Chapter 76: At Stacy’s (Buy Privilege Please)

"Today’s the day!"

Kyle said while looking at himself in the mirror, one hand rubbing over his sharply shaved jaw, where a slight layer of stubble had already begun to appear.

"I have really changed a lot too."

He took a proper look at himself again, and he couldn’t lie to himself anymore. A smirk slowly formed on his face as he examined his appearance.

He had felt better physically ever since the second week of his training, but now he could actually see the results himself.

After spending so much time training with the System’s robotic training equipment, the changes were finally becoming obvious.

His facial skin looked tighter and healthier, while his abdomen had started showing the faint outline of his abs whenever he flexed.

Kyle turned slightly from one side to another, inspecting himself.

"Aren’t these some solid muscles?"

He pressed his bicep and felt how much firmer it had become. He flexed his arm again, watching the muscles in his forearm move beneath his skin. A few small veins had also begun appearing across his forearms.

It might not have looked like some massive transformation, but to Kyle, it was more progress than he had experienced in his entire life.

For most of his life, Kyle had lived a fairly sedentary lifestyle. He had never been particularly athletic, nor had he ever seriously trained his body.

Now, however, things were completely different.

He was actually exercising regularly, pushing his body to its limits, and even absorbing mana through meditation. The repeated mana absorption had also purified his body to some extent, removing a lot of the impurities accumulated from years of unhealthy habits.

He looked at himself one more time.

"I think I’ve grown taller too."

Kyle straightened his back.

"I might actually be taller than Lira now."

He noticed that his forehead seemed to peek slightly above the height of the bathroom mirror, something he hadn’t paid much attention to before.

He had also noticed the difference whenever he stood beside Lira.

She was already tall for a woman, standing somewhere around five-eleven to six feet, depending on the shoes she wore. Previously, they had been roughly the same height, but lately, Kyle had noticed that he seemed to stand about an inch taller than her whenever they were standing on the same level.

He still hadn’t properly confirmed it, though.

There was no time for that right now.

He had somewhere much more important to be.

Stacy’s house because he had plans.

"Bet. It’s gonna be a real surprise for her."

A sly smile appeared on his face.

He hadn’t told Stacy anything about his actual plan yet. He had only asked whether she would be alone at home, and after confirming that her mother would be out for the entire day, Kyle had kept the rest of his plan to himself.

Even when Stacy had asked what exactly he had planned, he hadn’t revealed everything.

He had simply told her not to worry about it because he had everything handled.

"Alright, let’s not be late now."

Kyle finally slid his newly purchased smart glasses onto his face.

Everything was ready, the equipment, location, and he too was ready.

Now all he needed to do was get there.

ki-chek

The engine of his motorcycle came to life.

Whrummm—drrurm—drrum—drrrum!

The deep, bassy sound of the engine filled Kyle’s ears, and a huge grin immediately appeared on his face.

"Oh, my beautiful baby. How long have I waited for you!"

He leaned down and affectionately kissed the large fuel tank of his retro-style motorcycle before climbing onto it.

"I am glad I bought it."

The moment the money from his videos had entered his account, Kyle’s first thought had been to pay off all of most of his debts and free himself from that burden.

But then something unexpected had happened. There was a clearance sale at the dealership and, of all things, his favorite retro motorcycle was heavily discounted.

Kyle had wanted a bike like this for a long time. In fact, he had almost bought one back when his job was still going well.

Then he had gotten hit by the wave of layoffs.

That plan had disappeared instantly.

Now that he finally had money again, he couldn’t resist.

He had enough to pay his debts later, and the motorcycle was something he had wanted for years.

So he bought it.

"Let’s go, my girl."

Kyle twisted the throttle.

The motorcycle smoothly pulled forward, and with every growl of the engine, he became more convinced that the purchase had been worth it.

Every time he accelerated and heard the engine roar beneath him, the same thought returned.

Definitely worth it.

....

ki-chk

Kyle finally shut off the engine.

He removed his helmet and placed it over the handlebar before parking the motorcycle in front of the location where Stacy’s house was supposed to be.

He stepped off the bike and straightened his clothes.

Before approaching the front door, Kyle fixed his hair one last time and also popped the pill too that he had bought for this movement.

Then he checked his smart glasses.

Recording: ON.

He looked toward Stacy’s house. It was considerably nicer than his own apartment.

Instead of being another cramped apartment building like the place Kyle lived in, this was an actual house in a fairly upscale residential neighborhood.

"She’s doing pretty well for herself. I wonder why is she even doing porn?"

Kyle walked toward the entrance.

He stopped in front of the door, took a breath, and glanced at himself once more through the faint reflection on the glass.

Everything looked fine.

"Let’s do it."

He pressed the doorbell.

A few seconds passed.

Then he heard movement from inside.

Footsteps approached the entrance.

click

The front door opened.

Standing in front of Kyle was Stacy, dressed in her usual comfortable home clothes. Her outfit wasn’t particularly different from what she had worn at Kyle’s apartment after their previous recording.

She wore a solid-colored camisole paired with dolphin shorts that rested loosely around her hips.

Stacy looked up and immediately recognized him.

"Hey, Kyl—"