Knowing that attacking him too directly would do her no good, Rilu aimed to get around his defenses by being useful. A common known fact back on earth. Married men were more than three times more likely to get approached by women in social gatherings. Various surveys were conducted and the top answer was as follows.
"Being married means there must something good about this guy. The thrill of stealing a man from a loving housewife became like an addiction. The looks of the man knowing he failed to resist me also became such a turn-on."
Some men even started wearing fake wedding rings just to get laid. Their accounts proved that the findings in the surveys were all true. Rilu similarly found the desire to conquer this man increasing. If her past has made her confident in one thing, it was her ability to fuck. Her techniques to squeeze a man dry with her loins ranked SSS in her humble opinion.
But that would be for the future. For now, she will aim to let him drop his guard. I-cant-believe-we-are-alive-sex had the highest batting average in forming couples among comrades in battle. And this hunt gave a lot of opportunities for that.
For the remainder of their travel, Rilu continued to explain everything she knew about the manticore. More specifically the parts that make up the manticore. Of course, as she now had a clear intent to seduce him, she became increasingly amorous. Staying as close as possible, mushing her breasts into his arms, touching his thighs even making lewd sounds at every opportunity that arises.
While she did say taking the long route gave the best results, she would never resist having Hiro take her due to lust and fuck her brains out. All she needed was one chance, one moment and Rilu know he would become hers.
Unknown to her in the transmigrator's mind an alert rang without stopping. It made concentrating on the task at hand impossible for the transmigrator.
- Alert: Beauty's Bane [D] Lvl 1 has suppressed the erection response of the host's autonomic nervous system! INT increased by 6 points for 24 hours -
- Alert: Beauty's Bane [D] Lvl 1 has suppressed the erection response of the host's autonomic nervous system! INT increased by 6 points for 24 hours -
- Alert: Beauty's Bane [D] Lvl 1 has suppressed the erection response of the host's autonomic nervous system! INT increased by 6 points for 24 hours -
'… if only this buff stacked. I would have over a hundred points in Int by now. Seriously though, is she aiming for me? Rilu has been mushing her breasts on me for a while now. And what the hell is going on with her moaning at the slightest touch?
'Is she interested in me? … Haha, hell no. As if. Why would someone as beautiful as her want me? Rilu is just probably messing with me due to feeling relieved from crying. Well, whatever time to focus on the task at hand.'
Due to Rhyne's betrayal of his affection, [Beauty's Bane] made Hiro extremely dense. Rilu would need an event on par with his harem fighting Max to have a shot. As most systems users were beautiful beyond belief, being bewitched by their looks became known as the absolute stupidest mistake anyone could make.
Shaking his head, the transmigrator turned Rilu into a goblin in his mind and concentrated on the information she shared with him. A typical variant of the beast they needed to hunt comprised three parts. A lion's face and body, a head of a goat sprouting from its back, and a snake serving as its tail. The three animals used different skills and moved independently from each other.
"Hiro-sama, manticores could be considered similar to transmigrators in one regard. They possess all three calibers. The Lion uses aura to boost its attack power, the goat head uses mana and casts powerful magic, and the snake tail uses poison and spirit power to cast debuffs.
"Due to a manticore's size the parts rarely attack the same target, historical references always paint the lion as the close-range fighter, the snake takes out those that get near the main body and the goat head heals the other parts or casts area of effect magic."
Hiro then noted the plans and attitudes of each part. He immediately used tactics to simulate virtual battles with the beast. Rilu unaware that the man already waged war in his mind, poked him in the cheek. "Hiro-sama are you still there? HI-RO-SA-MA!!!!!!"
Surprised by the beautiful face in front of him, the transmigrator tried to get away in a fluster and comically fell off the seat of the carriage. Amused at his shortcomings, Rilu giggled cheerfully as she extended her hand to him.
"I apologize for shouting but you suddenly no longer responded. Hiro-sama suddenly tuning out your conversation partner is considered rude you know?"
Remembering that he was not alone, Hiro accepted her hand and got back into his seat. "My bad, I was using one of my skills to simulate a fight with the manticore in my mind. I didn't mean to ignore you."
Rilu who heard his excuse raised her eyebrow in approval. "Ho? You have [Tactical Forecasting] then?" Unaware of what [Tactical Forecasting] was, Hiro replied what he knew. "Don't know what that is but no, I meant [Tactics] a [D] rank skill."
The devoted of Starfall nodded as she responded. "Ah, I keep forgetting you only arrived here a month ago. [Tactics] rank [D] eventually evolves into its [A] rank form [Tactical Forecasting].
The skill's specialty is simulating battle plans and tactics against a target with almost near-perfect accuracy. It is an incredibly hard skill to develop."
As Hiro understood what Rilu meant inquired why she only thought of the [A] rank version.
"Skills follow an evolutionary development tree. [Tactics] allows for simulations with only the user. The [C] rank skill [Tactical Projection] allows the simulation to factor in different gear and equipment.
"The [B] rank skill [Tactical Analysis] allows one to modify environmental conditions. Lastly, the [A] rank skill [Tactical Forecasting] allows the simulation to include, other people, their gear, and the smallest things like weather, humidity, and time of day in a battle. I never heard of anyone using [Tactics] seriously as it is too limited in scope to allow any variable to be considered."
Feeling that the woman just dissed him indirectly, the transmigrator cross his arms as he made an annoyed face. Rilu giggled innocently as she held a hand to cover her mouth.
"I am so sorry Hiro-sama, your facial expressions are far too adorable I couldn't resist teasing you. I meant no insult in your use of [Tactics]. After all only by using it can you seriously can you further evolve it."
