Kalon laid on his back atop Thea’s bed, whilst Thea rested her head on his chest.
She used a finger to trace the line of his abs. The abs that Formidable Body had gifted him with over time.
A smile spread across her face. She was clothed in her underwear now, but Kalon still feel her soft bust pressed against him.
"I should really get going now, before your mum comes back.’
Thea frowned.
"Let her see us. I don’t care anymore."
Those were strange words for Kalon to hear. He still wasn’t used to someone openly accepting him, especially to their parents.
Does that mean this is some sort of relationship now?
He felt that he and Thea were advancing to some sort of next stage.
It made him feel guilty because of the secrets he was keeping from her. He wondered if he should tell her.
It was a great risk. She might see him as a weirdo, or worse, a liar.
...
But then Kalon realised that he did not care.
He liked Thea, a lot. However, there was one thing most important to him in this world, and it was the Space Seducer System.
It had given him everything he wanted and more.
To tell someone about this strange gift was a luxury. They should be grateful to hear about something so revolutionary.
If Thea did not believe, or accept Kalon’s gift, then it would be her loss.
He hoped that she would accept it, but he was prepared for if she didn’t.
He took in a deep breathe and let it out before speaking.
"There’s something I need to tell you. It’s going to sound impossible. Just listen until the end."
Thea lifted her head slightly so she could see his face. Her finger stopped moving on his stomach. She didn’t joke or interrupt. She just waited.
"I have a... skill," Kalon said. "It’s called the Space System. It appeared one night when I was on the rooftop. It lets me travel to other planets."
Thea’s eyes narrowed a little, but she stayed quiet.
"I’ve been to four of them so far. Venduros is the first one. The people there have purple skin and white hair. There’s a civil war happening between an empire and a resistance. I helped the resistance."
He kept his voice calm.
"The second planet is Cryos. Everything there is cold. The people are made of ice. They have an academy for summoners, and they fight things called the Ice Horde. I got pulled into a tournament there as someone’s summon. That’s where most of my strength growth started. Fire works extremely well against their ice."
Thea’s expression had changed. She was still listening, but her body had gone very still against him.
"The third is Veylora. The people are like living plants. They grow berries on their bodies and worship something called the Mother Tree. They can’t create light themselves, so when I use light skills it affects them in a strong way. There’s a group of primitive humans there called Berry Hunters who attack them. I still don’t fully understand where those humans came from."
He paused for a second, then continued.
"There’s a fourth planet I haven’t properly explored yet, and a fifth one the system recently showed me. Each planet has its own problems, its own power system, and its own people. The system gives me quests tied to the women there. When I get... closer to them, I receive skills, affinities, and items. That’s how I got most of what I have now. Fire, earth, light, ice, darkness. The high-rank skills. The reason I keep getting stronger so fast."
Thea’s voice was quiet when she finally spoke.
"You’re saying you’ve been leaving Earth. Regularly. And coming back with power from other worlds."
"Yes."
"And the girls on those planets... the skill makes you get close to them."
"It rewards it," Kalon said. "Josinia is one of them. There’s also Sifa on Cryos. And others. I’m not asking you to like that part. I’m telling you because I’m tired of hiding it from you... especially if we want to go further."
Silence sat between them for several seconds.
Thea’s head was still on his chest, but her eyes were fixed on the far wall. Kalon could feel the rise and fall of her breathing.
"I can take people with me now," he added. "Once the connection is strong enough. Josinia reached that point. The system has rules. Cooldowns. Limits on how many planets I can visit in a day. But it’s real. I’ve been living in two places at once for months."
Thea was quiet for a long time.
Kalon didn’t push. He stared at the ceiling and waited.
Part of him expected her to laugh, or get angry, or tell him to leave.
He had already decided that if she couldn’t accept it, he would deal with the loss and keep moving. The system came first. It had to.
When Thea finally moved, it was only to shift higher so she could look directly at his face. Her blue eyes were serious. There was no mockery in them.
"Show me," she said.
"What?"
"If it’s real, show me. Or take me. I don’t care how. I want to come."
Kalon studied her expression. Light Bringer didn’t detect a lie. Her heartbeat was fast, but her words were steady.
"You believe me?"
"I believe you’re not a normal person," Thea said. "I’ve watched you change too fast. The skills. The way your body looks. The way you disappear and come back different. I don’t understand any of what you just said. But I know you. And I know you’re not lying to me right now."
She pressed her hand flat against his chest.
"I want to come with you. To those places. I don’t want to stay here in the dark while you live a second life without me. I want to be with you..."
It was hardly the answer that he had expected.
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