Matt's Decision

(John PoV)

Fortunately, my afternoon was less onerous. At least until I got a text from Matt.

[Dinner is at 630. Don’t let it get cold. We need to talk.]

That’s ominous. Can’t worry about it now.

Let me check QuestMaster.

Cotton completed a basic quest. [+ 5 xp]

Completed? All she did was get Maria to plan the party for her. Well, I guess that’s all her father did last year.

I should pick a class for Cotton. I’m missing out on the bonus XP.

Considering the effect that a class has, I’m deciding a lot about her life. Rita and Maria both seem happy. I want a spicy contrast, a class that will give more of that delicious gap moe.

I have some errands to run after work. I'll be home before dinner.

I thought again about Maria's words 'This could ruin a girl.' She was talking about my dick, but my choices really did affect other's lives. Let me take some time and update their quests.

Rita completed a character editor quest. [+ 5 xp]

Maria completed a basic quest. [+ 5 xp] [+ 5 bonus xp]

Rita completed a basic permanent quest. [+ 3 xp] [+3 bonus xp]

I hope Maria likes her new side gig. My phone buzzed with a message from Rita. it's a sweaty post workout pic of her with the caption "Fat to Thicc: Loading...." I don't know if it's her pose or the camera angle, but Rita's really turning into a short stack bombshell. She's such a sweetheart, it would break my heart if someone was mistreating her.

Hmm, maybe that's what Cotton can offer me. She's more aggressive than Maria or Rita. I'm sure she picked on girls like Rita before. That means she could use her power for good to protect Rita, making her socially untouchable. I know Maria's working to get the two girls to get along. I can imagine the gap moe with the popular mean girl having a soft spot for the quirky cosplay nerd.

I like the idea of leaning into that. It wouldn't be a huge change for Cotton. I like her cute looks when she tried to get her way with me, but couldn't. I can only imagine how she'll respond between motherly Maria and Rita's growing confidence.

It'll be work to keep up with her, but I think it'll be worth it. I like the idea of a partner in crime. I've already committed to messing with people's lives by being Quest Master, why not find someone who'll help me get what I want?

Name: Cotton
Surname: Newman
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Level 4 (4/10 xp)
Class: Big Boob Bully
Perks: Regret I, Reading I, Beauty I, Charisma I

This should be fun. For this to work I'll need some help from the Relationship Graph. I make two changes. First, on Cotton's graph I change Rita to: Beloved, but **** senpai. Reflexively, on Rita's graph I change Cotton to Annoying kohai.

That should do it. Time to watch Matt's stream.

(Matt's stream)

"Hello, Cuties! Welcome to my stream! You can see I got a facelift. What do you think of my new look?"

Encouragement rings out in chat. Along with a couple donations.

"I really like it, too. I'm so glad you all are here. I'm sad today, cuties."

More words of encouragement and offers of support. I let it sit for a bit before going on.

"It's my silly hubby. He stayed out all night and didn't eat the yummy dinner I cooked. Can you believe that?"

The chat couldn't believe it.

"You wouldn't do that to me if I was your cute wife would you?"

More support.

"You won't be mad if I yell at him a little bit? It won't make you think less of me?"

"I'm so glad you're here to keep me company. Let's play some Cute Horserace before I finish dinner."

(John's PoV)

Matt completed an advanced quest. [+7 xp] [+2 bonus xp]

I watch Matt's stream and get a sinking feeling about what he wants to talk about at dinner. I make it home in time to smell Matt finishing up in the kitchen. It smells amazing.

I head to my room to clean up first and stop in the doorway. This isn't my room. It's too big. Then I remember buying the perk. I was wondering why something like 'larger bed' was under Financial. It must be under the understanding that things considered 'cool' or 'stylish' are often just signifiers of money.

In place of my old Double is a Queen-size bed. The whole room looks like a place a woman would like. There's even the platform at the top of the bed and extra pillows. Some how this larger bed is comfortably within an even larger room. Not only that, but my standard-issue, single-guy-grey sheets and comforter are now much nicer.

I sit on the bed and sink into the mattress. It's nothing like my old mattress, it's like being on a cloud. The sheets are smooth and soft and the comforter makes me want to curl up and take a nap. Heading to my closet, there's two additional sets of sheets, extra pillows and another comforter. I'm sure all of this cost several times everything I had in my room before.

All this leaves me interested in future Financial Perks. Okay, time for dinner.

I come out to Matt setting the table. He brings out two plates, one steaming hot. He sets the other plate in front of me. He sits down and we start to eat.

I immediately notice that my food is cold.

"I was wondering when you'd notice." Matt put down his fork. "That's yesterday's dinner. I don't cook food for it to go to waste."

Oh, shit. He's really upset about me not coming home.

"As I sat here waiting for you yesterday I got to thinking. You never told me your class."

I open my mouth to reply, but Matt brandishes his fork to stop me. He's not looking for an answer.

"You haven't been doing weird things for your quests. Most suspiciously, many of my quests benefit you." Matt lowers his fork, but his gaze is hard. "You're the Quest Master."

That wasn’t a question. Time to come clean.

“Yes. I am.”

“And I’m not your only victim?”

I disagree with his choice of words, but he’s not wrong. I shake my head “No.”

“Who are your other victims? Were you with one yesterday?”

I see no reason to hide anything from Matt. He’s earned an explanation. “My other questors are people from work. My coworker, Maria, the boss’ brat of a daughter, Cotton, and a college student, Rita.”

“And let me guess, you slept with one of these women yesterday?”

Is this some sort of housewife intuition? “Yes, my coworker, Maria.”

“Any other relationships I should know about?”

Why do I feel like I got caught having an affair? "I'm dating the college student, Rita." No reason to mention Cotton just yet, nothing has happened there.

Matt sat for a minute. Visibly fuming. He composed himself then started. "You're telling me you made me into your housewife, fucking with me on a whim? Then you go out and fuck one other girl, and date another girl, all while I'm at home cooking your meals and cleaning your room?"

I nod, he's not looking for an answer.

"That's really some assholery. To top it all off, now you want to turn me into a woman to complete the deal?" He shook his head. "The funny thing is, I like being a housewife, cooking for my love, cleaning my home, streaming to my adoring fans. I want to be a woman and embrace the man I love. I have no clue why I picked you, but I did.

"Look, John. I'm little pissed you didn't ask before you started messing with me, but I never would've known I like this life. So here's the deal. I'll be your perfect little homemaker.

"You can still call me Mat, but I'm changing my name to Mattison. I'll go through with your plan to turn me into a woman.

"I won't be mad, I won't be jealous. I won't try to stop my big, strong man from conquering the world and it's women. In fact, I welcome others to our bed. I will make sure when you come to our house, your belly is full, your balls are empty and you always have smooth thighs to rest your head on."

I am shocked at Mat's resolve.

"That's what I'm willing to do. Here's what I demand from you. Since you started this, you're going to take responsibility. I will be Bitch Number One in your life. I'll explain what that means. I need you to confirm you understand. If I cook a meal, you are home to eat it before it gets cold."

"Yes, ma'am."

"You support my streaming career 100%, whatever direction it leads."

"Yes ma'am."

"When you bring a woman into our house before she comes to our bed, she comes to our table for dinner. I decide if she stays."

"Yes, ma'am."

"When you fuck some slut in her home, or at a hotel, or in a bathroom, and come back to our home with your dick smelling of some other woman. Well? Then I want you to tell me all about how she couldn't resist your voice, your muscles, or your big black cock all while I clean you up. Is that clear?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Mat sat looking at me for a moment, until she was satisfied with something. She nodded and went to the kitchen, returning with a fresh plate of food.

"Here's dinner, dear." She kissed me on the cheek.

"Thank you." I ate every bite.

Author's Note: This chapter was surprisingly hard to write. I knew I wanted Matt, now Mat, to speak up for herself. I might come back and clean it up a bit, but phew. Glad this is over. We're one step closer to all the girls meeting.