Chapter 192: Sword Maniac

Aria flinched a little when she felt his hand on her stomach.

He rubbed her skin there first, then slowly slid his hand up under her open shirt.

Soon, his rough palm covered her bare breast and squeezed.

"Mhm...."

Aria’s breath caught, but she didn’t push him away.

Jake squeezed her breast again, more slowly this time.

It felt soft and heavy in his hand, and he felt her nipple harden against his palm.

He rubbed his thumb over it teasingly.

Aria’s body twitched.

"Haa~..."

A small sound came out of her mouth.

Jake kept his hand there and leaned closer to her ear as he whispered with a faint grin,

"About that problem I mentioned earlier... about your body simply can’t keep up with your technique."

He paused, letting his words sink in.

"But don’t worry. I might have a fast solution for that."

Aria’s eyes widened slightly.

"...A fast solution?"

Jake chuckled when he heard how eager she sounded.

It was clear she really wanted to get stronger and use her full power.

"Yeah, a fast way."

His hand was still on her bare breast as he squeezed it slowly and sensually, enjoying the heavenly softness overflowing his palm.

He then explained a little about his Unique Class and how, unlike ordinary Class holders, he didn’t necessarily need to rely on training alone to improve his abilities.

With Upgrade Points, he could directly strengthen his stats and abilities, and the same applied to his crew members.

Aria’s eyes immediately brightened as she listened.

She had initially thought his ability was only useful for upgrading her Class, but this...

The more she understood, the more heaven-defying his ability seemed.

She quickly asked,

"How do you earn those Upgrade Points?"

Jake smiled and leaned closer to her ear.

"By doing all kinds of intimate things with you."

Aria’s body stiffened slightly, and her ear turned slightly red.

Jake kept whispering while he squeezed her breast.

"Kissing, touching... fucking. The closer we become, the more points I can earn. Then I can use those points to make you stronger."

At those words, Aria swallowed as a strange heat filled her body.

"...All kinds?" she asked quietly.

"Yeah." Jake gave her a mischievous grin. "If you let me do more, you’ll get stronger faster."

Aria was quiet for a moment.

Then she nodded solemnly.

"...Okay. Let’s do it now."

Jake, who was lazily squeezing her breast and pinching that stiffened nipple, paused at her words.

He smiled wryly, released his hand and her body, and stood up along with her.

Aria blinked, confused for a second.

Then she thought of something and her serious eyes brightened.

She walked to the wall, put her hands on it, and arched her back, pushing her ass back toward him.

Her front shirt was still open and hanging off her shoulders, causing her big breasts to hang down enticingly, full and bare, swinging a little as she moved.

Her nipples were still hard from his fingers.

Her maid robe still covered her lower body, but the outline of her shapely figure was clearly visible.

Jake stared at her lewd position for a moment.

"...What are you doing?"

Aria tilted her head cutely and looked at Jake with a surprisingly serious expression.

"Let’s fuck?"

"...Ughh."

Jake clutched his chest, feeling as if his heart was about to explode from a mixture of lust and cuteness.

Seeing that Jake still didn’t come over, Aria blinked.

After thinking for a moment, she seemed to come up with another idea.

She tried swaying her hips, attempting to act seductive.

However, with her serious and composed expression, the whole thing looked less like seduction and more like a carefully prepared trap.

Jake stared at her.

His heart somehow beat even faster as he approached her.

Seeing him finally come over, Aria felt a little proud that her first attempt at seduction had actually worked.

She clenched her fist cutely.

’Yes.’

Seeing how proud she looked, Jake sighed and gave her a wry smile.

He gave her a playful smack on the rear before stepping back.

"Let’s do it another time. For now... we should figure out our situation first."

He could hear the footsteps of the nagas getting farther and farther away.

He was afraid that if they dallied any longer, he might lose track of them.

Hearing this, Aria blinked, then straightened up and nodded.

"Yes..."

Despite her calm expression, Jake could somehow tell that she was disappointed.

’Damn, I’m starting to get used to Aria.’

Lately, he was starting to understand her more and more.

At first, Aria had always seemed serious, quiet, and almost impossible to read.

But after spending more time with her, Jake had slowly begun to notice the little things.

Like the slight changes in her expression, the way she reacted to praise.

And even the tiny moments when she was disappointed but tried to hide it.

He then prepared himself and walked over to retrieve the sword before handing it back to Aria.

Aria blinked as she accepted it.

"Won’t you need it?"

Jake simply smiled.

"Take it and protect yourself. I have something better."

Jake then took out his short sword.

He tightened his grip and focused his mind.

ZING...

Slowly, a faint light began to gather around the blade.

It quickly grew brighter, coating the entire sword in radiant light until the original blade was almost impossible to see.

In the next moment, what Jake held in his hand was no longer an ordinary short sword.

It was a sword of pure light.

Aria’s blue eyes widened slightly as she stared at it.

The moment she saw the sword of light, it was as if her already strong obsession with swords had been heightened even further.

Her eyes practically sparkled as she examined the blade.

Jake couldn’t help but smile when he saw her reaction.

What he was doing wasn’t exactly the same as Grace’s Light Shaping skill, which could create things entirely from light.

His method was more like coating the short sword with light and using the original blade as the foundation.

In other words, the short sword was still there beneath the light.

He was simply enhancing it with his own power.

However, it was quite inferior to Light Shaping.

Not only was the light blade not completely solid, but maintaining it also consumed a considerable amount of energy.

Plus the moment it left his hand, the structure would disperse.

’Should I copy her Light Shaping skill?’

Jake rubbed his chin with one hand as he thought about it.

He still had one skill slot left, after all.

And speaking of Grace, Jake couldn’t help but miss her.

Ever since they had met, the two of them had practically been glued to each other...

...Literally.

Jake shook his head.

’I need to get out of this place fast so I can meet her back... and introduce her to the new member.’

At that thought, he glanced over at Aria.

She had somehow moved closer and was staring at his sword of light with intense curiosity.

Before Jake could say anything, she slowly reached out a finger and tried to touch the blade.

Jake immediately smacked the naughty hand away.

Smack!

"Don’t touch it."

Aria blinked and looked at him with a completely serious expression.

"...I only wanted to see how it feels."

At this, Jake sighed and shook his head as he remembered Vivian’s words.

’She’s really a sword maniac.’