“Is it really possible to improve your magic aptitude?!”
Lynn blinked in surprise. This was truly unheard of. As expected… it matched his own suspicions.
“I’m not lying! I swear I’m not lying! Eheheh… Though I’m not entirely sure yet, but we’ll know for certain once we get back and try with the test stone.”
“Anyway, I… I think I’m finally not a Rank D loser anymore, wuu~”
The silver-haired beauty was so excited she was on the verge of tears. After all… this had been her inner demon for so many years, the thing she cared about most deep inside.
Though she never let it show on her face, it was always her most painful scar.
She had worked so hard to make up for her lacking talent, who knows how much effort she’d put in. But…
Compared to directly raising her magic aptitude, it just wasn’t as satisfying~ Gagaga.
Ahem ahem… Even so, a Rank C right now isn’t exactly high, just a very ordinary level—barely counts as above average. But…
As long as she could rise from D to C, then surely she could climb from C to B too, right? Maybe after that, she’d even shoot straight to Rank A, then S…
Heheheh.
If it really keeps going like this, maybe in the future… in the future…
Maybe she could even take a seat among the Five Regents, right? Heeheehee… Hehehe~
For a long while, Keti just stood there grinning like a fool. Watching her, Lynn could only tilt his head in affectionate exasperation, then decided to calm her down a bit:
“Don’t get too excited just yet. I know what you’re thinking, but I reckon that trying to raise your magic aptitude like this is only going to get harder and harder.”
“The amount of power you’ll need to absorb might double each time. Hmm… probably. Otherwise, it’d be way too strong—if you could just absorb a demon and rise a whole grade every time…”
He’d end up being her pet dog sooner or later.
***
The Regent Lord quietly thought this, which made Keti instantly pout in displeasure. Hmph, what’s with this guy…
He’s obviously just jealous of me! Hmph… Scared, are you!
Come to think of it, she didn’t even know what kind of magic aptitude her nemesis had. Uh… But being able to enter the Magic Tower, at the very least, he’d have to be Rank B, right?
No, no, not quite. Judging by how he handled that succubus earlier, he probably has Rank A. Yeah, probably.
Hmph, but no matter how awesome he is, his abilities are already set in stone.
Heheheh, Keti comforted herself—right now, she was the one who could raise her magic aptitude! She was the ultimate late-blooming hero!
So, her nemesis must be afraid she’d surpass him, that’s why he was acting like this!
Hmph, that’s right, one day she was bound to surpass this guy, and when that day came, she’d turn him into a girl and spank her butt hard, pinch her little cherries, make her taste the same humiliation she’d felt!
Guh…
The final result of bearing such humiliation would surely be a dazzling revenge for the silver-haired beauty!
Anyway, the goal was set, humph humph… Now that she thought about it, even that business with the bunny girl didn’t bother Keti anymore.
Having already gotten her revenge in her mind, she calmed down and…
Actually, she had to admit, this Lynn guy did have a point.
Going from D to C, and from C to B—the difference in magic power between these isn’t the same at all. While both are a single rank jump, the latter gap is much wider than the former.
That succubus just now clearly wasn’t a weak opponent. She had only managed to win thanks to her nemesis’ help, the two of them ganging up for justice, and even then she only advanced a single grade.
Advancing further was likely to be far more difficult, and their enemies would only get stronger.
But… at least she now had a way to improve, didn’t she?
“Gugu, who cares! Anyway, my urge to hunt demons is soaring ahhhhh!”
The silver-haired beauty pumped her fist, shouting with all her enthusiasm. Watching her get all worked up, Lynn could only nod along, not wanting to dampen the little kitten’s spirits. “Go on, go on!”
Uh, but… as a teacher at the Magic Academy, how could he go around hunting demons every day? Adventurers could get away with it, but…
Thinking of this, Lynn quickly changed the topic and looked back at Keti, asking:
“By the way, what about that transformation? After absorbing all that succubus’s power, did Keti-chan’s transformation ability improve too?”
At that, the silver-haired beauty suddenly remembered, Oh, right!
She immediately closed her eyes, then… took a deep breath!
The silver-haired beauty transformed—Pink-Haired Mini Succubus!
Phew…
As she transformed again, Keti’s eyes widened with excitement. Oh, wow…It was back! Everything was back!
Such a strange sensation—all the power had come flooding back, not only could she take the succubus’s form, but… even her wings had grown out!
This must be the completed form, right?
Keti had a curious feeling. If the earlier transformations had felt like cosplay, then this time, it was as if she had actually possessed Jiaxia’s body, controlling another form entirely.
With a casual wave, a pink Trident Demon Spear appeared in her hand—seemed like the succubus’s own weapon. She flapped her wings again and… actually, she really took off!
“I—I can fly now! I can fly, Lynn~ Yahahaha—”
The little succubus twirled around Lynn several times in the air before landing back on the ground. It seemed like she had unlocked quite a few of the succubus’s powers now.
Just as Lynn had guessed before, she could use other forms’ abilities through her transformations!
Mmm… That’s right, speaking of which—after a moment, Keti gave a sly smile and suddenly stared at Lynn with her bright crimson eyes!
Charm Magic, activate!
“Lynn, your wish is to be my puppy, right~? Hurry and bark for your master, and I’ll reward you~”
After a moment, her nemesis tilted his head, then narrowed his eyes and gave a wicked grin. “Little kitten… what are you up to~?”
“Eh? Wha… Why… Why isn’t it working… You weren’t…”
Realizing that her charm had no effect on Lynn, Keti sucked in a breath, and then, recalling her earlier bold words, her face immediately flushed bright red.
Gah… How could this be? This guy, he’d practically popped a vein from Jiaxia’s charm just a little while ago! Ahem… Of course, not the veins on his arm.
“Hm… Don’t tell me, little kitten, you wanted to charm me? Pfft… Too bad, this bit of charm magic is a far cry from what Jiaxia used earlier~! Also… you know, little kitten, you don’t need magic if you want to charm me~”
“Eh? Th-th-this…What do you mean…”
“I mean… looks like the casino suite hasn’t been checked out yet, so we can stay for free tonight. Why don’t we head back now…”
Lynn’s hand suddenly landed on the girl’s chest, and then he gave a sudden squeeze. Mm.
“Let’s finish what we left undone~”