[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel":3,"chapter-after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Turning into a Girl, I Gained a Game Panel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1657660,2122,"Chapter 157 : Chapter 157","after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>Chapter 157. A Lucky Hit\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were to ask who the true master of Ged Town was, it was certainly not the gangs living in the slums, who only knew how to run shady businesses in the dark. Nor was it the Commercial Association, which held an exalted position within Ged Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even less the Adventurers’ Guild, which had the greatest number of First-Tier professionals under its banner. Ged Town stood on the frontier of the Alliance, and in the final analysis, it belonged to the Magic Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because of its excellent geographic location that commerce had flourished there, allowing the Commercial Association to grow into a massive force, yet even it did not dare provoke the Magic Alliance. It knew very well that as long as the Alliance caught even a slight breath of relief...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, the Administrator appointed by the Alliance was naturally the true master of this town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Administrator’s great reputation had also caused the servants in his residence to become haughty in their daily lives, looking down on everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, facing the Alliance investigator and the enforcers summoned by that investigator, even the butler knew these were people they could not afford to offend and had to treat politely...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you people? This is the residence of Ged Town’s Administrator. If he finds out about you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ugly maid, flailing her arms and legs, pointed at the group of enforcers and rattled off a torrent of words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enforcers were caught off guard for a moment and failed to stop her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very moment, a flowerpot flew through the air, dragging a powerful current behind it, and slammed directly into the head of that maid, who had no idea what the situation was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flowerpot shattered in midair, and its tremendous momentum was fully absorbed by the maid’s skull. Her whole body toppled backward a short distance and slid across the ground, leaving behind a streak of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid lay on the ground unconscious. It was impossible to tell whether she was still alive. Her entire head had been smashed open, red mixed with traces of white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drag her away. Throw her into the jail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigator Dante immediately gave the order, his face taut, as though displeased that these enforcers had taken so long to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enforcers hurried over at once and dragged the maid straight outside, paying no attention whatsoever to the wound on her head. Blood smeared across the ground in a long trail behind her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Caleb, who had deliberately circled around and emerged from somewhere else, stood there with a dark expression and watched as those enforcers searched his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had always resented having to spend his life cooped up in such a small place, he had never once been treated like this in Ged Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward at once and began berating Investigator Dante.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Investigator, what orders do you think you have, or what evidence have you found, that gives you the nerve to search my residence...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dante merely looked at him coldly and cut him off without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My apologies, Mage Caleb. You have been accused of participating in the murder of Zeno Harper. We are now conducting a routine search.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb’s expression stiffened, and he forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, how had he been accused? By whom? How had the other side managed to place the target on him so quickly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally assumed that Zeno’s death would only trigger an investigation after contact with him had been lost for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the investigation had already begun. Damn it, since when had those investigators ever worked this efficiently?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had believed that even after they began investigating, they would never find him so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there had been no direct connection between him and Zeno, only a number of indirect ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zeno having gone to the Antir Region, how had this investigator skipped over investigating the Antir Region and come straight to his residence instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And according to procedure, should not an investigator carrying out this sort of task have informed him, the Administrator, first? He had merely failed to visit the administrative office for a few days, and yet those staff members had not sent over such important information?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing furiously in his heart, he still did his best to keep his expression steady and said with a mixture of puzzlement and astonishment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the Administrator appointed by the Alliance, how could I possibly plot against a mage? Surely you are mistaken...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante, however, merely repeated the same words again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mage Caleb, someone has accused you. I am acting according to the established procedures. Please cooperate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Dante did not state who exactly had accused him, Fulan was standing right beside Dante, and after casting only a brief glance, Caleb recognized her as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caleb’s pupils contracted, and his face turned ugly. He now knew who had accused him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be this Fulan, who had returned here for reasons unknown, who had made the accusation against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he realized that, several more drops of cold sweat broke out on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, why had the Bloodwolf Knights failed to kill her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted in the Bloodwolf Knights’ strength and their ability to hunt their targets. In the lands north of the Alliance, the Bloodwolf Knights carried the nickname “Mage Killers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Fulan had stood in front of the Bloodwolf Knights, then the Bloodwolf Knights must have encountered her and, for some unknown reason, failed to kill her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not even consider the possibility that the two sides had simply missed each other by chance. He stubbornly insisted on believing things had happened exactly as he had imagined before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those damned Bloodwolf Knights. Calling themselves “Mage Killers,” yet not even daring to kill one extra mage. A bunch of cowards...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he knew it was Fulan who had accused him, he had already given up on the idea of bluffing his way through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside the fact that Zeno’s head was still in the basement because he had misjudged the situation and failed to dispose of it in time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if they merely subjected him to Spell Interrogation, he would not be able to withstand it and would spill everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as long as both a mage and the investigator himself had accused him, being put under Spell Interrogation was all but certain. There was no room left to turn things around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that thought, he began thinking about how to stay alive. Surrendering without resistance was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter was far too grave. An Administrator murdering a researcher from one of the great societies—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the upper ranks of the Alliance would certainly execute him to calm the uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his only path to survival was to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run! Not merely to the northern reaches of the Alliance—he had to keep going west, all the way to the Free City-State of Bohan. Only there could a place exist for someone like him, a man wanted by the Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, he instead calmed down. Spreading both hands slightly, he slowly approached the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the investigator has said as much, then I have no choice. Please, go ahead and search.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began edging toward their flank, intending to launch a surprise attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood that if both of them tried to stop him, then the two mages might well be able to keep him here. If he wanted to escape, he first had to heavily wound one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When choosing his target, he selected Fulan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Fulan was the one who had accused him. She was also the true culprit who had driven him into this dead end. If he did not strike Fulan at least once, he would not be able to sleep in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, he knew Fulan’s school. She was not from the Sword Chant School. And judging from the marks on Dante’s hands and his robust physique, Dante was a member of the Sword Chant School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against someone from the Sword Chant School, Caleb had no confidence that he could land a single blow powerful enough to wound him severely. He had no idea how much punishment the man could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But attacking a pure mage was much easier. The frailty of mages was something everyone on the continent knew well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Caleb himself was a mage, yet he fully agreed with that statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking one long stride, Caleb moved to Fulan’s side, and fire-elemental energy began gathering in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulan also sensed the abnormal concentration of fire elemental power beside her. She had only just turned her head when she heard Caleb shout:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die! Fireburst!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1478,"2026-06-06T12:21:11.535Z",1,"novelbin.me","c3dcbae6d7d77c8f76b14babf7ed44275675fd3b977da731593dfb29359ab057","after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-158","after-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-chapter-156",178,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-turning-into-a-girl-i-gained-a-game-panel-cover.jpg"]