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Chapter 148 - Chatting while Training

[Asterios: How's your training going?]

Adam stood straight, the moonlight illuminating his figure

He had both of his hands extended forward, palms facing the sky

In one hand was a formless, transparent liquid-like substance that was floating above his hand, moving and twisting as if it had its own will

In his other hand was a dark-purplish colored similar substance. In comparison, this one was more unstable and chaotic

-These two were Mana and the Power of Destruction

For Mana…It wasn't just one type of Mana- every energy that could be considered magic was included in this amalgamation of energy.

It was quite hard to keep them all fused and together....But the unique skill [Degenerate]really helped- even though he didn't use it directly to merge them all

For the power of destruction…It was mostly composed of demonic power- as it was its best and most efficient fuel

-This was his way of training. By training in the fine manipulation of these two- diverse magic, and his strongest means of attack

[Red Princess: Great! I've learnt quite a few moves! And….From my world's powerscaling, I should have already reached ultimate-class level!]

[Red Princess: My ultimate move is called Extinguished Star!]

While practising fine and precise manipulation, he also multitasked

Currently, he was speaking to Rias Gremory on a private chat

Of course….This is a daily thing. He would often send private messages to each member, checking up on them and their well-being

...Of course, Kazuma was last priority. Beyond the fact that he was a man, the guy was also goofing and fooling around with a goddess, a masochist, and an explosion-obsessed loli

-Despite that, he still asked and chattered with Scumzuma!

Such is the responsibility of the Admin!

[Red Princess: Ah, I also obtained some magic technique books from the Gacha, do you want copies of them?]

As both PoD and general magic power turned into thin needles, the silver-haired boy's eyebrows shot upwards

[Asterios: Oh? Yes, thank you.]

[Asterios: You're quite impressive when determined, you know? I'm excited to see how far you can go….]

Truly….In the 'original plot', Rias could rival a Satan with a year and a half of serious training….

Perhaps it was a bit too bullshit and overdramatic only because the plot demanded it…However, it does, at least, say something about her potential

-With a not-so-lazy attitude and the Chat Room, Adam is truly curious to see how far Rias can reach….And what she could achieve

[Red Princess: ….Why does it seem as though you've been personally raising and training a pet?]

As both PoD and Magic compressed and turned into bigger-than-normal dots, he smiled

[Asterios: Because that's indeed the case. Speaking of, do you want to officially be my pet?]

[Red Princess: Ha? Heck no!]

Adam waved his hand, the magic power dissipating and getting absorbed back into his body

[Red Princess: Mhm…Though if you want to be my pet, I wouldn't be opposed. I have learnt quite a few techniques from Akeno….]

The silver-haired boy froze in place, his smile stiffening.

Then, narrowing his eyes, he went back to expanding the construct made of the power of destruction as he continued messaging her

[Asterios: Hoh? When did you become so snarky…?]

[Asterios: Actually, when did you even learn to flirt? This is so unlike your normal tsundere and bratty self…]

Before, Rias was just a bratty tsundere….Though in the anime, she was indeed a flirt- but that was almost 2 years from now

She's not mature. In other words…She's not 'ripe' yet

[Red Princess: Aha…It was from you, obviously.]

[Red Princess: Seeing you flirt with Rimuru so many times…It taught me quite a lot of bad things, Admin-san~]

[Asterios: ...]

The power of destruction expanded in length, while thinning in width

Slowly, under his control, it crept up around his arms, wrapping around his body like a coating

"Hiss…."

He winced in pain as the PoD touched his bare skin.

Slowly, the power of destruction corroded his arms, destroying their outer layer of skin and hypodermis.

Yet, his regeneration kicked in, repairing his arms

-This is a cycle. PoD will continue to destroy his body, but his regeneration will repair it.

It was very, very painful…However, doing this process many times before has made him used to the pain

His mind was also somewhere else…Thus, he could easily ignore it

[Asterios: How naughty…..]

[Red Princess: Yep, you're quite the bad influence, Administrator-kun~]

Adam rolled his eyes, even though Rias couldn't really see his face

[Red Princess: Also, what are you doing now?]

[Red Princess: It's quite late…I'd imagine that you would be doing something intimate with that woman named Olivia…]

In some of his chats with Rias, he had mentioned Olivia- and also the fact that he had an intimate relationship with her

[Asterios: Nothing much. Just training magic and the Power of Destruction]

[Red Princess: How hardworking! As expected of Admin-kun…]

[Red Princess: Though…Power of Destruction? Why?]

Why? It was actually pretty simple

[Asterios: What do you mean? It's my best means of attack currently. It's really overpowered, and has a lot of potential…]

[Asterios: I should really thank you!]

Indeed….It's his strongest means of direct attack

Mei's electromagnetism is pretty formidable too- but he can't use it in other worlds. Not to mention, in this world, she is the one who bears the burden

The reason why he is subjecting himself to this almost masochistic torture is…because he wants to adapt!

That's right, he wants to use his adaptation power to become completely immune to the power of destruction!

[Red Princess: Indeed, you should be constantly thanking and praising me!]

"Haha…"

Adam chuckled, amusement surfacing on his face

[Asterios: Yes…How about I go to your world and personally 'reward' you?]

[Red Princess: A-ah?]

"...."

The silver-haired boy finely manipulated the power of destruction to destroy his body as he waited for the devil heiress' reply

….Truthfully, he hadn't fully gotten used to the pain….But compared to the first time he did it, he is now holding up much better

-With repeated attempts, it has become more bearable. Because, both his body and mind adapted to the strain and pain of the power of destruction

After a few seconds of silence, Rias finally replied:

[Red Princess: Sure!]

[Asterios: ????]

"Huh?"

He blinked in surprise, not expecting such an answer

…Adam was mostly sarcastic when he said that he would go and 'reward' her personally…He didn't truly mean it…

But-

[Asterios: Really???]

-It didn't mean he was against going to her world to spank-ahem, reward her!

[Red Princess: Of course! Though, don't come now…I'll have to sort out your accommodation and residence.]

'As expected!'

The silver-haired boy nodded in approval

[Asterios: Is this the power of a rich woman?]

[Asterios: Very good, from now on, you shall be my sugar mommy!]

[Red Princess: ????]

"...."

Immediately after the devil on the other side sent a confused reply, Adam cringed

….Okay, now he regretted saying that….

[Red Princess: How perverted of you….]

[Red Princess: Though….Sugar mommy, huh? I kinda like the sound of that…]

Adam slapped his forehead, his face stiffening and his mouth twitching

Even as the coating of destruction in his hand destroyed the skin on his forehead and caused him immense pain, he still held on, as he had something more powerful that kept his sanity

-Embarassement!

[Asterios: …Now who's the pervert?]

[Red Princess: Ahem! Pretend I didn't say that!]

"....."

[Asterios: ...]

[Red Princess: Goodbye, perverted Administrator-kun, I will go and train like you now!]

"And there she goes…."

The silver-haired boy sighed, shaking his head in disappointment 

Of course, he didn't take it seriously. He chats with her a lot- and this same phenomenon often happens

Once again….This Rias is still too 'green'

..

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Adam exited the shower, wearing only a bathrobe and not bothering to dry his hair

'PoD sufficiently trained for now…What should I focus on next…?'

As he pondered what his primary focus would be in training, he walked towards the kitchen

….

He will still train with PoD and magic….But they would be on the side. 

-There isn't a particular reason for this…It's just that, with his current power, it would take a long time for magic and the power of destruction to bring him any significant improvements

For magic… he already has almost perfect control, and he can just make any spell he wants out of imagination with demonic power

For the power of destruction….Well, he obviously hasn't reached the point of destroying souls or minds....Though he can annihilate physical things quite easily

-His body has already mostly adapted to PoD- at least at the intensity that he himself can emit

It isn't fully adapted….But from now on, repeated attempts would give him diminishing results- he will still do it, but it won't be his main focus

…..

As thoughts churned in his head, Adam reached the kitchen

There, he saw Olivia cooking- even now that it was very late at night

She was wearing a blue apron that perfectly complemented her hair and eyes, and her back was turned to him

….What attracted his eyes, though, was her body under the apron. She wasn't wearing any clothes!

"How was your training?" She turned her head, blue eyes gazing at him as she continued her cooking motions. "...Dear?"

"...."

Lips twitching, Adam didn't stop approaching her

"You look like a gentle wife waiting for her husband after finishing work…."

As he reached her, the silver-haired boy wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, his hands settling on her stomach

"Is that so?" She tilted her head, her gaze still fixed on him "...You're right, I suppose after what we did…I'm a bit more…subdued."

Sighing, Olivia shook her head. Then, she leaned forward and-

Muah

-Gently pecked his lips

"Come on…Let's eat." Turning to fully face him, she beckoned him with her finger. "I tried cooking some dishes I saw on this 'internet'...I hope they turned out okay"

"Sure, sure…"

Though the silver-haired boy rolled his eyes, he still obediently sat down on a seat and ate the food she had served him

-Despite being a fighter and adventurer, Olivia is a good cook…. And even with making 'mordern dishes', Adam has full confidence in her!

..

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The night passed peacefully

After 'guiding' and 'exercising' with Olivia, Adam exited his room

He left the blue-haired adventurer rest….And also get used to her newfound power

After all…Every time they have sex, her mana reserves expand, and her body gets slightly stronger

…She also occasionally plays with magic and trains.

Before she was sealed in that dungeon, she did have a routine of exercising and training, and thus, she continues this routine here, in this new world

[Asterios: How are you doing?]

As Adam sent another private message to yet another Chat Room member, he sat down on the sofa

[Just Monika: Now that you messaged me, I'm feeling much better~]

The silver-haired boy chuckled, casually sipping some bitter-flavored melon juice that Theresa had 'generously' gifted him

…It didn't taste good. However, it had a great kick in it. It made his tongue feel numb- in a good way, at least

[Asterios: ….I want to ask once again: What the hell are you doing in that empty classroom?]

Most of his recent attention was on Monika- he chatted with her very often.

And frankly, it was for the best. After all, every single member in the chat room has their own goals and ambitions, and they also have a life outside the Chat Room

-All except Monika

She's trapped in a game. Sure, she had Admin access and can just 'spawn' stuff, but she has no one to interact with, and nothing particularly...'fun' to do

[Just Monika: Weeeellll…It's not so empty now :).]

[Asterios: ????]

[Asterios: Did you spawn stuff? ….The only thing I managed to send you was pure magic power and energy.]

Indeed, Adam tried…Yet he couldn't send anything to her

He originally wanted to send her objects, foods, games, books, novels, etc, of reality, but unfortunately, it didn't work

-Which made sense. After all, Monika is currently just code- any physical object can't enter her world

And yes, he tried digitizing objects with his power of corruption and sending them over there….But that also didn't work.

…..It actually makes him curious….How the hell did this girl manage to send him that Alpha Stigma crystal in the past?

[Just Monika: Oh…You don't need to worry~]

[Just Monika: I have 'spawned' everything you have tried to send me, even if the 'spawned' thing isn't quite exactly like the real deal….]

[Asterios: So that's why you asked me to send a picture of an item/food I wanted to send you?]

[Asterios: ….I found it weird….But it never really occurred to me that you would see the pics and 'spawn' them directly…]

Adam only thought that, since Monika couldn't touch them, she at least wanted to 'see' them.

[Just Monika: Yeah~! Although the object didn't physically reach me, the emotion from them did~]

[Asterios: ….Well, it's good that you're happy]

The silver-haired boy knew that, even if that sounded like a joke….It was actually true.

After all, for Monika, who can just cheat and spawn anything, the emotion behind the objects he had carefully picked and wanted to send was far more important than the actual item itself

[Just Monika: Yep…I have also been messing with the console, playing with magic, fiddling with the abilities and the things that the gacha gave me….]

[Just Monika: On that note, thanks again~. Those concentrated crystals of various energies you sent me were very useful!]

'Oh…Right….'

Adam blinked in realization

Though Monika was lonely and starving for interaction, she definitely couldn't be 'bored'

After all, she has Tear Stigma, Solid Script Magic, and the Console. Even if the other things she got from the gacha don't count, she still has plenty of stuff to do and test

[Asterios: …I don't think it will work the same in reality]

[Asterios: It's still a cheat, though!]

She lives in a world full of code- it would obviously not abide by the same rules of the 'real' world

[Just Monika: Hehe~]

[Just Monika: You know, if you take me with you, I can help you with these cheats~]

"Haah….

Seeing this teasing text that clearly hid her anticipation and desperation, Adam let out a sigh of melancholy

[Asterios: ….You don't need to bribe me with your help to convince me to free you]

[Asterios: Besides, you know that if I could safely take you to my world….I would have already done it.]

That's right. It wasn't that he was unwilling to 'free' her and take her to his own world

-He just couldn't

Of course, he could try to go to her world, corrupt her existence, put her in his stomach, and go back to his own world…

That sounded simple in theory….But in true actuality, it wasn't 

With the power of corruption, he can indeed transform himself and other things from real to digital, and the opposite

-But even if he did that with Monika, what then?

Digital beings or 'things' can only remain in the real world for a limited amount of time- and without him continuously supplying and tethering their existence….They would directly dissipate 

Monika was a sentient being, not an object. 

It's not a problem to turn her from digital to real, he certainly had enough energy to keep her 'real'

….But in that case, she still doesn't truly have a body

Not to mention, even if he held her data….Would he be able to truly transport her with him?

Monika told him that the Chat Room refuses to let her leave the world, as her 'state of existence' isn't suitable

Now, even if he took her out of the world of codes….Would the Chat Room accept her traveling to his world? She was still no different from 'code'- just in a different form

-In short, he could try, but he isn't willing to take the risk.

Maybe he's worrying about nothing….But the risk was considerable

[Just Monika: Don't worry…I understand.]

[Just Monika: Hah.…Though I have confidence in my survival capabilities, I wouldn't dare take the risk~]

[Just Monika: After all….Now that you exist, I can't and won't die.]

He sighed once again

"...."

But then, a smile emerged on his face

Though this high school girl is a bit twisted….Adam can't deny that he finds her….cute

[Asterios: ….Don't worry. I just need to make some preparations…]

[Asterios: -Then, I'll save you]

[Just Monika: Thank you…My hero~!]

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A/N:

A very short time skip is incoming….

In addition, I suddenly got an urge…. Can you guys recommend me some good TRIS(Transmigration, Reincarnation, Isekai, or Self-insert) DC fanfictions?

Also, the person/editor who wrote the Mei fighting scene bribed me with 'cookies'(i.e…'Certain' pictures of Sparkle) to mention his fic, so here: Honkai Impact: Immortal's Dreams

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