In the center was a heart, with wings spread out on either side.
Anyone could tell it was a vulva.
However, there were only a few runes, and the design was quite simple.
It was just a vulva-shaped symbol, drawn with a thin pen to give it a basic form.
As I fluttered the paper and looked at it, a chat message popped up.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: What? Are you a mage?
'Ah… I forgot about this guy.'
I was so focused on the magic circle that suddenly came to mind that I forgot he was watching.
'This is bad. What if he goes to another channel and spreads the word?'
[It's fine.]
'Why?'
[Sharing information from one channel to another is strictly prohibited, as it directly affects the survival of summoners.]
If you're caught leaking information to another channel, it's not just a temporary ban—you're barred from all channels for 100 years.
[By the way, this information was provided by the one who sent the chat message earlier.]
'Oh ho…'
He's a pervert, but he seems to know a lot. I guess it's true.
I briefly explained to GGLD.
In the world I originally lived in, there was no magic, but I accidentally ended up in another world and learned magic.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Well, this place is full of all sorts of weirdos. Still, it's fascinating.
Fortunately, he didn't make a big deal out of it, probably because he's seen so many different kinds of people.
I muttered as I looked at the paper.
"But even with this combination, I can't figure out the ability."
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: If you hold it and think about wanting to appraise it, it'll show you the description.
"Oh…!"
With this guy around, it seems I won't need to summon a fairy unnecessarily.
GGLD sent a chat message, hoping for something from me.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Since I helped you this much, can I get one round?
"No…."
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Damn….
I chuckled and held the paper, thinking about wanting to appraise it.
At that moment, a description of the magic circle appeared before me.
———
[Mana Drain Subordiante Magic Circle - Stage 1]
Engrave the magic circle on your target and complete sexual intercourse to imprint the magic circle permanently, allowing you to subjugate them to Stage 1.
Forced sexual intercourse is not allowed.
Stage 1 Subjugation: Basic physical contact is freely allowed. Requests that don't harm survival or reputation are usually granted.
———
Wow….
'So the target has to be open-minded. And you have to do it at least once…'
[This seems to be the most helpful one I've seen so far.]
As Armonia said, if you can engrave it even once, the effect is permanent.
I think it's because I combined it with the Mana Drain magic circle.
GGLD, who saw the description of the magic circle, was shocked in the chat.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Wow, you're something else. Never seen anyone like you before.
"Hehe, I'm pretty good, right?"
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Damn, this makes me a bit uneasy.
I laughed at GGLD's unease and tried combining other magic circles.
***
"Ugh… this is exhausting."
[You've worked hard.]
I tried combining several magic circles and skills.
Among them, I managed to create a magic circle for the most important skill.
It was Sleep and Dream Invasion.
By combining these two skills with the magic circle, I got an effective result.
———
[Dream Invasion Magic Circle]
You can invade the target's dreams for a desired duration.
You can control the target's dreams.
Mana consumption increases with duration.
The stronger the target's mental strength, the more mana is required to control them.
———
———
[Sleep Magic Circle]
You can put the target to sleep.
Mana consumption increases with duration.
If the target has high magic resistance, the failure rate and mana consumption increase.
———
These were roughly what I expected.
However, something unique caught my eye.
"Orange Summoner?"
When I made a puzzled expression, GGLD immediately explained.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: It's not a mob. It's a title given to summoners who attack other summoners.
In short, it's like a PK (Player Killer) user.
An Orange Summoner is a title given to summoners who inflict status ailments or directly attack other summoners.
An Orange Summoner isn't a full PK user but more like a warned user.
If they stay quiet for a certain period, they return to normal.
However, if a summoner attacks an Orange Summoner, they also turn orange.
And if they continue to attack and use skills in that state, they become a Red Summoner.
Once you become a Red Summoner, there's no going back.
You're branded as a PK user who has killed others.
Normal summoners face no penalties for killing Red Summoners.
There is a way to return to being a normal summoner, but it's extremely difficult…
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Also, if you become a Red Summoner, half of your stats are reduced.
"Wow, I can't afford to make a mistake. Thanks for letting me know!"
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: One round?
"Well, I'm tired, so see you tomorrow!"
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: …You bastard.
I chuckled at GGLD's last message and lay down.
At first, he seemed ridiculous, but he's actually a decent guy.
I smiled as I thought about today's gains.
'Wow… I never expected to get magic circles. Well, I still don't see a way to regress, but…'
[That alone is impressive. Your understanding of the system is good, so I believe you'll find a solution soon.]
'Let's start looking for a way in earnest tomorrow.'
I've been replaying the footage, but I still haven't grasped the key to regression.
I took out the blessing note stored in my inventory and kept staring at it until I fell into a deep sleep.
***
"Wow, Yeo-reum, how do you always get such good items?"
"Right! If it weren't for Yeo-reum, what would we have done?"
"Hahaha. I'm just really lucky."
Han Yeo-reum, surrounded by three women, smiled gracefully and spoke to them.
"And because I'm so lucky, I got to meet all of you."
"Oh my!!"
"You're so kind…"
The women's eyes turned into hearts, as if they were hypnotized.
If I had said that, they would've immediately gotten heart-shaped wrinkles on their foreheads and distanced themselves from me.
Regardless of whether I'm confident in my looks or not, I know that if an average guy says something like that, it backfires.
But the important thing here is Han Yeo-reum's luck.
'No, how does he get items every time he kills a mob…'
[His luck itself is so good that it could be considered a skill.]
In this round, we haven't talked about it, but in the first round, Han Yeo-reum talked a lot about himself.
Han Yeo-reum said he was a lifelong game addict.
But he never played games that required grinding.
What he valued most was luck.
Han Yeo-reum had absolute faith in his luck.
Especially after becoming an adult, he got hooked on mobile games and even caused controversy with his insane gacha luck.
He even tried his hand at a game notorious for requiring billions to get the best items.
Despite his obsession with luck, he repeatedly failed at the final enhancement.
Han Yeo-reum, who believed in his luck, caused a controversy by claiming, "There's no way my luck would fail me!" and accused the game of rigging the rates.
And what happened?
It turned out the rate was actually 0%, and the company went bankrupt.
Han Yeo-reum, born with such incredible luck, this guy…
'How can someone with such a blessed life act so stupid?'
While the three women were busy killing slimes, he was just fooling around.
What's more shocking is that this is the 6th round.
'Weird… Didn't he raise his abilities with points?'
He must have chosen a class, and skills would have been given accordingly.
He should have been able to raise his skill levels with points…
But Armonia quickly cleared up my doubts.
[His class is Novice.]
'…? Novice? As in beginner Novice?'
[Yes. But I'm not sure exactly what skills he has.]
But why Novice?
Was Novice really the recommended class?
As I looked at Han Yeo-reum with doubt, Min Ha-yeon, standing beside me, spoke bluntly.
"Be careful. If you're too far ahead, it'll be hard to react if something dangerous happens."
"Ah, yes. Sorry."
Min Ha-yeon, after hearing my apology, pulled her bowstring and continued to cover the party.
She wore a white blouse and long jeans, with long, straight hair. Her beautiful ears peeking out from her hair were particularly striking.
If her ears were just a bit longer, everyone would believe she was an elf.
She was the modern-day incarnation of an elf.
I glanced at Min Ha-yeon, admiring her figure, and then quickly looked forward again, worried she might notice.
And then I saw Han Yeo-reum glaring at me.
It wasn't just an angry look.
He was looking at me like I was trash.
'Damn, seeing that really fires me up. I'll use regression to steal Min Ha-yeon from him and make her mine multiple times.'
[That's a good mindset.]
From the first round, Han Yeo-reum didn't look at me like that.
At first, it was more like, "This is annoying, but whatever…"
But as I watched the footage, it seemed like his feelings toward me grew stronger with each round.
[In the 5th round, you guessed it was because of Min Ha-yeon. For you, only two days have passed, but for Han Yeo-reum, it's been over a week.]
'Ah… That makes sense. Regression can be a bitch in situations like this.'
With his personality, he'd get annoyed if I even talked to Min Ha-yeon a little.
But having someone like me stick close to his girl for over a week would definitely piss him off.
Still, he couldn't just ditch the alchemist because the daily point consumption was higher than expected.
All members of Han Yeo-reum's party, except me, were staying at the "Zephyrum Hotel."
1,500 points per night.
They couldn't give up the luxurious facilities, so they dragged me along.
It saved time and points.
But as a supporter, I naturally had to stay close to Min Ha-yeon, the ranged dealer.
Min Ha-yeon would protect me, and I would use my body to block any monsters that charged at her.
Han Yeo-reum hated that Min Ha-yeon was close to me, but he endured it for her safety.
'Ah! If it weren't for this damn regression, I would've crushed him by now…'
[If he didn't have regression, he would've flaunted his overwhelming stats and looked down on everyone.]
'Hahaha….'
Suddenly, Han Yeo-reum, who was at the front, screamed as he was hit by a slime's blunt attack.
"Ah! The slime got my arm!"
"Be careful, Yeo-reum!"
After pondering why Han Yeo-reum, who had regressed multiple times, was so incompetent, I concluded it was because he spent too much Enels writing regression blessings, leaving little for anything else.
Otherwise, there's no way he'd act so stupid.
'And the fact that he didn't appear in the summoning ritual for a year might be because he didn't have enough Enels to use regression in the blessing.'
[It's not that he lacked Enels, but using that much Enels at once isn't an easy decision, even for the Sanctuary.]
The Sanctuary has protagonists from various worlds to take care of.
Even if they spend Enels generously, there must be a reasonable limit.
Armonia thought that the Sanctuary wouldn't easily approve such a large amount of Enels.
And when he was summoned after getting approval, he happened to be summoned alongside me.
In a way, it was really lucky.
If he didn't know who his opponent was or why he was regressing, it would've been a real mess.
As time passed and the sun began to set, Han Yeo-reum shouted.
"Alright! Let's call it a day!"
With that, everyone put away their weapons and prepared to head back to Zephyrum Village.
I, being the loner, followed a few steps behind the group.
In this world, my persona is that of a cool guy.
Because of that damn Suho from the first round acting all cool like an alchemist, I had to act like a tryhard cool guy too.
'Damn that first-round Suho…'
[….]
Even if my personality changes later, for now, I have to be quiet and not initiate conversations.
When we arrived at Zephyrum Village, the hologram displayed the settlement details.
Today's earnings from hunting mobs were around 14,000 points.
'More than yesterday.'
[Since Han Yeo-reum finds better routes with each regression, the points are gradually increasing. But it'll be hard to earn more than this.]
Considering it's a beginner area, Armonia thought earning more than 15,000 points would be difficult.
The system automatically distributes points if the party leader presses the equal distribution button.
But the party leader, Han Yeoreum, looked at me with displeasure and suddenly spoke.
"No matter how I think about it, this is unfair."
"…?"
Everyone looked at Han Yeo-reum with puzzled expressions.
Han Yeo-reum frowned and started venting his anger at me.
"No, seriously. All you do is make potions, and splitting it equally is disrespectful to everyone here, don't you think?"
"…."
'Wow, he's saying that without hesitation?'
[He didn't act like this in the first round, but it seems he's testing your limits and gradually becoming more disrespectful.]
In other words, he thinks this level of disrespect is fine? It feels like he's testing the waters to see how much more they can push.
And this is the first time he's openly said they'd reduce my points like this.
With a completely expressionless face, I replied briefly.
"Sure, go ahead."
"Hmph… The people here get 2,500, and you get exactly 1,500."
"Hey! Han Yeo-reum!"
Suddenly, Min Ha-yeon, who was next to me, shouted angrily.
"What's your problem? If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have earned points like this."
"…Why are you taking his side?"
"What?! Why are you turning this into that again…"
With a look of exasperation, another argument broke out.
As they were fighting, I decided to step in and mediate.
"I'm fine. Let it go."
"But…"
"I'm staying in a cheap place anyway, so that amount is enough for me. And what he said makes sense."
I spoke calmly, but inside, I was grumbling.
'Ugh, I need to hurry up and watch that video…'
[That's a wise decision. After all, you can just convert the Enel into points.]
Even though I was grateful to Min Ha-yeon, my top priority was finding a way to deal with the regression.
Time was of the essence.
Han Yeo-reum smirked and said.
"See? It's fine."
"…."
Min Ha-yeon accepted the points with a displeased expression and quickly left.
Han Yeo-reum followed her, and behind him, the rest of the "Three Beauties" followed suit.
'I wonder what their relationship was like in the original world.'
Aside from being lovers, there was something about their dynamic that I couldn't quite understand.
Their bickering might be tolerable for a day or two, but no matter how good-looking someone is, if they keep acting like that, it's normal to get fed up and break up.
But right now, I'm in no position to have a private conversation with either of them, so I couldn't gather any information.
[Still, Min Ha-yeon's attitude seems positive. She's never shown this level of emotion before.]
'Well, points are directly tied to survival here. She probably felt guilty about crossing that line.'
On top of that, the points here could be earned not only by hunting monsters and receiving rewards but also by selling items dropped by monsters.
Depending on the situation, members who directly participated in combat would have the dropped items automatically added to their inventory.
And since I didn't participate in the fight, my inventory was completely empty.
What a crappy system.
'They're probably going to sell the items they collected and convert them into points, right? What a joke.'
[It seems like it's time to set some boundaries.]
'That's definitely important.'
There's a fine line between being cool and being a pushover.
If I go beyond "just enough," Min Ha-yeon might see me not as a cool guy but as a pathetic loser.
'For now, forget about Min Ha-yeon's opinion and focus on this round. That idiot Han Yeo-reum won't die before the boss fight, right?'
Unless he's a complete moron…
As I was heading to the Zephyrum Inn, a chat message popped up.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Is it time to jerk off now?
"What, are you so pent up because you couldn't jerk off? Or did you die in the middle of jerking off during a war…."
"And besides, we have a mission right now. Let's finish that first."
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Seriously?
"It's fine. What do you think about that Min Ha-yeon girl?"
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Crazy… Hey, I used to be a bit religious, you know?
"Pfft. Religious? That's a funny way to put it."
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Damn it, when I was alive, I was so frustrated I couldn't do it, and that's why I ended up like this.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Anyway, I've seen a lot of girls like her, and I can say with confidence that girls like her have ironclad chastity. They don't break before marriage.
"Pffahahaha!"
I burst out laughing at the term "religious," but his choice of words was hilarious.
"Ironclad chastity"?
Thanks to that phrase now stuck in my head, I couldn't stop laughing like a maniac as I entered the inn.
***
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