My Servant System

Chapter 1213: Chapter 1212: Multitude Of Days (4)



Kat PoV

Anput didn't let me back into the forge that day, the Jackalkin not evening giving me a proper reason why as she just sealed off the doors and locked herself inside that stone box, though I noticed a spattering of new chimneys and small vents in the side of the structure for the airflow.

Since my mate was refusing to let me do one of my jobs here at the encampment, I was instead forced into doing alchemy with Leone, though 'forced' was a bit of a strong word all things considered...

It wasn't my favorite thing in the world - it was like cooking in some regards but a bit more tedious thanks to its ultra precise measurements - nor was it the worst, and doing it with Leone made it all the better, though it made me realize I was never doing it on my own unless I had to.

The fun of cooking something was the ability to alter the recipe depending on your mood and who you were cooking for, so being stuck with strict guidelines was a bit stifling to me; that was likely because I was more of a free flowing kinda gal when it came to these things.

Having the structure available as a loose guideline was nice, and that was something Leone noticed as she had me brewing more of the basic potions that could afford the less precise measurements, or having me prepare the ingredients for her instead since I could do that in

bulk.

When she no longer needed my help though I was left on my lonesome, with no ingredients to prepare for her or for us when it came to food thanks to the myriad chefs that the Sultana had amongst her soldier, and I was locked out from enchanting the new weapons...

So what I could do was rather limited; I could go theory craft some new spells up, meditate, pray... but honestly the more I thought about those things the less I wanted to do them, so instead I was looking for the familiar blue skinned hunk that would provide me with something to do.

It wasn't hard to find her - a boon of her skin color, stature and demeanor - but when I did find her I could only sigh in 'defeat' when I noticed she was seated at a table with the Sultana, the two chatting over a game board of some kind.

One of my hopes was that she was still horny enough to take me to our tent again and pass the time in bliss, and the other of having a very capable sparring partner was also dashed because of that, so instead I found myself all alone on the outskirts of the encampment.

Some of the Caninekin who weren't aware of me tried to take a pass at me as I walked through the sea of tents, but they were either stopped by their noses, their comrades or by my cold, empty stare as I just walked past them.

Finding myself an empty spot, I sat down first and opened up my new manuals inside of my mind, going over some of the things inside of them before getting back up and going over the basics once again.

I went ahead and purchased a super cheap booklet on improving footwork and flexibility, so I was moving all over this twenty by twenty square as quickly as I could, before I upped the stakes by implementing my Wind Mana too.

Imbuing my legs with Wind Mana and focusing on how they flexed or tensed with each and every movement was helping me understand what I was doing far more intimately, and the more I comprehended my own body during these sorts of moves the more I realized how inefficient some of my movements were.

In one instance I was overextending my legs to get more power to glide across the ground and find myself standing at the opposite corner, the backwards leap always forcing me to take two to three extra steps to stabilize myself lest I fall over from the momentum I had created. Usually I used those steps to go into the next movement but that too was a bad idea since I was still reining in my prior momentum, so that was something I attempted to clean up as I just leapt from corner to corner, covering nearly thirty feet as I moved diagonally each time. The leaps of twenty feet to the corner above or below me were also getting cleaned up, and the more I moved the more understood my legs as I kept going at a steady pace, never stopping and using this to wear myself out.

Nothing happened with my arms or upper body besides the usual for quick movements like this, and I didn't touch a weapon or any other spell as I focused entirely on my legs, so all in all it was rather helpful in getting time to pass quickly.

When the sun had begun to dip down towards the horizon - reaching the halfway point between its peak and its lowest point - I finally stopped and collapsed on a thick sheet of ice I made for myself, panting hard from the exertion and staring blankly at the blue sky above.

My legs were on fire and my hips, knees and ankles ached fiercely at the overall wear I had placed them on, so when the cold touch of my healing spell washed over me I almost passed out at how pleasurable that felt.

Before I could efficiently rest and figure out what to do next a pink face appeared right above me, the sultry grin of my ever present contractee entering my vision alongside the plethora of adorable snakes that she didn't deserve.

"Aw Kat... does it hurt anywhere~? Could I interest you in a massage, perhaps~? I can be real- thorough with it too, if that intrigues you finally~?"

The intoxicatingly rich and sweet scent wafting off of her body was as thick as ever, and as she reached down to caress my cheek before drifting ever closer I found part of myself yearning to say yes, damn well knowing that would plunge me into something that I could never recover from.

Her touch was soft, but the mirth on her face on grew when the soft growl that came from nearby reminded me that my answer was a firm no, the sight of the Demoness I had been craving earlier entering my vision as she walked on over with a slight scowl.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"No, it doesn't interest her, Sla'Caligo. Now, if you'd please..."

Waving the Arch Fiend away Jahi knelt beside me and placed her palm on my belly, pushing some of her potent and sharp Light Mana into me as she aided my healing - albeit clumsily - before she asked "Would you care for a massage, Kat?"

Cali just let out a huff before bursting into pink mist, and we shared a chuckle as I gave Jahi a nod, the Demoness' arms slipping under me as she lifted me up to carry me back to our tent, her lips curled into an expectant grin.