A month had passed since that dinner with Mother. I asked her for an ice hall to train in, and since then, I've spent most of my time experimenting with my abilities .
As I lay staring at the ceiling of my room, I reflected on my powers.
After several days of learning, and with significant help from Revel, I've gained solid control over my ability. I discovered that the limit of my range for now is a radius of one kilometer. Within this field, I can manipulate gravity.
If I expand it to its maximum range, I can only triple the gravity. However, the smaller the area I focus on, the greater the crushing force I can apply.
I also learned how to exempt myself from the crushing pressure. During my first use, I increased the gravity everywhere, including on myself.
Now, I've learned how to become the "Center of Gravity," where I remain unaffected. Just yesterday, I succeeded in applying gravity to specific individuals. It's not just about increasing the gravity where a person stands; no, I increase the gravity of the person themselves. When I do it this way, I can amplify it up to twelve times.
As for anti-gravity, there has been progress there too. Generally, I can lighten the gravity around objects near me. However, after several attempts, I discovered that I could control my own body's gravity in a much more advanced way. For instance, I can nullify the gravity around myself to float, and then manipulate the surrounding gravity to fly. Unfortunately, I'm still quite terrible at flying and need more practice.
The best offensive application I found was increasing the weight of my fist or my weapon the moment it impacts an enemy.
While thinking about this, my thoughts drifted toward [Augmentation]. In addition to boosting my strength when I fold space toward myself, I discovered other uses. Simply put, this power helps me express my abilities on a much larger scale. Theoretically, I should be able to control an object and make it fly toward me or repel it.
However, this is extremely difficult. It's not telekinesis; it's an application of gravitational forces. This is where Augmentation comes in. If I fold space toward a weapon or an object and augment it, I can control it remotely, much like telekinesis. For now, my limit is one flying sword circling me while I use another in my hand.
Nevertheless, with practice, I'm confident I can become a miniature version of the Sword King, with seven swords orbiting me. Hahahaha... forget it.
As I was lost in thought, I felt Mammon's presence and turned toward him.
This chicken had also been busy all month. He spent most of his time stealing, and in his spare foot, he would build a "nest" out of stolen items in the corner of the room.
When I asked him why, he said it was much more comfortable than sleeping in my Soul Sea.
I realized two things about him this past month.
First, he can receive an Augmentation from me.
I tried it with my other Echoes, but for some reason, none of them worked. It's clear he's special and that our bond is deep.
The other thing is that he doesn't just like shiny objects; he seems to love anything precious to its owner.
Thus,One might see some toothbrushes in his nest, or even perfumes and shampoos. It's worth noting that these items are very difficult for a regular Awakened to bring into the Dream World, so they are somewhat valuable. However, I couldn't help but notice some condoms. Awakened cannot procreate in the Dream World because they arrive only in their spirit bodies.
This means the items were either stolen from an Ascendant or from an Awakened who entered physically through a Dream Gate.
Forget it. In fact, I've heard many people talking about a "black shadow" stealing from them. And the culprit is standing right in front of me. For some reason, he was wearing a very wicked grin while staring at me. His emotions radiated pure joy.
"What is it?"
When I asked, he couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! What do you mean? I'm just happy!" As he spoke, he walked toward his nest and sat inside, still laughing. "If I were you, I'd check under the bed."
Hmm, what does he mean? When I heard his words,
my Attributes suddenly gave me a very bad feeling. My God, he's plotting something. I stood up quickly and leaned down to look under the bed.
Hmmmm. There was nothing unusual except for some scattered clothes. Clothes? I'm certain I didn't throw anything down there. I pulled one piece out and held it up.
The moment I saw what it was, my face turned pale, and the blood drained from my skin as my hands began to shake.
In my hand was a piece of underwear. Pink. And it carried the scent of my sister, Eunbin.
Call me a pervert, but thanks to the Beast God's lineage and blessing, my sense of smell far surpasses any normal person, and I can distinguish my sisters' scents easily. I pulled out another piece, and another.
Damn you! There were dozens of pieces belonging to my sisters.
Finally, I gathered everything and placed it on the bed. I couldn't help but wonder—with my sense of smell, how did I not notice these right under my bed? Either this chicken hid the scent somehow, or he placed them there just moments ago.
It didn't matter. I had to get rid of them and find a way to change the smell of my room. If I could smell them, my sisters surely could too.
Calm down and think. I'll hide the clothes in a Memory and light the incense Memory I have to mask the scent.
I summoned the incense Memory and placed it on the table. Then I summoned my storage Memory and set it by the bed. I picked up the first pair of underwear to stash it—and then I froze.
I heard the sound of the door opening behind me.
"Little brother... would you like to explain what I am seeing?"
I turned slowly and stared at Eunbin's smiling face. Smile my ass—she wants to devour me.
I raised my hand, which was holding her underwear, and waved it at her.
"Hello, favorite big sister... I was just... tidying your clothes."