DLK— 1.5

Title: Lake

The Dream Core followed the time flow of the outside world and much to most of the girl's anger, they now felt the need to become nocturnal even when the sun didn't set or rise in this realm. After all, Nik came to the core around 3 in the morning.

While the castle had a royal throne, Nik felt more comfortable sitting in the courtyard rather than pressing his butt against the throne and looking down on the girls from a higher position. Sure, a throne would provide a better place to have exciting sex but that was for later.

With time already flowing in Dream Core, Moon happily coiled around Nik. Being a thousand-year-old spirit beast, she had already gained two tails as they swayed behind her lazily while she purred as her head nuzzled against Nik's cheek.

"Meeeaaoow~!" She called out sweetly, more than happy to even feel this energized despite the lack of moonlight to actually energize her.

"I missed you a lot, too," Nik tenderly rubber Moon's head while enjoying her purring and the soft feel of her fur against his skin.

"Hey, guys, what do you think of this place now?" Nik inquired once every girl had gathered, making Nik feel a little impressed and proud over himself. He wanted nothing more than to fuck them all, but right now, he needed to help them all settle down.

"It could have been better if there was night when we slept," Gojira shrugged, her words resonating with the others around her but Nik only snickered. He only found a way to let a stream of time fill the location, god knows how long it will take before he can actually fit a sun and a moon in here.

As Nik and the girls began discussing a few ordinary things such as the rations and other stuff, a small spider slowly crawled towards Nik but as it began climbing over Nik's shoulder using a firm, silky string, Moon lazily smacked the string with one of her tails. Her bright blue eyes gazing at the fallen insect with unbridled arrogance in her eyes as the spider slowly turned over and started the process once again.

One time...

Three times...

Seven times...

"So you guys really plan to get strong before actually setting up a base? If so... I can just create those medicinal baths, or in fact, I'll make a lake instead. That way, it would last longer... however, I can even make you stronger artificially..." Nik stated.

Even though he stated the word 'artificial' making many girls feel averse to this method, once he fully explained the method, most of the girls grew more moderate about this method.

Still, from the beginning, almost all of them were used to the simple rule— no pain, no gain.

Despite knowing that there was nothing wrong with this method, many girls rejected this outright while a few others rejected it after a few minutes of thinking.

Twenty-one times...

"Although I like to drink... even I had to slowly build up my tolerance. It's better that way. Make things fun," Gin Jiu revealed a drunken smile. As she had once said, to never feel hungover, one must never stop drinking and she still committed herself to the task.

Twenty-seven times...

"Hmm, hmm," Nezuko hummed.

Thirty-three times...

"Sure, once I feel too tired of training," Karna agreed.

Thirty-seven times...

"Why would I train my body? I'm a spirit~!" Pavakā grinned.

"Exactly..." Virya softly seconded the sentiment.

Thirty-nine times...

"Alright then, I'll start preparing the medicinal lake for you guys," Nik smiled as he felt Moon tiring herself out after the fortieth smack of her tail against his shoulder and Venom finally climbed up to Nik, simply resting there without any movement.

"Mmeeoo!" Moon grumbled but slumped with extreme exhaustion filling her.

"Before that..." Elizabeth spoke up, "Um, is there any way I can meet JoJo? Just to see if he's doing fine with Ray or not?"

Her question instantly made others ask the same thing. Xiao Yun (Nie Li's mother) wanted to meet Nie Li, too. Katara, however, made feel Nik a little troubled.

Although he can talk with Ray about others and eventually solve the problem...

However was he going to find out Katara's home planet and get Sokka to meet her?

Although this was a major issue, Nik still smiled and assured all of them that they would meet their families soon enough. At least, the ones who wanted to meet them.

Once Nik had finally met with them all, he started working on the lake. He needed a lot of herbal medicines, too so he had to dig out the area and fill it with water quickly, both the things that could be achieved easily.

It was the gathering of herbs that would be a pain in the 'B' but when he turned to the girls for help, they had longed locked their rooms to sleep, unwilling to move at all.

Meanwhile, much to Nik's distress, Tanya was all fed up and slept, too. And knowing that he could count on Klas, his most loyal maid ever, he found her occupied in Gin Jiu's room, a little bit of her crystal hair being extracted in hopes of fermenting new wine.

Finally, Nik looked towards the location where he left Venom and Moon, at least hoping for some company.

The pets did not disappoint Nik.

With unmeasured happiness, Nik called his most loyal slave, Luci, and sent her to search for the herbs.

Meanwhile, Nik finally found Pentacle resting atop a ten-thousand-year-old calm mushroom.

All of them enjoyed the grilled mushroom except for Ignit, who was hunting in the Paradise and Venom... who simply didn't like the mushroom at all.

"Por~!" Penta disappeared for a moment and reappeared with another mushroom.

After all, ten-thousand-year-old spirit plants only tasted good when its master prepared it personally!

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Nik looked satisfied as he gazed over the light-red-colored lake. The potency of the medicine had increased and to continuously create the same potency, Nik ended up spending a small fortune to carve out multiple runes and set up a small formation. The formation was filled with more medicinal herbs as it would slowly release the effects into the lake while Nik set up a simple defense formation, only allowing the girls to enter and not some stumbling beast.

The lake itself was around 700 meters in radius, more than enough to last the girls a year of usage until he finds a better alternative.

"Ni—"

"It's— Super Handsome Master— for you," Nik cut Luci off in her sentence as he looked at her kneeling, scandalous form.

Around her, Pentacle, Moon, and Venom rested while Moon and Pentacle showed a little curiosity towards their feathered friend and while Nik thought of just making Pentacle tentacle fuck the brains out of Lucifer, he reigned in the thought. Kinks aside, he wasn't planning to share such exclusive slaves with anyone but his girls.

"S-super Hand— handsome Master..." Luci seethed with embarrassment and rage. "May I leave?"

"Hmm? And who is to guard the lake? No, you'll stay right here. Hmm, keep kneeling and be sure to heed your mistresses' words at all times. Unless they specifically ask you to leave, you are to stay here."

Biting her lips, Luci looked up, revealing a hateful expression. Although she had even tried to bury the hatchet with Nik after her unique bloodline denied her, Nik was making it especially hard on her to feel comforted at all. He would use her in any way he liked and it wasn't even sexual!

She had simply turned into a menial laborer of Nik, not even lusted after.

"Sure, you want my attention? Then we'll create a bar for you. In the palace, I'm going to set a board where the girls will leave their reviews about you. The details will be posted there and once I set it up, I'll inform you.

Remember this...

You really want to be on my good side or getting fucked is the least of your worry. Make my girls like you, and you might even lose your status as a slave."

Nik chuckled before picking up Moon and Venom and disappearing alongside Penta.