Authors Notes: Hey guys and gals! I know it's been a while. No great excuses to give you adorable soul sucking fans but in all fairness, I had this chap ¾ done after I posted my new fics and my computer decided to update without my permission. It deleted the whole thing and no matter what I tried, I couldn't recover the document. Sooo… I kinda raged and took a while to rewrite it.

Anyway, enjoy the 11.3K chap!
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Disclaimer: I do not own harry potter, solo leveling, overlord, bleach, akame ga kill, danmachi, pokemon, one-piece, CCG, Toriko, or any other anime/novel/manga that I may use.

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Chapter 36

Mansion Courtyard:

Magus POV:

"Ah~ this is the life~." (Magus)

Sitting under the shade of a tree in a recliner in nothing but a loose pair of cotton pants and a cold fruit drink in my hand, I relaxed and focused on the journal in my other hand.

The girls were off doing their own things, and I decided to focus on something important.

I'm going through my journal and organizing my ideas. It's easy to do it in my mind, but it's nice to write things out once in a while.

'I've been in this world for a while now. We set up our home, began exploring the dungeon, opened the auction house, met with the gods and goddess standing at the top of this city, started clearing out the trash, and have been having fun and making a few friends.

According to my shadows, we are also having a significant effect on the city. The goods we are selling are rapidly changing the status quo, and more and more people are proactively trying to improve themselves and their membership grades.

It also helps that the trash who can never accept others improving and try to drag them down is being slowly 'taken out,' so to speak. We have made a good few trips to our little forest getaway with new customers, and it never fails to feel satisfying.

It's not the act of killing that is satisfying, but for the girls who are connected to me and me, it's the sight of all of those poor souls hovering around their killer who died in agony finally being released from their attachments and moving on to the next life.

Thanks to our trips, the crime rate, and the groups that make up the 'underworld' of the city from both the nobles and adventurers are becoming crippled.

Come to think of it, I sent the TMNP on that mission to the red-light district to find slave prostitutes and rescue them. I don't care about the ones that are doing it for money, humans need an outlet, and many prostitutes do actually like their job. The amazons seem to enjoy it at least.

But slaves who were forced into it are a different story.

'Ishgar's familia is practically the overlord of the red-light district. I think her territory is actually adjacent to Freya's, maybe I'll ask her about it next time I see her.'

I added that to my list.

[Main goal: Complete the Dungeon.

Side goals: Clean up the city, explore the continent, keep training, learn more about blacksmithing from Hephaestus, talk to Freya about the red light district, keep the TMNP busy with missions.]

Completing the dungeon has always been our main goal here. With each level we progress, our bodies are being strengthened on a base level and evolving from the territory of mortals to gods.

For the girls, their mana and affinities will grow with them to become their main divinities upon reaching godly physiques, but it's different for me.

I was born with the soul and mana of a child of a primordial god.

My mortal body was never able to or supposed to be able to handle such power. If it wasn't for my mother's sacrifice, I would never have lived beyond my first year of life.

I raised a tendril of my shadow and gently stroked it.

My mother's soul was still in my shadow, gently protecting me from my own power.

As I grew stronger, more and more of my power was becoming accessible to me, and the strain my mother had to unconsciously hold was reduced.

By this point, I could clearly sense her slumbering and feel just how much power she was holding back. It was only thanks to her willing sacrifice and my father's abilities that she could even hold it back in the first place. She never even hesitated to sacrifice years of her life for her child, for me.

My main goal has always been to grow stronger, and by completing the dungeon and attaining the physique of a god, I can finally free her and allow my parents to be reunited.

I would never forget what she has done for me, but I also wouldn't waste my time worrying over it.

My father specifically told me she wouldn't process the passage of time and that I should take my time to enjoy life. I agree with that, but only if I am making progress toward the primary goal.

Cleaning up the city is the side goal of the auction house business, and I doubt it will stop until we genuinely pull out the corruption by its roots.

Exploring the continent is just a fun idea we had, it would be nice to take a tour and enjoy the sights.

As for Hephaestus, her skills are insane, and the few times I met with her to compare our techniques, I learned plenty from her vast experience and keen insight. In contrast, she learns a few new things from the knowledge I gained from other worlds.

We enjoyed our first meeting so much that we decided to continue our meetings on a regular schedule.

Training is always a top priority for us. We stopped basic workouts because the dungeon is evolving our bodies, so we have been heavily focusing on skills and talents. Our individual skills for close combat and weapon handling have peaked, making it hard to progress, but with the constant effort, we are getting slightly better over time.

I focus on my knife work, shadow manipulation, spell casting, and miscellaneous skills.

Bella focuses on poison manipulation and creation, spell casting, accuracy with her blades, and miscellaneous skills.

Yoru focuses on close combat, lightning manipulation, re-creating bleach spells, and miscellaneous skills.

And Akame focuses on her blade work, cursed fire manipulation, various curses, and miscellaneous skills.

Of course, we all have our own hobbies as well. Blacksmithing/Enchanting, Potions, arrays and wards, battle divination and talisman creation.

We spend most of our time together, but each of us has our private time as well.

Finally, the TMNP is a dangerous group for my sanity if I leave them unchecked. I don't even summon the little shits; they just pop up on their own like my owl and cause chaos wherever they go.

The only time they are quiet is when I give them a mission, and it's been a few weeks since I gave them the last one.

'I can't imagine there were that many sex slaves, *sigh* I'll check on them in a little while to see what they got up to.'

With my goals set, I shut the book and stretched out like a cat.

"Hm?"

As soon as I put the book away, I felt my arm vibrate slightly and pulled my sleeve back to show a runic tattoo on my wrist in the shape of a small lion's head.

It was the newest invention from Yoru and Akame.

The girls and I are connected so we could speak to each other telepathically whenever we wanted, but that doesn't work for others.

You see, a while ago, I lightly complained about how annoying it was using the 'Communication Orbs' I gave out to friends, associates, and others.

It's easy to give them out, but I don't want to carry around the orb with me to receive calls. It's inconvenient and uncomfortable.

Using her skills with arrays, Yoru created an array that can receive calls from the orbs, and Akame condensed the array into a talisman. You just have to stick the talisman on the body part you want it and boom, you get a cell phone tattoo.

I can receive all calls on it and even make my own.

Anyway, back to the tattoo, I pumped a bit of mana into it, and it lit up.

A projection appeared above it with the face of a smiling red-haired goddess.

"Yo! Magus~." (Loki)

"Hey Loki, what's up?" (Magus)

"Not much, we haven't spoken in a while. You don't call, don't visit, don't send a message with naked pics, I was starting to think you forgot about lil old me~." (Loki)

I smirked at her dramatic expression and tone.

"Nonsense, how could I forget about such a beautiful lil old goddess like you~." (Magus)

She smiled at the beautiful comment, but it melted like ice cream on a hot day at the end.

"Oi! Am I supposed to take that as an insult or compliment?!" (Loki)

"Hehe~, a compliment of course. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes." (Magus)

I held in a laugh at her twitching expression before she moved on.

"I'll get you for that one later, anyway, are you busy today? I thought we could hang out for a bit." (Loki)

"My, my, Loki, are you asking me out? How forward of you." (Magus)

"Hmph, don't look down on this sexy piece of ass, I do what I want. Now answer my question." (Loki)

I laughed at her changing moods before thinking about it.

"One sec." (Magus)

She nodded.

"Tom." (Magus)

"Yes sir?" (Tom)

Tom appeared to my side.

"Hey Tom!" (Loki)

Loki saw him and spoke up while Tom nodded.

"Hello Miss Loki." (Tom)

They never talked, but they met back at the auction night when Tom helped me with the Hookah.

I covered the screen with my hand before she could interrupt me again.

"Hey!" (Loki)

"Tom, do I have anything I have to do today?" (Magus)

Tom shook his head.

"No sir, I believe you had nothing planned for the day. The ladies are off doing their own things and won't be available until the evening." (Tom)

I nodded at that.

"Great, thanks Tom." (Magus)

"My pleasure sir." (Tom)

Tom silently left, and I turned back to Loki.

"Well, it looks like I'm free today, what did you have in mind?" (Magus)

Loki smiled.

"Oh~ such a big shot. And how about just walking around? It would be nice to talk and enjoy the city a bit. My Familia is meeting up for dinner at our favorite bar later tonight, so you're welcome to join~; I want a rematch on our drinking competition!" (Loki)

I raised an eyebrow at that.

"Loki, that wasn't a competition. My physique aside, I told you I'm mostly immune to poison and have a high alcohol tolerance." (Magus)

She seemed to get even more fired up at my response.

"And I'm a goddess! One who drinks regularly! You cheated with that divine grade liquor!" (Loki)

"You went out like a light after one shot." (Magus)

"Well I didn't expect it ok! Who serves their guest's divine liquor anyway? I didn't even know any existed in the mortal plane outside of Souma's stuff! And who was that woman anyway?" (Loki)

I felt myself tense up at her last line and quickly changed topics.

"*Cough* Don't worry about it, we can have a rematch with your preference next time. Where do you want to meet up?" (Magus)

Loki thought about it before giving me a time and place.

"Meet me at XXX street in thirty minutes." (Loki)

"Ok, I'll see you in a bit." (Magus)

I shut off the connection and stood up to stretch.

'Thank god she didn't continue asking questions; when you talk about that woman, she will appear and cause chaos.'

I warily looked around before confirming nothing was there and relaxed.

"Hm… I guess I should let the girls know."

I reached out with our connection to Bella first.

'Hey love, I'm going to go meet up with Loki for a bit.' (Magus)

She responded back after a few seconds.

'Ok, have fun dear, I'll be finished with this potion I'm working on by around eight or nine, I'll be here when you get back.' (Bella)

'Got it, love you.' (Magus)

'Love you.' (Bella)

I connected to Yoru next.

'Yoru, I'm heading to the city to meet up with Loki for a bit.' (Magus)

I heard some noise over the connection that strangely sounded like meowing and calls of 'Praise her Meowjesty,' but I chose to ignore it.

'Ok~ Go easy on the poor goddess~, I'll finish up and meet you later tonight. Love you~.' (Yoru)

'Love you.' (Magus)

Lastly, I connected to Akame and heard a lot of whooshing sounds as if something fast just flew by.

'She must be at the training field working on her divination.'

'Hey love, I'm heading to the city to meet up with Loki.' (Magus)

It took a few seconds for her to respond, but it was straightforward.

'Mn. Love you.' (Akame)

I gave her a bit of encouragement for training and cut the connection to go change.

I threw on a loose form-fitting cotton shirt and black pants with some modern style boots and melted into my shadow, moving toward the meetup location.

*Line Break*

Magus POV:

"So let me get this straight, you just walked into the room of one of the most powerful mages of your continent, took one of the most powerful mana focuses that's even considered a legend on said continent from his nightstand, and walked out?" (Loki)

"Yup~ To be fair, he probably never considered anyone actually being able to reach his room due to the wards set up, but once you're in there, you're fine.

The guy, along with a whole race of people, had a severe lack of common sense. It was as funny as it was painful." (Magus)

Loki and I were in a clothing store we passed by while doing some window shopping. It was actually pretty fun to hang out with the beautiful goddess.

She's crazy in a fun way, and we have been sharing pranks and stunts we pulled off. I was telling her about the time I took the Elder Wand from Dumbledore.

"Hahahaha~!" (Loki)

Loki almost fell out of the changing room from laughing, and I had to catch her before she tripped.

She caught her breath and started posing in her new outfit while I gave my opinion and continued.

"And the best part was, the old man was apparently using the mana focus to retain his sanity in his old age." (Magus)

"Ah! Stop! Hahahaha! It hurts!" (Loki)

I had no mercy.

"I didn't know about it until months later when I met him, and he thought I was a loan shark coming to collect. With the loss of his sanity, he somehow turned to gambling, and he had shit luck." (Magus)

I watched with satisfaction as Loki started tearing up from laughing and stopped my story for a moment.

She calmed down and asked a few questions before grabbing her next pair of clothes and re-entering the changing room.

That's when I finished the job.

"Oh, and the guy had a candy addiction. I managed to prey on his gambling habits and get him addicted to those magic gumballs." (Magus)

There was silence for a second before I heard a loud *PPFFTT* followed by laughter and a Loki who half tumbled out of the changing room in just her underwear.

I pushed her back in and smiled.

"Oh~, did you like the story so much that you're trying to seduce me~" (Magus)

"Hahaha~ shut it you. I will have my revenge for this!" (Loki)

She pushed off me lightly without any shame and went back into the changing room to get dressed.

"Your welcome to come in and join me if you want to watch~." (Loki)

I chuckled at her teasing tone.

"The temptation is strong, but you said you wanted to go somewhere before sunset, we don't have much time left." (Magus)

Loki came out dressed and shook her head at me.

"Boo~ You're supposed to turn into a stuttering mess at my offer." (Loki)

I laughed at that and didn't answer.

We went back out into the streets and started walking under Loki's lead.

"So, how's your Familia been since the auction?" (Magus)

Loki hummed in thought before answering.

"Well, the lower leveled members have been ecstatic. No one aside from our top members knows about you, so everything thinks the auction is mysterious and fun.

News of the items being sold is rapidly spreading throughout the city, and you're getting crazy amounts of good attention. Actually, the bad kind of attention isn't being mentioned that much." (Loki)

She gave me a sharp look, and I just smiled innocently, which she scoffed at but didn't press.

"Fin fell in love with that training room offered to VIP's, Gareth is holding onto the alcohol he won like a dragon and its gold, and Riviera has been locking herself in her study and going over whatever she read in your VIP library.

Actually, the only time I saw her these past few days was when Azazel came by to continue announcing his love for her and refusing to leave without seeing her." (Loki)

"Haha~ He can be a stubborn one, but he's a good guy at heart." (Magus)

After the auction, I helped set Azazel up with his own place near the Loki Familia with some starting funds. It's up to him to make more in whatever way he wants.

"Yeah, it's quite fun to see how Riviera gets all heated up so fast. No one ever gets to her that quickly, and the guy keeps coming up with crazy ideas! It's great! Hehe~.

My adorable Ais and my other kids were sad they couldn't see the VIP area, I wonder if I could 'convince' you to give me an extra pass." (Loki)

Loki pushed her almost 'nonexistent' bust out against my side and fluttered her eyes at me.

I gave her a deadpan look before flicking her forehead.

"Ow! Be more gentle with a maiden!" (Loki)

"Of course, when I meet one, I will strive to be gentle." (Magus)

I smirked at her twitching expression and kept walking.

"I'll consider it, we won't have many VIPs for a long while, but those kids are a bit young. I think fifteen might be pushing it, don't you think?" (Magus)

Loki thought on that before sighing.

"*Sigh* I guess your right, it's kind of easy to forget their ages when you live so long with super-powered mortals, but it's not that big of a deal. There isn't a drinking age in this city since you even have small kids heading into the dungeon." (Loki)

I nodded at that and placed my elbow on Loki's conveniently placed head. It was at the perfect height for an elbow rest.

"I'll think about it." (Magus)

I enjoyed her twitching expression.

She didn't respond aside from taking my arm off her head and intertwining her own with it.

She hummed, and we enjoyed the silence as we walked.

Unknown to me at the time, a pair of eyes had managed to spot me, but I never expected anyone to know me, so I didn't bother paying extra attention. If I had been more cautious, I wouldn't have been so surprised when I met the owner of the pair a few days later.

*Line Break*

Loki POV:

I brought Magus to one of my favorite parts of the city, the top of the city wall.

It's just a nice flat path that circles around the city, but it offers a breathtaking viewpoint, and no matter what part of the day, you can hear the backdrop of the busy city.

We walked in silence and enjoyed the ambiance until the sun started to set.

'I can't remember the last time I felt this peaceful.'

No chaotic thoughts, no desire to distract myself with something to have fun with, just a peaceful silence while walking and basking in someone's aura.

We stopped to watch the sunset, and I couldn't help but think back on that night.

We had just finished enjoying a crazy game of gumball roulette, and in my exhausted state, I barely noticed the strange woman, who I was sure was a goddess by the divinity coming off of her, switch out the bottle of alcohol I was drinking with something else.

I also barely processed it when the liquid I poured into my cup was suddenly golden and giving off a strong enchanting scent, but I did catch Magus suddenly calling my name before everything went dark.

I soon found myself looking at my memories from a 3rd person point of view, almost like I was there in person but couldn't interact with anything.

From my earliest years of forming, to the wars in heaven, to the years of boredom, to the wars with monsters on the mortal plane, and finally, to my time in Orario building up my Familia with the cute kids I picked up along the way.

I became known as the joker, the jester, the chaos inducing woman, all in my search for entertainment.

But… I realized I was just trying to distract myself from my own pain.

I watched and saw how my eyes would flash with a deep well of emptiness and envy whenever I saw gods and mortals finding companionship.

And almost as soon as it was there, it was gone as I buried it behind a jokers smile and ran to find something to distract myself with.

I had only recently begun to question my intentions and goals, but seeing just how far back and deep my loneliness had been eating away at me was a big shock.

The dream flowed on, and I watched it all, sometimes speeding over years and other times slowing down to let me see it all, until the day I met Magus, that was when my world changed.

Something new, something different, and someone I felt both an attraction toward as well as a sense of comfort with.

I wanted that feeling, I wanted to know what it felt like, even just once.

He suddenly appeared and grabbed my attention like nothing I had ever seen before. His mana signature screamed out to me, his aura enchanted me, and his personality entertained me and made me endlessly curious to know more.

It shocked me to realize that my rapid attraction to Magus was an accumulation of thousands of years of pain and confusion of things I kept distracting myself from finally finding the one missing piece it was always looking for.

And just like that, as soon as I accepted my honest desires and pain, the dream shattered, and I awoke with a start in my bedroom back in my manor.

I could have sworn I saw the shadow of something leave out of the corner of my eye, and even though I had no proof, I felt a warm feeling in my chest as I briefly sensed it's mana.

I am a goddess of magic, if Magus isn't deliberately trying to hide from me, I would never forget the feeling of his mana.

Riviera had told me it was Magus who took me home after passing out, and I spend a few days going over the dream and my thoughts on it before I decided to call Magus.

I looked up at him as he stared off into the sunset and watched as the golden glow lit up his features.

It made him seem almost…. godly…

"*Pft*" (Loki)

I couldn't help but start laughing at that thought.

Magus turned his view onto me with a raised eyebrow.

"What?" (Magus)

I just shook my head.

"Nothing, I just thought of something funny." (Loki)

He just gave me a look before shaking his head and looking back toward the setting sun while annoyingly placing his elbow back on my head.

"You're a strange one." (Magus)

I just hmphed at that.

"The pot calling the kettle black." (Loki)

We both chuckled at that, and I moved his arm from my head to my shoulders.

He responded in kind and pulled me in, so my back was up against his chest.

I didn't try or want to fight it and just let out a content sigh as I leaned into him and felt his aura wrap around me.

It felt warm, comforting, and… safe. It was everything I always wanted and hoped for. I didn't even want to try and tease him.

We didn't talk again and just enjoyed the view as the last rays of light fell over the horizon.

'I've been unknowingly looking for this feeling for my entire existence, and now I don't want to lose it. I want you Magus, no matter what I have to accept to have you.'

I grasped the arm wrapped around me a little tighter and hoped the moment would last forever.

*Line Break*

Magus POV:

Watching the last few rays of light dip below the horizon with Loki was surprisingly peaceful and soothing.

Of course, I knew Loki was lost in thought, and I didn't want to push her to voice her thoughts.

Even now, I don't know why grandma decided to pop in so randomly and switch out Loki's drink with the original 'Morpheus's Brew.'

For god's sake, the bottle I auctioned off to Loki was a watered-down version because I didn't want to let anyone who bought it have the risk of falling into an actual coma!

If someone who drinks it couldn't accept or refuses to accept their past and the scars they see, they could never wake up from the trance until the day they died. And even then! There is no guarantee the spirit won't remain lost in a trance after death.

As soon as I saw Loki's eyes widen and I smelled the aroma of her drink, I wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

Putting divine grade alcohol in Loki's hands and trying to be fast enough to take it away before she could drink it would require a level of power that could match my father.

Loki was out like a light, and I played it off with the others at the time and took her home. I left a Kneazle and Medic shadow to watch over her and left, but I desperately hoped she wouldn't be in a coma.

My worries were unfounded when she surprisingly woke up the next morning. I shouldn't have doubted the strength of her mind, she isn't the fool she may act like, she's a genuine goddess of magic that hides under a persona of a trickster, like a blade hidden in a sleeve.

I was worried when I didn't hear from her for a few days, but everything seemed to work out.

I put all my thoughts to the back of my head and just enjoyed the day together, and it was nice. Even now, holding her and enjoying the ambiance of the moment was surprisingly peaceful.

In a lot of ways, we mesh together well, and our aura connecting so easily is the clearest sign of that.

As the light of the sunset went away, and the night pulled in, I knew we had to get going.

A fun idea hit me, and with a mischievous smile, I jumped backward off the wall with Loki.

"Wha..?!" (Loki)

She squeaked cutely in surprise before tilting her head to look at me with a smile as we fell.

I was surprised to see there was no fear in her eyes. She completely let go and trusted me, and her smile at this moment seemed to engrave itself in my mind.

Before we hit the ground, I shadow traveled us to the street with the Hostess on it.

*Line Break*

We appeared down the street from the Hostess in an alleyway without attracting any attention.

My mind was still preoccupied with that smile. There was something about that face that really enchanted me, and I was mentally organizing it in one of my mental folders for impactful moments.

I know it was rash of me to show Loki my form of teleportation, but I didn't really mind. It doesn't really make a difference, and I might use it as a test to see if she tells anyone.

Teleportation is rare but not unheard of in this world.

"*Cough*" (Loki)

I heard Loki cough and looked down at her smugly smiling face.

"You know~ I don't mind if you want to keep holding me like this but were attracting a bit of attention." (Loki)

I looked around and realized we were getting a few looks.

'Damn, I got lost in thought again.'

"Sorry, I was thinking about something." (Magus)

That just made Loki smile wider.

"Oh? Did you fall for my charms~? Are you mesmerized by this sexy body~?" (Loki)

I scoffed at that, picked her up, threw her over my shoulder, and started walking.

"Come on, we're going to be late." (Magus)

Loki flopped around in protest.

"Oi! This isn't how I imagined being carried by you!" (Loki)

"Those who live on expectations are sure to be disappointed." (Magus)

I ignored her complaints and kept walking, I could feel her aura and knew she was actually enjoying it.

Especially since my arm holding her conveniently placed my hand on her beautifully shaped ass. I did not give it a squeeze, not even twice.

I caught her trying desperately to stretch her arm and squeeze my own ass out of the corner of my eye, but she was too short for my height.

Within a minute, we came upon our destination, the Hostess of Fertility.

Arriving at the Hostess, I couldn't help but look up at it and notice the extreme similarity to the anime.

The Hostess of Fertility sits on a brick-lined street. It is a two-story building made of stone that has the depth of a charming inn. As it is located along the Western Main Street, it is usually filled with a lot of customers.

The front entrance has a set of double doors with wood carvings decorating the frame. Engravings can be seen in various places on the front of the pub. The Hostess of Fertility sign can be seen on the left side of the entrance, as well as on an overhanging sign with a crossed fork and knife.

From my memories, I recalled a bit of information about the place.

The owner, Mia Grand, opened the pub after she semi-retired as a level 6 adventurer from Freya's Familia. The pub caters to citizens during the afternoon and adventurers during the night.

All the staff of the Hostess of Fertility are female. It is an interracial business, accepting employees from all races and is full of people with shady pasts that Mia took in and takes care of. As the employees are used to fighting, any unwanted behavior can cause people to be thrown out of the pub and out onto the street, something passerby's are used to seeing.

I mentally sighed and prepared myself since I had been desperately avoiding this place since I arrived in the world.

'Fucking cliché's, you can fight them, but you can't always avoid them. I would bet my favorite smithing hammer that at least one cliché situation is going to happen.'

I felt something tapping my head and refocused.

"Oi, come on, don't just stand there, my drinks are calling for me! Mush!" (Loki)

I chuckled and pinched her butt in response before entering.

'What a great ass.'

Entering the place, I was assaulted by the sounds of a full pub of adventurers eating, drinking, and having a good time.

Lines of booths on each side of the place with a strange pattern of tables filling the center and a bar at the end with stools.

The same staff from canon made their way gracefully through the tables holding trays of food and breaking hands that tried to touch them. They were not gentle.

It had a festive and jovial mood going.

I got a few looks from people who saw me since my looks weren't exactly common, but no one tried to bother me. A few noticed precisely who I had over my shoulder and doubled their efforts to not bother me, no one wanted to get in the way of the #1 Familia.

I saw a table at the back with Loki's main adventurers, and Loki waved over my shoulder when they noticed us.

Seeing her like this, Finn just slapped his face and sighed, Gareth laughed, and Riviera picked up her staff like she wanted to hit something with it.

I got curious looks from the younger ones, but they didn't say anything if the older group wasn't reacting.

"E-excuse me?" (?)

I looked down and saw a cute green-eyed cat girl with black hair, ears, and tail. She was looking at me nervously.

'Isn't she…..ah! Chloe, the assassin girl.'

I smiled gently.

"Yes?" (Magus)

She swallowed and spoke up.

"I'm s-sorry nya, but we are a bit busy, d-do you mind waiting a bit nya?" (Chloe)

I winced a bit at her nervousness. Ever since I started interacting with people in this world, I realized that demihumans with higher levels have an instinct to avoid me like an animal that hides when a predator strolls past.

They are sensing my animal side, and there is very little I can do to prevent it. Other races and weaker demihumans can't detect it, so it usually isn't a concern.

I raised my hand and saw her twitch a bit while she had a deer caught in the headlights look until my hand plopped down on her head, and I began petting her.

She came back to herself when she instinctively purred at my attention and blushed.

I am an expert in handling felines.

"It's fine, I'll be joining the Loki Familia in the back." (Magus)

Chloe nodded and was about to speak after leaning into my hand, but Loki beat her to it.

"Would you stop flirting with other women in front of me! Wait, that's not right. Stop flirting with women in front of me without allowing me to join! There we go." (Loki)

I sighed and started walking to the back while Chloe's ear dropped sadly when I stopped. She turned to look at me only to see Loki hanging off my shoulder and mouthing the word 'MINE' to her while patting my back.

We reached the table, and Riviera stood up. We communicated with our eyes and nodded.

I lifted Loki off my shoulder.

"Finally! Now we can start drinking!" (Loki)

And handed her into the waiting hands of Riviera.

"No! Magus! How could you betray me like this!?" (Loki)

I ignored her and sat down next to Finn.

"Thanks for taking care of her for the day, and sorry for any trouble she caused." (Finn)

I shook my head at that and pulled out a bottle of Firewhiskey and a glass much to the younger groups' shock.

"Nah, don't be, it was a fun day, and she can be an enjoyable company when she wants to be." (Magus)

Finn let it go, and Gareth discreetly passed me his empty mug.

I chuckled and filled up a glass for both of us while ignoring Riviera lecturing Loki on something. I saw her head snap up when I opened the bottle, but she couldn't escape Riviera's staff smashing speed. It looked quite painful.

"Cheers." (Magus)

"Haha! Cheers!" (Gareth)

We clinked glasses and downed them before simultaneously letting out a small fireball and laughing.

Finn looked interested.

"I just realized I never tried any of your drinks, I was too focused on that training simulator of yours. What was that drink?" (Finn)

"Half a century aged Firewhiskey, its closely tied to the element of fire and has a calming effect on the drinker. Powerful stuff though, so if you can't handle a strong drink, I wouldn't advise it." (Magus)

He seemed to consider it for a moment before shrugging and passing me his mug.

"Um… Excuse me." (?)

I turned to the speaking while refilling the glasses for me, Gareth, and Finn. There were strange looks being sent my way from a blond blank-faced girl, twin amazons, a young elf, and a surprisingly subdued looking werewolf.

'Hm? This is Tiona right?'

"Yes?" (Magus)

Tiona was a pretty direct girl.

"Who are you?" (Tiona)

I raised an eyebrow at that before I remembered that I asked VIP's to keep my identity a secret. I extended my hand to her.

"My apologies, my name Magus and I am a Loki's friend." (Magus)

Tiona brightened up at that and shook my hand.

"Oh really? Well then, it's nice to meet you Magus, my name is Tiona, and that's my sister Tione." (Tiona)

Tiona was a ball of energy, and she introduced her sister to me. I nodded at her.

"A pleasure." (Magus)

"Likewise." (Tione)

Tiona turned to Ais and the elf girl next.

"This is Ais, and that's Lefiya." (Tiona)

"Hi." (Ais)

Ais spoke with an emotionless but polite way.

"H-hello." (Lefiya)

Lefiya was just as shy as her anime counterpart.

I nodded at them.

'If I put Ais next to Akame, they could be twins with their personalities.'

"And that's Bete, hm? Bete, what's wrong?" (Tiona)

Tiona just seemed to notice that Bete had his ears down and wouldn't raise his head to look me in the eye. I just sighed at the sight and spoke up.

"You have good instincts kid, but don't worry, don't antagonize me, and you will be fine." (Magus)

Bete nodded and relaxed a bit, but he still didn't look me in the eye.

I got curious looks from the amazons.

"Did you do something to him?" (Tione)

"Wow! He is almost never so quiet!" (Tiona)

"Shut up! Mind your own damn business!" (Bete)

I waved my hand nonchalantly and took a sip of my drink before answering.

"I have a strong suppression effect on demihumans that have reached at least level 3. The higher your instincts, the stronger the feeling." (Magus)

"Wow! That's a cool skill! What's it called?" (Tiona)

I raised an eyebrow at her misunderstanding and turned to Finn.

He saw my look and nodded to give me permission.

I turned back to Tiona and spoke loud enough for the eavesdroppers to hear while going demihuman with my facial features. My ears, eyes, teeth, and hair took on a wild lion-like image.

"It's called Apex Predator." (Magus)

My voice came out slightly rough, and this time they all felt the suppression and froze up. If I deliberately release a bit of aura and give a visual effect, even ordinary humans could feel it.

A noticeable silence took over the surrounding tables as many paled like they just noticed a Goliath was sitting next to them.

It was broken in the next second by two things.

A whistling noise that caused me to snap my hand up and catch a plate being thrown at my face, and a hand I noticed but allowed to slap the back of my head.

"Oi! Stop scaring my customers! It's bad for business!" (Mama Mia)

"Magus! Stop scaring my cute kids! And give me that drink!" (Loki)

Mama Mia was standing behind her bar and giving me a stern glare, so I matched her eyes and ignored Loki, who had used the opportunity to conveniently use me as a chair and take my Firewhiskey. Gareth was smart enough to protect his drink, Finn was to slow.

"My apologies." (Magus)

I tilted my head slightly and gently tossed a bottle of ale strong enough to get even her drunk.

She caught the bottle and nodded before turning back to work. I chuckled at the sight.

'The strong don't need to say much. This is her domain, so it's only proper to step back.'

I turned back to the table and silently cast a calming charm at everyone. The effect was instant, and everyone relaxed.

"Sorry about that, I couldn't help it, Loki seems to have rubbed off on me~ Haha." (Magus)

The fact that she was rubbing her ass on my lap intentionally gave my words a double meaning that made her smile up at me mischievously.

I just gave her a playful look and flicked her forehead.

"Ow! Buy a girl dinner first before you get rough with her!" (Loki)

I pointed at my empty bottle of Firewhiskey.

"You didn't pay for that!" (Loki)

"I made it." (Magus)

Loki waved her hand.

"Different thing, but you can make it up to me with another bottle." (Loki)

"Ok~." (Magus)

Her smile lit up until I picked her up by the back of her collar and tossed her to Riviera, who was waiting with open arms and a heavy staff where her face paled.

I ignored her struggles and turned to Tiona, who was back to being enthusiastic.

"Wow! I felt like you turned into a monster rex! How did you do that?!" (Tiona)

You can't dislike such a positive girl. I did notice that she and her sister were giving me slightly predatorial looks, but I ignored it; they were too young for me, and despite my budding feelings with specific goddesses, I am not a man whore who thinks with his dick.

"It's a bloodline ability, lions are kings of the jungle for a reason." (Magus)

This time I just released my ears, and she seemed satisfied with that.

She did try to touch them, but she was too short, and it was funny seeing her try to reach. I was the tallest person in the building, with Mama Mia being a close second.

Just then, the food arrived being carried by Chloe, a girl that looked like a younger Syr, and Ryu.

I didn't exactly order anything, but Chloe cleared that up for me.

"Mama Mia says that if your sorry, eat up nya." (Chloe)

I gave her an amused look and just accepted it, I'm not exactly poor.

Ryu nodded politely, and Syr blushed before they walked off, but I noticed Chloe hadn't left yet.

"Um…" (Chloe)

She blushed a bit before speaking up.

"Can I… touch your ears nya?" (Chloe)

'Hm? Oh, I still have my lion ears out.'

I nodded with a smile and tilted my head for her to reach, but just then, a familiar weight rested on my shoulder and let out a hiss at Chloe.

*Hiiissss*

"Nya! That's rude!" (Chloe)

I didn't even have to check what it was, I just lifted my hand and started petting the adorable black cat currently wrapping her tail around my neck and hissing at Chloe.

"Now now Yoru~, she was just curious." (Magus)

I heard a laugh in my mind before the cat smirked and turned back into Yoru. I had to quickly cast a notice me not charm for everyone not at our table. Yoru knew I would cover her and did it on purpose. The charm would cover us for a few hours, I didn't want some cliché situation of a drunk dude trying to hit on my wife and me beating them up.

She appeared in her beautiful and sexy dark-skinned, purple-haired, and amber-eyed human form while thankfully wearing clothes. She was also still wrapped around me.

She spoke to the shocked Chloe, but everyone at the table heard her.

"Mine." (Yoru)

Chloe seemed to get the message and huffed, but I stopped her before she could go away and let her touch my ears.

She was happy with that and stuck her tongue out at Yoru before running off.

I turned to my sexy wife and smiled.

"Being a bit territorial~?" (Magus)

"Hmph, I'm the only black cat allowed." (Yoru)

I just laughed and kissed her.

"I'll be sure to show my black cat how unique she is later~." (Magus)

She smiled at that and lightly purred.

"Oh? Don't tempt me~." (Yoru)

"*COUGH*."

I snapped out of my usual flow with Yoru and turned back to the table, who were all staring at us.

The older three had already met my wives, so Yoru just waved at them without bothering to detach from me.

"Hey guys~." (Yoru)

Finn and Gareth nodded with a smile.

"Good to see you again, please stop being intimate in public though." (Riviera)

"Hey Yoru!" (Loki)

Loki's face flashed with annoyance before she hid it and smiled at Yoru. We both caught it but didn't press.

Yoru did get off me though and sat on a chair I conjured next to me. No one aside from Loki caught it.

I turned to the younger group.

"This is Yoru, my wife, Yoru, this is Tiona, Tione, Ais, Lefiya, and Bete." (Magus)

They nodded, and Tione and Tiona looked at Yoru curiously.

"You're his wife? Aren't you an amazon? We don't marry." (Tione)

Yoru just laughed at that.

"Haha~ No, I am not an amazon, there are dark-skinned women outside of amazons, we are just rare~." (Yoru)

"Really? You're the first I've met. Your beautiful though!" (Tiona)

Yoru smiled and started chatting with the twins.

Everyone started eating, and Loki soon challenged me to that drinking competition.

"This time, I will win!" (Loki)

She ordered a whole barrel from Mama Mia for the challenge and halfway through, when Loki had quickly drunk half her body weight in ale, I could tell she was done.

She might be a god, but she currently has a mortal body.

"Loki, I keep trying to tell you this, but the drink is getting digested faster than I'm drinking, there is no point to this." (Magus)

"IssS FiinE! ShuuT UpP And DrInK!" (Loki)

I just sighed at the sight and cast a sobering charm on the poor goddess before she embarrasses herself.

She jumped up and looked around before she smiled at me.

"Damn! That's a good one, I gotta steal it from you." (Loki)

I just smiled back.

"Your welcome to try; it's called a sobering charm." (Magus)

There were a few exclamations of Loki's sobering up from the Familia, but I diverted everyone's attention with a fun game.

"Hey Loki, I have a fun game for everyone to play." (Magus)

Yoru heard my thoughts and laughed mischievously, but that just made Loki more curious.

"Hit me!" (Loki)

I waved my hand, and a few dozen shot glasses got conjured on the table with each filling with a different colored liquid.

Riviera and Lefiya looked amazed at the ease and style of magic, but Lefiya was too shy to ask, and Riviera was determined to figure it out herself.

I turned to everyone and spoke.

"In my home country, there was a candy with an enchantment to give a completely random flavor upon eating it. It could be anything from chocolate or vanilla, to paper or grass. There is literally no flavor not covered by it. I recreated the enchantment in a liquid form. There is a chance of alcoholic flavors, but none of it is real alcohol. Who wants to play~?" (Magus)

Unsurprisingly, no one wanted to sit out on this one. I gave everyone 3 shots, and we went around in order.

I started it off and downed a clear liquid shot and shrugged.

"Vodka." (Magus)

"What's vodka?" (Loki)

I gave her a surprised look.

'I never bothered to check what kinds of alcohol this world has.'

"I'll invite you over some time and give you a full alcohol tasting tour." (Magus)

Loki's eyes lit up at that, and I swear her arcana must have activated because she practically teleported across the table.

"It's a date!" (Loki)

I just gave her an amused look and turned to Yoru, who was also amused at the site.

It was Yoru's turn next, and she downed a brown liquid shot and got a weird look.

"Copper." (Yoru)

There were a few laughs, and the game got going.

Ais got Strawberry. She is blessed with luck.

Riviera got Ginger and cringed, but she took it like a champ.

Gareth laughed since he got Charcoal, which is ironic because he's a rare dwarf that doesn't have an interest in blacksmithing.

Finn got grossed out by the taste of Plastic and accidentally downed his drink of Firewhiskey, resulting in only more coughing.

Tiona smiled at the taste of Gravy.

Tione got excited by her sisters' luck but ended up with Wood.

Lefiya had tears in her eyes because she got Salty Tomato, and she hates tomatoes.

Bete's was great. He got Chili Pepper and literally jumped high enough to hit his head on the ceiling and knocked himself out.

I took pity on the kid and used an enervate charm on him so he could enjoy the last few seconds of the spicy taste before it faded.

And Loki….. she really has terrible luck. She got Wasabi.

After she stopped rolling around on the ground, Yoru asked for some of the snacks I keep in stasis, and Loki she asked/demanded some as well. I had loads because Akame, my adorable fox, gets a bit bloodthirsty if she is not adequately fed.

Vegetable Gyoza, Sweet Bean Dumplings, Fruit Tarts, Apple Jelly, Jewel Meat Jerky, and a few other small snacks that go well with drinks.

That seemed to be a mistake because within seconds of bringing out the food, a shadow was cast over me.

I looked up to see the glaring face of Mama Mia.

"No bringing outside food into this establishment." (Mama Mia)

Loki froze with a sweet bean dumpling hanging from her mouth and pointed at me.

I chuckled at how quickly she threw me under the bus and turned to Mia.

"Would you like to try the snacks? You might be able to add it to your menu, I'll give you the recipe for any single dish here." (Magus)

We had a silent stare down for a minute before she reached over and grabbed a piece of gyoza.

There was a tense silence as she chewed and kept a blank face, but soon enough, not even she could resist my godly cooking, and her mouth began to curve into a smile.

{CRASH!}

A loud noise broke the silence, and everyone turned to Yoru, who was innocently whistling next to a broken plate.

"My bad~ Hehe~." (Yoru)

It took a second before I realized what she just did and turned back to Mama Mia only to see the hard glare.

'Damn it Yoru! You deprived me of seeing this woman finally smile!'

Soon everyone realized it too and turned deadpan stares on her. She had the nerve to turn back into cat form and jump on my lap to pass the heat to me.

I just shook my head at her antics.

"Are you sure you want to trade the recipe just to get me off your back?" (Mama Mia)

I absentmindedly nodded.

"Sure thing, I'm not opening a restaurant in the near future so its all yours, I'll even show your chef how to make it." (Magus)

She considered it for a second before nodding.

"Don't overdo it, and I'll let it go. I expect that recipe soon." (Mama Mia)

I gave her a nod.

"I'll finish this game and head into the kitchen." (Magus)

She didn't look happy with my answer but grunted in agreement after I matched her eyes.

As she walked back, I turned to see amazed looks from Loki's Familia.

"Y-you just..." (Tione)

"How did…." (Lefiya)

"That's bullshit!" (Bete)

"I'm not surprised, you made Mama Mia take a step back." (Riviera)

"Hahaha!" (Loki)

Finn and Gareth just shook their head, and Ais was tilting her head in confusion without understanding the situation. Yoru was chilling out with her tail waving around and being very amused.

I just waved my hand.

"It's called respect, get strong enough, and you automatically earned it unless you do something that makes you lose it. Now, let's get back to the game~." (Magus)

With Mama Mia appeased, we got back into the game.

Ais, the lucky golden girl, managed to get Blueberry Pie and Vanilla. The odds of getting three great and sweet flavors in a row are minuscule. She reminds me of Akame to much.

Yoru, cat form or not, was still in the game and got Mint and much to her joy, Salmon.

Loki's bad luck continued with Soap and then improved with Coconut.

Riviera's luck was mixed with Apple first, and Sour Lemon second. Her face, when the sour lemon flavor hit, was priceless.

Finn made the same mistake again with Fried Egg and downed another drink, thankfully I gave him something lighter than Firewhiskey, so he suffered a bit less. He got Pumpkin on the next shot.

Gareth enjoyed the new taste of Bacon but ended up suffering on the next draw with Sulphur.

Tiona's optimism must have affected a game of pure chance because she got Steak on the first and Watermelon on the second. The happy girl actually asked for another shot.

Tione's mood soured even more with Grass and Hair. She threw a chair in rage only to get a chair thrown back at her and almost started a tavern brawl if Mama Mia didn't stop them (some verbally and others physically).

Bete, the poor, poor, werewolf got Pepper and Horseradish. All his senses are much sharper than humans, so he REALLY felt the flavors. I swear the kid must have pissed on someone's grave or something.

Lefiya was a strange mix with Overcooked Cabbage and Sardines. I think the poor girl was traumatized by the game.

Finally, I laughed at the taste of Almond and Cheese.

The game was over, so I placed Yoru on my chair and went to the back where Mia showed me to the kitchen while rolling up my sleeves.

'I'll make some extra Gyoza for Akame. She would be sad without them.'

3rd person POV:

When Magus got up to leave, Yoru decided to have a small chat with Loki.

She hopped over from Magus's seat to the table in front of Loki and cast a subtle privacy ward around them.

It's a ward that mixes the charms of notice me not, silence, and illusion into a ward that surrounds the user. It's very weak and short-lived, but it's so subtle that only a goddess of magic would notice. Not even Riviera, a high leveled high elf mage noticed.

Loki looked at Yoru in surprise before her eyes grew serious.

"Hm? What's this about?" (Loki)

Yoru turned back into human form and sat on the edge of the table.

"I wanted to have a quick word with you Loki, without Magus around." (Yoru)

"Oh?" (Loki)

"I'll be direct here, you like Magus, right?" (Yoru)

There was a tense silence as Loki debated on being honest before she nodded.

"I do." (Loki)

Yoru nodded.

"And you realize that we are…. different from others around here, right?" (Yoru)

"I do, but what does that have to do with anything?" (Loki)

Yoru sighed at that.

"Bella, Akame, and I have already told Magus to do what he wants, we won't try to force him to not find interest in others even if he loves us enough to reject any new feelings.

You will have to be the one to push your way into his heart, and we won't obstruct you from getting closer to him, but if you want to know us better, you have to be prepared to have your world view changed. Things foreign and shocking to even a long-lived goddess like you are going to be common if you press forward." (Yoru)

Loki raised an eyebrow at that.

"I admit I'm falling pretty hard for Magus, but do you kids really think you have seen more of the world than me? I've been alive for tens of thousands of years. Some things might surprise me, but I have literally seen civilization evolve over the years and fought wars in heaven." (Loki)

Yoru smirked back at her.

"You may be older than us, but how can a being who doesn't even know how they came to be, think they know everything? The gods of this world are but frogs in a well." (Yoru)

Loki might have just as much pride as a goddess as others, but she wasn't a schemer for nothing. She instantly understood the hint.

"This world?" (Loki)

Yoru smiled and nodded.

"Prepare yourself Loki, you hadn't seen anything like what we can show you. But remember this."

Here Yoru's playful smile turned dark and predatorial while Loki's eyes widened at the sensation of seeing a phantom image of a panther enshrouded in lightning standing behind Yoru and a deep-seated pressure that weighed on her actual soul.

"Hurt my husband's heart and heaven or not, I will seal your eternal soul and torture you until your mind breaks." (Yoru)

Loki might have been shocked and honestly scared of the foreign feeling in front of her, but she wasn't a spineless coward.

"I want to be around Magus, I don't care what secrets your group has or what you all are, as long as my Familia isn't endangered and your not some cult who enjoys killing innocents then I don't care!"

Loki took a breath to calm down before continuing.

"On the other hand, I have lived a long time, and even I understand how sudden my emotions are. If things don't work out between Magus and me, I have no intention of hurting him. I'll do what I have to do to make things right in that case." (Loki)

Yoru must have seen something in Loki's eyes that she was satisfied with since she nodded with a smile after hearing those words.

"Good, you have a spine. Magus likes strong women who can speak for themselves and Bella, Akame, and I wouldn't respect anyone who doesn't have that amount of confidence in themselves. A final warning though Loki, you are entering the den of predators and monsters unlike what you have seen before, are you sure you want to proceed?" (Yoru)

Loki didn't flinch and nodded.

"I'm not some hot-blooded fool who makes decisions without thinking it through. I may be small in stature, but no one messes with me for a damn good reason." (Loki)

Yoru just chuckled at that and pulled back the pressure she was putting out. It was her alternate version of releasing Riatsu or soul pressure.

"Very well, do what you want then. If you succeed, the girls and I will welcome you with open arms." (Yoru)

Loki felt the pressure drop and relaxed slightly.

"I can't help but be curious, why don't you care that another woman is trying to get with your man?" (Loki)

"It's not that we don't mind, but you should understand that our relationship is much deeper than a simple bond. We know with full clarity and assurance exactly how much he loves us and vice versa. Humans have many faults, and one of them is insecurities. It drives them to want to change or force their partner to think or act in a certain way to appease their insecurities.

We do not have such things, and our bond is soul-deep, we are bound for eternity and beyond with everything laid bare. We are not some insecure teens with emotional instabilities, we are experienced adults with our own lives, hobbies, and thoughts that we share with each other.

So, if Magus develops feelings for another but tries to repress it due to feeling it spits on the real love he has for us, we will know, and we don't like causing him or each other mental pain.

He can do what he wants because we know nothing will shake the love he has for us, and no one could ever change that. However, that doesn't stop us from being overprotective the same way he is for us.

Does that answer your question?" (Yoru)

Loki gave a soft smile in response.

"Yes, but it opens so many more haha. I have no intention of trying to steal him from you, I want to experience what can make you smile so fondly like that. I want to know how it feels to be connected to someone so deeply outside of simple physical attractions and interactions." (Loki)

A mischievous smirk appeared on Yoru's face at that.

"Well, I wouldn't say physical interaction doesn't help. A day rarely goes by without being sexually involved~." (Yoru)

Loki's eyes lit up at that.

"Oh~? Any juicy details you can share?" (Loki)

"Hm~, well, for starters, I think we need to access your true body if you want to enter our bed, I can't imagine that current body of yours could last an hour." (Yoru)

"Hoho~, that sounds like a challenge!" (Loki)

With a topic of common interest and a complete lack of shame, the two women continued their girls talk while the man being commonly referred to was currently finishing his show in the kitchen.

*In the kitchen*

Magus finished putting the touches on a batch of a few dozen gyozas, some vegetable, others with meats, and a few different flavors. Off to the side was the perfect sauce to go with it.

"Annnnd~ Done! That's how you make the perfect gyoza. Did you understand everything?" (Magus)

Standing next to him was a cat woman named May, the chef of the Hostess. She and a few pairs of eyes sneaking peaks were blushing at the sight of Magus working in the kitchen, but May had stars in her eyes.

She loved to cook and marveled at the unheard-of but straightforward recipe. She doesn't like being around men usually, but Magus's aura seemed to call out to her instincts and calmed her down.

"Yes! This recipe is simple and a lot of fun! I'm already getting so many ideas on how to play with it." (May)

Magus smiled down at the girl and petted her head much to her surprise and instant pleasure if her purr was anything to go by.

"That's the sign of a good chef. Feel inspired and play around with the recipe, if you can make something that can surprise me, I'll gift you a few more to play with~." (Magus)

He was surprised by the hug he got from May after he finished speaking and just chuckled.

After leaving her with a few ingredients of his own and a few more tips along with a secret gift, he left the kitchen and got a nod from Mia.

"Good job in there, the smell not only attracted customers, but you managed to make one of my girls happy." (Mia)

Magus shook his head.

"Thanks, but I enjoy cooking, and May is a sweet girl." (Magus)

Here his eyes hardened a bit and spoke in a voice only Mia could here.

"I am a certified mental healer, I can tell your girls all have their own trauma's. If you want me to give them a hand in being able to move past their demons, I would be happy to help." (Magus)

Mia's eyes grew tight, and she gave Magus a sharp look.

"And why would you be willing to do that?" (Mia)

Magus changed his view to Loki's table, where he saw Yoru and Loki having a chat and spoke.

"I don't go searching for those who need help, but if I happen to see someone I could help and I can tell they are a good person who was dealt a bad hand in life, I won't fight my desire to help them.

Your girls have good hearts, and I happened to stop by, now I want to help if they are ready to move forward again." (Magus)

Magus turned back to Mia and matched eyes with her.

There was a tense silence before she nodded.

"I'll talk to them. I don't know you, but Freya has mentioned you. She said you gave her back her mind and I want to thank you for that. I left my Familia not because of Freya but because of the lovestruck members. Freya has my respect, and I saw her in pain, you helped her, so you have my respect.

But one warning, you hurt my girls, and I'll break you." (Mama Mia)

Magus's eyes widened a bit before he smiled back.

'When's the last time someone threatened me to my face?'

"I think we could be good friend Mia, enjoy that drink, it could get even you wasted. Here's a way to contact me, give me a call when you have an answer from your girls." (Magus)

Magus left a communication orb on the counter and walked off with a wave while Mia eyed his back before lightly smiling and pocketing the orb.

*Back at the table*

Magus POV:

I just sat back down when Yoru jumped into my lap in cat form. I instinctively started petting her and showering her with affection.

"Oh Yoru, did you have fun with Loki?" (Magus)

She responded over our link.

"Yup~ Just wanted to have a small girls chat with her." (Yoru)

I raised an eyebrow at that and turned to look at Loki.

She was dazed out with a heavy blush on her face and a trail of drool on the side of her mouth.

"And what exactly did you talk about to make her look like that?" (Magus)

I heard a chuckle in response.

"Hehe~ Our sex life~." (Yoru)

Almost by some divine calling, Loki woke up from her daze at that moment and pounced toward me with a heated look.

"Magus, take me, now." (Loki)

'The fuck did Yoru tell her?!'

I turned to the cat who was laying on my lap with a look like it was about to enjoy the show.

"I will get you for this Yoru." (Magus)

"Oh~? Your going to punish me~? Kinky. You might want to deal with the horny goddess yelling at you first~." (Yoru)

"Oi! Magus! Don't ignore me!" (Loki)

I just sighed.

'*sigh* I want to go home and cuddle Akame.'

Chapter end.

Author notes: Next time we will see some Freya scenes!

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From Mortal to Divinity by Servant_Ambrosius - A interesting multiverse fic with a great MC and a real twist to a few worlds. I really loved the PJ world arc.

Fanfiction:

A Doom Driven Hero by Anomalous435 – interesting Skyrim fic. 450K long.

Harry Potter and the Pranking of the Multiverse by ZebJeb – Pure crackfic, each chapter is a small adventure. I laughed REALLY hard.