Chapter 183: Mental Clarity

Filled with curiosity, he then decided to check her status.

However, his smile abruptly vanished, replaced by a frown.

[Ding!]

[Name: Aria Fragarach]

[Bond: 0 Stars]

[Class: Fail Samurai (Trash)]

[Unique Class: Sword Collector (Dormant)]

[Strength: Below Average]

[Intelligence: Pathetic]

[Vitality: Below Average]

[Agility: Pathetic]

[Endurance: Below Average]

[Luck: Pathetic]

[Skills:]

Cracked Stance (Passive)

Fail Insight (Passive)

Uneditable Cooking (Passive)

Issen (Lv. 0)

Round Slash (Lv. 0)

Fail Katana Mastery (Passive)

Mental Clarity (Passive – Lv. 10)

[Current Condition:] Affection, Relief, Nervous, Fear, Insecure, Poisoned (Naga Spit Poison)

[Remark:] (He accepted me... I must not disappoint him...)

Looking at the horrible list, Jake wasn’t too surprised by most of it.

It was a skill list that worked against her, the same kind of trash-class trap Grace had been born into.

But what stopped him was the last passive.

Mental Clarity — Lv. 10.

That wasn’t a beginner’s number; ... it was terrifying.

"So maybe that’s why..."

Jake couldn’t help but think to himself.

No matter how bad things became, Aria’s expression remained composed, even when she was frightened, even when she pleaded with him not to abandon her.

Even now, kneeling between his legs with bare breasts and red ears, her expression barely cracked.

’This must be some sort of skill that helps clear the mind and keep it calm at all times.’

Jake could not help but be interested.

If he combined this with his [Instinct]... wouldn’t he literally become a beast?

A cold mind, a body that moved before thought.

Without panic or hesitation, just pure... strength.

The idea was tempting.

But then he hesitated.

Because sometimes, staying calm and logical wasn’t the answer to everything.

There were moments when you needed to take a risk.

Some decisions required recklessness.

And if he became too calm, too rational, would... he eventually lose the courage to make those reckless choices?

Jake narrowed his eyes.

’Perhaps... Mental Clarity isn’t something I should simply maximize. Sometimes, losing your mind a little is exactly what you need.’

He decided to hold off selecting this skill.

But at that moment, he looked down at Aria’s beautiful, composed face.

That same serene face between his legs brighten his eyes for another reason.

At that moment, his cock finally left his pants and smacked against her hands.

Aria’s lashes flickered once.

She caught him instinctly, her soft palm wrapping around the sudden heat.

The weight of it rested across her fingers, thick and flushed, the head brushing her wrist.

Her expression remained almost unchanged, only her ears still being red.

Jake let out a pleasured sigh as he felt those delicate hands holding his cock.

"Ahh..."

Aria glanced up at the sound.

Her face stayed composed, but her fingers tightened a little, testing the heat and weight in her palm.

She stroked him once, slow and careful, from base to head.

Feeling it twitch, Aria’s eyes brightened as she began to give him a clumsy yet skillful handjob.

The motion was almost too neat, like she was handling a blade she did not want to drop.

Jake’s hips twitched, and his eyes widened slightly. He hadn’t expected her hands to be so skillful.

’Could it be because she’s good at handling a sword...?’

A ridiculous thought surfaced in his mind.

Simultaneously, Aria continued to gaze at the veined, thick penis in her hands with curiosity.

Then she recalled the tradition Jake had brought up.

Her expression turned serious.

She lean down and parted her small mouth.

But right as the tip was about to meet her lips—

"Wait, wait...!"

Jake suddenly stopped her, holding her head.

"...?"

Aria gazed up at him, bewildered.

This time, however, she didn’t succumb to panic.

There had to be a motive behind his actions, stopping her even as his face was flushed and his eyes were filled with desire.

Jake swallowed, breathing hard.

To be honest, his cock felt like it was about to explode.

However, seeing that his woman had been poisoned, he couldn’t help but worry.

His thumb touched against her soft cheek.

"Your status," he remarked. "It indicated that you’ve been poisoned. The affliction appears to be known as Naga Spit Poison."

"...My status?" Aria looked a little confused.

Noticing her expression, Jake understood how peculiar his words must have seemed from her point of view.

A man she had just begun to trust suddenly knew about the poison in her body as if he were reading an open book.

He exhaled and explained it to her as simply as he could.

"I have a unique class. When someone becomes part of my crew, I can see their status details, such as their class, skills, and condition. I can even upgrade them if I have enough points."

Aria went still, her eyes widening with amazement.

"...You can see everything?"

"Yes," Jake said. "That’s how I know you’re poisoned."

Aria was quiet for a moment before slowly nodding.

"...I see. So that’s why you stopped me."

Jake’s thumb gently brushed against her cheek as his face turned serious.

"You’re mine now, so of course I was worried when I saw that. I just want to make sure you’re alright. Do you feel any pain or any other kind of discomfort?"

Something in Aria’s gaze softened at his worried words.

After thinking for a moment, she answered honestly.

"Now that you bring it up," she said, "I do feel a dull heaviness in my limbs, and it seems my stamina is depleting more rapidly than normal. But there’s no sharp pain."

Aria suddenly turned to look at him, her expression turning serious.

"However, there is no cause for concern. I am still capable of movement. I can continue to serve you, and I can still fulfill the tradition!"

Jake’s expression subtly shifted, and he couldn’t help but offer a wry smile at her intense resolve.

It appeared that she was the kind of earnest person who would determinedly finish any task assigned to her, regardless of its difficulty.

’If I’d known she was poisoned, I never would have told her about that bullshit tradition I made up on the spot.’

Now she was taking it completely seriously.

Jake opened his mouth to stop her.

"Aria, wait. Let’s stop—"

But it was too late as she leaned down and immediately swallowed his cock.

Slurp...

"Ahh~...!"

Jake twitched hard at the sudden wet pleasure surrounding his cock.

Below him, Aria did not treat it like a joke as her mouth stretched wide around his thick length.

Her blue eyes seemed filled with a determined light.

Soon, she sucked him with that same composed face, head bobbing in a steady rhythm, both hands wrapped around his thigh.

Slurp...

Slurp...

Slurp...

"Uh... Haa... Aria..."

Jake’s back hit the stone as he grabbed her head, yet there was no strength in his hand as that sensation was too pleasurable.

Meanwhile, Aria’s eyes softened, and she seemed filled with happiness as she heard his groan of pleasure.

Strangely, her mind picked up the slightest reaction of the cock in her mouth and adjusted accordingly to make it more pleasurable.

When his cock twitched against her tongue, she tightened her lips.

When his breath hitched, she slowed and pressed under the head.

And when his fingers slackened in her hair, she took him deeper.

"Mhmm~"

The hum ran straight through him.

Jake’s thighs tensed.

"Damn..."

He breathed roughly as he bit his lip and looked up at the ceiling.

He really never imagined Aria’s mouth would also be so good.

It seemed her entire body was good at handling "swords."

The thought almost made him laugh.

Then Aria sank deeper and the laugh died in his throat.

"Mhmm~"

Between Jake’s spread legs, Aria’s head continued to bob up and down.

Her large pale breasts swayed each time she sank down.

The composed look never fully left her face, but her eyes had gone hazy with focus.

Slurp...

Slurp...

After some times,

Under that amazing mouth and tongue, Jake’s fingers tightened in her hair as his face twisted in pleasure.

"Aria... wait, I’m close—"

She hummed around him instead of pulling off.

That was all it took and Jake’s hips jerked.

SPURT!

SPURT!

SPURT!

"Ugh~..."

Jake drooled slightly from the amazing sensation.

He came hard into her mouth, as a rough groan came out of him as his hand fisted in her hair.

"Mmmm..."

Aria’s blue eyes flashed with curiosity as she felt that viscous liquid in her mouth, but she didn’t pause or stop as her throat worked.

Gulp...Gulp...

She swallowed what she could, stubborn to the end, then eased back only when he stopped throbbing.

Aria gently leaned her head back, letting out that thick length which was coated in her saliva.

Squelch...

A thin string of saliva still connected her lower lip to the head.

She licked it away, wiped the corner of her mouth with her thumb, and looked up at him.

"...Did I complete the tradition correctly?" she asked nervously.

Jake, who was breathing heavily as he sat there with his cock still wet and slightly softened, just stared at her and smiled.

"...Yes. It was perfect. Welcome onboard..."

Aria’s shoulders eased, and then she let out a slight happy smile..

Then—

[Ding!]

The familiar chime rang in Jake’s head.

[Aria Fragarach’s Bond Level has increased!]

[Bond: 1 Star]

[Ding!]

[Please select one skill from Aria Fragarach’s skill list to copy!]