''Hah!''

SWISH

The scythe slices through the air at near supersonic speed, tearing through the thick mana shield like butter. The metal pillar protected by the shield is also split in half.

''Mana output and mana efficiency... Qualified for Master class.'' The bulky man in suit says. ''Well done, Raeliana Seymour. Your overall rank is 1-star Master.''

''Phew~'' Liana sighs, putting her scythe over her shoulder. ''Thanks, gramps.''

I walk over to the sweating Liana and begin to move my mana, jets of cold air circulating her body, quickly wiping away the sweat from her skin.

''Congrats~'' I pat her arm a few times.

chut

She kisses me briefly then pulls me into a hug, resting her head on my shoulder.

''Hah... Looking at you guys makes me remember my youth. I used to have three lovers once...''

''I have four, gramps.'' I turn to him and quickly assert my dominance.

''Hahahah! I could have made more if I wanted to, Miss Saint.''

Yeah, sure. I could do the same though, me sitting near a futa is enough for her to get hard. It's really easy to whore my way through the process of building a harem, trust me.

Don't believe it? Well, let me tell you.

It was on a date with Liana around a month ago, we sat on a bench beside a random girl to eat popsicle because there was no empty bench nearby. And what do you know, halfway through the popsicle, I noticed that the girl was hard. Like, super hard. The way she looked at me, I swear, I almost felt violated by that stare.

Liana shoo-ed her off though, so it's all good.

Anyway, this grandpa here is a high-ranking official of the Universal Ranking Organization, or URO for short. It's basically the power-ranking organization in the Empire. The reason why we got this veteran to rank Liana instead of some random dude is because he's stronger than us, and we're from the Saint Party.

''Well, thanks a lot, gramps. We'll go home now.''

''Sure, I'll update the ranking for you later.''

Hm... Maybe I should buy some desserts for Emy back home...

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tack tack

''The portable camera is really popular now, huh.'' Liana says, looking at the couples taking pictures on the sidewalks of the street.

''That's true.''

It has been almost three months since the Founding Festival.

It's December right now, which means that there's snow everywhere. And it's cold.

We, the mana users, all have some form of fire magic though, so we're really not worried about the cold. But I don't really know how these people thought it was reasonable to go out in the snow and take pictures of themselves.

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I mean, the cameras that they're using are from our country, and they're pretty expensive at the moment because we only had limited stock back then. So these are all wealthy people going out in the snow... To brag about their cameras and how they take the best pictures, I bet.

''Should we take one? To celebrate your Master rank?''

''Sure. Whose camera should we use?''

''Your. Mine is full of blowjob pictures, so...''

''Pfft, that's true. Get closer.''

Double peace sign~

tack

Well, before going back to Everwood, dad gave us four more cameras because my lovers really liked it. That one camera with a bunch of porn was passed to Anna, for obvious reason.

The four of us decided to remain here in the capital, mostly because of the former Saints. They offered to teach us, which was a huge W for the team. They're the best of the best after all, why not.

So currently, I'm being taught portal magic by Stephen, and illusion magic by another member of the S.D squad. Emy, Tina, and Liana are being taught by Santa Claus and Fox Saint, while Anna unfortunately doesn't have any Saint she can learn from.

So, I plugged her into the goddess herself instead, and she's been super enthusiastic since then.

Aside from that, Liana's 22nd birthday on December 15th is just around the corner.

What should I prepare for her...

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''Hah... Hah...'' Emy pants heavily, lying on the floor.

''You alright, Emy?''

''I'm fine...''

You look dead inside though. I guess this is what training from a veteran Saint would do to a person.

''She really has a lot of potential, I tell you.'' The old man strokes his beard, nodding contently.

Fox Saint is not here today, so only this guy was left to train Emy.

''That's what I've been saying since the beginning, Santa Claus.''

''I thought you were being biased because she is your girlfriend. And don't call me Santa Claus anymore, I don't even look like him.''

''You're right. At least Santa Claus has hair.''

The poor old man freezes, his mouth opens and closes, but he can't utter a sound.

''Isn't there hair treatment in this world?'' I ask.

''...There is, but I was too old at the time to receive the treatment.'' He clenches his fists.

''That's unlucky.''

''Hah... Well, it looks like we can't train anymore today.'' He looks at Emy again. ''I'll go back now. See you guys later.''

''Bye~"

I crouch down and use magic to clean up Emy's body, stroking her forehead. Emy responds by nuzzling her head into my hand.

''Hgnh!...''

Cuteness overload.

''Let's call Tina and have dinner.'' I say, turning to Tina, who is meditating in the distance.

''Mhmm...'' Emy lazily replies.

''I bought a lot of puff cream from Laurence's earlier.''

''!!''

Emy jolts up and instantly pulls me into her embrace.

''Where's Anna?'' I ask.

''In the room. Meditating.''

''I see.''

Looks like everyone is training hard.

Oh, well. Eating comes first.

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"Mhnn~'' I moan, feeling the sweet cream rolling inside my mouth.

Let's take another one-

'''' Oh. ''''

My hand touches Emy's hand. We both reached for this one last piece.

'''' ... ''''

So like any normal person would, I pick the puff cream up and hold it out with my mouth.

Emy immediately reacts, she closes the distance and deliciously bites into the puff cream. So we both begin to enjoy the divine taste while kissing, feeling each other's lips and tongues. The cream mixed with her saliva tastes even sweeter than usual.

This is what pure happiness is, I'm sure.

''Hu~'' I exhale, licking the leftover cream on my lips. ''Ah, now that I think about it, who won the contest today again?'' I turn to the remaining three.

The contest method has been working really well over the last few months. They fight for four days, then the next day we'd do a fivesome, keep repeating, and we'd have the perfect balance.

I might keep this going for a long time moving forward.

''Ah, I did.'' Anna raises her hand.

''Alright... It's almost time already, let's go right away to a separate bed?''

''Sure...'' She nods, her face looks a bit sad for some reason.

So I immediately stand up and take her hand, guiding her along with me to the bed.

Surely she's not tired of me or anything, right...?

*****

Left behind, the three of us fall into silence again.

''Only you haven't congratulated me for reaching Master yet, redhead.'' I say.

''Why should I?'' She replies, frowning.

''Don't be so petty. I'm sure Sylvie would like an open-minded lover rather than a petty one?''

Immediately, she falls into contemplation.

This idiot is really easy to manipulate. I just need to bring up Sylvie and she'll falter right away.

''...Tch. C-Congratulation for reaching Master, Raeliana.'' She finally utters, her fake smile twitching.

''Pfft, that's so heartwarming.'' I sneer.

''Y-You..!'' Her faces reddens. ''I-It's not like I wanted to do it or anything, you know that?! Hmph.''

''Ooh~'' Emilia exclaims. ''Tsundere.''

I didn't think I would see a tsundere in real life. My goddess Sylvie really doesn't disappoint.