Translator and Editor: Skye and Clisely

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Chapter 1

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Lexion skillfully rescued me.

It was only after I got out of there that I knew that I was at a slave market.

Oh, my God, a slave market in the 21st century.

However, that wasn’t the end of my surprise.

What’s wrong with my face?

I was mesmerized to see that I changed.

Without me bluffing, my hair turned silver as if I had inherited the moonlight.

I had a brilliant color that is comparable to wigs used for cosplay.

Furthermore, my eyes are so blue.

It was as if the clear autumn sky moved into my eyes.

My face looked young, and my slightly drooping eyes were that of a puppy, I looked at myself again in disbelief.

I paced back and forth because I didn’t understand my change in appearance.

It was thanks to Lexion’s past burden that I had to find out what this place was.

I saw a book with a familiar title in my luggage and then I possessed a character in this novel.

『The Opponent of the Dragon』

It was a novel that went viral and rose to the top of the list.

What I felt as soon as I saw this book was …shock.Because I’ve never read this book.

I stepped back in surprise.

The book disappeared in an instant and re-appeared again in front of me.“Eeck!”

Suddenly, I was surprised by the book I moved into, and my eyes were wide open.The book came to talk to me while writing on its own.

-Hello, I am a guide for travelers who have come to the novel.

“…… ”

– Are you surprised because you haven’t read the novel? Don’t worry, this guide will help you!I was surprised as letters appeared in the book, followed by a cheerful voice. I couldn’t distinguish the voice that spoke to me as a girl or a boy. It was as if it was spoken by an AI.

‘What the hell is going on here?’

The guide spoke while I was absent-minded in embarrassment.

– You are now Tiarozety Esol in ‘The Opponent of the Dragon’. Your trip will continue until the novel is over.

“I’m not curious, so just let me go home!”

When I finally came to my senses and shouted in my newly found voice, the book trembled and replied.

– I can’t accept that request as it is unacceptable.

“Why!”

I can’t give you a reward unless you complete the novel.

“Reward?”

– I’ll show you the ‘compensation’.

The book moved along with a tingling sound.

I was staring blankly at the scene, and then some writing suddenly appeared in the book.

[Reward content: Return to the original world. Reward Condition: Complete the ending.]

It was a remarkable compensation.

It was a reward I wanted as if it had read my mind, but I didn’t like the condition attached to it.I asked in an absurd tone.

“So you want me to finish the ending if I want to go home?”

-You’re quick to understand!

The guide answered in a cheerful tone.

The voice rang after the letters that were written became one step slower, and it felt like it was teasing me.

It felt like I was repeating it twice.

My eyes were looking exactly at the reward.

It was the sentence that says ‘you can go back to your world.’

The situation of suddenly being dragged to a strange place is very disturbing.

I wanted to go back.

I wanted to microwave the leftover tteokbokki and finish the novel that I haven’t read yet.But I can’t get back with my feet.

The guide referred to me as a traveler and said that I, the traveler could get back only if I finished the storyline.

I asked with an arrogant attitude due to the unreasonable demand of the guide.As it had stopped functioning.

“What if I don’t finish the ending?”

– If you’re going to reject the role required in the original, you can’t.

“It’s none of my business that you’re in trouble.”

-That’s a bad reason you just said. I already told everything to you.

“Then if you are sympathetic to me, just let me go right now!”

– I can’t accept that request as it is unacceptable.

The guide repeated the same thing to my request.

After several scuffles, I gave up.

It was even more humiliating since I was fighting with a machine that was programmed to repeat the same words to keep me struggling.

“How am I supposed to finish the ending?”

– Please read the book and fulfill your intended role.

The guide said everything so easily.

I couldn’t help but read the book carefully.

The guide asked me for one thing.

Faithfully take on the role of Tiarozety Esol.

“Travelers” were those who became characters after being chosen by the book and had to complete the ending of the novel.

I started to memorize the book throughout time so I could return to my original world as soon as possible.

To play the role of Tiarozety Esol, character analysis and storytelling comes first.

However, when I finished reading the novel, I thought it was unbelievable.

I protested to the guide.

“You said I was a traveler. Why am I a supporting character?”

Yes, my role was unfortunately not the heroine.

Woman 1 has a crush on the male lead, and I am Woman 1.

The guide answered my complaint seriously.

– To minimize the disruption of the novel. If the development goes wrong, the traveler will get a penalty.

“Penalty?”

– Yes. The penalty is the novel’s most undesirable direction for the traveler.

“Oh, my God.”

I am disillusioned and cursed in this reckless novel.

However, after hearing the guide’s next words, I lifted both my hands and feet in anger.

– Cursing offends the other person and does not suit the role of Tiarozety Esol.

“You don’t have to explain!”

The book did not respond when I screamed.

It kept its mouth shut only when it is at a disadvantage.

The ‘traveler rules’ are simple.

When travelers do not appear in the novel, they are free to act.

However, in the scenes of the novel, they must be faithful to the lines and the roles given to them.

Otherwise, I would be penalized, which in my case I would go in the direction I don’t want to.And until then, I never thought this damn penalty would hold me back.

“Okay, I’ll act until the end.”

And that’s how I started playing the perfect Tiarozety Esol.

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