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Chapter 17 - Pay Up

I woke up slowly, my body heavy with that pleasant exhaustion that came from a night of good sex.

The bed was warm, the sheets tangled around my legs, and for a moment, I just lay there, staring at the ceiling while my brain caught up with the rest of me.

Then I turned my head and saw her.

MJ was sleeping on the other side of the bed, curled up on her stomach with her face buried in the pillow, her red hair spilling across the white sheets like spilled wine.

Her back rose and fell with each slow breath, and even from here I could see the hickeys I'd left on her neck and shoulders.

I smiled, the memories of last night flooding back in vivid detail.

The mirror. The way she'd screamed my name. The way her pussy had clenched around me when she came.

Yeah. That had been a good night.

I shifted slightly, careful not to wake her, and stretched my arms above my head.

My body felt... good. Better than good, actually. No soreness. No fatigue. Just this low hum of energy running through me, like I'd gotten a full eight hours of sleep instead of whatever handful of hours we'd actually managed.

'LightForce doing its thing,' I thought.

Then another thought hit me.

'I should check the system.'

I closed my eyes, focusing inward, and thought the command.

'Status.'

The familiar blue screen materialized in my mind's eye immediately, and I felt that little rush of satisfaction I always got from seeing it.

But before the status screen appeared, a cascade of notifications popped up, stacking one on top of the other.

Creampied Yelena Belova... SEP +5

Kink Explored: Nipple Play... SEP +5

Made out with Mary Jane Watson... SEP +2

Fingered Mary Jane Watson... SEP +3

Received a blowjob from Mary Jane Watson... SEP +6

Had vaginal sex with Mary Jane Watson... SEP +15

Kink Explored: Mirror Play... SEP +4

Kink Explored: Hair Pulling... SEP +4

I blinked, reading through the list twice.

Forty-four points total from last night alone.

Holy shit.

The kink bonuses were the new thing system introduced upon unlocking the Superhuman tier.

I hadn't been paying close enough attention before. Mirror play and hair pulling had each added four points on top of the base activities.

That was huge.

I dismissed the notifications and pulled up my status screen.

Name: Rex Thrustmore

Age: 19

Skills: Human Tier [Expand], Superhuman Tier [Expand]

Evaluation: A Slightly Strong Naughty Human

Sex Energy Points: 49

[Lottery]

Forty-nine points.

I stared at the number, feeling a mix of satisfaction and frustration.

On one hand, that was enough for another Superhuman Tier roll with points left over.

On the other hand, I'd had multiple rounds with Yelena that time, but the system had only counted the second one—the creampie bonus. No full session points.

That's how it worked. The system only gave points for activities once every twenty-four hours with the same partner.

If not for that limitation, I'd have unlocked multiple Superhuman Tier skills by now just from going a few rounds with the same person.

I sighed, shaking my head.

'Can't be greedy,' I reminded myself. 'The system's already broken as hell. Asking for more is just being ungrateful.'

And on the bright side, the kink exploration bonuses were adding up fast. The more creative I got, the more points I'd earn.

That was something I could work with.

I navigated to the Lottery screen and tapped on Superhuman Tier.

The notification appeared immediately:

Roll Superhuman Tier Lottery?

Cost: 30 SEP

[YES] [NO]

I hit Yes without hesitation.

The points dropped from forty-nine to nineteen, and the screen flickered for a second before locking in.

NEW SKILL UNLOCKED:

Regeneration I

A description expanded below it:

Accelerated healing factor. Bullet wounds, deep cuts, and fractured bones can heal within hours. Minor injuries (scrapes, bruises, small cuts) heal within minutes. Does not prevent death from catastrophic damage (e.g., decapitation, complete organ destruction).

I stared at the screen, my heart pounding.

"Damn," I muttered under my breath. "So I have regeneration now?"

This was huge.

Extremely huge.

LightForce Connection I had given me offensive capabilities—energy constructs, weapons, shields. But it didn't make me any tougher. I could still be shot, stabbed, beaten down like any normal human.

Regeneration covered that gap.

It didn't give me super strength or durability, but it gave me something just as valuable: survivability.

In a world where stray bullets kill people every day, being able to heal from gunshot wounds in hours? That was a game-changer.

I could take risks now. Push harder. Fight without worrying that one lucky hit would put me down for good.

I grinned, dismissing the notification.

Nineteen points left.

Not enough for another Superhuman roll, but enough for a few Human Tier pulls.

I hesitated for a second, then thought, 'Fuck it. We roll.'

I navigated back to the Lottery and selected Human Tier.

Roll Human Tier Lottery?

Cost: 5 SEP

[YES] [NO]

I hit Yes.

The points dropped to fourteen, and the screen spun.

NEW SKILL UNLOCKED:

Costume Creation

I frowned, reading the description.

The user can generate a single costume and swap between their normal clothes and the costume at will. 

To select a costume, create or obtain a visual reference (drawing, photo, etc.), tear it, and say aloud: "I want this to be my costume."

The costume will be recognized. If the costume is destroyed, it can be regenerated after 24 hours.

I blinked.

"Huh."

That was... weird.

And weirdly specific.

I'd expected the Human Tier to keep giving me mundane skills—lip-reading, perfect pour, stuff like that. But this was something else.

A costume?

'Is the system trying to push me toward the hero path?'

I dismissed the thought immediately.

'Nah. The system's not sentient. It's just random.'

And even if it was trying to push me somewhere, I wasn't anyone's bitch. Being a full-time hero wasn't my thing. I'd rather do what I wanted to do, help people when I felt like it, and stay the hell out of the spotlight the rest of the time.

Still, the skill wasn't useless.

If I ever did need to do something that required hiding my identity—fighting someone, breaking into somewhere, whatever—having a costume I could swap into instantly would be handy.

I'd figure out a design later.

I pulled up my phone from the nightstand and checked the time.

6:00 AM.

Early. But not unreasonably so.

I glanced over at MJ again. She was still asleep, her face buried in the pillow, her bare ass on full display where the sheets had slipped off.

I smirked.

Couldn't resist.

I reached over and gave her ass a light spank.

The flesh jiggled slightly, and MJ let out a low groan, stretching like a cat without lifting her head.

"Mmm... good morning," she mumbled, her voice muffled by the pillow.

"Morning," I said, grinning as I swung my legs over the side of the bed. "I'm gonna head out. Lock the door when you leave, okay?"

MJ finally lifted her head, turning to look at me with one eye open, her hair a mess.

Then she smirked.

"Really?" she said, propping herself up on her elbows. "Don't you want more of me?"

She reached back and gave her own ass a playful spank, the sound echoing in the quiet room.

"Morning fuck?" she added, her voice dropping into that sultry tone.

I paused halfway off the bed, my resolve wavering.

She was tempting. Reallytempting.

And I'd already decided I wasn't going anywhere urgent this morning.

Fuck it.

I climbed back onto the bed, grabbing her hips and pulling her toward me.

"You're trouble, you know that?" I muttered, already lining myself up.

She laughed, breathless and filthy.

"You love it."

Only MJ's moans and begging to be fucked harder left the apartment after that.

An hour later, I finally left her apartment, my body humming with satisfaction and my mind buzzing with thoughts about the system, my new skills, and what the hell I was going to do next.

The café was closed today, so I had the entire day to myself.

I had time to figure out what I wanted to do. Because you stopped being normal when you had two powers.

Hell, even without the powers, I was nothing close to normal.

As I walked back toward my apartment, my phone buzzed in my pocket.

I pulled it out and saw a notification from ESU.

I opened it.

Empire State University - Payment Reminder

Dear Rex Thrustmore,

This is a reminder that your first tuition payment of $25,000 is due before the start of classes. Please submit payment by the end of this month to secure your enrollment. Orientation will be held on 30th Nov.

Failure to pay by the deadline may result in forfeiture of your acceptance.

I stopped walking, staring at the screen.

Twenty-five thousand dollars is due in less than a month.

I groaned, shoving the phone back into my pocket.

"I really need to make some money," I muttered to myself.

An idea flickered in the back of my mind. Vague. Risky. But potentially lucrative.

'Yeah,' I thought. 'That could work. But I need to get used to my powers first.'

I couldn't just jump into that without knowing what exactly I was capable of.

LightForce. Regeneration. I needed to test them. Train with them. Figure out their limits before I do anything stupid.

I picked up my pace, heading back to my apartment.

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