"Haah… I must be crazy…"
Min Ha-yeon lay face down on the hotel bed, burying her face in the pillow, repeating the same words over and over.
"Haah… I must be crazy… Why did I do that…"
No other thoughts crossed her mind.
All she could think about was the kiss she had shared with Seong Suho earlier.
After waking from her dream, Min Ha-yeon, unable to distinguish between dream and reality, climbed on top of Seong Suho, who was lying on the floor, and forcibly kissed him.
It wasn't until after the long kiss that Min Ha-yeon came to her senses, realized what she had done, and fled the room.
She ran out without saying a word to Seong Suho.
"What should I do… How should I apologize…"
Min Ha-yeon kept worrying and worrying.
But no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't figure out how to apologize to him.
"…Should I just beg for forgiveness?"
In the end, Min Ha-yeon decided to swallow her pride as a woman and choose to admit her mistake and apologize.
"Phew… At least I closed the channel when I was drinking. Otherwise, it would've been a disaster."
When she heard about Seong Suho's lover yesterday, she closed the channel for personal reasons.
Thanks to that, she didn't have to see them making a fuss and teasing her.
As she got up from the bed to greet the morning sunlight, she made up her mind.
"Let's go… I'll go and ask for forgiveness, no matter how he sees me."
Just as she was heading towards the door.
Knock knock knock!
"…Haah."
Min Ha-yeon had a feeling she knew who was knocking.
In her mind, the only person who would knock on her door was Han Yeo-reum.
But she was puzzled.
'…That's weird. She never wakes up at this time.'
Han Yeo-reum was someone who loved sleeping in and would even find it bothersome to wake up by noon.
With an annoyed expression, Min Ha-yeon opened the door, worried about what Han Yeo-reum might say and already feeling irritated.
"Haah… What is it… Huh?"
"…Did you sleep well?"
"Y-Y-yes! I slept well…"
Standing in front of her was Seong Suho, smiling softly.
'Damn… I wanted to prepare myself before meeting him…'
Min Ha-yeon's mind went blank at Seong Suho's sudden appearance, and she could only open and close her mouth like a fish.
But she quickly composed herself and decided to apologize.
'I'll apologize quickly… Since he came all the way here… He must've been really upset.'
Even Min Ha-yeon, who usually acted tough like a man, could feel her pride as a woman being chipped away in moments like this.
Min Ha-yeon's expression darkened as she opened her mouth.
"Uh… Suho… About yesterday…"
"I'm sorry…"
"Huh?"
Min Ha-yeon's mind went haywire as the words she was about to say came out of Seong Suho's mouth instead.
Confused, Min Ha-yeon asked.
"S-Sorry? For what?"
"Yesterday… I think you left suddenly because you were upset that I let you stay in my room…"
"…"
Min Ha-yeon looked at Seong Suho, who was scratching his head with an embarrassed expression, and thought.
'…He's letting it slide.'
No matter how she thought about it, that was the only explanation.
There was no way he wouldn't remember a man and woman embracing and kissing.
Besides, Seong Suho wasn't in a half-asleep state like Min Ha-yeon had been.
In the end, Min Ha-yeon's inner thoughts leaned not towards guilt, but towards selfishness.
"…That's not it. I was the one who felt sorry."
"Haha… That's a relief."
Looking at Seong Suho's expression, Min Ha-yeon made a resolution.
'…Later… I'll definitely apologize later.'
Min Ha-yeon pushed her mistake to the corner of her mind and said.
"Um… Since we've met like this, do you want to have breakfast together?"
"No. If people see us together, it might be troublesome for you. Do you want to go hunting together today?"
"…Yeah. Let's do it."
Min Ha-yeon smiled, made a hunting appointment with Seong Suho for lunch, and closed the door.
"Phew… But… How am I going to explain later?"
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't come up with an excuse.
But not long after Seong Suho left, there was another knock at the door.
Knock… knock… knock!
"…? What? Do you have something else to say… Huh? Jin-hee?"
"Uh… I came because of what happened yesterday…"
Park Jin-hee, who had witnessed Seong Suho and Min Ha-yeon together at the herb shop yesterday, had decided to talk to Min Ha-yeon and wait quietly.
But Park Jin-hee, who was naturally timid, had tossed and turned all night because of it.
She couldn't believe that Seong Suho and Min Ha-yeon were dating.
Because she thought it was absurd that Min Ha-yeon would turn her attention to another man while Han Yeo-reum was around.
She was worried that Min Ha-yeon might be trying to lure her into some strange situation.
In the end, she decided to go to Min Ha-yeon, apologize, and ask her to pretend it never happened.
But then she witnessed a bewildering scene.
Seong Suho coming out of Min Ha-yeon's room…
"I saw the person who just came out… Are you two really dating?"
"Uh…"
Min Ha-yeon had blurted it out yesterday, but now that she had time to think, the words didn't come out easily.
Moreover, seeing a man leaving her room in the morning was no different from implying they had slept together.
With an awkward expression, a question began to form in her mind.
'Wait…'
Min Ha-yeon's mind started filling with thoughts about Seong Suho.
His almost deceptive abilities, his sincerity, his consideration…
And his love for one person. (A misconception born from not knowing the real Seong Suho.)
He was the complete opposite of Han Yeo-reum.
'But… Why did I suddenly pounce on Suho like that?'
At that moment, the dream she had yesterday came back to her.
A silver-haired woman with Seong Suho's penis in her mouth.
She was the most beautiful woman Min Ha-yeon had ever seen in her life.
And then…
'Uh… I…'
As her guilt towards Seong Suho disappeared, the desire it had been suppressing began to surface.
Min Ha-yeon smiled coolly and said to Park Jin-hee.
"Yes. I'm dating him."
"Oh… Then…"
"And you said you wanted things to work out with Yeo-reum, right? Can you tell me what happened while I was gone?"
As soon as she woke up, Min Ha-yeon recalled the feeling of pouring kisses on Seong Suho.
'Luna… I want to take Suho away from that woman…'
***
"Yesterday was really surprising."
In the dream, the ejaculation and the dream state were released, and then Min Ha-yeon suddenly kissed me.
The sweet smell of alcohol and Min Ha-yeon's bodily fluids stimulated my desire.
But after the kiss, Min Ha-yeon came to her senses and ran out of the room, and when the sun rose, I went to talk to her so she wouldn't feel embarrassed.
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: Wow, yesterday was really intense. I thought the mission was successful…
"No, just give me about 10,000 points. It's not like it's hundreds of thousands…"
└Guardian of the Gay-Like Dick: LOL, it's not about the points, I just want to see you fail and get frustrated.
"Really… What a personality…"
It seems my channel viewers want to see me despair rather than achieve something…
It seems my channel code is already set for despair.
'Should I start preparing for today…? Only one day left, right?'
[That's right. Tomorrow is the boss battle, so there's a high chance of regression.]
'I hope there are no variables…'
If I confirm the use of the paralysis wave and warp, it won't be a problem.
But if Han Yeo-reum does something stupid and dies before catching the boss today or tomorrow, it would be troublesome.
Still, since it's an unstable method, I decided to focus on gathering as many points as possible to make the next round more relaxed.
***
'This is awkward…'
[The Moonlight Herb you bought on the first day seems to have been from the accumulated stock.]
Now I was standing in front of the Zephyrum Moonlight Herb shelf at the herb shop, staring blankly.
A sign reading "Sold Out" was placed on the shelf.
'At least that woman sold some yesterday, so that's a relief…'
[Han Yeo-reum's luck is really something. To get so many Zephyrum Moonlight Herbs…]
Yesterday, a woman named Park Jin-hee, who had come on Han Yeo-reum's errand, had a secret conversation with Min Ha-yeon and sold five Zephyrum Moonlight Herbs before returning to the hotel.
She had clearly gone with a party, but it was strange that she came out alone.
By the way, the Zephyrum Moonlight Herb was a rare item that none of the other members, except Han Yeo-reum, had even seen.
'I'll have to use Enels again today…'
[Suho, maybe it's time to change your approach.]
'You're right… Should I try raising Material Conversion?'
Actually, Zephyrum Moonlight Herbs could be created with Material Conversion.
However, since the Material Conversion level was low, it wasn't on the list, and even if it were, it would consume a lot of mana.
'Let's push through this time. Considering mana, I'll need to raise my magic power too.'
[Understood.]
Material Conversion, Magic Power… and considering the final boss, I'll also need Anti-Magic Resistance Bloom.
Since I'm receiving 30,000 Enels every week here, it's not too much of a stretch.
But if I use too many Enels this round and get caught in a regression reset, it'll be a headache.
'Well… I guess I'll have to go play the fool again today?'
I headed towards the eastern entrance of the village around noon.
***
"Really… This is ridiculous…"
"…"
Han Yeo-reum, who had been listening to me, looked at me with a pitiful expression and said.
"At this rate, you're just going to scoop up the honey on the last day, aren't you?"
"I'm sorry. I have my reasons, so there's nothing I can do."
I tried to get away with giving a thousand points again today, just like yesterday.
The other members were fine with it, but Han Yeo-reum wasn't.
His goal was…
"Ha… Then give me more. We have our reasons too, you know?"
"…That would be difficult. I don't have any more."
"Hmph…"
He was only thinking about how to squeeze more points out of me.
'Ugh… He's really determined to strip me bare.'
[…That's strange. Han Yeo-reum should have plenty of points since he's been getting good items…]
'You're right… Maybe he just doesn't like me?'
Even though I gave him a thousand points yesterday, it wasn't something Han Yeo-reum would be particularly happy about.
With his ridiculously good luck, he probably already had a lot of points.
Though compared to what I earn, it's just a drop in the bucket…
After some back and forth, we finally reached a compromise and moved on.
'Ugh… Thinking about having to do this again next round makes my stomach churn…'
[But I'm worried. What if Han Yeo-reum improves his abilities and doesn't let you join the party?]
'That wouldn't be so bad. If that happens, the future will change, and I can approach Min Ha-yeon in a different way…'
But before Han Yeo-reum becomes hostile, I must find a way to counter the regression completely.
Like yesterday, I parted ways with the members and headed to the western entrance where Min Ha-yeon was waiting.
Unlike yesterday, Min Ha-yeon was leaning against a tree, tapping her toes on the ground and looking down.
She clearly looked like she was deep in thought.
'…? Is she uncomfortable because of what happened earlier?'
She looked very different from her usual self, where she acted tough like an athlete.
As I approached, she noticed and looked up at me, forcing a smile.
"Oh, you're here! Let's go…"
...
...
...
"Haah… Haah…"
"Ha-yeon? Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah… I'm fine…"
The usual energetic Min Ha-yeon was nowhere to be seen today.
She looked exhausted after just 30 minutes of combat.
'…? We did hunt more than usual, but still. This is strange….'
[Maybe it's because of a hangover.]
'Ah… If the alcohol was strong enough to knock her out, she might have a hangover…'
Since she drank enough to get drunk yesterday, it was possible she had a hangover.
I led Min Ha-yeon to a safe zone, and as soon as she entered, she plopped down on the ground.
"Haah… Sorry… It's my fault…"
"Hey, don't say that… Without you, I wouldn't be able to hunt at all. Let's rest for a bit."
"Yeah…"
After answering, Min Ha-yeon fidgeted and started watching me.
As I was about to make a potion, I noticed her gaze and tilted my head, asking.
"What? Are you hurt?"
"Uh, well…"
I thought she might need a recovery potion, but she hesitated and didn't answer.
After thinking for a moment, she sighed deeply and said.
"Uh… Can I close my eyes for a bit? I didn't sleep well last night…"
"Oh! Of course!"
If she had a hangover, it made sense that she'd be tired.
Finally understanding her behavior, I sat down and said.
"Don't mind me and rest for a bit. But… It would be nice if we at least had a pillow…"
When traveling through harsh areas outside Zephyrum, bedding might be necessary, but there was no reason to carry it in our inventory now.
Min Ha-yeon grinned, then suddenly moved closer and lay her head on my thigh.
"Here's a pillow. What else… Hehe…"
"Hey… What if someone sees…"
"Let them see~ I'm going to rest~"
Min Ha-yeon lay her head on my thigh, looked up at me, smiled, and closed her eyes.
'…This is weird. Why is she acting like this all of a sudden?'
[Her personality has changed…]
'Armonia, show me her traits.'
As soon as I said that, Armonia displayed Min Ha-yeon's traits.
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[Name: Min Ha-yeon]
[-Traits-]
[Martial Arts], [Calmness], [Focus], [Chastity], [Caution], [Trustworthiness]....[Romantic Boredom], [Skepticism Towards Lovers]
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What changed…
'What's missing? It's unclear.'
[The Stubborn trait is gone.]
'…If anything, the Chastity trait should've gone.'
If that doesn't go away, it'll be impossible to break through that ironclad chastity…
But then Armonia showed me another trait.
[Guardian, a sexual trait has been added to Min Ha-yeon.]
'Ohh!! Show me, show me!!'
Armonia showed me the details of the sexual trait.
There it was…
-[Pheromones: Slight Addiction]…-
'Aha! Jackpot! She's addicted to pheromones… Uh… What the hell….'
[….]
I couldn't believe my eyes.
-[NTL (Weak)]-
***
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