While Madam Cong Qian and Madam Fang Jian were having a unique battle of their own, Ang was in his study room at the First Noble Mansion going through the documents related to the recent events in Khana. Hoping something might help him improve his status and that of his family. After all, he does hold information from the future, although incomplete.
"Damn, this is getting me all worked up," Ang said to himself in frustration, looking at the pile of books before him.
He laid back on the floor and stared at the roof, thinking about how he died.
"After forcing myself on the Lady from the Qian family, I was beaten up by a young warrior speaking something about justice. Out of embarrassment, I barked something about revenge and focused on getting stronger. After training, I challenged him and was utterly defeated. Again, out of embarrassment, I barked even harder about revenge. This time, I turned to dark arts. I re-challenged him, and this time, I won, but at the cost of getting my Noble title revoked and being banished from the capital due to the use of dark arts. Later, I learned that Rue was the reason I was alive. He convinced the elder council that I was also part of the eleven great families and that killing me would disgrace their name. Even though Rue asked me to stop, I again barked about revenge and joined the dark clan. I quickly got stronger by drinking the blood of beasts. That was a quick way, but one also loses sanity as they get stronger. Rue wanted to save me and repeatedly tried to stop me. Yet, I ended up killing him during one of my outbursts. In the end, I blamed the world for my grievances and waged a war occupying half the continent. Years later, Shin waged a war against me and killed me. Thinking about it now, I did behave like a typical villain. And also, why the fuck did everyone call me the lust king when I died a virgin."
"Well, this surely stressed me out. If only I could use some pleasure art to refresh myself," Said Ang to himself while scratching his itchy crotch.
System: Due to their immense side effects, I do not recommend using Pleasure Arts to refresh oneself.
Ang: And here's my best friend, the system to the rescue.
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Ang: ....
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Ang: OK, no more sarcasm. Please continue.
System:
[Pleasure Arts:
Effectiveness: Gives a temporary pleasure until the party in question orgasms. It is one of the Arts that does not have a specified time limit. The strength of the caster determines the effective time. Effects also end when the Receiver cums.]
[Side effects: The caster develops a small amount of sexual interest in the Art receiver. The amount of interest is based on the Receiver's strength. The side effects stack up as long as the caster is under the Aura radius of the Receiver. The side effects diminish the further they get to each other, and the longer they stay away.]
[Drawbacks: Physical contact between the caster and caste is needed. The Receiver can only receive the Art only once a day.]
Ang: Wait, Wait! What the hell are you talking about? I heard that the pleasure arts side effect is that the affected person gets pretty tired after they cum. Are you telling me that it has another side effect as well? That is such a broken side effect.
System: Getting tired has nothing to do with the side effects. Don't people usually get tired after having sex? Pleasure arts replicate that sensation, so one obviously gets relaxed and tired at the end.
Ang: Do you know how many people use this Art to relieve themselves? If what you are saying is true, then it would be a disaster for the said person. They will always be in their Aura radius.
System: Yes. Excessive use can cause people to obsess about themselves and not recognise other's feelings toward them.
Ang was so shocked that no words came out of his mouth.
Ang: Are you telling me that the entire continent has no idea about this?
System: They do. In fact, they are educated about this from a very young age. As long as they do not use it upon themselves, it's a very safe art to get cast with. And since it has a limit, it's not that dangerous when used as an external Art. People even spread rumours that the gods scone upon self-pleasure to avoid using it as an internal art.
Ang fell silent for some time. He sort of guessed what might have happened to his previous/future self. He most probably used it upon himself and became obsessed with himself. Hence the extreme hatred for people who hurt him.
"I guess having a family does matter. " Ang sighed in disappointment and thought, "Well, I at least have Rue."
Ang: You know what? Since you contain the memories of my ancestors, you can also be considered a family, can't you?
When Ang said these words, an Old man relaxing under the bright sun in a faraway place smiled and said, "Yes, you can".
System: Yes, you can.
Ang: If the normal Pleasure Art is such, what about a named one?
System: Well, it depends on the named Art itself.
Ang: Interesting. Any examples?
System:
[Instant Pleasure Art:]
[Effectiveness: This Art, no matter the strength of the caster or the Receiver, will fill the Receiver with so much bliss and pleasure that they will cum immediately. Although the number of orgasms depends on the strength of the Caster and Receiver, along with the amount of physical contact they have.]
[Special effect: The illusion of time and space is one of the great special effects. The moment this Art is used, an illusionary barrier will be created around the Receiver based on their previous actions. Anyone around will see the person behaving normally. But, in reality, the Receiver remains in a state of bliss from their orgasm. A void is created inside the barrier, distorting time and space. No matter how long the Receiver takes to recover, the void remains and contains them. The instant they recover, they return to the time after the Art casting is completed.]
[Side Effects: The caster develops a high sexual interest in the Art Receiver. The amount of interest is based on the Receiver's strength. The side effects stack up as long as the caster stays in any form of physical contact with the Receiver. The side effects diminish only when the caster is sexually satisfied by the Receiver.]
[Drawbacks: The caster and the Receiver must be in physical contact. Even though they are in physical contact, only the Receiver can enter the void, and even the caster can barely feel a split-second difference near their point of contact. Even though the Receiver is in a void separated by time and space, no matter how long they stay inside, it doesn't matter since they will be unconscious anyway.]
Ang: That's interesting, But I don't understand Why anyone would even use it. What is the point of Pleasure Arts if you don't experience the process? There is this time and space special effect, which is impossible to take advantage of. I can think of having fun in front of the public without anyone knowing about it. But they would need to find a place to have sex anyway, or else the caster is done for. No caster would ever use this Art knowing this, and the Receiver would never want it as they cannot feel the process of pleasure.
System: Yes. That is why this Art has been forgotten in the flow of time.
While they think this way about Pleasure Arts, some have different opinions about it.