Popular NPC in a Gender-Reversed Game – Chapter 27

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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It had been a month since Im Ha-neul left.

Type A berserk phase also hit once, and thankfully, I was able to easily overcome it with three bottles of holy water. It was a bit sad to use up three bottles…

Other than that, nothing had happened. It seemed she hadn’t told anyone, as she promised. I didn’t know much about international politics, but a month was more than enough time to send a subjugation squad or a search party.

So I could finally relax. I didn’t have to abandon this comfortable cave.

One thing that was a bit disappointing was… the spell she cast wasn’t very effective.

Was it called Illusion?

I think that was it.

Unfortunately, I didn’t know much about magic. I rarely encountered fancy mages since I lived in the forest all the time.

If I had known a bit more, I could have prepared for the sky as well… It was a bit of a shame, but it all worked out in the end, so I decided to let it slide.

Anyway, Illusion was a rather inconvenient skill.

It only lasted for half a day, and even then, the caster had to be nearby.

But the good thing was that I could charge my demon mark even while under the effect of Illusion. It only created a visual illusion.

The condition of my demon mark being exposed to sunlight and air still applied.

Stupid mark. It couldn’t even control this variable. A disgrace to programmers everywhere.

Anyway, I decided to use her whenever it was time to sunbathe.

I would have her sit next to me and cast the Illusion spell while I sunbathed.

It might raise suspicions about our relationship, but at least my mark wouldn’t be exposed to others.

I wore a tank top to be considerate of her. All I needed to expose was my collarbone.

Honestly, I didn’t mind being shirtless, but she would freak out. She kept saying that boys shouldn’t expose their bodies so carelessly.

… It reminded me how much the world had changed.

“…Ugh.”

Of course, she was still embarrassed even when I wore a tank top.

She couldn’t even make eye contact, and her face was still red. It seemed like she had zero immunity to “men.”

I wanted to tease her, but I held back.

She had a nuclear bomb of information about my mark.

Anyway, now I had one more guest visiting my forest.

She didn’t come very often, probably because of her editing work.

Of course, Yoo Chae-rin also visited regularly during the past month. I was always happy to see her. She usually brought some interesting information with her.

She was faithfully fulfilling the promise she made.

Of course, life couldn’t always be exciting, so she didn’t always bring high-quality information.

She mostly told me about trivial things, like fights between otherworlders and NPCs, or treasure discoveries.

It wasn’t really related to me, but it was entertaining enough to break the monotony of my day, so I enjoyed listening to her stories.

But the information she brought today was significant.

“Yor, listen to this!”

She said excitedly.

“That Demon who descended a while ago, Andromalius.”

“Right.”

“His arm was stolen!”

“?”

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It was only natural for a raid to reward players with items upon successful completion.

Otherwise, the players would riot.

Naturally, that was the case for [Demon’s Saga] as well, and Andromalius also dropped an item.

His left arm, the one with the snake wrapped around it.

His body spontaneously combusted and vanished upon death.

But strangely enough, his left arm remained intact.

Of course, it didn’t become a Player’s item.

The only item dropped from the raid went straight into the Empire’s hands.

After all, it was the Fifth Knight Commander who defeated him, and they couldn’t entrust a Demon’s body part to just anyone.

They were planning to transport the arm to the church and seal it away.

Since they couldn’t use such an ominous object, they decided to make sure no one could use it.

But that plan failed.

While being transported to the church, the carriage was attacked by unknown assailants.

Naturally, the carriage was guarded by dozens of knights. There were even a few otherworlders among them.

Even without a superhuman like the Knight Commander, it was a force that bandits wouldn’t dare to mess with.

And yet, it was attacked.

The assailants targeted the vault inside the carriage while it was camped for the night.

Of course, the knights, experienced in this kind of situation, had posted lookouts.

“Huh? Who-”

However, the problem was that the assailants were incredibly skilled.

Swish-!

With a chilling sound, the heads of two knights flew into the air.

Two assailants each delivered a single swift strike, severing the heads of the lookouts.

They were knights, but the assailants’ swords were faster than their reflexes.

Thankfully, they were able to raise the alarm.

Thud-

The sound of bodies hitting the ground echoed through the night. And that was enough to wake everyone in the camp.

“Who’s there?!”

At the knight’s shout, everyone in the tents woke up.

The assailants spoke to each other,

“I told you to be quiet.”

“Sorry… we can’t control the sound of them hitting the ground.”

There were six assailants in total.

Five wielding swords, and one empty-handed.

The empty-handed assailant seemed to be the strongest.

But they were all wearing masks, so their faces were concealed.

The empty-handed assailant gave the order.

“This is bad. Let’s go.”

The assailants grabbed the item and fled and so a sudden chase ensued in the dead of night.

For the knights, the theft of the item was a matter of professional pride; they were determined to recover it.

They even managed to capture one of the assailants.

But despite their best efforts, they couldn’t retrieve the stolen item.

The assailants were incredibly fast.

One knight, with desperate steps, managed to reach the leader of the group.

“Haa!”

The knight lunged, swinging their sword. But it never reached its target.

Magic erupted from the empty-handed assailant.

Crackle- Crackle-

A brilliant and intense flame, like fireworks, bloomed.

It resembled a firecracker about to explode.

The assailant unleashed the “firecracker” towards the knight.

“Aaargh!”

That was the end.

Hundreds of sparks erupted from the knight’s body, extinguishing their life.

Looking at the charred corpse, the assailant said,

“Oh my, I apologize. That item is a sacred relic of our order.”

The sight was so horrifying that the pursuing knights hesitated.

The assailants disappeared.

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“This was posted on the forums a few days ago. At first, I thought it was just a story, since it was just text.”

But a few days later, the rumor spread here as well.

The rumor that Andromalius’s left arm had been stolen.

“Wow, I realized it was a story written by one of the otherworlders who participated in the raid. I wish they had at least taken a picture. They just posted text.”

‘Hmm…’

I nodded. It seemed like something else was brewing that I didn’t know about.

Why did the assailants steal the item?

They weren’t planning to sell it, that much was clear. According to Chae-rin, they mentioned strange words like “order” and “sacred relic.”

They were no ordinary thieves, considering they could one-shot a knight.

But this wasn’t really my concern, so I didn’t think about it too deeply.

Then, a question popped into my head.

Didn’t they say they captured one of the assailants? They could get information from them.

Who were those assailants?

So I asked her about the captured assailant…

“Ah, about that.”

And this was the answer I got.

“They escaped.”

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“Damn it, catch them!”

“Don’t let them get away!”

Heaven helped her.

The guard carelessly left the key in his back pocket, so she could easily steal it.

The idiot. He didn’t expect her arms to be so long.

“Haa… haa…”

She snatched the key, slit the guard’s throat, and escaped.

She would be wanted by the Empire now, but it didn’t matter much. She was about to face a brutal interrogation anyway.

‘They’ll send pursuers…’

She thought as she looked at the people scrambling after her escape.

‘I need to hide for a while.’

Her face had been seen, so she would have to avoid attention wherever she went.

The Empire, who wanted information from her, would be looking for her with a vengeance.

She needed a safe place to hide until she could contact her order.

She ran for a while and came across a forest.

The “Forbidden Forest,” a dangerous place filled with monsters.

It was dangerous, but… with her skills, she could hide until she contacted her order.

Crack-!

With that thought, she fled into the forest.

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