What time was it now? Iris glanced at the tabletop clock and was startled to see the hour hand pointing at 2.
It had been evening just a while ago when she was sipping wine on the sofa, but after tumbling around so recklessly, it had already turned 2 a.m. No wonder her eyelids felt so heavy.
“Alright. Since I’m such a considerate man, I’ll hold back a bit now. Well, even if I’m unhappy, I can just touch my chest while I sleep.”
“No, no, no! Where’s the guest room? I want to sleep there.”
Touching her chest while sleeping? She might slyly do it again like that. Iris jumped up, crossing her arms in an X to protect herself, and Laika sighed in disappointment.
The way he still looked so unsatisfied sent a chill down her spine. No wonder he was the villain. He was truly a ruthless guy.
“Tch. Fine. If we sleep together, I’d want to fuck your tits all night long. I might even piss inside you in my sleep.”
“Ugh, seriously. Please tell me where the guest room is.”
Iris got off the bed and put on her bathrobe. Laika yawned and ran his hand through his hair.
“Ha, you’re really not going to sleep with me? The first room down the hall next to the bathroom I used earlier.”
“Fine. Good night.”
“Wait.”
As Iris turned and reached for the door handle, Laika called out to stop her. When she looked back, a sadness that hadn’t been there before filled his blue eyes.
Maybe because he was an actor, his face changed expressions with perfect acting skills at will.
“If you really don’t want to sleep together, how about we wash up together? I can at least allow that much, right?”
“No! I’m going to wash up where I did earlier.”
Iris tightened the bathrobe firmly, completely covering her chest. Laika clicked his tongue disappointedly.
“I’ve already seen everything, and now you’re getting shy?”
Shrugging his shoulders, Laika got off the bed. Opening the bathroom door in the room, he turned around and leaned seductively against the wall.
The way he looked at her crookedly was extremely sexy—it had to be his go-to expression for photo shoots.
“Wanna wash up together?”
“Good night!”
Iris quickly opened the door and left the room. She thought she heard a disappointed sigh behind her, but she resolutely pretended not to notice.
Sweat trickled down her temple as she walked briskly down the hallway like a detective on patrol. She was nervous because she was secretly plotting something behind Laika’s back.
‘Phew, now that Laika is washing up, this is the perfect chance.’
If she slept in the same room, she’d keep getting bothered, and even if Laika fell asleep, she might get caught sneaking a peek at the showcase. So now was the best timing.
Feeling guilty, she tiptoed like a thief. Arriving in front of the showcase, she grabbed her chest to calm her pounding heart, which felt like it was about to burst out.
After checking the showcase door and confirming there was no extra security, she breathed a sigh of relief. The strongest security in this house was currently taking a shower.
Swallowing her saliva, she carefully opened the showcase door.
‘Just checking for now. There’s no doubt this is an item filled with power.’
Iris carefully took out a ring from the jewelry box and examined it closely.
Strangely, the gem that had looked dead shimmered brilliantly the moment her hand touched it.
Without realizing it, she was overcome with the impulse to try it on but stopped herself.
This wasn’t the One Ring from the movies, yet the feeling that the ring was calling to her was strange.
‘Is it okay to put it on? Wait, looking closely, this seems to have a pattern similar to the Chastity Belt.’
If she collected the bracelet as well, the three accessories would probably look like a set. Could this also be part of the Ancient Set? If so, she absolutely had to have it. But…
‘If it disappears now and I get caught, Laika will definitely give me a hard time. For now…’
If she took it right away, she’d be suspected as the culprit. And if it really was part of the same set? What if something happened when she wore it?
For instance, the Chastity Belt couldn’t be removed no matter what. Although the bracelet could be taken on and off, the Chastity Belt never came off.
Deep in thought, she took out her phone and snapped a photo of the ring. Then she put it back in the jewelry box.
‘I’ll have to come back to this house again. I’ll bring a ring that looks exactly like this one and swap them. Then Laika won’t notice the ring’s disappearance for a while.’
She carefully closed the showcase door and headed to the bathroom to wash up.
Her heart was pounding already at the thought of stealing, something completely out of character for her.
But the moment she saw her reflection in the mirror during the shower, Iris realized she absolutely had to take the ring from the showcase.
‘What’s this? My right middle finger is sparkling, as if trying to tell me something… This ring is something I must have.’
In the mirror, Iris was still wearing her transformation suit. Unlike last time when her hair, neck, and fingers sparkled, only her right middle finger gleamed this time. It looked as if she were wearing a ring made of a pure white light cluster.
No special message popped up, but she knew intuitively. She had to obtain that ring.
Restlessly pacing the bathroom, Iris sighed deeply. There was nothing she could do at the moment.
With complicated feelings, she finished her shower and entered the guest room. It was smaller than Laika’s bedroom but bigger than her own studio apartment.
She cautiously lay down on the smaller bed than Laika’s, feeling restless.
Earlier, she had thought she could fall asleep right away, but sleeping in someone else’s house—especially the villain’s house—made it hard to drift off.
Staring wide-eyed at the ceiling, she suddenly exclaimed, “Ah!”
Since she’d had sex with Laika, she should be able to gain a skill. It was the perfect timing to check past messages.
But opening the system with the hope that many messages had appeared, disappointment crossed her face.
Laika’s skill acquisition available. Please select one.
Only a single message remained.
‘What? Isn’t it supposed to be one skill per sex? What kind of unfair situation is this…!’
Kicking off the blanket and flailing around, she finally calmed down. Well, at least she got one. It wouldn’t be easy to steal a high-level skill in secret.
Maybe only one skill can be acquired per night? She wasn’t sure yet.
To choose a skill, she opened Laika’s State Window. Since she no longer needed physical contact to view it, she could check anytime.
[Search Results]
Lion King LV.??
[Skills Possessed]
Ultra-Fast Sprint LV.30
Amazing Leap LV.25
Lion’s Roar LV.45
Beastification LV.40
Bite Strength Enhancement LV.46
Doppelganger LV.28
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[Mental Skills]
Murderous Smile LV.20
Complete Delusion LV.15
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[Status]
Sage Time / Sleeping / Satisfied
‘Huh? The name changed. Lion King? So Laika did awaken from being bitten by a lion after all. Despite that, he seems to have quite a few strange skills. Maybe the more he trains, the more skills he gains? Hmm, unfortunately, I still can’t see all of the State Window. I can only have one, so which one should I pick… Huh? His status is…’
As she scrolled through Laika’s State Window, her brown eyes suddenly sparkled. She realized she’d gained a valuable piece of information late.
Thanks to the deep connection, she could now see Laika’s State Window anytime.
That meant she could always check his status and, when she returned to this place to swap the rings, she could monitor Laika’s condition and steal the ring accordingly.
‘Unexpected profit. I won’t forget to make good use of this. Now, which skill should I steal?’
<Ultra-Fast Sprint> was already with Iris. <Amazing Leap> was tempting, but she also had <Light-Speed Spring>, and since she wasn’t sure when the next chance to acquire a skill would come, it seemed best to pick the strongest skill.
Among the skills she could see, <Lion’s Roar>, <Doppelganger>, and the mental skills caught her eye.
<Beastification> and <Bite Strength Enhancement> clearly looked like close-range attack skills, so they didn’t interest her.
She flicked her fingers in the air, and detailed descriptions popped up for the skill she touched.
Doppelganger LV.28
A skill that summons a clone resembling oneself to attack the target. Currently, up to three clones can be summoned.
‘Laika can summon three clones? But compared to the three skills above, this skill level is lower. Ah, it must be a skill he awakened late.’
Judging by Laika’s skill usage, if Iris learned <Doppelganger>, she’d probably start by summoning just one clone.