Finals!

I get to school and don't find the girls. I store my bike away and go to class. I get to my math class a few minutes before the bell. I sit down and wait for class to start. Unfortunately, well it's actually fortunate, the Midterms are today. So I couldn't Meditate but I won't have school until Tuesday. Ms. Robin starts the class and starts talking.

"Listen up class! In a minute I'll hand out the Midterms. Take one and pass them back. Once you're finished come up and turn it in. After I see you've answered all questions you're free to leave. You can not, I repeat can NOT stay after." She says before waiting for a moment. She doesn't see anyone raising their hands so she hands out the Midterms. I take mine and get to work. I start answering the questions and don't have many problems that I struggle with. There are a few I get stumped on but I finish after about 40 minutes. I get up and turn it in. She quickly scans the pages and nods. I leave the classroom and set a twenty-minute alarm. I enter the bathroom and enter my Domain.

"Eric? What are you doing here?" Gaia asks me. I look and see she's sitting on the couch. She has a small white rectangular box on her lap. She has her palms on top of it and a small light blinks green above it.

"My midterms are today, and I finished my first one early. I have to be back in about 20 minutes. Anyway, what's that box?" I ask her and she smiles.

"It's a device that gathers mana. Ramia asked me to put some of mine into it." She explains and I nod.

"Speaking of, where is Ramia? I need to ask her something."

"She's out by the spring. She wanted to see the Forest Core." Gaia says and I thank her. I leave and run down to the spring, not wanting to run out of time. I find her by the spring. She has a white lab coat on that I don't recognize. She's kneeling next to the small tree the Core is residing in.

"Hey Ramia!" I say greeting her. I was breathing heavily from my run but she didn't hear me coming. She jumps and falls on her side.

"E-Eric? What a-are you doing here?" She asks after taking a moment to get up and collect herself.

"I had some free time and wanted to ask you something. Can you grow Alchemy ingredients?" I ask her causing her to smile and nod.

"Yes, is t-that something you want to do?" She asks me hopefully. I nod and tell her about the farming quest I got this morning.

"At first I thought of just growing food. that way we could save on food a little, and be able to sell the rest." I start before Ramia interrupts me.

"Are we l-low on money?" Ramia asks me worried.

"No, we're doing more than good. Thanks to the Dungeons and my powers we're set for a while. But it'd be nice to have a reliable source of income." I tell her and she sighs relieved. "Anyway the reason I brought this up is that I thought it'd be good to grow some Alchemy ingredients. So is that something we could do or are we missing something?" I ask and Ramia nods.

"It's more the o-opposite. Alchemy ingredients require land vast in mana to grow. Not only do Domains with Nature Essences have this, but yours has Luna's spring and the Dryads Forest Core. From an Alchemist's point of view, your Domain is the perfect place for farming ingredients." Ramia says and I smile.

"Is that something you'd like to do?" I ask her and she nods repeatedly.

"Yes please! I-I mean yes, if that's fine." She says while blushing and I pet her.

"Then go ahead. I don't know much about farming and all that but I'll help however I can. So first of all, do you need any tools?" I ask her and she shakes her head no.

"No, my parents farmed most of their ingredients while they were working for the elves. They brought their tools with them. But I would need their help with the farm. S-so would it be okay to b-bring them here?" She asks nervously and I nod.

"That's fine, feel free to bring them in whenever you like. Oh, but maybe warn them about Luna and Innu. They'll probably be shocked to see them fighting right outside the cabin." I say and she nods with a chuckle.

"I will, any potions in particular you'd like? I'll make sure we grow those ingredients. Well, if they can be grown. I can't grow monster parts." She says and I shrug.

"You can grow whatever you like. Oh! Feel free to grow the ingredients your parents need though. But where would you want the farm?" I ask her and she just looks up at me. She smiles and hugs me before answering.

"Anywhere is fine. The mana from the Forest Core spreads through the ground to all the plants in your Domain. And there are special pipes that are enchanted with Spacial magic we can use for the water. Thanks to Luna's Nature's Spring Core, the spring won't lose any water. So we can take gallons of water from it and the spring will still have the same water level." She answers while still hugging me. I start gently petting her. She hugs me tighter and buries her head in my chest. I feel her big breasts press against me and have never been more happy for my Junk Boxers.

"You should talk to Asami and the others then. They might know some good places for it. Also, ask Luna if you can use her spring. I doubt she'll say no, but it'd be rude not to ask." I say and she nods. "Also, Gaia once mentioned to me that she could cause plants to grow. She could make your ingredients grow faster." I say and she steps back.

"That's not a bad idea, but it'll just cause the ingredients to lose mana. Alchemy ingredients gain their mana as they grow. So if we accelerate their growth they'll lose their quality." She explains and I nod. I feel my phone vibrate from my pocket and pull it out.

"It's time for me to get back to school. I'll see you later Ramia." I say and she nods before hugging me again. She stands on her tiptoes to kiss me before pulling back. She's blushing brightly and I can't help but smile.

"I love you." She says before running off. I return to the school bathroom with a large smile on my face.