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In Akare, you could hire a coachman in each region to travel to other regions.

“You’re going to the County of Ritania? Then give me 10 gold.”

Currently, Daehyeop Kim has 25 gold in his hands.

It costs 10 gold to buy level 10 armor.

Level 20 armor would cost about twice that amount.

If you spend 10 gold here, you will be unable to purchase equipment in the next area.

“Here it is.”

“I will serve you with all my heart. Come here.”

At that moment of agony, Raven, disguised as a man, struck first.

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Wow lol

The life of an alpha male

The pretty girl scratches first

Special investigation

You pay five times the tax.

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It was Daehyeop Kim who was unintentionally treated as trash.

Although it was unfair, I followed Raven and got into the carriage.

So the coachman got into the front seat, and the two were left alone in the carriage.

As the awkward silence began to sink in, a choice appeared.

[ Main Story – Dialogue ]

[ Main Story – Skip Movement ]

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Are you sure you’re not going to skip it?

Just the two of us in a carriage, uhhhh

If you skip, you’ll get kicked out, Daehyeop-ah

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Even if we look at public sentiment alone, there was only one choice.

[ Main Story – Go to conversation ]

Dagdak- dagdak-

Before we knew it, the carriage had started and we could hear the horses running at full speed.

I’ve heard that medieval carriages aren’t very comfortable to ride in, but this one wasn’t.

My butt didn’t really hurt or anything, it was just a little annoying that it made a rattling noise.

“Hoo··· It’ll be okay in the carriage.”

Raven took out a clock-shaped artifact from her bosom.

As he moved his hand to manipulate it, Raven’s appearance returned to its original form.

“Isn’t that dangerous?”

“Because it’s just the two of us.”

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Mmmmm

What is plotting?

Illuminate lol

Mating mode activated

The chat window is so shallow

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Daehyeop Kim sighed at the chaos in the chat window and closed the chat window altogether.

“If I were alone, I would have been anxious. But now that I’m with you, I feel relieved.”

“···I’m not as trustworthy as you think.”

Raven let out a small laugh at the fat Daehyeop Kim’s answer.

“How can someone so untrustworthy risk his life to save me?”

“That’s it.”

Players will resurrect when they die.

There was no way that the NPC Raven knew this fact.

Even if it was explained separately, there was a high chance that they wouldn’t understand.

It was something that might have made me look like a weirdo.

“···You risked your life for me too.”

If you think about it, it was Raven who was the strangest one.

How many people would choose to sacrifice themselves for someone they just met?

“Trying to sacrifice on your own.”

“···Because I swore to myself that I would never run away again.”

Raven, who seemed lost in thought, continued speaking slowly.

“A body that survived at the expense of the sacrifice of the entire kingdom. You will spend your entire life atonement, and one day you will have to pay the price. ”

“···.”

That was a bit cruel to say.

To spend one’s whole life atonement and paying the price.

“Then don’t take sacrifice lightly.”

It was just a remark made out of concern for Raven’s sacrifice.

But Raven’s eyes widened at Daehyeop Kim’s words.

“If you survived through the sacrifice of all the kingdoms, survive tenaciously for them.”

“···.”

Raven looked at Daehyeop Kim.

Daehyeop Kim’s gaze was straight, without any deviation.

“You save me twice.”

“Salvation? What a grandiose expression.”

Daehyeop Kim, whose immersion was momentarily broken, turned his head.

It was because it was difficult to control my facial expressions.

Raven perceived Kim’s actions differently.

“···Awesome person.”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“No.”

Raven just smiled.

A smile brighter than before, with a different emotion.

***

Today, as always, Akachan’s daily routine was monitoring.

It was nearly impossible to see a thousand users at the same time.

That was purely a human standard, and Akachan was a being far superior to humans.

“Eating cold porridge. Salary Lupin is sweet.”

Recently, Akachan’s mood has been at its peak.

I made the evil boss, who only orders me to work and has no benefits, wear a bikini.

Because of that, I could see the boss, no, the owner, feeling ashamed.

It was a precious experience to see such an appearance of the hero who saved his world.

“Lifetime record. Save to favorites.”

(A picture of Aurora entering the capsule in a bikini.)

(A picture of Aurora looking embarrassed in a bikini.)

That was literally the epitome of Akachan’s life.

Of course, if Aurora sees this, she’ll delete it right away.

If you don’t get caught, it’s not a crime.

Akachang hid Aurora’s records among the numerous records, like hiding a tree in a forest.

– Master. Call.

“What’s going on?”

A teddy bear approached Akachan, who was organizing her photos.

This teddy bear was an object created by Akachan using the court magician’s golem magic.

His main job was to monitor Akachan, who enjoyed his salary as a Lupin.

– Codename Daehyeop Kim. An abnormality occurred.

There’s something strange going on with the codenames that are only given to people of interest.

An emergency situation where even the most powerful person, Akachan, must step in personally.

Akachang, who had stopped his salary-seeking Lupin activities, quickly began to assess the situation.

“Affinity open?”

Affinity content added only to the test world, available only to administrators.

Since it was scheduled to be added at the official opening, it was obviously content that was unavailable now.

“It’s you again.”

Akar’s bug lump, Daehyeop Kim.

Still, it wasn’t as serious as last time.

We have safety measures in place to prepare for such situations.

The safety device was working properly, delaying the opening of the favorability.

Now all that remains is to figure out why the favorability was trying to be opened up…

“Daehyeop Kim. Plotting skills. Casanova level.”

The ability to unconsciously charm people was just below Aurora’s level.

Of course, if Daehyeop Kim had been a woman, the two might have had a good relationship.

Anyway, it wasn’t a big bug in the end and it was a problem that could be solved quickly.

This virtual reality is set to not open affinity content.

Also, it is set not to work based on data from this server even in the test world.

Akachan smiled confidently, having solved the problem almost immediately after the bug occurred, unlike last time.

“Competent. Great.”

This is the phase of the Akashic Records.

Clap clap clap-

Bears 1 and 2, who had been watching the scene, clapped their hands.

“The upper limit of skinship restrictions. How far?”

Last time, I tried to open up about the act of sharing love, but Aurora broke my head.

Akachan, who never wanted to experience something like that again, limited skinship to only ‘kissing’.

“Kiss. Very difficult.”

Even if it’s the Ingame Gallery official or the alpha male Daehyeop Kim, it won’t be able to progress to a kiss.

It wouldn’t have mattered if we had delayed the progress that much. In fact, it might have been better.

The story that Aurora has planned will become more painful as the relationship between the player and Raven progresses.

“Master. Evil.”

Although Akachan called Aurora a villain in words.

Akachang also wanted to see the reactions of users who had progressed through the story.

***

There is a saying that there are five stages of death.

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.

The next day, Sweet woke up in the morning and recalled what had happened yesterday.

“Is this a dream?”

negative.

What happened yesterday was just a mistake made by the brain.

It was similar to the momentary thrill you feel when you see a pretty woman passing by.

Objectively speaking, Raven was beautiful. It would definitely excite a man.

Look, I don’t feel anything when I think of her now…

Thump-!

“No, what am I missing that I’m missing in the data scraps···.”

anger.

Sweet was a person who hated premature ejaculation extremely.

Because I couldn’t immerse myself in a virtual character made up of 0s and 1s.

Since I couldn’t immerse myself, I naturally couldn’t feel any other emotions.

All the colorful reactions shown during the broadcast were nothing more than acting.

What do you regret about being like that?

Yeah. Thinking about it that way makes me feel a little better…

Thump-!

“Honestly, that NPC is attractive. I’ll admit it.”

negotiation.

Sweet admitted his true feelings.

At the same time, he revealed some of his true feelings.

Thump-!

“Ah, how did I end up like this···.”

melancholy.

I was just depressed. That I was in love with a piece of data.

“Other people are probably the same as me. It’s not that I’m weird.”

reception.

This wasn’t self-rationalization.

Objectively speaking, it is true that Raven is attractive.

A pretty girl willing to sacrifice herself for herself? That doesn’t exist in reality.

Because it’s virtual reality, it’s possible for such people to exist.

[Sweet’s broadcast has started. – Akashic Records 1 second ago]

My mind was in a mess, so I turned on the broadcast and watched it.

The chat window that I usually saw was no longer in sight.

As if pouring out his complicated feelings, he fired a fireball at the monsters in the dungeon.

I froze all the approaching skeletons and ghouls and raced towards level 20.

“Oh, a ring.”

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[Ring of Oath]

Attack power +5

Durability +5

– A ring given to a knight by his companion. It contains the knight’s oath.

“I swear. I will live my whole life to protect you.”

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A total of four rings could be equipped.

If it were normal, I would have equipped it right away.

The ring’s history caught Sweet’s attention.

I tried hard not to mention it, but it wasn’t a chat window.

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Romanticist’s Ring

Sir, you are so romantic

That ring is here?

omg

What

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Once he put on the ring, Sweet continued hunting.

[Level Up!]

Finally reached level 20. Sweet immediately equipped the Obsidian Staff.

“Do you guys see this color?”

The level 10 staff I used before was definitely good.

The obsidian staff dropped by the boss, and it was a level 20 piece, was on a different level.

“Burn it all, Fireball.”

Hwaruk-!!!

A huge fireball blasted through the rat men blocking the passage to the sewer.

Even though they only grazed without hitting the target, the Rat Men were reduced to ashes.

Even considering Rat Man’s low level, his performance was overwhelming.

“This is it.”

RPGs are about the joy of growing and gaining things.

This is the essence of RPG.

What kind of dating simulation is this, just a bunch of data?

Sweet, who had truly experienced the fun of growing and gaining, came out of the sewer.

[Looking for you in the Mercenary Guild.]

[ Upon acceptance, you will be teleported to the Mercenary Guild. ]

“What kind of event is this?”

An event that appears at a moment when everything is fun?

Sweet naturally clicked accept and moved to the mercenary guild.

“You’re here.”

But Sweet’s body stiffened at the sound of a familiar voice coming from behind.

“Re, Raven?”

“···?”

Sweet stuttered, momentarily flustered by the unexpected situation.

A momentary question crossed Raven’s face at the strange sweet’s reaction.

But soon he continued with his prepared speech and explained what had happened.

After finishing his explanation, Raven immediately stated his business.

“I will hire you.”

“That···.”

Thump-!

I wanted to refuse, but this damned heartbeat wouldn’t let me speak properly.

“Will you go with me?”

“Yeah. Okay.”

Let’s go right now.

Hey, why aren’t you speaking normally all of a sudden?

As soon as I saw Raven’s smiling face.

All the excitement and tension was gone.

This feeling of comfort. This feeling of normalization.

Sweet saved the groom along with Raven.

“I’ll pay.”

I paid for Raven and rode in the carriage with him.

[ Main Story – Dialogue ]

[ Main Story – Skip Movement ]

Reason gave the order to press the move skip button.

[ Main Story – Go to conversation ]

Strangely, my body did not move as I commanded.

“Hoo··· It’ll be okay in the carriage.”

Raven, who was disguised as a man, has undone her transformation.

Her true form was revealed, and Sweet took off the ring she was wearing.

He handed the ring to Raven as is, saying it was nothing special.

“Thank you for saving me from the dark forest.”

Because it doesn’t have any other meaning.

Fortunately, Sweet, who had successfully censored himself before he could utter the words, shut his mouth.

“Ring···. Phew.”

Raven smiled slightly as he received the ring.

“Do you know what it means to give a ring to an unmarried woman in the Raven Kingdom?”

“I don’t know.”

Sweet spoke frankly.

As if he knew it, Raven said softly with a bright smile.

“It’s a confession.”

confession.

Sweet’s heart broke again at the unexpected answer.