As the scene shifted, the dark, damp valley disappeared, replaced by a vast plain.
Bright sunshine, a gentle breeze rustling through the grass—this was the first proper map after leaving the newbie village—[Mist Plains].
Fortunately, the map was large enough that players were spread out, and there was no one around for now.
I found a huge oak tree and had my wife sit down to rest.
“Yulin, feeling better?” I asked softly through our mental link.
“Mmm…
a little better, but my body still feels…
weird.” On screen, my wife hugged her knees and buried her face in her arms, her voice sounding muffled: “Husband, can we really complete the quest?
This game is too improper.
Just now…
so many men watching, and I wasn’t wearing underwear and was…
I really can’t show my face anymore…”
I had to steady her mindset now.
Not just for the quest, but for…
ahem, getting my wife back.
“Wife, listen to me. You’re overthinking this.” My tone turned serious and earnest.
“First, this is just a game. It’s all data. In those teammates’ eyes, you’re the game character ‘Su Yulin,’ not the gentle Su Yulin from reality. No one knows it’s you behind the screen.”
“But… the sensations are real…” she weakly protested.
“The sensations feel real because the situation is special and complex, but at its core it’s still fake.” I began to coax her, rolling out the twisted logic I’d prepared long ago: “Think about it—real-life actresses film scenes wearing swimsuits or even bed scenes for their art. Does everyone think they’re shameless? No. Everyone knows it’s ‘acting.’ You’re playing a role right now too, completing the final quest to get back to me. So maybe this small sacrifice is necessary battle damage, right?”
Seeing she didn’t respond, I pressed on while the iron was hot, giving a more concrete example:
“Besides, look at Bai Ling just now—her qipao slit goes all the way up to her waist. When she walks, you can practically see her butt cheeks. Was she embarrassed? And look at all the female characters on this game’s streets—which one isn’t showing cleavage or legs? That’s the ‘common sense’ of this world. If you wore a thick cotton jacket, you’d be the weird one in everyone’s eyes. In this world, you have to follow the local customs.”
“And…” I paused, my tone turning gentle, “as embarrassing as it was just now, don’t you think you were fighting at maximum power in that state? If we hadn’t taken off those two pieces for mana regen, we might have wiped just now. For the team, and to not let me down, you did great. Your husband is proud of you.”
This speech was half-truth, half-manipulation—both the “everyone does it” herd mentality suggestion and the “for your husband” emotional leverage.
After a long silence, a soft sigh came through our mental link.
“Is… is that so? Am I really just overthinking it?”
“Of course. This is a game that only cares about results, not the process. As long as you win, wearing clothes or not doesn’t really matter.”
On screen, my wife slowly lifted her head.
Though the flush left by “overstimulation” hadn’t faded from her cheeks, the resistance in her eyes had clearly diminished.
alright.
Since everyone’s like that…
and it’s to help you complete the quest…” She bit her lip, as if psyching herself up, “I’ll just pretend…
pretend I’m swimming in a bikini at the beach.”
I was secretly delighted—not just because she’d accepted it, but because of her “bikini” analogy.
If she could accept a bikini, she wasn’t far from accepting something even more daring.
“That’s the spirit! Adjust your mood, check your status bar—has the debuff worn off? We still need to get moving.”
“Mmm…
the ‘overstimulation’ timer is almost up, but…” My wife’s voice suddenly became barely audible, “the sensitivity…
still hasn’t gone down…”
Looking at that stubborn red value stuck at 85/100, I knew very well this wasn’t something that would drop just by resting.
Even though the “overstimulation” debuff countdown only had a few minutes left, if that base sensitivity value wasn’t physically released, she probably wouldn’t make it out of this map.
“Wife, how about…” I tentatively suggested through our mental link, “since there’s no one around here anyway, and that spot behind the tree is pretty hidden. Could you… you know… take care of it yourself with your hands? Clear the sensitivity to zero so we can get moving.”
“Shut up!”
An indignant shout came through our mental link instantly.
On screen, Yulin looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her entire face flushing so red it could drip blood: “What are you thinking?! How could I possibly do something like that… outdoors! And in a game, groping at the air… Absolutely not! Don’t even think about it!”
“I’m just thinking about the quest…”
“That’s completely different! Anyway… anyway, I just need to wait for this countdown to end, right? I can endure it!”
Seeing her react so strongly, I had to drop it.
After all, my wife was an extremely traditional woman at heart.
Agreeing to fight without underwear earlier was already her limit.
Making her “self-service” in broad daylight was indeed asking too much.
So we sat there in awkward silence until that red [Overstimulation] countdown hit zero.
“Alright, I don’t feel as hot anymore.” Yulin let out a long breath and stood up, using the tree trunk for support.
“Let’s go.”
However, just two steps in, her movements suddenly froze.
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“What is it?”
“I feel… down there is cool and… empty…” Yulin’s voice carried confusion and panic.
“Husband, didn’t you put my underwear back on earlier?”
I was stunned and quickly opened the equipment panel.
What I saw left me dumbfounded—the two slots that had held the bra and panties were completely empty!
I frantically checked the system log and found an inconspicuous line among the battle data:
[System Notice: Player has left the newbie zone (Newbie Village/Initial Dungeon). “Newbie Bra” and “Newbie Panties” are newbie protection items. They are automatically destroyed upon leaving the protected zone.]
“Um… wife, I have some bad news…” I swallowed hard and read the system notice to her.
“Wh… what?!”
On screen, Yulin instinctively clamped her legs together, pressing both hands firmly against the front and back of her skirt: “So you’re saying… inside right now… I’m really… completely bare?”
“Yeah… and it seems like this game’s setting is that female underwear disappears once you leave the newbie village…”
“AH?! What kind of crappy game is this?!” My wife stomped her foot adorably in anger.
This was a big problem.
But since they were gone and couldn’t be conjured back, we’d just have to tough it out.
“Let’s not worry about it for now. We’ll check when we get to the main city ahead, wife.”
“Mmm… fine…”
We set off again.
But this time, the situation was completely out of control.
Although the debuff was gone, that 85/100 extreme sensitivity was real.
Worse, without the bra’s protection, the [Celestial Silk Divine Gown]’s cool, slippery silk fabric rubbed directly against her completely exposed nipples with every swaying step.
“Haah… mmm…”
Before we’d walked far, Yulin’s breathing grew rapid.
On screen, her normal walking posture gradually distorted.
Her knees unconsciously rubbed against each other, and the protrusion of her nipples became increasingly obvious.
“Husband… no… the dress… the dress keeps rubbing…”