When I woke up, the first thing I saw was the sleeping face of the goddess of beauty――Yuna.
Her long lashes were lowered, her lips slightly parted, and she was breathing softly and steadily in her sleep.
It seems I also used up all my energy in yesterday’s battle and fell asleep.
I sat up in bed and stretched big to loosen up.
Since this room has no windows, I couldn’t tell if it was morning or night, but when I checked the TV Monitor on the wall, it had already switched to ‘Day Three.’
Looks like I’d been asleep for quite a while.
”Man, you really slept hard-” I muttered to myself.
Next to me was Yuna in her birthday suit.
It’s a shame there’s no sunlight, but is this what they call a――morning-after thing1?
I’ve finally joined the ranks of people with love lives2. Hell yeah!
To cool down the heat from yesterday’s lovemaking, I took a quick shower and washed off.
Then I opened ‘Inventory,’ took out a melon bread3 and milk, and filled my throat and stomach.
With ‘Inventory,’ once you store an item, time completely stops, and no matter how long you leave it, it won’t rot or get cold.
While I was munching on the bread, Yuna’s Status caught my eye at the edge of my vision, and I stopped my hand.
”Still though… why is Yuna’s level so high?” I wondered aloud.
When I checked her with ‘Appraisal’ yesterday, her level was definitely ‘1.’
But looking at it again now, the level display said ’30.’
To me it’s a tiny number, but it’s clearly weird that she got that much experience when she hasn’t stepped one foot out of this room.
In the last game, we gained experience by defeating monsters like Goblins.
But in this ‘Partner Game,’ there’s zero chance for combat.
If that’s the case, there’s only one answer.
In this game, you level up by having sex!
I’ll need to test this in detail later once she wakes up.
……Of course, the way to confirm is sex.
After a warm shower and some energy, power surged through my whole body.
I stood in front of the TV Monitor and checked today’s ‘Theme.’
Based on the pattern from day one and day two, the theme gets revealed in the morning and we work through it over the afternoon.
As always, the Monitor is huge but the text on it is tiny.
”I really wish they’d fix this part~. God might have a pretty sloppy personality,” I grumbled.
[Current: Day 3]
[Remaining Pairs: 9]
[Today’s ‘Theme’ ― (Trust Part 1)]
The “Current Trust Level” is projected in Ranking format.
The pair in last place at the end of today will be executed.
[Trust Level]
・Score: 89
[Ranking]
・2nd Place
[Time left until ‘Theme’ ends: (14:32)]
Today is the day some pair gets eliminated based on their ‘Trust Level’ score.
Since it’s written in cold, mechanical text, it doesn’t really hit me that someone’s going to die.
Luckily, me and Yuna are currently in 2nd place, so we’re far from last place.
I wish they’d post which pair has how many points.
It doesn’t seem like we need to panic, but maybe I should pile on more points just to be safe.
Actually, I don’t really understand what criteria this ‘Trust Level’ system uses to score.
The rules said it measures “how much you entrust your mind and body to your partner” and “how open your heart is,” but that’s way too vague to understand.
My dumb brain couldn’t figure it out….
But yesterday, I noticed something.
That is, ……I earned a ton of points from sex.
Before doing it yesterday, I only had 19 points, but now I have 89.
In other words, I got 70 points just from that one night of sex.
I don’t know if there’s a cap on points, but this growth rate is insane.
But I guess entrusting your mind and body through sex and opening your heart led to the bonus points.
(If worst comes to worst and my score gets dangerous, I can just bang like crazy and force my Ranking to stay up…. Probably…)
I built this short-sighted and shameless survival strategy in my head, though I have no idea if it’ll work.
Now then, I decided to use the time until Yuna wakes up to do a proper test of my unique skill, ‘Material Editing.’
With everything going on, I’d put off testing the skill.
I guess when your party grows, your own time shrinks. That’s just how it is.
What I know so far is that I can freely increase, decrease, and manipulate the quantity and shape of items.
The way to use the skill is all through the view window in Status, so it’s comfortable.
I tried selecting the melon bread3 in Inventory that I just ate.
When I selected the melon bread3 entry, an editing window popped up.
Item name: Melon Bread3
Quantity: 8
The following edits are possible.
[Increase][Decrease][Transform]
[Repair][Break Down][Combine]
Only [Increase], [Decrease], and [Break Down] were lit up bright, and the rest――[Transform], [Repair], [Combine]――were grayed out and unselectable.
Apparently, the available commands are limited depending on the target item.
I selected the [Increase] command.
[How many do you want to add? Quantity: 8/99]
Looks like the same item can be increased up to 99.
I entered the max ’99’ without hesitation.
Now the melon bread3 in Inventory has increased.
[Decrease] is just a function to reduce, so I skipped testing it, and next I selected the [Break Down] option I’d been curious about.
[How many do you want to break down? Quantity: 0]
I tried entering the number ‘1’ and confirmed.
Then the melon bread3 in Inventory disappeared with an effect like it was breaking into particles of light, and instead, the raw ingredients――’flour,’ ‘sugar,’ ‘butter,’ ‘milk,’ ‘egg,’ ‘salt’――appeared neatly lined up.
I see, so breaking down an item gives you the raw materials that make it up.
As a further test, I selected the ‘egg’ that came out from breaking down, and used [Increase] to specify ’99,’ and without paying any cost, fresh eggs multiplied infinitely.
”Whoa, this is amazing. I can get anything infinitely now. Is this skill only for during the game? If possible, I’d love to use it after clearing and returning to reality,” I mused.
If I could use this skill in the real world, I’d just need to get one pure gold or precious metal ingot or a high-class gem, and I could multiply it infinitely to build a massive fortune-truly a man’s dream, even if it’s a short-sighted thought.
”…Good morning, Masato,” she greeted softly.
While I was testing if there was anything else I could do, a sweet voice like a rolling bell, still carrying sleepiness, reached me from behind.
I turned around and Yuna was sitting up in bed.
She skillfully pulled the white bedsheet up to her chest, squinting as if it were dazzling, and looked at me.
”Good morning, Yuna. Did you sleep well?” I asked.
”Indeed… I slept so exceptionally well, it is almost beyond belief,” she replied.
”Um… are you okay? Like, no body pain or anything? I know I kind of lost control yesterday and went too hard..,” I checked, scratching my cheek.
”Well… I still harbor this peculiar sensation lingering deep within my being, as though I remain bound to you… Yet curiously, I experience no discomfort whatsoever. I am quite well.”
”I see, that’s good then. If anything hurts, tell me. I haven’t tested if it works, but I’ve got tons of HP recovery potions in Inventory that heal injuries,” I reassured her.
”Fufu, you have my gratitude. I appreciate the sentiment… At any rate, I shall take a shower first. Owing to a certain gentleman, my entire person is coated in semen.”
Yuna gently stroked her lower belly through the sheet with a loving look, wearing a seductive smile.
After one night, her somehow more alluring appearance made my heart pound hard.
”Oh, pray do not feel compelled to avert your gaze entirely, yet… do refrain from peeking, if you please?”
”…Is that what they call an invitation?” I teased.
”It is most certainly no such thing… Though, should you truly insist, Masato, I suppose I might permit you a brief glance…”
”Hey now, are you sure you should say that? I might jump you again this morning,” I warned.
”Fufu, by all means, pray proceed as you wish.”
Yuna gave a mischievous chuckle, then gracefully slipped out of bed still wrapped in the sheet and slid into the bathroom.
When she says stuff like that, I can’t just stay quiet.
Besides, I can’t even get hot water without my magic sword ‘Abyss,’ so this is basically a legal invitation.
I chased after her back and immediately pushed open the bathroom door and charged in.
…………
A few hours later, after fiercely clashing our heat against each other and feeling completely refreshed this time, we sat side by side on the edge of the bed.
Yuna’s reactions were so cute I ended up going overboard again!
When I checked the Monitor again, the Trust Level had gone up a lot too, and now the score was ‘223.’
I have no idea what the formula is, but apparently it’s not a hundred-point scale.
The Ranking position had also changed, and we’d climbed from 2nd to a solid ‘1st.’
Hmm. All we did was fool around, though, so this game really… isn’t that hard!
It’s on Difficulty Setting [NORMAL] after all….
The dirty bedsheets and covers, I stored them once in ‘Inventory,’ broke down and deleted just the “dirt” element, then took them back out.
So now they’re as good as new.
”My goodness… you released so very much yesterday already, precisely how much reserves do you possess, Masato? You are positively insatiable…”
Yuna brushed up her hair with a look of exasperation, but also somehow satisfied.
Partway through, she herself was begging, “More, more, give me more…” though….
”No, I’m surprised myself. Probably because of leveling up, my stamina and recovery are superhuman now. And also..,” I noted.
”Furthermore?” she inquired.
”Every time I cum inside Yuna once, it seems like you get a little bit of experience. We did it three times in the bathroom earlier, right? I think Yuna’s level went up again,” I explained.
”…You speak truly. My Status has most certainly increased. Small wonder I felt so much lighter than when I awoke, as though I were brimming with vitality. I feel my physical form is considerably keener today than yesterday.”
Maybe it’s because she does kendo, but I could feel a strong aura coming from her now.
”That’s because leveling up strengthens your body and senses. I think that’s the effect,” I said.
”This ‘level’ system… precisely where is its upper bound established?”
”Beats me. But my level broke past four digits to ‘2360,’ so the cap’s probably ‘9999’ or maybe even higher?” I shrugged.
”That crosses entirely into the realm of the non-human… Observe, even at merely level ’50,’ I am capable of this with ease, you see?”
Yuna put her finger on an empty 500ml plastic bottle that had just been drunk, and with a crack crack crack, a sound like terrifying metal echoed through the room.
She lightly clenched her palm and then opened it――the bottle that was there had vanished without a trace, and a compressed lump of plastic about the size of a golf ball was rolling there.
I see, …even at level ’50,’ you get superhuman strength that far exceeds an adult male’s grip.
”…That’s some crazy strength. So Yuna’s getting closer to being a superhuman like me,” I remarked.
”Haah… I suppose so. For a lady, however, it is hardly a welcome transformation. Tell me, this shall revert to my customary physical form once our ordeal concludes, yes?”
”That’s for God to know, I guess. Well, worst case, even if it doesn’t go back, it’ll be fine. I’m level ‘2360’ and I don’t have much trouble adjusting my strength in daily life, so it’ll work out!” I laughed off her concern.
”Truly, you are ever so remarkably unbothered. I quite envy you.”
Yuna let out a sigh like she was fed up, and smiled.
After all that intense exercise, we got hungry again, so we decided to have lunch.
Anyway, you can’t fight in a death game4 on an empty stomach.
”I mean, fight what…?” I muttered.
”Did I articulate that aloud?”
”Yeah… hehehe,” I chuckled.
”Hahahahaha,” she laughed melodiously.
The pizza we ate together was the most delicious in my whole life.
Trivia:
- Yuna’s level jumped from 1 to 30 overnight without leaving the room, which secretly confirms the game’s hidden mechanic that intimacy between partners directly fuels experience gain.
- Masato’s casual musing about multiplying gold infinitely in the real world hints at his underlying desire to escape the death game and return to a normal, comfortable life.
- The Trust Level score jumped from 89 to 223 after just a few hours, meaning the game’s scoring heavily rewards physical intimacy over conversation or emotional bonding.
Translation Notes:
1 ↩ Japanese slang for waking up next to someone the morning after spending the night together, often implying a one-night stand or new romantic development.
2 ↩ Japanese internet slang for people who have fulfilling real-world lives, especially those with romantic partners, as opposed to lonely internet dwellers.
3 ↩ A popular Japanese sweet bread with a cookie crust on top, named for its resemblance to a melon.
4 ↩ Japanese loanword from English meaning death game, a genre where participants must compete in deadly games.