Chapter 231: Strategy Plan for the Chosen One

“Lord Franlot… I was wrong, please forgive me…” The white-haired, red-eyed girl wept like a pear blossom in the rain, pitiable and charming.

But the young man she called out to gave a disdainful laugh.

He kicked aside the girl clutching his pant leg!

“If you knew this day would come, why did you do it in the first place?” he said coldly, then not even sparing her a glance, he turned and walked away.

“Heh… hehehe… Don’t bully the young… hmm…”

The young man lay on the bed grinning foolishly, turning over instinctively.

Thump!

“Ugh!? Ow… that hurts…” Trembling as he picked himself up from the floor, Franlot looked around the room in confusion.

He checked his status panel again—still a weakling at Lv2.

‘So that was all a dream…’

A little disappointed, but this Son of Destiny immediately slapped his own cheeks!

Pull yourself together! Even though his starting point was bad now, the Golden Finger he possessed was beyond what these natives could ever reach!

Now he was in the Human Kingdom, having left Ileya’s oppressive and discriminatory team…

Given time, everything would reverse!

What he dreamed of might be achievable in the near future!!

“Just you wait! Just you wait! Bitch! I’ll make you kneel on the ground and beg me. Then even if you throw yourself at me… you’ll only be a concubine! Hahaha~”

At that moment, outside the door…

“…” The catgirl Mierpasi, dressed in plain clothes, froze with her hand raised to knock.

‘At this moment, she was starting to doubt whether saving this guy was the right choice…’

Ding!

Quest issued: [Justice Patrol Guard’s Affection]

Quest objective: Raise Mierpasi’s Affection Points to 35 or above.

Current Affection: -15

‘Eh?’ Franlot was stunned.

‘Mierpasi—he remembered she was the catgirl who saved him last night.

But why was her affection toward him negative now?!’

Knock, knock, knock…

But the next second, the moment the knock sounded, Franlot understood why.

‘Ugh!?

Had she been outside the door this whole time?!

She must have heard everything he just said. No wonder her affection was so low…

But it’s okay, only -15, he could still accept that…

With his charm and the knowledge from the information explosion era of his past life, he could definitely win over this native… and complete the system’s task!’

“Coming!”

With that, Franlot responded and quickly walked to the door, pulling it open.

“…” Looking at the naked man before her, the light in Mierpasi’s eyes completely vanished.

Ding!

Affection -20. Current Affection: -35

“Huh? What!?”

Bang!! Franlot instinctively slammed the door shut, his face full of embarrassment and regret.

‘Last night, the ragged cloth he used to cover himself was full of sand, so he had taken it off.

He was so focused on thinking about his future power that he forgot about this.’

“Ahem, well… sorry, I was in trouble earlier, and now I don’t have any clothes to cover myself…”

Franlot leaned against the door, speaking in a pitiful, wretched voice.

“I’m really sorry, miss… I… didn’t mean to.”

Ding! Affection +5. Current Affection: -30

‘She really is a simple, good girl!’ Franlot rejoiced inwardly…

“No… it was my oversight. Wait here, I’ll find you some clothes.”

The girl’s voice came from outside, followed by footsteps walking away.

During this time, Franlot also formulated a strategy to raise affection: play pitiful!

Make her sympathize with him… that should complete the task fastest.

Before that, Franlot found a towel in the room, wet it with water from the bedside cup, and wiped his face properly…

‘Women are visual creatures. To make a good first impression, he needed to show his external strengths.’

With his plan set, after changing into the slightly oversized clothes the girl brought…

Franlot walked out the door.

Admittedly, Franlot’s body was frail and weak… but his face was indeed strikingly handsome.

After cleaning up, it exuded a roguish charm.

“Sorry, I owe you another favor…” Looking at the clean, handsome human youth standing before her, the catgirl couldn’t help but take an extra look.

‘The little mudball she brought back last night… was actually this good-looking?’

Affection +5

“I can’t stay at your place for free. How about this! I’ll help you with the chores~”

Affection +5

“Are you okay? So careless… Let me handle this… Huh?!” (Lifting something)

Affection +5

“Hey! What do you think you’re doing! If you want trouble, you’ll have to go through me… Oof!” (Punched and knocked down)

Affection +10

A day passed like this. With a bruised eye, Franlot fully understood…

What kind of person this catgirl was.

A meddlesome goody-two-shoes combined with an obstinate hothead.

Among the neighbors, Mierpasi had some reputation, but among the local thugs, she was a collective target of hatred.

She was at the point where even going out to buy groceries would get her ambushed.

But unfortunately, she was a half-breed and only a low-level city guard, with no racial advantage and no backing.

“Well, Miss Mierpasi…”

Seeing the affection at 30, Franlot hesitated but still spoke.

“Hm?” The catgirl turned her head, looking at this strange human youth.

After a day together, Mierpasi had changed her opinion of this guy who occasionally said weird things, was weak, and clumsy.

“It’s nothing… I just feel that living in this environment every day is too dangerous for you… How about… you come with me!”

Otherwise, Mierpasi thought this guy was really strange—despite being weak, he always said things like that.

“Come with you… where to?”

The catgirl didn’t take his words seriously but still tilted her head and asked casually.

“To a place where I can protect you.”

‘Huh?’ Mierpasi looked at the handsome youth who suddenly said such strange words, her pretty face unconsciously reddening.

“You… what nonsense are you talking about… hurry up and peel the potatoes…”

Affection +5

Quest completed: Lv+1

Free assignable skill experience x200

Active skill [Sword Qi]

‘Got it!!’ Franlot clenched his fist in excitement!

After leveling up, his thinking and HP both increased slightly.

He dragged the new skill into the skill bar and allocated all 200 skill points into [Sword Qi].

Instantly, the quality of the [Sword Qi] skill rose from D-grade to B-grade.

Now… he finally had some means of self-defense…

Before his thoughts could settle, the system notification sounded again.

Ding!

Quest triggered: Night Raid

Quest objective: Protect Mierpasi and survive the gang’s retaliation.

Countdown: 5

‘How many enemies did this catgirl make…’

‘Good thing there were still five minutes to prepare. He should go somewhere crowded…’

4… 3…

Huh? Thump, thump, thump!

The next second, messy footsteps and loud cursing came from outside the door!

The catgirl’s ears obviously heard the sounds before Franlot did. She reacted quickly, grabbing the boy’s hand and running toward the side window!

But…

“Hey! Where do you think you’re going, you stupid cat…” A ferocious face suddenly appeared at the window, making the fur on the catgirl’s tail stand on end involuntarily…

“Meow?!”

Bang! The window panel was violently knocked away. A large hand reached through the window and grabbed Mierpasi by the collar!

“Meow… let go!” Without a weapon, she could only scratch the brute’s arm with her claws.

But it was barely effective. Although the brute cursed in pain, he held onto the catgirl tightly.

Just then… Basic Sword Technique: [Slash]!

Whoosh!! A flash of cold light—the same kitchen knife that had been peeling potatoes sliced into the brute’s wrist!

“Huh? Aaaaahhh!!”

Bang!!

A pig-like scream accompanied the sound of the front door being kicked in…

“Damn it! You stupid cat, you confiscated my goods. Today I’m going to chop off your tail!!”

[Sword Qi]

Swoosh—! Franlot, who had just saved the catgirl, turned back again. The kitchen knife flashed coldly!

A white blade of Sword Qi shot out like a ribbon!

Then came the scream of the one who had just broken in…

All of this happened too fast. Even when Franlot reached out to Mierpasi, she was still in a daze…

“You…”

“I told you,” the boy smiled.

“I will protect you.”

Affection +20