Veya’s expression became somewhat unnatural, and she did not immediately answer Evalyn’s words.
Although her expressionless nature made such awkwardness faint, Evalyn—whose ability to detect women around her husband was highly heightened—still caught it.
Furthermore, since the other woman was a “Generate Commission Target” for the Guild, Evalyn was paying double the attention.
Now, the friendly smile on Evalyn’s own face was also a bit strained.
Having been suddenly spotted while wearing a uniform that was supposed to lower her presence, a sense of immorality and shame from eavesdropping earlier surged within her, mixed with a hint of guilt.
“Lady Evalyn, although she saw through you, it does not mean she discovered the things you did to your husband,” the Receptionist’s voice rang out in her mind as a timely reminder.
‘I know that… and what do you mean by “the things I did”? Those were all commissions sent by the Guild!’
Evalyn was extremely dissatisfied with the Receptionist’s strange phrasing.
At the same time, she realized something and asked, ‘Besides… isn’t the uniform’s function to lower presence very useful?! How did she see through it? Even my husband hasn’t seen through me!’
“Calm yourself, Lady Evalyn. Mr. Faon actually noticed you long ago. However, because you used **[Involuntarily]** while completing a Difficult Commission, Mr. Faon had no time to spare. Additionally, you were always hiding in the background or the crowd, which is why you didn’t trigger a deeper level of alertness from him,” the Receptionist explained, her tone seemingly laced with a hint of helplessness.
“But now that you are standing in the middle of the road, it is inevitable that you would be discovered by a powerhouse on the same level as Mr. Faon.”
‘So that’s how it is… Wait, you’re saying Miss Veya is a powerhouse on the same level as my husband? Could she be… one of my husband’s companions from the war?’
Evalyn realized this possibility.
Faon kept almost everything from her.
Evalyn claimed to know everything about her husband’s experiences during his adventuring days and the Demon Race War, so she naturally made that connection.
However, the Receptionist did not answer, only letting the Crystal Ball marker light up before Evalyn’s eyes.
Just as Evalyn was hesitating whether to accept it or not, the other woman’s silence and unnatural expression vanished.
Her tone remained as flat as ever.
“My apologies, Lady Evalyn. I forgot to bring a visiting gift for my earlier visit. When I came back with a gift to visit again, there was no response to my knocking.”
Veya’s calm eyes seemed to be asking Evalyn, ‘Where did you go during this short period of time?’
Evalyn breathed a sigh of relief.
This temporarily proved that the other woman was a good person.
Moreover, forgetting to bring a gift suggested that Veya might be more ditzy than she appeared on the surface.
“Ah… please wait a moment, I just went out for a bit to handle some business.”
As Evalyn spoke with a smile, she walked to her front door, took out her keys, and opened it.
During this, Veya simply watched her actions calmly.
After opening the door, Evalyn spoke in a friendly manner, “A gift isn’t really necessary, right? We’ll be neighbors from now on… Miss Veya knows my husband, and as fellow members of the Human Race, we need to look out for each other here.”
Veya did not react much.
She spoke indifferently, “No need. Since Fawn Resmart has not returned yet, then as I said before, I will leave the formal visit for next time.”
After she finished speaking, an exquisite gift box appeared in her hand as if by magic.
Evalyn wasn’t surprised; the other woman was dressed very much like a mage.
Even if it was a disguise to deceive others, she definitely had something to do with Magic.
This was Evalyn’s experience from working at the Guild’s reception.
“It really isn’t necessary… If you really want to give it, Miss Veya, then we can wait for that formal visit you mentioned. Why don’t you come in and sit for a while? Unfortunately, I estimate my husband won’t be back until around dinner time.”
“Evalyn smiled.”
Regardless, since the other woman knew her husband, as his wife, Evalyn had to be polite.
Veya’s attention and gaze did not seem to be on Evalyn, but rather… on the living room behind her?
After a moment of silence, Veya spoke, “No need. Visiting twice is already a bit rude. Being with a stranger would make Lady Evalyn… feel restrained.”
Veya did not accept Evalyn’s polite offer and instead simply handed the gift over.
The obvious pause before Veya changed her words felt strange to Evalyn.
It was clear she had been about to say someone’s name.
However, Evalyn chose not to ask further and just accepted the gift.
“Then, thank you very much, Miss Veya. How about… this? When my husband returns, or after work some time in the next few days, we will visit you together.”
When Veya heard the words “visit together,” that unnatural expression appeared again.
Her tone, however, did not change much.
“No need. I will come over again tomorrow when you have time. I’ll be leaving now.”
After saying that, Veya left on her own.
However, once out of Evalyn’s sight, she stopped her pace.
She remained silent, her expressionless face making it impossible to know what she was thinking.
Only Veya herself knew… she was actually regretting it.
She had clearly decided not to come see Faon today, yet she still couldn’t help herself.
Furthermore, she had subconsciously observed their house.
In that case… hadn’t she herself taken a little taste of the joy of reunion first?
***
Seeing Veya disappear from her sight, Evalyn didn’t think much of it.
She took the gift and went inside.
The gift was not light.
It was only with the boost from her uniform that Evalyn could carry it easily.
After placing it on the living room table, she thought about it and decided to wait until her husband returned to open it together.
That way, she could also ask about the relationship between the two of them.
As for Veya’s information, Evalyn decided to wait until the Special Commission was completed.
The Receptionist had mentioned earlier that she could do them simultaneously, but her current thought was to focus on completing the sister commission for “Night Night” and Night Lei first.
Having made her decision, Evalyn returned the uniform, and the feeling of overflowing power instantly vanished.
The sensation that had previously surrounded her body returned.
Although Evalyn quite missed the previous feeling, after thinking it over, she felt most comfortable like this.
After all, this was the appearance she had spent the most time in with her husband.
Since she had walked a lot and was sweaty, she chose to take a shower first.
As for that photo, she would deal with it after her shower.
In the bathroom, Evalyn entered the Adventurers Guild to check the rewards and the changes in the information for the three of them.
She checked the rewards for the Difficult Commission.
In her Matchmaker Card skill slots, there was now a skill called **[Silent and Soundless]**, along with a potion glowing with a purple-pink light.
The explanation for the potion was simple, consisting of only one sentence: “Can enhance the harmony of your married life.”
Evalyn felt like that sentence was a taunt.
Beyond that, the items could be retrieved or put back at any time.
As for the skill **[Silent and Soundless]**, she had originally thought it was a skill to lower her presence or footsteps.
It wasn’t until she read the skill description that she realized its true nature.
It was a passive skill that would slowly weaken her husband’s **[Magic Resistance]** trait from the shadows.
‘Is this really okay?’
She didn’t want her husband’s hard-earned strength from cultivation to be weakened because of a commission.
“Please rest assured, Lady Evalyn. Weakening the Magic Resistance in Mr. Faon’s traits will not weaken his strength. Instead, it will allow Mr. Faon to gain a better understanding of the use of Magic Power. This skill will lower Mr. Faon’s resistance to the Succubus Constitution brought about by his Mana Conflict with Night Night, making it easier to complete future commissions.”
The Receptionist had appeared next to Evalyn at some point and whispered into her ear, “And… it will increase Mr. Faon’s sensitivity during your married life.”
Evalyn was startled.
Although she knew the Receptionist could read her mind during a commission, she was still caught off guard.
“Then won’t my husband notice? And if it improves his use of magic, won’t he notice if I’m tracking him?”
However, the “increased sensitivity” the other woman mentioned was very tempting.
If her own constitution improved in the future, their life together would become more and more harmonious.
“It is weakened bit by bit based on the time Lady Evalyn spends by Mr. Faon’s side, so it will not be discovered. As for the issue of the uniform’s presence, you can simply avoid letting Mr. Faon notice, or let Mr. Faon directly adapt to your aura,” the Receptionist explained as she stood up straight.
“Furthermore, the depth of the **[Silent and Soundless]** skill will also increase or decrease based on the level of intimacy between Lady Evalyn and Mr. Faon. Therefore, the Guild highly encourages Lady Evalyn to engage in intimate activities with Mr. Faon.”
Evalyn’s face flushed slightly.
“It seems you people do some good things for a couple’s relationship sometimes.”
The Receptionist did not speak.
Evalyn continued to check her status.
After deducting the rental fee for the uniform, there were 118 Guild Coins left in her account.
Since the shop had not opened at her current level, they could only be used to rent uniforms for now.
There wasn’t much change in the information for Night Lei and “Night Night”, except for a small upward arrow next to their affection level, though the level itself had not changed.
After inquiring, Evalyn learned that this meant their feelings had increased, but the numerical value wasn’t enough to raise the level.
However, Evalyn felt it was enough.
After all, the two girls’ affection levels for her husband were already quite high; any higher and they would almost catch up to her.
The biggest change was in her husband’s information.
Not only had his affection for the two sisters risen to the **[B- (Friends)]** stage, but more importantly, his Corruption Level had risen to the lowest grade, **[Corruption Level: E]**. It was no longer “None.”
“Is there any difference between the various Corruption Levels?”
Evalyn asked tentatively.
“Lady Evalyn does not need to know that much for now. You only need to know that Mr. Faon’s current level means he will start to notice the behaviors of women other than yourself,” the Receptionist explained.
‘If that’s the case, then it’s fine.’
Evalyn breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn’t want her husband to be taken by other women just yet.
Then, the next step was the Special Commission.
If she completed it, her Matchmaker rank would rise to **[Rank D]**.
She didn’t know what permissions that would bring, but she would find out then.
Evalyn did a simple plan of her existing information and prepared to log out.
However, before she left, she asked, “Oh, right. When will the function the Receptionist mentioned earlier—about earning Guild Coins from my husband’s daily contact with other women—be unlocked?”
“I will make an exception and tell Lady Evalyn in advance. It should be after you become a **[Rank C]** Matchmaker. I wish you prosperity in your matchmaking.”
After the Receptionist finished speaking, she gave a polite parting bow.
“What’s with that! Don’t go making up weird phrases!”
Evalyn huffed and then logged out.
After finishing her shower and changing into fresh clothes, Evalyn went to the bedroom and saw the Magic Camera she had casually tossed onto the bed.
She opened it and looked inside.
After hesitating for a moment, she still didn’t delete that photo.
‘I’ll just leave it there for now… After all, I really don’t have a collection of my husband being silent like this.’
Afterward, she felt that since she had nothing else to do, she would retrieve the Enhancement Potion.
She continued to regret lying to her husband last night about her period…
Otherwise, this “Enhancement Potion” could have been put to use, allowing her “Serious Mode” as a wife to appear.
She had truly shot herself in the foot.
Thinking this, Evalyn felt a surge of curiosity toward the potion.
‘Should I… take a little taste first?’
‘To see what the effect and feeling are like?’