Marcus walked over to the recently built gym. He was dressed for exercising. First, he did some stretching before jumping on a treadmill.
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"Over an hour at intense speed. This should be at super soldier level." The Emperor took a deep breath as he checked his stats.
It was an impressive side effect of Innovator.
Next were weights. He could easily lift 50kg dumbbells with one hand without even trying. He is certain that he could push beyond this.
After that, he went with bench pressing and all sorts of other tests.
All of the results were beyond regular human limits.
"This is amazing. So this is the abilities of an Innovator." Wang Liu Mei commented as she inspected the new room.
"I leave for a couple of days, and what I see is literal extensions built to the manor." The Heiress commented with an amused tone.
"Oh? Did the girls talk about my new abilities?"
"Of course they do. But they mostly mentioned the fact that you finally shared the bed with them… with disappointing results." She shook her head in amusement when she mentioned the last part.
"Apparently, Mary wants something special."
"Is that so? Well, you already conquered the world, so you can take them out on separate dates and do your thing afterwards.
I wouldn't mind one as well. Since I heard you took Marina Ismail on a date." Wang Liu Mei narrowed her eyes as she walked over to his side and inspected him.
Her gaze stayed on his eyes.
"Amazing… though… You will need to wear contact lenses. With eyes like these."
"...Yes… Well, this is something I can't turn off, " he looked at the mirrors in the gym room. Whey were everywhere.
Looking at his new fancy eyes.
He still has many tests to run. Like, for example, his Quantum Brainwaves. He can tell things now.
His gaze returned to his fiancée. He began to dig into her eyes.
"So hot… he looks even hotter now."
Marcus grinned as he got closer to her and whispered into her ear.
"Hot… aren't I? Do you think your thoughts are safe from me?" He teased her.
Wang Liu Mei reeled back as she blushed.
"Y-You… are reading my mind!?"
"That's a strong word. I picked up some of your surface thoughts after hyperfocusing on you." The Emperor commented as his hand went to her chin.
"It's good to know what my beautiful fiancée is thinking about me."
"...S-Stupid… do you think I would accept someone I don't like as my future husband?" She looked away. Being in this situation is embarrassing.
"No, I do know that Wang Liu Mei was naughty, who wanted someone who could change your destiny."
"Hmph, that is true. But you do know that my requirements for a husband were not the lowest. As you can see, only a world conqueror could meet it." Midway, she puffed her chest.
"I see… do you know that my Geass became even stronger?"
"Oh?"
As Marcus said, he activated his Geass.
At that moment, Wang Liu Mei's eyes widened as she saw those eyes! It looked like the Geass bird was flying through a storm of lightning!
"Now I can see the future and past and all sorts of possibilities.
If not for me, appearing in this world… let's just say that your future was not the brightest." He dismissed his Geass while looking away. It was a bit hard to look at.
"...let me guess…I died young?" She had a hunch about how she would end up after supporting Celestial Being.
"A target for a Gundam, yes. Playing all sides pays its dues." He said while closing his eyes, seeing it first-hand was a bit hard, especially how lovely she would look in five years, what a waste.
"It is fine." She fiddled for a second, but it was not fine at all!
"Hah, it is." He grabbed her by her bum, picking her up and then walking over and pinning her against the wall.
"!"
"As you can see, this time around… It's worse, as I would have you pinned against a wall… all the time." Marcus teased her even more, making the Heiress forget what she had just learned.
"Fufufu, turns out that I prefer this much more." Her hands sneaked in and wrapped around his neck as she moved in and began to kiss him.
In Wang Liu Mei's opinion, he can pin her anytime he wants.
After a sloppy kiss, he did let her go, though there was disappointment in her eyes, as she wanted him to continue.
"Hmph, anyway…" The Heiress puffed for a second. She realised that he was messing with her. She expected him to take her right here, just like Euphemia, didn't care much, only that he would do what needed to be done.
But it's fine, she will get her chance, especially now that he is a proper Innovator!
"I have liquidated all of my assets. You can have them and use them however you want. All I want in turn is to get to your reality."
"Do you have any ideas what you want to do?" He asked for specifics.
"Hmmm, how about working for A.S.P.? I am good at gathering intelligence." The girl suggested, but she didn't have any specific idea in mind. Her goal was to leave this world, her family and be Marcus's wife. Her goals were simple.
To move as far as possible from her roots, which she hated with every fibre of her being.
"Consider it done. Though… you do know that I will be in this reality… for at least 18 to 20 years." He dropped that detail with a shrug.
"..."
Wang Liu Mei deadpanned at him.
"What? You do know that in a sense I am eternally Young… my plans span decades."
'If not centuries.'
He said that part to himself.
"...I see… then I will need compensation." She puffed her cheeks. But then Marcus brought his face closer as he whispered into her ear.
"Or you can be a stay-at-home mom." He teased once more.
This specific tease caused her cheeks to heat up as she looked away. Trying to think of a comeback.
"F-Fine… that is good… I can live here for a while… though I do expect some means of prolonged youth as well! I don't want to die of old age while my husband remains hot and dashing!" Wang Liu Mei complained to him.
"You expect me to allow my wives to die of old age? That is just cruel. As someone who wants to rule the whole galaxy, living for centuries is a must." He shook his head, dissapointed that his fiancée could think of such a thing.
"Good. I like that. I like that my darling husband is thinking about little ol' me." The beauty, still pinned against the wall, began to use this position to stimulate her future husband.
Marcus frowned as he realised that this Heiress is starting to become naughty with him.
"Though… now that you gave me more years…" She stopped rubbing herself and pondered what to do.
"That means that I can help you out with the government nonsense, and then get to be a housewife. That is an interesting development."
The Emperor has finally let her go, making her look at him with disappointment.
"You will adjust at some point."
The funniest part of all this was that Marcus never considered having a human-like lifespan. Maybe it was confidence in his own abilities, or sheer belief in his own goals, that led him to the delusion that he would be around for thousands of years.
Well, he did achieve that power, to be eternally young; he can now achieve that in several ways.
When one has a massive goal, smaller goals like immortality, eternal youth are simply pit stops or stepping stones to the glory that is the conquest of stars.
"Adjust?"
"Indeed. My goal was always domination and conquest; that is our destiny, as simple as that. Immortality, eternal youth are nothing more than side quests." He shrugged as he looked away and looked at the mirror, checking out his fancy new eyes.
"Innovators by themselves can live double, if not triple, the age of a regular human, and that is just their regular lifespan.
I have access to nanomachines that Veda can make; they can be used to keep one eternally young, then there is my Imperial Academy, which has several medical methods that can rejuvenate one's age." Marcus mentioned from the top of his head.
There is another form of immortality: Geass. He can literally transfer his soul to a new body.
Simply put, living for long is not an issue for someone like him; he has far more important goals. Side quests like these are achievements along the way.
"...Oh… I guess I should leave these to you." Wang Liu Mei sagely nodded, as expected from her future husband.
Marcus can tell what she was thinking without even trying to read her surface thoughts.
"I told you, when we first met. I will give whatever you want." The Emperor replied before changing his expression into a smirk.
"Though… Celestial Being is gone. I don't need a spy anymore." He once more got close to her.
The Heiress's eyes widened as she became somewhat panicked.
"So what does Wang Liu Mei have to offer to me?" He teased her.
"Umm…" She looked around, panicking even more.
Seeing that she could pass out, he pulled back and sighed.
"At least C.C. would say something silly like: 'I will give you a Conqueror son!' Or something like that. She is quite old school." He chuckled as he recalled his witch.
"Oh! That is perfect! I can do that!" The girl got motivated all of a sudden.
"Hmm? What?"
"I can you give you a bunch of sons! You could have an army of talented children!" She said with a gleam in her eyes.
"...Right…" He deadpanned for a second.
"Maybe when I have several planets under my control. Then we can think of colonial rule and stuff. For now, a few I have are enough." The Inventor Emperor tried to put some moderation in spreading his genes. Considering he will be around for many years.
"Hmph~ well, we will be around for many years. So it's fine, I guess." The Heiress was a bit dissapointed but it was understandable.
"Indeed. For now, I shall return to my tests."
With that said, Marcus was back at his tests. Wang Liu Mei stayed behind. Now that she had no assets but money, she had nothing but time to do whatever she wanted.
She can live off the interest rates alone!
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"W-What is with your eyes!?" Christina finally saw Marcus, and the first thing she noticed was those eyes!
"Innovator, you could have had those as well if you stayed in the workshop." He replied to her as he went to cook.
The girls looked at him with wide eyes as they saw him literally dance in the kitchen. He was like a maestro moving around with absurd precision.
"Is that… he is like superhuman," Christina said to Feldt.
"Kinda hot…"
"Not again…" Feldt facepalmed. Christina has those moments when she is terrified of him, then the next moment she is smitten; it's like a cycle.
"Oh, c'mon. This is the first-ever Innovator! There is no one else like that in the whole world!"
"Marrybell and Euphemia are close to becoming ones as well," Marcus replied to them.
"Hiii!!!" Christina squeaked as she realised that Marcus could hear them! From that distance!? When they are whispering!?
"I do have superior hearing now as well." He said to them as he turned around and looked at them, there was a smug grin on his lips.
"Great…"
"What else can you do?" Feldt asked, her curiosity piqued.
"I am figuring that stuff out." He replied, his facial expression morphing into a pondering one.
"I will have a full profile in a couple of days. Legion is closely monitoring me as well." Marcus said while looking at one of the cameras in the kitchen.
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