Collecting the Male Leads' First Nights

The two were staring at her with disappointed expressions. In particular, Sevis’ eyes were very cold.

“Miss Sylvia… What were you doing after dumping us in the cafe?”
“Well, that’s…”

Sylvia hesitated, and Sevis interrupted her.

“And why… why were you hugging the contestants in the wrestling arena…”
“Ugh… Did you see it? You saw that, Sevis? … Ahem.”

Dear heavens. She couldn’t believe Sevis had seen all that. It was really disgraceful. She left them in the cafe and ran away in case this happened. As Sylvia stammered with a reddened face, Sevis nodded with a bitter expression.

“Yes… Because I have the sense of a beast. Saying this is a little, you know, but… you looked a little vulg… I mean, it was just like that.”

At Sevis’ words, her face was now red like a beetroot. With the senses of a beast, Sevis must have understood the skill 〈Hands Faster than Eyes〉.

‘Or his level is higher than mine… I can’t tell because I can’t see his status window, but is Sevis higher level than me? Ugh, in any case, I can’t believe Sevis of all people saw the whole scene. How embarrassing.’

“This is all God’s will, too… It’s hard to tell in detail… but there is such a thing.”

Sevis seemed to have more to say as Sylvia glanced at him and spoke, but after a moment of hesitation, he shut his mouth tightly. Even though she didn’t know who the developer of the game was, she clenched her fists and thought that she wanted to hit them really hard.

In an awkward moment of silence, they walked down the beach. Sylvia acted cute next to them, poking them in the side and saying, “Catch me!” then running away alone and coming back awkwardly. She barely managed to heal the atmosphere with a tearful effort.

Fortunately, both Sevis and Limbo were not the type to be sulky for a long time, so they soon let go of it and were absorbed in watching the festival.

Like other real-life festivals, the ‘Coming-of-Age Day’ was just a pretext, and there were plenty of things to do, see, and eat that tourists would love, so they didn’t get tired even after going around all day long. After sweating while enjoying the dart shooting and water balloon throwing games, they bought refreshing drinks and watched the festival.

Behind the beach where the festival was in full swing, there was a forest park lined with pine trees. Leaving the noisy festival behind, the three strolled through the pine forest for a moment to heal.

‘I think I’ve played around quite a bit. What can I do after the festival is over?’

She took a break for five days after the dungeon raid. Of course, several events happened during the break, such as receiving 10,000 gold for the emergency fund or going up three levels just today, so it wasn’t a meaningless break.

But she was anxious. After 30 days of possession, Sylvia, who lived by the YOLO motto, was suddenly suffering from the typical Korean anxiety that she was playing around too much even though she was working hard.

‘I’m doing something tomorrow since Luca said he’s going to introduce me to a part-time job, but that’s just a one-day job anyway. In the end, I have to find a new dungeon or a part-time job… Ah, right! There was a shrimp-fishing boat, wasn’t there?’

Sylvia’s face brightened for a moment, thinking of the 1000 gold per day, then paused. Back then, 1000 gold was very attractive, but that wasn’t the case now. While she was thinking about going through the Imperial Daily again, Sevis spoke to her.

“I didn’t know the festivals of the human world were this fun. I should have come down a long time ago.”
“Yes, even though I’m human too, the festivities here are fun. But I’m also worried if I can rest like this.”
“What’s wrong with it? You just have to work as hard as you rest.”
“Neiigh.”

As they talked, the three of them took a walk in the forest park. They stopped walking when they found a granny crouching down on a mat. Swoosh— the cool sea breeze blew through the pines. The old lady, who had a curved waist, put on her reading glasses and looked at the book. When she saw Sylvia and her group, she smiled graciously.

“Hey there, kids. Do you want to check your fortune?”

The three of them approached the granny as if possessed, then squatted down on the small chairs in front of the mat. Examining them carefully, the smiling old lady took the silver bells out of her basket and shook them loudly. And she immediately stopped, pointing to Sylvia and spitting out an exclamation.

“Ooh, you don’t have just one or two flowers. You are destined to have several flowers at once.”
“Hm…”

‘She’s skilled… no, I mean, of course she has no choice but to say this because I’m a player, right?’

It was natural for Sylvia to be involved with several men from the beginning. She took out another grain of rice and scattered it. Suddenly, her face turned white, and she looked at her again.

“How many times have you died? On top of that, I see death everywhere in your future!”
“That…”

Sylvia, who pretended to be surprised but thought it was a natural thing to say because this was a game, decided to ask about her fortune for this week instead. At Sylvia’s question, the old lady shook the silver bells hard again and opened her eyes.

“If you go to a place surrounded by sea on all sides, you will find what you want!”
“Surrounded by sea on all sides? An island? Or… a boat?”
“I can’t know that much! You’re just destined to go somewhere surrounded by the sea sooner or later!”

A place surrounded by the sea on all sides. It was said by a character in the game, so the accuracy rate should be quite high.

‘Wasn’t this character brought here by the system because it knew I was confused about what to do next?’

If her guess was correct, it would be better to go on the shrimp boat after the festival. She didn’t feel like the 1000 gold per day was worth it after getting a taste of the money she made in the dungeon, but she could get some shrimp to make up for the disappointing daily wage.

‘Or if there’s a fishing rod, I can fish on the boat. I should be able to catch something better in the middle of the sea.’

After Sylvia’s divination, the old lady scattered the grains of rice as she looked at Sevis. She patted her mat once and looked between Sevis and Sylvia alternately.

“Something is blocked. This person next to you will help you.”
“Ah… How will she help me?”

Sevis’ eyes widened, and the old lady shook her head.

“I don’t know that much! Either way, it is a precious person who is helpful in many ways, so always be next to her.”

Sylvia thought to herself after hearing Sevis’ divination. Something stuck was probably talking about Sevis not being able to reach adulthood. So, by helping him, was she talking about getting some kind of item that would help Sevis grow?

In any case, Sylvia nodded happily because she liked the words to stay by her side. She thought it was over, but she shook the silver bells again and pointed her finger at Limbo.

“Your luck this year isn’t so good. Within half a year, you’ll be trapped somewhere that’s blocked on all sides.”

“Neigh?!”

Limbo was startled and raised its hooves.

‘Is she talking about the stable? I have no business keeping Limbo in confinement… It isn’t really my taste…’

While Sylvia was lost in her thoughts, the granny continued.

“But if you endure it well, the flower path will unfold. I’m not sure what will happen, but this woman will also help you.”

The three divinations were over.

After thanking the old lady, they started walking again. Feeling burdened for some reason, Sylvia glanced at her side. Sevis and Limbo were looking at her with sparkling eyes.

Sevis had listened to the contents of his oracle and had followed her from the beginning, but Limbo was looking afresh at her, as if she were the world’s best benefactor.

Although they got their divinations just for fun, since it was inside the game, she shouldn’t make light of the characters’ words. Sylvia decided to go on the shrimp boat surrounded by the sea on all sides, as the old lady had said.

“She said that it’s a place surrounded by the sea on all sides… Sevis, I have to go on the shrimp-catching boat after the festival. Send a carrier pigeon for me.”
“Yes!”

After walking for a long time, the surroundings became darker. Hungry, they decided to go home instead of wasting money to have a light dinner outside. If they spend money just because they’re excited, they won’t be able to escape being beggars.

After arriving home, she washed up lightly, ate the dinner Sevis had made, and it was suddenly time to sleep.

‘Hm? Was that a ghost?’

Sylvia, who was lying on the bed, looked at the window, startled, and saw that one of the five raggedy clothes was neatly dismantled and hung in the shape of a curtain.

‘There must be one left after making a mop. Couldn’t he just buy a curtain… No, thanks to Sevis’ frugal spirit, we’re not starving to death. Why didn’t he also make a swimsuit with that dress?’

Sylvia, who was lying on the bed, opened the status window after a long time. It was for an interim check.

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[Sylvia]

Level 37
Hammer Warrior

Money: 42,500 Gold (Emergency Fund: 9900 Gold)
HP: 230 Strength: 170 Intellect: 85 Agility: 150
Speaking: 300 (+50)
Karma: 40
Faith: 500 (+100)
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Fatigue: 50
Combat Skills: Head Smasher, 1+1, Hammer of Purification, *Hands Faster than Eyes
Life Skills: Seriously Nonsense, *Hands Faster Than Eyes
Passive Skill: Almost-Legendary Poison Immunity

[You have 15 undistributed points.]
[*〈Hands Faster than Eyes〉 can be used as both a combat and life skill.]

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‘It’s been a long time since I opened it. It looks like I’ve made a lot of progress.’

Sylvia, smiling proudly, swiped sideways to open her inventory. It was to double-check the items she had acquired in the meantime.

The 〈Necklace Containing the Blessings of a Salary Thief〉 was being worn, and the 〈Secret Apple Box〉 was already included in the emergency fund. And after doing it four more times with Noel, there were four additional 〈Priest’s Seed Fragment〉. She also noticed that her karma went down by 40 points. The 〈All-around Laser Ring〉 Noel gave her was just an item, not a game item, so there was no detailed explanation from the beginning.

‘Come to think of it, the ring Noel gave me was very useful. I should remove Limbo’s plaque before we go to the festival tomorrow. I should also do it…’