As a Reincarnated NPC, I Want to Live a Peaceful Life

Name: Hazuki Towa
Age: 11
Status: 【Normal】【Wanted – Missing】
Formal Status: Kid / Girl
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Switches: 【Sanction】【Injured Escape】【Scholar’s Brain】
New Switches Added: 【Spatial Will – Serious Mode】 (Strengthens force effects and can target multiple objects simultaneously); 【Perpetual・Transcendent State – Serious Mode】 (Enhances grapple/throw techniques); 【Elemental Wrath】 (Significantly increases elemental skill damage)

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“Alright, little lady! Hand over the water now. Or else, don’t blame us for getting rough…”

I straightened my posture, hiding my hands behind my back. After making sure Aarcia and Alan wouldn’t notice my movements, I couldn’t help but let out a wicked smile.

Ten seconds. Using these ten seconds to mess with this grown man would be such a waste.

Perhaps growing impatient, the man who started the trouble and a few other men behind him began shoving Camilla. Well, if Camilla was really serious, she probably would have dealt with them already. But then, why are you being so obedient now? I know perfectly well how many lives you took last night just to escape.

Anyway, as long as they don’t get in my way—

“Eek! Co-cold!” Something splashed over my head, then ran down my body, thoroughly cooling me off.

I had to take deep breaths, gasping to replace the chilled air inside me. The sudden drop in my head’s temperature was really startling. Maybe this is why you’re supposed to acclimate before going into the water. If someone with a special constitution receives such a shock, they’d inevitably end up in shock and be hospitalized.

“Ah, the water’s all spilled!” Of course, compared to a child, the water was more important.

“Towa-chan! Are you okay?” How could I be okay? Thanks to you, my hair is half-dry and half-wet now, and it feels pretty uncomfortable.

It seems Camilla lost her balance and accidentally spilled the water onto me, standing behind her. Well, it was bound to happen.

The problem now is, since I’m completely soaked, who should I hold accountable?

Probably because their target was gone, the man clicked his tongue in annoyance, turned around, and tried to leave nonchalantly with the other troublemakers. Of course, Alan was still on the ground, and I had suffered a loss too. I couldn’t let them leave so easily.

(Serious Mode Active – Switching to Normal Mode in ten seconds)

Confirmed. Besides the guards who came earlier, there are hardly any players here. Even if I use my power extensively, I won’t be discovered. So, it’s a perfect opportunity to vent my frustration and stand tall.

“Innkeeper, what should we do about this? The troublemakers seem to be your regulars.”

“I… I… Don’t involve me. I know nothing.”

“Hey, do you think you can just walk away after hitting someone?”

As soon as Aarcia spoke, the man who was about to leave stopped.

“Hmph, who saw me hit anyone?” I knew it. The typical troublemaker’s tactic. First, intimidate the surrounding witnesses, making it hard for the victim to argue their case even with reason on their side.

But that won’t work on me. What’s owed must be repaid sooner or later.

The magic here seems quite underdeveloped, but there must be mages. Otherwise, such large farmlands couldn’t be sustained… A mage who can create water? To counter my fireball.

Well, I’ll use it first and think later.

In principle, I don’t need to use my own mana to generate an elemental fireball.

The air contains elements, and their density varies depending on geographical location… As for the last time I used 【Fireball】, I used my own mana, so the magic circle appeared in front of my palm.

Of course, I’m not an elf or a magical creature. I can’t resonate with pure elements to manipulate them.

Like before, I pointed my right hand at the villain who had stopped in front of me, silently reciting the simple incantation in my mind—

Orange-yellow mana once again surged from my palm, then directly gathered into a blazing fireball.

“What?! That kid, is she a mage?”

I didn’t hesitate and hurled it forward. The fireball initially shot straight ahead quickly, then, like a thrown baseball, descended due to gravity—if my calculations were correct, the fireball would definitely land right in front of the villainous group. I shouldn’t cause too much of a commotion. After all, this is still a town, and there are guards outside.

However, the situation developed unexpectedly. The moment the fireball hit the ground—it instantly exploded. Countless small fireballs with dazzling sparks scattered everywhere.

As for those villains, they were naturally caught in it. The men in the front row were first blasted by the impact, then the fireballs leaped onto their bodies, causing not only regular elemental damage but also a burning effect.

Poor them.

“Ah, this… How…?”

To be honest, I was shocked too. Thinking back to that shot I fired in 【Malletus】, it didn’t really cause much damage in the end. So why this time…

I even deliberately reduced the amount of mana. In theory, the elemental damage should have been around 75%—meaning it shouldn’t have caused any real harm.

“You… you just wait! Let’s get out of here!”

After uttering a few threats, they dragged their injured comrades away. I was wondering, since there’s no water here, how would they put out the fire?

(…Of course, use dirt…)

Right, right, using dirt can smother a fire by cutting off the air—uh, who just spoke?

“Ah… Towa-chan, you’re… really amazing!”
“Can you do that again for us?”
“Waaah, honored guest! Please, retract your divine power! My… my shop, how can it withstand this?”
“Can… can someone help me? After falling, I can’t get up.”

The innkeeper was wailing frantically on the side. Understandable. His hard-earned inn, just because of one incident—

“Brr, brrr! Shi… ha… shi… ha.”

Being soaked, it’s hard to withstand the wind. I wrapped my arms around myself, starting to shiver. Cold is the factor I fear the most. If I could avoid the cold, I’d probably wear even the most embarrassing clothes.

“Towa-chan, you’re all wet. Come on, let’s go upstairs. I’ll help you change your clothes.”
“…Hah-hu… Thank you… I, I don’t have a change of clothes. So, just keeping warm is good enough already.”
“Towa-chan, you… are you afraid of the cold?”

I really want to sew my mouth shut. How could I reveal my most crucial weakness to someone else?!

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How should I put it? Changing clothes in front of others… This is a first… Whether in my past life or at Krilrol’s home, I never changed clothes casually in front of others.

Because… it feels really embarrassing.

“Camilla, please turn around. Otherwise, I’ll get nervous.”
“Oh, right, we’re not that familiar yet. Okay, okay, I won’t look.” I don’t know what method she used to affect my brain. I clearly heard the word “Bloodkin,” but my mind stubbornly perceived it as asterisks.

I sighed, faced her, keeping her within my line of sight to avoid a situation where I finish changing and she’s seen everything—

The soaked parts of my body were on my back. I practically had to take off my clothes inside and out to dry them properly. But thankfully, besides my sweater, I was still wearing thin clothes underneath—since there’s a lot of warm wind here, even a thin long-sleeve can hold up pretty well.

Alright, I’ll just use a fireball to dry the sweater, then put it back on.

And so, I actually did just that, roasting the sweater with a flame for nearly an hour. Only after it was completely dry did Camilla tell me I could have dried it in the kitchen downstairs…

….

Why didn’t you say that earlier? My arms are sore. I should learn to do housework myself from now on… Wait, why did it come to housework?

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At the Same Time

【Malletus】

“How is it? Have you found her yet?”
【Not yet, Your Highness. My subordinates and I have already patrolled “Palert” five times over. But still no trace.】
“Impossible. To go to 【Feltro】 covertly and quickly, those Bloodkin would definitely consider that route. So, have any traces been found on other possible routes?”
【No, sir. Upon receiving your message, we immediately sealed off all essential routes in and out of “Malletus.”】
“How can this be… Benjamin, have you managed to contact Mr. Alec?”
“Not yet, Your Highness. I have tried my utmost. The agents sent to 【Feltro】 haven’t reported any findings either. But Your Highness, how are you so sure the Bloodkin and Lady Hazuki would go to 【Feltro】?”
“That’s because 【Feltro】 is publicly known as the ‘City of Demi-Humans’ and also accepts friendly vampires. For high-ranking Bloodkin, pretending to be friendly isn’t a difficult task. By the way, how is… how is Fuyu’s situation?”
“Lord Fuyu is currently being reprimanded by his father…”
“Ah, indeed. After all, such a major incident occurred, and he, as the guard captain, failed to prevent it. It was my oversight. If I had been able to at that time—Hm? Oh… (answers crystal)… Hello, it’s me. What?!
You’ve found Nars St. Roya and Shari St. Roya?!”