Chapter 484: Shin Chae-rin

"Oh... this place is even bigger and more beautiful than in the images!" Bustyviper exclaimed, pausing for a second in the middle of the path.

Her beautiful dark eyes—common for a woman from her country—scanned the gigantic Goldenveil Palace from top to bottom, darting from one tower to another, unable to decide where to settle next.

She was a wealthy woman back on Earth.

She knew the elite well and had worked very hard to survive among them without ending up in a miserable situation, especially given her beauty.

Still, of everything she had ever seen in her life, she couldn’t recall a structure so massive and so magnificent.

And it wasn’t just the palace.

Honestly, every part of that city looked like a work of art, from the polished stone streets gleaming in the sun to the enormous columns supporting the very spot where her feet now stood.

Her family’s fortune came from the construction industry, and she herself had studied civil engineering.

She never actually graduated, choosing instead to focus on her pop career—which she had also practically abandoned to devote herself to the game.

If this weren’t a game, she’d be seriously wondering how Goldenveil managed to finance a construction industry of this caliber.

Of course, she had no way of knowing it, but most of Goldenveil’s structures had been built by Ethan himself with his instant construction.

Now, however, that industry was changing significantly, with Goldenveil’s architects already reaching an adequate level of perfection.

The cost and time required were no small matter.

On Earth, maintaining that standard of quality in every construction project would be virtually impossible—unlike in Goldenveil, with its fantastic capabilities.

Bustyviper resumed walking calmly alongside Seo-ah, adjusting her neckline with her fingertips.

She was still wearing that full-body black bodysuit, but now she had pulled the hood back and opened the cape to reveal more of her perfect body.

The form-fitting fabric clung to every curve, cinching her slim waist and cradling her huge tits, which rose and fell with each step, swaying heavily side to side as if the fabric itself were straining to keep them in place.

Since only women were allowed in the palace, she could relax much more.

The beauty ran her hands through her black hair, slowly gathering it back and tossing it over her cloak, letting the straight strands cascade down her back like dark silk.

Her lips, painted purple, held a soft smile.

She turned her face to the side, meeting Seo-ah’s judgmental gaze.

"What’s the matter? I just want to look pretty for your NPC husband."

"Crazy bitch..." Seo-ah sighed, looking away and crossing her arms.

"Crazy bitch, my ass—I’m a sane, level-headed woman! Remember when we used to play together when we were little? We always shared! He’s basically our husband, not yours!"

Bustyviper didn’t have a shred of shame on her face as she declared this, puffing out her chest with pride. The motion stretched her cleavage a little wider, the soft, pale flesh of her décolletage bulging against the edges of the opening, nearly spilling out of it.

"And besides, I hope he’s really as big as you said, because if not—"

Of course, that brazen attitude only lasted until the two of them climbed the tall staircases and stepped into the central part of the palace, where a voice echoed through the hall.

"Oh... Seo-ah, it’s good to see you here... I can see you’ve brought a very excited friend, haven’t you? She must be very eager to meet the husband... both inside and out, fufufufu~"

The voice was feminine, sweet, and mature, always dripping with honey.

It was Ophelia.

Now pregnant, she was beginning to set aside some of her responsibilities at the palace, since her shadow magic carried a high risk of harming the child in her womb.

Still, she trained the palace maids every day, and she had just finished that day’s session.

She was elegantly dressed, as always.

Her large, heavy breasts were covered by a white blouse, the unbuttoned neckline revealing a long stretch of creamy skin, almost down to her belly.

Her black skirt was a little less tight than usual, and her glasses—beautiful and elegant—rested on her delicate nose.

Bustyviper froze for a moment, not missing the provocation in Ophelia’s words.

She had been speaking so freely that she had forgotten one very simple thing.

The NPCs in Tales of Estria were extremely realistic, to the point where it was hard to treat them any differently from real humans.

A deep red spread across Bustyviper’s pale face, climbing to the tips of her ears and trickling down her neck.

She took a step back and nearly hid behind Seo-ah, clutching the edge of her cloak between her fingers and biting her lip.

"What’s your name, dear?" Ophelia asked, tilting her head with a gentle smile.

"Bust—" She caught herself, clearing her throat. "S-Shin Chae-rin."

"Oh... that’s a beautiful name." Ophelia smiled.

She already knew exactly who this woman was.

She had been one of Korea’s most famous actresses and singers in recent years.

Apparently, she’d more or less retired after Tales of Estria was released, focusing entirely on the game.

She was an intelligent and talented woman, and the two had actually met before, at an auction in London.

Ophelia had obviously been using a pseudonym at the time, so Chae-rin didn’t remember her.

The two exchanged glances for a moment, the silence of the hall broken only by the distant echo of footsteps somewhere down a corridor.

Chae-rin saw a hint of familiarity in Ophelia’s face—a strange sensation that lingered on the tip of her tongue, like a name she could almost remember.

But she soon told herself it was only because Ophelia also had Asian features, something uncommon in Goldenveil, where the vast majority of NPCs looked more like Northern Europeans.

"I’ll let you two get on with your... well... explorations. Tell the husband to come see me after you’ve met with him."

Without pressing the matter further, Ophelia turned her back and walked away, the click of her heels echoing through the hall as she left the two women behind.