Chapter 9 – Imbalance

Back in my seat, I checked the feature unlocked at rank 2. It was straightforward. When creating an offer, one of the locked options was now available. I could enter the name of another user, and only that person would be able to see my offer. They would even receive a notification once it was created. Next, I took another look at our classmates for irregular movements. For some reason, I met eyes with Marjorie again.

What’s wrong with her? Does she like me or something?

I wanted to ask what her deal was with my eyes, but she was already looking away. She wasn’t someone I ever considered before. She was smart and quiet, so I didn’t know if we would make a good item. Maybe she liked games too?

Nah. Girls only play silly mobile games at best.

I wasn’t about to play Pet Jumping or StellarRose Canyon or whatever. I decided to forget about it for now since SBPR was more important. That side was quite stable. Nothing too special was happening.

For the rest of the school day, I rented a few body parts for free and gained experience points. No one was as bold as Queen of the Shadowy Night, so it didn’t cause much trouble for me. When the last period bell finally rang, my classmates cheered for another tedious day having ended.

“What should we do today? Do you want to play something?”

I didn’t even need to think about Bryer’s question.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to focus on anything else today.”

“Yeah, I expected that.”

I felt bad seeing how disappointed he was.

“You’ve been telling me you wanted to try that solo game for six months. Why don’t you do it now? You’ve even bought it already.”

He still didn’t look that enthusiastic. It was rare for us to do anything without the other, so I could understand where he was coming from.

“Yeah, I guess.”

“Tell me if it’s any good. I’ll play it during the New Year.”

The New Year vacation was one of the few times we couldn’t play together since it had to be spent with family. We could still try through the Internet, but since we could get interrupted at any time, solo games were best during that time.

“Sure.”

“Okay, I’ll focus on SBPR. I’ll tell you how it goes. See you tomorrow.”

“Yeah.”

It felt like I had cheated on my girlfriend or something. I knew he was doing it on purpose to induce remorse in me, so I didn’t fall into his trap. My mother was doing the same all the time.

At home, I threw myself on my bed and initiated SBPR again. The door of my room was closed. Unfortunately, there was no lock. I had to always keep an ear out for the sounds around in case someone came too close to it. At least for now, I was safe. My parents wouldn’t be home for a couple of hours.

For a few tens of minutes, the offers stayed mostly the same. But then, things escalated quickly. If I had to guess, people were getting home by now and didn’t need to be as careful as before.

[Asfdklmfgqwen. Male penis. 30 minutes. 35 points.]

[LiTriCiTrus. Female cheek. 3 minutes. 20 points.]

[Motor Under Cap. Male penis. 1 hour. 50 points.]

[Suisan+2425. Female collarbone. 10 minutes. 40 points.]

[GigaChadddd. Male abdomen. 10 minutes. 50 points.]

[Queen of the Shadowy Night. Female forehead. 10 minutes. 25 points.]

Men had thrown caution to the wind and went straight for it. On the other hand, women stayed careful, with pitiful offers.

No, wait, that’s not it.

When I saw Queen of the Shadowy Night’s offer, I understood what was going on. Women knew of their advantage and were milking it for all its worth!

Damn.

In the end, SBPR ended up becoming just like the real world. Women had an extreme edge in all intimate matters and were extremely aware of it. There was no way that Queen of the Shadowy Night, who was clearly a lustful woman, would limit herself to renting her forehead, and for such a high price, too. What were we even supposed to do with that? Kiss her forehead for 10 minutes? That wasn’t much different from the one who offered her cheek. And what was wrong with the one asking 40 points for her collarbone? That was just ridiculous.

Well, GigaChadddd asking 50 points for his abdomen was also quite out of there. Did he have a six-pack and was confident in it or something?

At that moment, his offer disappeared, surprising the hell out of me.

No way?

No one would have paid 50 points to rent that, right? That was impossible. He must have removed it due to unpopularity.

Back to the offers, the worst part was that women’s offers were also disappearing. Were men really that thirty that they would buy just about anything if it came from the other sex?

Honestly? Yes.

I knew well because even I hesitated, despite the offers being ridiculous.

And then, there were the more popular offers, those which disappeared almost immediately.

[ImAlwaysCalm. Male chest. 10 minutes. Free.]

[Cathy Dermaine. Female feet. 10 minutes. Free.]

[BearBillboard. Male penis. 30 minutes. Free.]

As expected, some people understood that free stuff was the best. Considering that we had 100 points at the start, if something was worth 50, it meant we could only purchase it two times. Points were indeed precious.

The most shocking part was that the free male penis seemed to be a success. I couldn’t miss that opportunity. It was now or never, before most men understood, and women got flooded with free dicks.

I hesitated for a second since it was still a sensitive part of my body. But then, what’s the worst that could happen? The other side couldn’t hurt it. It was sanitary and safe.

Of course, I didn’t have prior experience with anyone playing with my cock. It was a bit intimidating since it was completely unknown what could happen, but my excitement at the prospect was much higher than my fears. Plus, I was confident in my size, so there was no need to be too shy.

I ran to the bathroom for a quick wash and created an offer.