Chapter 634 - Entrapment

Tiona was currently standing at the center of everyone, wearing a sleeveless white top that hugged her figure, almost as if 'proving' she didn't have any b.r.e.a.s.ts. It had a collar the came partially up her neck and was split at the bottom like four flower petals with black accents along the edges. She also had a pair of loose sleeves that started around her biceps and reached all the way to her wrists, where the accessories that used to be there had completely vanished. Slightly darker than her mint colored hair, Tiona had a teal skirt that matched the color of the bow at her chest and the two small ribbons tying up the two cute pigtails in her hair. On her legs, she had dark green stockings that flowed directly into her boots, much like how Ais' and Mikoto's used to...

When Tione jumped up and shouted, everyone in the room was startled by the outburst until Tiona just looked at her sister and said, "Ehehehe, Tiona had become a magical girl, Tione~!" As if to demonstrate, Tiona swung the small star-shaped wand in her hand and sent out sparkling magical energy that was shaped like glitter, stars, and even hearts. One of them flew at Tione, popping as it came into contact with her face, startling the elder of the two Amazon sisters in the process. Tiona saw this and began to laugh happily before eyeing Vahn with her star-shaped pupils and saying, "Vahn, my hero~!" as she leaped towards him.

Vahn was very surprised by the transformation but he put it to the back of his mind and just accepted Tiona's embrace since she seemed very happy. He did, however, ask, "Do you know how to transform back...?" after a few minutes had passed. Tiona nodded her head before backing away and holding the wand between her hands, causing her clothing to 'explode' into light green smoke as her previous equipment thankfully came back into existence. Vahn released a relieved sigh before smiling as he said, "That wand is now bound to you and should enable you to use all kinds of magic, though it wouldn't necessarily follow conventional magic systems. You'll have to figure out how to use it yourself, but I'm certain you'll be able to do it, Tiona."

Tiona began laughing happily as she brandished the wand and said, "It was actually super easy to use magic when I was transformed, almost like my brain was telling me how to do it. I still want to learn properly though, so please teach me~!" Vahn agreed to her request and they all began to talk about their studies while Vahn began transcribing books for the girls. Strangely, though he couldn't see the difference between languages, Vahn could write in Latin just fine. The only thing he needed to do was know it existed and analyze the structure for a bit before he could completely replicate the language. It also helped that he had a template to work from with the texts provided by Eva and Terra.

Since it had started to get late, Vahn had the girls go to sleep since they needed to prepare for the Expedition setting out early tomorrow morning. They were all very excited to be learning magic, especially after seeing Tiona suddenly transform, so Vahn had needed to force them to sleep by dispersing calming energy into his domain. He still ended up being hugged by Tiona and Tione while Fenrir claimed the spot on his stomach for herself. As for himself, Vahn stayed awake for a while longer since he wasn't even remotely tired. He had rested a bit in the orb and that had only been a few hours prior, not mentioning the fact he didn't require much sleep from the start. Thus, while waiting for sleep to claim him, Vahn let his mind wander and just enjoyed the warmth of the girls as he wondered what kind of schemes their enemies would enact in the future.

Though he still had a long way to go, Vahn felt like he would even be able to defeat Ottar if he could catch the powerful demigod off guard. In raw parameters, Vahn was confident in exceeding Ottar completely so the biggest variable would be general combat experience and the strength of the man's Innates. As a demigod, Vahn was certain Ottar had, at the very least, three different Innates. Becoming the 'King' would have been impossible otherwise and he wouldn't have had such a great impact on the original plot unless he had a powerful destiny. He likely had the blessing of his parent god, Innates related to Power and Endurance, and most likely enhanced perception...

Vahn wondered if he could convince Freya to allow him and Ottar to spar in the future but knew it would probably 'trigger' the goddess to approach him more earnestly if he defeated her prized champion. He would have to settle for fighting against his own companions while periodically having the opportunity to defeat whatever enemies had the 'gall' to actually try and fight them. Other than subterfuge and scheming against them, Vahn couldn't imagine anyone actually being able to threaten his family in the future. If he could adapt Eva's teaching completely, Vahn was confident that even Preasia could become a powerhouse without ever entering the Dungeon. What they were doing was completely reshaping the balance of power in the world, skewing it greatly in their favor until the generations that graduate from the School slowly spread the knowledge in the future...

Though he