I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165
165: Celestials (2)
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Dohyun observed Ines before him, her expression a fascinating blend of satisfaction and intrigue as she listened to his account of improvements.
Ines Crom, the captain bearing the rank of commander among the Celestials in the C-rank Zone, appeared unremarkable at first glance, yet through Analysis, her stats proved absolutely absurd.
『Ines Crom』
『Trait: Aether Overseer [A]』
『Skills』
▶「Mana Edict [A]」
▶Swordsmanship—「Celestial Sword Arts [A]」
▶「Pulse Sword [A]」
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『Stats』
▶「Strength: 99」
▶「Agility: 97」
▶「Endurance: 89」
▶「Mana: 90」
※She is a Celestial.
[Analysis succeeded through the effects of the skill 「Sword King’s Intuition [A]」 and 「Heir of Yongje [S]」.]
[You acquire 5,000 AP.]
‘This is no joke.’
Despite being merely A-rank, Analysis had proven far more difficult than expected. As a result, I obtained 5,000 AP—the same amount I’d gained when analyzing Vera, who possessed an S-rank skill. Her stats were simply that absurd.
She was a powerhouse who could ascend from C-rank to B-rank at any moment without raising eyebrows.
I couldn’t fathom why someone of her caliber would bow to me.
I was familiar with the Celestials. The Training Facility had taught me much about the Superior Races. They were known as the police within the Black Door—a just and gentle race, and among the Superior Races, one with virtually no discrimination. The stories about them were overwhelmingly positive, yet a Superior Race remained a Superior Race regardless.
Still, I hadn’t expected her to speak so meekly about offering compensation. I’d assumed it would end in elementary-school-style reconciliation—we both attacked a bit, so let’s make peace and call it even. Yet with such substantial compensation on the table, while I was pleased, I couldn’t help but wonder what her true agenda was.
So.
-Is this how you were doing it?
When I transmitted my voice directly to Ines alone, just as Vera had done earlier, she visibly flinched and regarded me with a momentary expression of astonishment. But she recovered quickly. From her reaction, I could discern something crucial.
She was surprised, yes—but not in the way of ‘a human can do this technique?’ Rather, it was more like ‘she can do this too?’
After a brief pause, Ines’s response reached me.
-You seem quite skilled for someone using this for the first time.
-I picked up the technique quickly.
-It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing one can manage with mere technique, but let’s leave it at that.
Following her reply with a light jest, Ines smiled faintly and spoke.
Since we’ve started with pleasantries, shall we move to the main topic?
Before I could voice my thoughts and proceed, Hanalin and Jiyuchan, observing Dohyun and Ines staring silently at each other, wondered what they were doing and kept their eyes on me, while Vera watched Ines intently.
Though there were no sound waves, mana fluctuations were present, so everyone present knew the two were conversing. Hanalin and Jiyuchan, already accustomed to my methods, simply accepted it. But Vera sensed me using Mana Talk, one of the Celestial-exclusive techniques, and was taken aback.
-I hadn’t anticipated that you would offer us compensation. Is there something you desire?
-I see you’ve discerned that much already.
At Dohyun’s words, Ines Crom paused in contemplation. She sat quietly, as if wrestling with whether she should speak honestly, before finally steeling herself and carefully opening her mouth.
-To be frank, it is partly an attempt to secure favorable terms given how highly I value your abilities. But seeing you and your companions, I also hoped you might look after our youngest for a time.
-I see. I’m getting the picture now.
Though Ines Crom had spoken only in the broadest strokes, Dohyun grasped her meaning immediately. As the wielder of Analysis, how could he fail to decipher something so straightforward?
So her intent was quite simple: those born with S-rank traits were exceptionally rare even among the Celestials, and that was precisely Vera.
But Ines Crom, having subtly sensed that Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan were all S-rank, had made this request to entrust Vera to them—at least for the duration of the ship’s refurbishment.
Dohyun grasped it all at once, smirked, and spoke.
-Just like that?
At his words, Ines Crom offered no hackneyed protest about having already agreed to the modifications. Such objections would be pointless and worthless anyway.
After all, the refurbishment was nominally a compensatory gesture of apology, so Dohyun’s demand was entirely reasonable and struck at the heart of the matter. Thus Ines Crom raised a hand briefly, then nodded.
-Phew, I cannot refuse. Very well. Is there something you desire in exchange?
At her words, Dohyun smirked and spoke, looking directly at Ines Crom rather than through the mana talk.
“You.”
“I… I beg your pardon???”
Ines Crom was startled in a way rarely seen from her, and both Vera and Hanalin likewise looked at Dohyun in surprise, but he merely smirked and gazed back.
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A Vast Plain.
The surroundings stretched clear and open, unmarred by the typical seafloor cliffs. The Safe Zone lay at considerable distance, so no other Hunters were visible, and with such an unobstructed view, monsters rarely ventured here. In this tranquil plain, one massive ship and one medium-sized vessel lay anchored.
It was rare enough to see ships moored in such a place, but what followed was even rarer.
Celestials descended from the large vessel, while humans disembarked from the medium one. Beyond being an uncommon sight to see them together, they were entirely unrelated races—and Celestials in particular were remarkable simply by their existence. Among the Superior Races, they alone connected to only a single dimension through the Black Door, which made their rarity all the more apparent.
Among the humans emerging from the ship, one stepped forward, and likewise, one of the Celestials advanced.
The Celestial who stepped forward was Ines Crom, and the human was naturally Dohyun.
“Phew, you truly wish for this now?”
Ines Crom, standing before Dohyun, asked as if questioning his sincerity, and he nodded with evident enthusiasm. Observing him, Ines Crom wore an expression of utter bewilderment.
When he first said he wanted her, she had nearly misunderstood, but upon learning he wished to spar, she remained genuinely perplexed even now.
Of course, she harbored no intention to refuse. To decline such a profitable exchange would be foolish.
‘Entrusting Vera in exchange for a sparring match is more than fair.’
A mere sparring session posed no loss to her, so Ines Crom had no reason whatsoever to decline. Thus they disembarked together from the ship, having sought out this secluded location to anchor and conduct their match.
Moreover, so that all could witness the sparring, every Celestial descended, and likewise, all members of Dohyun’s Party disembarked as well.
As they reached the sparring ground, Ines Crom stole a glance at Dohyun.
Even upon closer inspection, his monstrous mana control and the keenly honed aura he wielded were nothing short of breathtaking in their sharpness. His raw combat prowess at this moment could be said to fall short of her own, yet his mastery of aura and mana had already surpassed her level, prompting an inward sigh.
‘Truly remarkable.’
Had someone like Dohyun been born a Celestial, the Celestials would have instantly claimed the highest position among the Superior Races. His talent was that exceptional. And.
‘His companions are all monsters as well.’
Ines Crom had honestly believed that among the rising talents of the Superior Races, none possessed greater potential than Vera. But this assumption proved catastrophically wrong. Each member of Dohyun’s Party surpassed Vera in raw talent.
With such talent, and the discipline to hone that brilliant talent without slackening, how could Vera, however gifted, possibly compare to them?
Thus Ines Crom had broached the matter of ship refurbishment, hoping that entrusting Vera to them, even temporarily, would allow her to learn much.
‘Though I never imagined he would demand a sparring match as compensation.’
For others, such a condition might have wounded their pride, but not Ines Crom. Though she was stronger than Dohyun now, that was only true in the present moment. She would be overtaken before long, and Ines Crom was far too pragmatic to let pride stand in the way of such certainty.
Thus, rather than wounded pride, Ines Crom considered it an excellent bargain and began warming up lightly, much like Dohyun before her.
The moment Dohyun mentioned sparring, neither Jiyuchan nor Hanalin said anything special. If that was how it would be, they hadn’t particularly expected anything else.
Since they’d already received material improvements as compensation, they figured this kind of thing was worth doing anyway.
“Do you think you’ll win?”
“No, I’ll lose.”
“Hmm, it’ll be good learning.”
“Yeah, it will be.”
When Hanalin asked if he could win, Dohyun confidently said he’d lose, yet when Jiyuchan mentioned it would be good learning, he confidently agreed it would be. Yet neither Hanalin nor Jiyuchan found this strange. This was Dohyun, after all.
But neither Hanalin nor Jiyuchan thought it odd. This was Dohyun, after all.
As Dohyun warmed up casually, Hanalin chuckled and asked.
“So you’re planning to watch carefully and steal something, right?”
At Hanalin’s words, Dohyun responded with a playful, scolding expression.
“Hey now, steal?”
“Then what?”
“I’m borrowing it.”
With that answer, Dohyun chuckled and stepped forward as if he’d finished warming up completely, and Ines likewise moved forward upon seeing him.
Over twenty Celestials were watching from the opposing side, and as Dohyun observed this, he looked at Ines and asked.
“I hope to show you a good match.”
“I appreciate your consideration.”
“Then.”
After exchanging brief greetings, Dohyun took his stance first, and Ines likewise reached toward the ether pouring from behind her back, condensing it into a pulse before hardening it once more into a sword.
Pulse Sword.
Dohyun smiled at the sight, and as he looked at the Pulse Sword, he saw text appear before his eyes.
[You can acquire 「Pulse Sword [A]」 for 『3,000 AP』.]
[Will you acquire it?]
Looking at that text, Dohyun answered internally.
‘No, I’m going to take something else.’
If Hanalin or Jiyuchan had known this, they would have thought exactly that.
If this wasn’t piracy, what was?

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