The Eternal Sanctum (Holy Knight Headquarters)

[Apollymi]

"Reincarnation? Yeah, something like that... I birthed myself today using Mugen-sama's mana," said Yume. "It's weird though, you'd think Munetsuchi would have a whole bunch of people like us in it. Given what life is like on the other side and all the random disappearances..." she mused, knowing that it was a huge phenomenon on the other side to play a certain game and potentially go missing. Though she'd disappeared right off the street with her then boyfriend which had to be a less popular way of ending up on the other side. "Hai, but it seems a lot of people don't end up in places that align to their original homelands. Like me first living in the forest, or Charlie who is also definitely our age and time and Japanese being born as a Frenchman..." stated Anais. "Also this tastes like sleepytime tea..." she said while drinking out of her personalized cup, her heartrate and twitchy body seeming to relax between sips. "Yeah, definitely... I'm surprised that after tasting it you didn't dump like 3000 gallons of honey in it like you normally do~" teased Yume who made the eyes of Anais widen. "Yeah well..." she seemed almost sheepish for some reason. Whatever the case, they could drink their brew while Ailen seemed to be in deep contemplation. Neither of them would be interrupting his thoughts, though both would hear his ramblings and keep them in mind in case they had something to offer.

"Must have found a whole bunch while doing all that exploring~ You didn't make this cup for me did you?" asked Yume who looked at the design on it and though it rather suited her. She also couldn't resist teasing the girl about a habit she was sure she still had in a different manner, given the way her heart reacted to the thing about honey. "Iia, I made and kept the set for our direct adventure group. That one cup belongs to Rey, but I don't think he'll mind. I should probably make some for this new group depending on how long our time together is. Though I don't have a forge to fire them in this time... though I never considered using magical fire to make them before... they might come out with better attributes if I did that this time..." she said giving it some consideration. "What blades, Shishou?" Anais asked as she finished her tea and placed her cup back on the desk beside the other things. She'd rearrange and clean them later.

[Bloodedge]

There was much to study in terms of whatever changes Yume underwent. To already be similar enough that Mugen chose her, she still had room for alteration after receiving his mana. How much changed? What facilitated the changes? These were things to wonder, and Ailen hypothesized how he could have begun the studying process. Of course, his ears were still receiving all words shared between Anais and Yume, even while he continued chattering to himself. As such, Ailen did hear and process a peculiar discussion about honey. "The fault is probably mine. My mana quality is likened to that of honey," he mumbled.

With that said, it seemed the elf was quick to move on. He was eventually addressed directly by Anais, who wondered what manner of blades he was speaking of. "Hm?" he said initially, being brought out of a mental tangent the likes of which this world had never seen. "Ah, it's nothing worth any true concern. I saw some blades of excellent quality grass earlier. I thought that if used as a filler, it could actually enhance lifeleaf's healing properties to allow greater generation and metabolizing of mana within the self. If it worked as such, it would have been easy to see precisely how one changes between forms, as Tohsaka-san's mana is likely still processing in her body. We could have seen the how, why and when of every aspect. But... that is of little importance; just a passing curiosity. Perhaps I'll commit to studying something of that nature later."

[Apollymi]

While the pair of girls conversed Ailen randomly admitted that it was likely his fault the girl felt no need to add honey to her tea. His mana quality was that of honey he stated. And the mouth of Yume opened into a little 'o' shape as she realized how very honest one had to be to just say something like that aloud. "Aww, I really don't get tired of that~" Anais mentioned seemingly pleased by the sight. "So, we're really not going to talk about your new dietary needs and all that honey you've been taking in, Mi-chan~" teased Yume. Of course, Anais let this roll off her in this instance choosing to move on without addressing it only leave Yume sipping a sleeping potion while looking at the girl most deviously. Iino Miko might have been one of the most upright individuals in their friend group. Her deep dive into school harem debauchery was a work of art which needed to be dissected and understood. It was for science!

Meanwhile Anais was listening to Ailen mumble on and discuss how he could have used the grass earlier and some life leaf to study the difference between Yume's current form and her previous form. "Sou ka... that actually sounds fairly interesting," Anais mentioned. She knew what her friend was, what she looked like and what her base form had been like the last time she'd seen it. But a human girl was a very different ball game from what she was right now. "Mi-chan what will your secret boyfriend think of all this honey you've been drinking?" mentioned Yume as she finished her cup and went on to place her cup down. Finally it seemed Anais would snap. "I don't have a secret boyfriend and we're not talking about my fucking diet!" she finally snapped. Such a snap only made Yume giggle. "Oh? Mi-chan swears now... that's interesting. So, Daft Punk?" she followed up. "I am not Daft Punk... I do a lot of ghost writing and composing under a pseudonym and I was under an NDA... I don't have a secret boyfriend. I make music for other people to perform and background soundtracks for different media..." she finally confessed. "And the swearing is Olga's fault... she gets really easily annoyed while she's working..."

[Bloodedge]

By sunbreak the following morning, little had changed around the Eternal Sanctum. There was, however, a dark-haired young man clad in black armor walking around the courtyard aimlessly. He wasn't simply meandering, of course; it was he who was meant to meet with this Charlemagne person and join some adventure for the Holy Knights' queen or... something. He'd been wandering about for quite some time, expecting the summons from Martha to mean someone would meet him by sunrise. It seemed that was not truly the case.

No, the sun's rays had been cast over the sanctum for about twenty minutes, and Charlemagne was nowhere in sight. Had there been an eyewitness, one could easily say the lad never left his bedroom. Well... there was an eyewitness: Astolfo, in a way. The pink-haired male had been standing in the hall, twiddling his skirt while awaiting the rise and emergence of Charlemagne. In more recent minutes, he inched closer and closer to the other male's room. Would he knock? No. His careful approach was not intended to wake Charlemagne, but instead to abuse the knowledge that Sakura was sharing that same room. Perhaps he'd hear something scandalous upon reaching the door. Perhaps he wouldn't even have to make it all the way. That would be quite the entertaining hit to his senses indeed, Astolfo thought.

In the meantime, Ailen had been lying awake in bed for the better part of two hours. His position never changed, but his mind was racing. There was something about the previous day... something very bothersome. It was such a random, casual mention of a thing, but what was it? Butter. He'd never heard of such a thing in such a long life. What was it? He had to have one of those two provide some answers.

[Apollymi]

Making a return late in the night, or rather early the next day, was Martha, who'd done the things necessary to notify the other areas of the impending threat of Aincrad and passed along all necessary messages about Jeanne and the other missing leaders of Chaldea. Yes, all was well and she'd even managed to leave the proper message for Yuuya who she saw as she approached the courtyard around daybreak. "Yuuya, good morning," she greeted the lad as she joined him, to ease his mind as he waited around.

In the meantime, Astolfo outside of Charles door was one who might hear something but what would it be? Well, Sakura due to her own words hadn't slept. She'd spent all night watching Charles sleep, thinking over her skills and changing the functionality of one and occupying that chair that she'd made to enjoy in the space. Still as time carried on, she found herself watching the first approaches of the sun's rays and as such shifted her own position. No longer would she sit, no... she'd rise to enter the lad's bed. When he woke he'd find the girl straddling the entirety of his body but studying his face particularly. She was close enough to him, that their body's would gently be touching as the sun rose. He'd not asked her to wake him, and as such she wouldn't but she would watch carefully.

The night carried on in random fashion, after the confession of Anais and her gentle snap that pair of individuals would find themselves in bed. Anais pressed against Ailen's fore with her backside and Yume pressed against Anais's fore. The girl had cast away her magical clothing and would be found sleeping against the other girl quite naked. And over the course of their combined sleep one of Anais's hands would be found clutched onto Yume's chest, quite comfortably. What a strange pair of girls they were sleeping in such a comfortable fashion together as Ailen laid in bed with them apparently thinking about something he'd lost in his overall thoughts. A gentle pulse of mana from the finger tips of Anais would leave Yume squirming against her body as she woke. She's have a few words to share, "Mi-chan... that tickles," she murmured. "Oh, a few more minutes... I'm not ready yet," murmured Anais as her hips wiggled just a little against Ailen but that hand... oh that hand had taken to a bit of gentle molestation. As if the feeling of mana beneath it stirred some sort of strange instinct the elafia had long sense forgotten.

[Bloodedge]

As he wandered about, the final member of the adventuring party was greeted at last. The very same Martha he parted with on the previous night, had joined him in the courtyard before any of the others. "Ah! Martha-san!" he said, both brows lifting as he turned to greet the woman. Yuuya was still relatively new to this world, and an unusual case to boot. "I thought everyone was going to be longer. Though... I also thought someone else would be here by now. Am I early?" he wondered, refraining from the reveal of how long he'd been walking the courtyard.

Meanwhile, Charlemagne was due for an interesting morning. Though he did not wake with any immediacy, there was the familiar sensation of a person atop him in those final resting moments. In this case, his soul reacted without requiring his body's consciousness. A natural drive to prepare for mana transfer affected his body directly. Charlemagne's groin reached a state of firmness, and his mana reached a state of continuous flow before his eyelids even began to shutter. "Mngh," he grumbled, shifting in place as much as possible under the circumstances.

Another was finally waking in the bed shared by Ailen. Yume had taken to squirming as well, commenting that something tickled. Ah, he could feel the source by proxy. Tall as he was, Ailen's arm had been slung around both lasses throughout the night, so he was in rather close proximity to the moving arm of Anais. There was an alteration of mana occurring as well. Oh? Was he to forego thoughts of whatever this 'butter' thing was? It seemed there was some extend of a transfer progressing. Assuming that was the case, Ailen threw himself into the fray. While Anais occupied herself on one side of Yume's chest, Ailen's arm shifted until his hand could claim the other. There was a certain harmony to the movement of two separate hands. In fact, Ailen even employed his mana in a similar way to Anais. Obviously this was the path chosen by the two girls.

[Apollymi]

Martha joined Yuuya in the courtyard and was greeted in a strange but oddly familiar way. Having once been a Japanese person herself such references were quite rare to hear in this world but also quite pleasing to the ear. She went over to stand around with the lad and couldn't help but chuckle. "I don't know the habits of Charlie's newer friends... but he isn't a super late riser or anything... Astolfo will likely show up with him, so it will be fine, you aren't early," she explained to the lad. "Are you nervous Yuuya?" she asked of the lad wondering if she might have been better off just summoning him here this morning instead of telling him about it ahead of time.

At the same time, Sakura was feeling strangely as she watched Charles approach wakefulness. Of course, it wouldn't be his eyes opening or anything like that which alerted her to his shift towards consciousness. Instead it would be the movement of his mana to answer a rather natural inclination caused by her close proximity. His strange shifting made her do much the same, as she found herself easily rubbing against his hardening manhood with her core even though her clothes as he seemed apt to move it about. Perhaps he'd wake soon, and it was his intention to wake in the way she understood waking to work. Though that did seem quite outside his normal understanding of things, so perhaps not? Regardless she wouldn't be adjusting her position and would be where she was making physical contact with his groin as he approached wakefulness.

The squirming of Yume was about to become something rather fulfilling to the way Anais considered her movements. Why? Well there would be an addition to her continued squirming as Ailen's hand also joined into the fray. Poor Yume had barely registered the first hand's use, the second caused her eyes to pop open as she bit down on her bottom lip just a bit. "So... I know why she's doing this..." she murmured softly as a squeeze seemed to pulse the mana within her chest just a bit sending jolts down to her loins. This was way more intense than she remembered it being, even just a week ago. "There are so many questions, why does it tingle? And why did Ai-aniki join in? Why first thing in the morning with you..." she questioned directly still squirming. "Three hundred years, world cold and hard... soft... warm," Anais murmured. "Unfair... Ai-," a gentle pause happened and Anais's hand stopped moving for a second as she fully actualized her situation. She had a really bad habit of waking without realizing what she was doing at the time. "Oops, still nice though~" she commented squeezing once more, oddly she didn't move her hand at all... no it'd been far too long since she'd held this one, she wouldn't be letting go immediately. "Gomennasai, Yuyu..." she mentioned her eyes opening as she looked into the other girl's face. "Gomen, Shishou, this isn't what it looks like," she commented knowing that it actually wasn't what it looked like for once.

[Bloodedge]

Yuuya wasn't early, claimed Martha. That was far from the truth, considering how long he'd been around... but at least the current moment wasn't considered 'early' by Martha. "Ah... good," he said with a relieved sigh. In truth, the younger male was quite nervous. Still so new to this world, he wasn't sure of his own usefulness to seasoned adventurers, knights and the like. As for whether he was nervous or not, well... he was. "Eheh─... is it that obvious?" he wondered. While presenting that very question, Yuuya was rubbing the back of his head. "I'm still getting used to it all. Being relied on while still being new to the whole 'other world' thing is pretty weird when some of you have been around for centuries."

As Charlemagne began to stir, things only became worse. In his original life, he never thought himself much of a pervert compared to others who lived on the internet and consumed certain types of animated media. Now, he had apparently developed a breeding kink that required no input from his brain. That settled it. Even being semi-conscious enough to recognize that grinding sensation in his lap was enough to prove one thing: Albertus Animusphere was a pervert. While Astolfo had been approaching the door with the intention of listening for something, what he'd hear would be a bit... confusing, perhaps. "Wuah!" was the sudden utterance of Charlemagne, blurted out in the same moment his eyes opened. What was that supposed to mean?

More confusion spread in another room as well. When Yume spoke again, she wondered why there were tingles in those foreign touches... and why Ailen joined the effort of groping. In that moment, Ailen himself became confused. Was this so unusual? "Hm? Should I not have gotten involved?" he muttered, curious. Anais woke properly soon after. It seemed she'd been unconsciously making such contact with the other girl, yet it didn't stop when she realized it either. With that being the case, Ailen also continued. Ah, but she claimed this wasn't what it looked like. "I don't really understand. This is what we were discussing last night, isn't it? The hour of waking is when one is most susceptible to a more efficient mana transfer than normal. Both giving and receiving are at an all-time high when one first becomes conscious, so I assumed you were either experimenting with that, or indirectly teaching your friend here. I thought to make things more obvious in the latter case, and easier in the former. You also make it sound like this should stop, but neither of you seems particularly interested in that eventuality."

[Apollymi]

Yuuya in Martha's opinion was still a bit skittish in this world. Even so, it would be fine for his long term development to go along with this group. As an aside, it would also be good for him to go out and see the world potentially and make some more friends. In answer to the question of his admitted nervousness Martha could only gently chuckle. "Not too obvious, but I can tell..." she mused gently choosing not to tease the lad for his earliness or anything else for the moment. "Not to worry though, if the conversations happening yesterday are anything to go by, there is a girl in this group who only appeared here yesterday... you won't be alone as a world rookie or anything," she offered the lad that bit of information. "Besides, being in this world for a while can change some people, it's good for them to have interactions with people from the other side," she said trying to ease his mind a bit. She didn't know if she was truly succeeding at that, but at the very least they'd be able to chat a bit and pass a little time.

Somewhere time was not passing however, was Charles's bedroom. Sakura was atop him, rubbing gently against his erection as he woke simply by virtue of her placement and the innate desire she had to do so. She looked at him as he gained consciousness almost quizzically. She didn't know how he expected to wake but he seemed almost surprised by this particular turn of events. "Ohayougouzaimasu, Char-kun," she murmured as if this was the perfect thing to say at the time. Just the same she lowered herself gently against his erection grinding a little bit. Still she was studying his face, Sakura was strangely both intuative and figured he may not wish to take immediate advantage of his erection and thus she didn't force the issue, but she was rather obviously making herself available if he wished to do something before they left the room, as he was one for privacy.

While a private pair was making progress another set of people were having a conversation which was rapidly becoming embarassing for one of it's members. Anais still had a whole handful of one of Yume's breasts and Ailen had another. The lady of the hour was being molested by two people which she strangely didn't mind at all, aside from simply finding it to be a bit bizarre. "Shishou..." Anais was a mix of emotions all of which she would soon be having to explain. Ailen for his part explained what he thought was happening here and it was all very reasonable, both of these girls thought this. "I didn't know there was anything special about waking. And for the record though it was unexpected, I don't actually mind this amount of intimacy from you, Ai-aniki~" Yume mentioned. "Also, Mi-chan you're kind of cute when you're thinking..." she said while peeking at the elafia's face. "But the embarrassment is only going to get worse the longer you think about it," Yume mentiong in a knowing fashion. "Shishou, I think you are giving me a lot of credit I don't really deserve today," she murmured softly. How she was squeezing the other girl's chest as a complete matter of comfort like she could fall into the activity specifically to hid herself behind it. "All of those thoughts you have about the situation are very valid and it would be amazing as an explanation and even better as excuse if I had thought of any of them," she mentioned. "In truth... I... just like playing with boobs. I didn't have any plans for it, and it was kind of reflexive as a reaction from me. A habit of my other self that reurfaced under the specific condition of waking up next to such a familiar presence," she admitted. This whole ordeal was no experiment or explanation, she was simply fondling her friend because it was something she would have done, had done in the past and would probably continue to do because it felt nice... with nothing else in mind. She explained this while feeling embarrassed, abashed, and slightly aroused. This world was doing strange things to her libido.

[Bloodedge]

The group he was to meet with contained a person that appeared the previous day. Something about that was more comforting, but also less so. Yuuya had reason to believe they were expected to explore a very dangerous path. What if he and this other person were throwaways? No, Yuuya wasn't one to think that way. If anything, he'd figure very little was expected of him and the day-old party member. Maybe it would be a good growth opportunity that also unveiled the higher-tier challenges of the world. "I think that's comforting. It's a little strange though, isn't it? You made it sound like we were going out to do something incredible, but two of seven people are still new here. That's the part I'm just weirded-out by, but I figure I'm just missing something."

In the meantime, the ever-curious Astolfo would only hear stranger noises beyond Charlemagne's door. It certainly sounded like something interesting was happening... at least to Charlemagne himself, as his were the noises Astolfo heard repeatedly. Little did he know, Charlemagne was so audible only because he was still waking up ─ and to a double-layered grinding sensation against his groin to boot. If he didn't have pants on, he'd be in clear danger. Perhaps he was in danger regardless. After all, Sakura did continuously live up to the moniker of 'temptress' even while making no effort to do so. One of the most difficult things Charlemagne ever experienced was trying not to partake of the goddess. All she did was greet him, and he was throbbing. Well... maybe it was the rubbing. He hoped it was the rubbing, but he couldn't be certain. "A─... ohayou," he muttered. Had Sakura made the decision to assault him while he slept? Was this her response to the previous day? He could only assume as much. In Charlemagne's mind, this wasn't something given as an option, but instead a decision Sakura may have made.

Ailen gave an explanation for the functionality of mana in one's waking hours, and both girls seemed to process it easily. Yume claimed she had no qualms with this morning. That was about what he expected of Mugen's apprentice, given that man's approach to most exchanges. "I would assume so. Even without your particular leaning, most would quickly deduce that there are no negatives. Theoretically, even those who would somehow be against it may find themselves quickly experiencing a change of heart, likely before even acting against the other person or persons..." he rambled. What of Anais, though? According to the elafia, her decision had not been one made for such purposes. She simply... enjoyed fondling breasts? Well, of course she did; everyone should. "That is also sensible. You are friends, so you have a great deal of contact with one another. It should only be natural that your mana aligns so positively, and that you would do something like this as almost instinct." As Ailen began to explain, he temporarily removed his hand from Yume's chest. Doing so was necessary, that he might acquire the leverage to rise and hover over both girls. With that done, he had a hand upon the bosom of each. Both would be thoroughly groped as mana flowed from his hands solely to stimulate. With that, there was more explaining to do. "You see? In the course of a single night, the difference in acclimation to my mana is not so vast between you, though one has already internalized it previously. In the newer case, that will not last without proper transfer, but this is the unpraised potential of simple, extensive skin contact. This remains partly conjecture, but I think it is worth believing that your friendship is reason for this desire. Remember, you are most fit to receiving mana. A woman's breasts are the most consistent providers of mana known to us. Even as I apply my mana to both of you now, the primary result should be priming you to expel yours in offering."

[Apollymi]

Martha and Yuuya were having a very interesting conversation. He could apparently take comfort in not being the newest person on a quest like this, but he also found it odd to be included. Martha supposed all of that made sense, but there was a fairly reasonable explanation for that sort of thing. "New to the world specifically sure, but people from the side of the world that we are from have a decent understanding of things like magical world combat, due to media and fantasy on our side. Having someone like that even if they are mostly new is always an interesting thing," she explained. "Besides, when building a party for a specific task you need solid people, not just flashy ones, but ones who are good at what they do... it doesn't matter much when they appeared if that is what you're going for... I am sure you'll understand as you get to know Charlie," she gave that bit. "Also you're not alone in thinking some things quite weird, I still do... I was a school teacher on the other side and adjusting to life while remembering that one can be quite strange," she offered the lad that information so he wouldn't feel so out of place within this group. She doubted many were living very exciting lives if they came from the other side, so their need for cooperation was still something rather ingrained in their method of thinking, it was after all a very human trait.

At the same time, Sakura was found leaning over Charles and greeting him for the morning. He seemed to be quite stricken and she wasn't entirely sure why. Even though his own thoughts may have made him believe othewise, she truly didn't have any ulterior motives when joining him aside from watching him wake. How strange he seemed he was very much awake in some senses of the word. Just the same she settled against him and smiled just a bit. "You seem to be awake now... did you want to do something with this..." she questioned adding a little grinding motion to make her point. "Or open the door?" she asked knowing that Astolfo was outside of it but not really caring one way or another.

At the same time, a lesson was being given in an odd way. Anais and Yume were informed of the associations with Mana Transfers early in the morning. Yume was told of her choice and the theoretical idea that even if one had a problem after the start of the experience that one would be likeliest to change their mind given mana related urges. "That makes sense, I never actually want to stop her once she starts up... and I always find a bit of contact rather endearing~" mentioned Yume. Oh, yes her words were still way flirtier than they needed to be but that wasn't actually a problem given the current situation. Ah, but there was still the matter of Anais's personal reasons for her particular activity. But even after Anais confessed to simply wishing to fondle her friend she found no reprimand. In fact, Ailen was moving his own form hovering over the two of them making Anais's heart beat rather rapidly in her chest. "Oh? That's really nice... we both really like that don't we~" Yume found herself teasing even while squirming just a bit. Anais found herself doing the same, she wasn't often on the receiving end of being groped, in fact, she couldn't actually remember being groped this way at all. But that was right, she was still hearing this lesson even as she was red-faced and embarrassed and it did make sense that she would enjoy such contact based solely on this being her friend and being the type that aimed to receive mana. Though... "I am pretty sure this sort of thing is well beyond the normal human understanding of friendship... even so I was prone to this sort of activity to start with so I suppose it could be confirmed if mana had such an effect from one world to another..." she murmured softly also seeming to think about it. "Well, according to Mugen-sama low level magic can appear on our world. He thought my mom was a person capable of divining the weather and the like. If something like that happens, a developed boob obsession for you isn't too far-fetched..." she said. "Especially when you consider what the rest of us look like by comparison~" she chimed knowing that smaller people recieved and Miko had been the smallest and always the molester of their group of friends.

[Bloodedge]

Martha declared that Yuuya had something to offer, simply by being from the other world. He supposed it was an easier transition than one could have expected the other way around, and he did enter this world with something of a guide sheet. He could at least keep the group safe through the night, even if they did encounter something none of them could defeat. "H-hai. I'll do whatever I can to help. Also, I didn't know you were a teacher. That must have been very strange when you found a way over," he mused just to keep up the idle chatter. Truthfully, Yuuya wasn't even aware of how others entered this world. His case was a very peculiar one, discrediting any video game-related disappearances known in the world they came from.

While Charlemagne struggled within his own mind, Sakura decided matters needed to be a bit worse still. That erection she'd been moving against was brought into question with another obviously conscious movement. Charlemagne could do naught but gasp at the sensation. Did he wish to do something about that, or open the door? That had to be some sort of trap from the universe. As always, he felt there was a way he should answer. Would that be what passed his lips, though? Of course not; it never was in these cases. Besides, honest as his body was at the time, he couldn't even dream of lying to the person who could feel his true response against herself. "That's not fair. Every time I even think about saying no, it feels stupid... like it's the wrong idea. Do you even expect me to say no while you're rubbing against it?"

In the meantime, Ailen was experiencing a very different conundrum. Well... that wasn't right; there was no issue at all. There was, however, something both Anais and Yume were expected to be doing at this hour. Alas, that had nothing to do with him. This group and their journey was in no danger for a bit of divergence, and these two would be better for a bit more knowledge, as always. According to Yume, both parties were pleased by Ailen's approach. That was consistent with his earlier assumptions, though for Anais, that much was obvious before. It seemed even Mugen had something to contribute to the hypothesis. If he entertained the idea that Yume's mother had magical capacity, it was likely true. "There must be some merit to it. Tohsaka-san is usually correct in his assumptions, even if the rest of us never realize why," said the elf. It seemed his groping would not halt even for an unrelated discussion. Soon enough, Ailen was concluding his example by squeezing each girl's nipple twixt his forefingers and thumbs. By doing so after all that stimulation he expected both of them to expel mana. "Even with your slightly different types, I would expect both of you to be at similar production levels from this. Though I do wonder exactly what the difference should be. . ."

[Apollymi]

Yes, Martha had been a teacher, specifically she taught high school history, but that was neither here nor there. No, it was much more important that Yuuya would help others and that he had a very interesting thing to say about the method of transfer. She looked at him oddly, "Huh, I guess you haven't talked to a lot of people yet. I'm sure you'll find many people have different ways of ending up over here, but a lot come from various ties to Industrial Illusions," she commented. She had more to say though specifically about her own circumstances, "Yes, I taught high school history in Japan, but going from that to a baby and child in a magical world was an adjustment," she explained of her own situation. "Still it's good that you'll help. I won't say you have to... you can still decide that for yourself," she said knowing that the lad could make his own decisions. But in her opinion he seemed like he could use a bit of socialization and Charles was good for that sort of thing.

While two people engaged in small talk, Charles and Sakura were going through an interesting wake up routine. The lad and his throbbing manhood were being rubbed against ever so gently by Sakura, but she'd done this strictly as it felt like the most appropriate physical reaction. In truth Charles seemed almost distressed and his words implied a certain amount of discomfort. "I don't know why it isn't fair," she expressed as a true moment of confusion. "And you could say no, taking into account what you've said and done in the past two days and in taking care of your emotional stability, I consider it a high possibility... even if I do not understand all of the nuances," she explained of the moment. There was also the person outside the door to take into account and he seemed to have a much more urgent response time to things than she was used to in her personal life, as such she was giving him quite the ability to back out of their current interaction. She remained against him because it was a rather comfortable place and she was raised to bask in things that gave her comfort.

At the same time, Ailen apparently believed in the potential for Mugen's right assessment of a situations variables even while he didn't have any reason to know of it. That would mean that somewhere in the subconscious of Anais, was a desire to possess mana which lead her to surrounding herself with large breasted young women. That was a lot of unpack of her own mentality but she supposed it wasn't a bad thing so she wouldn't feel bad about it. "I suppose it makes sense, and Mugen-sensei does seem to know a lot about way too many things..." she said thoughtfully. Ah, but there was quite the tingling sensation in her chest, and she felt as mana was released from the tip of her nipple as it was twisted. Yume also felt a strange amount of building sensation as she would experience a similar sensation at the same time. Both released just a bit of a spray not too intense, but both also felt it in their loins. "Aah!~" both girls managed only to leave Anais red faced while giving thoughts to that sensation. "You know, as a teen girl I feel like I should really be more worried about that happening and feeling nice, but I really can't be bothered," Yume mentioned. "Yeah, I had the same thought the day before yesterday..." mentioned Anais. "Oh, did Mi-chan have a busy first day as an apprentice too?~" asked Yume seemingly more flirty than she was before.

[Bloodedge]

Indeed, Yuuya was still lacking a great deal of information regarding this world. Most transfers apparently related to Industrial Illusions, a massive media company within their original world. "Sou ka. For a while, I figured everyone had a similar method to mine. Were people actually teleported here?" he wondered. "Actually, I'm very ignorant about everything. Even since coming here, I only really know this place and the forest," he continued. If drafted for this upcoming journey, he could at least learn quite a few things about the world and its functions. For instance, Martha spoke of becoming a baby in this world. To Yuuya, that didn't make any sense at all. "I'm willing to join, if everyone will have me. There's so much I don't understand yet. I think it would really help me be useful to more people if I go along."

Simple human reasoning was not something Sakura understood; that much had been clear all along. Charlemagne may have assumed, however, that the difference in existential quality between them was obvious. He may have become divine recently, but nothing had been done to his mind. Mentally, he was just a human male being propositioned by a goddess. In no way was that something very friendly to free will. "So... in case you need to know, that whole transformation didn't change my brain or anything. Since when is it normal for a human to turn down a goddess? It literally feels wrong, even when I do it. Saying no feels like deciding to drink orange juice after brushing your teeth; you know it's going to end badly!"

Meanwhile, Ailen succeeded in another minor study. Both Anais and Yume expelled mana from their breasts, neither seeming very different compared to the other. In terms of quality comparison, a test was required. While both girls were commenting on the experiences so new to them, Ailen was lapping at the teat of Anais, then Yume. A few moments bridged the two, that he might truly sample each offering before starting another mumbled tirade. "Hmm. How strange. It seems Tohsaka-san was incredibly thorough after all. Even I didn't expect such density... complexity, even. It is worth giving a great deal of credit that I, who adjusted to this sort of arrangement early in life, have managed to acclimate my apprentice by a lesser amount over a longer period of time. Though perhaps that is a matter of being newer to this world, and having less outside influences before the first exchange with Tohsaka-san? There are quite a few variables. It does seem my apprentice is still developing at an alarming rate. There is also that additional core in the works, which compares to the ancient being in terms of being a secondary routing path similar to the existing connection between Myouou and apprentice. The other three may show similar signs if this pattern holds. One might only wonder how long it will be until we encounter the third. . ."

[Apollymi]

The method Yuuya used to get to this world was actually quite rare. That being said, he didn't seem to understand the lives of most of the people who'd ended up here. Martha could easily clarify this, and that would likely help his understanding. "Actually, I think most people were teleported here, any who retain their memories seem to have been pulled over, so many are making the best of a very strange situation," she explained. Some people wouldn't have imagined being here. There were more than a few people who tried at life here like it was a video game completely only to discover that their actions had lasting consequences and effects and that they didn't get to simply do over something they messed up. Such was life. "I also think it's good for everyone to get out of the places that they know and see some different things. This world is huge and there are all kinds of interesting things to see... I am actually pretty excited about this particular adventure," she mused. It'd been quite a while since she'd managed to leave this place with a goal in mind that wasn't specfic to her saintly qualities. "I think you'll find you're quite useful even before then, but I think it will definitely be good for you to get to know some more people," she advised. Still a bit of a teacher she thought it would be good for the lad's social development among other things.

At the same time, Sakura was learning how Charles still saw himself and the reason he didn't see himself saying no to the girl as she sat atop him seeming to study his face quite a bit as he expressed himself. His mind was according to his own words very much still human and he felt wrong trying to turn down a goddess who was propositioning him. Interesting. She didn't see her actions as propositioning him, that would have required more intent on her part. "Sou ka, well you can make the decision, though my parents encourage me to do what feels right as a matter of balancing my spiritual, physical and mental needs. After waking is one of the best times to engage, you can metabolize better and give better..." she explained of her own understanding of physiology versus psychology. "It isn't normal for a human to turn down a goddess, but it is a matter of personal will as I understand it. Humans are very prone as I see them to ignoring their instincts and desires for emotional reasons. Though I find that confusing as emotional stability would come with the actions denied," she explained of her current understanding. "I also don't understand toothbrushing... I've seen it done, and I assume it is hygiene related, but human hygiene is odd to me," the girl murmured. Still her hips weren't removed, he'd not actually made a decision at all, so she didn't know if she should be putting space between them or getting closer, thus she maintained.

Ailen was first thing in the morning, answering his curiosities with the two girls who'd shared a bed with him in the night prior. Both expelled mana and he went on to taste of both of them. Yume for her part in this found unusual arousal in the moment and Anais did the same though given her past few days it felt fairly normal. In fact, the elafia girl was intently listening to her mentor ramble seemingly transfixed by his words, both sets of her ears gently wiggling. "Oh? I'm complex? Interesting... Mugen-sama is also probably distantly related to me, if that information clarifies things for you, Ai-aniki," she added for the sake of expanding the information he had. "Also, this is like romance novel steamy doctor visit yeah? You're really into this~" mentioned Yume in a teasing manner. "We're really into this, you're still squirming,~" mentioned Anais. "Yeah, well your ears are wiggling~" teased Yume. "I know, I can't help it... it's just so easy to concentrate on... you don't even know..." Anais mentioned, she'd nearly died when Solomon was speaking, Ailen's voice was smooth and homey to her, she could literally listen to his ramblings all day. The elf known as Ailen had sampled of both students and both of them had their own senses on themselves and each other and as such seemed to be thinking about a great number of things. A third student was also being hypothesized, while noting alarming developments. "Additional cores? Can you play multiple characters?" wondered Yume, in terms which were familiar to Anais. "Hai, you can... actually if you came over here as yourself you might already have one," mentioned Anais who began to wonder if this world worked the way that most things did and Yume's base self was saved after her evolution.