Pef smiled as he woke up, a feeling of wellness spreading through his mind and body.

*You have slept in your bed. HP, MP and STA recovered. +40 percent Exp for 24 hours.

*You have sated both Lise and Lucia. Gain +1 Con. Gaia approves.

*Relationship with Lise at 34. (Honored)

*Relationship with Lucia at 23. (Favored)

*For managing to create a harmonious harem you gain +1 Charisma and +1 Karma. (Add more for extra points)

He hugged the lovely beauties to his chest, and molded their peaks with his hands.

It was truly a wonderful life. Well, except the arduous training for Alchemy.

The women stirred and woke up as well.

"Lovely morning, isn't it?" Pef mused out loud.

Lucia moaned softly, while Lise simply dove to claim her morning reward.

Slurp!

Pef drew Lucia into a kiss, while pawing over her soft body.

Then he drew back and tapped her nose. "My house burned down?"

"It was an accident. Or rather, the Inquisition was looking for us. And noticed a few spells..." Lucia said in a weak voice.

Pef grumbled but life wasn't always fair. Plus, nobody expects the Inquisition!

"And Sonia?" Pef asked a bit worried.

Lucia shrugged carelessly. "They won't hurt her, I think. She's not in the Abyss. Perhaps read her memories, then wipe the encounter from her mind."

Pef frowned. It did seem the polite thing to do, but politeness was the way humans avoided open conflict, and incurring unnecessary loses. You were not polite to chickens if you wanted to eat their eggs and legs.

"Try to find out. If they hurt her, I'll burn them to the ground." Pef said in a colder voice.

He then leaned on the pillow, relaxing under Lise's not too tender care.

"The Inquisitors are all Saint-class at least. You won't be burning anyone, my dear pupil." Lise advised him with a hungry growl.

Then she returned to task and gulped her well-deserved morning ambrosia.

"Not yet, my mistress." Pef whispered to himself. He felt like sinking into the bed and drift back to sleep.

"Wake up! Today is a good day for training."

Sadly, he had to listen and return to learning.

But after lunch, he held the women's hands and drew them close. "We're going into the Dungeon now. All of us."

And so they went, entering the 1st Floor.

They all began layering armor and accessories, then buffs as well.

"Send invite, Lucia and Lise." he said aloud.

*You have invited Lucia to your Party.

*You have invited Lise to your Party.

The women stared at the notice screens with surprise.

"Some kind of illusion magic?" Lise mused smartly.

"Somewhat. An enhanced reality layer. Like a computer simulation. Click Yes" he explained with a grin.

"Oh, you can touch the screens too!" Lucia exclaimed in wonder.

"Now open up your Character page. Also, skills and spells and inventory" he told them with a knowing smile.

"This is me! All my skills, even my stored books! How do you know what I keep in my subspace pocket?" Lise asked in wonder.

"I don't. This is all Gaia. I just use the ability that she gave me." Pef answered while unequipping and reequipping his armor.

Lise soon copied his trick, binding her armor bits to a Combat saved state, and changing it with Casual wear.

Lucia needed a bit of help, but she learned the interface as well.

"So that's how you get naked so quickly. Such a cheater, my pupil!" Lise said approvingly.

Pef nodded proudly. "That is not cheating, just a feature. Cheating is not dying in this dungeon. You lose some levels, and return as you were when you last Ascended."

"What? Immortality? So easy? I thought you needed to be a Demigod..." Lise yelled in outrage.

"Is not immortality, my dear humans. Only in private dungeons. You will still die in global dungeons or the outer world." Gaia spoke out loud.

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"This is Gaia, the goddess of Earth." Pef said respectfully.

"Oh, my Goddess!" Lucia whispered and fell to her knees. It seemed meeting their goddess was rather big deal for witches.

Lise just bowed a little. " I am honored to be visited by a goddess."

"Enough, enough. You're beloved by my servant, and thus favored by me as well. Now, go forth and prosper!" the goddess said as a parting shot.

"She is kinda fun, right?" Pef said with a wide grin.

"Somehow, you now begin to make more sense, Pef. Your growth speed is rather spectacular. But if Gaia aids you..." Lise mused to herself.

Pef shook his head and drew taller. "It is still mostly my own efforts. She is not giving me levels or strength. I have to fight for it."

"Well said, Pef. Now let's go and make the goddess proud of us." Lucia added with a nod.

*Relationship with Lucia has grown to 25. (Favored)

They flew towards the portal, and began murdering their way higher into the dungeon.

The drops were a surprise though.

"Say Auto Loot. No point running around collecting potions or animal bits" Pef advised them after they kept yelling in joy at the smallest drop.

"Oh. Loot set to auto. Directly into my storage. That is convenient." Lise remarked wryly.

"My darlings. This is our secret. Only those in my harem can use it anyway, but I don't need even more enemies right now." Pef pointed out in a sterner voice.

"I did hear the goddess, Pef. We are favored because you love us." Lucia said in agreement.

Lise hesitated for a second. "Okay. It will come out eventually Pef. But perhaps you'll be strong enough by then."

"That's my hope too. Not many people have these abilities, I would guess." Pef mused out loud, as he killed the Mama Winter yet again.

*You have killed the Mama Winter. Gained 17 million Exp.

*You have killed an immortal. Gain 100 HP.

*You have found 7 Major HP potions. You have found an Elixir.

*You have reached level 100. Gained +3 Magic stats and +2 free attributes.

*You have reached level 100 and can upgrade your class. Mage. Gain 6 attributes per level. 4 points set aside for Magic. Accept? Yes/Later/No.

*You have reached level 100 and can select a new Trait. Fast, Strong, Durable, Clever, Shocking.

"Gaia, any advice?" Pef asked with a frown.

"Yes" the goddess replied with a snort.

Pef chuckled and pressed Yes for class upgrade. An extra point per level wasn't in any way bad.

Then he stopped to consider the other traits. They wouldn't be extraordinary, but 10 percent bonus of something would be helpful.

He decided to pick Clever, because Thinkers were always the strongest.

*For making a wise decision you gain +1 Mind.

*You have selected Clever. Gain +20 Mind.

"Uh. Not what I expected..." Pef muttered in confusion. The bonus would have been 100 percent when he was level 10. Now it was about 15 percent. Still good, but perhaps he cheated himself of an easier run.

"Hey Pef. I reached level 75. What do I do with the points?" Lucia asked for advice.

"Go for 200 Mind, like I do. So many books need 200 Mind just to learn them." Pef said with a glance at her screen.

"And so your power grew again, about 15 percent at once. So unfair!" Lise said with envy in her tone.

Pef hugged the queen and patted her bottom. "It was a bonus for gaining level 100. Otherwise, growing in strength is still slow."

"Slow! Slow, he says. You'll be my equal in a year!" she muttered with a pout.

"And so it should be. For a king needs to be equal to his queen, and perhaps even more, to protect her from unhappiness." our hero proclaimed kingly, chin high and armor sparkling.

"Let's farm here for some time. This boss gives 100 HP and so many potions!" Lise decided after a minute.

"And I gain Experience very fast. My spells are growing like mad!" Lucia added with a wide grin.

"Wooooooo! Let's punish the rabbits again! They have been bad!" Raiju yelled from nowhere.

"Your pet is more fun than my familiar..." Lucia complained with envy.

"Onwards, Mistresses!" Raiju yelled and jumped into the portal.

Pef grinned and followed after his elemental.