Chapter 3 - My First Matching App Meetup
Even after collapsing onto my bed at home, a throbbing echo of the night's events remained in my groin. Just thinking about what happened made my body flush with heat. I had gone there to suppress my insatiable libido, but it seemed to have had the opposite effect, making it swell up even more. I considered distracting myself with masturbation, but the thought of that website lingered in the back of my mind.
"…This is way too suspicious."
With a trembling finger, I opened the page. The ridiculous title 'Super Ultra Ultimate Matching App' appeared on my phone screen. I had tried opening it on the train ride home, but couldn't bring myself to go any further.
"But maybe there's a chance. If it seems dangerous, I can just delete it immediately."
I said it out loud, justifying my actions to myself. With my thumb poised over the back button, ready to escape at any moment, I hesitantly logged in. Surprisingly, the site was free of flashy decorations and provocative text. In fact, it was simpler and more tastefully designed than most regular matching apps.
【Required profile fields are incomplete.】
First, it seemed I needed to enter my name and the area I lived in. I randomly chose 'Yamada' for my name and entered 'Tokyo' for my location.
【Profile complete.】
My profile was now displayed. It had the rating system he mentioned, and right now I was at one star. Below that were several other star ratings, and this was where things got unusual. Size, hardness, stamina. These were clearly categories that shouldn't exist on a conventional matching app. What's more, it seemed they weren't self-reported, but determined by your partners. In other words, the more I met people through this app, the more my sexual attributes would be laid bare for all to see.
Even as I thought it was all too suspicious, I crawled under the covers. Hopefully, I'll have forgotten all about this by morning. With that thought, I closed my eyes.
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For the next few days, I was so shocked by the outrageous price of the high-end soapland that I threw myself into my work. I thought it would just make me feel pathetic to think about it, but during breaks and lunch, I found myself peeking at that site.
"…I don't get it."
The app was so simplified that it was actually confusing. The basic system was no different from other matching apps. You send a message from someone's profile, and if they reply, you chat. From there, you arrange to meet. But there was one clear difference. According to the terms of use, meeting was synonymous with having sex. It was clearly stated that if you stood someone up or refused to have sex without a valid reason, your account would be terminated. The same apparently applied to non-consensual sex. In other words, once you match, you absolutely have to fuck. It was a terrifying rule, but it also meant there were no unnecessary games.
However, for a one-star user like me, the conditions were strict. I could only interact with other one-star users, and the only information I had about the person I was messaging was their name and location. No photo, no age, no hobbies, not even whether they were dominant or submissive. Essentially, I had to choose a partner like I was playing a gacha game.
"Sending a message like this is… terrifying…"
This app was just too suspicious. The moment I met someone, some scary-looking guy might appear and it would turn into a badger game. Or even if we did have sex, the same thing could happen afterwards. After all, the person who told me about this was involved in the sex industry. I don't mean to speak ill of them, but I do think they're people who live in a world slightly removed from mainstream society. It was while I was thinking about this that it happened.
【You have 1 new message.】
Without any sound effect, a pop-up suddenly appeared on my phone. My first message.
【You have received a message from Luna (★☆☆☆☆)】
This felt like a trap. It's a common trick on matching apps: right after you register, you get a flood of messages from women. Most of them are fake accounts trying to lure you into paying for premium services, or recruiters for multi-level marketing schemes or cults. I had to be careful.
【Nice to meet you. If you're in Tokyo, would you like to meet?】
I ended up reading the message, and its simplicity was almost anticlimactic. If anything, it only made it more suspicious.
【Nice to meet you. I'd like to meet too. Do you have a convenient day or time?】
After about five minutes of deliberation, I found my fingers moving on their own. From there, although the conversation was brief, it progressed at a surprisingly fast pace. Since we were both in Tokyo, we even arranged to meet after work the next day.
【Okay, please press 'Admin' in the top right corner, I will appear, then press 'Complete'.】
【Understood. Well then, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.】
【Yes. Likewise.】
She seemed experienced and gave me various instructions. I followed them, and then…
【Agreement between Yamada-sama and Luna-sama has been confirmed. Please check the following items. If there is any discrepancy in the items, this match will be automatically canceled.】
I looked at my screen and saw a message that wasn't from Luna-san. It wasn't about the meeting place or time, but about 'NS' and 'NN'. And there was a remarks column. It was clearly about whether to use a condom or not, whether to cum inside or not—the same checklist as the one at that high-end soapland. I thought it was a bit too graphic, but then again, that was the kind of site this was.
【Checklist items have been sent. Please wait for your partner's response.】
I had no idea what kind of person Luna-san was. But I was sure this part would be fine. I left the remarks column blank and checked the other two boxes. It was a little nerve-wracking, but for now, this was fine.
【Matching between Yamada-sama and Luna-sama has been completed. Please enter your mutual evaluations within 48 hours of this match.】
When I thought it was finally over, a wave of exhaustion washed over me. We had been chatting, but the content was so business-like it felt like I was just filling out paperwork. Even if it was a scam, I wanted to believe in it. In fact, maybe this kind of stimulation was exactly what I needed.
I decided to take a break from my daily masturbation for now. I crawled into bed. My mind was filled with only one thought: tomorrow, I would have sex with a woman named Luna, whom I had never met or spoken to.
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【I've arrived. I'm wearing a white off-the-shoulder top and a black mini-skirt.】
【Understood. I'll be there soon. I'm wearing a navy suit.】
There was no idle chatter like 'looking forward to today' during work hours. The appointed time arrived. As a salesman, I always paid attention to my breath, body odor, and appearance. But the sweat from being out on calls was something I couldn't completely get rid of. That was the one nagging anxiety in the back of my mind.
"Um, excuse me…"
"A-Are you… Luna-san?"
"Um, Yamada… -san?"
The woman standing at the meeting place didn't have the same overwhelming sex appeal as Erina-san, but she was definitely cute. And most of all, she was young.
"…Um, is this okay…?"
For me, this was the standard opening line for a first meeting from a matching app.
"Only a very small number of people on here care about looks. This isn't the kind of place people use for that."
Her voice was soft, but there was a hint of dismissiveness in it. I couldn't imagine this girl having sex with me. But there was always the possibility of her being a tsundere, and if I rammed my explosive member into her slender body, she would surely moan in pleasure.
"Um, dinner… or something… should we go?"
"I'm not looking for that."
"R-Right…"
"Oh, but I do want to stop by a convenience store."
As instructed, we stopped by a convenience store where she bought a mountain of drinks and snacks. Of course, I paid. I had anticipated that we would be heading to a love hotel, and I was prepared to foot the bill for that as well. It looked like I'd be surviving on rice with furikake for the rest of the month.
"Looks like we're here for today."
"H-Huh?!"
The place she pointed to was a famous foreign-brand city hotel. The glass-walled entrance was bustling with stylishly dressed guests in suits. It had a different, more dignified atmosphere than the neon lights of a love hotel, and my feet felt rooted to the spot. I wondered if they even had day-use or short-stay plans at this hour. If not, we'd inevitably have to stay the night. The thought of the cost made my stomach ache, but my credit card still had some room. And if I thought of it as going to a brothel, I could convince myself it was cheap.
"Hello, I have a reservation for two under the name Tanabe."
"We've been expecting you. There's no need to register, so we'll show you to your room. Your room for tonight is 2012 on the 20th floor. Here is your card key and your breakfast coupons. Please enjoy your stay."
While I was feeling out of place and fidgeting at the front desk of the luxury hotel, she handled the check-in with practiced ease.
"Let's go."
"Y-Yes!"
I took the card key she offered and followed her. I hurried after her to the elevator. The soft classical music playing was no match for the pounding of my heart.
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Being a hotel in the city center, the room wasn't particularly spacious. However, the ceiling was high, and unlike a business hotel where there's barely enough space for one person to walk, the bed was plenty big. Plus, the night view from the window seemed perfect for a doggy-style session.
"Alright, there's something I want to talk about."
"W-What is it…?"
She sat back deeply in her chair, arms crossed, and looked at me with a defiant smile. The look in her eyes was definitely not that of someone about to have sex. A terrible premonition crept into my mind. Surely, she wasn't going to say she couldn't go through with it after coming this far. The rebound from my high expectations would be devastating.
"Um, Yamada-san?… This is your first time meeting someone from this app, right?"
"Y-Yes, but…"
"I knew it! Great! That's a relief!"
She spread her arms and legs wide, showing a smile I hadn't seen before.
"I thought so! I'm so lucky!"
"Um… w-what do you mean?"
"Oh, sorry. You see, I'm just trying to get a high rating. So, I choose people with no experience and we rate each other. We're planning to meet a lot of people and raise our ranks."
As I listened to her explanation, a surprising system came to light. She had met three people so far, for a total of four times, and I was the fifth. But they didn't do anything; they just stayed together for the night. Then, when they parted, they would rate each other. By repeating this process, their rank would naturally go up, and the range of people they could meet on the app would expand.
"I want to get to five stars as fast as I can."
Her words were filled with passion.
"S-So… five stars is really that amazing?"
"Of course! I'm only into handsome guys, and I want to meet a handsome guy who's good at sex. Plus, you can even meet members of Tornado. And you can even be with several members at once! Someday, I want all the members to treat me like an object and gangbang me!"
Tornado was a super popular idol group that you couldn't go a day without seeing on TV. I'm sure they were busy, but were they also registered on this app? Or was there a system where five-star members could get introductions to celebrities like that?
"If you raise your star rating, Yamada-san, you could easily sleep with celebrities and models!"
"…Haha. I guess you're right, it does seem like actresses and stuff are registered too."
I laughed as if it were a joke, but my heart was pounding unusually fast. Right now, I was more interested in the girl in front of me than some actress I might have sex with someday. I didn't have the confidence to just sit and watch while she was showing off her shoulders and legs like that.
"So, does this mean we just go our separate ways now…?"
"We can't do that. Um, is your phone's GPS on?"
"Y-Yeah. I use it for directions at work, so it's always on."
"I don't know the details, but apparently, if we separate within a certain time?… Or rather, until checkout at this hotel, we'll get a yellow card. So, we have to stay here tonight."
This was some serious management. I wondered what the necessity was for such thoroughness.
"Once you start inviting people, Yamada-san, you'll see, but the management books the hotel for us too."
"R-Really?!"
That was a relief. This hotel would have cost around 20,000 yen for one night, so about 40,000 for the two of us.
"There are a lot of things that aren't explained properly, so it seems like some people unwittingly violate the rules and get their accounts terminated."
"I can see that… I didn't get any explanation, and the terms of use only mentioned things like standing people up or refusing to have sex."
"Exactly. Exchanging money is also not allowed… and rape is also not allowed."
Her eyes flashed with a sharp light for a moment. Her gaze seemed to pierce right through me, and I instinctively straightened my back. In other words, we would be spending the night alone in this room together, but I was not allowed to make a move on her. My head could understand that. But there was only one bed. When night came and we were sleeping side by side, would nothing really happen?
"I-I wouldn't do something like that. I look like a pushover, right?"
I replied with my best forced smile, and she shrugged and laughed.
"I guess so!"
I felt a sense of relief at her lighthearted tone, but at the same time, I felt a frustrating sense of being teased.
"But why were you able to register for the app? I'm sorry to say, but you don't look like you'd be good at it."
"My apologies. Um, there's a bit of a complicated reason…"
"Ooh, I want to hear! Tell me!"
I looked at the clock; it was just past 8 PM. The night was still young, and it was too early to just go to sleep in a sulk. Standing before a younger woman, I honestly felt pathetic, but I began to tell my story.
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"Hilarious! That's so sad!"
"Just laugh at me. It might be my salvation."
"Hey, hey. Don't be a baby."
I never thought my sales skills would come in handy in a place like this. I told my life story with a bit of self-deprecating humor and a touch of exaggeration. Luna-chan was sitting in a chair, and I was on the bed, so there was some distance between us, but she was laughing so hard she was clutching her stomach.
"But how big is it? I've met guys who made me wonder if it would fit."
"Big enough for a professional sex worker to refuse. But the old ladies in Otsuka handled it just fine."
"How loose are they?! But it must be pretty amazing if you're getting banned from places, right?"
I cursed myself for not being able to ask her if she wanted to try it out. But we had just agreed to not have sex and just rate each other. If I prioritized my instincts, it could affect our future interactions, and in the worst case, I could get a low rating.
"…I'm getting curious."
"Don't tease an old man. I have work tomorrow, and if I go home all worked up, I'm just gonna jerk off to the thought of you, Luna-chan."
"Ew! Gross!"
Luna-chan sat on the sofa, innocently kicking her feet. Every time she did, a glimpse of pink fabric peeked out from under her skirt.
"…Hey. Will you show me when you're hard?"
Her sudden words made my heart leap.
"Th-That's a bit… won't that just be torture?"
I replied with my best attempt at a joke, and Luna-chan smiled, the corner of her lips turning up.
"Mmm… well, maybe I'll give you a handjob♡"
Her devilish tone sent a shiver down my spine. But this could be a ray of hope. After all, we were alone in a private room. Even just getting a handjob was no different from going to a brothel. And maybe, just maybe, Luna-chan would get turned on herself.
"I wonder if we can watch porn here…?"
In a business hotel, you can usually watch all sorts of videos on the VOD system. But this was a city hotel, so I didn't know if they had something like that.
"Hey, you're jerking off to me tomorrow, right?"
"Um, yeah. That's the plan…"
"Then I'll give you a hint♡"
"This is all I'm showing you♡"
She said, lifting her top and pulling her arms inwards to create an exaggerated cleavage. For me, who had been desperately trying to maintain my composure, the effect was devastating.
"They're not huge, but they're nice to touch♡"
She had a mischievous smile on her face, as if she were provoking me. Her gaze made the depths of my body burn. But if I lost it here, it would all be for nothing. I took a deep breath and repeatedly told myself to calm down.
"Well?♡ Are you getting excited?♡"
"Y-Yeah. You're so hot, it's… amazing…"
"Hey! What happened to your vocabulary?"
There was no point in hiding my erection anymore.
"Okay, I'm taking them off…"
"Okay! I wonder how big it is♡"
I unbuckled my belt and pulled down my pants and underwear together. My cock, hard as a rock and pointing towards the ceiling, was exposed.
"Huh…"
Luna-chan's smile vanished, replaced by a look of confusion. To be precise, it was a complex expression of surprise and bewilderment at seeing something unexpected.