The player stared at the Duchess standing quietly beside the Grace on his screen, his heart racing despite himself.
Hidden content! This was definitely hidden content!
"What is this? A wife only cheaters can get?" he muttered, taking another close look at the Duchess's character model.
"And a new blonde wife with an eye mask who looks just like the Fire Keeper!"
He felt an itch to tab out immediately and check forums or guide sites, to see whether other players had encountered anything similar, who this Duchess actually was, and whether there were any special storylines or rewards afterward.
But he hesitated with his fingers on Alt+Tab.
The excitement of exploring the unknown in this unique, accidentally triggered storyline, which carried a hint of "punishment" yet seemed to conceal benefits, outweighed his eagerness for answers.
"Forget it. Figuring it out myself is more fun." The player finally decided to preserve that sense of discovery and turned his attention back to the game.
So, now that I have an "officially assigned" maiden, does that mean I can keep cheating?
After all, the Duchess is "one of us" now. Maybe she'll let it slide?
Clinging to that hope, the player tried activating the health lock again.
The Duchess did not so much as lift an eyelid.
Growing a little bolder, the player swung his sword at the air a few more times and jumped around. Nothing happened.
So as long as I don't attack anything solid or fight monsters with cheats on and trigger a report, the Duchess won't interfere?
He steered the Tarnished out of the small hall-the Church of Elleh. Outside was a path leading to Stormhill.
A Land Octopus stood blankly a short distance away. You'll do!
Lock on, approach, swing.
Just as the blade was about to