<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

With Miko and Kaguya having a reunion that certainly didn't fit a gap of individual days, Yugi remained in observation mode. Many things were strange, and he'd find out what they were. Luckily, Miko's friend was very forthcoming with information. It was always a boon to have conversations naturally progress in such a way as to divulge necessary hints, removing the requirement for excessive prodding. Miko said initially that she'd seen this girl only a few days prior. The speech of the red-eyed lass, however, involved mention of a year apart. Surely Miko hadn't been through enough to lose or confuse that much time. 'That makes sense of the plants. The Iino family doesn't live here anymore, and probably hasn't... since that day. Yesterday for us,' he thought. A few words about awakenings and testing went along with earlier mentions of 'S-ranks' appearing. Another thing logged in Yugi's mind.

In due time, introductions were made as well. Miko offered her friend's name at last: Shinomiya Kaguya. Yugi's attention was pulled away from the System screen to view the girl's face. He knew that name. "Shinomiya?" he questioned. That name arose at the dinner table and in various official meetings numerous times. He'd met... probably her father, and possibly the girl herself. Either way, he was simply introduced as Miko's boyfriend ─ something Kaguya immediately brought into question. Still avoiding use of his name, Yugi did decide to drop a hint that would only matter if his actual 'first impression' with Kaguya had been a good one... several years ago. "Hisashiburi dana... Kozuki. Have you awakened yet?" he asked. No further details were given, even about Miko calling him 'Daddy' or Kaguya's... apparent glaring kink. 'Is it because we've met before? Did I accidentally start some otome route before I even knew about the System? That doesn't make sense.'

[Apollymi]

The confirmation of a year of time passing, almost sent Miko into a panic-attack. Her parents definitely hadn't been in this house in much, much longer than a couple of days. Kaguya was easily divulging information which made it simple to figure out some key details. 'Something happened to my parents, I'm sure of it. God fucking damnit, you fucking chickenshit Prime Minister!' she thought these things but she kept the conversation as light as Kaguya seemed to be keeping it. "Oi oi, you can hardly call anything I do a kink after I found you outside being a super exhibitionist. On some DDLG stuff, I thought that'd end up being me♥~" she claimed in a joking manner. "We got used to being alone... and I'm easily distracted," Miko confirmed her long standing issues. "And always hungry," Kaguya teased while pulling away from the girl just to point. "You've got a little something on your face, which is interesting 'cause I swear I saw the end of that..." Kaguya said in a leading manner. "Well, I have OCD so I had to clean it up. And besides it's delicious♪!~" Miko chirped much to Kaguya's surprise. "That is somehow the sluttiest and most innocent thing I've ever heard. Though if you say his is tasty I believe you, it's not usually like that, just so you know..." Kaguya claimed but she didn't seem to take too much issue with her friend's activity. Even if she didn't get it considering semen was some of the nastiest stuff she'd ever had the displeasure of having in her mouth.

While, Miko cleaned her face by rubbing semen from around her mouth and directly into it like she was getting left over food off. A gentle greeting was offered to Kaguya. Kozuki was the name chosen and it sparked recognition after Yugi saying her surname a specific way also made Miko think they'd met before. "Hoh?" Kaguya paused, looking at the lad and holding up her hands to frame his face in a fake mask. "No wonder I thought you looked a bit familiar. The panty watcher. You bloomed too huh?~" she claimed as if it was perfectly reasonable thing. "I didn't know you found this kid, Mi-chan♥~" Kaguya offered the other girl, a high five, which was accepted. "Sou ka, good you two already know each other. Good! Also she called you panty watcher how long have you been like this? Did you steal her panties too?~" Miko chimed seemingly pleased. "Steal mine too? How bold you've gotten. Well I guess not really, considering how I found you two. We met at one of those annoying functions... how's your sister?" Kaguya clarified and asked a question... she'd quite enjoyed that girl when she'd met her. "As for your question, I don't know. Probably, I haven't gone in for testing yet, but stuff has been a bit weird around me lately... there isn't a hard time when people awaken or anything. But odd things happen, enhances senses, speed or agility or made some odd manifestation of powers... you know, the usual~" she confirmed. "Also when explaining things like pretend we've been under a rock... details♪!~" Miko demanded.

[Bloodedge]

While Miko and Kaguya kept up their reunion, Yugi lived primarily in his own mind to dissect the newest System alert. Everything about it was so strange. He was being ordered to pursue some form of intimacy with Kaguya, whom he was sure had an existing relationship already. Hell, Yugi had a relationship himself. Could it have been due to their earlier discussion of the Harem Route? Relationship Status was marked as 'desirous' as well; did it mean him, or her? He was in a natural state of desire, but perhaps this girl had latched onto him visually? Yes, there was such an exchange between the girls about a 'glaring' kink. Most bothersome may have been the System mentioning some existing soul resonance, which he interpreted as sexual chemistry after how the System acknowledged Miko and himself. 'When I snatched that pair of panties, I never expected to get laid, thrown to another world, given magical powers and multiple cheeks to clap.'

Beyond all his thoughts of what the System demanded, there was the fact that he'd encountered Kaguya before. They may not have been properly acquainted, but there was enough of an impression for recollection. Perhaps that working both ways had something to do with Kaguya calling him... the panty watcher. Miko quickly latched to that title, wondering if he'd stolen Kaguya's panties as well. Before he even cared to open his mouth and answer, Kaguya made clear the fact that panty theft was a more recent development. "It was never about the panties. It was about what they go on. Saitō Musashibō Benkei," he clarified for both girls, merely alluding to the belief system associated with his perceivable panty fixation. As for Kaguya's question about his sister... Well, the only viable answer he could give was connected to Miko's desire for a specific kind of explanation. "You have a better chance of knowing than I do. A year ago, she was bedridden more than half of the time. It wasn't looking good," he admitted somberly.

Now wasn't the time for Yugi to worry about that, though. There were clues to be found even in the void of silence; what Kaguya didn't say was no less important than what she did say. As such, Yugi paused to think about those blanks and what they meant. 'Nothing about Chichiue. He's probably still running the show. The Iino parents can't be dead; that would be stupid and damning. It's a bit supervillain, but... he's got them. The way he targeted us specifically when the System showed up says it probably wasn't a move to wipe us out. No, it was... more desperate, like he was losing an opportunity. Were we prone to this before? It doesn't seem like this awakening thing has anything to do with Players; we were selected. Players would probably be called the Chosen or some shit. All that hiding behind masks and being kept close... Maybe I've got a predisposition for some power he wanted? If I've got something like that, she's got it too. Hollow logic? Body-snatching? If there's anything hereditary about these powers, then...' Yugi paused his thoughts, disliking every potential direction the situation was going. Regardless of his accuracy or lack thereof, he was certain about one thing. "We're going to need to discuss something privately. We're also going to need fake ID with new names, and... I can't do too much until I've done something else completely unrelated. That's part of the private discussion, by the way," he said to Miko.

[Apollymi]

While Yugi was working through things, Miko was also working through things. She'd heard the little swishing of a ring around Kaguya's finger, one that Miko herself hadn't ever seen before. That being said she figured Kaguya didn't yet want to talk about it. Actually, a lot was missing from how Kaguya was talking and what she was choosing to say. By Miko's approximation she was keeping topics light, not pointing out the obvious things. Where her parents were, what was going on with her personal life, how she ended up inhabiting Miko's old house. Aloud though, Yugi was speaking about a historical figure when it came to his apparently new panty snatching behavior. "Benkei the monk? What's he got to do with this?" Kaguya wondered willing to allow her mind to wander just a bit. It'd be Miko to answer as she finished cleaning her face. "Saito Musashibo Benkei, is a warrior monk who took the weapons of his defeated opponents as trophies," Miko chirped. "Sou ka, you two are the same kind of nerd then, makes sense... that's so cute♥~" Kaguya managed in a light-hearted way.

Still, this pair apparently hadn't known each other for too long. They'd bonded so well in such a short amount of time. When asked about the state of his sister, Yugi claimed Kaguya would have a better idea than he did. He gave a somber reaction, "Sou ka, I was right about that then..." Miko murmured working through her own thought processes. "I could check in for you. Those symptoms are kind of bad in modern society but she was like that way too early to have developed the Eternal Slumber too..." Kaguya said in a way that made Miko cut her eyes in the other girl's direction. "Oh right, Eternal Slumber is like mana toxicity. Gates are big circular portals, they open up into alternate dimension dungeons with monsters inside. World-wide phenomenon. Monsters have Essence stones, and the Dungeons have monsters and mana crystals inside. Essence Stones are sold into the world for cash and mana crystals burn as clean energy for a lot of places. Actually Japan's tech leaders made a bunch of progress with them. Medical field hasn't gotten so far yet. Dungeons ranked E-S, monsters inside ranked the same... Hunters gather up in groups and take them on, standard mechanics. Even I get them, it hits like a bad table top game with a dumb DM but... who am I to complain?" Kaguya said giving information in the way Miko usually liked it. Figuring the other lad would be smart enough to follow along.

"Hai, thanks for that..." Miko murmured for the information. Still there was a lot missing. and Yugi claimed they needed a private moment, fake ids and wouldn't be meeting with anyone else for whatever reason. "Hm, well, I know someone who can handle some of that not all of it. Mi-chan are you running the errands part?" Kaguya asked. "Also you're free to your privacy, I haven't changed most of the rooms and I took one of the guest ones for myself," Kaguya explained. "Yeah, probably, also can I borrow your phone..." Miko said. "Your other phone for a bit, I'll call Ai-sen I assume she's been through here already, but we still have to be careful...." Miko asserted. Kaguya pulled a phone from her pocket that was powered off with a battery pack attached and handed it to Miko without thinking about it. All the while her normal phone was sitting on the kitchen counter. "Going to change clothes then..." Miko said leaning her head away and nudging Yugi along headed for her music room, as it was sound proof, and likely unharmed.

[Bloodedge]

Kaguya acknowledged the one named Benkei he spoke of, but didn't see the connection to Yugi's logic. Luckily, the annoying part of explanations was taken care of by Miko, leaving Yugi to explain only the logic. "That's hot," he said first and foremost about Miko having historical context. "Yes, that Benkei. Panties are weapons that conceal other weapons. They also make a great trophy. That successful pair ended up being a game. I won," he explained. Moving on to the topic of Yugi's sister, it seemed Miko had some assumptions earlier ─ assumptions she was right about. She probably realized there was something a bit too practiced about the way he dealt with her clothes, if he had to guess. Kaguya offered to check the situation, comparing the girl's symptoms to something called Eternal Slumber. Surely an explanation of that was on the way based on Miko's quick look, so Yugi settled for a simple response. "Arigatou. I'll owe you," he said earnestly.

Eternal Slumber wasn't given much detail, though the name alone said enough about the end result. He had some assumptions as to the finer details, and would be rambling his thoughts in due time. "Gradual progression to a building state of lethargy, eventually ending in some sort of magical coma? Probably something they couldn't figure out until these Essence Stones were dissected and a scientist that was exposed developed the condition," he chattered. All the talk of monsters, dungeons and hunters made this entire situation around them sound like some weird mashup of game genres ─ one Kaguya had a clear distaste for. From Yugi's perspective, nothing seemed too bad apart from the life-threatening part that removed most fun one could have. "What's dumb about it?"

Moving on to the Players' needs, Kaguya apparently had access to someone who could acquire some false identification for them. "That's good. I had someone in mind, but that would be more difficult to work around. Probably," he said simply. Moments later, Yugi was accompanying Miko to her former music room, where she'd be changing clothes. Along the way, he got his thoughts together, keeping an ear open for anything Kaguya had to add from a distance. When he spoke, he spoke quietly. "Did you get a System alert?"

[Apollymi]

That's hot. Yugi seemed to find Miko's knowledge of his historical reference worthy of approval. "Sou ka, you really haven't known each other long. You're going to have fun♥~" Kaguya said knowingly. Of course, she realized that if this lad had known how much of a history nerd Miko happened to be, that definitely wouldn't have been the first time he said it. And she knew it was the first time he said it, because... Miko's face held a gentle flush and oddly smug approval. Weapons that concealed other weapons, are what Yugi called panties. "I bet you did, win that game. Which is exactly the reason I refused to play with you~" Kaguya mentioned with a devious little smirk. Though she said it that way, once again Miko could hear it. The tapping of that engagement ring, the gentle twisting. 'Self-soothing, and plausible deniability. Kaya hasn't changed,' Miko decided internally. All the while, Yugi seemed to be interested in the offer Kaguya made to check on his little sister. "Hai hai, tell Ai-nee when you call her..." Kaguya offered to Miko. "Box it," Miko added it to the list of things she would be asking Ai for in time.

Meanwhile, Kaguya's explanations of the current world had both Yugi and Miko's minds actively working. Yugi, murmured his understanding of the Eternal Slumber and Miko also worked through it while making a couple of decisions. "Oh, like the first people to deal with nuclear power... and x-ray machines. They didn't realize the potential dangers to certain kinds of constitutions," Miko offered softly. Both of these individuals were brilliant by Kaguya's own understanding. "Really? With just that... you two are brilliant~" Kaguya complimented the pair seemingly in a good mood. Moving on, Kaguya had called the overarching system surrounding Hunters and their classes dumb, Yugi wondered why, and Kaguya took a breath. "Uh-oh, gonna be a doozy♪~" Miko chirped knowing that look. "It's dumb because the system is set up in such a way that it doesn't allow progression. Once people awaken, they're locked in. You go and get tested cause you feel a little bit strong, and you find out you're E-rank? Good luck being anything but a miner for some low-rank sketchy party. Happen to wake up S-rank? Go off, live a great life with diplomatic immunity because no one can make you do anything... it's stupid. You can't progress, at all the best you can do is expand your body. You don't even get more than your natural skills. Its like joining a D&D campaign and playing an NPC for a session, but the session is a life long commitment and a random role you didn't even ask for. It's fucking dumb and you can't even get better really. The best you can do is learn some human new skills and hope someone takes pity on you or maybe you get a second awakening, but those are so rare no one even understands them. Dumb system, dumb DM... dumb life!" Kaguya ranted. That lass rarely ranted and as such Miko could only smile.

"I'm calm... I'm cool. Don't worry, I'll fill in any details later..." Kaguya said, rolling her eyes. In that moment it became obvious why she'd not gone in for testing immediately. Kaguya got shafted at a lot of points in life, she didn't need confirmation of failure in another way. As they went off to Miko's Music Room Kaguya walked towards the living room to begin pacing, still rubbing that ring. As Yugi and Miko found privacy Miko unequipped her dress and handed the lad in front of her panties, fresh thigh highs and the like, in purple and black lace. She sat down on the bench of her piano and began the discussion. "Iia, I haven't seen anything since the HP loss," Miko confirmed. "Did you get one? You seemed a bit distracted, and we do get personal quests sometimes~" Miko asked knowing they needed to discuss things pretty quickly.

[Bloodedge]

"It's been... technically a year," was all Yugi said about the length of their relationship. He didn't think hiding anything from Kaguya would work long-term however; she was quite the perceptive individual for what Yugi would call normal. She showed such a trait by giving the reason she'd rejected his game challenge, back when they met. "You should've played. You could have been the first trophy," he said, knowing Kaguya had a much better pair to collect when they interacted. A bit of would-be innocuous movement drew Yugi's eye to the girl's hand, which contained a ring she was repeatedly fiddling with. He paid no heed to that, but it did confirm the status of her relationship.

As for the Eternal Slumber issue, it was relatively easy to figure out. Both Yugi and Miko seemed to have the right idea, much to Kaguya's surprise. "It's basic stuff. Scientists are just smart enough to be dumb," he claimed. Lo and behold, Yugi wouldn't be the only one calling something dumb. Kaguya would soon be loosing a rant the likes of which he'd only expect from... himself. Yugi listened intently, both because he needed the information she had, and because she was showing herself as a kindred spirit. He certainly agreed with her opinion now that he knew the awakened people had no way to advance themselves. That was such an unnecessary restriction, it surely couldn't have been implemented by an individual with any sense. Yugi thought to agree aloud, but instead... "That's hot," passed his lips once more. "Not the way stuff works here. You're right about that; it's fucking dumb. What's the point of people gaining superpowers if they can't grow any of them? If I'm going to earn a skill, I want to be able to... level it." He hesitated right at the end, if only because several things were settling. The System and these awakenings were not similar at all. That would have to be discussed later.

Upon separating themselves from Kaguya, Yugi posed a single question. He was also offered Miko's undergarments ─ ones she clearly intended to have him place upon her now that she was nude. Before addressing those, he decided to address the way she unequipped her dress. "That was the perfect opportunity. Shame," the lad stated. Regardless, they did have something important to do and discuss, starting with Yugi revealing his most recent System notice. "I didn't think so. This. Your friend is engaged, but the System isn't giving me an option here. I'm gonna have to be an NTR antagonist today ─ not that I personally care. It's your friend though, so I thought I'd tell you. Anyway... this is also the reason I'm not going just yet. I don't trust the bit about this route interfering with other quests and overriding romance options. I'm even wondering if growing the Intimacy rating will affect how it scales in other relationships, like ours for example. Hence this conversation," he explained while holding out that pair of lace panties, ready to slip them up Miko's legs.

[Apollymi]

Technically a year, was what Yugi had to say, Kaguya couldn't help but smirk... "You can learn a lot or a little about a person in that amount of time~" she mentioned as if it meant absolutely nothing. But once again, Miko could hear it, the tonal shift, the weighted decision in her friend's voice. In Miko's eyes, Kaguya was working through her own understanding, her current life versus picking up where they left off... Miko didn't blame the other lass for not being able to make a complete decision immediately. She'd probably been trying to learn to mediate her 'impulsive' nature. "Iia, I'm in no position to play games against you~" Kaguya mentioned. She wasn't the type to take a challenge she couldn't win or go up against someone already sure of an outcome that wasn't her nature at all.

Soon after this, Kaguya was calling the pair brilliant for managing to figure out a bit about the nature of the 'Eternal Slumber' which she understood only because it was explained to her. "Iia, that's still more than I'd expect you to get basically walking in blind," Kaguya said. Still there was her rant which would end and the lad would claim it was hot. Well, it was obvious he didn't mean the system the world was functioning under. "Damn right she is♪~" Miko confirmed that speech was for Kaguya in a manner which implied her oddity still remained about the girl. Kaguya heard out what both individuals had to say, "Right? If I as a DM will let Mi-chan roll for crit every time she wants to seduce something... it's the least the world can do to let us grow the way we want!" Kaguya complained and Miko smiled. She knew that pair could get along and she could see it progressing easily regardless of anything else. Two of her favorite people enjoyng each other was among one of the best feelings she'd ever had about anything.

Soon enough the small girl was in her piano room, handing Yugi a pair of her panties and stepping into them, ready to let him slip them up her body. After she disrobed, he claimed there was a missed opportunity. "Hmph, unless the plan is you bending me over this piano there is no point in me stripping right now♪~" Miko chirped with devious intent. Miko understood enough of what was happening to know that if he saw such a show he'd not resist placing his dick immediately into one of her holes or against something fleshy. She could trust him to be exactly himself. Soon enough he was showing her, his latest notification from the System. A show of a Route for Shinomiya Kaguya with romance options. "Sugoi♪!~ I was thinking that for the System to be so intuative it was a bit weird for the only otome system we got to be resonance..." Miko murmured as she read. She kept an eye on Yugi as he slid her panties into place but would finish her reading before allowing him to place her bra on her as well. "Well, I can see why you want to talk about it. It does seem to be worded like that, but Otome games are always a bit precarious. The start of routes are tenuous. The wrong move can set you back several dozen actions. But in this case, it should be less to worry about... technically I laid some of the foundation for this a long time ago. Kaya-sen was told ages ago by me, that if I ever actually found something awesome I'd share it with her. And you're my best thing ever and I fully intend to keep my promise on that front. And now you know that too♪~" Miko explained of herself and the situation surrounding them. "I don't think I can pull off the NTR antagonist, the worst I tend to be is a tsundere villainess. So I don't see it as a problem. I actually meant to talk to you about it before but... it got lost in the clusterfuck of our training arc..." Miko expressed. Whenever her bra was on, she'd turn around and sit, allowing the lad the fun of a fresh pair of thigh highs with the direct eye contact he'd asked for if only because she had something very specific to share with him and wanted him to understand her. "Our lives are bound together, and you're my favorite. I am not the type of person who will ever let go of anything that's my favorite, so I don't think what's going on between us will change. The Harem Route is open and it's going to be sooo fucking good♪~ And if you go picking a new favorite... I'll just have to remind you I'm your favorite game to play, right Daddy?♪~" she flirted at the end.

[Bloodedge]

Kaguya claimed she was in no position to play games against him. Yugi regrettably had the perfect line of response for her, but it was not the right time. He'd have to hold that one for later. First, he'd walk off with Miko to establish a proper plan. Sadly, that plan didn't involve the usual divergence of deviance, as Miko saw no point in stripping... At least not without a plan to bend her over her piano. "So there's every point? Because if it's not obvious by now, I'm gonna end up bending you over any and everything you can be bent over. Well... except the stuff you take the initiative to bend yourself over. Looking forward to that too," he replied as those panties glided up Miko's thighs. Her bra would follow as they discussed the System's latest demands. "It is really weird. I don't like otome games with minimal effort, and I'd probably hate it in real life even more. If a harem is possible, it better be a huge accomplishment that isn't difficult to accomplish just for the sake of difficulty."

Some new information was given while he clipped that bra in place. Some time ago, there was a promise of sharing between Miko and Kaguya. Specifically, Miko offered to share something awesome ─ which seemingly alluded to future sex partners. Three people were in this house presently. Apparently, three people among that set were pure deviants. "So she's also a total degen? I figured that when she didn't react too terribly to me looking up her skirt," he said just before Miko mentioned her perceived inability to play the 'NTR antagonist' role. He thought she might not manage the conventional, expected version... but that didn't make her unfit to the role overall. He'd comment on that while picking up the first of her thigh-highs. "I think you could pull it off. Not the one most people know about, but definitely the 'she's totally an upgrade to whatever boring bitch he was dealing with before' type. Tsundere villainess is pretty hot though. I kinda want to see that side. Where is she?~" he asked with a bit of teasing flirtatiousness in his tone. One article slipped gently up her leg; the other would soon follow. All the while, Miko was making a very interesting claim of Yugi's person. She was to be his favorite game ─ one who'd remind him of that position if his thoughts ever slipped. Yugi felt a bit cheeky upon being asked about that. "You might be right. You know, I'm starting to think I might have a new favorite game~" he joked. Finally, Yugi rose. Everything meant to go under whatever outfit Miko had was now in place, so he could move on to finalize their discussion. "So we're good? Because while you're out, I'm on an otome route... and I don't believe in losing games of any genre."

[Apollymi]

Miko said what she had to say concerning her stripping and Yugi in turn complained there was every point. Apparently he was even looking forward to the things she'd bend herself over and claimed he'd be bending her over any and everything he could. "Well given how often I end up coincidentally bent over things, I'm sure you'll find your way in♪~" Miko chirped as her panties were settled. As they moved along in the conversation it would seem that Yugi didn't like the idea of going through a game for the harem route and finding it difficult for no real reason. "I agree, but I always think the Harem Route is the best route. I don't devote hours of my life to learning habits, figuring out approaches and getting to know characters to give up anyone," Miko rambled. "On topic though, if Kaya-sen is the first extra route opened up, I can see it being worth it just for the variety you'll end up finding between targets♪~" Miko flirted. But she also knew something about Kaguya which may not have been completely obvious just yet.

"Kaya-sen respects honesty, given how you are I doubt she would have been too upset, especially if you explained yourself at all," Miko concluded about the girl and their earlier interaction. All without the detail that the man looked particularly bitchy while explaining things to people. "And yes, you're right about that... she's gonna be awesome, I'm sure♪~" Miko confirmed happily. She believed in Kaguya and her abilities and prowess even if she'd not witnessed them personally just yet. As for the NTR villain route, Miko could see it playing out for Yugi with Kaguya. She had her own opinions given the girl's anxiety. As for Miko according to Yugi she could pull off being an upgrade to a boring woman as her archetype of NTR villain. "I feel like the kind of guys I'd like would only rarely get trapped in that sort of thing. Still, assuming balance of the system between us, I can expect a route or two to open for me. I'll let you know if that happens♪~" Miko chirped. As for the teasing bit about wanting to meet the villainess version of Miko, she smirked just a little, "I'm sure you'll meet eventually, especially with you running around giving my dick away♪~" Miko flirted just the same. Surely she was some sort of degenerate, knowing full well that she'd punish them for having too much fun without her, or for thinking they could leave her out at all.

With her thigh highs on and the rest of her underclothes Miko was free to dress herself. "Equip!" she chanted which would place on her person, lilac colored mini-skirt. A dark lowneck shirt and purple hoodie. She'd stand as well her shoes on the floor. She'd then turn around and place her hips directly against Yugi's groin, grinding as she slowly put on those boots on the old fashioned way and tied them. All the while her hips would be moving from side to side, up and down stirring up the lad in question. "Daddy, don't go teasing me now... we all know I'm only ever three seconds away from swallowing your dick and pretending like the only problem in the world is keeping you buried in my throat or getting my pussy filled instead~" she claimed with a smirk on her face as she finished tying her shoes. "And yes, we're good. You get out there and you make sure my bestie makes good life decisions and show her I don't make bad choices. We win around here!~" Miko stated earnestly. "And when I get back, you make sure you drop my dick back down my throat so I can see how my two favorite things taste together, alright Daddy?~" Miko asked tucking that burner phone into her front pocket when she finally turned around to face the lad with smug intent playing across her face.

[Bloodedge]

Miko did find herself bent over quite a few things. When they were building their base in what could be called their 'tutorial world', Yugi saw her do so multiple times for no particular reason. Of course, the end result was what it always would be: insertion. Such would continue to be the case for the foreseeable future, especially if she did those things with intent. "I'll find my way in alright," Yugi vowed. He'd go on to hear more about Kaguya for the approach he had no choice in making. An appreciator of honesty, and apparently an enjoyer of men with angry faces ─ that was what he could know going into the route. Things would probably be easy whenever he got past the fiancé she was obviously thinking about. Perhaps this one was mandatory because of the associated challenge? That was worth considering. "Hm. I wonder if the System stripped choice away because she's another tutorial? Like I have to score past the defense of... whoever the hell she's engaged to," he mused.

Whatever the case, Yugi would soon be sent away... but not before Miko established her place in the apparent hierarchy. She donned her boots as a normal person would after equipping the rest directly from inventory. That manual donning was all an excuse, clearly ─ one meant to let her grind against his lap. Naturally, he fell right into the movement, winding his own hips to rub his clothed and stiffening groin against her rear. "I'm the one teasing? No way. Three seconds is a bullshit cooldown. Make it a channeled ability and do that shit at will. Cooldowns are for lap dances and... well, other shit," he declared. Miko gave the go-ahead for Yugi to pursue her friend, that grind continuing for only a few more moments throughout. By the time she offered an agreement for the time of her return, she was rising and turning ─ though not without Yugi's hand squeezing and rubbing her fleeting buttocks. "A deal's a deal. I'll save all the good flavor for you, but your other favorite thing out there might be in need of repairs. Now get the fuck out before I slam you on that piano or something."

[Apollymi]

Miko had several fresh memories of the types of things that happened when her bottom was randomly up in the air. No matter what, such things would only continue given she enjoyed the results. "Good, you're always welcome inside♪~" Miko chirped right along. It would seem that Yugi had quite a few thoughts concerning his forced route. His idea was reasonable enough from an Otome related stand point, "It could be, the good ones always set up a few challenging conquest routes in the early game. Ones that seem unwinnable at first. Or those that have some extra mechanical complexity... Breaking up an engagement is one of the odder approaches for a Hero or Heroine. Normies wouldn't take those at first because no one signs up to be a homewrecker on purpose, but I've found that in those cases, the fiancé in question is on their way to or already is a villain. You know, abusive princes, the ones getting married to cover their weird taboos, fake personalities, or the overly bitchy we've been in an arranged marriage since we were children tropes. Unshackling people from their idealizations and helping them find true freedom is usually the point of those..." Miko seemed just as capable of rambling as Yugi did in other situations. Given her understanding of such situations she also didn't seem to care her friend was engaged. In Miko opinion, if Kaguya was truly and completely happy with that engagement, she wouldn't have had to remind herself of it to avoid acting on her impulses.

Moving on from those points, Miko was now grinding against Yugi, her hips moving against his ever stiffening erection as she donned her shoes and got ready to go out. It took no perception at all to know he was moving against her hips and following her rhythm as well. Both of them were always so ready to start something up again. "Of course you're the one teasing... I'm sure nothing I do even counts as teasing♪~" Miko chirped sarcastically. "Still, I'll work on developing all my skills and as always take permission where it's given so freely~" Miko added. And by the time she stood in front of him rotated to face him, she could feel those hands upon her ass cheeks rubbing and squeezing and making her loins twitch. "Hai hai, I'm always ready to look after you both~" Miko uttered. "Still, I can't say getting tossed against my piano doesn't sound delightful. Promise to show me what it's like later, Daddy!~" Miko chirped as she skipped out in a completely new outfit.

Outside of the music room, Kaguya's pacing hadn't stopped, but she'd managed a few other tasks in the meantime. Texting Ai so she'd expect a call from an old friend and the like but at the end of everything... she was still feeling oddly. She was still rubbing that ring against her finger, like it was anchoring her to the world. No one wanted to be a homewrecker, especially not of their own home. But could she really resist a certified good time? Was that one good time going to be worth potentially losing everything else? Her whole life was in shambles even before Miko disappeared, with the loss of that girl... her fiancé had filled the void left behind, but was the fact he filled the space of a year, and the fact that she could settle down with him, worth doing at her age? There were so many questions and she'd never even thought she'd get this far. She'd been walking a fine line for so long, her life on the precipice of ending for so long was it worth potentially falling all the way back too that? 'Fuck me! A lot of people would kill to be in this position but now... I'm just starting to feel... constricted.' A pause occurred in that young woman's movements. When had she started thinking of her life with her fiancé as something limiting? Maybe it's just because she'd been talking about the Hunters and the E-S System that she was conflating the two... yes that was reasonable.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi would carry on giving a lot of consideration to Miko's otome game-related advisory. His game library may have been one of the largest in the world, but he doubted his repertoire of that particular genre could trump Miko's. Rare was a moment of Yugi deferring to anyone, for anything. Well... this was a partnership, so he'd do his best to treat it as such. Beyond that, Miko insisted that he was the one teasing. How she continued such a claim while being the one to grind against him, he didn't know. Oh well. From the claim that she'd continue developing her deviant skills and taking advantage of offered freedoms, he had something to add. "Well if that's the case, and if this isn't teasing... show me the real tease next time," he requested. As for the idea of tossing Miko against her piano, they both thought it was a grand idea. Yugi would absolutely be testing that idea at his earliest convenience. "It's a promise. Get going so I can figure out what I'm bending Kozuki over... hopefully by sundown," he mused. While Miko skipped off, he reached out to smack her bottom in a more playful way than what he normally did. Of course, he'd be walking out right behind her with eyes on... well, the direction of his eyes should have been obvious.

In due course, Yugi made his way into the living room where Kaguya paced. He entered, sitting upon the couch like he owned the place, even laying his right shin over his left knee and leaning back into the seat. His arms were spread across the couch's back, and his eyes were following the pacing lass. "Don't normal people consider it rude to pace around company? You'll give me anxiety. There's something we need to talk about," he stated without hesitation. Some things were best suited to certain moments... and there were a lot of details not yet confirmed, best addressed out of Miko's listening range.

[Apollymi]

Miko did occasionally play some other types of games, but Otome games were her bread and butter. The library of her tablet had been full of various titles and their souvenir pictures. She'd played all sorts of storylines and been all types of Heroine, as such she felt perfectly comfortable explaining a few of the lesser known tropes applied to them. She'd also become very comfortable, with her playful banter where Yugi was concerned. She'd call her actions not teasing and Yugi in turn wanted to see what a real tease was like later. "Yes Daddy♪~" Miko chirped as she enjoyed the idea of coming up with a real tease for later. Perhaps she'd think about that along with a few other things while she was out. Fully dressed with a promise of being tossed into her piano later, and Miko was heading out "Yep, tell me all about it when I get back~" Miko stated, showing she truly intended to help that pair along as well. A playful smack to her bottom made her blush as she began skipping out. "Careful Daddy, easily distracted♪~" she complained while pouting but she didn't actually seem upset at all. "Kaya-sen, I'm going to head out, I'll make dinner when I get back!~" she called out. "Hai, I let Ai-nee know you'd be calling~ Careful out there and come back!" Kaguya managed. "Haiii♫~" Miko chirped as she left.

With Miko heading out, Kaguya knew she'd be alone with the younger girl's boyfriend. She thought nothing of that, not really. She'd settled quite a bit but what she didn't expect was for the lad to seat himself in front of her as she paced and watched for quite a few seconds. After hearing the door shut behind Miko's exit she looked at the lad who had a lot to say about her activities. "Well sorry to spread anxiety but... keeping still while thinking is difficult and I normally don't pace but I also don't normally have company while I am thinking~" Kaguya pointed out. "You want to know what happened don't you?" she asked almost rhetorically. It would figure that the parts she'd left out of the happy reunion didn't truly go unnoticed. She knew Miko probably realized she wasn't specifically mentioning anything, but the lad in front of her also realizing it was a bit problematic. Oh well she could stop moving and take a seat, in an arm chair across from the table, if only to keep a socially appropriate amount of distance between them.

[Bloodedge]

Miko was easily distracted. Surely she knew by now, though, that he was easily taken by sexual openings over most other things. "I know. That's my favorite part," he replied. With that, Yugi's path toward the living room was all he had left. Miko announced her exit just before, leaving behind a promise of dinner upon her return. She'd very possibly be cooking for four, based on what Yugi had seen during their entrance ─ male shoes of a slightly larger size than his own and such. Well... there was also a chance she'd be doing no such thing. All of that depended on his progress with the route he'd been assigned, and what truly came of it.

Speaking of the route, Yugi took a brief detour once Miko left the house properly. He wanted information. A small lead had him talking about Kaguya's expression of anxiety, which she eventually put to rest when sitting across from him. Being the natural pervert he was, Yugi's eyes were drawn downward, as though to get a cheeky glance up her sweater dress if he could manage it. First and foremost, he'd offer commentary about Kaguya's lack of company when processing her... thoughts. "I can tell. For a lived-in house, this place looks more like a display piece up for sale... or even waiting for the owners to come back from a long trip," he mused. Kaguya figured he wanted to know what happened. She was right, but not entirely. To skip right past the unnecessary bits, Yugi's answer came with his own observations and understanding. Now was the time for Yugi to don a more serious demeanor. "They're not dead. Dead would be stupid, and you'd be running from the topic a lot harder than you were. But... you're still running, so they're not fine. Missing or incarcerated would have been mentioned, I'd imagine. Alive, not free but also not jailed with some legal cover-up lie... last option: worse than dead. That's the only thing I could see someone still beating around the bush about: something that would bring the worst possible reaction out of a victim's loved ones. Where are they?"