Popular NPC in a Gender-Reversed Game – Chapter 12

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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After Yoo Chae-rin’s first visit, many people came to the forest and some of them were quite unpleasant.

One of them tried to force himself on Yor.

Yor barely(?) managed to kill the person and obtained some loot.

He showed Chae-rin the loot and explained what had happened, with a rather displeased expression.

“…Crazy.”

After hearing the whole story, Chae-rin cursed inwardly.

It was obvious to her who was the cause of all this.

“It’s because of me.”

Of course, it was that awful woman who did it.

But ultimately, the root cause was her stream and aside from that incident, quite a few other uninvited guests had visited as well.

Her sin was grave…

And besides that, something else caught her eye.

The dagger in front of her.

She thought it looked expensive at first, but now she recognized it.

‘That’s the level 75 restricted dagger…’

She remembered wanting to buy it when her level was high enough.

She was over level 70 now and still couldn’t use it, and yet, he had it.

Since it was loot, it was obvious who it originally belonged to.

Her thoughts naturally flowed from there.

Wait, so he defeated a player who was at least level 75?

‘What level is he…?’

She had already sensed that he wasn’t an ordinary NPC, just from the fact that he lived in this “Forbidden Forest.”

But to think he could take down such a high-level player… what level was he?

Yoo Chae-rin vowed to never underestimate him again.

“Sigh…”

After finishing his explanation, Yor sighed.

His expression was still stern, but it seemed he wasn’t going to blame her anymore.

He hadn’t expected a solution from her anyway.

He just wanted to vent.

Seeing that, Chae-rin felt quite guilty.

This was the fascinating aspect of [Demon’s Saga].

The streams and online communities could actually influence the game.

The reason being, this game was a real-time open-world RPG.

The moment a particular area or NPC became popular, countless players would flock there.

Then, [Demon’s Saga]’s high-performance AI would interact with those players and generate outcomes.

It wasn’t uncommon for NPCs who gained attention in this way to express their dissatisfaction.

Prime examples were the Empire’s Fourth Knight Commander and Kyle, the guild receptionist.

Of course, she had something to say in her defense.

She didn’t know!

Who would have thought someone was living in a cave like that?!

She just happened to find him while filming content, and viewers flocked to the stream because it was interesting.

It did result in a significant increase in views… but she still had a case.

However, even putting that aside, the attempted rape was a serious incident.

Things were much more stable now, but with so many players, things like that happened sometimes.

After pondering for a while, Chae-rin spoke up.

“…Well, there is a way to catch that bad person.”

“…What?”

Yor’s amber eyes sparkled with interest.

He really was handsome… She thought to herself and continued,

“We can ask around through a stream.”

She hadn’t turned on her stream yet.

After the Fourth Knight Commander incident, it became known that indiscriminate streaming could lower an NPC’s favorability.

And to be honest, she was also afraid of being kicked out as soon as she arrived, which was a bigger reason for not starting the stream.

She silently praised her past self for her restraint.

She almost revealed the route to his cave again.

But now was the time to use the power of streaming.

Those malicious users were the kind of people that even players wanted to catch.

Of course, Yor’s initial reaction was negative.

“What? That stream is the reason I went through all that, and you want to do it again?”

“Don’t worry! We’re inside the cave, so the location won’t be revealed!”

“No, it’s not just about that. It makes me uncomfortable.”

“So you’re going to let that bad person go free? What if they come back for revenge later?”

“…Hmm.”

However, Yor couldn’t help but agree after hearing Chae-rin’s persuasion.

“Now, look. Do you see the red dot next to me? That usually means I’m streaming, so keep that in mind. It’ll help you distinguish it later.”

Of course, I could already tell if she was streaming thanks to ‘Player’s Eye.’

But this was new information.

The red dot was visible to everyone.

Well, it made sense.

The people here needed a way to tell if someone was streaming.

‘But they can’t see that, can they?’

As she explained, I looked at the window that appeared next to her field of vision.

A window that I knew as a “chat window.”

She didn’t mention the chat, aside from the red dot, so it seemed like other people couldn’t see it.

Since she had just started streaming, the chat messages were mostly greetings.

[Hi]

[Hello hello]

[Oh, what’s this? Is that the NPC?]

[You met him again, streamer?]

[Damn~ I was rooting for you, streamer!]

Quite a few people recognized me and reacted.

There weren’t many viewers yet since she just started the stream, but they were still interested.

I found their attention both burdensome and fascinating.

[By the way, the NPC’s clothes are a bit thinner than before… hehe]

[Wow, his chest ㅗㅜㅑ Wow, his back ㅗㅜㅑ]

[I bet he has a hot body lol]

[Chae-rin, ask him to take off just one more layer]

[You guys are gross;]

For the record, I was wearing a leather tank top and a fur coat.

Although the weather was much warmer since spring had arrived, the cave was still chilly because sunlight didn’t reach it.

I didn’t need the thick fur coat, but I still had to wear some kind of insulation.

Sure, my clothes were a bit thinner now… but I didn’t think it would elicit such a reaction.

‘It’s been weird from the start…’

Thanks to this, I could confirm my suspicions.

The chat’s reaction had been strange from the beginning.

Thinking about it, even if they were otherworlders, it was strange that a woman would try to rape me.

I had suspicions before, but I was certain now after seeing their reaction.

The gender roles must be reversed on their Earth as well.

I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

I thought maybe it was connected to the Earth I came from… but unfortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.

But the disappointment was overshadowed by the fact that their reactions made me feel quite good.

Even though it was mixed with lust, it was still a form of positive attention.

As someone who was isolated from others, receiving any kind of attention was pleasant.

[By the way, why is the streamer’s forehead so red?]

[It looks like she got hit hard… Don’t tell me? lol]

[Chae-rin, are you being abused now…?]

After observing the surroundings for a while, the viewers noticed her forehead and started teasing her.

Streaming was all about the interaction between viewers and the streamer, so they naturally latched onto anything they could tease her about.

That was how it worked, as far as I knew.

Normally, she would have responded, but this time she was serious.

“Everyone, hold on, I have something serious to tell you.”

She told her viewers what had happened to me.

That someone who watched her stream had ill intentions and that they had acted on those intentions.

An unfortunate incident almost occurred, but Yor here managed to(?) take care of them.

The chat’s reactions were varied.

[So his name is Yor… taking notes…]

[Why didn’t you tell us his name sooner, Chae-rin?]

Some simply reacted to his name.

[Things were quiet for a while, and now something happened again]

[Those bastards should all be permanently banned]

[But if he’s just an NPC, does it really matter…? (Genuinely asking)]

[You think you’re the only one who gets to use that NPC, you selfish bastard?]

[What are you going to do if he dies, streamer? You won’t be able to interact with him ever again]

Others were outraged by the incident.

“So, do you think we can track them down? I have a clue here…”

[It’s the dagger]

[Isn’t that a level 75 dagger?]

[It’ll be helpful in narrowing down the search since it’s a high-level weapon. It’s probably a rogue… As for the rest, who knows? Others will figure it out]

[You can ask the auction house NPC. That old lady has a good memory. She also keeps records]

[But holy crap, he killed a level 75 rogue? What level is he then? lol]

[Maybe it was just luck?]

What surprised me here was that the chat’s reaction was surprisingly serious.

Since this was just a game to them, they could have just ignored it.

It seemed that NPCs were more important to them than I thought.

That was good news for me, even though I didn’t consider myself an NPC, but a human being.

It softened my hostility towards the otherworlders a bit.

Just as I was feeling relieved and leaning back slightly…

Slide-

“Ah.”

“Oops.”

The front of my coat opened with the sound of fabric against skin.

It had just been draped over me, so it slipped down.

It revealed the plunging neckline of my tank top and a bit of my chest.

The reaction was immediate.

[Wowowow]

[D-Damn;;]

[Look at his cleavage, I’m dying…]

Yoo Chae-rin’s face turned red.

She didn’t know where to look, her eyes darting around.

After a moment, she spoke in a small voice,

“Um… it’s a bit dangerous, so could you please cover up…?”

I chuckled.

Then, I hooked my finger into the neckline of my tank top and lifted it slightly.

“Why, want to see more?”

I felt a bit disgusted with myself, but the reaction was amusing.

[Yesyesyesyesyesyes]

[That, that… little vixen…]

[OppaCat has donated 50,000 won!]

[Damn it, Chae-rin, you’re the best.]

[skadur123 has donated 10,000 won!]

[I love you, oppa.]

I thought the way the otherworlders looked at me was like looking at a monkey in a zoo.

And in reality, it wasn’t much different.

But it was different from what I expected in one way… I had thought I would be disgusted by their gaze.

Why did I think that?

I’ve never been a monkey in a zoo.

‘Ook-ook.’

Being a zoo monkey… didn’t seem so bad after all.

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[‘For badonkers all methods are acceptable’

– Sun Tzu The Art of War]