Chapter 237 - 500 Free Nipples

Tera sighed. This system was just sucking the fun out of everything, and now she was actually starting to feel bad even though she didn’t truly intend to replace it.

She sighed. ’Relax. I’m not replacing you.’

The screen shot up.

[Really?!]

"Really. You’re annoying and incompetent sometimes, but you are still tolerable," Tera mumbled grumpily.

[...]

[That is the nicest thing Host has ever said to this system]

[(╥﹏╥)?]

Tera’s eyes widened. What was nice about what she had said?

’Omg! Now that is a lie!’

But Tera smiled.

Aside from not wanting to go through the stress of another system, the leverage was too good to waste.

Having the Sponsors watching meant the system would bend over backwards to help Tera. If it acted up, all she had to do was hint at a complaint, and the screen would be at her feet again.

’But,’ Tera added, and the system froze, ’I expect you to behave properly from now on.’

[Yes, Host!]

Tera nodded. ’Now. You said all that flattery earlier about my fight. How much of it was genuine and how much was you sucking up because of the Sponsors?’

[° ° ° ( °ヮ° ) ?]

[...This system was genuinely impressed!]

’Mhmm.’

[Truly!]

[Host may not have realised the extent of what she accomplished, but this system has the data]

[During the engagement, Host’s evasive speed matched that of a fox beast in shifted form]

’Seriously?’ Tera frowned. Then her mind went to Kiri. Tera didn’t think she had moved that fast at all.

[Host’s physical training over the past weeks did far more than Host realises]

[Host’s reflexes, agility, and spatial awareness during that fight were not normal for a shiftless beast, or even most shifted beasts]

[Host was simultaneously dodging the creature’s arms, its acid projectiles, AND the secondary splashes from the acid hitting surrounding surfaces!]

[The splashes had no set direction or pattern. They were random. And Host avoided nearly all of them]

[?_?]

[Does Host not realise that only ONE drop of acid actually landed on her throughout that entire fight?]

[That was the only damage from the beast you incurred throughout!]

’Wow...’

She thought back to the chaos of the fight. Even with what the system had just described, she was having a hard time imagining her doing all that. She had been so focused on surviving that she hadn’t stopped to think about her performance.

But to only take that as damage from the barrage the beast had thrown at her was actually impressive.

’Damn, I didn’t realise that.’

[Host’s physical capabilities have exceeded projections by a significant margin]

[The training and exercises worked. But Host’s physical performance was only part of it]

[What truly stood out was Host’s ingenuity]

[From the very beginning, Host has been solving problems with barely any help]

Tera side-eyed the system. ’All thanks to a certain someone.’

[(╥?╥)]

[But still... most Hosts with similar limitations would have failed within the first few weeks]

’Okay, I get it—’

[This system is not finished!]

[And then there is the matter of Host’s core skill]

[Host looked at that skill and independently conceived of using it for other things]

[Host’s mind works in ways that this system genuinely does not fully understand, and this system finds that both impressive and mildly concerning]

Tera groaned. ’Fine. Fine! I hear you.’

But she still felt pride swell within her. She was proud of herself.

She then pouted as she remembered a small detail.

’I could have avoided all of that, though.’

[What?]

’The whole fight! If I had just opened the portal beneath its feet the moment it landed and dumped it into the pit from the start, it would have been over in seconds! I didn’t need to run around like a headless chicken for twenty minutes!’

[Well... This system is glad Host did not do that]

[ ? ?? ? ]

’WHAT?! WHY?!’

[Because if Host had ended the fight instantly, it would not have been nearly as impressive]

’The fuck? You would have been fully on board if I had brought up the suggestion of killing it quickly!’

[(?￣?￣)?]

[But Host’s prolonged engagement demonstrated adaptability, endurance, creative problem-solving under extreme pressure, and raw combat instinct]

[An instant kill would have shown none of those qualities]

[And this system does not believe certain... observers... would have found a three-second fight particularly noteworthy]

Tera’s mouth fell open. ’Are you telling me that me nearly dying was BETTER for my reputation?!’

[This system is saying that Host’s struggle made her victory far more meaningful]

’You are unbelievable.’

[This system always knew Host could do it]

’NOW you’re lying.’

[This system respectfully disagrees]

[(???)]

Tera snorted and settled back against the furs, her amusement fading into something more thoughtful.

’So, these Sponsors. They could pop in at any time?’

[Correct. This system has no control over when they appear]

[They could likely be watching without me knowing since they aren’t ordinary sponsors]

[?????]

[They come and go as they please]

’And they just... watch?’

{BeastWorldAddict nods in confirmation}

[(′???`)]

{PervyGoddess snacks on noodle worms}

Tera’s mouth fell open.

Her mind flatlined for a moment, and before she could even form a response, Xavi entered the shelter, and his eyes brightened as he saw that Tera was awake.

{PervyGoddess finds Xavi very delicious}

’Eh...?’

[We—welcome again, Oh venerable sponsors...]

[???]

Tera’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets, and she fought to keep her attention on her mate, along with the clan members that were slowly filling the shelter at a crucial moment.

’System! What is that pathetic greeting?!’

{BeastWorldAddicts bursts into laughter}

{PervyGoddess tells Tera to not worry about them}

{PervyGoddess finds Xavi very pleasing to the eyes}

{PervyGoddess can see that Host’s mate has a very big package}

{PervyGoddess is asking what currency this system has assigned to this Host}

Tera fought the urge to have her thoughts on blast.

Why was one of the sponsors a fellow degenerate?

"Tera." Xavi walked up to her, and Ermin joined shortly after, pushing through the clan members.

{BeastWorldAddict finds Ermin to be very cute eye candy}

[PervyGoddess has granted Host 200 Nipples]

[Thank you, Dear Sponsor—]

’Oh My!’

Tera changed her mind. These sponsors were MORE than very welcome.

’Thank you so much for the Nipples!’ Tera beamed at her mates, but she was also beaming at the sponsors.

{BeastWorldAddict gasps}

[BeastWorldAddict has granted Host 300 Nipples]

’Holy Shi—’

[(′???`)]

[Thank you very much, Dear Sponsors!]

[Please, do not mind my Host’s LANGUAGE!]

[_(????」∠)_]

{BeastWorldAddict laughs}

{PervyGoddess finds Host mildly entertaining}

Tera was immediately distracted from the system interface as her mates were inspecting her body while the clan members looked at Tera with strong admiration in their eyes.

Xavi knelt beside her and took her hand, his thumb running across her knuckles. "How are you feeling?"

"Better. A lot better, actually."

Tera had extra 500 nipples, nearly what she would get from having to go through a task.

One of the clan members at the entrance spoke up, his voice hushed with awe.

"We saw what you did to that beast."

Another one nodded vigorously. "We all saw it."

Tera smiled awkwardly. "It wasn’t that impressive—"

"You buried it under a mountain of wood! It was the size of a shelter, and you turned it into paste!"

"Leader Tera is so strong!" another added.

Someone shouted, "I want to be like you when I grow up!"

Tera, Xavi and Ermin all turned to look at the beast male. He was a fully grown adult.

"Oh..."

Xavi and Ermin returned their attention to Tera, and the pride on their faces made her chest warm.