I slowly crawled myself into the makeshift shelter, and for a moment I honestly thought Reika had in fact somehow built it bigger on the inside. Then I actually got my shoulders through the opening and realized, no, she had just made a soft little trap out of stolen cloth, branches, leaves, and whatever survival instincts she still had left.

Two of the girls were already inside waiting for me, Celeste with her face flushed and her hands folded like she could somehow pray the embarrassment away, Reika stretched out with her tail swaying proudly, and Valka sitting near the opening to the shelter in a way that seemed off a bit somehow.

"You all want me? Now? In the woods?" I asked, lowering myself onto the bedding while trying not to look as excited as I felt. "What if something tries to attack us? We are literally out here doing ancient dragon prep and fake toll booth crime removal."

"Don’t make us wait too long, Adrian..." Celeste said, her voice softer than usual, though she looked me in the eyes this time instead of hiding behind her hair. "Just get over here."

That sentence did dangerous things to my confidence. It also did dangerous things to my pants. I tried to answer with something clever, but the system shoved a glowing dick-shaped panel into my vision before my mouth had time to ruin the moment.

[ QUEST RECEIVED ]

[ FOUR IN THE WOODS ]

[ OBJECTIVE: SATISFY ALL PARTY MEMBERS ]

[ PARTICIPANTS: REIKA | CELESTE | VALKA ]

[ WARNING ]

[ CURRENT STAMINA MAY BE INSUFFICIENT ]

[ BONUS OBJECTIVE ]

[ DO NOT ALERT EVERY MONSTER IN THE FOREST ]

[ REWARD: PARTY MORALE +50 ]

[ UNKNOWN EFFECT: VALKA APPROVAL ]

"Current stamina may be insufficient?" I whispered, offended before anything had even happened. "Dude, at least let me disappoint them naturally."

Celeste leaned in slightly. "What did it say?"

"It called me weak in system language."

"Reika thinks Master should prove it wrong," Reika said, already crawling toward me with that bright, pleased look on her face that usually meant I was about to lose control of the situation. She grabbed my shirt and pulled me down before I could pretend I had a plan, pressing her mouth to mine as her tail brushed over my leg and wrapped there like she was claiming territory.

The shelter shifted above us, the tarp creaking softly, but Reika ignored it, tugging at my clothes with both hands until I had to help or risk being strangled by my own collar.

Celeste tried to hold herself together for about twelve seconds. I could feel her close beside us, breathing faster while Reika kissed down my neck, and when I glanced over, her face had gone so red I almost asked if fire magic was leaking out.

She caught me looking and immediately failed to look innocent. "I am only making sure everyone stays quiet," she whispered, which would have worked better if her hand was not already sliding across my stomach.

"Sure," I said, biting back a laugh. "Very professional."

"Don’t tease me right now," she said, and then she kissed me hard enough to make the joke die in my head. Celeste always had that dangerous problem where she acted shy until the moment she decided not to be, and then suddenly I was the one trying to keep up.

Her fingers shook for half a second before gripping me tighter, and Reika let out a smug little sound against my shoulder like she had personally won a bet.

Valka stayed quiet longer than the others, but quiet did not mean absent. She watched from the edge of the bedding with those golden eyes, not embarrassed, not confused, just studying us like she was trying to understand if this was a party habit, a mating ritual, or some extremely strange team-building exercise.

The heat in the shelter thickened, and by the time Reika had worked my pants loose, Valka’s silence had become impossible to ignore.

I looked at her, trying to breathe through the combined attention of an elf and a fox girl who had apparently decided sharing was better than waiting. "You just gonna sit there and judge my technique?"

Valka tilted her head. "Am I invited?"

The question landed heavier than the rest of the night had. Reika slowed, Celeste’s hand stilled against my chest, and suddenly I understood Valka was not asking because she was scared to join. She wanted to know if she was actually part of us or just the new disaster we had dragged along after she crashed through the manor.

I reached out and caught her wrist before my system could vomit some stupid bonding prompt into the air.

"You’re with us now," I said, pulling her closer. "So get in here before I say something weird and ruin it."

Valka’s smile came slowly. "You already did."

She moved into the shelter, and the entire structure immediately became a worse idea. There was no space left, no clean angle, no way for anyone to shift without brushing someone else.

Valka’s body pressed behind mine with enough heat to make the cold outside feel fake, Celeste slid closer in front of me, and Reika used the chaos to take me into her mouth with a cheerful lack of mercy that made me grab the bedding so hard I nearly tore it.

"Oh fuck," I breathed, dropping my head back against Valka’s shoulder. "Okay, this is definitely the boss fight."

Celeste, somehow still offended while half naked and helping Reika destroy me, shot me a look. "try not to compare us to monsters..."

Valka’s hand slid along my chest and moved slowly lower, her voice close to my ear. "He speaks too much when overwhelmed."

"He always speaks too much..." Celeste said, and Reika hummed around me like she agreed with them both.

I would have defended myself if I still had access to words. Instead I let the three of them pull me deeper into the mess, and the next stretch of time turned into warmth, wet skin, soft bedding, and the occasional creak from the shelter that made me briefly wonder if I was going to die under a tarp with my pants around my ankles.

Reika climbed into my lap first, guiding me inside her with a pleased gasp that made Celeste’s hand tighten against my shoulder. She moved with that same shameless energy she had for everything, bouncing and grinding like she had been waiting since dinner to prove the system wrong about my stamina.

Celeste kissed her while she moved, and that sight almost ended the quest early. Reika’s tail lashed against the bedding, Celeste’s mouth moved from her lips to her neck, and I had to stare very hard at a random fold in the tarp above us to keep myself from humiliating the entire male species. That plan failed when Valka leaned over my shoulder and watched with a smile that told me she knew exactly how close I was.

"You are struggling," she said.

"I am thriving." I replied with a goofy grin on my face.

Reika moved harder and ruined that lie instantly.

Celeste gave me a breathless little laugh, then shifted in front of me once Reika finally slid off with a satisfied whimper. The elf tried to look like she was being patient, but her body gave her away as soon as I pulled her close. She sank down onto me with a sharp moan that went straight into the dark woods, and the system flashed angrily in the corner of my vision.

[ BONUS OBJECTIVE AT RISK ]

"Don’t you dare blame me," I hissed at the panel.

Celeste froze for half a second. "Was that at me?"

"No, the magical cock is being dramatic again."

"Oh." She relaxed, then started moving. "Good."

That word should not have sounded as hot as it did. Celeste rode me with both hands on my chest, trying to keep control and failing every time Reika kissed her or brushed against her ears. I grabbed her hips and helped her move, feeling her tighten around me while Reika pressed against my side, still needy, still touching, still making sure I did not forget she existed for even a second. Valka waited until Celeste was trembling, then finally took hold of me with one strong hand and pulled me back like the next turn had already been decided.

"My turn," she said.

I looked up at her. "You know, usually people ask."

"I did earlier."

"That is technically true."

Valka pushed me onto my back with one hand, and I decided technical truth was good enough. She lowered herself over me slowly, taking her time in a way that made my entire body lock up.

Where Reika was wild and Celeste was eager, Valka was heavy heat and confidence, her hands braced on my chest while she watched every reaction cross my face. A red system panel flashed into view as she started moving.

[ ATTEMPTING THIRD SIGNATURE SYNC ]

[ ERROR ]

[ CURRENT LIMIT: DUAL SIGNATURE ]

[ ACTIVE LINKS: REIKA | CELESTE ]

[ THIRD SIGNATURE: VALKA ]

[ STATUS: TOO MUCH ]

I laughed once, but it turned into a groan halfway through. "It says you’re too much."

Valka’s smile sharpened. "Let’s see what happens when we push it then."