Chapter 443 - Botched Confrontation (1/2)
[Talent Gained:—
Limit Buster: Under the extreme situation, certain locks can be pried open for a short duration.]
This is the talent he received from Korra after sorting out the options of [Exotic Escort]. The skills he received from the trio teachers were placed within the skill pool of the [Lust Recruitment] and finally, [Exotic Escort] simply did not create a panel for Ryu'er. If it was before his mutation, Nik would have cussed out loud, but now he belonged to the discriminated category of the multiverse, he felt like Ryu'er's true talent was simply too disastrous to be revealed.
Honestly, Nik never thought of defying the [Transmigration Paradise] and the locks and the invasion of privacy by the system. In fact, these things allowed him to partially escaped the direct threats that the three pillars of infernal posed against Nik. But now, Nik would be lying if he didn't harbor the thoughts of defying the system. Its actions were too peculiar when it came to ravagers and now that Nik himself turned into one, he needed to be cautious of the system within himself.
'Today is the finals for the apprentice class and tomorrow, the completion for the intermediate, advance, and genius classes will also conclude.'
Since apprentice class's competition was basically a slugfest, each round is completed quickly but the same couldn't be said for the other classes due to their ability to use their martial spirits and spirit skills greatly lengthen the time required to complete the battle. Not to mention the tactics that the students think to overcome their foe.
”Hmm, too good, teach. Stretch~” Korra twisted her body and hugged Nik from behind while mumbling with a sly grin on her face with her chin dripping with drool. 'Wait... now that I think of it... every single girl that I go out with drool an awful amount of saliva... a side-effect? Even I don't have this much spit.'
Nik thought internally as Ryu'er slightly squirmed with her feet pushing against the gap between Nik's legs and comfortably allowing her feet to rest in between them. 'Oh, god. They both are uncomfortable to sleep with. One digs into me, the other slobber me,' Nik groaned internally but still closed his eyes as Korra snuggled up Nik's back. 'Well, I shouldn't be complaining I guess... it's better than sleeping alone.'
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The group, after getting ready, committed themselves to their routine. In their situation, a routine is of utmost importance. After all, the girls, and even Nik, can't just linger around with absolutely nothing in their mind because if someone did that, then it would cause a chain reaction of dulling everyone besides them. And, either way, none of the girls had actually ever thought of destroying their routine. Now that they knew of the consciousness pool and the fact that they might have to live in that world for a period of time, the girls decided to add a few talents to themselves so that they can set up within the consciousness realm itself. Each one of them is brilliant in their own kind. Even Gojira, if given enough incentive, would be willing to teach others on how to sleep on any surface.
With the assumed time limit being more than 1 year, the girls had started selecting their options and also procured materials to pursue such hobbies. Of course, they wouldn't start it now. No. They would pursue their hobbies once they are within the consciousness realm. And from Xue Yin's intel, there is a high possibility that each one of them might just get an entire Nik for themselves. The thought alone was more than enough to make the girls willingly enter the consciousness realm once it is fully structured.
Once Nie Li won the competition, after Ray let him, due to the simple fact that Ray wished to remain hidden and push Nie Li into limelight further, the competition of apprentice class was concluded. Out of all the students— Nie Li, Ray, Du Ze, Xiao Xue, Xiao Ning'er, Ye Ziyun, Ryu'er, Gin Kao, Chu Chao, and Yan Ner— were allowed to accompany a teacher of their choice to find a spirit ring suited for them. They could, however, not ask the said teacher to enter the perimeters marked as the inner area of the Star Dou forest. Strangely, Nie Li decided to 'kindly' give his chance to Lu Piao while Nik's disciples instantly chose Nik to accompany them.
With the apprentice class getting free the earliest, they dispersed into varying groups but many decided to stay and watch the competition between the intermediate class's students. Meanwhile, as Asami hosted the competition, an apprentice alchemist reached out to Nik and gave him a message regarding Yang Xin's inability to visit the competition due to her prior commitments. Furrowing his brows, Nik couldn't helo but recall if he had set-up any form of meeting with Yang Xin. He had promised to deliver the first batch of ingredients to Yang Xin after four-five days into the vacation. Gazing at the slip, Nik continued to ponder when it hit him. He had been too dense recently. Well, his mind is always active and flexible when it comes to the possibility of having sex, but the sheer number of girls he managed to hook up with even before an entire month had passed made Nik realize just how 'stocked' he was. His thoughts were already full of fluffing his current partners that he had started to avoid the other possible partners— A goddess and a master alchemist.
'Am I growing too dull? If it were me from the first adventure... nah, I guess, I have always been dull.' Yang Xin's message was, in a way, a method to garner Nik's attention. She had already proclaimed her interest in him and even then, after the first date, Nik had failed to contact her and this might be slightly a troubling issue for her. Well, that's what Nik is inclined to believe after thinking for a bit. Pocketing the slip, he looked at the green-headed Xiao Xiaji leaning over his shoulder while continuing to scribble down the report dutifully with Pen Hua occupying his other shoulder and his disciples merely a few rows behind him. 'Even the body language of Ning'er and Ziyun has changed... this kind of change is, in fact, too quick. Is my bloodline reacting to them far quicker than my estimation? I could even overpower Gojira's pheromones even when she should be having a bloodline greater than extreme-tier. Well, now that the codex has been dissolved, there is no way to confirm. I should have done that right off the bat.'
Nik pondered as the students competed against each other. Nik could, meanwhile, feel the gaze of Xiaji's previous 'partner' that had been soliciting her in the past for enlightening acts. The Winged Dragon Family's elder, or in this case, elders had rather distasteful rituals of similar... advances. Unable to bear such actions, Xiaji moved away from the politics of the aristocrats but seeing her with Nik seemed to be pulling some sort of complicated swirl of emotions from within the elder himself. 'Well, I'll need to take care of him, too. Hopeless romance used to dominate their partners foolishly usually act on their feelings and instincts. Just need to show him his worst nightmare with myself being the core and it should take care of him,' Nik planned. 'But about Yang Xin... I shouldn't ignore her that long. It might not be her fault, too. After her interest, I have shown more than enough rowdiness to make it easy for her to understand where my own interests lie. The same thing goes for Samya... she's been peeping all day now.'
'I need to get my act together.'
Nik loved advocating lust and laziness. These are the two pleasures of his life that take the utmost supremacy. But too much laziness would slowly dull things for him. The unending amount of Lust has never been a problem for him, after all. Finally, after determining his game plan, Nik excused himself once the semifinals of the intermediate classes were completed. Before leaving, he made sure to greet and hear his disciples out just so that they can vent their frustrations and thoughts on losing the competition entirely. After all, with the first two places selected by the students not under Nik's wing greatly dissatisfied the girls with themselves.