Otherworld Quest
“To your place, sis?”
“What, you don’t want to?”
It was Yu Seoyeon, pressing her hand against my chest with subtle pressure.
“It’s not that I don’t want to... but I still have time left on my lease, and I’ve got school.”
“It’s vacation anyway. And during the semester, I’ll drive you.”
“But then you’ll get tired.”
“I won’t get tired at all.”
She said it definitively, then stroked my chest even more blatantly. Especially when her fingers circled teasingly around my nipple—a strange pleasure shot straight up my spine, tingling wildly.
“I-I’ll think about it.”
I swallowed hard and forced out the words. Seoyeon must’ve decided not to push anymore, because she let out a soft laugh and pulled her hand away.
“Okay. Think it over.”
With that, she got dressed, and I saw her off to work.
“Phew.”
Only after sending Seoyeon off did I finally exhale in relief.
Living together...
I leaned against the wall and pictured it for a moment.
...Could be pretty great.
We’d eat delicious meals every day, spend our time sweetly and fulfillingly—no doubt about it. And above all, Seoyeon and I clicked perfectly in bed. It was like no other woman I’d ever meet could match that chemistry. Plus, she was a quick learner; teach her something once, and she’d soak it up like a sponge and master it right away. The sense of accomplishment from that was...
But despite all those upsides, what made me hesitate was, of course, the Manager App.
What if she found out I was some masked guy...?
“It’d be hell.”
I shuddered and hurried to the bathroom. After scrubbing clean with hot water, I changed into clothes from the drying rack.
I’ll politely turn down the cohabitation.
It wouldn’t be easy, but if I cited school and not wanting to be a burden, Seoyeon wouldn’t push it. She’d sulk for a bit, sure.
I chuckled softly, flopped onto the bedding, and grabbed my smartphone.
“Let’s see.”
I turned it on and launched the Manager App to claim today’s attendance reward.
Congratulations!
You have successfully checked in!
Reward: Dye (Blue Black: R61 G79 B105) (1 use)
Would you like to claim it?
[Yes / No]
“Dye?”
I tilted my head at the word, then claimed it.
◈ Changes the color of a specific body part of a woman in the list to the specified color.
“...What the hell.”
I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Now it even had a dyeing system? What didn’t this game have?
“Achievements, enhancements, and now dyeing? It’s got every addictive feature.”
Boxes, skills, equipment—all random. Full gambling package. I gave a nod of respect to this game before hitting confirm.
Notice to user.
10 days remain until tribute.
Tribute acceptance begins now.
Tribute lock released.
“Ah...!”
The new alert made me gasp involuntarily.
“...Come to think of it, I totally forgot about the tribute.”
I swallowed dryly, hit confirm, and tapped tribute with my thumb.
Tribute deadline is the 1st of every month.
Tribute accepted 10 days prior to deadline.
Current user level: 5
This month’s required Vital Energy: 1000 (0/1000)
This month’s required Mana Stone Fragments: 5 (1/5)
“Mana Stone Fragment?”
I tilted my head at the unfamiliar term, then remembered.
“...Oh, the Otherworld Quest!”
Yeah, last time during the Otherworld Quest, I’d gotten one from Elena.
So I need Otherworld Quests to pay tribute.
But Otherworld Quests were seriously dangerous. I’d gotten mauled by wolves and spent days in the hospital.
I groaned in thought, then checked what happens if I fail tribute.
If tribute is not properly fulfilled, this app will be deleted. All effects from the app on the user will also vanish.
If the app is deleted, all slaves owned by the user will be annihilated.
“...”
I was speechless at the warning. The first part was obvious—no tribute, no app, fair enough. But slaves vanishing...?
Elena dies?
My heart sank. Not like I had special feelings for her or anything. But she was a woman I’d been with. Basic decency, right?
I sighed lightly, stared at the warning for a while, then set the phone down.
“What to do.”
Ten days left—plenty of time to think. But no slacking; time passed in Otherworld Quests just like reality, albeit at half speed.
Still, it passed.
“...Maybe I can just avoid the dangerous ones?”
Optimistic, maybe, but I didn’t want to lose this app. Honestly, I knew it had helped me land Seoyeon. And after hours of nonstop sex without tiring? My body had definitely changed.
If I lost the app now? Would Seoyeon stick around? And Minseo—she was just starting pro ball. No telling what’d happen to her without it.
Complicated.
Hard enough managing myself, now others too. But even setting that aside, could I go back to normal life without the app? Losing this power and charisma? I’d be depressed for sure. Maybe even nihilistic about life.
Especially if Seoyeon looked at me with contempt and dumped me now?
“...”
At minimum, suicidal thoughts. Worst-case for a guy.
“...I did it once, I can do it again.”
Above all, I didn’t want to lose this app. I picked it back up and paid the 1000 Vital Energy.
This month’s Vital Energy tribute fulfilled.
With Vital Energy paid, I jumped straight to Otherworld Quests.
Twin-Headed Ogre’s Treasure
The Twin-Headed Ogre possesses one treasure: a Mana Stone Fragment.
Captivated by the black glow emanating from the Mana Stone Fragment, the Twin-Headed Ogre devotes itself to protecting it.
Reclaiming the Mana Stone Fragment from the Twin-Headed Ogre will not be easy.
— Obtain a Mana Stone Fragment from the Twin-Headed Ogre. (Reward: Random Equipment Box)
[White-Haired Mercenary Group]
A four-member mercenary group arrived at a nameless village.
They dragged the village chief out and caused a ruckus demanding work. The chief forced some jobs on them, and after completing them, they seized the village’s fanciest house as payment. It’s been a week now.
You must obtain a Mana Stone Fragment from Matilda, the white-haired leader of this mercenary group.
— Obtain a Mana Stone Fragment from the white-haired mercenary leader Matilda. (Reward: Random Skill Box)
I scanned the quest list—two options. One was slaying a Twin-Headed Ogre, the other snagging a fragment from some shady mercenary leader.
“Hm.”
I scratched my head with a groan, then picked the latter. Dealing with people seemed safer than monsters. Plus, she might hand it over easily.
If she’s unreasonable, I can just abandon the quest.
I took a deep breath, stood, and headed to the door. Shoes on, I selected Otherworld Quest: White-Haired Mercenary Group.
Raise your user level, and dye will be available in the shop! It’s random, of course.
By the way, this is for ‘parts.’ Hair, eyes, pubic hair, wings, etc.
So unifying everything to one color... gonna take some Vital Energy!