Sunset.
In the kitchen.
Yukino Yukinoshita and Saki Kawasaki were preparing dinner.
Saki, curious, asked Yukino about various cooking techniques, and Yukino explained them in detail.
Soon, the meal was ready.
The two girls carried the dishes to the dining table.
Takumi Yuuya closed his laptop, stood, and sat at the head of the table.
He tasted the food and nodded appreciatively.
"Not bad. Very delicious—I like it."
"I've already called the driver. After dinner, I'll head home," Yukino said.
"All right, thank you for your hard work, Yukino," Yuuya replied, not insisting she stay.
Her cheeks flushed pink.
Saki, pretending not to notice, already had a slight blush herself.
After dinner.
Yukino changed her shoes and left with Yuuya.
The car was waiting outside.
The female driver opened the rear door.
"I'll head back now," Yukino said, about to leave.
"Did you forget something?" Yuuya asked, gently grabbing her hand.
"I… I didn't forget anything," she stammered.
"Then let me remind you."
Before she could respond, Yuuya pulled her into his arms.
Then, a kiss landed.
The driver looked down, pretending not to see.
Yukino responded softly.
After a long moment, Yuuya lifted his head and released her.
"See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow," she said quietly, her voice gentle.
Yuuya watched Yukino get into the car, waving.
She waved back softly.
The car drove off.
7:00 a.m.
"Pleasure from Saki Kawasaki: 100"
"Pleasure from Saki Kawasaki: 100"
"Pleasure from Saki Kawasaki: 100"
"Pleasure from Saki Kawasaki: 100"
"Pleasure from Saki Kawasaki: 100"
Yuuya stared at the virtual screen.
All of this week's pleasure points had been collected.
Three thousand points per week wasn't bad, but if he focused on boosting affection levels, the gains could be higher.
"System, can the pleasure cap be raised?" he asked silently.
He didn't expect an answer—but one came.
"When five targets are reached, each can provide 2,000 points of pleasure per week."
Yuuya froze.
Five targets… 2,000 points each per week?
That was basically a weekly golden treasure chest.
But… that seemed hard to grind.
He thought for a few seconds and shook his head.
Even though the cap increased, he couldn't realistically collect ten thousand points a week.
So far, he only got five hundred points at a time.
To reach the max each week… he wasn't a machine.
And he had to consider their feelings too.
Yuuya got dressed, sitting up.
Better to focus on grinding disgust levels and affection levels instead of relying on pleasure points.
After breakfast.
The two went to school together.
Yuuya spent the whole way thinking about how to increase disgust and affection levels efficiently.
He finally came to a conclusion: send messages.
He locked his bike and went straight to the classroom.
Sitting at his desk, he began messaging:
First: Shōko Nishinomiya."Good morning.""Affection from Shōko Nishinomiya: 50"
Second: Hina Yukinoshita."Yesterday afternoon, Yukino and I took leave. My back still hurts a bit.""Disgust from Hina Yukinoshita: 50"
Third: Kirino Kosaka."Hey girlfriend, free today? I missed you—let's go on a date.""Affection from Kirino Kosaka: 50"
Fourth: Ayase Aragaki."I've got a date with Kirino this afternoon. You can join if you're ready to be teased.""Disgust from Ayase Aragaki: 50"
Yuuya checked the virtual screen.
Good—working as intended. Could continue.
Hina and Ayase didn't need constant disgust increases.
But Shōko and Kirino? Their affection levels could be boosted further.
Ding.
He started checking responses.
Shōko: "Good morning."
Hina: "I'm angry at you."
Kirino: "Alright, come pick me up this afternoon."
Ayase: "Terrible!"
For the two giving disgust, he read but didn't reply.
For Shōko…
"Tonight, I'll come to you. I love everything you cook.""Affection from Shōko Nishinomiya: 50"
"Okay, class is starting."Shōko replied.
For Kirino…
"Last night playing games, I missed you.""Affection from Kirino Kosaka: 50"
"Terrible senpai, I missed you too. No more, class is starting."Kirino replied.
Yuuya put away his phone and glanced around the classroom.
Her affection levels didn't need constant messaging to maintain.
Lunchtime.
Yukino brought the lunchboxes.
She was about to invite others.
Yuuya took his lunch and went to Yui Yuigahama.
"Yui, want to eat lunch together?"
Yui paused, looking at Yukino behind him.
Yukino quickly turned to Yumiko Miura and said:
"Miura, Ebina, want to join us for lunch?"
"Sure," Yumiko nodded.
"Thanks for the invitation, Yukino. Let's go, Yumiko."
Hikaru Ebina smiled.
The two left the classroom.
Yukino walked up to Yuuya.
"Yuigahama, don't mind me," she said with a smile.
"Yukino…" Yui looked a little guilty.
Yukino didn't say more and walked outside.
Yuuya looked at Yui.
"Let's go."
Yui pouted but picked up her lunchbox and followed him.
The classroom buzzed with whispers.
In the hallway.
"Yuuya, you big villain!"
"That's right. I'm a villain. I invited you to lunch just to tease you."
"Then… I'll go find Yukino."
"No, you can't."
Yuuya reached out, blocking Yui.
She blinked and tried to escape another way.
Yuuya extended a foot, tripping her.
Yui stumbled toward the floor.
He caught her effortlessly, holding her in his arms.
Yui realized what happened.
"Yuuya! You tripped me on purpose!"
"You're a disobedient girlfriend. I need to use special methods. Next time you do this, I'll really have to tease you."
Yui blushed, remembering what happened at Yuuya's house last week, and lowered her head silently.
Yuuya carried her up the stairs quickly.
A few minutes later, they reached the rooftop.
He set her down and closed the door.
Yui turned her head, cheeks blazing.
Seeing her flustered, Yuuya didn't hesitate—he kissed her.
"Affection from Yui Yuigahama: 30"
"Affection from Yui Yuigahama: 30"
"Affection from Yui Yuigahama: 50"