Capítulo 55: Partial 5th Idle Benefit
Cassius was about to glance at the system notifications he received for saving Memphis, but before he got the chance, she spoke up, mumbling:
"Y-You can let me down now…" She wiggled and squirmed in his lap. She wasn't the least bit uncomfortable—at least not physically—but something weird was messing with her insides, causing her to experience mild discomfort.
"Ahh, yes," said Cassius, seemingly calm about the whole ordeal.
He gently laid her on the seat beside him, then took the opportunity to ask, "Do you have any family that I could help you get into contact with…?"
Realization dawned upon Memphis as reality washed over her embarrassment. A lot of color drained from her otherwise beautiful face; she clenched her fists while looking down at her feet.
"...I have an uncle who lives a few towns over, but… but I really don't want to contact him… And I would like to stay in Hoshito High if at all possible… I-I really don't know what to do…"
Cassius's brows furrowed in understanding. He could sense more to her aversion to her uncle than something merely childish. Moreover, he sympathized with her wanting to stay in the school district she had been in her whole life, even though she knew it was inconvenient to hold on.
Yet, none of that made this situation any less convoluted…
Feeling the complicated aura permeating around them, Cassius sighed. He snuggled his hand into her hair, causing her nerves to loosen up tremendously. "Don't worry. From now on, you will be staying with me. Only if you want to, of course."
Memphis's eyes brightened with genuine joy. "Do you truly mean that?? I can stay with you!?"
Cassius nearly fell off the bench from how far he had to lean away from the girl who seemed far too excited about this information.
"Ahh… I-I'm sorry…!"
Upon realizing how brazen she was acting, Memphis returned to her spot, once again falling silent. However, contrary to last time, the silence was very peaceful, as she repeated his words over and over again in her mind.
Small illusory flowers seemed to bounce off her head; she was practically overflowing with gratefulness and a sweetness that was almost sickening.
Cassius instantly understood that there was no turning back on what he said—not unless he wanted to anger some god above.
'Well, not that I was planning on reneging on my proposal to begin with… Though, I will still require Sasha's permission…'
'Until I can figure out a way to purchase her some housing of her own, I will need to somehow smooth things over…'
Then, as if to reward him for a good deed while expecting nothing in return, the Idle Evolution System notified him of a few things.
*Ding!*
{[Side Quest - Main Quest 2]}
[Reward 1: Slightly less disdain from the Idle Evolution System] – [Y/N]
[Reward 2: 5 AP] – [Y/N]
[Reward 3: The gratitude of a pretty girl who is about to awaken as an S-Rank Awakener] - (Don't make this weird…)] – [Y/N]
As soon as Cassius saw these screens appear in front of him, he clicked accept on the first silly reward, then accepted the second one. And lastly, he accepted the final one, though that one didn't actually do anything—or, at least, that was what he originally assumed.
{[Memphis: 16 y/o]} – [Affection: 55]
"???"
He was extremely perplexed by what he was seeing, but as someone who considered himself to be pretty adaptive, he made his speculations about what this screen could entail. Then, as if to assist him in reaching a conclusion, another few screens expanded around the first one.
BLING!
{[Partial 5th Idle Benefit]} – [Given due to the Host being relatively close with five or more girls.]
[Girls (Familiar (10-25) - Close (26-50) - Affectionate (51-80) - Extremely Affectionate (81-95) - Obsessed (96-99) - Out for Blood (100):]
[Trolling any Girls with at least a Familiar relationship status will allot the Host more AP than usual, with that bonus being greater the better the relationship status.]
{[Memphis: 55]}
{[Aya: 73]}
{[Grace: 75]}
{[Sasha: 43]}
{[Corra: 18]}
{[Bella: 100]}
Cassius's expression remained rather neutral as he read through the details of this sneak peek of the Idle Benefit that would come after his next one. That was until his eyes fell on the affection rating of his coworker and one of the most popular girls at his school. He couldn't take his gaze away from the number and name as he tried his best to quantify what the hell he was looking at.
'Why would the girl who forces herself to be friendly around me have an affection rating of 100???' Cassius thought in pure bewilderment. 'Is this thing bugged or something…??'
Noticing the confusion present on his sculpted face, Memphis asked, "Is something the matter? If you're having second thoughts about letting me stay at your place, then… then I understand—" But before she could finish that gloomy statement, Cassius cut her off, saying:
"It's nothing like that. I was simply mulling over something that seems far too silly… Ha… How ridiculous…"
Memphis's curiosity piqued as her ears perked up. "...This something… Do you mind telling me about it…?"
"Ahh… Hmm, I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell ya," replied Cassius. "What if there was this person you thought you only knew as an acquaintance. Yet, a very reliable source told you differently. In fact, this source stated that the person would quite literally kill for you!" He described with a bit of dramatic pause. "Now, tell me: how would you take this information?"
"Well…" Memphis seriously thought over the matter, which made her appear earnestly adorable. Suddenly, her eyes flashed with inspiration as she said, "This person must be insane! After all, if you were left under the assumption that you weren't even friends but mere acquaintances, yet this person felt so passionately about your relationship to kill for you, then… Then that person must be clinically insane!"
A starry-eyed girl hanging upside down in a spooky mansion blew an unnaturally loud sneeze. Frustrated over not being able to spend more time with her husband, she grumbled in annoyance while wiping her cute nose.
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