Chapter 226 - Prayer (1/2)

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Name: Nik Faran

Age: 19

Affiliation: Incubus Society (Member)

Bloodline: Carnal Demon

STR: 14--> 15

AGL: 14--> 15

VIT: 17

ENG: 26

CHM: 10

LUK: 2

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With his Energy stat already capped by the world and the fact that Nik rotated the various elementary Hamon almost every single day alongside pressurising his body with two strands of gravity, no matter how small of a feedback he received, a growth in his physical stats was still expected.

Munching on the lunch prepared by Ray while enjoying the sunset with Shizuka as Saeko and Elizabeth commenced the preparations to move out of the capital towards the Swordsmith Village— The Home to Swordsmith and Shigure— Nik could only feel a faint sense of expectancy in his heart.

Expectancy regarding the future battles, the future partners and the future growth. As much as Nik proclaimed to be a peace and sex loving guy, the improvement of his physique still happened to be slightly more infectious than expected, sometimes making his thoughts go astray towards the line of thinking filled with bloodshed. A line of thinking that his body, no— his entire self— seemed to be excited about.

”That is to be expected.”

Nik had never been the type of person to keep his own inner thoughts to himself, at least, he wouldn't hide it from his own partners and faced with Nik's situation, Shizuka nodded in understanding before canting her head right as her eyes revealed a ponderous expression, ”From how you described the process of evolution, it isn't the physical process that we humans imagined. If your spirit itself steers the direction of the evolution of your physique and bloodline, then, it only means that your bloodline has a dominant hold over your true nature...”, hesitating a little, Shizuka also revealed her true thought, ”A nature... that maybe, you have been suppressing for long.”

”Evolution requires a large amount of equal tiered blood or a small amount of high-tier one to initiate the process which is divided into two parts— the evolution of spirit and the evolution of bloodline.” Nik extended his palm, revealing a vial of blood with a hazy pink tone under the orangish hue of the setting sun. It was Ray's bloodline, an extremely little amount to let Nik attain the basic understanding of the Succubus Lineage and open a new possibility for his evolution. With another hand, Nik picked up the makeshift dough roll filled with chopped meat and vegetables before taking a big bite out of the dish and then looking at Shizuka's profile, ”But, whatever do you mean with me hiding my true self?”

”Don't you recall?” Shizuka scratched the back of her head with a crimson embarrassment, ”When Saeko and I truly exhausted you that one time...” Shizuka shuddered as she visibly recalled the empty gaze filled with malevolent intentions that didn't match Nik's usual easy-going nature and the mating session that followed. It was akin to a monstrous beast and even though the cruel fuck was extremely pleasurable at the beginning, it soon grew out of hand with both— Saeko's and Shizuka's body quivering in pain for days.

”Oh... that...” Nik mused silently, ”I don't think that has anything to do with my seemingly suppressed side of enjoying bloodshed.

It felt... more of a defence mechanism. With my body already tired out due to extensive training and a lot of sex... I think, my body did what it is best at to actively defend itself from any further drainage.

Didn't you tell me that I never came after I lost my consciousness? That fact does contribute a lot to this particular theory.”

”That may be it.” Shizuka nodded thoughtfully. But soon, she brought a huge pout to her face while letting her head rest on his shoulder, ”But you know~” With a coy tone, Shizuka let her index circle on the middle of Nik's chest while cooing gently, ”It wouldn't hurt if you go rough every now and then...”

”Of course, then maybe, we should come up with a safe word? How does— Pineapple— sound?”

Nik's hand wrapped around Shizuka, pulling her closer. The peaceful scene at the top of the roof remained a stark contrast to the anxious pace within the mansion as each and every servant working under Elizabeth's command started packing their belongings, only the important ones including a few pair of clothing and nothing material. This point was repeated again and again. With just the daily supplies for almost two months taking more than ninety percent of the baggage, the last thing Elizabeth wanted to deal was with loads of jewellery her workers had naturally accumulated through her name and influence.

Of course, Saeko remained dutiful at Elizabeth's side, assisting every time possible in carrying out the commands while also mobilising carriages and even appointing a group of workers to start constructing new carriages and caravans to put the stallions under Elizabeth's name into a more efficient utilisation.

Of course, the duo did continue cursing Shizuka and Nik the entire time when they witnessed the serene image the duo projected under the orange-gold hue of the setting sun.

Such movements could be witnessed at every Pillars' estate for they were only given a total of five days to pack their belongings. Some of them lived alone with a little lucrative estate to boast, those pillars just enjoyed the calm before the storm while others stopped their monetary transactions, utilising their funds to acquire as much stock as they can.

If, Kagaya Ubuyashiki guessed correctly, the only thing that would limit the Demon Slayer's counterattack would be the lack of nutrition necessary to recover Hamon and while the attack period would always remain set at night, to control internal strife and the accidental damage to the food stock, the demon slayers would also be asked to patrol the area during the daytime.