<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

Ren's dare was answered with no issue whatsoever. With that out of the way, and a quick note from both Meron and Yugi about the unknown girl in Ren's System phone, Meron got a bit more comfortable. She did so in a way that neither lad could tear their gaze from, as that yukata was barely covering her body anyway. If an obi could be paid, the one she wore deserved overtime for half the work. Yugi prepared for a bit of photography himself with that sight in front of him. "Camera," he said to the System. "I need this in permanent," he stated beyond that. At the same time, the turn was being passed to Ren. He didn't know what everyone else's intention was here, but his every thought was deviant. Surely Yugi was in the same boat... And so began the cooperative targeting of Kujaku Meron. "Kujaku-san. Truth or dare?"

Once Albertus's hips started working properly, the developments within Miko became clear to him. Her body was adjusting like something that didn't truly belong going native. Well, that was the truth of the matter as he saw it. Deep down, Miko was a type of entity who didn't fully synchronize with this world. Her hearing was one major example of an oddity, like many who had strange and overly-powerful senses. The rough movements of Albertus within her womb were more like the process of turning milk into butter than anything else. He churned for the sake of solidifying and refining, and after several moments... Miko believed she'd lost her ability to hear. Albertus chuckled. "Doubt it," he said firmly while grinding within her womb. He wouldn't believe she'd actually lost her hearing. On the other hand, given how strong that sense had to be in her... it was surely a very jarring drop in effectiveness.

[Apollymi]

Ren and Yugi fell into a category that Meron would call 'freaky kids', whether girls applied to such a list as well, was one of those things left up in the air for now. What she did have proof of, however, was the oddities of these two, as Yugi aloud made it obvious he was intending to take pictures of her as she got more comfortable. He apparently needed such a thing in 'permanent'. "That's exactly what I mean..." Meron said connecting it back to the idea that the kids were indeed freaky. Still... she was in a good enough mood to even pose a little for such images, fanning herself off, biting the fan offering a wink... that sort of thing. As for the game of truth or dare, apparently it'd turned into an attack on Meron. "Too formal... Meoron, or Melony, that's what they're calling me in the Uk~" she offered, while looking at the lad with a perplexing amount of thought. "Truth..." it was bound to be bad, but there was no way she was taking a dare, from a kid who unabashedly offered tributes and inserted himself into sexual interactions while invisible... that simply wasn't going to be a good thing to do. Not that she had an implicit amount of trust for Yugi either, it was simply a matter of consciousness that led to her first choice in the moment.

Meanwihle, Albertus and Miko were doing an interesting dance. it took a moment or two, but as her senses were going haywire, Miko held to what she could. She could move even to music that seemed a bit less intense than it had before. She could match pace with bucking hips while moving her own. Her eyes were closed initially but when they opened she got something else to be confused by. "Squee♪!~ Something freaky is going on with me... well freakier than normal♪!~" Miko chirped. Well, she'd heard what Albertus said, "Eh okay... not deaf. I don't know if I should like being worked over like this!♪!~" Miko claimed in that happy song like voice. Just the same, she'd taken on a bit of a bounce in their dance... and she was starting to enjoy it beyond all reason. She was working in the swaying of her hips as well, turning that churning into something she was sure they could both enjoy. No matter what, she'd fully immerse herself in this mans activities.

[Bloodedge]

It seemed Yugi's desire to take pictures was inline with Meron's earlier assertion. He didn't care. For all Yugi knew, he'd never see the woman in a yukata again. As such, he began snapping shots through the System as Meron posed ─ keeping his hands completely free to continue sipping sake. As for Ren, he was first told the way he addressed Meron was too formal. She wanted to be called Meron, or even Melony. That felt very rude for the casual address of someone so highly respectable. Ren couldn't decide which he'd prefer to call her, but one thing was sure to pass his lips. "Mommy..." he decided without any extra thought. Beyond that, Meron selected truth. Maybe she didn't trust whatever dare Ren would come up with... but either choice was going to be deviant regardless. "What's the freakiest thing you've ever done? In extreme detail."

All the while, Miko was coming to realize the fact that her sense of hearing wasn't gone per se. Albertus figured her ears were something much closer to normal by now, and any senses that suffered from the ears' power would be sure to follow. "You'll be fine. I'm a Creator. You're just being fine-tuned a little~" he explained. Miko's bouncing joined Albertus's oscillating hips. When she came down, he went up ─ both working toward the same overall back-and-forth while Miko's body readjusted to this world, this galaxy. Albertus let one hand settle against the small of Miko's back, as if there were a saddle horn to be found there. His other hand rose to hold his hat in place as his hips quickened. Those holstered revolvers would soon enough be colliding with Miko's backside at the apex of every thrust, just as Anshar's heavy sack was crashing against her folds below his entry point. "And this is exactly how it should be! Everything's gonna be way cooler after this!"

[Apollymi]

Yugi was allowed to take his pictures with Meron even posing a bit for them, while she tried to talk Ren into being less formal with her. She figured it would only be right considering the lad had already been inside her. It seemed to escape their notice how absolutely casual a situation like playing drinking truth or dare should be. No matter, when the lad finally settled on a form of address, he went with... 'Mommy'. "Eh? Really? No one calls me that anymore~ Whatever, I guess it's still better than, Kujaku-san. I forgot Japanese people were so uptight~" Meron said as she sipped her sake. She could have avoided telling the pair anything taken a penalty drink and gone on about her day, but... she wasn't the type to not share information. Even in so odd a situation. "Freakiest huh?" she said. Obviously the antics of herself and her friend group wouldn't really count, especially not if Miko's current trajectory was as right as Meron assumed, so... beyond that was, "Well, I guess after establishing that magical people existed before Gates. I might have spent a week or so with a pair of magical twins. One aligned to creation and the other to destruction. The destructive one super controlling, kind of crazy... had these black chains that hurt even just by touching you but it was weird. The other one could make things that should hurt like clamps and such but all they did was feel good..." she explained of the entire situation. And such would begin a tale that would take several moments and that Miko was oddly living the other half of as Meron weaved a tale of debauchery with opposing forces.

At the same time, Miko was learning what it was like to have her body fine-tuned by one who was made to create. As a thing that already existed, it made sense that she wouldn't be recreated, but... at the same time, she was starting to feel very strangely. Her body, mostly didn't change, but she was sure by the time she opened her eyes, she could see colors a bit more vividly. "I think it's a lot more than a little... but that's going in a box for now♪!~" Miko sang, her voice still just as clear as it'd always been. She supposed then improvements were only being made for more passive abilities. No matter, Miko had a hand against the small of her back, which felt rather comforting as her hips moved and met his. She was getting her hips slapped on the sides by those guns and her folds accosted by a man's sack as he slammed into her repeatedly. It didn't hurt, but it was a different kind of torture just the same, "FUUUUCK♪~ I WAS PREPARED FOR PAIN, BUT PLEASURE IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE A PUNISHMENT TOO♪!~" Miko sang her absolute confusion, but this might have been the best ride of her life, she had to enjoy it. The beat, the movements of his hips, her own joining the the fray, rocking circling little bounces. She let her body be stretched, tuned, and changed and she'd deal with the consequences later... for now Miko would enjoy every single stroke and every movement, until that puddle beneath her body grew well past the norm as this dancefloor became just as slick at the girl herself was.

[Bloodedge]

And so, Ren would be addressing Meron affectionately as... Mommy. He wasn't the first in this group to choose that name for someone, nor would he be the last. In fact, he wasn't fated to be the only one addressing Meron that way, even if Yugi already used the moniker for Makima. "Mommy's best choice. I've been getting big 'nursing handjob' vibes for ages," Yugi chimed in. "Right?!" Ren asked rhetorically in agreement. Moving on, Meron choose to answer Ren's challenge. The freakiest thing she'd ever done was a week-long threesome between creation and destruction with opposing laws of physics in place via some bondage tools. Ren donned a black junpei with red lining, seating himself at the water's edge and looking on with sparkling eyes during the story. Yugi sat at the edge as well ─ both lads sipping sake, letting their legs hang in the water, and listening to Meron's tale with the interest of children at bedtime. Of course, both males were also getting some interesting ideas from the story. Yugi took the time to hold out an emptied sakazuki, as though requesting a refill and simultaneously teasing the space between Ren and himself ─ space that would fit Meron quite snugly.

Meanwhile, Miko thought her fine-tuning was more than just 'a little' as Albertus claimed. Compared to what he'd seen quite a few times before, he completely disagreed. Ah, but that was a spoiler. Their session wouldn't be stopped by this. Albertus had once heard of such changes being so extreme that someone was completely recreated before it was even done. Through this fine-tuning, Miko could at least remain conscious the entire time. "Trust me, it's a little. But you got this regardless! Little musical genius, a whole Monarch, crazy amounts of experience in just a couple of days! You're gonna be a champion!" he encouraged. Apparently, the pleasure she felt counted as its own form of torture. He supposed he'd also heard of stimulation overload, and that was indeed possible. The phenomenon of 'over-creating' was a danger to many. "It ain't a punishment; it's a party! Show me what else ya' got!" Albertus said. Soon enough, he was hooking an arm around Miko's midsection to pull her with him ─ specifically back into a freshly-spawned suede office chair. Albertus figured she should have an opportunity to do something with the energy she'd soon be getting.

[Apollymi]

Mommy was apparently the best choice of reference coming from Yugi or Ren. Meron couldn't even be upset about it, given the oddity of the young nowadays. She found it rather endearing that they managed to be so perverted but so... cute. For lack of a better term. Oh well, she'd long since made peace with the oddities of feelings she had about the youthful experiences. "Is that mental connection how I end up giving nursing handjobs? Never would have guessed!~" Meron seemed almost amused by the idea, and easily found herself snuggly between the lad's at water's edge after both were dressed. Apparently she was on refill duty as she went about explaining her own exploits. "So, there I am two days in and I'm finally adjusting. You'd think two days would be far too long for this sort of thing, but then the weirdest turn happens... they switch. Not places, we'd been through a whole host of positions by the end of day two... no they switched roles. All those happy clamps suddenly seemed to hurt, and all those chains and blind folds and the like... they started to feel all warm and snuggly like the best thing ever. Apparently, those kind of twins aren't kept from each other's magic. They just have a natural leaning, but they have a... switch and they basically just become the opposite thing and it changes how their magic and stuff works. You know how weird it is to go from expecting pain to only feeling good or the opposite. I thought I was going to explode~" she explained. That story of hers would continue but after filling Yugi's and Ren's cups if necessary, she wasily found herself... reaching around the two lads, to start on those handjobs that they may or may not want to be nursing at their own convenience, and as such time would carry on for that trio in that way.

Meanwhile, Miko was dancing and hearing quite a few things from Albertus. To her, the changes taking place in her body felt huge... they were changing things that had been fundamental about her, like how she took in information about the world around her. How she interacted with her... but it wasn't just that... Compliments were abound from Albertus. She looked at her changes and the things she'd done over the last few days... and he had a positive view of them. Musical genius? Miko would have called herself a neurotic shut-in with a sound based aversion to imperfection. Monarch? An ability she got basically because she and her partner almost died together. Crazy amounts of experience? She was sure a human would just assume she was slutty... and a couple had... but still, hearing such words with such a positive tone applied, shifted the way she thought. "You think so♪?!~" If Albertus Animusphere thought these things were good for her, who was she to argue? Maybe she was long overdo to let her internal monologue take the more positive view of her own actions? No matter, what she was already enjoying herself and by the time she was picked up by her midsection, a happy squeal was escaping her, "SQUEEEE♪!~ Hai, I'll show you, Keeping bodies moving is a personal specialty!♪~" she seemed so smug. And by the time they were on that chair, she was lifting herself to shift her position her smaller frame allowing her to take on a more perched position as she danced and wiggled her hips in the other man's lap for the start of a new position. Such would be the case until they were ready to wrap it up.

[Bloodedge]

Meron's story continued as she refilled both males' sake cups. By the time she was sitting between them with a hand on each groin, both Yugi and Ren shared another glance of mutual understanding. They each took a side of her yukata to peel it away, and each would be drawing from the teat closest to them while listening. They continued as such for the duration of Meron's tale, but eventually... it was time for an earlier agreement to be acted upon. Settled fully into the shallow water, Yugi decided he wasn't going to miss the opportunity to have Meron working those hulking mounds around his shaft. Of course, Ren was still around and willing to try his best behind the woman... but he'd eventually be floating unconscious atop the water while Yugi prepared to blow a massive load wherever it would land.

Speaking of loads blown, the time of Albertus's earlier warning was upon Miko some time after their positional switch. First, though, he took note of the way she rode and offered a few more pointers about her innate abilities. "Oooh, I've seen this one too! Y'know that small frame would make it really easy for you to balance on a guy's lap and squat on it!" he advised. Whether she took that advice or not, the passage of time would eventually have Miko in danger of becoming a human bottle rocket, if only because Albertus's impending ejaculation had enough power to launch a lightweight lass such as herself if released at the right time. Well... she said she didn't want spoilers, and it was only a matter of chance. What wasn't left to chance, however, was the more 'explosive' stage of her little tuning that would happen during that mana transfer.

[Apollymi]

Meron's story of a week's long debauchery continued on for quite some time. She even saw to giving a pair of nursing hand jobs, which eventually transformed into her bouncing her chest in Yugi's lap while lapping at his cock. Meanwhile Ren tried his best to offer satisfaction at the other end of the woman, just to end up unconscious and worked over. At the same time, Meron would easily be taking advantage of the situation with Yugi, allowing her massive chest to make up the difference for any throating she may or may not do. "Ara, it seems like this is a lot easier on you~ Time to finish up though~" she claimed as she closed her mouth around the head of his cock, still allowing it to slide between soft flesh as she worked for that explosion of massive proprostion. She'd already been dumped into below and would take the offering as it existed for goddesses of old, the explosion itself did quite a bit of work.

At the same time, Miko was being given a few pointer. In his lap in that chair, she began the work of her hips like she'd taken on multiple times in the last few days. According to Albertus, her smaller frame meant she could likely balance on others and not impede them while making different decisions with how her ride would go. "Really?♪!~ Sounding Board Bonus, I'm trying it out on you first♪!~ An-sa♪!~" Miko asserted as her position shifted and she was soon balanced on her toes atop his lap, using the extra leverage to raise and lower herself on a cock way more girthy than should fit with enough ease that every second of it, felt like something she wanted to continue. Her ears felt normal, her eyes were seeing more vibrant colors and now, she was balancing on her toes and riding a dick as some odd combination of acrobatics and flexibility. So they would go, until such a time as she was rather suddenly pumped full of a fluids. It was at this time, that her natural inclination was to move down, to ensure closeness to get her fill in as many ways as possible. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEE♪! ~" a sound which would reverberate as the girl didn't have the words to put to the overwhelming sensation she was feeling at the end of all of that.

[Bloodedge]

While Ren was in another realm of consciousness, Yugi remained strong in this reality. Well... strong may not have been the correct word. His hips were constantly shifting, naturally seeking the most from Meron's breasts around his shaft. The addition of Meron's tongue had him moaning and groaning, and that sake cup he had disappeared not long after the transition. Yugi may have even been legitimately drunk at that point, being about four cups deep. Meron said it was time to finish, as if she could control such a thing so easily. Well... she certainly could, and did. Mere moments after her mouth closed around his cock, Yugi was bursting at the seams ─ literally, right into her maw. In the moments following, Yugi would surely be relaxed and deep-breathing against the edge of the bath... much like Aki was, though the young man with a topknot was already unconscious for... likely multiple reasons.

In that same amount of time, Albertus and Miko were wrapping things up with a single expulsion on the former's part. After taking his latest suggestion and using his thighs to balance herself for an even tighter ride than before, Miko managed to avoid taking his load in the dangerous way some might have, perhaps due to her instinctual reaction. He imagined the girl's insides were still being pumped more than sufficiently, but that was clearly fine either way. "Heyy!" Albertus chanted, grabbing the girl's hips and relaxing into her womb during those final, pivotal moments. "That takes me back! Keep that in the bag; you'll make a lot of heads tilt back!" he added. "Hah... careful how far back the eyes roll, though. That part'll get a little... well, you know~"

[Apollymi]

Meron saw the natural ending of Yugi during his build up. Another couple of cups of Sake deep, and Meron had officially mixed way too many kinds of liquor to continue being a normal individual. A load in blown into Meron's mouth wasn't too bad, Meron took it like a champ and leaned back as well. She would be leaning back into the water, and seemed to be enjoying the sensation of it's warmth. "Wooh!~ You kids are alright~" she decided as she relaxed into the waters. At the other end of the bath, Enju was smoking a cigarette, with a cheeky smirk on her face. 'This is what I like, working and getting worked... ' she thought on the single most relaxing inhale since she got her freedom.

Meanwhile, Miko had finally gotten herself filled. "Woooh♪!~ That's nice, and now I'm full again♪!~" Miko chirped happily. As she relaxed into Albertus, she was able to catch her breath with someone buried in her womb which was filled as well. "I'll definitely keep that in the bag, eye rolling will be great..." Miko agreed. As for the eyes that rolled, she'd be on the look out for that sort of thing. "Eye rolling will be strictly enforced, with purpose♪!~" Miko chirped with indignation as she relaxed. "We should abuse the new bath, not immediately though, I'm really comfy. Skinship!?♪~" Miko asked of Albertus, wondering if they were going to join the others, but not wanting to move immediately. She'd give them a bit of relaxing time.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi settled rather nicely after feeling as if his soul had been worked out through his dick. He felt as if it were still flowing out, but in truth... there was nothing physically left. If Yugi checked his mana reserves, he'd find a measly 5% MP remaining after only two expulsions in Meron overall. He didn't bother moving from his current position, though he wouldn't have been able to if he tried. Ah, but he did have a look at the floating Ren ─ at which point he saw the snoring Aki in the distance. At least he wasn't in that sort of situation. Perhaps it would have been mere hours ago... but at least it wouldn't be an issue a few moments later.

[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]

The Players had each officially slept with divine entities, and the System registered the experience. Meanwhile, Albertus was ignoring Miko's desire to remain in place by lifting her as she was. He kept their connection, but carried her through the castle toward that functional onsen. "No reason not to do both! I've worked up some energy now; can't sit still for that long," Albertus spoke casually en route to the bath. Once there, he'd be releasing Miko into the water and going for a little swim of his own. "Woo! I thought it was against the rules to swim in one of these!" he said, seeming to acknowledge the unconscious Ren as a relaxed swimmer. That was the kind of swimming Albertus himself would have liked to do, at the very least. "I dig it here. You guys don't have all those pointless rules around this place!"

[Apollymi]

While Yugi relaxed Meron did the same, she couldn't help but enjoy the kind of day she'd had. Ren on the other hand was floating in the water, snoring his unconsciousness. At the same time, Aki seemed to be worked over quite nicely, as well. The bath had been christened in the best way possible. And then a double level, hit the Players. At the same time, Miko was being lifted and carried through the house. "Chii♪!~" she squealed just a little, but never would Miko turn down a good ride of any sort. "Of course we can do both," Miko sang happily. She looked through the house and saw various people moving around, Kaguya, was working her way up the steps after watching the pair move on... she had to go talk to Ai. And several others were walking about between various places.

"Squee♪!~" Miko chirped again as she was released into the water and she immediately relaxed into its heat. She looked around the water and saw Aki and Ren both seemingly exhausted. "Is this one of those badge of honor moments?" Miko wondered as she settled in to be nearer to the lad who was her partner. As for Albertus's observations, Miko had a casual thing to say. "I'm glad you like it here. If you like the idea of hanging out enough and a few more goes with me, you'll end up with your own room♪!~" Miko teased happily. Though her statement was true, there were quite a few individuals on Miko's list who'd not quite crossed into the right threshold. No matter, there was a casual conversation and relaxation to have between the Players, and Miko would be casually floating closer to enjoy the bath while doing wind down activities. "Albie you're back... I'm three different alcohols deep~ The kid didn't make it!~" Meron said about the unconscious Ren.

[Bloodedge]

Two levels surely meant both he and Miko were done with their god-tackling rounds, Yugi thought. Regardless, he was satisfied to have the full restore from leveling... though he could have used it several seconds earlier. "Level 61. That's awesome. Want another round?" he asked of Meron as if he still had something to prove. If there was attention to be paid, one would also see Yugi's restored erection over the water as it became a bit longer and thicker. Naturally, those ten new stat points were being dumped into Strength as well, finally putting him in the same ballpark as men like Gojo. While he was dealing with that, Miko was brought in to ask about a badge of honor. "You're goddamn fucking right it is. I just lost all my mana. Two loads! SumMom's got a silky pocket and can literally suck a soul out! I was just asking if she wanted to go for another after that level," Yugi replied, casually praising his arguable best experience yet to his own partner. They were just like that.

Albertus watched on during his little swim, satisfied to see that kind of behavior here in the human world. The way those teens spoke within their relationship about other exploits reminded him of home eons ago. "Rock on, cool cats. Rock on~" he muttered, seemingly to himself. On the topic of his enjoyment, Miko gave some stipulations that would result in his own room appearing. He didn't truly need something like that, but the 'requirements' were things Albertus was always fine with. "You want old Al crashin' your pad? I can get down with that," he agreed.

[BOND THRESHOLD REACHED]

Bond Route: Albertus Animusphere

Intimacy has reached 50%.

Designation Confirmed: Shadow Concubine

The bond has crossed a structural threshold.
This connection is now formally acknowledged by the System.

New Access Granted:
• Concubine Inventory — Authorization Expanded
 Target may now access her designated Inventory Node.
• Concubine Key — Generated and Activated
 A unique access key has been created and is fully functional.
 Albertus Animusphere may now enter the established Domain at any time.

Additional Reward for Miko:
- Passive: Creator's Resonance
Miko's high-cost and complex spells gain +25% power and have their mana cost reduced by 20%.
Additionally, when creating or modifying magic, she gains significantly improved stability and control.

System Message:
Albertus Animusphere has been designated Shadow Concubine.
He retains significant autonomy.

It had taken only a decision. It didn't matter what his starting point was ─ Albertus was a different form of individual altogether. If he was desired and welcomed into a space like this one, he'd be right along. Miko could even manage taking him to the 75% threshold with a few additional words. Whatever she did with her current update, Albertus was soon looking toward Meron and the floating, unconscious lad she claimed didn't make it. "Three?! You really left me behind like that?" he asked first, floating closer to the woman. "At least the kid's not dead. Did he get eclipsed? Look at him ─ passed out, still a huge smile on his face! Kid's in a better place now."

[Apollymi]

Receiving two levels at once definitely meant both the Players had reached a good place with their 'god tier' partners for the night. Meron for her part in this was asked if she wanted another round, "You up for it? That System has to be a livesaver~" she mused. "But not immediately... I gotta reset~" she claimed, work out circuits being what they were, Meron knew the dangers of full dives into things. Beyond that Miko could rest easy, as she applied her own stat points to Intelligence this time, feeling the thickness reach both the actual roundness of her bottom and increase the mass of her breasts. Her question about the badge of honor was answered with enthusiasm, she listened to her partner's happiness and joined it with her own excitement. "Sugei♪~ I knew she was gonna be awesome. I also had my full childhood dreams realized. It was super freaky! That thing was huge, but it didn't come with damage. I just feel better... like my ears are tuned down to normal and I can see sharper and the light isn't freaking me out so much. Oh and he has great ideas and advice, he's so open... BEST DAY EVER♪!~" Miko chimed in her own excitement.

At the same time, Meron found this interesting to see. Her friend, Miko's grandmother, wasn't quite this open with her husband. It was interesting to see the girl having such a frank discussion even with a man... it made it seem like their relationship was built on their friendship not just the out-dated thoughts about marriage and the like. At the same time, Miko was taking note of that erection beneath the water where Yugi was concerned. "Oooh♪!~ That's gonna do Go-sei levels of damage now♪!~" she chirped as if personally excited by the prospect. As for the words she spoke to Albertus, Miko found them immediately fruitful. The man seemed to wonder if Miko actually wanted him crashing at their spot, and when he thought about it, she was immediately read a pop up from the System. "That was easy♪!~" Miko chirped as she listened to the readout. Still she had something to say. "An-sa... old is so relative so of course I want you around. Come by anytime, and if you're willing to throw yourself into our random shenanigans, stay and add yourself to the freaky harem marriage list♪!~ Imagine how much fun we'll have and how many I can conquer with your advice♪!~" Miko sang her own happiness and the pure potential for growth and companionship. She'd add him to the consort list in a heartbeat.

As for the kid who was currently in a better place, Meron grinned. "He slipped in behind him... totally on him. Freaky kid, but he's definitely going places. And yes, I left you behind... better catch up... grab a cup, we went sake for the bath!~" Meron chided while also pointing to Miko. "You too!~" she claimed producing a pair of Sakazuki cups for Albertus and Miko to fill for the pair who deserved to celebrate their combination too. "Hai hai♪!~" Miko said drifting closer and getting a cup filled while looking at Ren all passed out. "Eh, good job... Renny♪!~" Miko cheered for her freakiest companion. All the while the relative silence gave her time to sort through her thoughts, System notices and the like.

[Bloodedge]

The System was indeed a lifesaver. Numerous times already, the Players had been saved from exhaustion and/or danger by levels. The only thing that could have made their leveling mechanics better would have been... having access to it during the Job-Change Quest. Apart from that, Meron rejected the idea of another round, mentioning a needed reset. No matter; he didn't much need a fix anyway. If anything, Yugi only thought it would be worthwhile to see the difference in damage dealt after another 10 points in Strength ─ something that officially exceeded the original goal he'd been suggested. "Suit yourself," he said, only for Miko to appear and allow the Players as a pair to discuss their conquests. Odd as it was for two people in a relationship to speak of their exploits this way, they seemed totally comfortable doing so. "Absolutely the best day ever; I'm gonna agree this time. Only a few things could have made it better... but the night's young. Maybe that dinner invitation turns into breakfast. Maybe there'll also be actual breakfast," he mused, thinking of one conquest not yet made. "New pact: we take this momentum to go out and fuck the whole planet! I'm gonna hunt down Veronica Corbyn. We're gonna bang the Sakurai twins. And since I'm still alive right now, I'm going out first thing in the morning to answer most of the boners I've had growing up!"

When Miko addressed Albertus again, she spoke of the finer details to this strange harem of theirs. The invitation was rather open... and there was only one thing Albertus could do with an open invitation. "That sounds wicked~" he said, taking special note of the 'marriage' claim. The way he saw marriage was not the same as what these humans did, though Albertus also observed the form of marriage common here. Either way, Albertus wasn't the only voice Miko would hear just then...

[BOND ROUTE MILESTONE REACHED]

Bond Route: Albertus Animusphere

Intimacy has reached 75%.

Route Activated: Eternal Blueprint

Current Progress: 75%

Reward Unlocked:
- Permanent Skill: Worldforge Authority

Effect:
Miko can activate "Worldforge Authority" at will. For 5 minutes she enters a creator state:
- +40% Mana Regeneration
- +35% Spell Power
- +25% Casting Speed
- All spells and skills temporarily gain "Perfected Structure" (increased stability, reduced mana cost by 25%, and +20% overall effectiveness)

Cooldown: 90 seconds

The more focused and submissive Miko is toward Albertus during activation, the stronger the skill becomes.

Accept further progression?
[ACCEPT] / [DENY]

Ah, but Albertus was already looking Meron's way by the time that notification appeared ─ and he didn't seem to be reacting to one of his own. Whatever oddities were taking place in the System either didn't reach him, or didn't register as important enough to supersede a chat with Meron. "Ooh, sake! I don't think I've had that since my last visit here! How long ago was that? Doesn't matter; pour me up Mels!" Albertus said excitedly as he paddled over and produced an 8-ounce cup of orichalcum. All the while, Yugi was perusing the System once more. "The daily quest capped at double for everything. I wonder what the reward's gonna be. You ready to cash in?" he asked of Miko.