While waiting for Marin to wake up, Caleb started talking to Tinkerbell: 'Tinkerbell, why aren't there any new abilities again?'
Tinkerbell, who was swimming in the bathtub, seemingly having fun, turned to him and replied: [Master, you can only have 15 items available in the Store, excluding Lotteries, and you'll also receive a maximum of 15 new items every ten levels. Reaching level 20, you have a total of 15 new Store items.]
She added: [But if the System added them automatically, it could fill the Store with junk, since new items are always random. They can be very useful or just trash!]
[That's why the System decided to wait for your confirmation before adding new items! Cool, right?]
From her expression, the more she spoke, the happier she got. Now, Tinkerbell was having fun in the bathtub with them. From Caleb's perspective, it looked like she was swimming in a soapy pool.
'So, I need to decide now whether to add the 15 new items? I remember you said that if I don't have space and don't add them to the Store, they'll disappear, right?'
[That's right! They'll disappear forever! But you can wait until you upgrade the System again. You're at level 20 now. You can decide to upgrade the System if you have enough points. But after upgrading, the items will be lost forever!]
[So, I suggest you take your time, but add all the items and remove the bad ones one by one before upgrading the System. Who knows, if you're lucky, you might get some useful abilities!]
Tinkerbell then went back to her business, having fun floating in the water like a starfish, her body covered in bubbles.
'First, you can remove the following items: [Magic Voice (Weak Version)] and [Sleep Serum].' Caleb said.
[Done!] Tinkerbell replied right away.
Now, he had a total of 10 items available and could add another 5.
But for now, he didn't do it. He didn't even have points to spend. When he had more points, he would do it.
…
"I…" Marin woke up.
She seemed disoriented.
When she noticed Caleb, she smiled and snuggled into his chest.
And when she saw the bite mark on his shoulder, which, although it healed faster than a normal person's, still had a mark, guilt appeared on Marin's face, and at the same time, she looked at him full of love.
She recalled what had happened earlier. And then, she looked at her own hands.
When she touched her own skin, she simply couldn't believe she was touching her own arm.
"Good evening, sleepyhead~" Caleb teased, touching her nose.
Marin made a cute expression as she pouted: "Good morning… Good evening?"
Laughing a bit at her cute confusion, Caleb said: "It's still night, but I think we'd better get out of the bathtub; we've been in the water for quite a while."
"Ohhh…" She seemed to be under anesthesia as her thoughts were slow. Marin tried to get up, but when she touched the bathtub, she saw that she used too much force, as the bathtub showed visible signs of cracking.
"I'm sorry!" She didn't even know who she was apologizing to.
To the bathtub, to Caleb, or maybe to her father, who wasn't even there and would be very weird if he were…
Anyway, after a moment of confusion, she finally got out of the bathtub.
Hurriedly walking to the bathroom mirror, still naked, Marin turned on the faucet and splashed water on the foggy glass.
When she could see her reflection, she touched her own face like someone who transmigrates into another body, noticing how beautiful the person she ended up possessing was.
"Is this really me?"
It wasn't just her face that changed; even her dark brown eyes turned honey-colored. She, who liked to wear colored contacts because she didn't particularly like her eye color, fell in love with her new eyes.
And that wasn't all; her skin became smoother, like porcelain. The softness was so pleasant that she couldn't resist the urge to squeeze it.
Her hair returned to its original brown color. But instead of being dark like before, it was now lighter, almost blonde.
Although she still wanted to dye at least the tips later, she simply loved her current hair, which seemed to be made of the most expensive silk!
After looking like a narcissist, almost kissing the mirror, Marin turned to Caleb and threw herself into his arms: "Caleb, I love you to death!"
If her loyalty meter wasn't already at 100, it would definitely shoot straight to 100 now.
She was so happy, so… so warm, that she simply started kissing Caleb's body, soon kneeling in front of him.
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The next day.
[Points: 7,550]
Seeing his current points, Caleb smiled.
Marin thanked him in many ways for the Health Potion.
That also wore her out, and she simply wanted to sleep.
Precisely because of that, when it was time to go to the party they were invited to by Miku, only he was going.
'I love my current stamina.' He smiled in front of the mirror while adjusting his tie.
Although he didn't like wearing a suit and tie, from what he heard from Miku, it was a formal party. Even people from television would be there.
The person hosting the party was someone of status. There was no reason for him to dress sloppily and embarrass the Yuuki sisters for inviting him.
Or what, should he act like those protagonists who say they don't care what they wear and get mocked everywhere they go?
No, he wasn't that kind of person.
Although his clothes weren't expensive, they cost a few thousand yen.
Seeing it was time to go, Caleb went to Yor's house, as they were all going together, with Yor driving her car.
The place they were going to was over an hour's drive away, a bit outside the city. Meeting them at the front gate, Yor turned to him: "How do I look? What do you think?"
She moved her body, showing off her incredible curves. She was wearing a blouse tucked into dark pants that weren't too tight.
But even with all that, her sensual curves still stood out with every movement. Overall, she looked stylish without needing to show skin on purpose to look beautiful.
Her hair was carefully tied up, split into two parts and crossed over her head, secured with a band, forming two thick strands of hair that reached below her chest.
Caleb looked at Miku and was speechless with what he saw. She was wearing her hoodie and sweatpants.
She gave a lazy impression, but with her attractive face, it only made her look cuter. Caleb thought that with just her face, she would look beautiful in any clothes.
"You both look stunning." Caleb replied simply, not wanting to fall for Yor's teasing.
Seeing it didn't work, Yor stopped showing off and moved to give Caleb a better view.
"Tsk. No fun." Yor pouted.
Miku let out a giggle, as it was the first time she saw her sister being ignored by a guy. But Yor had something else on her mind.
'He just ignored me like that? That's a big improvement since the last time we went to their house. On that occasion, he looked at my whole body like a pervert for a moment. I bet he didn't know I noticed that.'
They got into the car with Miku sitting in the front seat next to her sister. Caleb was alone in the back.
"Marin didn't want to come with you?" Yor asked suddenly as she started driving.
"She had other plans." Caleb replied.
"I see…" Yor changed the subject: "By the way, you look good in that suit, don't you, Miku?"
"Yeah, really…" She blushed up to her ears as she said it.
Yor let out a giggle and kept driving.