Finally, after a long, long time of rubbing and suffocating in paradise, the carnage finally settled down.

Alex reluctantly let go of her waist. Marine scrambled backward like a frightened crab!

She crawled to the other side of the bed. She sat there, hugging her knees to her chest.

She pulled the towel tight around her body to make sure nothing was showing anymore. But it was too late! He had already seen everything!

She sat there, opposite to him, looking down at the bedsheets. She was blushing so hard that steam was basically coming out of her ears. She refused to look at him. She couldn't look at him!

Her Step Bro just found her dirty book! The book with the drawings of rods and holes! And he had rubbed his face on her naked boobs!

She just wanted to dig a deep hole in the ground right there in the bedroom and die inside it. She wanted to disappear!

Alex sat comfortably, holding the book in one hand. He flipped a page casually. Flip.

"So," Alex started, grinning a devilish grin. "What is this about, Marine? Why do you have this filth under your pillow? Where did you get it? And don't lie to me."

Marine flinched. She bit her lip.

"I... I..."

"Speak!" Alex commanded.

"Remember the money?" Marine whispered, her voice trembling. "Remember the money I took from your wallet last time? The one you spanked me for?"

"I remember," Alex nodded. "You stole from me."

"I... I bought a gift for him," Marine confessed. "It was Luke's birthday. My boyfriend. I bought him a cool dagger with your money. And... and in return... he gave me this book."

"He gave you a smut book?" Alex raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

Marine looked away, her face burning. "He said... he said it was so I can get prepared. He said we should take our relationship to the next level soon... and he wanted me to study. So I know what to do."

Alex stared at her for a second. Then, he burst out laughing!

"Bwahahaha! Are you serious?!"

Alex laughed so hard he slapped his knee. Slap! He looked at her with pure mockery.

"He gave you a textbook? To prepare? Oh my god, Luke is even more of a wimp than I thought! He is a total loser!"

"He is not a loser!" Marine protested weakly, looking up.

"He is a loser!" Alex shouted back. "Listen to me, Marine. A real man doesn't give his woman a book to study like it is homework! A real man doesn't need a manual! A real man takes the lead! He shows her what to do with his body, not with paper! Luke is clearly a coward who doesn't know how to take care of a woman like you. He is a chicken! He is a noodle-man!"

"Stop it!" Marine cried out. She was blushing more and more because Alex was talking about "taking charge" and "bodies." "Luke is nice! He just wants me to be comfortable!"

"Comfortable? Boring!" Alex scoffed. "He is scared of you. He is scared of this."

He pointed the book at her chest.

"He doesn't know how to handle your assets. He is probably shaking in his boots just thinking about touching you."

Alex leaned in closer. His eyes narrowed. He needed to know one thing. He needed to check the mileage on this car.

"Tell me, Marine," Alex asked, his voice dropping low. "Since you are 'studying' for the next level... have you done anything yet? Have you kissed him? Did his lips touch yours?"

Marine's eyes went wide. She shook her head violently. Shake shake.

"No!" she squeaked. "No! We haven't! We hold hands... and he hugged me once! But... but no kissing! I told him I wasn't ready! That's why he gave me the book!"

Alex felt a wave of relief and evil joy wash over him.

'Yes! She is fresh! She is totally uncorrupted! That loser Luke hasn't even tasted her lips yet!'

Suddenly, a blue screen popped up right in front of Alex's vision! Ding!

[Excellent opportunity, Boss! Just look at this situation! Think about how you can farm more points here, Boss! If you teach her, you control her! This is a gold mine waiting to be dug!]

Alex read the screen and a wide, evil smile formed inside his mind.

'That is a good idea. That is a brilliant idea, actually. The System is right for once. If I play this card right, I can have some fun and farm points from that loser Luke at the same time.'

He looked at Marine. She was still blushing, hugging her knees, looking like a lost little puppy in the rain.

"So, tell me the truth, Marine," Alex said, waving the book in the air. "Do you even understand anything from this book? Is this book the reason why you suddenly got so shy around me earlier? Is this why you were acting all weird and wet?"

Marine flinched. She looked down at the bedsheets. She started picking at a loose thread nervously.

"I... I..." she stammered. "To be honest... I don't understand it at all! It is so confusing! The pictures are weird and the words are... they are too complicated! It talks about things I have never seen! And it was kinda hard since I had no help at all. I was trying to figure it out all by myself!"

"Why didn't you ask for help?" Alex asked, pretending to be concerned. "You have a family, right?"

"I can't!" Marine cried out softly. "I can't ask Mom! She is too old for that talk now! It would be so awkward! And if I ask her about this stuff, she will definitely know that I was going to do this thing with Luke! She doesn't want that! She wants me to be a baby forever!"

"Okay, valid point," Alex nodded. "What about Andrea? She is a woman. She knows stuff."

"Andrea?!" Marine looked terrified. Her eyes went wide. "Are you crazy, Step Bro? I can't ask Andrea! She... she might rip me apart for even thinking about things like this! She is so strict! She would look at me with those scary, disgusted eyes and probably lecture me for ten hours! I can't ask her! She is scary!"

She was all shy and all flustered. She truly had nowhere to go. She was stuck with a dirty book and zero knowledge.

'Perfect,' Alex thought. 'She is isolated. She is desperate. She is ripe for the taking.'

Alex sighed a long, dramatic sigh. He moved a little closer to her on the bed. Bounce. He put on his best "caring big brother" face. He made his voice sound soft and trustworthy.

"Well, Marine... it looks like you are in a tough spot. You want to learn, but you have no teacher. You are lost in the dark."

He reached out and gently patted her head. Pat, pat.

"But you are forgetting someone. You are forgetting me."

Marine looked up at him with big eyes. "You?"

"Yes, me," Alex said with a charming smile. "I can help you understand this. In fact, if anything, I should be the one that should talk about this matter with you. Why? Because I am your Big Bro! I am the man of the house when Dad isn't here! And more importantly... I am a man."

He pointed to his chest proudly.

"I know exactly what men want. I know what Luke wants better than he knows himself. I can explain everything in this book to you. I can teach you, Marine. I can make sure you don't make any mistakes."

'He he he,' Alex laughed darkly in his head. 'I will teach you alright. I will teach you things that aren't even in the book!'

[Manipulation Success Rate: Rising! Good job, Boss! Feed her the lies!]

The System cheered him on in the background.

"Really?" Marine asked, her hope rising. "You would do that? You would... teach me about sex? Isn't that... weird?"

"It is only weird if you make it weird," Alex said smoothly, manipulating her with love logic. "It is just education, Marine. It is brotherly love. I just want to protect my little sister from being bad in bed. I am doing this for you."

Marine blinked, but did not refuse at all.

"Okay," Alex said, closing the book with a loud thud. Thump.

He looked her dead in the eyes with a super serious face. He looked like a master talking to a student.

"I will do it. I will help you. I will teach you everything in this book and even the things that are not in this book. I will be your guide in this world of pleasure."

Marine's eyes lit up like Christmas lights. "Really? You will?"

"Yes," Alex nodded gravely. "But..."

He raised one finger in the air.

"But first, you must promise something to me. You have to make a solemn vow right now."

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