460 Second Day
When morning finally came, I pretended as if I were woken up by the light hitting my face. My body was stiff from staying still and all the weight above me, so moving was really hard.
"Ugh..."
I lightly groaned as I looked around, checking everyone openly. Everyone was wearing nightgowns of various colors and designs, but all had quite a risque and erotic touch to them.
"Oh, Leader! You're finally awake!"
And the first one to notice that I was awake was the one holding tight against my right thigh: Fang. I turned to her, confusion in my eyes (fake) as I asked.
"Fang...? Why am I..."
The others also woke up from our loud voice, squirming beside me as they stretched, yawning, before opening their eyes.
"Master... good morning. Did you get a nice rest~?"
"My Lord..."
"*Yawn* Good morning, Will."
"A pleasant morning to you, Sir Will."
"Hmm~ morning... Will..."
"..."
Everyone was greeting me in turn.
Well, the night was great, but rest? Nah, I didn't get one.
After a while, I started to ask everyone why I was in that place—the room that had several locks set on it—with all of them. Their explanation was chaotic, but if summarized into a single sentence, then...
"So, you all want to have some quality time with me, thus planning this with everyone?"
I see... but that doesn't explain why the Succubus tamers were on it too. Well, not that I mind, anyway.
Anyway, my head is still hurting from staying up all night. Wanting to refresh for a while, I went back to my room and tried to go to the shower, only to find that the small bathroom I found yesterday was no longer there.
"What the...??"
Instead, the door connected to a large hot spring, probably on one of the underground floors.
As if waiting for me to come, Ember and the others were already there. Fortunately, they weren't naked but instead wore various bathing suits. Are they trying to tempt me or something?
"Quality time... huh."
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After spending a full hour in the hot springs with the girls, it was time for breakfast. What did we do there? Spending quality time with each other, of course.
Food was prepared by the succubus tamers who got out thirty minutes earlier than us, so we could eat as soon as we got out.
The food prioritized quantity over quality since we have many gluttons on the team, but its taste was not that bad. Well, at least not comparable to restaurants or my cooking, but it's not that far off either.
After our bellies were filled, enough for us to last until dinner, it was time to resume training.
The same as before, Fang and Igni resumed their attempt to materialize their kingdoms. After all, despite them having "built" the pocket dimension and the basic shape of it, they still failed to actually "open up" the space and enter.
Ember was busy helping Minerva and Hekate start off with their respective kingdoms too. They were having a hard time, though, since they couldn't find the precise location of their "soul," thus failing to create the pocket dimension for their God Kingdoms.
When I was vacant, I went to the two and interviewed them to find out where they were struggling.
"I... have no idea how or what a soul feels like, so I can't seem to find it anywhere inside me."
Minerva muttered, her voice lacking in energy and confidence. To her side, Hekate also nodded her head with a frown.
"My situation... is the same... Sir Will. Can you help us detect... our Soul's location?"
"..."
Well, when it comes to souls, I'm basically a master already. After all, I have five other souls resting in my Soulscape. The peculiar presence of a soul was already the norm for me, so there shouldn't be any difficulties in explaining.
"... Wait."
Why do I need to explain if I can just pass information directly to them?
After asking for their permission, I went and used the Memory Transfer function of the System, and let them have all the information I had with regards to souls. Their faces were red, but their eyes were filled with curiosity and awe.
"So that's what a soul is...!"
"Amazing... So this is... my soul?"
It didn't take them much time before they found their souls, deep inside them. After that, they both closed their eyes and began gathering energy into the center of their chests, letting it create a dense dot and expanding into a pocket dimension.
Just like that, Minerva and Hekate both succeeded in reaching the same point as Fang and Igni!
I smiled as I nodded my head approvingly.
With this, all four of them are getting closer to reaching God Level too!
"..."
However, at the same time, I worry about myself getting left behind. Currently, I'm still more powerful than the girls, with Ember almost matching me in terms of energy quantity alone.
I'm not sure how she did that, but well, that happened a short while after I hadn't seen her. And with the rate of her growth, I'm guessing she'll overtake me too in no time.
'If Fang, Igni, and the others reach God level too, then I...'
I quickly shook my head, trying to chase away the grim thoughts in my head. After gathering my wits, I went back to Fatima and the others and checked up on their states.
Fatima was still trying to break through to the 8th stage slowly; she was not rushing it. She's gathering as much energy as she can and trying to refine it, just like Ember, wishing to reach a higher realm than she had been to before. Fina, Yorm, and Judy were still practicing their skills while doing light sparring with each other. Their energy control and their skill mastery were slowly increasing as they did.
The succubus girls were still doing the training method I told them yesterday, showing that they weren't slacking off at all.
Seeing everyone act busy like this, even I was starting to feel like training. After looking for a vacant spot nearby, I sat down and started to meditate.
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