Chapter 52: New Trait

Learning more about how her husband viewed Veya wasn’t a bad thing.

After swallowing the food in her mouth, Evalyn smiled and spoke:

“Cold and aloof… yeah, that does feel accurate.”

“Yeah.”

Faon replied with a smile.

He quite enjoyed chatting casually with his wife during meals.

“But I didn’t expect Veya to specially give a wedding gift. Honestly, I thought I would never see her again in this lifetime.”

“Eh, becoming ‘neighbors’ here… that counts as fate, right? Or maybe… a bond between my husband and his friend?”

Evalyn said playfully.

“You could say that. In the party, I’ve known her the longest, and we were also selected together into the Hero’s Party.”

Faon stroked his chin, thinking subconsciously.

As for solving the problem, he had already figured it out.

Simply put, he needed to create an item that could “reset” all statuses on a person—returning his wife to something like a Blank Slate.

And according to Veya, the most important material for making this item would only appear in this Frontier Town.

So they could only wait.

Thinking about it that way, their encounter with Veya might not have been such a coincidence after all.

This town had likely been part of her original itinerary.

“I know that.”

Evalyn continued.

“What I’m asking is—how does my husband see this friend of his?”

Her tone was calm, but there was a faint trace of jealousy hidden within it.

“I heard from you before—when the party hadn’t been formed yet, it was just the two of you, right? A man and a woman… often spending nights together…”

A jealous wife was incredibly cute in his eyes.

Of course, more importantly, he would never betray his wife.

“Still, something felt strange—”

A wife who got jealous… yet was willing to let others disguise themselves as her?

“Why?”

Was it because she hated her weak body… or something else?

“Of course I’d get jealous… And when I was working as a receptionist, I had never seen her. I only kept hearing you mention a partner, but never asked about the details.”

Evalyn puffed her cheeks slightly.

“I was always worried back then.”

“But back then, we hadn’t confirmed our relationship yet, right? And you were still that worried?”

Faon said with a smile.

“Hey~ how can you say that? Even if we hadn’t confirmed it, you liked me and I liked you—how could I not overthink?”

Evalyn moved beside him, her pretty face slightly flushed, and lightly pinched him.

“I was just teasing you.”

Faon’s lips curled into a faint smile.

“Veya already knew about you early on. And when we went out for missions, we usually stayed in single inns. Spending nights outdoors together was rare.”

“I see… then how does my husband view Veya?”

Evalyn asked again.

“When I first met her, she was already someone who—”

“Actually, I’m more interested in you, my husband.”

Evalyn cut him off playfully, then seemed to recall something.

“Speaking of which, Ailin also started distancing herself from you around that time. She used to call you ‘big brother’ all the time when you were kids.”

“Ailin is originally the Town Resident Mage. Maybe after I confirmed my relationship with you but still went adventuring, she felt dissatisfied with me.”

Faon explained with a smile.

“Besides, distancing is much better than constant arguing, right? And it doesn’t mean we’re no longer family.”

“That’s true… but I still hope my husband and my sister can get along better. Like Night Lei and Yeye—that’s pretty nice, isn’t it?”

Evalyn lowered her head slightly, feeling discouraged.

If she couldn’t even manage the relationship between her husband and her younger sister, then she definitely wasn’t a perfect wife.

And on top of that… she was even helping match her husband with other women.

Faon noticed her low mood and held her hand.

“This isn’t your problem—it’s mine. There’s no need to overthink it. Ailin is a good person, and that’s enough.”

“Mm… you’re right, husband.”

Evalyn stuck out her tongue slightly.

After dinner, the two rested on the sofa for a while.

Then Evalyn went to handle her daily “routine.”

However, since Faon insisted on washing the dishes, she also started thinking about how to make her husband depend on her more.

But no matter how much she doubted, it was useless.

She entered the Matchmaker’s Guild.

She checked the attributes of the three people to see the changes after yesterday’s “enhancement.”

She discovered that Faon’s Affection Level toward Night Lei had risen to B (Good Friend), while his feelings toward Yeye hadn’t changed.

His Corruption Level had also increased slightly, nearing the “rising phase.”

Night Lei and Yeye’s affection toward her husband had increased similarly.

However, something new appeared in Yeye’s emotional traits.

It was vague, with a long bar indicator—half lit, half unlit.

“This is a sign that a new trait is about to appear. The bar above it represents the unlock progress. Once it’s full, you’ll be able to see it.”

The Receptionist’s voice suddenly sounded.

Evalyn was startled.

“Could you not suddenly appear beside me… and read my mind like that?”

The Receptionist looked at her coldly.

“This has already been explained before.”

Evalyn sighed.

“What is this new trait?”

“Exactly as it sounds. During the process of accepting and completing commissions, targets will generate new traits. This is important information for adjusting your strategy.”

Evalyn nodded.

She had long since grown accustomed to new things appearing.

Continuing to look down, she noticed that her husband’s trait Magic Resistance also had a progress bar—and it had already begun to take shape.

Before exiting, Evalyn suddenly felt that the Receptionist gave off a very similar feeling to Veya.

But Veya had a colder, more distant aura.

The Receptionist, on the other hand, had an extremely low presence.

Unable to hold back, she asked:

“Is there any connection between the Receptionist and Miss Veya?”

For some reason, she felt that the Receptionist’s tone became slightly impatient.

“No comment.” the Receptionist replied calmly.

“Huh? Didn’t you say you would answer all my questions?”

Evalyn said, slightly dissatisfied.

“Then you may consider it as ‘no relation at all.’” the Receptionist responded flatly.

Evalyn found it suspicious.

But she knew continuing to ask wouldn’t get her any further answers.

So she directly exited the interface.

Thinking about this, Falin let out a soft sigh without realizing it.

The sound was quiet, almost lost in the silence of the room.

However, Faon still noticed it.

“What is it?”

He lifted his head slightly and looked at her from across the table.

His gaze carried a hint of confusion.

“It is nothing.”

She shook her head lightly.

“I am just a little tired.”

“I see.”

He did not ask further.

To him, this seemed completely normal.

.

Especially recently.

Soon, silence returned to the dining table.

The atmosphere was quiet, yet not uncomfortable.

For a while, neither of them spoke.

However, at that moment—

A familiar sound suddenly echoed within Falin’s mind.

“Ding—”

The notification chime was not loud.

Yet within her consciousness, it sounded exceptionally clear.

Falin froze slightly.

Her chopsticks paused halfway to her mouth.

In the next second, a translucent panel quietly appeared within her mind.

Lines of glowing text slowly formed across the surface.

[Target status change detected]

[Corruption Level increased]

[Current Level: Rank E]

“It increased again?”

She murmured silently in her thoughts.

.

And this particular level was closely tied to her relationship with Faon.

Simply put—

The closer their relationship became, the higher the level would rise.

Every time the level increased, the system would generate new abilities or effects.

At first, she had treated it cautiously.

Yet before she could continue thinking about it—

Another prompt appeared.

[New Trait generating…]

A faint ripple passed across the panel.

A few seconds later, the system notification appeared again.

[Generation complete]

[New Trait acquired]

[Husband Strengthening]

The moment she read the name of the new trait, Falin’s expression froze slightly.

“…Husband Strengthening?”

The words felt somewhat strange when she read them.

Her expression became complicated.

A moment later, a new line of description slowly appeared beneath the title.

[Husband Strengthening: When the target is nearby, all of your own stats receive a certain degree of increase]

[Current effect: B-Rank]

[The effect will continue to grow as the relationship changes]

Falin stared at the panel silently for several seconds.

Then she slowly lifted her head.

Her gaze landed on Faon, who was sitting across from her.

At this moment, he was still eating with his head lowered.

“…”

To be honest, abilities like this sometimes left her feeling conflicted.

l.

But on the other hand—

The system’s intentions were becoming increasingly obvious.

Guiding it.

Encouraging it.

Perhaps even manipulating it.

And that made her feel a little uneasy.

The biggest problem was—

She did not know whether these changes were good or bad.

her.

“Why do you keep staring at me?”

He looked up, slightly puzzled.

Only then did Falin realize that she had been looking at him for quite a while.

She quickly turned her gaze away.

“It is nothing.”

Her tone returned to its usual calm.

“I was just suddenly lost in thought.”

Faon nodded casually.

He did not think much about it.

“Oh, right.”

He suddenly seemed to remember something.

“I might have to go out for a commission tomorrow.”

Falin blinked.

“A new commission?”

“Yes.”

Faon nodded.

“I heard it is a task posted by the Merchant Guild.”

“It seems to be an escort mi