Chapter 115: Talent [Instant Illusion]
Seeing that both of her subordinates were unable to continue, Yuuma gritted her teeth and, ignoring the pain in her lower body, threw herself onto Haruto once again.
Haruto was somewhat surprised, but since she had delivered herself to him, there was no reason not to partake.
He walked up to the blushing girl, forcefully spread her sexy legs apart, grabbed her small and adorable ankles, and rested her delicate jade-like feet on his shoulders, beginning a new round of cultivation.
After breaking through to A-rank, Yuuma's endurance was far superior to Mittelt and Kalawarna's. They continued their mutual assault until dusk, yet Haruto was unable to completely subdue her.
After her flower valley could no longer withstand the onslaught, Yuuma's cherry-like mouth, slender jade hands, delicate feet, long beautiful legs, and the pair of snow-white rabbits on her chest were all left sore and weak by Haruto's efforts. Only then did this great battle come to an end.
In the end, neither of them managed to overpower the other.
Thanks to the nourishment from his Dual Cultivation Ability, Haruto could still continue fighting, but his nearly chafed dragon indicated that there was no more pleasure to be had, and he was mentally exhausted as well.
The nourishment from each dual cultivation session wasn't a hundred percent effective. After a full day of continuous combat, given Haruto's current strength, continuing further would likely leave him with weak legs and an aching back.
He was very unwilling, but he had no choice but to temporarily abandon his plan to conquer Yuuma starting from her body.
"Yuuma-chan, I need to go back for dinner. Let's meet again next time."
After cleaning up in the bathroom, Haruto decisively made his exit. Since he hadn't fully tamed Yuuma, he didn't dare to stay overnight in her base.
Moreover, after this full day of intense cultivation, his magical power had increased significantly, and he had also acquired two new talents. He needed to return and properly digest them, turning them into his true strength.
Because Yuuma had successfully broken through and turned inward, Haruto's previously acquired lower-class fallen angel bloodline had transformed into a middle-class fallen angel bloodline.
Then, during the subsequent dual cultivation, he obtained another talent from Yuuma called [Outfit Change].
The instant outfit change he had previously coveted wasn't a technique but Yuuma's innate talent—no wonder it seemed like no one else could do it besides her.
Haruto glanced at the description but hadn't had time to test it even once before this talent merged with Yuki Shinozuka's camouflage talent, transforming into a new, more powerful talent.
[Acquired Talent: Instant Illusion]
[Talent Description: Can designate three forms and switch between them instantly.]
The Instant Illusion talent didn't increase Haruto's combat power in the slightest, but its effect filled him with immense joy, leaving him grinning from ear to ear for several days.
After merging with Yuki's disguise talent, this ability transformed into one perfectly suited for creating alternate identities.
Yuuma could only choose two sets—perhaps more, but Haruto didn't ask, so it remained uncertain for now.
She could only seamlessly switch her clothing, while Yuki required magical energy combined with her talent to alter her physique. Though she could maintain the changes long-term, the transformation process itself took considerable time.
The Instant Illusion talent fused their abilities, adding some limitations but fully realizing their potential.
Through repeated testing, Haruto quickly grasped the constraints and proper usage of this talent.
Including his current appearance, he could instantly switch between three templates—meaning he could customize two more faces and create two alternate identities.
However, this face-customization had restrictions. First, regarding physique, it couldn't deviate more than 15% from his original form.
Haruto's current height was 175cm. With Instant Illusion, the shortest he could become was 148.75cm, and the tallest 201.25cm.
The same applied to weight: at 80kg, the lightest he could be was 68kg, and the heaviest 92kg.
Moreover, this 15% adjustment was shared. If fully allocated to height, weight couldn't be altered.
For example, if Haruto wanted a shota's height of 150cm, his weight would remain nearly unchanged—resulting in a 150cm, roughly 80kg chubby kid.
The reverse was also true.
But even a 5% change in both height and weight made him appear completely different. Still, Haruto never intended to create appearances vastly different from his original form.
Drastic physical changes would feel unnatural for a warrior reliant on close combat. Without prolonged adaptation, he couldn't perform at full strength.
Thus, he wasn't particularly concerned about the physique limitations.
The key constraints lay in two other aspects: gender and facial features.
Secondary sexual characteristics like chest or Adam's apple could be slightly adjusted, but primary characteristics below remained immutable.
Haruto's ambition to openly enter women's baths was instantly crushed. While a "dick moe girl" might be cute, it still wouldn't get him past the entrance...
Ahem...
Facial adjustments were even more limited—only about 10%. Enough to fool facial recognition systems, but acquaintances would still find the appearance familiar.
Even with all features reduced by 10%, Haruto's looks would remain above average. His plan to downgrade his appearance against the Cuckold Protagonist Template also failed.
Despite numerous limitations, this remained a powerful talent. Creating two alternate identities to shift blame onto would be effortless.
As for what appearances to adopt, Haruto hadn't decided yet, since he currently had no need for alternate identities.
But letting the talent go to waste seemed impractical, so he simply anchored three versions of his original form wearing different outfits—achieving Yuuma's instant wardrobe change effect.
...
While Haruto experimented with his new talent, Yuuma wasn't idle either.
After their three-versus-one defeat, the original plan had been to drain Haruto dry, then imprison him while weakened to serve as their exclusive cultivation accelerator.
Especially after her own successful breakthrough to A-rank, the likelihood of this plan succeeding had greatly increased. However, Yuuma never expected Haruto's abilities to be so formidable. Forget draining him dry—if she hadn't broken through to A-rank, she might have truly been turned into his exclusive plaything by that monstrous dragon.
Even though her willpower held firm, her body had already deeply imprinted the sensations. As long as Haruto proposed dual cultivation, it was almost impossible for them to refuse.
However, trying to command them as subordinates or direct them to do other tasks was out of the question.
The dual cultivation began in the morning, and by the time Haruto left, the bright moonlight was already illuminating the solitary cathedral perched on the mountainside.
Yuuma woke the unconscious Mittelt and Kalawarna. Her two incompetent subordinates had failed to stay awake after the second round, leaving her alone to endure Haruto's onslaught since the afternoon. Having just lost her virginity, she was nearly driven to the point of begging for mercy under his relentless thrusts...
In truth, she had already pleaded, but she hadn't completely succumbed to the pleasure of dual cultivation. Instead, through the continuous practice, she had thoroughly consolidated her realm. Once the essence energy within her was fully absorbed, her strength could advance even further.
The three of them cleaned their bodies, stained with various sticky fluids, in the bath. Feeling their significantly enhanced power, they each rejoiced.
"Mittelt, Warna, how far are you from reaching A-rank?"
The greater the benefits of dual cultivation, the more Yuuma wanted to claim Haruto for herself. How could such a powerful ability be shared with others?
This was her nature—a scheming fallen angel, entirely different from Rias and the others. It was also why Haruto chose to make her a slave rather than a companion.
"If every session brings such significant improvements, about five more times should be enough to attempt a breakthrough."
Mittelt rubbed her swollen lower abdomen, striving to digest the life energy and enhance her magic power and physical constitution.
Kalawarna brushed aside her strikingly long blue hair and nodded. "I'm about the same, though it's clear the effects won't be this potent every time."
"That's normal. This was our first time, and there's a considerable gap in strength between us and him, so we gained more benefits," Yuuma explained. During her investigation into Haruto's abilities, she had researched many similar powers. Though none were as perfect or powerful—some even verging on evil—they shared some common traits.
Such as primal yin and yang, or disparities in strength...
"Based on the effects of the last session, it's still much faster than normal cultivation."
A faint blush suddenly appeared on Kalawarna's pale cheeks. "If we... cultivate for two hours every day, it would take about a month to replenish our magic power and attempt a breakthrough to A-rank."