I Became an NPC That Rankers Are Obsessed Over

The first impression of the woman was intense.

Among the many hunters present, no one noticed her.

As if she weren’t a being of this world, she appeared in an instant.

In a low, calm voice, the woman recited the CEO’s name.

“Lee Tae-seon.”

He knew.

That there were hardly any people who knew his real name.

At best, it might appear on a document like a contract.

Which meant…

“What is this, a debt collector?”

The CEO looked displeased as he glared at the woman he had just witnessed.

It was as if his gaze reproached her for not understanding the situation.

“The repayment period. Has already. Passed by half a year.”

However, the woman spoke as if such things didn’t matter.

“So, you came all the way here to collect the money?”

Tae-seon leisurely stood up from where he had been.

And took a deep breath.

“Looks like the Counters are all dead too. They entrusted debt collection to a woman who can’t even use Korean properly.”

He chuckled but then coughed because of the smoke.

Yet the woman didn’t react to his provocation.

She simply asked about her business.

“The client wants. To cut your throat. And use it as an example for the other debtors.”

“What…? An example?”

The killer aimed a dark, dull blade at Tae-seon.

It was made of the same material as the sword that had just taken Jack down.

“Do you have the ability. To pay. Right now?”

The CEO smirked.

And blew smoke at her.

“No, you crazy b****.”

“I see.”

Just two words.

The moment Anna finished speaking, my gaze dropped to the floor.

Because the CEO’s blood, someone I looked up to like the sky, was pouring out.

“Repayment. Will be made with. Your head.”

Everyone was staring blankly at the killer.

Tae-seon’s neck, half-severed, dangled loosely.

He held it as best he could while staggering backward.

From his contorted face, I felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

Seeing the blood flowing profusely made my heart race.

I didn’t know why I felt this way.

But one thing was certain—I wanted him dead.

“Ki… Kill her!”

The CEO shouted in a cracking voice.

Then, the staggering patrons rushed at the killer all at once.

A human wave engulfed her.

Anna plunged herself into the wave without hesitation.

She slashed through the thick flesh of the patrons and slipped through the gaps she created.

Covered in blood, she effortlessly emerged from the wave and cut down an oncoming old woman.

She sliced a charging child in half.

And crushed the head of a woman clinging to her.

Then, she set her gaze on her target.

With melted pupils.

One of the patrons’ corpses slammed into the counter.

Soon, a cheerful song began to play over the speakers.

It was none other than my debut song, Focus.

Everyone quite literally focused on the silver-haired killer.

I still can’t forget that mesmerizing sight.

It was the first time I ever felt the emotion of liking someone.

Free, unrestrained, and.

More professional than anyone.

The true idol I had always desired.

That was being realized before my eyes.

The glass of the upscale restaurant was smeared with blood.

No one outside would know what was happening in here.

The CEO was trembling.

Even he, an S-rank Hunter who had once been a ranker, was terrified of the woman standing before him.

He waved his trembling hand aimlessly.

But hardly any patrons were still standing.

Everyone else was crawling on the ground like insects.

I could hear Tae-seon grinding his teeth from here.

He collapsed to the floor, backing away.

Until he bumped into the counter wall.

The silver-haired killer approached Tae-seon indifferently.

“I’ll pay… I’ll pay, okay!”

“…”

“If you just send that b**** to the Assemblyman, the money will come in!”

The CEO pointed at me with his trembling hand.

The killer followed his gaze and looked at my face.

Her white eyes pierced through me.

I felt a shiver run down my body as if I were pierced by that beautiful face.

Heat started to rise from below my navel.

It felt like that warmth was slowly creeping upward.

“I want it. Immediately.”

She averted her gaze from me and commanded.

“I’ll get it. Somehow! Just give me a day…”

The blood-stained sword sliced through the counter.

In the process, the CEO’s arm was severed.

“—!”

He screamed like Ji-ho, who had been trampled to death.

Then the killer cut off his other arm as well.

Now the CEO could no longer smoke his beloved cigarettes on his own.

“Earlier. Because of the smell. I missed.”

The song playing in the store reached its climax.

The exhilarating sound of the electric guitar rang out obliviously.

Soon, the music briefly stopped.

And the silence was filled by the sound of something hitting the floor.

It was the CEO’s head.

The head rolled on the floor and eventually came to a stop.

And it met my eyes.

That face carried the exact expression I had always shown him.

A hand drenched in blood grabbed the head by its hair.

The killer, carrying the head at her waist, casually passed by me.

Soon, my debut song gradually faded.

The dreamy sound of the synthesizer made the departing killer unnie’s figure even more mystical.

I stared up at her intently.

And soon made eye contact with her.

The half-lidded eyes looking down at me were enchanting.

Her smooth, unwrinkled lips parted.

“It’s a good ability.”

My mind went blank.

It felt like I was listening to a divine revelation.

“To the point that it. Shakes my trajectory.”

“Don’t hesitate to use it. Just kill to your heart’s content.”

The words of the silver-haired killer felt like virtue.

Is that so?

I just have to kill them all…?

Should I have simply gotten rid of everything that torments me?

The wind slipped through my chest, visible through my translucent underwear.

I shivered as that wind touched my body.

The corners of my mouth twitched.

Yes, it’s better to kill than to be killed.

This unnie is right.

It feels like receiving absolution from a god.

My body became so sensitive that I could feel every drop of sweat running down my back.

“Unnie… What’s your name?”

I asked her as she walked away.

But she didn’t even tell me her name.

She just left gracefully, carrying the CEO’s head.

I stared blankly at her departing figure.

And as I admired her body, I pressed my legs together.

Her hips and waistline swayed with each step.

It was incomparable to the Room Sisters I had seen at Catharsis.

But I couldn’t observe her figure forever.

Because as she left, the twin bodyguards who had been hiding appeared.

They struggled to hide their frightened expressions as they handled the CEO’s corpse.

I don’t know what they plan to do with a body without a head.

Each picked up an arm and the torso before turning to me.

And, as always, they ordered me around with disdainful expressions.

“What are you doing? Let’s go.”

They said a van was parked out back, and we should go to the Assemblyman.

So, after hiding while their employer was killed, they now want to fulfill their duties?

When I didn’t respond to the bodyguards’ words, they approached angrily.

A shadow loomed over my face.

“What, have you lost it? You think that b**** will protect you too?”

One of them raised a massive arm.

But unlike before, his shadow no longer scared me.

Instead, I felt grateful.

Now I had a justification to freely use my ability.

I smiled faintly.

The burly men frowned at my smile.

That frown soon turned into confusion.

And confusion turned to fear.

Because red gas began to pour wildly out of my body.

I vomited all the fear and disgust I had felt into the world.

“—!”

The bodyguards screamed like babies.

Their size meant nothing now.

Black blood flowed from their eyes, noses, mouths, and ears.

The two A-rank hunters collapsed helplessly.

The entire store was painted red.

In the end, no one in that store survived.

The more I reveled in my joy, the more people died.

This is my happiest memory.

“Angelic Hand terminated.”

“—.”

I instinctively took a deep breath.

A habit I always had after using AAngelicHand.

But I immediately regretted it.

Because I realized too late that the inn was still filled with pink pheromones.

The moment I inhaled the gas through my mouth, my whole body trembled.

I felt the urge to go to the bathroom.

But my body wouldn’t listen.

Because Jae-hee was clinging to me like a cicada.

She was making lewd noises as she licked my neck.

She was savoring the scent of soap left by Anna.

A pheromone user like her, clinging to me as if aroused by Anna’s scent—it’s ironic.

“You must have clung to Anna like this too, didn’t you?”

My whole body felt sticky.

Her damp sweat was soaking me.

“I think I understand a little now why Anna chose you.”

“…”

I struggled to move my lips.

But no sound came from my throat.

“The more I touch you, the softer your body gets—it’s adorable.”

She was doing to me exactly what Tae-seon had done to her.

Having abandoned her remaining reason, she was becoming just like the men who had tormented her.

And yet, she was only nineteen.

My crotch grew wetter and wetter.

Her thighs pressed against my damp skin.

As my body grew more lascivious, my heartbeat weakened.

As if I had run too long a race, even my heart was exhausted.

I simply let out gasps, feeling both pleasure and death at the same time.

Blood began to trickle from my nose.

Soon, I could no longer think.

I, too, buried my face in Jae-hee’s collarbone, savoring the scent of her flesh.

And I began to die.

“—.”

The front door of the store opened.

The sound stirred my half-closed eyes.

There shouldn’t be any customers at this hour.

Could Ji-wook have returned?

If it’s him, that’s dangerous.

If Ji-wook, who has no abilities, breathes in this strong gas, he’ll collapse immediately.

The sound of shoes grew louder.

It didn’t sound like a man’s footsteps.

Could it be Anna?

If it’s Anna, I hope she’ll take this crazy girl off me.

“Si-ho?”

But that voice wasn’t Anna’s.

It was more feminine and soft.

“Am I too late?”

It was Executor.

She had come to the inn, not as a dummy, but in her actual body.

Her voice made me twist reflexively.

But Jae-hee, who was clinging to me, pulled me back down.

Fully pressed against me, she covered my mouth.

Just like the CEO who had silenced her voice.

Drunk on the scent, her eyes narrowed.

And with her finger, she blocked my lips.

“What is this smell?”

Executor, seeming irritated, pulled a handkerchief from her blazer.

And she nonchalantly blew her nose as if dealing with flower pollen.

Separated by a thin counter, an entirely different world was unfolding.

“Please… save me.”