.｡.:✧ Chapter 7 ✧:.｡.

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“…Who are you?”

I didn’t even feel someone approaching, let alone sensing their presence. It wouldn’t have been surprising if they had been standing there from the beginning. As I shuddered at that realization, the woman smiled brightly.

Her blue hair was tied into a single ponytail behind her neck, stretching out long. It was a length that seemed to almost touch the ground.

The bangs hung down long, completely covering her right eye, and the side hair flowed down her cheeks, reaching near her collarbone. The uncovered left eye was the same blue color as her hair.

She was wearing a white sleeveless top, just like Iris, but the difference was that her tremendous breasts, almost rivaling the size of her head, were asserting their presence in all directions from below.

It seemed as if the garment that had the misfortune of supporting that overwhelming mass was screaming in agony.

As if that wasn’t enough, the hem of the sleeveless top had rolled up, generously exposing her abdomen and sides. The size of the outfit seemed accurate, but due to the sheer enormity of her breasts, it had become undone.

Even the length of her dolphin shorts was extremely short. Compared to the plump-looking thighs extending below, it was a pitiful length.

Judging from the outfit of a white sleeveless top and dolphin shorts in her hair color, she seemed to be a knight commander belonging to the Silver Dawn Knights, just like Iris.

“Hmm quite handsome, aren’t you?”

The blue-haired woman lightly ignored my question and circled around me, making a humming sound. Her gaze as she looked at me was incredibly serious.

“This is unexpected. Did Iris also care about a man’s appearance? Hmm. It’s worth remembering.”

“No, who—”

“His body is quite nice too. Where did she pick up such a fine man?”

Then, she raised her index finger and poked my chest repeatedly, and this time, she touched my arm while constantly making exclamations. It was clear she wasn’t even listening to my words.

“Excuse me—”

“What are you doing to someone you just met, Sister?”

“Ugh.”

The very next moment, a red-haired woman who suddenly appeared from behind grabbed the blue-haired woman’s scruff and pulled her towards herself. Of course, I didn’t sense her approaching either.

The newly appeared red-haired woman was also wearing a white sleeveless top and dolphin shorts.

Her hair was a fiery red. The curled-up hair at the back of her head was bundled up in a round shape behind her neck, resembling a dumpling.

The side hair hung long, with its ends touching her collarbone, and the bangs almost completely covered her forehead. Underneath, red eyes the same color as her hair were situated.

The dolphin shorts on her lower body were also red. She was wearing a white sleeveless top, but unlike the blue-haired woman, the size looked quite loose.

Not only was the hem tucked into the dolphin shorts, preventing any bare skin from being exposed, but the length of the dolphin shorts themselves was long enough to almost reach the middle of her thighs.

Above all, their breasts differed like polar opposites. While the blue-haired woman’s breasts were so large that you’d worry the clothes might burst, the red-haired woman’s breasts had barely any curves.

The blue-haired woman, even while being dragged by the scruff of her neck, kept grumbling and pointing at me.

“No, Erica, aren’t you curious? Iris brought a man with her! The one who seemed like she would never hold hands with a man in her entire life! But you’re not curious at all? Are you even human?”

“That’s none of my business. It’s none of Sister’s business either. The only thing we need to know is that Sister is being rude to that person. And Sister, you haven’t held hands with a man in your entire life either. What are you pretending to be experienced for?”

The red-haired woman, called Erica, dragged her sister and stood her next to herself before letting go of her scruff. The blue-haired woman grumbled something and tidied her clothes.

“I apologize on behalf of my sister’s rudeness. I’m sorry.”

The red-haired woman slightly bowed her head.

“It’s alright since you stopped her. But who are you?”

“Ah, right. We should have started with introductions first. I forgot because someone somewhere suddenly caused trouble.”

Her tone had a subtle edge to it. Under her cold gaze, the blue-haired woman averted her eyes.

“Let me introduce ourselves. My name is Erica, and I serve as the 4th Knight Commander of the Silver Dawn Knights. And this person… Sigh, it doesn’t seem like she’ll introduce herself properly, so I’ll do it on her behalf. Her name is Lizé, and she’s my sister. She serves as the 3rd Knight Commander of the Silver Dawn Knights.”

The blue-haired one was Lizé, and the red-haired one was Erica. They were names I had never heard in the game, just like Iris. I had a guess about the NPCs, but it was best not to be certain until I had proper evidence.

Their personalities, appearances, and actions were all different. In the end, the only things I could use as evidence were their magic, weapons, or dialogue, but such dialogue had never appeared in the game.

An NPC who would approach the player character as soon as they joined the knighthood, touch their body, and evaluate them… Didn’t that mean that these two would have originally been male if it weren’t for the mods?

If such NPCs existed, I would have killed them before starting.

“So, what brings you here?”

“I heard Iris had returned, so I went out to greet her, but she had a man riding behind her. I was curious, so I secretly followed. Moreover, you were speaking quite comfortably with Iris. How could I just watch this interesting situation? This is something I absolutely can’t let slide. Erica, you agree too, right? Right?”

“Saying it like that makes it seem like I watched everything and just stood by. I just arrived. And I don’t agree. Why should I be treated the same as Sister?”

Lizé, the blue-haired knight, approached me again, smiling and unconcerned about her sister’s fierce gaze. Seeing that, Erica let out a deep sigh.

“Sister. Please maintain some decorum. What are you doing from the very first meeting?”

“What’s the problem? I just stated the facts. And Erica, you’re honestly curious too. How can you not be curious about the man Iris brought back with her?”

‘Judging by their appearance, their personalities should be the opposite…’

Based on their outward appearance, Lizé gave the impression of being very calm and quiet, with a sense of aloofness like a cat. On the other hand, Erica gave the impression of being lively and energetic, with a sense of aegyo like a puppy.

With their hair and eye colors being starkly different, it felt even more so. Usually, cool colors give a calm impression, while warm colors give a lively impression.

But it was the opposite. Lizé, with her aloof and calm cat-like face and blue hair, had a lively personality, while Erica, with her lively and aegyo-filled puppy-like face and red hair, had a calm personality.

They say you shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, and these two were prime examples.

“What are you doing here, Lizé?”

“Oh, you’re here? Iris?”

Iris walked out of the stable with long strides, her timing impeccable. Lizé waved her hand in greeting.

‘…Is that the knights’ casual uniform?’

Iris, Lizé, and Erica were all wearing a tight-fitting white sleeveless top and dolphin shorts in the same color as their hair. It was an outfit that made it difficult to find a place to rest your eyes.

“As you can see. You brought a man, so I couldn’t just sit still, right? I was just checking him out.”

“I’m not sure what you mean, but refrain from making assumptions. He’s a new recruit.”

“Huh? A new recruit? Really?”

Lizé looked at me with surprised rabbit eyes.

“To be precise, he’s a prospective member since he hasn’t taken the entrance exam yet. So we were about to head to the training grounds now. He needs to take the entrance exam.”

As soon as she heard the word “new recruit,” Lizé’s eyes sparkled. Erica’s eyes also changed to a slightly surprised look. It was the same gaze as a veteran looking at a newbie.

‘I can’t get used to this.’

I was supposed to be the one giving such gazes, not receiving them.

“Iris, can I conduct the new recruit’s entrance exam? Now that you mention it, I’m even more curious about what kind of man he is.”

“Do as you please. But make sure to control your strength properly.”

“Okay, okay. I’m a knight commander, so how could I not be able to do that much?”

“I mean to be even more certain. He’s under the Witch’s Curse.”

Upon hearing those words, Lizé and Erica’s eyes changed once again as they looked at me. Their eyes were filled with a mixture of shock and pity. Well, if you only considered the background setting, it made sense for them to have such pitying eyes.

The “Witch’s Curse” was a brief background setting obtained when choosing the Forsaken as a class.

It stated that the character had been cursed by a witch, causing their level and all stats to degenerate to 1. It was a device to add plausibility to why this character started at level 1 with all stats at 1.

It was no wonder they were surprised, bringing someone who was almost no different from an ordinary person, or even worse, and calling them a prospective member of the knighthood.

Incidentally, you could actually meet that “witch” entity in the mid-to-late game. You could choose one of three options: meet her and do nothing, fight her and let her live, or fight her and kill her.

Although it was possible to meet her even if you chose a different class, to have such interactions, you had to choose the Forsaken. With other origins, you could only have a single conversation and that’s it.

The “Witch’s Curse” seemed to have quite a notorious reputation. When Iris asked for my name, I said I couldn’t remember it because of the curse, and she readily accepted it.

“Uh… Really? Is it okay to accept someone like that as a new recruit?”

“It may be rude to say this in front of the person, but if they’re in that state, even if they join the knighthood, they won’t last long, right?”

Lizé and Erica each expressed their concern and doubts. It was a natural concern and a natural question.

For NPCs other than the player character, there was no concept of gaining experience to increase stats and levels. To increase strength by 1, they had to train diligently.

Even that method would have clear limitations. Even for the player character, the amount of experience required to gain a single stat point increased as the level rose.

However, Iris chuckled and dismissed Lizé and Erica’s doubts with a single statement.

“Don’t worry about that. You’ll know when you see him.”

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