Sigelika's Affection Level Breakthrough!
"Eh? Senior, you want to touch my Tac Tacet Mark...?"
"Ugh...> ⤙ < ྀི, making such a request all of a sudden... is really a little embarrassing..."
"No, no, no... that's not what I meant (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞, if you want, senior, that's fine too..."
"Well... (⸝⸝⸝>`ˊ<⸝⸝⸝), could you give me a small reward afterwards?"
"A reward?" Lu Guan asked after thinking for a moment, "You don't want me to ask Professor Lacerta to give you extra credits, do you?"
Sigelika: "( ´ﾟωﾟ)?"
What kind of thought process is that, senior?!
Is it really that easy to get academic credits?
Fun fact: Sigelika didn't claim to be Resonator just because she learned a foreign language; her Tac Tacet Mark was located on her spine.
Admittedly, Lu Guan could use the excuse of massaging her back to take the opportunity to touch Sigelika's Tac Tacet Mark in order to complete his breakthrough mission. Given Sigelika's personality and her feelings for him, he believed she wouldn't refuse...
But that's... the mindset of a pervert!
Lu Guan always only had one trick for winning over girls—the direct approach—chose the simplest, and also the most demanding, method: directly asking Sigelika to touch the Tac Tacet Mark.
As expected, she didn't reject him...
"Of course not!" Sigelika shook her head, then grabbed Lu Guan's arm and shook it repeatedly, saying in a cute tone, "Senior (｡>∀<｡)... please agree first..."
Sigelika's charming demeanor and soft, cute tone instantly broke down Lu Guan's defenses. Having always liked young girls, he immediately made his choice...
"Alright, what do you need me to do?"
"Hehe... Senior, don't move!" Sigelika stepped forward and hugged Lu Guan. "In Rinascita people culture, hugs have a special meaning..."
"Even the highly cold-resistant Rinascita people feel the chill in the harsh climate of the icy plains," Sigelika explained. "To traverse a place where even the air freezes, what you need most is some warmth as light as a feather!"
"How are you feeling... are you feeling a little warmer, senior?"
As she spoke, the girl took Lu Guan's hand.
The Tac Tacet Mark of Resonator are very sensitive, especially when Tac Tacet Mark appear on already sensitive skin areas. The combined effect is far beyond what others can imagine.
Sigelika's Tac Tacet Mark was located precisely in the center of her spine...
Lu Guan quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Sigelika... I didn't mean to..."
"It's alright... Senior... Um... Let's continue!"
"No, is your reaction appropriate?"
Why is it making such a strange noise?
Luckily, there was no one else around. If others had seen him, he probably wouldn't have been able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Stormy Ocean...
No, no... wasn't I already harboring ulterior motives?
Thinking about this, Lu Guan felt somewhat relieved. He had come with the intention of winning over Sigelika anyway, so why pretend otherwise?
Kugou's essence is "forgetting its roots".
Since the goal is to achieve a perfect ending, Dania is an obstacle that must be overcome sooner or later. Rather than finding a girl she doesn't know, it's better to start with Sigelika...
Ten minutes passed quickly.
[Ding! Sigelika's affinity level breakthrough quest has been completed]
[Mission process evaluation is underway...]
[Mission Objective: Stroking Sigelika's Tac Tacet Mark for ten minutes.]
[Completion Status: Exceeded target.]
[Task time limit: three days.]
[Actual task time: 13 minutes and 25 seconds.]
[Overall Assessment: S]
[Rewards are being distributed...]
[Ding! Sigelika's affection level cap increased to 80]
[Ding! Sigelika's favorability +10]
[Current character affinity: 50]
[Please continue your efforts, host.]
[Ding! Mission evaluation achieved, Sigelika's special CG "The Little Sun's Embrace" has been unlocked.]
[Beep! Significant fluctuations in Sigelika's affection level detected during the mission. Adjusting the target character's affection level...]
Lu Guan as Sigelika's favorability rating on the system interface began to skyrocket, quickly settling at 76.
In other words... if Dania requests double the amount tonight, Sigelika's affection level will reach its limit again tomorrow.
(Edited)
At the same time, Dania, who had just finished chatting with Nastassja and was catching up on sleep at the edge of the library, suddenly woke up with a start.
"Strange... why does my scalp always feel itchy?"
After thinking for a while, Dania felt that using her brain was too tiring, so she simply gave up thinking...
"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore... Time to sleep!"
Poor Dania, completely unaware that her best friend Sigelika was secretly running away from her...
After completing the mission, Lu Guan did not choose to neglect Sigelika. Having experience with Dania, he knew that girls needed his company the most when their affection level was soaring.
"Senior... please don't tell Yaya about what happened today, okay?" Sigelika's tone was just like a cat that had just stolen some cream. "Let's keep it a little secret between us (≖֊≖)."
[Ding! Sigelika's favorability +5]
[Current character affinity: 80]
[Hint: Sigelika's affection level has reached its maximum. Do you wish to accept the affection level breakthrough quest?]
Okay, now we don't have to wait until tomorrow...
Lu Guan checked the task to increase favorability to 80. He remembered that he had also inexplicably completed the previous task with Dania, and he didn't even know what the content was...
[Mission Objective: Change Sigelika's impression of you and cross the line of friendship.]
[Task Time Limit: Permanent]
[Mission Reward: Sigelika's affection level cap is no longer limited; special CG may be unlocked.]
[Failure penalty: None.]
What else is there to say? Only a fool wouldn't take on a task with no time limit and no penalty for failure.
Lu Guan decisively accepted the task, but the task was completed the very next second after he accepted it...
"No way..." Lu Guan swallowed hard and looked at the section on Sigelika's panel that described the impressions of him.
[Sigelika]
[Impression of the host: A respected senior...]
Looking at Sigelika's innocent smile, Lu Guan felt a pang of guilt welling up inside him...
Although from Rinascita people's perspective, Sigelika is indeed an adult... there's something about her giving off a vibe of abducting a naive and innocent underage girl!
"Ahem... Sigelika, didn't you say you were going to find runes?" Lu Guan quickly changed the subject. "If we waste any more time, we won't make it back to the academy for dinner."
"... Actually, there are no runes." Sigelika said somewhat embarrassedly, "I was just looking for an excuse to be alone with you, senior..."
Has it become this blatant now? The little Dekopon who was just shy a moment ago is actually starting to actively pursue him?
Lu Guan felt like he'd been set up...
System space.
The mastermind behind the scenes watched this scene with a satisfied smile.
"Silly child, how could I possibly control someone else's thoughts?"
"From the very beginning, you never understood just how attractive you were to girls..."
"It's just an excuse to get you to make a move; otherwise, when would we ever get around to it if you waited for me to take the initiative..."
The system, given to Lu Guan by "Sora," is actually more like an auxiliary device, and the so-called reward is merely a concrete manifestation of the increased resonance level...
As Lu Guan wins over the local girls of Solaris, his connection with this world will become stronger, and the power he can mobilize will increase accordingly. This is how the system operates...
As for favorability rating, it's not the only criterion. Some girls won't easily open up even with a 100% favorability rating, while others will reveal their true feelings with less than 20%.
"Time is running out... Having broken through this mental barrier, I'll need to speed things up for the rest of the strategy..."
"Speaking of which, your XP is really strange. Why don't you like older women? Your previous reactions couldn't be faked..."