Building The Perfect Harem With My Heavenly Desire System-Chapter 45: A Dangerous Kiss
Chapter 45
Alex stared at the bowl for a second... then sighed. With a broken heart, he decided to give Nyx a portion. So grabbing another bowl, he split the noodles into two uneven portions with him taking the larger part, and pushed the smaller one toward her.
"I figured you might not have eaten anything since you were in a hurry to get here, so why don’t you try some."
Nyx looked down at the food, then back at him. Though it looked a bit... appetizing, she was a very picky eater who only ate the best of dishes, in the finest of restaurants, so the simple meal didn’t really appeal much to her.
"Do you actually expect me to eat this?" She asked with skepticism.
Alex shrugged, already lifting his own fork.
"Uhm... Yes. But if you don’t want to eat it, just say the word and I’ll be happy to help you finish it. Unlike you bigshots who are always picky about their food, us common people are more than happy with whatever we eat."
Nyx remained silent, contemplating whether to eat or not. Alex rolled his eyes, picked up his own bowl, with a happy grin on his face, and dug in without caring whether she ate or not. If at the end she refused to eat then that meant more for him.
For a while, the only sound in the kitchen was the soft clinking of utensils and the loud slurping of noodles. You couldn’t really blame him, since he was really hungry. So there was no time for table manners.
Nyx glanced at him again, before slowly reaching out for the bowl of noodles. She hesitantly dug her fork into the steamy bowl of noodles and slowly took a small cautious bite. Her eyes widened in shock and she was really surprised by how tasty the noodles were and began to eat with more fervor, savouring every rich taste of the surprisingly amazing food that graced her tongue.
Alex paused a bit to watch her movement and beamed with satisfaction. After all, which person won’t be happy watching a beautiful woman like Nyx enjoy their meal? Nyx eventually slowed down, after realizing that she had lost her composure for a minute.
She cleared her throat lightly and set the bowl down on the counter as her expression returned back to its usual composed state.
"It’s.... Okay," she said in a calm voice, though it lacked it’s usual sharp edge.
Alex raised a brow, clearly unconvinced. After the way she had been chugging the food down, like a ravenous fiend who had just tasted the sweet nectar of life, all she had to say is ’it’s okay?’. Alex let out a soft scoff and shook his head slightly.
"Just okay? Says a person who was eating like she hadn’t eaten in years."
Nyx’s fingers tightened ever so slightly at her sides, but her expression remained indifferent as she turned her gaze away from him.
"You’re just imagining things. I was merely... Hungry, that’s all."
"Right..." Alex nodded slowly, clearly not buying it.
"Don’t get ahead of yourself. It was merely okay, nothing more." Nyx interjected.
"If you say so."
Nyx decided to ignore him and reached for a glass of water on the counter, taking a small sip, before focusing her attention back on the delicious food in front of her. Alex decided not to tease her anymore before she snaps and threatens him as usual.
[Wow, this is so cute. Now both of you look like an old married couple, except she looks like the head of the house while you look like the annoying wife]
’Wow real funny. I almost laughed.’ Alex replied with sarcasm.
[You know I was thinking about something... Since this technically looks like a date, why don’t we spice things up a bit?]
Alex felt an awful premonition coming. It felt like that one time when after class, his former homeroom teacher had set a surprise pop quiz and he knew she was going to do it but didn’t read beforehand.
’Don’t you dare say what I think you’re about to say.’
The chibi smiled evilly while rubbing her cute tiny palms, like a third rate villain from an anime show.
[DING!]
[NEW MISSION GENERATED]
[OBJECTIVE: Kiss Nyx Without Using The Aura Of Seduction]
[TIME LIMIT: 5 minutes]
[REWARD: +200 Desire Points]
[FAILURE PENALTY: Regression of level]
[NOTE: All Stats And Rank Will Drop Down From Current Level To Previous Level]
Alex nearly choked on his last noodles. He had even almost dropped his bowl in shock, and yelled into his mind.
’Are you insane?! Do you want to kill me?! And what the fuck is up with reducing my level? Are you trying to make me weak again?!’
[You can stay there shouting like a damn banshee or you can complete the task and get your sweet reward. The ball is in your court]
’No, no, no, no, no. I refused to humor you this time around. There’s no freaking way I’m going to do that.’
[In that case, I guess you can just wait to go from level D back to level E. And mind you, do I have to remind you of all those enemies you made like Marcus, Renzo and.... Many more to come, who literally wants to kill you]
Then a smaller panel immediately popped up.
[Timer: 04:59... 04:58... 04:57...]
’Yeah, real low. Real low indeed.’ he muttered while staring at the timer that was dropping faster by the minute. He had less than five minutes to commit what was basically suicide with lips. He was lucky that all he got last time was a beating, this time she might just send some to kill him.
Wait! He just got back from intense training... So what was he so scared of? It’s not like the baby-faced girl could beat him like before... but, he still had to remember that if Nyx could have one awakened under her command, then what’s stopping her from secretly having like five or ten.
Alex looked at Nyx who was oblivious to what was currently running through his mind. She was busy eating her food with elegance and grace, a far cry from earlier.
’Uhmm... Maybe I can kiss her on the hand? Yes! Or maybe her cheek? Yeah at least the consequences won’t be that bad, right?’
[No! You better forget about that thought. It’s only a deep kiss on the lips that count, all other kiss are invalid]
’Are you fucking serious...! Not even a peck on the lips. You really are an even bigger degenerate than me. Ohh God how did I end up with such a wicked system who’s out for my life.’
[Chop chop, time is ticking]
Alex groaned internally, and wondered why he couldn’t have a normal system for once. He would give anything just to get rid of the little gremlin, too bad he was stuck with it for life. With a heavy sigh, Alex slowly turned his head toward Nyx’s direction, then his gaze drifted toward her soft red lips, before he immediately looked away.
’Nope! Not happening.’
But the ticking timer at the back of his mind, told him that he had no choice. So swallowing a mouthful of spit, he forced himself to calm down. Panic wasn’t going to help him here. If anything, it was only going to make things worse. He had five minutes left, scratch that, he had three minutes and fifty seconds to make a solid plan, that won’t end with him buried six feet under.
[03:49... 03:48... 03:47...]
’Maybe... if I make it look really natural, it could work?’ but even he wasn’t sure of that idea.
[Awwwn? look at you looking so smart whenever you force yourself to think of a plan. Ahh of only I was a human girl, I would have... Rejected you]
’Can you shut up and stop distracting me... You wicked system.’
So placing the almost empty bowl down on the counter, Alex wiped his hand against his shirt, before casually calling out.
"Hey,"
"What is it?" She replied indifferently, without looking at him. Not that there was any need to.
Alex hesitated for a second, before deciding to take the bull by the horns and moved a little closer.
"I think you’ve got a little something on your lips, yeah it’s really bad right here."
Nyx finally paused and looked up.
"Where is it?"
"It’s right there?" He gestured toward the left side of her lips. She tried dusting it but nothing came off.
"You know what? Let me help you with that." Alex suggested.
Without giving her time to think, he used that opportunity to lean in, raise his hand and gently rubbed her lower lip. The moment he touched her lip, Nyx’s body tensed and she really wanted to push him away. Even though they had technically spent a night together, she still couldn’t get used to the feeling of a man touching her body.
Before she could register anything, she suddenly felt a warm wet mouth cover hers, and forced a slippery tongue into her mouth. She remained dazed before she regained her mind and immediately delivered a hot resounding slap, that echoed throughout the entire apartment.
