Munetsuchi

[Apollymi]

Ailen's theories about Anais's reactions and his own lack of socialization were both true. Of course, Anais was in fact a school girl, so the kind of attention he offered was bound to make her feel differently from moment to moment. At the same time, Anais was indeed changing the way she dealt with him and being more proactive in her capacities as his apprentice, but that was an active learning exercise. She personally preferred to put new information into practice when she could. He'd told her previously that she should think of his tool as a device for her own learning to be used as she pleased. Given this, she'd not approached as timidly as she had the first time. She'd gotten more than reasonably good reactions from her first attempt at this same activity, so she'd take it more comfortably and only add things in as evolution seemed to demand it. Ah, in fact that same kind of ingenuity would be shown as she went about her work. A hand, her tongue, and jaws were all in use, even so she was being pretty progressive with the depth this man was finding within her mouth. If her own limits were determined specifically by her mind, there was no reason not to test that a bit. The hand moved further and further back as her face moved further and further forward. Eventually, Ailen's manhood would be found nestled in the back of the girl's throat as she swallowed excess moisture and applied pressure with her jaws. 'Why can I actually do this? Is it slutty? Should I care?' she found herself wondering about her current understanding, but after testing the limit her own rhythm returned and he'd slowly sink out of her throat while she flicked her tongue along the bottom of his shaft from base to tip. Given the information in her head, this was much easier to do than it likely should be... but she couldn't or rather wouldn't just leave him buried within the back of her throat all the time. That seemed like it would get boring at some point and likely wouldn't be conducive to making sure she received the knowledge he had. Just the same she had no problem with what she was doing and thought to mix her different techniques.

Meanwhile in the Zen Garden, Sakura was atop a bed with Charles still looming atop it. She was staring down his form as he spoke, not truly taking in his dismay. As such she easily misinterpreted the words he was saying and answered according to her own thoughts instead of his intentions. Those thoughts, were surrounding his new manhood and as such could sound both like an answer and like something else. "I am sure it will fit anywhere it is accepted," yes... that was a logical thing to say. According to Charles soon after he finally saw the Nexus and it was the closest thing to the 'one' god, he'd been told about. Beyond that... there was the matter of their marriage and Sakura agreeing to it. "Yes, the Nexus appears to be a god above gods thus the highest we could have access to. He also seems to be the parent of the previous generation of gods," she confirmed. "Our marriage is something that was confirmed by the Nexus but technically took place before then, when you stopped actively rejecting me... marriage in this case isn't defined as strictly as you may think," she mentioned in the plain way she generally spoke. Of course many others likely would have felt slighted by the knowledge that they were used in such a way without the person on the other side trying to accept them as fully as they were being accepted. "My agreement isn't something that is likely to make sense... as it defies human logic. I also technically accepted it as an option when I brought you to Kaa-sama," she explained. This much was also true, her offering to help knowing they could end up bound to each other also defied human logic, their mana compatibility and a few other factors made it a good choice for Sakura, but she also saw the truth of how this worked out, Charles, was not so clear minded.

[Bloodedge]

This time around, Ailen had a little less freedom to be completely contemplative. Frankly, he was consumed instead by one interesting development after another. Anais had already taken a small leap; he was certain she'd gone a bit farther than before when taking him into her mouth. Starting with similar movements to her earlier attempt, she soon shifted her hand closer to his base to allow herself more room. Soon, this resulted in a feeling she didn't manage to deliver before. The moment Ailen felt the girl's throat convulse around him, his tool responded with throbbing. He was staring down into her face, appearing surprised, interested and very titillated. "Dear me. You... mm," he paused, having an issue or two speaking while her tongue moved along the full length of his shaft. Something caught between a sigh and a moan passed his lips. In its wake, the elf cleared his throat. "Ahem. You're developing quickly. I'll have to be careful, lest I forget to include the lecture. . ." he commented.

Sakura said something could fit wherever it was accepted. That didn't make much sense, but... she was the daughter of a wisdom goddess. Was she saying he could retain everything, so long as he wanted to? That's how he interpreted her words. Something was odd about her tone when saying it, though. Where was she looking? Oh... he'd try not to think about that too much, managing only a pink tinting of his own face. "So the Nexus is the grandfather god, a hipster, and is taking the role of a true god for his kids who can't get it right? Got it. Alright... and we're married in the weirdest way I can't even understand. Why can't marriages be normal around me?" he wondered aloud. Sakura had apparently even agreed to forging their connection shortly after they met. Things really didn't become less strange at all for Charlemagne recently, but Sakura's reasoning being in defiance of humanity's way of thinking was no true shock at this point. "You know what? I expect it to be against human logic at this point. I'm not all human now anyway, right? I may as well get used to all the crazy stuff. Go on; hit me with it."

[Apollymi]

The difference between Ailen's first experience and his second was something that Anais took notice of. In general she had no reason to completely understand it was her own advancement that caused this difference. Of course, getting him to the back of her throat and swallowing, she felt the throb from his manhood. Her earlier experience let her know that this was an enjoyable sensation, and as she ejected the man from the depths of her throat she received actual words from him once more. Though they were admittedly less free flowing than they'd been before. 'Did he moan? Am I good at this? Is doing this sort of thing to men how you go to slut hell? Do I care if I don't get the information?' she asked herself several questions, but just the same was pleased by her own advancements as well. Regardless of how she felt about it, she'd managed to create hiccups in the speech of a man who was wed to a goddess. That was obviously a moral or skill based victory at least. Her tongue after having been dragged all the way along the back of his shaft would be found at his tip while her hand contributed to gilding along his length. "You can give the lecture whenever you're ready... I don't mind this more active form of learning," she mused gently. Of course, this could be taken several ways but was mostly about her ability to learn how to handle his manhood in addition to her lectures, basically her interpersonal development.

Moving on, Charles and Sakura were having a discussion. Though Sakura hadn't meant to imply he could keep whatever information he wanted in his head, it was technically the truth. As long as one wasn't shunned by wisdom completely, keeping information in your head. She couldn't help but notice that little blush on his face though, so perhaps he did understand what she actually meant, at least subconsciously. A little smirk crossed her face as she looked at him seeming to find it interesting. His words about the Nexus mostly made sense, only one didn't have enough context. "I don't know what a hipster is... but the rest makes sense. Also not all of his children if I am filling in logic correctly... whoever is in the Void is good at what they do," she stated with a firm nod. As for her remaining and human defying logic in accepting their marriage and his weird marriages. She could comment on much of it. "Marriage was originally a uniquely human thing according to Kaa-sama. Connections like that are supposedly forged to make it easier for humans to process each others mana and facilitate creation. God and Goddesses do not need to do it because creation is their main purpose, but doing so allows for the creations to go to greater heights," she explained why marriages likely weren't easy around him and why it seemed so weird. As for her personal choice which he apparently wished to understand she began talking again finally shifting her eyes up to his face so that she could convey what she meant. "When I saw you fall from the sky I had a mild curiosity about falling stars. I went to investigate and found a girl trying her best to protect you, a guy trying his best to keep you in good spirits and you trying to protect their hearts. It was beyond my understanding and it made me curious, not just about you falling from the sky but about how you three ended up in such a position. Why do they care? Why do you? I did not understand fully but I wished to see, so I offered to help and when I did, you said things that didn't make sense to me. Perservation of life is a basic animal instinct and you were willing to fight me on it, based solely on the idea of infidelity that didn't technically exist for you at the time. If I watched you more, I might understand. And Kaa-sama says when you find something that interests you and that you can connect to, forge the bonds... bonds can be broken, but if you never make them you won't know. Thus... I made it."

[Bloodedge]

Anais had a very functional ─ and in Ailen's uninformed opinion, unique ─ way of approaching oral mana transfers. Even with her understanding of abilities, she still made use of something many would assume was a crutch. Ah, but it was more than that ─ Ailen would call it more of a weapon instead. Her mouth retreated all the way to his tip, but her hand took over the work along his shaft immediately afterwards. She wasn't allowing him much of a break, was she? Moreover, her words carried multiple implications. One might wonder how much she concerned herself with the acquisition of knowledge in what should have been an exchange. "Well, if I forget, then this won't have been a very fair exchange. It's already a selfish indulgence on my part; you should at least benefit from it," he declared. It seemed both parties had some hang-up about taking advantage of the other person. . .

There it was again... that dangerous smirk. Why? What could the reason be this time? Actually, Charlemagne could make a few assumptions, starting with the heat felt in his own face. Oh well; maybe he could move on. There was a lot to unpack either way... and Sakura was keen to do a lot of unpacking herself. She spoke of marriage and its human origin. Strangely, her explanation of mana processing made perfect sense when piled atop everything else Charlemagne learned in recent days. To say divinities had no firm need of marriage due to creation being part of their souls. So then, this 'marriage' was not quite what he thought of one, but was instead more akin to the link he previously formed with Angelica at the ceremony's end? That seemed a solid assumption. Somehow, it was even more intense than legal binding. "So just kind of... super magic married. Got it," he said with a heavy sigh.

Moving on, there was Sakura's explanation about her agreement. It all sounded like answering curiosity. In fact, her explanation included curiosity as a primary motivator. From the sound of things, she was willing to be 'married' to him because it would get her the answers she sought. Such ridiculousness the girl was willing to go through. Charlemagne himself didn't have the answers she sought, and indeed he shared her lack of understanding as to why people like Anais and Astolfo followed him. His confusion still wasn't coming to an end very soon. "But you said it was something you wanted to be permanent. Why would you do that? You met me like... today!"

[Apollymi]

This world was missing something and it was strangely going to get it through the virgin Anais. The thing that Anais offered Ailen was simply human ingenuity. How she acted was based solely on how she understood her interactions with the physical realm. In this case, she had, because of previous mana transfers, all the understanding of physiology she needed to interact directly with Ailen's manhood. Beyond that, she had a strange desire to do so, and as such she'd continue doing what she was. Her own methods hadn't been shunned so she wouldn't bother doing anything but what she'd been doing already. As such, while he spoke, she allowed her tongue to gently prod his tip alternating the action with lavishing strokes and swirls around its entirety. They both seemed to want this entire situation to be fair, his forgetfulness, would apparently not count as fair to him. Anais was certain this was strange, but he wasn't trying to take advantage of her, which was commendable. "Hai, Shishou, just make sure you don't forget then~" she added. She didn't think she was experiencing any level of being shortchanged, though she supposed she also considered this a bit differently to start with. Regardless, she'd go back to work rather easily after speaking that swirling motion of her tongue taking her further and further up his shaft and towards his base. 'I shouldn't like that he could forget. I don't want to be taken advantage of, at the same time... I kind of enjoy the idea of being distracting... that's probably a slut thought isn't it? It's slutty if I'm not here to learn something. Learning slut behavior counts as learning though, right?'

Moving on, Charles took the explanation of marriage very strangely. Sakura expected this, but it was another of those things that mostly defied human logic. He had enough of that remaining that several things would likely be difficult. She'd already decided not to go too far explaining things to him, as it would be more work than the results would be worth. Super married was about all he needed to understand. Moreover, there was something else that required consideration. Charles wanted to know why Sakura would vote for something permanent when they'd only just met each other this day. He'd not answered any of her questions, and she took that to mean he didn't have the answers, so... she spoke again. "Well, I don't consider time the say way you do. If you don't have the answers I am seeking and couldn't figure it out, I'd need to be around long term to figure it out myself... permanence would allow that. A day, a decade, a millennia. these measures of time are all very different but also all mean nothing when you are not limited by mortality. I don't require time to determine I like something, in the same way I don't need it to determine I dislike something... " she explained as if that was a perfectly reasonable way to consider it.

[Bloodedge]

To keep the fairness, Ailen simply had to ensure he didn't forget. Such was the solution offered by Anais, whose tongue seemed content to send him into forgetfulness each time it wasn't being used to speak. "I'm afraid your words and actions are in opposition of each other. I'll try my best," he said. At the current rate, he estimated a very high chance of failure, measuring at least 30% being conservative. Something about Anais's approach seemed to tip over the edge of learning, and even intimacy. It seemed... fun? Ailen would call it fun from his current angle. Whatever it was for Anais, the study of her development would be more than worthwhile... provided he managed to focus on that part. . .

Ah, focus ─ the thing Charlemagne kept failing to have in any way he would have wanted. Every time something was further explained to him, it became more outlandish instead of less. Sakura agreed to permanence as one who viewed time differently. She also didn't require time to determine her like or dislike of something. Well, that one made sense with all that magical understanding as a factor. "I feel like a millennium should be viewed as a long time regardless, but... I guess I've known Angie for that long without us really getting to know each other at all," he said, knowing there were things about that woman which confused him even now. Charlemagne would make a decision with these things in mind. He'd work on removing his usual perspective on things, and he'd further try and remove logic from situations involving gods and goddesses. Little did he know, doing so would have a greater effect than one like Charlemagne could anticipate. "You know, speaking of Angie... I tried talking her out of marriage too. So, I'll give up while I'm ahead. I've got too much other stuff to deal with anyway, like that..." His statement paused there as he meant to acknowledge a specific thing. There had been a throbbing in his chest that traveled directly to his groin, where it became a more physical sensation. In looking for a way to throw blame, Charlemagne found himself seeing... what? "WHOSE DICK IS THIS?!" he shouted immediately. Whatever that thing hanging between his legs was, it didn't belong to him at all! Any semblance of sense was officially gone from the world. Was this evolution? That thing looked unwieldly!

[Apollymi]

Anais had did her best as an encouraging apprentice and offered her mentor a proper solution to his fairness conundrum, only to be told that her actions and words didn't align. Was this true? Yes, she definitely found some sort of fun in pushing the limits against Ailen, even though he was only trying to help her. If she'd ever felt like explaining, she would have blamed the slutty voice in the back of her mind which egged her on during such activities. He'd try his best? Good... that would make him the perfect test subject for her strange new learning experiences. She looked up at him, her visage mostly innocent, yet... those motions were happening once again, as her hand came closer and closer to resting against him, her nose inched more and more forward. He'd find himself resting in her throat her tongue still curling beneath his girth while saliva built up in her mouth to be swallowed. She committed that action a couple of times, while her tongue seemed apt to explore only to begin the process of removal after determining that such a hold was truly something she was just capable of. 'He's trying his best, maybe I'll think of something to make it worthwhile?' she gave it a bit of thought while her hand returned to its movements.

Moving on, Charles seemed to think a thousand years was a long time, even if you lived forever. He was right, but also wrong. "For how long would the thousand matter, how many thousands have to pass, before they start feeling like minutes? And then there is the rest, what about quality, what does a thousand years mean if you accomplish nothing? These are the reason I don't consider time in a normal fashion. For me time is a series of questions and answers, of curiosities and progress," she murmured. "It is also likely that your goddess knows more about you... than you realize about her... especially if you were human for most of the time you knew her..." she summarized as an idea. Of course, it seemed that soon after this Charles seemed to give up on the idea of arguing about the marriage overall. Apparently, Angie, as he called her, had also fought him on the matter and she'd obviously won. "I like her more every time she's mentioned," Sakura concluded. Oh? What was this, Charles finally noticed the change to his physical appearance and it seemed to bring out of him a strange reaction. Sakura watched with furrowed brow and heard a reference for manhood that she wouldn't have expected specifically from this individual. "Eh? Are you alright? That was a bit of a vulgar word choice from you..." she murmured as if simply an observer. "I am surprised you didn't notice before, but you've already admitted to not really understanding yourself," she concluded. "Also it's yours... size in men is a measure of ease of offering mana and usually a sign of quality," she explained his physiology as she was sure he didn't understand. "There are a few more minor things to understand about that but it's a lot to be added on to your present confusion levels," she spoke with some understanding while her eyes had shifted back to his manhood. She wasn't quite mesmerized but by her own understanding this size was much closer to what she was used to seeing in Munetsuchi. Obviously, you could have fun with any size as long as you were willing to to make it work, but... she imagined this would be an easy and good experience for all involved parties.

[Bloodedge]

There was no foreseeable end to Anais's developments. Ailen took particular note of the saliva buildup in her mouth as she took him into her throat once more. For the sake of progress, he'd mark that as a positive. The application of saliva could only enhance the transfer of mana in both directions. Beyond that, it would make the transfer of knowledge into Anais's mind much easier. It would have been the perfect time to focus on delivering a bit of knowledge, but... the struggle was obvious once Anais's tongue and throat were moving against him in unison. "Hn," Ailen muttered just briefly. The moment of alternating techniques was a wonderful, dangerous thing. For one who bedded a goddess at least once a week on average, Ailen was surprised to encounter such a struggle. Ah, he'd missed a prime opportunity; what a failure.

Charlemagne couldn't share the same opinion as Sakura on this particular matter. She did have a point about the span of a thousand years, but part of her response was most of his counterpoint. "I can't say you're wrong, but I can't say you're right. Even if you've lived for a million years, a thousand could still have a lot of great memories. If you don't manage to get anything done, a thousand years could be an example of a long rut. That's what I think is important: strong memories. I've been around for over a thousand years now, and I still remember quite a few years feeling really long. I guess that doesn't mean much to you either, huh? You're probably two-million years old or something by now," he said, waving a hand over his head. Regardless, there were far more important things. Charlemagne wouldn't even justify Sakura's mention of liking Angelica for the strangest reasons. No, he was far more concerned with that log of meat between his legs. "No I'm not alright! What is this?!" he exclaimed. He, too, was surprised he didn't notice before; why wasn't there an obvious weight difference? Sakura confirmed it was his, stating that size was a matter of mana-transferring ability and quality. Alright... that made more sense than most things she said. Luckily, she didn't go into more detail and further overload his simple mind. "Okay. Okay. I can understand that. It makes sense, right? I just went through a few different ascensions, so this is... normal. Thanks for not throwing too much at me all at once. Let me guess; there's some magical way this thing still works? Or did I just become someone who can only do it with a goddess? I mean... it's not like I want to go for any non-goddesses anyway. I think I'll draw a firm line at two for the rest of time─"

[Apollymi]

Anais's development was a strange one indeed. On the one hand, there was the slutty voice in her head encouraging her to do anything to satisfy her baser needs, and on the other side, she was utilizing new knowledge and putting to the test various uses of her powers and abilities. After thinking about it, and finding her teacher to be quite speechless for the duration, she wondered if she was succeeding. Perhaps, he wouldn't feel too bad about potentially missing her lecture if she learned something else in the meantime. While she was doing this, she found herself considering the sensation she knew to be orgasm. She thought of it as ASMR but heightened, and it made her wonder if sound waves could trigger it. Well, sound needed to travel though something and they'd hypothesized that spiritual mediums were the reason that ASMR couldn't be tracked scientifically. Maybe it was truly a magical thing... with her senses open and her already having digested some of Ailen's mana, she knew the kind of pitch it had already. If she matched it with a specific kind of harmony, she might be able to create the effect she desired. Well... there was no reason she couldn't try it... so her withdrawal of his manhood ceased, and once again he'd find himself moving towards the back of her throat. Once he was there her mouth filled with liquid and when she swallowed this time, she hummed at a pitch which created a harmony with the sound his mana seemed to make for her, about a half-step lower in key as she understood it. Such a feeling she allowed for a few seconds while studying this man's face and wondering what sort of response she'd get. 'Maybe he'll skip that lecture and you'll know you're good at it~' her internal slut voice was aiming her straight for slut hell.

Charles could not agree or disagree with Sakura. He had his own philosophies around time, and give his words Sakura could at least understand them. Ah... they made a reasonable amount of sense, well except for his supposition about her age. Sakura gave it some consideration and then shrugged. "I don't know about ruts, the flow of my life is something I determine for myself, so anything that interests me is something I follow. I am not that old, in truth Kaa-sama is one of the oldest from this world and she is only twelve or thirteen thousand. My own conceptualization only began about a thousand years ago and I was only finished a short while ago... " she explained of her own age, in not so many words but also enough that something strange could be assumed about her age.

Beyond this point, Charles finally realized his manhood existed in its current size. He claimed to understand it, and apparently thought well of Sakura not overloading him with information about it. "Magic is the basis of everything. Everything can work by it, as far as sex is concerned, any girl or woman could receive you. As far as goddesses are concerned, we are born to create and thus know by the time we are ready that we are capable of accepting anything we wish to in any orifice we wish to receive it, given the different forms of mana transfer," she explained rather clinically. Of course, she wasn't at all abashed or shy and knew of this size manhood as being pretty normal. "Humans apparently require acknowledgement of it as a possibility to believe they can do it. They have to surprass any natural or mental limits they've placed upon themselves but they can accept as well," she mused. This also explained the way people interacted with Astolfo not that she had any reason to know about that lad's surprising girth.

[Bloodedge]

Would Ailen be skipping the lecture? Not if he had anything to say about it. Though a few opportunities had been missed already, but he would be sure to deliver the lecture in bulk, at the very end if at no other time before. He could at least manage that much without suffering critical failure. Well... that was his firm belief in the face of Anais's evolution, at least. What could even cause any changes? Surely nothing, except... something magical and unexplained in any proper manner across two worlds. If there was one thing that could blow Ailen's mind, it was the development of something new and unexpected in the middle of someone's second or third mana transfer. When he next entered her throat, Ailen felt the most unusual vibration through the entirety of his groin. No, it was far more than that. His manhood was the focal point, but it traveled through his soul, reverberating back through his shaft in the form of... a release he hadn't been expecting. A gasp escaped him his eyes widened, his body even shook as the sudden action of Anais caused an almost immediate spillage directly into her throat. What could he even say about this turn of events? Well, whatever he could say, it wasn't as if he could comment immediately regardless. On top of everything else, any chance of providing that lecture was officially lost... but what would come of it instead?

Sakura wasn't that old. Alright, he didn't expect her to actually be so ancient anyway. On the other hand, something was strange about her comment. What exactly was 'a short while ago' supposed to mean? Beginning a thousand years ago would make her roughly the same age as him, but Charlemagne wondered what her true age as a conscious entity was. "So, wait, exactly how old are you?" he questioned. That didn't make too much of a difference, though. At least Charlemagne could say nothing thus far was more ridiculous than his sudden change in anatomy. It seemed goddesses were naturally inclined to receive such a thing, much to his expectation ─ though even humans could do so if they believed. That sounded about right for general magic mumbo jumbo. "Alright, nothing else surprising. Using the bathroom is going to be wei─... wait," he paused, remembering an earlier conversation had with Angelica. "I don't need to do that anymore, huh? So this is just like... purely some mana-transferring apparatus now. That might take some getting used to, but no more going in the woods mid-adventure for me. Sweet. . ."

[Apollymi]

This minor scientific endeavor reaped rewards for Anais, first and foremost in the form of mana. A bit of vibration had mana spilling down her throat, her eyes widened in surprise. 'Wait, I actually did it!' she seemed to be very excited about this, and she was. From the perspective of trying to accomplish a strange goal, with only her own magic and making it happen with only her own knowledge and bit of theory to work with, she'd done well. There was also the look on Ailen's face which she appreciated quite a bit. Strangely, this didn't contain any knowledge. Nothing came from it at all, just the sweet taste of honey and the power associated with metabolizing another's essence. 'Wait, I really did it? I just did a totally slutty thing, just because...I'm going to slut hell aren't I?' she thought secondly. Of course, to actually swallow it, she'd commit the action with the man still in her throat, only to begin backing away after her mouth was clear. She didn't choke this time, and seemed to be rather pleased despite the oddity of the situation. Then she looked a bit sheepish, that reddened face returned and she would soon be found rubbing the back of her head. "I didn't know that would work... but I know that ASMR's effectiveness is definitely magical in nature..." she commented. She was still ignoring being naked, and also thinking about the other uses of what she'd discovered for sex and mana transfers. If she could trick his body's response based on his manhood being the thing she used as a trigger, she could likely make some people respond interestingly to any interaction to her magic or weapon.

At the same time, Sakura's age was questioned in a more direct way after their most recent conversation. Sakura gave it a bit of thought and began counting on her fingers. Why she was doing this, would be unknown for a few seconds only for her to speak on her age, "As humans would understand it I am seven... months old," she said as if this was perfectly logical. Though this was something different. In seven months, Sakura had grown to maturity from childhood. Most of that growth had taken place in the last 48 hours but that didn't need explaining in the moment. Beyond this point, there was something else, Charles realizing he no longer had normal human amounts of urges. "Yes, it's basically only for the transfer of mana. It is rather convenient... I've never had to go but human's seem to spend a lot of their lives going to the bathroom, from what I have observed," she said, hinting at her odd habits of watching people doing things for extended periods of time.

[Bloodedge]

Ailen was going to need a minute. At the rate he was going, he'd need five or ten for that matter. That vibration brought about his end more succinctly than most experiences across his very long life. He'd been expecting interest, perhaps even an eventual match for his former mentor, but never did he anticipate a comparison to the wisdom goddess herself. That particular application of magic was almost unrivaled in terms of achieving results with flair. "Haah... hah..." he heaved. Ailen would be found clutching his chest as if feeling for his own heartbeat. In truth, he was focusing on the sensation of his Spiritual Core. Damned be the fact that a lecture had been lost; this was a development for the ages! "That... that was astounding! I wasn't expecting to be used for a test, but there are many reasons I'm glad you decided to do just that. Aya... I failed to teach you anything. My mind is racing, and my body feels so strange. Haah~" Ailen still struggled to stabilize his lungs and legs. Choosing one over the other, he turned and sat upon the bed next to Anais. Ah, there was a potential large negative to this exchange. The lecture was lost for the time being, but so too was the purpose of wisdom's spark in Ailen. Anais seemed to have reached a viable conclusion by herself, simply by testing something on him. "So, we know magic is the missing link. Surely you could do many things with that, though I believe you've already found the most effective method. If you altered the application even slightly, the sky is the limit. . ."

Another thing Charlemagne was fated to learn this day, was that Sakura... whom he'd recently gotten to know very well in a specific manner... was born into this magical world only seven months ago. He hesitated. He blinked. He swallowed a massive lump in his throat, and he sighed. Why did these strange things keep happening around him? "Seven. Months," he repeated. "Somehow fully grown, and even more of a MILF than my History teacher," he mumbled thereafter. Oh well; there wasn't much to be done about his original world's laws and sensibilities. Charlemagne did decide he'd work on abandoning logic when more magical knowhow was on the proverbial table. Besides, he had reason to be excited about something finally. Not wasting time and energy on bathroom trips was a boon not to be underestimated. "Going to the bathroom is something people normally do at least half a dozen times every day. It can be at very inconvenient times, too. I know it might be a dumb thing to get excited over, but... I think I'm owed something by now. I'm still coming to terms with everything else."

[Apollymi]

Heavy breathing and clutching his chest, was he alright? Ah, yes. He was fine. Ailen's follow-up words implied that he was both, winded and pleased. He claimed he didn't expect to be used for a test, but he was happy to be put to that particular use. He gave a few mentions of things going on with himself, but also lamented not teaching her anything. That wasn't really a problem for the now blushing Anais who managed to seem both pleased and exceedingly shy in the face of this particular form of praise. "Hai, I wasn't sure it would work that way. The length of the effect may be longer given how directly it was delivered and my pre-existing knowledge of your mana," she said giving a fair bit of consideration to how he managed to feel it for so long past the initial release. Of course, he went on to sit beside her and she managed to be both calm and a bit wary, she wasn't sure why she was both those things, but she assumed it was fine. He had more information to share, claiming that this form of the magic was probably its strongest use, but that she might be able to alter the application and get something else out of it. "Hm, yes I was considering that... I wonder if I could use my other abilities like a tuning fork, or a catalyst to learn the pitch of others and then use magic or a tool to spread and amplify the effect. That would probably make it more flexible for general use..." she murmured seeming to give it a great deal of consideration. 'Though for you Shishou, the original method will remain~' she mused. 'Oops, slut thought... true thought, but still a slut thought...' she gave herself a firm understanding of her mentality. She was strangely spending a lot of time naked for someone who was so easily embarrassed, but she still didn't really feel strangely in this man's presence, aside from her wandering thoughts.

Meanwhile, Sakura explained her actual age to Charles and he seemed to take it much better than he had half the things he'd been told today. He was surprised about her growth but there was an easy explanation for that... though there was also something else. "I don't know what MILF is..." she commented first. "But my body was originally that of a small child, closer to human childhood age of 7 by my approximation. Kaa-sama didn't create me with a specific purpose in mind so my body's growth wasn't specified. I grew to this size after being exposed to other goddesses," she explained. Yes, all was reasonable, but it didn't really matter, though she'd hoped to get a few more piggy back rides in from one of her father's before she reached adulthood. According to Charles, bathroom trips were quite numerous in the lives of humans, and Sakura while she never had to deal with them, could at least understand that it was something he'd cling to as a happiness. "Sou ka, that is reasonable. I think today might have been quite a big day for you too... so it's okay if you're still working through it," she offered sympathetically, still as accepting as she had been the entirety of the day.

[Bloodedge]

Ailen felt it necessary to stabilize himself, but it seemed there was nothing to actually stabilize. Nothing was amiss with his flow of mana; it was simply vibrating in a manner that almost replicated a tickling sensation. This lingering feeling was very new and interesting to deal with. Anais made it clear that these lasting effects were likely due to her existing understanding of his mana, which further explained the functionality of the technique. "Sou ka. It is certainly powerful. I don't think I've ever felt anything like it. Excellent work," he said, still making an effort to calm himself, lest he develop a similar internal voice to Anais. He was a teacher, after all. His job was to teach, and he had already failed one lecture. Perhaps he could salvage it some other way? He did have a spark of wisdom; he could at least think of something. "Hmm. If you became more in-tune with your animal side, there could be many ways. Your kind have a very keen sense of smell. You could learn to differentiate the scent of opposing mana signatures. In fact, even your ears and body could do the trick if your own mana pulsed outward to feel everything it ricochets off. As for a catalyst... I think I have an idea," he rambled. Pausing there, Ailen thought back to the failure of moments ago. There were several ways he could have avoided that in hindsight. "But I must think of something else as well. My failure to deliver the lecture is unacceptable. I must take responsibility for that," he added.

One thing Charlemagne could make sense of was how Sakura grew at a rapid pace. She claimed to have been exposed to other goddesses, an act which facilitated her development into the current form, and that was one of the mots easily-believable things Charlemagne heard... among all the ridiculousness, at least. It came as no surprise that she didn't know what a MILF was. Of course, she also wouldn't be finding out from him. "You're uh... gonna have to ask someone else about that one," he said. No way was he going to explain that. He would, however, take the victory of never using the restroom again. Somehow, that was enough to have Charlemagne heaving a sigh of relief over all the nonsense of the past 48 hours. "So, that apparently god guy said something about me being full of Void stuff? I'm not sure how I feel about being connected to demon stuff, but... there's no point in worrying about it too much. Am I stable now though? I can't tell if I'm still in danger of exploding or not─"

[Apollymi]

Anais would find herself congratulated on the work she'd done developing her new technique. Of course, she accepted this praise softly, "Arigatou gouzaimasu..." she murmured. It was interesting, she went off the rails quite a bit in other aspects of her learning and it wasn't generally appreciated. She was rather happy her own practice hadn't really caused any problems for her and the developing relationship between her and her mentor. Of course, he went on to explain some potential uses for her particular power, upon hearing them, she gave it a fair bit of consideration. "Hm, well... given my pre-existing abilities, I'd say an auditory based skill would likely be best. I understand most things by sound and I am a bard so it'd likely be helpful for my continued development. Actually, it sounds a bit like echolocation... that could be super useful..." she mused. Actually, sounds also played a pretty big role in her instinct based skill, perhaps whenever she leveled next she could put some effort into evolving some skills. She should take a look at her skills list and figure out which ones should be adjusted. "Status Open," a simple command would open a floating magical screen before the nude young woman which held all the information about her. She was mostly going to use this to check her progress towards her next level where she'd be able to make edits to her skills, but there was something else to deal with first. Ailen was feeling quite out of sorts about failing to deliver the lecture he'd meant to, he wished to take responsibility for it. 'He's too good!' the girl mused in her own head. He was truly trying to avoid taking advantage of her and she was being a bit of a bad student. "Shishou, that part isn't your fault. I definitely could have warned you... I even considered it briefly but decided against it in favor of potentially less biased results. So really, don't feel too bad about it... I did understand the possibility of causing the failure of the lesson. I simply decided it was worth the potential loss in this case... sumimasen..." she managed, seemingly truly apologetic. She didn't want him feeling bad for her choosing to act on her excessive and invasive thoughts, especially when the outcome was exactly what she wanted.

There were no extra questions from Charles concerning the rapid growth of Sakura. Instead, he seemed content to not answer her curiosity about the use of the term MILF. Strange, he was being rather evasive about it, she looked at him in open curiosity as he skipped over it claiming she'd have to ask someone else. She found it odd that he didn't want to explain, but given how firm he seemed about it she wouldn't push... granted he would be forced to deal with not telling her at some other time, that was simply the way these sorts of things worked. "Hai," that was all she had to say about it. He should probably worry, but... whatever. No, instead, he was taking his momentary victory about things like bathroom breaks. And then going on to question Void influence in himself. Though he claimed not to worry about it, he seemed a bit less relaxed about it than he could be. "You are heavily influenced by the Void, but that is probably because I am connected to it directly, and you used me to rebuild yourself," she said as a matter of her own understanding. "You seem stable enough to me. Your physical form at least isn't anything to worry about. But... your emotional state is something to keep an eye on..." Sakura said seeming to give it a fair bit of thought. She knew the lad would need the other goddess to keep him from falling too far in any direction. "Also demon isn't a problem, so long as you don't allow such a connection to influence you to do evil. Anyone can be evil... which I am sure you understand better than most," she commented absently. Somewhere... in the darkness, a pair of glowing red eyes with white slit pupils was staring across at this pair of individuals. Hm, this girl truly was quite clever, perhaps she should take a bit of a page from a certain book and create a similar space for them to speak. A room of infinite darkness, lit in a casual but eerie manner. A place strangely warm and inviting, a place which seemed to pull at both these individuals as it'd been trying to do when they'd suddenly disappeared.