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"What did Ryo-senpai just say?"
Kitahara Makoto looked over in confusion.
It was just a normal game; sacrificing chastity was too exaggerated!
Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly:
"It's a new skill I mastered after leveling up just now."
Kitahara Makoto casually killed a small Slime summon: "You said 'can't say' before, didn't you?"
Previously, when everyone mastered new skills, Yamada Ryo was vague and didn't reveal the content of the Witch character's post-leveling skills.
"I can say it now."
Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked over:
"It's a buff skill that allows you to establish a soul link between yourself and a teammate. If you land a combo, it can also deal extra damage to the enemy. The drawback is that in a soul-linked state, if one person takes damage, the other person will also take damage simultaneously..."
"A skill with pros and cons."
Kitahara Makoto quickly analyzed, "However, the Slime Boss's attacks are easy to dodge, so for us, the pros outweigh the cons. Why didn't Ryo-senpai say anything earlier?"
"Because it can only establish a soul link with the opposite sex..."
After Yamada Ryo finished speaking, she suddenly extended both hands, wrapped them around Kitahara Makoto's neck, then stood on her tiptoes, and her rosy lips directly kissed him.
Kitahara Makoto: "..."
A few seconds later.
Yamada Ryo took half a step back and said expressionlessly: "That was how the soul link was established."
Good heavens, you have to kiss to establish a soul link?
As expected of an 18+ game, there are always some suggestive elements.
"Why don't I feel anything at all?"
Kitahara Makoto's voice was puzzled.
"It seems the conditions haven't been met."
Yamada Ryo tilted her head in thought, then extended her arms again, wrapped them around Kitahara Makoto's neck, and stood on her tiptoes for the ritual, "...Again."
"..."
This time was different from the fleeting kiss just now.
Kitahara Makoto clearly felt some smooth, fragrant object quietly entering.
At the same time.
At the edge of the battlefield.
"Eh, eh, eh?" Kita Ikuyo exclaimed softly, "Look, Ryo-senpai and Kitahara-kun are kissing!"
"I saw it..." Ijichi Nijika bit her lower lip slightly, "Ryo wouldn't do something like that for no reason; there must be a reason."
"I can't see any reason at all."
Kita couldn't help but retort, "And Yamada Ryo even stuck, stuck..."
Bocchi-chan, hiding in the corner, widened her eyes and looked over, just in time to see the two separate, and a silver thread clearly stretched and then broke from the corner of Yamada Ryo's lips.
"I see, it seems it needs to go in."
Yamada Ryo said calmly, wiping the silver thread from the corner of her lips as she spoke.
Kitahara Makoto: "..."
No, how can you be so calm and composed while kissing in front of everyone?!
Subconsciously opening the System, Kitahara Makoto looked at today's daily quests, and his hopes were immediately dashed.
Yamada Ryo's shyness quest still showed as incomplete.
Good heavens, they've already had a string of saliva, and it still can't complete the quest. What exactly do I have to do to make you shy?
"Kitahara-kun, there's a Slime attacking from behind you."
The next second, Yamada Ryo's voice suddenly echoed in Kitahara Makoto's mind.
Kitahara Makoto instinctively turned around, eliminated the small Slime with two swords, and quickly realized:
"That voice just now... was Ryo-senpai's inner voice?"
"That's right, the soul link has been successfully established."
Yamada Ryo's tone was calm. "From now on, we can communicate directly with our inner voices."
"Inner voice communication?" Kitahara Makoto mused, "I can directly understand Ryo-senpai's thoughts and feelings. It doesn't feel like an inner voice, but rather a more advanced form of telepathy."
The most important thing in battle is coordination. Transmitting messages by shouting causes delays and makes it difficult to accurately understand each other's intentions. Now that they could engage in telepathy with no delay, their combat power could directly double.
"Let's continue."
Yamada Ryo's expression was serious, her eyes burning, and her whole being was in a state of ignition.
Kitahara Makoto took a deep breath:
"This time, we must reach the other side."
"..."
The two had originally fought independently, but now that the soul link was activated, they could clearly sense each other's thoughts and feelings, and their coordination became incredibly seamless. Coupled with the ability to deal extra damage by landing combos, the tide of the battle finally began to turn.
"Strange..." Kita widened her eyes, "Why do I feel like Kitahara-kun and Ryo-senpai suddenly became incredibly strong?"
"It's not an illusion, they really did get stronger."
Ijichi Nijika gazed intently, only feeling that Kitahara Makoto and Yamada Ryo's coordination was incredibly seamless, even possessing a kind of aesthetic beauty like watching an action movie.
Kita Ikuyo hesitated:
"Could it be related to the kiss just now? After all, it's an 18+ game... Does kissing have some kind of hidden bonus?"
"We'll know when we ask later."
Ijichi Nijika took a deep breath, drew her bow and arrow, and hit a small Slime with an arrow. "We're responsible for clearing the small monsters."
"..."
Ten minutes later.
The Slime Boss's health finally reached the precarious execution line.
"Ryo-senpai, go up there."
"Mm."
Kitahara Makoto reached out and threw Yamada Ryo directly into the air.
With their final synchronized attack, the Slime Boss finally exploded in place.
Bang.
Kitahara Makoto opened his arms and caught Yamada Ryo as she fell from mid-air.
"Senpai, we won."
"Ah~ we won."
The soul link had not been broken.
Their eyes met.
They could clearly feel their souls resonating.
Having a tacit understanding, working together to defeat a powerful enemy, and then sharing the fruits of victory together was truly one of life's greatest pleasures.
Looking at Yamada Ryo, whose forehead was covered in fragrant sweat, who was slightly out of breath, and whose pearly teeth were faintly visible, Kitahara Makoto suddenly felt an impulse to kiss her.
Yamada Ryo's pretty face flushed slightly, and she vaguely shifted her gaze:
"Put me down."
"..."
Kitahara Makoto silently put Yamada Ryo down.
Nijika, Kita, and Bocchi-chan had all gathered around; there was no way he could tease Yamada Ryo now.
The next moment.
A slightly shy voice echoed in Kitahara Makoto's mind:
"Kiss me again when we get back..."
The soul link quickly broke, and Kitahara Makoto could no longer hear Yamada Ryo's inner voice, but that last sentence was very clear, definitely not an illusion.
"Ryo-senpai was shy just now?"
Kitahara Makoto's heart stirred slightly, and he subconsciously opened the System:
[Daily Quest Three: Yamada Ryo's Shyness]
[Quest Description: Make Yamada Ryo feel shy, and you win]
[Current Status: Completed]
"It was completed without me even realizing it?"
Kitahara Makoto murmured, roughly understanding how to make Yamada Ryo shy.
It was simple.
Yamada Ryo was not an ordinary girl; she was quite unique. If Bocchi-chan was called a weirdo, she would feel uncomfortable for a whole day, but Yamada Ryo was different; she would be happy if called a weirdo.
In short, deliberate attempts at conquest were useless; only a resonance of souls could make Yamada Ryo shy.
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