and aster was partially right, the girls weren''t being shy about wearing swimsuits, for once lilia controlled herself a bit and besides what she was wearing which could be considered a micro-bikini ad her breasts threatened with bursting out of the small black pieces of silk that covered her privates, the others weren''t as extreme.

starting with camila who probably was the most "conservative", she was wearing a two piece bikini, it had two tones of blue, the upper piece covered her breasts properly while still leaving an eye catching bare part in the middle, as for the lower part it was a little waist level skirt, nothing too showy but it looked pretty good on her.

"how do i look...", she asked, to be honest this was nothing compared to the time, aster saw her directly on her underwear back at the wolfstein castle, but unlike back then, she was now wearing something for someone''s sake, a man on top of that, it was a strange feeling but she didn''t dislike it.

maybe because she trusted aster in the sense that he wouldn''t lay a finger on them if they didn''t want to, it made her feel comfortable and less stiff around him, despite the fact that she more or less knew all the lewd things that happened in his bedroom, he never lusted for other women outside of his lovers, an unique trait if you might say.

"mm, it is indeed camila''s style, outstanding without being showy", said aster, making camila''s face redden a bit.

the next girl to show her newly acquired good, was going to be mylene but alice skipped the line, the towel slid down her body to reveal her outfit.

as expected of lilia''s daughter, her tastes were pretty similar, her bikini was also of a dark tone, the upper part was conformed of two types of cloth, one which covered her nipples but was rather stretch and a see through part that covered more of her well developed chest, as for the lower part it was pretty small, only covering the essential while leaving her hips in plain view for her brother''s delight.

"what do you think, i chose it myself~", said alice as she accentuated her curves.

aster smiled in response.

"it goes perfectly with your body type sis".

''at least she didn''t just put some band aids to cover her pussy and breasts like she told me she would last time'', he thought.

happy with her "evaluation", alice smiled and then went to her mother''s side, since she had taken her turn of course aria couldn''t be left behind so she took the next one.

aster was a bit surprised when her towel fell to the ground, if she wanted to, aria could seduce both males and females, her body was meant for that, but she wasn''t like that, it was her shyness what made her cute in aster''s eyes, so she being daring is not that common.

she was wearing a white bikini, the upper part only covered the front of her breasts and was decorated with a blue lace that combined with her pretty platinum blue hair, the lower part was also rather small similar in shape as alice''s.

aria noticed aster''s slightly surprised expression and her face cutely blushed, as she mumbled.

"do i look good?".

aster nodded almost immediately.

"yes, your hair has a pretty contrast with white".

aria was all smiles right now, even if she showed more skin, she could tell aster meant what he said, since the first day they met, he has complimented her unique hair color, unlike all the guys who tried to court her whose eyes didn''t stop looking at her breasts or her ass, not like aster didn''t enjoy the view from time to time, but he has shown her how much he loves that pretty hair of hers.

since there was only one "young" girl left, which was tiana she took the next turn, akin to her tomboyish self, she was wearing a mix of shorts and the upper part of a bikini, what was more it were black shorts but light gray upper bikini, just like her hair, half gray and half black, so it''s not like she just put whatever she found, it combined with her.

"an interesting combination, it suits you quite a bit", said aster, though tiana didn''t ask for his opinion, she still looked a bit happy to receive it.

now that the daughter has had her moment, it was time for the mother, she didn''t put that much of a show, aster couldn''t help but notice that she was the type that looks... thinner with clothes.

her body was on par with sarina, she was wearing a two piece violet bikini, it wasn''t nor too simple nor too showy in essence, but her curves outstood without she even trying.

"ahem, don''t look at this old lady that much~", she mumbled, normally she acts pretty relaxed even jokingly flirty, but now she was being surprisingly shy, not like aster looked at her with bad intentions, she is his friend''s mother and she is married, you can argue that he "stole" sarina from robert, but sarina never felt a thing for that guy nor she got along with him, while felicia had a happy family and he respected that.

that didn''t stop him from complimenting her though, eric''s father was there when she jokingly said she would have married him if she would have met him earlier, as he had the means to help her and her daughter escape from the mediocre destiny that their energy constitutions had locked them into, due to their high requirements, so he didn''t mind playing along.

"so violet is my "knight''s" color, good to know for future reference", said aster making felicia giggle.

"oh my, a boy my eric''s age saying such flattering things~" she mumbled as she went to her daughter''s side.

he could also notice the words "compliment me", written all over her face, which made aster chuckle.

"it suits you perfectly, we can have a small swimming competition later if you want to".

agnes''s eyes brightened as she nodded, she enjoyed physical activities despite her talent with souls, that''s why she joined the battle peak instead of the alchemy peak, the fey ladies were a bit obsessive with the "hobby" of their liking according to lilia after all.

"my tu said mylene as she took over, hers was rather a simple choice but the meaning behind of it, was what made it special.

in her family, they are obsessed with pink and pastel colors, the women are only allowed to wear clothes in those tones, and she as the young miss was expected to do so, and she did, which is one of the things she hated of her past self, the fact that she couldn''t be herself, but that changed thanks to aster.

and so she had started to use what she wants, instead of just dressing like a doll for some stupid tradition.

she chose a black two piece bikini and one relatively daring if aster were to classify it, both the upper part and lower part were united by golden metal rings, which went along with the pendant that originally symbolized she was aster''s servant, but that later became the sign of their friendship and an important item for her.

"who would have thought that the "pink princess" i met back then, would look so good with black", jokingly said aster.

mylene laughed at her sole male friend''s joke and then left the stage to eris, who "jumped" to the stage, or more accurately strode forward.

aster noticed when they met but eris''s legs were honestly amazing, she was using a brown two piece bikini, but she used a skirt made out of a see through material, with a wide side opening, also she really liked high platform shoes, since he has only seen wear that, normally high heels but now she was using high platform sandals, her attire was decorated with roses, just like her other clothes, she looked like a rose akin to her family''s lineage, pretty to look at but with thorns to be careful of.

"what do you think, i modified the only clothes i brought from my native place with a formation to make these, of course i can turn them back later".

aster was surprised to hear it, that was an strange way to use a divine formation, but who was he to judge, he has used the paragon body to play with kana.

"that explains the similitude between them, it indeed makes me remember our first-time meeting in person after that battle at prasil, you looked pretty much like a villain you know", said aster.

eris laughed in response, contrary to mylene''s family at hers, their fashion sense is more wild, but she likes it so it''s not bad at all, though now she doesn''t think her family are the "good" ones, while mylene are the "bad" ones, others who know them would tell to not judge a book by its cover.

mylene''s family attribute is decadence which doesn''t fit at all with the cute pink and pastel colors that represent them, while eris''s family centers in wood attribute, which is a form of "life", totally not what you would expect after seeing the way they dress.

and so all the "presentations" were over, well there was still one pending, the sand wyrm who was shily hiding in its house as there were other people which it didn''t recognize approached them, making agnes''s eyes widen a bit.

"what kind of magic beast is it?", she asked to aster, who simply said.

"it''s a wyrm with the potential to become a dragon, that is one of the things i wanted to discuss with you, as i don''t see the black sword faction having a guardian spirit beast, so i would like to propose espi, but only at its due time".

agnes''s eyes sparkled, she only knows one thing related to dragons in the whole heavenly quadrant, the drage family which is on par with her fey family.

she was essentially seeing the chance to get the ancestor of a ruler level family as the guardian of the black sword faction, needless to say the idea was not bad at all.

"we''ll have to see what this little friend can do... i''m not doubting you of course, but it seems to be in its baby stage, so it''s perfect to start training it properly to become a magnificent spirit beast in the future".

"hiiissss!".

apparently espi could tell they were complimenting it, so the little thing nodded and happily hissed.

aster chuckled and then inwardly grinned.

''i can''t wait to see those guy''s faces, when the time comes'', he thought.

little by little, aster''s plan was advancing in the right direction, starting with the sect that was created back at rodia, the alliance with the barbarian heart sect and now julian owed him a big one, so he now had a whole stellar system with the potential to reach the high rank classification, it was perfect for his plans.

''speaking of that, i need to check on the store and there is also the pending rewards, whatever for now let''s focus in spending time with the family'', thought aster.

he then started floating and flew away towards the center of the valley where the fun will begin, followed by the girls of course, this picnic wasn''t only for relaxation, it will help him organize his agenda with all the present girls, since there is a lot of matters to tend to.