Chapter 3

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 3

Chapter Title: Adaptation (1)

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I had a dream.

A dream where I touched a woman's breasts for the first time, loved it so much I passed out.

Until I realized there was no phone by my bedside, I thought it was real.

"What an unfamiliar ceiling."

'Never thought I'd say that outside of a gacha game.'

An antique feel to the ceiling.

Furniture around me screaming 'I'm rich.'

That was when it finally sank in.

Oh, I've possessed a body.

In this indescribably bizarre game, with five mods installed no less.

'Right after possession, my mental state was shot, so honestly, I went a bit wild.'

With a clear head after a good sleep, I thought it over.

Me, Yi Hyun, aspiring web novel author.

Can I survive ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠in this other world?

'...Probably not?'

Fish gall or infections? Fine.

There's the convenience improvement mod, after all.

But combat, the most important part?

Can I even do it?

Can I pull off another one-man army like yesterday?

'Thanks to Gunner mode, farming weak mobs will be easy, but anything more? Doubtful.'

The most I can handle is goblins, tops.

A cold, hard conclusion.

'First time playing this game, and I deliberately skipped guides.'

I didn't know the original story inside out either.

All I could do was guess.

Dark fantasy, so probably tons of gruesome events— that level.

'Can't stay at level 1 forever though...'

So, to survive this harsh world.

'First, level up. Which means sex.'

And above all.

I want to do lots of naughty stuff.

I'll work hard at sex from now on.

Build EXP, get stronger.

Get strong to do more sex, get stronger from that.

My spur-of-the-moment survival strategy.

'Now, what was that contribution points thing?'

"Status Window!"

I called out confidently.

The 'contribution points' from the fifth mod.

Time to check how to use them.

'Ouch, that stings...'

Low strength and agility? Fair.

A guy who holed up writing web novels wouldn't start high.

But what? Intelligence 0.8?

'I'm not that dumb.'

Sure, I got called 'retard writing genius lit' while writing novels.

Even comments like 'characters can't exceed the author's IQ limit, just quit.'

But sub-1.0? Hard to swallow.

No matter how much of a high school dropout I am.

This wasn't me.

'And vigor.'

In a situation where I level up via sex, vigor at 0.8?

That's just calling me premature.

My pride took a hit.

My hand instinctively went south.

'I was average in the army at least?'

Decent size, they said.

Not premature either.

Solo sessions lasted 30 minutes easy.

'Is the vigor stat just weirdly scaled?'

Makes sense then.

Doesn't look like a vanilla game stat.

It's from the fifth mod.

Unique scaling makes sense.

'Can I raise it with contribution points?'

Contribution points.

EXP gains converted by the fifth mod.

I flipped through the status window.

To find how to spend them.

Didn't take long.

"Contribution Shop...?"

'Feels suspiciously like gacha game monetization.'

Maybe roll a gacha.

Get some rights-less academy city character for backup.

While I was lost in silly thoughts,

'They even sell stat boosts?'

Direct benefits right there.

Boost vigor and other stats.

Short thought, swift action.

'Boost vigor first, that's the meta.'

One vigor upgrade.

Decide on rest after checking numbers, but—

'Bigger rise than expected... What about intelligence?'

'Trash tier.'

Mod tuned for 19+ content maybe.

Other stats pale compared to vigor gains.

'Obviously.'

EXP from sex is core to the fifth mod.

Can't get strong just farming mobs.

Better not rely on this for specs.

'That's more like it.'

700 out of 750 points spent.

Vigor over tripled.

Intelligence barely hit 1.0.

Solid investment.

'Hold the last 50 for now...'

"Let's take a look."

I yanked down my pants.

To check if it's three times manlier now.

'Good thing I groped something nice before passing out. Plenty of jerk material...'

—Bang!

"Newbie! You up... Oh?"

"Ah."

...Didn't expect to get caught red-handed.

A bit later.

"She says sorry~ But I didn't mean to see, so loosen up, okay?"

"......"

'Why am I the one being soothed?'

Awkward me standing there.

Brown-skinned woman in front, at a loss.

Animal ears on her head—wolf, probably.

'Whoa, those tits.'

Overwhelming chest bigger than Blanc's.

'Breasts' doesn't cut it.

At least 'huge breasts' or something.

Mouth ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠watered.

"Wh-who are you...?"

"Oh, no intro ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠yet? I'm Hilde, Vice Captain of the Imperial 2nd Knight Order."

"How old?"

"Twenty-five."

"Nice to meet you, Hilde."

Hand out first.

Confirmed not underage.

For a 'handshake,' but...

"Handshake, huh~? Pfft, heard that's all you know, spot on. Here, hi."

"...Huh?"

'Why a normal handshake?'

Hilde gripped my hand.

No breasts involved, unlike expected.

"Why that face?"

"Different from Blanc..."

"Obviously. Captain's nobility, I'm from gladiator pits."

"Not that."

Glance— eyes kept drifting to her chest.

Blanc felt amazing; what about that size?

Body ached with regret.

She snickered.

"Memory loss, but body's honest? Breeding instinct?"

"Pardon?"

"Hrm~ Heard you were innocent, but not totally."

Her grip tightened.

Then—

—Crunch.

"But don't stare at a woman's body like that."

"Guh!?"

'M-my hand's crushing!!'

What strength.

Crack coconuts barehanded.

Gorilla species?

'Wanna do virtue signaling or something...'

"S-sorry!!!"

Silly thoughts aside.

Surrendered quick.

Looked away from danger zones too.

Satisfied, Hilde giggled.

"I don't mind, but others do, so watch it."

"Y-yes..."

"Especially don't eye Captain Blanc like that, or she'll bring the hammer."

"......"

'Like I could after that.'

Situation wrapped anyway.

Sat ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠up straight.

No titty grab, so grasp the situation first.

'Figure it out quick while they think I've lost my memory.'

"Hilde, questions okay?"

"Shoot."

"Ever shaken hands with Blanc?"

First check: fifth mod's common sense alteration range.

My sole lifeline.

Mod intact, luckily.

"Captain's hands so soft~ Felt bad marring them with my rough paws."

"How'd you shake?"

"With Captain, like this—both hands."

Hilde clawed her hands.

Clearly a groping motion.

Breast handshakes normal for Blanc at least.

'Individual application? Gimmick style?'

Theory: Each NPC has twisted commonsense spots.

Gamer spots dissonance, exploits for.

Rough hypothesis.

'Makes sense; uniform would be boring and no fanservice.'

"Got it."

Player's job to figure rest.

Nodded, no regrets.

Hilde grinned mischievously.

"Anything else? Where this is, why I'm babysitting—not curious?"

"Oh, you'll tell me?"

"Duh. Captain didn't assign me for nothing."

And Hilde said...

"You're fighting a friendly bout with the 1st Knight Order. Gotta win."

"...?"

Out of nowhere.

My jaw dropped.

"Uh... friendly bout means fighting, right?"

"Yep."

"Isn't that impossible? I'm weak."

"The guy who sliced 150 goblins with one dagger? Even I couldn't."

But she meant it.

Trust in her eyes.

My anxiety grew.

'That was assault rifle cheese. Even 0.2 Blanc solos me.'

Overestimation understandable.

Sending me as hidden card in friendly match, plausible.

But impossible.

No confidence in winning.

Still level 1 weakling.

"Why the face? Scared to fight?"

"Yeah... And no idea why I have to."

"Honest~ Memory loss?"

Before me, Hilde...

"Then I'll give you a reason."

"Huh?"

"Captain said persuade you, but this suits you better."

—Thud.

"Wha—?"

She shoved me down.

Body flopped easily.

Then, plop—

Hilde straddled me.

My crotch.

Met her thighs.

"Learn well from me, win the bout... and I'll teach you 'sex'."

"Gasp."

"Haven't tried it myself? But males love it. Feels good, they say."

"Th-then."

"Be good, listen well. Then this Hilde'll let you touch tits too."

"Yes!!"

One more reason to get strong.

Boosted vigor? Time to use it.