Chapter 136 135: Back To The Academy
Kat PoV
Waking up feeling achy, I rolled to my side, only to feel someone pull me back into their arms.
Glancing back, I saw Anput's nude figure, making me smile as I recalled last night.
Her passion and heat had spread easily into me, and a few minutes after the first round we went again, her citrus pheromones permeating my body as we mated.
However, I also recalled something that made my smile freeze slightly; Jahi had peered around the door frame last night, watching over us as Anput took me.
She had seemed conflicted on whether or not to join in, only to shiver as I glared at her through my heated haze; we had promised to let each woman get her own taste before doing anything as a group.
So after seeing my glare, the tall, insatiable Demoness had scurried away, likely to go crawling back into bed with our Vampiric Princess.
Anput grumbled again as I tried to get up, her eyes blearily opening as she sat up, with me still in her arms.
Letting out a large yawn, she looked over at me in mild confusion, asking "W-Why... are you here..?"
Raising a brow, I asked "Anput, did you think last night was a dream?"
She hesitantly nodded, before her eyes widened.
"W-Wait, we really..?"
I nodded again, staring at her with a small frown.
Her eyes widened even more, before her nose twitched cutely as she sniffed the air.
Looking down at herself, before staring at my neck, a giant grin appearing on her face.
Launching herself forwards, Anput nuzzled her face against my neck, making me chuckle as I returned her hug.
However, when I felt her trying to lower her hands from my shoulders to my chest, I pushed her away and glared at her, making her pout.
"Can we not..?"
Gesturing towards the bed, I chuckled as hope entered her eyes, only to pout more as I shook my head.
"Anput, I don't think you are physically capable of a... quick session. We need to get ready to go back to the Academy..."
She sighed before nodding, stretching out her lithe muscles before standing up.
"Fine... hah..."
Sighing again, she moved to her dresser and started sorting through her clothes, throwing on a deep scarlet outfit.
Watching as she dressed, I asked "Will you ever wear something less revealing than that?"
Looking her over, I frowned slightly at the amount of skin she was showing; her scarlet cloth covered her chest, while a slightly brighter red skirt fell to just past her knees; her entire midriff and shoulder were bare, inviting much unwanted attention to my mate.
She just shrugged, saying "I'm most comfortable in this, but if it bothers you or Jahi, I'm sure I can find something from the Empire to wear. It doesn't matter to me."
Pursing my lips, I grinned as I said "Well, you just gave me an excuse to drag Jahi AND you out shopping~!"
She groaned slightly before sighing, saying "Well, I'm sure it'll be worth the boredom..."
Glaring at her, I got to my feet and healed myself before exiting, the Jackalkin walking behind me.
She continued towards the kitchen, where Leone stood once again over the stove, her lips pursed as she looked between a pile of oats and a pile of raisins.
Chuckling, I quickly entered our room, only to see Jahi laying on the bed, a book in hand.
Ignoring her for a moment, I stripped and entered the bath, only for her to follow me inside.
Wrapping her arms around my waist, I sighed as I felt something poking me, as well as the Demoness' warm breath as she whispered sweet nothings into my ears.
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After a quick 'spar', Jahi and I entered the kitchen, where four bowls of thick oatmeal awaited us.
Sitting down, we all started to eat before Leone glanced over at Jahi and I, biting her lower lip.
Holding out my arm, I let out a small gasp as her fangs slid into my flesh, only to raise a brow as she pulled away a moment later.
"It... tastes different. More... citrusy."
Anput smirked at that, while Jahi chuckled.
"I marked her, that's why; she has a little of my pheromones in her blood now."
Leone frowned at Anput before shrugging, sinking her fangs back into my wrist.
After she finished drinking, and we all finished eating, we grabbed our things and made our way towards the Academy, Jahi and Anput sighing in reluctance as the large building came into view.
Entering, we made our way to Vice-Headmaster Bijilo's lecture hall, where the old man was leaning against his podium and reading from a giant tome.
Seeing us enter, he nodded before asking "Where were you four yesterday?"
Jahi stepped forwards, nodding to him before saying "A bad encounter down in Zhu'Rong... all four of us got scraped up good..."
Vice-Headmaster Bijilo was about to speak when we heard someone scoff behind us.
Turning, we all frowned as Jillian Sariel entered, a smirk on her face as she said "What, did the goblins get you?"
Smiling over at her, Jahi shook her head as she raised a scale, saying "No, instead we fought a crazy man who happened to turn himself into a Draconas."
The Vice-Headmasters eyes went wide, and he approached Jahi, his hands shaking as he pointed at the scale.
"I-Is that really..?"
Smirking at Jillian, Jahi nodded, handing it to him.
"You'd know better, right sir? Is this not the scale of a Draconas?"
He was staring at the scale in wonder, tracing the small runes around before nodding.
"C-Could I buy this from you?!"
Watching as Jillian bit her lips in anger, Jahi grinned before turning towards the Vice-Headmaster, gesturing for Leone to stand beside her.
"Depends on your price sir!"
"5 Platinums!"
Glancing over at Leone, who briefly pursed her lips before shaking her head, Jahi just stared at the Vice-Headmaster, who shouted "Fine! 10 and a half! That's as high as I can go!"
Seeing Leone nod, Jahi grinned widely at the older man, holding her hand out and saying "Deal! A pleasure, sir!"
He glared at her for a moment before staring at the scale, a wide grin on his face.
"I'll go write the banknote now..."
Scurrying over to his desk, we watched as he placed the scale into a container, dozens of runes flaring as he closed the lid, before scribbling down the amount and signature on a large sheet of paper.
Handing it to Jahi, she grinned at it before handing it to me, whispering "Money is not a problem now~!"
I nodded; like most others media, the conversion rate was 1:100 from copper to silver, then to gold, then to platinum.
And from what I had seen, one gold was what a normal family made in a month, meaning...
Well, we really, really didn't have to worry about money...
If we were a normal family.
Which...
Sighing, I gently placed the banknote in my bag, shaking my head as I glanced over at Leone.
With her taking to alchemy, I expected that amount to slowly drain away when she started practicing.
Besides, who knows if either Anput or Jahi will take to some kind of trade; considering their love of weaponry, I could imagine them trying their hands at smithing.
As for me, my desired trade was, surprisingly, relatively inexpensive; enchanting items required one's mana and the item they are enchanting to be capable of withstanding that mana.
There were no gems needed to power it, nor some other form of energy only a special material could provide; just the enchanters mana.
Of course, if you want to create a masterpiece, like the Empress' special Gold, you would need to chug down mana potions and maybe even utilize some way to 'share' mana with someone to create your enchantments.
Personally, I was excited to start; daggers were relatively inexpensive, and I had a few ideas for them as well...
Recalling the time I read a book where a woman used dozens of knives which levitated behind her, I desperately wanted to recreate that; it seemed so badass to have control over so many sharp blades...
And the amount of blood I could spill with that...
Holding back a grin, I made my way to my seat with Leone, listening to Jahi say "Well then, was there anything else, Duchess Sariel?"
Glancing back, we watched as the Elf sneered at Jahi, letting out a huff before storming over to her seat.
Jahi just chuckled before following behind us, Anput smirking as she watched Jillian move away.
Taking our seats, we talked to Draka and her harem as they entered, getting caught up on what we missed from yesterday.
It wasn't much; we went over the basics of how runes work together to create spells, something Leone and I knew very well due to both self study and our teachers.
Thinking of Kolia, I wondered if she got those materials she needed, and whether or not her sister, Liako, would be relieved when we showed up to class...