NPC Fell onto My Bed C42

Chapter 42

Noah returned not long after finishing his call with Gu Taeheon. An Jeonghyeok and Iron immediately wiped the earlier conversation from their faces and switched topics.

“What’d Taeheon say?”

“He has departed and should arrive within thirty minutes.”

“Bro is literally sprinting here. If someone saw him, they’d think you were planning to run away or something.”

Jeonghyeok clicked his tongue theatrically, then stood up to offer the gaming chair to Noah. Dropping into the seat almost awkwardly, Noah turned to face the monitor once again.

“Oh, uh—sorry. I rebooted it earlier when I messed with it, but I couldn’t figure out the route to the hidden map again.”

Jeonghyeok scratched his head sheepishly. Tyrel Forest was massive and confusing, so Noah simply nodded and accepted the excuse.

He dove back into the forest, reopening the unfinished quest. Rabbits and foxes sat comfortably at 10/10, but wolves remained stubbornly at zero.

Noah thought for a moment, then began moving SteelWarrior1234 once more.

“Dang… this map is huge.”

“Yes. And it is exactly as I remember Tyrel Forest to be.”

“For real? It’s not like they just copied the layout?”

That offhand comment made Noah pause—but then he nodded.

“Were it a mere imitation, it would not contain that.”

He pointed at a particular tree among the many. It looked nearly identical to the others, save for one thing—its trunk twisted oddly, and from one thick branch hung a very old handkerchief, tightly knotted.

“This was left long ago by someone who used it to remember the path. Tyrel Forest’s trails are almost identical. If one accidentally enters the deeper grounds, it is all too easy to become lost.”

That kind of detail—personal, specific, impossible to know without living there—sent a cold shiver down Jeonghyeok’s spine. His earlier suspicion only deepened. This wasn’t simply a replica map.

“Who tied that handkerchief there?”

He asked lightly, intending to dodge deeper truths for now. But Noah’s face stiffened. He fell quiet. Then, after a long stretch, he answered quietly:

“Belmore… did.”

“…Oh.”

Hearing the official villain of Last Chronicle’s name, Jeonghyeok’s jaw snapped shut. He’d overheard a bit about that relationship before, and immediately sensed he’d stepped into sensitive territory.

Iron, who had been listening, added casually,

“Ah, yes. He trained here in his youth?”

“Correct. And I… failed to guide him. My teachings were insufficient.”

Noah’s eyes dipped, filled with regret that seemed carved into his very bones. Belmore Ashard, the official antagonist—who slaughtered countless souls, and unlike adventurers, the NPC he killed never revived. In the final war—before adventurers ever arrived—Noah had seen too many corpses at his former disciple’s hands.

Iron patted Noah’s shoulder.

“It is in the past. Do not torment yourself. And Belmore Ashard is not here.”

“…The very thought is terrifying. Should he ever fall into this world…”

Even imagining Belmore appearing here, in a peaceful modern world without monsters or personal combat training, made Noah pale. A monster like that could open a dungeon here and turn the world into carnage.

Noah silently thanked Lady Aeir for sending only him and Iron.

“Oh, wolves.”

Jeonghyeok pointed. The BGM shifted into tense combat music; wolves lifted their heads, scenting the air. Noah’s shoulders tensed instinctively.

“A-ah…”

“Let’s just dip, Noah-nim. We’re level one. No weapon. Wolves will chew us like gum.”

Noah had indeed earned zero EXP—feeding monsters earned compassion, not stats. Facing wolves meant instant death.

Yet Noah showed no sign of fleeing.

“No. They will not pursue us yet.”

“…Why?”

“Wolves are territorial. Those wolves rarely stray beyond the deep inner forest. And they despise separating from their pack.”

Jeonghyeok blinked. Sure, IRL that was true—but this was a game. Yet Noah moved without hesitation, neither advancing nor retreating, opening his inventory.

And then—

He dragged a loaf of bread… not to the ground, but to the weapon slot.

SteelWarrior1234 now held bread like a sword.

“…Huh?”

“Uh… why are you equipping bread?”

Noah ignored the confusion and left-clicked a wolf.

The bread flew through the air in a smooth arc—

PLOP. CHOMP.

The wolf seized it instantly, tail flicking in instinctive satisfaction.

Noah’s expression brightened.

“Excellent. They accept my offering.”

“…That was not… that was meant to be an attack.”

This wasn’t just an animation quirk. This was impossible. Bread as a projectile. Noah finding hidden interactions the game did not have. Reality bending to his worldview.

<Wild Wolf 1/10>
<Wild Wolf 2/10>
…
<Wild Wolf 10/10>

After ten bread tosses, the quest completed. Light burst around the character—EXP flooding in like a tidal wave.

“So much… seems to have changed.”

Noah stared dazedly at the screen littered with exclamation marks. Too many new quests, abilities, notifications to even process.

Jeonghyeok leaned forward and checked the level bar—then rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

“…Huh?”

“What is it?”

“This… is weird.”

“What do you mean?”

“He’s level 30.”

Normal beginner quests never gave that kind of EXP. Hitting 30 required grinding ten-plus quests and active combat—meaning one could job-change twice.

“Wait… he hasn’t even finished first job advancement yet…”

Noah clicked the character window—

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

All three snapped toward the door at once as the door lock chimed.

A beat later—

SLAM.

Gu Taeheon stood at the entrance.

And in this small home, the gaming setup was in full view—along with Noah in the gamer chair, hands on mouse and keyboard.

“…What are you doing?”

His voice dropped.