Transmigration Part 2
The bustling streets were alive with energy. The sweet scent of flowers carried on the spring breeze tickled my nose.
“Mmm! This is nice.”
The girl closed her eyes and drank in the full essence of spring. Even in this crowded place filled with countless people coming and going, she stood out. Her brilliant golden hair, tinged with a faint reddish hue, looked luxurious, and her youthful face radiated freshness. Yet her body was unmistakably that of a fully grown woman, the kind that drove men wild with desire. The only thing that proved she wasn’t fragile was the rapier hanging at her waist.
The girl slowly opened her eyes. Her ruby-like pupils sparkled brilliantly as they caught the sunlight. As she looked around, she suddenly furrowed one eyebrow. She had sensed the presence of a knight trailing her at a discreet distance.
“It would’ve been better if I was alone.”
The knight’s official reason for following her was protection, but she wasn’t foolish enough to believe that lie. It wasn’t escort duty. It was surveillance. Her father’s orders, born from the fear that something might happen to her and lower her value.
Her name was Alissa Bretes. The Bretes County had started as a merchant family. Born a bastard into that household, she was treated as nothing more than a commodity. One day she would be sold off in marriage to some wealthy, powerful noble.
“Haah… I suddenly feel suffocated.”
Just moments ago, strolling through the streets with the spring wind on her face, she had felt free. Now, in an instant, she was back inside her cage like a trapped bird. Still, she couldn’t resist. Everything was simply fate, decided from the very beginning.
That was when a bitter smile crossed her lips.
Taat!
“Ah! My wallet!”
A young boy who had been sneaking up from behind snatched her wallet in a flash and dove into the crowd. Alissa chased after him without a second thought.
“Stop right there!”
The wallet contained a memento her mother had left her. She absolutely could not lose it.
“My lady! Please stop!”
The knight’s shout came from behind, but Alissa ignored it completely. And at that exact moment, a large group happened to push in from the opposite direction, causing the crowd to surge even more.
“Excuse me for a moment!”
“Make way!”
“Uwaaah! What the hell!”
“Stop pushing!”
The street grew even more chaotic and noisy as people were shoved back and forth. Even the knight couldn’t escape it.
“My lady!”
With one final desperate cry, the knight was swallowed by the crowd and disappeared from sight.
I was chasing after Alissa Bretes, leaving the knight’s shouts behind me.
Keeping up with the nimble pickpocket boy who knew the terrain like the back of his hand, along with Alissa’s movements, was incredibly difficult. Still, I somehow managed to follow their trail. Eventually, I barely caught up in time to witness the moment Alissa confronted the pickpocket gang.
“You look like a noble young lady. Why don’t you just leave? You’ll regret it if you don’t.”
The gang’s boss—a massive man standing at 190 centimeters—held a vicious axe and tried to intimidate her. Even as he spoke, his eyes greedily scanned her entire body. Alissa, standing tall on the opposite side, noticed his gaze and furrowed one eyebrow.
“Hand over the wallet. Otherwise, you’ll be in for a world of pain.”
It was a chilling warning.
What was Alissa’s level again?
I summoned the veteran player’s database and estimated her current stats.
Since the Abel Chronicles doubles stat efficiency after level 100, she was roughly ten times stronger than me in pure physical ability. My legs went weak just thinking about it.
But that was only my impression as someone who knew her strength. The pickpocket gang simply laughed at the beautiful girl’s threat.
“Puhahaha! Did you hear that? She says we’ll be in for a world of pain!”
“Kahaha! What can that skinny little skewer even do? Careful, miss. If you don’t behave, I’ll have to discipline you with my club.”
He thrust his hips back and forth suggestively. Alissa’s face flushed bright red—a perfect blend of shame and rage.
“I see. So words won’t work. Can’t be helped. A disobedient dog needs the stick.”
Even after hearing their sexual harassment, Alissa seemed determined to avoid lethal force. She gripped her rapier still in its sheath. The gang still hadn’t realized the situation and continued to act cocky.
“You’re really gonna fight us? Miss, you must’ve watched too many plays. We’re seriously strong, you know? You could get badly hurt.”
“Yeah. Wouldn’t it be better if you just left? We do have a conscience, after all.”
These bastards had no conscience. They simply realized that messing with someone who was clearly from a prestigious family would cause them endless trouble. The kid who stole her wallet would probably get scolded later. Assuming there was a later, of course.
“Why are you talking so much? Come at me. Or should I come to you?”
Realizing that a clash was inevitable if she wanted her wallet back, Alissa’s confident attitude left the gang momentarily silent. They exchanged glances, then each drew their weapons.
“Don’t blame us. You brought this on yourself.”
“There’s nothing to blame you for. All you have to do is get beaten.”
“Hah, way too confident! Haaah!”
The gang boss pretended to continue the conversation while closing the distance, then suddenly lunged forward. If it had been me, I would’ve been too stunned to react before getting my head smashed in. But Alissa was different.
“Pathetic.”
Despite the surprise attack, she calmly tracked the axe’s trajectory, dodged it by a hair’s breadth, and struck upward with the sheathed rapier, smashing his jaw. With a loud clatter, yellow teeth flew into the air.
“Kraaagh!”
The boss’s scream echoed through the alley, and the rest of the gang soon followed the same fate. For a while, the only sound in the alley was the dull thud of bodies being beaten like drums.
The boy who had caused this whole mess watched his gang get swept away like fallen leaves, then turned and ran. Unfortunately, the direction he chose led straight to the alley where I was hiding.
“Ah! You, stop right there!”
Alissa, who had been busy beating the gang, noticed too late and shouted.
I found myself in a dilemma.
What should I do?
Should I pretend not to know and leave, or should I help and create some connection with Alissa? The former wouldn’t disrupt the original story at all, while the latter had the advantage of letting me get close to her naturally.
I quickly made my decision.
“Uwaaaaah! Somebody help—uwah!”
The boy, trying to use his age to call for help from bystanders, didn’t see my foot sticking out and tripped over it. His face scraped against the ground with a sickening ziiiik, instantly covered in blood.
In that moment, I swiftly picked up the wallet that had fallen to the floor and walked toward Alissa.
In this world, you had to be careful around the elderly, women, and children.
Alissa, who had been chasing after him in a hurry, widened her eyes when she saw me.
“Here’s the wallet. It’s yours, right?”
“Oh! Y-yes!”
When I held it out, Alissa quickly snatched it and checked inside. The smile that spread across her lips told me nothing was missing. She let out a sigh of relief, then looked up and expressed her gratitude.
“Thank you! Thanks to you, I got my belongings back.”
“I was just passing by.”
“Even so! My name is Alissa Bretes. May I ask your name?”
“……”
I stayed silent. Revealing my name would be problematic. If she found out I was the infamous trash from the Marquis family, my favorability would plummet instantly.
I shifted my gaze behind her.
“More importantly, is this okay?”
“Huh?”
“The pickpockets are getting away.”
“Ah! Those despicable bastards!”
In the direction I pointed, the gang was quietly slinking away like cats. Alissa tried to stop them, but they fled down the alley as if their tails were on fire. The boy with the scraped face had already disappeared as well.
“Tsk! They ran away.”
Alissa clicked her tongue, but her face didn’t show much regret. It was just her kind nature. Since she had never killed anyone before, she was satisfied with just beating them up a bit. That was bad news for me.
“So, what’s your name? You look about the same age as me. Are you perhaps a new student at the Academy?”
Helping her recover the wallet seemed to have left a very good impression. I never imagined she would press me this persistently.
As I was wondering how to get out of revealing my identity, a voice rang out.
“Found you!”
A brown-haired man who looked to be in his early thirties appeared from the alley on the other side. His bloodshot eyes gave off a very unpleasant feeling. He grinned as he approached us, then naturally met my eyes.
Who the hell is this guy?
“And who the fuck is this kid?”
Our gazes met, both of us looking at an unexpected variable. I instinctively realized it.
Something’s different.
I hadn’t met that many people from this world yet, but this man was clearly different. Just as I was considering another possibility, the man turned his head toward Alissa as if he had no interest in me.
“Alissa Bretes. That’s you, right?”
“…And who are you to ask that?”
“You didn’t deny it, so I guess I’m right? Wow, shit. You’re fucking gorgeous. I almost missed you. Why the hell is this map so complicated? This game is complete garbage.”
The man, apparently lacking social skills, muttered to himself before spitting out a very familiar word. At that moment, I became certain.
There were other transmigrators in this world besides me.
Meeting another person from Earth. I felt a brief sense of joy, but anxiety quickly took over. I had no idea what his goal was.
It seemed Alissa felt the same. Srrrng! The girl who had only used her sheathed rapier against the pickpockets now drew her blade and pointed it at the man.
“State your purpose.”
“Huh? State my purpose? What if I don’t want to?”
“…I’ll cut you down.”
“Heh heh heh! Really? You’ve never killed anyone before, have you? Think you can do it?”
Finding Alissa’s warning amusing, the man cackled and approached her provocatively. Soon, Alissa’s patience ran out.
“Don’t come any closer!”
Shwaaaack!
The rapier swung like lightning at a speed incomparable to when she had struck the pickpockets. But it wasn’t the man she cut—it was empty air. The fact that he showed no tension even facing Alissa wasn’t mere bravado; he quickly retreated and dodged.
The man twisted his face into an ugly scowl.
“Whoa~ You actually swung? What if you had killed me?”
“That’s why I told you to stay back. Now that you understand, please leave.”
“Puhaha! Are you serious? I’m stronger than you, so why should I? You asked about my purpose, right? My purpose is to fuck you. If you want me to let you go quietly, spread those legs.”
“F-fuck? L-legs… What are you saying!”
Hearing such blatant vulgarity out of nowhere, Alissa stammered in confusion. Her face was now dyed with even greater shame, rage, and bewilderment than before.
“What the hell do you think I’m saying, you bitch? Do you have any idea how badly I wanted to fuck you while playing the game? The amount of cum I jerked out to you could fill an entire swimming pool.”
“G-game? What on earth are you…”
“Ah, whatever! So, are you gonna spread them or not? If you do it nicely, I’ll be gentle.”
His arrogant attitude, as if he were doing her a favor, made Alissa bite her lip hard. She pointed her rapier at him once again.
“I’d rather die than do anything with you.”
“So that’s how it is? Can’t be helped. But don’t worry. I won’t kill you. I’ll train you nicely and cherish you for the rest of your life. Heh heh heh!”
The man laughed disgustingly as he pulled out a small bag of white powder from his pocket and shook it. There was no need to explain what it was.
“You filthy piece of trash. Die!”
Upon seeing the drugs, Alissa channeled her sword energy and thrust her rapier forward. Kang! The man blocked it with a longsword wrapped in his own energy.
“Heh heh… Feisty, aren’t you? That’s what makes it fun to fuck you.”
“I’ll carve that mouth out first.”
Clang!Kagagang!
Starting with that first exchange, the sound of clashing steel rang out endlessly through the alley.