Chapter 125

--- 21st Day, Morning ---

After leaving the house, we made a small stop as I paid a thirty ryns installment on the loan I had taken to help Mia and Terra. Then we headed toward the arena, where Cassia and Marcy joined us, before we set off for the dungeon.

“How was the date?” Marcellina asked before we could even leave the city.

“Which one?” I asked with a smirk.

“How many dates have you been on recently?”

“One with Mia and Zoe, and one with Julia, Zoe, and Azura,” I replied.

“Zoe, Azura, Mia, Julia, Amber,” Marcy started listing them off. “How many women are you dating?”

“You got them all.”

“Oh, so only five,” the lioness shapeshifter said, a smirk and sarcasm in her voice.

“Master, what about Selira?” Zoe asked.

“Oh, what about Selira?” Marcy echoed with a smile.

“We’re meeting today, but it’s not exactly a date. And even if it is, it’s the first one, so we haven’t started anything yet.”

“What about Mari and Terra?” Marcy asked.

“What about them?”

“They’re your slaves too.”

“I didn’t order anyone to date me. I slept with both Zoe and Azura before they became my slaves.”

“Are you going to collar all of your girlfriends?” Marcellina asked.

“What’s making you so curious about my love life? Maybe we should talk about you instead. Do you have a boyfriend?” I asked.

“No,” she snorted.

“A pretty girl like you shouldn’t have trouble finding someone.”

“It’s not about finding someone, but finding someone special,” Marcy replied. “I haven’t had much luck in that regard. Meanwhile, you have what - five girlfriends?”

“I’m a lucky guy,” I shrugged.

“That sounds like you’re hiding something,” Marcy replied, looking at me quizzically.

“Are you using a skill on me?” I asked.

“It’s just female intuition,” Marcy replied.

We reached Ortas’ gate and dropped the topic for the moment. After Azura changed into her wolf form, we were on our way to the dungeon, and Marcy once again asked about my dates, wanting to know what we were doing during them. So I told her more or less what had happened - there really wasn’t that much to tell, especially since I skipped the fucking by the lake.

I also informed them that Mari was going to join us again soon, which would allow us to head into higher levels. Without her, though, we were stuck on the lower floors, once again heading into Level 2 that day.

Killing weaker monsters was getting monotonous and didn’t pose any real challenge anymore. Unfortunately, it didn’t give anything particularly good in terms of loot either, and the level-ups had slowed down as well. Only I managed to level up one of my classes - Sex Mage, but it didn’t grant me any new skills, only upgrades to existing ones.

[Level up!]

[Class: Sex Mage (Level 11)]

[Stat Points Gained: 1]

[Skill Level Increased: Sensitive Observation: Level 2]

[Skill Level Increased: Increased Regeneration: Level 3]

[Skill Level Increased: Increased Charm: Level 3]

Nothing changed in the description of the Sensitive Observation skill, so I assumed the effect described there had simply become more precise and effective.

[Sensitive Observation Level 2 (Passive) - Enhances Sex Mage ability to notice and interpret body language, improving understanding of people's intentions and emotions.]

The other two upgraded skills both received an increase, raising the bonus from seven to ten additional points in Vitality and Charisma, respectively.

Poor loot and a single level-up weren’t much, but fortunately Mari would be back to exploring with us soon, allowing us to head into higher levels. After spending a few hours in the dungeon killing everything that we stumbled upon, we left, heading back to Ortas.

On the way, Marcy and Azura both shifted into their animal forms and played along the road until we reached Ortas, where we parted ways with Marcellina and Cassia before heading back to Sage’s house.

There, Amber and Hannah’s daughters were absent, still out searching for ingredients. I headed to take a bath with Zoe, while Azura stayed with her mother and Terra went to find Mia.

We were naked in the bath, Zoe sitting sideways in my lap, her tail wrapped around my waist. We were kissing slowly, but unfortunately, I had to break the peaceful moment.

“There’s something we need to talk about,” I murmured, brushing her wet white hair out of her face.

“I know…” Zoe mumbled, the smile fading from her face.

“You know?”

“It’s about Amber’s date tomorrow…”

“What about it?” I asked with a frown.

“That’s not what you wanted to talk about?”

“No. Do you have something against it?”

“No!” Zoe gasped. “Just… I don’t want you to go alone…”

“I’ll be with Amber,” I replied.

“I know, but… I’ll be worried that you’re missing again.”

“I wasn’t missing, Zoe, and you can’t always be around me. But I promise we won’t leave Ortas. I’ll stay close, and I can tell you where we’re going so you’ll always know where I am.”

“Can’t I just be there too? I’ll keep my distance,” Zoe pleaded, looking at me with those big pink eyes.

“The whole point of Amber’s one-on-one date is that we’ll be alone,” I replied.

Zoe pouted cutely and cuddled closer to me, her tail tightened around my hips as she pressed her cheek against my chest, not answering. That wasn’t even what I wanted to talk about, and it had already made her sad, but that was a problem for tomorrow. The other matter was more urgent.

“I want to talk about Whitney,” I murmured.

“Why?” Zoe asked quietly, frowning.

“She scratched my back and tasted my blood from her fingers,” I replied, unsure how Zoe would react to that revelation.

Zoe tensed for a second, then whimpered and started to cry, her tears falling onto my body.

A bit confused, I hugged her closer, holding her in my embrace as she sobbed softly. I really didn’t like the fact that she was crying, especially when it was connected to me, and at least partially my fault.

I kissed her forehead, keeping my lips there, brushing against her skin as I asked softly, “Why are you crying?”

“I don’t know,” she sniffled. “I…” she whimpered instead of finishing what she wanted to say.

“She’s a prisoner and can’t really do anything with that knowledge,” I murmured, brushing Zoe’s long white hair. “But she wants to talk to me.”

“W-What? Why?” Zoe whimpered.

“I don't know. I was offered to be paid for talking to her. But if you are going to be sad or hurt, it’s not worth it, and I will refuse.”

“What are you going to talk about?” Zoe asked.

I smiled, embarrassed, hesitating for a moment, before deciding to admit the truth. “There’s a small problem with that. I focused on my payment and didn’t ask what I’m actually supposed to ask Whitney. I hope Sage will have an idea.”

“Can I be there?” Zoe asked.

“I don’t mind, as long as you are okay with the whole thing.”

“I-I think so…” Zoe murmured.

I stared into her pink eyes, wondering if she really was okay, starting to doubt if the whole thing was a good idea.

“I’m really okay,” Zoe added, brushing my cheek with her hand, as she pulled me in for a kiss. Our lips teased each other, and when she pulled back, she had a soft smile, resting her head on my chest again.

Despite my hard cock and our naked bodies, we didn’t have sex. We washed, cuddling, and then dried each other off before we headed to eat something. While sitting in the dining room, Zoe was again in my lap, as we fed each other, when Mari suddenly appeared in the doorway, fully dressed, with a hood pulled over her head to hide the bandages wrapped around her newly healed ear.

“Hey, nice to see you out of your room,” I said, surprised to see her at all.

She looked at me, hummed, and then moved toward the exit.

“Where are you going?” I asked.

“What?!” she snapped, turning back toward the door. “I can’t leave without my master’s permission?”

“I was just curious. You don’t have to tell me,” I replied calmly, hoping that approach would work best with the kitsune.

She glared at me in the silence that fell over the room before mumbling, “For a walk.” She didn't wait for my answer as she left the house. At least she was leaving and not staying all day in her room. It crossed my mind that some fresh air would help her, but I quickly dismissed it, wondering if there was anything that could really help her.

After we finished eating, we waited for Sage to show up, but Amber and Azura’s sisters returned first from gathering alchemical ingredients.

When we walked into the corridor, Anna was already in Hannah’s arms, babbling happily about everything she had found and how amazing it was to run through the forest as a wolf. Amber glanced at me before heading into the kitchen, and I followed her there.

“Hey, how did it go?” I asked as she unpacked her bag.

“They were useful when they could focus,” Amber replied.

“What was distracting them?”

“The forest, small animals, rocks, pretty much everything around them, including themselves.”

“It’s probably because they haven’t had the chance to freely experience their wolf forms. They’ll get better.”

“You don’t have to excuse them. I’ll take them with me again if they want. When they actually focused, they found things I wouldn’t have spotted on my own.”

“Great,” I replied.

“Do you want something? If not, then shush, and I’ll show them how to process the ingredients and prepare potions.”

I grabbed Amber and pulled her into me, her hands landing on my chest as I kissed her - one hand holding her head by her white hair, the other sliding down to squeeze her ass.

“What was that for?” she asked when our lips parted.

“Just wanted to kiss my little elf,” I murmured, pecking her lips again.

She pouted, and I was sure she was about to tell me not to call her that, but then a smile crossed her face as she turned away, trying to hide it. “Tell Anna and Alysson to come here,” she murmured, returning to her work.

“Sure, princess,” I replied, spanking her ass before leaving the kitchen.

Not only Anna and Alysson joined Amber, but also Azura and Hannah, watching what was going on.

While we waited for Sage to arrive and everyone else was busy, Zoe and I were left alone. Soon we were in bed, cuddling, kissing, and groping. Our clothes vanished quickly, my cock finding its way into her pussy as I hovered over her. Her legs wrapped around my hips, her tail trailing over my back.

Our lips never parted as I slowly moved inside her, my hands groping her tits, playing with her hard nipples. It wasn’t fast or rough, instead, it was slow and passionate, making love rather than just fucking.

Even after we came together and I filled her spasming pussy with my cum, we didn’t stop kissing or cuddling, my shaft still buried deep inside her. We kept moving through the bliss, taking full advantage of the free time we had together.