Chapter 71
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 71
Chapter Title: Nano Suit
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‘All the witches cooperating...’
Deep down, I wondered if it was overkill for every single witch to pitch in, but that was only if I managed to persuade the Archwitch.
‘But can I even persuade the Archwitch?’
To convince her, I’d need to offer some clue about dimensional travel at least, and I knew absolutely nothing about that.
‘Huh?’
Come to think of it, what happens if I fail to persuade her?
What happens if I fail to persuade the Archwitch?
It’ll probably just end up as a transactional relationship where we exchange only what we each need.
‘That doesn’t sound much different from now.’
In other words, she might demand dimensional travel experiments in exchange for mana potions.
“......”
Thinking about it, that sounded like a huge difference.
Do you think I can persuade the Archwitch?
She’s the Archwitch, so it might be tough, but I think you can do it.
Otil replied that it was possible, trusting in something about me that I couldn’t fathom.
I wanted to live up to that faith, but since I had no idea how things would play out, I couldn’t give a firm yes.
I’ll give it my best shot.
You won’t be able to hide anything from the Archwitch anyway. Just be your honest self.
My honest self?
I told you, you’re a witch’s type. And the Archwitch is a witch too.
She was only saying this now, but I still had no clue why I was supposedly a witch’s type.
Besides, I doubted the Archwitch would take a liking to me just because of some “type.”
Still, just in case—do your best. Melani and I believe in you, at least.
“......”
Otil’s words, that she believed in me, left me speechless for a moment.
But I didn’t want to betray that trust, so I soon messaged her that I’d try my best.
Got it. I’ll do my best.
Good thing the Archwitch needs time to prepare too—it’ll take a few days. Get ready in the meantime.
With that, Otil proposed a 1:1 trade and uploaded three mana potions.
These are mana potions Melani and I set aside separately. Use them freely.
With those three mana potions from Otil, I might even be able to improve Rubyel’s constitution and boost her realm.
In other words, cutting ties with Channel 5 wouldn’t be an issue right away—but thinking long-term, it’d be a bad move.
‘The Archwitch...’
Still, since it’d take a few days, I had time to mentally prepare at least.
Sorry again. I don’t think I can help more than this.
This is more than enough—don’t worry. Oh, should I send items again this time?
Oh, that might even sway the elder witches’ mood.
Otil suggested winning over the witches’ hearts first with a barrage of items.
The final decision still rested with the Archwitch, but it was better than nothing, so I bought up a bunch of goods.
‘No idea how many there are, but I’ll just send a massive haul.’
With my points well over a million, buying items was no issue.
If this boosted my odds of persuading the Archwitch by even 1%, it was worth it—so I uploaded a massive load.
Uh...? Isn’t the item count a bit much?
Three thousand pieces of bread and cake combined, plus thousands more snacks, jelly, candy, coffee, green tea, and all sorts of teas.
‘Add in wine and whiskey, and they’ll have fun regardless of age.’
Points dropped accordingly, of course, but I didn’t mind.
Share them all around. Give some to the Archwitch too.
Yes, I will. Thanks.
I ended the 1:1 chat with those words from Otil.
Afterward, my head was a mess in every way, but no amount of thinking yielded any clever solutions.
‘At best, it’s meet the Archwitch or don’t.’
Plus, considering the Channel 5 witches’ magic prowess, they’d be a huge help in many places.
‘Not to mention Channels 3 and 4.’
And if we found clues on dimensional travel later, we might even rescue Yoo Hyun-min from Channel 7.
‘Can’t leave Hyun-min hyung stuck in that world forever.’
As I pondered, Elisicia, walking ahead, suddenly stopped.
‘Huh?’
I looked at her, and she said curtly,
“Monsters.”
Krrroooar...
No sooner had Elisicia spoken than monsters began emerging from all around.
I figured maybe two or three at most, but there were easily over twenty in sight.
‘Guess I have to fight too.’
As I reached for the Taegwang 9-style in my inventory,
“They were lying in wait to ambush people, huh.”
Elisicia’s voice held zero tension.
The others were casually eyeing the monsters encircling us too.
‘Right, we’re still on the 10th floor.’
To the Hero Party, 10th-floor monsters were no threat at all.
Intellectually I knew that, but staying calm with thirty monsters surrounding us was impossible.
“Alright, let’s fight!”
Sirien shot forward at blinding speed.
In just one or two seconds, she reached a monster and swung her arm—slicing its body clean in half.
‘...Did she have a laser sword on her arm or something?’
Snap—
Rubyel snapped her fingers next, and a flame explosion erupted beneath monsters charging from another direction.
BOOM!!
The blaze engulfed and instantly killed them.
Finally, monsters on the opposite side had arrows lodged in their heads, dead before I knew it.
‘Lynes’s doing?’
The arrows glowed green and faded after a few seconds.
They weren’t physical arrows, that much was clear, but I couldn’t guess what kind they were.
‘But...’
Incredibly, the entire fight ended in under ten seconds.
It was over in a flash, driving home just how strong the Hero Party was.
‘And this is the group that hit a wall at the 23rd floor.’
At this point, I couldn’t even imagine how tough 23rd-floor monsters were.
Probably exchanges too fast for my eyes to follow—that’s all I could guess.
“Castaway. You okay?”
Rubyel approached me in the meantime.
“Huh? Oh, yeah, I’m fine.”
Of course, if she meant 100% fine, no—but the sight of monster limbs flying and blood spraying was a bit hard to get used to.
‘Still, since they’re monsters, it’s kinda okay.’
If they were humans, it might’ve been tougher.
“You’ll see it plenty from now on. Or want to try fighting yourself? Might help you adjust faster.”
Maybe Rubyel was right—better if I fought too.
I did need to get used to killing monsters soon.
‘I’ll just use a gun anyway.’
Swinging a sword versus shooting a gun had to be different.
Guns were obviously easier, so maybe I’d adapt quick—but then again, no real need for guns specifically.
‘Thunder Bolt?’
What if I killed with the Thunder Bolts from Channel 4?
Plus, my telekinesis was linked to sensations now, so I’d feel the killing directly.
‘Let’s try.’
I pulled two Thunder Bolts from inventory and lifted them with telekinesis.
Since my telekinesis ran 24/7, holding weapons like this was no problem.
“Good call. Lynes! Guide us to any nearby monsters.”
Rubyel saw me wielding the Thunder Bolts with telekinesis and immediately called Lynes.
After that, I swung the Thunder Bolts at a few monsters Lynes the elf found.
Even via telekinesis, the heavy thud of hitting living flesh transmitted to my hands.
‘Getting used to this too if I keep at it.’
Started off a bit clumsy, but now I was smashing monsters without hesitation.
Issue was, for telekinesis exerting 1.6 tons per arm, it wasn’t that fast.
‘Way faster than a normal person, sure.’
But nowhere near the Hero Party.
And with that speed, the 1.6-ton strikes didn’t hit as hard as expected.
‘Probably a weight issue.’
If I swung a 1.6-ton weapon, I’d get full power.
Thunder Bolt weighed only about 7-8 kg, so it wasn’t utilizing my telekinesis fully.
“......”
Elisicia, watching my telekinesis swings closely, spoke up.
“Castaway. Try holding and swinging the flail yourself.”
“Me, directly?”
“Yes. Need to check something. Full power if possible.”
Following Elisicia’s advice, I gripped a Thunder Bolt and swung with all my might.
She watched intently, then nodded.
“Swing speed’s the same. Probably caps at your physical speed.”
“My speed?”
“Or maybe only moves at speeds you can fully control.”
In short, telekinesis only moved at speeds I could handle.
‘And that speed matches my current physical ability.’
Elisicia’s explanation made sense.
Luckily, with the Leystal heart, I could get faster.
‘Never knew telekinesis had this quirk.’
Good to learn now, at least.
And to use it properly, I needed weapons over a ton—or just shoot guns like Taegwang 9.
Thanks to that insight on my telekinesis, I wrapped up and headed to the 11th floor.
Friend, ‘Ice Queen’ has requested a 1:1 conversation.
Three deals closed today too.
En route, Ice Queen messaged that today’s trades were done.
Friend, ‘Quick Fix Doctor☆’ has requested a 1:1 conversation.
This is the nano suit.
Next, Quick Fix Doctor delivered the nano suit, obtained from the military in exchange for the awakening stones and bloodstones.
‘This is the nano suit?’
What Quick Fix Doctor called the nano suit was a round disc slightly larger than my palm.
It looked nothing like a suit—let alone a nano one—so I asked how to use it.
How do I use it?
Just slap it on over your clothes. Oh, if you’ve got magic items, take ‘em off first.
Magic items?
Could mess up their functions.
At that, I immediately removed my stealth cloak and stored it in inventory.
No way I’d risk losing function on top-tier magic like that.
‘Put this on over my clothes, right?’
After stowing the cloak, I pressed the disc to my shirt—and it melted away like liquid.
“......”
Quick Fix Doctor, it disappeared when I put it on my clothes?
Nano suit’s absorbed. Lots of functions, but first say ‘combat mode change.’
Combat mode change?
“Combat mode change.”
Fwoosh—
My clothes morphed in an instant, enveloping me like full-body gear.
It even covered my head in a flash, startling me—but seeing the Hero Party’s shocked faces, I calmed down.
‘If I panic too, they’ll freak out more.’
So I raised a hand like it was no big deal and calmly checked myself over.