Hi all! I planned to add status with skills at the end of the chapter, but decided that full status would take a lot of space, especially when there would be more members of a team, so I decided to add shorter skill reminder at the start of the chapter, so you can read it to remind yourself skills, or just skip and go to the chapter.
I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Huge thanks to Netrepid for editing.
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Skills reminder
Asher:
- Building harem - allows adding members to a harem, grants relationship levels, and limits the number of members to 1
- Building relationship - grants exp points for sexual activities (kissing, touching)
- Stats amplification - Asher doesn't get his own stats, but gains 1% of his partner's stats
- Partner enhancement - Asher can boost 1 of his partner's 1 stat for 10 points
- Additional protection - members of harem can't get pregnant
Elara:
- Fast Attack - Elara gains 5 agility for one attack (upgraded by Asher - removed negative effect of reducing strength)
- Better eyesight - Elara can slightly better detect traps in dungeon
- Nimble movement - Elara can slightly easier dodge attacks
- Master essence - when there's Asher's cum in Elara body, she gets 5 agility
- Powerful attack - for a single attack, deal additional 20 damage. Only available if Asher made Elara orgasm in the last 3 hours
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Asher crossed the threshold of the Academy, entering the main room, five minutes before the start of the organization meeting. Luckily, their new friend, Madelyn, knew the city well.
The short blond girl from Asher's class proved to have vast knowledge about the city and the Academy. Even without makeup, with her hair pinned up and in baggy clothes, Asher saw hidden beauty in her. Like a painting that you run your eyes over in a hurry, and it doesn't catch your attention, but when you look at it and take more time, you notice that there is something more to it.
The same way Asher recognized Madelyn's charm. He wondered if she hid it on purpose or if it was just her style.
Asher didn't know her long, but noticed she had a habit of biting her lip when she was contemplating something. Asher doubted that she was aware of doing that and how cute she looked with it.
Asher tore his eyes from her face. He chastised himself for thinking about another woman while he held Elara's hand. Especially about Madelyn. She couldn't join his harem. She was support just like him, so they couldn't belong to one team.
Asher glanced around the room, trying to distract himself. Students moved slowly towards the left side, into the west wing, another piece of information from Madelyn. He didn't know what was there, but pushed by the crowd, he didn't have a choice and followed towards the door.
Elara continued to walk at Asher's side, they were still holding hands, which helped them not lose each other in the group. Asher glanced towards her, their eyes met, and a smile appeared on both of their faces. Asher pondered why he was thinking about another woman when he had such a gorgeous girlfriend. He blamed his class, as he had never had problems like that before.
They passed through the door into a room bigger than the previous one; on the left side was a platform and a wooden desk; on the right side were rows of benches that were set up higher with every row. It was identical to an auditorium at a university.
In the morning, all the students were on the square, but were standing in groups, so Asher couldn't gauge how many of them there were. Now, when they were seated in rows, he estimated that there must be at least one hundred students there.
Most of the seats were already taken, especially in the further rows. There were free places in the second and third rows, just behind people, that clearly raised the average age in the room.
In the first row sat the teachers of the Academy. Asher was surprised by their number. Their task was to teach all the students. Among them were great explorers who had their best days behind them, but had spent them exploring dungeons, and now they were going to share their knowledge with younger generations.
Madelyn turned into the second row, Asher scanned hopefully higher but couldn't find three empty seats. Disappointed, he followed after his new friend, Elara was just behind him. Once again, he ended up between them. During Ava's fight, Elara did it on purpose. He thought that maybe this time it was an accident.
Asher sat between the girls, moving closer to Elara, so their thighs were touching. He hoped that the meeting would end quickly. He noticed that Rachel was sitting just in front of him. She was talking with the teacher next to her, with her profile facing him.
A strongly defined jaw gave her an unusual look, but she still had her beauty and looked feminine due to her full lips and great makeup. Even being older, at least compared to the students, she rivaled all the women in the room for the title of the hottest one.
Asher regretted that Rachel was a support and wondered if she would want to join his team.