Chapter 825: 813 (1/2)

Title: Foraging Gems (1)

The next day, under Angela's protest of not wanting to spend a moment further with her blood mother, Nik left. As for Angela? What could she do when Frigga appeared on her doorsteps? Though unwilling, Frigga's eyes would always make Angela unwilling to hurt the woman further but it was also because of this 'weakness' that Angela didn't want to spend another moment with her. Though Frigga very clearly accepted that Angela wouldn't be able to think as her mother... much to Angela's astonishment, the conversation would somehow steer in a manner that made the two look like a mother and a daughter.

Meanwhile, Nik very openly began exploring the city once again.

”Do you think this will work?” His accomplices were in his robes and Janet poked her head out alongside Poole and Spider.

”Yep. Lorelei... is a millennium-old stalker. She must be a professional so she wouldn't want to lose a single day. If this doesn't happen to work, we'll look elsewhere.” Nik smiled.

”But there's no reason to not enjoy ourselves. In a few weeks, at most, this place is going to be destroyed most probably,” he chimed with an easygoing expression as he followed his directed path.

Soon, he stood in front of a recently constructed private hall of the external ministers. Readying his heart for whatever is inside, Nik stepped in. Usually, Ray would kick back and relax in here while Brian never entered here for obvious reasons.

But Nik didn't really care much about what he might see. It would be pretty hypocritical of him to cringe at yaoism when he is a loyal supporter of yurism and even if it is his thing, he had an easygoing expression.

The hall was built based on Asgardian craftsmanship and had a shimmering golden roof with a sturdy exterior reinforced by metal in various places.

Stepping into the hall, Nik closed the door behind him and a sickeningly sweet scent assaulted his senses. Narrowing his eyes, Nik voided the area around him from Ray's pheromones and observed the straight and narrow corridor extending from the entrance leading to various spots.

”Ray, I'm here!” Nik shouted as one of the doors on the end of the corridor was pushed open as Ray peeked his head out with a sleepy expression.

”No need to shout...” he yawned and scratches his slightly disheveled hair that stood out more.

”Did you clean my room completely?” Nik inquired while curiously opening one of the rooms closer to the entrance and the moment he looked at gaping asses, he instantly shut the door. Poole, Spider, and Janet took a quick peek and Janet couldn't help but whistle.

”Damn, Ray. Yar really goes all out,” Nik snickered and walked towards him as Ray kept his doors open.

Unlike the other rooms simply decorated and furnished with ease in sex, Ray's bedroom was meant for sleeping and by that, it meant actual sleeping. His room didn't give a thick scent but a subtle one that calmed other's nerves.

Already slipped into the blanket once again, Ray was instantly caught by the softly snoring Yar completely naked under the bedsheet while Ray only wore a large t-shirt with a neck wide enough to hang down from his left shoulder as he sleepily gazed at Nik.

”I did clean your room. Bring anyone you want,” he smiled and waggled his brows, ”So? Who is it?”

”A sorceress named Lorelei is outside the hall, stalking me,” Nik grinned.

”What are you being pleased about, she stalks everyone!” Ray scoffed before smiling, ”But sure, bring her in. This place smells too much like a guy—”

”Wait, I'm not gonna bring her in this hole,” Nik sneered, ”What should I do? Show conquered asses to her and whisper— you're next? What will she think of me? I'm just here to measure the space. I'll just create a place of my own outside the city.”

”And?” Ray inquired.

”Nothing else?” Nik tilted his head in confusion.

”Really?” Ray looked even more surprised.

”Well, yeah. It's not like we need to hang around just because we need something from each other,” Nik shrugged.

”Of course, I also want to know from you about any prospects.”

His smile turned lewd.

The expression of the three girls inside his robe had turned bleak long ago.

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Lorelei's expression was dark. The moment she saw Nik enter the Minister's hall only ever used by Ray and his... streams of leg spreaders, many of whom belonged to her procession once, she felt a biting form of envy as she gritted her teeth.

Even the other minister, the possible relative of the Mad Titan from the looks of his appearance, didn't enter this particular hall corrupted by Ray.

But much to her surprise, Nik walked out after one hour instead of spending the entire day. Though, she did note a particular mark of lips over the side of his neck. An odd expression relevant on his face.

Once again, she started following him but this time, she was surprised to find that whenever a beautiful woman would pass by him, he would instantly catch her wrist, or pull others by their waists before tasting their lips in the public itself. Shockingly, others would reciprocate the gesture, their hands greedily moving on Nik's back, pulling him close and some sensitive ones bucking their hips slightly.

One...

Two...

Three...

Seven...

Lorelei's eyes were wide. She didn't have the mind to focus on other targets of her and curiosity won in her mind. Stealthily, she moved around and found Nik's actions turning bolder and bolder.

Her eyes widened at the sight of Nik openly taking women left and right. Beating up men and forcing their women in front of them.

It wasn't until he stepped into the Palace with similar gusto that a surprised voice chuckled next to her ear.

”My god... you just made me commit so many things... I mean, beating up men and taking their women is hot in books and erotica but seeing them crying or seeing men in snot is a big turn-off for me.”

”Who?!”

Lorelei's body shuddered and her vision changed.

She wasn't following Nik, but was sitting against a tree with a lush forest surrounding her.

Her body felt cold and she stood hurriedly. Sharp eyes observing her surroundings but she found nothing.

”Looking for me?” A tap of a finger over her shoulder almost scared her to the point of jumping and she looked back, finding a snickering Nik as he leaned against the tree.