PAID

I slept deeply in my mentor’s embrace, completely losing track of time.

When I woke up, nearly 18 hours had passed.

“Did you sleep well?”

“…Yeah.”

“Sorry, but I have to go now. Something urgent has come up.”

Even though my mentor had said that what I wanted was what she wished for, I couldn’t help but feel guilty.

Not only had I skipped a proper meal with her, but I’d essentially wasted our date by sleeping through it.

Still, she gave me a gentle smile, ruffled my hair, and told me not to worry about it.

‘And yet, she didn’t unlock a trait or skill like the others.’

Her expression wasn’t unhappy when she left, but the guilt still weighed on my chest.

‘I’ll have to get her a proper gift next time. Though… didn’t I see something strange in my half-asleep state? Was it a dream?’

I wasn’t entirely sure, as I had been drifting in and out of consciousness.

I vaguely recalled awakening to something.

Something about a connection with bonded souls that increased my stats by 1% per bond…

And a total of 9% stat increase?@@novelbin@@

As someone who had sunk countless hours and money into Velvetsera, even in my past life, I had never encountered something like this.

The closest thing I could think of was the Tier 1 overpowered item, the Ring of Love and Obsession.

But even that only increased stats for other characters with high affinity, not for the wearer themselves. And the boost capped at a mere 4%.

‘No way. Something that broken couldn’t exist, right?’

Plus, Lina being included on the bond list had to mean it was a dream.

“Status window.”

I called it up on a whim, just to check.

Strength: 100 (+10, +9%)

Mind: 119 (+10, +10%, +9%)

Magic: 100 (+10, +9%)

Endurance: 101 (+10, +9%)

Speed: 100 (+10, +9%)

Charm: 130 (+10, +9%)

Flower on the Cliff [애화 (崖花)]

Prodigy of Swordsmanship [검귀 (劍鬼)]

Unconscious Flirting Pro

The Cliff's Wildflower

Homme Fatale

Culinary Calamity

Oblivious Fool

National Side Dish

Incubus

The Big Guy

Runaway Truck with No Brakes (new!)

Instructor (new!)

Lover of All (new!)

Slayer of the Impossible – Demon Slayer (마살):

+10% damage to all demons (Majin, Majak).

First Dragon Slayer (용살자):

+10% damage to all dragonkin.

Slayer of the Demon King (왕살):

Induces instinctive fear in beings with miasma.

[One Strike Kill]

[Sword Draw]

[Sword Dance]

[Shadow Step]

[Slicing Moonlight (activated with Moonlight Earrings)]

[Resonant Harmony] (new!)

[Detection]

[Insight]

[Intuition]

[Charisma]

[Unshakable Will]

[Grip Strength] (new!)

[Magic Circulation] (new!)

[Resilient Body] (new!)

[Stealth] (new!)

For each bonded soul, all stats increase by 1%.

Current Bonded Souls:

Lee Yuri

Kang Do-hee

Shin Se-hee

Im Ga-eul

Sophia

Ichika

Alice

Baek Seol-hee

Lina