Recap:
I survived my first System training session. Barely. My hands were trembling, my pants mostly intact, and the cold swordswoman had watched me flounder like a fish out of water. Somehow, I was still alive.
I thought I could finally have a moment of peace to "practice" the System's flirtation skills. Maybe figure out what it meant to seduce a woman without face-planting.
I was wrong.
"Vessel," the System chimed.
New Quest: First Intimate Engagement. Objective: Experience sexual contact under controlled conditions. Failure: Embarrassment + minor injury.
"What?!" I sputtered. "Controlled conditions? I didn't sign up for this!"
System: You did by being born a virgin in this world. Now proceed.
I groaned and paced around, wondering what "controlled conditions" could even mean. That's when I noticed her again — the swordswoman, standing a short distance away, practicing her swings with unnerving precision. Her dark eyes caught mine, and my stomach did that twisty thing.
System: Target identified. Recommended Action: Engage immediately.
I took a deep breath. Okay. Be confident. Be suave. Don't trip.
I stepped toward her. She stopped swinging her sword, arms crossed. She didn't speak, but I could practically hear the words: "Try me, idiot."
I started with a casual compliment. "Nice… uh… sword form. Very… deadly. Sexy too?"
System: +10 Flustered Hero Points. Bonus: Embarrassment risk extremely high.
Her eyes narrowed. "You're hopeless," she said. Sharp, cold, and somehow… mildly amused?
"Hopeless? Me? Oh no. I am… magnificently talented. Yes. Magnificent." I puffed my chest out, which resulted in me tripping over my own foot and falling forward.
And yes. Forward into her. Chest first.
Her hand shot out reflexively. I expected a shove or a punch. Instead… she froze, a slight blush creeping over her cheeks.
System: Critical Hit. Desire Points +20. Skill unlocked: Accidental Seduction.
I scrambled to get up, face bright red. "Uh… totally meant that! Practicing… uh… proximity combat?"
She pinched the bridge of her nose. "You are ridiculous."
"Ridiculous? Maybe. But sexy too. Did you feel that? Totally… consensual… not creepy at all."
System: Warning. Clumsiness levels exceed safe thresholds. Risk: System-induced laughter from target.
And oh, yes. She laughed. A very quiet, dangerous laugh, like a spark catching on dry wood. I froze.
Then the System's next instruction popped up:
Step 1: Physical Contact — 5 seconds. Objective: Survive without permanent embarrassment.
I froze. Physical contact. Five seconds. With her. My virgin brain short-circuited.
"Uh… what counts as contact?" I whispered to myself.
Before I could calculate, I slipped again — this time my hands landed on her waist. My brain screamed. My system screamed. My dignity screamed.
Her eyes widened, and for a fraction of a second, she froze.
System: Critical Success. Desire Points +50. Skill Upgrade: Beginner's Lust Strike.
I panicked. "Uh… did you feel that? Totally… consensual… not creepy at all."
She sighed and shoved me back lightly. "You're impossible."
And that's when the unexpected happened: I accidentally stumbled forward, and our legs tangled. Somehow, I ended up pressed against her — very intimately.
System: Maximum Lust Potential Detected. Suggestion: Do not panic. Engage.
"Do not panic?!" I whispered. My heart was hammering in a rhythm that could shatter glass. My entire body screamed, panic, panic, panic!
She blinked. Her cheeks were slightly red now, her arms crossing in a defensive posture. Yet… her stance was a little less rigid.
System: Success predicted. Recommended Action: Continue for additional 5 seconds to unlock Beginner's Seduction skill.
I froze. Five more seconds. My life depended on… touching her?
The next moments were a chaotic mess of flailing, awkward stumbling, and system pop-ups. At one point, I fell forward again, landing awkwardly against her chest.
"Stop moving like an idiot!" she snapped, though her voice had a strange warmth to it.
System: Fluster Level Critical. Desire Points +100. Achievement unlocked: First Touch Complete.
I blinked. First touch. That was it? That was supposed to count as "intimate engagement"?
System: You have successfully survived your virgin debut. Bonus: +20 self-confidence. Warning: Subject now suspiciously aware of your clumsy seduction abilities.
By the time I staggered back, sweaty, flustered, and pants still mostly on, the swordswoman had turned her gaze elsewhere, though she occasionally shot me a glance that made me feel like my heart might explode.
I sank to the ground, muttering, "Well… that happened. I lived. Somehow."
System: Congratulations, Vessel. First step toward mastery of Desire completed. Next Quest: Increase skill efficiency through playful teasing and more controlled contact. Suggested Target: Same as before.
Oh great. Same target.
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Next chapter: My "training" continues, and this time, the System has a new objective — one that will involve more flailing, accidental kisses, and the swordswoman's growing curiosity about the ridiculous human who keeps surviving her glare.
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