Monday night tasted like leftover wine and lingering sin.
I was back in my room, shirt off, body still humming from that storeroom quickie with Rika. My phone lit up with another one of her dirty little messages—but I barely had time to read it before she popped into my head.
MILF System: "Mmm, someone's becoming a very naughty boy~"
Her voice didn't beep or ding. It purred. Like a vixen stretching across velvet sheets.
Was it an upgrade?
MILF System:"Public play? Oral domination? You didn't just pass the quest—you deep-throated it."
"Daddy's getting bold."
"Not calling me Daddy," I muttered, rubbing the bridge of my nose.
MILF System:"Oh? But Rika moaned it when she came in your mouth."
"Wanna hear the audio playback?"
I groaned. "Jesus—you're worse than porn and guilt combined."
MILF System:"And yet you keep coming back for more."
I couldn't argue with that.
MILF System:
New Quest Available – "The Soft Ache"
Objective: Make Rika open up about the night she almost relapsed.
Reward: Emotional Sync +10 | Unlock: Erotic Trust Trigger
Warning: Failure will result in Emotional Desync.
Optional Bonus: Comfort her without sex.
A pit opened in my gut.
I sat on the edge of my bed, the weight of those words hitting hard.
MILF System:"She almost drank herself into oblivion, Renji. Just five weeks ago."
"Do you really want to be inside her without knowing what almost killed her?"
That got me.
Yeah, the sex was god-tier. But this wasn't just about getting off. This was about healing her, piece by broken piece. I'd been feeling that slow emotional pull. And now? I couldn't pretend it was just a game anymore.
The next morning, I didn't text her anything raunchy.
I just sent one line.
"You free tonight? No sex. Just talk."
It took her twenty minutes to reply.
"Who said I wanted to talk?"
"You did. That night you asked me to hold you."
She left me on read for another hour.
Then finally:
"Fine. 8pm. My place. Bring food."
8:03 PM.
I stood at her door with takeout and a knot in my stomach. She opened it wearing sweats, no makeup, hair tied up like she gave zero fucks—but God, she was still stunning.
"You're late."
"Traffic. Or maybe I stopped to write you a poem. Guess you'll never know."
She smirked, let me in. We ate on the floor like college dropouts. No wine. No flirty touches.
Just quiet.
Real quiet.
Finally, I said it.
"I know what happened last month."
She froze. Chopsticks halfway to her mouth.
"You read my messages?"
"No. The system told me."
She laughed. Cold.
"Of course she did. Nosy digital slut."
MILF System:"Mmm, I heard that~ Rikaaaa, don't be jealous just 'cause he's in my head too."
"Turn her off," she snapped.
MILF System:"Aww. Someone's possessive. I love it when they get clingy."
"Off," I repeated.
She obeyed. Silence returned.
"So? What do you want, pity?"
"No. I want the truth."
She stared at me—long and hard.
Then:
"I was going to kill myself."
Silence. My heart stuttered.
"Not that night, exactly. But it was getting there. The drinking, the loneliness, the fake-ass smiles at work... it felt like drowning slowly in a pretty dress."
"Why didn't you?"
"Because I walked past the school late one night… and I heard you laughing with those kids. You sounded alive. I hadn't felt alive in years."
She set her food down. Her hands trembled.
"That laugh saved me. You saved me. Before you even touched me."
I reached for her hand.
She let me.
MILF System:
Quest Complete: "The Soft Ache"
Reward Unlocked: Erotic Trust Trigger
Emotional Sync +10 | Total Sync: 57%
MILF System:"Oof. This one's got me feeling things too."
"Careful, soldier—love's a battlefield with landmines between the sheets."
I leaned in. Kissed Rika's hand.
No tongue. No hunger.
Just warmth.
"You're not drowning anymore."
"No?"
"No. I'm already waist-deep with you."
She smiled.
A real one.
Not the mask she wore at work. Not the horny tease. A smile that said thank you for seeing me.
MILF System: "System Sync: Balanced."
"Affection Level approaching Threshold 1: Devotion."
MILF System:"Wanna know what that unlocks?"
I sighed. "You're not staying off, are you?"
MILF System:"Bitch, I'm the co-star."
We laughed—me, Rika, and the seductive demon whispering dirty ideas into my brain.
And just like that, I knew something had changed again.
It wasn't about the game anymore.
It was about her.