Nier stared down at his hands, a wry smirk tugging at his lips.

  "What a load of dicks."

  He muttered, shaking his head as the images of the illusion faded.

  Kaly released his hand, her fingers lingering just a moment longer as she finished transferring the fabricated memories of his time with Bel. The illusion had been vivid, almost too real, painting a world where Nier pyed a role in Bel's life in a course of the three days he has been unconscious, a shadow in her orbit, nothing more.

  In the memory, Bel strutted through her elite academy, the undisputed queen bee fnked by two other divas, their ughter sharp and their confidence sharper.

  Nier had been her driver and bodyguard.

  In those memories he kept his distance, his words sparse, his presence looming but unobtrusive. Yet Bel's friends had noticed him, whispering about the "hot, goth bodyguard" with his brooding demeanor and piercing gaze.

  Despite his serious, almost intimidating aura, their giggles followed him like an echo.

  "Ugh!"

  Nier groaned, rubbing his temples.

  "Bel hangs out with some serious brats and bitches. Dear gods, what a circus. But...

  His voice trailed off, a flicker of amusement crossing his face.

  "That teacher, though. Damn, she is something else. In the memory, I only said hi and bye to her, but every time I looked away, I could feel her eyes on me. Checking me out like I was the main course."

  Kaly tilted her head, her crimson eyes glinting with mischief.

  "Enjoying the attention, darling?"

  Nier shot her a sidelong gnce, smirking.

  "What I don't get is how I am seeing so many perspectives at once. Bel's friends, the teacher, the whole damn scene, it's like I am living it from every angle. Are these really just memories from that fake illusion of me you cooked up?"

  Kaly just chuckled as she says.

  "Basically, yeah."

  She admitted, her voice smooth.

  "But it's more than a simple trick. That is the beauty of Dark Fertility at work."

  "I see, must be nice being a literal concept."

  Kaly shook her head, though a spark of pride lingered in her gaze.

  "Of course it is, using my identity as such I just began the illusion itself by birthing falcies on the spot, pnting ideas that don't exist in the minds of others. It is a delicate work, but when done right, it is seamless. Even a Level 5 Hesta wouldn't see through it, so long as the illusion stays consistent. No slip-ups, no contradictions, like a wrong date, a mispced detail, or something gringly off, like the sky turning purple or an apple being emerald green inside and chocote brown outside. As long as the context holds as true as they remember it, you can guide the inflicted how you want, the mind accepts it as reality."

  Nier leaned back, his mind racing as he processed her words. The illusion had felt so vivid, so tangible, that even now, he could almost smell the polished wood of the academy halls, hear the sharp ughter of Bel's clique, and feel the teacher's lingering gaze, it was more like living there than seeing it kind of like how Relive Spell work, but that wasn't Mnemosyne's power rather it was an application of her Dark Fertility, a random power that could rewrite perception of not one but many.

  "What a terrifying power."

  He murmured, his voice tinged with excitement.

  "Could I use something like that with your Divine Language?"

  Kaly's lips curled into a knowing smirk.

  "Pretty much, yeah with enough Negativity of course."

  His grin widened, a spark of reckless determination igniting in his chest.

  "Oh, let's try it then."

  "Wait, darling…”

  Kaly began, but Nier was already moving, his mind racing with possibilities.

  He could feel the raw power coursing through him, 312,557 units of Negativity, a staggering amount, more than he had ever held before.

  It thrummed in his soul, a dark, pulsing energy begging to be unleashed. If Kaly's Divine Language could help him shape illusions so fwlessly, it would be a massive help for future battles, among other useful things, as such he wanted to test its limits himself.

  Without hesitation, Nier pressed his right index finger into his thigh, shapeshifting his nail into a cw, piercing the skin just enough to draw a bead of blood. He raised his hand, tracing intricate runes in the air with precise, deliberate strokes.

  The symbols glowed faintly, hovering like embers as they formed a series of words in the Divine Language of the Dark Mother. He gnced at Alle, still nestled against him, her peaceful slumber undisturbed, her soft breaths a stark contrast to the chaotic power he was about to use on her.

  Channeling his Negativity into the spell, Nier used it as a live battery, fueling and sustaining the incantation. The words materialized fully, simple yet potent, glowing with an otherworldly red light.

  [Create Fantasy]

  The spell was elegant in its simplicity, designed to weave a small-scale illusion tailored to a single target. Drawing on the principles Kaly had used to craft Bel's false reality, Nier focused his intent, shaping a delicate fantasy to envelop Alle's mind.

  He yered it with his own power, blending the same principle to a degree behind his Fake Reality spell he had inherited from his brand, using Kaly Divine Langauge, he had created a variant of what Kaly did to Bel, but this modified spell suit his needs. With a whispered command, he sent a single word into Alle's subconscious....AWAKE.

  Alle stirred, her eyelids fluttering as she rubbed them, her legs still trembling from their earlier passion.

  Her gaze was hazy, her voice soft and disoriented as she registered Nier's voice calling her by the pet name he had given her.

  "Little Minx."

  He said, his tone warm but full with intent.

  "Ha?"

  Alle blinked, her voice a sleepy murmur.

  "Yes, Father?"

  "How're you doing? You went limp on me and fell asleep. Everything okay?"

  Nier asked, his voice gentle but probing.

  Alle giggled, her cheeks flushing as she stretched nguidly.

  "Sorry if Alle worried you, Father. After you made Alle feel so good, my brain got all fuzzy. And you were so warm, Alle fell asleep so fast. Hehe... Alle loves Father."

  Nier's lips twitched into a fond smile, Alle was not his biological daughter, and more like her Spawn, or Creation.

  As such, they share no blood retions.

  "You made me feel good too, Little Minx. Your head game could use a bit more practice, but I can't fault your enthusiasm."

  Alle's eyes sparkled with eager pride.

  "Really? Alle did good at pleasuring you?"

  She asked, practically glowing as she crawled over Kaly's legs to nuzzle closer to Nier. He patted her head, his touch indulgent, encouraging her to bask in the moment.

  But then, Alle froze. Her brow furrowed, a flicker of confusion crossing her face.

  "Ha...? That's strange."

  Nier tilted his head, keeping his tone casual.

  "What's strange, Little Minx?"

  Alle's gaze darted between Nier and Kaly, then back again, her expression growing more puzzled by the second.

  "Wasn't Alle sleeping on Father's chest? Why is Alle cuddling with Mother now?"

  In that moment, the illusion wavered. Alle's vision shimmered, reality bending and twisting like a mirage. For a fleeting second, Kaly was in Nier's pce, and Nier yed where Kaly had been. The scene flickered, fading in and out, until the spell shattered entirely.

  And the truth was revealed.

  Alle gasped, now pressed against Nier's chest once more, her wide eyes darting between him and Kaly.

  "Haa!? When did Father get here, and Mother over there? No...wait, Alle is confused. What is happening?"

  Nier exchanged a gnce with Kaly, who was barely suppressing a ugh, her eyes dancing with amusement. The spell had worked, fwlessly, until Alle's own perception had caught a snag, unraveling the illusion.

  Nier leaned back, a slow grin spreading across his face.

  "Don't worry, Little Minx... it nothing to worry about."

  Nier said, his voice soothing as he ruffled Alle's hair.

  "Just a little something I was testing out you can go back to sleep some more if you want."

  Alle closer her eyes like a cat, as she y back down on his chest, meanwhile Kaly looked at her beloved as she commented.

  "My, my, imitating me so quickly, I must say I am impressed."

  "I mean I still have a lot to learn, and so many ideas, actually after st night I realized just how weak I was, however I know I have a lot of room for growth. I am still trying to understand how this brand works, I have hardly abused Unlimited, then I kind of used Beacon Warp st night to heal Alle and El when I was in that trance, I feel like I can do it again but the use of Negativity to alter reality feels like it would take too much from my personal reserve, then there is my mother's journal, scroll making, potion creation recipe, and body alterations methods for variety of different purposes, so yes I have a lot of reading and experimenting to do."

  "Well, you better get started."

  Kaly said, stretching nguidly.

  "Lucky for you, Bel's csses don't begin until this afternoon. That gives you plenty of time to go through her no…”

  But then, all of sudden with a soft pop, she vanished.

  "…Huh!?"

  Nier blinked, then felt a sudden weight on his shoulder. He turned to find Kaly perched there, now doll-sized, her legs swinging pyfully.

  "Looks like I am out of juice."

  She expined with a tiny shrug.

  "I need to refill this vessel with Negativity if I want to stay in my full-sized form for any length of time, like I did earlier."

  "How long will that take?"

  Nier asked.

  "About an hour."

  She replied.

  "Only an hour!?"

  Nier's brows shot up in genuine surprise. He couldn't passively absorb Negativity at all; every drop had to be actively harvested. The idea that Kaly could recharge so quickly and naturally, was almost unfair.

  She gave him a smug little smile.

  "Unlike you darling, I can charge both passively and actively. I prefer passive, though. Drawing from the higher pnes yields cleaner, more potent Negativity. Think of it like refilling a massive candle with premium wax, so even with this vessel's limited capacity, the quality makes up where I ck in quantity."

  "How convenient, not gonna lie, still though you're right, say when are we gonna begin training again."

  "Hmm, how about tommarow, don't you have to go to Corpse Mountain today for Suldroxia's trials."

  "Sadly I do, however this isn't bad at all... I think it's about time I upgraded this body some more, I have lot of ideas on how to do it, and also try to save on cost of Negativity too."

  Nier said as he got up, leaving Alle on the bed, the poor thing was out cold.

  On the other hand, Kaly replied with.

  "Shapeshifting is nice but body modification will only take you so far, try to work on more supernatural enhancements. As a matter of fact, this will be your first test before our training starts tomorrow. Find a way to cut back on the cost of Negativity."

  "Aye-aye captain."

  Nier replied folding his arms, then in that moment he heard a knock on his door.

  "Hmmm...

  He groaned as he turned, and when he looked using his Occultist Eyes.

  He saw Bel standing behind his door.

  "Bel hm? I wonder what she wants."