[Insufficient Lust Points.]
"Just let me look."
[Insufficient Lust Points.]
"I’m only browsing."
[The poor do not have browsing privileges.]
The room fell completely silent.
Staring at the floating screen, Asher experienced an overwhelming urge to drag this invisible System out into the open and beat it senseless.
Unfortunately, he had absolutely no idea where it even existed.
"What about the Gate Destroyer Bloodline?"
Suppressing his irritation, he shifted his attention to the other unfamiliar entry on his status panel.
[The Gate Destroyer Bloodline is a unique bloodline originating from the deepest reaches of the Ancient Gates. It possesses vitality, regenerative ability, and growth potential far beyond that of ordinary humans.]
[The bloodline is currently in its initial state. The Host’s fundamental vitality and physical potential have already been greatly enhanced, but because this body is far too weak, most of its power remains sealed.]
[As the bloodline gradually awakens, ordinary methods will become increasingly incapable of killing the Host.]
Asher lowered his head and clenched his fist.
Only then did he realise that the weakness lingering deep within his body had mostly disappeared.
Even the loose muscles on his arms, weakened by years of malnutrition, had quietly become noticeably firmer.
The transformation was subtle. But it was enough to prove that the System had not lied.
His body truly was being reconstructed by some mysterious force.
"That actually sounds pretty good."
He finally gave his evaluation.
[Only pretty good?]
"If there are no side effects, then it’s far better than that."
Leaning against the bed, Asher calmly looked at the floating screen.
"Power never comes without a price. You’ve already told me what I can gain. Now tell me what I’ll have to pay."
This time, the System did not answer immediately.
A few seconds later, the pale pink screen abruptly turned crimson.
An icy warning echoed repeatedly inside Asher’s mind.
[WARNING!]
[Both the Divine Aphrodisiac Body and the Gate Destroyer Bloodline possess extraordinarily active life energy. In order to maintain the Host’s internal energy cycle, the Host must regularly complete deep life exchanges with an adult member of the opposite sex.]
[Survival Rule One: No fewer than three times per week.]
[Survival Rule Two: The Host must complete one valid replenishment before midnight every day.]
[Survival Rule Three: The Host must not refuse critical Main Story missions without legitimate cause.]
[Violation of the Survival Rules will result in the Host’s life force rapidly collapsing.]
[Severe violations will result in immediate erasure.]
The expression on Asher’s face slowly froze.
He read every line again to ensure he had missed nothing before finally speaking.
"Before midnight... every day?"
[Correct.]
"Every single day?"
[Correct.]
"What if I can’t find a suitable partner?"
[That is a problem for the Host to solve.]
"And if I refuse?"
[The Host will die.]
Asher remained silent for a long time.
He had originally assumed the System’s greatest flaw was its rather indecent name.
Now he realised the truly indecent part came afterwards.
This was not a System designed to help him rise to the top.
It was a death sentence that could kill him simply because there were no women around.
"How much time is left until midnight?"
The System did not answer.
Instinctively, Asher picked up his phone.
23:17
Forty-three minutes remained until midnight.
At the same moment, the System spoke again, its tone filled with unmistakable schadenfreude.
[Detected: The Host currently possesses no Partners.]
[Emergency Beginner Mission has been issued.]
[Mission Name: Survive Your First Day After Transmigration.]
[Mission Requirement: Establish a valid intimate connection with an adult woman before midnight.]
[Mission Reward: 100 Lust Points. Beginner Control Authority over the Divine Aphrodisiac Body.]
[Failure Penalty: Death.]
Asher stared at the time displayed on his phone as a vein slowly bulged on his forehead.
Forty-three minutes, in a completely unfamiliar world, he had to find an adult woman willing to help him complete the mission.
Even with the Divine Aphrodisiac Body, the task sounded scarcely easier than challenging an S-Rank Hunter head-on.
Making matters worse, the previous owner had spent years caring for his sick mother and had barely interacted with anyone else.
Not only did he have no girlfriend, but there were barely any women listed in his contacts.
Asher quickly opened his phone’s contact list.
His mother’s number.
Lower District Clinic.
Dormitory Manager.
And one contact named...
Irene.
He opened the chat history.
The last messages had been sent only a few hours ago.
[Irene: I brought you some food. I’ll come by tonight.]
[Irene: About Teacher Lina... don’t try to shoulder everything alone.]
According to the previous owner’s memories, Irene was twenty-two years old, a D-Rank Hunter living next door, and also one of Lina’s former students.
After Lina fell ill, Irene occasionally came over to help, but because the previous owner was extremely withdrawn, he had always deliberately kept his distance from her.
Just as Asher was about to continue reading the conversation—
Knock. Knock.
A gentle knocking sound came from outside the door.
His movements came to a halt.
"Asher?"
A gentle female voice filled with concern drifted in from the other side.
"Are you awake?"
Almost the instant those words were spoken, a faint, mysterious fragrance suddenly drifted from Asher’s body, silently slipping through the crack beneath the door and into the hallway.
The breathing outside abruptly paused for a brief moment.
Then the familiar System notification appeared before his eyes.
[A qualified adult target has been detected.]
[Name: Irene]
[Age: 22]
[Hunter Rank: D-Rank]
[Affection Towards Host: 61]
[Physical Compatibility: 94%]
[The Divine Aphrodisiac Body has begun exerting its initial influence.]
[Time Remaining Until Midnight: 41 Minutes.]
Asher looked at the tightly closed door.
Then he glanced at the countdown steadily ticking away before him.
After two seconds of silence, he finally stood up and walked toward the entrance.
Click.
The door lock slowly turned.