Only one's left before lunch.

As Mason walked through the halls he debated whether he was insanely lucky, or completely cursed. He eventually settled on some combination of both. That seemed right given that he had technically made a deal with a demon. But before he came to a final verdict he decided to check his phone. After all, it was a long walk to his next class.

Unsurprisingly, there were a veritable ton of messages for him.

You checked out Yumi Kamiya during class! And she returned the favor! You earned 20 silver for Yumi Kamiya!

You ordered Yumi Kamiya to go to the bathroom and send you a picture of her pussy! And she did! In the middle of class! You earned 350 silver for Yumi Kamiya and 100 gold for yourself! Plus a bonus of 35 silver and 10 gold!

Yumi requested you ask out Vina Wibowo today after school! And You agreed! You earned 10 silver for Yumi Kamiya! If you follow through with your promise you will earn another 100 silver!

That was new. He had never seen a message like that before. Still, Mason was glad. He had never (and would never) intend to break a promise to Yumi. But it was still a good opportunity to earn some silver. Even if he wasn’t exactly running short on it.

He read on.

Vina Wibowo gave you a hug! One that just so happened to wedge your arm between her tits! You earned 150 silver for Vina Wibowo!

Olivia Durand was registered as a target! Your previous interactions have earned you 223 silver to start!

Olivia Durand pressed her jugs into your back and got you hard! And she didn’t even realize! Thank goodness for space cases with nice racks! You earned 100 silver for Olivia Durand!

“You have got to be kidding me,” Mason muttered under his breath. If it weren’t written out in Luxuria, he would never have believed that. Hell, he had a hard time believing it anyway. But before he messaged Lilith to grill her about that, he finished reading through his messages.

Vina Wibowo got a good look at your monster dong through your pants! Bet she liked what she saw! You earned 150 silver for Vina Wibowo!

Whether she liked it or not, Vina had blushed harder than Yumi. Mason hoped she didn’t find it intimidating. Or worse, feel jealous about what caused it. Or come off as some sort of depraved pervert. (even if felt like he was turning more and more into one with each passing day.) Their talk this afternoon would be difficult enough without Vina being mad at him. As strange a thought as that was.

Charlotte Underwood was registered as a target! Your previous interactions have earned you 768 silver to start!

Charlotte Underwood checked out your cock through your pants! She no-sold it though! What’s that all about? You earned 100 silver for Charlotte Underwood.

A few thoughts hit Mason all at once. The first was that he wasn’t sure if that was the proper way to conjugate “no-sell.” He also had decidedly ambivalent feelings about moments like this. When Lilith clearly knew something he didn’t but wasn’t inclined to share.

But most of all he was shocked that Charlotte had started out with so much silver. It was even more than Ms. Bailey. Sure looking back on it he had talked to the albino girl a few times. But definitely, not more times than he had talked to Ms. Bailey. Maybe it was more by Charlotean standards. But then she earned less silver for noticing his bulge. Things just didn’t add up.

But then again the goth did seem a little off. Mason wasn’t sure if he had ever seen her blink. Or hear her speak loudly enough to be heard across a room, even when she had to give presentations for class. And even in four years she never seemed to make a single friend or enemy. So there was no telling what was going on beneath those spiky, tricolored locks of hers.

Or for that matter Lilith’s indigo ones.

It wasn’t long before he reached his next class, home ec. It was a bit of an odd choice for an elective, certainly not Mason’s first choice. But his school district required one, what they dubbed, a practical skills course to graduate. And his Mamita had, rightfully, pointed out that he was probably better off learning how to cook than carve wood. Rayen had even reminded him that the stomach wasn’t just the fastest way to a man’s heart. She knew that firsthand.

And the towering, young man had to admit it was a pretty fun class. Technically it was supposed to involve things besides cooking, but the teacher, Mrs. Backus, really only paid lip service to things like sewing or managing a budget. But Mason was fine with that. Even if he wasn’t as good at it as his mother, Mason still found cooking pretty fun.

And Mrs. Backus was fun too. Though Mason wasn’t really keen on her as a target. Not that she didn’t have her own charms. She was a full-bodied, middle-aged, black woman with short, braided hair and a friendly smile. But she was more the type of lady you wanted more as a fun aunt than a lover. But he still ended up talking to her a few times through class.

Angelique Backus was registered as a target! Your previous interaction earned you 182 silver to start!

Still, he could hardly focus on his culinary teacher. Mason's mind kept drifting to his history teacher. He was only a single bell away from seeing Ms. Bailey for lunch. His guts were twisting like snakes, and his palms were slick with cold sweat. This wasn’t him. He wasn’t a risk-taker. And he certainly wasn’t some smooth Don Juan type. Even with a nigh-omnipotent archdemon backing him, there was just no way he could do this.