"You're really... decisive."
Ryuji didn't know how to respond. Even counting the people he'd met in the 7 Days to Die world, this girl was fast.
But looking at the barefoot, flat-chested little girl before him, he genuinely didn't know how to react.
To be honest, although this girl named Toph—whom he didn't know at all—was undeniably cute, with refined features and an unusual charm... she was just too flat.
Yes, flat. She looked older than Hermione at first glance, yet was somehow even less developed.
"No choice. I'm starving," Toph grumbled irritably.
"I just came out of the arena and was about to head home for a meal when I ended up here out of nowhere. If I don't hurry back, not only will my parents worry, but I'll miss the food I was looking forward to. I already snuck out once and spent years running around with a demigod. My parents are still terrified I'll disappear again."
Her expression was full of frustration.
It was clear she loved her parents, but their overprotectiveness still got on her nerves.
"I think you might not have understood what I meant earlier," Ryuji said, watching her with concern. "Even if we do it, I won't be able to send you back right away. This ability needs to charge. And I don't even know how much energy it will take to send you both home."
Looking at her expression, Ryuji couldn't shake the feeling that if things didn't go her way after they did it, she might try to take it out on him. And this wasn't the 7 Days to Die world—he couldn't afford to take reckless risks anymore. One wrong move, and there was a real chance something important might... snap.
"I get it," Toph replied, completely unfazed. "I've heard plenty of men in the arena boast that they can go all night. A guy from another world shouldn't be that bad, right?"
She said it like it was obvious.
"...…"
You actually believe that nonsense?!
And that smug grin on your face—you're not even trying to hide it!
Ryuji couldn't believe there was any world where men could do that naturally. Not unless he saw it with his own eyes.
"Shouldn't you at least be a little skeptical?"
"Well, your heartbeat didn't change when you talked, so you're probably not lying. And you're clearly stronger than me. You've also been warning me not to act rashly. If I were the bad guy, I wouldn't be this polite."
Toph raised her chin proudly and wiggled her fingers in front of him.
"So come on! Let the Great Me test it out!"
"...…."
Ryuji couldn't even argue—she actually made sense.
Still, this was turning into a huge headache.
Not because he disliked her, but because he didn't want her to regret it later.
"You know what? Let's just hold off until you've had time to think it through."
He pulled out a ration from Food Wars—the kind of dish you really shouldn't give away lightly—then rummaged through his inventory and tossed her some more standard food he'd collected in 7 Days to Die.
"Try some food from other worlds. I'm not sure how your body will react, but it's better than nothing. Also, try to calm down. You're scaring Elsa."
He glanced at Elsa, and when she noticed his gaze, she visibly shuddered. He didn't say anything else and turned away, heading toward a spot he had previously scouted.
"What a buzzkill," Toph grumbled before calling over to Elsa.
"Come on! Let's eat!"
Elsa: "..."
She didn't understand why this Toph girl had zero sense of caution.
Meanwhile, Ryuji ignored the two girls and made his way to a platform surrounded by trees. He began chopping them down one by one with his sword, collecting plenty of wood. Before long, he opened his inventory and crafted a workbench.
Once he had that, things got more interesting.
He quickly crafted a wooden axe—his sword was too valuable to waste on simple labor.
But when he tried to materialize the axe the same way he had in the 7 Days to Die world, he noticed something strange. The axe didn't become a realistic object—it kept the pixelated, blocky look of a retro game.
Even the action bar looked the same as before, but everything retained a pixel-art style.
"Huh… so even the food here might be pixelated? Will I even feel anything when I eat it?"
Standing out like a sore thumb amid the blocky scenery, Ryuji sighed. But after thinking it over, he wasn't too surprised.
7 Days to Die was an unstable world, full of glitches and loopholes. It made sense that this new one, being more stable, wouldn't offer the same perks.
"Well, whatever. First, I need to build a proper fortress. Everything else can wait."
Just remembering the corpse waves from the previous world made him itch to build a proper base. If this world also liked to throw monster hordes at him randomly, he at least wanted to be prepared.
And if he remembered right… didn't monsters spawn at night in Minecraft!
He quickly crafted more tools—stone pickaxes and shovels—and started digging into the mountain wall. It didn't take long to hit stone.
Once he had it, he upgraded to stone tools and got back to mining.
Because the mining speed here was almost identical to Minecraft, Ryuji made swift progress. Before long, he had carved out a space resembling a room and unearthed quite a bit of coal.
Placing the coal into the furnace to smelt stone, he returned to digging.
Unbeknownst to him, Toph and Elsa had appeared nearby, quietly observing him from a distance.
"Why is it that even though we're all outsiders, he can pick up the items in this world?" Elsa asked, a hint of frustration in her voice.
She watched the blocks automatically fly toward Ryuji. She could somewhat accept that the world was made of cubes and that things turned into blocks upon destruction—magic could explain that much. And she understood that she and Toph couldn't pick anything up because they weren't native to this world.
But why could Ryuji?
She had tried everything—destroying blocks, singing to them, even casting spells—but nothing worked. The blocks just sat there, completely unresponsive.
"Well, he did say he's a traveler," Toph replied casually, munching on a hotdog Ryuji had bought from a store earlier. The food, while restorative, was mostly appealing for its taste.
"You really trust him that much?" Elsa frowned. "Even though he saved us, the conditions he proposed are… well…"
She trailed off, unsure how to phrase it. If he had asked for gold or jewels, she wouldn't have cared. But this?
She was grateful to Ryuji for saving them—she truly was. Her initial silence had been due to the shock of what he said. But as a queen, it was second nature for her to remain skeptical.
Toph, however, just shrugged.
"What choice do we have?" she said. "When you're stuck without a path, even a rough one is still a way forward. Or are you planning to starve while searching for an escape route? Because I'm not. Worst-case scenario? I marry him. If there's no going back, then that's the best option available."
After finishing the hotdog, Toph unceremoniously picked her teeth. Her situation was particularly dire—without her Earthbending, she wasn't must different from an ordinary blind person, relying only on her ability to sense vibrations. And since animals in this world dropped nothing useful, she and Elsa had already confirmed that hunting was pointless.
No food, no vision—that alone was despair enough.
Whether Ryuji was telling the truth or not, he represented a way out. And right now, Toph was trusting her gut.
Her gut told her: Ryuji isn't lying.
"And besides," she added, "it's just using my hand. Not my mouth or anything else. As long as I don't say anything, who'll know?"
Her reasoning was frustratingly solid.
"You…" Elsa didn't know how to respond. Toph's words were crude, but… not exactly wrong.
No matter how powerful Elsa was, she'd still starve without food.
"Fine," Elsa relented. "Maybe you're right. But I still want to look for other options—maybe there's a way out of this place."
Toph shrugged. She wasn't hopeful.
Her instinct told her there wasn't.
But she respected Elsa's choice.
"Good luck, then," she said, waving her off.
"Just… don't do anything reckless while I'm gone!" Elsa gave Toph a concerned glance before turning toward the direction they'd fallen from, hoping to scout the area and maybe find signs of civilization.
After Elsa left, Toph yawned and nonchalantly hopped down into the mine, heading toward the sound of Ryuji's digging.
Ryuji, having already heard her approaching, turned to see her walking over with a casual gait and an empty food can in hand. She looked completely normal.
The moment she arrived, she spoke up.
"I know it's sudden, but both my instincts and logic say this is the right thing to do... It's just a hand, after all. But if you're lying to me…"
Her voice darkened, and she crushed the tin can effortlessly before flashing a grin.
"I'll crush yours next."
"…You're not cute at all," Ryuji muttered.
"So? Have you decided?" he asked.
"Of course. Now shut up, take off your pants, and get that thing out," Toph said grumpily, gesturing him over.
"Alright, alright…" Ryuji sighed, walking over. He used the last of his bottled water to clean her hands, then led her into the freshly dug-out cavern.
Then, he pulled out his phone and hit play.
Moaning filled the cave from the speakers. Toph's face immediately flushed red—her sensitive hearing picked up every sound in detail. She'd overheard her parents more times than she cared to admit, and after her travels, she'd seen and heard plenty more. She knew what this was.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Setting the mood," Ryuji replied, eyes on the screen. "Honestly, I'm not that into flat-chested girls like you."
"…Flat?!" Toph's fists clenched, a vein popping on her forehead.
Sure, she wasn't as well-developed as someone like Katara, and yeah, she was short, often mistaken for being underage—but she was an adult!
"Yeah, what else am I supposed to call you? And don't even think about taking revenge. Only I know how many energy points we get from this, so be nice. I can deduct your points anytime."
Toph glared daggers at him.
"You better not be lying to me…"
"Quit complaining. Let's just get this over with."
Toph sat down, reached out her hand, and left it to Ryuji to place it himself.
"Wait a sec," he said, still distracted by the film. Despite not understanding the language, the visuals were enough to get the idea, and things started reacting accordingly.
Toph's hand was soon wrapped around something warm and pulsing. The moment she touched it, she froze. Her wet palm trembled, and she couldn't bring herself to move as confidently as she'd planned.
Ryuji waited for her to begin, but after three minutes of complete stillness, he turned to find her blushing furiously.
"If this is too much, we can stop," he said gently. "I just got here too—there might still be a way home that doesn't involve… this."
Toph's face burned hotter.
"Shut up!" she snapped, finally moving her hand.
Ryuji hissed through his teeth. "Gentler!"
"I won't!"
Still, the next time she moved, her grip softened. Ryuji finally started to feel some pleasure, though the lack of lubrication made it difficult.
He had to pour the rest of the cold mineral water on himself to help.
In truth, saliva would've worked better—but he wasn't about to ask for that.
What he didn't realize was…
"Stupid jerk…" Toph muttered under her breath. The sounds, the warmth, the sensations—it was all overwhelming. Her heart pounded harder and harder, and she felt increasingly flustered.
Just as she thought she was getting the hang of it, Ryuji ejaculated without warning.
Warm, viscous fluid spread across her small hand. She didn't even have time to react before the stiffness in her grasp vanished.
"All done," Ryuji said calmly, pulling out tissues to clean her up.
"You generated thirty-seven energy points this time. Let me check how many it takes to send you back… Still just a thousand. Not bad."
Seeing the requirement unchanged, he nodded. But inside, he was grumbling.
These conversion rates make no sense!
There was clearly no logic to how energy was calculated.
Still, he had a backup plan—a [World Fragment] he could break to leave this world anytime.
Just as that thought crossed his mind, he felt something activate in Toph. A familiar energy—from the 7 Days to Die world.
Toph's body began to glow.
Ryuji instinctively grabbed her hand, and golden light flowed from her into him. A prompt appeared:
[Scattered World Power (7 Days to Die) detected. Absorb?]
Of course he chose to absorb it. His World power count immediately jumped increased a little.
Excellent.
Now with over 10,000 energy points, he could send Toph home or travel elsewhere without issue. Proudly, he opened his character menu and tapped the energy counter.
Nothing happened.
He tapped the World Power tab.
Still nothing.
He found the recharge interface and finally realized—there was no way to convert World Power into regular energy points.
"…What?"
He was still puzzling over it when Toph grabbed his dick again.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Going again," she replied, tilting her head. "Aren't men supposed to last all night?"
He stared at her, dumbfounded.
She was serious.
Girl, how could you actually believe that nonsense?!
Ryuji could hardly believe it. He used to brag that he could last three hours!
But in reality? His personal best was barely over ten minutes.
Men always had this weird sense of pride when it came to these things—but still! Why did she take it seriously?
"Have you ever thought about it?" Ryuji said, grabbing Toph's hand. Since his rapid recovery skill wasn't active, it'd take at least a couple minutes before he felt anything again.
"Maybe they're just bragging?"
Toph nodded thoughtfully. "Makes sense. But even if it's an exaggeration, it shouldn't be that much, right? Like, maybe double or triple—but not dozens of times more!"
Ryuji: "…"
"…You'd be surprised," he muttered.