Chapter 103: Social Etiquette lv1

"Today we are learning social etiquette, mainly techniques regarding conversation. You don't need to be highly proficient; as long as you can muddle through when someone tries to strike up a conversation, that's enough."

In a room on the second floor of Frost Bank.

Elena, wearing her usual black slim-fit formal dress, explained to her.

"Socializing, what a troublesome thing," Lucy's voice rang in Yun Mu's ears, saying: "As long as one lives in society, one cannot detach from the group."

"Having one more friend means one more path; learning it seriously isn't a bad idea."

"However, if you are dealing with nobles, it is better not to open your heart; just try to maintain an attitude that doesn't offend them."

She paused, then added: "Actually, I know a little bit about etiquette, socializing, and dance. If you have any needs later, you can come ask me."

Know a little bit? Thinking of the 【Etiquette Mastery】 and 【Dance Mastery】 traits on Lucy's character panel, Yun Mu couldn't help but be speechless.

Just a little bit, right.

If this is just a little bit, then what is she, a crude primitive? Complaining slightly in her heart, Yun Mu began to follow Elena's instructions, learning how to speak elegantly, what to pay attention to when communicating with nobles, and the techniques for using a folding fan? "The book I gave you last night, did you read it?" Elena suddenly asked her.

"Book, what book?" Hearing her words, Yun Mu was slightly stunned.

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Taking a deep breath, Elena said in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "That one—《The Art of Elegant Communication and Conversation: Daily Etiquette for Various Occasions. 》"

"Uh, this..."

Yun Mu patted her forehead with a guilty conscience.

She remembered; there really was such a book.

Originally, she had planned to find time during the day to read that book.

But just after she woke up this morning, the game's Dungeon Exploration refreshed.

Plus, after she finished the dungeon, she was in a rush to go to the Painter Association to ask about advanced knowledge.

By the time she came out of the Painter Association, she went to the sewers to eliminate giant rats, discovered that Steam Mecha along the way, and then spent several hours dealing with the mecha... In short, she was quite busy today and couldn't find any free time at all.

As for the matter of that book, it had long been forgotten by her.

"To, tomorrow for sure," she laughed it off.

"Sigh," Elena sighed helplessly and said: "Remember what you said."

"Let's continue," she said.

Setting aside this small interlude, tonight's training went very smoothly.

Under the dual blessing of the new trait 【Focus】 and the familiar Eureka Acceleration state, Yun Mu mastered the knowledge Elena taught at an incredible speed.

Honestly, the effect of this 【Focus】 was somewhat stunning to her.

During training, Yun Mu could clearly feel her concentration sharpening, which increased both her learning speed and efficiency by a large margin!

Coupled with the inspiration surging in her mind during Eureka Acceleration, it was simply like mixing wind oil with glycerin—woohoo, it felt amazing! Even after the learning ended, she gained a new skill.

【Through arduous training and study, you have mastered the passive skill 【Social Etiquette lv1】!】 【Passive Skill · Social Etiquette lv1】

【Your Charm +1; when communicating with others, your techniques for requests, provocations, charms, apologies, taunts, etc., are improved by 10%】

A standard skill, the effect is alright; although in terms of attributes, it only adds a point of Charm which is useless for combat.

But in game dungeons, help from many NPCs and special events seem to require a certain amount of Charm to trigger.

It can be considered a pretty good effect.

As for its manifestation in reality... she could only say it is definitely useful, just not as clearly quantified as in the game dungeon.

After all, reality is reality, and the game is the game; she could still distinguish that much.

Although recently, she always felt the boundary between the real world and the game dungeon seemed to be blurring. Returning to Sisilaiya Cafe, Yun Mu used her key to open the shop door with practiced ease.

Then she discovered a very eye-catching note placed on the cafe counter.

"Good job today! Although I don't know what you're busy with, you must eat well. If you haven't eaten, there are sandwiches in the kitchen. I made them myself; they won't lose their flavor even if they get cold!"

The note was written in pink font, and in the bottom right corner, there was an avatar of a little person giving a 'yes' gesture.

This was clearly left by Lita. "Hehe..."

Looking at the words on the note, Yun Mu felt a warmth in her heart, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but lift into an imperceptible smile.

Even in this strange world, there are still people who care about her.

Placing the note back on the counter, Yun Mu took a pen from her pocket.

"Thank you."

【Cat Smile】

Passing the counter, she walked into the kitchen on the first floor of the cafe and saw the five sandwiches on the dining table at a glance.

It just so happened that because she had been busy with serious matters all day, she hadn't eaten at noon or in the evening.

After Lita's reminder, she also felt a bit hungry.

"Want to join me?"

Yun Mu sat on a chair and extended an invitation to Lucy.

"What is this?"

The other party was not reserved; she released herself from the Ether Body state, and Lucy picked up a sandwich and asked.

"This thing is called a sandwich; it's actually just food sandwiched between slices of bread to eat," Yun Mu demonstrated by taking a bite.

"Bread, vegetables, and bacon... Is this light red sauce... tomato?" Lucy licked the overflowing ketchup on the sandwich with her tongue.

"So delicious~"

Her eyes seemed to glow, and a pair of ruby-like pupils sparkled brilliantly.

Poor child, she became like this after just tasting a bit of ketchup.

How long had it been since she tasted normal food? Yun Mu silently put down the sandwich in her hand and pushed the remaining three sandwiches on the table toward Lucy.

"No, don't worry about me."

Seeing her act this way, even Lucy, who had lived for three hundred years, felt a bit embarrassed and spoke.

"Then let's make it two for me and three for you; that way there's one extra," Yun Mu said, taking a step back.

"Let's split it fifty-fifty!" Lucy said with a serious expression.

Looking at her like this, Yun Mu really found it somewhat amusing.

She subconsciously reached out and patted Lucy's head, saying, "No need, there are many delicious things in the real world; they aren't as precious as you think."

"Just eat as much as you like."

"Mm."

Lucy did not speak, only silently lowered her head.

After a long while, she muttered in a low voice, "Don't, don't just pat people's heads like that."

"What?"

Yun Mu withdrew her palm and asked, somewhat bewildered.

"No, it's nothing!"

PS: I regret writing novels. I started working at 16, and by 18 I had saved over 20,000, all of which went to tuition; I couldn't help but pay this month's rent too.

Sigh, I haven't eaten a single grain in three days, curled up under a bridge waiting to die. My new books always flop; it's too painful. Just now, I shamelessly logged into a QQ account I hadn't touched in five or six years to ask for help, only to find that many of my old classmates and friends had deleted me, leaving only 6 avatars. When the granary is full, people learn etiquette.

I couldn't care about that much anymore, so I humbled myself and asked the only female classmate who was online for 20 yuan for a meal. She questioned if it was really me and wanted a video call. She was at a colleague gathering, and a group of people heard that a classmate from years ago was begging for 20 yuan; they all crowded around to watch me like a monkey, laughing hysterically. After much pestering, she finally agreed to transfer me 20 yuan after she finished eating.

I waited bitterly for over 2 hours before it arrived, with a note telling me to behave myself and never contact her again because it was too embarrassing.

I replied with a "thank you," only to find she had already blocked me. Sigh, who would have thought that years of friendship between classmates was only worth a mere 20 yuan? Being human is just too hard for me.

Eating the 10-yuan hot meal, my heart felt icy cold. This "loser meal" bought with my lifelong dignity felt like a lump in my throat, burning my stomach with every bite, stabbing my heart with every grain. It was the worst meal I have ever eaten in my life.

Today is KFC Crazy Thursday, V me 50, and watch how I make a comeback and reach the pinnacle of life! (End of chapter)