After eating a mouthful of rice with my chopsticks, the voice suddenly spoke up. "Since you're alone and eating, it's time I explain what the system is about and what it can do."
I nodded, still chewing, and whispered, "Can you… I don't know, talk with me through my thoughts? Or do I have to speak out loud?"
Her melodious voice replied almost teasingly. "Thinking will be enough. I don't want you ending up in a mental asylum for talking to the air."
"Damn right," I muttered under my breath. Then, in my head, I asked, "Alright then, tell me about this so-called system and this whole world being older than my memories."
"Alright." She sounded cheerful, almost as if she had been waiting for this. After a soft clearing of her throat, she began. "First, about the system itself. The name is Lust Absorbing System. It will absorb the sexual energy from others for you."
I almost spat the rice out of my mouth. "What?!" The word practically exploded in my head as I quickly chewed and swallowed before I choked.
"What the hell do you mean Lust Absorbing System? The fuck kind of system is this? Absorbing sexual energy for me—what does that even mean? Are you saying you're going to make people stop thinking sexual thoughts around me? That just sounds messed up."
But she laughed, like I was a child saying something stupid as she explained to me in more detail.
"No, no, it's nothing like that. Let me explain it properly. The name gives it away—Lust Absorbing. Basically, whenever you engage in something lustful—not just outright sex, but things like holding hands, kissing, peeking, and so on—you gain what are called Lust Points. And Lust Points… well, they can be used for anything and everything. You'll understand once you have some."
I frowned, poking at my rice. "So, that part about absorbing other people's sexual energy for me?"
She explained, "It doesn't mean stripping lust out of them, relax. What it means is: if someone is thinking about you lustfully—preferably while doing something solo… or even with a partner, or just daydreaming about you—the system passively absorbs points from them. Think of it like passive income. The other way, the acts you do, that's the active income. And of course, pleasure and satisfaction factor in as well."
I leaned back, letting her words sink in. "So basically, this is a sex-related system. More advanced than those half-assed smut systems in the novels I used to read. Authors always dropped them once they stopped being horny, but… yeah, that's not the point here."
The point was clear though: to gain Lust Points, I'd either need people to think of me sexually or I had to do lustful acts myself. But I remembered something and narrowed my eyes. "Then why didn't I gain anything when Heena sat on my lap? That should've counted, right?"
"You're not wrong", she replied smoothly. "But it's not as simple as "hold hands, get points." The feeling matters. If it's empty, nothing happens. The system reacts to things like wanting, craving, and satisfaction—not just the physical act. You could kiss a random girl and get nothing. But if you truly desired someone, even brushing their hand by accident might give you tens of points."
"I see," I whispered, understanding the nuance. This system wasn't for quick fuck-and-throw kind of gameplay. It wanted something deeper. A long-term investment, not cheap thrills.
Not that I had experience in either. I'm eighteen, still a virgin, and with zero relationships in my life resume.
I nodded, saying, "I see," as I picked up another clump of rice with my chopsticks. In my head, I asked, "So… does this system only do the lust point thing, or are there other functions and stuff too?"
The voice laughed lightly, almost smug. "Of course not. How could a system only have one kind of function?"
Then she cleared her throat as if making a proper announcement.
"Well, there's the Status function, which shows your personal stats. There's also an Appraisal function—you can check the status of others or even objects. An Inventory with unlimited space and no time flow, so you can keep things there forever. Basically, the usual functions."
"Then there's something unique—a Lust Board. You can write, draw, or design anything there, and by spending Lust Points, you can bring it into reality. And that's all for now."
"I see", I thought as I chewed my rice. Honestly, I wasn't that shocked. The "usual functions" were things I'd read about in system novels countless times—status screens, appraisal, infinite inventories. But curiosity got the better of me, so I thought, "Status."
Immediately, a glowing screen appeared in front of my eyes.
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STATUS: KENTA KUROSAWA
AGE: 18 YEARS OLD
GENDER: MALE
SPECIES: HUMAN
STATS: F RANK
STRENGTH: 1
AGILITY: 1
ENDURANCE: 1
RESISTANCE: 1
SEX STAMINA: 3
SKILLS:
SEXUAL AURA (SSS) (Passive)
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I blinked at it, my chopsticks frozen halfway to my mouth. All my stats were stuck at "1" while sex stamina was at "3."
"What the hell is going on with this?" I asked, staring at the numbers.
"Your current stats are all registered as 1 because that's the only baseline data the system has", the voice explained casually. "Whenever you use Appraisal, it will compare others against your base stats. So, whether someone is weaker or stronger than you will be shown relative to your attributes."
"I see…" I muttered in my thoughts, realizing this meant I was the system's measuring stick. My "1" wasn't a literal one—it was just the baseline.
But then I looked again at the outlier. "Then why is my sex stamina at 3?"
Her laugh had a playful edge. "Well, since you got a system, of course there's a starter gift. Yours is a stat boost in Sex Stamina, multiplied four times from what it used to be. And you also got a skill—Sexual Aura. Very, very dangerous, but also quite useful."
"Dangerous?" I glanced at the glowing "SSS" rank beside the skill name. Compared to my miserable F rank, it stood out like a beacon. "So these ranks… they're the usual type, right? F, then E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS, and maybe higher?"
"Correct", she answered warmly. "I designed it this way so you wouldn't get confused. But yes, higher than SSS is possible—though only if you create your own skills or abilities using Lust Points."
"I see", I repeated, letting out a small breath. At least she'd kept the structure familiar. Still, something bothered me. "Wait, you said my sex stamina is four times more than before, but here it's written as "3." Isn't it supposed to be like three times than? Or is there a hidden 1 plus bonus stat point for this stat?"
To this the voice quickly replied as she started explaining, "No, no, that's not how it works", she corrected, her tone soft but precise.
"Here's the breakdown: the first value is 1—your base stat. When it doubles, it becomes 2. That new 2 is treated as your new baseline. So if it increases again, it goes 2 + 2, which equals 4. But the system records it by progression count, not by total raw number."
"So, the first is 1, then 2, then 3. That's why it's displayed as "3." It's the third step in the calculation sequence, not a simple addition."
I froze for a moment, then slowly nodded. "Oh… I get it now. Basically, these numbers weren't a direct representation—they were markers of multipliers. Weird, but once explained, it made sense."
So my stats don't actually show the raw values directly. They just show how many steps higher than base I've climbed.
"I see," I muttered again, this time out loud, as I continued eating. My eyes drifted back to the glowing status screen, focusing on the last part—the skill.
Sexual Aura (SSS) (Passive).
I frowned slightly. "Alright then… what the hell does this actually do?"