Chapter 323: [321] Conquest
After a long while, following their rather hesitant bathing ritual, the two women were finally brought to the room by Laura. Though August had not yet arrived, their task was clear: wait for him and be prepared for his attention.
Meanwhile, August, having spent some time bonding with the World Tree sapling, noticed that its growth had improved.
[Name: World Tree (Sapling)]
[Owner: August]
[Growth: Budding Stage (0.004%)]
[Innate Abilities: Space, Elemental Control, Devouring]
The expansion of his small world was becoming more and more noticeable. Each day, it seemed to evolve in significant ways. Today's massive hunt of magical beasts, which he had fed to the World Tree, provided it with essential nutrients that greatly boosted its development.
In just a few days, the growth had increased by 0.002%—a remarkable speed considering the immense power required for even the slightest progress.
Moreover, August had discovered something important: the World Tree sapling didn't thrive primarily on magic, but on nourishment.
In the world of High School DxD, even when Azazel had filled the sapling with two-thirds of his magical power, the growth had only increased by a mere 0.001%. This made it clear that magic alone wasn't enough to foster the tree's development.
Now, after hunting and offering numerous magical beasts, August had provided the sapling with vital nutrients, even though the magical energy of the beasts was not particularly high in quality.