Alphonse blinked, but nothing seemed to change. Emptiness and darkness were all he could see. In front of him, two large eyes with yellow irises appeared. The eyes seemed to judge the boy, looking him up and down.
"It's not perfect, but it has what is needed," a dark voice echoed in his ears. I hope you fulfill your role, boy."
As quickly as they appeared, the eyes vanished.
"UAH!" The boy pulled his head out of the water with all his strength.
He looked around, trying to figure out where he was. Alphonse slowly caught his breath and calmed down, realizing he had returned to the Oracle.
"It's not common for someone to react like that to the process," the priestess said. "But it wasn't the worst. Some people have fainted, and others have even urinated themselves when receiving their [Profession]."
Hearing that didn't comfort the boy much, but his curiosity made him wonder who had wet themselves.
In front of him, he could see some letters floating.
They seemed to be written in fire and blood.
[Status Page]
[Profession: Sorcerer (Hidden) - Patron: The Hidden One]
[Magic Alignment: Mind Control (Hidden)]
[Health: 10/10]
[Mana: 1000/1000]
[Strength: 1]
[Dexterity: 1]
[Constitution: 1]
[Intelligence: 6]
[Charisma: 8]
[Wisdom: 4]
'How unbalanced!' Alphonse thought.
He knew he would see his status page after passing through the veil.
Each component could range from 1 to 10, with one representing a regular human and ten being close to a demigod.
Besides, he barely had any health. Any attack or blow from someone with a profession could end him.
However, not even a high-level mage usually had more than 100 Mana.
'I could use magic all day, and my mana wouldn't run out,' the boy thought happily. 'But what kind of Magic Alignment is this?'
However, his biggest question was still about his profession. He had never heard of a Sorcerer; to make matters worse, he had a Patron.
The boy wanted to ask the priestess, but before that, he reached out and tried to touch his [Profession].
As soon as he touched the blazing letters, they began to reorganize.
| Your soul is bound to the Hidden One.
| He will grant you powers without limits.
| You can use a unique alignment to control weaker minds.
| However, your class and alignment must remain hidden from the world.
| If anyone discovers them, your [Profession] will be eliminated.
| To those who see your Status Page, you will appear as just a [Mage] with a [Fire] alignment.
'Phew! Good thing I didn't ask.' Alphonse thought after finishing reading.
The letters reorganized and returned to the standard format of his status page.
Now that he knew he could interact with them, he touched his Magic Alignment.
| Magic Alignment: Mind Control
| Magics Known
| Fire Spark [Mana: 10]
| Release small flames from your hands.
|
| Mind Connection [Mana: 100]
| Connect with another person. Feel the emotions they are experiencing.
|
| Mind Influence [Mana: 100]
| Use your powers to influence the emotions and thoughts of those with whom you are connected.
'Only three spells? Shouldn't there be more?' the boy wondered.
"What do you think of your [Profession]?" the priestess asked, noticing the confused look on the boy's face.
"It's very good. But I'm still figuring it out," he tried to hide his emotions. "I didn't expect to be a [Mage]."
Adeline seemed to understand the boy's feelings. [Priestess] wasn't exactly what she had imagined she would receive either.
Alphonse wanted to try his powers on someone, but he wasn't confident yet about what would happen. He chose to say goodbye to Adeline and return to the mansion.
As soon as he left the Oracle, he spotted the carriage waiting for him.
"How are you, Al?" Sophie asked as soon as her brother opened the carriage door.
"I'm fine. Just... a little wet," the boy said, showing his hair still soaked from the ceremony.
"And what was the result?" the girl asked excitedly.
"[Mage], just like you, but my specialty is [Fire]," Alphonse said with a smile.
"That's great!" Sophie was happy for her brother, although she tried to hide her concerns about what might happen if the Baron found out. "Once we get home, I want to see what you can do!"
"Me too, sis, me too," Al replied.
The convoy began moving again, heading back to the mansion. When they stopped again at the city gate, Alphonse saw Lucius and Madeleine walking near a bakery. Without thinking twice, Alphonse's curiosity got the better of him.
The boy focused his eyes on Lucius and thought.
| Mind Connect
He waited and waited, but nothing happened.
| Mind Connect!
| Mind Connect!!
'Nothing?' The boy questioned whether he was doing it right.
He paused for a few seconds to think and quickly glanced at Madeleine.
| Ding!
As soon as the sound rang, he felt the magic had worked.
However, it wasn't with Lucius. It was with Madeleine. He could see a thread of mana connecting from his head to Madeleine's.
'Is he an idiot? How could I have gotten engaged to him?' Alphonse could see the girl's surface thoughts, along with her disdain toward Lucius.
Alphonse waited to hear more from the girl, but nothing else came through. Although he didn't fully understand the magic yet, he could somehow grasp its function by feeling the mana.
'Maybe it's my high Intelligence and Charisma?' the boy reasoned.
He realized he could only sense the most potent thoughts connected to emotions.
Something like the anger of having an idiotic fiancé.
Just as he finished understanding the magic, the carriage was cleared, and they began moving again.
Alphonse quickly glanced at Sophie, wondering if he should try it on her.
His curiosity urged him to, but the boy hesitated. He didn't want to risk anything with her, especially since she was a [Mage].
'Maybe she can sense the mana during our connection?' the boy thought. 'Better save it for another time.'
He controlled himself and returned to gazing out the carriage window as they headed back to the mansion.
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Upon returning to the mansion, Alphonse was eager to test his magic, but there were other curiosities he wanted to address first. Meanwhile, Sophie needed to report to the Countess that they had returned and attend to her daily tasks.
The boy took advantage of this moment to head to the third floor, where the library was located.
Perhaps he could find a book that explained what a [Sorcerer] was and who [The Hidden One] might be.
Several hours passed until he finally found a small, dark-covered book that explained some lesser-known [Professions].
| [Sorcerer]
| Not much information is available.
| It is a magical profession.
| The user connects to a higher being and receives powers to complete a mission.
'What could my mission be?' the boy wondered.
As he sat reading more of the book, Alphonse began to hear an unusual sound.
'No one should have access to the library,' Alphonse thought.
His sister should be doing her tasks, and his mother should be working. No other staff should have access to this room.
The boy stood up to see what was happening and walked toward the library door, but no one was there.
'Hmm.'
He heard the sound again. Alphonse slowly walked toward a more secluded area of the library.
As he stepped on the wooden floor, he noticed some loose floorboards. The boy knelt and pressed his ear to the floor.
'Hmmm.' The sound was louder.
He gently pulled one of the floorboards, dragging it slightly.
As he got closer, he saw something that made his heart race with excitement—it was what he had been dreaming of.
The board was right above the second-floor bathroom, and right below it was his mother.
The Baroness was utterly naked, lying in the bathtub with the water covering her abdomen.
However, her breasts were exposed entirely for Alphonse to feast his eyes on.
'They're much bigger than the dresses make them look,' the boy thought.
His mother had both her legs raised out of the water, and her hands were caressing her pussy.
'Hmm.' The Baroness tried to hold back the moans of pleasure she felt so that the servants and her children wouldn't hear her in the bathroom.
'She's stunning!' Alphonse was still shocked by the image of his mother. Trying to savor every visible inch.
'I can't let this opportunity pass by!' The boy quickly thought and used his magic.
[Mind Connection]
| Ding
'Hmmm, that piece of shit had to go out to battle!' The boy could hear his mother's thoughts. 'He had to be here. Although he never cared about giving me pleasure. I always need to go to the bathroom. I just wanted a man, maybe even a woman, to help me, to give me affection.'
With every feeling and thought going through him, Alphonse didn't know what to think.
His mother was completely excited, but she also had several other feelings, including the desire to have someone with her, focused on her, someone who would give her attention, affection, and love. As well as the hatred she felt for the Baron.
Alphonse could see his mother's breasts rising and falling in the water as she breathed faster.
She was getting closer and closer to cumming. Without thinking twice, he wanted to test more.
[Mind Influence]
| Ding
The boy could feel their connection changing. He was in control, and he could also send her thoughts and emotions. They would be more limited, like small suggestions.
While Alphonse tried to learn more about the new connection, the Baroness fantasized in the bathtub.
She imagined a man entering the bathroom. Seeing her naked, but without leaving the bathroom, he continued walking until he stepped into the bathtub.
He stood there watching her, analyzing her, making comments about her body and beauty.
'It's hard to concentrate like this.' Alphonse thought as he tried to control his mana and listened to his mother's thoughts. But he finally understood what to do.
[Mind Influence] 'I wish it was Alphonse.' He began to pour the first drops of mana.
Not understanding what was happening, Isabelle began to imagine the man in front of her with her son's face. However, she could not stop.
[Mind Influence] 'It makes you even more excited. It's more forbidden.' Alphonse continued to make suggestions.
The Baroness tried to resist the temptation. It was her baby. But with every drop of mana Alphonse injected, more of his mother's walls and resistance were torn down.
Until finally, she fell. Her resistance was at zero.
In her fantasy, Isabelle saw that the man in front of her was her son, which excited her even more.
She couldn't understand how or why, but she felt even hotter, even more delicious with every touch she gave herself.
In her imagination, she could see perfectly her son, her baby, in front of her. With his cock in his hands, pointing at her face.
"You're beautiful, Mom. So hot, a goddess," Alphonse spoke in her imagination as he placed his cock against the Baroness's face.
She could feel the heat of his cock against her face, and he was close, so close.
As soon as she stretched out her tongue to touch it, her son finally spurted his seed on her face, covering her completely.
It was just what she needed to go over her limit. Isabelle felt her whole body tremble in the bathtub.
Every second, her orgasm became stronger; it was something completely new; she had never felt anything so powerful in her life.
Alphonse knew that this was one effect of their connection. He could increase the sensitivity of his targets to conquer them.
'Hmmmmm.' The Baroness gave one last moan before finally finishing.
She didn't know what to think or what to feel. It had been one of the best experiences of her life, yet she felt dirty.
Isabelle had tarnished her son's image so she could cum in secret in the bathroom.
She quickly tried to finish her shower and get dressed, trying to avoid her thoughts. As soon as she stepped through the door, her connection with Alphonse was broken.
'So, there is a limit to how far I can connect.' The boy thought.
While his mother struggled with her conscience, Alphonse was happy, his eyes shining.
'Who should I test with?'