Chapter 86: Love Investment Authority Activates! X10,000 Multiplication Mana Link!

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As everything happened, Riven suddenly saw a new notification appear in front of his eyes. It felt as if his connection with Elisa had grown even stronger. After Vladimir went to wipe the spilled wine from his head and clothes, a glowing system window shimmered into existence right before him.

His heart began beating faster, almost in perfect rhythm with hers. A deep, invisible link tightened between him and his beloved wife. Mana surged through the air around them, rapidly weaving powerful glowing threads that became visible even to the naked eye.

Then...

Ding!

[Love Investment Authority – Asmodeus]

[Target: Elisa Frostbane]

[Affection Level: 40 → 60]

[Investment Progress: 5% → 15%]

[Note: Target’s latent recovery rate has increased by 15% due to emotional stability and increased affection over a prolonged period of time, alongside the stronger, forged bonds and mutual trust.]

[You received the Passive Effect: {Minor Mana Link}: You share 15% of Elisa’s Mana Stat before becoming crippled.]

[Note: Sustained positive interaction increases recovery rate and unlocks latent potential.]

"?!" Riven’s eyes widened as he read the notification. He could feel his own Mana suddenly growing stronger while at the same time creating a powerful, living link with his wife.

"Huh? What is this... Mana?!" Elisa gasped. Her hands trembled slightly as she felt the familiar energy returning. "But I thought I had... it wasn’t sealed...?" she wondered aloud. "OH?!"

The faint blue glow of Mana that had always been present but barely noticeable suddenly grew thousands of times stronger. It blazed around her like a golden and azure divine flame, filling the entire room with warm, radiant light.

Ding!

[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]

[Passive Effect: {Minor Mana Link} has been multiplied by x10,000!]

[You have received the Skill: [Skadi’s Blessing – Titan Mana Heart: Level 1]: You share 15% of Elisa’s Mana Stat multiplied x10,000. Your body has begun to assimilate the Magic of Ancient Titans. You crystalize this power into a Mana Heart.]

FLASH!

"Ugh?!"

BA-DUM!

BA-DUM!

BA-DUM!

In mere moments Riven felt a sharp, intense pain explode inside his chest. The sudden surge shocked Elisa, who had just begun to carefully manipulate her newly returned Mana and make a few light objects float around her.

"R-Riven?!"

She quickly moved her wheelchair closer using her own Mana, her eyes filled with worry. She found him kneeling slightly, his body beginning to feel noticeably stronger. His Mana Aura expanded rapidly, forming the vague shape of a towering giant behind him.

"?!"

Everyone else in the house felt the gigantic pressure at once. The air grew heavy, almost to the point where Daniela, Carlos, and even Vladimir could barely breathe. Elisa clenched her teeth and placed her hand firmly on Riven’s shoulder.

"I don’t know what’s going on but...! Calm down!"

Using the expert control of Mana she had refined since she was a small child, she carefully helped his wild and overflowing Mana Output settle. She guided the chaotic energy, knotting the multiple runaway pathways together and forcing them to gather safely within his chest.

"There...!"

FLUOSH!

Riven was shocked as the unstable Mana Pathways he could barely control were instantly organized. They wrapped tightly around a pure crystallization of Mana that was now growing inside his chest — a second heart.

His Mana Heart!

"This is amazing," he said once the pain faded, a confident smile spreading across his face as he finally calmed down. "See? This is the power of my Third Authority. It depends on you, so both of us can grow stronger together, Elisa."

"I-I see that now. It’s an insane power..." she whispered, still staring at the glowing energy around them. "What Authority was it?"

"Uhhh..." Riven was still settling into the changes, reading the remaining system notifications while carefully choosing his words. Above all, he really did not want to tell her it was an Authority of "Lust." That would make him sound like a complete pervert. "It’s... um, the Authority of Love, of course."

"Aww, really?!" Elisa’s eyes lit up with genuine surprise and warmth. "Oh my god... that’s so sweet. It doesn’t activate with anyone else? What about our kids?"

"No, it can only have one target," Riven answered softly. "And that target was you, from the very beginning."

She was clearly surprised by the honesty in his voice. After a moment she nodded silently, a soft smile forming on her lips. "I see... Look! I regained my Mana!" She began floating several small objects around the room in excitement, but then her face twisted in sudden discomfort. "Ugh... Mana cramps..." Sharp pains shot through her body as the long-unused energy pathways protested.

"Elisa?! C-Calm down, don’t overexert yourself!" Riven panicked and quickly moved closer, helping her regulate the wild flow of Mana now that she had grown too exhausted to control it alone.

After both of them settled down and the intense pressure in the house finally faded, Elisa and Riven began to understand more clearly how their powers were connected.

Riven was slowly unlocking the stats Elisa had possessed before she was crippled. He then multiplied those stats with his own Authority and shared the results back with her.

The more he grew stronger, the more of those recovered stats she would gradually regain.

The poison still inside her body was extremely potent — an SSS Rank Poison. Not even Riven could absorb or cleanse it directly without risking severe damage to her body and possibly her life.

Because of that, he decided he would still gather all the rare materials needed for her special Antidote while continuing to use the Authority of Love to heal her and slowly restore her strength.

After all, if her previous power and these new shared bonuses stacked together once she finally drank the Antidote... just how strong could she become?

"Phew, sorry... I might have overdone it, but now I feel better. Weird," Elisa said with a tired but relieved smile. "I guess if we can regulate each other’s Mana Signatures like this... we can keep it from going crazy?"

"I... suppose so," Riven answered, gently patting her head with a warm smile. "Maybe."

The soft golden-blue light of their shared Mana still lingered faintly in the air between them, a quiet reminder of the powerful bond that now connected their hearts and futures.

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