Chapter 421 - Broken Convictions (2/2)
Ryu'er instantly felt her mind buzz as Nik forcefully pushed his tongue into her mouth and played with her inexperienced fleshy delight. After taking a measure of her butt, one of Nik's hands moved towards Ryu'er's face and stroked her cheek without any intention of stopping.
”Mmg!”
Soon, a soft grunt escaped Ryu'er's lips as the two continued to push their waist against each other out of pure passion. When Nik felt that he might have gone overboard, Ryu'er instantly shifted her hands from Nik's neck to her cheeks and finally moved her tongue in Nik's beat. ”Forgotten yet?!” Ryu'er retracted her face, her pupils were barely visible but Nik easily observed the change in her pupils and shook his head. ”This much effort is nowhere near enough. Now get down, before you regret it.”
”No!” Ryu'er snorted and licked her lips. Before she could initiate a kiss, Nik's hand covered her entire face as he chuckled mildly, ”I really mean it. Calm yourself down, Ryu'er. Before you allow any bloodline changes, you need to unlock your spirit rings.”
Ryu'er's body shuddered slightly as she finally sensed the slowly violent feelings growing within her. Gulping, Ryu'er controlled her breathing as she slowly curbed her instincts. Nik's slight fragrance announcing his most practical skill— Pheromone Illusion— also contributed to the task at hand. Once Ryu'er had completely settled down on Nik's waist, she finally realized her situation and blushed heavily. Her hands, which were clutching in Nik's tunic hurriedly eased in its grip while her legs let go of Nik's waist. Sensing this, Nik helped Ryu'er down and smiled knowingly.
”Do you want to continue? Making me— forget— that is.”
Purposely leaning down, Nik let his lips brush against Ryu'er, teasing the little beast as she averted her face and looked sideways, unable to match Nik's gaze or bear the sheer intimacy resulting from both of their actions but deep within, a certain happiness blossomed. With a nod, Ryu'er grinned broadly, ”It is either that, or you make me forget my plans. Oomph~”
Letting out a cute sound, Ryu'er nuzzled her head against Nik's palm as he softly stroked his hair and nodded. Nik had already decided to settle some of the impatience within the girls around him and today's 'discussion' with Ryu'er could be considered to have changed their relationship qualitatively. No matter what Ryu'er said, her actions already spoke that she wasn't a hasty beast like her mother who would jump once a target is locked. Instead, she was far kinder and tender than any young girl Nik ever met. Even Kurumi knew how to abuse a boy her age out of his own worth, but Ryu'er couldn't do that, at least, not verbally.
”I'll be going now. Be sure to do good in your exam... and, whatever you need for your spirit rings, don't hesitate to ask the materials from me... Gojira simply sleeps all the time.”
Nik continued to rub his palm over her head as Ryu'er nodded meekly. 'Pat, pat, pat~' She continued to hum internally. After a few breaths of tender care, Nik left and finally decided to continue his training in [Space Manipulation]. Previously, he wanted to use his evenings for learning more about inscription patterns. But with Xue Yin now occupied with his consciousness to build the city, it would take a few days before his studies could resume. In between, Nik had asked Gojira if there was something she could teach, but most of her abilities were instinctual or inherent. Even the date set to adventure within the star dou forest to collect herbs for the Alchemist Association was after the exams, and in between the week-long vacation.
All this left Nik with two most prominent options— either continue to temper his private spirit ring, or start gaining experience in a new manipulation skill with hopes of using the previous experience to shoot past the initial levels.
With his foundation of [Element, Gravity, Life, and Hamon Manipulation], Nik felt an obvious increment in his skill— space manipulation. So, he decided to pursue this skill before turning his attention to a few skills that circumstances made him neglect— cure and absolute sharpness. These two skills still weren't able to show their full potential due to the sheer intensity of other priorities in his life. Not even once did the thought of entering the dastardly time-warped place emerge within his mind.
'I even need to find out the change in the notebook after it gained its second page. Should I consult Sky already? Hmm, I'll give myself two days. After that, I'll just bother her.'
Nik was then joined in by Klas during the training. The crucial thing about Klas was that her endurance to gravity was quite measured since most of her body is strictly made of some form of minerals. If Nik exceeded her limit, she would literally break before forced to find her pieces and join them back. Yesterday, the two had also discussed their future plans and also settled on the basic measure. To fully make Klas free of her homeworld, however, Nik would need to do some hard work, but it would be worth it. But this would make his promotion quest a notch harsher, and his return to homeworld would be slightly delayed, too.
Later, after a hearty dinner, Nik did request everyone for a bath. He enjoyed a warm bath in everybody's presence and fortunately, he was shameless enough to push his own selfish request of joining in which was agreed quite smoothly by the rest of the girls.