Project: Socialize

I exited my room and proceeded to walk over to the living room with my phone in hand. There, I surveyed the battlefield and located my target. Loriana was sitting on the couch, watching television. Judging by her still slightly wet hair, she must have recently finished showering. That explains why she's sitting there with only a T-shirt on that extended down to her hips and covered the important parts.

I took a deep breath and walked over to sit down beside her, heart racing at the same time.

This is awkward. There's another couch adjacent to this one available. Plus, usually you won't sit down right next to someone even when there's space available on the same couch.

I hands trembled as I placed them on my lap and sat down. I kept my eyes fixed on the television screen and was relieved when Loriana didn't say anything about my odd behavior.

I peeked at her from the corner of my eye, blushing as my eyes took in the curves of her body.

This isn't good...

I looked down at her exposed thighs that extended out of the T-shirt that she wore like a gown. Her thighs were fair and alluring and they look so soft and delicate it was almost as if they would rebound if you press hard enough on them.

Am I really about to do this? This is my "aunt" here. Well...she's technically not my aunt since we're not related by blood, but still! This is awkward...

So what should I do? Just put my hands on her thigh and act natural? There's no way in hell any of that motion could be natural. It's only 9:00 PM so I can't expect her to head to bed. Plus, things would be more serious if she catches me rubbing her thighs when she's asleep.

Why do I even have to do this? Maybe I should just take the punishment? But what if that guy gives me even more tougher missions and the punishments stack up to be something really bad?

I don't have a choice now. I gotta do it.

I gulped as I glanced over at Loriana. Her apathetic eyes were fixed on the television screen, paying me no attention. In addition, she's not cautious around me at all. Her posture revealed it all. Her shoulders were relaxed and not tense. All in all, she just seems super relaxed and comfortable with not a single bit of worry that I would do anything to her despite how revealing her clothing were.

Slowly, I lifted my right hand up and brought it over her thighs while I peeked at her face in order to determine if I was going to be caught or not.

My heart pounded so loudly that I was afraid she was going to hear it, but it would appear that the noise from the television covered over the sound of my heartbeat. However, that doesn't mean everything is fine. My right hand trembled as I brought it up into the air and unable to go any further. I was hesitant in my actions, unable to decide whether or not I should bring it down on her thighs and caress it.

I felt my face becoming hotter as blood rushed to it. My heartbeat also echoed in my head as it beat at rapid, rhythmic pace. Each passing second felt like an eternity, and I suffer from it.

Just do it!

I finally convinced myself to bring my right hand down onto her left thigh. Loriana merely glanced over at me for a brief second and immediately reverted her gaze back onto the television screen without any visible reaction to my actions.

What? Nothing? She's not going to say anything about it?

I waited for a minute before I proceeded to the next step. Slowly and cautiously, I moved my hand on her thighs, feeling it over and applying the minimum amount of pressure.

God it's so soft and so smooth.

"What're you doing?" Loriana finally spoke up after about a whole minute of me caressing her thighs with one hand. Her face was still emotionless and as if nothing had occurred at all.

"N-nothing," I lied. "It's...ugh...just that I thought you looked kind of tired so I was going to give you a massage."

"Oh," Loriana nodded slightly and turned her gaze back onto the television screen.

I turned my body away from her and released a sigh of relief. Finally, I'm done. Now I won't be punished and will even get rewarded. What does the rewards even do?

I unlocked my phone and clicked on the Socialization APP.

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Congratulations! You've completed your assignment on time.

The reward of 10 SP has been added to your account.

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SP (Socialization Points) can be used to redeem various prizes in the Prize Shop.

I clicked on the small icon on the bottom of the screen that says Prize Shop, and was immediately greeted with a bunch of options that I can choose from. These range from unlock special abilities and redeem for money.

You may use your SP to redeem prizes such as money, items, and special abilities. These are all provided by The True God so don't worry about them being fake.

He is The True God. I shook my head and sighed, grateful that I will not have to be punished.

Also, if your SP balance ever goes below 0, you shall be punished severely in a way that mortals cannot imagine.

What? I stared at the line of text blankly, shocked by the suddenness of the announcement.

Each time you fail to complete a task, you get your SP deducted. The deducted amount is equal to the amount that is rewarded if you complete the task.

So if I didn't complete this objective, I would've been deducted 10 SP instead of gaining 10?

A warning from The True God. You do not want to know what the punishment is so I advise you go all out in completing these missions.

Easy for you to say. I sighed in desperation and locked my phone. I leaned back on the couch and was just about to relax when I feel something behind my lower back. I looked over to my right and discovered that Loriana was lying face down on the couch.

"L-Lori," I forced out in my best impression of my usual voice. "What're you doing?"

"Didn't you say you were going to give me a massage?" She looked at me with a straight face as if nothing was wrong. "Come on."

"O-okay," I stuttered.

Well, if it's only a massage, it shouldn't be that bad.

Of course, I was wrong.

My phone suddenly rang and a notification popped up. It was from the Socialization APP.

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Bonus Mission:

Caress Loriana's Buttocks.

Time Limit: 5 min

Reward: 15 SP

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Wait wait wait wait. What the hell is this?

I grabbed onto my phone tightly with both hands, eyes wide in shock as I read the objective.

There's no way in hell that I can do this. But...if I don't, then I'll be deducted 15 SP and I only have 10 SP. The True God did say he advise me to not let my SP balance drop below 0. So...is this the only choice?

Desperation filled my entire body, causing me to feel an overwhelming amount of weakness and despair. My arms felt like rubber, and I could barely lift them without trembling.

"Come on, hurry up," Loriana rushed me.

"O-okay."

I climbed over Loriana's legs and supported myself with my knees. Then, I brought my hands together and started mimicking the massage motion that I saw on one of the television programs in the past.

I started off with her legs and slowly moved up from there. Applying pressure through my hands helped alleviate the trembling, but it did not help with my wavering heart and deteriorating mental state. Embarrassment and fear fueled my every motion, and the softness of her legs did only worsened my wavering mental state.

I have to do this. I was massaging the back of her thighs when I remembered my objective. But how do I do it without being suspicious and landing myself a heavy scolding?

"You've been massaging my thighs for quite some time," Loriana pointed out after I paused my progress in order to think.

"S-sorry," I stuttered as I responded.

What should I do? What should I do? Can anyone help me? The True God, please help!

I waited for a few seconds, and of course, there was no miracles or signs from the heavens. So the only one I can rely on is myself.

I took a deep breath as I prepared my next moves.

"I ugh...I saw on TV that massaging the butt helps alleviate stress," I nonchalantly mentioned, hoping that she would take the bait.

"Oh," was her only response.

That's it? Come on. Help me out here. I'm in a predicament. Please.

"You...wanna try?" I asked, doing my best to not have my voice tremble.

"If you want," Loriana closed her eyes and relaxed.

Thank god she's not cautious towards me. I'm not thanking you, The True God. You didn't help me at all. You're not the real god.

My phone suddenly buzzed, and when I looked over, it was a text message.

Try me Bitch, was all that it said. And the person who sent it, The One and Only True God.

I'm sorry. Please don't smite me.

I cowered in fear to the authority of The One and Only True God and proceeded on with my task. Slowly, I brought both hands over her buttocks that was barely covered by the T-shirt she wore, and I slowly lowered them until I cupped them in my hands.

A soft moan escaped Loriana, but it was so faint that I almost passed it as my imagination. It might've been my imagination since when I looked over at Loriana, she acted as if nothing had happened. But I swear I heard it...

Slowly, I began to apply pressure with my fingers, cupping her buttocks in my hands. Even though the T-shirt prevented skin to skin contact, I could feel the firmness and softness of her butt. It's size was perfect too and it was so smooth and soft...

Is this heaven? No it is not. It is hell.

"There," I said, getting off of Loriana. "I think I'm done for the day. I'm gonna head to bed now."

Loriana didn't say anything as she sat back up. Instead, she nodded while keeping her eyes on the television screen.

I can't say I wasn't disappointed when her face was as apathetic as ever while my face was a crimson red like the setting sun. However, I didn't waste anymore time in the living room to ponder why she was still so calm, and I immediately walked back into my room and closed the door.

With privacy secured, I unlocked my phone and clicked on the Socialization APP.

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Congratulations! You've completed your assignment on time.

The reward of 15 SP has been added to your account.

Your SP balance is: 25 SP

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I let out a sigh of relief as I tumbled over on my bed, finally able to relax. What this APP had me do was way too stressful and way to hard on my heart. In addition to that, it was so awkward since I had to do my best to hide my body's natural reaction to stimulus. Loriana is pretty and I would consider her very sexy. Therefore, it is natural for me to have a reaction, but still...it's awkward.

Since I had already brushed my teeth, there's no future reason for me to leave my room for the night. Although it was still kind of early, I decided to head to bed anyways. After shutting off all the lights in my room, I climbed into my bed and prepared to fall asleep. The only problem is...drowsiness never came.

My heart still pounded despite thirty minutes had already passed, and it showed no signs of slowing down. In addition, blood in my body flew to my...you know what...and made it hard and erect.

"I. Can't. Sleep..." I muttered in frustration. "I need to get it out..."