Chapter 280: The Master Bedroom Was Equipped with Soundproofing Cotton
Seeing the passive effect description of "Swordsman's Will" appear on her phone screen, Yuuki Asuna, as a Swordsman class, immediately understood just how powerful this upgraded passive skill was.
As long as she used a sword type weapon, she would receive various enhancements, and the power of her sword skills would also greatly increase.
Most importantly, she would no longer suffer the burden that sword skills placed on her body.
This not only strengthened Yuuki Asuna's combat power, but also greatly improved her endurance during long, high intensity battles.
Coupled with the purple quality Lionheart Gloves, her strength, which had been a relative weakness compared to her speed and reaction ability, had also been improved.
With the rewards from this Dungeon clear, the strength of Kato Megumi, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Yuuki Asuna had all risen by at least one level.
And now…
The main event had arrived.
"What are you going to choose…"
Before Yuuki Asuna could finish asking, Asagiri had already entered his custom reward content into the eye icon APP.
[Custom rewards confirmed: Hand armor, foot armor, skill "Blood Burst" upgrade, mental strength increase.]
[Reward acquired: Abyss Demon Gloves, Dexterous Boots, skill "Blood"...]
Just as the dark red text appeared up to that point, a pitch black hand emerged from the screen and directly crushed the line of text.
Immediately afterward, a new line of pitch black text appeared.
[Reward acquired: Hunter's Gloves, Hunter's Boots, your exclusive skill "Man Demon Mode," mental strength greatly increased.]
[Hunter's Gloves (Gray Quality, Cannot Appraise): Hand armor type equipment. When enduring any attribute attack, this equipment will slightly increase the Human Asura's corresponding resistance. When the resistance is high enough to completely nullify the corresponding attack, it can fully absorb the enemy's attack and reflect it.]
[Hunter's Boots (Gray Quality, Cannot Appraise): Foot armor type equipment. When wearing this equipment, you will be completely immune to fall damage and your footsteps will be completely concealed.]
[Hunter's Boots, Hunter's Gloves, and Hunter's Windbreaker are exclusive unique equipment for Player Utsunomiya Asagiri. The Hunter Set effect has been completed: Hunter's Mark.]
[Hunter's Mark: You may choose one enemy of any type and mark them. All attacks you make against the marked enemy will ignore any mental and physical defenses provided by external objects, and will ignore all of the opponent's resistances. No matter the distance, you can sense the marked enemy's location. Only one enemy can be marked at a time, and a new mark cannot be applied until the marked enemy is killed. Each mark has a twenty-four hour cooldown.]
[Man Demon Mode: An exclusive ability born from the fusion and sublimation of the skill "Blood Burst" and your Persona, Human Asura. When using this ability, your various physical stats are greatly enhanced, and the resistance effects already possessed by Human Asura are doubled. In this state, Persona Human Asura cannot be summoned, but will be considered in an "equipped" state, allowing other Personas to be summoned to fight.]
[Note: This exclusive ability has no negative effects, but will consume your stamina at an alarming rate. Man Demon Mode will automatically deactivate when stamina is close to exhaustion.]
After reading the rewards he had received, Asagiri nodded in satisfaction.
"Mm, now this is more like it. After all, I led so many Players to clear the Dungeon."
When he turned off his phone and looked back, he saw Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko all wearing expressions of disbelief.
"What? Did the three of you connect your minds and prepare some kind of sensational silver party?"
Hearing Asagiri's teasing, Yuuki Asuna belatedly snapped back to her senses. She pointed at his phone on the table and frowned tightly.
"That hand just now was…"
"The Human Asura's hand. It represents my ability."
"But why…"
"I don't know either."
Asagiri shook his head and spoke casually.
"We still know too little about the mechanisms of this game. Although I suspect the abilities Players obtain aren't directly given by the system, but are determined by some inherent quality of the Player, there's no conclusive evidence. Human Asura changing the system's reward content might be because I completed a kind of 'customization' more suited to myself through my own will."
Hearing Asagiri's explanation, Yuuki Asuna nodded as if she half understood, but the shock in her heart had yet to fade.
At that moment, before one wave could settle, another rose.
Iwanaga Kotoko suddenly stretched, yawned, and said something astonishing.
"I'm so sleepy. I feel like I still haven't slept enough. I'm going to sleep. Only three rooms in the house are ready, so…"
As she spoke, Iwanaga Kotoko looked at Kato Megumi, who had already changed back into her casual clothes, and smiled sweetly.
"Megumi, tonight I'll reward you by letting you sleep with Asagiri~"
"Eh?"
Both Kato Megumi and Yuuki Asuna looked incredulous.
It was not that they found it strange for Iwanaga Kotoko to say such a thing so openly. That was simply her personality.
But…
Was this really the same Iwanaga Kotoko, the number one vinegar king of Shuchiin Academy, who usually shouted, "There's a bull! There's a bull!" at the slightest provocation?
"Are you running a fever?"
"Go away, you're the one running a fever."
Iwanaga Kotoko swatted away Yuuki Asuna's hand as she tried to touch her forehead, then declared righteously,
"I, the God of Wisdom, have perspective! I always prioritize fairness and justice! How could I destroy the bond between us because of a tiny bit of jealousy? Don't underestimate me!"
Seeing Iwanaga Kotoko looking so righteous, as if her entire body was radiating holy light, Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi were momentarily at a loss for words.
But at that moment, Asagiri spoke in a knowing tone, exposing Iwanaga Kotoko's true inner thoughts and making her face flush slightly with embarrassment.
"What fairness and justice? You're just afraid I'll experiment with my newly acquired Man Demon Mode on you, aren't you?"
"Ahem."
Iwanaga Kotoko coughed lightly twice to hide her embarrassment, then spoke with solemn sincerity.
"How could that be? I, Princess Iwanaga Kotoko, the God of Wisdom, will absolutely never back down from a challenge! Do you think you've won? Wrong. I'm simply tired today and not in good condition. If you have the guts, we'll fight again another day!"
After saying this, without waiting for Asagiri's reply, Iwanaga Kotoko darted into the guest room.
At first, Kato Megumi was still a little shy and embarrassed, using the motion of tucking her black hair behind her ear to hide her awkwardness.
Then she suddenly noticed something and could not help but speak softly.
"Asuna."
"Ah? What is it?"
"Why are you looking at me with such… pitiful eyes?"
"Well…"
Yuuki Asuna gave Asagiri, who was standing nearby, a meaningful look, then sighed softly.
"You'll understand when the time comes."
After Yuuki Asuna entered the other guest room and closed the door, Kato Megumi moved subtly closer to Asagiri and whispered,
"Only the two of us are left… tonight…"
Kato Megumi turned around. Her eyes were filled with soft, pitiful tenderness, and even her voice became gentle.
"You won't bully me, right?"
"Don't worry."
Hearing Asagiri's affirmative answer, Kato Megumi's eyes trembled slightly. A cute expression of displeasure, like that of a little girlfriend sulking, appeared on her face.
After all, this was not the response she had expected.
Given Asagiri's personality, for him to actually agree like that, didn't it mean he had absolutely no interest in her?
If he truly liked her, he should not be able to resist this kind of situation, and…
Just as Kato Megumi was thinking about how to express her current dissatisfaction in a gentle tone, she heard Asagiri's tone suddenly change, his attitude firm.
"Even if you stood before me fully clothed, I would definitely do something improper. I'm sorry, but sleeping beside such a cute girlfriend and remaining completely unmoved is something I absolutely cannot do."
Hearing Asagiri's words, Kato Megumi could not help but laugh out loud.
Then, remembering that Iwanaga Kotoko and Yuuki Asuna had both gone to sleep, she quickly covered her mouth. She reached out with her fair hand and gently touched Asagiri's cheek. Looking at his smiling face, she pretended to be annoyed.
"You're not allowed to tease me like that next time. You're really too perverse."
Asagiri leaned closer, placed a gentle kiss on Kato Megumi's lips, and chuckled softly.
"Something even more perverse is still ahead."
…
Ten minutes later, in the master bedroom.
Kato Megumi once again wore the black and white striped two piece swimsuit.
Her right index finger gently hooked the thin black string at the side of the swimsuit. It was a gesture meant to show shyness and awkwardness, yet somehow carried an indescribable allure. Coupled with her slightly flushed, cute face and fair, well proportioned figure, it was truly beyond words.
"You actually kept the swimsuit I wore before, you pervert…"
Kato Megumi's voice was soft and sweet, her tone always so gentle. Even when she complained, it sounded like she was acting spoiled toward Asagiri.
After turning off the room lights, Kato Megumi quietly crawled beside Asagiri, rested her head gently on his shoulder, and spoke in a soft, slightly trembling voice.
"Mm… your hand…"
"What is it?"
"You're too direct…"
Kato Megumi felt Asagiri's hand slide along her smooth, fair waist, and her body trembled slightly as she whispered,
"But… I don't dislike it…"
Just as Asagiri was about to move further, Kato Megumi took the initiative to climb onto him, gently kissed his cheek, and spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"Asuna and Kotoko are both at home. I'm a little embarrassed tonight. What if they hear…"
"It's fine."
Asagiri gently stroked Kato Megumi's smooth black hair, speaking as if he had already expected this.
"The walls and floor of the master bedroom are fitted with soundproofing cotton."
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