The Fox's Submission
After finishing a round of morning sex with Miho, a single desire began to well up within me. 'Stamina... I need to boost my stamina as soon as I save up enough Coin.' With my F-class stamina, two rounds were my absolute limit. I had already confirmed that I could increase my stats using 100 Coin. It was a shame to only go twice with such a top-tier beauty. To be able to go all day without breaking a sweat, I would need at least S-class stamina.
"I'm hungry, order some food."
"Huu... okay..."
She moved sluggishly, picking up her smartphone to navigate a delivery app with practiced ease. I had already decided that Miho would be the one paying, naturally. Semen trickled down from between her fair, rounded buttocks. 'I'll hold off on asking for a cleanup blowjob...' Miho was already a fish in the net. What if she felt a sense of repulsion toward fellatio? If I brought it up now, she might feel pressured to comply, and that would leave a bad taste in my mouth. Besides, it was a hassle to give orders every single time I wanted something. I wanted a scenario where Miho obeyed me of her own volition.
[Quest: The Great Stride - 2: Increasing Dominance]
📍 Objective: Raise the dominance of the Ho-jok female, Miho, to 30.
🎁 Reward: 500 Coin debt reduction.
⏳ Time Limit: 120 hours.
♣ Special Condition: If the Pendant of Submission is not equipped during the quest, -Coin repayment and early ability copy.
"This is it." The quest window that popped up just in time was full of good news. 'Dominance 30 without orders in five days?'
[Current Dominance of Miho (Ho-jok): 14/100]
I thought it would be possible at this rate. Usually, these things tend to slow down as dominance increases, but I figured I could hit 30 in no time.
[When the dominance of a managed species reaches 50/100, you can copy the desired ability of that species. (Note: The grade and performance of the copied ability reflect the current ability of the managed species and change in real-time.)]
While I was happy to see the explanation for something I'd been curious about, one question remained. 'Was there ever an ability that allowed the status window to interfere like this?' I prided myself on having searched through all publicly available information regarding hunter abilities. '...Well, good things are good.' It was my ability now, and thanks to Interspecies, I’d even traded my virginity with such a beauty, so I had no complaints. I decided to open up about my ability to Miho while eating the eel rice bowl she’d ordered. In any case, thanks to the Pendant of Submission, there was no risk of the information leaking. If Miho ever reached the point where she could break the pendant by her own power, I’d be a dead man anyway, no matter what I did.
"Wait, what?! If I have, s-sex with you, you get stronger... what kind of convenient ability is that!"
"To put it simply, that's about right."
Miho dropped the piece of eel she was eating, her expression one of pure shock. "How are you feeling right now?"
"...The thought that I can get stronger just by having sex... I'm a little... excited."
I drove the point home to Miho, whose eyes were wavering. "Where do you think that pendant came from? I have a few more items with growth rate boost options. If you follow me well, I'll give you more."
"..."
Items with growth rate boosts all cost over 1000 Coin at the minimum. If I had some extra Coin later, I might buy them for her, so it wasn't exactly a lie. Miho pulled the heart-shaped pendant from between her breasts and stared at it. Her eyes sparkled, and it seemed her desire for strength was greater than I’d imagined.
"...Okay! If you make me strong, I'll become the one and only devoted, virtuous wife of a fox who helps you in every way!" Miho said, puffing out her chest and leaning forward. 'Wow.' My attention was fixed on Miho’s breasts as she spoke with such dignity.
[Current Dominance of Miho (Ho-jok): 16/100]
It was going smoothly. Her dominance had gone up by 2 at once. Her desire for strength must be higher than I thought. ...Or was it the part about getting stronger just by having sex? Regardless, even if it might be a bit troublesome, long-term, it would be better for me to educate her through conversation rather than coercion.
I returned home through the illegal spatial movement Miho provided, after she repeatedly warned me to be careful and not get caught, and entered my familiar F-class hunter studio apartment.
Thud.
As I slumped into the chair in front of my computer, a sigh escaped me.
Even after turning the status window off and on, the unique ability Interspecies (SSS) remained. And one skill had been added. I couldn't believe the reality that just moments ago, I had been fondling the breasts of an S-class hunter, a Ho-jok. ...I should brag about this on the community boards.
I hadn't seen that many Ho-jok in my life, but Miho was undoubtedly the most beautiful of them all. If I posted a photo of Miho, wouldn't I get all the attention in the gallery? "Ah. I need to take a picture." I’d been so preoccupied with touching the female body right in front of me that I hadn't taken the most important thing: a photo. I didn't actually intend to post it; I just wanted to take it for my own collection.
The remaining time for the dominance quest was still over four days, even with a rough calculation. Seeing the speed at which her dominance was rising, I felt relieved enough to return home, thinking the problem wasn't whether I could clear the quest, but when.
Part of the reason I left was the irony of my situation: my stamina was shot so I couldn't have any more sex, but my brain was screaming for it, which was painful. I sent a message to Miho. I had already gotten her number beforehand.
It would be nice to sponge off Miho in her luxury apartment, but I preferred having my own space. Even though I had suddenly come into hundreds of millions in funds, I didn't dislike this place enough to want to move in a rush. I stretched my arms and started looking up other species besides Ho-jok on the internet. Unless I was fully armed with all the Interspecies skills and items later, I thought it would be inefficient to add other Ho-jok to my management list besides Miho. Of course, with Miho's help, it might go smoothly. But the unique abilities each species awakened and the types of skills they trained were all vastly different. In truth, I had a stronger desire to fuck other species besides Ho-jok...
Anyway, unless I could spam SSS-class items like Miho, it was best to attempt Interspecies as safely as possible. 'Elves, Vampires, Long-lived species, Merfolk...' I excluded all species that were 'impossible,' such as those with no human-like features at all, or those made of fire or stone. I decided to prioritize species that took on a human-like form. I tried to filter out the ones that looked safe, but fundamentally, even counting all humans, the maximum hunter rank was only SS. "...Thinking about it again, humans are fucked."
No matter how large the population, from the perspective of the many non-human species that possessed countless SS and SSS-class hunters currently on Earth, humans were just punching bags to take their anger out on when they were in a bad mood. They were busy keeping each other in check, and humans weren't even on the radar, so the only reason humans had survived in such harsh conditions was because they were weak and numerous. I’d heard a YouTuber say that they were just too busy fighting among themselves to bother with the weakest ones and get tired of it. And they said there was a time before I was born when humans ruled the Earth, but now that I saw it, I wondered if that was just some bullshit spread by some crazy people.
Should I use that item in the Interspecies Shop? But the balance in the shop was still flashing red.
-Vrrr!
The smartphone next to me vibrated.
Usually, this was just a text I'd ignore, only going if they said I'd be fined for not showing up after putting it off until the very last minute. But now, I had a fresh SSS-class ability I’d just awakened. "Hmm..." Unlike skills or stats, the grade of a unique ability tended to be treated as a much higher priority depending on the situation. In other words, an SSS-class unique ability was enough to cause a massive stir. If I revealed my ability, I might be able to get help from here and there immediately, but the name and effect of my ability were the problem. If the Orcs next door thought I’d awakened an SSS-class unique ability optimized for fucking humans...
'...I feel like they'd secretly send an assassin to finish me off.'
Whatever the case, my life was on the line, so it was better to be careful. For now, I planned to go for the examination as late as possible.