DxD: Tutorial 03

Aika makes it back to the classroom a few minutes before lunch period ends, and if I didn't know any better, I would never have guessed she just got face fucked.

She moves her desk back to next to mine and sits down. She surreptitiously reaches into her skirt pocket and pulls something out, keeping it hidden in a closed fist. She offers it to me, and I oblige by holding my hand out to receive it.

Something warm, soft, and just a little damp falls into my hand. I look down and immediately close my hand, hiding it from sight. Those are definitely her panties.

I look at her and see a flirty smile on her face, and I grin back at her. Making it look like I'm putting them in my pocket, I stash them in my inventory. They'll make a good gift for Kyu. If I remember right, she collects them.

Speaking of Kyu, I haven't seen her since I met with Sona this morning. She must have gone back home and decided not to come back here for my lunch break. She's definitely going to be annoyed she missed what happened.

Aika writes something down on a scrap of paper and then hands it to me. I take it and see that it's her contact information. I make a show of pulling out my phone and entering in her information before sending her a text so she has mine. I half expect another notification for affection gain for that, but nothing appears. Perhaps her affection is too high for something small like that to increase it?

I was going to mess with Aika's arousal more during the afternoon classes, see if I can't seal the deal before going home, but now I'm curious about what she'll do on her own.

So for the rest of the days classes, I don't use [Erotic Pierrot]. At least not on Aika. Japanese class is taught by Ms. Nakano, and as soon as I see her I decide that she will be the teacher I seduce. Her hair is a dark blue and tied up in a ponytail. She's wearing a sharp pair of glasses, a long coat, a skirt, stockings, and leather high heel boots.

I'm careful to not show too much interest. Not only because Aika is right next to me and I'm not sure if she'll be jealous or not, but also because I need to play this one a bit slower. Aika is a huge pervert, so really she just needed a bit of a push to do what she did. Momo is also a long play, and honestly part of that is more about building good relations with Sona and her peerage than trying to sleep with her, though that is still definitely on the table.

But Ms. Nakano is an adult woman, and quite the pretty one too. She's not an inexperienced teenager, she's someone who's almost certainly had people pursue her before. She looks like she might be a bit strict as well, so trying to seduce her as a student isn't going to work with just some flirting. Thankfully, I have more than that.

During the class, every time she looks at me, or close enough in my direction, I use [Erotic Pierrot] on her as hard as I can. Which isn't very hard, though I can feel it slowly increasing in effectiveness as it levels up. I'm careful not to be looking at her every time I do it. About half the time I'm looking down at the reference book in front of me or writing down some notes.

It goes a lot like it did with Aika. At first, there isn't any visible change or effect, nothing that tells me it's working. But just like it did with Aika, the Game let's me know that it's working. One time our eyes meet, I ramp up her arousal, and I get a notification.

<+10 Affection with Mio Nakano>

She blushes very slightly and quickly looks away, but I now know that my plan is working. Unfortunately, after that she doesn't look at me nearly as often, or even at the corner of the room I was in, so I don't get many more opportunities to raise her arousal. But I get some in, as well as five more Affection

A week of this and I wonder what will happen? Maybe then I'll approach her asking for some 'help' with my studies or on a piece of homework or something.

But it's not long before that class ends, and the final class of the day is taught by a male teacher and I lose interest. I follow along with the lesson, but I'm sort of autopiloting it. The downside of attending Kuoh Academy was definitely having to attend classes. It had its perks though. Aika alone was worth at least a couple weeks of classes, not to mention all the other very attractive girls this school was filled with.

About ten minutes before the end of class I see Kyu slip into the room. As she gets close, I see her notice how close Aika is, and her expression becomes teasing. "I leave you alone for just a few hours and you're already getting close to another girl? You're such a bad boy."

Unfortunately, while she can make herself unseen and unheard, I can't do the same, so I can't reply to her. Instead, I just smirk at her, trying to get across that she doesn't know the half of it. It doesn't seem to work, so instead I lightly bump Aika with my shoulder. She glances over at me, and I smile at her. She blushes and looks down. Kyu gets it then, and her eyes unfocus for a moment.

"Oh my god her affection is at 98? I missed something didn't I? What did you do? What did she do? How far did you go?" Before I can begin to figure out how to tell her she shakes her head. "No wait, tell me later, I want to hear all the details."

She sits cross legged on the corner of my desk. "Besides, I have some gossip of my own." I raise an eyebrow in interest. "After your meeting with the devil girl this morning I stuck around, and they had a really interesting conversation about you."

Huh. It hadn't occurred to me to use Kyu as a little spy. And even now I felt like the moment I tried to force her to do it, she'll just flip me off. But if she feels like it herself, I'll gladly use that information.

"Well first of all," she starts. "Momo definitely has a crush on you, but you pretty much knew that already. Second, the twintail girl with the striped socks is also a bit interested. She said she wouldn't mind you 'sweeping her off her feet'."

Excellent, another cute girl in tall socks. I make a note to bump her up in my priority list a bit. I nod a bit to tell Kyu to continue.

"The rest of the conversation was less fun, but it's also probably a bit more serious. Momo noticed you using your inventory, though she thought it was you using magic"

Shit. So much for flying under the radar.

Kyu must have seen the worry on my face, because she shakes her head and continues. "No, I don't think it's too bad. They got distracted by something else, something weirder." She explains what they said about my apparent lack of magic or magic potential, and the guesses they came up with.

I'm glad to hear that they don't think I'm a spy. A human with an odd Sacred Gear is much preferable. In fact, it could potentially make me desirable. But I have no idea why they can't sense my magic. My mana pool alone rivals a low level reincarnated devil. And my magic related stats, INT and WIS, are both much higher than the average human.

Is it because I'm a Rogue? That doesn't sound right. Maybe if I was using [Sneak], but that's an active skill, it shouldn't have any effect when I'm not using it. In fact, none of my perks or skills should have an effect like this.

Wait. Not a skill or a perk, but there was that Trait, wasn't there? I pull it up.

<[Void Touched]>

<Your soul has been marked by the time spent between worlds>

<Unknown effects>

"Yep, that's my best guess too," says Kyu. "At first I thought maybe it was because your soul is from a world without magic and they didn't really recognize the magic you get as a Gamer, but I don't think I've ever heard of that being true. The system is pretty robust. So it's gotta be that trait."

Seemingly in response to her words, a new window pops up.

<Trait updated!>

<[Void Touched]>

<Your soul has been marked by the time spent between worlds>

<Masks mana and the usage of magic. ?>

"Oh good, I was hoping that would happen." I shoot her a look. "See, when the system doesn't know something, it needs the Gamer to figure it out. Once the Gamer gets an idea of what the effect might be, it does some checks on its end and confirms it."

That sounded like a weird way of doing things. You would think a system that smart would notice it immediately. But maybe that was just it trying to be more like a game, and have me discover it more dynamically. After all, it only updated when I thought of it, not when Kyu did, and she's essentially the admin for my connection to the Game.

But more importantly, this has some great implications. While my apparent lack of mana might stand out to some, it could be used to my benefit as well if my enemy doesn't think I can use magic at all. And more than that, being able to cast without mana sensitive people being able to feel it is huge. Stealth magic, assassination magic, and all sorts of other options opened up.

I also realize with a bit of dread that I've been casually flinging around magic all day, raising Aika's and my teachers lust. I'm not sure exactly what a devil's sensitivity to magic is, but there is the very real possibility that they would've sensed me doing that if it weren't for my trait. That would have ended very poorly.

The bell marking the end of the day rings, and the room bustles into activity as students start packing their things. Aika moves her desk back and turns to me with a flirty smile. "Do you have any plans Axton? I can show you around town if you want."

I'm only seven points from maxing her out, and a date to end the day sounds pretty nice. But before I can accept, I hear someone call out to me from the classroom door. I look and I see Momo standing there, smiling and waving. Though I also see her eyes flick to Aika before focusing back on me. "Axton? Sona wants to talk to you if you have a moment."

I turn to Aika. "Sorry, looks like the President needs something. I'll have to take a raincheck."

She pouts a little bit but brushes it off. "Sure sure, no problem." With a quick goodbye, I grab my stuff and follow Momo to the student council room, Kyu trailing just behind us.

"I see you're making friends already Axton," says Momo. Her tone is friendly, and not at all accusatory, but I can't help but to suspect she's at least wondering if she should be jealous or not. Alright, just need to play it cool.

"Yeah. Since I'm sitting next to her she offered to help me get used to things here and answered some of my questions," I say. "Though you mostly covered it yesterday when we talked, so I didn't have many."

"I'm glad our students are so helpful to new students," she says, her tone definitely just a bit more friendly and relaxed now. Damn, I really need to finish Kyu's quest. I don't think I can juggle the jealousy of multiple girls, and I bet one of those harem perks the quest offers will help with that.

"The reception here has been a lot warmer than I expected," I say. After all, how many transfer students could say that they got a deepthroat from a girl they had just met on their first day?

...Probably a few actually. Teenagers were horny.

"I'm glad to hear that," she says. We arrive at the student council, and Momo leads the way in. Sona is sitting on one of the couches. On the table in front of her is a chessboard, already set with the pieces.

She looks up as we enter and smiles in greeting. "Thank you for coming Axton. Please, have a seat."

I oblige and sit down in front of her. Momo gives me a reassuring smile before going to a desk, presumably to do some work.

"So what can I help you with President?" I ask.

"Well, now that we have more time, I was hoping to talk to you about the clubs here at Kuoh. And I was also hoping that you would indulge me in a game of chess while we talk. I find it's a good way to get to know a person."

Is she scouting me? In her eyes I'm a normal human that has made an okay impression, is close to one of her peerage members, and has something odd with his mana. So maybe not scouting me, but instead investigating me.

"Sure," I agree. "Though I haven't played chess in years, and I never got very good at it, so I'm afraid I won't offer much of a challenge."

"That's fine," she dismisses. "I just saw on your application that you were part of the gaming club, so I thought maybe we could both enjoy a game. Though, from your words, I can guess that chess wasn't one of the games you played."

Shit, was I? I delve into my fake memories. Oh, yeah, look at that. Well honestly that just makes sense. Of course the Gamer was part of the Game club. Buying time to think of a response, I look down at the chessboard. I was white, meaning I went first. I pick up a pawn and move it. "I asked some of the older club members about that actually," I say, coming up with a lie on the spot. "Apparently with games like chess there would always be one or two people in the club who would dominate and then nobody would want to play it with them. So we mostly only played games that had an element of chance to them, so that way everyone has fun and always has a shot at winning."

Sona spends much less time thinking about her move, and she moves a piece nearly immediately. "Oh? They didn't work harder to get better at chess to defeat them?"

I shake my head and answer while I contemplate my next move. "Well, it was a gaming club. Most of the people there just wanted to hang out and play games with their friends. There was a bit of a competitive spirit sometimes, but only ever up to a certain point."

"And you?" she asks.

I shrug. "I just like games. I like figuring out their mechanics and how to use them to your advantage. I didn't want to be the best at any of the games, I just wanted to play as many games as possible and figure them out. Though usually figuring them out requires getting at least pretty good at them."

"But not chess?"

"I just never got around to it. Also, it was a little intimidating. On the surface, chess is a pretty simple game. 16 pieces of six different types, each type has its own movement rules but none of them are difficult to learn or memorize. Each player starts on an even playing field with the same exact condition, and the field of play is small. But just those few simple variables leads to a very complicated game."

I shake my head. "Except it's not just the game. At high level play, both players have mastered the mechanics. That's probably true at medium level play too. But at that point, you're not playing in the game, you're playing against the other person. And sure, you're always playing against another person with their own strategies in mind, but in a game like chess with limited variables, the mind game becomes the much larger part of the equation.

"You see the same thing in a lot of competitive video games too. Top players all put a lot of practice in to pull off some very skilled things, but that just allows them to play in certain ways. A lot of the time, the players that come out on top are better at guessing what their opponent will do. It's really easy to see this in fighting games, where each match is a mind game of learning how your opponent plays, using that to predict them, and then adapting your own gameplay when they start predicting you, and just doing that over and over until one of them comes out on top.

"Which isn't all that different from a chess game actually. Chess is just at a slower pace, each move taking course over multiple seconds or minutes, instead of milliseconds." I notice that Sona hasn't made a move yet, and I look up from the board to see her looking at me with a bemused expression on her face. Ah. I just kind of went on a rant. "Sorry about that. I didn't mean to ramble on."

Sona shakes her head. "No, no. It was an interesting analysis of chess and how it compares to other games. I don't think I've ever heard someone equate chess and fighting games before."

<+6 Affection with Sona Sitri>

I got lucky that Sona appreciates a bit of nerd talk. Apparently. "I don't think I have either, truth be told," I laugh. We go back to making moves.

"So it's the mind game part of chess that put you off?" she asks.

"Not exactly. It was more of a time commitment sort of thing. I could put a lot of time into getting really good at chess, or I could put that same amount of time into getting decently good at ten other games. Chess has always been one of the games I wanted to get good at though." That last line was probably the biggest lie I had told so far. I was pretty meh about chess in truth, but I definitely wasn't going to tell Sona 'I bet my marriage on chess games' Sitri that.

"I see," she says. "Will you be joining the gaming club here? They don't have a rule about only playing games with chance in them, but your enthusiasm for understanding the design of the games would fit right in."

I shrug. "Maybe. I was thinking I might look for something that's a bit closer to what I want to do in life."

"And what is that?"

I hesitate. Well, before I died I was in the IT field. But now that I'm a multiversal gamer, I have very different ambitions. Still, I can't just tell her 'ascend to godhood and fuck bitches'.

I hesitate too long though, and Sona comes to her own conclusions. "I see. As the Student Council President, I feel like I should urge you to figure out what you want to do with your life."

I laugh nervously and scratch the back of my head. "If it's any consolation, I suffer from having to pick from a lot of things I want to do, rather than having a lack of them."

She shoots me a dry look. "That's only a little better."

I shrug. "I'll figure it out. It's why I like trying new things. It helps me figure out what's most important to me."

"Hmm," is her only response. She makes another move. "And that's checkmate."

I examine the board, looking for a way out, but find none. "So it is." I stick my hand out for a handshake. "Good game. I had forgotten how fun chess can be." Another lie, though not as big of one.

Sona shakes my hand with a smile. "It was a good game. You didn't do so bad." This time she was the one lying. It was definitely the best game of chess I've ever played, but that's only because of the Game and my increased INT score. But even if our INT scores had been equal, she still would've beaten me. There's too much of a gap in experience and familiarity with the game. She spent the entire match in control. The only pieces I managed to take were baited pawns that she used to take out my more valuable pieces.

<+6 Affection with Sona Sitri>

Huh. Sona is pretty easy to get affection for, isn't she? Half an hour total of conversation and a chess game and she's already at 23 Affection.

"Another game?" she asks.

I shake my head. "Sorry. I adopted a kitten yesterday and while I have a friend who looks after her during the school day, I don't want to rely on them too much." Also I don't want to sit through another game just to get my ass handed to me. I'll have to download a chess app or something, get some practice in.

"I understand," she says. "I'm sorry for keeping you late."

"Nah, it's fine. I had fun playing and talking to you." I grab my bag and get up. "Bye Momo, I'll text you later!" With my final farewell, I leave the student council room.

<+6 Affection with Momo Hanakai>

<+6 Affection with Sona Sitri>

<+5 Affection with Tsubaki Shinra>

<+5 Affection with Reya Kusuka>

<+5 Affection with Tomoe Meguri>

<+5 Affection with Tsubasa Yura>

<+5 Affection with Kagetsu Saji>

<+5 Affection with Ruroka Nimura>

Why did those all come right at the end again? Whatever, I'll take the easy affection gain.

Kyu speaks up as soon as we're out of earshot of the Student Council Room. "So spill already, I need all the details about what happened with Miss Pigtails."

"I actually have you to thank for that one," I say. "Between her ability to tell a guys dick size just by looking at them, and what I'm pretty sure is a big dick fetish, she was on me as soon as she saw me." I shrug. "A little arousal manipulation during classes, and by lunch she got me alone, pulled me into a supply closet, and gave me the best blowjob I've ever had, in either life."

"Ha! I told you the big dick was better."

"Yeah yeah. I'll give you that one." I exit the school building and start making my way home. "Still, kinda wish Sona hadn't invited me for a chat. I think I could've gotten Aika into my bed today."

"Don't give up yet," Kyu says. "Because I think you've still got a shot." I look at her in askance, and she just points to the school gates. Aika stood there, obviously waiting for someone, most likely me. I turn and head directly towards her. She sees me a moment later and her face lights up. Is this what 93 Affection means? If so, I'm going to need to work harder on the other girls.

"You didn't need to wait for me," I say with a friendly smile. "Though I do appreciate it."

"Well, I didn't have anything else to do," she replies, blushing lightly, but her smile is predatory. "And I figured your meeting with the President would be pretty quick, so it was worth sticking around for a little bit to see."

She must want it pretty bad. I'll happily oblige her.

"If you're free then, could I ask you for a favor?" I ask with a flirty smile. "I could use a study partner to help me go over what I learned today, and get caught up. My place is a pretty short walk from here, we could do it there."

I consider using [Erotic Pierrot] on her, but I honestly don't think I need to. And while normally I'm a 'better safe than sorry' sort of guy, I want to see what she does without supernatural encouragement.

Her blush deepens, but her expression only becomes more excited. "I'd be happy to help you out with your 'studies' Axton." She winks. "And maybe you can teach me something as well."

"Oh I'll make sure we both benefit from our session," I reply. "Come on, my place is a ten minute walk this way."

Side by side, we set down the road. There's no conversation on the way there, but instead an almost palpable feeling of expectation fills the space between us. The urge to put my hands on her before we get to my place is strong, but I resist the temptation. There's no need to rush into anything.

We arrive at my apartment, and I open the door and invite Aika inside. I take off my shoes and wait for her to take off hers before I gently grab her hand and lead her to my bedroom. I don't bother to maintain the ruse of a study session anymore. We both knew what our real intentions are.

It's a small apartment so it's a short trip to the bedroom. Once inside I turn around to look at Aika. She's flushed, and her expression is equal parts hungry and excited. I don't waste time with words, instead I place my hands on her thin waist and pull her in and kiss her.

The kiss starts soft, but within seconds a neediness grows in both of us and it deepens rapidly. Our tongues mingle, swirling around each other as we explore the other's mouth. My hands move down to cup her ass, and her hands clutch tight onto the front of my shirt.

She pushes me back and I let her. I fall back onto the bed without breaking contact with her and in moments I'm stretched out on my back with her on top of me, straddling me as our heavy makeout session continues.

My dick, now fully erect, pushes against the constraints of my pants and grinds into Aika's crotch. She moans into my mouth and I feel her rub against me. My hands, still on her butt, squeeze in response.

She breaks the kiss, but doesn't move away, leaving a strand of saliva connecting us as we breathe heavily, tasting each other's breath. Her face is flushed, but her eyes are clear.

She sits up into an upright position, still straddling me. My eyes move down to the enticing bit of skin between her socks and the skirt covering where our crotches meet. My eyes are quickly drawn back up though, as she starts unbuttoning her shirt. Following her lead, I do the same, and my shirt is unbuttoned by the time her shirt is off. Her bra is plain, a deep purple color, though I pay it little attention as it quickly comes off as well, leaving a pair of modest breasts free to be seen.

Modest they may be, but there is more than enough to sink my hand into, and I do so immediately as I sit up. One hand sinks into the soft flesh of her right boob while my mouth finds the other. She moans softly into my ear as my lips find her nipple. Not wanting the other one to be left out, I pinch it lightly in my hand as I grope her.

She grinds against me in response, and I remember that she's not wearing any panties. The thought is arousing enough that I lose all patience.

"I need you," I rasp. "Now."

She must agree because her hands instantly dive for my pants, unbuckling them and pulling them down. I see my ten-inch shaft for just a moment before it disappears beneath her skirt, which she doesn't bother to remove.

She positions herself and then slowly lowers down, guiding my tip into her wet and waiting entrance. I moan as she sinks onto my cock. In a moment that simultaneously feels like forever and no time at all, she lowers herself all the way, burying my dick inside her completely. I moan again, holding back an orgasm that threatens to spill over me.

Aika doesn't do the same though, and she shudders on top of me, crying out, not bothering to hold back her voice. I feel her clench around me even tighter. Reflexively my hips buck upwards, and she moans again in response.

No longer capable of conscious thought, my hands grab her hips and I start thrusting upwards. Aika starts moaning in earnest as she rides me, her breasts bouncing with the movement.

I lay back down, pulling her with me and I capture her lips with my own. My tongue thrusts into her mouth and finds her willing tongue there. Her moans don't stop, with her moaning directly into my mouth instead as she rides my dick.

My hands are on her ass again, this time under her skirt as I grab the bare flesh and pull her harder onto me. I can feel the nipples against my bare chest, moving as she does, and the feeling pushes me to my limit.

Picking up the pace I feel Aika tighten around me. I thrust rapidly into her, fingers gripping her tightly. She clenches around me again and bites my lip, hard, and I can no longer hold it back.

A wave of ecstasy rushes over me and I slam hard into her one last time. I feel my balls churn as I cum, depositing a massive load of semen deep inside of her. My orgasm lasts for what feels like forever, my cum continuing to pump into Aika as I feel her pulse around me.

Finally, it ends, and it's like the strings holding me up are cut, and I relax, letting out the breath I had been subconsciously holding. Aika is in a similar state and falls completely onto me, the both of us breathing heavily. I feel myself slowly soften inside of her, but neither of us moves, leaving us connected while we recover.

<+2 Affection with Aika Kiryuu>

<Skill rewarded for reaching 100 Affection with Aika Kiryuu>

<[Lewd Scouter] - Level EX>

<Activate on a target in eyesight to learn sexual information about them.>

That sounds like a mix between Aika's ability to guess dick size and my [Observe]. Do I get skills related to the person if I max out their affection? Holy shit that's amazing. My list of priority girls just tripled in size. Which defeats the point of a priority list a little bit, but I'm feeling greedy after this new revelation.

I'm feeling less out of breath and more relaxed and content now, so I decide to speak up. "Now that was definitely the hardest I've ever cum before," I say, referencing what I said to her earlier in the supply closet. I feel her laugh softly on my chest.

"Me too," she admits. "I don't think I can go back to toys."

"Fortunately, you don't need to," I point out. "I might not be free 100% of the time, but I can definitely find some time for some fun time with a cute girl like you Aika."

She's silent for a moment. "Girls like me, huh?" She sits upright, exposing herself. "Does that mean you'll sleep with other girls too?"

Ah, shit. "Uhh. Is that going to be a problem?"

She looks down at me, her face contemplative. But then she shudders, and I feel her tighten a little around my soft member still buried inside her. "The opposite, I think," she says. "The thought of you getting other girls addicted to your cock is turning me on. Especially if I'm there, helping."

Oh right, Aika was a pervert. I grin. "Oh, yeah? So you want to be there, be my wingwoman, get girls into my bed, and impale them on my dick like you are right now?"

She shudders again. "Yes," she breathes. And I'm not sure if it's her words, or if simply enough time has passed, but I feel myself hardening again. And from the smug expression on her face, she feels it too.

I sit up and kiss her, softly and tenderly. "You are amazing, you know that? Of all the girls I could've gotten put next to, I'm glad it was you."

"I know," she replies, wrapping her arms around my neck. "Now shut up and fuck me so hard I'll have to limp home."

"Yes ma'am," I grin, and our lips lock again.

-x-

Half an hour later I'm relaxing on my bed, playing on a chess app I installed on my phone, naked, sweaty, and reeking of sex. Aika is in my shower, cleaning herself up. She offered to let me join her, but I didn't think either of us would get much cleaner if I did so I turned her down.

Yua came over and curled up on my chest, giving me a nice little 5 Affection when she did so. I'm surprised at how friendly she is, but I'm certainly not complaining. I snap a picture of her, one that just so happens to show off my bare chest and abs, though angled so you can't tell I'm not wearing pants, and send it to Momo. It's obvious I'm sweaty and tired though, so I follow it with a comment. I think she likes how warm I am after a workout. A minute later I get a notification that my affection with Momo has increased by six and I laugh.

"Damn, that was fucking hot," says Kyu from somewhere. I look up from my phone and see her sitting on top of the dresser. It's hard to tell from here but she looks a little flushed, and her outfit is disheveled. "I was expecting her to be the lonely nerd type who's easy to pick up, what with those glasses and pigtails. But she's sort of a freak, isn't she?"

"Yeah, she's great isn't she?" I open up my inventory. "Oh right. I got these after lunch and I was going to give them to you sooner but I got distracted." I pull out Aika's panties, still as warm and damp as when she gave them to me, and throw them at her.

They unfurl in the air and cover the diminutive fairy entirely. A squee of delight sounds from under them. "Oh my god, panties as big as a blanket. This is the best!" A moment of silence. "And they are very used."

"She came twice masturbating while she was blowing me during lunch. She then gave me those immediately after, and they've been sitting nice and fresh in my inventory."

<+7 Affection with Kyu Sugardust>

I hear the shower turn off. "Hide them for now Kyu, either in my inventory or in a drawer or something. She might not be able to see you, but she'll see the panties squirming around." Kyu pokes her head out and sticks her tongue out at me, but the panties disappear a moment later. I carefully shift Yua off my chest, ignoring her noises of complaint, and stand up and put some underwear on. It would feel weird to be the only naked one.

Aika comes out of the bathroom, cleaned up, dressed, and once again distinctly not looking like she just had sex. I smirk when I see that she is walking a bit stiff though.

"As much as I would like to stay longer, I should get going now," she said. "My mother expects me home for dinner."

I nod. "In that case, I'll see you tomorrow at school." I kiss her softly and she leans in, wrapping her arms around me. She breaks this kiss after a minute or two, and then she leaves after saying goodbye.

After she leaves I contemplate going to the dungeon to finish exploring it and kill the boss, but as I do I get a reply from Momo, and end up getting sucked into a conversation with her. Which reminds me that I really haven't spent enough time with Yua, so I decide to multitask by playing with Yua while texting Momo.

A few more pictures get snapped and sent to Momo, and then Momo surprises me by sending one back of her own. We were talking about workout routines, and I guess she was feeling bold because the picture she sent me was her in her own workout outfit. Instead of the bloomers and the t-shirt that are so stereotypically common, the picture shows her in a simple sports bra and tight fitting shorts. Looking closely, I can see just a hint of a bump where her nipples are. Her hair is also up in a ponytail, which is a look I very much approve of.

Looking good Momo, I send back.

<+6 Affection with Momo Hanakai>

We should work out together sometime, she replies.

Absolutely. Working up a sweat with you sounds like a lot of fun.

Normally I'm not so quick to use an innuendo that obvious, but…

<+6 Affection with Momo Hanakai>

In a hentai anime world, you can get away with being a lot more forward. I check her Affection, and it's currently at 72. If she was crushing on me before, she has to be smitten with me now.

We text for a couple more hours. At some point Yua wanders off to go nap or explore or whatever kittens do, so I switch to playing chess on my phone between texts. I'm definitely getting better. My INT score is making it easier to learn from my mistakes, and once I switch to playing against other people, I learn rapidly. I get a surprising alert while I'm playing though.

<+5 INT>

"Kyu?" I call out. "Can I raise my stats by training too?"

"Uhh, yeah?" she replies. I see her wrapped up in Aika's panties on top of the dresser. "That's like Gamer 101 shit. I figured you knew that already."

I consider rebuking her, but she's not wrong. Wait, does that mean there are other things like that?

"Is there a Party system?"

"Yep. You gotta invite someone to your party to access all that stuff though." I immediately try inviting Kyu to my party. "You can't invite me to your party dumbass," she says when nothing happens. "I'm too tied into the system, it's like trying to invite your inventory or something to your party."

Well whatever. Hmm. How about…

<Yua added to your Party>

<Level difference between Yua and Party Leader is greater than 10 levels>

<Only 25% of XP will be shared>

Huh. That worked. More surprising is that any amount of XP will be shared, but I guess it's there for powerleveling. What sort of game would it be if a Level 100 player couldn't help boost their level 1 friend through the early levels in a flash?

More importantly, did that mean I can level up Yua? What would that even do? Increase her stats? If she has stats equivalent to your average person, would she be as smart as a person? Or would she be as smart as an average cat? Well, there was only one way to find out.

I tell Momo that I'm turning in for the night, equip my dungeon gear, and grab Yua and put her in the hood of my jacket. She squirms around for a bit before deciding that the space is warm and comfy and settles in. She should be safe there.

"You're going to seriously level her up?" Kyu asks, an eyebrow raised. "Isn't that a little dangerous?"

"Eh. Not really," I say. "Taking her to a boss would be. But so far, none of the enemies can see me while sneaking, and I kill them in one hit. Well….except for the Hunters. Shit. I'll just stick to the early areas then. I mostly just want to see what happens if I level her up a bit."

"Whatever," Kyu says, losing interest. "Just don't get her killed and fuck things up with Momo."

"Nah, it'll be fine," I assure her. I use [Dungeon Traversal] to enter the dungeon.

-x-

Killing the early Hollows is downright boring now that I'm both a higher level and I know them better. I use [Sneak], but even 'sneaking' I can still walk at a brisk pace without them noticing me, unless I get too close in front of them. So it's a matter of activating [Sneak], which I can hold indefinitely with my current stats, and then stab them in the back of the neck. Sneak attack, backstab, and critical hit do many times the enemies health in damage. The experience isn't very good though, for me at least. I didn't gain a single skill level, much less a Rogue level. But Yua, even with her only getting a quarter of the XP, gets up to level 5.

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Yua

Level: 5(64%)

HP: 60 (1% per second)

MP: 60 (1% per second)

SP: 60 (1% per second)

CON: 6

STR: 6

DEX: 11

INT: 6

WIS: 6

CHA: 12

LUK: 14

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She was probably the strongest two month old normal cat to ever exist. Each of her stats rose by one for each level, except for DEX and CHA, which rose by two per level. From what I've managed to figure out, this puts her ahead of the curve of anyone without the gamer system. Though she also started behind due to most of her stats starting at 1 instead of 10. But that disadvantage would disappear soon at this rate.

I consider grinding more. I'm pretty sure there are some later areas without any Hunters that are filled with Nazi Zombies which are just as easy, for me, to kill and offer much better experience and loot. But I decide against it. Mostly because I want to take some time to watch her to see if there's a noticeable difference now that some of her stats are above 10, with the rest not that far behind.

So I travel back into my room. But instead of doing anything interesting when I take her out of my hood and place her down, she just curls up where she is and goes back to sleep. Well. I guess she is a cat after all.

I pop back into the dungeon alone and travel back to the safe room right before the boss. It was time to finish this dungeon.