Ook, Ook
Ook, Ook
It was said that after Yoo Chae-rin's first visit, many people came to the forest.
And among them, there was a rather bad person.
And that bad person tried to forcibly rape Yor.
Yor managed(?) to kill the bastard and obtained the loot.
He showed her the loot, and with a rather displeased expression, explained to Chae-rin what had happened.
'...Crazy.'
After hearing the whole story, Chae-rin cursed inwardly.
Because even she could see who the root cause of the incident was.
'It's because of me.'
Of course, the one who did it was that bitch.
But if you had to find the root cause, it lay with her. And aside from that, quite a few uninvited guests had come.
Her sin was deep, so deep...
And aside from that, something else caught her eye. Namely, the dagger in front of her.
She'd thought it looked high-quality from the start, but after staring at it for a while, she recognized it.
'That's the dagger with a level 75 restriction...'
She remembered it as an item she planned to buy later once her own level rose.
She was over level 70 now and still couldn't use it, yet he had it.
He called it loot, so it was obvious whose it had originally been.
Her thoughts naturally connected.
Wait, then didn't that mean this man had defeated a player of level 75 or higher?
'What the hell is his level...?'
She already felt he was no ordinary NPC just from living in the 'Forbidden Forest.'
But to tear apart a high-level user like that... just what was this man's level?
Yoo Chae-rin resolved not to mess with him in the future.
"Hoo..."
Having finished his explanation, Yor let out a sigh.
His expression was still fierce, but he seemed no longer intent on blaming her.
From Yor's standpoint, he hadn't spoken expecting any solution. He just wanted to vent.
Seeing that, Chae-rin felt quite sorry.
This was the fascinating thing about [Demon's Saga]. Her own broadcast and forum activity could affect the actual game.
This was because the game was a real-time open-world RPG.
The moment a specific area or NPC became the talk of the town, countless players would head there.
Then [Demon's Saga]'s high-performance AI would interact with all those players and produce outcomes.
It happened occasionally. NPCs whose attention level grew would express dissatisfaction. Representative examples were the Empire's Fourth Knight Commander and the guild receptionist Kyle.
Of course, she had her excuses.
I mean, she didn't know!
Who would have thought someone lived in a cave like this?!
She went in and found such an NPC, and coincidentally she was filming content at the time, so viewers just flocked in.
Thanks to that, she raked in loads of views... but still, she did have some grounds for an excuse.
Of course, even aside from that, the attempted rape was a pretty major incident. The situation had stabilized a lot by then, but with so many users, things like that still happened from time to time.
After mulling it over for a while, Chae-rin spoke.
"...Well, there is one way to catch that bastard."
"...What?"
At that, a gleam appeared in Yor's eyes. Light entered his amber eyes.
He's really damn handsome... she thought to herself, then spoke again.
"You broadcast it and ask around."
She wasn't streaming at the moment.
After the Fourth Knight Commander incident, it became known that reckless broadcasting could lower an NPC's affinity.
That was one reason, but the bigger reason was that she was scared of being kicked out as soon as she arrived, so she hadn't turned it on.
She fervently praised her past self for holding back.
She'd almost exposed the route to this cave one more time.
But now was the time to use the power of broadcasting. That kind of malicious user was someone the players needed to catch too.
Of course, Yor's initial reaction was negative.
"What? I got into that mess because of that broadcast thing, and you want me to do that again?"
"Don't worry! We're inside a cave, so no one can pinpoint the location anyway!"
"No, that's a problem too. But I'm uncomfortable with it."
"Then are we just going to let that bad person go? He might come back later with a grudge."
"...Hm."
But at Chae-rin's persuasion, Yor had no choice but to nod.
*
"Now, look. See the red dot next to me? Usually when this appears it means I'm live, so if you remember that, it'll be easy to tell later."
Actually, he could already distinguish because of 'Player's Eye.'
But that red dot was new information to him—that it was visible to anyone.
Well, they'd need a way to tell from the perspective of the people here.
'But it seems they can't see that.'
As I listened to her explanation, I looked at the window floating beside her field of vision. At least, the one I knew as the 'Chat Window.'
Since she didn't mention anything besides the red dot, it seemed other people couldn't see the chat.
Maybe because she'd just turned on the stream, the chat messages were just light greetings.
[hi]
[hihi]
[oh what? It's that NPC?]
[You met Streamer again?]
[Damn~ I believed in you, Streamer!]
Among them, quite a few recognized me and reacted. There weren't many viewers since she'd just started the stream, but still, it was attention.
To me, that attention was both burdensome and fascinating.
[btw the npc's clothes are thinner than last time... haha]
[wow that chest whoa wow that back whoa]
[just look at that body, it's obviously super fuckable lol]
[Chae-rin ask him to take off just one more layer]
[↳ you guys are kinda gross;]
For reference, I was currently wearing a leather tank top and a fur coat.
Spring had arrived and the weather had warmed a lot, but the cave didn't get much sunlight and was still cool.
I didn't need a super thick fur garment, but some cold-weather gear was essential.
Of course, that made my clothes a bit thinner... but I never imagined they'd react like that over such a thing.
'They've been strange since before...'
Thanks to that, I felt more certain about my suspicion.
No wonder the chat reactions had been odd since last time. Come to think of it, even for Otherworlders, a woman coming to rape me was a strange situation.
I had my suspicions before, but after seeing those chat reactions, I was certain.
The reversal of gender roles was the same on their Earth too.
Here, I couldn't help but feel a bit of regret.
I'd thought maybe it was connected to the place I originally lived... but regrettably, that didn't seem to be the case.
Still, the reason it stopped at regret was that those reactions themselves felt pretty good.
Even if a bit of lust was mixed in, a favorable reaction was still favorable. For me, who had no ties to others, receiving such unconditional positive attention felt quite nice.
[But why is Streamer's forehead so red??]
[Looks like she got smacked hard by someone... no way? lol]
[Chae-rin are you living getting beaten now...]
After looking around for a while, the viewers began teasing her forehead.
A broadcast was mainly a back-and-forth between viewers and streamer. As usual, once they found something to tease, they went at it eagerly. At least, that's what I understood.
Normally she would have responded, but this time she was a bit serious.
"Everyone, hold on. I have something serious to tell you."
Then she told the viewers what had happened to me.
Among those who had watched her broadcast was someone with bad intentions, and that person had finally acted. An ugly incident had nearly occurred, but Yor had somehow(?) managed to deal with him.
The chat window's reactions were varied.
[So his name's Yor... noted...]
[If you knew his name you should've told us sooner, Chae-rin]
Starting with those who were simply reacting to the name.
[It was quiet for a while and now something happened again]
[Anyway, those fuckers should all get permabanned]
[But if he's an NPC, it's not really a big deal...? (genuine question)]
[Are you the only one allowed to use that NPC, you selfish bastard]
[What if the NPC dies? Then you won't be able to interact with him ever again]
And those outraged by the fact.
"So, is it possible to track them? We have a clue right here..."
[It's a dagger]
[Isn't that a level 75 dagger?]
[Since it's a high-level weapon it's good for narrowing down. He's obviously a rogue... beyond that idk, others will figure it out]
[If you take that to the auction house NPC and ask, you can track it. That lady has a good memory yeah, and there's a ledger]
[But what the fuck, he killed a level 75 rogue? Then what level is he? Holy shit]
[Maybe just luck?]
What surprised me here was that the chat reactions were more serious than I expected.
Since this was a game to them, they could have just ignored it and moved on.
It seemed NPCs were more precious to them than I thought.
I consider myself a person, but anyway, from my position as an NPC, that was a pretty good thing.
Thanks to that, my hostility toward Otherworlders decreased a little.
It was when I leaned back slightly, feeling a bit relieved.
Swoosh—
"Ah."
"Uh."
With the sound of fabric brushing against skin, the front of the coat I was wearing opened. Since I had just thrown it on, the garment slipped.
What appeared was the deep neckline of the tank top inside and part of my body.
The reaction came immediately.
[whoa whoa]
[pya pya;;]
[Look at that chest cleavage, that's insane...]
Yoo Chae-rin's face in front of me turned red. She didn't know where to look, and I could see her eyes darting around. After a moment, she spoke in a voice that was crawling into itself.
"Uh... that's a little risky, could you cover up again...?"
I chuckled. Then I hooked my fingers, lifted the front of my tank top slightly, and said,
"Why, do you want to see more?"
This action was a bit disgusting even to myself, but the reaction itself was fun.
[Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes]
[Th-that... you sly fox...]
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I thought the way the Otherworlders looked at me was like looking at a zoo monkey.
And in reality, it wasn't much different.
But if there was a difference from my expectation, it was that I'd naturally thought that gaze would be unpleasant.
Why did I think that? I'd never even been in the position of a zoo monkey before.
'Ook-ook-ook.'
A zoo monkey... this didn't seem so bad.