Collecting the Male Leads’ First Nights - Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Sylvia, who had almost fallen asleep for a moment without realizing it, opened her eyes when her name was called.
When she opened her eyes wide and turned her head, the High Priest, who gave off the energy of a veteran and had a white beard like Dumbl*dore, was looking at her gently.
‘Won’t Noel look like that in the future if he progresses with his priesthood normally? Of course, Noel may not be able to become a high priest since he will be excitedly f*cking me…’
Sylvia felt a sense of guilt towards Noel, whom she was going to screw soon, but she shook her head and looked at the High Priest with a pure expression.
The High Priest, who was laughing loudly like a fortune-teller while looking at her, opened his mouth with a satisfied face.
“Thanks to Miss Sylvia, we already have 300 new believers. 300, excluding the believers who escaped along the way! I really don’t know how to thank you.”
Although ‘escaped’ was suspiciously among the words he said, Sylvia decided not to care.
“Gosh, it’s nothing. The bracelet I received last time was overly generous too.”
Of course, she was just saying it. Seeing Sylvia refuse it even though she had no reason to do so, the High Priest was amazed.
“How can you have no greed like this? Miss Sylvia did in less than a month what others wouldn’t be able to do during their entire life! Thanks to that, the schedule for prayer time has doubled. It’s thanks to the increase in believers.”
As the High Priest spoke, some of the high-ranking priests who had black circles under their eyes pulled off their hair, but she turned her head and tried to ignore them. The High Priest, who looked at her happily, touched his beard and opened his mouth.
“The reason I called you here today is none other than that. I want to give you something better than the bracelet from last time. I hope you accept it without refusing.”
Something even better? Her heartbeat began to accelerate in the expectation of what she would be rewarded with.
The High Priest smiled, then raised his hands and clapped them. Then, a silver handcart appeared along with a rattling sound.
On top of the handcart was a plate covered with a round silver food cover, like those used to serve turkeys in foreign movies. Sylvia gazed at the silver platter as she smacked her lips.
‘Are they giving me some fine cuisine for my hard work? It would be nice if it contained a skill.’
The handcart stopped next to the High Priest, and he removed the food cover that was covering the plate. But there was nothing inside.
No, to be precise, it meant that when looking inside from Sylvia’s seat, it seemed that nothing was there.
Sylvia, who unconsciously extended her neck upwards because of the distance and looked at it from far away, could see a small key on the plate.
‘Hm? There’s a small golden key on the plate.’
“Miss Sylvia, come here.”
Sylvia, who had gathered her hands together on her chest in order to calm her pounding heart, stepped forward at his words, trembling.
The High Priest, who had picked up the golden key after putting on white gloves, opened his mouth as Sylvia approached him.
“I already heard from Mr. Noel that Miss Sylvia is walking to and from work every day.”
“Yes… Well, if I walk diligently, I’ll arrive soon. It’s like taking a walk.”
‘Hey… that can’t be!’
She replied while pretending it was nothing, but Sylvia’s body was already getting ready for a party. It was as if her internal organs were riding in the atmosphere to set off the fireworks. What was it? What could it be?
From the flow of the conversation, it seemed they were giving her something that would allow her not to walk.
Sylvia’s heart was pounding until she was about to be overloaded with anticipation that she would receive something extraordinary. Except for when she was doing her tricks, it was the first time that her heart was beating this fast since she came into the game.
“It’s better to show this in person than to explain it, right? Don’t be too surprised.”
The High Priest reached out to the window on the opposite side and pressed the top of the key with his thumb. Seeing it from up close, the key had a button on it.
Hee-hee-hee! As he pressed the button against the window, the neighing of a horse could be heard from the outside.
The surprised Sylvia ran to the window and looked outside, forgetting it was an official meeting. A horse with a shiny beige mane was tied to the stable and making noises.
There was a red ribbon tied to the horse’s neck, with a brooch in the center connecting to the button, which seemed to wake up the sleeping horse. Sylvia looked back at the High Priest with anticipation.
“Huh?! You mean my gift is that horse?”
“Yes, that is correct. We met an arrogant pagan from a foreign country and stole… Ahem, brought those horses here. It’s gentle because it’s from a good bloodline, so it will be comfortable for riding. You have no idea how fast it is when running. Some were even offered to His Imperial Majesty. It’s a very precious horse that even high-ranking priests cannot easily afford. Miss Sylvia, I’ll give you a foreign horse as a gift so that you don’t have to walk anymore.”
“Oh my God! Dear heavens! I can’t believe it… What do you mean, a foreign horse?”
When Sylvia covered her mouth with both her hands and was at a loss due to the joy she was feeling, the High Priest approached the window with a pleased expression. He gave Sylvia the key with a relaxed smile.
“Come on, take it!”
As it finally began to feel real when she received the key with her trembling hands, Sylvia’s body trembled slowly, and she soon started crying.
She, who only used public transportation in her real life except for when she rented a public bicycle, was getting a foreign horse in the game! And less than a month after her possession! It was an immense glory.
‘How can I, who was wearing ragged clothes only yesterday, become the owner of a foreign horse? It’s crazy, it’s crazy!’
What kind of cat and mouse play was this damn game.
Sylvia looked at the High Priest with admiration as she pressed her fingers around her eyes as if she were going to cry.
“Oh my God… sob, sob… I’m so happy that I can’t calm down at all.”
“Ohoh, this is all God’s blessing. Ah! No one ever got on that horse, but we gave it a name while we were managing it. It would be better if you used that name as it is.”
“Ah, the name… What’s the name of that cutie?”
Sylvia looked at the High Priest with a face full of anticipation. He gave a warm expression, then gave an elegant smile and opened his mouth.
“Limbo. Full name, Limborghini.”
Oh my! Limborghini! It was a tremendous name. Its name sounded similar to the billion-won foreign car that she had never ridden in her life.
“Limbo! Limborghini! Just wait a bit. You’re coming with Mommy after work!”
As Sylvia looked out the window and shouted, the horse neighed as if responding softly.
‘Wow, I don’t even know what god this temple serves yet, but I can’t believe I got a foreign horse as a gift! Should I learn about their god after all? My Lord! Thank you.’
Having received a foreign horse as a gift, Sylvia’s heart was filled with gratitude for the god she didn’t even know.
As she carefully put the key in the small crossbody bag she had, a message popped up with a notification sound.
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[Faith overflows in Sylvia’s heart, who has been gifted a foreign horse.
Faith +300]
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300? That was a huge number.
A really pleasant message appeared along with it.
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[Although she doesn’t know who He is, Sylvia sincerely accepted the god the temple serves. God is gazing at her joyfully from above.
Dead-ending: Divine Punishment removed.]
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As expected, there was nothing she couldn’t do with money. The divine punishment route, which had become an obstacle to her attack, disappeared by receiving a single foreign horse. It was otherwise difficult to target Noel because she did not meet the faith requirements, but now it seemed that she only had to actively do her dirty tricks.
Sylvia, who no longer needed to be at that meeting after the gift-giving ceremony was over, got some free time and came outside.
‘I’m not leaving work, it’s free time. It’s good to be paid an hourly wage. What should I do?’
Sylvia wandered down the hallway and enjoyed her free time.
At that moment, a quest window appeared after a long time. The quest windows seemed to pop up rarely, when the player couldn’t figure out what to do.
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[Quest: Let’s learn about God in the library.
Completion reward: HP +20]
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Even if it didn’t, she had received a foreign horse and gained a lot of faith, so she was going to learn about God for the sake of her conscience. But they were even giving her health points for that. Was it okay to just give it like this?
Sylvia completely forgot that she was lamenting about what kind of game was like this not long ago, and walked lightly to the library with a smile.
Noel was still attending the meeting, so it seemed like she could play her tricks once more after completing the quest.
Arriving at the library, she walked to the front desk at the entrance.
This game world, which had a lot of new products of civilization due to being made in modern times, also maintained the player’s illusion of fantasy by mixing fantasy elements in moderation. One of them was a crystal ball that served as a book searcher.
As she muttered ‘religion’ and ‘temple’ in front of the crystal ball, books about all the gods in the empire were searched extensively. She pressed here and there with her finger, but it was hard to find the right book. At this rate, it seemed like it would take the whole day. She looked around for a more detailed search, and when she quietly muttered, “Fake religion…”, surprisingly, the location of the library with related books appeared.
After scouring the library and taking out a few books, Sylvia sat down in a corner and began to read diligently. Among them, when she read a book titled Our Temple, The Strongest on Earth, she could roughly figure out the identity of this temple’s god.
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[During peaceful times, our temple, which serves Elbeus, the God of War, protects the people of the empire with the gracious divine power given by God. However, all priests usually train their minds and bodies so that they can become combat priests and participate in the fight in the event of a war, and also…]
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Surprisingly, the god this temple served was perfectly normal.
Plus, He was the God of War. Sylvia recalled Noel zealously doing pushups on the first day she came to the temple.
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