I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 251

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Chapter 251
251: How High Does This Go? (2)
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The victor of that fierce competition was none other than.
“Yesssss!!!”
“C-congratulations, Jerome.”
Jerome of the Falling Leaves Party had claimed victory, driving the price up to a staggering 22 million points. Though both Hezweyna and Ines felt regret, they ultimately conceded—22 million was simply too steep. For Jerome, however, this elixir was invaluable to his Yggdrasil Sword Arts, making even such an expenditure a cause for unbridled joy.
Dohyun congratulated Jerome and handed over the elixir, while Jerome responded with repeated bows of gratitude.
Jerome bowed his head again and again.
“Thank you, thank you so much.”
In that same moment.
[You have received a transfer of 22,000,000P from Jerome Wigbard.]
My eyes widened as the points flooded in. What kind of point madness was this? I swallowed hard, my mouth suddenly dry.
The Meeting Room, now transformed into an Auction House, fell silent as Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan exchanged uncertain glances before moving forward.
Next, I used Analysis to appraise the item up for bid: a manual.
I felt the need to explain this one particularly well, so I swallowed and activated Analysis.
Then.
[Manual – Thorn Shell]
▶「A manual containing Davy Jones’s thorn transformation pattern, degraded to suit human mana circuits.」
▶「You can acquire the skill 「Thorn Shell [A-Grade]」.」
“Hmm?”
In a sense, this manual paired well with the elixir from before, but examining its contents revealed undeniable excellence.
After all, it allowed one to weave a shell of thorns from mana around the body—a tank skill with offensive capability. Even without pairing it with the elixir, it remained formidable. And an A-Grade skill at that? This manual possessed considerable prestige.
Though I wondered if it would fetch such a high price, I explained it earnestly nonetheless.
“This manual is for tanks. It lets you generate a thorn shell from mana and wrap it around your body, enabling both defense and offense simultaneously. It’s a hybrid-type manual that combines tanking with counterattack.”
As I spoke, everyone’s eyes went wide.
The Dohyun Party had no tank, so they might not grasp its true value, but every party treasured their tank. A tanking skill that also enabled offense? Once a party’s tank acquired this, their strategic advantage would multiply several times over—no exaggeration.
Thus, eyes gleamed across the room, and Jerome in particular raised a trembling hand to ask.
“C-could I possibly participate…?”
“You’ve already obtained your share. You’re excluded.”
“The distribution is already complete.”
Hezweyna and Ines shot Jerome sharp looks as they spoke, and he lowered his head in resignation, accepting the inevitable.
Once again, Hezweyna and Ines engaged in fierce bidding, and the result was.
“Ugh.”
“Phew, barely won.”
With those words, I handed over the manual, my eyes blinking as I read the message Analysis displayed.
[You have received a transfer of 18,000,000P from Ines Crom.]
Looking at the 40 million points I’d earned from priority sales alone, I wondered if this was real.
For a moment, I thought.
‘Should I change my profession to merchant?’
Such thoughts crossed my mind, but I shook my head. I’d nearly fallen for the temptation for a moment, but if Dohyun were doing this simply for money, he should have quit being a Hunter long ago.
And Dohyun honestly thought he didn’t understand.
‘We could just wait and distribute without choosing, so I’m not sure why we need to buy it like this….’
He thought it was probably to finalize the decision by spending the points, but then he realized he truly had no grasp of how the Superior Race valued points, so he shook his head.
Since there was no way to understand it anyway, Dohyun proceeded to 『Analysis』 the next item.
The item appeared to be a helmet crafted from a modified circular bone. Dohyun disliked wearing helmets because they felt suffocating, and Jiyuchan had recently obtained a helmet, so it seemed useless. Thus, he appraised the helmet.
『Helmet Piercing the Deep Sea』
▶「Inheriting the senses of Davy Jones, once called the Reaper of the Deep Sea, it has become a mystical helmet that even predicts death.」
▶「Once per day, the ‘Eye of the Deep Sea’ function activates, showing the wearer all threats approaching them 2 seconds in advance as afterimages.」
▶「During combat, adrenaline is converted into mana, maintaining strength, agility, and stamina at their maximum limits at all times.」
▶「Three times per day, it possesses the power to real-time target the opponent’s most vulnerable vital points and cracks in their defenses with red lines.」
▶「The helmet’s vibrations stimulate the wearer’s nervous system, granting 80% resistance to paralysis effects.」
This time too, the effects were quite impressive.
‘Wow.’
These were effects that even Dohyun might covet, but they were essentially inferior versions of 『Analysis』 and the 「Reaper’s Eye」, so naturally he didn’t desire them. As a result.
[You have received a transfer of 10,000,000P from 『Hezway Draxar』.]
“Thanks.”
Hezway grinned widely as he took the helmet.
Once all three parties had been assigned their respective items, Dohyun set that aside and looked at the remaining three items.
All the items that had appeared so far were good, but the remaining three items were no less impressive. In fact, they seemed even better.
Dohyun examined the cloak first.
『Deep Sea Ink Cloak』
▶「A cloak infused with Davy Jones’s ink.」
▶「Behind every movement of the wearer, it generates 3 mana afterimages indistinguishable from the real body, perfectly deceiving enemies.」
▶「During sudden evasive movements, for a brief moment (0.5 seconds), the physical body transforms into an illusion, allowing all forms of physical attacks to pass through.」
▶「On the first strike from stealth, it deals damage exceeding 2 times the normal attack.」
‘Insane.’
I decided I absolutely had to have this. Since I’d already consumed skills and relics related to the Reaper, this was naturally an item I had to take.
“This one’s mine!”
As I said that and reached for the cloak, no one stopped me. No matter how good the effects were, there was no one here who would covet an item I’d claimed. After all, if it weren’t for me, capturing Davy Jones would have been nearly impossible. That’s why no one objected.
Having monopolized the cloak, I chuckled to myself and murmured while reviewing the effects again.
‘Really, these options were made for me.’
If I summoned clones in sync with the afterimage effect, I could perfectly deceive enemies. And the fact that the first strike damage from stealth doubled was absolutely broken.
Especially the physical attack penetration was the most broken.
‘It’s only 0.5 seconds, but that’s enough time to nullify one attack.’
In games, invincibility skills and items are considered quite precious, but this is reality. In this reality, receiving something akin to an invincibility frame—there’s no way I’d give this up.
As my eyes gleamed with excitement, Hanalin was looking at me with a somewhat desperate gaze.
That was because the remaining items were an earring and an orb.
Hanalin hadn’t obtained any items throughout this expedition and raid, so with two magic-focused items suddenly appearing, hope naturally arose.
As I 『Analysis』 the earring first, an explanation far more incredible than expected emerged.
『Deep Sea Intelligence』
▶「An earring carved from the abyssal intellect itself, warping the laws of mana.」
▶「A state of ‘Accelerated Thought’ is perpetually maintained, maximizing magical casting speed in proportion to the wearer’s mana reserves.」
▶「Within the ‘Accelerated Thought’ state, time feels as though it slows, and mana regeneration is similarly affected.」
▶「When magic strikes a target, the wearer’s essence penetrates their mana circuits, forcibly sealing all skill usage for one second.」
“Insane!”
At Dohyun’s exclamation, Hanalin’s eyes gleamed with anticipation as she looked toward him, and he quietly explained.
“You can use ‘Accelerated Thought’ while casting magic, and while using it, your mana regeneration increases too. And when you hit a target with magic, your mana penetrates their circuits, sealing their skills for one second.”
“Gasp!?” “What!?” “Whoa!?” “Huh!?” “Good heavens.”
As everyone’s eyes widened at Dohyun’s explanation, Hanalin swiftly reached out and tucked the earring into her possession.
Hezweyna, Ines, Vera, and Jerome all gazed longingly at the earring Hanalin had claimed.
It was no exaggeration to say it was the finest item to have appeared thus far.
Finally.
『Deep Sea Orb』
▶「An orb born from the fusion of the deep sea’s terror and the darkness of ink.」
▶「All magic activated through this orb gains increased penetration and power.」
▶「While using the orb, mana recovery speed and all magical casting speed are enhanced with a buff.」
▶「Should an enemy’s magic fail, the orb forcibly devours that mana, replenishing the user’s reserves.」
▶「Merely possessing it causes one’s mana capacity to increase permanently, albeit gradually.」
“Wow.”
As Dohyun’s mouth fell open in astonishment, Hanalin and the others looked at him questioningly, and he spoke.
“This one’s yours too!”
Dohyun hastily seized the orb and handed it to Hanalin, who grasped it without even knowing its effects, and only then did Dohyun explain its properties to her.
“All magic you cast through the orb gains increased penetration and power, your mana recovery speed rises while using it, casting speed increases, and it devours enemy mana when their magic fails—plus, just by holding it, your mana capacity grows slightly over time.”
“Wow!!!”
“!!!!!!” “!!!!!!” “!!!!!!” “!!!!!!”
At Dohyun’s explanation, Hanalin and everyone else were astounded. Hanalin in particular displayed emotions rarely visible on her face. Knowing that she seldom raised her voice, both Dohyun and Jiyuchan could clearly gauge just how delighted she was.
Yet as everyone hesitantly began raising their hands to bid points for such an option they found difficult to relinquish, Hanalin fixed them with a sharp gaze and growled fiercely.
“Not selling!!!”
“Ah….” “Sigh….” “Ugh….” “Phew….”
Everyone let out disappointed groans, and Hanalin cradled the orb and earring protectively.
Though the earring had seemed to be today’s finest item, the orb was truly the greatest. Moreover, combining the synergy of both meant her mana capacity would increase tremendously.
With the item distribution finally complete, they at last began organizing the situation.
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News of Davy Jones’s subjugation spread explosively during the ten days Dohyun lay unconscious, and it had already become common knowledge throughout the C-rank Zone.
As it spread, peculiar rumors mixed in.
“Did you hear? The Attack Party that took down Davy Jones had the Human Party mixed in?”
“Ah! Wasn’t that just a baseless rumor?”
“No, I heard it from a reliable source—the Human Party really was part of it!”
With rumors of the Human Party being involved in the Attack Party spreading, the story inevitably reached far and wide.
There had been rumors before that the Human Party was involved, but back then, people assumed they were merely porters and gave it little thought. Now, after capturing Davy Jones, the story was entirely different.
Moreover.
“That Human Party apparently distinguished themselves in battle.”
“My, so there exists a Human Party of such strength….”
“I always thought the inferior races were confined to the Outer Region….”
“We must reconsider them.”
As such rumors spread, another rumor circulated alongside them.
“I hear there’s someone in that Human Party who wields a short sword with remarkable skill. The talk goes that watching him is like witnessing the Divine Assassin of old?”
“…Hey, Alpaca! Be careful—what if the Divine Assassin Squad hears you!”
“Oops!”
A man wearing a bamboo hat, who had been quietly listening to the two Birdmen speaking in the Dining Hall, rose silently from his seat and murmured.
“A human assassin….”
With those words, he vanished from that place without anyone’s knowledge.
Author’s Note
(ఠ్ఠ ˓̭ ఠ్ఠ) Okay, I turned over the manuscript a little late ㅠㅠ
(　°-°)I’m submitting it today, but the staff is clocking out, so it’ll go up tomorrow morning…
I really did submit the manuscript!!!
＼(´◓Д◔`)／And I proofread it too!!!
(◞‸ ◟)But… the publisher’s staff also need to clock out…
So one more chapter will go up before noon tomorrow, and the regular serialization will go up at noon…!
（”ᴗ‸ᴗ）Sigh, I’m sorry
I should have submitted it sooner, but I kept revising and ended up writing more…
( ･̆ω･̆ )Still, regarding the word count…
As promised, excluding system windows, I’m writing over 5,000 characters per chapter, plus bonus content with Alpaca!
I’ll always make sure to maintain sufficient word count like this!
Let me answer the Q&A and minor author’s notes that were deleted last time!
✧(*,,ÒㅅÓ,,)✧Doo!
Q1. Do you create those cute emoticons yourself??
└A1. *⁂((✪⥎✪))⁂* Hehe, yes I do. You noticed..! There’s a site for making emoticons where you can use ones created by other users and there are tools to make them! I either create them there or use ones made by other users!
Q2. It seems you attend something like a Web Novel Academy with a group?
└A2. ( ᐙ 乂) No! The teacher picks up people who didn’t go to the academy and has passion but don’t know how to write a novel, and raises them as students.
(ˆ꜆ . ̫ . ). ̫ . ꜀ˆ)I and my senior(?) disciples(?) also became disciples this way.
Usually, if you catch the Master’s eye and wish to become a disciple, you become one!
Q3. Which do you prefer more, kalguksu or kaljjim?
└A3. ( ͜♡･ω･) ͜♡I like both! I also like sujebi!
Q4. What foods do you dislike??
└A4. ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞Ugh, tasteless food.
Q5. Please take a break from author’s notes
└A5. ᔪ(°ᐤ°)ᔭHuh!? I’ll take that into consideration…!
Q6. Why are the ratings like this lately?
└A6. Σ(•̀ω•́ﾉ)ﾉ I was also troubled by this, so I consulted with Master, and there’s actually an amusing anecdote…
( ᵕ_ᵕ̩̩ )(Taeho): Master… well, I’ve been getting a lot of low ratings lately. Is it because people find it boring?
( ˘•灬•˘ )(Master): It’s not that it’s unfunny—it’s because you keep ranking high and keep getting platform recommendations, so other writers get jealous and sabotage your work…
！(◎_◎;)(Taeho): Huh? Other writers are sabotaging it?
(・灬・)(Master): Yeah; if readers genuinely didn’t like your story progression or plot, they’d just drop a 1-star rating and move on—they wouldn’t keep coming back. But with your work, about five accounts are dropping 1-star ratings on the latest chapters. What reader would bother paying to keep up with every latest chapter just to leave a 1-star review if they really found it boring?
Σ(・Д・)!?(Taeho): Now that you mention it… you’re right?!
(・灬・)(Master): They’re just jealous because their own works aren’t doing well, so ignore them~ They think they can only rise by tearing others down~ Actually, when you investigate malicious comments or rating attacks, more than half the time they turn out to be other writers. Just ignore it~
( •̀ •́ゞ)(Taeho): I’ll keep that in mind!!!
( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )(Master): Are you going to include this in the author’s note too?
(；・ε・)(Taeho): Probably?
( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )(Master): You’re using my emoticons again, making me look old…
⪩(ᐢᗜᐢ)⪨That’s all for now.
(ง *´▽`* )ว Thank you for reading today!
See you again tomorrow!
ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ – ˵ ) ✧
PS-( ≧ᗜ≦)By the way, I’m the fourth disciple in order. Currently there are five of us!

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