Aeloris's gentle chiding made Ash chuckle as he spoke.
"My Goddess of Growth… I was simply doing what I do," he said with a wink that carried his usual air of confidence.
Madison, pulled from his neck and scoffed loudly.
"He was probably off seducing more women."
Sylvie slid onto his lap beside her, nodding with a sigh that was far too resigned.
"Honestly? I wouldn't doubt it.... Master does have a certain charm."
Seeing how she smoothly took his other leg, Seraphiel and Rune's lip twitched at that—but seeing Ash currently in his normal seven‑foot form, they decided to let him breathe a little longer.
"Well, you're not wrong," Ash admitted with a laugh. "I've been gaining some affection… to raise my rank."
Katherine arched a brow. "Why not simply become a God as well? You already know the entire power system up to the Eleventh-Dimension existence. If something comes after that, you could just surpass it."
She wasn't wrong. But she wasn't right either.
