Ch.140Delivery NPC. (3)

Chikuyo was a character who ranked as a 0.5 tier damage dealer among the party-eligible NPCs in the game.

Some humans are absolutely crazy about animal ears.

With her kimono-clad katana-wielding character, decent evasion skills, and good AI that rarely got her killed, plus damage support effects for party members on all her skills, she was a character you simply couldn’t ignore.

Rei, the 1.5 tier damage dealer who appeared in ep.1 Aigram.

Her position, burdened with troll skills like “I Can’t Stand Injustice,” instantly plummeted to the bottom of the mantle when Chikuyo appeared in ep.2.

People in the know understand, right? How huge the difference is between 0.5 tier and 1 tier characters in games.

We’re talking about the gap between 0.5 tier and 1.5 tier. And just in terms of raw damage output!!

And I, too, remember quickly switching my party from Rei to Chikuyo and enjoying the sweet benefits…

“Ohoho. Has our Miho gotten prettier? Come, come, get closer to your big sister~”

“Aaaah!! Sis!! I told you to let go!! What do you mean get closer! You’ve already touched every part of my body?!!”

*Swoosh!*

“Oh my?”

While I was lost in memories of my past life, Miho instantly shook off her sister’s hands that had been kneading her waist and thighs with full force, and jumped down from the tree branch to the ground.

She really is like a cat.

*Tap, tap! Thud!*

“Huh?”

“Sis!! What are you doing in front of other people!!”

“…Hmm? Did you dislike skinship with your sister after so long? But why do you cling to that human?”

As soon as Miho landed on the ground on all fours(?), she dashed toward me as if flying and hid behind my back.

Hey, I have no intention of getting involved in your sisterly quarrel, nor do I plan to be your shield.

“Really, Hono! You scared me, I thought it was an attack…”

*Swoosh!!!*

“Green Stone Elder? I clearly said my name is Chikuyo, didn’t I?”

“…Right, Chikuyo.”

Chikuyo, who had jumped down from the tree in response to Green Stone’s voice, cut off his words with a serious voice and glittering eyes.

Wow, that’s intense.

“Ahem. Yes, Chikuyo. So why did you suddenly take Miho like that? You could have just shown yourself.”

“Just because. No particular reason. I wouldn’t do anything bad to my adorable Miho in the first place, would I?”

She shrugged her shoulders, exposed above her kimono, and for a split second turned only her eyes to look at me before meeting Green Stone’s gaze again.

…That’s strange, I felt something like hostility in her eyes?

“So, you brought Miho along. Where are you headed now?”

“Where else would we be going on this route but to the Beastkin village?”

“Hmm?”

At Green Stone’s words, she tilted her head as if finding something strange. After pondering for a moment, she approached me… no, Miho.

“Miho, come here. I’ll stop teasing you.”

“…You promise to stop?”

“Of course~! How could this sister continue doing something her little sister dislikes?”

Swishing her tail back and forth, she beckoned with her hand, and Miho, who had been hiding behind me, stepped forward and slowly approached her.

*Hug*

“Ohoho. My little sister has really grown up. And you’ve become so much stronger too. Looks like you’ve developed well outside, huh?”

“Yes, you’ve gotten stronger too, sis. I didn’t sense you at all until you approached. Have you been well?”

Unlike their earlier behavior, they start exchanging normal greetings while embracing each other. Hmm, this doesn’t seem as bad as Miho had described?

As things seemed to be ending on a good note, I kept my mouth shut and watched the heartwarming reunion scene…

*Snicker*

…?

As I was quietly observing the two, Chikuyo twitched her fox ears, glanced at me, and snickered mockingly.

Huh? Why is she really acting like that? Her reactions have been strange from the start.

“Ah. Sis?”

“Yes?”

“This is a companion I met outside. He’s an adventurer and his name is…”

“Ah~ really? I see? But Miho, aren’t you tired?”

“Ja… uh, yes? Well, I am tired, but that introduction…”

“Green Stone Elder? If we’re going to the Beastkin village anyway, shall we go to our house first?”

“Hmm? Sure. What do you think, Jack? Since it’s her house, it’s also Miho’s house, and it might be good to think about our next situation and strategy there, wouldn’t it?”

“Yes. That would be fine. I’d like to give the sisters time to talk intimately too.”

“Hehe. Yes! Then, let’s go to our house! Is that okay, sis?”

“Of course~ Come on, let’s go. Elder, please follow us too~”

The fierce woman who had sharply corrected her name earlier was nowhere to be seen. Chikuyo smiled sweetly at Green Stone, took Miho’s hand, and started walking ahead. Green Stone and I followed behind them.

And as we walked, I quickly turned my thoughts over. And.

‘…I have no idea what’s going on here.’

Scarlet hair and eyes. Two tails and fox ears. And the pointed ears that were her trademark in the game, plus the kimono outfit that shouldn’t exist in this world.

If her name is Chikuyo, there’s no doubt she’s the 0.5 tier damage dealer NPC from the party roster.

However.

‘…I completed all of Chikuyo’s affection events and personal quests, but nothing matches up at all?’

[-Job: Magic Swordsman- Level: 185 Name: Chikuyo.]

…Her job shown in the status window is Magic Swordsman, and her level is nearly 200.

In a world where the tutorial hasn’t even triggered yet, how did she reach such a level? And.

‘Why is her job different?’

Her original job was -Fox Beastkin Swordsman-. But Magic Swordsman? Magic Swordsman is…

‘…a player job.’

[-Job: Striker- Level: 149 Name: Miho. Age: 19.]

Like Miho’s player job of Striker, her job is also displayed as one that should belong to a player.

…While there were some NPCs with player-like jobs among the party-eligible NPCs, even with my thick skull, would I forget the settings, skills, and job of the first NPC I maxed out with? Moreover.

‘…Her original setting was that she only had her mother as family. And after the tutorial triggered, her mother died, so she sharpened her blade for revenge against demons. That was her backstory.’

Chikuyo occasionally glances at me or twitches her ears in front of me. And Miho, who seems to find her sister’s behavior strange, walks hand in hand with her.

…She keeps paying attention to me. Not in a good way, it seems, but anyway… if my guess is correct.

‘She’s wary of me as a human male who’s gotten close to her little sister. That’s how it looks.’

If that’s the case, are Chikuyo and Miho really sisters? Is she really the older sister who beheaded her father and lived with the little sister abandoned by their mother?

I don’t know. Despite continuing to rack my brains over her behavior and status, which differ completely from the game’s settings, I still couldn’t find an answer.

This isn’t because I’m stupid, but because it’s truly an unsolvable problem, right?

As I pondered these thoughts while following the two women…

“You! What exactly is your relationship with our Miho?! You haven’t laid hands on her, have you?!!”

“Excuse me?”

I started being interrogated by Chikuyo, who had said she would show me to my room when we arrived at their house.

*

I knew immediately when Miho returned to Siltra.

Of course, she’s my beloved little sister. There’s no reason I would miss her scent or presence in Siltra, which is like my own bedroom.

But.

*Thump thump*

Something’s different. Not just Miho’s scent, but the scent of another ‘male’ is present.

It’s not that my sister is with another man, so their scents are mingled. Rather, the man’s scent is embedded all over Miho’s body.

Moreover, this other man’s scent isn’t that of Elder Green Stone, whom I had introduced to Miho as someone decent.

…Could it be that Miho has become another man’s ‘female’?! That can’t be…!!

I ran quickly, using magic to follow Miho’s scent approaching the Beastkin village. Who on earth, what impudent fellow had made Miho his ‘female’?

I didn’t want to believe it, didn’t want to acknowledge it.

But then.

“While protecting me, you thought it would be dangerous to fight without killing your opponent. Isn’t that what you thought?”

Miho’s face, smiling with eye-smiles at a man, wasn’t the bright-smiling little sister I knew, but the perfect image of a female in heat.

As if saying ‘look at me,’ ‘I want to look pretty,’ ‘I want to appear more attractive,’ she moved without hiding her alluring body, which had grown even more since leaving Siltra, seemingly flirting.

Where on earth did she learn such behavior? I knew my little sister’s constitution and sent her outside thinking she couldn’t endure among the Beastkin.

My sister, my adorable little sister!! Interlocking her fingers and tilting her head! Putting her hands behind her back and leaning her upper body forward! Unconsciously pushing up her breasts!! Slightly swishing her tail to tap the man’s legs!!!

Like, like!! She’s become a female desperate to impress that male!!!

That’s why I forcefully pulled Miho away.

Using magic, the fruit of my efforts to be with her, I pulled her suddenly and engaged in skinship like old times.

But Miho quickly broke away from me and returned to the man.

Moreover, she escaped my grasp even though I was using my full strength, having grown quite strong outside!

…Then, perhaps that man didn’t forcibly take her? Though he seems quite strong despite having no visible magical power.

Maybe this beast of a man, defeated by Miho’s attractive face and body, and her constitution, forcibly made her his female? But was that not the case?

“You! What exactly is your relationship with our Miho?! You haven’t laid hands on her, have you?!!”

“Excuse me?”

The human male who kept alternately looking at me and Miho during the entire walk to our house, seemingly lost in thought.

If I had detected any ill intentions in his eyes, I would have gouged them out immediately, but I felt nothing of the sort.

So, after bringing him to the guest room, I sent Miho to bathe first and gave Elder Green Stone our special liquor.

I am Miho’s sister. I have the reason and responsibility to know whether the male, the man beside Miho, is a beast or not. And what kind of relationship they have!

And if they are ‘that kind of relationship’!!

‘…I’ll cut him down.’

Preparing to draw my sword at any moment, I forcefully questioned the man, who thoughtfully placed his hand on his chin.

After several minutes passed… no, how long are you going to think?!

“Hey! What kind of relationship do you have with Miho…”

“Hmm, I see. A beloved little sister and an unknown man. It’s certainly something to be wary of. I understand.”

“…What?”

“First, to avoid misunderstandings, I’ve heard about Miho’s ‘constitution’ from her. And don’t worry. For some reason, it doesn’t affect me.”

“Uh, yes?”

“And I have never laid hands on Miho ‘that way.'”

“W-what? R-really?”

“Yes. I swear to the heavens, I swear to the spirits that I didn’t approach Miho with ill intentions. And above all…”

The gray-haired man, who had seemed slow in gathering his thoughts, spoke fluently before pausing briefly, then looked at me and scratched his head with an awkward smile.

“I also have a beloved little sister. I understand why you’re directing hostility toward me. You were worried, weren’t you? That your little sister might have been caught by some unknown man who came from who knows where. As Miho told me, you really are a good sister.”

*Kyung♡*

“Uh, yes? Kyung?”

“Pardon?”

“Ah, nothing…? Huh? Wait?”

Oh my~? After just a brief conversation, this male seems to be a ‘good male.’