[Part 2] Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain (FOR OFFLINE READING PURPOSE)

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'What!?'

Reflectively, my eyes shifted towards the top of Eckliss' head on the sudden rise of the system window. I opened my eyes widely.

'...it's gone!'

The letter [Favorability 77%] that shone clearly on top of his head until just now had been changed to [check favorability]. Moreover, the gauge bar which been filled with white crabs had turned dark red.

But, even before I could comprehend on what had happened, a new writing came up.

<SYSTEM> The gauge bar displayed color instead of value.

<SYSTEM> In order to check your favorability, make physical contact with the targets.

"......Eckliss."

Looking at the system window with shaky eyes, I managed to speak out. A tightly locked voice flowed out, as if it were suffocating.

"Give me that, I'll wear this for you myself."

I ordered. The corner of my mouth, while trembling, was lifted with difficulty.

Eckliss slowly took the hand off his lips. Chool- The necklace fell with a savage sound.

I received it almost as hastily as I snatched it with my bare hands. Eckliss bowed his head before me in a puckish manner.

As the rain-soaked brown top neared, the white letters [checking favor] and the dark red gauge bar were becoming more clear.

I slipped my hair down with my hands, hanging the necklace of pieces of stealing around my neck. Then again a white square window came to mind.

<SYSTEM> To check your favorability, pay [2 million gold / 200 reputation].

<SYSTEM> Would you like to confirm [Eckliss] 's favor?

[2 million gold / 200 reputation]

"What..."

At the new option that was given to me, a scream broke out from my mouth without my knowledge.

"Master...?"

Eckliss looked at me with a startle on his head. But I didn't even have time to look back on him.

'Crazy, does this make sense? It's a gaming system. It's...!'

I was thinking that far, but suddenly stopped breathing when I remembered that the same thing had happened to me before.

- Aah! Why! Why are you dying again!

- Ah-shi....Should I just buy it?

When I was playing the hard mode, I remembered how many times I had wondered if I should pay or not. Yes. This crazy game wasn't a 'total free' game at all. The in-kind induction was very high, and I, who lived like a scrooge, almost fell for it several times.

I stared at the square window as if I were going to tear it to death and make a fool of the [2 million gold]. Because it was the first charging system, it was impossible to know how game money was charged.

<SYSTEM> Subtract [2 million gold] to check the favors of [Eckliss].

(Remaining funds: 98,000,000 gold)

With the new writing, [Checking Favor] above Eckliss's head disappeared.

[Favorite 78%]

I checked Eckliss' favorability and it had increased by 1% but I wasn't the very least pleased about it. This was because I knew that the money was going to be deducted from the 100 million gold I won from winning the hunting competition.