Chapter 115: Party Formation
Waiting for Kazuma to depart, Yoruichi drew Vahn's attention back to herself by asking, "Well, how about it? Want to grab a drink back in one of our rooms? I'm also down to try out one of those Dungeons mentioned by the Administrator, just the two of us."
Though he found everything about Yoruichi alluring, especially her eyes, Vahn reciprocated with a smile and responded, "Ordinarily, I'd leap at the opportunity to accompany such a beautiful woman, but I've already made prior arrangements, and you're much too powerful. If we were to form a Party, you would either breeze through everything or be bored out of your mind watching me and others tackle monsters slowly."
"Then how shall I repay you...?" questioned Yoruichi, narrowing her eyes and tightening her crossed arms, emphasizing her substantial bust. Vahn was able to avoid lowering his gaze thanks to his domain providing him a clear view of more than just her breasts, but the temptation to do so was borderline instinctual.
Raising his right hand and pulling up his Social Window with a thought, Vahn explained for everyone's benefit, "There is a System Function that allows Ascendees to add and remain in contact with one another. Just say or think Open Contacts and then select the option to add a new contact. If the other party accepts, you can adjust the familiarity settings to allow text or even telepathic communication."
Seeing a notification appear before her stating [You have received a friend request from [Vahn Mason(D-Rank)]. Accept/Deny/Block], Yoruichi used her left index finger to tap Accept. Doing so caused her Contacts to open, displaying Vahn's name and profile picture in a tab listed [General]. There were also tabs for Friends, Family, and other classifications, so she moved Vahn to the former before pressing one of the three icons to the right of his listing, one of which looked like a person speaking, another resembling a speech bubble, and the third a red circle with a line through it.
With Vahn accepting her invitation to speak telepathically, Yoruichi felt as though a pair of headphones had been placed on her ears as he smiled at her and affirmed, [You're quick on the uptake.]
[There are similar technologies in the world I originate] stated Yoruichi, her golden, cat-like eyes gleaming provocatively as she asked, [More to the point, are you sure you don't want to accompany me? If you're willing to humor me by answering my questions and providing intel, I'm confident I could make it worth your time.]
[Maybe later] responded Vahn, feeling hot and bothered but outwardly appearing calm as he expressed [I've already made plans with someone else, and I don't have a habit of breaking engagements, regardless of how tempting the alternative might be.]
[Well, alright then] responded Yoruichi, lowering her head slightly to stare at Vahn with upturned eyes as she added [But I expect you to contact me when you have time to spare.]
Following her words, Yoruichi surprised or impressed nearly everyone by abruptly disappearing in the blink of an eye, producing a distinctive fwish as she departed. After that, Vahn found himself at a slight loss as he was happy to accept everyone's contact requests but couldn't respond to the many people attempting to establish telepathic communications with him at the same time...
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