I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 266

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Chapter 266
266: Huh? This Was a Test?(2)
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The Spinal Flea’s speed transcended supersonic. It was far beyond considerable—even seasoned B-Rank Hunters found it troublesome to catch.
Even moving in a straight line, it exceeded roughly 500 meters per second. In Mach terms, approximately Mach 1.5. Perceiving and pursuing something 1.5 times faster than sound itself was difficult, let alone merely troublesome.
If veterans struggled, what of a newcomer who’d just ascended to B-Rank?
Nine times out of ten, they’d recklessly charge forward only to have their bodies pierced and burst by the incoming Spinal Flea.
Targa hadn’t followed behind intending to stop them out of sheer malice in assigning this request.
Yet a newcomer who’d just reached B-Rank caught one on their first attempt?
“Im… impossible.”
Targa swallowed hard at the sight, and in that moment, the entire Dohyun Party moved. As Dohyun took the lead, the rest of his party followed. Jiyuchan sliced from behind, his sword cleaving through the creature’s back as time stretched like taffy and his accelerated thoughts tracked the Spinal Flea’s trajectory.
Targa initially thought to stop them, but the others matched the Spinal Flea’s speed just as swiftly as Dohyun.
Jiyuchan flew ahead, predicting the Spinal Flea’s approach and slashing his blade to sever it from behind.
Hanalin flew toward the Spinal Flea, casting magic behind it to redirect it toward herself, bursting it.
Hezway soared behind the Spinal Flea, firing spears of light faster than Mach 1.5, bursting it as well.
Without a single flaw, they burst the Spinal Fleas and successfully recovered the venomous stingers attached to their limbs.
In total, they obtained four stingers, and during this, Dohyun caught one more, allowing them to recover five stingers in total.
“….” “….”
Targa and Batu were left speechless at the sight.
Within the Black Gate, monster corpses turned to ash and disappeared immediately after death, but when parts were recovered like this, collection was possible, so they had recovered them accordingly.
Of course, because the Spinal Flea flew at Mach 1.5 speed, they had to recover faster than that, making the difficulty of collecting the stingers far higher than other requests.
And this request Targa had given was originally a level that only Bronze-Rank members of the Heavenly Martial Alliance could handle.
By the Heavenly Martial Alliance’s grading system, the maximum grade obtainable from B-Rank was Gold, so it was a request requiring at least mid-tier B-Rank to succeed.
Yet a newcomer accomplished this? Targa was amazed when Batu beside him suddenly widened his eyes, staring at Hezway among the Dohyun Party.
“Ah!?”
At Batu’s reaction, as if he’d realized something, Targa looked at him questioningly, and Batu trembled as he spoke.
“That… white hair, white horns, red eyes—a Dragon-human from the Draxion Dimension… the princess.”
“What…??”
At the mention of the Draxion Dimension’s princess, Targa immediately looked at Hezway, and swallowed hard at the starkly obvious features, wondering why he hadn’t realized sooner.
The Draxion Dimension’s princess, Hezway.
Yet there was another epithet more well-known than “princess.”
“…A member of the Golden Generation.”
At the fact that she bore the epithet attached to the most exceptional successors among the Six Superior Races of this generation, Targa trembled.
“I’m screwed.”
Only now did Targa realize whom he’d provoked.
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Though Dohyun noticed Targa following, he paid no mind and returned to the Heavenly Martial Alliance. Of course, seeing the Overseer Party return like that, Targa and Batu hurried back to the Heavenly Martial Alliance as well, and people looked at them with confusion.
Then, as Dohyun placed the stingers on the counter along with the request form, people’s reactions changed.
“What!?”
“A newcomer caught the Spinal Flea!?”
“Insane!?”
“Targa didn’t catch it!?”
“How could Targa possibly do that!?”
“Wait!? Then that newcomer is really!?”
As everyone in the Heavenly Martial Alliance gasped in surprise and began whispering, the story spread in an instant.
Rumors spread like wildfire, and soon.
“Wait!? Isn’t that Hezway the Dragon-human!?”
“Hezway!? That Golden Generation member!?”
“No wonder she was so confident!”
“Even for a Golden Generation member, taking a Bronze Grade request right after reaching B-Grade is something else.”
“Truly, the exceptional ones are exceptional.”
“Isn’t she female?”
“Shh! You can’t say that here!”
Ignoring the whispers around him, Dohyun watched Targa’s eyes darting about nervously and spoke.
“So what’s the next test?”
At Dohyun’s provocative words and demeanor, even those who had been whispering moments before fell silent.
The way he spoke made it sound as though that request had been nothing at all.
Targa’s body trembled at those words.
It wasn’t trembling from insult—he understood perfectly what Dohyun was saying now. He couldn’t miss that tone of “why are you acting so tough?”
Though Targa held the position of branch director of the Heavenly Martial Alliance, in reality, a branch director’s position at B-Rank was always replaceable—a life as insignificant as a fly.
Meanwhile, the power of this party, which included Hezway, the princess of Draxion and one of the Golden Generation members said to be the strongest among the six superior races’ successors, was something even a child could gauge.
‘It’s all over.’
Targa could only swallow hard, knowing that all the various benefits and salary he’d been enjoying could disappear in an instant.
If Dohyun, who stepped forward as the leader, was already this formidable, just how strong could Hezway, a Golden Generation member, possibly be?
Though it was Targa’s own misunderstanding, it only made him more terrified.
So Targa thought of a clever move and, to salvage the situation, forced an awkward smile and spoke as though he had no choice.
“Ha, haha. You certainly joke around. The test ended with that request just now.”
As if driving a wedge into that statement, Dohyun tilted his head.
“Huh? ‘That’ was the test?”
As Dohyun spoke with emphasis in his tone, Targa’s expression hardened in an instant.
What Dohyun had just said carried a double meaning.
He was asking if something this simple was really the test, while simultaneously questioning whether a normal test was even appropriate. Of course, if someone wasn’t paying attention, they might only catch the first meaning, but Targa was not that person.
He clearly sensed Dohyun’s intentional provocation and trembled.
In this situation, Targa abandoned the clever move he’d thought of.
He couldn’t think of any way to win against Dohyun with words.
So he resorted to what could be called the most straightforward approach.
“I apologize. I… seem to have lost my mind for a moment.”
Setting aside his pride, he bowed deeply to Dohyun and all the party members behind him, including Hezway, offering his sincere apology.
He’d realized this wasn’t the time to be proud, and that an apology was indeed the most straightforward solution.
Watching Targa bow so deeply in apology, not only Hezway but also Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s expressions softened noticeably.
At this point, it seemed like Dohyun was willing to forgive, and Dohyun’s expression softened considerably as he nodded.
“Well, since you’ve apologized like that, I suppose it’s a bit better.”
“Thank you so much….”
Targa thought he had received forgiveness and was about to rejoice.
“I’ll accept appropriate compensation for damages.”
“…Yes, pardon?”
Dohyun’s words cut sharply, and Targa reacted belatedly.
Watching Targa ask in a bewildered voice, Dohyun looked at him as if questioning why and countered.
“What? You apologized, but you’re not providing compensation?”
“Wh, what!?”
Targa had naturally intended to provide it, but hearing it phrased this way left him uneasy.
Just how much was he planning to demand!?
Targa trembled at that thought.
Originally, this request was a Bronze-Rank request that paid 20 coins. Divided among four people, each would receive 5 coins—exactly enough to borrow one book from the Bronze Grade Library.
But when Dohyun said this, Targa’s mind began spinning rapidly.
‘Compensation for damages?’
Compensation for damages to people who hadn’t suffered any?
Was this like driving a car down an alley, nearly colliding, but without even making contact or falling, still demanding compensation?
Thinking such thoughts, Targa had initially considered increasing the compensation since he was the one who caused the problem in the first place. But hearing the words “damage compensation,” his mind went completely blank.
As mentioned at the beginning, the Dohyun Party held the sword now, so Targa had no choice.
So he was about to speak immediately.
“Three times… seems too little, so I’ll make it six times.”
When he first called out three times, Dohyun’s eyes grew cold. Seeing this, he quickly doubled it to six times, and Dohyun chuckled and nodded in approval.
“Oh, you don’t have to go that far, but since you’re offering, I should accept. Right, everyone?”
“I always see it, but it’s impressive.”
“Ruthless fellow.”
“…I shouldn’t make myself disliked.”
When Dohyun turned back and asked his party members, seeing them speak as if he were being too much, Targa closed his eyes with a sorrowful expression.
To cause such trouble because of needless inferiority complex—truly foolish.
That’s what he thought.
Meanwhile, Dohyun was grinning at the entire situation.
‘Analysis is truly the best.’
This entire scheme had been designed by Analysis, so it was only natural.
The moment I saw this request, Analysis provided a strategy for defeating the Spinal Flea, and from that, it even analyzed the damage compensation route that would result.
Thus, the six-fold compensation I obtained!
Dohyun couldn’t help but be satisfied.
Meanwhile, Targa’s complexion was turning deathly pale.
And for good reason—this damage compensation of six times additional meant a total of 120 coins. This amount was enough to borrow one book from the Gold Rank Library and one from the Silver Rank Library, which was a substantial sum.
And naturally, this damage compensation had to come from Targa’s own pocket.
It was roughly equivalent to a month’s salary, but Targa had to be satisfied with it nonetheless.
There wasn’t a single part of him that remained uncut.
With the situation settled, Targa handed over coins to me.
“…Here are 120 coins…”
“Hmm, quite certain.”
Clink, clink, clink.
As the coins cascaded into my palm, the other party members watching wore expressions of envy.
A single Bronze Grade request that could grant access to the Gold Rank Library was an astronomical profit.
Noticing the envious gazes directed at me, Targa offered a brief explanation.
“If you pay 100 coins, you can rent one book from the Gold Rank Library. Gold Rank is the highest library tier available at this B-Rank Branch.”
Of course, since Analysis had already informed me of this, I nodded knowingly as I spoke.
“Then show me the list.”
“Pardon?”
Targa questioned my request, and I looked at him as if asking why.
I had assumed that to rent something, they would need to provide a list so I could specify what I wanted—but at that moment, a fact that Analysis hadn’t previously mentioned came from Targa’s mouth.
“You can enter the library storage directly and choose for yourself. Of course, there is a time limit.”
Hearing Targa’s words, my expression turned blank and my eyes blinked.
And then.
“You simply browse through, pick whatever catches your fancy, and bring it out—that’s what we’ll rent to you.”
My eyes lit up at those words, and simultaneously, I thought.
‘I can go in and use Analysis on everything!?’
It felt like I’d struck gold.

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