Chapter 107
Chapter 107
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 107
Chapter Title: Challenge Tasks
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In the Royal Road Hero Tale, I'd blown through quite a few points raising my Vitality stat. The costs escalated exponentially, so the spending had been hefty. This was the perfect chance to test out the challenges while racking up some points. Plenty looked tough, but there were just as many that seemed doable, so I felt confident.
"What the hell? Unlike achievements, you have to pick these in advance and clear them?"
Challenges had to be selected—up to two—before entering Heroine NTR, and any you didn't pick wouldn't award points even if you accomplished them. It felt a bit unfair, but what could I do? Follow the rules. At least I didn't have to pick just one.
To save points, I went with All Random Mission Achievement first. I'd cleared it multiple times before, so it seemed manageable. Paired with Mission Achievement without Tips. Each was worth 50,000 points, so clearing them would net me a base reward plus 100,000 extra.
"This is such a steal."
I was on track to become point-rich in no time.
"Alright, let's dive in."
Imagining all those points, I activated Heroine NTR.
My vision went black.
"?"
Something's wrong. I swear I saw text I wasn't supposed to. A prank? Hidden camera? This had never happened before... Please tell me it's a joke.
I took one look at that horrific word starting with B and ending in L, and blacked out.
I had a nightmare. Handsome men surrounding me and another handsome man, fighting over yet another handsome man—it was pure hell. Every one of them had flowers or stars sparkling around their faces, making every moment pure agony. I felt like puking each time I looked. At least it was just a dream.
"Derek! Are you coming to?"
"?"
Huh? Still not fully awake from the dream? Why's that guy from the dream right in front of me? No clue. Maybe I'm still asleep. I closed my eyes, denied reality, and drifted off again.
"Derek! Are you finally coming to this time?"
"?"
Why the same thing again? What is this, a glitch?
I fainted once more and came to, cautiously opening my eyes. There was Siwoo, passed out with his face buried in my bed while sitting in a chair. Looked like he'd been nursing me and dozed off. I didn't exactly want a guy's concern... but the thought of having a heart-fluttering nursing event with Siwoo of all people made curses bubble up my throat.
"Fuck..."
That horrific dream was the memories of this body I'd absorbed upon starting Heroine NTR. The asshole in front of me was the protagonist—my childhood friend. True to the BL world, his surroundings were packed with dicks, all fawning over him. And my mission? Seduce those dicks.
"Fuuuuck..."
Humanity itself was at stake. I'd drawn the absolute worst possible draw.
I wanted to quit and return to reality right then, but damn it, you couldn't abandon a challenge midway. This was a 50,000-point challenge? Bullshit. Humanity's sake should've been a 10-million-point genre pick. Ugh...
I even considered smashing sleeping Siwoo's head, but according to the memories, this prick was unkillable. Shockingly, he had protagonist powers: death regression. Killing him would just send him back in time without ending Heroine NTR.
Suicide, then? Nope, I couldn't die either. More precisely, I was already dead. Siwoo had revived my corpse with a resurrection artifact, so he alone controlled my life and death. I'd just get revived again.
So... change of plans. Kill every last male lead. No men to NTR, no mission success, right?
"Hoo..."
This was a medieval fantasy. Where BL was the norm.
Even if the emperor cheated on his wife with a knight, people praised the knight's beauty over any woman's and condemned the empress as a jealous hag. Men proudly married men, while women mostly became surrogates for gay couples, raising kids they never wanted.
A truly insane world.
Stay idle, and I'd end up a cumdump too. This goddamn mission was forcing me to either NTR the male leads or get knocked up by them.
So, kill all the male leads. That's how I'd escape this hellish dilemma.
"Fucking bullshit."
Sure, I'd become a woman, but I could use Louise's swordsmanship—no big issue.
"Derek... you bitch, how dare... grrk!"
First one down: the rude duke's son. Lured him out under the pretense of visiting the sick Siwoo, then punched a hole through his solar plexus. Not a weak foe, but killing a careless one was easy.
Klein swordsmanship was incredibly practical despite being a noble house style—it latched on relentlessly, never missing, tearing foes to death. Perfect fit for my tastes.
"M-Master? What the—urk! You?!"
Second: the duke's son's lackey. Froze at his master's corpse, so I snuck behind and stabbed his heart. No counterattack—he just died.
He'd shielded himself with mana, but now I could infuse my blade with mana too, piercing right through. All thanks to Klein swordsmanship.
"Damn... that guy's warning was true... cough! I should've been more wary of you..."
Third: the Mage Tower Master, off in the shadows behind the funeral hall. I took heavy wounds, but I killed him. Even bisected by the blue flash, he didn't die instantly—cursed me—but I purified it away, shocking him to death.
Blue flash was mana-based, but as a holy knight, I could use holy power too. Came out white instead of blue, but the power was fine.
"It was you... you killed them all. Think you can hog Siwoo just 'cause you're a woman?!"
Fourth: Siwoo's coworker, grilling me. Total misunderstanding, but easy prey as a normie. Smashed his yapping mouth.
"If I'd known you were this psycho, I'd have offed you sooner... Kept you alive to surrogate for someone close to him, and you pull this? Grateful you handled the competition, but you've crossed the line!"
As I tortured him in rage, the final male lead showed up: the Crown Prince.
So far, I'd managed without dying, but the Crown Prince? Doubtful. In these worlds, he's basically a god—invincible. The world bent for him.
But I couldn't just give up.
"Think pulling this crap will win his love? Jealous women are so ugly. My own mother was the same—you bitches are all cowardly and repulsive. Right, Siwoo?!"
The Crown Prince spewed worse than nonsense, yelling at Siwoo hiding behind him. Siwoo stepped forward, realized I'd killed the men, and collapsed in shock. The prince scooped him up like a damsel.
What a farce.
"Derek... why... we were just friends! Why?!"
Wait, I'm a woman now—why the name Derek? Didn't matter. Priorities: deal with these guys.
"Why? Because...
it's fun."
Watching gays drop dead was hilarious. Sure, the shitty misunderstanding sucked. Time to bail—sick of looking at them!
I tossed my sword and circulated inner energy from my dantian, gathering ki in my right arm. Risky move, but the only way to beat the prince. Unaware, he just stared—then belatedly charged as he caught on.
Too late.
The building ki erupted from my fist, unleashing a massive shockwave at him. He flung up a defensive spell in horror, but it fizzled before my attack engulfed him.
"SKREEEEEE!"
The Crown Prince hit the dirt mangled. My arm shattered too, but pain? Nah. Pure catharsis of it finally ending.
-thud thud
I approached to finish him. Someone blocked me—Siwoo.
"Derek... no matter how much you love me, you can't earn love like this!"
"Fuck off."
Siwoo was still deluded. Certifiable.
I ignored him, stood over the fallen prince, and planted my foot on his neck. Time to snap it. I poured ki into my raised foot.
-crunch
[F-Grade Result, Points Earned: 0]
[(Mission failure prevents achievement unlocks.)]
"I survived."