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?

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.@@novelbin@@

“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!)

1. Slayer of the Impossible – Demon Slayer (마살):

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

2. First Dragon Slayer (용살자):

* +10% damage to all dragonkin.

3. 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

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