Chapter 3: The Heated Office
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Rendy’s footsteps felt like lead as he trudged down the office hallway toward Mariam’s office. The thick, dark-gray carpet beneath his feet seemed intent on swallowing his slightly worn-out shoes. On both sides, employee cubicles bustled with activity, though the neighborly whispers sounded like a bothersome swarm of bees.

"Look at that, it's Rendy. He’s got some nerve after that 'acrobatics' display, falling and kissing Mrs. Mariam’s hand earlier," whispered Issa, an admin staffer, to Samba, who was busy clutching a folder.

"That man is insane. Either he has extra lives or he's just tired of living," Samba replied with a cynical tone, though his eyes remained fixed on Rendy with curiosity.

Rendy ignored them. His entire world was currently centered on one thing: the massive oak door at the end of the hall marked 'Chief Executive Officer - Mariam'. Inside his mind, a transparent blue holographic screen was still flickering with a warning that made his skin crawl.

[New Mission: Calm the Queen's Storm!]

[Description: Target (Mariam) is at 85% stress level. If stress reaches 100%, your chance of being fired is 99.9% and the System will administer the 'Spontaneous Castration' penalty.]

[Objective: Use the 'Divine Massage Technique' to provide relaxation to the target until she lets out a sound of satisfaction.]

[Reward: 500 Lewd Points, Passive Skill: Charming Aura (Level 1).]

[Time Remaining: 10 Minutes.]

"Spontaneous castration?! Are you crazy, System! Do you want me to become a eunuch in the 21st century?!" Rendy screamed internally, his face turning pale. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his heart, which was pounding like an old diesel engine.

Rendy knocked on the door. Knock! Knock!

"Enter," Mariam’s voice sounded cold, sharp, and intensely hostile.

Rendy pushed the door open and stepped inside. The scent of an expensive sandalwood and citrus perfume immediately assaulted his senses, mixing with the frigid air of the AC, which was set to an extreme temperature. Mariam sat behind her massive mahogany desk. She had removed her expensive blazer, leaving only a cream-colored silk blouse that clung perfectly to her body, highlighting curves usually hidden behind her formal demeanor.

Mariam did not look up. She was massaging her temples with fingers that were delicate yet tense. Documents were scattered before her. Under the bright office lights, Rendy could see the lines of fatigue on her beautiful face, which usually looked like flawless porcelain.

"Rendy," Mariam’s voice was low, trembling with repressed emotion. "Explain to me in thirty seconds why I shouldn't call security and throw you out of this building right now after that embarrassing scene in the lobby earlier."

Rendy swallowed hard. "I-it’s... Mrs. Mariam, I am truly sorry. As I said, it is a tradition... a deep sign of respect from my family if we have made a major mistake. I am deeply sorry about last month’s financial report."

Mariam finally looked up. Her sharp eyes stared at Rendy with a flash of anger. "Tradition? Do you think I was born yesterday? You grabbed my feet, then kissed my hand like a crazed fanatic in front of everyone! You’ve ruined my image as a leader!"

[Warning! Target Stress Level: 92%. Acute Migraine Detected. Activate 'Divine Massage Technique' NOW!]

A golden light, visible only to Rendy, appeared on his hands. Suddenly, his brain felt as if it had been injected with thousands of pieces of information regarding human anatomy, nerve points, and the art of applying perfect pressure. His hands felt hot, almost burning.

Rendy knew this was a life-or-death moment. "Ma'am... I see you have a terrible headache. A migraine, right?"

Mariam was stunned for a moment. "That is none of your business. Now, pack your things and..."

"Wait! Give me three minutes," Rendy interrupted with a courage he had never possessed before. He stepped forward, crossing the boundary line usually strictly enforced for all employees. "If in three minutes your headache hasn't vanished, I will leave without asking for a single cent of severance pay. I will even sign my resignation letter right now."

Mariam narrowed her eyes. The offer was tempting, but there was something different in Rendy's eyes, a strange conviction. "Three minutes. Don't you dare touch anything unnecessary, or I’ll make sure you end up in prison."

Rendy nodded quickly. He walked behind Mariam’s swivel chair. His heart was racing. From this position, he could see the back of Mariam’s clean, white neck, with a few strands of hair loose from her bun. The scent of her hair, fresh like jasmine after the rain, made Rendy’s dirty mind stir, but the threat of 'Spontaneous Castration' immediately extinguished it.

[Active Skill: Calming Touch - Activated!]

Rendy placed both hands on Mariam’s shoulders. Mariam flinched, her body tensing up like hot iron hit with cold water.

"Relax, Ma'am. Breathe..." Rendy whispered softly.

As Rendy’s fingers touched Mariam’s trapezius muscles, the System’s effects took hold immediately. Heat from Rendy’s hands seeped through the silk fabric of Mariam’s blouse, straight into the points of tension. Rendy began to massage with rhythmic circular motions. His thumbs pressed into the nerve points at the base of her neck with a precision impossible for an ordinary masseur.

"Aaakh..." a small moan escaped Mariam’s lips. She immediately bit her lower lip, looking startled by her own voice.

"Don't hold it in, Ma'am. That stress needs to be released," Rendy said, his voice now sounding deeper and more persuasive, influenced by the system buff.

Rendy’s fingers moved toward her nape, performing light pinching movements that made the blood flow to Mariam’s brain feel smoother. Mariam, who had initially leaned back stiffly, slowly began to loosen up. Her head, heavy from the migraine, felt as if tons of weight were being lifted one by one.

"Where... did you learn this?" Mariam muttered with her eyes closed. Her voice was no longer sharp, but hoarse and filled with vulnerability.

"Just... a natural talent, Ma'am," Rendy replied with a faint smile.

Rendy moved his hands to Mariam’s temples, massaging them with his fingertips in very smooth circular motions. Mariam’s skin felt so soft and warm under his touch. This unintentional intimacy created electric tension in the air. Rendy could feel Mariam’s breathing begin to quicken, her chest rising and falling irregularly beneath the thin blouse.

[Target Satisfaction Level: 75%... 80%... 85%...]

[System Tip: Use more pressure on the occipital nerve area for maximum results!]

Rendy followed the instruction. He pressed the back of Mariam’s head, just below the hairline.

"Ooh... My God... Rendy..." Mariam groaned louder this time. Her body slid down slightly in her chair, her head resting fully against Rendy’s stomach.

Rendy could feel the warmth of Mariam’s body pressed against him. This was insane. This was professional suicide, but it felt incredibly good. Mariam’s face, usually cold, now looked flushed, her lips slightly parted, gasping for oxygen as if she had just run a marathon.

"Right there... press harder..." Mariam whispered, her own hands now gripping the armrests of her chair tightly.

Rendy continued to massage, this time his hands descending back to her shoulders, kneading the muscles that were now soft as butter. He could feel a light sheen of sweat beginning to form on Mariam’s forehead, and honestly, on his own. The atmosphere in the room changed drastically from a cold interrogation to a session that was very... intimate.

"Mrs. Mariam... does your head still hurt?" Rendy asked, his face now only a few centimeters from Mariam’s ear.

"Hhh... it’s gone. Everything..."

"It feels so light," Mariam replied in a voice that sounded almost like a trance. "Don't stop... please, just a little more."

Rendy felt like he was floating on clouds. He, an employee who was on the verge of being fired, was now making his most feared boss moan in satisfaction. However, just as he was about to perform the ultimate move commanded by the system, his logic sounded an alarm.

[Mission Accomplished! Target has reached maximum satisfaction.]

[Lecherous Points +500. Charming Aura Skill Acquired!]

Rendy moved to pull his hand away, but Mariam instinctively grabbed his wrist, holding it in place.

"Rendy, you... you truly have magic hands," Mariam whispered, slowly opening her eyes, which looked hazy and clouded with post-relaxation euphoria.

At that exact moment, the serene atmosphere shattered into pieces.

BANG!

The office door slammed open without warning.

"Ms. Mariam! I have a report regarding Rendy's highly inappropriate behavior in the lobby and—"

Modibo, Rendy's fiercest rival, who always wore suits a size too tight for his bulky frame, stood frozen in the doorway. His eyes bulged as if they might pop out of their sockets at the sight before him.

There, behind the CEO's desk, his formidable boss, known as the 'Lioness', was sitting limp with her head leaning near Rendy's intimate area, her face flushed and sweaty, while Rendy's hand was still buried beneath the collar of her slightly disheveled blouse.

Silence fell instantly. Only the ticking of the wall clock and the sound of Mariam’s still-heavy breathing could be heard.

"Mo... Modibo?" Mariam gasped. She immediately straightened up, frantically trying to adjust her blouse, but her crimson face couldn't hide what had just transpired.

Modibo pointed a trembling finger. "Y-you two... in the office? In the middle of the day?! Ms. Mariam, I thought you were a woman of dignity! And you, Rendy! What dirty trick did you use to seduce Ms. Mariam?!"

Rendy, who had initially panicked, suddenly felt a surge of newfound confidence stinging his cells, perhaps the effect of the 'Charming Aura' skill he had just obtained. He straightened his back, folded his arms across his chest, and looked at Modibo with a deeply condescending gaze.

"You again, Modibo? Can't you see we're busy?" Rendy said in a relaxed tone, as if he were the owner of the room. "And please, knock next time. Not everyone wants to see your spiteful face pop up out of nowhere."

"Busy?! You two were... you were..." Modibo stuttered, his face turning from pale to purple with rage.

Mariam, who began to slip back into her 'Ruthless Boss' mode despite the remaining flush on her cheeks, cleared her throat loudly. "Modibo! How dare you barge in without permission! Rendy was just... performing neural therapy for the migraine that flared up because of your messy report!"

"Neural therapy? With your hand inside her blouse?!" Modibo shouted in disbelief.

"It's an advanced trapezius massage technique! What do you know about medicine?!" Rendy retorted carelessly, though his voice sounded incredibly convincing thanks to the System's help.

Modibo went silent for a moment, but then a cunning smirk appeared on his face. "Oh, is that so? In that case, I'll make sure the entire staff knows about this special 'neural therapy.' Let's see what the board of directors has to say about this."

Mariam stiffened. If this rumor spread, her position could be at risk. But before she could speak, Rendy stepped toward Modibo.

"Go right ahead, Modibo," Rendy whispered right in front of the man's face. "But before you go, perhaps you'd like to explain why there's a copy of the 'second version' of the financial report in your inner jacket pocket? You know, the version where you doctored the numbers to make it look like I was the one embezzling?"

Modibo froze. His purple face suddenly turned paper-white. "W-what? How did you..."

[System Alert: Enemy detected in a state of panic. Side Mission: Humiliate Modibo and retrieve the evidence!]

Rendy grinned broadly. He didn't know how the system tipped him off about the document, but he knew he had just landed an ace that would change the game entirely.

"Ms. Mariam," Rendy turned to his boss with a mischievous look. "It seems we have a rat in this office. How about we check the pockets of our diligent colleague here?"

The situation in the room was no longer about an intimate massage, but a confrontation that could destroy a career. And amidst all the chaos, Rendy felt more alive than ever.

Modibo stepped back, his hands instinctively covering his chest. "You're lying! This is slander! Ms. Mariam, don't believe him!"

However, Mariam, now fully composed and feeling the residual energy from Rendy’s massage that left her feeling unusually powerful, stood up gracefully. Her eyes fixed on Modibo with a predatory gaze.

"Take out the contents, Modibo. Now. Or I'll call security to search you by force," Mariam ordered in a cold, authoritative voice.

Rendy stood by the desk, watching Modibo with a triumphant face, while his hand secretly still felt the lingering warmth of Mariam’s skin. This 'Lecherous System' journey was turning out to be far more dangerous, yet far more satisfying than he had imagined.

Just as Modibo tried to flee, Rendy tripped him, causing the bulky man to tumble onto the carpet. A brown envelope fell from his jacket.

"Oops," Rendy picked up the envelope. "Looks like this is what we were looking for, Boss."

Rendy handed the envelope to Mariam, but as their hands brushed again, a new system notification appeared before his eyes.

[Notification: Skin contact detected. Target Aroused 40%. Hidden Emergency Quest: Whisper something naughty in her ear while she reads the report!]

"System... you really want me to die young, don't you?" Rendy complained internally, though the corner of his lips twitched as he fought back a wicked smile.

Mariam accepted the envelope, but her eyes lingered on Rendy with a complex look, a blend of gratitude, suspicion, and something much hotter that she had never felt toward her subordinate before.

"Rendy... stay here after this," Mariam whispered softly as she opened the envelope.

Rendy knew this was just the beginning of his long day. And Modibo? That man had just dug his own grave in front of the most dangerous 'neural therapist' in this city.

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reading it was very nerve-wracking between Rendy, Annoying mother Mariam and Modibo

It's funny, it seems like Mrs. Mariam is showing signs of being interested.

That's funny—having a system like this is really entertaining, and the missions keep making me curious about what will happen next.

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