Popular NPC in a Gender-Reversed Game – Chapter 18

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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It was just a few days ago.

According to her, something big happened in a remote village.

A young, murderous Mine appeared and killed quite a few villagers.

The knights arrived and resolved the incident, but they also gave an ominous warning that a Demon might descend.

Thanks to that, the topic was currently a hot issue among otherworlders.

There was a lot of new information about Mines, Demons, and Demon’s Blood and the video itself was quite shocking.

The otherworlders were excited about the new content and having heated discussions in the community… or so Yoo Chae-rin told me.

After hearing her story, my expression couldn’t help but turn serious.

It was related to me, after all.

‘A Mine…’

I knew about it.

A Mine was created when a human sold their soul to a Demon.

People who manifested Demon’s Blood often turned into them and in special cases, even ordinary people without Demon’s Blood could transform.

From my perspective, having lived in the city until I was 10, the appearance of a Mine was a serious incident.

Because once a soul was sold to a Demon, the chances of that Demon descending increased and those who died to a Mine could become sacrifices, their souls used for the Demon’s summoning.

Naturally, it was a topic that each nation took very seriously.

And the one who turned into a Mine this time… was a Demon’s Blood carrier like me.

I offered a prayer for that poor soul.

‘Poor guy…’

It was a rare occurrence.

Maybe once every few decades.

A Demon’s Blood carrier would slip through the cracks and turn into a Mine.

As befitting the medieval era, the identification system here was quite lax.

Unlike in the modern era, there were no resident registration cards, and there was no organization like a statistics bureau conducting household surveys.

Of course, you needed an identification tag to enter major cities, but… that was it.

It was impossible to investigate every remote village.

So inevitably, there were loopholes.

A Demon’s Blood carrier might appear in a remote village, and their trait might be hidden during their 10th birthday checkup.

Or, a carrier might escape execution due to lax security.

I was obviously the latter but I escaped from the imperial city, not a remote village, so it was a different class altogether.

Anyway, I gained valuable information from her.

It wasn’t just about the appearance of the Mine, I also learned that the otherworlders were just now learning about “Demon’s Blood.”

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I learned about a major incident.”

Of course, I didn’t know how they would react to “Demon’s Blood.”

I knew the video was disturbing and the reaction wasn’t very positive, but that was all.

I didn’t know what they were actually thinking and I couldn’t ask her directly.

The question itself could give her a clue.

‘Well…’

At least there was some sympathy.

I decided to be satisfied with that.

It was better than the people here who tried to kill me on sight.

I continued listening to her stories.

As expected of a streamer, she was a great storyteller.

As we talked, the sun began to set.

“Oh.”

“Ah.”

She looked outside and chuckled wryly, she had missed her chance to return.

As I had seen before, she was afraid of the darkness in this forest.

“The sun sets quickly…”

She muttered, looking at the darkening outside.

It was only natural for the sun to set quickly, considering she arrived around 4 PM.

Winter was over, but it was still early spring, so the days were short.

She looked at me and spoke cautiously,

“Um, could I…”

“No.”

I immediately refused.

She was obviously going to ask to stay the night.

I only allowed her to stay last time because I was curious about otherworlders.

But I had already extracted all the information I needed from our conversation.

There was no need to let her stay and to be honest, I felt uneasy having someone else around while I slept.

But it seemed my assumption was wrong this time.

“No, no! I wouldn’t ask to sleep over at a man’s house again!”

She chuckled and continued,

“Would you like to see how I log out?”

Logging out in [Demon’s Saga] was simple.

You just quit the game.

The player’s consciousness naturally returned to reality.

The game company didn’t prevent players from logging out, considering they had lives outside the game.

But they did implement a rather unique system.

It was called the Fatigue system.

Fatigue continued to accumulate even while the player was logged out.

As if they had two bodies, their character’s fatigue would build up and if they logged in with maximum fatigue?

They would experience what it felt like to wake up after three hours of sleep following a night of heavy drinking.

In other words, they would feel like crap.

So managing Fatigue was crucial for players.

Thankfully, the solution was simple.

Either sleep in the game instead of in reality, or drink a Fatigue Potion from the shop before logging out.

Drinking a Fatigue Potion would make their real-life body fall asleep.

This time, Yoo Chae-rin chose the latter.

Gulp, gulp.

She tilted her head back and chugged the entire bottle, which looked like a bottle of Bacchus.

Then she looked at Yor and said,

“See you tomorrow!”

Poof-!

She vanished as if she had teleported.

Her body disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yor chuckled.

“…Huh.”

Of course, he had assumed there was a logout function.

But seeing it with his own eyes was still fascinating.

It reminded him that this was just a game to them.

Moments like this made him question what was real and what was virtual.

Maybe even his own life, which he had lived so fiercely, was fake…

‘Well… that can’t be true.’

Of course, he didn’t dwell on those thoughts because they weren’t good for his mental health.

Yor watched the empty space for a moment… and then went inside the cave to sleep.

…Meanwhile, Chae-rin, who returned to reality, didn’t go to sleep right away.

She still had a few things to do.

Hiss-

The capsule opened, and Chae-rin got up.

Her mind was hazy, her body stiff.

The game itself was fun, but she couldn’t get used to the feeling of returning to reality.

“Ugh…”

She stretched and picked up her phone.

She had good news to share with her editor.

[Chae-rin: Unnie!]

[Chae-rin: I got permission for YouTube!]

[BlackKitty: Good for you]

[BlackKitty: So I can start editing now?]

Of course, her editor was as nonchalant as ever.

Chae-rin browsed the internet for a bit and then fell asleep.

The next morning, Chae-rin woke up and immediately got into the capsule to log in.

Poof-!

“I’m back!”

She greeted him cheerfully.

Yor seemed to have been waiting, he was already pacing nearby.

After confirming her return, Yor said,

“Let’s go. I’ll walk you to the entrance.”

Chae-rin was surprised.

She had been planning to leave, but she didn’t expect him to escort her.

Being escorted by a “man”… it felt strange.

Confused by his unusual kindness, she asked,

“You’re escorting me? Why?”

“You’re going to be coming here regularly, right? Then you should at least know what’s dangerous.”

He explained that there were certain rules to follow in this forest.

If she wandered around without knowing them, she could get into trouble.

He also warned her not to share this information with others.

They were essentially protecting his home.

He didn’t want people swarming his place after seeing a guide on how to conquer it.

Hearing that, Chae-rin felt a slight sense of joy.

At least he considered her a guest, enough to share this information with her.

So, Chae-rin listened to Yor’s explanation.

It was about the territories of the monsters in this forest.

“Be careful around the trees with claw marks, those are usually Owlbear territory. And see that hill made of dirt? That’s Mutated Boar territory. And sometimes, you’ll see red cloth hanging from trees, those are near Goblin settlements, so avoid those as much as possible…”

As expected of a high-level zone, danger lurked everywhere.

The seemingly insignificant marks she had passed by were mostly monster territories.

Her curiosity about him grew.

How long had he been living here to know all these details?

She couldn’t resist asking,

“Do you have to be careful of those too, Yor?”

“Me? Well, sometimes I avoid them, sometimes I just go through…”

He answered casually.

Chae-rin could sense his confidence and composure.

She thought to herself,

‘Just what level is he…?’

She knew he was strong, based on the items he gave her and the fact that he lived in this forest was a testament to his strength.

But it was just a guess, she had never seen him fight in person.

Generally, “men” were weaker than “women.”

There were exceptions, of course, but when it came to combat, women usually dominated.

It was difficult to shake off those stereotypes.

Of course, she wasn’t denying his strength.

He had shown her enough evidence indirectly.

She was just curious.

What would he look like in battle?

Of course, she couldn’t ask him to fight for her amusement, so Chae-rin simply kept the question to herself.

She would get to see it someday.

As Yor continued his explanation, they reached the outer layer of the forest.

They parted ways, and Chae-rin returned to the city.

A few days later.

“Greetings! Hello everyone!”

A streamer appeared in front of the Forbidden Forest.

A woman wearing extravagant plate armor, as if she had spent a fortune on it and behind her, a party of high-level players.

These were her party members, gathered for today’s occasion.

[Hello hello]

[What are you doing today?]

The chat asked her what she was doing, and she answered,

“What am I doing today? You won’t believe this!”

She pointed at the forest and declared,

“We’re going to conquer the Forbidden Forest!”

Her nickname was Kim Mari.

“With our strength, fair and square!”

She was a streamer who belonged to a high-level, top-ranked team.

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