Chapter 14

2. (X) Wheel of Fortune (2)

No, there must be a way out. It doesn’t make sense that I can’t log out.

Let’s try logging out again.

“Log out, log out, log out!”

I cried desperately.

“I want to log out!”

You crazy management team! Let me out!

I screamed, tearing the bed apart. However, no matter how much I shouted, the logout button never appeared.

[The <Logout> button will return after 24 hours. Time applied is based on real time. Time left until activation: 23 hours 54 minutes.]

Ahaha, it’s been six minutes… You’re saying I can leave in 23 hours and 54 minutes? Hahaha…

…You’re insane. Let me out.

“No way!”

If I wait until the logout button is activated, I might actually spend a thousand days in the game. If that happens, I might be taken to the hospital from losing my mind when I wake up. One way or another, this is hopeless.

Ugh… If I have to stay in the hospital for a long time, the company will fire me and then I’ll be kicked out because of my medical bills.

Being fired from the company doesn’t mean you’ll have no money right away, but I can’t help but think of the worst. I groaned and ran my hand through my hair. In the midst of this, I couldn’t help but notice Haniel’s sweet voice as I groaned.

I had to get out of here somehow. I have to find a way out. I sprang from the bed and strode towards the door.

I need to go to [Haniel’s House] and find a way to reverse the effect of this ring.

“I can’t do this, no.”

I nibbled on my fingernail and grabbed the doorknob. The moment I grabbed the door handle and tried to turn it, the door suddenly opened.

“Are you not feeling well, Haniel? I heard you screaming inside…!”

“Ardal, please step out of the way.”

“Where are you going? It’s late.”

Ardal stood in front of the open door. Maybe he came here straight after he finished showering since he heard my scream, but his dark hair was wet and dangled down his face. Behind Ardal was someone who ran after him, looking at me. The knight breathed heavily next to Ardal, as if he had spoken as they ran together.

The knight must have heard me scream. Did you think I was going crazy or feeling sick so you called over Ardal?

I had to reassure them that I was still sane and was in good shape, but I couldn’t pay attention to them right now. I had to find a way to reverse the effect of this goddamn ring.

Pushing past his body, Ardal hurriedly blocked my path.

“Haniel, what happened? Where are you going at this hour?”

“I have to go home.”

Right now.

Ardal frowned as I spoke.

“If there’s anything you need, I can send someone so Haniel doesn’t need to go at this time…?”

“I have to go. Step aside, Ardal.”

With his words going in one ear, I stepped to move again. Ardal stood in front of me again and bent down. He leaned over and faced me, speaking cautiously.

“Why all of a sudden, Haniel?”

Oh my God, you really are being persistent.

I didn’t want to ruin my favorability rating, but I still had to log out first. I pushed Ardal’s body away to stop him from trying to grab my hand.

Ardal frowned slightly as he gazed at the hand that pushed him away. The system window popped up before he could say anything.

[You do not have enough stamina. Rest is recommended to recover your stamina.]

[If you do not take a break, you will be stunned for a certain period of time.]

Rest is the problem now? Even if I take a break, I won’t do it here. I’ll just play the game!

There’s no time to relax here. Instead of resting, I took out the red potion from the equipment window. It’s just a stamina potion, but I couldn’t save at a moment like this.

Ardal widened his eyes when he saw the potion suddenly pop out. When I waved my hand in the air, he was surprised to see the potion. He hurriedly turned to the knight next to him. The knight next to him seemed to be obscured by his body so he didn’t see me pull a potion out of the air. Ardal turned and moved his body so that I wasn’t in the knight’s line of vision. Turning away from the startled Ardal, I swallowed the red liquid.

Ardal asked me in a low voice as I drank the potion.

“Haniel, can you use magic?”

“Y-Yes, I can use it sometimes.”

“Sometimes…?”

Ardal’s expression became even more bizarre when I vaguely answered, as if he was bothered.

The system window popped up again.

[You have consumed a weak aphrodisiac potion.]

[A weak effect has been applied.]

[The aphrodisiac effect is automatically canceled after achieving two runs.]

“Huh?”

Checking the system window, I let out a small exclamation. I checked the system window and looked closely at the bottle in my hand, but there was no difference from the stamina recovery potion. So was the color.

As I stared at the bottle, the item description came to mind.

[Empty potion bottle. A bottle containing a weak aphrodisiac effect.]

[An almost empty bottle. A bottle containing leftover aphrodisiac potion.]

[The remaining amount is so small that no matter who drinks it, they will not be affected by the aphrodisiac.]

Damn it… why did they show me the description after I drank it?!

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