<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

Yugi agreed that it was irresponsible to select someone for anything without doing the proper research first. Perhaps the one called Brainface did want the System exploited? No, that didn't make sense. Rules were definitely meant to be followed... but the idea made Yugi think a bit more. "Or... if it wasn't his choice, but the System's," he mused after a few seconds of silence. On the next topic, Rie seemed incredibly satisfied by the news of his first kill ─ even claiming such kills could be better than sex in some cases. He couldn't really agree with that. "I get why you'd say that, but... no. Not in a million years," he argued. She'd likely find out why he said such a thing in time, but first, the fact that he could use Black Flash as a presumed Mage-type was brought into question. Yugi knew why they'd come to this room, and even played along with it for a bit... but he'd now be producing a makeup kit to offer the woman who still wanted to exchange secret information. "Two things. One: take this. Only someone you want to hear you can hear when you decide to keep something quiet, and the whole kit shifts to whatever color you want. Two: just get the whole concept of Hunter limitations out of your head. Bonus number three: I'm the most literal example of a 'grower' you'll ever meet~"

Meanwhile, Nao was added to an ever-growing list of people hearing commentary about 'great sounds' from Miko. Once again, he didn't have a clue what she was talking about... but he wasn't going to talk her out of whatever it was either. Besides, he was a little busy finding out what 'left or right' meant when the girl asked. She chose to sit atop his left leg. As fate would have it, his cock wouldn't be found on that side... but was that luck, or the opposite? Time would tell. Nao flinched and held what he believed to be his own smoothie in his right hand. When asked if he enjoyed the earlier taste, he instinctively raised the cup he now had. "Uh... yeah. It was pretty good," he said. Just after, he had a straw to his lips to drink the smoothie in his hand. One gulp, two gulps... and then he realized something. Nao never picked up the right beverage at all. "Ah... gomen. This one is supposed to be yours," he said.

[Apollymi]

Yugi's brain was working and that was always one of his better qualities. Rie watched as he silently pontificated only to end up musing about the idea that he was the System's choice. "Hm, that's interesting. It could potentially imply the System functioning with its own intentions," Rie added. She wasn't as into science fiction but she wasn't too old to be out of the loop when it came to tropes and the like. Moving on apparently, Yugi understood why kills in Rie's case were considered better than sex sometimes, but he argued the point. "Never had a bad round then, huh? Must be nice~" Rie decided, but if the lad really thought that and could prove it, it was nothing much to it. Soon after, Rie was being offered a present, in this case, it was a make-up kit which apparently came with spy level enchantments. "Oooh!~ This makes me want to do a job," she mused lightly as she accepted. She'd then be using the makeup kit, shifting herself around on that table to use the mirrors behind her to apply her make-up while they continued to speak. It was worth another 5 percent in intimacy simply because she liked the novelty of the thing. Beyond that the knowledge of the lack of Hunter limitations seemed downright unfair as far as she was concerned. Still... While she applied mascara, and lipstick and changed the colors with thoughts, she peeked at the lad out of the corner of her eye. "So I should just assume you're pulling out a hentai dick, because teen boys can't be trusted. And that you're still growing past that because see previous statement?~" she posed rhetorically. No matter, she settled on light pink for the lips with truly dark mascara that painted white lashes black and made the brilliance of those electric blues stand out even more. "I suppose we can leave now then, we can have dessert at my place," she mused gently.

Beyond that point, in a botanical garden on a park bench, Miko was claiming a rather comfortable chair but not the ultimate comfort. Actually, she didn't find anything beneath the place she sat, so he was obviously more of a right person. He was on a short list of such people and it made her think, 'Is that a personality thing? I could probably do a general survey and figure it out. Box it♪!~' Miko made a note to keep track of her guesses and build personality profiles based on the lean of a cock in someone's pants. "That's good♪!~" Miko chirped happily from her new perch. Well, he'd said she could take either seat, so perhaps she'd simply switch herself when the time was appropriate? For now, she'd watch as he took three large gulps of a drink before apologizing claiming it was hers. she smiled leaned over the same straw and took a slip while staring at him with imploring eyes. "So it is♪!~" she sang almost innocently. "But that isn't a problem, no need to apologize I'll just make them even♪~" she claimed, easily sipping from the cup that was obviously his the same amout until the cups felt even. "This one's pretty good too♪!~ Wanna taste?♪!~" she asked seemingly offering him his own cup. Though any movement forward would have the girl claiming his lips instead, a devious little trick perhaps but it seemed like a much better way for them to share.

[Bloodedge]

'Bad sex' didn't exist for Yugi, and he'd ensure it never did. Whether that involved the use of a physically impossible tool or some ridiculous magical effects, he would not allow the mundane. One looser example of that truth was the makeup kit he offered Rie, which had been created for purely deviant purposes. Giving it to her was even worth a 5% Intimacy boost, if only because it gave her ideas for assassinations and the like. No matter; he'd move past that until he saw the 50% notification, though an immediate acknowledgement of Rie's 'hentai dick' commentary was necessary. "Shouldn't I assume you're about to find out what I'm pulling out anyway? I'm guessing your place is the royal suite all the way up. Straight through the elevator?" he asked. Without even waiting around for an answer, Yugi was on the move toward the very same elevator they arrived in. He didn't care about dessert, but he did care about seeing Rie in her element with some potential bonuses on the table.

Yugi was planning a strong march toward success, while Nao was still getting a grasp on the random positives now in his life. Doing so involved a bit more confusion, but also a bit of reason for zero concern. Here on a first date with someone, that very girl was sitting in his lap. Ah, but there was an issue of him accidentally taking and drinking part of her chosen smoothie. Nao seemed legitimately apologetic about the mix-up, but Miko didn't seem bothered. Actually, she went right in to drink it as well... before claiming all was fine, as she'd just make it even. He wasn't sure how equality was to be reached by her drinking from hers, then from his before offering his back... but that couldn't matter too much, right? 'Stop questioning things so much!' Nao screamed to himself internally. "Well, yeah. I did order it..." was his only line of response. Nao would be leaning forward with every intention of taking a drink. Alas, he'd only end up with wide eyes as a pair of lips found his instead. Suddenly, the smoothie didn't matter at all anymore. It was much more worthwhile to just settle into the moment and let his lips relax once the shock wore off.

[Apollymi]

It was interesting to note, that Yugi had simply not allowed himself a bad experience so far in his sexual endeavors. Rie would have called it character building but... she knew the lad to be without the innate ability to accept mediocrity. As such she figured he simply would never accept something not being up to par, in most circumstances, his world would have been rather small because of that trait. Fortunately, he had gotten an early cheat to allow him to allow him to see the best aspects of life on his own terms, most couldn't say they managed such a thing at all. Oh well, as Rie a finished up her makeup half of what she said was ignored if only because the lad's preoccupation. She'd commented almost absently about the likelihood of him having a hentai dick because it was simply the nature of a man to completely overdo it. And here he was answeringa bout her seeing what he was pulling out, and moving on to the elevator. "Sou ka, still far too impatient. Good thing I'm used to it," she mentioned standing for the first time, she got a feeling for her feet in those heels and shivered in her new clothes. With them feeling just right she could quite easily move towards the elevator, and outside of that particular room, she'd also find it rather easy to slip her new makeup kit into her own personal item box while removing her key so she could operate that elevator. "Yes, I live up there... I wanted to see everything. Besides, it keeps me far enough away from everyone else to avoid passively disturbing the guests and guild members," she mused. And with that, a key turn and a button press, they'd go from the bottom floor of the Continental all the way to the top. Along the way her thoughts settled...

At the same time, Miko was once again using a different approach. There was some about of softness required for someone like Aihara Nao. He'd been given extremes a lot, and they'd gone a few different ways for him. Miko knew herself to be extreme, but she also wanted him to feel comfortable leaving himself in her care. As such she seemed mostly relaxed, able to laugh off the oddities surrounding his life, and opening herself up to him. She was still about as direct as she'd developed being in her first couple of days. Here and now, she was sitting within his lap, sipping his drink and then her own, evening them out by weight. Both were quite tasty but the true method she'd use to even the score was different. She offered this lad her lips, something she quite often forgot to do when she was a bit too worked up herself. As such feeling him relax against her lips made her smile. Her lips twitching as she opened her mouth just a tad to slip her tongue between his lips. She fully intended to offer him a taste of her, not just the lingering soft cherry flavor of his smoothie. Such would be how they continued if he opened up to her anymore and she'd rather casually slip an arm around his shoulder and into his hair having set down the cup that she'd been holding in that one to allow herself more freedom. 'Sou ka, he's really soft♪!~ It's cute♪!~' she mentally decided as she enjoyed feeding him a bit of herself.

[Bloodedge]

And so came another movement within the Continental, this time from that basement level all the way to the building's uppermost floor. Before they even boarded the elevator, Rie offered a comment about Yugi's apparent impatience. As he usually would, Yugi scoffed at the notion. "I'm not impatient. I've used all my patience already, and it's time to get my payout. And... that was a non-answer," he replied. Resting against the elevator's rear wall after entering, Yugi watched another use of Rie's magical storage. This was only his second time seeing it in action, so he thought to use their journey up to answer another curiosity. "National strength, non-System Item Box. How much can you fit in that?" the lad wondered. Yugi figured there might come a time that he'd need to fit in a little more effectively, so establishing a baseline would be quite useful.

All the while, Nao was experiencing the most unusual kiss he'd ever had ─ if only due to how very normal it was. There was little he could or would do besides relax into it. In doing so, he only found Miko making a few advancements. For starters, her lips parted, her tongue sliding into Nao's mouth. As his own tongue swabbed against the invasive muscle, he found a hand hooked over his shoulder, slipping into his hair. Nao went with the flow easily enough to place his own held cup on the bench. Doing so freed both of his hands to take hold of Miko's hips. With that, he finally did a bit more than relax ─ he actually leaned into the kiss and added a bit of aggression from his own tongue.

[Apollymi]

Rie told the lad he was impatient and he had an argument to launch. He argued with most things, but much like the attitudes of her own siblings, Rie often found his tangents enlightening and thus was always more than happy to hear them. He claimed he'd simply used up all his patience and that he was in for a payout now... and also called her on her non-answer. "Of course it was a non-answer, I rarely answer you directly," Rie stated plainly. "And for you less than a week has passed since you last saw me," she pointed out the oddity of said impatience from her own perspective. And oddly enough as they traveled up from the lowest area of the Continental to the highest, Yugi chose to question the amount of items she could hold in her Item Box. "Ah, trying to hide in plain sight but not have to give up on the convenience," she went through the idea of it mentally. "From what I've seen personally and in talking to other great mages as well as lesser mages, the size differs from person to person. Mine, is less a box and more a room. Nothing you've pulled out so far as thrown me, for a loop. Meanwhile a lesser mage might have one only about as big as one of those small storage boxes under a bed, that only has small items in it, because of the volume. Meanwhile, there's one of thos proper National Hunters whose, Item Box is so big she can carry enough gear on her to outfit an entire strike team and still have room to store more..." she explained of the Item Box. She wondered then if the lad's would even work on the same principle or if he was simply trying not to have to explain things too much. By the time the door to the elevator would have opened she was once again turning her key to make the doors behind them open instead of the ones in front. And that would be how they entered her Royal Suite which had been converted into a very cozy apartment for the young woman. "Make yourself at home," she said, though she didn't bother doing much besides stepping out of those heels near the door and padding across the hardwood floors in her stockings.

Meanwhile, Miko and Nao were becoming more and more acquainted by the mouth. She found him receptive to her behavior, even moving in to kiss her and sitting down his own drink as well. Her tongue swabbed around inside his mouth as if she was looking for something and perhaps she was... but that didn't matter as she soon had hands on her hips, and a tongue aggressively exploring her mouth back. 'Ooha♪!~ Danger Nacchan♪~' Miko chirped within her own mind. Of course, she wouldn't let this detour her at all, she also allowed a bit more exploration, pausing only after a long few moments, pulling back with his tongue caught between her lips which she'd suck on before she released him fully. She'd happily sigh into his face with her own reddened one showing. "All fair now?♪~" she asked jokingly of course but that was how she was, playful as ever but still willing to respect any moment as it grew into something else. She'd try not to get too worked up, though that little hint of aggression was exactly the kind of thing she enjoyed.

[Bloodedge]

It had only been about a week since the last time Yugi saw Rie, but that wasn't the point of his clause. He hadn't simply been exercising patience for that short amount of time. His patience extended to the very first time they'd met, when he first decided Hoshimi Rie was something to pursue. "You can look at it that way if you want... but that just means I've been patient for about two years now," Yugi explained as the elevator climbed floor after floor. Rie's description of a Mage-type Hunter's storage magic had him thinking there weren't many necessary limitations at all. He could easily limit himself to showcasing a room's worth of equipment if needed. "That's technically a pretty big limitation, but it's not game-breaking. I could deal with a room," he mused. Soon enough, Yugi was stepping out of the elevator. His shoes disappeared one at a time, just before each footfall into the suite. Of course, he remained behind Rie the entire time... for all the right reasons. When told to make himself at home, Yugi merely banished his shirt and cloak, taking two additional steps toward Rie. "I wouldn't make that suggestion so freely if I were you. I'd make a few... upgrades."

Speaking of upgrades, Nao's quality of life had been sufficiently upgraded in a matter of moments. He couldn't think of a time he'd made out with a girl on purpose ─ even if it had been discussed before the event occurred. His curse had a habit of forcing issues whether he intended to go through with something or not. At least now, he was able to proceed with a 'simple' kiss without anything else happening. In time though, Nao was stuck looking dumbfounded while the brunette suckled on his tongue, all before asking a rather teasing question. "Uh..." he muttered. What5 was he to say? For a few moments, Nao was merely looking left and right, as though seeing if anyone else had appeared nearby. That sort of thing tended to happen as well... but not today. So then, was everything fair? He didn't even really remember what the question should be about. "I guess? How'd that happen?" he asked. Still, Nao's hands hadn't removed themselves from Miko's hips ─ nor had he backed away after seeing no one ─ only tall flower bushes ─ in the vicinity.

[Apollymi]

Yugi's logic was that Rie could see things her way, but he'd been patient for over two years by his own account. That made it seem like he'd been in lust at first sight. A chuckle escaped the young woman as she simply shook her head. "Not like you crossed my mind as that sort of target. Babysitting is desensitizing in a different way," she said of the lad's prospects. "Though a perverted kid, you remain..." Rie added not that it mattered. He was still behind her, still staring a hole through her ass in that extra comfy sweater. Moving on from that apparently the spacing of an item box was a limitation but not one which would be too big. "Hai hai, just be careful volume tends to matter, most won't flinch for small things, but I wouldn't pulling cars, or anything crazy out or anything like that~" she added for his working things. Soon enough the footfalls were shoeless and the lad in her house was comfortable enough to get rid of his shroud and upper body clothing. Rie looked behind herself and paused, just a second. She'd said the lad looked like he was about her age... and she was right, he also looked like he'd spent every second of those years he gained in the gym. "Woah!~ Look at you, carved out of stone..." she rotated on her toes, and reached out her hand running over Yugi's abdomen as if trying to find a weak point in this musculature. "Are we talking more intense upgrades then whatever the hell happened to you?" she questioned.

Meanwhile, Nao was on the receiving end of Miko's direct activities. In this moment she'd kissed him they'd had a light but intense make-out session and then there was a break which Miko initiated. He was settled in, and then he managed to gather himself just a bit, but not enough to separate. She was enjoying her time in his lap watching around them looking for interruption sand the like and Miko looked at him softly. "I guess it's been pretty rough on you, huh? Don't worry. I'll do everything I can for you♪!~" Miko mused lightly. As for her own concentration she closed her eyes letting her ears work a little bit harder, expanding the range. This little bench was far enough off the beaten path that they wouldn't attract too much attention and the high flowering bushes were blocking a bit of the extra line of sight as well. "You drank my drink... so I had some of yours too. And then. I gave you a taste of something new too. Did you like it?" Miko leaned in a second later pecking his cheek. And all the while she'd been running her hands through his hair, gently rubbing against his scalp, enjoying being relaxed with him in this moment of closeness. "Is there something else you want to do, besides enjoy the flowers?" she asked her hips wiggling so gently in his lap.

[Bloodedge]

"Yeah, I'm sure," Yugi said, certain Rie would never have seen him as a potential partner when they met. However... "Hence the patience," he added. Even at the tender age of twelve, Yugi was quite the calculating individual when he wanted to be. All that time ago, he decided to pursue Rie sexually, even if he had to wait for age gaps and other circumstances to work themselves out. Though still a 'perverted kid' as Rie called him, he'd soon enough prove himself as a viable mate above all other options. That much was a certainty. The only factor remaining was... how long it took. If nothing else, the first official attempt wasn't very far off, considering the removal of Yugi's shirt had Rie turning to physically inspect his enhanced musculature. As he'd now done a few times, Yugi joined her in being impressed. There would hardly be a fault to find in his musculature at this point. "Huh. Didn't think it'd go that far," he said, viewing the additional depth of lines across his own torso. As for the 'upgrades' he spoke of, Rie questioned any possible comparison to what happened to him. "I mean to your place. Stuff like... beds big enough for a platoon, with buffs. Showers that clean you with a walk-through... whole onsen. Shit like that," he chattered.

Miko understood how the life of Aihara Nao was quite rough. He was quite surprised that she reached that conclusion, but it wasn't the most surprising thing she'd made him pause to think of at all. Apparently, she was willing to make up the difference, via whatever means she meant to offer. "Hai..." he said slowly. At that point, Nao's Intimacy climbed an additional 8%, getting closer and closer to the first big threshold. Everything was making this seem like a relationship in the making, and he was onboard. Moving on though, Miko actually went about explaining what came about here. He didn't really need that; it didn't even matter, considering the end results. As for whether he liked the 'taste of something new' she added to the equation, there was only one real answer. "It was... smooth," he said. Maybe that was a smoothie pun. Maybe it was an actual descriptor of how it felt. Maybe it was just the only word coming to Nao's mind. As for anything else he wanted to do, there was some complexity. He'd been looking around for others, and found no one. That was a good sign... and, at least under normal circumstances, a terrible sign as well. "Eto... this whole curse I have? It's probably going to do its thing regardless, but... I don't actually mind that part. Sometimes I can't be mad when it triggers. This is one of those times," Nao admitted. One might even note that he reached that conclusion long after his fingers began spreading, extending his hold of Miko's hips out to include part of her rear.

[Apollymi]

The idea that Rie didn't seem him as a sex partner initially, apparently that was where his patience was invoked. She looked at him with a raised brow and had a furrow just barely grace her face, "Hm, that's different..." she said thinking in the moment that the sort of long-term waiting and gambling he was talking about was more like someone else she knew. Whatever move he was planning to make with the knowledge that she had some kind of sexual interest in him. At the very least his body was worth some extra appreciation presently. "I've only seen a body better than this once maybe twice... neither time in person, it's kind of bothersome. And if you didn't think it was gonna get this far, I don't think anyone else will be prepared either," she explained. Truly the lad looked as if he'd aged 10 years and spent the last fifteen years in the gym. When a body like this appeared in front of a person like Rie it was always worth at least a try. And now what was it. She was walking towards her kitchen and opening the fridge to have a look inside. It wasn't really done with purpose simply a force of habit after she'd abandoned the lad's stomach. "Onsen, huh? Sounds like an excuse to see me wet and naked. Still... I can't really say no to anything like those kinds of upgrades. Is that covered in your System as well? Household improvements?" she asked almost rhetorically. "Anyway, you said you had dessert. I'm ready to have my gourmet palate completely shattered~"


Ah, but Yugi wasn't the only one making potential progress. No, Miko was being her usual odd self. She realized while talking she probably didn't need to explain anything, but filling in some gaps with some noise was something she did. Of course, she settled into the conversation with the lad still gripping her hips. He agreed and then called the moment in question smooth. "It was quite smooth♪~" Miko agreed while enjoying her current perch beyond that the lad hadn't had an incident and was still gripping her body, his fingers spreading across her bottom. He had something to say, about his curse, but Miko could only enjoy it. "Hmmm♪~ Well, if it's going to happen anyway, I'll enjoy the random happenings," she said a look of understanding coming to her face. She adjusted her body. She placed her legs on either side of his body, straddling his lap, giving him more access, but was quite careful to move a bit. She moved her hands to either side of face and offered him a smile. "I still want to see what you choose to do on purpose, so do both♪~" Miko said her hips shifting excitedly as she got a reminder feel of his cock against her bottom.

[Bloodedge]

When Yugi reiterated his expression of patience, Rie reacted with an odd sense of familiarity even while claiming something was different. How strange. Beyond that, her commentary about his body implied that she'd never physically interacted with a superior specimen. She'd seen one, perhaps two before. Yugi considered that a very good sign for his future relations; he'd surely surpass those two in due time. "Guessing those are two of the Nationals. I've been investing a lot of Strength lately, and it'll be almost double what it is now by the time I'm done. I'll need to pick up some mana as well, but... I think the daily quest for the Witch Queen should take care of that~" he mentioned. When addressing the existence of full onsen setups within Inventory, Rie called it an excuse. Yugi scoffed. "No need for excuses now. 47%. Though anything that involves you wet and... at least mostly naked, is a win. And yeah, it's covered. Broke the bank on a castle recently," he answered while watching Rie gaze into the fridge. He did mention dessert, and he did mean to imply there were real confections. "Dessert is a fun case. That one was made by the guy who killed me. Igris." With only a name spoken, Yugi's shadow began writhing, giving way to the tall, imposing black knight sporting a flowing cape, that trademark crimson mane, and still showing that scar he'd been given over one eye. He carried in one hand one of the trifles, which he seemed almost confused about offering. Apparently, Rie was still worth some skepticism to the Shadow Army, but the way Igris's master acknowledged her had Igris considering some deferential behavior.

Smooth was an acceptable descriptor for the moment, according to Miko. Now that she was altering her position to straddle his lap, there was a chance for many more 'smooth' things. Nao went right along with the shift. In fact, hands that only had their fingers reaching her ass were sliding farther back for full palm contact with its softness. As they'd all but discussed already, Miko was willing to enjoy the random perverted moments of Nao's curse. On the other hand... she wondered what he'd do intentionally. Nao was already becoming quite firm underneath the lass, clearly feeling desirous as he squeezed her rear gently. What would he do on purpose? "That's a little difficult. I don't ever get to do this the way I decided, but..." There were no more words. Instead, Nao merely closed the distance between their faces again. His tongue would be the one invading Miko's mouth this time, no curse in sight... but a slight creak in the bench below that went unheard and unfelt by Nao.

[Apollymi]

The likeness between Yugi and another individual in Rie's life was worth a bit of casual pondering. She'd not imagined seeing traits she found so comforting in others in the young lad in front of her, but... she could at least see the kind of man he would grow into, both physically and emotionally. "Yeah, they look sculpted. Both seemed to look like that before the Gates became a problem. So if it's going to get better..." she didn't even finish that sentence, it was very obvious where her mind was going already. Such was the nature of her as a young woman. "You get individual quests? And you get stats from completing them... would I even give something like that?" she wondered. She had no idea what the criteria for such a thing would be, but she couldn't argue that it would definitely end in an increase in Mana, or maybe Agility of she had to say it came from her original skill set. Moving on from that point, the lad spoke of bathing, of breaking the bank on a castle and several other things. Rie was putting together details, "A castle, dead souls and... weird powers. Oh, you're the reason the Suicide Forest is off-limits aren't you?" she wondered almost casually. "You might end up with an uninvited guest pretty soon," she mused but then ther ewas something which required more of her attention. The appearance of a giant armored knight holding dessert in his hands who'd apparently almost killed the lad in question. She took measure of Igris with all the normalcy of a person used to occupying rooms full of assassins, and she looked at dessert and her eyes sparkled just a bit and she looked at the lad across from her and her brows drew together in confusion and then she... did a double take of Igris. "He killed you. And he's serving dessert. And he's fucking ridiculous I know a killer when I see one and he's huge!" she said seemingly aghast. "I have a thousand questions, and some of them are quite weird," she said immediately. But still, she'd be taking offered dessert not taking her eyes of the creature in front of her.

At the same time, Miko was continuing to work on Nao. He was a man who she thought could use a bit of gentle guidance. He was perverse enough at base to fit into their group, but she didn't need to throw him into the deep end. His own magical curse had been doing that for probably most of his life since puberty. So instead of pushing, she'd open herself up, and let him take. In this case, she felt a hand spreading out around her bottom, she watched as he settled in closer and smiled as she expressed her desire to see what he wanted. "Hai, we'll do as much as we can the way you want and roll with everything else♪!~" Miko chirped and then he made another push forward. He invaded her mouth, she opened up her lips, she allowed him access and as she relaxed against him, she heard it. The creaking of the wood in that old bench, a gentle hint that something was going to happen soon. She wouldn't let anything bad happen to Nao, instead she'd simply prepare. Feeling the hardening of his groin beneath her, she could say he definitely had a more than reasonable tool. Of course, as she moved against him, she began cycling through Inventory, looking for a certain giant cushion. She'd place it beneath them at the moment that bench broke, and use her own body to switch places with Nao when it gave way. She put herself on the bottom and allow the lad to land on her instead of the other way around, knowing her body could take any real punishment and not wanting a human to take injuries due to her unique physiology. Besides, putting him on top of her, would make it much easier to avoid any other accidental injuries she might end up giving him.

[Bloodedge]

The bodies Rie referenced were ludicrous before Gates appeared. He knew of one, and it was certainly one of Japan's National Hunters. The other... must have been another notable gamer he recalled. "Too much for a coincidence," he murmured about his own thoughts. Whatever the case, Rie wondered about whatever daily quest might be connected to her. As he already had a System screen active, Yugi sorted his way through the menus to reach her route. "Looks like everybody's getting one... or at least most people. Let's see. 'Let Hoshimi Rie drain a significant amount of your mana through direct contact.' Plus ten Intelligence, which is plus 100 mana. More mana is more Shadow Extractions," he explained. Obviously, Yugi had to make a habit of letting Rie wring him dry once a day if he could manage it. He had no issues with that. What might be an issue, however, was the supposed uninvited guest soon to arrive at the castle. Yugi's brow furrowed upon hearing that; he didn't even bother giving any details about Igris due to the considerations flowing through his mind ─ considerations that had him pinching the bridge of his nose in mild frustration. "That's slightly problematic, but I guess there's no getting around it. I'll probably figure something out when I'm done being distracted," he mused. "What questions?"

One could say all intentional acts of sex in Nao's life had been limited to what was done in sessions already started. The beginning, as he recalled, was always some sort of happenstance. That didn't seem to matter with this partner, even though she'd yet to experience the full breadth of his condition. Nao had more cause for excitement. He thought as much when encroaching upon her lips, tongue in her mouth and not a care in the world on his mind. That creaking bench didn't register to Nao as they kissed again, but it didn't matter. If anything came of it, Miko was ready to act... but there never came a time to act. A creak that merely signaled the possible breaking of that bench was no cause for concern yet, but... there was something else happening while Miko prepared. Another customer at the smoothie bar had recently lost their drink to a bird taking the cup to the sky. That very same bird happened to be flying overhead, and the cold contents of that cup would drip just perfectly enough to fall onto an exposed portion of Miko's spin before trickling down.

[Apollymi]

Something was apparently too consistent to be a coincidence. Many thought much the same, the physicality of some was always good and their returned power was also something shown to be great. A bit of a hushed rumor began to wander around, that if one wanted to awaken as a strong Hunter, getting into shape before hand was advisable. No matter, Rie wouldn't be questioning it currently. No, more immediately interesting was the idea that she was on his list of daily events. And that her event simply involved him allowing her to drain his mana by a large portion directly. "Sou ka, that sounds like a sizable amount. What you're probably getting half that number of points while leveling? Games like to pretend to be balanced but first Avatar issues always exist," Rie said. Though not as much of a gamer as two of her siblings she still understood the mechanics more than enough to know what kind of progress to expect. The fact that his stats were different from the ones given to Hunters implied an intrinsic difference in how his System understood things and how humans did. While Yugi thought over his eventual problematic guest, Rie had her eyes sparkle at a perfect bite of dessert. "Goddamn why is this guy a better cook than my brother? He's going to be heartbroken~" Rie joked. Still, she'd not be commenting on his guest problem, she figured he'd meant what he said about her only being an inconvenience, and there were quite a few ways to handle her... she wouldn't be giving too many ideas. No she wanted to see what he'd come up with instead, which would apparently come after he was done being distracted. "Oh? Am I the one who counts as a distraction in this case?" she wondered almost playfully. As for her weird questions there was one, which was much weirder than most, "Your Shadows, are they antomically correct? I'm not asking for now or anything but the curiosity is eating away at me~" she mused. "Also how many do you have? Is there a criteria on what can be summoned? What happens to the bodies?" Whether those were the questions of an assassin or pure personal curiosity didn't matter, she'd have them answered while she enjoyed dessert and cast a casual side eye to the armored knight.

At the same time, Miko thought she was being a bit proactive. Imagine her surprise when nothing came from that creaking. Perhaps she'd been a bit too worried about nothing. She'd had that earlier run in with the desk so tensions were a bit higher than normal. She let herself relax instead, and found... a different kind of accident coming her way. A bird, stray as it was, flying over head as she began softly rubbing her tongue over the invader into her mouth. She'd not had to rescue them, some noises were just normal afterall, but the flapping of that bird was something she learned to tune out long ago. There for, when fresh smoothie was dropped down her back, it was a shock to her physical system. She shivered, her flesh goosed, nipples hardened. Her whole spine wiggled in his lap and a little chirping noise went directly into the lad's mouth and evolved into a moan as she ended up rubbing her covered and achy loins directly against his erection. "Chii-aaah♪!~" just that for a moment as she settled into the firmness of him, "So random..." she murmured but she wouldn't be stopping because of it. No... she'd offer even more of herself, that rocking allowed her skirt to flip up just a bit. Eventually his hand would be lead to smooth uncovered flesh by way of a thong.

[Bloodedge]

Rie was always satisfying to deal with. With only the baseline information of video games and the like, she figured out that her daily quest would give double the amount of points that he'd normally receive for leveling. On the other hand, the System's balance was still unfair in the opposite way to what she implied. That was a matter for another time, though. For the moment, it seemed he was due to hear more surprise from Rie about food. The improvements granted by anything from the System over this world's amenities was a given to the Players by now, but others would continue to be surprised. Even Yugi was quite surprised by Igris's cooking ability, though. "Probably because he's ancient," he answered simply, going right back to his... 'observations' of Rie. She was indeed the distraction he spoke of. "Unless you want to personify and isolate your ass... which you technically could do at this point. Thing's got a mind of its own when you take certain steps, you know?" Ah, but there were always more questions on someone's lips. Rie had quite a few to ask about the Shadow Army. Interestingly enough, Yugi didn't consider any of them odd ─ even the obviously sexual one. "There's room to assume. I extracted some Tanker chick before planning to find out myself, but... busy. There are over a hundred currently. Restrictions are: nothing that's been dead too long, nothing that has corrupted mana, nothing too much stronger than me... stuff like that. Oh, and there has to be a corpse. The bodies remain when it's all done. Also, your degen is showing."

Meanwhile, Miko was in the process of learning what it meant to try circumventing Nao's curse. In trying to alter what would have been a broken bench landing them in a more compromising position, fate decided she would instead have to deal with a sudden wet chill to the back. Naturally, that caused a kneejerk reaction that had her moving erratically in Nao's lap, against his already firm erection. The results of that movement? Somehow, Nao was eventually feeling Miko's uncovered ass cheeks against his hands. Her writhing also caused similar shifts in his own body, and that... led to something very minor in the form of a snapped button he wasn't even aware of yet. The curse sometimes worked in even stranger ways, causing tiny events that lined-up for one explosive moment. Regardless... "Gah!" Nao gasped in response to the sudden apparent freak-out. If he wasn't already, the young man was now throbbing beneath Miko with no knowledge of what brought that motion about. "What happened?" he wondered.