Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 98

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 098

98. Kuroda Hideki

When Takeshi, the head of the yakuza, appointed his younger brother Hideki as his second-in-command.

The reaction within the organization wasn’t very favorable.

Unlike his older brother, he lacked the qualities of a leader.

Of course, they didn’t openly show their dislike.

After all, he was still the Boss’s younger brother.

But Hideki could subtly sense it too.

The gazes of his subordinates who looked down on him.

‘I’ll show them. That I’m an indispensable existence to this organization.’

After three years of working hard with that determination.

Hideki was finally able to gain proper recognition as the organization’s number two.

Subordinates who followed him also emerged.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that all the major businesses the organization had built up went through Hideki’s hands.

Kidnapping and human trafficking, organ trafficking, prostitution networks, and more.

Hideki pioneered new businesses that hadn’t existed before, expanding the organization’s influence.

The plan to build an elite organization composed only of Apostles was also his idea.

‘In the future, a world where Apostles become mainstream will come. Only Apostles can change this world.’

He had also made long-term plans to create a guild.

Recently, there was a trend of private organizations forming that focused on Labyrinth conquest.

Of course, if one were created, he would be the guild master.

‘With my Mind Control skill, recruiting Apostles would be a piece of cake.’

Hideki had to give up on such dreams because of what happened a few days ago.

While trying to assault a woman using his Mind Control skill, he encountered someone.

None other than a vigilante group member called the Night Hunter.

Crack!

“Aaaaaaahhh!”

His knee was completely shattered, landing him in the hospital.

According to the doctor, he would have to live with only one leg for the rest of his life.

“Night Hunter, that fucking bastard…”

His head was filled with nothing but thoughts of revenge.

When he met him, he would smash his legs in the same way.

But the phone call from his older brother a little while ago was enough to shock Hideki.

“You killed… him?”

―That’s right. I took your revenge for you. Feels good, doesn’t it?

His older brother said he had killed the Night Hunter.

For his sake.

But the thought that came to him instantly was anger rather than joy.

“Are you kidding me right now?”

Not only did you steal the prey I was targeting, but you sent him off comfortably without any pain?

Who gave you permission?

After snapping at his older brother with an angry voice, he hung up the phone.

Now I can’t even get my revenge the way I want.

Isn’t this just completely ridiculous?

“Damn it! How did I end up… Shit!”

Was it because he could see his severed leg?

There was no way to contain his anger.

Just then, perhaps hearing the commotion, the hospital room door opened and a nurse entered.

“Is, is something wrong?”

“Nothing, so get out.”

“I… I apologize.”

Seeing the back of the nurse who was apologizing and trying to leave, lust suddenly surged within him.

“Wait a minute. Come here.”

“Yes?”

“Something feels strange between my legs here.”

“Where?”

“Here.”

When he lifted his leg and showed his groin, the nurse’s expression hardened.

“It, it looks fine to me. Then, then…”

Just as she turned around to leave, he quickly grabbed the nurse’s wrist.

“Kyaah!”

“Shh! Be quiet, will you? If you don’t want to die.”

“Don, don’t do this. Please, please, spare me…”

It was a private room, but still a public place.

It wasn’t a suitable environment to satisfy his urges, but did that matter?

‘There’s always a way.’

He grabbed the face of the trembling nurse.

“Look into my eyes.”

“…?”

Hideki’s pupils instantly turned purple.

The nurse under Mind Control’s pupils became hazy.

“From now on, you’re my sex slave. I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, you know? I’d like you to help me relieve it right here.”

“Yes, Master. I’ll gladly serve you.”

“That’s right, that’s how it should be, kekeke.”

The Mind Control Skill was useful at times like this.

I could manipulate ordinary people however I wanted.

‘Even though my legs are injured, fortunately my lower body is still intact. I can relieve stress like this whenever I need to.’

Apostles have resistance stats so I can’t control them for long periods, but ordinary people are different.

Though it’s a bit rushed, I’m given enough time to enjoy myself briefly.

“Hehe.”

Just as he was about to have a pleasant time with the nurse.

Buzz! Buzz!

The vibrating sound dampened his mood like cold water being poured on him.

“Ah shit! What is it?”

Checking the caller ID, it was his older brother.

‘But it’s a video call?’

What’s going on?

My brother rarely makes video calls…

I have no choice but to answer.

“Takeshi?”

―Oh, it’s me, bro.

“Why did you call?”

―There’s something important. But there’s no one else there, right?

“Well, there is a nurse here…”

―What are you doing with a nurse? You? Send her out quickly.

My brother’s voice had sunk low.

His pronunciation was a bit strange, but that wasn’t what mattered.

Let’s send the nurse away.

“Go wait outside.”

“Yes, Master.”

Even when the Mind Control wears off later, she won’t know what happened.

No memories remain while being controlled.

As soon as the nurse left, my brother’s scolding could be heard.

―Are you really in the mood for that stuff when your legs are in that state?

“Ah, fuck, can’t I do anything? My equipment is perfectly fine!”

―You’re talking bullshit. Stupid bastard.

“Hey, why are you picking a fight after calling me out of nowhere? This is all because of the stress you’re causing me! Ah, if this is how it’s going to be, I’m hanging up!”

―Hey, I said I have something to tell you.

My brother’s expression doesn’t look good.

His voice is different from usual too.

“…What? What’s going on?”

―Look at this.

Takeshi suddenly turned the camera to show the surrounding environment.

Hideki’s eyes widened like saucers.

“What, what are those corpses…?”

But what was even more shocking was.

―The Night Hunter appeared a little while ago.

“The… Night Hunter?”

News that the guy who was supposed to be dead was alive.

“Didn’t you kill him?”

―I thought I did, but I was wrong. The real Night Hunter was someone else. I just got attacked by him.

Does this make sense?

Is the Night Hunter really that strong?

‘It looks like at least dozens of people died?’

I never got the impression that he was strong enough to take on dozens of people by himself.

“Are you okay, bro?”

―I’m fine. I barely managed to escape.

“What about the Night Hunter?”

―I don’t know. He went somewhere. He’s probably trying to track me down.

“Ah…”

This is no ordinary matter.

If we’re not careful, the organization could collapse.

We need to put our heads together and come up with countermeasures.

―You understand how serious the situation is, right?

“Yeah, yeah…”

―I need your help. This isn’t the time to be leisurely doing that stuff in the hospital.

“Oh, I got it. What can I help you with?”

―I’ll come pick you up there for now.

“Yeah, okay, hyung.”

After finishing the call, I let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew, looks like I fooled him well.”

I was worried I might get caught because of my clumsy Japanese pronunciation, but surprisingly he didn’t look suspicious.

“Since the face is identical, he can’t notice even if the voice is different.”

People tend to rely more on visual information.

The familiar face visible before their eyes covers up the subtle differences heard through their ears.

‘Should I go now? To the hospital.’

I found out about the hospital by looking at the name written on the patient gown, so there’s no problem finding it.

I gathered up the Labyrinth Items scattered on the floor and came out of the villa.

When I released my Camouflage and walked over, I could see Weihao waiting while yawning.

“Living the good life.”

“Huh!”

Weihao turned around in surprise when I spoke to him.

“Y-you’re out already?”

“It was only about twenty people at most, how long could it take?”

“…Damn annoying.”

“What…?”

“Oh, nothing.”

“Where’s Hiromune?”

“He hasn’t come yet.”

“Then keep waiting a bit longer. I have somewhere to go.”

“Where are you going again?”

“To deal with the remnants.”

“There are more remnants?”

“Yeah. So when Hiromune shows up, pass along a message for me. I’m going.”

“Hey, wait!”

As I spread my Wings and took flight, Weihao’s voice echoed belatedly from behind.

“Take me with you too! I’m bored!!”

Recently, ViewTube was experiencing an unexpected boom period.

This was because it was being revitalized by videos uploaded by Apostles after the Labyrinth incident broke out.

【[Guts TV] 24-Hour Labyrinth Survival Challenge! Will I be able to come out alive today too?】

【How far do an Apostle’s powers go? Extreme ability test!】

【Hit from this distance? Shadow Sniper’s Apostle, sniping skills revealed!】

【Currently revealed Transcendent Spirits and Skills, complete summary!】

【What creatures are in the Labyrinth? Full-scale Labyrinth exploration!】

【Apostles fought each other. When we revealed our Skills and fought, who was the winner?】

【Apostle’s daily vlog. I survived today too…!】

【First reveal of the Labyrinth’s hidden areas! What are the secret places no one has seen?】

Countless videos were uploaded and drew public attention, but among them was one piece of content that stood out.

【Amon’s Labyrinth 40th Floor Strategy Guide】

└It’s finally up!! Amon’s 40th Floor strategy!

└Comment first, watch later!

└Waiting for this was tough, really.

└The trap missions are getting boring lol It’s only fun when monsters show up lol

└I looked to see what type it was this time and it’s a rescue mission.

└Ooh, there are battle scenes!

└Thank goodness!

└Watching it first

The 40th Floor strategy video that people had been waiting for was uploaded.

The video wasn’t long.

Just 15 minutes long.

Since it was a floor that measured records, it showed him clearing it faster than ever before.

At first, there weren’t many comments either.

People didn’t have time because they were busy watching the video first.

But.

└Wow~ What is this?

└Huh… Crazy.

└I’m kind of shocked.

Comments from people who finished watching began pouring in.

└Guys, is this right? Amon is flying around in the sky?

└Wow… Felt like watching a movie.

└Seeing him fly around from first-person perspective is insane.

└I watched the video and the Wings are fucking huge. If you can catch glimpses of them even in first-person.

└Looking at the feathers, they look like angel Wings.

└Now humans are flying around in the sky too.

└So jealous.

But that wasn’t the only surprising thing.

└Did you see Amon’s Weapon? Some Tree Branch transformed into a Large Scythe.

└Later it even changes to a two-handed axe lol

└A Weapon that changes shape at will… That’s really crazy.

└Amazing.

└Where do you even get weapons like that?

└Some people still don’t have weapons so they’re picking up and using goblin machetes ㅠㅠ

└Can we get those when we reach the 40th Floor?

There was amazement about the weapon.

└Is that an orc?

└Yeah. It looks similar to orcs I’ve seen in games

└The orcs are falling down like reeds.

└Isn’t it because the weapon is good?

└The movement is just on a different level

└Hunting so easily? I expected it but…

└This is just overwhelming.

└The equipment and stats must be ridiculously high.

└Amon being Amon.

There was admiration for the combat scenes, but what surprised them most was…

└What’s that thing in the middle of the video? A cat?

└Isn’t it a monster?

└It’s written in the subtitles. A mission to rescue Cat People.

└Cute.

└But seeing a cat walking around is kinda…

The existence of the Cat People.

And also about Amon’s gender.

└12:39 You can hear Amon’s voice from here.

└Amon was a man.

└So he’s a guy.

Oh yeah! I made a bet with my friend haha and I won!

└Amon is male?

└Listen to the voice, it’s a man’s voice

└Couldn’t it be a woman?

└ No no, definitely not a woman’s voice

└But does anyone understand what the Cat People are saying? They’re having a conversation but I can’t understand what they’re talking about.

While Amon himself could understand through the system’s Translation Function, to third parties it just sounded like a foreign language.

└Enjoyed the video. I’ll reference this when I tackle the 40th Floor later.

└Set another record this time.

└Amazing, Amon

└But don’t you have Attack Skills? You only know Flying, I haven’t seen you use any skills.

└Why does everyone think he has many skills? He probably has just one skill like us.

└Fights damn well even without Attack Skills. Just naturally strong.

└Great Amon

Amon’s video recorded higher views and comments than ever before.

However, there was another reason the video became a hot topic.

└この、ニュースマルをけたじゃない？(Isn’t this person the one who saved News Maru?)

An unexpected comment from a Japanese Person ignited the fire.

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