Chapter 256 - An unexpected development! ~Light NSFW~

{1st September 1992}

{Rigel's POV}

"How did you come about this sensitive information?" I asked as I sat down, motioning for him to do the same.

Malfoy looked surprised at the gesture. His expression remained impassive, but his mana did a double-take at the unexpected opening for an expanded conversation. He looked at his companions for a moment, likely collecting strength from their numbers, before he motioned at them to take a seat, and then he sat in front of me. 

The rest of his group moved at the same time, with Crabbe and Goyle sitting next to Malfoy out of habit, which made Pansy stare at them for a moment before she blinked and slid down onto the seat next to me. Considering we were sitting in front of Malfoy, she maintained her distance, a healthy enough separation, yet Malfoy's emotions were tinged with annoyance, jealousy, and arousal. 

'At least the curse seems to be in effect. I wonder what he sees in those dreams of his. Maybe I'll know when he shares them with Pansy.' I thought I had tagged him with the other available slot for the Cuckold's curse before going on the summer break. It had cost me another 5,000 LP to increase the number of people I can tag with it, but it was a worthwhile investment in the long run.

'At least when it comes to messing with supposed partners of my girls.' I thought I had talked to Pansy about Malfoy, but apparently, she would not be allowed to break things off with the blond git until she presents her parents with a better alternative. I would count, but I'm not planning to settle down with her. And with the skill of sexual detachment in effect, there is no possibility of them being interested in sex with anyone else. Though the requirement for that skill is pretty brutal. I thought as I pulled up the list.

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[LEWD shop]

[Sexual Aura - Sexual Aura is how desirable other women find you. Current Level 6: Women under Level 75 will find you sexually appealing. Unlock Level 5 - 100,000 LP.]

[Dick Length- Increase your Dick length by 0.25 inches. Current Size - 7 in. Upgrade Level 1 - 10 LP.]

[Dick Girth- Increase your Dick girth by 0.1 cm. Current Size - 1.5 in. Upgrade Level 1 - 10 LP.]

[Cum Quantity- Increase the quantity of your cum per ejaculation by 5 ml. Current- 20ml. Upgrade Level 5 - 10,000 LP.]

[Sexual Stamina- Increase the number of times you can ejaculate without taking a long break by 1. Current- 10 times. Upgrade Level 7 - 100,000 LP.]

[Sexual Endurance- Increase the maximum time you can delay your ejaculation by 7 min. Currently- 30 min. Upgrade Level 7 - 100,000 LP.]

[Enhanced Pleasure- Makes the pleasure a female feels from just touching your cock increased by a factor of 1x. Current Multiplier- 5.00x. Upgrade Level 5 - 100,000 LP.]

[Pleasure Lock- Stop the pleasure a female feels from reaching the tipping point, thus stopping her from orgasm.]

[Pleasure Overload- Overload a female past their tipping point by a factor of 1x. Current Limit- 3x. Upgrade Level 4 - 100,000]

[Orgasm Lock- Stop one more female from Orgasming without your input. Current limit- 6. Upgrade Level 6- 100,000]

[Cuckold's Curse - Add one to max limit, target a paramour of your sexual partner, turning off all of his avenues of sexual release except thoughts and desires of being cuckolded. The longer this curse lingers on a target, the greater its effects. Current targets: Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. Max Limit: 2. Unlock Level 3 - 5,000 LP.]

[Sexual Detachment- Add one more slot to turn off any of your partner's interest in sexual situations from anyone but you. Mind Break>5 Required. Current Targets: Narcissa Malfoy, Rita Skeeter, Evelyn Rowle, Pansy Parkinson. Max limit: 6 Unlock Level 1 - 5,000 LP.]

[Dominance Aura- A variant of Sexual Aura that emphasizes authority and control rather than attraction. Targets with weaker wills, or with Mind Break>5, feel compelled to obey your commands in intimate situations. Unlock – 50,000 LP]

[Refractory Nullification- Completely removes downtime between orgasms for you and optionally for your partner. Increases the chance of Mind Break during continuous orgasms. Unlock – 50,000 LP]

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'Officially, I have broken the limit for Mind Break with just these four, all other flings have mostly ended with one or two sexual encounters, so I can't really do anything about it.' I mused and shifted my attention back to Malfoy as he began explaining.

"My Father told me earlier during the summer break about the activities of foreign dignitaries in England increasing all of a sudden for no particular reason. Durmstrang and Beauxbatons even tried to bring back the Triwizard tournament for this year, but the school's board didn't want to introduce that deadly tournament without strict rewriting of the rules, so that process was stopped for now, though in all likelihood the tournament will happen next year or the year after that." Malfoy began his explanation by emphasizing his Father's reach as expected, though the information he shared was certainly a surprise.

'Were the talks about the tournament laid out so far back in canon as well, not that we would ever know, Rowling wasn't exactly interested in laying the foundation for the Wizarding world except for Hogwarts.' I mused, still, the timing did strike me as odd, as I already noticed that he mentioned foreign dignitaries.

"I'm assuming that the French and the Germans were not the only ones interested in something?" I asked, trying to fish for more information.

"Yeah, the American Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Chinese Institute of Higher Magic, Kamar-Taj, the famous Japanese Shinobi academy, Konoha, the Australian Institute of Magical Contunity, Nexus. And also various famous institutes from South Africa, Brazil, India, and various other magical communities. They all applied for the second-year exchange program, or the equivalent student age group. Father reasoned that there must be some important prophecy that was triggered by someone in our year, likely Potter with his ridiculous luck, and its ripples are strong enough that most of the geo-political magical community is springing into action." the blond finish his small triade, his emotions fluctuating between annoyed and curious at appropriate moments with just a tad bit of jealousy when he mentioned Harry.

'He doesn't seem to be lying, or the only other explanation is that he has become so good at controlling his emotions that he is able to manipulate his own emotions, or maybe he has been fed wrong information.' I concluded, anyway, I had no intention of having a 6-year-long beef with the guy, so dropping this right now seemed appropriate. Plus, maybe I would get something out of it.

"Fine, we can call a truce if you tell me which school or schools got their request approved by the Ministry," I asked.

"Ilvermorny and Konoha, both of them managed to get the approval just two days ago, they would likely arrive at Hogwarts around Halloween." He replied as a relieved expression appeared on his face, which he quickly hid behind a strained smile. He then stood up, followed by the two idiots, "I'll see you around, Black." With a final nod, he flicked his chin toward Pansy, who stood up and followed him, only after throwing a final wink in my direction.

'Ilvermorny and Konoha, huh?' I thought, my mind focusing more on the second name. Unless the name was simply a coincidence, the next year is going to be a bit more interesting.

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