Free Web NovelChapter 10: The Relationships Function
Knock. Knock.
Lyriana’s voice rang out from behind the door.
"Lady Elena? Breakfast is ready."
The door opened.
Lyriana entered the room and paused for a split second.
Her gaze flicked from Elena to Adam.
Then back to Elena.
An awkward silence fell.
The dark elf slowly raised an eyebrow.
She stared at Adam’s morning erection before her eyes widened in shock. "So big! If something like that were inside me, I don’t know if I could handle it."
Adam and Elena exchanged a glance.
The young knight had just woken up and clearly hadn’t expected to be disturbed so early.
"I see."
Elena immediately felt her cheeks flush.
"It’s not what you think." "
"Of course."
Lyriana’s perfectly neutral tone made the situation even more awkward.
After a few seconds, she continued as if nothing had happened:
"The duchess is expecting you for breakfast."
Then she added:
"And I think she’s already guessed."
"What?!"
But the dark elf was already leaving the room.
"Hurry up."
"And you have to tell me everything later."
The door closed behind her.
A long silence followed.
Then Adam and Elena burst out laughing.
At that point, Elena noticed his erection and asked, "Do you need help?"
"Not right now, we’ll be late," Adam replied reluctantly.
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After getting ready, they went down to the dining room together.
When they arrived, Isadora was already seated at the table.
The duchess looked up from her cup of tea.
Her gaze flickered to Elena.
Then to Adam.
A very slight smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
A smile that seemed to hide far more than it should.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, Mother."
"Good morning, Isadora."
The duchess gestured for them to sit down.
"I hope you slept well."
Elena nearly choked on the water she had just drunk.
Adam, for his part, preferred not to reply.
Lyriana discreetly looked away to hide her amusement.
The rest of breakfast unfolded in a much more relaxed atmosphere.
They discussed the city, the neighborhoods Adam hadn’t yet visited, and various topics related to the duchy.
Finally, Isadora brought up the day’s agenda.
"Elena."
"Yes?"
"You need to resume your inspection of the Order of the Knights."
The young woman nodded.
"Understood."
Isadora then turned her attention to Adam.
"As for you, I think it’s time you officially started integrating into the city."
"Are you thinking of the guilds?"
"Exactly."
Lyriana nodded.
"The Adventurers’ Guild is usually the best place to start."
"Although you can also visit the other guilds to learn more."
She then tossed him a gold token and said, "Show this token to the guilds, and they’ll make things easier for you."
Adam took the token and thanked her.
He was planning to explore this world further.
After the meal, they each went their separate ways.
Elena joined the knights’ quarters.
Lyriana had several reports to submit.
As for Adam, he briefly returned to his room.
Once alone, he locked the door.
Then he sat on the edge of the bed.
"Well..."
A translucent window immediately appeared before him.
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System
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Satisfaction Points: 1,150
Unclaimed Rewards:
Rare Chest ×1 Common Chest ×3
New Feature :
Relationships
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Adam stared at the interface.
Then a smile appeared on his face.
"Let’s see what you have in store for me this time."
He reached for the Shared Vault.
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Do you wish to open this vault?
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Yes / No
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Adam pressed "Yes."
And immediately, a golden light filled the room.
Here’s a continuation focused on the system and the rewards:
And immediately, a golden light filled the room.
Adam instinctively closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, several windows of the system were already scrolling before him.
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Shared Chest Opened
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Reward Obtained:
Passive Skill
Fertility Control
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Adam blinked.
"Fertility Control?"
A description appeared immediately.
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Fertility Control
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Allows the user to voluntarily control
their fertility.
Can be activated and deactivated
at any time.
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"...Strangely specific."
Even though he didn’t fully understand why the system was granting him this, he couldn’t deny the potential usefulness of this skill.
He then opened the second chest.
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Common chest open
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Reward obtained:
Free Stat Point ×1
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This time, Adam smiled.
Statistics were always useful.
However, he decided to save this point for later.
Then he opened the third chest.
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Common chest open
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Reward obtained:
Healing Potion ×1
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A small vial instantly appeared in his hand.
The red liquid inside glowed slightly.
"Always useful in an emergency. »
Now that left the rare chest.
Adam took a deep breath.
Then opened it.
For a second, nothing happened.
Then a light much more intense than the previous ones invades the room.
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Rare chest opened
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Rare item obtained:
Promise Ring
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A silver ring slowly appeared in front of him.
Fine runes engraved on its surface glowed with a soft blue light.
Adam retrieved it.
A new window immediately appeared.
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Ring of Promise
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Type: Rare Item
Effects:
*Storage Capacity: 50 m³
*Long-Range Communication
*Mutual Location
*Minor Mental Protection
*Special Reward Granted Upon Acknowledging a New Partner
Current Number of Rings Available: 1
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Adam reread the description several times.
Then he looked at the ring.
Then at the description.
Then at the ring again.
"Fifty cubic meters?"
That was enormous.
Even the magic bags sold to adventurers usually only had a fraction of that capacity.
He immediately performed a test.
The book on his table disappeared.
A window confirmed its storage.
Adam smiled.
"Now that’s actually useful."
But that wasn’t the only interesting thing.
The system now seemed to have a genuine relationship-based function.
This likely meant that more rewards would appear in the future.
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New Notification
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Relationship Function Updated
Registered Partners:
1
Future Rewards Available:
Yes
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"I don’t like the way that sentence is worded at all..."
Adam sighed.
The more he discovered the system, the more it seemed to have its own plans.
He finally put the ring back in its storage space.
Then he stood up.
Today, he was to visit the various guilds of Valoria.
And for the first time since arriving in this world, he was truly going to begin his life as an adventurer.
Unbeknownst to him, several people, in different parts of the mansion, were thinking about him at that very moment.
