Seeing the bright number 20 pulsing next to her Pleasure Energy gauge, Lily released her budding breasts immediately, letting out a long, trembling breath.
Her cheeks flushed a deep, strawberry crimson, and both of her fluffy ears flopped softly onto the velvet bedding. For a moment, she lay motionless, hugging her head tightly against a large, soft pillow as she calmed her racing heart.
“Damn it...” she forced out softly to herself, still feeling a light tingling on her fingertips.
“Never in my life would I have thought that squeezing and kneading a woman’s breasts could be so... damn enjoyable...”
She swallowed hard, recalling the sensation. The touch in her hands was simply incredible - the velvety, warm, elastic skin yielded perfectly to the slightest pressure, creating the sensation of kneading the softest, sweetest dough.
On the other hand, the sensation in the breasts themselves triggered electric pulses that shot straight into her lower body with every firmer tug on a nipple.
“I’d bet good money I would’ve gained those points three times faster if I just jerked off and brought myself to an orgasm...” she muttered with a sweet-and-sour smile, but immediately shook her head.
“But these damn skills have such weird requirements to fulfill.”
After those words, Lily shifted her gaze to a specific entry in the Bodycraft branch she had been hunting for a good fifteen minutes:
[Skill - Heavy Hips]
Effect: Hips undergo noticeable widening, while thighs and buttocks gain luscious density and appetizing mass. Creates an extreme contrast with a narrow waist, drastically increasing leg grip strength and pelvic shock absorption during intimate encounters. +10 END, +10 STR.
“Thanks to this, I’ll gain a whole ten points of Endurance and ten points of Strength!” she said with excitement, narrowing her eyes adorably.
“Considering my base stats are a pathetic 2 Endurance and 1 Strength, this is going to be a massive, practically astronomical jump in power for me!”
After a moment, she added with a slight, crooked smirk as she read the rest of the description:
“...And my hips will also gain 'luscious density and appetizing mass,' as this filthy System so charmingly put it.”
She looked below the description, where the unlock requirements section was located. A small, green glowing checkmark stood beside the condition:
Play with your breasts for at least 10 minutes, squeezing them alternating between firmer and lighter pressure.
“Requirement met flawlessly...” she whispered contentedly, clicking the icon without hesitation.
A System prompt leaped right in front of her face, asking if she was certain she wanted to spend an even 20 points of Pleasure Energy to unlock the [Heavy Hips] skill.
Lily tapped the "YES" option with a broad smile.
In that exact fraction of a second, a quiet, crystalline chime resonated through the air, and a giant notification flared across the screen:
[Congratulations! Unlocked new Perk: Heavy Hips]
Lily nodded with a look of deep satisfaction, but before she could even exhale, her petite frame was enveloped in a thick, shimmering, purple aura.
The transformation brought not a single shred of pain. Instead, Lily felt an extraordinarily pleasant, hot tingling spread across the lower half of her body.
Her pelvic bones slowly, smoothly began to shift apart, creating a deep, distinct curve and mature, feminine shapes. The tissue on her thighs and buttocks began to thicken and swell in the blink of an eye - her previously flat, almost boyish thighs filled out with appetizing, soft mass, and her rear rounded out immensely, creating an absolutely incredible, drastic contrast with her still unbelievably narrow, delicate waist.
When the purple glow slowly faded, the first thing Lily felt was a colossal difference in the very way she sat on the mattress.
Her buttocks sank into the velvet with an entirely new, heavy, and stable resistance. When she tried to bring her thighs together, she felt the dense, soft flesh on the inside press against itself with immense force, leaving not a single millimeter of a gap.
Her hips had become wide, deep, and sensually sculpted, granting her petite body a predatory, hourglass shape.
“Damn it...” she mumbled, feeling up her new, wide thighs with her hands and looking down at the colossal mass of her rear.
“They... they really grew a terrifying amount!”
She swiftly called up the status window. Beneath the [Sweet Voice] perk, a new indicator for [Heavy Hips] boasted its presence, and a drastic change had occurred in her attributes:
Strength: 1 → 11
Endurance: 2 → 12
Seeing those numbers, Lily couldn't hold back and erupted into a genuine, pride-filled laugh.
“Ha! Do you see that?! Over a thousand percent stat boost!” she called out.
Completely unbothered by the fact that she was stark naked, she bounded off the bed and stood on the carpet.
She executed a quick dodge, and then began comically throwing a series of rapid boxing punches into the air!
“One, two! Left jab, right hook!” she puffed briskly, throwing punches with the expression of a menacing martial arts master.
It looked hilarious and utterly darling - a petite bunny girl with charming, floppy ears, a tiny waist, and massive, thick hips hopping around the room and flailing her little fists.
With every sudden jump and swing, her small breasts bounced wildly up and down, and her newly acquired, luscious buttocks and thighs swayed sensually with every step, generating a powerful mass.
Lily didn't give a damn, though. A radiant, cheeky grin rested on her face.
After all, she had managed to gain twenty extra stat points and a massive boost in physical strength simply by feeling up her own boobs for fifteen minutes!
Lily pounced on the mattress and struck it with a dull thud using both little fists, tucking her knees and writhing on the sheet in a pure impulse of returning frustration.
Her petite body was still trembling from a heavy dose of endorphins following the transformation, and a fresh supply of strength thrummed under her chest - one that was meant to be her first step toward forging herself into an independent combat machine.
“Eleven Strength, twelve Endurance!” she repeated proudly in her mind, throwing two swift, fierce punches into the air until her ears whipped over her head with a soft whistle.
“Good enough for now. Actual hand-to-hand combat technique, dodges, turns... I’ll turn this body into something that won't get slammed into the floor so easily!”
A satisfied smile lit up her entire face, brightening the chamber. She flexed her leg muscles, pushed one foot firmly forward - dragging along a brand new, disproportionately wide thigh - and raised her delicate hands into a flawless guard position.
“Left jab! Right hook! And now… ”
Click.
The sound of a heavy brass bolt lifting struck her bunny ears with the clarity of thunder.
The lack of knocking was self-evident - after all, the Head Maid never knocked on the private chambers of the Demon Queen herself, especially as someone who officially possessed full access to every nook and cranny of her wing.
Lily froze in midair.
One leg remained extended in a proud, combat stride, her buttocks exhibiting a drastic, visible swell against her tiny waist, and her fists hovered at chin height.
Her long, fluffy ears stuck straight up like two wooden stakes, pointing directly at the ceiling.
She was completely, indisputably naked.
Standing in the open doorway was a tall, impossibly slender woman. She had staggeringly pale, alabaster skin and coal-black hair pinned low at her nape in a flawless, tight bun.
Her deep, burgundy-red eyes gazed out from behind thin, silver glasses resting on the bridge of a narrow nose.
The head maid gown she wore was black, extremely long, and crafted from heavy, matte fabric - devoid of a single centimeter of unnecessary ornamentation, lace, or frills.
Impeccably white cotton gloves gleamed on her hands, and a small, silver pocket watch ticked quietly at her narrow waist.
Her face remained entirely inscrutable. No surprise, no disgust, not even the slightest twitch that might betray what she felt.
The two women stared at each other in a complete, drawn-out silence.
After a full minute of motionless standoff, the woman adjusted the rim of her glasses with a white glove and spoke in an efficient, crystal-cold voice:
“I see that Lady Lily has utilized her time productively.”
Lily’s guard dropped in a fraction of a second, her knees buckling uncertainly.
“H-HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN STANDING THERE?!”
“Long enough.”
The delayed reaction hit the girl's brain a second later. Being so thoroughly consumed by her “training” and calculating stat gains, she had completely forgotten the state her body was in.
Her gaze slid downward: her eyes followed the maid’s line of sight, sweeping over her completely bare stomach, her voluptuous thighs, her tiny breasts, her exposed penis... and right back to the woman's composed face.
FLOP.
Both of her fluffy ears went limp and fell helpless over her face.
In a fraction of a second, Lily scrambled over to the bed, snatched a large, soft pillow, and pressed it against her chest and lower abdomen, trembling with embarrassment.
“T-The door! Knocking! People normally knock before entering!” she forced out with tears in her eyes, though thanks to her new Sweet Voice perk, her raised voice sounded merely like the squeaky, adorable whimpering of a helpless plushie.
“These are Her Majesty’s private chambers,” the maid replied calmly, taking a step forward while holding a tray bearing neatly folded clothing in her hands.
“That still doesn't mean you can just… ”
“Her Majesty also informed me that I would find you without attire.”
Lily froze.
“...Of course she informed you,” she mumbled in a flat voice.
That cursed, capricious hag did it entirely on purpose.
She knew I’d be flashing my bare ass here! And she still sent a complete stranger to my room! an enraged thought flashed through her head.