The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 22



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022. Subspace (1)

“How did you know I was a foreigner?”

His voice was neither suspicious nor certain. Nevertheless, it was as if he spoke as if it didn’t matter, but since he would be immediately arrested by the military if it was known that he was a foreigner, the only answer to the uncertain existence was murder.

He took a few gloomy steps away again, blinked his blue eyes slowly once, and continued speaking.

“We…… the Artemis have been waiting for you for a long time. It was like a revelation. A revelation given only to our race by an unknown being that cannot be seen or touched. That is why we…… can distinguish. The difference between a foreigner and an Eidosian. Perhaps it is an ability that ‘he’ has instilled in you. The generous size of the ‘subspace’ shared with you as a world of the mind is also a continuation of the revelation.”

Icarone held Ray tightly. It is significant that he had anticipated the arrival of the stranger.

“Do you think the stranger coming here had something to do with you? Is there no way for me to get back? Who the hell is ‘he’?”

“It has been eight centuries since our race settled in this world. We do not know anything about ‘him’ either. We have simply been waiting for you…. He must be a different being from the ‘god’ that the Eidos people worship. He does not display abilities like them and seek believers to worship him….”

The tone is too calm to be answering with a sword. However, it doesn’t seem like he’s lying, or rather, it seems like he doesn’t think there’s a need to lie. However, the more Icarone listens, the more he feels like there’s something dark clouding over him that he can’t seem to grasp.

“Can you prove that you are telling the truth?”

He stared at him silently for a long time, either because he didn’t know he would be asked this question or because he was offended. Icarone looked straight into his eyes and said.

“If not……”

At that moment, he interrupted Icarone and continued speaking.

“Atemi, among the countless stars in the sky, there is a star called Atemi. Our ancestors came from there, and the subspace you are trying to live in now is a space shared by that star. There is a legend that when all of Atemi’s space is shared, the distinction between this star and Atemi will disappear. This is not a revelation, but a story handed down from the previous generations.”

There was a pause in his story, a sudden silence. Then he continued, his voice slightly raised.

“This ability is a curse given to our species by Artemi. We lose our eyesight when we are born, and we live our entire lives in the dark, selling subspace to survive. Have you ever imagined the pain of having your brain ripped out while you are alive? We endured such terrible pain and sold subspace to the Eidosians. That was the only way we could survive in this world. But when we hand over subspace to you, we feel no pain at all. We have lived in the hope that you would break this damned curse. To you… there is no reason to lie.”

Deep tremors in his voice and energy, short cycles of breathing. All the senses around him tell him that he is telling the truth. If this story is true, the phenomenon of the Atemi people moving here is clearly deeply related. There is a high possibility that the existence called ‘that’ was directly or indirectly involved.

But even if he wanted to dig up something more, he couldn’t think of what information he should dig up. He didn’t even know the existence of ‘that’ person, and of course he didn’t know how he was moved, and he could only dig through subspace, so what more could he find out?

Icarone continued, putting Ray back into his scabbard.

“Subspace… I’ll buy it. 4 pyeong.”

“48 gold.”

“Hmm…….”

‘It’s a whole 2 gold per pyeong more expensive than what Raysha at the general store said… … .’

“If you don’t have money, go away. Even if you are a foreigner, your accounting must be accurate.”

-Shock.

Can you hear me? It was a clever timing, and I felt like my true feelings had been revealed. Icarone gathered his wits again and answered.

“3 pyeong.”

It was the moment when three-quarters of all his assets were lost. What can I do? This is an investment. Icarone fumbled and took out 36 gold coins and held out his hand. Then, his blue eyes blinked and the voice rang out again.

“1 gold is missing.”

He is a more thorough gentleman than he looks. He is 180 degrees different from when he was talking about the miserable and unfair life he had to live. This guy is completely… … a businessman.

Icarone took out another gold coin and handed it to him.

“How to use it?”

“Come closer.”

As Icarone approached the blue eyes slowly and cautiously, he felt something like a hand on his head. He flinched, but he didn’t feel any hostility, so he stayed still. It looked like a monster, but the hand was surprisingly soft. After a while, he removed his hand and continued speaking.

“If you shout ‘Memories of Icarone’ anytime, anywhere, a subspace will open before your eyes. The items there cannot be taken out by anyone but you, and since they are connected to your spirit, no one will ever be able to find them once you die.”

“Okay. Come back later….”

There will definitely be a time when I will come back to him, even if it is not for the subspace.

As soon as Icarone left the house, he summoned a subspace.

“Memories of Icarone.”

-Jiying.

A black circle about a meter in diameter appeared before his eyes with a strange sound. Inside, it seemed like an endless darkness without a speck of dust, as if looking at the universe. Icarone picked up a stone and dropped it into the subspace just in case.

“Oh.”

The place that seemed endlessly deep was floating right in front of him. Icarone tried to take out the stone again, but he touched the end of the entrance. Then, didn’t the round entrance move to the side? Well, looking at the size of the entrance, it wasn’t proportional to the size of the subspace he had purchased. So he thought that he was taking out the items by moving the entrance to the side like this.

Icarone walked forward, excited to have obtained this incredibly efficient magical space.

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The emotional center was located on the opposite side of the space where you can buy subspace, so I had to ask around for about two hours to find it.

‘The place with the purple crystal ball drawn on the wooden sign. I finally found the right place.’

Unlike that place earlier, it was bustling with people even at this late hour. Appraisal… … This is a place where they appraise people, weapons, and armor. Icarone went in there with high expectations.

Three women, wearing purple cloths and cotton thread covering their faces, sat at a small table, writing something down, and people sat on small, round chairs across from them. Icarone went to the one with the shortest line and got in line. Soon it was Icarone’s turn.

“What did you come here to feel?”

“You came to appraise me.”

At Icarone’s words, the woman sitting in front of him furrowed her brow slightly, then she pointed to the woman at the end with her index finger and spoke.

“The physical evaluation is over there. This is the weapon and armor evaluation.”

At her slightly sharp voice, Icarone was about to get up from his seat, but then he thought of Ray and sat down again.

“I will appraise this sword. How much is it?”

The woman, whose eyes sparkled as soon as she saw Ray, answered with her gaze fixed on him.

“It varies depending on the appraised item, but it usually doesn’t exceed 1 gold. Information on the appraised item will be made public to anyone who wants to appraise it. Would you like to appraise it?”

“Do it.”

It was a bit surprising that the information was public. However, Icarone accepted it right away, since it didn’t really matter if anyone knew. She frowned slightly at the answer and began to appraise it. I thought she would hold a magnifying glass or something and look around when appraising it, but she closed her eyes, spread her palm flat, and gently and carefully swept the handle and the sword.

Then he opened his eyes and said, holding up a quill that seemed to be a substitute for a pen.

“What is the name of the sword?”

“ray.”

After hearing Icarone’s answer, she began to write on a tough-looking piece of cloth.

Name: Ray

Grade: B

Material: Mithril, steel mix

Strength: 2nd class

Sharpness: 2nd class

‘It really sounds like a game I’ve heard of from people. It’s a place to measure the value of weapons… … .’

Icarone asked the woman putting down her quill pen, as one thing he had heard from people passed by.

“No attack power?”

“What do you mean? Does the sword fight alone? What kind of attack power? Oh, the sharpness of the weapon can increase your attack power. Since you seem ignorant, I will explain. Strength means that if you continuously collide with a weapon of a higher grade than this sword, it can be damaged. Sharpness literally evaluates the sharpness of the sword. In the case of blunt weapons, the weight is added to the strength to evaluate the destructive power. Perhaps this sharpness will help your attack power. It is a good sword… What a shame.”

‘Attack power is one’s own ability, and sharpness only helps with it… … . It’s better. It would be troublesome if a weak person becomes ridiculously strong just because he holds a good sword.’

Icarone stood up and asked.

“How much?”

“1 gold.”

‘Hmm? Didn’t you say it’s usually less than 1 gold?’

She continued speaking, as if reading my inner thoughts in that moment of silence.

“It depends on the item. This black item is an excellent item, so it consumes a lot of mana and costs more than 1 gold, but it doesn’t look like you have much money, so you only get 1 gold. You should be grateful…….”

I don’t know why he speaks in such a sarcastic tone, but I don’t really care, so I put 1 gold on the table and moved.

The physical sensation was immediately felt because there were hardly any people around. It was a woman with big eyes and long eyelashes.

“Welcome. Sena is quite prickly, isn’t she?”

“Sena?”

Icarone asked back at the unexpected question. Then she smiled with her eyes like half moons and said,

“Excuse me, I’m in a bad mood today because I had an argument with my lover. Please understand, Mr. Handsome Warrior?”

‘Hey, handsome warrior? Are you talking about me?’

It seemed like her face showed her confusion as she heard such words for the first time. She smiled at that and continued speaking.

“You’re cute. Then, shall we start feeling?”

She started right away because there was no need to take anything out. She reached out with both hands and grabbed Icarone’s two wrists, then slowly closed her eyes. Something foreign energy came through his wrists and he was startled, but it didn’t feel that dangerous. It was like wearing soft silk clothes, but unlike the sword, the body was much more complicated to feel, so it took a long time.

“you are…….”

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