ー『BEAUTY<3』ー

im about to express my intention to pursue hayun once again.
any suggestion on what should i do or bring with me to make it more romantic?

#8901: wait, that number...
#8901: i thought you give up on hayun already?
#8901: arent you dating helios right at this moment?
#8901: that reminds me...
#8901: i saw him princess carry you while covering in blood
#8901: just what kind of kinky stuff are the two of you into? 🤭

nah, helios is my mistress.
hayun, though, is my main wife :)

#3692: if im not mistaken
#3692: didnt the two of them require high coins to pursue?

#8901: oh, the joy of being rich 😭
#8901: anyway, do you have any intention on expanding your harem?
#8901: because i want to join 😊
#8901: i dont need coins or expensive items
#8901: just your love and a lot of real money is enough♡

🙄 enough teasing tonight
now can any of you type something useful for me?
how to create a perfect first encounter?

#3692: that reminds me
#3692: your head got bashed by hayun upon your first meeting right? 🤣

#0220: dont bother pretending to create a perfect encounter. hayun will notice it. just buy him gifts
#0220: for a materialistic person like hayun who likes coins
#0220: then the best choice is to bring him a bouquet made of gold and laced with pearls
#0220: you can get it at the coin shop for 2,600

that's all?

#0220: dress nicely
#0220: then in case he doesn't like it
#0220: you can buy a gold bar
#0220: theres one at the coin shop
#0220: if im not mistaken, its around 15,000 for a gold bar weight of around 50g

#3692: ...
#3692: i have never wished to become hayun more than now

thanks
youre so reliable

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n a minute, you have already bought the things that #0220 recommended. As for your appearance, you didn't want to destroy the hard work Helios did for you so you decide to leave it at that, and aside from the bouquet and gold bars, you also bought an expensive ring to give to Hayun and one more thing that you will not disclose right now.

You don't want to ruin your entrance by teleporting so you open your map and walk to your destination, which is the cooking department. You eventually arrive at the Iberis building and on the second floor, you see a room light up, and no doubt that the room belongs to the cooking department by the huge signboard hanging on the door.

You take a deep breath, suddenly feeling nervous as you knock on the door thrice before taking a peek inside. The room is quite large, you think, as the left side of the room is filled with things necessary to cook and preserve ingredients while the right side is a place to eat. You hold your breath when the NPCs, one by one, start to notice you, including Hayun who is currently eating his pavlova.

You smile, walking inside with the bouquet that is the same size as Hayun's face. You recall how that『beauty<3』did it to the NPC in your class; with a loving smile and a soft expression, you hand out the bouquet to the apple of your eye, ignoring the stares of the NPCs and players there.

"Will you give me the chance to pursue you, Hayun?"

Hayun looks at the bouquet before rising his head up to look at you. He smiles softly, but the insides of his eyes clearly aren't smiling.

"Are you fine with me?" He tilts his head. "Won't you regret it?"

"If it's you, Hayun, I will never regret it," you proclaim. "In fact, feel free to kill me right away. I'm yours, Hayun."

『0% ー> 8%』

His breath hitches at your words, and you grin at how taken aback he looks. You watch as blood rises to his face and the man shyly accepts your bouquet, unconsciously hiding his bright red face behind it.

You want to laugh honestly. If you had never met him right when he was still dating Zwen, you would have been fooled right away by how in love he looks right now. Unfortunately, such a shy and meek Hayun isn't how Hayun loves. His love is fierce, taking away what he wants. In no way this is how he really is.

He must have been testing me right now, you think to yourself, but testing what exactly?

In the end, you decide that it didn't matter.

"I have two gifts to give you right now," since Hayun is sitting down on a chair, you end up standing on your knees so you could meet him eye-to-eye. Your hands are on his thighs. "And of course more in the future. Will you accept it?"

Despite knowing that no NPCs would deny giftーexcept for Hayun at that time which he reluctantly denyーyou still ask, and the man nods.

You handed him the sachet of gold bars. The male NPC takes a peek inside and smiles, but there is no indication that his love meter has risen.

As expected of him, you hold your chuckle. Any player who isn't as rich as you would have coughed up blood at the fact that they spent thousands but not a single love meter rise.

Then you give him the ring.

ーagain, his love meter didn't rise.

"You don't like it?" You ask pretentiously.

"I love it," his smile is cunning, as if mocking you for wasting thousands on him yet none of that could move his heart.

"I'm glad," you decide to play along. "I know I said two but actually, I have one more thing to give you. I'm just afraid that it might be too much for our first meeting."

He blinks in confusion when a bird suddenly flies into the room. Looks like it has arrived, you thank the bird when it drops the gold box on top of your hand before handing it to Hayun. The man stares at it for a while, before opening it to find an exquisite-looking dagger inside.

"This is my vow to you," you declare. "Once you are really, truly, madly in love with me, then you can kill me with this dagger. In exchange, I will come back and kill you."

Hayun's pupils are shaken at your words.

『8% ー> 16%』

"Then, I will delete your existence along with your data. You will never be able to resurrect. That way, since I can't be your first, I will make sure to be your last," you hear murmurs in the crowds. "You will completely be owned by me. Say Hayun, isn't it romantic?"

"... it's the greatest."

『16% ー> 26%』

The man is smiling, but it's not his usual pretentious smile nor is it the shy smile he had a second earlier, it's the one you catch a glimpse of when he was trying to kill Zwen; with cheeks blushing red and pupils the shape of heart, his smile is honest and wide. It further reminds you that this world is a game and Hayun is just a character.

"My name is (Y/n)," you grabbed ahold of his hands, placing a long kiss on the back of his palm. "And I am in love with you."

To be able to raise his love meter to 26% within just a few minutes, not bad. You praise yourself, cheek leaning against the back of his palms. A minute later, you pull away from him, kissing him on the cheek.

"I will see you soon."

Taking off your VR headset, you reluctantly head out of your room to take a look at the situation downstairs. After all, if you were to stay longer in the game world, you're afraid that one of your brothers might confiscate your things, making you unable to play games ever again. I should move out of this house before that happens, you nod to yourself, I have a villa left to me by mom, maybe I can stay there?

However, deep down you know, that will never happen. Leaving this place is not an option when you have controlling and overbearing brothers such as them.

Well, a girl can dream. Your thought is interrupted when you bump into a person. Specifically a girl younger than you. You frown, wondering what's a girl that doesn't look like a servant at all doing in this place when you recall your father's intention in doing the family dinner tonight.

Did he bring his mistress and her child home?

"I was... going to my room," the girl explains in rue.

"Your room?"

"That," she glances at the servant behind her who's holding her luggage.

You quickly understood that your father must have arranged for them to live together.

"Is the dinner finished?"

"Uh," she breathed a sigh of relief when you didn't question her further. "They are still talking."

"Oh, okay then," ignoring her, you go to your destination.

Passing the servants who look at you uncomfortably, you eventually arrive at the dining room to see that your first brother has already gotten up in anger. Realizing that you're there, all the people in the room turn to you. Your brothers are staring at you in surprise, the mistress is looking down at her hands, and your father is staring at you coldly.

In the end, you just lean your head against the wall.

"I'm hungry, and my head hurts."

Almost instantly, the maids have gone off to the kitchen to prepare your food and medicines. It is understandable that they are in a hurry. After all, you are the sole daughter of this family and the youngest. Your brothers also dote on you quite a lot and they are the ones that paid all the servants' wages so they naturally listen to them more than the head of the household who is often not at home.

"I thought you're going to hole up in your room like a rat for the rest of your life," your father comments.

"That's my intention originally but my tummy growls," you take a seat.

"(Y/n), go to your room," your first brother stops you.

"I will send you your food," your fourth brother offers, ready to get up from his seat.

"What's the hurry?" Your father chuckles. "Shouldn't she listen to the news of her engagement?"

"Father!" Your third brother exclaims in anger.

"An engagement?" You ask out of curiosity.

"Yes. You are now engaged to Alvert," your father explains. "I don't want to hear any refusal. As my child, you need to show your worth like your brothers. Look at them, the first one enters the military and becomes the general. The second one has his own company. The third one inherits my company, and the fourth one pursues his dream and now has his own clothing store, but what about you? What do you contribute?"

Wow, you are amazed by how shameless this old man could be. Was it not him who deprived you of higher education? Telling you that your worth lies in being a good wife only considering how weak your body is? Was it also not him who crushes your dream? Your first love?

Ah, your head is throbbing.

"I can understand that you want to marry her off, father," your second brother chimes in. "But Alvert is not a good man. He's a womanizer and often can be seen fooling around in clubs. You can'tー"

"A wife's job is to be there for her husband, no? So if Alvert didn't change even after marriage, then she should just endure it."

reader: fucking chauvinist...!