Collecting The Male Leads' First Nights - Chapter 89
Translator: Miki
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Chapter 89
‘A life-long contract? What is this?’
“Life… what is this…?”
“Yeah. A life-long contract. Be my employee for the rest of my life. Sylvia.”
Sylvia looked down at the contract with a trembling expression. The words ‘life-long contract’ were already strange, but there was black tape between the two words. As she removed it without giving Luca a chance to stop her, the word ‘slavery’ was in between.
“Haha… Even slavery…”
“Huh? Ahh, you don’t have to worry about this!”
‘How am I supposed to not worry about this, you crazy bastard.’
Luca’s face didn’t change at all despite Sylvia’s upset expression. He was still very shameless as he gazed at her with languid eyes. Though he still looked beautiful, blurring her reason… Sylvia shook her head. This wasn’t right. She had to get to her senses.
“It’s because I want to keep you by my side, Sylvia.”
“Ah… But I don’t think this will work. As I said last time, I have a lot to do, so I don’t want to be tied up anywhere.”
“… It won’t work? That’s a pity. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you.”
‘That’s too much! You psychopathic bastard. If only he wasn’t handsome… I want to hit him. I really do.’
Shaking her opposite fist so he wouldn’t notice, she clenched her teeth tightly and forced a smile. She was holding back the urge to use violence on Luca’s regretful face when a message popped up with a fanfare sound.
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[Avoided the bad ending 〈60 Years of Slavery in a Salt Farm, a Horrible Record〉.]
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‘What is this?’
Sylvia’s eyes widened in surprise. She felt like she was waking up. When she got up in a hurry and said she wanted to go to the bathroom, Luca showed her to the indoor toilet outside the office. When she opened the door and looked back, his smile looked extremely wicked, unlike a moment ago.
She washed her hands in the bathroom and opened the record window to see the details of the bad ending.
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[Bad Ending: 〈60 Years of Slavery in a Salt Farm, a Horrible Record〉
– Sylvia was seduced by Luca’s appearance and made the wrong choice. After signing the 〈Life-long Slavery Contract〉, she joined Luca’s side for the rest of her life as she wished. … As a salt farm slave.
Luca came to the salt farm every day and told her that he loved her until her 60 years of slavery ended. Of course, other than saying that he loved her, there was no physical contact between them. The only skinship was the occasional pat on the shoulder.
At the age of 83, Sylvia, wrapped in a straw mat, passed away as she heard Luca saying he loved her. Some might insult her as a woman who is crazy about men. But no matter what other people thought, wouldn’t it be alright as long as she was happy? Happiness has different standards…
Bad Ending Condition: Occurs upon acceptance of the 〈Life-long Slavery Contract〉 when Luca’s Friendship is below 100.]
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‘Wow… What a crazy ending… I almost became a salt farm slave.’
Cold sweat ran down Sylvia’s back. What kind of target character was not only poisonous, but also had a bad ending route? He was just like a minefield.
‘As hard as it is to target him, it may feel exhilarating when I succeed… but isn’t this too much? This sh…!’
She pulled out a hand towel, wiped her hands roughly, and threw it into the trash can. The trash can looked like Luca for some reason, so she kicked it hard. However, she soon raised her feet and thumped on the ground.
After filming a monodrama on her own for a while, she managed to calm down and walked out of the bathroom.
After returning to the office, Sylvia once again refused the ‘life-long contract’, and Luca sighed sadly. Then, he picked up the contract.
“Hm… Then it can’t be helped. It would be nice if you would stay by my side and help me… The truth is, I’m going to get busy with household work soon.”
“Why? Is something wrong?”
When Sylvia asked, Luca rubbed his temples as if his head hurt and continued.
“Hm… that’s… Well, it doesn’t matter if I tell you. In fact, the island belonging to my family has been strange for some time now, so we can’t access it. Besides that, the men who went to do reconnaissance around it weren’t able to come back.”
“Ah…?”
“I have to investigate that island, so I won’t be able to see you for a while.”
Sylvia was surprised to hear Luca’s words. An island? Didn’t that mean the place surrounded by sea on all sides that the fortune teller old lady mentioned was Luca’s island?
“An island?”
“Yeah, the men who went there by boat didn’t come back, so my family sent a few boats and they all disappeared. We rented boats from the boat company as soon as possible, but it must have been rumored that those boats wouldn’t be returned either. They said they wouldn’t introduce the crew nor lend the boats… So I’m going to be busy until I solve this.”
“Oh… Can’t I help you?”
Luca sighed and shook his head.
“Thank you for offering to help, but it’s not something you can do. It’s a place that was built as a treasure storage. It’s so completely shielded that you can’t even use a teleportation scroll to get through it. You need to have a boat first.”
“They won’t lend one to you even if you give them money?”
Luca rubbed his temples and frowned.
“Yeah. Maybe it’s because it’s a seaside village, or because they think of the boats as their own life, but they won’t lend them easily no matter how much money I give them. They say they’ll be out of luck for a year or something superstitious like that if they lose their boats. After the festival, I’ll have to make some deals with the ship owners.”
“Getting a boat is more important than anything else.”
‘I think I can get one somehow.’
At that moment, a message appeared before her eyes.
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[Acquired the 〈Entrance Ticket to the Treasure Island Shrouded in Fog〉.]
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It was an unexpected dungeon ticket acquisition. She opened her inventory in a way that Luca wouldn’t notice and clicked on the details of the ticket.
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[Treasure Island Shrouded in Fog
– This island belongs to Luca’s family and has been used as a treasure storage for generations. Only those bearing the seal of the family could enter the place because Luca’s ancestors had put up a barrier. However, during the five years that management was neglected, it became a place no one was able to enter.
According to him, the men sent as scouts over the last year have been disappearing. It seems to have something to do with the contaminated energy. Let’s find the missing men and… secretly bring back the treasures of the island!
Coordinates: 3x° north latitude, 2x° east longitude
Entry Requirements: Level 30+ / Skill of Purification Must be accompanied by Luca.]
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Sylvia’s eyes stopped at the coordinates as she read the details of the ticket. It had accurate coordinates, so it seemed like she could sail with a compass. Since it was an island, it was impossible to go there by swimming. She could only go there if she had a boat, as Luca said…
At that moment, the advertisement for the ‘shrimp-catching boat’ that had been folded and put inside a drawer and the advice of the fortune teller old lady flashed through her mind.
‘That’s right! I had decided to go on the shrimp boat anyway. Can I go on the boat, catch some shrimp, and ask the captain to go to the treasure island? This is what the fortune teller said, that something good would happen when I go to a place surrounded by sea on all sides!’
As Sylvia was nodding alone while looking at the system window, Luca shook her shoulder.
“… Sylvia! I’m telling you that I won’t be seeing you for a while. Are you listening to me?”
“… What? Ah, I’m listening.”
“That’s why I wanted to make a life-long contract and be with you for the rest of my life. I don’t know when this will be resolved, so we may not see each other for a while.”
This bastard’s ‘life-long contract’… Sylvia, who had gritted her teeth for a while when she remembered the band ending 〈60 Years of Slavery in a Salt Farm, a Horrible Record〉, was barely able to smile and look at him.
“I told you that I don’t have to sign a life-long contract. I can’t say for sure, but I may be able to get a boat. If I get it, can I come with you to that island?”
“You can get a boat?! Yes, I’ll do whatever you want as long as you get it! I love you, Sylvia.”
Luca hugged her without warning. Along with that, a useless message appeared.
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[Wow! You obtained the achievement 〈Second Confession of Love ♥〉! It was fast, wasn’t it?]
[It still doesn’t seem to have any effect…]
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‘As expected, he’s good with words…’
After shaking her head and getting rid of the message, Sylvia frowned for a moment before smiling happily again. It was because she felt Luca’s hot body against her and imagined something lewd. As long as she got the boat, they would be able to go to the treasure island together, and while on the island, she would be able to succeed in targeting him by increasing his friendship quickly.
The island was a structure that you could not easily escape because it was blocked by the sea on all sides, so Luca would not be able to avoid her. And then, she was determined to turn the innocent Luca’s body into a very dirty rag.
Luca, who was hugging her while Sylvia was making a sinister decision, stood up and searched the locker before taking out a small box from inside. Then, he opened the box, took out the rolled parchment paper that was inside it, and gave it to her.
“This is a summoning scroll that’s made in my family. When you obtain a boat, use this scroll. Then I’ll be summoned to that place.”
“Yes, I don’t know if it will work, but… I’ll try to get the boat first.”
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[You have acquired 〈Luca’s Exclusive Summon Scroll〉.]
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Sylvia put 〈Luca’s Exclusive Summon Scroll〉 into the mini bag she had. It appeared to be a game item judging by the fact that a message popped up, but it would be a little weird to open the inventory window and put the item there in front of Luca.
Luca said that even if Sylvia could not get a ship, he would try to get one somehow. So he told her not to overdo it, but perhaps due to the flow of the game, there was a high chance that Sylvia would be able to do it.
‘So it was for this reason that the ‘shrimp-catching boat’ stood out from the first time I saw the job advertisement.’
Sylvia stood up. She had now finished her part-time job quest, and she didn’t think she would be able to progress further if she stayed more time with Luca, a dangerous person with poison running through his body. She wanted to go home and check the shrimp boat advertisement again.
“Now that I’m done with my work, I’ll go home.”
“I’ll take you.”
As Sylvia was getting ready to go, he opened the safe in the office to take the daily wage for the errand boy part-time job and the extra pay for giving the gambler a mental rehabilitation. Putting together the tips she received while running errands, a total of 6,500 gold was obtained in one day.
‘Now that a month in the game has passed, it’s easier to make money. It won’t be long before I get out of poverty.’
After taking the money and opening the door, Luca followed her out. The big guys were working hard to clean the gambling house, as it was already closing time. Unlike their initial indifference, they looked at Sylvia and bowed 90 degrees, giving her a look of respect.
‘I somehow even got greeted by the big guys. It feels good.’
She smiled awkwardly at the big guys and said goodbye. Holding onto her bangs as the sea breeze flew by, a message popped up in front of Sylvia’s eyes.
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[Sylvia made a great debut on the gambling scene. Karma becomes +50.]
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‘I thought my karma wasn’t rising for some reason, but a message appeared as soon as I came out of the house.’
She had somewhat expected her karma to rise the moment she entered the house, so it wasn’t surprising. The moment she saw the message that her karma had risen, Noel came to mind. Come to think of it, she hadn’t seen him in two days.
‘If I do it with Mr. Noel, my karma will go down… Come to think of it, what did Mr. Noel say he was doing at the festival? Did he say he was going to participate in the stage event tomorrow? I have to go look around. I want to see him…’
The red sun was setting over the horizon as it was almost the end of the evening. She picked up a festival pamphlet that was rolling on the floor and read it. There was a ‘Celebration Performance of the Temple of Elbeus’ at one of the stage events on Wednesday. Sylvia was reading the pamphlet with a dim gaze when suddenly Luca took off his shirt and put it on her shoulder.
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