Reborn as a Transcendent-Chapter 739Book 3: : Right Then, a Bunch of Sour Lemons Passed By

In reality, Mira stared at the latest intel with both shock and disbelief written across her face. Although the Black-hearted Princess always seemed suspiciously like someone running cheats, she would never be stupid enough to use them so openly.

Besides, with her strength, she did not even need to raise her level to easily crush the global player base. So why bother doing something so pointless and expose herself?

The fact that the other party suddenly shot up ten levels made Mira feel that something was definitely off.

“Could she have triggered some sort of special mechanism?” Based on the intelligence Mira had gathered, there were indeed people who gained benefits through certain special mechanics in the game.

She herself had obtained quite a few benefits that way. That was exactly what an intelligence agency was for.

“No matter what, I need to push harder, or I’ll be left far, far behind!” Thinking about how she was only level 29 gave Mira a headache.

At this moment, not many people were thinking along the same lines as Mira. Most of the mainstream players, along with some who simply enjoyed watching drama, had been doubting since launch that the Black-hearted Princess only achieved her power through cheating.

And now, they finally had ‘solid proof.’

The moment Rakshasa logged in, she was immediately pulled into a chatroom. Naturally, the topic was this incident.

Nangong Lin: These people are literally jealous to the extreme.

Mylene: Right? Big Sis saved so much EXP. Once she broke through the zone’s level cap, getting to level forty isn’t strange at all.

Sachiel: So many sour little lemon spirits.

Little Fairy: If Princess were really using cheats, a single stomp from her would probably reduce them to dust.

Yunuen: Where do you even buy cheats for this game? I urgently need one!

Pixie: I don’t think this game could possibly have cheats.

Rakshasa: Hehe.

Nangong Lin: What are you laughing at?

Rakshasa: Secret.

Sachiel: Rakshasa, you’re so mean. You spark our curiosity and then refuse to say anything!

Yunuen: If I remember correctly, Rakshasa and Princess were both beta testers. Don’t tell me there’s really something hidden?

Rakshasa: I’m not telling you. That’s something between me and Princess~

Pixie: Wait…don’t tell me there really is a cheat?

Little Fairy: Shocked!

Rakshasa: No. We beta testers just had a slight advantage in the Novice Village, that’s all.

Nangong Lin: True. Twenty-four hours of beta testing wasn’t even enough to do anything.

Yunuen: …

Rakshasa: …

Nangong Lin: Why aren’t you two talking?

Sachiel: Auntie, did you forget everything Princess did in the Novice Village?

Nangong Lin: …Ahahaha, I almost forgot. My mind is full of all the wonderful memories I made with Princess.

Awww, how I wish to join up with Princess soon!

***

When those words came out, everyone except Yunuen and Little Fairy felt the same way.

Right after that, their conversation shifted to the progress of their various quests, and the matter of Yae-hime supposedly cheating was promptly thrown to the back of their minds.

On the Linhnan server’s forum, there were at least eight to ten thousand posts condemning the Black-hearted Princess. Each one read like the rant of a resentful woman.

And among them, jealous “lemon spirits” were practically everywhere. Posts like “Give me cheats and I’ll be number one too” alone numbered in the thousands. That sour, acidic smell practically seeped through the virtual screen. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Of course, there were also posts defending Yae-hime, but they were immediately drowned out by mobs of users. Labels like “paid shills,” “fifty-cent posters,” and “bootlickers” were slapped onto them without mercy.

Soon enough, posts of that sort vanished in the endless sea of threads. Even some well-reasoned analytical posts were accused of being attempts to “whitewash” her.

More often than not, people carried their own biases and only believed the version of events they wanted to believe, not the real truth. And once something contradicted their preconceived notions, they would erupt and attack as a group.

This phenomenon was widespread on the internet, and naturally it remained the same within the game. Strangely enough, while players all over the world were making a fuss, the system released no announcements at all. Not even a single notification chime.

Anyone with launch-day experience knew that the beta-tester incident had caused a massive uproar too. And in the end, everyone had benefited from it. So among the players stirring up noise now, a portion of them were doing it for the rewards.

As for the cheating accusations, they would sooner believe in ghosts. After all, this game was backed by the Five Great Nations, who would dare cheat, and who could even cheat?

Compared to the brainless majority, these players viewed the situation more calmly and simply hoped they could obtain some perks out of the commotion. However, their hopes were dashed. The system did not respond to them at all.

They were disappointed, so disappointed that it went far beyond anything ordinary. Some initiators suggested making an even bigger fuss. Unfortunately, not many people supported it. After all, pushing things too far would only cause trouble. And who among normal people wanted to wade into such muddy waters?

Even so, without anyone deliberately fanning the flames, the heat of the incident continued to rise. Before long, news outlets across the world were plastered with headlines about a cute gamer girl suspected of cheating.

Yae-hime knew none of this. And even if she had known, she would not have bothered to care. If people wanted to be sour, what could she do, refuse to let them be sour?

In truth, she really had activated a “future cheat.” But it was something she had traded her life to obtain. For every gain, there must be a loss. Besides, she was barely holding onto her male body as it was.

At this moment, Alicia had already dressed and was sitting on the bed, while Lili and Yae-hime sat on the chairs opposite her. Yae-hime sat on the chair; Lili sat on her lap, leaning her back against her breasts.

No, more accurately, her head was resting on it. Since she did not have her own, she was content to experience someone else’s. A faint curve lifted the corner of Lili’s lips.

After a brief cooldown period, both her and Alicia’s emotions had calmed. As though nothing had happened at all. But if one looked closely at their eyes, they would notice an unnatural redness lingering there.

“I don’t really know what to say, but…,” Alicia finally broke the silence. “This time, I truly owe you. Without you, I would’ve died.”

She knew very well what state her body had been in before she lost consciousness. It had been pushed to its absolute limit. If she had not managed to purge the earth energy from her body, even if she were revived, she would have ended up a cripple. She certainly would not be sitting here speaking like this.

“Why are you being so polite? Your problems are my problems,” Yae-hime replied with a calm smile.

Hearing that, Alicia froze for a moment before smiling back. “I suppose I was being a little too formal. Prin—right, I’ve always wanted to know your real name. Can you tell me now?”

At those words, Lili lifted her head to look up at Yae-hime, her face filled with curiosity.

“Yae-hime.” If this had been earlier, Yae-hime would not even have known how to answer. After all, back then, her female form had not even had a name.

“Yae-hime… it’s a lovely name. It suits you perfectly,” Alicia said with a gentle smile.

“Yae-hime… then I’ll call you Little Hime from now on,” Lili said cheerfully, leaning a bit more firmly against her breasts.

“As long as you’re happy,” Yae-hime replied helplessly. Why did everyone prefer to shorten her name? Was Yae-hime so hard to say?

“Little Hime.”

“I’m here.”

“Little Hime.”

“Yes.”

“Little Hime, Little Hime, Little Hime.”

“…” Yae-hime fell silent. This little brat was definitely playing around with her nickname!

“Back to the main topic. Alicia, I think the method you used to recover your strength has serious issues.” She shot Lili a glare, then turned to Alicia to steer the conversation back.

“Is there a problem? I just followed the method passed down by my ancestors,” Alicia said in confusion.

“Most of your ancestors were men, weren’t they? You know very well that men and women have very different bodies. What’s suitable for a man isn’t necessarily suitable for a woman. Your recovery method is far too rough. You need to be more delicate.” Yae-hime succinctly pointed out the core issue.

Hearing that, Alicia suddenly understood. “No wonder… If I hadn’t absorbed the earth energy so roughly, none of that would have happened!”

“It’ll be difficult for you to change your method right away. How about I help you instead?” Yae-hime offered the suggestion.