episode_0016

Fortunately, during the few days I was waiting for the train in my room, no woman attracted by my pheromones broke in as a creep. If something like that had happened, she would have ended up as a heroine, trapped in a black market that specializes in sexual slavery, be it the SS or something else, waiting for someone to come rescue her. Even thinking about it again, I’m really glad.

Elysia, who suddenly remembered something to do and rushed out, did not show up until the day when they were supposed to go on a train together. She looked like she hadn’t slept well for several days, her dark circles were dark, and her hair was a little dull… She was still beautiful, but she looked a little pitiful.

Elysia came to my room and immediately handed me a small, luxurious-looking case. When I received it, I saw that inside was a ring with a 1-carat diamond set in a platinum frame. A diamond must have been an item that became exponentially more expensive the larger it was and the more transparent it was… As I stood there dumbfounded, at a loss for words, Elysia told me the identity of this ring.

“Paula, here is your gift… a magic tool that will solve the problem you are facing right now.”

“Is this why there hasn’t been any news so far while making this? Anyway, it’s a magic tool…”

“Did you say Hanna…? That person… No, by spending time with Hummingbird, you probably learned that magic is not something that only appears in fairy tales, but a concept that exists in reality as well. There’s a magic circle engraved inside the platinum frame, so take a look.”

As Elysia said, I tilted the ring and focused my attention on the inside of the frame, and indeed, I saw intricate, unidentifiable patterns engraved on it. I’ve heard of rings sometimes engraved with phrases wishing for the wearer’s health or love between couples, but at a glance, these complex patterns do not appear to be simple sentences wishing for health or love. It was clear that it was something more high-dimensional.

“Elysia, you know how to use magic… So, what is the effect of this ring?”

When I opened Elysia’s stats and saw that her magic power was marked as S-, I thought, ‘Oh, she knows how to use magic, too.’ But I couldn’t tell her about State Enigma, so I pretended not to know. Then Elysia answered my curiosity without any doubt.

“You almost got into trouble by some female assailants a few days ago. This is a tool to prevent something like that from happening again. To be more specific… a savior who will get rid of that strange smell emanating from your body.”

“…!”

I was silently surprised. It’s not that Elysia, who has always shown me unwavering kindness, is not affected by pheromones, but that she has a special way of not viewing me as an object of sexual pleasure.

Still, if what Elysia said is true, this ring is something I absolutely need. If you can avoid getting into trouble with women, your future life will be much easier. I will wear it gratefully.

“Thank you, Elysia… But which finger should I wear this ring on? If, as you said, this is not an ordinary ring but a magic tool… then the effect may vary depending on which finger you wear it on.”

“You’ve already thought about it that far. As you said, magic can have unexpected effects even if used slightly incorrectly, so it must be used accurately. In that sense… I have to wear this on my left ring finger to get 100% of the intended effect.”

“eh…? Left hand… ring finger…? Is it the ring finger of your left hand?”

“Yes. Left ring finger. It has to be there. If you wear it on a different finger, Paula might experience something like that again?”

“Well, I don’t like that, but…!”

Left ring finger. The place most frequently chosen by those who are engaged or married to wear a ring.

In such a place, I had to wear a ring encrusted with a diamond, a gift from a friend, which had the honor of symbolizing eternal love thanks to its property of being the hardest of all minerals in the world… If I accept this, I am a bit different from a man. Wouldn’t it get further away?

However, if you go around without wearing it due to psychological reluctance, you might end up experiencing something like that again, as Elysia said. And there’s no law that says you have to wear a wedding ring on your left ring finger… you can just wear as many rings as you want. Should I just close my eyes and wear it?

“Yes, that’s how you wear it. Wearing a ring makes Paula’s appearance look even more vibrant. It was a good idea to use colorless diamonds, right? It goes well with your skin color. If colored diamonds had been used, it would have ruined the harmony.”

“Well…yeah. It suits you well.”

After giving a vague response to Elysia, who spoke like an employee at a department store trying to flatter customers in order to sell them one more product, I put Bryn in the stroller and headed out. Bryn, who sleeps a lot because she is a baby, was still snoozing in the stroller, hugging her ‘mom doll’ tightly. There was literally no angel that came down from heaven.

Even though I packed up my luggage like this (Hannah stored our luggage in a sub-space, so all I had to do was push the stroller) and left the room, I was still anxious, but perhaps because of the ring that Elysia gave me, the time I spent worrying was worthless, I was met by a female stranger all the way to the train station. has never been attacked by

There were people who occasionally glanced at us, but rather than because of pheromones, it seemed more like they were just passing by out of curiosity because the beautiful women were walking around together. It may be a little embarrassing to say this with my own mouth, but I am very pretty, and Hannah and Elysia also look the same.

Elysia, who was moving her feet while recognizing people’s gazes, suddenly made this joke.

“Because I go around like this, I feel like I’m a bonus on the way to the three sisters’ trip.”

“Ah… I, Hanna, and Bryn look a lot alike, right?”

“You were feeling it too. In my eyes, of the three, Paula is the eldest, Hannah is the second, and Bryn… Brünnhild looks like the youngest.”

Our three faces were slightly different when we looked at the details, but we shared the same big picture (black hair and red eyes). The only difference is that I have a ponytail, Hannah has a braided bun, a hairstyle commonly worn by brides on their wedding days, and Brin simply has a bob that goes down to her shoulders.

Oh, the difference is between the stupid hair that sticks out on top of Hannah’s head (it’s not like the hair has muscles or nerves attached to it, but it looks like it can move freely) and the tear spot under Brynn’s left eye. A very subtle difference that may exist between biological sisters who share blood.

Elysia was the only one in the group with pink hair and eyes that stood out rather than black, so this difference may be more visible.

The group, consisting of three sisters (?) and a dumbbell (?), was able to set foot at the train station within a few minutes of walking. It was only natural that I found a room close to the station so I wouldn’t miss my train if I overslept foolishly.

“Wow… this is what trains looked like in the 20th century…”

Although I had seen black and white photos of trains from this era around the world, seeing them in person at the train station felt completely different. In the 21st century, steam locomotives, which have been phased out except in some underdeveloped countries, are in active service here, running smoothly. It must be much slower than KTX, right? No, what do you mean by KTX? Seriously, I think I would lose even if I were to fight against Saemaeul Ho.

When I saw the scene of a heavy piece of iron coming into the train station spouting smoke, I was worried about whether the ride would be good, but perhaps thanks to having reserved a special car, when I actually got inside, the seats were very soft and the corridors where people passed by were just as comfortable as we were. There was a door to separate the sitting area, so it seemed like it would be a pleasant trip. After all, in a capitalist world, the person with the most money is the boss.

” Now that I think about it, we’re not going somewhere to have fun, we’re on our way to enter a military academy, so is it okay to go like this comfortably?”

“What does that mean? It’s not like we stole other people’s money and bought tickets with that money, and we have the ability to use the special compartment, so we’re going to use it. Isn’t that what’s good about capitalism? And it’s a long way, so if you cram yourself into a cheap third-class cabin from the beginning, you’ll be a dead body by the time you get there.”

” That’s correct. The third class cabin wouldn’t be this comfortable. Wouldn’t it be like bean sprout soup?”

As the train, which had been stopped at the station to unload and pick up people, began to slowly move, it didn’t take long for the scenery to quickly disappear. A few hours later, the train dropped us off at a station near the port of Stettin.

The ship that will take you from Stettin Port to Leningrad, one of the three major cities of the Soviet Union… Why did you book such a large ship? Also, is this a special compartment?

A special compartment with a double bed in a luxurious room with a private bathroom, in a location with a clear view of the sea… And since there are four people in the group, there are not one, but two rooms. Did we actually come here to go on a cruise, not to enroll in a military academy?

However, having been captivated by the softness of the special compartment seats on the train, I boarded the ship without raising any objections. It took quite a bit of time to get here, and since this is a ship that only departs in the evening, you’ll have to sleep on it, but now it’s too late to look for tickets that aren’t as good as this…

It was Elysia who brought me out of my thoughts.

“Now, lady. Come on in. ”

“Ugh…! Elysia… I can go in on my own without you holding my hand…!”

Elysia lightly held my ring-wearing left hand, kissed my lips, and guided me into a room with the door wide open, like an old butler would treat a noble lady. I entered the room, fanning my hands with both hands to cool my instantly flushed face, and Elysia followed behind me. Up until this point, I had no idea what would happen on this ship…