"Hey, Onee-chan." Yuki knocked on the bedroom door as she called out for her sister.

The two people on the bed immediately flinched. They were like two mice that had just been doused with hot water.

’What do we do?’ Reiji asked softly, his voice barely above a whisper.

Hina’s eyes scanned the room, thinking of a solution, and when her gaze landed on the bed, an idea popped up almost instantly.

Before Yuki could knock again, the door opened, letting her in.

"Onee-chan... what were you doing? You haven’t even undressed yet," Yuki asked, unable to understand why her sister would just come into the bedroom and stay here. Wasn’t she supposed to go take a shower?

Hina looked a little thrown off by the question. She couldn’t say she was with her beloved just now. Especially not to this little sister of hers, not now, not ever. She quickly brushed off the question with an excuse.

"I... I was just missing Rei-kun when I saw his photo over at the nightstand," Hina said, pointing toward the table where a photo of Reiji was.

"This dummy again?" Yuki said, glaring at Reiji in the photo. Her eyes looked like they wanted to tear him to shreds as if he were actually there.

Then suddenly, she felt a cold dread crawl up her spine and instinctively turned to look at her sister, whose eyes clearly held strong murderous intent.

Honestly, compared to Yuki’s death stare toward Reiji in the photo, Hina’s was a hundred times scarier.

Yuki immediately shrunk into a corner, facing the floor like a little child who had done something wrong.

Hina took off the top and leggings she had worn out to jog, grabbed a towel, and headed straight into the bathroom.

Seeing her sister finally gone, Yuki let out a quiet breath of relief, wiping the beads of sweat on her forehead. "Phew... Onee-chan is still very scary. I thought I almost died just now."

Yuki quietly walked over toward the bed and sat down. She grabbed the picture of Reiji off the table.

"Tell me why... why do you have to take away all of Onee-chan’s love from me?" Yuki said in a low, pained voice, her grip on the frame tightening unconsciously.

Under the bed, Reiji looked like a hungry dog whose owner refused to give it food for misbehaving. All he could think of was food and couldn’t hear what Yuki was saying. Even if he did he wouldn’t be bothered.

Suddenly, Yuki’s eyes brightened as what she thought was a good idea popped into her mind.

She threw Reiji’s photo onto the bed like yesterday’s garbage before rushing over to the bathroom door.

"Onee-chan...! Onee-chan!"

"What do you want, Yuki?"

"I want to come in," Yuki replied bluntly.

"What?!"

"Yes, I want to come in and bathe together with you," Yuki replied so casually it shocked Hina.

"Yuki, don’t tell me this is what you do at camp too."

"No, I don’t," Yuki replied calmly. The camp was actually a compulsory one-year training program set up for girls to learn basic combat skills and how to use different weapons right after the finished High because of the recent situation of the world.

"I’m not letting you in, Yuki."

"Onee-chan, if you don’t, I’ll... I’ll..." Yuki glanced around, looking for something to threaten her sister with. That’s when the picture of Reiji she had just thrown gleamed slightly on the bed. "Onee-chan, if you don’t let me in, I’ll break this dummy’s photo and flip over the bed."

Yuki said it like she had already won, but inwardly, she knew her sister loved this dummy, so she wasn’t sure Hina would actually give in.

On the other end, Hina looked unbothered and knew it was an empty threat from her stubborn little sister. If Reiji wasn’t under the bed, she wouldn’t have agreed, especially not to something like this.

*Click*

The door opened, and Yuki went in with a bright smile, looking exactly like a child who had just won a gold medal.

Yuki undressed, then grabbed a towel.

Inside the bathroom, Hina kept staring at Yuki’s figure. Her chest was full and mature, and her waist was neither too big nor too small, just perfect. Her little sister had actually grown to have such a beautiful shape.

Actually, the two sisters looked very alike, but Hina had that mature, elegant vibe, while Yuki had that lively, energetic one. If Reiji were to see them now, his pathetic brain would probably shut down from all the different erotic scenes that would play in his head.

Too bad what was in his mind right now was food, and the soft, playful moans he was hearing were completely drowned out by the rumbling of his stomach.

After the two beauties were done bathing, they quickly changed into simple but stunning gowns. Since Yuki didn’t come with anything, Hina gave her one of her dresses.

After they finished dressing, Hina and Yuki left the bedroom and headed downstairs. Hina couldn’t help but take a few glances back at the bedroom. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Reiji immediately shot out from under the bed, and as soon as he heard the front door close, he rushed downstairs. Hunger clouded his reasoning that Yuki might come back to grab something.

Thankfully, nothing of that sort happened.

After serving the food for himself, Reiji walked toward the living room.

"Thank you for the meal," Reiji said as he picked up his chopsticks and began devouring the food.

Even with the burnt taste, it was still delicious.

After eating, Reiji slumped on the floor, rubbing his stomach.

"So good."

After resting for a bit, Reiji took the dishes to the sink. As he busied himself washing them, the system suddenly chimed in.

Ding!

[Bond Points +6]

Reiji stared at the green glowing screen in front of him in a daze. As far as he was concerned, this was the highest Bond Points he had received so far.

"That reminds me... how do these Bond Points even work, system?"

Ding!

[Bond Points are obtained through affection from your spouse. The more affectionate she grows toward you, the more bond points you receive and when your Bond Point and EXP are full you can level up.]

"Really?" he blurted in surprise. He couldn’t help but wonder what made Hina grow more affectionate toward him. After all, they weren’t even together now.

Meanwhile, at the mall, Hina was busy admiring a wedding dress. She couldn’t help but picture herself wearing it, walking toward the altar, with Reiji standing there, looking handsome in a sharp black suit.

Yuki immediately dragged her to another aisle snapping Hina from her daydreaming.

"Onee-chan, why were you staring at the wedding dress so much? Don’t tell me you would marry that dummy if he was still around?" Yuki said with a pout. She was incredibly glad that, that dummy was no longer around.

Ding!

[Host, do you wish to make the other female living with you a partner? To gain more Bond Points.]

Reiji didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Was the system trying to send him to an early grave? Besides, Yuki clearly didn’t like him, and Hina would skin him alive if he hooked up with her sister.

"So how can I check my Bond Points?" Reiji asked, but the system didn’t respond.

He quickly realized his question was a little dumb, because he could clearly remember something about Bond Points in his stats.

"Status."

Ding!

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[Status]

[Host: Kurosawa Reiji] – [LV1]

[Class: None]

[Skills: None]

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[EXP: 0/100] [BP: 14/100]

[Health: 100] [Mana: 100] [Fatigue: 40]

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[STRENGTH: 5] (Vital for the accumulation of bond points through affection. Who doesn’t love a strong, thick man ;) but sadly, you are not one.)

[SPEED: 4]

[STAMINA: 4]

[PERCEPTION: 6]

[INTELLIGENCE: 9]

[AESTHETICS: 3] (Also vital for the accumulation of bond points. Beauty and aesthetics appreciation are things you clearly lack.) :(

Free Stats: 0

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Reiji stared blankly at his stats again. He noticed that the only thing that had changed was the BP, which stood for Bond Points.

From what he understood from the system’s explanation, if both his EXP and Bond Points reached one hundred, he could level up.

"So how can I gain EXP?" Reiji muttered.

Ding!

[By killing monsters inside gates.]

Reiji stared at the text in front of him. He knew he had to get stronger, so if this was the path, he would take it.

Ding!

[Host hasn’t completed the Daily Quest.]

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[Daily Quest: Training For Dominion]

[PUSH-UPS] – [20/20] {Completed}

[SQUATS] – [20/20] {Completed}

[SIT-UPS] – [20/20] {Completed}

[RUNNING] – [0/5KM] {Incomplete}

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Reiji knew he hadn’t completed the quest. Only the running remained.

Since he had regained some strength, he decided to try running in place. After a few minutes, he noticed that no matter what he did, the progress bar didn’t move

He searched for videos on how to do it properly, but still, nothing changed.

Reiji finally decided to try something else.

He entered a shopping app and searched for what he needed. When it popped up, he scrolled until he found one within his budget and placed the order. But seeing that it would arrive tomorrow, Reiji suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"This means I have no other choice but to face the system penalty..." Reiji let out a dejected sigh. "I better prepare for the worst."

Reiji then went to the closet and took out a mop. He grabbed a knife from the kitchen and tied it to the top of the mop after breaking the head off. He took another knife and sharpened the other end.

Reiji cleaned up the place, leaving no evidence that he had been there. He swung the weapon a few times, getting used to the grip.

Ding!

[Weapon (???): Attack – 20 | Durability – 10 | Sharpness – 25]

"Not bad." Reiji stared at the stats of his makeshift weapon, a little impressed. Just as he was busy admiring it, he heard soft laughter from the door.

It was unmistakably Hina and Yuki’s voices.