All Chapters of The Succubus: Chapter 21
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First, he looked up the finances class Dena had recommended. Most classes lasted two months, and he was in the middle of a cycle, so he’d be waiting no matter which classes he chose, but he wanted to browse. The other one he decided on was manners & etiquette, a recommendation passed on by Melinda’s group’s sponsor to them.After having that planned out, he looked up the personal trainers.Matt stood in front of the rift again. It shimmered with colors he couldn’t put names to. Rift really was an apt name. With a bracing breath, he stepped through.The beginning of the rift was the same as it had been three days ago. The entire rift was a repeat of the last delve. That was until the final room, where he only saw four goblins in the scale armor. To the side, he found the fifth.It was an archer. Matt didn’t have anything to fear from this goblin as it was only mid-Tier 1 in strength, and its bow wasn’t particularly powerful.Still, Matt went over the scenarios that had worked for this
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The next month and a half were some of the best in Matt’s life. He delved, he cultivated and advanced, and he learned.All while becoming closer to Melinda’s group. Most of his days off were spent with them. After delve days, they all relaxed together, watched movies, played games, drank, or just explored the island. They also sparred together, which was a learning experience for Matt. They were strong and coordinated, never letting him get past Mathew or Kyle.They never tried to hurt each other, but they had fun challenging one another in the controlled environment.Over the time they spent together, they became true friends, and Matt was grateful. He hadn’t let anyone get close at the orphanage or Benny’s.Matt didn’t think he had purposely kept people away, just that he hadn’t met people he wanted to become that intimate with. Most of the people at Benny’s were older and jaded from life, content to eke out enough to live but little more.He wanted greatness. Melinda’s group wanted
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Melinda slapped his chest. “It’s a good thing, dummy. Now we don’t have to risk ourselves to right that wrong, and people are getting the support they deserve, not…” she hiccupped, interrupting herself, “not just revenge, but actual help.”Vinnie voiced Matt’s growing fear, “Is this concern, or something else? The Emperor himself heard of this incident on a Tier 4 planet? There are how many thousands of planets below Tier 5 in the Empire? Why does he care? It seems too good to be true. And how did he even hear of this? To ascend, the Emperor must break the Tier 50 barrier. He could break this planet in half. It doesn’t sit right with me.”Sam chimed in, “I can’t say how or why he stepped in, but he pissed a lot of people off with his decree, that’s for sure. Normally, new baronies are given to the second and third children of higher nobles. Only the first child of a noble to hit the Tier for their rank can take the title. Everyone else gets nothing.“In my in-depth nobility class, the