New ability

Continuing to follow Astrid, Rain glanced at the window that appeared in front of him.

[Quick quest]

[Explore every corner of Astrid Bladefury's body with your hands.]

[Reward: Random A rank Item]

[Penalty:---]

After reading the description, Rain couldn't help but praise the system. He even got the feeling that it knew exactly what he wanted and created a quest based on that.

[Host, that's actually the way it is. Most of the time quick quests are created based on your desires].

'Wow, that sounds like a win-win.'

[As you may have noticed, there is also no penalty for failure in this type of quest, but only because the lack of reward is already considered punishment enough. After all, without it, you won't be able to progress fast enough to handle everything that awaits you. Furthermore, failure will block access to all quests related to Astrid.]

When Rain heard the system's warning, he didn't react, because he had already decided to do it by all means. 

'The only problem is how to do it.'

[You were lucky, and among the rewards for your rookie assignment was a very valuable item that can help you now.]

'Show me that.'

[Eyes of Endless Lust]

[A fragment of the eyes that once belonged to the God of Lust. When activated, it allows you to increase the lust of the woman you are looking at.]

After seeing the description, Rain was eager to try it out.

'System, how do I use it?'

[Although this is a fragment, these Eyes once belonged to God, so the human body cannot use them.]

'You showed it to me just to tell me I can't use it?!'

'Is this system definitely on my side?'

[Hahaha, host, I'm not that cruel. Just wanted to say that even with my abilities, it can take a while to merge safely with the Eyes.]

'More specifically?'

[No more than 15 minutes.]

'Then start right now.'

[Okay.]

After that, Rain felt a slight burning sensation in his eye area, but overall everything remained the same.

He looked again at Astrid, still walking elegantly ahead, and then a realization came to him.

'I haven't checked her status yet!'

Having only recently acquired this ability, Rain still hadn't gotten used to using it, and the suddenness of their encounter, as well as her seductive ass, made it hard for him to remember.

Determined to quickly correct this oversight, Rain activated the status on her.

__________________________

[Name: Astrid Bladefury]

[Age: 202] 

[Titles: Sword Empress, ???, ???]

[Cultivation: ????]

[Talent: A+] 

[Bloodline: ????]

[Attitude: He may be the one I've been looking for so long...]

__________________________

Rain's eyebrows rose involuntarily when he saw that he couldn't recognize her cultivation or her bloodline.

[Host, the power gap between you is too great. It's impossible to get full information about it.]

Taking another look at the information available to him, Rain came to the conclusion that, given her title, it must be true. 

'It turned out that the decision to accept her as a master was much more favorable than I had originally thought.'

Along with that, Rain felt a slight doubt.

'Given her power, will the Eyes of Endless Lust even work on her?'

[Yes, the stronger the target, the slower the effect. But rest assured that as long as the target is a woman, even if she is a god, it will definitely work on her.]

When the system finished answering his question, Astrid and Rain had already stopped in front of the tall doors.

She pulled a locket with their family's emblem from her storage ring, and then the doors opened smoothly, giving them a view of the room.

It was several times larger than the previous one, and its walls were made of glowing white stone inscribed with runes. The room was also filled with weapons of a quality and quantity beyond anything Rain had ever seen in this world.

Once they reached the center of the training room, Astrid glanced at his body and, muttering something, pulled out a vial of red liquid.

"Drink this. It will help you regain your physical stamina."

Thanks to the potion Rain bought from the system, he was able to restore his body's peak physical ability, but this one also tired it out, so he took the vial from her hands and checked it out.

[Ultimate Potion of Stamina.]

[Helps you to instantly regain all your stamina.]

As Rain drank it, he felt a pleasant warmth spread through his body, starting at his stomach, completely banishing all the fatigue and pain from his muscles. As if completely renewed, he glanced at the empty bottle.

'If it's that effective, I might use it more often.'

"It's not as miraculous as you might think. It only regenerates your body, not your mind, so you still need regular rest. And it can't be taken too often or your body will lose its natural regeneration ability. Not to mention it's rare to find."

Guessing his thoughts, Astrid warned, showing a smile.

She noticed that from the moment she had met this young man, her emotions were like a stormy sea, wave after wave washing away her usual aloof demeanor, replacing it with a more lively one.

Astrid loved this long-forgotten sensation, and she wanted to keep experiencing it.

"I was very curious, where did you find the sword technique you used before? I don't want to brag, but I've traveled the world a lot and seen countless techniques, but even so, yours is the most unique."

'Of course, it doesn't belong in this world at all.'

Rain thought to himself and answered.

"Unfortunately, I can't tell you that, Master. But you are right about one thing, this technique does have one feature that makes it unique."

"Oh, and what's that?"

With bright amber eyes burning with curiosity, Astrid asked.

Rain only remained silent, smiling weakly.

After waiting for a while and still hearing nothing, Astrid decided not to push.

'He's already my disciple, so I'll find out sooner or later.'

'In any case, I accepted him not only because of his technique, but also because of the potential for the path of the sword that I discerned in him. Therefore, I should make an effort to train him.'

"First of all, do you know who I am?"

"Yes."

Although she's not in Rain's memories, he doesn't think someone bearing the title of Sword Empress would be unknown in this world.

Showing a proud expression on her face, Astrid continued.

"Then you must be familiar with the style I use?"

"No, I don't know much about you."

Her smile faltered for a second before she said slightly embarrassed.

"I thought I was famous enough..."

"Okay, it's better to see once than to hear a hundred times."

Quickly encouraged, Astrid picked up a simple long sword.

"Look closely."

Rain focused on what she was showing him.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, as if part of an elegant dance, yet Rain felt incredibly threatened by each of them, as if he could be shredded at the mere sight of them. Even with a regular sword, Astrid managed to look stunningly beautiful and majestic, as if a goddess of war had descended into the mortal world.

Rain was mesmerized by her technique, which looked like the pinnacle of the sword path. He had to admit that he had never seen a more beautiful technique than this in his entire previous life.

Finally, Astrid looked at him and said encouragingly.

"Even if you don't manage to repeat it right away, I'm sure you can master it."

A smile appeared on his face, but not at her words, but at the notification Rain received from the system.

[Merging with Eyes of Endless Lust complete.]

Rain activated it immediately, glancing at Astrid.

***

Thanks for reading, everyone.