One Man Band System

A few moments later, "click," Eric unlocked the door to the fourth floor of his grandfather’s building. He walked inside and turned around, noticing Chloe and Laura following closely behind him with massive pouts on their faces.

"What’s wrong?" Eric asked.

"You said we were going home," Chloe huffed.

"Why did we come here instead?" Laura questioned.

"Hmm... isn’t this basically the same as going home?" Eric asked, genuinely confused.

"I meant the penthouse," Chloe clarified.

"Oh... we’ll head over there later this evening. Let’s hang out here first. Since it’s just the three of us, staying here for a bit shouldn’t be an issue, right?" Eric replied.

"Hmm... I guess that makes sense. If everyone else were here, it’d be way too crowded... fine, whatever, I’m taking a nap," Laura said, stretching her body as she walked ahead.

Without another word, Laura hopped onto the bed and closed her eyes. Before long, she drifted straight off into dreamland to start her own little adventure. Meanwhile, Eric and Chloe sat down on the sofa. Eric placed the contract on the table, pulled out his smartphone, and leaned back comfortably, scrolling through his screen.

Curiosity getting the better of her, Chloe picked up the contract and read through it. Once she finished, she turned to Eric.

"So it’s for the song you handed over to them yesterday?" Chloe asked.

"Yeah... and I still have to write three more songs... that’s why we came here. I need bass and drums... once Laura wakes up, we’ll do a quick recording session," Eric answered, glancing slightly to the side of his head.

As it turned out, a holographic screen had materialized right beside him, having popped up the moment he parked the car earlier.

[Side Quest Triggered.] [First Objective: Play an instrumental battle theme to fulfill the contract using guitar, drum, and bass rhythms.] [Reward: ???]

"Oh, I see. But do you already have the songs ready?" Chloe asked.

"I’ve got a few... while I was at the cafe earlier, I came up with a couple of melodies, so we’ll just test them out later," Eric answered, showing her his smartphone.

"Okay... I’m pretty sleepy too, honestly... my head’s been fuzzy all day. I’m gonna take a nap," Chloe said.

Without making a fuss, Chloe immediately laid her head down sideways, right on Eric’s lap. Eric casually stroked Chloe’s hair while looking down at his smartphone, his fingers tapping away on the screen. Chloe kept shifting around, trying to find a comfortable position, tossing and turning repeatedly.

"Why do you keep moving so much?" Eric asked.

"No reason... wait, what’s in your pocket? Why is it so hard?" Chloe asked, sitting up.

Before Eric could even answer, Chloe had already slid her hand inside his pants pocket. She pulled something out and looked at it. The moment Eric saw what Chloe was holding, his eyes went wide. He lunged to snatch the object back from her hand, but it was too late, Chloe had already seen exactly what it was.

"Um... was that... a box of condom?" Chloe asked.

Eric didn’t say a word. He just stuffed the box behind him as his face began to turn a light shade of red. He didn’t dare make eye contact with Chloe right next to him.

"Hey... answer me, babe," Chloe pressed, completely intrigued. She actually crawled right across Eric to get a look at the spot behind him, pinning him right against the armrest of the sofa.

"Uh... no, it’s not... you misread it, just move out of the way," Eric muttered, starting to feel flustered by the feeling of Chloe’s body pressed tightly against his.

"Oh, come on... don’t be stingy... let me see... I want to look at it," Chloe said. Her hand started reaching down, trying to pry open Eric’s hand, which he had squeezed and tucked between his body and the armrest.

Eventually, Chloe successfully forced Eric to bring his hand out and open his fist. She spun around and lay flat on her back across Eric’s lap, holding his hand and smiling up at him as she looked at the box.

"You bought these?" Chloe asked, looking up at his face.

"Ugh... just in case there’s a second accident," Eric answered softly, completely embarrassed.

"Oh, I see," Chloe said.

Without a second’s delay, Chloe straddled his lap and sat right on top of him. She cupped Eric’s cheeks in her hands and immediately kissed him passionately on the lips. After a few moments, Eric gently pushed Chloe back, breaking the kiss.

"Hey... I said if there’s an accident... that doesn’t mean we go out of our way to cause one," Eric panted.

"Huh... the fact that you bought those in the first place means the accident already happened," Chloe said with a teasing smile.

With that, Chloe leaned in to kiss Eric again, but this time Eric wasn’t just taking it. He wrapped his arms around Chloe’s waist, his hands moving upward to stroke her back. Before long, the two of them completely lost themselves in a wave of intense passion that was impossible to stop. But suddenly, Eric pushed Chloe back once more.

"Hey... not here," Eric muttered, pointing his thumb toward Laura, who was passed out on the bed. "The bathroom," Eric suggested.

"No... the recording studio," Chloe countered.

"Uh... alright then," Eric agreed.

The two of them immediately stood up and stumbled along, completely wrapped up in each other’s arms and kissing. They finally made their way down to the third floor and stepped inside the recording studio. Naturally, one thing led straight to another without any inhibitions.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Laura, who had looked fast asleep, opened her eyes. She immediately snapped her head around to look toward the sofa.

"Huh... they already started... weak. Good thing I just woke up and heard where they went," Laura thought to herself.

She sat up, then glanced over at the coffee table. Noticing the box of condoms sitting right there, she slipped out of bed, walked over to the table, and picked it up. A mischievous smirk spread across Laura’s face.

"Perfect... this is my ticket to join the party. An accident without a condom, haha," Laura thought to herself.

Without a second thought, she walked straight toward the door, unbuttoning her shirt and unzipping her skirt, letting it drop to the floor until she was down to just her underwear. With the box in hand, Laura stepped out and quietly shut the door behind her.

***

Two hours later, "thump," "crash," the energetic, high-octane new battle theme played by Eric, Chloe, and Laura finally came to an end after a grueling two-minute session. Eric stepped out for a second to stop the recording on his laptop. Afterward, he sat down to listen to the track one more time.

A holographic screen materialized right next to his face.

[First Objective Completed.]

[Second Objective: Play a sad, romantic instrumental track using a keyboard accompanied by a bass.]

Just as he finished reading the task, "thud," Chloe and Laura crashed into him from behind, wrapping him in a hug while they listened to the playback of their performance. Once the music wrapped up,

"Alright... next up, it’s just going to be Chloe and me recording. Since this is a sad romantic track, it’s a better fit for the bass to back me up while I handle the keyboard," Eric said.

"Okay... right now?" Chloe asked.

"Um... aren’t you tired?" Eric asked, turning around to hold Chloe by the waist.

"Not at all... besides... there are still a few left in the box, haha," Chloe said.

"Hey... clean up the current mess first. There are a few used, full ones lying around that haven’t been thrown out yet," Laura pointed out.

"Actually, the right move is... we put some clothes on first," Eric countered.

As it turned out, since it was an audio-only recording session, not a single one of the three was wearing a shred of clothing.

"Um... accident number three," Laura declared.

Without a second thought, Laura hopped straight onto Eric’s lap, wrapping her arms around him and kissing him passionately. And naturally, the battle resumed, only getting hotter this time around.

"Hey... don’t be greedy... it’s my turn," Chloe said, shoving Laura aside.

She immediately sat down and kissed Eric passionately. Naturally, Laura wasn’t about to back down after getting pushed. She shoved Chloe right back, reclaimed her spot, and went back to kissing Eric. Chloe was clearly annoyed, but just as a fight was about to break out, Eric pulled them both close and settled them onto his lap.

Of course, he kept them busy by kissing them and letting his hands work their magic down below, making both girls gasp in pure bliss. In the end, their version of "recording" kept going well into the night, and the three of them ended up crashing right there in the studio, since it was obvious Eric’s quest wasn’t getting finished today.

[Second Objective Completed.]

[Third Objective: Play an instrumental background track using guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard.]

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