Collecting the Male Leads’ First Nights - Chapter 77

Chapter 77

“Miss Sylvia, what’s wrong? Is the fruit bad…”

Sevis took a bite of the fruit on his plate and said, ‘It’s fine?’ to himself. Sylvia almost smiled brightly at her wild and thrilling imagination, and barely gave him a gentle look. If she suddenly smiled widely like that, it would seem that she was out of her mind.

“No, Sevis. I’m fine. By the way, did you get taller?”
“Ah… Did I?”
“Yeah, you did. At this rate, you will soon become an adult, right?”

Sevis, who was scratching the top of his head, embarrassed, soon opened his mouth with a dispirited expression.

“I’m not sure. In my clan, we can’t become adults unless we’re in a state of shock. It has been so long since I lived in peace that I can only become an adult now with an awakening ritual.”
“… But still, you’re growing up. Maybe sooner or later?”

Sylvia, who was blinded by her desire, couldn’t hide her nervous expression as she heard his words and tapped the table with her fingers. Sevis’ face was dark as he looked at the fingers tapping on the table.

“But I haven’t seen any cases of reaching adulthood without an awakening ritual.”
“Hey, that’s not it. Try harder from now on. I don’t know what kind of shock you received to make you grow up, but try to keep getting shocked. That way, you’ll be an adult as soon as possible, okay?”

Sevis’ face hardened at her words.

What a cruel word this was. Sevis was somewhat aware of his feelings for Sylvia, so he knew it was because of her that he suddenly grew up. He was shocked to see her and Noel stuck to each other in the oasis. However, Sylvia did not know about it, so she said tactless things like keep getting shocked.

‘My body has been hurting since the day I saw them in the oasis. Is it because I’m growing up?’

Sylvia’s tactless words of cruelty ripped his heart apart, but he couldn’t let it show. Sevis sighed and soon started feeling worse as he saw her looking at him with anticipating eyes.

‘Why does Miss Sylvia want me to become an adult? Does she think I’m not very helpful in raiding dungeons because I’m not an adult? I think I’ve done my part well enough. Of course, she may think that I am weak because I am smaller than Mr. Noel, but… No, it is true that I am weak. I’m doing my best, though!’

Although Sevis was a wolf-shifter, he was not an adult. Compared to him, Noel, a combat priest who trained his body every day, had a lot of power. It was an objective fact no matter what, and it made him depressed.

With his eyebrows drooped, Sevis looked at Sylvia’s eyes, which were shining for some reason. Strangely enough, he felt creeped out and wrapped his arms around himself as he shuddered, turning his gaze away from her with a resentful expression. Then, he spat out in a low whisper.

“… Even if I don’t become an adult, I can help Miss Sylvia.”
“Hm?”

Sylvia, who didn’t understand what he whispered, asked back with a blank expression.

“I guess you can’t trust me. I’m not an adult, and I’m weaker than Mr. Noel, but I still do my part… Ugh.”

As Sevis sighed and spoke clearly, her eyes widened. The delusion machine, which had been heating up, stopped working immediately. She felt like she had been hit by cold water. Sylvia was dazed for a moment before realizing that Sevis had firmly misunderstood.

‘Oh my, did he misunderstand what I meant when I said that I wanted him to become an adult? No, it would be a big deal even if he got it right, but I didn’t expect him to accept it like that.’

Sylvia paused, sweating inwardly, then shook her head and opened her mouth. It would be better to clear up the misunderstanding.

“N-no. That’s not what I meant… It’s not that, Sevis. I thought you wanted to be an adult, so I said so. No matter what you are, I really don’t care. So, let’s not worry about becoming an adult for a while.”
“… Really?”

As Sevis still had a dispirited expression, she was forced to say all kinds of things to comfort him for a long time. As she made up all kinds of things and consoled him while sweating, her dirty desires disappeared over the horizon.

“Yeah, yeah, that’s what I’m saying… Phew, are you feeling better now?”
“Hehe, so that’s what it was.”

It wasn’t until Sylvia spoke like a snake oil salesman for a long time that he smiled and relaxed. After barely clearing up Sevis’ misunderstanding, Sylvia poured the cold jasmine tea into her mouth, which had dried up after talking a lot.

‘I put in all my effort… I can’t say anything recklessly…’

After barely comforting Sevis, Sylvia enjoyed her first break in almost a month. She lay down without moving too much, and also went to the back mountain with Sevis and Noel to spread a mat and have a picnic. After that, there was still time, so she was happily washing Limbo’s body in the stable.

‘This is how people live… I was wondering if this wasn’t Slothful Hell already… I think I will be able to live.’

“Lalala.”
“Neiigh.”

Sylvia rubbed Limbo’s body with a brush and hummed a song. As she carefully washed every part of its body, Limbo, who was excited, joined her by thumping on the ground with its horseshoes, rejoicing.

“Now, get in!”

She put Limbo in the drying machine in the stable and sat in a chair. Noel came as she was looking at the back garden and taking a break. Noel, who wore a luxurious white silk blouse and well-ironed slacks, also looked beautiful and elegant today. At first glance, it seemed like he had written the sentence, ‘I’m a rich man’, on his face.

“Miss Sylvia! So that’s where you were. I’ve been looking for you all over the place.”
“Ah, Mr. Noel. I was bored, so I was washing Limbo.”

‘He’s handsome today, too. I want to tear that blouse apart and go for one round right now.’

Sylvia glanced at Noel’s refreshing smile, drooling inwardly. With a nervous face for some reason, Noel looked alternately between her and the drying machine that was spinning, and then hesitated and opened his mouth.

“Miss Sylvia, if you have time, would you like to take a walk with me?”
“Of course, I have, hm, about 30 minutes before the drying machine stops.”

Leaving the drying machine behind, Sylvia followed Noel.

Unlike the neighborhood where Sylvia’s cabin was located, the village where the villa was located had a cool autumn weather, so it was perfect for going on a walk. The back garden was filled with beautiful flowers that she had never seen in the real world, and delicately crafted statues were placed between them to delight the eye of the beholder.

‘The statues must be expensive… I wouldn’t be able to buy them even if I sold my cabin.’

As Sylvia stood still and stared at a statue with an indistinct look on her face, Noel, who was standing next to her, called out in a soft voice.

“Miss Sylvia.”
“Yes?”
“I… I’m very cautious to bring this up… But I don’t think I can do it unless it’s now…”

Noel closed his eyes tightly and took a deep breath. Now that she was looking at him properly, his face was also slightly flushed. Sylvia, who was puzzled by his unusual appearance, raised the corners of her lips.

‘What is he trying to say to look like that? He looks like someone about to confess… Confess? Don’t tell me, is he going to confess?’

Now that she thought about it, they had strong feelings for a while now, and she couldn’t even count how many times they had s*x. This was a step that would clarify their relationship to some extent. However, it was a slightly difficult situation for Sylvia, who still had a long way to go.

‘Is this what they call ‘confessing after sleeping together’? I’m in trouble. What should I say if he confesses? There are still four more target characters…’

While she was sweating heavily, Noel smiled shyly and pulled out a small box from the pocket of his pants. Then he opened the lid and carefully held it out to her.

Sylvia smiled awkwardly and looked into the box.

“I want to give this to Miss Sylvia.”
“Ah… This?”

‘It’s a ring… And there’s a big red jewel embedded in it. Don’t tell me, it’s not a confession, but a proposal? What should I do?!’

While Sylvia was restless inside, Noel hesitated, pulled out the ring, and held it out to her. As she hesitated, Noel smiled quietly and opened his mouth.

“Are you overwhelmed?”
“Ah… It’s not like that…”

Noel sighed deeply, perhaps nervous by her words. Then, holding the ring in one hand, he wrapped his hand around hers.

“Please put it on. It is a keepsake from my deceased grandmother. I wanted to give it to Miss Sylvia.”
“What?! I’m still not ready… ah!”

Before she could finish speaking, Noel put the ring on her index finger. The ring, which seemed to hang from her finger, twitched for a moment and shrunk to the right size. Without giving her a chance to be flustered, Noel, who was still holding her hand, turned it sideways and shouted.

“Come out, laser!”

Then, with a loud noise, the statue in front of her was cut in half by the laser emitted from the ring.

‘What is this?!’

The top half of the statue, which had been split exactly in the middle, soon fell to the ground with a thud.

Sylvia looked dumbfounded for a moment, trying to figure out what was going on. Looking around, she saw Noel with a proud face.

“Wh-what is this? You said it was your grandmother’s keepsake…”
“Yes, it’s an all-around laser ring. It’s a ring that my grandmother always wore until she died. She even cut fruit with it and maintained her dental health.”

Dental health? Sylvia looked at the ring with a dumbfounded face.

“What? Dental health?”
“Yes, you can control the intensity of the laser. With the weakest intensity, it’s possible to even remove tartar… Haha, that’s why it’s an all-around laser ring. My grandmother told me to give it to someone who needed it when she passed away. So, I’m going to give it to Miss Sylvia.”

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