The Scumbag's Guide To Heroism novel Chapter 259

Chapter 259: 259 | You Won’t Freeze

〘 SIDE QUEST GENERATED 〙

〘 Title: Tag-Team Takedown 〙

〘 Classification: Social / Combat Hybrid 〙

〘 Description: Two of the most capable women in your cohort are currently alone in a building preparing to destroy you. The Scumbag’s Path recognizes opportunity in opposition. Defeat the V-3 team AND find yourself in a compromising position with either Camille Ortega or Petra Lang during or immediately following the exercise. 〙

〘 Primary Objective: Win the H-3 vs V-3 match. 〙

〘 Secondary Objective: End up in physical proximity of a compromising nature with at least one member of the opposing team. 〙

〘 Rewards: 800 SP, Temptation Gauge progression with qualifying heroine(s), 1 Silver Gacha Token 〙

I closed my eyes.

Of course. Of course the System would drop this right now. Not during breakfast when I was eating protein bars in peace. Not during Mercy’s lecture when the worst thing happening was my inability to stop noticing her jawline. No. The System waited until I was standing outside a building containing two women who could individually ruin my day and collectively end my Hero career, and then asked me to defeat them AND end up in a compromising position with one of them.

The Ecchi Logic note at the bottom was the part that made my stomach tighten. Not with fear. With the specific resignation of someone who had learned through repeated experience that when the System said reality will handle the details, reality handled the details in ways that involved fallen clothing, inconvenient body positioning, and the kind of accidental contact that required extensive verbal explanation afterward.

I dismissed the notification and opened my eyes.

Five minutes and forty-one seconds.

"Percy."

"Room 2C remains the highest probability location at—"

"I need you to forget the probability rankings for a second."

Percy’s pen paused. He looked at me with the intensity of someone whose entire operating system had just received an unexpected input.

"If you were Camille Ortega," I said, "and you were stuck in a building with Petra Lang for ten minutes with a job to do, what would happen?"

Percy processed this. I could see it happening behind his eyes, the shift from spatial analysis to behavioral modeling. His mouth moved without sound for two full seconds before words arrived.

"Conflict. Camille’s tactical approach involves controlling space through projectile pressure and positional dominance. Petra’s tactical approach involves controlling space through material generation and environmental restructuring. Both methods require the user to determine the engagement architecture. Neither user has demonstrated willingness to defer to another person’s tactical framework. Um." He paused. "In the entrance exam, Camille operated independently. Petra bypassed the exam entirely. Neither has documented experience in team-based tactical exercises."

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