After a discussion between the group leader and the deputy leader, it was already too late, so they both went back to their rooms to sleep.
Anna-veil was so happy she couldn’t sleep all night.
Restless, she did some stretching exercises on the bed while reminiscing about everything that happened tonight.
Torina Deville.
That hateful woman.
With her disgustingly beautiful appearance.
Her detestable long black hair.
Her loathsome crimson eyes.
Her annoying devilish figure.
Her insufferably narcissistic personality.
Simply, simply, simply, simply—wasn’t she just amazing!!!
Torina Deville actually invited her to fight a boss together! The action would take place tomorrow night! She even specifically instructed not to let the news leak! Isn’t that a secret date for the two of them!? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
With such high spirits, she welcomed the next day, rushing out of the inn just as the beauty salon opened! Today, she would use her dwindling savings for the most comprehensive full-body care! Her equipment needed to be polished to a shine! And her underwear—her, her underwear needed to be replaced with the most beautiful victory set! Anna-veil, charge!!!
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Last night, while Anna-veil, transformed into a ☆language beast—ah, unreliable teammate, was tossing and turning—
Torina was also in a great mood.
She thought she was a genius.
Yesterday, she discussed the strategy for the lord with Anna-veil, expecting the spoiled young lady who always looked at her with disdain to play hard to get, but the other party agreed readily.
That girl must be eager to snatch the boss’s first kill, right? Understandable.
Fighting the boss could satisfy Anna-veil’s impatience and vanity, and also serve as a double insurance to avoid the team disbanding incident, killing two birds with one stone.
Of course, the main reason for her good mood was—the cheat! As a reincarnator, who in the original work was instantly killed by the Protagonist because the author forgot to give her a cheat, she finally had her day! Her hidden class “Corporate Slave” was amazing! The future looked promising!
Uh… promising future… right? The name “Corporate Slave”… The cheat is good, but couldn’t it have a cooler name? Was she going to be a corporate slave in this life too? Wouldn’t it be better to be called Azure Star, Ashen One, Penitent, Cell Man, Shovel Knight, Dragonborn, Old Popsicle, Hell’s Pickup King, Invincible Young Hero? Even being called Otto would be better, right?
(And this cheat is full of mysteries, with all sorts of descriptions that are quite tricky, and the skills are a bit confusing…)
First, how is the corporate slave gauge, which can be used to block damage, accumulated? How is the damage blocking ratio calculated? During the battle with the stepping stone duo, it was depleted by about half, and now it seems to have recovered a bit.
Does it automatically recover over time? Can it recover faster?
Secondly, what are the other skills? Apart from “Corporate Slave Doesn’t Die from Overtime,” all other skills are censored, making it hard not to be curious.
(…Forget it, don’t think too much for now.
This damage-blocking skill can be used as a meat shield when fighting the boss with Anna-veil tomorrow night…)
She fell asleep in a daze.
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She didn’t know how long she slept…
“…………?”
When Torina woke up the next day, she felt something was off.
Her body felt drained, her limbs stiff, and her head dizzy, just like… yes, in her previous life, working overtime for thirty hours straight felt like this, like she was about to ascend to heaven.
(Weird, didn’t sleep well? Wrong sleeping posture?)
Dazed, she got dressed and slowly walked downstairs, with fatigue accumulating with every step, her muscles aching as if soaked in vinegar.
After coming downstairs to the dining room—
“Ah, good morning, leader.
Do you have any socks you need me to wash—eh?”
Torina stumbled and fell softly onto Laxis, who was greeting her.
“Leader? What are you doing, leader?”
“I… I feel terrible… headache… weak legs… so nauseous…”
“Did you eat something wrong?”
“No, it’s not…”
“Corporate Slave Doesn’t Die from Overtime,” when taking damage, the corporate slave gauge is consumed first, and only when it’s depleted does it consume health.
↑ This is the basic description of the skill.
However, there’s a small line below: The damage taken will be reflected in the body as “fatigue” after the battle ends.
Torina realized this too late.
“Do you want me to help you to the bathroom?”
“I said it’s not food poisoning…”
“Alright, alright, let me take a look at her.”
At this moment, the radiant priest Naji came over.
She was still wearing that rather indecently modified priest outfit, and her tone was that of a frivolous gal, but she was very professional when dealing with patients.
“Naji… boohoo, save me…”
“Hey! Don’t collapse into my arms! My nails are getting scratched!”
Naji looked helplessly at Torina, who was as limp as a boneless eel in her arms, the latter clinging to her shoulder like a baby, her head resting on her third-largest chest in the group.
“I’m so tired… uncomfortable… help me…”
“I can see that without you saying it.”
“Naji… quickly… heal me…”
“…Huh?”
“Heal me… give me… a heal…”
“Heal????”
In this other world, there was no term like “heal,” only terms like “cure,”
“heal,” and “dispel.”
“Heal” was a term from her previous life on Earth, which Torina blurted out because she had memories of her past life.
So naturally, Naji misunderstood.
“This, this, this isn’t right!? Are you serious??”
“What are you talking about… aren’t you a healer… I need healing… quickly… heal…”
“…………”
Naji scratched her head awkwardly, hesitated for a moment, rolled her eyes, and finally said in a tone of “I really can’t help you”:
“Just this once, hmph…”
She quickly dragged Torina to a secluded corner, confirmed that they were out of sight of others, and facing Torina, pulled her boldly open neckline even wider, revealing a warmth that no one could refuse.
“Hurry up, this is a one-time thing, I’m only agreeing because it’s you…”
“…Huh?”
“Huh what, hurry up, didn’t you want… want… want this from me? Do whatever you want, just hurry up!”
“Wait… that’s not what I meant! You misunderstood!!!”
“Huh!?”
Torina stammered to explain that it was a saying from her hometown, actually referring to healing, dispelling, and buffing, completely different from what Naji thought.
Naji’s face turned red and white, with a look of both anger and amusement, cursing under her breath but still giving him a blessing to relieve fatigue.
Although Torina was scolded, she felt a bit secretly pleased, being able to take advantage of the gal nun… bliss ❤️
While Torina was taking advantage of another woman, what was Anna-veil doing? Oh, she was getting a spa at the beauty salon, so nothing to worry about.
And what was Milora doing? Torina hadn’t seen her since morning, but in her state of extreme fatigue, she couldn’t care less, not even noticing that Ji Xue was also absent.
