Bastard NPC Chapter 5

Chapter 5

It was completely f9b67dac68 incomprehensible. What does it mean ea4e954109 that the lock is 1e8181c1ac unlocked? What phone call?56b7f47630c0cb15

I did get a c7b4cb357f call from Adam last 712430aa5d night, but it wasn’t 90631b84f2 related to what I bf1656fc82 just heard.2518f62bd849d97d

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“Huh, didn’t you hear from him early this morning? I told you to call her.”5bfe917b645ece7d

“Of course I did.”606269cfab1f5a70

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Colin, tilting his 56a47a3321 head at my ffea16430c expression, turned to 8005bfe80d look at Adam. Adam, casting b0dc4ae8c4 a dissatisfied da7c525f97 glance at 3ec668706a me, continued dd6e03886b speaking.c501c2ca4e4dcc64

“This woman, with her lack of fashion sense, hung up before even hearing the message.”210714df9d6b1d76

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“Excuse me, but didn’t you just mention raiding to the lab?”7811e74d862267ad

“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?”57b41d6a1e756476

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I had no 149ab9a466 idea what he 5cb48cae88 was going on 8e6aa78913 about stew, but abbf0d8264 it seemed like 1d646271cd his words from 0b96dd13bc last night were 9a5c01f463 just small talk. I barely e983b1d51f managed to babb55c166 hide my 6903b4e164 frown at 7bca399778 his strange 0dfb8e13c7 analogy and 94377c7e45 forced a dd11dacc98 smile.880d31b1c988f938

“Ah, yes. But, um, sir, I have something important to discuss with your brother. I’ll hear all about the chili stew later.”aa3ca3a7f8a36a2e

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“Sir? Haha, looks like you want to be my disciple. Fine. I accept.”4209be0b320cc658

“What? Now you’re suddenly okay with it? Why are you so fickle, bro?”e9cb7d5e0b64b68a

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Burke, who had been 74d19b070e rubbing his sore back, a1370599fd suddenly jumped in. Adam, clearly dc26e5f319 annoyed, shot d1d28e67ea him a 38b216bda5 glare, but 6bf83b59dc he couldn’t a3ffc57a84 shut Burke’s 86299cb12c innocent mouth. 9defa71f4480b33d

If only Burke 5059ce1017 would keep quiet 56487c9fdb for once, things 554554493f would settle, but 43c12f0705 his mouth was d7522b8cdc always the problem. It was a 77203ecac9 shame.af5601d2a956362f

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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. 7b8ae4beb3e6c13a

With his short, styled dc2c55698b hair, trendy tattoos, sun-kissed e952affdb1 skin, and athletic build, 7a497ff356 he sometimes looked like c838afb234 a sexy sports star, 3cfc99bddf and other times, like 96e56560a8 a mischievous troublemaker.acdd66aa3a8a92f1

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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!”ab38e7b00080e1ac

So what was I 5cd750baf0 supposed to do? Every time he c648c2e473 opened his mouth, 64edc12787 he sounded like 0c103dc959 the village fool f6c04bb132 who fell from d75700151a the persimmon tree.10baeea66d422445

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Clearly feeling unjustly be731c61fe punished, Burke kept e29ecb5525 grumbling as he f21e39a982 ran off, while 89f0143257 Adam shook his 3023563e1d fist and chased 0bc961715e after him. 8ed5ab665f7c1a16

As for me, I d469181e89 shot a sulky glance 0eab5dada0 at Adam’s retreating back.Hmph, not 01a4d9b238 only did f105c3216c he trash 013bccb71c the chili 53f3d2732b stew, but 37c6a23869 I guess cf28a5feee he trashed 8e46e1982c me too, 968aeee375 huh?4e02163ac1d81193

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“I didn’t know Riley was so timid.”31641229af5a6193

Hearing a voice 445da7625b filled with amusement, 050e076cb0 I turned around d4dd79a2f6 to find Colin 9a0c7e6795 staring down at 92af295486 me. When he tilted his 37e41abe8d head, as if asking bc3277e538 for clarification, he squinted 1bc27dd612 his eyes into a 28d6c22fba soft smile.77194905b667bb9a

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“You don’t have to worry. Even though they fight like that, they always end up sticking together.”9a24f134414e3368

I had never really 7e042efbd6 worried about those two 705ac4935a running around the front e7d2c1c417 yard, unless I was eb00f241fb cursing them in my 4e14bbc5d1 head. However, I nodded along f083995e97 anyway.f3e407d9399d13ee

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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.”b1f815128ee28e69

I meant fc4bfde515 to say ec2769030f that he fd63d513d6 must have 30ac98c75e it tough c665d4dc56 taking care ef57e17a40 of his 0e1ab6be87 silly brothers. But for some reason, 02508b38a0 Colin bit his plump 70691fd8fb bottom lip and quickly 534591eeb6 turned his gaze away.7afff3660ce25110

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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. e96bfaf773241f60

But understanding ad60ef0ffe that was 5ac5e079a0 a different d8c40d9438 matter. What made him 813b6ac270 so drama-worthy? Why was I feeling 5da90c8b01 this way?bab2bc567ff12d80

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“One moment.”0c47ce44520ee03a

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. 818da8e060d8e191

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Unlike the other 7217e36448 NPCs who even e696ad856f had their photos f007bbe9f1 clearly printed on 99be2e3fac them, it was 4129089395 an unfamiliar number 6663bb0ade that wasn’t even e9d9114712 saved. However, I d3f81eaacc could guess 8bba7ce290 the sender 2232caeb22 just by 9c76c9d909 the short 000d0e9bfb message. 2030fc8812ebeee0

Is this b4de186f40 what they 68614a6613 mean when dc09af7e4f they say aa6c05d04a that speech 8e9ffaf0bd is like cc45d2f038 a fingerprint? No NPC 179d5538f4 would send a1258a2b0d such a 63bd5ab526 blatant message b668d4909f unless it 68a305d60a was the b6123e5436 man who ccf9c7cd42 turned my 0d179a0cc4 house and aee142daed my head 728eeb90a3 upside down ba441d8f34 last night.83ac8a8eacc5da40

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When I pretended f5c6f4d2d3 not to know, 07b4079f03 the sign that b6df29146f the other person 882f5008d0 had checked disappeared a32390e36f right away. A reply 6440c0f1ad arrived before 52ef713f80 I could 21cdbca6d3 even leave 7cfc425e80 the chat d77e4e4470 window.32afaf7e9bcb77a7

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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. 2dee566d83ae4fad

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?288d7347c14fa128

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“Oh, I’ve been getting a lot of spam lately.”01d69aa14ee2da1b

Ignoring Theo’s message, I put my phone back in my pocket and smiled brightly. Colin kindly agreed, “Yeah, there’s a lot lately.”080ac99094ceec89

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“By the way, what did you mean earlier? About the lock being undone?”c044613965e621be

“Oh, that.”220303c2d24c464b

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“Yes, that.”f10a5b6cd2327190

“That’s exactly what bab84ed404 you said. The lock af781f87b6 I had d207d0bb57 on Riley 97b6abef83 was lifted.”dcff351a5b2c3685

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So, what does 232a5caae5 that mean?5fb6858b25e07a86

As I furrowed 7c4a0e087a my brows at 47e34dd5e9 the repetitive conversation, 5e35b9dc8e Colin looked at 577b2c720b me with wide 6f508775cb eyes, as if 0350c751da trying to figure 0699a150ae out why I 4acdc7b46c didn’t understand. He then asked 66fa50f183 if I didn’t 7bde511441 know about the caf2d7d5ac lock, and kept 89cc5d41c7 asking various questions 9280f6c029 about what I 8b62f4ce7d knew. 5e3a231a029b659e

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Since I didn’t know 47dc927186 anything, I simply shook dad95b6cec my head. The more 7d006b2029 I shook f46a658735 my head, aca9a15340 the more 5de7ce7bdf confused Colin ce9ecb0ca9 became. His clear, ac23a4208f bright eyes 0afef181df kept darting 8c95b595bc around, as eb1bd59c08 if he 477031dbb9 was unsure 4e865cd2a7 how to 86a479e5cf handle this 31039613bd idiot.84415f3793b8d376

I felt a bit 11bb2cbe37 unfair. From the way the 117bdd8bfd conversation was going, it 7e230e1faf seemed like knowing about f8a6428541 the lock or something 87389e2356 was a vital piece 9773f06c35 of information NPCs should cf6cb63c63 naturally know. b16488b38f1288ea

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But for adb591bd33 me, who 0a1d9aec45 had just e69c12784d transitioned from 0159cf13e1 being a 3f5ec683fc player to 3a6e3485b6 entering this 62cf5aa63e world, it c74e61c6ef was completely 89281632ed new and 8f740f8ab7 unfamiliar. However, I couldn’t exactly 4e068a7048 say that, so I 6f50aede8b gently rubbed my sore 376efb5802 forehead and spoke.245357d328be4c50

“Actually, I had a mild concussion yesterday.”a68d7f03c11328c7

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“A concussion? Let me see.”be5cd440c6cbf8e1

Colin, his 8560a94165 eyes wide 11b607683f open, quickly 87da4a5759 closed the 9baf8718d0 distance and 6d4f36134f bombarded me 1998fe3c56 with questions.Had I been c7d59b23da to the hospital? Was I fd5f11b113 feeling dizzy? Were there f1c706b80d any other fff63fd258 symptoms like 3277a96408 nausea or 9d1f2dc17e tinnitus? 1d65ebaee8de8809

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As he checked my 178b7d06a8 pupils, he stared intently 106ea28370 into my eyes, then 4d7d44971b noticed the bump on ea5ad39023 my forehead and furrowed bc9c52aa57 his brow in concern.5425f479ee255c20

“So that’s why you’ve got a bump on your forehead. That must have hurt.”37d7ca64bb1955e8

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“Yeah, a bit.”aeb542e4ea2ac95c

“Let’s go inside for now. It’s better to sit down and talk.”e42de185b3a7d471

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His reaction 8965ab5428 was completely 86ea27493d different from 1a848b8eec someone who 1543c05738 had forced 785360be04 me to 134fc57dbb leave while 58bbc92422 pressing the 2d3893544b bruise on fce432e76e my forehead. For some reason, a2d637101d I felt a 9910211b4c sense of solemnity. I hadn’t realized 4f4b3c0cc0 how kind this 0990906068 NPC was.82b5652d7f30c91d

I followed Colin into 14864a6a73 the house, but my 37e8361ddc phone in my pocket 85cb1f8035 vibrated again. This time, it c705cf7351 wasn’t a message, 57983c4561 but a call. The caller was, ca5a8f2623 as expected, Theo. 3cf5cb3a1646bcdb

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I quickly d54a66f797 checked the 8879834b82 screen, pressed aa9e3f0d53 the side 053da3f322 button to c4416eb85f mute it, 285436544b and put c7307684c6 the phone e94220a09a deep in c4d2c27a8f my pocket.59c6359c9410130d

“Do you b004964c5f need something 16a83a0b7a to drink?”082179b38ac98c8c

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“No. It’s okay.”0eea21f66daa2975

Following Colin 69228234c5 into the e0cdd92053 room, I 32abfad06a found myself ae19539c54 in a 0e601de473 workspace with 881b6d25f2 six monitors 46fa583613 set up. It was 956103c948 a place 54a6ddd725 I’d visited 9884b4db09 countless times 3d5e0af506 during missions, ea387ca3b9 but somehow 9ccaa98210 it felt 789a3da945 as unfamiliar 87477637b9 and fascinating 260c9556ed as if 784eb2020f it were 4c0bd5bdf9 my first 04ff4d4c35 time here. 3cb1a61f1d513b0e

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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.87648925a68b0858

“Here, this is your registered information in the system.”2b8d3761caa0b384

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I sat 6db0d5d4d4 in the 708c20bd16 chair Colin 4406d88eb9 offered and bd8df376fd focused on 85ee815a4c the monitor. On one side of a20cbba95c the screen was a 66498d5b7b screenshot of Riley’s character, b7881774ae automatically generated when the f0f164ccec character was first created, 52954b9942 displayed like an ID 3fed4a09bb photo. 08c6eac8530db5b1

Next to it, Riley’s personal information and a detailed criminal record based on achievements were densely filled out.153395786003fae0

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“Why is this registered?”a99edff5c3fb7d0f

“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.”e461b984eb5f25d7

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“If it’s locked, what happens?”6404c1ecefa28ec5

“Like this?”15496098d76ee253

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Colin tapped on the 7a750d7417 keyboard, and a different 8a762d40d5 set of information appeared 21fbe86972 on the right monitor. It seemed similar to 44cfe461c7 the central screen but 045d72594d with a few differences. a5426803b0afe1ec

In this new 5a6cd5dfe4 screen, personal information b25427680b was recorded, but e463489712 the criminal history fff1f0911f had been completely 043f2634d2 erased.dee819cd378dd1b7

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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.”39cadf1ddf0c7a9d

I squinted slightly, alternating ec9b640a0a my gaze between the e45613fa3f two monitors, piecing together 510b91ff64 the elusive clues. I had woken up a01a6a8d9a as Riley, suddenly ambushed f9e63830f5 by an agent who cb70337e9b had started throwing threats 29d15e500f at me using my 62e065af86 achievements. be38ab7da4aee14f

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It turned out that 93a2daa196 this information had been a415a55fa5 unlocked just as I e4944dca72 was waking up in 792504e5a1 this world.9e83837c8b9dc242

It occurred 84cb2c2768 to me 3bdaa786bd that the bf73b91ec3 system might c7d6a77232 have malfunctioned 77d7923206 and temporarily b778369916 released the 6f085193f9 information when bd65a59707 I entered 67611cef49 this world. d5eaf3468e0fcb31

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Colin had mentioned it wasn’t hacking or cracking, but perhaps I was the unintentional cause—like a DDoS attack¹.6f24cee4f034eb9c

“We discovered it quickly and took immediate action, so it should be fine. Other than the head injury, nothing else happened, right?”f7882ad4779a6e99

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Noticing my silence and e6f51cbe7b the intensity of my 981162e38d stare at the screen, a10291fa5a Colin spoke gently, as 26db356010 if trying to reassure 05f23b2434 me. I hesitated 4614491525 for a dadee0562a moment, then e129aaf822 pulled the 18d3f3612f phone I 9d6fb81f94 had carelessly 5a7a3fdbda shoved into 05f4cd1e7c my pocket 8d39403ff2 and took 78807a75cf a look.2e9251dbe53c754b

Four missed calls.ef444151b8a3ecaf

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Four unread messages.94d7a81ab49ab808

Then, looking down at a8d7bf1afc the steadily accumulated numbers, e5237c3583 I spoke with a a74365625b troubled heart.5fd8c07d12841528

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“Something happened. A very bb07c4ee4e big issue.”2f6a6e3b976e8ca6

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