It was midnight, and Leyvi was standing outside Sawi's room.

He wondered if she had really decided to go through with it tonight. What had happened during their secret meeting earlier? Had she been brainwashed by the evil succubus panda and the other succubi?

Leyvi knocked on the door while he was lost in thought.

"Oh no, oh no, I'm scared... sniff, sniff. Do I smell okay? Come in!" Leyvi heard Sawi's panicked voice from the other side of the door.

He opened the door and entered the room. He immediately noticed Sawi in a sexy and revealing nightgown. At a glance, he knew the gown was made by Nala, who always included her brand logo somewhere on the clothes she created. The logo spelled her name encircled by an afro.

He had to admit that Nala was a talented seamstress. Regardless of a woman's body type, she always found a way to tailor clothes that emphasized their proportions, making them far more attractive. Even the flat Hana appeared sexy under her magic.

Leyvi thought that if Nala opened a women's clothing shop, it would be very popular. Perhaps she could even expand it into a franchise, with her reputation spreading far beyond their territory. Nala, the exhibitionist seamstress.

Just as Nala had once said, Sawi indeed had a great body, comparable to Anda's, though she was slightly shorter. However, Sawi lacked Anda's confidence, making her posture appear timid.

"Oh hoho... Sawi, are you trying to seduce me? Remember when you asked if you had sex appeal? I take it back. Your sex appeal is outstanding! If you'd worn nice outfits like this in the past, you might've been married long ago," Leyvi teased as he walked toward her bed.

"Heheh, you think so?" Sawi felt slightly embarrassed by the compliment. It had been a long time since a man had praised her. The last time a man praised her was her array teacher when she did well in the class.

"Are you absolutely sure you want to do this? It's not too late to back out, you know. Once you become my woman, Anda might never let you go. You could end up trapped under her panda control," Leyvi said, giving her one last chance.

Hearing his words, Sawi's expression shifted from bashful to resolute.

Seeing that Leyvi was treating her the same as usual, even in an intimate setting, made her feel relaxed. She no longer worried and decided to proceed with the task at hand.

"I won't back down! Please let me experience this to live up to their expectations and create the best holy rod replica! I'm going to turn it into a Holy Rod Spirit Artifact!" Sawi declared with determination.

"..."

Huh? What is going on here? She wants to do what? What kind of meeting had these ladies held?

"Leyvi, come to the bed. We're going to start the measuring process now. Take off your pants," Sawi said as multiple measuring tools appeared beside her.

"???" Leyvi was speechless.

Last year, Sayu had done something similar before she departed for the Mercenary City. Now, another one wanted to measure his metal bat.

Even though he had plenty of experience with women, Leyvi suddenly felt embarrassed. Due to the awkwardness of the situation, his metal bat shrank more than usual. At least with Sayu, she had brought up the topic of measuring in the middle of their actions, so his metal bat was at its hardest.

"Ahem... Sawi, how about we play around first? Whatever you need to do, we can do it later, okay? The night is long, after all," Leyvi suggested.

Sawi thought for a moment and replied, "Okay. I need to experience how it feels anyway. So, what do we do first? Oh, right! You're supposed to put it inside, right? Come, shove it in!" she urged.

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Leyvi nearly fell over. Girl, are you a barbarian? There are steps to this. Her straightforwardness caught him off guard, as he had always thought of her as reserved and hesitant.

"Let me take the lead. You just enjoy the feeling first," Leyvi said as he got on the bed and gently approached Sawi. He began teaching her the ways of intimacy, step by step.

Six hours later...

Sawi lay naked in bed, holding a jade slip.

"What are you doing?" Leyvi asked curiously.

His night battle with her had been among the strangest experiences of his life. Halfway through their activities, Sawi had started asking him to use all the special techniques he'd learned for such encounters.

He assumed she had learned about them from the other ladies since she often attended Sayu's special classes. Naturally, since she requested it, he didn't refuse.

But who would have thought that while he was executing his techniques, Sawi would bring out strange tools to measure various things and collect data?

After that, she asked him to use his strongest technique, the Qi Vortex, so she could experience it herself. In the end, she managed to hold on longer than the other ladies but still fainted.

An hour later, after regaining consciousness, she immediately took out a jade slip and began doing something with it.

"I'm recording all the important data I gathered. It was hard to focus because it felt too good. No wonder everyone loves doing this. Also, your techniques are amazing! It's going to be hard for me to emulate them. Leyvi, let's try again—I need consistent data to do this properly. Oh, wait, I need to make you hard again. Hold on," Sawi said.

Leyvi blinked, speechless, as Sawi tried to awaken his sleeping dragon. Her personality baffled him. Was she shy or not? Previously, she had been very reserved, always wearing baggy clothes. Now, she seemed entirely different. Did her personality change based on who was around her?

Sawi used to wear baggy clothes because her father told her so. Did she become more open because of the brainwashing from the ladies in the house? Or was it because she was comfortable being with him? No. It was probably because she thought of this as her work, her task, so her shyness disappeared.

"Hehehe! I'm getting good at this. Wait, I still need to measure its full size," Sawi said happily, grabbing her measuring tools that had fallen off the bed. She seemed completely immersed in her "work".

Leyvi silently waited. He hoped this would be the last measuring session from the ladies. At this rate, they were going to craft a weapon based on his ding dong. The absurdity of the thought made him chuckle inwardly, but he kept a straight face.

"Okay! All done! Let's continue!" Sawi declared, her excitement undiminished. "This time, I'm going to focus on measuring the velocity and range of the Qi Vortex. I couldn't figure it out last time, but let's try it without you entering me first."

Leyvi sighed internally but patiently complied with all of Sawi's demands. He just wanted this to be the last of her data-collecting sessions.

In truth, Leyvi didn't mind that each lady had a toy made based on his metal bat. After all, he couldn't be with them all the time, and this way, he wouldn't feel as guilty about being absent for extended periods.

For example, when he eventually journeyed to the Mystic Realm, who knew how long he would be gone? At least the toy could help satisfy their needs while he was away.

The session with Sawi stretched on for another six hours. By the end of it, Leyvi felt utterly drained. Somehow, spending half a day with Sawi was more exhausting than enduring the entire Night Battle Campaign for three nights straight.

She was, without a doubt, an unexpectedly tough opponent.

Was Sawi destined to become his greatest adversary during the night battles?

Time passed.

Whenever Anda wasn't around to spend time with the ladies, the Leyan Family became much less lively. This holds true even now. Anda had an energy that seemed to bind everyone together, and without her, the house often felt incomplete.

Two months later...

Tal and the others who had gone to the Grand Chess Festival finally returned, with Dorin in tow.

Leyvi expected Dorin to be thrilled, given the opportunity to travel and stir up trouble. Yet, to his surprise, she returned to her room with a gloomy expression.

What was wrong with her this time? Had she failed to recruit handsome men at the festival? Anda had mentioned teaching Tasya how to control Dorin using her cooking.

Meanwhile, Tal and Tasya had grown noticeably compared to the first time he met them. Now fourteen years old, they carried themselves with increasing maturity.

"How was the Chess Tournament? Did you win?" Leyvi asked Tal, curious to hear about his progress. With the talent Leyvi had gifted him, he was confident Tal could defeat anyone his age.

Tal looked embarrassed, unsure how to respond to his master.

"He got third place," Tasya interjected, seeing Tal hesitate. "Uncle Rustam said Tal might have been too nervous this time, which made his play style less precise than usual. He said that if Tal had played like his usual self, he would've been the champion."

Tal sighed inwardly. That wasn't entirely true. He had purposely avoided using the Ultimate Dao Chess Engine throughout the tournament to test his natural ability.

But, of course, he couldn't say that out loud as that would expose his secret. Instead, he nodded in agreement with Tasya's explanation.

Leyvi smiled knowingly. He wasn't a fool. From Tasya's words, he could piece together what really happened. Tal had likely refrained from using the talent Leyvi had granted him during the tournament. It was a bold decision, and Leyvi respected him for it.

Even so, reaching third place with his unenhanced abilities was an impressive achievement!