"Elara? How's your foot? Are you okay?"
As they walked out, they ran right into Misaki, who looked genuinely concerned. Seeing her best friend's wide eyes staring at her, Elara felt her face heat up. "I-I'm fine, it's nothing."
"Elara, is this your boyfriend?" Misaki looked at Alex curiously. He seemed quite dashing.
"That's right. I'm Alex, nice to meet you."
"Hello, I'm Misaki Shinohara, Elara's good friend," Misaki's eyes darted between them. "Elara seemed pretty down in class today, totally distracted. It must have something to do with her boyfriend, right...?"
"Hey, Misaki, stop talking! I wasn't distracted," Elara couldn't handle her friend's teasing. "Are you done with practice? Come on, let's go."
"Yes, yes. I came specifically to check on you, how ungrateful," Misaki bowed playfully. "I won't interrupt you two anymore. Bye-bye."
"...Honestly."
Elara rested her face against Alex's back as they walked out the gym door, gazing at the distant sunset and breathing the fresh air. She glanced again at Alex, who was carrying her with an easy expression.
Her eyes were full of smiles.
Although a lot had happened, this was good... just this was enough to satisfy her.
Her slender, pale arms wrapped around Alex's neck. The girl lay on his back, her full, tender breasts pressed against him. Elara rested her chin on his shoulder, carefully studying his face, her fingers playing with his messy hair.
"Alex, are you tired? Maybe I should get down..." Elara asked concernedly.
"While I know you were deliberately faking a sprain, I'm not that weak. This level of exertion—"
He shot so much, and he still has the strength to carry me. Alex really is a monster, Elara thought, pressing her face against his cheek, whispering softly, her breath sweet. "I wasn't faking... Besides, you were like a beast, doing so much... I'm tired too."
"Yes, yes," That should be true. My current physique is far more exaggerated than the average person. It's only because Elara is an athletic girl that her stamina is much better than Chi's and the others'.
Otherwise, she really might not be able to handle it.
Speaking of physique, I almost forgot. "Elara, have you noticed if you feel stronger?"
"Hmm? What?" Elara lazily played with his hair, asking distractedly, "Stronger how?"
"Ahem, this is my new ability. My essence has a chance to boost the recipient's attributes slightly. I shot a lot inside you just now, right? Do you feel any stronger?"
"Alex, you're being too blunt," although she was just as explicit during sex, now that she'd calmed down, she felt utterly ashamed. But a new ability?
"You have a power like that? That's incredible!"
"It's mainly to prevent you from running into danger. After all, relying on just the Silver Crest isn't enough," Alex could feel her cheek rubbing against his back, but he didn't turn his head. "If you get stronger, you can help me too."
He did it for our safety? Alex is so kind.
Elara rubbed her face against him, unable to stop herself from kissing his cheek. The affection in her heart was almost overwhelming.
"Maybe I was too lost in the moment to notice?" Elara tilted her head, thinking carefully. At the time, she was completely immersed in pleasure; how could she pay attention to physical changes? Even now, her legs were still a bit weak, so she wasn't sure if she had gotten stronger.
"However, there is definitely a change compared to before."
"Oh? What kind of change?" Alex turned his head.
"Well... that is..."
After stammering for a while under his curious gaze, Elara blushed with embarrassment and anger. "Alex, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"
"What? What are you talking about? I genuinely don't know!"
"...It's just that what you shot inside me, there was a lot more than before. Honestly, making me say it out loud, idiot~" She pinched his cheek firmly, pouting.
"Ohhh—"
So that was it. No, I really didn't notice.
"Even though you used to... today you only came two or three times, and my belly is all swollen," Elara admitted this shamefully. "It was much more than before."
"That's also due to the new ability. It enhances the quality of the essence."
"...How lewd," Elara buried her head in his back, mumbling dully. "What a perverted ability."
"You don't like it?"
"Of course, I don't like it, hmph."
"It's not good to be dishonest, Elara."
"Ugh... Alex, you're too much. Fine, fine, I like it, okay?" Elara wiggled uncomfortably. After all, even though it was embarrassing and shy, it was also quite enjoyable.
Talking about such dirty topics with Alex was actually quite fun.
It's because I love him.
[Elara]
[Strength]: 7
[Agility]: 8
[Intellect]: 6
[Constitution]: 9
Alex glanced at Elara's stats. They were slightly higher than Chi's and the others' because she was an athletic girl with great stamina. The [Augmentation] ability had a chance to boost their attributes.
It didn't trigger every time he shot inside, and he still didn't know if consuming it orally would work. He needed more experiments to find out.
"Elara, come over to my house today," Alex said, carrying her out the school gate and admiring the burning clouds in the distance. "What do you say?"
"Do you just want to do naughty things again?" Elara snorted gently.
"I'm trying to help you all get stronger, alright? But if you don't want to, that's fine. I have Makoto and the others..."
"I-I never said I didn't want to! I'll go," Elara angrily bit his neck, but didn't use much force, then blushed again seeing her own tooth marks. "Besides, sleeping over at your house is fun."
She didn't want to lose to Makoto and the others.
And even if it wasn't for getting stronger, she was willing to go just for the naughty things.
Thinking this, Elara suddenly fell silent. She parted her red lips, her finger stroking Alex's Adam's apple. After struggling with the thought, she spoke with a strange tone, "Alex, about that—"
"Hmm?"
"How about... we let Mom join us, too."
"..."
Stop.
Alex stopped moving.
Standing motionless beneath a large tree, he slowly looked back, only to find Elara avoiding his gaze, her delicate, pretty face suffused with a layer of shy redness.
The atmosphere was odd.
"Elara, I didn't hear you clearly. Say that again."
"...I won't say it again, you idiot! If you didn't hear it, forget it."
"No, I'm just curious. Is my hypnosis still working?"
"Alex—"
"Otherwise, why would you say such a thing? To be willing to let..."
"You're laughing at me, aren't you?" Elara bit his ear, sounding very wronged. "Of course, I don't want to! Doing something so outrageous with Mom... I certainly don't want that!"
"But... Mom has already accepted you, and she did it before me... Besides, we've both been conquered by you anyway. Are you really going to abandon Mom now?"
"No," Alex stated firmly. "I won't abandon Mrs. Summer."
Slap.
"Don't talk as if I want you to abandon Mom! You're the one who bullied us... Sigh. I don't care anymore how things turn out, as long as you don't make Mom sad."
"And don't make me sad either~"
"Yes, yes. I won't make you sad. I'll just make you fly with pleasure. How does that sound?"
"Don't be so vulgar!"