Chapter 486: For Master’s Sake...
Before long, Lei suddenly made a sharp, high-pitched squeak of surprise, her hands on Benjamin’s shoulders tightening suddenly and desperately as her body tensed up completely.
"What’s wrong?" Benjamin asked with genuine concern over the unexpected yelp, immediately slowing his movements to check on her.
"It’s nothing, Master Benjamin," the middle-aged man smiled reassuringly from the side of the tent. "She must be realizing the joys of being a woman. Please, continue."
Lei looked at the burly, naked man standing at the short distance away, her red eyes wide and hazy with pleasure.
Her body was still trembling from the hours of intimate contact, her skin still flushed and warm.
She then closed her eyes shut tightly, as if bracing herself for something momentous: "Please! Take care of me!"
[Huh? What is she talking about? Oh well, I still have some buckets of cum to waste, so let’s go full throttle!] Benjamin pondered and decided, his mind already moving past the confusion and toward the familiar territory of pleasure.
He positioned himself once more, ready to continue their passionate encounter.
But Lei’s reaction was far different from before, as if she had gotten coy once more, her movements hesitant and shy, her gasps soft and restrained.
Her earlier confidence had vanished, replaced by something more tentative and vulnerable.
Which only added to the eroticism of it all, though, the contrast between her previous boldness and this sudden shyness creating a strange and compelling dynamic that made the experience feel fresh and new.
But it became clear when they had finished.
The final moments of their coupling had been intense, the air thick with the sounds of pleasure and exertion.
And when it was over, they lay there breathing heavily, their bodies slick with sweat and satisfaction.
"Man, that was good!" Benjamin exclaimed after downing a cup of milk Heka brought for him, the cool liquid soothing his parched throat.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, a satisfied grin spreading across his features. "So, when are you guys going to switch back? I assume the curse is broken now, so you should be able to return to your proper bodies at some point."
"Hm...?" The middle-aged man was dressing up, tying his hair in a ponytail and putting on his feathered hat.
His movements were calm, unhurried, as if he had all the time in the world.
He adjusted his hat, making sure it sat perfectly atop his head, and smoothed down the front of his robes. "We switched back hours ago."
"...Eh?" Benjamin’s expression shifted from satisfaction to confusion, his brow furrowing as he processed the man’s words.
{Bond Formed: Khüch Khan & Neelei}
[Of course!] [Ben]
{Bond Formed: Khüch Khan & Neelei}
[I heard you the first time!] [Ben]
{Unfortunately, those two are so pitifully beneath Master that I could not find any abilities salvageable. Truly a pity.}
[Well, it’s not like it’s their fault. You are way sounding too disappointed. Not everyone can be a demi-god or a legendary warrior. Some people are just ordinary, and that’s fine.] [Ben]
{I suppose Master is correct. Humans are particularly limited in the potential they can create. However, I was able to manipulate the bond formed from them to... force their potential to be met.}
Benjamin felt a cold dread creeping up his spine at those words. [Explain the abominable experiment you ran on these innocent people without my permission, immediately. I want to know exactly what you did to them while I was distracted.] [Ben]
{Understood. The male one has the Clairvoyant ability, but he is far too weak to use it at will. He has glimpses of the future, fragments of visions that come and go without his control. I have, for Master’s sake, evolved the ability into [Enlightenment], paving way for master to obtain [Clairvoyance].}
Benjamin blinked, trying to process the information. [Enlightenment? What does that do? And slipping in "For Master’s Sake" is very misleading.] [Ben]
{Enlightenment is an ability that lets the user see different outcomes of different choices, going as far as a hundred years, but only when the ability is activated.
{Depending on the user, it can become a life of prediction at low cost, or a mere glimpse into many futures at a high cost. The user can choose to see the consequences of their actions before they take them, allowing for perfect decision-making in critical moments.}
[From your voice, it appears you want me to praise you for a job well done, I can practically see your tail wagging, but continue...] Benjamin’s mental voice was flat and unimpressed.
{With the female one, there wasn’t much to evolve. Her magical potential was limited, her abilities unremarkable. So... for Master’s sake, I forced her body to acquire a new reality-breaking ability called [Inverter], where she can change the nature of one property into a close relative.
{For example, she can turn black to white, or front to back... And if she has the magic and skill to, invert life to death and vice versa. A very dangerous ability in the hands of those capable of using it, but a mildly helpful ability in the hands of mortals. She can change the temperature of water from hot to cold, or reverse the direction of an object’s movement.
{I have salvaged the copy of said ability and bestowed it upon its rightful owner. Now Master has [Progression], the ability born from [Inverter] to make something move several steps into the future. Applying a reverse effect will allow something to move back in time. For example, master could turn a burnt wood back into a normal wood untouched by heat! He could restore broken objects, heal wounds that have already scarred, even reverse the effects of aging. Both abilities shall be kept in Concept Assimilation.}
[What did I say about mentioning that you’re committing crimes "for my sake?"] [Ben]
{Additionally, the two individuals have gotten a mutual ability that only they share in the world: [Paradox], where they can switch bodies at will, and turn their own forms into the other gender. Because for the individuals, Neelei and Khüch Khan, gender is not distinct anymore. They have become something new, something that transcends the binary of male and female.}
[Arggghhh! Teah, there’s NO way this isn’t coming to bite me in the butt later! I told you to stop with the weird experiments!] Benjamin’s mental voice was exasperated, his expression one of weary resignation. [You just can’t help yourself, can you? You see something interesting and you have to tinker with it.] [Ben]