[Bonus chapter] | Chapter 0042. Tit For Tat (I)

"You what?"

I asked, wanting to confirm if I didn't hear him wrong.

"Some of us receive world messages too. So you are quite the popular one already."

Lucas confirmed, adding more to the sentence this time.

'So even NPCs get world messages? Wait… do they have status screens too?'

No point in guessing when I can just ask.

"Do you have…. Status screen too?"

Lucas looked at me and smiled.

"Yes, I do. But know that not everyone does. Only some are the exception. At least in the central continent."

He added. For some reason, he looked a bit smug.

What bro? You tryna say that you are exceptional or something?

I stared at him and he coughed a bit out of embarrassment.

"Anyways, what brought you to my humble abode? As far as I recall, we don't really have that good of a relationship."

Lucas asked, trying to change the topic.

"Trust me, currently, you're the only guy who I have any sort of relationship to begin with, at least in Ethra."