My Ultimate OP System: Summoning All Dragons, Gods, Heroes & Villains-Chapter 100: Energetic Wolves (Bonus)
"I wasn’t going to ask any further since you already said fighting isn’t your thing," Ethan continued, "but since I just said all of that anyway... consider it my official offer on the table asking you to be part of my guild when it starts operating properly."
He paused again before adding: "As a part-timer, of course."
He turned fully toward her now and met her gaze directly: "Think it over and give me a reply before we leave the Academy , will you?"
Bettie looked at him for a moment without saying anything immediately, then finally nodded. "Alright," she said softly. "I’ll think about it."
[You have completed self-imposed objective:
• Inviting Elizabeth Moore to join your guild: +1,500 XP]
[Total Experience Points: 30,000]
Much earlier, he had experience points from accepting Percival’s request to attend camp (+1,000 XP).
And that early morning before departure , he gained some more for completely push-ups (+2,000 XP)
But with this recent notification, he decided to take a look at his most recent gains.
[slaying a Lupamancer during breach zone clearing: +3,000 XP]
[Rescuing Anna’s team from danger +3,000 XP]
[Having your summon Nina slay multiple hostile creatures: +5,000 XP]
[Participating in full breach zone clearance +3,000 XP]
Then there was this peculiar screen beneath the xps:
[Nina Dragonheart has gained +2,000 XP]
Ethan stared at that second screen for a moment as he was reminded once again that his summons also gained experience when they helped him complete objectives or fought alongside him during combat situations.
In Nina’s case specifically, that included killing through all those creatures in the breach.
He was just about to mentally ask his system interface how far Nina was from reaching her Emperor-class level rating since he’d never really kept close tabs on summon progression when suddenly—
"Ethan!"
Percival’s voice disrupted his thoughts as his best friend appeared beside him with the female werewolf he had been eyeing earlier.
Percival had his own cup of juice in hand too as he gestured between them:
"Ethan! Meet Aliyah!" He pointed toward the girl beside him with exaggerated flair before pointing back at Ethan: "And Aliyah? Meet Ethan!"
Aliyah raised one hand casually and waved at both of them with a smile:
"Helloooo~"
She turned slightly toward Bettie as well and gave her the same friendly wave.
Ethan nodded politely in greeting while Bettie simply nodded silently without saying anything
Percival continued speaking enthusiastically now while addressing Aliyah: "This is that childhood best friend I told you about once. Though these days..."
He paused, then suddenly whipped around to Ethan with an exaggerated, betrayed expression, "...I’m starting to wonder if he still is. Do you know I only just found out—"
He pointed dramatically at Ethan.
"—that he’s a bloody fucking summoner?! And I’ve known him my whole life, by the way!"
Ethan sighed heavily and rubbed his temple like he could feel a headache coming on already, "Uh... man..."
Aliyah nodded with a smirk at the corner of her lips, "Man’s moving like a sly one."
"I know, right?!" Percival threw both hands up in exasperation.
Then, just as quickly, he calmed down and gestured back toward Aliyah. "Anyway, Aliyah’s family is close with mine. She’s been my rival for years now."
Aliyah scoffed and crossed her arms. "Not really a rivalry when you’re just always trying to catch up to me."
Percival let out a short laugh. "Heh... which brings me to why we’re here, Ethan."
"Why?" Ethan asked cautiously.
Percival pointed at him like he was delivering a grand declaration. "Because you’re going to be our umpire for the next few days."
"...Huh?" Ethan said, genuinely confused.
But Percival had already turned back to Aliyah. "Ready?"
She grinned. "Always."
Without another word, the two of them dropped to the ground at the same time in perfect push-up positions.
"Thousand push-ups! Go!" Aliyah shouted.
They immediately began pumping up and down at insane speed.
Both Ethan and Bettie’s eyes widened in shock at the sudden display.
"I hope you’re keeping count, Ethan! I’m at forty already!" Percival called out mid-rep.
"Slow," Aliyah replied without breaking rhythm. "I already crossed fifty."
Ethan stared at them, completely dumbfounded.
"...What the actual fuck?" he muttered under his breath, watching the two wolves with far too much energy to spare.
The rest of the day went by almost pretty quickly after that strange encounter.
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a tilted her head slightly toward Greta without breaking eye contact with Karim. "Do your thing."
Right then, a purple glowing magic circle materialized over Greta’s outstretched palm and Karim’s eyes went blank instantly, like someone had flipped a switch and turned off all the life behind them. Her pupils dilated unnaturally wide as she was now frozen in place.
She had just fallen under a hypnosis spell cast by Greta. And as a regular human with no magical resistance whatsoever, this had to be her unlucky day.
Eula asked again in the same playful tone: "Now... will you let us in?"
Karim nodded slowly stepped backward while pulling the door open wider with her.
Both women entered, with Eula giving a mocking little bow as she passed by. "Thank you~"
And the door shut behind them.
Karim was Ophelia Tudor’s personal assistant at the Parliament House.
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A few moments later, Eula was seated comfortably on a couch in Karim’s decently organized living room. On the corner of her lips was a thin streak of blood as she read through a document she held up in one hand,
Greta was standing by a corner and Karim was beside her quietly and unmoving. On the side of her neck were two fresh puncture wounds that leaked small drops of blood down onto her collarbone.
Most of her face had gone pale, and it was evident enough that Eula had drained her of a good amount of blood already.
The document Eula read was a copy of the business partnership agreement between Ethan Stark and Ophelia Tudor.
Within the lines of legal text, there was one particular clause that caught her attention:
Section IV – Financial Terms: Partner (Ophelia Tudor) shall invest One Million (1,000,000) Gold Grits as equity stake in Stark Industries’ airship division. In return, Partner shall receive ongoing profit share equivalent to one percent (1%) of all revenue generated by said division for the duration of Partner’s natural lifespan
"Hm..." Eula muttered before grinning. "Interesting."
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A/N:
You may want to reference back to Chapter 19 to recollect when Albedo also gained experience points.
