NOVEL WEB Chapter 47: On his lap
Byron knew that life in this realm wasn't always going to be honey and milk, but hearing the system say it was another thing.
He had suffered enough from his previous life already. How could he endure anything painful again?
But then again, for example, if he were to level up exponentially, that would mean an upgrade for his body.
As far as he knew, body transformation always resulted in some kind of excruciating pain, but worth it in the end.
'Yeah! It would be worth it,' he thought, then went back to his conversation with the system.
Among the rewards for completing the surprise quest, for fucking Strawberry, the system becoming more interactive was probably the best of all.
He was liking the way it tried to rhyme with his personality. Now he could finally feel like those MCs from the stories he used to read before he got paralyzed.
Since he already asked the system about Rank and Level, then Divinity Points was the following subject of his questions.
However, there was no reason to waste his time asking about these. He already knew what they were, and, by looking at 735/10000, he could tell what had happened.
To reach Beginner Lv 3, 1000 Divinity Points were required. He got those when he completed the surprise quest.
So, those 10000 meant the requirement to reach another level, and those 735 meant the current balance which he had slowly accumulated.
There was nothing interesting about Body Count either. It had been 75 girks back when he was still in New Themiscyra, then 78 when Hippolyta visited, when Keza rode his cock and when he fucked Strawberry.
But...
Maybe there was something interesting. After all, or was kinda odd how the system counted Keza twice.
If Byron recalled, there were only 74 girls in New Themiscyra. He had fucked all of them, except Alcippe, of course, making his Body Count 73.
It became 75 when the system counted the 2 girls who had inserted his cock in their pussies back in the valley, back when he had just transmigrated, and among those girls was the redhead, Keza.
Why did the system count her again then?
Perhaps the system couldn't differentiate from her human form and her succubus form.
Back in the valley, she was in her human form. Then after she abducted Byron, she rode his dick in her succubus form.
'Whatever!' thought Byron, internally scolding himself for dwelling on such a thing.
After the Body Count was stamina, and there was nothing Byron wanted changed about it. He thought it was kinda cool the way it was, displayed in minutes, or in time units, rather than just a random number.
He couldn't just skip Physique though.
That's why he asked, 'System, what exactly is Physique and how long will it take until I'm strong, rather than Slightly Strong?'
[Physique is as in its name. Your physical strength, but also your body constitution. Because, even though these are two different things, they are dependent on each other, and where one is another ought to be.]
'To he honest, that's even more confusing. Can't you put it in simple terms like strength and dexterity as in the games?'
Byron internally laughed at himself for telling the system about the games, but he assumed it knew what he meant since it was some kind of a game of its own too.
And, like expected, the system didn't ask what the games were. It probably knew.
[Alright then. Let me break it into different stats for you. Strength and dexterity.]
'Oh! And use numbers to show me how much I have of those,' Byron suggested.
[Sure! That way, it will be easy for you when you decide to use the Divinity Points to upgrade those stats anyway.]
'Exactly!'
With Slightly Strong, Byron couldn't know how many points he needed to turn it into Strong, or when he did, how much was for each...
'Fuck! I don't even know how to explain it.'
[Don't worry, I understand! After all, I'm a part of your mind anyway. You don't need to form a complete thought for me to understand it.]
It was kinda scary for a sentient thing like this system to say it was in his mind, but maybe the amount of stories he read where MCs were in similar situations had made him more trusting.
That's why he didn't comment on what the system said. Instead, he moved on to the last stat.
Abilities.
Save for Sensation Smoke, Byron was yet to use any of his abilities. That didn't make them less important though. He knew that those would come in handy someday.
Plus, if he were to level up his rank and become a god or something, those would determine which kind he would be.
If Sword Play became his main ability, then he would end up becoming something like Ares, the god of war, or something like Morphious, the god of dreams if Mind Manipulation became the main.
That's why he couldn't just ignore them.
'Please, separate abilities and add a scaling so that I know how strong they are and how many points I need to level them up.'
[Done!]
'Show me the final result then!'
[Here you go!]
~Stats~
[Name: Pachilles]
[Rank: Human]
[Level: Beginner Lv 3]
[Divinity Points: 735/10000]
[Body count: 78 divine beings]
[Stamina: 7 minutes]
[Strength: 7/10]
[Dexterity: 8/10]
Abilities:
[Sword Play: 1/3]
[Ability description: With swords, the host becomes like a musician reunited with his instrument. Foes be damned.]
[Mind Manipulation:1/3]
[Ability description: If the target is weak in terms of mind power, the host can sneak in and control the target's emotions into the direction he prefers. This doesn't mean that the host can read minds or plant new thoughts into the target's mind. Host can only manipulate the direction of the already existing thoughts within the target.]
[Sensation Smoke: 1/∞]
Byron had thought he already knew all about Sensation Smoke, but when he saw the infinity sign on its scaling, he was intrigued.
Before he could read more, though, the door to the room was pushed open, and now, it wasn't Strawberry or another priestess, it was Keza herself.
Of course, with a few girls following behind her with plates and plates of food. Byron caught sight of Strawberry among them.
'She looks more beautiful now that I've calmed down!' he thought.
"Aw... Lyta, it seems I was worried for you for nothing. You've actually been with him?" Keza said as she approached the bed.
Surprisingly, Hippolyta didn't respond.
"I see you don't even want to talk," continued Keza. "Can you at least release him? I've brought food for him."
Silence.
This made Byron suspicious, so he tilted his head to check on Hippolyta, only to find her asleep.
'Damn! Was my convo with the system really that long?'
Keza seemed to know why.
"Oh! She's asleep? No wonder she didn't respond. Darling, lay her on the bed so you can eat. She had been in prayers for half the night, if not all night long."
"It was all night long," said Strawberry, and, like you might have already guessed, while avoiding Byron's gaze.
'I feel stupid for winking at her,' thought Byron, blushing.
Apparently, Strawberry had gazed at him for a split second, so by the time he winked, she had already averted her gaze and the girl behind her saw it and smiled, making Byron kind of embarrassed.
'Perhaps the girl thinks it's her... Jeez! Why am I dwelling on such a small matter?'
"So she made you pray all night long?" asked Keza, staring at Strawberry.
"Yes! She said we needed to put in more effort so that she could ask Mother Calliope to bless..."
Strawberry paused to glance at Byron before she finished her sentence. "...him!"
"Hear that?" said Keza, busy helping the girls set the table. "It's your fault that she's asleep. So, don't even think of going anywhere before she's awake."
Hippolyta had already given him permission, but of course he was no longer in hurry.
"Yeah! I'll wait till she wakes up."
With that said, Byron didn't pay her on the bed. Well, he did lay her on the bed, but her head remained on his lap and he ate with at most caution to avoid spilling food on her.
Only Keza sat to eat with Byron. Other girls were just helping pass the dish across the table, pouring wine and pretty much everything maids do.
"You drink wine while you're about to fly?" asked Byron as he saw Keza gulp down a second glass of wine.
"I told you I'm divine, remember? Even a whole keg is nothing, let alone a glass. I'm immune."
What could Byron say? That was impressive. He played that would be the case for him once he levelled up.
Beside fucking, drinking as much as one wanted was another thing he always fantasized about.
Halfway through the meal, Keza dismissed all the other girls.
"Don't let anyone come in no matter what!" she instructed.
The girls obeyed and left... And closed the door on their way out.
Byron got suspicious of what Keza wanted.
"Why did you dismiss them?"
"'Cause I'm horny right now. I want to recharge before I fly you all the way to New Themiscyra. It's also a goodbye. What do you think?"
Her eyes had started turning as red as burning charcoal, and Byron could see the ethereal crimson hue that indicated she was about to transform into her succubus form.
'Damn!'