Tutorial Quest (3): Use Skill For The First Time
Description: You may look like an ordinary person now, but you're anything but ordinary. Use the power bestowed to you.
Condition: Use 'Hand of Eros'. The target must be a woman.
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".... Well, shit."
I felt cold water poured directly on my head, making my heart instantly go cold.
Wasn't this just blatant sexual harassment?
Considering the effect of the skill, which could raise the target's favorability and sexual arousal by 10%, no by 20% if he were to take account of Eros' blessing, didn't it mean that I forcibly made someone go into heat without their consent?!
"Urgh..."
It could be said that ignorance is bliss.
After the truth came to light, it couldn't be ignored.
Such a vulgar skill weighed a lot on my conscience.
But what could I do about it?
I had already been bestowed with such skill, and it was a waste, cough… it couldn't be helped that I had to use it to clear the quest.
Well, I could always go to a crowded place where "accidental skinship" couldn't be avoided between people. But I also disdained such cowardly thoughts.
As a man, I needed to take responsibility for my actions. There's no way I would be able to lift my head proudly by shifting the blame to the unavoidable circumstances.
But still…
After struggling for a long time, I walked towards the subway station with a complicated feeling.
In the end, I thought that rather than doing such a thing against someone you see for the first time on the street, it would be okay if you inevitably touch them in a close space.
Call me a coward all you want; I didn't care~
But there was something I hadn't thought of. One was the level of effectiveness of this skill, and one was how to deal with it on the subway if the opponent was in heat.
"...Whoa."
After taking a deep breath, I carefully inserted my transportation card into the ticket gate. Without much thought, I headed to a place where there were as many people as possible.
There were still men in suits and women his age standing there waiting for the subway, although not as many as before.
'It's fortunate.'
At least in this situation, it would be inevitable to come into contact with someone. The question was, Who would be my target?
There were almost no high school or middle school students among the girls who rode the subway at this time. Most of them are university students or women in their mid-to-late 20s.
I'm glad that's the case. If not, I'll be kindly invited by the police officer right away.
He glanced around and, like everybody else, squeezed into the subway the moment it arrived. I was stuck in the corner of the door when he barely came to his senses. Sandwiched between a crowd of people was enough to know why the subway was called hell.
"...Whoa."
Perhaps because it had been a while since I found myself in such a crowded place, I could feel my body tensing up from the sudden creeping of anxiety.
I sighed inwardly and took a quick look around, but there were mostly men in their 20s wearing earphones around me, and not a single woman within my touching range.
"Ugh..."
Opting to watch for a little longer, suddenly the door opened and the people next to me rushed out at once. My body felt like it was crumpled every time someone passed by. I, who was stuck in the corner, couldn't help but endure it.
People got off and got on again, but for some reason, the incoming ladies headed towards the middle handrail of the train as soon as they got on.
Trying to weasel his way into that place, I was ultimately blocked by the men around me and they who rushed into the train. Returning to the corner without being able to do anything, I sighed inwardly, wondering if I had come at the wrong time, but at that moment…
A beautiful girl hurriedly jumped into the subway and barely got on at the very end. In the end, she had no choice but to stand in the farthest corner where I stood, and in a train full of people, her body was bound to come close to mine.
I sang with joy in my heart at the sudden opportunity.
Turning my back away to pretend I wasn't interested, the back of my hand kept touching the girl's arm. Hopefully, this much skinship will not be misunderstood by her.
'By the way, what are the conditions for completing the quest?'
I lightly touched the quest window stuck in the corner, checked the contents, and pondered about it.
Hand of Eros was clearly a 'passive skill' which meant it should be automatically activated just by touching the target directly.
If my understanding of the skill was true, the quest should've been cleared by now, but in reality…
'Does it take some time? Like undergo verification or something like that? Urgh… it's so unreliable…'
There were just three minutes left before the subways arrived at the next station, but there was still no sign that the quest had been cleared. Furthermore, no one could guarantee that the Hand of Eros would be activated during that period of time. So, I couldn't help but feel restless, not knowing what to do next.
I took another glance at the girl's hand touched by the back of my hand, but there was no reaction whatsoever from her. I might be able to confirm something if I could peek at the girl's face, but there's no way I could do it while standing with the girl on my opposite direction.
Letting out another deep sigh, I couldn't do anything other than anxiously pray that the Hand of Eros would be activated before the subway reached the next station.
Unfortunately, my wish seemed to go unanswered. The quest completion window did not show up until the announcement sounded out.
[Next station...]
My shoulder dropped in disappointment. It was an opportunity that didn't come easily, but I failed to seize the chance to complete the mission.
When people left and the train inside became less crowded, the girl beside would move away, and I had to start over again…
I thought so.
However, at that moment, the world came to a halt as fanfare-like notifications exploded in front of my eyes. Time literally stopped for everybody but me.
I couldn't make sense of it at all.
"...what the hell?"
A notification window popped up. Not just one, like now, but multiple notification windows burst at the same time.
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Congratulations! Tutorial Quest (3) has been completed by meeting the activation conditions for 'Hand of Eros'!
Since you have completed all the tutorial quests, you can do the 'official raid'!
Additional information about 'Hand of Eros' will be recorded because you have completed the tutorial quest.
5,000p and 3 free stats points can be collected.
Obtained achievement, 'A Single Step for a Thousand Miles Journey'.
2,000p can be collected.
Current free stat points: 6
Current points: 9,500
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After checking the notifications one by one, I pressed 'Skill' among the eight menus in the corner, and information about 'Hand of Eros' was displayed, slightly different from before.
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Hand of Eros (Lv2) (Passive)
Effect: Increases the favorability of the opposite sex by 40%. Arousal increased by 40%. (This is an ability value enhanced by the power of the Eros' blessing.) The effect increases as time passes.
Activation condition: Your hand must be in contact with the target for more than 3 minutes.
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I flinched at the effect that were much more inflated than before. I couldn't feel it yet, but as expected, a 40% increase in arousal level was a bit…
'No, no! now is not the time to think about this!'
I hurriedly closed the window, and the moment the window was closed, the world seemed to be reversed.
Literally, as if the entire world was turned upside down, a dazzling light was emitted and the moment his eyes closed and opened again.
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Name: Han Min-Ji
Erogenous zones: nipples, clitoris
Capture Difficulty: D
Current favorability: 11%
Current level of arousal: 16%
(You can check more information when Lv is increased.)
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Name: Choi Mina
Erogenous zones: clitoris, breasts, nape
Capture Difficulty: D
Current favourability: 2%
Current level of arousal: 4%
(You can check more information when Lv is increased.)
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Name: Park Hye-ra
Erogenous zones: breasts, clitoris, anal, mouth
Capture Difficulty: E
Current favourability: 3%
Current level of arousal: 5%
(You can check more information when Lv is increased.)
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Name: Dan Eun-ae
Erogenous zones: feet, armpit, breast
Capture Difficulty: E
Current favourability: 3%
Current level of arousal: 5%
(You can check more information when Lv is increased.)
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Unlike before, these notification windows appeared above the heads of dozens of women, distracting me for a brief second before a familiar cold mechanical voice rang once again.
[The door closes. Passengers...]
It was only then that I realized that the subway had already arrived at the next station and that another round of passenger rush filled the subway to the brim in a blink of an eye.
Strangely, contrary to my's expectation, the girl which I had been 'molesting' until now was still standing beside me, and I could still feel the softness of her hand brushed against my skin. Hadn't she moved away?
Curious, I spun my body a little bit, eyes sneaking a peek at the girl over his shoulder, so subtle so that no one noticed my behaviour.
Except…
""oh.""
At that exact moment, the girl suddenly raised her head, and their our gazes meet with each other and locked to each other for what I felt like eternity which in reality just passed briefly as I quickly averted my eyes, flustered by the fear of getting caught redhanded staring at her.
Was I getting exposed? Would she thought of me as a molester? Would I be invited by the kind police officer to have a cup of coffee in police station?
Countless random thoughts raced in my mind. When I frantically tried to sort my thoughts, the girl behind me started talking to me.
"Hey."
"Y-yes!"
Stuttering at the sudden voice, my hand brushed her leg as I turned around, which made her flinched a little bit. A faint blush smeared on her cheeks as our skin touched.
"Hey, if you don't mind, could you give me your phone number?"
I was so flabbergasted that he suddenly stood up straight like a statue.
What kind of situation was this?
Was I being picked up by a girl?
Me kind of guys?
Me? Really?
My brain seemed to stop working and crash down by the sheer of incredulity I was facing right now.
I stared blankly at the girl for a moment, before coming back to my senses, and finally took a good look at the girl's appearance, which for some reason, looked strangely familiar to me.
Her lustrous black hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall. Small dainty nose and plump cherry lips, inviting my eyes to gloss over it. Trailing down, he could see her white shirt hugging a pair of curvaceous mound like hugging a long-lost family.
A kind of beauty that every man wanted to flirt with at least once in their lives.
She looked a bit childish, but the white shirt and short skirt she wore gave off a rather bewitching vibe. She was a mature and innocent beauty at the same time. Her complexion, redder than a ripe tomato, complemented with half-droopy eyes, somehow set his heart on fire.
Well, to put it simply, she was someone who would never have a relationship with someone like me.
I was out of her league, really.
But somehow, here she was waiting for his answer, ready to hand me a phone with a pink cover on it.
In this situation, there was no man who could say now, and I was no exception.
That was I thought before I caught a glimpse of her status window once again, which unknowingly changed a little bit.
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Name: Kang Yuna
Erogenous zones: ears, chest, thighs
Capture Difficulty: C
Current Favorability: 17%
Current level of arousal: 31%
Trait: Long-lasting Heat Lv.2 (She has a sexual desire that is incomparable to ordinary people. Maybe she has a special taste? Her lover must have a hard time.)
(You can check more information when Lv is increased.)
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The moment I saw the updated status window above her head, I swallowed hard subconsciously.
'She looks neat and proper on the outside, but actually a lewd bitch. What's this, it drives me crazy!'
At that moment, an announcement was heard that they were arriving at the next station.
"I..."
"Yes?"
As she said that, she leaned closer to me, her face inched toward mine. Facing her bewitching lips and her sharp nose, I finally opened the subway door, squealed, and ran out.
"I'm sorry!!"
After gaining quite a distance out of the subway, I turned back and confirmed that the girl wasn't chasing after me. I leaned against the nearby wall on my back, muttering as I grabbed my hair in frustration.
"What the fuck am I doing? Kim Siwoo... you pathetic asshole… stupid bastard…"