[System Notice – Lust Points: 3]
[Emotional Anchor – 12% Established: Lala Satalin Deviluke]
[New Trigger: Physical Closeness → Emotional Resonance]
Lala sat in the clubroom, alone—except she wasn't.
The Hivemind shimmered behind her thoughts like a second atmosphere. She could still feel Haruna's presence. Echoes of her breath, the way she flinched when flustered. Her heartbeat. Her dreams.
It lingered in her nerves like static.
And beneath it all… Scourge.
He was quiet now.
But not absent.
His warmth hugged her from the inside—coiled against her spine, wrapped under her ribs.
She exhaled.
Then—
The door creaked open.
"Haruna…?" she asked.
The girl in question stood there, hesitant, fingers knotted in her skirt.
"I… couldn't concentrate," Haruna said softly. "You feel it too, don't you?"
Lala nodded. "It's like he's inside us both. Listening. Breathing with us."
Haruna sat beside her on the couch, barely touching, yet fully aware of every inch between them.
Then:
"Do you think he… loves us?" Haruna whispered.
Lala blinked. "I… don't know. But he sees us."
A silence passed.
Then Scourge stirred—just slightly.
Not words. Not control.
Just pressure.
A pulse of heat against their hips, against their shared bond.
Haruna gasped. "That was him…"
Lala's face flushed. "He's watching."
"Is it bad that I… don't mind?" Haruna asked.
Lala turned her head slowly. "No."
Scourge fed on that moment. Their confession. The closeness. The uncertainty shifting into desire.
[Lust Points: +2]
[Trigger: Mutual Yearning Detected]
[Reward Unlocked: Lust Shop Tier 1 – Gacha Ticket Available]
He opened the interface briefly.
[1] Gacha Ticket – Unused
[Locked]: Seduction Buffs, Pheromone Enhancements, Neural Override Options
Soon.
But now, he needed more.
He needed devotion.
Inside Haruna's chest, the seed pulsed brighter.
Inside Lala's skin, Scourge tightened like a gentle hug.
"Would you kiss him?" Haruna asked suddenly, voice barely audible.
Lala's heart skipped.
"I… I don't know. But…"
She leaned in closer, until their shoulders touched.
"…I think I'd let him touch me."
Haruna's cheeks were on fire.
"…Me too."
They didn't notice the heat rising from their skin. The bond humming louder. The growing feedback loop of feeling.
But Scourge did.
And he drank every heartbeat of it.
[Mission: Burn Their Hearts – Progress: 24%]
[Lust Points: 5]
[Emotional Synchronization: Increasing]
Soon, love would not be something they gave.
It would be something they needed to give.
To him.
And only him.