A week passed, and Blake had already made his second mana core quite big. Although it was still not big enough to be engraved nor did he have enough to get to his second true evolution. He would need to form one more full core and then engrave them both before he could actually evolve again. During this time, he tried everything he could think of to detect astral power but was unable to even get a hint of what it was. But he was not going to give up so easily either. While he could easily rely on mana to form his cores, he still felt it would be best to try to figure out this astral power as well.
"I guess we should le…." Blake looked off into the distance to see a familiar figure sitting on a rock that was not there before. He sighed and knew that said figure wanted to speak with him.
Sure enough, Ishtar after watching Blake all week, couldn't handle just watching anymore. She had to go meet with Blake. Even though her own daughter was sulking in her room still locked up she couldn't keep herself from visiting Blake, not after everything she saw.
When she saw Blake walking over to her, she unconsciously fixed her hair and her jewels. Just looking at him was making her rub her thighs together because all that popped into her mind was him and his wives having sex together. But even so, she kept telling herself she was just here to speak with him for the time being. He was on her land, after all.
"Miss… Or should I say Goddess Ishtar, what do I owe the honor of this visit?" Blake asked. He was glad that she decided to show up here and not inside the temporary base.
Ishtar cleared her throat as she said: "I came to see how you were fairing. After all, it is my daughter who is hell bent on becoming your wife. While I do disagree with you two being together, I will not allow you to come to harm. This is why you can feel at ease while staying in this field."
Ishtar was trying to put him in her debt. After all, she really did cast a barrier around this field in order to keep the monsters out, or else they would have been dug out of their base a long time ago. The astral beast would easily consume their mana barriers as if they were eating the grass in the field.
"I see… Then I have to thank you. We have indeed been living okay, thanks to no dangers." Blake replied. He was actually truly grateful for this, so he bowed his head and sincerely gave his thanks.
Ishtar was a bit taken aback by this man's ability to lower his head, but when she thought about it, he was probably thanking her for keeping his family safe which she knew for his family he would do anything. "Ahem…. Then how will you thank me?"
"Excuse me?" Blake was a bit confused. He did not understand her question. Did he not just thank her?
Ishtar once more cleared her throat as she said: "Ahem… My legs have been feeling quite tense as of late. If you could give them a massage once a week while you are here, I will be more than willing to keep the barrier up."
Blake frowned slightly and wondered what this woman was up to, but since it was just a massage, he did not mind if it meant his family would not be put in any danger. He had sensed the monsters in the forest, and they were not to be taken lightly. "That is no problem, but I will need to explain a few things to my wives, or else they will get very jealous."
"That…. I see… That is fine! But tell them I will need to place a barrier around us since I can not allow people to see a weakling give me a massage." Ishtar did not want to cause trouble due to her own desires. She, for some reason, did not wish for Blake to hate her. Even though she had done such a bad thing to him earlier, thinking of this, she took a deep breath and said: "About before. This Goddess was wrong. My energy outburst was not meant to harm anyone."
"I know." Blake waved it off, off handedly. He already knew she did not mean to harm him. But that did not mean she would care if she did either, and he also knew this. This did, however, surprise him since he did not expect her to actually apologize and admit her mistake. "I will go speak with them."
"Understood, do not make me wait long." Ishtar watched as Blake left a hint of excitement in her eyes. She said she only wanted a leg massage, but she planned to make him give her another kind of massage. But she wanted to take it slow. Allow him to get used to touching her godly body before she finally asked him to give her what she truly wanted!
Blake wondered if it was a goddess's pride that made her come here. Thinking that she had to get something in return for her kindness or not. He did not understand the whole massage thing, but he also did not mind massaging a beauty, especially if it meant protecting his family.
While Ishtar and Nanaya were mother and daughter, they only looked a few years apart. Nanaya was a tad shorter, and less filled out, while Ishtar had a great set of breasts that invited one to come and play.
"So that is what it is," Blake explained everything to Lillia and the others, and each one of them had a strange face on.
"She's definitely coming on to you…." Lillia was not stupid. She knew this stupid goddess had taken a liking to her Blake! Why else would she want a massage, of all things?
"Err… Either way, it is to keep us safe, so Blake, just do what you feel you need to do. And if you happen to do that and make her yours, then we might get home earlier…." Noa felt this might actually be beneficial to them.
