EPIC: Path of Demons and Dragons

After returning to the Dungeon Terminal and trading in their loot for Tower Points, Vahn set out a large meal for Roxanne, Riko, and Fran to celebrate the trio's first successive Dungeon conquest at an elongated, party-sized table.

"The three of you have grown much these past ten days," remarked Vahn, sporting a proud expression as he stated, "It will take considerably more effort to become truly powerful, but with this, you can now tackle F-Rank Dungeons with confidence."

"It's all thanks to your care and guidance..." asserted Roxanne, modeling a narrow-eyed, affection-tinged smile as she remarked, "Just the food you provided was a tremendous boon. I was concerned about the volume, but I miraculously shed nearly a full kilogram."

"Consider yourself lucky..." remarked Riko, pinching her stomach through the fabric of her form-fitting Delver attire as she sighed, "I might need to start dieting..."

Shaking his head, Vahn asserted, "Girls your and Fran's age should have a bit of fat around their bellies. Your bodies need the additional nutrients to grow and develop properly, so don't even think about dieting. You should be aiming for between thirty and thirty-seven kilograms with your current height and build."

"Will that help our boobs grow...?" questioned Riko, raising her hands to her chest.

"It will," confirmed Vahn, having largely gotten used to Riko's somewhat out-of-pocket, moderately precocious questions. Even the setting of her world had some dubious elements, so he concluded it was just a quirk of her being faithful to the source material that inspired her.

"Then please give two more portions...!" exclaimed Riko, extending her right hand as if Vahn was supposed to place the food directly atop her palm.

"Alright, but don't push yourself too much, or you risk indigestion," said Vahn, placing more food on the table before shifting his attention to the group approaching them. He had contacted Himmel's Party the previous day to ask them to meet up, so the blue-haired Hero arrived with Tanya, Ruijerd, Yoruichi, Nami, a serious-looking man with black hair that spiked messily in all directions, Iwatani Naofumi, an adorable girl with waist-length bluish-purple hair, large brown eyes, and a blue and yellow dress, Wendy Marvell, and two young boys with spiky white and ash-white hair, the first with silver eyes and the latter sporting a dark facemask and a distinctive headband with a leaf carved on the front, Killua Zoldyck and a young Hatake Kakashi.

"Good afternoon, Vahn," greeted Himmel, wearing his usual friendly smile.

"I hope you prepared enough for everyone," appended Nami, crossing her arms under her very voluminous breasts with a playful, challenging smile. She had ceased actively flirting with him ever since he informed her of the intricacies of his relationships. Instead, she acted increasingly boldly, as if she were challenging him to flirt with her.

"Of course..." responded Vahn, countering with a wink and an undaunted smile as he hummed, "You don't end up in a position like mine if you can't take care of and provide for many, many people."

Rising from his seat, Vahn set out a veritable banquet of food for everyone to enjoy. Riko and Fran looked uneasy due to the sudden influx of people, but the former was an extrovert at her core, while the latter had Roxanne, who promptly moved closer to her, as an emotional anchor.

Once everyone was seated and had food in front of them, Vahn, standing at the head of the table, adopted a broad smile and expressed, "First off, thank you all for coming here today. I know there are more efficient uses of your time, but as our numbers continue to decrease due to individuals returning early, it pleases me to see those who remain gradually forming a community. Here's to hoping it continues to grow in the future."

Seeing Vahn raise a cup filled with sparkling apple juice, all but a few of the people gathered joined him, offering relaxed affirmations. Some of the older individuals in the group lamented the lack of alcohol, but since half of their group were minors under the age of thirteen, Vahn believed it was best to keep things family-friendly...

Finishing his drink and waiting for everyone else to set down their own, Vahn got to the heart of why he had invited everyone over, starting with having Roxanne, Riko, and Fran introduce themselves. He certainly didn't mind chaperoning them into the Dungeons and simply spending time with them, but now that their training was over, he needed to focus on earning Tower Points and getting to know their fellow Ascendees. They would still be able to eat together in the mornings and gather for dinner at night, but over time, Vahn planned to have Fran and Riko spend more time with boys and girls from their age group before their dependence on him got too out of hand...

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'I definitely can't judge Issei for how he chooses to use VR after this...' thought Vahn, sporting a smoldering look as he sat on a sofa with his left arm around Roxanne's shoulders, holding Yoruichi's gaze as she stared up at him with upturned eyes and gave him a vacuous deepthroat. However, while his smiling gaze never left Yoruichi's, it was the presence of Nami to his right that had Vahn the most excited. She had asked if he was leaving her out intentionally when she saw him speaking to Roxanna and Yoruichi following the impromptu banquet. One thing had led to another, and while it had yet to be determined if they were going to have sex, Nami's flushed face and the way she intently observed Yoruichi fellate him suggested the odds were in his favor...

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[48 Days Later]

With his inaugural stay in the Tower officially reaching the halfway point, Vahn was standing between Roxanne and Nami in the bathroom attached to his room, brushing their teeth in little more than panties and shirts they had borrowed from him. At the same time, Yourichi, eyes closed and her face noticeably darker than usual due to a flush, supported herself on her elbows as he slowly fucked her from behind.

"You really are inexhaustible when it comes to having sex..." sighed Nami, shaking her head before spitting into the sink. With the numerous benefits Vahn provided just by being near him, she was fairly certain she had made the correct decision by entering a relationship with him. Fortunately, she had Roxanne as a proactive buffer, and though she only joined them once or twice a week, Vahn made sure to fuck Yoruichi thoroughly when he had the chance.

"Only because I'm surrounded by women who deserve at least this much effort..." responded Vahn, punctuating his words by meeting Nami's gaze through their reflections and winking. At the same time, a hot and throaty sigh emanated from Yoruichi's throat as he held her flush against him and released just enough semen to fill her womb to capacity.

"You really shouldn't be chitchatting while gouging a woman's insides..." remarked Yoruichi, taking advantage of Vahn's hold on her waist to turn on the sink and splash her face with cold water.

"My bad..." responded Vahn, gently grazing Yoruichi's clingy and writhing folds with his glans as an apology. He felt guilty thinking it, but perhaps as a result of her Noble heritage and the fact she was a Shinigami, a spiritual entity not all that dissimilar to a Devil, fucking her felt considerably better than having sex with Roxanne or Nami. If they didn't need to meet up with everyone for breakfast, he could easily spend the entire day buried inside her without losing focus.

"Alright, that's enough..." sighed Yoruichi, exhaling hotly but exasperatedly as she remarked, "I get that you enjoy going to town on me, but we would all benefit from you learning the meaning of restraint..."

"I'm well aware of the meaning..." contended Vahn, pulling Yoruichi flush against him, kissing her increasingly sensitive and trained womb with his glans, compelling her to clench around him greedily as he stated, "But, as there is no guarantee you will return to the Tower in the future, I intend to make the most of the time we have now..."

"Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I'll definitely be back," stated Nami, crossing her arms under her breasts and exhaling from her nose as she playfully remarked, "After all, you took my one and only virginity...just covering the interest would cost you two or three of these Towers..."

"Do I strike you as a man who fears responsibility...?" asked Vahn, drawing Roxanne and Nami closer to him by their waists, causing Yoruichi to adopt a slight deadpan as she was still bent over with his penis throbbing deep inside her. At the same time, though it didn't affect the smoldering look on his face, Vahn experienced a sudden sense of incongruency. The truth of the matter was that he was actively avoiding his responsibilities in the real world by doing things that extended his time in Invirtua. This didn't mean he feared it, but he certainly wasn't facing it head-on...

With such thoughts in mind, Vahn earned himself an exasperated groan from Yoruichi, who subsequently took the initiative to resume moving as he took turns making out with Roxanne and Nami. No degree of wayward thought or introspection could prevent him from attending to his women, but the realization certainly gave Vahn reason for pause as he realized it had been nearly a year since he last interacted with the people who had opened his heart and mind to limitless possibilities...the same people who had accepted him and become his family...

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"Ha! Target successfully apprehended~!" exclaimed Riko, dropping onto Vahn's shoulders from her hiding place above the lounge's entrance. He had sensed her well in advance, but since she would become sulky if he dodged out of the way, Vahn allowed her to squeeze and nuzzle his head as he casually commented, "You're becoming a veritable spider monkey..."

"Is that supposed to be an insult or a compliment?" asked Riko, sitting up straight and habitually tousling Vahn's hair as she squeezed his neck with her thin but increasingly powerful thighs. She was still squarely within the realm of F-Rank, but since she actively sought out monsters who dropped Strength and Constitution Enhancement Crystals, she was already several times more powerful than the average trained adult and significantly more durable.

"Have I ever done anything but praise you?" asked Vahn, prompting a gratified hum from the green-eyed blonde as she closed her eyes and beamed contentedly from ear to ear.

Knowing full well that it would annoy Riko, Tanya, seated next to Kakashi in a booth, smugly remarked, "You two look like a proper father-daughter pair. How wholesome."

Puffing her cheeks, Riko looked like she wanted to retort, but she didn't get the chance as Vahn grabbed her legs, lifted her from his shoulders, and smoothly transitioned to holding her sides as he lowered her to the ground, expressing, "Let's get the briefing underway. I have something to take care of this afternoon, so let's try and complete today's quota before noon."

Plopping down next to Tanya, mostly to prevent Vahn from doing so, Riko asked, "Is it something important?"

"It's certainly important, but it's not a pressing matter..." reassured Vahn, offering a curt nod before shifting his gaze to Kakashi, remarking, "I'll be relying on you to expedite things, but you don't need to push yourself too hard."

"I understand..." responded Kakashi, ever taciturn as he reciprocated with a nod of his own. Minato had returned home on the sixth day, but Kakashi, presumably at the former's request, had remained behind, forming a Party with just about everyone at least once. Yoruichi had tailed him a few times out of curiosity and to mess with him, but as gathering intel was the bread and butter of a Shinobi, Vahn hadn't been surprised to learn that the grey-haired youth had effectively been drafting a Bingo Book that included the intel he had gathered on every Ascendee he had Partied, alongside their potential threat level. Yoruichi's entry, in particular, was filled with some fairly colorful language, as, similar to how she had teased Byakuya in his youth, she couldn't help messing with someone as overly serious as the prospective Jonin...

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