In the research lab, Agness Tachyon was resting on the couch. She seemed to have just finished an experiment; her hair was a mess, and her skirt was flipped up, revealing a hint of lace. The sound of the door opening caught her attention. Agness Tachyon's ears twitched, and she looked up at the door.
"Guinea Pig-kun."
She rolled over and sat on the couch, her dark red eyes looking at Luo Cheng. A faint smile appeared on her pale, almost sickly face. Her cunning look made Luo Cheng wonder if she was not controlled by the system, but that was just his misconception. Agness Tachyon still couldn't have a real conversation with Luo Cheng.
What does "unlocked more command privileges" even mean? It doesn't allow her to talk, so what is it? Maybe it has to do with things other than her thoughts?
Luo Cheng decided to test it. After Agness Tachyon said her fixed line of dialogue, Luo Cheng commanded, "Tachyon, take off your clothes."
Agness Tachyon blinked, then took off her dress and her socks, eventually standing in front of the man wearing only a white bra and panties.
So that's what it means.
Before, Luo Cheng couldn't command a horse girl to take off her clothes on her own. He could only command them to change clothes. Some commands were not accepted by the horse girls. It wasn't a matter of them doing whatever he wanted. For example, if Luo Cheng told Teio to kick someone, she wouldn't do it, even though it had nothing to do with language or thought. Luo Cheng had absolute command over their training, but outside of training, it depended on the situation.
Sometimes, if a horse girl was in a bad mood, she wouldn't listen to his commands, acting like she was offline and completely ignoring Luo Cheng. In those moments, he would have to hug and kiss them to cheer them up and get a response.
"Give me a back massage." Luo Cheng sat on the couch, and Agness Tachyon came up behind him, using her soft hands to knead Luo Cheng's shoulders.
Oh? It seems like this kind of command works, too.
Luo Cheng seemed to understand what the system notification meant. He continued to experiment.
"Wipe the sweat off me." Luo Cheng kept asking for things completely unrelated to training. He wanted to see how far Agness Tachyon would go. After Luo Cheng gave his command, Agness Tachyon stopped what she was doing. She didn't pick up the towel from the table but instead sat in front of Luo Cheng. As the man wondered what was happening, "Ah, mmm~ slurp..." The scent of black tea filled his nose.
"?"
Is this how you wipe sweat?
Agness Tachyon was cleaning the man's body. Her dark red eyes emitted a faint light.
"Tachyon?"
Because her actions were so much like a horse girl from the real world, Luo Cheng couldn't help but call out to her. However, Agness Tachyon seemed to not understand what he was saying and continued to carry out her task. She searched for sweat on Luo Cheng's body.
"Ah, mmm... Guinea Pig-kun... what's today's training plan...?"
"Tachyon, do you really not know anything?"
"Mmm..."
Luo Cheng was starting to wonder if Agness Tachyon was following commands or acting. Her movements were incredibly skilled! The once-robotic horse girls were becoming more and more lively after going through these plot events.
Whether it was Agness Tachyon, Tokai Teio, or Seiun Sky, their performances in the game world were becoming more and more well-rounded. This world was gradually changing, and Luo Cheng could feel it. What would it become in the end? Would these horse girls become indistinguishable from real people? Could they eventually communicate?
Language and thought are what determine if a being is sentient. Without them, no matter how intricate the actions, it's just a facade. They were still dolls.
Soon, the sweat on Luo Cheng's neck was cleaned by Agness Tachyon, but she wasn't done. Luo Cheng hadn't specified a location, so Agness Tachyon was following the command to the letter... his whole body. She moved lower.
"Wait, Tachyon!"
Luo Cheng stopped her. He had just come back from Teio's dorm after a morning workout with the little horse girl and was a little exhausted. But Tachyon didn't stop. It seemed she wouldn't stop until the command was fulfilled. Soon, she found the location with the most sweat.
"Ah, mmm~ slurp..."
...
Honestly, it was one thing to not be able to escape in the real world, since humans are the weaker gender. When a pair of milk-white thighs clamped down, he couldn't even struggle and had to just give in. But now, the game world was becoming like this, too! Agness Tachyon's hug was also a lock, leaving him completely unable to move. The key was firmly stuck in the lock.
Luo Cheng picked up a bottle of water from the table and chugged it down. His physical state had refreshed in the morning, but in just half a day, he was exhausted again. Now, Luo Cheng understood what 'unlocked more command privileges' meant. In short, it was unlocking more ways to play. He could command Agness Tachyon to do anything.
Before, commands unrelated to training had a chance of failing. Now, Agness Tachyon would listen to him no matter what, except when it came to conversation. This world completely forbade him from communicating with the horse girls. Besides their fixed dialogue, he couldn't interact with them, even when he had the horse girls act as a pillow for him, which would result in all sorts of animalistic moaning. It was as if an invisible barrier separated his mind from everyone else's.
Luo Cheng sat on the couch, recovering his stamina. Suddenly, Agness Tachyon took out a bottle of yellow potion and placed it in front of him. "Huh? Is this for me?"
Agness Tachyon didn't answer and turned to continue her research. It was supposed to be class time, but Agness Tachyon often skipped class to go to her lab and work on her experiments.
He picked up the potion, opened the cap, and smelled it. It had a scent similar to a sports drink. "Tachyon, is this for me to drink?" Luo Cheng asked again, but Agness Tachyon continued to busy herself. His question went beyond the system's programming.
According to her character setting, Tachyon often gave her Trainer strange potions to observe the effects and side effects. Was the current Agness Tachyon just acting out her character? Luo Cheng hesitated for a moment. He was fearless, since his stats refreshed every day anyway. Besides, Agness Tachyon was currently researching him and this game world. Maybe this potion was related to her research.
With that thought, Luo Cheng chugged the potion. The moment it hit his tongue, there was a rush of lemon to his nose, followed by a bitter and salty aftertaste, and a strange herbal scent. After drinking it, Luo Cheng sat on the couch. Less than half a minute passed, and he felt his stomach start to heat up. The feeling of weakness from being drained by Agness Tachyon gradually disappeared, and his body started sweating profusely, as if he were in a sauna.
Thump!
His heart beat wildly, and his body felt like it was on fire. His breathing grew rapid, and his emotions changed quickly for no reason—pleasure, excitement, and finally a strange feeling. He blinked, and Luo Cheng found that Agness Tachyon was standing in front of him, shaking his body.
"Guinea Pig-kun, why did you drink it all at once? Are you okay, Guinea Pig-kun?"
He blinked again, and the world returned to how it was. However, Luo Cheng was in no mood to care about any of that. He grabbed Agness Tachyon's hand and pulled her towards him.