Chapter 69 – Episode 69 – The Lotto Girl (5)
[Me: Hey, can we talk again tomorrow?]
‘Oh, I sent it…!’
Yoon Dajeong pursed her lips, trying to calm her fluttering heart.
She hadn’t really done much texting, except for the family group chat with her mom and sister, or replying to the occasional text from a friend who messaged her first.
But for some reason, time flew by so quickly when she was texting Jinhyun oppa.
[Jinhyun oppa: Of course. Have a good day at school.]
[Me: Okay!]
After sending a simple reply, she debated whether or not to add something extra, but eventually sighed and put her phone in her pocket.
They had only met twice, but strangely, she felt drawn to him.
Her own question to him, asking if he had dreamt, when he asked why she texted him, flashed through her mind.
‘I was the one who dreamt…’
Yoon Dajeong smiled.
She usually suffered from bad nightmares several days a week.
She would wake up drenched in sweat, and even if she didn’t have a nightmare, she wouldn’t sleep soundly, leaving her in poor condition.
But today was different.
A dream where her mom and sister were all laughing together in a large room. It was a luxurious room she had never seen before, but it felt strangely cozy.
In the dream, Yoon Dajeong’s smile didn’t leave her face all day. A lighthearted daily life without a single worry.
It was such a refreshing and happy dream, the first in a long time.
And strangely, Jinhyun oppa also appeared in the dream.
In the dream, she called Jinhyun oppa, “Oppa~ Oppa~,” and just thinking about it made her face flush.
In reality, she couldn’t bring herself to call him oppa, so she called him “Mister.”
Well, she had saved his contact as “Oppa” because calling him “Mister” was a bit much, but the word “oppa” just wouldn’t come out of her mouth.
Yoon Dajeong giggled.
In the dream, her mom and sister had relaxed and joyful expressions, without a hint of worry.
What kind of dream was that?
Was it just her wishful thinking, hoping that her family’s debt would disappear and they could live happily?
Anyway, Yoon Dajeong was in a good mood, having had a refreshing morning for the first time in a while.
She was heading to school with a smile when suddenly, a red thread flew towards her.
“Huh!?”
Thump.
She couldn’t avoid it.
The moment she realized something was flying towards her, the red thread sharply pierced her heart.
‘W-what is that?’
Her heart pounded, and at the same time, the red thread that had been connected far away disappeared with a soft rustle.
She touched her chest, but nothing was there. She didn’t feel any pain or discomfort.
Just in case, she looked around, but the other students heading to school were just talking among themselves, as if they hadn’t seen anything.
“……”
Yoon Dajeong touched her heart again.
Thump-thump.
Her heart was beating.
She didn’t know what it was.
But for some reason, she felt warm.
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＊ Select Heroine, ‘Yoon Dajeong’ Capture Style ＊
◆ 1. The Temptation of Kindness
[Acquired Skills: Fortitude, Kindness, Good Deeds]
◆ 2. Companion of Dreams
[Acquired Skills: Stabilization, Encouragement, Assistance]
◆ 3. Depending on You
[Acquired Skills: Scent of Dependence, Gaslighting, Allure]
◆ 4. Prince Charming
[Acquired Skills: X]
[Prince Charming (Special): If you complete the capture of the heroine with this capture style, you can acquire a ‘special reward.’ However, you cannot sponsor coins to the heroine ‘Yoon Dajeong’ while proceeding with the capture.]
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‘Huh…? Prince Charming?’
My pupils widened as I read through the capture styles.
A new, never-before-seen capture style had appeared.
All the previous capture styles allowed you to acquire three skills at the same time as selecting them, but in the case of Prince Charming, it had an ‘X’ mark, indicating that no skills were acquired.
‘Moreover…’
You cannot sponsor coins during the capture. This meant that it was impossible to raise the heroine’s favorability through coins.
So, I would have to raise her favorability purely with my own abilities.
Hmm…
I imagined Yoon Dajeong looking at me with her cute eyes.
‘Mister!’
Her round eyes and her bouncy, short bob.
Her adorable dimples that appeared when she smiled stimulated my protective instincts.
‘Possible…!’
Honestly, I wasn’t lacking in confidence.
Dajeong seemed to have enough favorability towards me, and my stats were high now. If I just solved her family’s problems, her favorability would skyrocket.
Also, even if I couldn’t directly sponsor coins to Dajeong, there were various items in the heroine app’s store that could assist with romance. I didn’t need to worry.
‘However.’
The problem was the reward.
The only thing I would get by choosing the Prince Charming capture style was the ‘special reward’ specified on the screen.
The question was, what would that special reward be?
Would that reward be more valuable than three skills?
I didn’t know.
Then…
“Delia~~.”
I should look for Delia in times like this.
Soojung was resting on the sofa in the Black Room after her workout.
And Delia was in my room, watching webtoons on the computer.
Having two beauties in the house made it lively. As I called Delia’s name and entered the room with the computer, she greeted me.
“Ah. Jinhyun-nim, is there something you need?”
Her charming, bright blue eyes looked up at me submissively.
I showed Delia my phone screen, displaying the capture style selection screen, and asked her.
“Take a look at this. I’m choosing a heroine capture style, and a capture style I haven’t seen before popped up. What is this special reward here?”
“Ah…”
Delia looked at the screen and exclaimed.
She immediately continued her explanation.
“The special reward is like… a random item box.”
“A random item box?”
“Yes. But unlike a random item box, you can think of it as a guaranteed good reward. I don’t know what will come out, but I can assure you that it will be something that will help Jinhyun-nim.”
I nodded at Delia’s words.
“Then is this ‘special reward’ better than three skills?”
Delia affirmed my question.
“Yes, most of the time. Looking at the skills of the other capture styles that are out now, there are no high-grade skills.”
“I see.”
“Also, the Prince Charming capture style doesn’t come out often, so I recommend choosing this capture style.”
Well, if the skills are low-grade, I can just buy them with coins.
“When does the Prince Charming style come out, and why doesn’t it come out often?”
“The heroine you choose must have some kind of problem, and you must be able to solve it. Also, you must be exactly the heroine’s type. Of course, being her type is not about her current favorability, but about her taste.”
I see.
So, I’m Dajeong’s type?
You’re amazing, Luck Tracker.
You’re really something.
“And another good thing is, if Jinhyun-nim chooses the Prince Charming capture style, you can also clear a challenge quest.”
“A challenge quest?”
“Yes.”
Delia continued.
“There is a challenge quest to complete the capture without sponsoring coins to the heroine. Ah, there is a condition that the favorability must be less than 50 at the time of registration… Is it perhaps 50 or more?”
“No. It’s in the 40s.”
“Then that’s good.”
Hearing Delia’s words, I immediately went to the challenge quest menu.
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[Heroine App – Quests – Challenge Quests]
◆ Challenge Quest Categories
– [Heroine]
– [Basic Physical]
– [Basic Mental]
– [Magic Specialization]
– [Sex Specialization]
◆ Challenge Quests Completed So Far: 0
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I hadn’t looked at the challenge quests because I was told I didn’t need to worry about them yet, but like the daily quests, they were divided into categories based on each stat.
I went into the Heroine category and found the quest Delia had mentioned.
[Heroine Challenge Quest]
– Complete the first capture without sponsoring coins to the heroine (However, favorability must be less than 50 at the time of registration).
– Reward: 150,000 coins
“Wow.”
The reward is insane.
150,000 coins could upgrade the Black Room in one go.
Delia, seeing my expression, smiled and said.
“If you clear the challenge quest, you can get a lot of coins at once.”
“That’s right, I definitely have to do it. Thanks, Delia.”
I stroked Delia’s head, and she gave me a happy smile.
[Would you like to designate ‘Prince Charming’ as the ‘Capture Style’ for the heroine, Yoon Dajeong?]
[Once set, it cannot be reversed.]
[(Yes / No)]
I clicked the ‘Yes’ button.
