Collecting The Male Leads' First Nights - Chapter 86
Translator: Miki
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Chapter 86
There were people who were attracted to trash even though they knew they did all kinds of bad things. She was just like that. Sylvia had always been a collector of failures in her life, so even though she had just been hit with a dead ending for the third time, her heart was beating for Luca.
Her affection for him was bound to drop if she continued to die, but how could she turn away from the mysteriously shining golden eyes, the sexy cracked lips in between them, the broad shoulders that were like an open meadow that could be seen when you looked down, and the firm chest? She stared at Luca with lustful eyes without realizing it.
‘Besides, it’s not common for a man to kill me three times… Ahem.’
It was a big deal that she almost died once from a normal accident, but Sylvia was rationalizing her feelings of excitement towards the dangerous man in front of her. Recognizing her gaze, Luca raised one corner of his mouth and swept his neck.
“Sylvia, you can choose the part-time job you want to do among the street vendors here. It’s all under my jurisdiction anyway, so it doesn’t matter what you choose.”
“Hm…”
Sylvia looked at the street vendors one by one. From normal things like vendors selling ice cream or good fortune strainers, to the skinny guy and the tattooed fat man selling drugs. It was quite varied, but there was nothing she was attracted to.
“I’d like to do the job with the highest daily pay.”
“Hm? Ah… It’s a little dangerous. Will you be okay?”
After pausing for a moment at Luca’s words, she nodded. Even if it was dangerous, how dangerous could it be? She was feeling reckless after having already experienced the pyramid scheme venue and having successfully cleared the dungeon. And she was relieved because it seemed that there was nothing that could kill her except for when she was targeting the male characters.
“Are you okay with doing something bad?”
“Something bad?”
Recalling the accumulation of karma at the pyramid scheme event, she nodded again. Even if she did something bad, it was okay because Noel had the effect of lowering her karma. And in fact, was there something like a normal part-time job in this game?
When she opened her eyes indistinctly for a moment and said it didn’t matter, Luca rubbed his chin and clapped his fingers tightly. Then, his beautiful golden eyes curved in a sweet manner and he smiled.
“Ah! I have the perfect part-time job for you. I’m not sure if you’ll do the job right, but… Would you like to try it?”
“What job is it?”
Sylvia was sitting in a chair in the corner with an expressionless face.
“Even if I can’t win, let’s go!”
“Wow, the game is really amazing today, huh?”
“Ahhh! My money! That con artist!”
The chaotic interior where the cheering and despair of people could be heard was filled with cigarette smoke, causing her throat to hurt. The place she was right now was the ‘House’ gambling place. As the name said, it was a simple house that was built for the people who came to gamble without enjoying the festival, and it was run by Luca.
She was impressed by his ability to be trash. She couldn’t believe he set up a gloomy gambling house in a corner of the festival to have fun. He was not a normal person.
The part-time job that Sylvia came to do was to be an errand boy inside the house. The daily pay was high because she had to smell the cigarette smoke and run small errands for people who were on edge because of the gambling. It was 3,000 gold a day.
And since it was gambling, the tips given to her by the gamblers who had become numb to the sense of money were also plentiful. She didn’t know how much karma would accumulate, but it was definitely a good job.
‘Ugh, pungent cigarette smoke. Why in the world would they gamble even on the day of the coming-of-age festival?’
“Hey, bring me a pack of cigarettes.”
“Oh, I’ll buy it right away.”
Although Sylvia was frowning, when the gambler gave her a tip and money for the cigarettes and sent her on an errand, she gave him a deep bow and took the money. She quickly went to the street vendor right in front and bought the cigarettes.
When Sylvia brought the cigarettes, the gambler stuck out his index and middle fingers with an arrogant expression. Seeing how she had already become accustomed to it after one hour, Sylvia opened the cigarette pack and quickly put a cigarette between the man’s fingers. He chuckled and complimented her.
“It’s good that you are quick-witted.”
“That is absolutely correct.”
As she sucked up to him, the gambler looked down at the board and asked.
“Brown hair, do you think I’ll win today?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“Hahahaha! I know you’re just sucking up to me, but it feels good!”
After currying favor with him, she got even more tips. Most of the gamblers wore luxurious clothes and looked like wealthy aristocrats or businessmen. As she glanced at Luca without losing her businesslike smile, he raised the corners of his mouth slowly and raised his thumb.
‘I must be doing well. I don’t know how I got to the point of being introduced to this type of part-time job by one of the male characters… For now, I should make some money safely. It would also be nice if my friendship with Luca increased.’
She glanced at Luca. He was sitting at the counter, acting as a watchman and doing currency exchange. Sometimes he smiled brightly, and sometimes he looked cold and serious depending on the person he was dealing with.
For a moment, Sylvia looked at him with ecstasy. When she smiled brightly, he looked like a demon who came down to earth to seduce humans, and when he looked serious, he looked like the boss of an organization.
‘He really is handsome. That face is the reason I’m doing this part-time job.’
It had been quite a while since she ran errands frantically. She was a little bored and yawned, but the gamblers never got tired of it. All of them were busy turning their cards around frantically with their eyes rolled back. Judging from the stakes coming and going, Luca, who was already rich, seemed to be getting even richer today.
Tourists sometimes entered the gambling hall of the simple house in the festival and played a few games for fun before going out. When it was almost closing time, all the gamblers in the house disappeared and only the professional gamblers remained.
While she was sucking up to a gambler and receiving tips without showing signs of boredom, Luca stealthily approached her and wrapped his shoulders around her.
“Sylvia.”
As he approached her, she could feel the subtle musk scent coming from his body. He didn’t smell like perfume outside, but it seemed like he had sprayed a lot when he came into this house because there was a strong smell of cigarettes.
As he tilted his head and held his mouth close to Sylvia’s ear, her body trembled with tension. It was because of Luca’s firm body, which she could also feel through his clothes.
‘Ugh… His muscles are very tight. His body is just plain solid.’
Without even dreaming of what Sylvia was thinking, Luca pointed to a table with his chin.
“Do you see that?”
As she followed his gaze, she saw a crowd of people at the table. When she listened to them, they were saying things like, ‘Wow, you keep getting it right,’ or, ‘It’s really amazing.’ The dealer at the table, wearing a vest and bow tie, was sweating, perplexed. Luca, who was staring sharply at the table, soon shook his head and made a disgusted expression.
“That table is a scam table. It’s just a place I made for fun, but some crazy guy came here and keeps getting money.”
“Ah… Yes. I’m envious.”
When Sylvia replied disinterestedly, Luca squeezed her shoulders and turned her towards him. Was he looking at her like he was about to cry? Sylvia, who was rummaging through her pockets while looking for something when she saw that gaze, like last time, barely came to her senses at the words that followed.
“Sylvia, that person is making our gambling house look ridiculous. It’s good if there’s a rumor that you can earn good money, but it’s troublesome if he actually sweeps it like that. … Can you do something about it?”
“What… what should I do?”
“You’re good with words. Act as the dealer for that table and crush that gambler. Can you do it?”
‘How am I supposed to crush him?’
But as soon as Luca finished speaking, a quest window popped up in front of her.
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[Let’s crush the gambler and win Luca’s favor.
– Luca, who opened a gambling house in the festival, is deeply troubled by a gambler who continues to win money. Let’s make the gambler run away from the house, as he asked. And who knows, if you increase your friendship, you might be able to eliminate the imperfection of the
Reward: Luca’s Friendship +20, 3,000 Gold, and a new public evaluation]
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Sylvia’s face lit up as she looked at the quest window. She was already desperate because the
Sylvia smiled broadly as she looked at the quest window, then frowned at the last phrase.
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[Failure: Luca’s Friendship -100. Sylvia and Luca become hostile.]
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‘Are you out of your mind… You son of a b*tch! Isn’t it enough to lose friendship after failing once, but we also have to become enemies? Ugh… I must succeed unconditionally.’
If his friendship was 60 right now, with -100 points it would become -40. As expected, the poisonous male character wasn’t easy to deal with.
‘As difficult as it is to target him… I will tease him as much as I can later.’
Sylvia trembled for a moment with her fists clenched, and then saved the game. Then, she nodded to Luca. Then, a message that the quest was accepted appeared and disappeared.
“Alright. That gambler, I’ll make him leave this gambling house after today.”
“Really? Sylvia, I love you.”
Sylvia’s face softened as soon as she heard his words. For the first time in this game, she received a love confession. Of course, she knew that the sweet words coming out of Luca’s mouth were usually empty words used to exploit the other person, but the moment she heard them, she couldn’t help but be ecstatic.
At that moment, a message popped up in front of her eyes.
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