Chapter 7 - Partners (2/2)

”Hey, Nik. Not to invade into your privacy, you seem awfully experienced in pleasing the opposite gender? Got a bit of your own story to share?”

Sitting opposite to him, Souko wiped her hand off of her apron before smiling and picking another can of beer. Truly, it didn't seem that she would get drunk soon enough.

”Not to brag *chomp* but, back in my hometown *nom* *nom*, many women asked... *gulp* even begged to have me sleep with them for one night.”

He smiled as he a breathed in the food without any wastage. Each and every vegetable enhanced the taste of the rice that itself was covered in the spices and well-cooked. His cheeks bulged as he had a bit of trouble gulping down the food before he took a moment from speaking and thumped his chest.

”So you are...”

Souko didn't complete her words while even Sayako sighed.

Nodding, Nik gave a brilliant smile.

”Yes, I am a male prostitute. Born and raised into the redlight district of my hometown.”

***

'It was truly funny... to see Sayako complain about her lack of cooking skill... pfft'

While rubbing his full stomach, Nik thought back at how Sayako left with a frustrated expression to complete her syllabus while Souko simply shrugged and cooked more for him.

'Well, I am a bit thankful that they decided to go easy on me. After all, even if my stamina is raised... it doesn't mean that I can keep going all night... not without a source of nourishment, at least.'

As he thought, he recalled the strange rumours about the true lords that governed the Incubus Society.

'It is said that their stamina is even greater than a true nascent lord while only setting their foundation... but the path of cultivation has long ceased to exist. Even the strange ruins only introduced me to this system.'

”Check partners.”

[Megumi Amano

Mitsuko Souma

Kurumi Souma]

Looking at the holographic screen, his gaze lingered on Megumi's name for a moment before he decided to sleep. He severely needed to rest, at least, for a few hours.

1 Day passed, a total of three partners obtained.

***

”Back here again, huh...”

A beautiful, raven-haired woman with a slender build and curvaceous hips looked at the mirror as her body remained covered in a snow-white dress while her hair was tied up and a white gauze covered her head.

Her honey-gold eyes glimmered with a strange sense of anticipation as her gloved hands slowly cupped her own cheeks before she lowered her gaze.

”But... what if its the same. What if... there is no one waiting for me on the stand?”

Kurumi muttered. Her face didn't look so young at the moment and she held the same charm her mother used to have. A gentle aura circled around her body as the lonely Kurumi shivered for a moment.

This dream... or nightmare, was something she was already used to. She knew that the moment she left this beautifully decorated dressing room, what awaited her wasn't a gentle environment of happiness and warmth waiting to congratulate her.

It was a hell filled with cravings of flesh that would strip her naked before using her as a toy...

Taking a deep breath, Kurumi tried calming herself.

”This is all a dream...”

Whispering to herself, she slowly walked out with the sole hope that someone would wait for her on the other side of the door. That someone would hold her close, gently kiss her and claim her with a beautiful ring that could outshine a brilliant star.

With her shivering hand placed on the doorknob, Kurumi finally opened the door as her eyes widened in surprise.

Her gaze fell on rows of men and women seated together in beautiful dresses while the interior looked comparable to a church. The carefully polished wooden pillars and walls attracted her attention before she looked to her side, only to find her mother, dressed in a beautiful purple gown as she didn't seem to have aged at all.

Her hands interlocked with her own as the duo mother and daughter slowly walked up to the aisle where, Souko and Sayako waited for them in the same violet dress. Their grin held untold meanings as Souko's wink surprisingly managed to embarrass her.

But before she stepped on the aisle, the guest started to vanish while her own family disappeared while still smiling at yer encouragingly. The surroundings turned pure white as the man supposed to be her spouse stood in a black suit with his back towards her face.

A calm voice echoed from his side that managed to shake her heart.

”I have heard a lot of things about you, Kurumi... you aren't the type of girl that can attain happiness and satisfaction of getting a family.”

'I know!'

”No man can trust you... so...”

As Kurumi sighed and waited for the same rejection she has faced for many nightmares, the man finally turned back as his handsome face held a huge grin.

”So... wanna be a slut together?”

Stunned, Kurumi looked at the extended hand before her thoughts swirled.

'Wait... isn't he Nik? What is going on? He is accepting me? Laughable! It's a dream, right?!

Right?!'

Kurumi fell silent before she suddenly slapped herself and even then, the pain failed to wake her up.

'It's real?... Maybe... all of that... all of that hooking up was a bad dream... is this real?

If it is... then let me relish someone important in my life for a change...'

Taking his hands, Kurumi found her surroundings blur before a screen appeared in front of her.

[Partnership accepted.]