I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54

 

Chapter 54: Golden Sword? (1)

 

Be careful of reality?

 

At those words, all three focused and listened attentively to Han Muyeol’s words. While he was inwardly pleased to meet people who showed such a willing attitude instead of those who would ignore him and act indifferent just because he was an older person, Han Muyeol still looked at them with an expressionless face.

 

Be careful of reality.

 

Indeed, Han Muyeol had seen much of this himself.

 

He had often seen cases where people left to immigrate only to be used like tools and then discarded in the countries they moved to.

 

Most importantly, hadn’t other countries attempted kidnappings just recently?

 

Although Han Muyeol and several other strong Association members had barely managed to prevent it, there was still considerable intelligence about kidnapping attempts.

 

And Dohyun’s party still lacked the power to protect themselves.

 

“It’s even more so in this reality. Inside the Black Gate, you only need to face opponents of the same rank so the difference isn’t that great, but if someone tried to kidnap you in reality, would you even be able to resist?”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

No one, including Dohyun, could answer.

 

Frankly speaking, what if an intelligence agent at Han Muyeol’s level, or even Hwang Hana’s level, approached them right now to kidnap them?

 

Could they really stop it? No, could they even resist while calling for rescue?

 

It would probably be unlikely.

 

Since they could feel it firsthand, all three listened carefully, and Han Muyeol made eye contact with each of them one by one, including Dohyun, before speaking.

 

“Build your strength, the power to protect yourselves. Until then, don’t go around showing your excitement. You never know what kind of people might be around.”

 

At those words, all three nodded simultaneously.

 

Seeing the young people who understood well, Han Muyeol nodded as if satisfied.

 

And finally, he told them one last thing.

 

“And don’t trust this Association unconditionally either.”

 

“Yes, of course. I won’t trust you unconditionally either, Association President.”

 

“Hahahaha!!!”

 

Even as he said this, Han Muyeol laughed heartily seeing Dohyun whose eyes were brimming with respect.

 

Just like the cheeky fellow he was.

 

Han Muyeol laughed like that, then stood up from his seat and looked at Hanalin and Dohyun who were hiding their appearances with transformation magic, and Jiyuchan who was being maintained by their magic, saying they were doing well before turning around.

 

And before going outside, Han Muyeol said,

 

“Keep doing as you are now.”

 

As Han Muyeol left, he checked their records that he had organized on his way here.

 

It was absolutely ridiculous.

 

Looking at the points returned to the stone tablet as they came out, Jiyuchan and Hanalin had only paid 10% but that alone exceeded 10,000 points, and Dohyun had paid not just 10% this time but additional amounts for exchange, totaling a whopping 100,000 points.

 

He couldn’t understand what they could possibly do in the E-rank Zone to earn that much, but he figured he could find out by reading the report that Hanalin had neatly organized, so he looked up.

 

He could only see the dingy ceiling of the Association, but as he went through his memories and recalled the turbulent period 15 years ago, he smiled slightly.

 

‘They really are monsters.’

 

Wondering if they had wiped out a villain’s den or something, he read the detailed report out of curiosity, only to burst into laughter at the report stating they had cleared a dungeon, annihilated parties of elves and dwarfs, and sold the dwarfs’ weapons to Association staff.

 

It seemed like his retirement had been delayed somehow, but wouldn’t it be okay to postpone it a little if such interesting things were happening?

 

With such quiet thoughts, Han Muyeol returned to the Association President’s Office.

 

Meanwhile, as Han Muyeol left like that, Dohyun’s party also began to rise from their seats one by one.

 

Just as they were about to move to return to their respective homes, there was a voice calling out to Hanalin and Jiyuchan.

 

It was none other than Dohyun.

 

“Huh? But what is everyone doing tomorrow?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Huh?”

 

It was unlike Dohyun, who usually parted ways cleanly after work was done, so both of them blinked and looked at Dohyun, who grinned and looked at them both as he spoke.

 

“Want to go shopping tomorrow?”

 

Seeing Dohyun speaking with that mischievous expression, Hanalin and Jiyuchan tilted their heads.

 

“Shopping?”

 

“What kind of shopping?”

 

* * *

 

Hunters usually purchased items through stone tablets.

 

However, since items dropped from killing monsters in dungeons were often much more valuable than items that could be purchased from stone tablets, most items were bought through transactions with people, except in unavoidable circumstances.

 

Naturally, trading was active in the Black Gate, but it was also quite active here in reality.

 

There were even high-end stores like department stores, showing how deeply the Black Gate and Hunters had penetrated into daily life.

 

A man waiting in front of the Hunter Department Store like that.

 

He had an ordinary appearance no matter how you looked at him, and was such a plain-looking man that you could forget his face if you passed by him, but anyone sensitive to magic could tell that this man had changed his face with magic.

 

It was none other than Dohyun.

 

‘Did I come out too early?’

 

Having nothing to do, he came out early and ended up arriving 30 minutes before the appointment time.

 

Thinking he should go to a nearby cafe to wait, he headed toward the cafe inside the Hunter Department Store. After ordering a drink and sitting in an appropriate seat, he could see a man and woman sitting separately among quite a few people.

 

『Hanalin』 『Jiyuchan』

 

“…?”

 

Why are they sitting separately?

 

He was looking at them with such thoughts.

 

Especially Jiyuchan was wearing an item with perception-inhibiting magic borrowed from the Association, so he had changed to have a blurry impression, and Hanalin was naturally using transformation magic.

 

‘Are they both not recognizing each other and sitting separately?’

 

Dohyun was thinking this when he suddenly tilted his head, wondering why those two had arrived so early.

 

And he sent a message to the two who were stupidly sitting apart.

 

[Hahaha look behind you]

 

When both turned around at the ding of their phone alarms, Dohyun briefly released his transformation so they could both recognize him, then used transformation magic again to change to a blurred appearance.

 

Then Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who had turned around simultaneously, recognized each other and looked at each other with absurd expressions.

 

Watching the two who looked like they were filming a sitcom, Dohyun chuckled and headed toward Hanalin who was closer, and Jiyuchan also headed to the table where Hanalin was.

 

And Dohyun looked at the two with that grinning expression and asked.

 

“Why are you both here early but not sending messages?”

 

“…I, I was just waiting.”

 

“…Me too.”

 

Hanalin’s ears turned a bit red, and Jiyuchan avoided eye contact as if embarrassed.

 

And Dohyun looked at them with strange eyes and said.

 

“This is your first time shopping with friends, isn’t it?”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

Both couldn’t say anything, as if he had hit the mark.

 

Honestly, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan had heavenly looks that would make celebrities step aside, but perhaps because they had been popular since childhood, it was hard for them to get close to anyone?

 

So they didn’t really have close friends.

 

To the extent that they had never even gone shopping together like this.

 

Dohyun looked at the two and shook his head in lamentation.

 

“Sigh, they only look like popular kids but are actually socially awkward.”

 

“Ahem.”

 

“Must be nice being popular.”

 

Jiyuchan coughed awkwardly feeling embarrassed, and Hanalin instead pouted with a sulky face.

 

He wanted to tease them more, but just as Dohyun was about to change the subject since it seemed like they would really get upset if he teased them more, his phone vibrated.

 

“Ah, wait, I’ll be right back.”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

As Dohyun left like that, Jiyuchan and Hanalin waited for Dohyun without saying anything, and for a moment they both had similar thoughts.

 

‘…Don’t tell me we can’t do anything without Dohyun?’

 

‘Wait, can our party even function without Dohyun oppa?’

 

It was a moment when Jiyuchan and Hanalin realized that Dohyun’s role was very important.

 

If they couldn’t keep up with Dohyun and got eliminated, they would have to form another party, and when they imagined that scenario where Jiyuchan and Hanalin would be a party of two joining another party, both got goosebumps.

 

Although Jiyuchan wasn’t unable to speak, he couldn’t do it as skillfully as Dohyun, and Hanalin knew well that whenever she spoke, only annoying words came out, so she was deliberately reducing her words.

 

The moment they both realized Dohyun’s importance, Jiyuchan and Hanalin were looking at Dohyun who had returned with somewhat earnest eyes.

 

Seeing their burdensome gazes, Dohyun said.

 

“Ah, I got it. I’ll stop teasing you.”

 

“…Ahem.”

 

“…Hmm.”

 

It wasn’t really about that, but since it would be good if he stopped teasing them anyway.

 

They didn’t bother to correct the misunderstanding.

 

Anyway, when Dohyun’s party gathered like that at the cafe on the first floor of the department store, Hanalin and Jiyuchan didn’t say much as if they had nothing particular to say, but Dohyun asked a question.

 

“So what items are you guys going to buy?”

 

Although Dohyun had called them, both had items they wanted to buy, so that’s why they had gathered, which is why Dohyun asked.

 

And Hanalin spoke first.

 

“I’m planning to buy a magic staff.”

 

“Don’t you already have one?”

 

“The Dwarven Realm doesn’t really have staffs, so I wanted to look around to see if there are better ones.”

 

“Hmm, I see.”

 

When Dohyun nodded at Hanalin’s answer, Jiyuchan also pondered for a moment and spoke.

 

“I don’t have anything particular to buy, but I want to get a manual if there’s one that looks useful.”

 

“Oh? But we already have a secret tome, so shouldn’t we learn that first?”

 

Since it was a secret art and not magic, Jiyuchan could also learn it, which is why he said that, but Jiyuchan shook his head.

 

“Secret arts are good too, but right now I need a manual to practice swordsmanship, so the manual comes first. I’ll probably use the Dwarven sword for a while.”

 

“Hmm. I see.”

 

After hearing Jiyuchan’s answer too, Dohyun nodded.

 

He grinned thinking that both of them had items to buy.

 

As expected, he had brought them well.

 

There couldn’t be anyone better than Dohyun at choosing items, right? Since he had Analysis. So he had called them worried that they might buy something strange without him, and fortunately that was the case.

 

If he helped them choose and also bought something quite good for himself, it would be very profitable.

 

As Dohyun was thinking this and nodding, Jiyuchan and Hanalin instead asked Dohyun curiously.

 

“What about you then?”

 

“What are you buying, oppa?”

 

At the question of whether he needed anything, Dohyun grinned and nodded.

 

Since Dohyun had a clear purpose different from the two.

 

“I came here to do business.”

 

“…?”

 

“…Don’t tell me?”

 

At Dohyun’s words, the two were startled as they recalled the previous Dwarven Realm weapons, but then belatedly realized they had sold all their Dwarven items before coming out.

 

There shouldn’t be anything particular to sell, right?

 

When they looked at Dohyun with such thoughts, Dohyun looked at the two and said.

 

“Just watch.”

 

Looking at Dohyun who was smiling triumphantly, the two didn’t know what it was about but felt somewhat ominous.

 

At the same time.

 

‘That guy’s going to make money again.’

 

‘He’s going to make a fortune.’

 

They were both thinking similar thoughts.

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