< Reward Accepted >
" Hmmm... " Ragna says after receiving the reward, he then sees Circe after hours doing it with her.
He looks around the bed, after the chaos he did, he yawns for it seems he overdid it.
" I was afraid that she might've exploded once I gave her too much power to release her chains, now that the [ Chains of Solitude ] is broken... " Ragna says as he up.
" This will attract them, didn't it? " Ragna asks as he realized his power destroys the roof, making a huge hole that makes him see the skies of night.
As Ragna wonders about it, he realized his hand was held as Circe slowly wakes up, after she recovers her energy.
" ~Oh, Ragna boy, you're awake?~ " Circe asks while rubbing her eyes and yawning.
" Look at you, still calm even after all of it, how much stamina do you have? " Circe asks Ragna responds with silence.
" ~Oh, back to quiet, aren't you boy~? " Circe asks as she clings to him.
" ~Where's the spirit earlier, have I drained you enough already to make you lose your words, fufufu~? " Circe chuckles as her fingers touch Ragna's chin and rub it gently.
" ~Dear me, you really are so attractive in your youth...~ " Circe praises Ragna.
" ~I wonder if you're still this attractive when you grow up?~ "
" ~Will you also still be...~ "
" ~...enjoyable?~ " Circe asks while Ragna just sighs and calmly puts her hands away.
" The future can wait, Circe... " Ragna tells her, telling her to be patient for that.
" Besides, now that you were freed from your chains... "
" Would you mind showing me what you could do? "
" Besides, I believe my overreaction when 'releasing' you might've alarmed the gods about this island. "
" ~Fufufu..., not to worry~, " Circe tells him as she then release her recovered true strength, releasing some of her original might.
" The gods believed that by sealing my true power, they could contain me. "
" But, their arrogance will deceive them, as I will make them pay. " Circe says for she then uses her ability to conjure a gigantic barrier that covers the whole Aeaea Island.
[ Enchanted Barrier, Enchantrier ]
" Phew, with that, the gods and their 'lackeys' won't come. " Circe says as she clings more to Ragna's body.
" After all, it seems that you still want to stay longer for a while, perhaps there's more from you like to ask? " Circe asks Ragna, wondering if he had more to ask from her, gratitude from her for him returning her back to her prime.
" The Aether, I want you to train me more... " Ragna says as he reminds Circe that back then, she only teaches him about the theories in her library, now, he wants her to give him some practice as he prepares for tomorrow.
" You're leaving tomorrow, so bad? "
" ~I kinda want to do 'more' with you.~ " Circe says while rubbing Ragna's chest as she placed her head on it, feeling Ragna's warmth.
" Such warmth, to think you had a hard time on females back then. " Circe tells Ragna.
" Yes I should, but back then I was not clearly the females type at first glance. "
" Now, with the new look, guess I've achieved a better first impression when girls see me in their eyes. " Ragna recounts his new handsome look.
" But still... " Ragna holds his blindfolded left eye, rubbing it.
" They will fear me once I release this healed scar of mine. " Ragna says for he realizes how damaging the scar on his left eye where his [Twelve Eye of Time] resides.
" If you open it, of course... " Circe responds.
" But still, the scar is just ruining some of your looks' percentage, the rest still helps even if it's revealed. "
" Well, I can only hope the scars heal so I can see your handsome look whole. "
" Thanks, Circe... "
" But aside from my appearance... "
" Speaking of the Aether training... "
" Can you teach me more about it? "
" To teach me more on how is it able to do and what possibilities it can offer for me to use, as well as teaching me some magic or spells? " Ragna asks.
" Of course, you ask the right person after all... " Circe praises Ragna she hugs him.
" ~I will gladly teach you, my dear boy, ~ "
" ~My earnest gratitude for freeing me.~ " Circe kisses Ragna's cheek, as she clings to him more.
"( Should I enjoy this? )" Ragna could only ask in his mind, remembering that he still had a female he needs to primarily mate, not because of his lust, but because of his duty to make sure that his 'granddaughter' exist in this timeline.
"( Now what I'm gonna do? What will Yukino think if she finds out? )" Ragna thinks as he probably regrets this, but this is the greatest way to attain power, to make him know more about the Aether.
"( Well, I'm not that pure as a virgin anymore, since it has been lost thanks to Indura back then. )"
"( Shit, had I fallen too far... )" Ragna asks himself as he then sees the System, showing some Side Quests.
"( This Quest is a surprise, guess I'll do it, to increase my EXP. )" Ragna says as he accepts it.
< Quest Accepted >
Ragna then holds Circe as he continues with her to fulfill the side quest, as he did he completed it and receives the EXP, and...
< Side Quest Completed >
< Story Quest Completed >*
< Receiving Rewards >
...
...
< Congratulations, You Leveled Up >
"( Oh my, the voice really gives me nostalgia... )"
"( Haven't heard it for some time, guess the higher the level, the few you're going to get an EXP. )" Ragna says this as gets the curse for someone in higher levels, fewer Experience for him to obtain for it is still not enough.
...
( Meanwhile. )
< Japan >
< Fubuki Dojo >
*Yukino sneezes hard.*
" Sister Yukino, are you alright? " Minako asks as she sees Yukino sneezing constantly for no reason.
Somehow, Yukino sneezes very hard, not just once but constantly as she also had tears in her eyes for no reason.
" Sister Yukino, your eyes, are you crying!? are your eyes hurt!? " Minako asks while Yukino shakes her head while sneezing rapidly.
"( No, Minako I'm just... )" Yukino sneezes while she somehow feels sad for no reason.
As she sneezes her mind then voiced these thoughts.
"{ (He's cheating again! That naughty bastard!) } "
"{ (How could he!? After all these years, he, he...!) }"
"{ (How could he cheat me!?) }"
"( He? Who is he? Who's cheating? )" Yukino wonders as she hears this within her mind.
"( Why are these voices in my mind!? )" Yukino was curious as she hears this many times, she tried to trace when it happened and she was certain that she had this after her encounter with the 'White Demon'/'Shiro Oni'.*
"( What curse and sorcery you did to me, 'Shiro Oni'? )" Yukino asks while continuing sneezing.
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Extra:
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This is the Quest from Chapter 223: The Aether Enchantress Part 1
(< Story Quest: [Aether Enchantress] >)
*Yukino's encounter with 'White Demon', in Chapters 209-210 (Towerfall Part 1-2)