Collecting the Male Leads’ First Nights

Chapter 76

Sylvia squinted one eye to take a closer look inside the box. As she looked through the gap in the box, a message appeared in front of her.

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[Obtained Secret Apple Box. Obtained 10,000 gold!]

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‘Wow! I can’t believe he gave me 10,000 gold! Saving the villagers was worth it. But why did he give it to me in secret?’

Sylvia opened the item’s description just in case.

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[Secret Apple Box
– An apple box prepared by the chief of the village, secretly for Sylvia. You can secretly use the 10,000 gold and avoid the eyes of Sevis, who is in charge of the household ledger and watches with both eyes wide open. If you feel guilty, let Sevis know and add it to your possessed money to help your household finances.]

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‘Gosh, what do you mean tell Sevis? I can’t do that. 10,000 gold… It’s time to go back to the secret shop, and I think I’ll be able to get an update on the items I can buy with this money.’

The reward for raiding the dungeon seemed to be small, but as it turned out, she was rewarded directly by the village chief. Sylvia, who was looking inside the box, raised her head so quickly that she heard a swoosh, then glanced at the village chief with sparkling eyes. Noticing her gaze while talking to someone else, he winked and raised his thumb.

“Miss Sylvia, you are the best!”
“Thank you. The chief is the best too!”

She also winked and raised her thumb in response to the village chief. Sevis stared strangely at the two of them exchanging unknown signs, but she tried to ignore him and put the apple box on her side.

Before she knew it, the noisy congratulations were over, and the villagers said goodbye one after the other and left.

“Thank you very much! Please tell us in advance when you come here next time. We will receive you properly.”
“I saw you dance. You danced really well. So cool!”

The villagers went back while showering them with praise, and the group returned to the mansion with pride. Noel said he had something important to say to the butler for a moment and left. While they were enjoying brunch, a servant peeled the fruit that was a specialty of the village and brought it to them on a plate.

Sylvia picked it up with a fork and took a bite. Her eyes widened in surprise. Sevis was no different, his red eyes opened wide, and his mouth opened blankly.

Limbo, who was sitting on the carpet with a flower necklace, was also given Evi*n bottled water and fruit. Likewise, Limbo put it in its mouth, opened both eyes wide, and immediately tapped its horseshoe on the floor with excitement.

They were shocked by the taste of the fruit.

‘It’s really delicious. It’s like mango or cherry… It tastes like all kinds of tropical fruits.’

It was fresher, sweeter, and tastier than any fruit she had ever eaten in her life. Sevis talked to her as he frantically put the fruit in his mouth, his mouth full.

“Miss Sylvia. Next week is the festival. I need to buy some clothes.”
“Clothes? Ahh, since it’s a festival, it’s better to wear pretty clothes, right?”
“That too, but as far as I know, I have to wear something special that day. If we sell the marbles obtained during this dungeon raid, we’ll get some money, so we’ll be able to buy clothes. Let’s see, if we take away the living expenses for this month and the cost of water, firewood, food, and the expenses for Limbo…”

Sevis’ expression grew dark as he saw the money flying away. Sylvia watched silently as he made the calculations with a dark expression. She thought of the 10,000 gold cache she had obtained from the Secret Apple Box the village chief had given her.

‘I feel guilty when I see Sevis worrying about money. But… I also need to go to the secret shop to play the game right. Ugh, I wish I could explain the game system. Then I wouldn’t have to lie to Sevis… Nevertheless, when I look at Sevis, who is no different from people in real life, I somehow feel like I shouldn’t tell him that this is a game.’

Sevis had now pulled out an old notebook and was holding it in his arm while tapping on a calculator. Sylvia felt even worse as she was looking at Sevis’s face, which had turned serious due to worrying about money.

She could have been seeing something wrong, but Sevis’ eyebrows even looked like they were falling off. Eventually, Sylvia came to the conclusion that it was not right to sweep the emergency money alone.

‘I guess I should buy the items and leave the rest of the money to buy clothes.’

She got up and approached Sevis’ back, who was in the middle of making calculations. Then, without a word, she patted his shoulder gently and soothed him. Sevis flinched at the touch of her hand.

“Sevis, don’t worry too much. If we sell what we got in the dungeon, we will get quite a bit of money. And if that isn’t enough, I’ll find a way somehow.”
“… How?”

Sevis, who had hardened for a moment, moved his eyes and looked back at her. While he looked very cute with his eyes open wide, on the other hand, he looked pitiful in contrast to the household ledger he was holding. Sylvia gently raised the corners of her mouth and patted his head weakly.

“You know I have the ability to store stuff, right? I can take out the useless items I have in there and sell them in the relief market.”

‘I don’t want to talk about the emergency money, so I’ll just tell him I’ll sell items for now.’

As Sylvia continued to pat his head gently, Sevis took a quick breath and nodded exaggeratedly.

“Ahh! So there’s something like that. I wasn’t even thinking.”

At Sylvia’s continuous gesture, Sevis, embarrassed, pushed his chair back to make a screeching sound, but she didn’t care and kept touching him. Because it was an act of consolation. However, awkwardly, Sevis’ expression got worse and worse.

“That’s right, so let’s stop worrying about money and go home after a long rest. I’m also tired from working hard all day without resting. Hm?”
“Yes…”

Sevis hastily turned away from her and touched the household ledger silently. He didn’t know how to react to the sudden contact that made his heart beat so fast.

However, Sylvia thought that Sevis was still worrying about money despite her persuasion. Eventually, she covered the back of Sevis’ wriggling hand with a soft touch.

Then, with the other hand, she took away the household ledger with smudged ink from Sevis’ sweaty hands and threw it on the couch. Sevis gasped as soon as she clasped his hand, then gazed blankly at Sylvia, who was throwing the household ledger nervously.

In Sylvia’s eyes, his figure looked similar to that of a poor housewife who was struggling to make her best efforts to buy a bean sprout. Seeing Sevis staring blankly at her grasping hands with a nervous expression, she turned around with tears in her eyes and sniffled with her hands behind her back.

‘I’m such a bad head of the household. The pocket money I give Sevis is already lacking, and I even make him restless and obsessed about the household ledger.’

As she was sniffling with her hands behind her back, Sevis quietly stood up, picked up the household ledger that was thrown on the sofa, dusted it off, and held it in his arms. Then, he approached Sylvia and smiled with a pale face.

“As Miss Sylvia said, I need to rest well today. I’m worried about money, but what can I do about it?”
“Yeah, yeah, that’s right. Let’s have some fun today!”

Sylvia rubbed her eyes as if nothing had happened and quietly looked at Sevis’ face. His plump and lovely lips were pitifully chapped. When she held his hand earlier, she noticed that there was a hangnail in his previously soft hand.

Although Sevis looked like a young noble, the traces of hard work had permeated his body like it was that of a worker.

‘Gosh, Sevis obviously looked good when I first met him… But he seems to be getting old after living in poverty and having a hard time in the dungeons… It’s a pity that he looks like he’s older than when I saw him the first time… Huh? Wait, he’s getting older?’

Sylvia, who clicked her tongue and closed her eyes tightly, suddenly opened her eyes in surprise at the thought she had. Surprised by the sudden realization, she compared her height to Sevis’, who was standing still next to her. Sevis, who was only slightly taller than her the last time she measured, was now visibly taller than her!

“Miss Sylvia?”
“Wait, Sevis. Hold still.”

Sylvia turned her back to him for an accurate measurement and looked in the mirror. Sevis had gotten about two fingernails taller than her. It was only about a nail difference the last time she measured it, so it was right that he had grown up.

‘Dear heavens! Did he grow up again? It’s not that he grew a lot, but… He is growing up little by little. Will he soon become an adult?’

She had been distracted by Noel for a while and didn’t pay any attention to Sevis, but it was good news that he had grown up. However, Sylvia, who was about to smile, staggered with the immoral feeling that struck her.

Seeing Sylvia’s face change to all sorts of colors, Limbo, who was eating fruit next to her, looked at her strangely.

‘Hold on. Come to think of it… When Sevis reaches adulthood…? Me and Sevis, who live in the same house as family… Will we have… s-s*x? Just thinking about it… it’s extremely…’

She wrapped her hands around her forehead, stumbled, and barely sat down in her chair. Then, she placed her elbows on the table, folded her hands, and opened her eyes.

‘… It’s extremely exhilarating!’

As Sylvia smiled perversely, Sevis glanced at her from the side and frowned as if he had seen something strange.

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