Just like that. This was a good start. I only had five minutes. I divided my time into two parts. During the first half, I just caressed her cheeks delicately. For the second half, I approached my head to kiss it. The feeling of her soft skin on my lips was nice. If that was how her cheek felt, I wondered how better her lips would be.
While she shivered on the first kiss, she seemed to accept my gesture. As such, this is what I did with the remainder of the time. From small pecks to longer smooches, I did it all, and she never halted the transaction at any point.
[Transaction complete. Lender satisfaction: 81%. Your satisfaction: 12%. You pay 10 points. You earn a small amount of experience toward the next rank.]
[Congratulations! You are the fifth in your area to provide the other side with a satisfaction level above 80%. You could have done better considering your advantage. Try harder. You earn 10 points. You earn a small amount of experience toward the next rank.]
[Current points: 200.]
Why was her satisfaction level so high? Was I a master kisser without knowing it? That aside, it wasn’t just first place that earned bonuses, which meant that Book_Lover_Plus had also gotten this achievement, in fourth position or higher. Does SBPR give rewards under the fifth position?
[Even though all questions are fair, this is still a stupid one. What would we give to tenth position? One point? How ridiculous. We’re a serious program, mind you!]
Was there someone answering me, or was it some sort of advanced AI? Either way, the faked anger was really something.
[Book_Lover_Plus created a special offer for you!]
[Book_Lover_Plus. Female forehead. 5 minutes. 10 points.]
So I wasn’t the only rank 2 anymore. That made sense. It was the first level up. It wasn’t too hard. I was flattered that she had created something just for me, even though it was still as lousy as the previous one. Well, I was still grateful from before, so I accepted it.
I didn’t try to get creative this time either. My strategy was working fine. I just needed to do the same. Half caressing, half kissing her forehead.
[Transaction complete. Lender satisfaction: 82%. Your satisfaction: 10%. You pay 10 points. You earn a small amount of experience toward the next rank. Due to being the target of a special offer, you earn an extra 50% experience toward the next rank.]
[Congratulations! You are the first in your area to complete a transaction in which you were the target of a special offer. It seems you’re finally back in the game. You earn 50 points. You earn a large amount of experience toward the next rank.]
[Current points: 240.]
‘Oh, that’s nice. Worth it.’
[Book_Lover_Plus created a special offer for you!]
[Book_Lover_Plus. Female hand. 5 minutes. 10 points.]
‘She just doesn’t stop.’
This time, I hesitated a little. Accepting was like telling her I was kind of a simp. On the other hand, she had been quite the lucky charm so far. My decision was quickly taken. I accepted.
Same story, I would go with caressing and ki…
At that moment, I heard the apartment’s front door open. Just as her hand appeared through the window, swift and determined steps rushed toward my door.
‘Holy daedra!’
I barely had any time to react when my door opened. My mother entered my room with zero respect for my privacy. She sported the vicious smile she used when she was up to no good. She inspected me and then the room, scowling, looking slightly disappointed.
“What are you doing?”
I knew exactly what she was doing. She was trying to catch me in the act, whatever that “act” could be. Fortunately, it was one of the rare times I wasn’t in a compromising position. I was sitting on my bed, with SBPR’s windows in front of me. Since she couldn’t see them, I was safe. It was time to counterattack.
“Mom! I already told you not to come into my room as you want!”
“I do whatever I want in my apartment.”
“You're invading my privacy!”
She snorted.
“You want some privacy? Pay rent.”
“Is that how you treat your precious son?”
“There’s nothing precious about you.”
“What a terrible thing to say. You’re hurting my fragile heart.”
“Act the innocent boy with someone else. I know you better than you know yourself.”
Meanwhile, the hand was moving anxiously, probably wondering why nothing was happening.
‘Sorry, Book_Lover_Plus! I got caught by a horrible monster!’
Now wasn’t the time to argue with my mother. We could do that at any time. In fact, we were doing that all the time.
“Whatever. Get out now, Mom.”
“You’re giving me orders now?”
“Ugh… Please. Leave me alone.”
She smiled sadistically.
“I don’t want to. Why don’t you go out instead?”
I normally would have fought back hard at that point, mainly because most of my activities were related to the computer in my room, but this time, the place didn’t matter as long as she wasn’t here.
“Okay!”
“Huh?”
To her utmost surprise, I ran out of my room and secluded myself in the toilets. There, I could finally breathe again. I hastily caressed Book_Lover_Plus’s hand, who soon lost her anxiety. Her hand was small, with thin fingers, and without any blemish, looking quite endearing.
I wasted a lot of time because of my mother. After a bit of touching, I went directly for kissing, especially the type they did in movies, where a man gave a peck on the back of a woman’s hand. Toward the end, I turned the window around and tried to kiss her palm.
She twitched a little in bewilderment, and perhaps because it was tickling, but didn’t stop the transaction this time either.
[Transaction complete. Lender satisfaction: 83%. Your satisfaction: 9%. You pay 10 points. You earn a small amount of experience toward the next rank. Due to being the target of a special offer, you earn an extra 50% experience toward the next rank.]
[Current points: 230.]