Chapter 100
Chapter 100
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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"…."
Even his ID exuded an overwhelming presence, and this guy ended up being the very first chatter on my channel.
And the second one.
The third.
I couldn't take it anymore and muttered under my breath.
"Can't we just ban this guy or something?"
I was supposed to say it over comms, but it was so absurd that the thought slipped out of my mouth by mistake.
But at my words, the Dick Guardian got all excited and hammered out a chat.
"Oh, good info. So there is a ban function."
Now he was resorting to obvious lies.
'God, what the hell am I even doing?'
'Sigh... my dreams of going viral...'
I clutched my throbbing head.
But aside from the headache, one thing nagged at me.
"Wait, why haven't you chatted until now anyway?"
It was baffling that someone who'd been connected to the channel for over three hours hadn't said a word.
What could have kept a show-off like this quiet for so long?
From what I gathered, in his previous channel, a summoner couldn't handle the sexual harassment, reported him, and he got chat-banned for a while.
He got fed up and came to another channel, but for some reason, the ban hadn't lifted.
In the end, he called in some fairies to fix the "system" issue and only now could chat.
"You're obsessed with jerking off..."
If he was that thirsty for sex videos, I'd get it... but why to a guy, of all things...
And of course, it had to be a gay one...
But there was Han Yeoreum, ridiculously handsome even by straight standards. Why come to me?
His face seemed like something even gays would like—not just women.
"Dude, there's that super hot guy who just joined. Ask him to jerk off for you."
"…."
This guy's a total masturbation maniac...
At this point, I was genuinely curious what this freak looked like.
"Anyway, let's head to the potion shop..."
-Jerk Off by the Roadside- 1,000 Points
Jesus, 1k points to jerk off? By the roadside?
I wouldn't do it for 10 million.
I hit reject and muttered quietly.
"...Do I call a fairy to report him?"
Guardian of the dick, my ass...
"I won't report you, so chill out a bit..."
Thanks to Armonia's advice, I didn't bother reporting him.
The guy seemed to get the message from my threat and quieted down.
'Weird... He's not leaving.'
I figured he'd storm off after I talked down to him like that, offending his pride, but he stuck around.
'...Whatever. Going viral isn't my real goal anyway. Ah, here it is?'
I comforted myself like that(?) and stepped into the potion shop.
The shop was lined with all sorts of potions and herbs, each with prices marked.
And two people who stood out.
Han Yeoreum and Min Hayeon.
Using the Alchemy skill was incredibly simple.
For example, to make potions, you just place the desired number of empty vials (10mL) and ingredients on a flat surface and activate Alchemy.
Just like in that alchemist manga...
'At this rate, doesn't it feel like she knows something?'
'Nah... Probably a coincidence...'
I muttered over comms and tried activating Alchemy.
As soon as I triggered the skill, a hologram popped up in front of me.
I entered the material names and empty vials into the hologram.
After 2-3 seconds of calculation, text appeared.
Success rate apparently varied by Alchemy skill level.
I activated Alchemy right away, and the empty vials and herbs on the floor transformed into green potions filled with liquid amid a brilliant light.
I felt my mana being drained—Alchemy used it, huh.
'Gotta be careful with this. If I burn through mana carelessly now, I might need it later.'
As Armonia said, Alchemy's mana cost was pretty low.
I could probably make a few hundred potions without issue.
In the end, I made 30 potions using Alchemy.
"Whoa..."
The party members around me stared in shock at the potions scattered on the floor.
Everyone except Han Yeoreum.
I wanted to poke out those dead-fish eyes of his and stir them around.
Han Yeoreum glanced at my Alchemy like it was no big deal and tossed out a line.
"Well, at least we'll save on potion costs. Alright, let's go!"
"Sure~"
That one sentence dripped with contempt toward me and cheerfulness toward the girls all at once.
Damn, what a guy.
I ran into Han Yeoreum's group at the potion shop and, predictably, got another party invite.
His party was Han Yeoreum, Min Hayeon, and three other women.
Obviously structured as an all-girls party, like he hated men or something.
And the three women were pretty decent-looking too.
So why invite me, of all people?
My facial expression must've betrayed my thoughts, because a chat popped up.
Apparently, hardly anyone could pick Alchemist.
And even if they could, it wasn't in the recommended jobs.
"Intangible?"
Yeah. Like mixing knowledge + knowledge via Alchemy to create new knowledge. Obviously filters out impossible
combos.
Everything "existing" in this world doesn't come from "nothing."
Two "existings" combine to create a new "existing," he explained.
Alchemists could pull that off.
And they were useful not just late-game, but early too.
Early game point grinding sucked because you wasted time constantly going back and forth to town for potions—but not with an Alchemist.
Plus, massive savings on potion costs.
Other than making potions, there was almost nothing they could do early on.
"...Ugh."
Here we go again...
I sighed in disbelief and looked around.
People were whispering among themselves here and there.
Probably chatting with their own channel visitors, like me.
And something interesting...
'Whoa, they're talking, but I can't hear a thing?'
Conversations judged as channel chats were muted around me.
'So my chats with that perv aren't audible to others?'
Thank goodness...
At least I wouldn't turn into a perv just from talking to one.
It also distorted lip movements to prevent lip-reading.
Han Yeoreum, leading the way, turned back with a gentle smile for the women.
"Alright, let's go! Just follow me!"
"Wow... Yeoreum, you're so reliable."
"I love it!!"
Everyone's morale shot up at his motivational words.
"...You coming or what?"
Everyone except me...
"Alright, let's meet back here tomorrow around noon."
"Sure~"
With Han Yeoreum's final words, we wrapped up hunting for the day.
We earned about 12,000 points total.
2,000 each—not bad for a day's work.
I headed to the Zephyr Inn where I'd rented a day room earlier.
If there's one takeaway from partying all day...
'That bastard is a real piece of trash.'
'Both... Wait, you already knew what I'd say, didn't you?'
'God...'
Was this consideration...? Felt kinda nice...
Anyway...
Watching Han Yeoreum all day pissed me off to no end.
He strutted upfront at first, all arrogant, but then just snarked from behind the girls.
He didn't contribute a single bit to the combat, yet he hated hiding.
After fights ended, he'd come at me...
(Whoa, Alchemist... Totally useless. In combat, I mean.)
Abilities were recyclable trash, personality non-recyclable trash.
At least the women around weren't blindly taking his side.
They recognized potion-making was helpful.
Just didn't want to argue with their crush.
The one openly defending me was Min Hayeon.
(Stop it. Why keep picking on a fellow party member?)
(...Why are you taking his side?)
(Sigh... That's not it.)
Even she eventually threw up her hands.
Ending with apologies to his tantrums.
And Han Yeoreum would awkwardly apologize too when hearing them.
That loop was their routine.
'Sigh... And he's tall too, makes it worse...'
Kept looking down at me, the bastard...
'I know!! You're about to say 'That's the 4th time.' Right?'
'Oh... Don't tell me I voluntarily changed the future...'
'Fuck...'
Driving me insane...
I paid 500 points for a room for the night.
The moment I flopped onto the bed, another chat appeared.
"...Driving me nuts. I'm not doing it."
If I don't jerk off, I'm immediately labeled impotent.
"I graduated from jerking off a while ago. Don't do it anymore."
Honestly, jerking off isn't a big deal.
I just hated roadside ones messing up my missions.
Come to think of it, I hadn't masturbated once since I did it with Viola.
LOL crazy bastard. Since when is there a 'graduation' from jerking off? Anyone would think you're some guy who
bangs women like crazy LOLOL
"Huh? I do slay pussy pretty well."
-Bang a Girl Within 7 Days (Fail: 100 Jerk-Off Credits)- 100,000 Points
"...Huh? For real? You cool with this? Don't cancel it last second!"
I hit accept and yelled.
"...Okay! Deal!"
"Just watch me."
I grinned slyly over comms.
'It'll reset on regression anyway.'
'But having stakes like this makes it fun.'
Fired up, I started setting goals.
Couldn't just laugh off a mission that resets on regression.
I had to break the regression for real.
Lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, I replayed footage from before the regression.
Even that constellation-like guy couldn't see Armonia's footage, it seemed.
"Ah... Making plans. Plans."
"...Chill out at night, man."
I ignored GayDick (Guardian of the Gay-ish Dick) and focused back on the footage.
Reviewing the boss fight from the 5th regression.
'Time... stop... blessing... Hm?'
But what caught my eye wasn't related to the regression.
'No... Magic circle...'
It was a magic circle.
The one I'd hastily conceived while firing magic beans in the chaos...
"...Alchemy can combine anything, right?"
Yep, obviously some things are impossible. But if it's possible, the system will show it as a combination
automatically.
I drew the magic circle on a sheet of paper from the room's desk.
I tried drawing the Mana Drain magic circle I had learned before.
Trying to draw it manually on a small piece of paper made me realize anew how grueling drawing magic circles is.
I had developed a habit of always designing them in my mind....
After drawing, I activated Alchemy, and a hologram appeared.
I inputted the materials.
'I'm bored, so just anything... Ah, I had a subjugation skill.'
My sloppy input made me doubt it'd work.
"Oh, it works."
It understood my intent perfectly, showing the exact magic circle phrasing I wanted.
I immediately activated the Alchemy skill in earnest.
Once synthesis finished, a sheet of paper fluttered down to the floor.
I carefully picked it up and examined it.
The magic circle I had drawn earlier was gone, and a new magic circle was drawn in its place.
But its design was... very different from others.
'I know this one...'
I communicated while staring at the bizarre magic circle on the paper.
'...It's a Yin Mark?'
Though its shape was simple, it was similar to the thing called a Yin Mark that I had seen before.