Chapter 105
Chapter 105
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 105
Chapter Title: God's Atlantis
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"The King of the Demonic Heavens is smiling as he watches you."
This guy's a total nutjob.
I don't know every divine seat in God's Atlantis. There are officially countless divine seats in this world. Even the author probably doesn't know exactly how many there are.
'King of the Demonic Heavens? First time hearing that one.'
I have no idea about his true name.
For now, my gut feeling was that he didn't look like a good guy. High chance he's an evil-aligned divine seat. The fact that he popped up a message smiling while watching me even after I just killed someone was proof enough.
'The message itself means he's interested in me.'
I was a bit surprised that two divine seats were already watching me.
The tutorial runs simultaneously in hundreds of spaces at regular intervals. Since the environments and situations are all pretty much the same, divine seats have no reason to go looking for tutorials.
From their perspective, the tutorial is just a show program run by total newbies who know nothing.
'A divine seat bothering to check the tutorial is either crazy or trying to scout talented exiles early.'
Whether good or bad, it's a positive thing. A divine seat watching means viewer fees are coming in. I can cash those in later.
'No need to worry about divine seats right now.'
At that moment, a new alert window popped up in front of me.
I could be certain. This guy's definitely evil-aligned.
'But only 10,000 AP? He's really trying to screw me over.'
10,000 AP is a lot in the tutorial, sure. But in Atlantis, it's peanuts. In the original story, missions start at a minimum of 300,000 AP.
It's a relatively simple mission, but I can see the intent to rip me off. And above all, I had no intention of killing the woman right away.
"No thanks."
"I said no."
I held back a curse from slipping out.
Divine seats can use their AP to curse exiles.
I currently have no contracted divine seat. No backing means I'm vulnerable to curses from them.
You have to consider this when contracting with a divine seat. Weak ones can't even properly protest against other divine seats. But contracting with a top-tier one keeps you safe from others.
The laughter in my ears was a gloomy male voice.
It could be the real voice of the King of the Demonic Heavens or a distorted one.
'This guy's definitely a psycho.'
I couldn't understand why he suddenly sponsored 1,000 AP out of the blue.
At least he didn't curse me for rejecting the mission. Though even if he had, I could've shaken it off with Complete Recovery.
I pushed the King of the Demonic Heavens out of my mind and spoke to the staring man and woman.
"Introductions can wait. Let's move from here first. Not a great spot."
???
I led the man and woman away from the lakeside. Hydras show up there often, and other people might come too.
We settled in a decent spot. The sky was starting to darken. We lit a campfire and huddled around it.
"First, introductions. Names and unique traits. Spill."
The man's name was Yoo In-ha. 20 years old, just graduated high school yesterday.
His unique trait was Mana Sensing (B). He said he could spread mana to scout the surroundings, like a radar.
But from what I saw, Mana Sensing was more than that. It's related to mana control. Yoo In-ha shows talent for handling mana.
'Useless right now... but a welcome skill in Atlantis.'
Think of it as talent for mana control. His weak-willed personality might be the issue, though.
'Whatever. Not my problem what his talent or personality is like.'
The important one was the woman.
The woman's name was Yoo Seo-hee. 25 years old, new office worker at a mid-sized company. Got exiled from Earth on her way to dinner with her little brother after work. From STQ 81 Earth.
Her unique trait was Silence (C). Ability to nullify sound for a set time. Trash compared to her brother's Mana Sensing (B).
"I'm Sung Yu-jin. F-rank hunter back on Earth. My unique trait is S-rank Equivalent Exchange."
"Hunter... figures."
"......"
Yoo Seo-hee accepted it immediately. Being this cold and strong made sense as a hunter. Her brother, Yoo In-ha, just listened quietly. He wasn't the talkative type anyway.
"Um... what exactly does Equivalent Exchange do?"
"Curious? It's like this."
I hid my smartphone on my wrist out of their sight and pulled a hot hamburger from my inventory.
"Spend AP to get items."
Total bullshit.
My real unique trait is Deception (A).
Deception lets me fool others. If that got out, it'd be worse than useless. I have no plans to tell anyone my real trait.
"......"
"......"
Their eyes locked on the hamburger in my hand. They didn't dare ask, just stared.
I ate the hamburger right in front of them, blatantly.
Show them mercy? Bullshit. I've never donated to charity in my life. Except that time school forced us to.
'They probably ate premium beef with my donation money.'
Doesn't make sense why schools force donations anyway. No idea where mine went. They demanded it but never reported results.
"You two. Know how to get AP?"
"N-no. No idea."
"Kill people or monsters. People give 100 AP, monsters 50."
Tutorial limited. In Atlantis, it varies by individual. Stronger the target, more AP.
"Killing you two gets me at least 200 AP. So you need to be worth at least 200 AP. If you screw up even a little, I kill you and recover it. Got it?"
"Y-yes!"
"We'll work hard!"
They tensed up, glancing at the Hwaryeon Blade by my side.
To them, I was a casual murderer. They'd just seen it with their own eyes. No choice but to fear me.
"Work hard, and you get a hamburger."
"Really?!"
"Why would I lie to you?"
To use them, feed them. Whips alone have limits. Proper rewards make handling people easier.
I gave orders. Clean the area, set up the tent I pulled out. I sat on a flat rock watching.
Yoo In-ha was surprisingly competent. Passive type: doesn't think for himself, but follows orders well.
And Yoo Seo-hee.
'D-cup tits. Firm ass, nice.'
With hamburger as reward, they worked their asses off. Even gathered firewood without me asking.
20 minutes. Tent up, area cleared.
I checked the tent and nodded. Well done.
"Good job. Eat."
I handed them hamburgers.
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!"
They devoured them like wild animals. Hamburgers they'd ignore back home were precious here.
I sat by the campfire quietly.
Sorting what I could get in the tutorial. East through the forest leads to rocky area. Hidden knives between rocks. Mass-produced, but usable.
'Weapons hidden all over the tutorial. Got my Hwaryeon Blade, no need to hunt them.'
No special items like mana fruits, unfortunately.
'Get a hidden class?'
Not tempted. Hidden classes aren't always good. After tutorial, chance to pick from several classes anyway. Luck might get you a hidden one.
"Um..."
"Yeah?"
I looked at Yoo Seo-hee.
"Do you know what's going on? You seem so calm..."
"No clue. Got pulled here on my way to a dungeon."
"Oh."
"Worry about your own survival first."
"Survival?"
"Alert when you arrived: survive a week, escape last 3 days to live. Atlantis ticket? Needs 1,000 AP."
They recalled their situation, faces paling.
"1,000 AP... how?"
Yoo Seo-hee's face filled with despair. They only knew two ways: kill people or monsters.
Both seemed impossible.
"If Yu-jin helps..."
"Why would I? Easier to kill you."
"......"
"Eh, I'll give chances to earn AP. I'm not that harsh."
"......"
For the record, I have 1,390 AP now. Thanks to the King of the Demonic Heavens' 1,000 AP sponsorship, I can buy a ticket.
I can buy the ticket anytime I want. And as many as I have AP for, no limit.
"Time to put out the fire and sleep. You two take two-hour watches."
No way I'm on watch. Got two slaves to obey me. Owners don't stand watch.
'Can't sleep soundly... light sleep it is.'
I handle mana better than them, senses sharper. If they try anything, wake up and kill them.
'Sleep with the sword.'
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Yoo Seo-hee and I entered the tent. Yoo In-ha was on first watch. Hiding under a tree away from the tent.
No fire made it pitch black, but focusing mana in my eyes pierced the dark. Limit around 1m, though.
Weather wasn't cold, blanket on the ground made the tent cozy.
I grinned.
'Been waiting for this.'
I lay down and immediately reached for Yoo Seo-hee, wrapping her waist and yanking her to me.
"Eek?!"
Her back pressed against my chest. I undid her blouse buttons, slipped my hand in, kneading her ample D-cups freely.
"Y-Yu-jin?!"
"Scream if you want. Don't care if your brother sees. You knew this was coming. Why else would I keep you alive?"
"......"
Yoo Seo-hee clamped her lips shut.