Alastair Carter is a 27-year-old marketing and management teacher like many others around the world. Well... maybe besides the fact that he teaches some of that world's prodigies, but it's just a small detail. Even though he loves fantasy novels, he...
We arrive in the bath and get into the mixed section. I fold the towels on the side and sit us in the cleaning area before we jump into the main pool. She is still a little reserved, but Nebu lets me take care of her body, especially those amazing wings. I cherish them with utmost attention to not hurt her accidentally and it certainly looks like she enjoys having them affectionately washed.
After that, she offers to help me but I politely decline, thinking that she would have a hard time trying to do that with her wings. And I'm instantly proven wrong. She doesn't use them. Nebu grabs the sponge with her feet, or rather talons, and skillfully rubs it over my whole body while keeping herself in balance with her wings spread to the sides.
She has great control over her legs and I should have expected that, considering the fact that Harpies use them a lot to do most things. This type of cleaning also results in some quite amazing angles when she takes care of my chest, raising her legs pretty high. The blush on her cheeks tells me that she is well aware of how exposed she is with that move, but chooses to continue for my sake nevertheless.
We finally get into the main pool and I pull Nebu into my arms after we sink our bodies in. She sighs deeply and rests her head on my chest while lying on me. I, of course, keep gently brushing through her brown hair. We don't speak. Nebu isn't a talkative person. I let her just relax while snuggled to me, taking this chance to take a quick peek at our statuses. I'm curious how a Harpy's one looks like.
First, I check the Bond menu.
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「First level, as expected. Bond Type is Gratitude. I haven't seen that since Safi and Emi joined. I guess their situation and feelings are similar. I did help them and her in a similar way. Looks like the relationship also aligns with the slimes. She must be fine with remaining under my orders, at least for now. Or maybe most, if not all, monster-like entities tend to end up as familiars when getting closer with the main humanoid races? Who knows. I might learn more about that when I meet other monster girls in the future. So far it's only Safi, Emi and Nebu that are considered monsters.」
Swatting the small rectangle away, I pull up her full status.
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「19 years old... That checks out. She said it was around five years since she reached the age of adulthood and Harpies fully mature between 13 and 15 years old. Hawk Bloodline? I guess each of them can have a different one like all Beastkin have different animal characteristics. Oh. It looks like what we did allowed her to finally evolve. She might need a good night of sleep to finish the process like Emi had in the past. Even as a young Harpy, her stats are quite high. STR and AGI are the highest. Well, she now has my buffs too. I'll have to check on her after she evolves.」
