Chapter 11: Life difficulty: Hardcore

A quiet underground waterway.

Before we reached Leticia’s room along the waterway, I thought I would only hear the sound of flowing water, but

surprisingly, Leticia responded well to my words, unlike at first, and we walked while having a useless, trivial

conversation.

When we reached the end, Leticia strode up to the wall studded with stones and put her hand on the wall as if it were

familiar.

As I watched it quietly from behind, a change occurred.

Creak, rumble.

The wall began to crack, and as it slowly split open to both sides, light leaked out. Then, like a door opening, a pile of

stones collapsed and split open, revealing a passage large enough for a full-grown adult to pass through.

“This is.”

“It’s a simple trick that even a beginner can do.”

“…It’s not a magic that a beginner can easily do. Is it a mixture of perception-inhibiting magic and space magic?”

“It’s similar. But what’s with that reaction as if you’re seeing it for the first time?”

Excluding space magic, perception-inhibiting magic is a magic that most sorcerers can do, Leticia said, surprised

that I, a demon, might be seeing it for the first time. I shook my head.

“It’s not that I’ve never seen it before.”

No matter how ignorant I am about magic, my memory isn’t so bad that I forget the magic that allies and enemies

often used on the battlefield.

I’ve had a lot of trouble with this kind of magic when I was trapped in a dungeon created by an apostle.

But if I had a brain, I couldn’t say that I had seen it countless times on the battlefield when I was Damian Radius.

Saying that in front of a woman who is obsessed with Damian Radius is like saying, “Please recognize me.”

Unfortunately, I don’t have a taste for being loved by a woman while being locked up. And she wouldn’t believe it.

Damian is a man, and I am a woman. It was strange to say that they look alike when their genders are different.

There was a high probability that she wouldn’t believe it even if I tried it later. It would be better to say it after

building some trust.

So I mixed Charlotte’s memories and said it to the extent that I wouldn’t be suspected.

“Even if it’s rotten, half of it is a demon. I have no connection with magic, but I’ve seen the old man at the top use

similar magic from afar.”

Unlike other demons, I had no talent for magic, so I never had the opportunity to use it myself. I made a wistful

expression and slightly lowered my eyes, pretending to be pitiful and lying shamelessly.

“As you know, half-demons are not welcome in the demon realm.”

Fortunately, Leticia seemed to believe it.

“Half-demons are treated worse than how humans treat demons.”

Leticia, who deliberately emphasized the word half-demon. Apart from probing my insides, she must be trying to

scratch my insides once. She has a bit of a mischievous side.

She must have probed once because I seemed particularly sensitive to the word half-demon.

Of course, I have no intention of falling for her intentions. In this situation, it’s best to remain calm without falling

for provocation.

“You know it well. That’s right, even the trash thrown away on the street was treated better than me.”

“…Does that mean you want me to give you some pathetic sympathy?”

“Not at all. If I wanted your sympathy, I would have shown you this first and explained my situation in detail.”

I said, clink, clink, shaking the chains that were still connected to both wrists with a nonchalant expression.

Unfortunately, it was cut off due to the influence of the summoning magic, but it wasn’t completely released.

Currently, the chain looked as if it had been cut by a sharp blade like a sword.

So I just wore it because it didn’t break.

I want to break it too if I could. But what can I do? It won’t break. I don’t know what kind of coincidence it is, but

when I tried to break it with force, this chain didn’t budge as if it were connected to something.

In that sense, I held out the dangling handcuff with the cut chain on my wrist so that Leticia could see it better.

Leticia’s gaze, asking what I was doing, reached me, but I don’t care. I smiled as I watched her bewildered face.

Unlike hiding her identity, I feel like teasing Leticia when she makes that kind of face.

I’ll admit it.

Leticia is vicious, but I’m no less vicious than her.

I smiled and put my wrist in, and likewise, I stretched out my neck and showed off the metal collar around my neck

so that Leticia could see it well.

And I added a nonsensical reason.

“I was summoned in this state. Is this your taste, by any chance? Dog collars or handcuff play.”

“….”

“I can play along if we make a contract, but you already have someone you love…… Don’t make that rotten face. It’s a

light joke.”

I stopped talking in a hurry.

“From the start, Leticia carried out the summoning while it was still sealed, so this was inevitable.”

I didn’t know either.

I didn’t know that I would be summoned with the handcuffs still on.

In novels or animations, the chains that bind the body are released all at once, and they wake up from a long seal and

are summoned, saying, ‘Are you my master?’ I don’t know why I’m the only one like this.

God really hates me.

If he didn’t hate me, there’s no reason to possess me twice. I shrugged at her intense gaze, asking me to explain in

detail what was going on.

“It’s a joke, a joke. This is due to personal circumstances.”

Then, Leticia frowned with a displeased expression. It was a habit of Leticia’s when she did something that

displeased her. I narrowed my eyes at that reaction.

What is she thinking in that head?

I wanted to look inside once. But apart from that, there was one thing I overlooked. That is, Leticia’s personality is

different from when we parted before.

“Then it means someone else put it on your neck? That guy also has bad taste.”

I should have considered that her personality was not the same as before.

I realized my mistake when I saw interest in her expressionless face. I didn’t need to provoke her when Leticia was

provoking me.

My mouth is always the problem. I tried to change the subject by coughing urgently because the same thing as before

was about to happen, but it was useless.

It was faster for Leticia to pull the chain around my neck.

I was dragged in and again, close enough to kiss Leticia, we looked into each other’s eyes and remained silent.

My Adam’s apple bobbed.

Whatever I say here will only backfire. Then, it was best to just wait quietly.

I quietly looked into Leticia’s eyes until her mouth opened. As she blinked her clear purple eyes a few times, she let

go of the hand that was holding the chain as if she had lost interest in a toy.

“I’ll be the one to handcuff you. If that’s your taste, I’ll let you enjoy it as much as you want later.”

And she added one word.

“And I released the magic on the chain. Solve the rest with your own power.”

What?

I looked at Leticia, wondering if I had misheard, but Leticia’s expression was calm as always. I gave strength to the

chain on my wrist, wondering if it was true, and the chain easily turned into dust particles and disappeared.

Did she not only interpret the magic in that short time, but also find a way to break it? The effect of the magic

weakened as the seal was released, but it was not at a level to be ignored.

As proof, even though I was summoned, this chain had been holding me and not letting go. It was truly a talent

worthy of the word genius.

“This is also amazing.”

I let out a pure admiration.

Nevertheless, Leticia’s expression was only calm. Leticia, who glanced at my face, turned around indifferently as if

she wasn’t interested, and answered.

“The room is a bit messy, but it will be fine for two people to live in.”

Leticia said. I looked around at the appearance of Leticia, who introduced her laboratory and room, turning on the

lights in the room with a casual expression, and made a dumbfounded expression.

As she said, the messiness is second, and this room size is more than enough for one person to live alone.

“I’ll go wash up, so sit on the bed and wait quietly.”

I couldn’t hide my sullen expression as Leticia spoke in a commanding tone. I feel like a real dog. I nodded with a

crooked expression and sat down on the bed.

And I waved my hand at Leticia, who was standing in front of the bathroom.

“Do whatever you want.”

I have a lot to do too. I have to check the cash shop that I’ve been putting off since I was summoned, and I have to

finish checking the status window and skills. Leticia frowned as she looked at me, who was stroking the air with my

hand, whoosh, whoosh, with a languid expression, but she soon opened her mouth, with a drawing on her lips.

“Don’t look.”

“……I wasn’t even thinking of looking, so wash up comfortably.”

“Your answer is a little late? You’re also a woman? What’s wrong with looking at each other as women? Do you want

to wash together?”

“No thanks.”

As I answered, hiding the slightly reddened tips of my ears, Leticia burst into a small laugh and entered the

bathroom. As soon as the sound of water started to be heard, I let out a sigh of relief and focused on the status

window.

“Where should I put the 6 stat points I got from the quest… Huh? It increased to 10. I don’t remember breaking a

quest with a reward.”

The more, the better.

But where should I use this? I wonder if it’s better to focus on strength. Luck is also miserable, but F or E seemed to

be practically no different. However, when I thought about raising mana, it seemed better to raise strength one level

further than mana.

“It’s better to just make strength D.”

In the end, I reached a compromise.

[Character Status Window]

Name: Charlotte Cyclamen

Gender: Female

Job: Charlotte Cyclamen.

Race: Dhampir

Title: Blood Avenger, Agent of the Primordial

Stat Points: 0

Strength: D(1/10)

Agility: E(0/10)

Mana: D(0/10)

Luck: F(0/10)

Unique Ability: Blood Mana

Traits: Beginner’s Benefit (A), Blood Imprint (S)

Random Gacha. 1 free trait draw available.

I smiled with satisfaction as I put 10 points into strength. I was happy even though my strength had just become D.

Considering that it was the beginning, I thought that it was going smoothly, and I pressed the random gacha with the

mindset that I should finish the trait draw at this point.

Games are all about gacha.

Even if this world is reality, it is ultimately a world based on a game.

Therefore, gacha is the realm of God. I don’t know what kind of nonsense I’m saying? I know. Actually, I don’t know

either. First of all, it shouldn’t be trash.

“Please don’t let it be trash.”

I prayed.

I prayed with my hands clasped together.

It’s right to let me avoid bad luck if you made me possess the game twice.

God, if you’re listening to my voice, please embrace this earnest lamb.

I sought a non-existent god. Regardless, the gift box in front of me shook, and then burst with a bang! As I stared at

it blankly, a rainbow burst and gold fireworks lit up the surroundings.

I opened my eyes wide. It was a signal that anyone could see was a win. The trait is speaking. It was calling. It’s

saying that it’s a win.

And a system window appeared.

“I got it!”

I got excited and stood up from the bed and checked it, and I stiffened in a different sense.

[Yuri (S)]: You will be able to gain favor-ability from women you meet for the first time. Also, you may be loved and

obsessed with by women who feel favor-ability towards you. However, be careful, if the obsession crosses the line and

becomes twisted love, it could lead to confinement. Appearance correction is a bonus.

“You f***ing bastard.”

It was a trait that made me want to curse.

“What is this.”

Is confinement really someone’s dog’s name? This crazy system says confinement whenever it can. At this point, it

seemed that the system had no intention of sending me back home.

And all the women who feel favor-ability. Isn’t that really crazy?

The game itself became hardcore mode in an instant. This game should probably change its genre and title.

Surviving in a Yuri Dating Sim Game.