Ryan left the bath in simply a towel, steam rising from his reddened body. He opened Seraphina's wardrobe and searched for something he could wear. Thankfully, she did keep some of his clothes in her wardrobe.
He got into a baggy white t-shirt of sorts, and a trouser.
Seraphina watched him from the bed. "Done?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Show me your status screen," she said.
"Eh, you can't really see it," he replied.
"I can when I touch you—well, I can read your thoughts when you see it."
"Oh…" Ryan nodded and crawled into the bed, looming on top of her. He intertwined his fingers with hers and looked into her silver eyes.
Immediately, their minds connected.
They could feel each others thoughts.
'Why are you thinking about my lips—'
He leaned down and kissed her lips. She was taken aback for a second before letting his tongue enter, and from there, a soft kiss began.
It was not passionate, not hungry. Not lustful.
It was just a soft acknowledgement.
Familiarity?
The awareness of him, their connection, became deeper in her heart. He was Ryan, and she was Seraphina. Their memories rushed in like a wave. He had been with her since she was born, they had watched each other grow, fought with each other for toys and cookies, and they had kept secrets from their mother since they could talk.
This was the extreme of familiarity.
They became acutely aware of each other's inner selves.
They knew each other like no one else did.
I like this, they both thought.
'Is this your first kiss?' he asked.
'Obviously, I hate men. Women are the same as well. I'd only let you do this.'
She knew him well enough to not be worried about whatever he did to her.
'Wrap your tongue around mine, let me guide you.'
'Like this?'
'No, no, don't bite me like that!'
'Like this then?'
'Yeah, wait—wait, don't do that…'
His tongue had no choice but to waver under her dominating moves and soon enough, she was the one in control.
'I'll kill you if you bite,' she said.
'Sure.'
Then, they did not need to guide each other. Their mind instinctively knew how to please the other party and they moved exactly according to their own deepest desires.
It was a perfect dance.
Though, Seraphina dominated the spotlight effortlessly.
Yet, the way her tongue curled around his was beyond great, so he had nothing to complain.
They gently played with each other's tongues for a few more seconds. The mental and physical sensations collided to create a sense of terrifying peace that they both did not want to leave from.
This was pure satisfaction.
Not pleasure, but satisfaction and fulfillment.
Then, they parted reluctantly.
It had been electric.
"That was out of nowhere." Seraphina blinked, then asked casually: "Are you attracted to me, you idiot?"
"Nah, not really. " He knew too much about her to be attracted to her, this was just an instinctive desire to firm their familiarity. "I just felt like kissing you."
Seraphina nodded with a weird expression.
She had truly sensed that from him—he was not attracted, it was something different.
Well, not as if it felt bad anyway.
Familiarity breeds comfort.
She could reluctantly accept it—the sense of peace was quite fun.
Was this why people kissed?
She could get used to him doing that once in a while.
Ryan moved aside from above her and laid beside her.
He still held her hand, and with a curious gaze, he opened his pink stats screen.
A plethora of notifications filled his senses.
[Successfully achieved Level 10]
[Class Selection Window has been opened]
[Gained 45 Stat Points]
[Gained 45 Skill Points]
Seraphina also looked at the pink screen, deep in thought.
"What do you think?" he asked.
'Just talk in the mind, that is more comfortable,' she said.
'Well, I feel lazy when I talk like this. Just tell me what you think.'
"Anyway, this Class Selection Window is interesting." She paused. "Usually, when we have enough power, we conduct a ceremony. We call to the heavens asking for a suitable sub class for us. That makes all the Sub-Class Runes that are suitable for us appear around us, and we can choose one Subclass Rune to refine and make our own."
That was how normal people trained and became stronger. For her, who had two main Classes, she could gain two sub-class runes after each ceremony.
As for Ryan?
He didn't have to go through the ceremony at all.
That made him contemplative. "Oh, then the ceremony must be to open this Class Selection Window."
"Yeah, this system of yours conducted the ceremony for you."
"That's good, I guess?"
"Yeah, it got rid of the hassle for you. Check what sub-class choices you have."
He nodded.
With a thought, a new pink panel opened up.
—
[Class Selection Window]
[Master of One]
This class makes all the abilities you plundered focus on perfecting one aspect of your skillset.
—
"Oh, you only have a single sub class choice," Seraphina said with a frown. "Explain what this class does for me, I don't really understand your system's text."
She might have had an issue understanding it, but for a gamer like Ryan, it was easy to understand.
"Well, I think it basically means that I will become an expert in one field if I choose this class. As in, if I want to become an expert at health care, all my abilities will gain a healthcare touch. Even if it is an attack ability before I plunder it, it will become something used for healthcare in some way or the other."
Seraphina became silent. Then, she asked, "That means if you decide to become an expert at fighting, all of your skills will be focused on making you a better fighter?"
"Yeah, I guess? I don't really understand all the system mechanics yet. It's a gradual reveal setup. I need to reach a higher level to truly understand how it all functions."
"I see… so are you going to choose this class?"
"Well, what other choice do I have? I only have a single choice."
"That can change, Ry. If you change, gain more skills and experience, you will also gain more class choices.
"When I became level 10 as a Martial Artist only, I got around 4 sub-class runes after my ceremony, I didn't choose any sub-class rune to refine and waited till I became level 10 as both a mage and martial artist, when I conducted the ceremony again, I had much more options."
"Ah, so that's how it works." He blinked innocently at her. "So master, what should we do?"
"I say wait till you plunder a few more skills and see if you see any more sub classes to choose from. Plunder Sucker is a legendary main class, so it should have a lot of unique sub classes."
Ryan nodded. "We will do that then. What about my stat points and skill points?"
"Yeah, that's more important now. What do you want to do with your statpoints?"
"I want to level up my physique as much as possible?"
"No, that's not going to help you, you dimwit. All of your skills are mana-based and you have low mana. If you use Apex Predator skill 3 times, you will be drained. That is too weak, focus on mana for now and we will come back to physique when you have more stat points."
"Wait, I've always wanted some muscles. How much points in physique do I need to get some real six packs and all?"
She laughed mockingly, then raised her own top to show him her clean set of six packs. "You can't make these babies by gaining more levels if your system works like I think it does. Your body will become stronger without your appearance changing."
Ryan touched her abs with jealousy written all over his face. It was feminine and perfectly crafted—it truly made her look so cool. I'd be so damn hot if I had these.
She smirked. "If you want those, you will have to work hard for it. The stronger you are, the harder it will become to gain more muscle definition."
Well… I need to train for that then.