Leveling Up by Seducing Milfs-Chapter 226. Let’s Start The Day Having a Date with an Empress
Rick woke up slowly, and his body hurt in ways that brought back memories of the night before. Rick was reminded of Myrissa’s confession, the way she had gazed at him with such vulnerable hope, and the hours they had spent getting to know each other’s bodies in ways that went beyond mere physical pleasure.
"Fuuuuhhhhhhhhh~! Goddammnnnnn~! That was a good fucking session with an ocean dweller!" Rick said, full of happiness. "I can’t believe I get to fuck more and more different races soon!"
He reached out with his hand to the space next to him, expecting to feel warmth, but the sheets were cold. And... Myrissa was no longer there.
"Aww, man... I thought I would share some wholesome sessions with her." Rick sighed.
Rick sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he looked around his room. The morning light coming through the water outside made patterns on the ceiling that danced.
He could also hear the sounds of Meridia Citadel waking up with the new day.
There was a note on the pillow where Myrissa had been. It was written in beautiful script that flowed like water.
"Thanks for last night..."
"I had to leave before the palace staff started their rounds."
"Mother doesn’t know yet, and I’d like to tell her myself when the time is right."
"You made me feel loved in ways I’ve never felt before."
"No matter what happens next, I’ll always remember this."
Rick smiled and folded the note before putting it on the table next to his bed. He gets why she needed to be careful.
This was a complicated area, and it was even more so because he was Spirit Bonded to her mother.
Sebastian’s voice and chibi form appeared next to Rick’s bed, and his trademark shit-eating grin was somehow even more obvious than usual. "Look at you, you total gooner."
"You’re sleeping with your Spirit Bond partner’s daughter! That’s a new low for you, gooner boy."
"Ah shit... here we go again." Rick facepalmed.
"Don’t start," Rick said under his breath as he got out of bed. "It’s not easy."
"Complicated?! Ahh, hell nah!"
"You just FUCKED your stepdaughter! And that’s not fucking complicated! That’s a fucking soap opera!" Sebastian laughed with joy. "Though I guess ocean dweller culture is different about these things."
"Still, the scandal potential is rather... delicious."
Rick asked in a flat voice, "Are you done?"
"Not even close. But if you want to know the rewards for your latest conquest, I do have real system information to share."
Rick felt better even though he was embarrassed. "New skill? Now that makes me invested to hear you yap."
"Oh, fuck you, and also congratulations! You’ve unlocked something I didn’t think was possible without forming a real Spirit Bond." Sebastian pulled up a see-through screen that showed Rick’s new power.
"Did I get a new skill from Vyra back then? Even we didn’t have any spirit bond."
"Oh yeah, forgot about that..."
[NEW SKILL ACQUIRED: OCEANIC BLESSING]
[Description: Through intimate connection with royal ocean dweller bloodline, gain enhanced adaptability in aquatic environments]
[Effects:
- Underwater vision clarity increased by 50%
- Swimming speed increased by 30%
- Can sense water currents and pressure changes instinctively
- Minor water manipulation (can create small currents, part water in limited areas)
- Enhanced fertility with ocean dweller partners]
[Note: This skill stacks with Ocean’s Hope but does not replace it]
"W-What the fuck...?" Rick read aloud, "INCREASED FERTILITY!?"
His face went white. "Sebastian, please tell me that Myrissa can’t get pregnant from last night."
"Don’t worry, gooner. Ocean dwellers can control their fertility on purpose."
"They have to consciously choose to get pregnant, or it won’t happen."
"This is because living underwater can cause problems with pregnancy that could be deadly, and it seems like Myrissa would have had to actively will conception for it to happen."
Rick felt a wave of relief wash over him. "Thank God. I mean, I wouldn’t mind having kids someday, but right now seems way too early..."
"Was that a pun?" Sebastian asked with a smirk.
"Not at all. Can we please talk about something else?" Rick then remembers something.
"Oh shit... memories are coming back, and now I remember!" Rick punched his own palm. "I fucking forgot she said something about an essence that could prevent anyone from being pregnant even after taking a lot of semen inside them."
"Stupid," Sebastian said.
"Anyway... what’s your plan for today?" Sebastian asked while floating around him. "More banging your stepdaughter?"
"Maybe you want to go through all of Nerissa’s three hundred kids? Really get into the scandal?"
Rick said firmly, "I’m going to spend the day with Nerissa, just to get to know her better."
"And I mean it this time! Real quality time with my Spirit Bond partner."
"No threats to end the world, no running a kingdom, just us having fun together."
Sebastian’s face softened a little, which was unusual enough for Rick to notice. "That’s actually sweet, in a way that only a gooner would understand."
"She deserves that after fifty years of emotional numbness. Just make sure you try not to traumatize her by mentioning you banged her daughter twelve hours ago."
Rick said, "I wasn’t going to! Fuck you!" in a defensive tone.
...
Rick took a long shower to wash away the signs of his night with Myrissa after Sebastian left. The water in the ocean palace was perfectly temperature-controlled.
It was warm but not hot, and he stood under the flow for a few minutes, taking it all in.
His life had gotten hard so quickly. He had six Spirit Bonds, four Major Powers under his control, responsibilities he never asked for, and now he’s in romantic relationships with people who are close to his bonded partners.
He was overwhelmed when he thought about it.
But it was also amazing. He had people who really cared about him.
He had a goal that transcended simply surviving each day. These were the links that made life worth living, rather than just getting by.
Rick got out of the shower and put on comfortable clothes instead of formal robes. If today was about hanging out with Nerissa, he wanted it to be real and relaxed, not like another state event.
After getting ready and walking for a few moments, he found Nerissa on her private balcony, which had become her favorite place since the palace was rebuilt. It looked out over the central plaza of the new Meridia.
She was in her human form, not her huge Ocean Empress form. She wore a long dress that moved with the water like it was alive.
"Good morning, Nerissa~!" Rick said as he joined her. "You’re up early."
Nerissa turned around with a smile that still looked new, as if she was learning how to show happiness again after fifty years of shutting down emotionally. "Old habits, I guess..."
"For six hundred years, I got up before dawn to take care of empire business."
"Even now that I’m letting myself feel again, my body remembers the routine."
Rick asked, "Do you want to break that routine today?"
"And I mean it like a date... just the two of us for the day? No emperor or empress duties, just us."
Nerissa’s eyes lit up with something that looked like excitement, like a child. "Like a wedding?"
"Just like a honeymoon. When I became Ocean Emperor, we were technically married in your empire’s eyes. We might as well enjoy the benefits."
Nerissa took his hand and said, "I’d like that very much!"
"I can’t remember the last time I did something just for fun and not because I had to."
"Where do we start?"
