Riches and Bitches: I have a gate to an isekai and leveling-up system!

"And by better, you mean…?"

It took me a moment to realize that contrary to me, Fay couldn't really see the content of the notification window. A moment… and her gentle reminder of the fact.

"It turns out the portals we use normally and that stable one I can now open are indeed related," I intentionally started with words that albeit correct, painted an extremely wrong picture. After waiting for but a second, I allowed a small, mischievous smirk to appear on my lips.

"As in, when we use the portal as usual the next time, it will mark the spot for where the stable one will be established."

Fay's face relaxed, her expression softened.

"So, no risk of getting stuck in either of them?" she asked, just to be sure, in a slightly fainter voice than before.

"That's right," I nodded my head. "From my understanding, when we go to your world, the place we use the portal from will mark the entry point in my world. And when we go back, the reverse will happen for the exit point. And what's even more important, we won't have to worry about anyone discovering them, as I need to wish for someone to be able to use the portal in order for them to even see it."

Fay's shoulders dropped down a little before the girl rested down on my chest and fully relaxed.

"So, all the worries are out of the bag and we can just relax and enjoy ourselves?" she asked, hiding her face by pressing it against my chest.

Finally free from the compulsion of holding myself back, I wrapped my hands around the girl's waist. Then, by pushing my back against the edge of the bath I was resting again, I moved both of us forth.

For a second, we balanced on just my two legs in quite the awkward squatted position in the water. This moment didn't last long, though, as my feet soon found the right grip, allowing me to raise up, pulling Fay out of the water…

Only to turn around and bring her towards the less inclined side of the bath, where I rested her down on its edge.

I unlocked my hands from behind Fay's back, sliding them across Fay's delicate skin all the way to a point where I grasped her at her waist. And before I could say even a single word, Fay already pushed her knees outwards, opening her legs to the sides and inviting me closer to her.

At this point, there was absolutely no need for words between us. And as I pressed forward, we could finally take our sweet, sweet time to decompress.

*****

"I thought you didn't want me to keep you company while visiting Makary," Fay pointed out as we lazily gathered ourselves to leave for the bar. "Did something change?"

There was no suspicion or accusation in her voice, just curiosity. She kept her focus on putting her clothes on, hardly even sparring me a glance as she asked.

"Yeah," I nodded my head while pulling on my own pants. "Before they didn't know about you, so I didn't want to change that. But now that they do…"

In nothing but my pants, I turned around and took a close, intense look at the half-dressed girl.

After spending some time on earth already, she has moved from just the simplest sweatpants and hoodie to a bit nicer clothes, but ones that still effectively hid most of the charms that I put a claim on. And most importantly, as I could see right before my eyes, she finally accepted the idea of using underwear!

'Calm down, there will be time for that later,' I told myself while forcing my eyes away from Fay's curves, perfectly accented by the expensive lingerie I bought for her.

Strangely enough, now that I saw and mapped every tiniest detail of her beauty in my mind, having her charms just barely covered only served to make her even sexier than before.

"But right now, I'm not going to leave you alone. Not only because it makes me feel lonely, not only because I don't want you to feel lonely yourself…"

I took a step closer and opened my arms, only to sneak them around Fay's waist before sliding my hands down her back and on her ass.

"But most of all, I fully acknowledge how your beauty overshadows even the prettiest girls I saw in this world. And with the national network still working, that means comparing you not to just the few girls I could witness personally, but the very top-notch beauties of the entire world."

My fingers dug into the soft flesh of Fay's ass as if I wanted to grab her and then steal her away.

"And I'm not going to risk anyone trying to kidnap or hurt you while I'm away," I whispered while leaning over Fay's ear.

"Oh, you…" Fay whispered back, wrapping her own hands around my back before climbing on her tiptoes to reach with her lips for my ear. "But you know, I'm not all that weak myself!"

Hearing Fay's words, I somehow managed to pull away and give her a doubting look. And I wasn't just trying to gaslight her out of my personal worry.

As anyone with even a shred of brain would expect, by the time we were done with the first few rounds yesterday, I introduced the meaning of the "Bond of the Forest" skill to her. And it went without a question that Fay was the first and essentially the only candidate that could ever fill that spot.

And that's why, while I gave Fay a slightly doubtful look, I also stole a quick glance at her attributes.

[Fay Von Ziaq]

[Level: 23]

[Race: Celestial bastard]

[Strenght: 4.2]

[Agility: 6.5]

[Wisdom: 5]

[Inteligence: 7.8]

[Endurance: 3.6]

[Aura: 16]

Strangely enough, her level didn't match the sum of her attributes in the slightest. Furthermore, it mismatched my understanding of how people grew in the opposite way to what I could rationalize.

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I could understand it if her stats were higher than her level would suggest. Judging from my own stats from back when I've just received my system, one could be even weaker than their level suggested!

But contrary to what I expected to see when I first saw and got shocked by her high level, Fay's attributes appeared to be… lacking?

"Oh?" Fay's voice suddenly gained some tones of mischief, the hint of playfulness I'd heard so much just a few hours prior while we continued to go at it late into the night. "Do you want to see my true form?" she asked with a lovely, slightly smuggish smile lingering in the corner of her lips.

"Your true form?" as cringeworthy as it felt to repeat someone's words right after they spoke them, I was too taken aback by the sudden question to reply in a more refined, smarter way.

In fact, it wasn't even Fay's question, but the meaning it indicated that got me so shocked.

"I mean, sure?"

Fay's smile only grew. Before I could utter another word, bright, white sparks started to jump all over her nearly naked body, threatening to set her expensive lingerie on fire while gently caressing my own skin.

Poof!

In a strange series of events, an invisible lighting appeared to strike down through the upper floor of the penthouse right where Fay's stood. For but a second, my vision faltered…

Only for my breath to get stuck in my throat when not only did Fay's attributes change, but so did her appearance.

Fay's main, distinguishing features were still there. Her long, white hair continued to dance with every move, every twitch of her body. Her curves appeared to grow somewhat even fuller, denying the limits of beauty my silly brain believed to exist. But the most noticeable change…

Was how she now had an additional pair of white, furry, fox-like ears growing out from the top of her head while the back of her hips swung along with the happy sways of her sizeable tail.

'A freaking fox-girl,' I thought, strapped for breath and words while sensing my exhaustion from our nightly activities wash away with the addition of just those two, adorable details.

But as I looked at Fay's attributes again, I suddenly grew still.

[Fay Von Ziaq]

[Level: 23]

[Race: Ascended]

[Strenght: 18]

[Agility: 22]

[Wisdom: 9]

[Inteligence: 26]

[Endurance: 17]

[Aura: ???]

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