"Hey, Vahn...I know this probably isn't the best time to ask this...but do you think I'm a good person...?" asked Miu, her expression listless as she played the part of Vahn's little spoon, his left hand caressing her stomach and hers gently polishing his glans—nestled between her thighs after five and a half hours of intense lovemaking.
"I think you're an amazing person..." answered Vahn, nestling closer to the buxom blonde and kissing her left shoulder before asserting, "You're kind, empathetic, hardworking, and humble. I doubt even a single person could realistically argue otherwise..."
"Thank you..." muttered Miu, closing her eyes and exhaling faintly from her nose. She hadn't been particularly tense before, but hearing Vahn's words made her feel like a weight had been removed from her heart.
Before Vahn could ask, Miu tentatively revealed, "I asked everyone at the dojo to keep our relationship a secret from Kenichi and our friends, but he recently overheard Master Sakaki talking about it while drunk. Since then, he hasn't been training as hard or staying at the dojo. He's still nice to me at school, but when he smiles, it's like he's a robot reading from a script or going through the motions..."
"Mmn...I honestly can't blame him..." muttered Vahn, adhering as closely and comfortingly as he could to Miu's body before asserting, "As I've said before, you're an extraordinary woman, Miu. Any man would be blessed to have you at their side, and since you trained together and lived under the same roof, Kenichi likely thought he had the greatest chance of becoming your boyfriend. The type of presumption is a powerful motivator for young men, but it's also incredibly selfish..."
Planting several more kisses on Miu's shoulder, Vahn softly muttered, "It may not seem fair from his perspective, but just because he worked hard to be with or become worthy of you, you were never under any obligation to reward Kenichi's efforts. You're not a medal to be adorned or a trophy to be touted around, Miu...and if he takes a step back, he would be able to see that your friendship has qualitatively improved his life and the lives of everyone you choose to become involved with. Because that's the kind of woman you are, Miu...you're someone who pushes people to be their best selves, even if they doubt it's possible..."
"Oh, Vahn..." muttered Miu, her voice tinged with emotion, and her large, sapphire blue eyes glistening with unshed tears as she carefully adjusted her position to face him. The reality was that, before encountering Vahn and learning how small her world was, she had, to an extent, been leading Kenichi on—not necessarily so they could date, but because he was the first friend she had made as a child, and it frustrated her seeing how weak and whiny he behaved without prodding...
'I really am a bad woman...' thought Miu, narrowing her eyes, caressing Vahn's face, and leaning in to kiss him as she consoled herself, thinking, 'But I'd rather be with a strong man who can console and take care of me than one who needs constant validation...'
Unaware of Miu's thoughts but sensing her growing arousal, Vahn didn't hesitate to resume where they had left off. This was yet another trait Miu valued in him, as, no matter how frequently she wanted to have sex, Vahn could keep going until she was completely overwhelmed. And, at least to her, there was nothing as gratifying as being pinned down and dominated by a powerful male with exceptional genes...
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[February 11th TST/October 4th DBT]
After seeing Miu off following her first overnight stay, Vahn had his usual meeting with Grayfia, Venelana, Misla, and Yasaka before eating breakfast with everyone, supplying those who needed it with their daily dose of life essence, and dropping Lupheria and Lastia off at school.
With an increasing number of young children coming into the care of the Dragon's Pavilion, Misla and Dizzy, who volunteered to help out due to the former's pregnancy, now taught a total of twenty-three children, including Rihoko and, though she stood out quite a bit, Masane. Grayfia was able to help Masane recover fragments of her forgotten past, but she still had the mental development of a child. As such, Misla had proposed allowing her to assist with her daughter's education, having her show up an hour early to receive two to six hours of private lessons to ensure she could answer any curriculum-related questions Rihoko might have.
Fortunately for Masane, Rihoko quickly deduced Misla's intentions and played along without being asked. With her intellect and eidetic memory, the last thing she needed was help with her homework. But since it was for her mother's sake and she genuinely enjoyed their time together, she pretended to be on a similar level as other children her age while secretly reading texts that would make Masane dizzy just opening...
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Though he was a little surprised when Lisanna asked to meet him alone for a meal, Vahn was glad he accepted when the white-haired, blue-eyed, increasingly buxom girl pretended to drop something before disappearing under the table to give him a surprisingly enthusiastic blowjob in her lamia form—allowing her to effortlessly deepthroat him despite it being her first time.
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Freeing Vahn's cock from her throat, Lisanna licked her lips, pressed her right cheek to it, and asked, "Well, what do you think? My Animal Soul is pretty convenient, isn't it~?"
"I'm thinking we should meet for lunch more often..." answered Vahn, adopting a narrow-eyed, smoldering smile as he extended his right hand to caress Lisanna's head.
"Mmn...I suppose that can be arranged..." hummed Lisanna, narrowing her eyes into a seductive simper before rather abruptly revealing, "But, before anything else, there's something I need to get off my chest..."
"I'm all ears," affirmed Vahn, shifting his hands to Lisanna's bottom as she unhurriedly slithered out from under the table, transformed, and straddled him in her Animal Soul: Cat form, attired in a white-and-black, tiger stripe bikini. Then, with her pink-paw-padded, white-furred hands, she caressed his sides, leaned into him with her large, pillowy breasts squishing against his chest, and admitted, "The truth is...I'm the one who convinced Lucy to have sex with you. She's not as shameless as I am, so I figured that, even if we both had sex with you, she would feel too ashamed to approach and continue teaming up with Natsu..."
"I'd say that wasn't very sporting of you, but they say all's fair in love and war..." contended Vahn, giving Lissana's left ass cheek a light smack and smiling as he added, "And considering how things played out, I'm grateful you did..."
"Well, aren't you understanding..." hummed Lisanna, raising her chin and parting her lips. In response, Vahn gave her a deep, impassioned kiss that lasted for nearly two full minutes before she separated from him to catch her breath and shift onto her knees.
Understanding what Lisanna expected from him, Vahn promptly slid aside her panties and lined himself up with her hot, dripping entrance. Her heart was pounding with such intensity that he could feel her pulse the moment his glans met her entrance. And when she dropped her hips, a shuddering moan emanated from her throat, causing her teeth to audibly clatter when she subsequently inhaled and opened her eyes to meet his gaze.
"You've probably already figured this out..." started Lisanna, grinding her hips against Vahn's and humming throatily before adding, "But I've given up that particular scheme. Ever since we did it, I haven't been able to get having sex with you out of my head. I talked things over with Mira and Jane, so if you'll accept us, we'd also like to join your harem and work with the Dragon's Pavilion moving forward..."
"Considering I'd be lucky to have even one of you join my harem, there's no way I could refuse all three of you..." responded Vahn, his expression and tone smoldering as he squeezed Lisanna's butt and allowed his cock to swell within her. His sudden engorgement prevented her from moving of her own accord, but that was nothing he couldn't solve by raising and lowering her himself.
"Make it...make it vibrate..." said Lisanna, catching Vahn a little off guard as she briefly squeezed her eyes tightly, scrunched her brows, and bit her bottom lip before meeting his gaze with a slight pout and stating, "I won't allow you to give Lucy special treatment...anything she can endure, I can endure with ease..."
"You do have greater physical attributes across the board..." hummed Vahn, his tone playful even though he felt Lisanna's jealousy toward Lucy was a little unreasonable. Pointing that out would almost assuredly upset her, so when she opened her mouth to speak, he promptly leaned in for a kiss. Then, as he had no reason not to, he made his glans vibrate, causing her black-and-white tiger-like tail to briefly straighten out before flicking like a whip as she eagerly reciprocated his kiss and instinctively wiggled her butt in a futile attempt to mitigate the tremendous pleasure assaulting her womb and permeating her lower body...
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Following his and Lisanna's private brunch, Vahn spent time with all three Strauss sisters, commemorating their joining his harem by cohabitating with them in a training room for six weeks. By the time they emerged, any doubts the three women had about joining his harem had been thoroughly quashed, culminating in their decision to join the Maid Batallion, Mira and Jane reincarnating into a Devil and Angel, respectively, and Lisanna eating the Hito Hito no Mi, Model Phylos.
As the name implied, the Hito Hito no Mi, Model Phylos, was a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit that allowed the consumer to transform into any animal, including other mythological creatures. It was also known as the Fruit of the Tree of Life, the very first Devil Fruit to be plucked from the boughs of the original Treasure Tree, Archaios. Thus, if Lisanna ever traveled to the world of One Piece and met the ancient peoples protecting the secret of the Ancient Kingdom, she would be revered like a Goddess—specifically the Goddess of the Forest.
To make things fair, Vahn also spent time with Lucy and Levy after his six-week tryst with the Strauss sisters. Neither felt entitled to such a lengthy cohabitation, so they spent four days together before he presented them gifts to commemorate their officially joining his harem. In Levy's case, she received a Summoning Grimoire from a cultivation world known as Long Live Summons. It vested her with an Inherent Ability, Fortuna, drastically increasing her Luck, and a Special-Grade Guardian Beast named Erebus, the Queen of Shadows. As for Lucy, she received a mythical relic from her world, a long-lost crown known as the Twelvefold Celestial Diadem, gifted to the very first user of Celestial Spirit Magic by the Celestial Spirit King in a time before Earthland and the Spirit Realm became divided.
When worn by someone with an affinity for Celestial Spirit Magic, the Twelvfold Celestial Diadem drastically increased the wearer's strength, durability, and magical power based on the number of Spirits they had befriended and acquired the keys of. This allowed the wearer to summon multiple spirits without collapsing, and if they could assemble all twelve keys, they could utilize a technique called Celestial Unity, an ancient Lost Magic that allowed them to fuse all twelve Zodiacs and temporarily wield the power of a Celestial Spirit Queen.
Fortunately for Lucy, she already possessed nine keys and could easily learn where the remaining three were using the Pavilion's resources. She would still need to gain the trust of each spirit and convince the Celestial Spirit King she was a worthy successor of the Zodiac Queen's legacy, but considering her heritage and achievements in the canon, that shouldn't be too difficult. After all, the Zodiac Queen was none other than the ancestor of the Heartfilia Family and, more notably, her past incarnation...
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