[Current SP: 400]
[Status: Bruised, but Level 3. Koneko still wants me dead.]
After training, my whole body felt like Koneko used me as a speed bag. Which she did.
"System, open shop," I muttered while lying on my bed in the ORC dorm room Rias assigned me. Yes, I live here now. No, I'm not complaining.
A massive blue window appeared.
│ PERYERTED KING SYSTEM SHOP │
│ Balance: 400 SP │
>> Categories: [Combat] [Utility] [Pervert] [Harem] [Gacha]
>> Recommended For You:[Combat] "Iron Body Lv.1" - 150 SP: +50 HP, +5 DEF. Survive one Koneko punch.[Utility] "Inventory (5 Slots)" - 100 SP: Store items. Stop putting stolen ribbons in your pocket.[Pervert] "Peeping Protection Lv.1" - 120 SP: 50% chance to avoid detection during ecchi actions.[Harem] "Sweet Talker Lv.1" - 80 SP: +10% success on flirty dialogue. Less likely to get slapped.[Gacha] "Random Skill Gacha" - 100 SP:??? Could be trash, could be OP. Gamble it up.
"System, you're literally enabling my worst impulses," I said.
[System: That is my job. Recommendation: Buy Iron Body. You are made of paper.]
Fair point. *
[Purchased: Iron Body Lv.1 -150 SP]
[Purchased: Inventory (5 Slots) -100 SP]
[Purchased: Peeping Protection Lv.1 -120 SP]
[Remaining SP: 30]
[Ding! HP: 70 → 120. DEF: 2 → 7. You can now survive 2 Koneko punches. Progress!]
[New Skill: Peeping Protection Lv.1 - The system approves of your degeneracy.]
As soon as I bought it, a new quest popped up.
[Ding! New Main Quest: "Field Test"]
[Description: Skills must be tested. Use Trickster's Hand + Peeping Protection in a real scenario within 24 hours.]
[Reward: 100 SP, Unlock "Danger Sense Lv.1"]
[Sub-Objective: Don't get caught. Failure = Rias will hear about it.]
I sat up. "Oh no."
The Next Day - Kuoh Academy After School
I was following the quest marker like an idiot. It was pointing to... the Occult Research Club room. Of course.
I slid the door open quietly. Inside was just Koneko, sitting on the couch eating yōkan and watching anime on a laptop.
Perfect target? No. Suicide? Yes. But 100 SP is 100 SP.
[Peeping Protection Lv.1 Activated: Detection Chance -50%]
[Pervert's Intuition: Target's guard is down. Threat Level: Lethal if caught.]
"Okay Kazuki, think. What's small, stealable, and won't get me killed..."
My eyes landed on the half-eaten yōkan on the plate next to her.
"Forgive me, Koneko."
[Trickster's Hand Activated!]
Yoink.
The yōkan vanished from her plate and appeared in my Inventory.
Koneko blinked. Looked at her empty plate. Looked at her hands. Looked around the room with dead eyes.
"...It vanished."
She stood up slowly. Danger Sense Lv.0 was screaming.
"W-wait!" I burst from the doorway. "I can explain! It was a quest! For science!"
She tilted her head. "You stole... my snack?"
[Ding! Koneko Toujou: Affection -3. Respect +2. Status: Confused, Betrayed]
"I'll buy you 10 more!" I yelled, panicking. "No, 20!"
She stared for 3 seconds, then sighed and sat down. "...Two strawberry daifuku. And you're dead if you do it again."
[Ding! Main Quest "Field Test" Complete!]
[Rewards: +100 SP, Skill Unlocked: "Danger Sense Lv.1" - You now get a tingling feeling before Koneko punches you.]
[Total SP: 130. Koneko Affection: -5. Bribe Quest Active: Buy Strawberry Daifuku 0/2][Comedy][Romance]
I collapsed against the wall. I risked my life for a snack and got a fetch quest.
That's when Rias and Akeno walked in.
"Kazuki-kun," Rias said, holding a flyer. "Pack your bags. The ORC is going on a weekend trip to Kyoto. For 'training'."
Akeno smiled. "Ufufu~ There are lots of mixed baths in Kyoto~"
[Ding! New Arc Quest: "Kyoto Trip - Yokai Adventure"]
[Description: Survive Kyoto with the ORC. Protect your party members. Avoid international incidents.]
[Reward:???, Level Cap Increase]
[Bonus: Mixed Bath Scene Possible. Peeping Protection recommended.]
My new skill tingled. My Danger Sense was already going off.
[Issei Hyoudou: "Bro, Kyoto is where legends are born!"]
[Asia Argento: "I've never been on a trip before!"][Harem]
400 SP well spent. I can now steal snacks, survive two punches, and I'm 50% harder to catch.
Kyoto is about to become a crime scene.
[End of Chapter 5]