[Content warning: Murder after seggs]

That question hung above my conscience like a guillotine, I knew for a fact that something was wrong in this tower of Worsetingale, even when I couldn't prove it.

And if, just maybe if, we're stuck in a time bubble, I'd rather we start getting comfortable living in an eternity of tortureless purgatory together, me and Rina.

They're living as if they've thought about death, and smiled.

"I don't know you that well." Rina answered, still not turning at me.

"Well… My name is Cory Jay Smith, I'm 23 years old, and I'm the top #3 on the leaderboard of Darkmoon Adventure annual vote for most recognizable and influencial players."

I shared everything like the narcissist I am, smiling warmly as I looked at her, waiting for her approval.

She continued to lay there motionless, both arms covering her eyes, exposing her armpits, which I took great notice in… Finally, somewhere to anchor my eyes to without getting bored.

"Well…" Rina let out a deep sigh, "I don't have high regards of you, right now."

"Aw…" I frowned, "Why? Am I a bad person?"

"You swear a lot," Rina said, "And while I heard a friend said some great stuff about you, I don't think you live up to it, it seems as though… She's exaggerating everything."

She then turned her head over to me, with her brows furrowed.

"And… I don't remember knowing you, were you at my wedding?"

"Wedding? You're married?" I asked.

"Wait no… I don't think so? Gosh, I guess this isn't as peaceful as I thought it would be, I don't remember anyone or anything… Say, Cory Jay Smith, where do you think we are?"

"Welp…" I scooted in closer, my nose was mere inches away from her shoulder, "There are a few theories I could cook up with, have you ever read through the Darkmoon Adventure monsters encyclopaedia wiki?"

"I have, I enjoy reading the game's fan wiki and its lore." She nodded.

"Well…" I sighed, "At this level, we could be in some sort of Boss Mimic dungeon, me and you are swallowed, and now there's nothing to do until we're start taking damage when its digestive system starts kicking kicking and we'll be dead in approximately ten minutes after digestion started. Unless of course the 5 people outside came to our rescue soon enough."

"I see… What you said makes sense, but I think it could be the Caged Dragon of Doubt, since we're also under the influence of confusion of our own memories."

"No fucking way though." I giggled, "No one should be able to unlock its cage yet, since that's one of the most dangerous Elven questline, I don't think it's accessible until we've reached the Eastern continent and the trade border opens up."

"Language." She groaned.

"Oopsies, sorry."

I initially chuckled it off, because I mean, we're both adults here, what's there to be caught up about regarding a few swear words that doesn't harm anyone? Sure, back in my prime, I used swear words and random slurs to ragebait people, but these days, my usage of swear word were more or less… auxiliary verb.

But Rina wasn't amused by my chuckling, playing it off though, because she sat upright and just looked at the stairs, eyes pierced through the dim torch light.

"Look, I'm genuinely not cool about it, if you don't mind… I never understood the fascination about swearing all the time, and I associate it with uneducated people."

As Rina finished her sentence, I felt my heart kind of shattered, because of how serious she was taking this situation.

So naturally, I sat back up next to her and went on a sorts of Japanese kneeling pose on the bed, still at the same height as her; so it's less weird and humiliating.

"I didn't know… I'm sorry." I said, "It's just how I've been making friends, even bad ones, and cope ever since… Well, ever since my parents went missing."

I know it can be pathetic to pull out the orphan card when someone questioned my personality and moral ethics, especially since I'm university-educated and got a good support and a shitloads of opportunity to make it out to be a productive member of society, but, it was my natural response at this point.

"..." Rina must've felt at least some sympathy, so she just sighed and turned back to me, "Then I don't think we can be friends, Cory."

"..." I stared at her, "What? Wh- What do you- Why do you say that?"

That came out of nowhere, I thought, because I expect her to say something like "Just try and change for the better" or "Just avoid swearing around me" or even lowering her standards for me, but nope.

"I think you're a weird person that doesn't worth my time." She said plainly and coldly, "

At this point, I was absolutely devastated.

Of course, I've been blocked, verbally attacked, physically attacked, and hurled insults much worse than this, but the fact that she was a hot woman that's being stuck in the same room as me saying this broke my heart.

Am I not charming enough? Am I not enough of a stallion?

"I- I uh… I can change." I said, randomly on my all fours coming at her, before ultimately holding on hand on Rina's bare shoulder, "I think you're very cool, Rina. I like your name, too, Rina Wenswood, right? You have that Tweak account that I really enjoyed watching from time to time. Don't you want to give me a chance?"

At this point, my mind started getting boggled again, I squinted so far my nose went upwards, why am I trying to get validation from this woman whom I barely knew? Wouldn't it be better to beg for validation from, say, Eirlys Sonder?

But then again, all my thoughts were gone the moment she relaxed stiff shoulder and looked at me.

The validation and thrill I get from being looked at by a digitally rendered avatar of a supposed real life woman felt heavenly.

"Prove it." She said.

"Wha-?"

"Don't talk for as long as you can and I'll judge you base on how long you managed to contain yourself."

A ridiculous proposal, indeed.

I nodded, making the motion of zipping my mouth shut from one end to another.

Then, Rina also didn't say anything else as she turned over, cross-legged as she sat on the bed, facing me.

I gulped, not knowing her intention, and decided to get back to my kneeling position on the bed.

Rina put her hand on my head.

I sat still, more confused than anything.

She placed both hands on my shoulder plates, only then did I noticed that I was still in my full armor set.

She looked at my armor, then up to my eyes, and nodded upwards once. That was when I realize she was telling me to strip.

What the fuck? I wanted to say.

This woman just turned 180 from kicking me away, to now getting all lesbianism on me?

But I did as commanded, I stood upright out of the bed and stripped.

Unfortunately for my body consciousness, I wasn't wearing much underneath my armor, since I thought it wouldn't ever matter anyways. In fact, I was wearing nothing, under my armor except for a lot of paddings, a wool shirt that really showed my nipples protruding out even when they weren't hard, and leather shorts so short that it barely covered my ass and would be better off called a less commonly used underwear.

With her index finger, she waved me over.

…

…

We kissed.

I licked her armpits (plural) as I sat on top of her bending down.

"Mhm…"

I patted the blonde woman's head as we sat facing each other, and she tilted her neck downwards to suck on my nipples. I could feel her breathing, and the way her hand went over the other one, rubbing around it was so cute, it actually felt nice topping someone for once.

She hadn't remove her armor, so I couldn't get access, but as she laid down again, giggling at me, wondering what I would do. I stripped off my shorts and sat on her face.

She was really good at the tongue…

I have stayed quiet for a good thirty minutes during our intensive makeout session, and when she made me cum with her tongue only, I said my first words, swear words even,

"Ffffff…uckkkkk…"

She took a breather and looked at me, all smirked.

"You talked."

"Yeah… Yeah…" I gasped, "And I just realized something."

"Mhm?"

"It's not a Mimic or the Caged Dragon we're up against."

Rina looked awfully interested, she blinked at me a few times as I continued:

"I think it's something more appropriate and makes more sense."

"And that is?"

Before I answer her question, I smiled.

I dove down at her body faster than she could possibly react and I put my hands together on Rina's throat, began to apply my entire body weight onto it as I tightened my grip strength.

I strangled her to death.

"Gurgh… aagaH- GAH! Y- You knew! YOU KNEW?!"

"All along… But I just wanted to see if you can give me some dopamine before I eventually kill you." I smirked, "You must not have realized this because you're just a monster with human intelligence, but I have Early Access and I've been to the Tower of Worsetingale before."

I continued as the struggle she was putting up weakened,

"There are 19 different monsters the Tower of Worsetingale could've produced, one of which is his experiment with the Nine Tails Fox (Kyuubi)'s fur, which he infused into a butterfly that can shapeshift into any other animals, that's you."

"The moment we killed that goat you shapeshifted to, the effect started, our consciousnesses were tapped in and warped as our physical body dropped on the spot. You'll try to appease to keep us stay until we eventually let loose and you'll kill us when we least expect it... You couldn't do it easily since you're physically so weak and relies on deception."

"I thought that it was uncharacteristically it is for Rina to start fishing for my reactions, especially when Hailie told me that she's a really cool and calm person."

"You had me convinced at first, I've never ever figured you out before, how to deal with your mind-techniques, how to make sure it's you and not other mind-bending creatures."

"But then, you fumbled, the biggest fumble in the century, even… You made me think I have a fucking husband. A FUCKING HUSBAND when I'm a raging homosexual and doesn't like marriage in the first place no matter it's male or female I'm interested in, marriages and weddings suck."

"Well played, but you fumbled too hard… The Eastern Blue-Winged Butterfly."

I watched as the light escaped Rina's eyes, terrified at the effect of this monster…

If one day it evolved into being able to erase my mind of its existence, then it'll be much, much more scary because I wouldn't able to deduce that.

Well now, let's see if Rina passed the test, because if I get back to the original world and she doesn't wake up, it'll be a problem.

"At least it's something cool to tell Marc, Hailie, and Akira."

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