"Ahhh? Did I go too far? Well I wanted to test my new powers~ Sorry about that, Teehee~" Erotica laughed cutely as she rubbed the back of her head with her hands. Then suddenly, her expression turned cold and, "Don't force me to turn this illusion into reality though. I am pretty outgoing, yes, but can actually be a nightmare for someone I don't like. So don't get to my bad side, do you get it?" "…" Nawdren glanced at the Demon standing in front of her and turned silent. Just how… can one be so scary and foolish at the same time. This woman… she was definitely crazy… Nawdren, who was even ready to die at this point… for some reason, he chose not to irritate Erotica any further, however, there was still something he was curious about, He then turned towards Riona and questioned, "You knew I was going to betray you, didn't you?" Riona tilted her head and started thinking, This action was enough for Nawdren to realize the truth, "How did you know it?" Hearing this question, Riona just smiled as she glanced at Erotica. "Be a good boy and we will tell you in the future." Erotica chuckled and then, she started walking away. "Let's go, Queen Riona. It's been a long time since I saw Nux. I have to make sure that he doesn't forget about me." Riona glanced at this demon who had already started walking away and couldn't help but sigh, "Alright." However, since she was curious about Amaya's progress, she followed her as well. Nawdren, who was now left with the soldiers couldn't understand, 'Why call me when you wanted to leave me here?' … Erotica and Riona then walked into the garden and soon, Erotica frowned, "None of them managed to become a Sage." In Erotica's eyes, all these women were absolute monsters. In this sparse Mana, they all managed to become Emperors when most of them were less than a century old, therefore, in this Mana Wave, she expected at least half of them would become Sages. However… 'It seems like I was being too unreasonable.' They became Emperors not long ago, No matter how monstrous they were, even they wouldn't be able to directly jump and become a Sage when they had barely become an Emperor. Erotica realized this, however, what surprised her the most were not the women, there were still a few women here who were close to breaking through and becoming a Sage here. Astaria, Amaya, Thyra, and Ember, these 4 women would become Sages within a year. The others would still need some time, however, they all would become Sages eventually as well. So although not as much as she expected, these women were still doing fine, Nux, on the other hand, was… Well… He hadn't improved at all… "Why is he still a King Stage Cultivator?" Erotica questioned with a frown on her face. Almost all the King Stage Cultivators, even the Beginner King Stage Cultivators had become Emperors, then why… Why is Nux, who was a peak King Stage Cultivator still stuck at the King Stage? "Maybe the Last Step is taking longer than expected?" Riona guessed, Erotica, however, shook her head, as she glanced at Nux again and narrowed her eyes, "I do not sense any improvements from him." "What do you mean?" "The stronger you get, the more differently the Mana around you reacts to you, not everyone can notice this change, however, our eyes are a bit special, so we Sex Demons can notice it. In Nux's case, there is no change in Mana around him. In other words, the Nux before the Mana Wave burst and the Nux right now, there is absolutely no difference between the two." Erotica revealed and a frown appeared on Riona's face. "Did something happen?" She questioned with a worried look on her face. "Don't worry, nothing happened." Suddenly, Erotica and Riona heard a voice, their eyes then fell on Astaria, who just opened her eyes and stood up. "You can still cultivate, you know?" "I can already sense it, I won't be able to become a Sage. Also, I wish to strengthen my foundation before taking any further steps." Astaria replied with a calm look on her face. Erotica nodded in understanding, Astaria glanced at Nux and spoke, "Anyways, as I was saying, don't worry about him." "But…" Riona wanted to reply but, "When have things ever been normal around him? I am sure he would open his eyes and would do something so absurd that we all will just stare at him with shocked looks on our faces. So, let's not worry about him." Astaria seemed pretty calm. Riona nodded as well. Astaria was right, worrying about this monster was useless. "Anyways, you became a Sage huh? Congratulations. You too, Riona, you finally became an Emperor." Astaria congratulated and Erotica smiled, "You think this would increase my chances of pulling Nux into my bed?" "I see you are still as desperate as ever huh." Astaria just sighed. "I am not desperate, I am in love." "That is not love. You just want to satiate your curiosity and win this 'challenge' you set up for yourself, nothing else." Astaria replied. "Tsk, how do you know that I won't fall for him once we have sex? You guys make it sound like spending a night with him is a blissful experience and won't stop talking about it. I want to experience something like that as well. Maybe he is so good that I will get addicted to his touch and will actually fall in 'love' with him?" Erotica replied. "Haaaahh… Talking to you is so pointless." Astaria just sighed. "Oh c'mon! Give me some tips here. How did you manage to get him into your bed? Tell me something." "He was the one who chased me, not the other way around." Astaria replied with an unbothered look on her face, however, both Riona and Erotica could see that prideful expression that she was trying to hide. "Tsk, just what is it that I am doing wrong?" Erotica started wondering. "You ju-" Astaria was about to reply, but suddenly, she noticed that the Mana around her moving strangely. She quickly glanced Erotica, and just like her, Erotica had sensed it as well. Riona was the same. The three of them turned towards Nux, the source of this sudden change. "Told you, didn't I? It is starting." Astaria spoke up. Riona and Erotica smiled wryly.