Charles Patricius

"Why would it be a threat? That was pillow talk," Yugi countered. As it stood, there was hardly a sexual threat between them. In certain moments thus far, some ideas were presented in the form of threats, only for the response to register as an agreement. Obviously a bit of whipping was in their future. It also seemed true that Yugi had no need of finding ways to put his dick in Miko's brain... because it was already there? Well, that may have been the most successful flirt of her young life. "And there's another one. I'll tell you what: I'm this close to 'popping up' again right now. Juuust missed it though. I was banking on you repeating what you said before, but no cigar~" he admitted casually.

Talks of rivers, wells and the like would not end just yet. Miko clearly didn't like being given partial credit for anything, as evident by her continued hunt for the fabled 'tenth star' in Yugi's imaginary rating system. She'd still yet to earn said star, but she was very much teetering a fine line here and there. In her distaste for half credit, she huffily 'threatened' him with a drink. "Questing is thirsty work," he said in passive agreement. "And you know thirsty dogs get antsy. They'll do everything from jump on you... to rip your clothes to shit, maybe just to see you looking out of sorts. There's no conservation in that," he chattered. With that river finally in view through a clearing, Yugi merely pointed, seeming satisfied as he shifted direction slightly. "And that dog might keep jumping on you, but how is it not your fault when you're opening your legs... and mouth... and bending over in front of it, or even grabbing it by the balls? Sounds to me like you can't run from the blame here~"

"Pillow talk has gotten dangerous... it leads to fucking~" Miko claimed nonchalantly. Of course, one could say this pair had gotten quite good at flirting in the most recent times. Both seemed to easily bounce off each other with their words. Of course, it went without saying that Miko had Yugi's dick on her brain constantly, but apparently sharing the information had worked as a successful flirt. Popping up, was apparently something that would have happened, only missed by the fact that she'd not repeated herself, "Eeeh? Well, you should never wait on me to repeat myself... whenever the dick pops back up, you'll have to fuck some new words in me, Daddy♪~" she flirted through an explanation which was mostly just pretense that could end with her backed against a tree and she wouldn't care at all.

Still a huffy offering made from Miko would be taken at face value. According to Yugi, questing was thirsty work. "Well, I am not selfish enough to deny hydration to a thirsty man♪~" Miko claimed as if it was perfectly reasonable to be offering the liquids of her loins as a thirst quencher. "I didn't know I'd end up with a thirsty dog who didn't know how to behave... oh well~" she mused as if it was simply the way life was and something she'd accept without further thought Moreover there was an argument made one which Miko heard out with a smile on her face. She looked a tad bit smug when she grinned to respond, "Avoiding blame? No, no no. I did all of that, I've been so brave today, I am owning that. I'll do it anytime I want to and no one can stop me♪~" she mentioned in a moment of strange acceptance and confidence she didn't normally possess. But moment by moment, she was gaining a bit more, becoming less unsure and pushing for more. One day, she might be absolutely as degenerate as her mind seemed to be, but for now, she was making progress.

"It also leads to whipping. I think I picked my next weapon~" Yugi joked. He likely wouldn't even consider using a whip as a weapon, but it was fun to think of some similar thing to use for... other purposes. The thought of that made such a purchase worthwhile, though he'd surely wait until they had more funds to work with. The loot they were able to sell thus far wasn't going to cut it. Clearly though, things would only get better as they did. Moving on, Miko stressed the necessity of fucking new words into her. What an interesting train of thought that was. "Hmm, I guess. That works both ways though, you know? Pick the right words and you'll get a random fucking you can't even fathom. Good luck with that last star you've been hunting for~"

The man, or dog in this case, would apparently not be denied hydration. Miko was not a selfish individual. Well, that much had been made clear multiple times by now. "Fair enough. There's a line between greed and gluttony, and I'd say you crossed fully over a long time ago~" he teased. As for being a thirsty dog who didn't know how to behave, Yugi scoffed. Obviously, Iino Miko had never been in possession of a dog. "You think a dog will behave just because you want it to? No way. You have to train it... with treats and shit," he mentioned. As they finally encroached upon the running waters, Yugi crouched by the river and shot a side-eyed glance in Miko's direction. She wasn't avoiding blame; in fact, she was claiming it with confidence. "I'll show you something you can 'do' anytime you want. Remember not to stop that," he urged.

"Pillow talking leads to fucking and whipping... I gotta remember that~" Miko joked as well. Whether Yugi wanted to use a whip as a proper weapon or simply in the bedroom, she was fine with either. Whenever he decided to buy or make a new weapon, she'd be more than willing to see the end results, even if her own body was used as part of the test. Beyond this point, apparently what Miko had to say about getting her to say new things, was something which applied to both of them. She could say something new and get something she couldn't fathom. He wished her luck to try and and get that tenth star she'd obviously wanted, a grin crossed her face. "No need for luck. I can feel it... I'll get it and then I'll go even further, just watch♪~" Miko chirped confidently. If nothing else, she was sure she wouldn't let go of an accomplishable goal. She was a high tier, OCD perfectionist, with an absolute completion record. Real-life wasn't allowed to ruin this for her.

Ah well, Miko declared she wasn't a selfish individual and she wouldn't stop Yugi from quenching his thirst and he in turn had something else to say about her nature. He claimed that there was a line between greed and gluttony and she'd crossed over. As she wasn't as selfish as 'greed' implied she could assume that he was calling her a glutton. "I mean... well... you aren't exactly wrong or anything," she said almost shyly was her face turned red. She did eat a lot, and consume a lot and do a lot, she was beginning to boarder the line of hedonist. "Training? What makes you think I haven't been doing exactly that already?" she wondered. Technically speaking his actions were in line with what she wanted and she was encouraging them by being receptive, or at least that was how she thought about it. Before that though, she had some newfound confidence to flex and Yugi seemed pleased enough by that, shooting her a sideways glance and some words which were rather interesting. "I don't know what I'm not stopping but... if you're giving I'm taking♪~" Miko chirped, well... that much had been obvious since they'd met each other, even before she had a real understanding. Having reached the water she could finally look into a flowing river. "Looks like we made it... my hearing is definitely gotten a lot better than normal. This is a pretty scenic view♪~" she chirped as she held up her fingers to frame the horizon. It really was a nice area to see.

"Hell yeah. It also leads to head and lapdances. You know... since you're remembering things~" Yugi said, seeming virtually insatiable. They were both certain Miko would earn that tenth purposeless star, all because of her own OCD. Yugi was more than content to enable her star-searching, if only because it meant he would benefit from her attempts and success alike. "Ganbare. I won't hold back a definite ten if I hear one. Hit me with the best you've got; I'm sure you'll nail it eventually," he encouraged in a strangely earnest manner for the teasing tone he'd been carrying.

Both parties knew about Miko's gluttonous nature. Frankly, Yugi didn't even concern himself with how much she ate. Ah, but there was a specific type of 'eating' she did ─ something truly noteworthy. "Of course I'm not wrong... and I'm not even talking about real food. We've only known each other today, and I've already seen you swallow more dick and jizz than most people eat meals in a week," he blabbered. In regards to dog training, Miko seemed to believe she was already doing that. What an interesting thought. "Good question. You know there's always a surefire way to see if a dog's been trained? You have to get it to do a trick, or nobody's gonna believe you," he teased further. Miko didn't know what task she wasn't stopping. Frankly, Yugi didn't have a firm image in mind either. "Take your pick of the lot. Riding? Blowing? Any number of things; nothing specific. Just pick something and do it forever," the lad rambled. They had a decent chance to relax and appreciate the river finally located now, but... as always, the System had other ideas.

[SYSTEM—IDENTIFICATION]

Name: Riverglass Eel
Rank: D-Rank Beast
Type: Aquatic Predator
Status: Hostile
Traits:
• Semi-Transparent Scales
• High-Speed Lunge
• Water-Pressure Burst

Threat Level: Moderate
Behavior: Ambushes from shallow currents; reacts to mana signatures and motion.

That notification appeared before the apparent 'Riverglass Eels' were even in sight. Yugi could only assume they were inside the water, stalking or something of the sort. "Great. I was going to agree about the view here, but we just have to encounter every fucking trainer on Victory Road, don't we?" Yugi complained without a moment of hesitation. Still, he didn't seem very bothered about the hostile creatures they were being told of.

Apparently, pillow talk also came with head and lapdances as Miko was supposed to be remembering such things. She scoffed, "I have not forgotten," she said looking particularly pouty. Of course, she knew she was likely an odd individual, but she could easily give all aspects of pillow talk their fair shake. Moving on from that, Miko was striving for perfection, even in something that didn't matter, according to Yugi's earnest encouragement, he wouldn't hold back definite 10th star. "Yay♪~" she cheered happily. "I can't hold stuff in my head too long when I'm being pressured anyway so... you'll hear whatever comes to mind. I'll do my best♪~" she affirmed. Such would be the nature of many deals made between them.

Moving on from this, Miko acknowledged that she'd likely be understood as a glutton, technically speaking Yugi only truly understood that from the perspective of her sexual appetites, which had shown themselves to be quite deep. "Well, when I like something I like to have it a lot. The greatest respect I can show something I like is having as much of it as possible," Miko stated her own beliefs, which definitely did nothing to dispel any thoughts of her gluttony and showed an odd amount of devotion, even to deviance. Beyond her eating habits there was the matter of her trained dog, she believed she'd been doing that the entire time but was told the best way to ensure she'd done it, was to have said dog do a trick. "Sou ka, I understand... box it." Miko confirmed but there was something a little shady about that understanding. There was also her boxing something which would likely come up again in short notice. But what was up before that was a conversation concerning, her own habits and the ones she should do forever. Yugi seemed less decisive about it than Miko would be herself, "I don't want to pick. Why should I choose one thing when I can do a lot of things? I'm going to do all the things, and I'm going to do them a lot and be awesome at them!" she decided. There was no one sexual skill she wanted to do all the time, but she couldn't or wouldn't stop doing any she liked, so... he would just be forced to deal with her variety pack of skills.

Still, with flirting and the view perhaps they could move on to something else, or apparently not. No, a notification popped up about some dangerous creatures in the river which would require their action. These creatures were ranked higher than anything else they'd fought so far, and they had some pretty nasty tricks. "I mean, yeah. You gotta fight all the people but... some of them are easy," she confirmed her own thoughts. "Still I don't want to find out what the System thinks a moderate threat is..." Miko confirmed her own thoughts.

"Really? Interesting. I didn't even know that was a thing set aside to remember," Yugi quipped. If Miko was actively remembering their earlier conversation, which Yugi kept alluding to regardless, perhaps he didn't need to mention it so much. Well... he wasn't exactly bringing it up for that purpose; he did so only because it was something on his mind almost constantly. Miko couldn't be the only one with something always in her head, after all. In discussing the things Miko had been saying of late, she claimed to be incapable of holding stuff in her head long-term. At times, it seemed almost like she was setting herself up for these moments. "I noticed. You can hold something in your mouth for a pretty long time though. That's the only thing that matters in the end~" he replied.

The gluttony of one Iino Miko was not in question at all. Yugi acknowledged it, and she only further enforced the thought with additional beliefs. Things she liked, she had her absolute fill of... as a show of respect. Such a strange notion that was, but since part of the topic was his own cock, Yugi didn't have a single negative word to say. "Well if you put it like that, I might also be a glutton. I think I'm more of a lecher though," he mused. It didn't seem Miko had much to say on the matter of dogs and tricks, but it did seem she had something in mind. That was going to be interesting whenever it appeared in reality, he thought. "Hm," was the only utterance Yugi offered. As for the choice Miko was given... well, she had no desire to make one. She wanted to do everything possible and be incredible in all aspects. No... according to the girl herself, she was going to. "Then do them all. Forever. That's the deal," he responded. Ah, but what of the next obligatory System interruption? There were enemies not yet seen, yet registered in a notification. Yugi grew tired of the encounters happening at every single turn, but he supposed they were also breaking between each step to fornicate wherever they were at the time. Perhaps these encounters were their fault? No matter. This was apparently a greater threat than either of their enemies thus far. "Eels, huh? Maybe it's another thing trying to crawl inside you?" Yugi pontificated as he consciously avoided reaching out to the water. "The System says hostile... but they're not acting against either thing it mentions. Maybe it's an 'attack and be attacked' thing? If that's the case, the first strike has to count... and I don't think lightning is going to accomplish what I wish it would."

Yugi didn't know their conversations surrounding the sex acts he wanted to experience were being kept in mind by Miko. She did this mostly as a habit one she simply applied to him as he became more solidly important to her. "Really, keeping in mind things you're interested in is how we become interested in something together. Just because random adventuring stuff keeps popping up doesn't mean I want to forget my intended actions..." Miko explained of herself. She wouldn't be explaining that such things would just pop up when they were useful or when she felt the time was right, but that was also fine. She figured Yugi would understand within a few instances that she kept things in mind to do and would add to and expand on them as she became more comfortable with how they interacted. Moving on from that point, Miko seemed to have left herself open for a rather devious flirt. She couldn't keep stuff in her head, but apparently Yugi had noticed she kept something in her mouth for a really long time. "Waaaah♪~" she wasn't expecting such a devious flirt, but she did like it. And it seemed her oral skills were definitely appreciated so how would she do anything but continue to provide them?

Well, the answer to that was in the future somewhere. In the moment, Miko's gluttony or perhaps their shared gluttony was the topic of conversation. She simply wanted to respect the things she liked by consuming them in excess. Yugi claimed to be similar but also thought he might more easily be classified as a lecher instead. "Definitely more of a lecher. I think that's cool though♪~" Miko chirped. It was obvious that she enjoyed the sexual aspect of their relationship and wouldn't want to to change and it seemed it was Yugi's prerogative to continue to grow that aspect. Moreover Miko didn't want to chose a single thing to do forever, she wanted to be good at everything to do everything such was her nature and it would be accepted. Everything forever... that sounded great to her. "Everything forever♪~" she chimed her agreement. But currently there was a more 'adventure' related issue. Those eels in the water which were registered as hostile. "Don't joke about that... I don't want to be invaded by eels. We've already both agreed we aren't interested in shocks or that sort of thing, and I don't want to be eaten for real," Miko decided. Ah but what of actually dealing with them. Would they attack if attacked? Probably, "Hm, if the water electricity doesn't mix, I can't just water them as well. I mean I could probably do the voice thing, but as they live in rapids the concussive aspect might not matter so much," Miko said giving it some thought. "Do we go fishing?" she wondered.

Everything forever was the decision made for Miko moving forward. As things were, Yugi was surprised he managed to avoid assaulting the girl yet again. Well, it wasn't worth risking at the moment ─ not with those eels registering as hostile. If they took that gamble, Miko might actually be subjected to eel insertion of some sort... which apparently, she had negative interest in allowing. "I don't think these will be the shocking sort for the same reason I don't think this'll be easy. Riverglass Eels. If glass is an important part of that, they'll be a hard counter for electricity. Terrible conductor. We'd be better off trying to boil them in there," he rambled. "There's something else... really weird about this. Whatever. We're both at a disadvantage offensively if I'm right. Maybe fishing?"

Yugi sat near the river's edge and began thinking about their current options. Perhaps this was yet another tutorial mini-quest to teach them the survival mechanics of this 'game' they were playing. There was something else hidden under the surface of this interaction though; Yugi could feel it. Not knowing precisely what it was however, there was nothing to be done just yet. "Maybe... we net fish? If we can get them out of the water and stop them from moving, we could probably figure out how to deal with it more easily. Though... that's assuming we have something capable of stopping them without knowing exactly how strong they are. We could try bending you over the river and see if me railing you from behind can amplify your magic voice enough to blow them all up?" he thought. Ah, but something less deviant was probably the ideal solution here. "Or we could... wait..." Yugi paused, looking more intently at the river. It seemed the eels weren't as hidden as he first thought ─ at least not in the same way. With some focus, he was able to tell some things weren't quite right with how the water looked. "... Oh. They have camouflages. It's not that they're deep in the river; it's that they're invisible near the surface. I might have an idea. Do you think you'd be able to lift out the water here? Or will that take too much? I think sharing MP should be an option if it is."

Everything forever, would be Miko's new mantra. She'd try and do everything within her power, and she'd do it forever. That made perfect sense to the lass who seemed to throw herself into things. Strangely enough, she didn't make such statements with the ideation of riling the other lad up, instead she was simply coming to her own understanding. As such any oddity he felt about it was outside of her normal understanding. "Well, if the glass part was most important I would be able to use my voice but... I do see how we might not be in the best place to take that kind of risk. Water conducts sound well, and glass should shatter at certain frequencies but it'd be a lot harder to perfect it without wasting a ton of mana and leaving openings for counter-attack," she thought about it from her own perspective. Fishing did indeed seem like a better option than most. Well, that first idea was mostly deviant anyway. "Still, definitely hold that idea for when we've cleared out the river. We can enjoy an epic bath-time after this♪~" Miko chirped adding that to her list as well.

Beyond that a few ideas were coming to Yugi's mind. And he asked if she could lift this amount of water out if they wanted to try... 'net fishing'. "Hm, using the staff I should be able to do it with relative ease. It also wouldn't cost as much mana. Channeling through the staff is as far as I can tell, about 40 percent more effective than using magic power directly out of my body," she expressed. "So what's the idea?" she wondered. In truth, she was always curious about the way this lad thought, finding out he was the Genokiller just meant she'd get a few extra times to find out the nature of his brain's innerworkings and thus have even more to work with to praise him for mentally. Still, in the back of her mind Miko was also bothered by something, the idea of a bunch of camouflaged eels hiding in the water could be compared to having background singers on stage. And if that comparison were made, then... who was the star? Was there a really big version of these things in here or was it something else? Or maybe she was thinking too much about something which couldn't possibly matter.