Chapter 18 : First Quest - the Meaning of Conquest
The chatter around me blurred into background noise.
My eyes locked on the glowing notification hovering at the top of my screen — crisp, clean, and impossible to ignore.
For a moment, I just stared at it.
A part of me had almost begun to wonder if the system was asleep, waiting for something I wasn't doing right. But now… now it was awake.
A pulse of adrenaline surged through me, equal parts anticipation and dread.
This was it — the next step. The proof that whatever strange fusion of worlds I'd landed in wasn't just some sandbox for me to drift through. There were rules. Structure. Purpose.
I swallowed, thumb hesitating just above the screen.
"Alright," I muttered under my breath, ignoring the faint laughter of the Mary Janes somewhere in the background. "Show me what you've got."
I tapped the notification.
The world seemed to dim around me as a familiar blue overlay slid into view, crisp text materializing line by line.
[SYSTEM QUEST – ACTIVE]
Mission Title: Conquest Mary Jane Watson
Description:
Mary Jane Watson is a very attractive young woman who is interested in you, even though she knows about your relationship with her best friend. You will have to conquer her and make her yours; to do this, you will have to mark her physically and mentally until she can no longer live without you.
Repeatable Objectives :
These objectives can be completed multiple times.
Each completion grants the listed rewards.
Mark her physically whit a creampie
Reward: Conquest Point
Mark her mentally by giving her a mind blowing orgasm
Reward: Conquest Point
Unique Objectives :
These objectives can only be completed once.
Rewards are granted a single time upon first completion.
Impregnate her because there is no greater physical mark of conquest
Reward: Advance Acting skill
Make her fulfill her most taboo fantasy with you because there is no greater mental mark of conquest
Reward: A Gacha Pull
[Tip: The most taboo fantasy of the target is submission and petplay.]
The glowing interface hung in the air a few seconds longer before fading slightly, leaving faint traces of light drifting like dust.
I just stared at it.
Then blinked.
Then stared again.
"…You've gotta be kidding me," I muttered under my breath.
I reread the mission, every line, every reward. My brain kept trying to process what I was seeing — but no matter how many times I looked, the words didn't change.
The so-called "Conquest System" finally lived up to its name.
And it wasn't about battles.
Not the kind fought with fists, anyway.
Each objective was crystal clear — and very… specific.
Things like creampie and giving mind blowing orgasme, both apparently tied to earning Conquest Points which mean more pore and growth forme.
So that was the game.
Power through connection — or, more accurately, through sex.
And as much as part of me wanted to scoff, another, quieter part of my brain was… reacting differently.
Because if this was real — if the system truly rewarded that kind of conquest — then it meant that building deeper relationships could make me stronger.
That every interaction, every moment, could literally reshape what I was capable of.
I exhaled slowly, trying to push the heat from my face. "Okay… okay. This is insane."
Exciting, yes — undeniably. I'd be lying to myself if I pretended otherwise.
But there was also a weight settling in my chest.
Because this wasn't just about pleasure or luck. It meant responsibility. It meant people — real people — would be drawn into this system's design whether they knew it or not.
Gwen.
Mary Jane.
Others.
Every name that crossed my mind made that mixture of excitement and unease twist a little tighter.
The idea of impregnating a girl for gagning skills sounded like something straight out of a power fantasy — and yet, standing here, it felt more like a moral minefield.
I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck. "Of course it couldn't just be simple. Nope. It had to be… this."
So this was it. The first step on a path I didn't fully understand — one that was going to test more than just my strength or strategy.
It was going to test who I was.
And something told me… the answers weren't going to come easy.
The realization hit me harder than I wanted to admit.
The system… it didn't just reward me for strength, skill, or strategy — it incentivized sex. Every objective, every "growth condition," circled back to the same thing: sex. It wasn't subtle about it, either. The entire "Conquest" aspect was literal.
Suddenly, a lot of things made sense — the traits, the boosts, even the way the gacha had tailored my abilities. It wasn't random at all. It was building me for this.
I ran a hand through my hair, trying to calm the mix of excitement and unease swirling in my chest. Power, progress, potential — all within reach, but at what cost?
"Excuse me a sec, girls. I just remembered something I need to check," I said, forcing a half-smile as I backed away from the group. Mary Jane gave me a mock pout, teasing me about ditching her, but I barely heard it. I needed space.
I found an empty bench near the edge of the courtyard, sat down, and exhaled slowly.
"Alright," I muttered. "Let's think this through."
Why now? Why this moment?
The system had been silent since I woke up with it. No prompts, no hints, no objectives — until today. And specifically, after spending time with Mary Jane.
That couldn't be coincidence.
So what triggered it?
Was it contact — when she brushed against me, leaned close, kept flirting?
Or was it interest, some kind of emotional or physical compatibility detection?
Maybe both. Maybe the system was waiting for a "qualified candidate."
I needed to understand the way the system works. To control it.
And then, there was Gwen.
I clenched my jaw, the thought of her cutting through everything else.
We were together. Officially. Whatever this system wanted from me, I wasn't about to betray that… at least, not without understanding what the hell was going on first.
Yet — and that was the uncomfortable truth — I hadn't seen her since the system came online. Maybe that was why there wasn't a mission linked to her yet.
If contact or proximity triggered objectives, then seeing her again might reveal more. It could be… an experiment. A test.
But another thought lingered beneath that logic — cold, pragmatic, and a little cruel.
If the system truly rewarded me through "conquests," then being exclusive with Gwen could hold me back. Limit my growth.
And in this world — a world with beings like Thor, the Hulk, and even cosmic forces like Galactus — limits could be deadly.
Power at the cost of love.
Strength in exchange for loyalty.
The system wasn't offering me an easy path — it was forcing me to choose what kind of person I was willing to become.
Unless… I stopped playing by its rules.
With Mind Whisper, I could, in theory, have both — devotion and conquest, affection and control. I could make things align the way I wanted them to.
But even as the thought formed, a chill ran through me. Having everything… at the cost of their free will — was that really winning?