How to survive in the Romance Fantasy Game

Suddenly, someone pulled my sleeve with soft nudges. Looking to my left, it was Seo, who had appeared out of nowhere. ”Do you have a partner, Riley?” she asked innocently, completely ignoring the honey-haired woman right in front of me.

Seo... I knew you were a klutz when it came to social norms, but Iʼm pretty sure you know itʼs quite rude to suddenly chime in on someone elseʼs conversation, right?

She was even making subtle glances at Rose, so I knew she was aware of her presence.

And why is she even asking me that? Didnʼt we already establish yesterday that we wouldnʼt be partnering up?

As much as I wanted to partner up with a cheat like Seo, I needed her to take care of a very special boss inside the forest, so it wasnʼt possible at the moment.

As per the game scenario, Seo needed to act alone in this one. ”Riley, partner up with me!”

A loud, rustic noise resonated from my left, and this time I saw the serious yet positive- looking face of Lucas. He seemed very expectant and excited, a slight grin spreading across his face. ”I know you may not think of me as someone worthy of your presence,” he began earnestly, ”but I promise you, this time-no, this time I will clearly show you my dedication and improvement. Although it may not look like it, Iʼm fairly certain that aside from Seo and you, my skills with the sword have gotten way stronger, I will show you what it means to live with the sword with a knightʼs honor in it, So, please become my partner” ʼWtf?ʼ

What is this guy yapping about? Dedication? Improvement? Knight? Partnering up as well?

Canʼt he see my situation right now?

Rose and Seo were already problematic enough to deny, and now this fucker is suddenly trying to partner up with me?

Doesnʼt he hold animosity towards me, considering the disrespect I showed him last time? Now why is he suddenly back to his demeanor from when we first interacted? ”Lucas, what are you talking about?”

Even Janica, standing by his side, looked confused by his sudden declaration as she looked at

Lucas and me alliteratively.

Looking at her reaction, I could tell Lucas did this on his own. Seriously, whatʼs wrong with this guy? Iʼm not even a heroine, why is he so interested in me?

And wasnʼt he following his scenario based on the few investigations Iʼve done with him? Everything shouldʼve flowed out smoothly, right?

So why the sudden change in context?

As I observed the three of them, my brows slowly started to frown.

They looked at each other, though they didnʼt say anything aloud. I could tell there was already a battle of wits going on among them. ”Hi~ am I interrupting something perhaps?” came a voice, breaking my train of thought. ʼOh, my fucking god, who is it now?ʼ

A woman with platinum blonde hair and eyes that seemed to be judging my value approached me, wearing a business-like smile.

She scanned the people around me with slight bows. ”Do you perhaps already have a partner Mr Hell?”

Hahaha.... This time it was this woman now. ʼClara Luminaria...ʼ

Why is she even here, how does she know my name? now a whole lot pf plethora of new questions suddenly raced in me again.

Shaking my head, I ignored the useless thoughts and let her walk closer.

Although I only caught a glimpse of her yesterday back at the auction balcony, seeing her like this felt new for some reason.

Considering she wore quite the revealing dress yesterday, seeing her in a normal school uniform like this felt weird yet somehow made her look even better.

Rose, Seo, Janica, Lucas, and now Clara... At this rate, Iʼll end up gathering all of the main casts without even doing anything.

Suddenly, a notification popped up in front of me: [Notice:] [Skill: Monarchʼs Will (Locked)] [Passive Effect: Charisma + EX] [Current proficiency: 5%-25%] [Influence: +45] [Effects: your words greatly influences, the decisions of those around you] [Presence: +35] [Effects: Your Charisma will always be at an all time high, when interacting with other [people] [Note: Effects may vary depending on skill proficiency]

Is Monarchʼs Will acting up again?

Is that why all of this was happening?

Or are they just genuinely interested in partnering up?

Whatever the was case... one thing I can tell that is fairly certain was that each and every one of them had their own agendas they wanted to fulfill. ”Riley....”

Oh fuck me.... Upon hearing another voice, my mind stopped trying to process the whole situation.

Iʼm not even in the forest yet... but it felt like my god awful luck was already affecting me.