Trapped as an NPC in a Dating Sim-Chapter 74: A First Dating Proposal!

"You guys talk together, I-I have something to do."

Feeling a bit shy, Aurelia quickly excused herself, leaving Soren to deal with this.

He was the one who teased her anyway.

’This girl... how quickly she fled the scene. Won’t this make Sylvia even more suspicious?’

Soren was a bit speechless at Aurelia’s fast exit, not to mention her flushed look.

For a moment, he even wondered whether she was doing it knowingly.

"Hey, Soren, I am here. Look at me and speak."

Sylvia saw him looking at the running figure of Aurelia and gnashed her teeth in anger.

"What felt so soft, huh? Were you guys just flirting with each other just now?"

She was here, anxious about what had happened with Professor Lyra, while he was here flirting with another girl instead.

Of course, she was mad.

’Does he still have a crush on her? But... didn’t he already... with me...’

Sylvia suddenly thought, biting her lips, her eyes a bit moist.

’Did that mean he was just using me to fill her void? Was he... just playing with me? How dare he? And he even said he loves me before.’

Sylvia’s nature was overthinking. She could build many things from a few clues, let alone the fact that she had seen Soren and Aurelia flirting together.

’We even... shared a kiss...’

And when she remembered that Aurelia was Soren’s crush, everything came together as if pieces of a puzzle.

For a moment, Sylvia felt a bit suffocated.

Her heart, which had fluttered to the zenith of happiness after their intimate moment in the dungeon, dropped to the abyss as if it was on the verge of breaking until—

"Flick!"

"Ouch!"

"Sylvia, didn’t I tell you not to think too much?"

Until Soren suddenly flicked her glabella, eliciting a moan of pain from her mouth.

"Shh... damn idiot, what do you mean by ’don’t think too much’? Don’t think I didn’t see you flirting with Aurelia just now."

Sylvia rubbed her sore spot using her healing spell to relieve the pain while cursing at Soren, her blue eyes filled with endless grievance.

Did Soren think he could get away with this just by flicking her?

She already overlooked his behavior with Aria in the dungeon, and now this.

’This scumbag.’

Sylvia was so angry that she did not even want to talk.

But when she was about to turn around and leave, she felt a warm arm wrap around her waist.

"Let me go."

Of course, it belonged to Soren. But Sylvia did not relent.

After all, she still did not hear any explanation from him.

It almost felt like he was admitting what she saw, which only made her even angrier.

"Shh... Sylvia, you have become disobedient lately."

Soren did not let her leave at all.

Instead, he pulled her closer and forcefully hugged her entire body, embracing her right in the corridor without any shame while Sylvia kept squirming in his arms.

If someone saw them right now, Soren might get into big trouble.

"Soren, I told you. Leave me alone. I am not some extra you can replace anytime. Go and hug Aurelia instead."

Sylvia spoke in anger, trying to break the iron vice grip around her waist, her furious eyes locked onto his.

"Hey, calm down for a bit, will you?"

"Not a chance."

"Tch... If you do not calm down right now, I will kiss you right here in the corridor. Do you want all the students to see that?"

"You dare? Are you forcing me?"

"What if I am?"

"You... Soren, I did not know you were like thi...Mmm~~"

Sylvia was about to curse him when Soren suddenly leaned forward and directly kissed her lips just like he said.

She thought he was bluffing, but he really did it.

That too, right in front of the classroom where others might see them.

In an instant, Sylvia’s eyes widened, and her struggle came to an abrupt stop when she felt Soren’s warm lips pressing against hers.

She even felt his tongue brushing lightly against her white teeth, as if searching for an opening to slip inside her mouth and entangle with hers.

’This... scumbag.’

Sylvia was so shocked by Soren’s boldness that her face turned red, from her cheeks all the way to the tips of her ears.

’Isn’t he afraid Aurelia might see us?’

That thought crossed her mind as she looked into Soren’s gentle eyes, the same eyes she saw in the dungeon, clearly filled with deep affection for her.

Only then did she realize Soren might be doing this to prove that she was not a substitute.

His feelings for her were genuine.

He did not even care whether Aurelia would see them like this.

After all, if he were really pursuing Aurelia and leaving her behind, he would never kiss her so openly, right?

Sylvia thought so before slowly calming down in Soren’s arms, relaxing her body.

However, she still did not open her mouth for him to invade.

Fortunately, Soren seemed only to want to prove his point, as he slowly released her lips after seeing her calm down.

Then he smiled slightly before combing a strand of hair behind her ear.

"So? Do you still have doubts now? If so, I do not mind kissing you inside the classroom right in front of everyone."

He asked softly, to which Sylvia rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"You wish...You just want to enjoy yourself, that’s all."

"Hm... that is true, to be honest. Then, do you want me to announce to everyone that you are my girlfriend?"

"W-Who... is your girlfriend?"

"You... who else? Wait, don’t tell me you are playing around with me."

"Tch... I am not like you."

Sylvia lightly punched his chest, her face still a little flushed.

"Hey, I am genuine about you, alright?" Soren said seriously.

"Then why didn’t you explain that you were not flirting with Aurelia just now?"

"Hm? But I was though."

His seriousness immediately dissipated.

"What? You..."

"I mean, I have a crush on Aurelia. Of course, I will flirt with her if there is a chance."

"Tch... you are shameless."

"Hey, at least I am not a liar."

"It would have been better if you had lied than this."

"But that would only make our relationship weaker."

"As if... we do not have any kind of relationship. Do not dream."

"Hey, so you really were playing with me? How cruel."

As Soren and Sylvia bantered while walking into the classroom, their little skirmish slowly dissolved, and an amiable atmosphere surrounded them, gathering everyone’s attention.

However, after today’s incident, Soren realized he could not just kiss his way out of such situations all the time.

He could fool Aria and Sylvia for a bit with his sudden, bold, and unfamiliar move, but it would only work for a limited time.

If he truly wanted to form a harem, then he had to build a strong bond with each heroine, strong enough that it would not break just because of an incident like today.

For that to happen, Soren needed to do something.

Thinking so, Soren suddenly paused, turned to Sylvia, and whispered softly.

"Hey Sylvia, how about we go on a date sometime soon?"

This was the first proposal he made in this dating sim game, and that too to the main heroine.

But Soren knew this would not be his last.

Although he was selfish enough to pursue relationships with multiple girls, he would also fulfill his responsibilities toward them.

Such was the premise of the game Lover’s Labyrinth, one that Soren was going to actively embrace from now on.