The Price of a Masterpiece
The best things are always worth waiting for.
Late evening.
As planned, I quietly returned to Placia’s workshop to engage in some "friendly interaction between allies." On the surface, it was a proposal for cooperation; internally, it was a negotiation. And at its most instinctive, deep-seated level, it was for...
'Sexual chemistry!'
As the saying goes, the bond between a man and a woman reacts with the body before the mind. And besides, this was a visit for the "greater good."
Placia was, quite literally, "the genius infected being who built the Underground Village with nothing but her technical skills." She was the one who maintained the LED ceiling that simulated the sky, the infrastructure that provided self-sufficient power and food, and even the communication network capable of sending signals to the surface. A person like this had to be brought over to our side.
So... my heart was as sincere as my hardened lower half.
"Oh my, you’ve arrived."
"Yes, I’m here."
Berserk Mode: Activated.
The moment a single lewd joke slipped from her lips, I’d show her the true taste of my erection!
With that thought, I faced Placia, who had been waiting for me in the workshop. But then.
"...Didn't we agree to meet just the two of us today?"
"Haha..."
"We followed you."
"We followed you."
I felt the familiar warmth on both sides. Revi was quietly wrapping her arms around mine, subtly pressing her voluptuous chest against me. Serika was also sliding her arms around my waist, leaning her body against me like a cat, rubbing against me as if trying to climb on top.
It wasn't exactly an unannounced arrival. They had been sticking to me strangely closely since the morning. It meant they had seen right through my attempt to sneak out and my plan to visit this workshop alone.
Perhaps because of that, the sensation of being pressed from both sides didn't make me feel suffocated; strangely, it made my breathing grow deeper.
"It’s a shame. I actually wanted to talk to you alone, Chanwoo..."
"That is not allowed!"
"That's right! Just having big breasts doesn't mean everything! We don't even fully trust this village yet!"
"To say such things, though..."
Placia tilted her head slightly and turned her gaze toward Revi.
"I believe there was someone here who finished four plates of fries today?"
"!!"
Revi’s eyes twitched. Her face flushed subtly, and she turned her head away in silence.
"Th-that was only because it was food I’d never seen before... Y-yes. Chanwoo! Yes, I was only acting as a food taster for Chanwoo’s sake!"
"Is that so? But for someone who says that... if there had been hamburgers, I think you would have signed a loyalty oath to this village just to get them."
Placia smiled slowly and shifted her gaze back to me.
"Hehe, what does it matter? Time will solve the trust issue. But..."
She lightly tugged at the zipper of her jumpsuit with both hands.
"...Before that, there’s something I need to show you."
"?!"
"...!"
"Ch-Chanwoo! You mustn't look!"
No. I want to look!
Placia was already unzipping her jumpsuit as if it were a familiar routine. There was no bra underneath anymore. Instead, her red, soft-looking nipples were exposed, staring right at me. Is this what it feels like to have your gaze sucked in?
The lewdly disheveled collarbone, the beads of sweat trickling down, the curve of her breasts rising and falling with her breath. Even knowing she was blatantly seducing me, the thought "she looks delicious" popped into my head automatically.
As if she knew exactly what I was thinking, she relaxed one shoulder and tilted it slightly, as if whispering, "You can come."
"Hehe, but since there are so many holes... it feels a bit wrong to hog it all to myself. How about we share it 'fairly' together?"
"All..."
"Together...?"
"...You say?"
Does that mean we're doing the legendary 4P...?
"All together? Such a shameless...!"
"...But, what exactly are we doing all together? Taking off our clothes?"
"Revi, be quiet for a moment!"
Serika and I already understood. That one word from Placia was definitely not a "metaphor." And my brain was already imagining four beds. Four big, soft, soundproof beds.
"All... together?"
Revi was still tilting her head.
"What kind of work is it? Is it a cooperative play... where we take off our clothes?"
Well, that's fine. If she doesn't know, I'll teach her by "poking" her one by one later.
And me. Kang Chanwoo. The only human and man in this world. My current stats. 10 days of no-fap. Thanks to that, stamina recovery rate +300%. My party members are a sensual infected engineer, a loyal combat android, and a cat-type android. Can I really satisfy them all?
No, I can do it. The reason I’ve survived until now might have been for this very moment. If it’s just three people, I could handle them all day long!
'Honestly, it's a bit scary, but if I back down now, I'm not a "man."'
If they were women with vaginas, they could cry and whine that they couldn't do it. But since I'm a man with a penis, it means I shouldn't be the one crying—I should be the one making them cry out.
With that, I quietly inhaled and straightened my shoulders.
"Alright! Since it's come to this, I'll take you all on!"
"Chanwoo...!"
"I don't know what it is, but I'm counting on you! Chanwoo."
And then.
"Then, let's all... solve this puzzle together."
"...What?"
With those words, Placia tapped the wall with her fingertips. Then, click-clack, the wall lit up, revealing complex mechanical circuits.
Puzzle content. The traditional trope that always appears in exploration games. And at that moment, my expectations shattered with a sharp crack.
Isn't this a bit of a foul? This was an eroge world where a lewd 4P trailer was playing just a moment ago. Why am I suddenly supposed to use my brain cells?
"Actually, tonight was... Ta-da! I called you with the intention of matching our 'brain chemistry' before our 'body chemistry'~."
Placia said with an embarrassed smile. But the moment I heard that, a chill washed over my body. Something snapped. It felt like taking an ice-cold shower right on top of my erect penis.
'...You're joking, right?'
I was already prepared to ejaculate, and suddenly it's a knowledge verification quest? This isn't a joke; it's a crime. It's malicious terrorism where a monster plays with a human's sexual expectations.
I was uncontrollably furious.
"...Are you kidding me?"
"Ugh...!"
"A moment ago you were talking about 4P, you even unzipped your chest... and now you're killing the mood?!"
"Exactly! I even shaved for this day!"
Serika chimed in with a face full of excitement. And before I knew it, the sniper rifle in her hand was quietly aimed at the center of Placia’s chest. That pose. That look. That rage. This was certain. Just as I was seeking revenge for my pre-cum, she was starting her "revenge for her shaved pubic hair."
Usually, I would have stopped her, but not this time. Teasing and pulling back this much was a matter of completely trampling on a man's pride. This meant she definitely needed to be taught a lesson.
But.
"B-but... this had to come first, so I had no choice!"
Placia knelt on the floor, tearing up and wringing her hands. No, where did the seductive queen go? Now, there was only a technician who felt responsible for a rejected sex joke.
"It's a really, really important task! I want to experience human semen, which I've only seen in records, as much as anyone! But I heard it's a problem that only you, Chanwoo, can solve."
"Only me?"
"Yes! That's why I had no choice but to act like this..."
At those words, I took a deep breath. This situation, in a way, might be more important than sexual desire.
Meanwhile.
"...Wait a minute. What do you mean by 'I want to experience human semen'?"
One android who had been listening silently spoke up. "Chanwoo! I told you. I told you to hold it in until I give you permission for the semen!"
Revi reacted seriously. She projected a pouty expression like an angry puppy. "You must not ejaculate now! The conditions aren't met yet!"
"Eh? But Revi, who are you to decide Chanwoo's ejaculation timing as you please?"
"...!"
Serika, who had been harboring doubts, hit the nail on the head. Revi hesitated for a moment, then flushed and avoided eye contact.
"That is... a matter I will only tell Chanwoo later."
"What is that? Why are you suddenly acting like Chanwoo's semen is your own property?"
"Serika. Let's calm down."
Right. Now is the time to calm down. To be precise, it meant I had to suppress this explosive erection again today for a better timing later. After taking a deep breath, I turned my head to look at the puzzle circuits Placia had revealed.
"...So. You really called me here just for this puzzle?"
"Pu... zzle? Ah, yes. If you mean the circuits, that's correct. Even if it looks fine on the surface now, the power in this Underground Village actually has less than 10 years left."
"Eh? You bragged earlier that it was a self-sufficient village."
"I did. But facility aging and internal damage have accumulated... so now it's just a matter of time."
She pointed to the wall covered in complex circuits. "If these circuits are restored, the village's lifespan will be extended by 100 years. But even I, the designer, have tried many times... and failed."
Wow, this is... really twisted. It's tangled like a spiderweb, complex like tentacles twisted just before an orgasm. I’m not the type who likes puzzles, but I had forced myself to 100% complete all the challenges in Star's Doll back in the day. Going by that memory, this was definitely not a structure that could be fixed in a day or two. It was understandable why Placia couldn't solve it alone.
"So I want to propose a contract."
"A contract?"
Placia nodded with a serious look. "If you restore these circuits... I assume your purpose for coming here wasn't just for sightseeing. If it's not something related to our lives, I'll help you with anything."
"What?!"
"And..."
Just gaining an ally was enough to be happy about. But she was giving more? However, as a gentleman, it felt shameless to receive more than this for just solving one puzzle...
"If you wish, you can have my virginity... and the virginity of all the village residents as well."
Starting tomorrow, everyone, stay waiting with your legs spread wide.