Popular NPC in a Gender-Reversed Game

A grotesque face contorts in pain.

The massive body, made of red flesh, tilts to the side. Thanks to the shock, Shin Hanbyeol’s body falls to the ground with a thud.

“!”

Naturally, those who were watching the scene could only be horrified. A monster that hadn’t budged despite being attacked by countless warriors was now collapsing in front of a single "man."

[Wow, holy shit, fucking insane] [LOL, this is hilarious] [Listen to that hit, it sounds so crisp hahaha]

Of course, the viewers who were watching were also reacting. Among all the otherworldly beings, there was no way there wasn’t a broadcaster. One of those broadcasting was Yoo Chae-rin.

“Wow, no fear at all... how can he just casually walk in like that?”

[For real, hahaha, does he resurrect like us?] [He’s a stark contrast to someone who only ran away screaming like a little bitch haha] [It’s fine, at least he survived, let’s have a drink] [Forget everything else, I’m just glad I didn’t have to see Shin Hanbyeol’s clothes come off, that disgusting scene hahaha] [For real hahaha, why the hell are they trying to strip a woman?]

Various reactions flood the chat. Some viewers express relief at not having to witness the "woman" being undressed. They came to watch the fight, not to see such bizarre scenes.

However, a single hit wouldn’t be enough to bring down Beleth. Although his body tilted, he regained his stance by balancing himself with his tentacles.

And Yor wasn’t entirely unscathed.

Pshh! A tentacle pierced his thigh, and several tentacles wrapped around his arms and legs.

Blood leaked from the hole in his thigh.

Crack! The tentacles wrapped around his arms and legs, trying to pull him in, attempting to restrain him—just as they had with Shin Hanbyeol.

[Kya haha, this kind of scene is always welcome, always haha] [Isn’t this a bit dangerous?] [Forget about that bitch Shin Hanbyeol, strip Yor instead hahaha] [Please rip his clothes off like you did earlier…!] [The manager has blocked you.] [Manager, you fucking bitch monster! Explain about the princess hugging incident earlier!!] [Explain] [Explain] [Explain] [Explain]

Various reactions are popping up in Chae-rin’s chat.

Regardless, Yor couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered. The pulling force on him was stronger than he’d expected.

‘…Am I scared right now?’

For a moment, he thought about it, but it didn’t seem to be the case. He already knew the enemy was just bluffing, so there was no reason to be afraid.

After a moment of contemplation, he soon realized the answer.

‘Ah.’

It was because his companions were still scared. They didn’t yet understand Beleth’s abilities. He realized that his own feelings were influenced by the emotions of those around him.

Yor nodded to himself.

‘Come to think of it, it is strange.’

He briefly recalled the time when he fought against the monster in the arena. He hadn’t been particularly scared back then, but for some reason, the monster’s attacks had felt unusually heavy. It was probably because the crowd’s emotions had affected him at that time.

Of course, when the monster had pulled out its massive hammer, he had been a bit intimidated... but back then, the crowd had disappeared, which likely weakened the monster. That was probably why Shin Hanbyeol had managed to perform relatively well.

Thud- Crack-

Still, the greatest impact was from himself, and as he exerted force, the tentacle was easily severed.

Suddenly, the tentacle he had cut was full of holes. It was almost completely hollow.

Yor grinned and said, “It looks impressive on the outside, but it’s just an empty shell inside.”

No wonder the sound of the strike had been unusually loud earlier. It was all balloon muscles.

“You!”

Seemingly sensing danger, Beleth quickly resumed his attack. Once again, countless tentacles rushed toward Yor. Some of them even transformed into new forms, changing their appearances. Iron flails, blades, spinning drills—things that looked incredibly threatening at first glance.

Yor silently coated his spear in blood and began slicing through the tentacles one by one.

Swish! Slash!

The first few tentacles were quite heavy. Whether it was because he exerted more force or because the emotions of the surrounding people were affecting him, it was hard to tell.

But after that, it gradually became easier to fend off. Each time he flicked a tentacle away, the force required became less and less. The tentacles slowed down, and he didn’t have to expend much focus.

With each successful strike, the morale of the hunting squad was restored.

His shout also helped the squad shake off their fear.

“Don’t be afraid, charge in! This guy’s not worth fearing!”

From his perspective, it was just something to make it easier to subdue the monster. There was no need to hide any information, so he encouraged his allies.

But the hunting squad had a different perspective. They were watching a “man” face off against the demon they had been so terrified of and hesitated to engage. And for a moment, he even managed to push the demon back.

Those watching, especially the humans from the Lueryan Kingdom who were seeing this for the first time, couldn’t help but be astonished. They couldn’t just stand there while he fought so bravely.

“What are you doing? Get in there and support him now. This is the chance!”

At that moment, the knight commander urged them on. With that, the hunting squad charged toward Beleth again.

Slash!

The tentacles flew toward them.

Boom!

However, this time, there were no major casualties. The momentum had shifted in favor of the hunting squad.

“What? This is actually manageable…?” “Push forward!”

Slowly but surely, many soldiers started chipping away at Beleth’s flesh.

Yor, who had opened the offensive, kept up his attack. Taking advantage of the openings in Beleth’s counterattacks, he thrust his spear in.

“Yah!”

In a panic, Beleth quickly expanded his flesh to form a defensive shield.

However, Yor’s thrust pierced through the shield with ease and lodged deep into Beleth’s body. It was probably less resistant than stabbing a boar.

Having successfully impaled him, Yor began to concentrate mana at the tip of his spear.

It was finally time to use the technique he hadn’t been able to use until now.

“Burn.”

Fwuu-

As he lightly spoke, intense heat started emanating from the dark spear. The metal he had obtained from Andras was burning everything around it.

The smell of burning flesh spread through the air.

“Arrghhh!”

This was apparently extremely painful for Beleth, as he let out a loud scream.

As he relentlessly pressed the attack, the massive body of the demon began to shrink rapidly.

Huff... Huff...

Before long, Beleth had shrunk to about a third of his original size. The skin made of flesh seemed to be his real skin, and his form remained mostly unchanged.

Yor chuckled as he looked at him.

“Now you look kinda cute. I mean, with that form, you can’t really instill any fear, huh?”

“You bastard…!”

Beleth glared at Yor, his two faces now filled with rage.

“How dare you insult a king! I will never forgive this…”

Crack!

Yor, without listening any further, decapitated Beleth.

“A king, my ass.”

Shh-

The body of Beleth, head severed, quickly began to disintegrate. Not only that, but the pieces of his flesh scattered around also dissolved. The grotesque chunks of meat disintegrating served as enough of a victory signal.

“Waaaa!” “We won!”

For a while, cheers echoed across the field.

“Hah… Thanks again. I almost ended up being completely dominated by that weird monster.”

Although the demon hunt was successfully completed, not all was resolved. There was still much to do.

The injured had to be tended to, items dropped by the otherworldly beings had to be collected, and they needed to tally the casualties from the Gaian side.

I was also giving a helping hand in the process. There wasn’t much else to do, and I still had some credit left to claim.

“This might be yours,”

Knight Commander Odelia said, showing me an item. It was a bizarre, writhing object made of red flesh.

Thanks to Chae-rin standing next to me, the item’s effect quickly appeared on the system window.

[Fragment of Deception’s Flesh]

Rank 13, a fragment of the terrifying demon Beleth’s body.
The wearer can induce fear in others.
Additionally, some of the fear experienced by the wearer can be returned as power.

It was an item that almost mirrored the demon’s ability. If it had looked a bit better, I might have gladly accepted it, but it was a bit disappointing.

“Thanks to you, we managed to turn the tides of battle. When that monster grew so big, I honestly didn’t know how we were going to handle it… Thinking back now, it’s still overwhelming.”

“Well, I just figured out his ability first.”

“You won because of the information you had. If we had continued fighting without knowing that, the damage would have been much worse. He wasn’t just good at fighting; his brain works pretty well too.”

Odelia said this, giving my shoulder a few pats. I had learned about it from Barbatos, but I silently accepted her praise.

After listening for a while, I turned to Odelia again.

“Now that things are more or less settled, are you guys heading back to the Empire?”

“…No, the work is just beginning. Refugees are still pouring in, and we still need to investigate the damage to property and lives.”

Once again, it seemed the people of the Empire were very busy. They had a lot more to do than just fighting.

While this might have been manageable for now, more work soon piled up.

“Odelia, Serena! Report!”

A knight ran into the tent of the knight commander. Judging by his disheveled appearance, he wasn’t one of the soldiers who fought in the plains.

It seemed he was a messenger from the 3rd and 4th knight commanders, who had been sent to the Lueryan Kingdom.

Odelia asked the messenger as she saw him.

“What’s going on?”

“We found something strange deep in the kingdom,” he replied.

“…Strange? What do you mean?”

“It’s a pit, and there’s an ominous energy coming from it.”

Sigh, ha. After taking a deep breath, the messenger continued.

“Small demons have been continuously emerging from there.”

“...?”

The words were so hard to believe that doubt appeared on the faces of those gathered.

“...Huh.”

Sensing that more work was coming, Odelia sighed deeply.