"Akuto-sama… you really are a pervert~"
Kairen, for once, caught a flicker of excitement—of genuine wavering—in Akuto's eyes.
Ever since he'd summoned her, Akuto had been confident and steady. But now, in front of her, he was letting that unmistakable heat show.
Just imagining it was enough to make Kairen's soul tremble.
"Ah~ you're right. I am a pervert," Akuto didn't deny it at all. He simply reached out, as if about to tug and open a small tear—
But Kairen stopped his hand.
"Akuto-sama… I think… like this is enough."
Akuto paused. "Hm?"
He lifted an eyebrow, then immediately understood what she meant.
"Kairen, compared to my perversion, your 'nympho' level really isn't losing," Akuto said, looking straight into her blue-green eyes—where two little hearts were slowly blooming.
"That's right. We're both perverts. And that's exactly why we should be together, isn't it?"
Kairen gave a teasing smile, exhaled a warm breath into his ear, and then kissed him.
The texture of her stockings brushed against him—soft, high-quality, unmistakably expensive. Akuto could practically feel, through sheer tactile clarity, just how deep the Bronze Black Cross's pockets ran if they could outfit maids with material like this.
Even though the fabric had been tugged and distorted, it still stubbornly remained between them.
"Haa…" Kairen let out a slow breath, then, as if sensing something, knit her pretty blue-green brows.
"Elianna?" Akuto called.
"Yes!~"
The next second, the girl in a dark navy-and-white maid outfit dove in from behind, pressing onto Kairen's back. At the same time, Akuto shifted his grip, turning upward support into a deliberate downward push.
Rip—
Under the combined force, even the finest stockings couldn't hold forever.
As the fabric finally gave way, Kairen shot both arms forward, pulled Akuto close, and kissed him hard—like she was trying to swallow his breath before he could say a single smug word.
And as their distance collapsed to nothing, Akuto watched the heart-shaped haze in Kairen's eyes flare brighter.
A deep, instinctive sense of conquest and satisfaction surged up in him.
Almost the instant he was pulled into that kiss, a familiar system chime rang in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host. Fate Fortune Seizure completed.]
[Source of fortune: Kairen Yankolovskaya.]
[Blank initial ability slot +1. Total initial ability slots: 8.]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host. Hidden Achievement unlocked — Personal Maid Collection (Kairen & Elianna).]
[Reward acquired: Maid Collar ×10 (Gold).]
[Maid Collar (Gold): A female-exclusive item. When a woman willingly accepts and wears the Maid Collar, she forms an attendant oath with the Host. She will serve the Host as a maid and receive a maid outfit perfectly suited to her.]
[It does not control the mind. However, the oath strongly reinforces loyalty and discourages betrayal. Any discipline functions must be mutually agreed upon in advance and can be disabled by the Host or the wearer.]
[Note: Wearer must be female, and her power must not exceed the Host's.]
"Hm?"
After thinking for a few seconds, Akuto could only come to one conclusion for now—
This was an item meant for goddesses.
Everyone knew how difficult goddesses were to "conquer," especially the defiant ones. Even if you beat them, winning their hearts was still a long, distant road.
At times like that, an item like this could actually be useful.
Because unlike Merad, most goddesses didn't respond to threats. He might be able to control Merad through Leviathan Water, but he couldn't do the same to defiant goddesses.
The moment that thought formed, the system chimed again.
[Ding!]
[Stage-Type Story Quest triggered — Offer the Collar to a Goddess.]
[Quest Rank: Red.]
[Quest Description: A man climbs the highest mountain and crosses the deepest river.]
[If you came to the Godslayer world and never conquered a goddess, you may as well have never come at all.]
[Quest Requirement: Make three goddesses willingly accept and wear a Maid Collar.]
[Note: Judgement will only be made after all three have received collars. If conquest is already complete at that time, the reward will receive a bonus multiplier.]
"—Tch."
The new sensation—freed from the last restraint of fabric—combined with the new quest notification made Akuto inhale sharply.
But the system wasn't done.
[Ding!]
[Stage-Type Story Quest triggered — Offer the Collar to a Godslayer.]
[Quest Rank: Red.]
[Quest Description: A man climbs the highest mountain and crosses the deepest river.]
[If you came to the Godslayer world and never conquered a female Godslayer, you may as well have never come at all.]
[Quest Requirement: Make three native female Godslayers willingly accept and wear a Maid Collar.]
[Note: Judgement will only be made after all three have received collars. If conquest is already complete at that time, the reward will receive a bonus multiplier.]
"Goddesses and female Godslayers…" Akuto's mouth curled. "Looks like I'm going to be busy for a while."
He had to clear both quests.
First, they were red-rank, high-tier quests. Second, the system's note was clear: if conquest was already complete by the time the collar judgement happened, the reward would gain a bonus.
Then what if all three were fully conquered before the final judgement?
Three bonuses stacked together… might be enough to smash past the red rank ceiling and hit a rainbow-tier evaluation.
Which meant: if he executed both quests at the highest possible standard, he could potentially pull two rainbow-tier rewards.
There was no question.
He was going to finish them.
"Mm…? What is it?" Kairen's voice came out soft and breathy. She found it strange that Akuto had suddenly stopped moving, and in confusion, she opened her eyes.
But the instant she did, Akuto had already finished scanning everything.
He leaned in, speaking to her at zero distance.
"Kairen… thank you. You really are my lucky goddess."
To Akuto, these two quests were born from Kairen—no, from Kairen and Elianna together.
But that didn't stop him from making Kairen's heart flutter with the words.
After all, Kairen was one of the rare girls who met the "conquered" standard almost immediately after becoming intimate with him—ranking near the very top of his growing harem, second only to those main heroines he still hadn't truly claimed yet… like Saeko and Sayo.
Since Kairen had already proven with her actions that she liked him, Akuto needed to answer that, too.
So as he reached out and caught her delicate little foot in his hand, he pulled her closer—tight, possessive, and warm.
"Ah… n-no, that's—"
Kairen's blue-green eyes fogged heavily, her breath trembling as her body reacted all at once.
And with Elianna's presence close behind, with the room's heat rising and the air turning sweet and dizzying—
Kairen's remaining words dissolved into a soft, helpless sound.
The rest of the night slipped beyond the edge of what could be spoken aloud.
(End of Chapter)
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