Taming SSR And UR RANK Superwomen-Chapter 6 — The Woman in the Wine-Colored Dress
Once Belle Snow left his room under the threat of investigating his background, and after feeding his younger sister, Thomas spent two hours exploring every section of the system.
Right now, he was tying the laces of his sneakers. He was dressed and clean after taking a shower.
’I don’t know why this is happening. I don’t understand the reason, nor do I know if this is an awakening of my Gift, or even a second Gift. I don’t understand it, but I know that now I have this symbiotic conquest system. The power of that coin, Silent Petition, is very real. Too real... in all of history, Belle Snow would never let anyone touch her tits, and yet, I...’
He straightened up and opened the system window in front of him. All he had to do was snap his fingers to activate it. It wasn’t the only way to do so, but he discovered it worked like a call.
[Mandatory Main Quest.]
•Interact with a woman from the real world without using Petitions or System coercion.
[Success Condition:]
Minimum conversation of 5 minutes.
No activation of skills, coins, or petitions.
Reward:
Willpower +1
Experience +40
[Failure Penalty:]
Endurance −1
Partial Shop lock for 24 hours.
You will be sent to the Abyss for 10 minutes.
’I was in critical danger with Belle, so I genuinely don’t want to test that punishment. Besides, the Abyss is the place of origin from which all the beasts and monsters that destroyed our world emerged. I don’t know what I could do there, although it makes me wonder if I could bring my... tamed creatures.’
He stood up from the bed and walked toward the door.
’In any case, I have to talk to a woman for five minutes. From now on, I’ll get used to carrying my watch everywhere. Maybe time will become relevant. Now that I think about it, how long has it been since I spoke normally with a woman? Not one who only brings me trouble.’
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As he walked through a shopping mall, he noticed that the majority of people were men, though there were women as well. Thomas stopped. He looked at her and, in that instant, knew it was not a good idea. A girl around his age was wearing a school uniform with a skirt.
’Damn it, she’s with her friends.’
He walked in her direction. When he was three meters away, Thomas chickened out and changed course.
’No, better someone who’s alone. She’s really pretty and not alone; honestly, I totally chickened out.’
He went up to the second floor of the mall and noticed an adult woman wearing a tight wine-colored dress, with wavy reddish hair cascading down her back.
’An adult woman. Yeah, they’re easier to talk to and also kinder. This should be simple enough to start a conversation.’
The woman was standing in front of a display case, looking at a pair of black high heels with a calm, distant gaze.
"Excuse me..." Thomas began.
She turned her attention toward him. Her tranquil gaze forced him to swallow. Thomas didn’t hesitate to speak, but internally, he felt inferior.
"I just wanted to say that your dress looks amazing on you. It really brings out your skin tone."
"Hmm? Oh, thank you," she replied, unconsciously glancing at her own body, though her attitude remained calm.
Thomas smiled at her, then glanced at the display case and commented, as he stepped a little closer and activated the stopwatch on his watch:
"Are you thinking about buying them?"
"Umm... I’m not sure. I don’t think I’m a heels kind of woman."
"But you’re wearing them right now," he commented, briefly glancing at her feet.
"Heh, heh, yeah... honestly, I’m forcing myself to do it. I like them a little, but I feel like my personality prefers more ordinary footwear. Besides, my particular Gift is pure combat; I can’t dress like a lady."
"And why are you trying to force it?"
She smiled with a more worn-down, melancholic expression.
"I don’t know... I just... want to be a little more delicate. I’m proud of being strong, but I’ve never been able to change my nature. At least for me, personally, I like the feeling of being protected and being treated as someone fragile... a princess and, ha, ha, those childish things."
’Wow, she’s the first woman in all my nineteen years that I’ve heard say that. Everyone else only talks about ruling and dominating others.’
"Is there someone in particular who awakened that desire in you?"
The woman considered her words while looking into the store. Thomas took advantage of that to check the time: barely two minutes had passed.
’Now I’ve ended up playing psychologist; but whatever, it’s the easy route. Most women were easy to get talking: just ask them a simple question and they’ll talk for an hour.’
