I am in legacies

Days passed, and today arrived, The Friday, Josie and Lizzie's birthday. In Jacob's room, he was sitting cross-legged, deeply engrossed in refining his mana as always ( you thought he forgot, NOP HE DIDN'T ).It had become a daily ritual for him, a practice that he dedicatedly pursued without faltering. Over the past couple of days, he had made some changes to his routine: he had requested the Saltzman sisters, Josie and Lizzie, to siphon his mana regularly. 

This new addition proved to be a game-changer. Not only did it enhance his mana recovery and absorption rate, but more importantly improved the refining process itself.

His mana pool now was filled with golden streams, an evident sight that shows that his mana was visibly transforming into a superior and more potent energy. Inside the dantian, his Goldish mana was dense, heavy as the mighty oceans waves themselves. Roaring and creating the currents that collided with the walls of his dantian., slowly expanding it.

Jacob exhaled deeply, his eyes opening as he stopped the process of refining his mana. 

"I can no longer refine my mana any longer, I've reached my limits. I gotta breakthrough as soon as possible." he muttered, a sense of urgency in his voice.

Thinking of the past few days, he began to like this school more and more. And you know how the saying goes. "To have feelings towards something, is to take responsibility or something along those lines ", Well, since he likes the school, he felt it was now his responsibility to protect it. That meant he had to step up, become stronger, and better prepared for any impending monster attack. 

The so called "the next monster attack" has already begun. It wasn't a terrifying creature or supernatural entity this time. Instead, it had taken an unexpected form—the return of Dr. Saltzman's deceased wife from the grave. A twist that caught everyone off guard.

Of course Jacob remained oblivious to the latest twist of events. The only good news amidst the chaos now is the fact that he has mastered his mana manipulation skill, now upgraded to level 2. His fighting ability is out of this world thanks to his mana amplification skill. So far, he has mastered everything there is to master, only the new skill (magic enchantment) is left. But he can't focus on it today as today is Josie's birthday.

I know what you're thinking, does he like Josie?, the answer is Yes! He does like her, he also likes Penelope, and he also likes Hope. So Yeah,May God bless him.

So to make Josie's birthday perfect,Jacob went to Penelope to ask help preparing for tonight. So just as how Hope was teaching Raphael who apparently became Lizzie's date after he did the deed, Penelope was doing the same for Jacob, except he didn't do the deed.

"Are you really not jealous or you're just too good at hiding how you feel?" Jacob, who apparently was studying Penelope's facial expression as they were practicing the dance moves for tonight, suddenly asked.

"Jealous? Jealous of what?" Penelope asked, her curiosity piqued.

"Being Josie's date for her birthday," Jacob explained.

There was a momentary pause as Penelope met his gaze, her expression unreadable, then she shrugged and averted her eyes. 

"Are you asking if I'm jealous of Josie for having you as her date or jealous of you for being Josie's date?" she countered, turning the question back to Jacob.

"I don't really care about your feelings for Josie, I care how you feel about me," Jacob murmured softly as he hugged Penelope's slim hips, bringing her closer to him, continuing dancing. 

Penelope glanced down at his firm grip on her hips, feeling the warmth of his touch,its secure hold for a fleeting moment before meeting his gaze. She smirked and said teasingly "You're getting cocky, Hero boy."

Jacob just smiled in response, then gently took Penelope's sexy, soft hand, guiding it to rest upon his chest, allowing her to feel the rhythm of his heartbeat thumping with vibrant life, his heart shouting" BO BOOM, BO BOOM, BO BOOM!", letting her feel the rush of his blood as his heart echoed, allowing her to sense the heat and flow of his blood within.

Then with his clear galaxy eyes still locked into Penelope's brown, moist and tempting eyes, he said in a quiet, composed tone. "I am not," he said, his eyes reflecting a mixture of sincerity and a hint of mischief.

Penelope was utterly smitten, looking at those mesmerizing eyes again, she was lost once more. feeling a rush of emotions she had long buried her face flushed. The moist in her sexy brown eyes became more, colouring her alluring brown eyes with an overwhelming longing she had pushed away for so long.

Her heart was beating faster than before,NO, practically screaming in her chest. Unable to contain the tumult of emotions, she leaned in, resting her head on his chest murmuring softly, "Idiot!" 

It was a mix of fondness and exasperation, a sentiment that she couldn't entirely articulate.

While something seemed to stir between Jacob and Penelope, on the other side, Josie was spending some time with her zombie Bio-ma. She was trying to get to know the woman she used to hear stories about, the mother she never knew. 

Unfortunately for her, Bio-ma was under the control of someone else. So when she kidnapped josie and buried her somewhere, it did not come as a surprise ( Right?! ).