I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 48

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Episode 48

 

Chapter 48: Pride of the Craftsman Race (3)

 

Or maybe he wasn’t a craftsman at all.

 

Dohyun completed his analysis and saw through the lie, but the acting was so realistic that everyone around was completely fooled.

 

Even the fact that some of the dwarves in the back were making expressions like “Was that so?” was perfect.

 

Dohyun was a bit dumbfounded seeing this, but stayed quiet with the mindset of listening for now. Instead, there was chaos all around him.

 

Hanalin and Jiyuchan were no different.

 

“Wouldn’t a curse be dangerous?”

 

“…If it’s a curse, it’s definitely dangerous.”

 

And seeing the reaction of his two party members, Talgrin thought this was his chance and shouted.

 

“This necklace has a blood curse that makes various senses sharper while gradually making you desire slaughter!!!”

 

When he shouted like making a bold declaration, Hanalin and Jiyuchan looked at Dohyun with expressions of “I knew it!” and Dohyun could only look at the two with disbelief.

 

Just what did they think of him?

 

He thought it wasn’t quite to that extent, but anyway, Dohyun suffered a slightly sad emotional wound from their reaction. Talgrin paid no mind and shouted at Dohyun.

 

“I’ll retrieve that necklace. Of course, if I just took it, you’d feel like it was being stolen, so how about exchanging it for a sword I made? It’s a longsword made directly by me, a craftsman.”

 

When Talgrin showed off his eloquent speaking skills and displayed a long sword, even if Dohyun didn’t know, Jiyuchan’s eyes instantly lit up.

 

A dwarf-made longsword – this felt like something any swordsman would covet.

 

Sure enough, the surrounding reactions were similar.

 

“Huh? A dwarf-made longsword?”

 

“That human is lucky.”

 

“Should we attack him later when he gets that dwarf-made longsword?”

 

“Slurp, it’s tempting, isn’t it?”

 

While they couldn’t think of attacking the dwarf, a human with a dwarf-made longsword seemed easy prey, so some of the other races were crazy enough to openly declare their intention to attack Dohyun once he received the sword.

 

Dohyun set aside such absurd reactions and looked at Talgrin, who seemed to be showing great generosity – there was no wavering in his eyes.

 

His acting was so perfect that it made one wonder why there wasn’t an acting skill, and even Dohyun would have been completely fooled if not for his analysis.

 

When Dohyun remained still like that, Talgrin grew anxious but didn’t show it, instead rotating the longsword at various angles and showing it off as if bragging about it.

 

And as if showing generosity, he emphasized once more.

 

“I’ll say it again, but a sword like this would be hard to find anywhere. It was made by me, one of the Craftsman Race. Strictly speaking, I’d be at a loss.”

 

Seeing Talgrin come out so shamelessly like that, Dohyun deliberately shook his head.

 

And answered just as shamelessly.

 

“Oh my, a craftsman shouldn’t suffer a loss. I won’t wear this necklace for now. I’ll have to find a Healer later to remove the curse. Thank you so much for letting me know.”

 

Dohyun said this while conspicuously removing the necklace and putting it in his pocket, and at that moment Dohyun could see Talgrin’s eyes following his necklace very greedily.

 

Of course.

 

Dohyun thought this while continuously bowing his head and saying he was grateful.

 

“Oh, and that sword looks too good for someone like me to wield. I’m grateful for the offer, but items above one’s station bring disaster. I’ll just accept the sentiment. Thank you.”

 

“…”

 

“Hmm, a human who knows humility.”

 

“Well, if he’d received a dwarf-made longsword here, he would have become a target.”

 

“A wise human.”

 

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen such a heartwarming scene. Both that human and the dwarf are truly good people.”

 

When Dohyun went this far, Talgrin slightly frowned.

 

He wondered if he should say more, but looking at the surrounding reactions, that didn’t seem easy either.

 

The atmosphere had already been wrapped up warmly, with other races wiping under their noses and watching contentedly.

 

This was a disaster.

 

Talgrin thought this, feeling like he’d fallen for his own scheme, and had no choice but to step back.

 

“If that’s your will, then there’s nothing I can do.”

 

“Thank you so much for letting me know. If we meet again next time, I’ll repay you.”

 

Dohyun’s party said this and bowed before leaving the Safe Zone, and the other races also quickly left the scene to attend to their own business once the commotion ended.

 

Only Talgrin remained, grinding his teeth while staring at the spot where Dohyun had left, and his four dwarf companions asked Talgrin.

 

“You’re not planning to back down like this, are you?”

 

“Did that human use cunning despite being human?”

 

“He seemed to fall for Talgrin’s acting though? He just seems like a stupid human.”

 

“Well, I was fooled too.”

 

When Talgrin glared at his companions who were chattering like this, all four flinched simultaneously.

 

Though they were companions, Talgrin was the actual leader of this party and the strongest warrior, so all four had no choice but to read Talgrin’s mood.

 

And Talgrin looked at such companions and said quietly.

 

“Since the deal failed, there’s no choice. We’ll have to kill them and take it.”

 

“Hehe, that would be faster.”

 

“He refused the wine and chose poison instead.”

 

“This makes him a foolish human.”

 

“If we can get the necklace, who would know if one or two humans died?”

 

The dwarves chattered like this while turning toward the direction Dohyun’s party had disappeared and slowly followed after them.

 

Anyway, tracking humans was too easy for them.

 

At the time when the dwarves were moving like this.

 

Dohyun had left the Safe Zone and was telling Hanalin and Jiyuchan about how the dwarf had used cunning.

 

That it was naturally Talgrin’s scheme, and that they would probably chase after them.

 

Both accepted it saying they expected as much, but looked at the necklace Dohyun was wearing again with strange eyes.

 

“…Why.”

 

“Huh? Oh, it’s nothing.”

 

“Ahem, never mind.”

 

Seeing the two suspicious gazes, when Dohyun glared at them slightly, Hanalin looked at Jiyuchan and whispered quietly.

 

“He seems to have gotten a bit more violent…”

 

“…That’s just the usual Dohyun. It’s fine.”

 

“Right?”

 

Pretending not to hear that conversation for now, Dohyun spoke as he sensed the rapidly approaching presence from afar.

 

“Then I’ll take care of that scheming dwarf, so you two handle the remaining ones.”

 

“Huh? Really?”

 

“What’s gotten into him?”

 

They had expected Dohyun to take all three and hand over one each to them, so this was unexpected. At their reaction, Dohyun wondered if he had really done something wrong.

 

Come to think of it, whenever they encountered villains, Dohyun always killed more to gain more merit points, so perhaps this was karma?

 

Thinking he should reduce his killing intent a bit, Dohyun shook his head.

 

Of course, Dohyun wanted to take on all three, but that seemed a bit difficult.

 

Talgrin was stronger than Jerpael, whom he had seen last time.

 

“That acting dwarf is stronger than that elf leader from before.”

 

“…Then definitely.”

 

“…Understood.”

 

As Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded, sensing the seriousness in Dohyun’s words, they too were soon able to feel the dwarfs’ presence.

 

Seeing the dwarfs who had reached close range, Dohyun moved first to disrupt their formation.

 

As Dohyun moved, the other side reacted as well.

 

Talgrin, who had been running in the center, moved toward Dohyun as his voice was heard.

 

“I’ll handle that guy, so take care of the remaining two as you see fit.”

 

As they entered combat, Talgrin’s words became commanding, and the remaining four dwarfs also moved toward Hanalin and Jiyuchan as if accustomed to this.

 

As they split into two groups, Hanalin and Jiyuchan quickly assessed the strength of the dwarfs charging at them.

 

They seemed stronger than the elves from last time.

 

If they had to compare, they felt slightly stronger than Park Insu.

 

Should they be considered pretty decent opponents for Hanalin and Jiyuchan?

 

Though Dohyun had left, the two didn’t worry much and prepared for battle.

 

“I’ll hold off the four, so provide cover from the rear.”

 

“Got it.”

 

Jiyuchan said this as he gripped his sword and charged forward, while three dwarfs who appeared to be close-combat fighters also rushed at him from the other side.

 

The dwarf positioned in the rear wasn’t a mage but seemed to be either a buffer or healer, using green energy toward the three charging dwarfs to enhance their bodies.

 

Whoooosh—

 

The dwarfs enhanced by the green light had their already bulky muscles become even more compact, and their muscle quality improved, gaining flexibility as well, making them even faster as they charged at Jiyuchan.

 

Though the dwarfs appeared to wield longswords, they were actually about the length of shortswords, longer than daggers, so they closed in quickly, and Jiyuchan swung his sword at them.

 

That sword strike, displaying his swordsmanship to the utmost along with mana manipulation, was swung even faster and more quietly than when he had struck the Blind Guide before.

 

As the sword imbued with both silver and blue light was swung, circular sword energy spread out like a full moon, and the mana-infused blade scattered mana along its path, materializing the sword energy and shooting it toward them.

 

Shwooong——

 

The dwarfs who spotted that sword energy raised their shortswords, gripping them with both hands like longswords, and lifted them to block the sword energy, causing two dwarfs to be pushed back.

 

However, the dwarfs were merely pushed back without taking any damage.

 

One even managed to leap into the air and charge right up to Jiyuchan, thanks to the other two blocking for him.

 

The skill of the dwarfs, known as both the Craftsman Race and a naturally born warrior race, was sharp enough to make even Jiyuchan flinch momentarily.

 

But there was one thing they had forgotten.

 

Something thin rushed toward the dwarf charging at Jiyuchan. The sound of high-speed rotation echoed, and the dwarf instantly raised his sword to defend against that something.

 

Whiiiing——

 

Claaaang!

 

Sparks flew dramatically as the dwarf’s shortsword vibrated violently.

 

This time, instead of the massive stone spear he had used against the Blind Guide before, it was a small stone arrow made into a projectile. The dwarf who blocked it frowned as he looked at his throbbing wrist and bleeding palm.

 

To think it had this much power just from blocking it.

 

Judging that a direct hit might have been fatal, the Buffer Dwarf behind the three dwarfs created protective shields for each of them.

 

Seeing this, Jiyuchan frowned, definitely feeling that they were stronger than the elves. Hanalin also wore a slightly annoyed expression as she created another projectile and fired it at the buffer in the back.

 

Whiiiiing——

 

Thang! Clang!

 

Creating and firing three projectiles, Hanalin’s first attack was blocked by the protective shield the Buffer Dwarf had created, and the two projectiles that followed were blocked by the dwarf with the torn palm swinging his sword.

 

Taking advantage of this gap, Jiyuchan charged at them, but the two dwarfs who had been pushed back by Jiyuchan’s attack blocked his path.

 

Clang clang clang clang clang.

 

The dwarfs clashed with Jiyuchan’s sword.

 

However, since there were two of them and only one Jiyuchan, he couldn’t utilize his physical advantages and was inevitably pushed back by their combined strength.

 

While Jiyuchan was being pushed back and Hanalin was preparing her magic again, the buffer waved his hand toward the dwarf with the torn palm, and even those torn wounds healed.

 

Realizing these were truly troublesome opponents, Jiyuchan and Hanalin glared at them with deeply furrowed brows. The dwarfs smiled wickedly and muttered.

 

“Let’s see just how long you can last.”

 

“Keheheh.”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

Jiyuchan and Hanalin said nothing, but faced them with clearly tense expressions.

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