The Very Next Morning,
Kai felt a surge of happiness when he heard that Princess Aqualina had called for him.
‘I suppose the surprise gift worked really well,’ he thought with a smile. His mind wandered to thoughts of rewarding his slave, Aether….. Well, not exactly a reward in the traditional sense, since Aether was a slave, and technically, Kai was not obligated to give him anything beyond the essentials: clothes, food, and shelter.
And since the Academy provided free clothes, free food, and free shelter, Aether didn’t have to worry about those basic needs.
Yet, Kai wished to show his appreciation in some way.
When he arrived at the designated meeting spot, he was taken aback to see Aqualina already there. She held a package and waited for him calmly.
‘Wow, Aether really worked hard!’ Kai thought, inwardly delighted by his slave’s efficiency.
“Hmm~,” Kai nodded happily as he approached her, “Hello, A-Aqualina. Did I make you wait?” His heart bubbled with joy as he stopped calling her ‘Princess’.
Aqualina didn’t respond immediately.
Instead, she stared at Kai with a blank expression before finally smiling and asking, “Did you choose this for me?”
“Yes,” Kai answered without hesitation.
There was no way he would admit that his slave had selected the gifts since he was busy selecting team members for the contest.
No way! Such an admission would completely ruin his image in her heart.
Aqualina’s smile froze, and her voice turned cold, “Are you sure?”
“…Y-Yes. Is it not to your liking?” Kai hesitated, sensing her displeasure and wondering why she seemed angry.
“Liking?” Aqualina’s face showed a mix of surprise and disdain, “You thought I would like those disgusting things?!”
“D-Digusting?” Kai was taken aback, genuinely shocked by her reaction.
Veins popped on Aqualina’s forehead as she bit her trembling lips in an effort to control her anger, “Kai,” she said, her voice low and dangerous.
“Y-Yes?”
“I understand that it’s hard for a man to control his hormones when he has a gorgeous fiancée…” Her tone carried a hint of narcissism, but… It was a FACT.
She continued with a blank, indifferent expression, “Next time you pull a stunt like this, there won’t be a stick left for you to stick.” She punctuated her words by making a scissoring gesture with her fingers.
Kai immediately covered his crotch, instinctively protecting himself.
Aqualina gave him a deadly look before throwing the package at his face and walking away. She thought to herself, ‘Tsk, all men are like that’ She clicked her tongue in disgust and annoyance, recalling how Aether had innocently given her the gift without knowing its contents.
He had seemed genuinely shocked by what he found inside, asking if she actually wore such things with an innocent expression that made it impossible to shout at him.
Remembering how her face had turned red with shame when he asked with such innocence, she couldn’t help but feel a twinge of empathy for him.
“Well, not all men, I guess…” She shrugged to herself.
She realized she needed to take Aether to a brothel to familiarize him with a woman’s body. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to concentrate on seduction, and there might be a change…. his instincts might take over, leading to something irreversible.
As these thoughts occupied her mind, she left Kai standing there, still in shock from the unexpected turn of events.
“W-What happened?” he muttered, hurriedly checking the gifts.
His face instantly turned crimson with embarrassment when he saw black lace panties, a G-string, a Y-back micro thong, a transparent bra, nipple patches, and last but not least, crotchless sexy purple panties.
In truth, these weren’t bad gifts…. They were quite good (For Men of course), but they were more suited for a married couple or lovers who already knew each other well.
For Kai and Aqualina, who weren’t particularly close, it was the worst surprise gift a fiancé could have hoped for.
It was supposed to be a surprise gift for Aqualina yet…. He was also surprised!
It was at this moment he knew… His slave fucked him!!
Kai’s face turned bright red with a mix of shame and… excitement? He clutched the package tightly as if he would use it later.
But for now, “EETTTTHHHHHEEERRRRRR!!!!!” His screams echoed in the empty courtyard, a mix of frustration and humiliation.
Meanwhile,
“Yaaaahhh!” Aether yawned loudly, rubbing his ear as he looked in the mirror with a tired face while brushing his teeth.
Since Princess Aqualina had informed him that she didn’t need him today, Aether decided to focus on levelling up. According to Delphine, others were working hard for the upcoming contest, with some even reaching around level 10 since arriving at the Academy.
“That’s fast…” Aether mumbled to himself, looking at his log after allocating his points.
!~Ding~!
[You have Levelled up!!]
[Level: 4↑]
!~Ding~!
[Congratulations on Levelling up]
[Reward: 10000 Affection Points]
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Name: Aether
Sex: Male
Race: #####
Level: 4
Title: The Lost One, Slave [Eternal Contract to ########], The Only Holder of Ether and Past-less, Future-less Entity.
Attributes:
Strength: 33
Agility: 35
Intelligence: 40
Magic Affinity: 32
Charm: 31
Compatibility: 90%
Survival rate: 10.5%
Affection Points: 00138 (1000 Affection Points = 1 *any Attributes)
Seduction:1/10
/
The gap between level 4 and level 10 was significant.
Aether realized he needed to gain more Affection Points quickly.
Why not use the Arcane Crystal then?
As Taylor had mentioned, a Blank Arcane Card couldn’t level up so did his.
His Modified Arcane Card also didn’t work.
That’s why he ended up selling the Crystal rather than using it to increase his level.
He tried to complain to the ‘Log’ for being uncooperative bitchy, but as usual, it didn’t respond.
Currently, there were only a handful of people who could provide him with high affection points, such as Snowflake, Selene, Stella, and the Archpriestess.
Snowflake was sleeping peacefully after almost giving him a heart attack earlier. Selene was in class, and he didn’t know where Stella was. As for the Archpriestess… he’d rather avoid encountering her at the moment.
“Sigh… even Delphine is busy teaching classes. What should I do now?” Aether wondered aloud. He considered doing physical work to increase his stats, but it would take too long, and the contest was starting in just a few days.
Aether had no choice but to feed the animals to earn some points.
Just as he was about to leave the academy,
[+100 Affection]
“Hmm?!” Aether frowned, looking around cautiously.
“Excuse me?” A voice called from behind him.
Aether turned around and saw Finnian and Helena standing together.
[+100 Affection]
Seeing Finnian, Aether’s immediate thought was, ‘Shit!!’