Seeing that everyone had arrived, Professor Oak clapped his hands.
"Okay, kids, as of now, all campers have arrived. Next, please arrange your own lunch, and after lunch, help each other set up camp.
The top three groups that finish setting up their tents will receive extra points."
"Okay ~ × n"
Ace also took out the distributed water and bread and handed them to the two girls.
In his previous life, as a dead homebodyhis cooking skills were terrible, so now he had to rely on these rations to fill his stomach.
"Hoothoot…" After eating one piece of bread, Ace's stomach rumbled again.
"Hmm? Ace, aren't you full yet?" Serena lifted her head.
"Ugh… My appetite is a bit bigger." Ace scratched his head.
"Brother Ace, eat mine. I'm not hungry yet." Chloe offered her remaining half piece of bread.
Serena hesitated for a moment, glanced at the small half she had bitten, then handed it to him as well. "U-Um… if you don't mind, I'll give this to you too."
After saying it, she felt it sounded strange and quickly added, "After all, you'll need to use a lot of strength when setting up the tent later."
Ace smiled slightly. "You two aren't full either. Eat it yourselves first. I'll think of something."
After speaking, he patted his clothes and headed toward the dense forest.
Nanami, who had been watching Ace the whole time, covered her own stomach and quietly slipped out of the camp…
"Hello, Pidgey. Do you know where there's something to eat? Something more~?"
Ace greeted a Pidgey perched in a tree.
"Poo-goo… (Over there. Beedrill and the others have occupied a large area of fruit trees, but it's dangerous…)"
"I see. Thanks."
Ace waved goodbye.
Shaking his head helplessly, he muttered, "I'm seriously starving… My first reaction when I saw a female Pidgey was whether I could surpass…"
While walking toward the forest where Beedrill lived, Ace opened his system panel.
[Personal Panel]
Name: Ace
Age: 18.2
Height: 159 cm
Length: 25 cm
Diameter: 5 cm
Physique: Lv50 Gym-Grade (+)
Special Abilities: Pervert Aura, Soul-Locking Pure Essence, Enchanting Spirit
Pervert Rank: Lv3 Intermediate Pervert (99,900 / 100,000)
[pervert points Balance: 31,200]
"Only 100 more to level up…" He pinched his chin, thinking about releasing Ponyta and Charmander to suck it up.
Suddenly, a slightly rapid breath came from behind him.
"A-Ace… wait for me."
"Hm? Sister Nanami? Why are you here?" Ace turned and saw Nanami approaching.
Today, Nanami was wearing a simple sleeveless cotton vest with denim hot pants and sneakers—cool and casual—and of course, the exposed skin was smooth and pink, making Ace a bit excited.
Of course, that was only part of the reason she had followed him.
After repeatedly ingesting a large amount of pure essence yesterday, normal food tasted bland to her.
Every time she closed her eyes, memories of entangling with Ace resurfaced.
Her lower abdomen grew warm, and the charm runes glowed…
Even worse, whenever she thought of Ace, her figure swelled, stretching or even breaking her usual bras.
So today she wore a stretchy cotton-padded vest.
And the moment she saw Ace leaving the crowd, an itch struck her heart, and almost instinctively, she followed him.
"Oh, is that so… Then let's find something to eat together."
"Ah… o-okay…"
Nanami originally thought Ace would immediately pounce on her—given his personality—but instead she received a normal, serious answer, forcing her to obediently continue walking beside him.
Seeing her conflicted expression, Ace chuckled inwardly but didn't expose her thoughts.
There's a difference between being offered and begging for it.
Though he really liked Nanami, now wasn't a good time. Even if he ate this Big Sister, it would end too fast.
He was seriously hungry.
As the two ventured deeper, the trees grew thicker and taller, and the sunlight dimmed.
Ace spotted clusters of Oran Berry trees ahead.
Oran Berries restored stamina, tasted sweet, and were very filling. They were also a common ingredient in Pokémon food.
"Those are Kakuna, the pre-evolution of Beedrill!"
Nanami looked at the cocoons hanging from the trees and shrank closer to Ace.
"Looks like this is the place…" Ace stared at the beehive, feeling tempted.
The honey inside was very sweet.
"Come out, Charmander, Ponyta!" He threw his Poké Balls.
"Aim for the beehive—use Ember!"
"Char!" "Pony!"
The two Pokémon jumped out, first affectionately rubbing against Ace's pants, then exchanging a look before blasting flames.
"Boom boom boom…"
One beehive after another crashed to the ground, honey spilling out in golden waves.
"BUZZZZ—!!!"
A massive swarm of Beedrill suddenly shot out from several trees, rushing toward Ace like a living storm.
"Ah!! Ace, what are you doing?! Run!" Nanami had never seen so many Beedrill. She grabbed him, trying to pull him away.
But Ace didn't move an inch.
Instead, his gaze sharpened.
Nanami froze. "You… don't tell me…"
"Heh… Sister Nanami, watch carefully~"
Ace grinned, then his expression turned serious.
"Charmander! Ponyta! Charge with me! Use Dragon Rush and Flame Charge!"
"Whoosh—!"
Before he even finished speaking, Ace became a streak of light and launched himself forward.
Charmander and Ponyta blinked in surprise, then charged after him.
"Bang! Smack! Thud!"
Ace weaved through the swarm with fists and feet flying, each strike sending a Beedrill tumbling.
In moments, he tore open a path through the buzzing cloud.
Charmander and Ponyta picked off stragglers with their powerful Fire-type attacks. Bug-types didn't stand a chance.
In less than three minutes, the swarm abandoned three heavily injured companions and retreated deeper into the forest.
[Ding, Host single-handedly defeated the bee swarm, gaining pervert points ×300!]
[Ding, your pervert points have reached 100,000! Level increased to Lv4 (Advanced Pervert)! Corresponding rewards have been issued to the system space… Please continue your efforts to become a mudslide in the Pervert World!]
Nanami stared, eyes shining. "Ace, you're amazing!"
"Heh… that fight was pretty damn exhilarating…" Ace rubbed his nose proudly—until…
"Grrrrr…"
His stomach released a thunderous Growl.
Ace awkwardly scratched his head. "I'm just… a little hungry."
"Pfft—" Nanami burst out laughing.