I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 174

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Chapter 174
174: Celestial Dimension Peace Treaty? (3)
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Once my training concluded, Ines received the summons through the communicator and arrived at the Safe Zone without delay. Upon seeing her captain, Vera saluted with considerable emotion, her posture impeccably rigid and formal.
Ines found herself momentarily taken aback by Vera’s demeanor.
‘Hmm?’
Unlike before, Vera carried herself with remarkable discipline and military bearing. It was puzzling—even accounting for everything Vera had endured, could she have changed this much?
The surprise was genuine, but then again, she must have learned quite a lot.
“Thank you for everything.”
“Not at all. We should be thanking you for the improvements and gifts you’ve provided us.”
“That’s kind of you to say. And please, take this communicator with you, Dohyun.”
“Oh?”
I examined the communicator Ines offered, nodding inwardly. Having received two communicators now, I couldn’t help but feel quite satisfied.
I thanked Ines and placed the communicator into my magical pouch, then smiled. As I tucked it away thinking I might need it someday, Ines spoke.
“Should you call upon us next time, I will personally assist with whatever you need. Thank you for taking such good care of our Vera.”
“She’s become so skilled now that she’ll easily pull her weight anywhere she goes.”
“Oh, that’s wonderful to hear.”
Ines let the comment pass, but a thought occurred to her.
‘By his standards, she probably won’t be pulling her full weight, will she?’
Even as the thought crossed her mind, she shook her head. No matter how remarkable Dohyun was, she couldn’t believe he’d transformed Vera into a capable combatant in such a short span of time.
Still, she was delighted by the progress alone, and after exchanging farewells, she boarded the ship.
As Ines and Vera climbed aboard and the other Celestials welcomed them, Vera beamed as though finally returning home, accepting their greetings warmly.
In fact.
“…What? Vera actually cleaned up after herself…?”
“And look—she turned off the lights when she left her room!?”
“Wait?! She’s submitting reports on time and handling tasks after confirmation!?”
“What!?”
The Celestials were astounded by Vera’s transformation.
Vera, who had been utterly useless at everything except crafting magical artifacts and creating artifacts, now exhibited none of those irresponsible behaviors.
What on earth could have happened to change someone so completely in just five days—two days of improvements and three days of training?
It was then that the most dramatic change became apparent.
-Dozens of Sharkwenoms appearing at the ship’s bow!
At that announcement, Vera shot forward like a bullet and onto the deck, where she deployed the Ether Hand. The Celestials watched curiously as the Ether Hand transformed into something resembling a gun barrel, then gasped in shock. Moments later, she converted pulse bullets into a shotgun-like barrage, sweeping through dozens of Sharkwenoms in one volley.
She eliminated every single Sharkwenom with just three shots of pulse ammunition.
“Gasp!?”
“What!?”
“V-Vera handled them all!?”
Ordinarily, any Celestial could sweep through Sharkwenoms with ease—they weren’t particularly formidable creatures, so it was expected. But not for Vera. Her combat prowess had never been strong.
Yet for her to eliminate dozens of Sharkwenoms with merely three pulse shots was impossible unless the person herself had fundamentally transformed.
The other Celestials swallowed hard as they watched her handle it effortlessly and return to her duties.
“What if it wasn’t Vera, but someone else she was carrying?”
Someone said that, but everyone reacted as if it might actually be true rather than a joke. Even Ines was astonished.
“Hmph.”
At this point, I had no choice but to acknowledge that Dohyun’s abilities themselves were extraordinary. I understood he possessed innate talent and keen instincts in combat. But the fact that he could teach others to this degree was a talent far rarer than combat sense alone.
To educate someone to this extent.
Ines found herself lost in deep contemplation.
Throughout history, humanity had always perished. It wasn’t just humanity—many lower races across dimensions had gone extinct, but humanity in particular would appear and inevitably vanish without lasting long. Everyone had assumed this iteration of humanity would likely meet the same fate, yet Ines found her perspective shifting.
“Hmm, perhaps I should propose a peace accord between humanity and the Celestial Dimension to the Queen.”
If the Queen had witnessed what I just saw, she would likely share my opinion. And if such a peace accord were established…
“Vera would finally be able to join Dohyun’s Party.”
As Ines murmured this to herself, she heard the sound of something falling behind her.
Clatter.
Ines turned around, curious, only to find Vera standing there having dropped something, her expression vacant and stunned.
Seeing this, Ines was about to ask what was wrong when—
Whoooosh—
Vera slid forward on her knees faster than ever before, grabbing Ines’s ankles and pant legs while sobbing desperately.
“Please, anything but that. Waaah, I don’t want to go back there! Please, no peace accord…!”
“…???”
Ines couldn’t understand what had driven Vera to this state, but given how earnestly she was pleading—
“Fine, fine. Let go.”
“Waaah, please!”
It seemed Vera couldn’t hear Ines’s words as she continued sobbing, forcing Ines to spend considerable time consoling her. In the process, Ines decided to delay her report somewhat and resolved to handle it later.
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A ship cutting swiftly through the water. Despite being a medium-sized vessel, its speed rivaled that of large ships, making it immediately apparent that this was a ship of tremendous value.
Dohyun, aboard this medium-sized ship, laughed cheerfully and exclaimed.
“Wow, it really is fast!”
“Indeed it is.”
“At this rate, we could afford to take a break.”
Before the modifications, the journey would have taken about a week, but after the upgrades, it was twice as fast—we’d arrive in just three days.
That’s why Jiyuchan could suggest taking a break before returning.
When we came back next time, we’d definitely reach the location marked on the Treasure Map.
At Jiyuchan’s suggestion, I pondered briefly before nodding in agreement.
There had certainly been a lot happening recently, and I was quite exhausted myself.
Between Baeryujin, the Pirate Crew, and the Celestial Vera—it was enough to make anyone’s head spin. Now that our speed was good and there was nothing particularly urgent, I accepted the proposal.
“Alright. Let’s take a break.”
With my decision made, we anchored the ship right there, then used an artifact to shrink it and stored it in a magic pouch.
Using the Anchor of Return to save the location, we headed back to the Safe Zone of Pureair where we’d originally been.
Spending so much time in the Black Gate had certainly taken a mental toll, but this time we’d prepared supplies well, and the burden was less than expected, making the journey relatively easier than last time. Moreover, now that we had a ship, the next journey would be even easier.
The Dohyun Party returned after a full seventeen days, gave a brief report to the Association, and finally returned to their respective homes.
Then Dohyun posted a message in the Party’s group chat.
[Let’s take a clean three days of rest and then head back out.]
[Jiyuchan: Understood.]
[Hanalin: Sounds good.]
With my decision made, the other two agreed, and we took our rest period.
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It was common knowledge that Hunters typically spent considerable sums of money during their downtime. There was truth to it—after risking their lives hunting in the Black Gate and returning, many Hunters indulged themselves as a form of reward psychology.
Since they had to exchange at least 10% of their earnings when leaving the Black Gate, their coffers grew fat, and most Hunters were accustomed to spending freely.
There were exceptions, of course, but a significant portion fell into that category.
If anything, I belonged to the latter group.
This time, I’d exchanged slightly more than 10%—about 2 million points.
『Hunter Association deposit: 2,000,000,000 won.
Balance: 8,824,125,100 won』
“Hmm.”
I had over 8.8 billion won remaining in my account.
I could simply let it sit, but with this much money, I felt I should do something with it.
‘They say it’s not good to just let money sit idle.’
Besides, I still had 1.5 million points left—if I converted just those points, I could gain another 15 billion won. Money had essentially become irrelevant at this point.
Thinking it over, I looked around my surroundings.
‘Buying a studio apartment feels a bit… underwhelming, doesn’t it?’
With this much money, watching 600,000 won slip away each month in rent felt wasteful. I’d established myself as a Hunter now, so wouldn’t it be better to buy a proper home?
I didn’t feel the need for a car or other luxuries, but as I grew more prominent, I’d need to think about security.
‘Buying a house would be the right move.’
With that thought, I stood up from my seat.
So my task for the four-day rest period was decided.
Once I’d made the decision, I moved with characteristic speed.
“Yes, is this the Real Estate Agency?”
I called immediately, though I hadn’t yet decided which properties to view.
“I’m thinking of a budget around 8 billion won.”
Even that rough budget figure was enough to make a real estate agent faint.

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