With great powers, comes a great harem! - Chapter 82- Newfound powers

Standing near the window, I gazed at the city beneath and felt a sense of serenity.

Shio was still sleeping after the hours-long of lovemaking. I wouldn’t have done it throughout the night but Shio’s charm is irresistible. I just can’t hold myself back when I see that euphoric expression she makes and the way she yearned for me.

‘Haah…I should stop thinking about it.’ Self-reprimanding, I focused outside while trying to think about anything but last night.

The skill I bestowed on Shio was efficiency with fire. Now, it was only Shio who could tell what kind of spell she received. While the process of “Transference” typically facilitates the sharing of skills between the “Master” and “Slave”, I fear that my lack of experience in utilizing the skill may prevent Shio from gaining full access to Fire Magic.

‘Let’s just hope for the best…’

Taking out my phone, I found there were three messages from Maya—informing me about her schedule and how she safely brought Amaye-nee to her room for safety purposes.

Thinking about Maya, I remembered the meeting I had with her father last time.

‘Ancient Tome of Argalore.’

Every person who has faced an S-rank gate obtains a special artifact, skill roll, or sometimes grimoire which could help them achieve a skill far greater than known to mankind.

As such the four great clans of Japan possess such artifacts or tools that could give one godly power. For example, the Tome of Argalore, stored in a highly secured vault is under the possession of the Karuizawa family. If I get the knowledge of what is written in that book and learn those spells using my skill “Bookworm” then I would achieve my goal of completely overturning the Kurokawa clan.

Kurokawa…a title that has been snatched away from me for being incompetent.

“Why those fierce eyes? Are you mad at someone?”

I was startled to feel the warmth pressing against my back as I heard Shio’s query.

I didn’t have to visually verify it to know that she still was butt naked, unlike me who was wearing at least a lower.

I held her hand which was wrapped around my chest before asking, “Any discomfort? Or magical fluctuation?”

Implanting a second skill signified a second awakening for Shio. Though it didn’t unfold in the same manner as it does for others, the mana alteration one might encounter upon reawakening can be traumatic for a person.

“I feel…there is something inside me which is burning. Like a part of me…but I couldn’t identify what is it. Although it isn’t hurting me, I feel, if I try suppressing it for long I might turn insane.”

I was thankful to hear her truthful confession since it would help me deal with it more conveniently.

Turning to look at her…I blushed a little upon witnessing those many red marks on her breasts and neck. Her lips were slightly swollen and so were her eyes. Although she looked fine, I could tell that she wouldn’t mind another seven hours of sleep.

However, before that,

“Shio,” Conjuring a small spark over my hand I asked, “Can you feel something from this spark?”

I keenly watched her movements and her reaction.

The moment, the heat conjured over my palm, she no longer was focusing on me. Her eyes, intentionally or not, went to the small ember.

Suddenly she raised her left hand and pointed her index finger toward the flame. Seeing her finger drawing closer I was about to warn her, however, what I witnessed next, left me speechless.

“Aha! Just as I thought. I can control it.” A smug Shio stood in front of me with her left index finger coated with the flame I conjured and her right hand proudly resting over her waist.

I marveled at the sight for a few moments before asking her, “Can you move it around or maybe increase its size?”

Although I knew that I was asking a lot from a person who had awakened their second skill just yesterday, I wanted to see how far Shio could reach with her newfound powers.

Shio nodded to my suggestion before she narrowed her gaze on the small flame.

Soon, the ember began to detach from her finger and levitate in mid-air like how it was floating above my palm a moment ago.

Shio turned toward the bed before pointing her finger toward it.

*SH* *BOOOM*

I was surprised to see how the small fireball suddenly engulfed the whole king-sized bed in an instant. It felt not only the size of the flame but the strength of it has elevated as well. The whole furniture was now burning fiercely.

My eyes dazzled the scene as I felt Shio embracing my arm happily.

“Shio you….” I turned to look at the girl with excitement filling my eyes,

“…you might have gained Element Mastery…”

Shio blinked her eyes before tilting her eyes.

However, she didn’t ask anything regarding what I said, and after leaning her head against my arm she said, “If you are making that face then it must be something cool.”

I couldn’t discern whether she was indifferent to her powers or if she blindly believed in me. Nevertheless, with the skills she had acquired, I was certain that Shio would never feel as helpless as she did back then.

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Far away from the hotel where Yuki and Shio were spending their blissful moments, inside a huge western-styled mansion could be seen several individuals—currently involved in a serious discussion.

If there was anything common between them apart from their medieval-style clothing then it was their snow-white pale skin and blood-red eyes.

There were four people in the huge hall but only one of them seemed to be in a relaxed position—sipping on his tea. The other three were facing the man with their heads leaned down and their body visibly shuddering.

Amidst the chilly silence, it was the man with the most domineering presence in the room, who spoke up,

“So he escaped once again huh? I wonder if you three are incompetent or that Cursed Child is just purely lucky.”

The man couldn’t help sighing before he rubbed his forehead in slight irritation.

One target. Definite coordinates. Minimal protection…yet, nothing seemed to be working against him.

How hilarious~

*Crack*

The three attendants shivered as they heard the cup in their Leader’s hand; cracking.

The said leader rose from his throne as he directed his orders, “This Christmas Eve, send two of our kinds. Provide them with necessary troops and firearms. ”

With his teeth gritting, the man uttered in a voice that only he could hear, “I need to suppress his growth before he awakens his origin…haa, how tedious.”

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