Chapter 15: Consultation

The next day, it was nearing lunchtime.

Evalyn sat in the living room, absentmindedly flipping through the books her husband, Faon, usually read.

Her mind was entirely focused on how to complete the Difficult Commission the next day.

She was already prepared to go out, but the physical contact and photography requirements seemed a bit challenging.

Due to the marital activities the previous night, Evalyn felt a lingering fatigue in her body that hadn’t fully recovered.

Her mind felt sluggish.

This had resulted in her skipping her usual morning painting session.

It made Evalyn question her own life… ‘Am I really the type who is bad at this but loves it anyway?’

‘And my husband, whom I thought was on the verge of reaching his limit beneath me—did he actually feel nothing at all?’

After all, she was still exhausted from the “intense” activities of the night before.

Meanwhile, aside from looking slightly drained, her husband had woken up on time to go to work and had even prepared breakfast.

Such diligence was a wonderful quality, but the sheer difference in their physical states was somewhat concerning.

‘Could it be that the physical reactions of men and women are just different?’

Evalyn felt a bit frustrated.

This was the first time for both her and her husband, so she had nothing to compare it to.

“Once you see your husband’s performance during reproductive activities with other women, you will understand the gap between yourself and those other women,” the Receptionist’s voice suddenly rang out.

“What… what are you talking about? I have the same S-rank energy as my husband!” Evalyn immediately retorted in dissatisfaction.

“You certainly are optimistic, Miss Evalyn.” After that meaningful remark, the Receptionist’s voice went silent.

Having calmed down, Evalyn instinctively began to ponder the Receptionist’s words.

‘If I can just see… my husband with another woman—wait, what am I thinking?!’

Realizing her train of thought, Evalyn’s face turned slightly red.

She stopped the wild fantasies in her head and set aside the book she had been mindlessly flipping through.

She didn’t actually mind those stray thoughts.

After all, she had wondered about her own reaction to seeing her husband with other women long before joining the Matchmaker’s Guild.

However, those thoughts led to a practical problem.

She had used the excuse of being physically weak to let her husband go out with other women.

But if she needed to take photos, she would have to go out herself, and she had to do it without being discovered.

“Miss Evalyn, you need not worry. There are items within the Guild’s commission process that can temporarily enhance your constitution,” the Receptionist’s voice reappeared at just the right moment.

“Could it be… the Enhancement Potion from the Difficult Commission reward?”

Evalyn frowned.

“It seems you have a certain level of understanding, Miss Evalyn.”

The Receptionist’s cold praise felt entirely like mockery to Evalyn, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.

“So… if I don’t complete it, I can’t use it, right?”

“No. The Enhancement Potion is specifically for strengthening marital activities. What can temporarily improve your constitution is the Matchmaker’s Uniform. Wearing the uniform will enhance all aspects of your constitution, reduce your stamina consumption, and lower the perception others have of you.” The Receptionist then added, “You can consider this a novice benefit.”

“Wait… the Special Commission reward includes two sets of uniforms. That means…” Evalyn suddenly realized something.

If that was the case, as long as she wore the uniform, she could not only reduce stamina consumption but also boost her constitution.

‘Then—then as long as I wear this uniform, wouldn’t I be able to reach the limit alongside my husband?!’

However, the Receptionist immediately poured a bucket of cold water on her hopes.

“Regrettably, when wearing this outfit, Miss Evalyn, you cannot perform a partial removal.”

“How do you know what I’m thinking? And if that’s the case, what about using the restroom?”

Evalyn asked, clearly annoyed.

“We are currently discussing the completion of the commission. I have the right to hear your thoughts. I do not recommend wearing it constantly; you can change back into your previous clothes instantly. As a side note, the uniforms you grant to other women can be partially removed, but they do not possess the effect of reducing one’s presence.”

“Huh?” Evalyn was instantly incensed. “So the constitution bonus still exists? You mean I have to let other women wear the same clothes as me and engage in activities with my husband in an enhanced state?”

“Please do not be hasty. If you wear the uniform, any commissions performed during that time will receive corresponding bonuses. Later on, you can also obtain titles to further strengthen these effects,” the Receptionist said, remaining unhurried.

Since it was a reward for the Special Commission, Evalyn decided to stop thinking about it for now.

Besides, she had the right to refuse to give the uniform to anyone else.

Even with the major restrictions, the uniform was a powerful tool.

Evalyn thought for a moment.

“Then… when I complete this Difficult Commission, I can wear it to stay hidden?”

“Yes. That way, you can complete the mission without any accidents. However, this is not free. To maintain the value of the Special Commission reward, you must temporarily pay a rental fee for the uniform. It costs one Guild Coin per hour.”

Evalyn currently had twenty Guild Coins, so she could rent it for twenty hours.

The price wasn’t considered expensive.

It was a good thing she would eventually own it, or she would have to pay to wear the same clothes other women wore while with her husband just to get the bonus.

Besides, she only needed to rent it for two hours tomorrow.

She could earn ninety-eight Guild Coins, which was a guaranteed profit.

Thinking of this, Evalyn spoke up immediately.

“Then tomorrow during the Difficult Commission, I’ll rent it for two hours. After all, I need to return early so I don’t get caught tailing them.”

“A wise choice.”

After providing that bit of praise, the Receptionist fell silent.

Evalyn stretched.

As long as no accidents happened, the Difficult Commission shouldn’t be a problem.

So, the only thing left before her was the Special Commission she needed to prepare for in advance.

Evalyn thought briefly.

It happened to be lunchtime.

She would eat with Night Night.

After all, she had mentioned before that she would come to her if she had something to discuss.

Even if things didn’t work out, it would still help build their relationship.

She packed some bread and ingredients that only needed to be heated up.

She walked to Night Lei’s door and knocked.

Soon, the sound of light running came from inside, and Night Night appeared at the door.

“Sister Evalyn, it really is you.”

Her tone was excited, as if she had expected Evalyn to come over.

However, she quickly realized she had lost her composure and hurriedly added, “Good… good afternoon, Sister Evalyn. Sorry, I lost my cool just now… please, come in.”

Evalyn was a bit surprised.

She followed Night Night inside and said, “Good afternoon, Yeye. It’s almost like you knew I was coming.”

Night Night seemed a bit embarrassed. “Because Sister Evalyn gives off such a holy feeling… I heard Master Faon say before… that I seem to be able to feel the nature of everyone’s Magic Power, and… my perception range is quite large.”

“Thank you for the compliment, Yeye, but ‘holy’ is… a bit much.”

Evalyn smiled.

“So that’s how it is. No wonder my husband said you have a high talent for Magic Power.”

Evalyn didn’t understand much about such things, but as a former receptionist for the Adventurers Guild, she could more or less understand the talent for Magic Power.

However, if that was the case, the Difficult Commission felt even more difficult now.

‘One step at a time,’ Evalyn sighed inwardly.

After sitting down, she asked curiously, “Then, what does the feeling from my husband’s body look like?”

Yeye, imitating Evalyn by pouring water, thought seriously for a moment.

“Master Faon… he feels like he has no feeling at all, but he makes people feel very comfortable… kind of…”

Just as she was about to continue, Yeye suddenly snapped out of it.

“Sor… sorry, talking about Master Faon right in front of Sister Evalyn… it feels a bit strange.”

‘You probably want to talk about him even more, don’t you?’

Evalyn snorted inwardly but still said with a beaming smile, “It’s fine. I love it when people praise my husband… I’m more than happy to hear it. Besides, you can be more intimate with him, Yeye… well, not ‘intimate,’ but you don’t have to be so formal. Just treat him like your own brother.”

By the end of her sentence, Evalyn wasn’t even sure what she was saying anymore.

“Is that… is that really okay?”

“No problem at all! After all, you’re going out together tomorrow, right? You’ll help me keep an eye on my husband, won’t you?” Evalyn winked. Then, without waiting for Yeye to speak, she shook the basket in her hand. “By the way, have you had lunch yet, Yeye?”

“No… because when I was with my sister in The Order, we would only finish our prayers at this time. So I haven’t yet, I was just making something simple…”

“Then let’s eat together! I’m alone too, anyway. By the way, doesn’t your sister come back at noon? Leaving such a cute sister at home all alone.”

Evalyn spoke playfully.

“Sister is used to eating at The Order… she hasn’t come back these past two days.”

Night Night didn’t have an extreme reaction to the word “cute” coming from Evalyn.

“Then will you eat with my husband?”

Evalyn asked instinctively.

“No… we haven’t seen Master Faon. He probably eats by himself…”

“Is that so?”

Evalyn didn’t think much of it.

It was just eating alone. She even had images of her husband eating at The Order and eating with her.

She came up with a great idea.

“Then during your usual work hours, you can eat with my husband. It must be lonely for him to eat all by himself.”

Although a picture with other women present would be strange, since the intensity wasn’t high and she could see other sides of her husband, why wouldn’t Evalyn want that?

“O-Okay, I’ll let my sister know.”

Night Night nodded with a smile.

Next, the two of them prepared lunch together.

After waiting for Night Night to finish her prayers, Evalyn finally revealed her goal.

“Actually, there are two reasons why I came to eat with you, Yeye. One is that I was afraid you’d be lonely by yourself, and the second is… I have something I want to discuss with you.”