Trapped as an NPC in a Dating Sim

Chapter 43: Sylvanleaf Hairpin: A Gift To Aria Luna!

“Sigh… Aria, why do you think that way? I never thought of you as a cheap woman, and I never forced you, did I?”

Soren spoke, his head slightly lowered as if he felt hurt. He noticed that this girl would grow quieter and more docile whenever he showed a little more assertiveness.

This realization amused him somewhat.

For now, Soren looked at Aria gently and continued speaking.

“As for me playing with Sylvia, have I ever tried to hide that from you?”

Soren asked, his expression honest.

“From the beginning, I never lied to you. In fact, before we did that in the training room, you already knew what kind of guy I am, didn’t you? Then why didn’t you struggle at that time?”

At his query, Aria suddenly lowered her head a little guiltily.

To be honest, if she really thought about it, she came second.

But that didn’t mean he would get away unscathed.

“Scumbag!”

In the end, Aria mumbled the word while gnashing her teeth. She never thought she would be taken advantage of by a guy like him.

“Haha… You can say that. I don’t mind.”

But Soren was truly too thick-skinned. He simply accepted her words with pride, making her roll her eyes.

“Anyway, Aria, I know why you are angry, and I understand that I went a bit overboard. But if you think I will apologize, you are wrong.”

Soren suddenly turned serious, revealing his true thoughts.

“As I said, you are very beautiful, and I like you a lot—but I also like Sylvia. In fact, you don’t need to tell her what happened between us. I will tell her myself later.”

Soren’s words startled Aria.

“You… are you stupid?”

He was truly an oddball among scumbags. But that was how Soren decided to continue his perverted expeditions.

Otherwise, hiding things all the time, trying to balance between girls, and waiting for game events to form a harem would waste too much time.

He didn’t want to get exhausted.

“In fact, hey, Aria, why don’t you wear a skirt in the next class too? I will play with your thighs right in front of Sylvia this time. Wouldn’t that even things out?”

Soren asked as if he had found a reasonable solution, only to get hit on the head by her.

“Ouch…”

“You wish…”

Aria was so exasperated by his logic that she wasn’t even angry anymore. Getting angry only wasted her energy.

This guy’s brain really worked differently.

“Hey, I’m serious here, you know? Aren’t you just jealous of Sylvia?”

Soren rubbed the spot she hit and gave a charming smile.

“The heck I will be jealous. You can go die for all I care.”

Aria pouted and decided there was no point in arguing.

To be honest, she felt a little strange about her situation. She came here to hold him accountable and expected at least an apology.

But instead, he was thinking about playing with her in front of Sylvia.

If she stayed a little longer, she didn’t know what else he would say.

Feeling dejected, she decided to leave and maintain a certain distance from this guy from now on.

She wouldn’t let him touch her now, let alone attend that so-called archery training.

“Hey, wait a minute. There’s something I want to give you.”

However, just as she turned to leave, Soren stopped her once more.

This time, he was holding something in his hand.

It was a silver hairpin shaped like a delicate leaf, with a small green gem set at its base.

“What is this?” Aria asked, slightly surprised.

But Soren only smiled faintly and stepped closer.

“Don’t move,” he said softly.

Then he reached up and carefully slid the hairpin into her hair above her ear, securing a small section in place. His fingers brushed lightly against her temple as he adjusted it.

After stepping back, his eyes lingered on her for a moment.

“Hm, I was right. It suits you.”

He gave a gentle smile.

Only then did Aria realize that the thing he just placed in her hair was an artifact, and she could now read its description.

—

[Artifact: Sylvanleaf Hairpin]

[Rank: D]

[Effect: Increases Charm by 5%. Grants a certain resistance to weak charm or seduction-type effects.]

—

“I noticed that you are very susceptible to charm and seduction. This is a very bad weakness to have. After all, I don’t want you to be seduced by anyone other than me.”

Soren spoke while lightly caressing her hair with one hand, while the other moved behind her, quietly grabbing her butt.

Aria’s body immediately stiffened slightly, her breath becoming a little uneven.

But Soren ignored her stiffness, gently patted her butt while she was still in a daze, continuing to caress her.

Only after hearing the system prompt did he release her, then whisper softly,

“Okay, let’s go to class. It’s getting late.”

He stepped back, his eyes focusing on the dazed Aria.

Looking at her expression, it seemed he made the right decision by purchasing this artifact together with Sylvia’s Silver Bracelet of Clarity.

Although he couldn’t help but think that giving gifts to two girls was already quite expensive.

“Umm… l-let’s go then.”

Aria slowly came out of her trance after Soren called her and timidly nodded, true to her usual self.

Her remaining anger suddenly disappeared without her even noticing it.

But what could she do when this was the first time she had ever received a gift in her life? That too from a boy.

The unfamiliar feeling in her heart made her a little confused.

Not to mention his intention behind it sounded a bit noble.

’But…he was the one who seduced me, though.’

Aria still had some complaints, but for now, she decided to forget them.

Maybe she needed to give him a little more chance?

Sometimes, he wasn’t as hateful or clueless as she thought.

Aria secretly glanced at Soren from the corner of her eyes, feeling that his charm seemed to increase again, and smiled almost imperceptibly.

Her hand sneakily touched the hairpin tucked firmly in her hair.

Sigh… the poor girl didn’t even realize how easily she was being swayed.

No wonder the difficulty of conquering her was only three stars.