I slowly turned around and my spirit instantly left my body as my eyes came face to face with a male I recognized all too well.
“Elias!!” His lips twitched at my voice but other than that, he made no move to show any other emotion on his face.
“Wait, I wanted to ask.” I said, remembering how he and Noctis had spoken up for me earlier and as if the snake could somehow sense that I was talking about him too, he stepped up to Stan beside Elias and suddenly, I felt like the two of them being together wasn’t fair at all.
At least not to me!
I mean, have you seen those muscles?
These abs??
Host, not the time!!
Oh right.
Bu– Hooooost??
Alright fine.
“Why did you speak up for me earlier?” I finally asked and something flashed through each of their eyes.
But it was too fast for me to grasp what it meant.
“Don’t get any ideas, I only said that as an excuse to pay you back for saving my life.” Noctis quickly said and I nodded with an ‘oh’ expression on my face then I turned to Elias.
“Ariel told me that it was you who saved his life.
This is my way of repaying you.
I don’t like debts.
“Elias sai, his voice cold and I nodded.
For someone I wrote as easy going and simple, Elias sure wasn’t an easy character to conquer.
Maybe I made a mistake with the character descriptions because from what I’m seeing, none of these males were an easy target!
“Oh, I understand.
Thank you for tha–” “Lyrielle?” “Father!” A lifesaver truly.
I turned to face him with a wide smile on my face and his eyes narrowed at my cheerful face for just a second before he understood what I wasn’t able to say and sent the duo behind me a crippling look.
My father was only at Tier Six but he was very strong.
“Father, are you finished?” I asked, looking at the dispersing crowd and he gave me a small nod as he began to lead me away carefully.
“The females have decided that they would be going Picking the day after today.
They want to also contribute so no one suffers during the winter and Avalanche.” My eyes brightened at the idea and I clapped my hands together.
“I was going to suggest that but it looks like not all of our females are like Nyssa!” I exclaimed and he chuckled before patting my hair and I leaned into his touch.
“I already had someone send the food over to your cave just like I promised.
Get some rest and don’t move around too much.
I’ll be leaving at dusk with the others.” He informed me seriously and I nodded before waving him bye bye and walking back home.
Crisis avoided.
Favorability Points: +50 +50????
Who’s the target?
Target: Tribe I deflated immediately, what do I need those for?
There’s also some favorability points from target Elias and target Noctis.
Want to hear them!
Of course I do!!
Favorability Points: +20 Favorability Points: +25 Favorability Points: +20 Favorability Points: +30 Favorability Points: +5 You mean the 100 points from earlier?
Tell me who has which?
I want to know who I should focus on more.
Target: Noctis Favorability Points: +30 Favorability Points: +25 Favorability Points: +5 Total Favorability Points: +60!
So you’re saying that Noctis’s Favorability Points are more bigger than that of Elias?!!
I knew something was wrong with that Elis!
You have received one gift package for Elias.
And one premium lottery draw for Noctis’s Favorability points.
Do you wish to open and draw them now?
No, I can’t do that on an empty stomach.
As soon as I stepped into my cave, I found a large bundle seated right by the mouth of my cave and I smiled as I picked it up and walked deeper towards my bed.
I don’t sit down on the bed of course, I was too dirty and if I do sit down, it would only soil my beautiful furs.
My face scrunched up into a sour look at the thought of washing those fur but I pushed the intrusive thoughts away and began to loosen the tied up bundle.
Inside it, there were two stripes of tender meat and so many fruits.
There was an apple twice the size of a normal apple back in my world or maybe three times the size!
There was also orange fruit, sour fruit, red berries, and grapes!!
The sour look on my face instantly vanished as I licked my lips and quickly got to work.
I used the remaining water from the other day to wash up the fruits and rinsed out the pot and the meat.
Then I added some ginger, onions that were almost getting spoiled because I hadn’t processed it well.
And I picked up the big bowl holding lots of my chilly peppers and threw some into the pot before I went for return it to its original location.
But then I stopped, I don’t think I remember bringing in this chilly peppers since I kept it outside.
It had escaped my mind all these while but staring at it right now, I had only one question.
Who came in here when I was not around to do this for me?
I felt so creeped out.
If anyone could easily walk into my cave like that, then it would be a problem.
I didn’t feel safe enough leaving my cave open like this but this new addition was unnerving me.
Do I have to sleep with my dagger?
Shaking my head, I gently dropped the bowl on the floor and picked up an apple to munch on the way to the river.
I needed water.
The only problem was this, I had no clue how to lift it and bring it back myself.
Main System Activating Temporarily I stopped in my tracks at that whirring sound and my brows furrowed as a feeling of foreboding and dread began to creep up my spine but when it didn’t come again, I decided to forget about it and continue on my way.
Maybe I was becoming too paranoid due to that cave thing.
I was halfway through the apple by the time I got to the river and I quickly went to the pond from before to fetch the crystal clean water and with a smile, I decided to come back later to enjoy a bath.
I tried lifting the bucket and I actually lifted it this time…surprisingly!
Miumiu, do you see this??!!
No response.
Hmm, what happened?
Weren’t we just talking just an hour ago?
Where had the system gone to?
Did it have anything to do with that sound I heard earlier?
Miumiu was prone to disappearing from me at times but somehow, I felt like this one didn’t seem to be as it was before.
Shaking my head to dispel of those evil thoughts, I began to head back but I hadn’t gotten halfway and my hands were straining due to the heaviness of the bucket.
I gritted my teeth and continued to push forward and my legs almost gave out!!
So I had to stop.
“What is this?
How can’t I carry something as small as this?
Do you know the weights I could lift in my former life?!!” I whipped to myself furiously as I stared at the damn bucket with rising avarice but the stupid thing just sat there, as if mocking me.
“You despicable litt–” “Bad female?” A small voice called out and my head snapped up to find Aziel staring at me in confusion.
“Who are you talking to?” He asked and my eyes narrowed.
I might have been a certified introvert back in my world but this world was trying to drive me to the very edge!!
There seemed to be no shortage of nonsense I haven’t experienced in this world!!
I want to go home.
I don’t want to be here, fighting to survive every single day.
Don you have a family now?
Even though your brother seems touched in the head and your sister looks like a certified green tea manufacturer?
I laughed to myself at that thought.
Yes, at least I have a fami— Main System Activated.
Congratulations, traveller.
You have revived a message for your performance.
Punishment: Electric shock at level 50 Voltage.
Initiating Punishment.
Arrgh?
Punishment?
For wha— Her confusion lasted less than a second.
A violent jolt exploded through my body, as though a thousand burning needles had been driven beneath my skin all at once.
The pain struck at the base of my neck and raced through my nerves with terrifying speed, branching into every limb.
My muscles seized involuntarily, locking so hard it felt as though my bones might crack under the strain.
A strangled cry tore from my throat as heat and agony surged through my chest, down my arms, and into my fingertips, before crashing through my legs like a wave of molten fire.
Every nerve screamed, my vision blurred as flecks of white light bursting across my sight as my knees threatened to buckle beneath me.
The shock lasted only moments, yet each second stretched into eternity.
I couldn’t think, couldn’t breathe properly, couldn’t do anything except endure the relentless torrent of pain tearing through my body.
When it finally stopped, the absence of agony was almost as shocking as the punishment itself as my entire body trembled violently, sweat clinging to my skin as I gasped for air, feeling as though I had just survived being torn apart from the inside out.
Congratulations, traveller for your endurance.
You have been rewarded with an advancement pill for your earth ability.
Please focus on the male leads and getting their favorability points down to zero or you will receive another punishment.
For the reason that you recently obtained 100 Favorability points, your punishment was reduced from 60 voltage to 50 voltage.
Fuuuuckkk—Yyyyyooouuu!!!!!!
Main system deactivating Deactivation complete