant jade that made her expression appear to be very 'cool' and 'intelligent'.
Since he hadn't exactly hidden his gaze, Riveria squinted her eyes and said, "I don't mind if you gawk, just don't turn it into a problem later on. It would be more appropriate to consider our relationship as colleagues that share similar interests. Because of my status, even if you wanted to pursue me I would have to refuse you. It would be better if you paid more attention to the other girls and leave other matters laying." Vahn stared into her jade eyes for a moment before nodding apologetically and saying, "Sorry, Riveria, I just got distracted for a moment since it was a new experience. It wasn't my intent to make you unfortable and I should have taken into consideration your own circ.u.mstances..." Since there were so many girls 'approaching' him, Vahn didn't have a lot of resistance when it came to being exposed to other girls. Though he hadn't considered Riveria amongst those he was 'interested' in, Vahn was still curious about her body since he could tell there was something unique contained within. Since she was a 'High-Elf', Vahn had a certain degree of intrigue related to 'studying' her in detail.
Riveria released a small sigh as she crossed her arms under her relatively small b.r.e.a.s.ts and said in a plain manner, "Curiosity is a healthy trait, especially for someone that has an interest in research. As long as you maintain a sense of propriety, I don't mind allowing you to study my body at your leisure. I understand better than most how important it is to experience something first-hand instead of relying on a book to gain knowledge. My status as royalty puts me in a position where I'm duty-bound to assist you in any matters related to your future research. Until Lefiya bees capable enough to take my place within the Loki Familia, I'll be staying here to watch over everyone so let's do our best to get along without worrying about formality. I wouldn't be here in the bath if I was going to mind such things after all."
After their short dialogue, Vahn ended up being washed by Syr and Aki while helping to wash Hestia, Fenrir, and, since it had been a long time, Naaza and Lili. Though Naaza blushed fiercely, she still had a happy smile on her face as Vahn washed her back. Lili, on the other hand, got a bit carried away and tried to have Vahn her front as well before she ended up being pulled away Aki and Naaza with an 'aggrieved' expression on her face. Vahn had a wry smile on his face before spending a short while relaxing and looking over the girls for a bit before bringing the bath to an end. He noticed that Lili and Naaza had developed a little more since he had last seen them, especially Lili. Her height hadn't much, if at all, but she had a very healthy figure and Vahn could see the subtle lines of muscles in her abdomen and shoulders.
As it had been a long time since he had checked, Vahn wanted to view the Status Boards of some of the girls so he could get a better understanding of the current situation. He also asked Hestia to update Haruhime's Status so that she would be able to level up. When the other girls learned that Haruhime had reached the point where she was ready to hit Level 2, they were very surprised since it had only been a few weeks since she started training at all. The most shocked were the veterans like Riveria, Ryuu, and Aki, but Vahn explained how Haruhime's growth was accelerated based on his own parameter development through her flame seed in conjunction with his Mentor's Mark. She had also awakened a rare skill that let her break through the S-Rank parameter limit for magic and Riveria was very enthused about taking her on as a student in the future.
When it came time to actually update the statuses, Vahn noticed one of the bigger changes he would have to deal with in the future. Unlike the past, where the girls were somewhat more reserved and 'cautious' about how they acted, now that there were so many women present they seemed to pletely 'overlook' the presence of a boy. They acted more fortably around each other and showed a lot fewer reservations as they sat around chatting in a friendly manner in nothing but their bras as they waited for their turn. Vahn didn't mind the sight since it was actually quite nice, but he knew it was just the precursor to future developments.
This was probably why the girls had wanted to bar other men from entering the Manor in the future, as it would interfere with the group's cohesion and unity. If they had to constantly be on their guard all the time, it would cause tensions to increase that would potentially drive everyone apart or cause discord within the group. By acting more openly and bonding with each other, they were able to essentially create a 'sisterhood' of sorts while using Vahn as the lynchpin that holds everything together. Vahn knew this was likely the influence of Syr, as everyone seemed to be getting along especially well with her as she guided the conversation and kept things flowing smoothly.
There were some 'unfortunate' side-effects of everyone acting more openly however, and Vahn got his first taste of it when Lili started walking around pletely topless before sitting in front of him to have her status checked. She acted in a 'bashful' manner and openly tried to flirt with him while overreacting to his touch as he traced his finger down her back. Her 'sensual' m.o.a.n caused the atmosphere in the room to tense up as everyone watched Lili 'writhe' about under his finger. Vahn could feel the vein in his temple twitched as he translated her status and recorded it onto a sheet to track her growth.
(A/N: Though I kept track of Lili's growth in my spreadsheet, I'm going to show the last doc.unted parameters for her so everyone understands how far she had grown in the last five months. This is one of the few times where I'm going to show someone's hidden parameters since Hephaestus would have kept track of it and recorded it before allowing Lili to Level up.)
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[[STATUS]]
Name: Liliruca Arde
Race: Pallum
LV. 1->2
POW: I91->A887 - I10->F302
END: H107->S941 - I10->E417
DEX: H183->C676 - I10->H123
AGI: G250->D598 - I10->H106
MAG: F353->B811 - I10->G285
Skill: [Artel*Assist:E->C], [Atlas: Innate(sealed)], [Prometheus's Blessing], [Oniyuri:H](new)F],[Featherfoot:C->B]
Magic: [Uchide no Kozuchi:B],[Kokonoe:C],[Icicle Edge:E->D]
Development Skill: [Moon Priestess:Innate(sealed)], [Spirit Healing:B], [Hunter:I], [Mage(sealed)]
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Haruhime's growth was nothing short of monstrous and Vahn was wondering if the twins would be able to replicate the feat in their uping excursion. They already had their Innate ability awakened, but there were still several unknowns related to their skill and Vahn wasn't sure how it affected their growth. Till now, they weren't able to hold their transformation for more than twenty seconds and Vahn wasn't sure how it was affecting their growth when they were split. He was looking forward the helping them discover the best method to use the skill, but for now, he simply felt mentally exhausted and decided to call it quits after finally updating everyone's status. Though he had the option of inviting almost anyone to sleep with him, Vahn had decided to snuggle up with Fenrir because he wanted to relax and also spend some time with her since she was probably frustrated that he was gone for nearly three days.
After telling everyone good night, Vahn 'retreated' to his room with the happy Fenrir and he spent around twenty minutes just hugging her body like a pillow before she rolled up into a ball on his chest and went to sleep. She was wearing a cute black and white frilled nightgown that Vahn had helped her wear and her hair smelled like shampoo with an underlying earthy aroma that Vahn found very calming. He probably wouldn't get much time to himself in the future, so he wanted to enjoy the silence for a while longer and Fenrir was always the best 'person' to fort him unless Eina was visiting. Thinking of the gentle and kind half-elf, Vahn felt somewhat melancholic before a happy smile appeared on his face as he thought about the uping wedding. Vahn felt like her presence in the house was the one thing he was missing in order to balance out everything else, so he tried to will time to move forward slightly faster as he very slowly drifted off into darkness.
(A/N: Seriously, fuuuuuuuuuuck this chapter xD. Info dumps are a nightmare since I have to do research and check to make sure things are consistent. I hope this chapter pleases you all, because I think it took literally three times the amount of effort as other chapters of equivalent length TT__TT)
(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Heaven at Home','Riveria's Fellowship','Fenrir, fort my tired heart...')
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