Adam would have normally been with her, helping her, but she had asked him not to. Fayte wanted his help, but she didn’t want to rely entirely on him.

  A person who could only rely on someone else to do all the heavy lifting would never succeed in life. If she wanted to remain independent, she needed to do some of the work on her own.

  “Ultimately, the question I need to ask myself is which strategy do I want to go with,” Fayte mumbled.

  “Excuse me?” asked Clarise.

  “Apologies, I was merely talking to myself.”

  They had discussed several strategies for defeating the Pleonexia Alliance during the upcoming Guild War. Each one would work just fine, but they all required different terrain to be effective. Once she chose a location, their strategy would be set in stone.

  The pressure she felt to choose the map and strategy that would work best was unbelievable.

  She felt like the weight of the world was resting on this decision.

  At the very least, the outcome of this battle might determine her fate.

  “Are you okay, Lady Fayte? You look a little pale.”

  Fayte blinked several times as she came to. She pressed a hand to her face as though to hide the sallowness of her cheeks. Making a decision on her own like this made her more keenly aware of how much Adam helped her. She would have never been this nervous if he was by her side.

  Stop it, Fayte. You can’t think like that. It’ll only hurt you if you grow to rely on him too much. After all… he’s with Aris.

  It took several deep breaths for Fayte to center herself again. Adam had a way of getting in her head that nobody else did. She constantly found herself thinking about him. When she had gone shopping with Aris and Susan, she would look at an outfit and wonder if he’d enjoy seeing her in it.

  That was why this hurt so bad.

  It hurt to have feelings for someone they wouldn’t be returned.

  “I’m fine,” Fayte smiled.

  Clarise didn’t look convinced, but she nodded anyway. “If you say so.”

  “Anyway, I’ve chosen the map I’d like us to use. It’s this one.” Fayte pointed at one map in particular.

  Clarise looked at it, nodded, and smiled. “That’s a good choice. You’ll have a large advantage over your attackers.”

  “Thanks. I think so too.”

  “Now, how many members is your opposition allowed to bring? Please remember that you can’t have them bring any less than you are. Also, do you have a level requirement for them?”

  “I do not, please inform Levon that he can bring as many people as he wants and they can be at any level,” Fayte said.

  Clarise looked flabbergasted. “A-are you sure? I know your guild is strong, but don’t you think you’re being too rash? The Pleonexia Alliance has over a million members! Meanwhile, your guild only has seven! Power isn’t everything. Even the most powerful of people can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers!”

  “I am aware of that, but please don’t worry. I wouldn’t suggest this if I didn’t have a plan,” Fayte said with what she hoped was a bold smile.

  Adam was sitting on the couch, thinking about their upcoming Guild War, when Aris entered the living room. He looked up, then sighed.

  “Aris… you should put some clothes on.”

  “Why? It’s not like anyone else is here.”

  “That may be so, but you have no idea when they’ll be back.”

  Susan and Lilith were running errands. Kureha was with Lilith and Titania with Susan.

  It was interesting. Titania and Kureha couldn’t join anyone’s party but his, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t go wherever they pleased. That was something they had discovered through experimentation.

  “It’ll be fine. They shouldn’t come back for at least another hour.” Aris wandered up to him, grabbed his hand, and tugged. “Anyway, Adam, come with me.”

  Adam allowed himself to be pulled up. “And just where are we going?”

  “To our bedroom,” Aris replied.

  Now that the Time Compression System had been installed, their avatar bodies required sleep and sustenance inside the game. They acted just like their real bodies. Adam and the others had taken to using the bedrooms periodically whenever they weren’t on quests or attempting to raid that dungeon they discovered.

  “I think I already know what you’re after, but why don’t you go ahead and answer me anyway. Why are we heading into the bedroom?” asked Adam as Aris led him up the stairs.

  Aris turned back and grinned at him. “I want to find out what sex feels like in the game.”

  “I figured as much,” Adam mumbled with an amused smile.

  They made it to the bedroom and Adam was directed to the bed. Aris stood before him as he sat down.

  Several seconds passed.

  “Aris?” Adam asked.

  “I wanted to try something new,” Aris said. She sounded quite serious.

  Adam shrugged. “All right. What are we gonna do?”

  “I’d like to tie you up and blindfold you.”

  Adam blinked. “You, uh, want to…”

  “Tie you up and blindfold you.”

  Aris opened her inventory and pulled out several items. Ropes and a sleep mask. The rope looked like it was made from something other than typical synthetic fibers. It appeared much softer and had a glossy sheen.

  “This is definitely different,” Adam admitted.

  “Do you not want to?”

  “I never said that. I just thought you’d want to be the one tied up and blindfolded.”

  Aris froze for a moment before her face contorted. A struggle took place within her. Adam could almost see her desire rising to the surface as her cheeks took on a bright blush. She licked her lips erotically as though imagining what it would be like if he tied her up.

  “That… does sound fun… but I… I want to try tying you up,” Aris struggled to get the words out.

  While Aris was very forward and enjoyed actively pursuing him, she was more of a sub than a dom. She liked it when he took the lead even when she was the initiator. Even when she was on top, it was his hands controlling her movements.

  “Well, I don’t mind if you want to tie me up. A change of pace might spice things up a bit,” Adam said after a moment. He removed his clothes and lay on the bed. “All right. What do we do now?”

  Aris’s eyes became vibrant like stars as she hurried over to him. “Just leave everything to me. Tee-hee. I’m gonna tie you up good.”

  She seems enthusiastic.

  Adam didn’t do anything as Aris grabbed one of his arms, tied it to the bedpost, then did the same to his other arm. After that, she tied his legs so he was spread eagle. It was… well, it was a little uncomfortable. Adam didn’t really enjoy being bound like this, but since Aris wanted to try it, he was willing to go along.

  After that, Aris leaned over, covered his face with the sleep mask, and pressed her lips to his. Her soft lips were warm. She pushed his mouth open with her tongue and breached it.

  Hands began touching all over his body. His chest, arms, legs, thighs, and stomach, though they avoided his crotch. Adam felt a lot more sensitive to her touch than he normally did. It was like being robbed of his vision had brought attention to his other senses.

  Blood rushed to his groin. He could feel his sword rising.

  And then the hands abruptly stopped, Aris’s lips left his, and he was left wanting.

  “I just forgot something, so I’ll be right back,” Aris said. He turned his head to his left, where the voice had come from.

  “You’re leaving me like this?”

  “I won’t be gone long. Promise.”

  She didn’t give Adam a moment to respond before opening the door, then closing it. He grimaced as he was left alone. He was already quite swollen. His hard shaft felt like it was about to burst. To make matters worse, he couldn’t do anything about it since his hands were bound.

  He tugged on the ropes. Maybe he could break them, but these ropes were supposed to be quite durable. He was more likely to break the bedpost.

  Adam sighed and waited.

  Footsteps echoed in the distance, growing closer. The sound of a door opening and closing reached his ear. More footsteps.

  “I’m back,” Aris announced in a loud voice that masked her footsteps. He felt her weight on the bed a moment later.

  “Welcome back. Now, could you please not leave me in suspense like this? I feel like I’m about to explode.”

  “Tee-hee. Sorry about that. I’ll take care of you right now,” Aris said.

  Adam groaned when something warm, soft, and wet pressed against the underside of his cock and was dragged across it all the way to the tip of his head. He’d recognize Aris’s tongue anywhere. His body jerked slightly like it had been shocked as she began licking him like a lollipop.

  “Mmmm. You taste kinda salty today,” Aris mumbled.

  “I… didn’t think we’d be doing this… hnnn!”

  “So you didn’t shower?”

  “I can if you… oh… I can if you want.”

  “No. I like your taste, and your scent.”

  Those words were enough to make his blood boil. He wanted to rip off these bindings and take Aris right then, but he held back. She wanted to try tying him up, after all.

  He nearly choked on his own spit when Aris engulfed him with her mouth. The feeling of her mouth and tongue wrapping around him was far more intense than normal. His entire body shuddered. The sound of her nasal exhalations echoed around the room as she sucked him off, and he could only grit his teeth as the tension within his balls continued building.

  “Aris… I’m gonna cum!”

  “Not yet!”

  Aris released his dick, and he almost cried in frustration. He was so close!

  “I don’t want you to cum in my mouth. Don’t worry. I won’t leave you like this. Tee-hee. I think you’re going to enjoy this.”

  Adam was already dying with anticipation, so he nearly exploded when Aris climbed onto the bed and straddled his waist. Her nethers were already drenched as she pressed her lips against his cock. The way she ground herself against him was different than usual. A pair of hands landed on his chest. He would have blinked if he wasn’t wearing a mask. Something about those hands felt different, stronger, sturdier.

  “Aris, are you—?”

  A mouth hampered his. Thoughts fled his mind as he recognized Aris’s soft lips. He kissed her back. She released a muffled squeal as he pushed his tongue into her mouth, but that didn’t stop her from kissing him back.

  At the same time, Aris finally lowered herself onto him, fully sheathing him inside of her warm, wet passage. He was already too gone to think about much. He continued kissing Aris with everything he had as she began riding her.

  Sweat formed along his skin. He could feel each individual droplet as it ran across his torso. Several drops of water splashed against his chest, the sweat of his companion, who was enthusiastically riding him.

  Hands touched him all over. His face, his chest, his arms. It felt like he was being touched in four different places at once. The sensation combined with his lack of vision made him more keenly aware of the feeling.

  The loud slapping sound of her hips bumping against his echoed around the room. Loud, seductive moaning made him briefly wonder what was going on, but he was already on the edge. His balls were swelling. He wasn’t going to last much longer.

  “Aris… I’m…”

  “Go ahead. Cum for me,” Aris whispered in his ear before nibbling on it.

  Something about a girl telling him to cum for her set him off. His vision went white as he released his seed. Another loud moan came from on top of him. A pair of large breasts pressed against his chest. He took several deep breaths as he came down from his orgasmic high.

  It was only after he recovered that he realized something.

  “Aris… who’s on top of me right now?”

  He hadn’t heard anyone come in, but he now realized that was why Aris had spoken so loudly before. It was to mask the entrance of this woman.

  “Tee-hee. I really can’t fool you, can I? Hold on. Let me remove that blindfold.”

  A pair of soft hands reached out and grabbed the mask. These were Aris’s hands. Another pair of hands were resting on his chest, along with a body that was far too stacked to be Aris’s. He had thought it was odd. Aris’s hands were soft and dainty, but these were strong and calloused from years of weapon training.

  The sleeping mask was removed, and Adam looked down to find a curtain of black hair surrounding a pair of equally dark eyes set upon a beautiful face. Her snow-white skin was flushed pink. She possessed a small nose and lush pink lips.

  If Aris was the cute girl-next-door type, then this woman was the naughty librarian, the type who seemed cold at first glance, only to reveal how passionate she was when you got her in bed.

  What’s more, he knew this woman very well. He had known her for years. Even longer than he had known Aris.

  The woman who was resting against his torso and looking up at him with equal amounts of desire and shame was none other than Lilith.

  “Well… this is a situation I never thought I’d find myself in.”

  Adam was sitting on the edge of the bed, feet planted firmly on the ground, hands on his knees as he leaned forward and pinned the two women with a look.

  Aris and Lilith were kneeling on the floor. One of them—Lilith—was kowtowing so low her head was pressed against the carpet. The other—Aris—had an unrepentant look that said she had no intention of apologizing. She probably didn’t even feel bad about what she had done.

  “Listen, Adam. I…”

  Adam held up a hand, stopping Aris before she could continue. “I’m not going to ask why you decided to trick me into having sex with Lilith. I have a pretty good idea anyway.”

  While he knew he wasn’t the smartest guy around, Adam didn’t think himself stupid. He was at least observant enough to know when Aris was going behind his back. The reason he hadn’t done anything was because he hadn’t known what her plans were.

  Perhaps he should have realized it sooner.

  After all, he and Aris did have that conversation about Fayte joining them.

  He looked at the other woman. “Lilith…”

  “I’m sorry, Master. I know what I did was impertinent. I know you have Aris, but I… really wanted… to feel your warmth again…”

  Adam could only close his eyes at Lilith’s heartfelt words. This woman had no idea how much she made his heart flutter. He never slept with her after leaving Eden, but that wasn’t because he never wanted to. His guilt kept him from touching her.

  While Aris still remained fully clothed, Lilith was as naked as the day she’d been born. Her bear body was a wonder to behold. Her full breasts were squashed between her thighs and chest. The way they spilled over the sides enticed him to look. Her ass wasn’t quite as visible, but he could see the beginning peeks of her peach-shaped butt. Black hair normally kept in a ponytail spread across the floor like a curtain of shimmering silk.

  “Lilith, stand up,” Adam commanded.

  “Yes, Master.”

  Lilith stood up, revealing everything to him. Adam took in her small feet, her shapely calves, toned thighs, and hairless pussy, her large chest and slender shoulders, all the way to her gorgeous face. While her expression remained mostly the same, the fire in her eyes, the passion hidden behind a pair of dark moons, set him aback.

  “Can I stand up too? My legs are beginning to fall asleep,” Aris said.

  “No. You’re going to sit there and think about what you’ve done.”

  “Whaaaaaat?! Don’t be mean…”

  “Both of you are going to be punished for going behind my back like this,” Adam continued as if he hadn’t heard Aris. “Lilith, come over here.”

  Lilith stepped forward as Adam spread his legs apart. He was already fully erect. Lilith stared at his engorged cock without blinking. Was she trying to sear the sight into her brain or something?

  “I want you to use your mouth and breasts to make me cum,” he commanded.

  Lilith licked her lips. “Yes, Master.”

  Kneeling between his legs, Lilith took a firm grip of his thighs before lowering her mouth against his head. She kissed the tip, then lowered herself further, taking him in one centimeter at a time.

  Adam inhaled deeply as she continued going down. He leaned back when she relaxed her throat and took him all the way. Lilith had trained herself to not have a gag reflex, so unlike poor Aris who always choked when she tried this, the assassin was more than capable of fully sheathing himself inside of her mouth. Her wet tongue pressed against the underside of his shaft, and an electric current of pleasure raced through him as she began bobbing her head.

  She didn’t give him head for long. Once he was wet, she released him, then sandwiched his erection between her breasts and began moving.

  He felt like the pole dancers used to please the crowd. His breathing had grown heavy. He groaned when Lilith, still titty fucking him, took his head into her mouth and swirled her tongue around it.

  “Lilith, I’m… gonna…!”

  Adam placed his hands on either side of her head. He didn’t do anything more. Lilith let go of her breasts, lowered herself until she was deep-throating him, then began drinking his cum as he released it down her throat. There wasn’t a single drop on her when she pulled back.

  “How… how was that, Master?”

  “Mmmm. It was good. I forgot how great you are at giving head.”

  “I’m happy you’re pleased.”

  Adam was about to command her again when he saw something out of the corner of his eyes. He pointed at Aris.

  “Don’t even think about it, Aris. You’re just going to sit there and watch.”

  “But that’s just cruel! How can you make me watch something so hot and not allow me to relieve myself?!”

  Aris’s shorts hung down her ankles and she had been in the process of pushing her panties aside to reach her wet slit, but Adam stopped the young woman in her tracks. The look of indignation on her face really did something for Adam. He had never teased her like this before, but perhaps he should begin doing so more often.