Ero Meter



After Sophie went home Jack also moved toward his new house.

Soon he was sitting on his sofa comfortably while sipping some beer.

He was thinking about the events that happened this morning with the old man.

'He disappeared in front of me. I wonder if I can do that in the future.' He took another sip of beer at this thought.

He was sure that the old man was not dead yet because he hasn't unlocked any new features of the Ero Meter.

That could only mean two things, either the old man was lying to him or either he was not dead yet.

'Why would he lie to me.' To Jack, the most probable outcome was that the old man was not dead yet.

Although he took into consideration that the old man might be lying to him too.

'He also talked about sentience, is it like the god of something?' He had many questions about the Ero Meter however now he can only wait for either its functions to be unlocked or he had to meet the old man again.

"We are back!" Suddenly a high-pitched voice sounded from behind his ear. Jack turned around and saw both Cassie and Nicole moving toward him.

"What took you guys so long?" He asked as he saw Nicole moving and sitting in front of him and Cassie jumping on his sofa while also stealing his beer can.

"Nothing, we were just checking some cars out," Nicole said as she adjusted her dress and sank comfortably on the sofa.

"Did you find something good?" Jack asked again.

"Yes, we booked two cars," Cassie said from the side. "I think they are too expensive." She said again.

Jack smiled at her words. "You deserve it." He said while patting her head.

Cassie raised her nose at his affectionate gesture, she wanted to argue with him about the morning, however now she was not in the mood.

She placed the beer can on the table and laid her head on his lap.

She wanted to feel his warmth.

Jack smiled and started playing with her hair while he looked at Nicole.

Nicole smiled at them.

"Any news?" Nicole asked while raising her brows. She was talking about the matter of his car and the police station.

"Nothing much just filed a complaint, they said that they will do their best." He continued to swirl his finger in Cassie's soft hair while massaging her head.

"I hope the guy gets caught early." She said with a sigh, she wanted this matter to be resolved.

Jack looked at her and nodded and just as he was about to speak, suddenly he could also see a round panel on Nicole's head.

Looking at the panel he furrowed his brows.

'What is this new panel?'

Previously he could only see Ero Meter and the Love Meter, however now there was a small round panel beside the Ero Meter.

Jack then looked at Cassie who was also laying on his lap and she too had the new round panel.

He didn't get any prompt from the Ero Meter about this panel, about what it was and what are its uses.

'I think I have to figure this out myself.' He took in a deep breath.

He remembered the words of the old man from the morning, he said that he would have to figure out the new features himself.

'Is the old man dead?' Suddenly a thought moved through his mind and his heart skipped a beat.

He remembered the old man saying that he will die, however, he didn't realize that it would be so soon.

He wanted to meet the man again and thank him for the gift he has given him.

A slight pang of pain moved through his chest.

Nicole looked at Jack's strange expression and furrowed her brows.

"What are you thinking?" She asked with a worried expression.

Jack broke out of his stupor at her words and moved his head up to look at her.

He stared at her for a few seconds and then shook off his thoughts. "Nothing." He said.

"No, you were worried about something, you know you can tell me right?" She said and then glanced at Cassie subconsciously, she has fallen asleep in his lap because of his gentle head massage.

"It's nothing, don't worry, by the way, how did your business survey go today?" Jack asked with a smile on his face.

He knew that Nicole was trying to do new business and was looking out for some opportunity. 

Nicole listened to his question and stayed silent for a few seconds.

"It was good." She said, leaning on the sofa again.

Jack, who was about to nod, suddenly saw a change in the new round panel. It glowed with red light.

'What does this red light mean? Is it some kind of lie detector?'

This was the first thought that came to his mind as he could somewhat tell by Nicole's expressions that she was lying and her survey didn't go well today.

He looked at her in the eyes and nodded.

"That is great, ask me for help if you need anything." He said.

"Yes, I would ask for help." She said with a smile.

The red light glowed again.

Jack stayed silent and decided to make sure that his speculations were true.

"I want to ask you something, tell the truth ok." He said suddenly with a serious expression.

When Nicole saw his expression she straightened her posture and leaned her body towards him, she could tell that he was gonna say something serious.

"Sure." She murmured.

"Are you jealous of Cassie?" He asked.

Nicole smiled at his words. "No, you don't have to worry about it. I am not Jealous." She said.

Jack listened to her, his eyes fixed on the new white panel which was now flashing red.

'Hmmm... I have to ask her more questions to find out if this is really a lie detector.' He thought and nodded.

He could somewhat guess the uses of the new panel, however, he wasn't sure of it.

'I have to ask her something that I already know.'