Although she couldn't find Hades, Selene wasn't discouraged.
She had been searching for "Athena" across three different worlds for a long time with no results.
Now that her search was confined to Ishgar, she believed it was only a matter of time before she found what she was looking for.
The excuse Irene used to dismiss the situation, claiming that they were the face of Aegon, actually caught Mira and Jenny's attention.
Jenny started dressing up. She was already tall, and when she put on those strappy high heels that accentuated her slender and fair ankles, she looked even more elegant standing still. She also wore earrings, a thin wristwatch, and rings, which added to her charm.
Mira, who was already wearing high heels, was dressed in a perfectly tailored dress that highlighted her beautiful figure. With light makeup on, she appeared even more stunning.
When the two of them appeared in front of Aegon, it felt as if the entire room brightened.
Aegon looked at them with a surprised expression, and Mira and Jenny exchanged a glance, covering their mouths as they giggled.
Mira gave Aegon a knowing look and said, "I knew Aegon-sama would have this reaction."
"You just startled me..."
He responded casually, then took a few seconds to carefully look them up and down before nodding slightly at Jenny.
"You look great, very beautiful, but at your age, it's unnecessary."
Upon hearing this, Jenny and Mira pursed their lips slightly and nodded.
"The most important thing is that as long as you fit my preferences, that's all that matters. Other people's opinions don't matter to me. You were already great before."
Jenny and Mira were taken aback for a moment, but then they understood, and their lips curled into uncontrollable smiles.
Jenny even mustered up the courage to flash a bright smile at Aegon, different from her usual cautious demeanor. This time, her smile carried a touch of intimacy and girlish happiness.
Before, no matter how much Mira told Jenny that Aegon was easy to get along with, she always remained a bit timid.
But now, she had to admit that Mira was right.
...
A year passed quietly, and the time soon reached X780.
Recently, Aegon's days had been quite leisurely, spending time diligently with Irene and the others, occasionally visiting Guiltina
in search of any traces of dragons to hunt.
Unfortunately, dragons on the Giltena continent were also gradually disappearing, and he hadn't encountered a single one in a whole year.
He also went with Irene and Selene to the continent of Castelan, known as the Dragon Continent.
There were indeed dragons on this continent, but not many. They lived in volcanoes, only capable of breathing fire and flying. They couldn't speak, clearly not the same species as the talking dragons. Each one provided him with around 300,000 experience points, and the largest one gave him nearly 500,000 points.
Moreover, according to Selene, the hearts of these dragons couldn't be made into Dragon Slayer Magic Crystals because their structure was different.
In this year, Aegon had only leveled up once, reaching level 91. However, his body had grown significantly. Although he only gained one level, his length increased from 50 meters to 55 meters. Fortunately, he found a faster way to gain experience—by going to the Critical Magic World, Edolas.
In Edolas, there often appeared a cloud-like giant hand made of magic, resembling a "hand." Every time he absorbed this magic, he gained a huge amount of experience. Absorbing magic there allowed him to gain experience even faster than through his diligent efforts with Irene and Selene.
Due to his physical enhancement, his strength in bed had also increased significantly. Now, even when Irene, Selene, and Katherine teamed up, the end result was them lying weak and limp. This was the outcome despite two of them being Dragon Slayer Wizards and one being an actual dragon.
Of course, Selene and the others also had their gains, especially Katherine. Thanks to Aegon's diligent efforts, her dragonification process had advanced. She had begun to grow dragon scales, albeit just a little, but it was still a significant improvement.
The growth of dragon scales is an important milestone for Dragon Slayer Wizards.
It meant that if she continued progressing at this rate, in another two or three years, she would complete her dragonification and become a magic dragon. She could then attempt to cultivate the "Heart of the Magic Dragon," which would allow her to obtain a lot of hidden knowledge.
"Getting stronger is great, but these dragon scales don't look good..."
Katherine looked at the brown dragon scales growing on her forehead and the side of her face in the mirror and reached out to touch them.
At this stage of dragonification, she couldn't control the dragon scales to hide them yet.
"It doesn't matter; you still look beautiful." A pair of large hands wrapped around her waist.
Aegon's chin rested on her shoulder, and she smiled softly. She liked this gesture from Aegon. She reached out and gently stroked Aegon's cheek, which at least showed that he didn't mind the changes in her body.
"If it bothers you, Selene can use illusion magic to cover them up for you."
"It's fine; as long as I can get stronger, that's all that matters."
Katherine shook her head gently and kissed Aegon on the cheek.
Aside from Aegon's comfort, her growing strength also encouraged her. She could now definitely be considered a powerful figure.
If she had followed a traditional training path in the Eastern Continent, it would probably have taken her until she was thirty to achieve this level of strength.
Not to mention, Dragon Slayer Magic's inherent advantages allowed her to have more combat power than her magic should provide.
Now, she could proudly claim to be the top in this manor, aside from Aegon, Irene, and Selene.
Girls tend to develop faster, and after nearly a year of growth, Mira, Misaki, Kiria, and Jenny all showed signs of blossoming into beautiful women.
Jenny had also become less reserved. While following Aegon around, she would often suddenly exclaim "Oops!" and throw herself into his arms, her soft and fragrant form pressing against him. At those moments, Aegon would secretly take advantage of her. He could do it openly, but there was a bit of thrill in being sneaky about it.
The Eastern Continent had a tradition of giving red envelopes during the New Year. Since Katherine arrived at the manor last year, she had prepared red envelopes for Erza and the others during the New Year, starting a new tradition.
Just returning from outside, Kiria excitedly stretched out her hands toward Aegon, "Lord Aegon! I want a red envelope!"
"Slap!"
She was met with a large hand slapping her palm, "Don't you know I'm the poorest one here?"
He waved his hand dismissively, "Go ask Selene or Irene."
"Uh..." Kiria took the opportunity to grab Aegon's hand and shook it while acting coy, even throwing him a flirty look.
But the man in front of her remained expressionless, his heart seemingly unmoved, "Didn't they tell you? You're not very good at acting cute."
His cold remark struck her heart mercilessly.
"Pfft."
Misaki, standing behind her, pursed her lips, trying hard to stifle her laughter, but couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"Sister Misaki! You tricked me!!!"