Hey, the next chapter of the story is done and finally the harem is really starting to become a harem as there will no longer be only two members in it, I hope you enjoy this chapter and enjoy reading it!
Thanks to Netrepid for editing.
--- Skills reminder Asher (Harem Master) ---
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
--- Skills reminder Elara (Asher's girlfriend) ---
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
--- Ava Black ---
Elara opened the door of the Academy and came out first from the building. Asher let Ava through the door in front of him while smiling shyly at her. Ava followed after the girl, glad that they had finally made a decision and eager to learn about the skills that Asher could grant her.
Ava knew that it was her chance to beat Thomas, her brother. If he hadn't gotten a better class than her, she would have beaten him long ago. She smiled softly to herself. Today, luck was on her side. Today, she could gain an advantage. However, Ava didn't want to have an advantage, she wanted to have a class equal to Thomas. She was certain she would beat him then.
Asher walked past Ava and evened his stride with his girlfriend. Ava was aware that it would all be possible, thanks to this boy's class. She had never heard about class like that - the ability to add skills to someone, or even the possibility of upgrading someone's skills, was something that didn't exist. Ava had checked on the internet to see if she could find something similar to his class, but she had not found anything like that.
It didn't really matter that she couldn't find anything about his class. She would look for information later on, right now, all she wanted to know was about her skills. Ava was excited. She knew about Elara's attack, which she had gained from Asher. It was very powerful. Asher had told Ava that he didn't know if all the skills would be so strong or if Elara was a special case. But Ava knew that any skill would be something special, and it would be the upgrade that she needed to beat her brother. She couldn't wait any longer, she wanted to know right now. She had been ready two hours ago, but they had forced her to wait.
The last time she was so excited was the day before she got her class. Then it ended in disappointment when Thomas got a better class than her. Doubts crossed her mind, it could end up the same way now. She was worried that she had big hopes and would be disappointed again. But she reminded herself that this time Thomas would not get anything, he would be a first level explorer with basic skills, and Ava would have her new skills. She knew that it was just minutes, they just had to get to a place that Elara led them.
Wait. Ava stopped her thoughts.
"We are going to one of the houses to rent?" she asked, breaking the silence that had persisted through their walk so far.
"Yeah, we have keys." Elara lifted her hand and clanged with the keys.
"Do I want to know how you got them?" Ava was worried that they had stolen them, and she risked being caught with them and exposing herself to trouble at the Academy. She couldn't allow something like that to happen. Her father would be informed immediately.
"Rachel, Asher's tutor, gave them to us so we could have a private place. His class needs it."
Ava grimaced when she heard about Rachel. The teacher had used her skill on Ava the day before. She still wasn't sure what to do with it. Whether she should report this to the principal or not.
But she had also promised to talk with her when she would be making her decision about joining Asher's team. When she made this promise, she hadn't understood what it was all about. Now after learning about his class it made more sense. However, she still wasn't sure what Rachel wanted to talk to her about.
Rachel had voiced her worries that Ava would hurt Asher. The fire mage looked at the pair in front of her. Was Rachel scared that Ava would mess up their relationship? However, Ava knew that Rachel didn't have anything to worry about. She wasn't interested in relationships, they took too much time and were distracting.
Rachel could be worried that Ava would take advantage of Asher and use him. Truthfully, that was Ava's plan. They would both use each other - that would be an exchange. She would gain upgrades to her class, she would become a stronger explorer, and she would beat Thomas. In return, Asher would have sex with her. She had noticed his glances and how he had blushed and averted his eyes, but after a moment they always returned to linger on her lips or legs.
It crossed Ava's mind that she was going to become a prostitute. That she would sell her body. But then she realized that it wasn't true. Prostitutes were selling themselves to anyone who was willing to pay for their bodies. She would only do it with one person and only to gain skills. Nothing more. Thanks to him, she would become the best mage at the Academy. It would be something more like friends with benefits. Perhaps, she would be like a gold digger.
They stopped in front of the house, she wanted to enter after them, but Asher stopped in the doorway and turned towards her.
"Can you give us a minute?" he asked.
Ava was anxious that he had just changed his mind or that they would make her wait again. She nodded, dissatisfied, and made a step back. She was starting to get irritated, she was the strongest mage at the Academy. A woman mage, she corrected herself. But for them, she was the best choice they had. She knew that Asher had wanted to kiss her before, but because of Elara, he had stopped himself. But even his girlfriend had been ogling Ava and had straightforwardly asked if she would be interested in sex with her.
However, Ava wasn't interested in sex with anyone at all, it would only waste her time and distract her. She reminded herself that with Asher, it would be different, she would gain new skills and upgrades. Sex with Asher wouldn't be a waste of time, it would be a step towards defeating her brother.
The door in front of her opened. Elara gave Ava an apologetic look with a slight smile.
"Come in, we are sorry for that," she said. Ava was glad that they didn't change their minds at the last moment. Elara moved to the first door on the left and looked inside. She closed the door and looked at Asher, who checked the room on the other side of the corridor.
"Bedroom," he said, while closing the door.
"Let's find a living room," Elara answered.
"By the stairs, on the left, there is an open space," Ava said, nodding her head forward. She was impatient, she couldn't stop thinking about the skills all the time because of her excitement. And she really didn't see a reason to delay it so much. As if it mattered where she would kiss him. She could understand that they didn't want to do it at the Academy, in the sight of everyone, and then talk about her skills there. She also wanted to avoid that. But right now, it didn't matter if they would do it in the corridor or a living room.