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.
His eyes widened when he realized what he was thinking about, and he glanced at Elara, worried that she caught him fantasizing about his teacher. Elara was staring at Rachel, and Asher thought that she was jealous.
Elara's eyes turned back to Asher. "You should talk with her about your class," she nodded towards the teacher. "Maybe the sooner the better," she added in a higher voice to be heard over the noise of the students.
Asher had already decided to talk with Rachel, but planned it for tomorrow. They had set up a meeting, but with his class, they might need more time than a typical person.
Right now, she was still engrossed in talking with another teacher, and Asher didn't want to interrupt them. He noticed an older man entering the platform. With a confident step, he moved towards the center of it. He held a few papers that he was studying now.
Short brown hair, small wrinkles, and a soft smile made him seem pleasant. He wore a casual light blue shirt and black shorts. His clothes were fitted for the beach rather than at the organizational meeting.
All students took their places, no one else entered the room. People noticed a man in front of them, and slowly silence fell upon the room. The man glanced around the room and then at his watch. He nodded to himself and put his notes on the desk.
He smiled and moved a step toward the students. "Welcome." His voice resounded through the room unnaturally. Asher was curious if that was the result of some magic, but he wasn't sure how something like this could be useful in a dungeon. He thought that maybe it was connected with some class that wasn't suited for exploring dungeons.
"I'm Director Walker, and I will lead this meeting. We have a few organizational announcements, and then you will be free. I promise to keep it short. I want to be here even less than you. After all, I have to repeat the same things every year," he said and smiled slightly under his breath.
He glanced at his notes.
"First thing. Right now, there are one hundred and twelve students at the Academy. As every year, we are going to do supplementary recruitment; during the next week, additional students will show up. We want every class group to have twenty members, and you will form twenty teams. This way, everyone will have a team. If you have problems completing the team during this week, don't panic, there will be new people next week." Director Walker smiled, as what he was saying wouldn't have any impact on them, and they would still panic and worry.
The director glanced at his papers on the desk. For Asher, it didn't look like he was prepared, even if he repeated everything every year.
Guarantee that they will have a full team was supposed to relax them, but with Asher's specific class, it didn't really help. If they would lack a person, getting a random one wasn't a good option, they would risk getting a man.
Asher realized that they needed to complete a team quickly to make sure that there were only women in his team, even if they were weaker, because with his class, men wouldn't work.
At this moment, Asher realized that wasn't true. His skills didn't mention the gender of his partners, but he couldn't imagine himself with another guy. A shiver went through his body. He was only interested in women.
"Next thing. Rankings," the director continued and brought Asher out of his thoughts. "We're going to create them for every class separately and one for teams. They will be updated at the end of every week, starting this Sunday." Director Walker looked at his watch and the papers.
"At the end of every month, you will get rewards depending on your placement. You will receive equipment and coins. You will learn details later when it's important." He finished and waved his hand dismissively. He again looked at his notes, but Asher doubted that they really were his. It looked like someone prepared them for him and was distracting him from something more important.
Asher didn't know that ranking would be so important. He believed that they only showed how you are coping, but in reality, they had a bigger meaning. At least if these rewards were worth something. But he was sure that he wouldn't deserve it even once. Not with his class.