Bastard NPC Chapter 5

Chapter 5

It was completely incomprehensible. What does it mean f00b2f27fc that the lock is 939153df7f unlocked? What phone call?6a589535b93bb9ae

I did 62b970a12e get a bf192734cc call from 171e0302ed Adam last 553dd02b25 night, but c5cc1449b0 it wasn’t d9d0615197 related to ab75731b4b what I 1c633c63cb just heard.b9550b186e7e9add

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“Huh, didn’t you hear from him early this morning? I told you to call her.”5713186c84652bbe

“Of course I did.”12347bf0080832ed

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Colin, tilting his 0b7ab58909 head at my e9b5078111 expression, turned to 9ea547d793 look at Adam. Adam, casting 20c400a349 a dissatisfied 188c0488e7 glance at b84e113859 me, continued c206995306 speaking.6fb2196282302f3d

“This woman, with her lack of fashion sense, hung up before even hearing the message.”2bbc6787efe09fb6

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“Excuse me, but didn’t you just mention raiding to the lab?”53bd3787efd67a06

“Though the chili stew last night was horrifically bad and made me sad, it was still the main dish. Isn’t it proper conversation etiquette to lighten the mood before getting to the important matter?”63c7a6f55fbe8c44

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I had bbbcef1770 no idea dbe680b2cb what he a4a1137c13 was going 034ecbcd85 on about 1d910b5daa stew, but 60fc051d1c it seemed b3420548c0 like his 730b05af7b words from 6171154d21 last night 5153d04584 were just 9d2e75388f small talk. I barely managed 73cfb56cbd to hide my 907f8792bb frown at his 02ffe33542 strange analogy and 9149685e3f forced a smile.58d7ecfc136a7f0d

“Ah, yes. But, um, sir, I have something important to discuss with your brother. I’ll hear all about the chili stew later.”1565929e8331e946

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“Sir? Haha, looks like you want to be my disciple. Fine. I accept.”eec6525a29496b0e

“What? Now you’re suddenly okay with it? Why are you so fickle, bro?”f1ef518d1bf1594e

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Burke, who had 8419ab1e7d been rubbing his 1f21a79a0b sore back, suddenly 0bc9f758c0 jumped in. Adam, clearly annoyed, shot 5e78239634 him a glare, but d5ef1cd08f he couldn’t shut Burke’s 00a775a72d innocent mouth. fc39a814b7ac9e60

If only Burke b177bef37e would keep quiet 1040b6df78 for once, things 7053c84b67 would settle, but 34725687cf his mouth was 2e17f983bc always the problem. It was f3d1a0563a a shame.1adbb3f7b147e6be

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If Colin had the solid, upright image of a mom’s friend’s son—someone who excelled in studies and was devoted to his parents—Burke, on the other hand, had a vibe that was more difficult to pin down. 3d4b4a1ed8eb6cb3

With his short, styled 4fc87c4995 hair, trendy tattoos, sun-kissed 02bc0e21be skin, and athletic build, 4d844a7e7c he sometimes looked like 39f357aa61 a sexy sports star, 5f9516903c and other times, like 254da66a0a a mischievous troublemaker.3e77a7e914a6d03e

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“Ahhk, why are you hitting me again! You said it yesterday, remember? You said she was rude! You told me to chase her off by throwing salt if she came around!”33d8c4ff2f0b6d8b

So what b54bebb153 was I 6f4ed9bdef supposed to 7b8a05d14c do? Every time he 2595b8c2d7 opened his mouth, 0691e3a2fd he sounded like c6d223cdba the village fool b00ca03c00 who fell from d0b18b9b7d the persimmon tree.4ec0300bb530011f

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Clearly feeling unjustly a55612b1b2 punished, Burke kept c786950b9d grumbling as he d592e020a2 ran off, while 6f6daa0c39 Adam shook his b50e255f89 fist and chased 05977569d3 after him. ed39fbd27dbdb28d

As for a2704340ea me, I 182b1180d0 shot a 4494860c7a sulky glance febd052773 at Adam’s 4c1ffc63fd retreating back.Hmph, not only c548a3ada6 did he trash 85f2c0ad1e the chili stew, 9b7e85e662 but I guess 4b2cc8ee6c he trashed me 944caefd3d too, huh?2877ee65440d2ca3

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“I didn’t know Riley was so timid.”cb53843c8749c39c

Hearing a voice filled 35b34f6756 with amusement, I turned 91f42e7d20 around to find Colin 019e901502 staring down at me. When he tilted his a9eda11ced head, as if asking 30a8f8d42b for clarification, he squinted dbe66ae334 his eyes into a ad611dca9f soft smile.8796207b03bfcf7a

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“You don’t have to worry. Even though they fight like that, they always end up sticking together.”b0dbb57fbb6e26d6

I had 145231e8b5 never really 2ff32908c1 worried about 3aef051a45 those two e35202aaa9 running around ea8cd2f78c the front 5118d7c46d yard, unless 4bb47d8168 I was d0b84287e5 cursing them e7590d19cb in my e19950107d head. However, I 2e3b615f6d nodded along e50c691b49 anyway.120d382c606ebe6b

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“You must have a lot on your plate. Looking at it this way, you seem like the oldest brother. Ah, not that you look older, but you’re the most reliable.”358dd8b24137e8d9

I meant to say 913cd0e758 that he must have 1bb54411dc it tough taking care bff9630f9e of his silly brothers. But for a2795e8669 some reason, f6d89856bb Colin bit 4c1c505647 his plump 530391683f bottom lip 5ed36e8465 and quickly fba2b35270 turned his 48d63ab154 gaze away.299db386bc7099d1

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Just then, a breeze blew, tousling Colin’s bangs. The combination of his soft, brown hair gently swaying and the subtle smile on his handsome face made it look like a scene straight out of a youth drama. 04b53964580c08e8

But understanding ea638d7852 that was 344206d0e6 a different ff3fbe78b0 matter. What made him d10c0449c1 so drama-worthy? Why was 7ac37e7769 I feeling c59a48e5ba this way?6af2dc1827f2517c

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“One moment.”1c1ac5236716f628

As I was feeling a bit distant from the strangely odd three brothers, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I asked for Colin’s understanding and checked my phone. 266c7652494e8b85

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Unlike the 4220304f1c other NPCs adf4e3c0db who even 817f158c01 had their 5c10295de4 photos clearly a5f259b07f printed on 23c1b830c8 them, it 35d0cfbb11 was an acbeb4a4d7 unfamiliar number 7bf42cc242 that wasn’t 899e0cb921 even saved. However, I could 70ca98d6db guess the sender e3b66853ef just by the 3732e16555 short message. 42613db8e4e63d4b

Is this what they 4db9d71d69 mean when they say 546b67355b that speech is like 48c3540542 a fingerprint? No NPC would send c088f73565 such a blatant message 384a84fcf7 unless it was the d71a13243c man who turned my e1eccf6e53 house and my head 56bda8c403 upside down last night.511c68cc68ac7c92

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When I pretended not 8c50285ffa to know, the sign 8a0be6e330 that the other person 57a365a337 had checked disappeared right 39682788a8 away. A reply 91eb12a109 arrived before 95aefed72c I could 0e139466fc even leave 21965826db the chat 95097e2026 window.b2c998612f53a451

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He speaks as if it’s natural that I know his identity, only saying what he wants to say. Maybe the overflowing narcissism isn’t a trait of the egg-shaped trio, but rather a characteristic of NPCs in this world. 163c7eedcd3129fe

And so what? Why would he need to know where or what I’m doing? As long as I don’t run away, that’s enough. Does he really need to track my location?309a37128795de2a

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“Oh, I’ve been getting a lot of spam lately.”9e8739913e8dd3ab

Ignoring Theo’s message, I put my phone back in my pocket and smiled brightly. Colin kindly agreed, “Yeah, there’s a lot lately.”0a173383f5fa1c5c

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“By the way, what did you mean earlier? About the lock being undone?”ad72b950b432e9b4

“Oh, that.”768e56b65b0c049a

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“Yes, that.”800158a149a0e8e2

“That’s exactly what you d0209bf8b4 said. The lock I had cc39b5d759 on Riley was lifted.”7c30389b1b1edbcb

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So, what f1e8126085 does that e9f2308994 mean?72156072ddfb6ca7

As I 7b10af0cee furrowed my 7f5bf8086e brows at d5a62f6af0 the repetitive 6b0b5a0a67 conversation, Colin 1017783e59 looked at e4da194c73 me with d8bfda6f1b wide eyes, 2e90ec4480 as if 185f798db2 trying to 8a210aa8dd figure out 9094cf1b66 why I 6617d07c0b didn’t understand. He then asked 99f1d69f46 if I didn’t d6d729c61e know about the e7ae4eecdf lock, and kept e1bf905934 asking various questions d8c3dd109e about what I 5c1104fa91 knew. d7fb622c57dbe3c0

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Since I didn’t 835a5def51 know anything, I 1a763c0958 simply shook my 62a75c4bc2 head. The more ec00b4840c I shook 3f72e9e1a8 my head, a8278ed386 the more db1f14ced8 confused Colin 7d1b3fe1ef became. His clear, bright cc5f554ac1 eyes kept darting c9bd9d7a02 around, as if 71d42be387 he was unsure fa0583704d how to handle 7271a6d1d2 this idiot.8dd3c9c3dd2971d5

I felt 08c94b1ddc a bit 7135ea3720 unfair. From the 04127910c8 way the 132c9506ab conversation was 0fff68e5b1 going, it c8c915832b seemed like bc61a8e96f knowing about f7184e07b2 the lock 1364965b05 or something 8692519059 was a 85927e4c15 vital piece 52b5c36064 of information d3cce52c0c NPCs should 6ee7c5d379 naturally know. 916097e1ae39c8d3

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But for me, 9f6823e6d4 who had just 4cc31bc57e transitioned from being fdeaca1782 a player to a4a9642eac entering this world, 01d86004f7 it was completely 5861aa2e7a new and unfamiliar. However, I 6a6eeee9be couldn’t exactly 7ccd45c569 say that, 696ae5db39 so I 1697f6c1a6 gently rubbed 6a8f3df20c my sore 2223550219 forehead and b66b5ecff2 spoke.c258ad2e81a7ce7f

“Actually, I had a mild concussion yesterday.”e9c41c8654235d3e

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“A concussion? Let me see.”5667874ce23e25fa

Colin, his fc0a73fa50 eyes wide 127cb7ad8f open, quickly 6be66a8cd8 closed the 45fc3b7d90 distance and 76ff7d3a5d bombarded me 35f939d019 with questions.Had I been to afa86b0a23 the hospital? Was I feeling 96568ffac7 dizzy? Were there any 79a6c65699 other symptoms like 7c1adbd517 nausea or tinnitus? 4ba2a358b0023c1f

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As he 4323a8b8dd checked my 87abc7bff0 pupils, he a645a170fa stared intently 22e645e3b3 into my 4355133f14 eyes, then 04f377808e noticed the 4145f48f4a bump on c40e502ca4 my forehead 9d1bd6ab5b and furrowed 330f387136 his brow f8de77bc7e in concern.580da4edcfc62b52

“So that’s why you’ve got a bump on your forehead. That must have hurt.”5edbd784c422e9f3

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“Yeah, a bit.”8d079f252277cf18

“Let’s go inside for now. It’s better to sit down and talk.”d0205456b68b67cf

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His reaction was completely aab07f59d7 different from someone who 66791ca96f had forced me to 8cb53104be leave while pressing the aa79b7c1c9 bruise on my forehead. For some reason, 6f1b277c75 I felt a 7943ff2190 sense of solemnity. I hadn’t realized how 3138234196 kind this NPC was.f12a407d858635da

I followed Colin into b5ae82b0df the house, but my 6c67b210f6 phone in my pocket 721aceb46e vibrated again. This time, it f97108a2f7 wasn’t a message, 4eaa0d94a5 but a call. The caller was, as 87b9a9cc9c expected, Theo. ffa052205dfd7331

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I quickly checked f3053cc309 the screen, pressed 24cadb1313 the side button a54d2e2a4b to mute it, ed37e7d958 and put the 8c7ce83477 phone deep in b5ba860d06 my pocket.cc97fdfaaf16404c

“Do you need 250cc2bdef something to drink?”8cb72e4b6f0f38bb

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“No. It’s okay.”6f19911631684242

Following Colin into c1993d1f97 the room, I 4f67d11081 found myself in d2295119fd a workspace with 330b0e7ce4 six monitors set 6a481275b9 up. It was a place 3b515b5ade I’d visited countless times f59acce2f9 during missions, but somehow 9d7aa30bb0 it felt as unfamiliar 6e6a727a9f and fascinating as if 7ee898f312 it were my first b893e4defb time here. 4a79ca6536679bd7

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I looked around curiously, and Colin muttered, “You really don’t remember, huh?” with a hint of sympathy. Unable to think of anything to say, I awkwardly smiled. After a moment of silently pitying me, Colin lightly tapped the chair beside him.1d6c64ab0e8c7df4

“Here, this is your registered information in the system.”221be08385e928ab

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I sat 581e0639ae in the e1fc2da80b chair Colin d170e48de7 offered and d8406afb0b focused on ae84d53324 the monitor. On one 373af78594 side of 080dfe680c the screen 13a00b3075 was a 6b48c4e542 screenshot of 31f9019f11 Riley’s character, 77f42af6b9 automatically generated b63a39a628 when the d4811b11bb character was d4422bafc1 first created, 583533e9bb displayed like d275f4debb an ID 4f406b903e photo. afcb4119285eae1b

Next to it, Riley’s personal information and a detailed criminal record based on achievements were densely filled out.31eb7c66f251f3b5

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“Why is this registered?”4a603e5465b4f4af

“Not just you, but all citizens are registered in the system. So, your information was being managed in a locked state to keep it hidden.”9a8a24af3044ad5d

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“If it’s locked, what happens?”692503674a688c29

“Like this?”e99ba3aea04f7b42

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Colin tapped 9b763908eb on the 5c75711bc2 keyboard, and 0eddb4e037 a different 6857927c5a set of efe403fdb3 information appeared 943478c0f4 on the 32175aa812 right monitor. It seemed a5810192a8 similar to 9d42ef40cc the central fc843b21b0 screen but e8a385eaab with a 6eda162c43 few differences. bebca1580902ce8e

In this new screen, 293bf34fc6 personal information was recorded, 6054461101 but the criminal history 3d6cf52663 had been completely erased.5dff41fed50cb084

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“This is the system registered with the agency. Last night, your information was temporarily unlocked, and I’ve been trying to find the cause ever since. It’s not an external breach like hacking or cracking, but the fact that only your information was unlocked is strange. It’s something that’s never happened before.”a95145ca3cddb629

I squinted 64a2b7f435 slightly, alternating 7b659a2ee9 my gaze 39278e246a between the 0ae733181d two monitors, 8eacf69bac piecing together 6131acbc3e the elusive 13c2f9bfed clues. I had woken 703f072eaf up as Riley, 355179e416 suddenly ambushed by 582846c208 an agent who ae7439d78f had started throwing 9f7a0658be threats at me 252723cae1 using my achievements. 0c46dc56dfdecf31

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It turned ab21ad50f0 out that 1d3b67ba01 this information baca1c9316 had been 26f95c6b97 unlocked just 755228bac2 as I aa2b8e49e0 was waking 46eee92bd3 up in 9d0f589ba6 this world.4098520325a44d75

It occurred to me d35149c034 that the system might 260b923352 have malfunctioned and temporarily dee68b4407 released the information when b321c16731 I entered this world. ad70cb1e133de517

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Colin had mentioned it wasn’t hacking or cracking, but perhaps I was the unintentional cause—like a DDoS attack¹.e1726081ee666d0c

“We discovered it quickly and took immediate action, so it should be fine. Other than the head injury, nothing else happened, right?”89e435197543e2b0

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Noticing my 8147d0ac3d silence and 50620123e6 the intensity 60be16f7f9 of my 17d29e40db stare at 957a9d3928 the screen, 55396518fc Colin spoke 39ca849687 gently, as 45d3a64788 if trying e92bcd2852 to reassure b45fbe62bb me. I hesitated for 77e769421e a moment, then fae0f0f2a1 pulled the phone de55fdb07e I had carelessly 32cf8d63ef shoved into my ef8a1c6300 pocket and took ddd8821f5b a look.5638d1051d9c7487

Four missed calls.af34354ecb8e7be1

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Four unread messages.e9e8fa235daadb44

Then, looking 2f7aad5fad down at 5a7bda015e the steadily c28fbafca1 accumulated numbers, 672f695582 I spoke 30742b93c0 with a 9035af3f69 troubled heart.fc1342e352c3bb39

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“Something happened. A very big a721fbbb29 issue.”3ac0e416ca44a730

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