NTR Rogue in the Apocalypse-Chapter 115: Android Quest
Later that day, John sat by himself in the lounge, staring at the system’s quest.
[Claim the Android]
[Quest: Claim Mika for yourself while Edward watches helplessly.]
[Reward: Skill Upgrade]
John’s finger slid over the screen, hovering over the accept button. He wondered if Mika would accept it. Edward created her, and he had complete control over her, could she break free from him?
’Only one way to find out, ’ John thought to himself and pressed the accept button.
John had a plan, he would slowly extricate Mika from Edward and force Edward to make a mistake. Then he’d swoop in and be the knight in shining armour when Mika needed him most, but his plan would take time.
It didn’t matter to him. He was a patient man and he had plenty to do in the meantime. One example of such a thing was using his Tracking Amulet. He had tried using it before and a line extended from the amulet to far away. John followed the line, but it would eventually disappear.
John figured certain conditions had to be met for a quest to trigger and the window was narrow. He pulled out the amulet from his inventory and rubbed his finger over the bumpy texture of the amulet. It felt like a copper coin, or so John thought.
He held it between his fingers and raised it to the sky. John watched as the line extended and pointed in a direction. It disappeared a few seconds later. He tried it again and it disappeared as he expected. John wondered what sort of requirements were needed.
Another thing on his to-do list was finding the source of the system. He had a hunch, but he couldn’t be certain. He needed more information and his best bet was going along with the System.
He kept fiddling with the amulet, but the lines kept disappearing, however, he managed to see the end of the line before it disappeared. The line ended right where Amber was standing. A sinister smile formed on his lips, he now knew who the target was. He didn’t know why the line kept disappearing, but he would have more chances of triggering a quest by staying close to her.
The amulet disappeared from his hand and John made his way towards Amber and June. He needed to get closer to her and earn her trust.
John made his way towards Amber, who was busy reading a book, June was next to her, napping. He cleared his throat and Amber raised her gaze from the book.
"Yes?" She asked, a puzzled look on her.
"Oh, you’re done?" John asked and Amber nodded, she thought John wanted to discuss the attack.
"I wanted to thank you for helping out yesterday. You saved a lot of lives," John said as he smiled warmly.
"Oh, don’t mention it. We were just doing our job," Amber replied, her voice filled with pride.
"You should be proud of yourself, Amber. Did you study medicine?" John asked as Amber shook her head.
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"I didn’t, but my father was a doctor. I picked up some things here and there."
John nodded and looked around the room, seeing the various group members engaging in their usual activities.
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"Do you have a minute?" He asked.
Amber looked at June, then at John. "Sure, I guess," she replied, closing her book.
"I’d like to learn a bit about your background. Where do you come from? What do you do? Things like that," John said, taking a seat next to Amber.
Amber let out a small sigh and began to talk.
"Well, I grew up in a small town in the Midwest. My parents were doctors, and we were pretty well off, but after the apocalypse started, everything changed."
"What happened?" John asked.
Amber told John about the apocalypse and how it affected her life. She told him about the horrors she had witnessed and the terrible things she had been through.
"I’m so sorry about what happened to you, Amber. Nobody deserves that."
Amber’s eyes watered and John placed his hand on hers. Amber was surprised by his touch, but she didn’t pull away. She glanced at him and saw his gentle gaze, smile and sincerity. She relaxed a bit and continued her story.
"Eventually, I met June, and we escaped to this base. That’s when we met you."
"Wow, you two have been through a lot."
"Yeah, we have," Amber replied, a small smile forming on her lips.
"Well, you’re one of us, now, Amber. Don’t hesitate to ask, whatever it is you need."
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Amber nodded and the conversation transitioned to John telling her his backstory. John kept the backstory concise and brief, and kept the focus on him surviving in the apocalypse alone.
"Um, I have a confession to make," Amber said, a rosy hue spreading on her cheeks.
"What is it?"
Amber looked away and chuckled awkwardly, "well, I... I knew you, before the apocalypse."
"What? How? What are you talking about?" John played his part and Amber revealed herself.
"We were in the same high school, before you stopped coming to school. I always liked you, I just didn’t have the courage to talk to you."
"You can’t be serious?" John chuckled in disbelief.
Amber looked down, and the rosy hue on her cheeks turning red. "It’s true... I always admired you, John, you were cool and popular."
"Now that’s hilarious, Amber," John chuckled and shook his head, Amber looked up to him, a bit offended, but she knew it wasn’t his fault.
"I’m sorry, Amber, I didn’t mean it like that, I’m just shocked."
Amber’s frown relaxed and a smile formed on her lips, "it’s okay," she said, her tone cheerful and a wide grin formed on her lips.
"Well, this was lovely, Amber. We should talk more often, I enjoyed it."
"Me too, John," Amber smiled brightly, her eyes shining with joy.
June yawned and opened her eyes, and Amber said, "oh, June, good morning."
"Good morning, June, did you rest well?"
"Mhm," June nodded, but kept staring at John, her eyes narrowed into slits.
"How is your body doing, Amber? Still aching?" June asked and Amber nodded, her expression one of frustration, "still sore."
John sensed June was still weary of him and left after saying goodbye. It would take a while for June to warm up to him, but he knew she would. It was a pity he could not trigger a quest, but at least he knew it was possible.
