Rupegia

Chapter 183: The Machine – Part 3

Because Aoi is the tallest among us and my mana organ is still hurting, I have Hana throw me so that I can hug her face, then we all bury her with our bodies. It's good that she's in her human form because there's no way we'd be able to cover her entirely as big-Aoi, and she deserves to feel our love covering every inch of her skin.

A new skill, a Blessing, and finally, a connection to the skill system along with a boatload of new skills. A surprise, a great moment, and an amazing event. Aoi was already OP, and now she just got an upgrade.

And… I don't want to complain about the divine gift she got, but she was left with few free skill points for me to move around. Only eleven, as she's now level 53 after my "killing word" moment, making her the one with the fewest free points, though she is underleveled compared to the rest of us, so she'll eventually catch up.

Also, a lot of her skills end up in multiples of 5, which is… "interesting," I guess, but also maybe evidence of some sort of "encouragement" by the Gods. Nobody really knows all the rules that the skill system operates on, but it has often given me a "hand" in creating new skills.

My [Sense Soul] and [Redirect Mana] were made by "accident," but maybe there could be something more there. I mean, the amount of effort and detail I had to put in to create [Soul Manipulation] and [Humanoidization] makes the first two skills feel like they were just given to me.

But I've pondered long enough. I kiss Aoi's forehead, and she smiles, then closes her eyes, waiting for more, so I cover her face with kisses, and then everyone else also kisses her. Kisses and kisses!

I'm happy she's feeling happy, and I'm also happy that she has finally achieved two of her dreams: creating something amazing with her own hands, and having Gods that actually love and watch over her. On a very bad day, this is a special moment that helps us move on from our pain.

Because we do need to move on; there's a whole industry we have to build so that we can genocide a whole race of monsters. And I'm not even being bloodthirsty. It's clear that these Titans are breeder-types with a very advanced civilization, so we have to exterminate them for the sake of the Sky Landers and even the rest of the world.

But now we can just let the golems operate the machines and produce more parts for another lathe and miller pair. And then we'll have two pairs of machines making parts for two more pairs. After that, four pairs will make parts and turn into eight pairs, and then sixteen, and then on and on until we have an army of machines.

Then we can finally start building the strongest army in the world.

But that's for another day.

Bath time today is our relaxing time; no breeding or Ravaging allowed. I really did a number on my mana organ, and the spirit doctor's order is that I let it rest for the rest of the day. Yunia's [Spirit Touch] and Gify's massage really are helping, so Alissa won't let me cum literal buckets.

But cumming a single rope is fine, so I have to choose the one that will be Blessed today.

Then it becomes clear that it's a really good thing that I have endless sexual stamina because having to limit sex so much leaves everyone unsatisfied.

Since Aoi is the girl of the hour today, I let her blow me, and she uses her gorgeous human form.

I'll never get enough of staring at her Asian-like, alien-looking eyes with their black sclera and dual-colored irises, especially when she stares into mine so lovingly as her head bobs up and down.

The seven levels in [Oral Technique] weren't the Gods "giving her a hand," she really is the best Cock sucker and Cum Guzzler out of all of us. I mean, she basically sucks me off every day at least once, so she has plenty of experience.

She even knows how to use her silky, dark blue hair to tickle my thighs, which just makes me even more relaxed. And then her long, thin fingers caress one thigh while the other hand cups my balls and very gently massages them.

But my jewels must be well-cared for if she wants a significant amount of my Hallowed Seed, so she blesses them with her lips, then sucks on and polishes the pair like a dwarf does with a precious gem. The girls are a bit too afraid of hurting my balls to play with them regularly, so this feels fresh and also looks sexy as fuck.

Aoi really is the goodest girl, and I reward her with a thick load of cum.

For the evening, we have a "memorial service" for the two fallen Companions "slash" party for Aoi's "graduation." The mood of the party is all over the place, and it's especially weird considering the two supposedly dead girls are "in the flesh" right next to their bodies (which, unfortunately, had to have their faces covered), and this is (very likely) not the last time their comrades will see them.

I think I kind of fucked up this world's concept of life and death a little bit by bringing the Spirit Chimeras with me.

No regrets, tho.

The two spirit girls in question seem quite happy and well-adjusted to their new fake bodies. They still have a lot to learn, though, so they spend most of their time talking with the spirit Horns and the Lordsguard, who give them advice about spirit stuff.

Apparently, it's very easy to "kill yourself" as a spirit, which is when you ruin your body's integrity and require a Spirit mage to recast [Solidify] on you. The most common cause of "death" is alcohol poisoning since a spirit's body has very little digestive capacity, and alcohol just wrecks them. Though, they're able to enjoy certain types of alcohol better than humanoids, like Dwarven Coffin, because they have no actual fear of dying.

As for Aoi, the Punishers and the healers of our mage's court all make a visit to pay their respects to the first fully converted monster in existence. And the big blue dragon in question doesn't know how to react, which is perfect since all they want is for her to nod in acknowledgment of them.

But once we get past the part of "pay your respects to the dead Companions," the mood becomes appropriate for a party, and it feels very relaxing to be surrounded by people sworn to protect us. It's especially relaxing when you also don't have to worry about them suddenly being ambushed and getting crushed.

This day has been a bit too full of danger for my taste.

"You'll become known as an overprotective king one day," Yunia gently remarks as she continues to use [Spirit Touch] on me while we both rest on lounging chairs.

"'King Daddy Wolfy' sounds very sexy," Roxanne remarks with a dreamy tone as Hana feeds her not-grapes.

"No soldier left behind is the noblest doctrine I've ever known, and I won't accept anything less," I confidently state as I caress Human-Aoi, who's resting her head on my thigh.

And Yunia simply nods in agreement.

Then I notice that Lily is approaching Brett, which makes me curious, so I have Alissa eavesdrop.

"So, you're the Gifted that serves… His Highness, right?" Lily questions as she looks up with her hands on her hips in a rather sassy pose.

The big Shiba man stiffens up and politely replies, "Yes, my name's Brett. I assume you're Dame Lily?"

"No honorifics, please," she immediately replies with a flat tone.

And his ears twitch in mild excitement as he sympathizes with her. "Oh… yeah, it feels 'stiff' to use honorifics."

"It makes me feel old," she answers with a snort.

And he snorts. "Well, you do look young."

Oh… was that a flirt?

But she's completely impervious to it. "A bit too young. I don't like being so short."

"What…?" he hums confusedly, and his Asian eyes narrow into little slits.

And she looks like she doesn't want to explain it all to him. "Do you know what an 'Earthling' is?"

"Earth… ling? No," he hesitantly answers as he knits his eyebrows.

She sighs and quickly moves on, "Okay, changing topics. What's your Gift?"

He blinks confusedly at her odd behavior and hums absentmindedly, "Uh… I can harden my skin."

And she smirks as a devious idea comes to her. "Really…? Mine is similar. I have a lot of strength, and I'm hard to hurt."

"That sounds like the average dwarf, to be honest," he casually remarks, instantly becoming comfortable with her casual speech.

But someone "innocent" like him isn't even a challenge, so she instantly lays out the trap, "Oh, I'm far from being average. I could take you on bare-handed."

And he chuckles heartily, then willingly jumps into it, "Hahaha. Now you gotta back that up."

So her smirk turns into a taunting grin. "Alright, you big Shiba, let's throw hands." And she raises her little arms like a boxer.

My Lily had a thing for jogging, but I guess Alt-Lily prefers this sort of thing?

But then Brett suddenly stiffens and slowly turns to us.

What…?

And Yunia nods as she caresses my soul, giving him permission to fight her.

"A knight's actions always represent us," our kind Queen explains through our connection.

Oh, so he basically committed a faux pas, but it's alright.

Ciel sighs and starts acting as the referee, "Clear the center! We'll have a bare-handed duel here!" Then she waits until the area is cleared and the two challengers have approached before continuing, "Three taps for surrender; all limbs are allowed except for tails and ears; spit out your teeth so that we can collect them for reattachment later; and, lastly, we'll end after ten minutes or a knockout."

Since basically everybody present is a soldier, this makes the mood of the party go up a level.

Then Brett takes off his shirt, and Lily remembers that everything a Rupegian does is always one step from becoming sexual. The dude isn't even trying to be like that, but there's something about a big, buff, cute-looking man slowly and slightly aggressively taking off his shirt that will never not be sexual.

And I know that my Lily had a thing for "bara."

Roxanne immediately grabs hold of my thoughts and extracts another fetish for her fujoshi self, then shares it with the other wives, who hum loudly inside my mind in interest.

Anyway, Ciel has already set the rules, so she just lets the two fight.

But here's the thing: Lily is a fucking loli, while Brett is a big, tall mass of muscles. Even though she easily blocks his kick, she's still sent sliding across the floor.

Lina used to also have this problem, but now she's learned how to create "earth boots" that keep her stuck to the ground. Lily, on the other hand, is very bad at magic.

Still, these are two pseudo-Hulks fighting each other, so getting thrown about isn't going to even scratch them. And Lily immediately sprints at him again after she stops sliding.

Another weakness of Lolily's body is her little arms also have little range, so she can barely reach his stomach, let alone his face, but even then, Brett's legs are almost as long as her whole body, so he can use kicks to keep her at range. But then Lily punches his shin.

Suddenly hit by a truck, Brett's leg flies backward, putting him off-balance, and then he slips and falls on his face. But the former adventurer has a sixth sense when it comes to this kind of battle, so he rolls out of the way of Lily's skull-crushing kick, then gets up in the next second with so much nimbleness an elf would be jealous, and there are plenty of elves watching.

The Shiba-man immediately goes for a downward punch, using his weight as leverage against Lily, and his whole arm turns black as he uses his Gift, but this surprises Lily so much that she just defends and starts stepping backward as he tries to combo her.

He doesn't waste his stamina on a defensive opponent and stops after three attacks, giving Lily a brief breather.

"Is that fucking nanomachines?!" she exclaims bemusedly.

"What…?" he hums confusedly. He really doesn't know how to react when she's being nerdy.

"You fucking nerd, Lily. That's just how his Gift looks," I give her a bit of banter for being cringe.

And she snorts. "Alright, I get it, but still, you can do some sick Senator Armstrong cosplay."

"'Cosplay'?" he repeats, even more confused.

"Stop confusing him with cringe," I banter again and grin.

"Fuck-…" -she catches herself before she can swear at a King before his whole Lordsguard- "you're cringe!" Then she charges again at her confused opponent.

I don't know much about MMA, but I can recognize that they're both experienced in this kind of fighting. There's actually little reason to ever learn how to fight bare-handed in this world as any experienced warrior carries multiple knives on their body, and anyone but a dragonkin will find it really hard to kill an orc with your fists, but it's a good idea for a beer hound adventurer to have a couple of points in [Unarmed Style] just in case.

But it soon becomes clear that just punches and kicks won't be enough to hurt either Armstrong or mini She-Hulk, so the two start to go a bit ham with their attacks in an attempt to hurt each other even just a little bit.

"The power of Brett's Gift changes depending on his morale," Hana suddenly states through [Bind]. We don't know how she came to this conclusion, so she elaborates a bit, "I managed to hurt him with a hammer when he was mentally unwell, but now even Lily's super punches do nothing."

Oh… that's interesting.

"I'm jealous," Urmeie suddenly grumbles from beside me and crosses her arms as she frowns, but this time, she isn't deliberately squishing her furry puppies in an arousing way.

"The woes of a princess who isn't allowed to do everything she wants," I playfully reply.

And she flashes me a glare. "Don't be such a Plom up my ass. 'Imperial Dignity' is just bullshit, so I won't be deterred from complaining about it."

"Uh-huh…" I casually hum. Then I glance at her silent bodyguards, and I swear I can see a hint of exasperation in their stoic eyes.

But while everyone, except Urmeie, is happy with this party, there's Thant, who's acting more awkward than usual. He's sending repeated glances at the two spirit girls, who are still beside their bodies, contently watching the brawl.

"Do you want me to go talk to him?" Alissa helpfully volunteers.

Ciel is busy right now, so Alissa might be a good choice, yes.

And my little almost-orange fox happily leaves my side with a mischievous smile, then approaches the lanky snow cat, who eyes her warily once he notices her.

"Your staring is obvious," she sternly states as she hides her foxy intentions.

"It… it isn't what you're thinking!" he desperately exclaims under his breath.

"And what am I thinking?" she slowly questions, just to mess with him.

He anxiously glances at his two companions as he attempts to explain, "You know… they're his women, so I'm not being disrespectful, or anything…" And Chesa raises an eyebrow at him while Samkelo chokes a snort.

"Then why are you staring?" Alissa continues, staring intensely.

And her gaze just makes his posture shrink. "I'm not staring… I'm just… thinking."

"Thinking…?" she repeats, starting to get annoyed at his meekness.

"That maybe I could've saved them," he confesses with a somber tone.

Well, now… this is serious, so Alissa drops the teasing attitude and becomes truly serious.

"How?" she honestly questions.

And he summons a little ball of light above his palm as he quietly says his speech, "Like what I did in the second battle. I could've 'taken over' the light and protected us, but I didn't think of that at the time… and isn't there a spell in [Light Magic] called [Sanctuary] that defends you from magic? Maybe… I could've done something… anything."

Then it's Samkelo's turn to take on a grim look.

"My magic just takes a long time to become useful…" Chesa comments depressedly, but she's actually the one who's the least at fault here.

And Alissa reassures her, "Your Gift is already quite powerful, but others…" Then she gives the gnome a pointed look.

"I feel so dumb for not having thought of using my Gift like that before," Thant continues as he stares at his little light.

"Creative thinking is a skill, not something you're born with," Alissa relays my encouragement.

He raises his eyes to her and rather wryly remarks, "That sounds like something Wolf would say."

"Because he just did," she happily states with a nod.

But he doesn't know how to react. "Oh…"

"Unless there's a skill called [Creative Thinking], I don't think a Rupegian would phrase it like that," Chesa quietly adds with a shy smile.

And Alissa nods again as she flashes a smile in return.

Samkelo seems like he's becoming increasingly bitter, and it suddenly comes out in a rather dark remark, "I didn't do much either, so I don't know why I was given this 'Gift.'"

Ciel really wants to say something here, but maybe it's best she doesn't, as the Earthlings have little "Piety."

"You didn't get the chance to react as Wolfy opened the [Gate] under our feet," Alissa states matter-of-factly. She won't console him.

Lily is suddenly sent flying towards them, so Alissa just sidesteps and lets the gnome almost get hit, but he's too short, so the loli hits the wall. It looks like she doesn't even feel the impact, and then she lands on her feet with the grace of a cat and frowns as she looks around.

"Why are none of you having a good time? I specifically requested it," she suddenly memes, making me proud.

The other Earthlings snort softly and awkwardly look away, so Lily grins and dashes towards Brett again, but then a silence settles in.

Seeing that they're being shy, Alissa feels a bit of pity and gives an honest encouragement, "I don't think any of you should feel guilty about what happened, but only this time."

And they nod like obedient children. Alissa's brief past as a drill master for werefox soldiers gave her a faint stern aura that sometimes comes out, and it seems to work wonders on these Earthlings.

But she also won't leave it on a gloomy note, so she playfully adds, "Now, do as Lily told you and have some fun. You can leave the spiritual enlightenment for another day."

"I'm getting shit-faced today," Samkelo immediately replies and goes off to the food tables.

Then the teens share a look.

"I just wanna chill," Thant quietly states.

And Chesa nods, so Alissa leaves them alone.

Then Lily does a judo throw on Brett, making him hit the ground so hard that it cracks, but he doesn't even react and swings his arm while holding hers, lifting her up like a doll and dunking her head into the ground.

Her forehead is so hard that she breaks the cracked floor, and her head sinks into it up until her shoulders, like a goddamn cartoon character. Then Brett pulls her out as he attempts to slam her down again, but she kicks his chest, cracking the ground further, and slips out of his grasp.

She lands on her feet again, but now she looks disheveled, so I guess her hairdo isn't invincible.

"TIME'S UP!" Ciel announces, and the two brutes glare at her, but mommy Ciel won't have any of that shit, so she glares as she lets her aura out, instantly snuffing out the flames of battle for both of them.

A tie isn't unexpected, but I do believe they won't let it stay like this. It's just that now's not an appropriate time to end this rivalry.