『Yuta Yukimura』
Sitting on my chair I regarded the screen in front of me with equal parts anxiety and anticipation while Grayfia stood by my side dutifully. Serafall had already left to do some business while I had something important to finally tend to. Namely...
2x Bronze Item Gacha Tickets.
Feat Achieved! Become a High Class Devil
+1x Platinum Ability Gacha Ticket
Feat Achieved! Get a blowjob from Serafall Leviathan in Katerea Leviathan's house
+1x Gold Trait Gacha Ticket
I had been saving my tickets for the past week and they had certainly piled up.
Grayfia stood by me as my luck charm, I had trust in her, and she was certainly happy when she heard my reasoning for asking her to stand by my side when I was going to be using my tickets.
Without further ado I rolled, starting with the Bronze Tickets.
Rolling Bronze Trait Gacha...
An Uncommon Trait!
[Musk]
|Uncommon Trait|
Your smell really good, a bit arousing even.
I closed my eyes. Hot air blowing out of my nose.
I already had Natural Scent, didn't I? This just seems a bit excessive.
Rolling Bronze Trait Gacha...
A Common Trait!
[Durable]
|Common Trait|
You are fairly tough, granting you a slight increase to your defense and letting you take more punishment.
I won't say no to that. Getting to take a bit more of a hit can always come in useful. Now then, hopefully gold trait gives me something more substantial.
Rolling Gold Trait Gacha…
A Rare Trait!
[Voice]
Rare Trait|
You have a very powerful and versatile voice, you can make it loud, quiet, smooth, rugged, feminine, masculine, etc. Boosts the power of voice-based abilities.
I felt a slight tingle around my vocal cords before letting out in a quiet voice "Huh, this is pretty nice.". Although it was still easily recognizable as my own voice, it had gained some quality to it. It went from a voice in the crowd to a voice that I wouldn't mind listening to singing. I knew the girls would love it for sure at least.
And now, lastly, the Platinum Ability Ticket.
Rolling Platinum Ability Gacha Ticket...
A Rare Ability!
[Flood]
|Rare Ability|
Allows you to create and release extreme volumes of water from your body, even at a basic level it is enough to flood a building, with training you can flood entire streets and towns. Doesn't grant control over the water created.
Oh... another water ability.
While I can already turn into a Leviathan.
I wonder just how strong I can get my Hydrokinesis by stacking 3 water abilities and then Devil Trigger. At the rate I was going I was going to make the Flood look like a light drizzle. And this time there was no Noah to build a boat.
As I was entertaining these thoughts yet another notification appeared in my vision, and it was one I had been looking forward to for a while.
25+ Abilities detected, +1 Ability Slot
Grant Function Unlocked
Grant: Allows the user to grant targets their own Abilities. Once an ability is given, it cannot be taken back for 1 month, to give and take back an ability, you must make at least 10 seconds of contact with the target.
Well then, it's about time I got something like this. I can't see myself using Iron Manipulation, Sand Veil anymore and Storm Blade was never going to be used when I have an Excalibur with my name written on it.
And the 5 ability slots will surely come in useful. Especially with my 3 Shadow Abilities, Natural Weapons and Devil Trigger. I can come up with many combinations I'll have access to.
"You seem pleased, Master."
I tilted my head back and explained my rolls to Grayfia, of course excluding Musk. And explaining the Grant part as receiving an epiphany about how to use my powers. Grayfia looked suitably impressed by my explanation.
"It feels like it's getting more and more undeniable that you are a Leviathan by the day Master considering you are telling me this is the third water based ability you have rolled this month. As for this 'Grant' ability you have, I suspect it will be very useful with your peerage."
Listening to Grayfia, I nodded but my expression soured as I thought about what to do at the moment.
"Yes, it really will. Hopefully Lord Ajuka gets done with my set soon. It was a bit of a rush order but if I remember correctly it should get done soon. For now, I should probably meet Katerea. Geh, I can just tell this is going to be an absolute shitshow."
Grayfia patted my back in sympathy, giving me a quick squeeze to reassure me.
"If it means anything Master, I'm quite proud that you are willing to meet her face to face in the first place. While I may not be able to go in there with you, I have full trust you will do just fine."
"Thanks Grayfia."
I got up from the chair and dusted myself off, changing my clothes with Shadow Storage and starting to walk downstairs while Grayfia stayed behind to take care of the room.
Let's face the music
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『Katerea Leviathan』
Katerea took a sip of her tea that her maid had prepared for her as her... hmm, no real relation could describe them. He was somehow Leviathan yet not her kin. He sat in front of her, showing no sign of wary or apprehension, lounging as if he owned the place and that descriptor couldn't exactly be said to false.
It irritated Katerea, but she pushed her frustration down and did not let it show. Yuta Leviathan was the cause of many headaches and worries for the past few days but at the same time, he was a door to many opportunities.
In any other case, if she had discovered any other living Leviathan, she would have had them struck down the moment she did and then would do her best to not let their name hear the light of day ever again. But Yuta was different.
He was... practically everything that the Old Satan faction stood for, not exactly her personal views, after all, The Old Satan Faction was just a means to an end for her. But still, she was one of its leaders and that devil was a trump card for them.
A Full Blooded Leviathan, and not only that, but one that personally killed a Cadre.
She already understood that her seat as the head of the family was as good as gone, even her peers favored the boy more than they favored her. Which would not have been too big of a problem if not for one thing.
He was too deeply attached to the New Satan faction. He was once the pawn of Rias Gremory, not only that but Grayfia Lucifuge followed him everywhere and Serafall was being Serafall.
She needed him to abandon the useless relations he had with those traitors and usurpers. She couldn't let their poison stain his mind. She needed him to be hers.
"So then, Young Lord. How are you settling in?"
He lazily raised an eyebrow at her use of such a title.
"It's been decent, the Leviathan Territory is certainly beautiful. But 'Young Lord'?"
Katerea took a sip of her tea and raised the corners of her mouth.
"Are you not? I'm aware I am only the temporary head of the family, you'll probably take up the position within the month, am I wrong?"
He showed surprise while she leaned forward on the chair, showing off some cleavage to the young man. Men like him were easily swayed by their hormones, after all, especially ones that were going to inherit powerful positions. One could simply direct their gaze at Riser Phenex for proof.
"You aren't. I just did not expect you to be so fine with the fact."
She could appreciate his assertiveness, even when facing her he seemed to keep a cool head despite the glances he took at her cleavage.
And to be perfectly honest, no, she was not fine with abandoning the title of Head of Family , but it was a sacrifice she had to make. Giving him such a title would tie him down to the family better, and giving it without a fight would make him more trusting. And it would allow her to manipulate him better, to teach him the true way of course. A gentle coercion.
Besides, just because she did not "officially" sit at the head position did not mean she did not rule the Leviathan Family. Lord Bael had long stepped down from the position as head of the Bael family yet no one would dare say he was not the highest authority in that family. She could still rule over the Leviathan Family, just from the back.
"It is your birthright, I am not going to deny you what is yours by blood. But I will have to personally teach you the duties of the head of family before I let you take over, understood?"
It would get her plenty of alone time with him, and allow her to sway him to her side. Through seduction and other tactics. The best outcome was her getting pregnant with his child and marrying him before siring the next Leviathan. And she was quite confident in her ability to assure that outcome.
Feed his ego, make him arrogant, coerce him to follow and engage in his vices. She would make him pliable. She would make them the rulers of the underworld together.
But if he proved to be too inflexible or too stubborn…
Well, she had more *forceful* ways of changing his mind. She could not get rid of him, he was too important for that.
He was the perfect blank slate, he could be something amazing with her guidance, she would hate to waste something like that.
"That sounds reasonable. Anything I should be doing in the meantime?"
"You could get used to being the ruler of this territory, meet your subjects and forge some connections with some of the friends of our territory. They will be thrilled to meet you. When I deem that you can effectively rule the Leviathan Territory I will gladly pass my title onto you, Young Lord."
Rather irritatingly, she could not see if her relentless ego stroking was having an effect. He had a constant neutral expression on his face. Still she knew how to draw his attention if ego stroking was not having an effect.
She sniffed the air, his cologne was almost intoxicatingly good, it made her feel warm inside, he truly did have the aura of a ruler in him. She adjusted her shoulders to let her dress fall a bit, letting her nipples peek out a little and shifted her legs to give a peek of her panties. Seeing his hungry gaze she felt her plans working, but he managed to tear his eyes away from the sight and looked her in the eyes, much to her growing irritation.
"I guess I'll do that, it couldn't hurt."
Short, curt responses as if he couldn't be bothered to stay here any longer than he had to. Katerea was starting to dislike this pattern. She would have to curb that attitude out of him. He had to have loyalty to the family, to be willing to lay down his life for it.
"Alright then, I'll prepare a schedule for you-"
He shook his head.
"No, I already have other things to do. You can hash things out with Grayfia."
Katerea's lips narrowed to a thin line, even her patience dwindling.
"I suggest you take more attention to your responsibilities, *Young Lord*. This is not a matter to be taken lightly, and I advise you to not trust others outside the Leviathan Clan. Especially people like Serafall and Grayfia. They are scum that will chew you up and spit you out the moment they are done using you. They aren't family. They have driven the Leviathan name to the ground once, and they will do it again. They only covet your-"
Her words were cut off by the temperature in the room dropping several degrees, the young man in front of her had his eyes narrowed. A look that bordered a glare focused on her. For but a brief moment…
Katerea felt fear.
She quickly squashed that feeling, replacing it with indignation as he sat up from his chair and stretched his limbs.
"You are free to have your opinion, and I'm free to not care about them. But do *not* dare insult them in my presence. They are the ones that helped me get where I am, not you. I'll let it slid this time, but do not test me. As I said, talk out my schedule with Grayfia, I'll be out exploring or training in the meantime. If you need me, you can probably find me if you try."
With that he walked out of the mansion without so much as another word, the arm of the chair that Katerea was sitting on was crushed to bits as she gritted her teeth. The maids all rushed out in fear of her wrath while she bit down curses.
Dealing with him did not appear as simple of an as she had first thought.
A/N: Time to grant wishes. The rolls were not too great, it seems like traits are really insistent on turning on Yuta into the universes most successful giggolo. And the abilities insist on a Hydrokinetic build, currently water and Shadow Abilities are at an even split. Also, grant will come in very useful in pawning off some of Yuta's useless abilities. I've had in mind for a while.
Katerea is very good at thinking she is smart. But she is trying to play chess with someone who has no intention of sitting on the table. She will be in for a rude awakening if she expects Yuta to entertain her that much. His approach to the underworld politics will surely be interesting. And one can only wonder how Katerea will approach him. What do you guys think?
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