n

n

nAfter having sex with both sisters, they changed back into their normal clothes. But right after they did so, they stopped, eyes widening slightly.

nI tilted my head, noticing this.

"What's wrong?

"

n

"This feeling…

" Yu An Yan muttered, glancing down at her hands in wonder.

"My body… it feels a lot lighter and… somehow more powerful than before.

"

n

"I feel it… too…

" Yu An Xue added, furrowing her brows.

"It feels like… a new power is manifesting in my body…

"

n

"Wait…

" I cut in.

"This can't be… Soulpower?

"

n

"W-Wha-?!

" Yu An Yan gasped.

"Soulpower? Then that means, w-what we did, was…

"

n

"Ahem…

" I averted my gaze.

"You two are surprisingly… er, what I mean to say is, I didn't expect that to be your favorite thing to do. How long have you been waiting for this…?

"

n

"I don't know what you're talking about!

" Yu An Yan shrieked in embarrassment and looked away, her sister doing the same.

nI sighed and shook my head. But still… if having sex with me is the trigger for these two, then what about the other girls who are in love with me? Do I need to keep doing this with all of them to awaken their Battle Souls? I don't think my body will be able to handle that…

nIn any case, the sisters exited one at a time as to not cause any suspicion, and I slipped out behind them using the guise of invisibility. The girls purchased the lingerie they picked out and exited the store as well, meeting back up with me a short distance away.

n

"Fufu~ how was the 'experience', Big Brother Xuan Kai?

" Qing Yue asked, giggling suggestively.

n

"Yeah… you planned all of this, didn't you?

" I muttered, patting her head softly as she hugged me.

n

"Hehe~ of course. The other girls didn't say it on the surface, but I could tell they wanted to do it… so I just lent them a hand. In fact, it would've been a lot easier if all the girls could take turn going in the changing room and doing it with you, but we could only stand around in one place for so long, unfortunately~

"

n

"A-All of them?

" I echoed, glancing at the nine other girls, none of them able to meet my gaze.

nYeah… I only have so much stamina…

n

"About that, actually,

" I continued, glancing at the two sisters.

"Apparently… doing it with me helped those two get their Soulpower up.

"

nAt this, their eyes widened at me.

"X-Xuan Kai!

"

n

"S-Soulpower… so then, that was their favorite thing to do?

" Lan Xiao Su murmured hesitantly, blushing from second-hand embarrassment.

n

"That would be the logical assumption, yes,

" Mei Gui confirmed.

"However, it is uncertain whether this applies to everyone here. I, for one, am applicable to this, but Obsidia and Lin Luo are not.

"

n

"U-Um…

" Feng Mian looked at me, then at the ground.

"C-Considering my succubus form… it would be safe to say the same applies to me…

"

n

"If it's for awakening the Battle Soul…

" Lan Xiao Su took a deep breath.

"I-I wouldn't mind giving it a try…

"

n

"We're in no rush to awaken the Battle Souls,

" I cut in before this escalated any further.

"There's no need to rush. And Xiao Su… I think reading books would be your best bet, considering how much you love them — just saying.

"

n

"Ah… that is true, but…

" She bit her lip, falling silent.

n

"Fufu~ I know I looooove having sex with Big Brother Xuan Kai, so-

"

nI quickly covered up Qing Yue's mouth to prevent her from loudly saying anything further, silencing her with a glare.

n

"… We're in public, Qing Yue…!

"

nBut she merely closed her eyes and licked my hand, causing me to retreat in a panic.

n

"Hehe, don't worry, I was just teasing~

"

nI sighed and pulled out my phone to check the time, then saw an unread message from… Ming Hao.

nHey, I got a great opportunity to talk to you about. When can we meet?

nThe message was from roughly 10 minutes ago… when I had been too busy pounding the two sisters to notice.

nNarrowing my eyes, I hurriedly texted back a reply.

nNow. Where do you want to rendezvous?

n*****

n- About an hour later -

nSoon, Ming Hao and the girls and I met up in a cafe. It was grand and luxurious, just as one would expect from a restaurant inside Fragment.

n

"So… what was this 'opportunity' you spoke of in the text?

" I asked hesitantly.

nMing Hao chuckled from the other side of the table and took a sip of his tea.

"Patience, my friend. Before that, can you answer me why you didn't respond to my text earlier…?

"

nSaying this, he eyed the girls around me, then looked back into my eyes. It was clear he thought something was fishy, but I wasn't about to tell him anything unnecessary.

n

"… Do you expect me to respond to your texts instantly?

"

n

"No, but you usually are quick with them, so…

" Ming Hao shrugged, kicking back in his chair and crossing one leg over the other.

n

"Well, unfortunately, I can't do that every time,

" I replied coldly.

"Now, tell me about the opportunity you called me out here for.

"

n

"Fine, fine…

" He sighed and folded his arms.

"Well, my family just informed me of a little… concerning matter. It's about a corruption that's been spreading in Africa recently. Apparently, it started with a simple abandoned city, then spread from there, polluting and poisoning any land it touches.

"

n

"… So?

" I raised an eyebrow.

"What do I get out of this?

"

n

"Well… my family offered to let the person with the most contribution on this mission obtain any 3 Magic Artifacts from our treasury. And trust me, there's a lotta good stuff in there that even I'm not allowed to touch without permission.

"

n

"… And who will be judging this 'contribution'? You?

"

n

"Nope! I'll be competing with you,

" Ming Hao explained.

"The one who decides the winner in the end will be one of the elders I'm particularly close with. Oh, but don't worry, he'll judge fairly and not be biased towards me.

"

n

"…

" I sank into thought, considering this offer.

nUndoubtedly, investigating this 'corruption' would be dangerous. It would involve us actually going to the place and seeing what is going on, and since right now we knew pretty much nothing about the area except for the fact that there's something odd happening, that came with a great risk.

nHowever, at the same time… any 3 artifacts from one of the top families in Fragment — and the world? That was a reward too good to resist. Just thinking about all the different powers I could obtain, amplified by the nature of Chaos, has me excited.

n

"… Sure. I accept.

"

n

"Sweet. There will also be other people participating on this mission, of course, all around our age. Some you should already recognize since they're in the same year as us at the university, but others are older.

"

n

"Is Long Lu and that girl… Si Ye, was it?

"

n

"Yeah, they're participating as well. Most of the next generation of the Eight Great Families of Fragment are participating, unless they have long graduated from the university already.

"

n

"Hm… I see. But just so we're clear… is this invitation for me alone or all the girls?

" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

"Because if it you're asking me to leave them behind for this… it's not happening.

"

n

"Xuan Kai…

" The girls looked at me in admiration, blushing slightly.

n

"Geez, so that's how you get girls to like you, huh?

" Ming Hao chuckled.

"You don't need to worry, pal. I got it all sorted for you guys. All of you will be able to go, no problem.

"

n

"In that case, is this an individual competition or can we work together?

" Feng Mian asked.

n

"Nah, there aren't any rules against working together,

" Ming Hao replied.

"You're free to do whatever you want, but I'll have my own team as well, so just keep that in mind, heh.

"

n

"… I see. And when is this happening?

" I asked.

n

"Oh, tomorrow.

"

n

"… Come again?

"

n*****

n- The Next Morning -

n

"… Well, this is problematic.

" I muttered.

n

"What happened?

" Feng Mian asked, confused as she walked over.

n

"Okay, listen, I only got this news just now as well, but the competition will be done in teams, apparently, and each team can only have five people…

" Ming Hao explained.

n

"So… only five of us can go?

" Feng Mian tilted her head.

n

"Seems like it,

" I replied.

"And since the people there will recognize us, we can't go in as separate teams either since they'll definitely think we'll work together.

"

n

"So then… are we still doing this?

" Yu An Yan asked hesitantly.

nI took a deep breath and leaned back on the pillar nearby.

n

"Honestly, if it's like this, then I don't feel like going anymore. I don't want to leave any of you behind.

"

n

"This…

" The girls all fell silent, at a loss for what to do now.

n