Chapter 108
Chapter 108
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 108
Chapter Title: End and Beginning (3)
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Kuh. As expected of an expensive skill. It's worth every point.
What talent should I take from Yu-ra? Beauty, Exquisite Vessel, Intelligence, Sensitivity... a whole list of Yu-ra's various talents popped up.
Beauty? Should I go with Beauty? Hmm, I've got Plastic Surgery too, so Beauty might be a bit of a waste.
Let's try Exquisite Vessel. It's the highest-ranked talent among Yu-ra's, a solid A-rank.
As a guy, if I pick this, will my dick get vibration powers or something? Natural vibrator, here we go!
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Selecting Exquisite Vessel A... No vagina detected on the user... Applying Exquisite Vessel B effects to user Choi Jun-young's anus...] "Gah! Cancel! Cancel!"
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [...Applied.] "Aaaah! Nooo!"
My... my asshole just turned into an Exquisite Vessel!
"Oppa, what's wrong? Did something go bad?"
Just seconds ago, I'd been sitting still, but now I let out a scream, and Yu-ra jumped in surprise, grabbing my arm.
"Ah, no. It's nothing. Krgh."
Tears welled up, but I barely swallowed the words I wanted to say.
Yu-ra, I think my asshole just became an Exquisite Vessel.
I must be insane. She had Intelligence, Beauty, Obsession, all these great talents, and I picked Exquisite Vessel of all things! My curiosity about a vibrating dick ruined my anus.
I flashed an awkward smile at Yu-ra, who was still looking at me with worried eyes.
"Wanna try sending me a whisper, Yu-ra? Just think of me desperately and say whatever comes to mind. Probably."
"Okay, I'll give it a shot."
- ... Ah, ahh. Oppa, can you hear me?
Unlike me, who got smacked around by Pomi while learning it, Yu-ra nailed it on the first try.
- I hear you, Yu-ra. Can you hear me too?
"Ahaha. This is so cool! So this is what it feels like."
Yu-ra hadn't felt the whisper effect when she spoke, but hearing mine made her gasp in delight.
"Can you hear Pomi's whispers too, by any chance?"
The thought crossed my mind. Since this power stemmed from my contract with Pomi, maybe she could connect with Yu-ra too?
"You two give it a try."
"Ong!"
"Sure."
The two nodded eagerly with sparkling eyes, staring at each other for a few seconds before their faces fell.
"Doesn't seem to work. Right, Pomi?"
"Yeah. No dice."
Their disappointed looks tugged at me. Just in case, I checked the next level info for the skill.
⚔ STATUS ⚔ [Familiar, SR, Lv.1] Max Familiars: 5 User and familiars share 20% of stats. (Unaffected by level, no stacking between familiars) The selected talent from Lv. 0 rises by 1 step. Telepathy between familiars enabled. (Includes contract demons) Subspace shared with each familiar. (20kg, 20L limit) "Huh? Looks like if we level it up once, you two can whisper to each other."
"Can't do it right now?"
"Juuust a tiny bit short."
Still, it felt wasteful to use the coupon I'd gotten yesterday right away.
"For now, until we level up, just go through me if you have stuff to say to each other. It works with both of you."
But even with my suggestion, Yu-ra's disappointed expression didn't improve.
Why's that? Do they have some private stuff to talk about?
As I tilted my head, Se-ri tugged at my sleeve.
"Ah. Sorry for making you wait. Our turn now."
"Yeah."
"Krng. Looking forward to working with you."
"[Familiar]!"
Just like with Yu-ra, a system message appeared when I invoked the skill.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Using Familiar skill on target Han Se-ri. Record of taking target's virginity detected. Target has become user Choi Jun-young's familiar.] [Sharing target's stats via Familiar effect. Strength +4. Agility +6...] [Select one of target's talents.] No more mistakes!
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Selecting Beauty B. Applying Beauty C effects to user Choi Jun-young.] ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Ding! Completed quest 'Assailant's Fate 2'. Acquired quest rewards. Acquired 'Familiar' level-up coupon. Acquired 'Ring of Oath'...] Quest rewards too, all at once!
The moment I opened my inventory to check the rewards, gasps erupted from the girls.
"Whoa? Jju-nyongs!"
"Oppa?"
"Ah..."
I turned to see all three with their mouths agape.
"What? What's up?"
Pomi, as their rep, pointed accusingly and shouted.
"Jju-nyong got handsome?!"
"For real?!"
I bolted to the bathroom mirror. There stood a guy at the 'neighborhood heartthrob' level, panting.
"Whoa, ooh! Uwaa. Is this my face? Pomi, queue up some love house BGM."
"Huh? What, what? What's that?"
"Tch. Kids these days."
I hummed my own BGM and started inspecting my new face meticulously.
"Baba-bam-bam- baba-bam-."
It had been nerfed from the original, but with Beauty C, my face was no longer ugly.
Something skills couldn't fix, solved in one shot by [Beauty]. No wonder they call it talent meta.
And skills are all about going high-grade. What's the point of spamming R-ranks? Can't touch SR.
Ten minutes of stroking my reflected jaw in awe, and Pomi grumbled from beside me.
"Jju-nyong, your jaw's gonna wear off."
"Shut it! My 30-year dream's finally coming true!"
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ After shooing the kids out, the aftermath of my all-nighter skill spree hit me hard. But I still had unfinished business, so no sleep yet.
"Skills."
Last night's spending spree results unfolded before my eyes.
⚔ STATUS ⚔ [Status Reveal, R, Lv.2]
>Can check skills and status effects. Can check subject info. ⚔ STATUS ⚔ [Phantasm, N, Master]
>Can pass through matter. Ignores physical damage. (Extra stamina drain) ⚔ STATUS ⚔ [Tool Creation, R, Lv.0]
>Can craft potions containing owned skill effects. I'd leveled up a few other skills too, but they were just basic upgrades, so no need to check now.
First up, Status Reveal at Lv.2.
Before fighting that invisible bastard Oh Jong-hyuk, I needed to scout his abilities.
But his and Se-ri's skills both said [Cannot discern with current skill level], so I couldn't check.
That's why I shelled out a whopping 9,000pt to level it up.
"Never thought I'd actually invest in this."
I remembered considering it before but skipping because 9k points felt too steep.
Anyway, let's check Oh Jong-hyuk's skills first. See what kind of monster we're up against!
⚔ STATUS ⚔ [Target] Oh Jong-hyuk (Human Male, Lv.29, 35yo) *Beast Contractor (Frog) ⚡ Strength: 40 💨 Agility: 35 ✨ Intelligence: 20 🛡️ Mental Strength: 22 🍀 Talent: Mind Reading C 💪 Skills: Invisibility Lv.1 "Just Invisibility?!"
What an anticlimax. Spent 9k points to check the enemy, and it's just a 900-point Lv.1 Invisibility.
...Nah. At least now I know the enemy's weak. Huge relief.
And since I went this far, might as well use Lv.2 Status Reveal for some personal fun.
The extra feature: subject info check. Meaning, I can tell if a girl idol on TV is a virgin. Amazing? Or lame? Depends.
And now I can ID the stars in those pink vids labeled [Nation.al Treasure]. Uwaaa, jackpot!
"Agh, damn it."
Shedding bloody tears, I checked the next skill.
⚔ STATUS ⚔ [Phantasm, N, Master] This sudden new skill was the final evolution of [Invisibility].
I remembered Se-ri's detection piercing my Invisibility, so I wondered if higher levels could evade it. Turns out, maxing it evolved it into 'Phantasm'.
Pomi explained before leaving: My gacha Invisibility was probably from a ghost-type beast.
I asked how it differed from her 'Spirit Form'. Simple: Spirit Form is 'Invisibility + Pass Through', Phantasm is 'Invisibility Lv.3 + Pass Through'.
Didn't plan the evolution, but 'physical immunity' will be huge against humans. Super satisfied.
"Phantasm!"
Activating it turned my body semi-transparent like Invisibility. Reaching for the wall, my hand sank right in.
"Release."
Now for the last skill test.
"Tool Creation."
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Starting Tool Creation.] Lv.0 - Can craft skill potions [Category: By ascending rank] *Flight *Stealth Touch ... *Elixir of Life *Invincibility Found it.
My fingertip tapped 'Elixir of Life'. That's why I learned this skill in the first place.
Recycling the dud [Elixir of Life]!
This 5,000pt beast was amazing effect-wise on paper.
But fatal flaw: Only works on 'intravaginal' or 'intrarectal' ejaculation. Fine for a girlfriend, nightmare for same-sex or family.
And as I felt healing Se-ri, who was near death—when do you shove your dick in, thrust, and cum on a dying person?!
Can't use in public either. Spatial limits suck.
Didn't want that hassle, so I found a workaround: [Tool Creation].
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Crafting potion using Elixir of Life, SR, Lv.0 skill.] [Potion performance limited to current skill level or below.] [Current Option: 'Medium' healing effect] [Quantity: 1] [Stamina Cost: 100] [pt Cost: 1,000 (incl. fees)] [Proceed?] "1,000 points?! Fuck, pay-to-win microtransactions."
And expensive! One potion costs as much as an R-rank skill.
Not bad thinking of it as spare lives, but still too much?
It said adjustable performance, so maybe low-end is cheaper?
I slid my finger over [Option] left and right.
Sure enough, as performance dropped, cost changed too. But max couldn't exceed original skill level.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Current Option: 'Very Low' healing effect] [Quantity: 1] [Stamina Cost: 1] [pt Cost: 100] [Proceed?] "Yes."
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [No 'Essence Powder' material. Searching user's inventory... Not found.] [No 'Potion Bottle'. Searching user's inventory... Suitable empty container found as substitute.] [Water confirmed.] [Tools for potion crafting (filter, beaker, scale, mixing pouch) not found.] [Elixir of Life (Lowest Grade) potion crafting failed.] [Required materials and tools available in 'Demon Realm Shop (R)'. Learn 'Demon Realm Shop (R)'?] Fuck?!
Need tools to make tools?
And it's upselling another R-rank skill!
No way.
This is too much!
Just poof it into existence like normal skills!
"Argh, fuck. Too scammy, won't make it. Demon bastards, you crooks."