"Damn it Ryn, what kind of crappy game did you make! Why do I die in one hit, while you and Kiana only lose one bar of health!!!" Kika roared, furiously pounding her keyboard. This was the nth time today she had been one-shotted by an AoE splash at full health.
"It's because Kika's positioning is too bad. You never dodge when a skill is about to hit! You're a marksman; high damage but fragile. It's normal to get insta-killed."
Bronya replied without turning her head. She was focused on controlling her character, her agile movements constantly weaving through the cannon fire.
Ryn shrugged and said, "Hmm... Bronya is right. Positioning is very important when playing a marksman. You die so fast that Mei doesn't even have time to heal you. It's better to be a warrior like me and Kiana, able to both deal damage and take hits."
"No! No!!! I'm going to play marksman. I refuse to believe it today. Watch me stack lifesteal like crazy. As long as I hit fast enough, the enemy can't kill me!
Damn it, it's all because the equipment balance design for this marksman is so trash. Even a dog would be more useful than a marksman!!! If I had the performance of my battlesuit Sabayon, just watch how I'd slaughter everyone!"
Kika's eyes were glowing green. She was about to be driven mad. Today, she was determined to face-tank this boss.
Mei quietly gave her a few buffs, then ignored her. Anyway, once the fight started, Kika would inexplicably die in an instant, so healing her would be a waste of mana.
The game had several major class categories: Warrior, Tank, Mage, Marksman, and Priest. Mei herself played a Priest, Kiana and Ryn were both Warriors, Bronya was a Mage, and Kika played a Marksman.
Because they had two pro players, Bronya and Ryn, carrying them, they basically steamrolled everything. The others were responsible for the 'steam', while Bronya and Ryn were responsible for the 'rolling'.
They played until noon, when Mei went offline to prepare lunch for everyone. Since they were short a person and couldn't do the dungeon, Bronya and Kiana went to play Homu League instead.
Kika directly uninstalled the game and rage-quit, saying she would never play this garbage game again, then dragged Ryn to find Mei. Everyone was used to Kika's behavior. Anyway, Kika would definitely end up downloading the game again despite her protests—a classic case of 'bad at it but loves to play'.
Even after leaving, Kika was still not giving up. She held Ryn's hand and said coquettishly, "Ryn~ Big Brother Ryn~ Why don't you design my Sabayon into the game!"
"I can make a skin with the same appearance, but don't even think about the weapon characteristics. Keyboard and mouse controls can't replicate the effects of your Sabayon."
Although a pouting Kika was very cute, even if Ryn really did put Sabayon in the game, Kika would definitely not be satisfied with the result.
"Is that all? Ryn, you're not good enough." Kika immediately let go of Ryn's hand and said to him with a look of disgust.
"Hmph, women," Ryn retorted disdainfully.
"Hmph, men."
"Don't ask me for money when you recharge in the game in the future."
"Big Brother Ryn, I was wrong~" Kika once again took Ryn's arm, looking shy. *For the sake of new equipment, I'll just have to wrong myself for a moment,* Kika thought.
"I still prefer your previous unruly look. Please change back."
"Get lost."
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When Ryn and Kika arrived at Himeko's house, they saw Himeko sitting on the sofa, raising a beer to greet them.
"Yo, Kika and Ryn are back too? Want a drink?"
"No thanks, old Auntie Himeko. You can drink it yourself! At your age, you're still lazing around at home drinking all day. Are you doing justice to your big boobs!" Kika replied coldly with her hands on her hips.
*Smack*. Ryn gave Kika a chop on the head, and Kika immediately crouched down, holding her head.
"Speak with some respect. But Himeko, you really should drink less. You were hungover just yesterday, and you're already drinking again this morning!"
"It's fine, it's fine~" Himeko walked over with a dark expression, then grabbed Kika's head with one hand and lifted her up. With the other hand, she pinched Kika's little potbelly and said kindly:
"My, my, if it isn't our esteemed Schicksal Valkyrie, Lord Kika?
I didn't get a good look just now. My beloved Lord Fat-ka, how did your chest... end up on your stomach? Oh my, at this rate, your chest might just surpass mine soon~
"Jerk! You busty woman, let me go! Are you saying I'm fat? You're finished, you better not let me down. I'm a beautiful girl, how could I possibly be fat!"
Kika struggled violently in Himeko's grasp, but with her strength, how could she possibly break free from Himeko.
"What are you laughing at? Ryn, come and help me!"
"You should just be properly punished." Ryn chose not to help Kika, but instead joined Himeko in pinching Kika's little belly. It was chubby and felt nice. "Fat-ka, you really have gained a lot of weight. You need to start losing it."
"You two are so done for! Just wait until you each get a taste of my Saboyou! Aaaaaah—"
*Image.*
Hearing the commotion, Mei poked her head out of the kitchen and saw Himeko and Ryn holding Kika up in the air, playfully pinching her little belly.
"Alright, alright, stop bullying Kika, and come help me cook." Mei picked up her spatula and gave Ryn and Himeko each a light tap, stopping the three from messing around. But Mei also secretly reached out and pinched Kika's little belly, and once she did, she couldn't let go.
Kika, now on the ground, subconsciously pinched her own little belly. Then, the light in her eyes faded, and her whole body slumped to the floor. She kept muttering, "It's over, it's all over..." "I really got fat..." "My chest is going to be bigger than Himeko's..."
*Image.*
"As expected of Mushoku Fat-ka. Cortana, did you get the picture?" Ryn said. He suddenly found the current Kika extremely cute. It would be a shame not to preserve such a scene.
"Rest assured, Ryn. I am always recording everything, ehe," the little Cortana said playfully. She had been secretly taking pictures since Kika was lifted up. Every time Kika was teased by everyone, Cortana would record it all. Not just Kika; she also recorded Ryn and Kiana's intimate moments. These were all wonderful memories worth preserving.
"You two jerks, delete it for me!!!"
Kika, who was sitting slumped on the floor, jumped up and pounced towards Ryn with flailing arms, but was caught by Mei.
"Alright, alright, come and help me cook." Mei dragged Kika towards the kitchen, but where Kika couldn't see, she gave Ryn a hand signal. Ryn understood immediately and had Cortana send Mei a copy of the photos of Kika's belly being pinched.
Kika struggled endlessly, but to no avail. She could only obediently help Mei in the kitchen.
"No~ Don't...."