The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 23



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023. Subspace (2)

“what?”

Icarone asked her, wondering what the problem was, at her surprised reaction. Then she shook her head and began to write.

Name: Icarone

Level: 28

Strength: 35 Endurance: 31

Agility: 44 Mental Strength: 41

Wisdom: 25 Horsepower: 27

Transcendence: Perception

‘What are these many? What is magic power and what is transcendence power?’

The woman read Icarone’s expression and immediately opened her mouth.

“It seems like this is your first time registering here, so I’ll explain it step by step. Strength is literally power. Endurance is…….”

According to her, strength is power, endurance is the ability to sustain power and perseverance, agility is body vision and movement, mental strength is concentration and the potential power to endure in extreme situations even when endurance runs out, wisdom is the ability to think wisely and quickly judge situations, and magical power is something that naturally builds up in the body as a person becomes stronger overall. Since she said that you might feel it someday, I think she means the mana that Ierie talked about.

And finally, transcendence. This is why the woman was surprised when she saw Icarone. It is not known when or under what circumstances it was acquired, but only a very small number of people have this ability, and he said that he was the second person she had ever felt it.

The ability called Ganpa was exactly what Icarone had guessed. It was the ability to tell the opponent the most effective attack points at the right time so that he could easily subdue them.

“Can you also find out my past abilities?”

“Unfortunately, I can only tell you your current abilities. Why is that?”

“……no.”

“Hoho, I think I know what you’re curious about. Are you curious about how much your stats go up each time you level up? To the best of my knowledge, it goes up depending on which ability you use the most while leveling up. I heard that the stats go up differently for each level up, but there’s a limit. Since your stats are pretty high for your level, I think you should be satisfied.”

Even his stats for his transcendent abilities are superior to those of others of the same level… …. Icarone, feeling happy, slightly raised the corners of his lips and asked the price.

“How much?”

“It’s 4 gold. It’s originally 1 gold, but if you find transcendence, you get an additional 3 gold.”

“Hmm…….”

It’s a shame. It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do since I’ve already been appraised. Almost all of my assets have been blown away. If I pay this, I’ll only have 5 gold left. It was just a few hours ago that I had over 40 gold… … But Icarone consoled himself with that fact that he hadn’t wasted any money, and took out the gold.

Even if I had asked in advance and found out the price, I was still going to do it anyway, so I gave up my foolish thoughts and handed it over to the woman. She still smiled charmingly and thanked me.

“Thank you. Please come back again. I am curious about your future.”

“I get it.”

Icarone left with complex and subtle emotions.

It was a happy thing to have a special ability, but it was still heavy on his mind to suddenly lose all that money. However, it was something he had to do anyway, so Icarone tried to shake off his regret and took out the letter of appreciation he had received from the woman.

I can’t remember what my physical condition was like before, so I can’t compare it to my physical condition. That’s understandable, because every time I leveled up, the only thing I could clearly feel was my stamina recovering, and my agility and strength were just suddenly stronger and faster than before.

‘Let’s try an experiment… … .’

Icarone stepped out of the Emotion Center and looked into the distance at the street. Perhaps because it was nighttime, there weren’t many people and the street was straight, so it seemed possible. Icarone walked slowly and steadily from the Emotion Center.

’98, 99, 100.’

There was no stopwatch, and the distance wasn’t accurate, but the margin of error wouldn’t be that big. Icarone bent down, placed both hands on the floor, and counted in his head. People passing by looked at him curiously, but he didn’t care.

‘earth!’

People standing on the street passed by quickly, and the wind blew sharply across his face like a blade. And before he knew it, he had arrived in front of the emotional center.

‘7… … seconds!’

His original 100m record is 11 seconds. If it’s 7 seconds… … it’s close to double. Is this human speed? The world record is also in the late 9s, and it easily surpasses that. Maybe it’s only natural that he can’t beat the excellent humans here… … .

Icarone was surprised by his newly enhanced physical abilities and walked to the nearby inn. He would go to find the dragon as soon as the sun rose tomorrow. Not knowing how long the journey would be, he filled the subspace with food. How convenient is it that things do not rot in the subspace, as if it were a vacuum? He suddenly thought how great it would be if he could take the subspace to that world.

* * *

The next morning, as I left the inn and headed toward the west gate, I saw a large crowd of people gathered there.

‘Is something wrong?’

As I got closer, I saw groups of three to four people, ranging from a few to several dozen, shouting loudly.

“Recruiting people to go hunting orcs in the northeast forest!”

“Those of you who want to explore the Eldis Forest! There’s also a level 20 inspector!”

“Brothers, are you going to go catch a goblin?!”

“This is…….”

Many people are looking for companions, wearing various clothes and weapons. It would be better to have many people with you to level up safely.

‘It has nothing to do with me… … .’

That was when I was trying to pass them and leave the square.

“They say there are oaks near Lake Venice in the west too! Let’s find someone to go with!”

‘West? Aren’t the Muenchen Mountains also to the west? … .’

According to Ierie, it takes about a week to walk from here to the Muetun Mountains. That means that if you take the wrong path, it could take months. And they don’t seem to have many people with them. Icarone approached the man with the moustache and beard and spoke.

“Is it near the Muenchen Mountains?”

In response to Icarone’s question, the man quickly looked her up and down, then frowned slightly and answered.

“Um… the lake is in a slightly different direction from the mountain range. So….”

The man bowed his head to Icarone once and then took up his position to shout again.

Then, suddenly, the little woman behind him stepped forward and spoke.

“It’s okay! Just go back a little bit~. Right, Dusim?”

A woman wearing thin-looking leather armor and a red cloak. She clasps her hands together and looks at the man with sparkling eyes. The bearded man, Dusim, hesitates as he speaks.

“But… it’ll take two more days.”

“I agree with your opinion, Sister! There are no people around anyway, so let’s go together!”

The bright-looking man next to the woman raised one hand in agreement. He was a young man with yellow hair who reminded her of Lewin. Then, the fierce-looking man behind him also shouted urgently.

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“Me too! If it’s what you think, Liruen, I’ll definitely agree!”

When more than half of the votes were in favor, Dusim lowered his head and frowned, then slowly raised his head and opened his mouth.

“Well, let’s do that. The leader of this party is Dusim.”

As he said that, Dusim held out his hand. Should I hold it? I had already decided to go along, and it wasn’t dangerous… Icarone stared down at the hand and answered while lightly grabbing it.

“Icarone.”

Dusim, who was holding hands with Icarone, had a complicated expression on his face. And so began the journey of a party of five people, three men, one woman, and Icarone.

* * *

It’s been two days since we left Byren Castle.

Dusim’s impression didn’t show any signs of fading. Usually, he was wearing heavy armor or at least leather armor, but when a frail-looking guy wearing only a black cloak and cloth clothes spoke to him, he tried to ignore him. However, Lirwen, the only female member of the party and the one who was the most cute, stepped forward, so not only did he become a member of the same party, but he ended up having to go back to the path he was aiming for.

But, the frustration I felt was indescribable because Lirwen was so attached to that guy the entire trip.

“Icarone Oppa~, what kind of woman do you like?”

“I never thought about it.”

“Ah, don’t do that~.”

‘Ah, that guy with a half-and-half face… … .’

I don’t like how he treats Lirwen like that. What makes him so great? He met a few goblin groups along the way, but they weren’t of any help. The only thing that looks cool is the sword. He must have spent all his money to buy a cool-looking sword just to seduce women.

The more I think about him, the more I dislike him.

“Leader, that guy… How about we test him to see if he’s qualified to join our party?”

Padha was someone who had been partying with him for a week, and he had a special interest in Liruen, just like he did. So they had originally been keeping each other in check, but after Icarone showed up, they had a common enemy and became much closer.

Dusim brought his ear close to Padha’s evil smile.

“Test? What the…….”

“So, if you encounter a monster……”

As Padha’s words grew longer, an evil smile appeared on Dusim’s lips.

And that night, as we were preparing to camp, we heard the sound of bushes rustling.

-Ss …

At that moment, Padha gave Dusim a look. Dusim confirmed Icarone’s location and took up a guard stance, raising his sword and shield.

“Keeeek!”

“Human! Human!”

Goblin groups appeared from all directions, pushing through the bushes. There were eight of them in total: four in front of Dusim and Padha, two where Lirwen and Icarone were, and two next to the yellow-haired Revan. Dusim was a little flustered by the number, which was larger than expected. He looked at Padha with conflicted eyes, as he had to use all his strength. However, Padha just nodded with a cruel smile.

‘Yeah, maybe it would be better to just get rid of it now… … .’

Dusim also nodded, grabbed his sword and shield, and rushed at the goblin.

“I’ll take care of these four, so help Lirren, who’s doing the paddling! Haat!”

“Okay, brother!”

Goblins, as well as most monsters, have a tendency to attack smaller people first. Dusim took advantage of this by pretending to attack four goblins, but then sneaked back to where Lirwen and Icarone were without even swinging his sword.

“Wow, these guys are no joke! They seem different from regular goblins! Khuuut!”

“Hey, bro, it’s dangerous!”

Even Padham, who was fighting two goblins in front of Liruen, ran to Dusim and in an instant, five goblins were swarming her and Icarone. Although he was concerned that Liruen was in danger, they were just goblins. Dusim thought that if Icarone, a man, took the lead and stopped her, she would get hurt or die, and then he could save her right then.

“Hey!”

However, things did not go as Dusim had expected. Wasn’t Icarone just standing there dumbly, watching Lirwen fight? Lirwen looked very precarious, fighting five goblins alone.

“Ugh, Oppa, I’ll protect you. Don’t worry!”

Lirwen shouted cheerfully even though her shoulder had just been grazed by a goblin’s dagger. At that moment, she saw a goblin moving behind her and making a surprise attack. Thinking that this couldn’t go on, Dusim struck the goblin in front of him with his shield and ran forward.

“That bastard, not even a man! Lirren! Watch your back!”

The goblin’s sharp sword was about to pierce Lirwen’s back. Now, the distance between him and Dusim was far, and Icarone wasn’t even looking at him. Dusim regretted making such a plan at that moment and put all his strength into his feet.

“Ouch, ugh!”

-Cheong! Pook!

At that moment, the yellow-haired boy Revan came running and knocked away the goblin’s sword, allowing another to attack his side. He had rushed forward without taking care of the remaining goblin that had been attached to him, which was the cause of his trouble.

“Ugh!”

“Ah, are you okay, Revan?”

“Of course, sis. Ah! Focus on the front!”

Revan ignored the pain in his side and started to fight the goblins again. Dusim and Padha also joined in because they could no longer just watch, so the goblins were quickly subdued. However, because of their plan, Lirwen and Revan suffered more minor wounds than expected. The wound in Revan’s side was a deep wound that would not stop bleeding even with the orc’s blood.

Dusim, who was enraged by the sight, strode towards Icarone and grabbed him by the collar without warning.

“What are you doing! You have a sword and you just watch while your comrades are in danger? Lirwen and Revan almost died because of you!”

At that moment, Icarone, who was still looking at him with dry eyes, spoke quietly enough for only him to hear.

“Is it really… my fault?”

“What, what, you little brat!?”

Icarone’s question seemed to know something. Dusim was embarrassed and became even angrier, raising his fist.

As Ikarone’s senses developed as he leveled up, the whispers of Dusim and Padha a few meters away sounded like they were right next to him. After that, all he could do was laugh at their acting. Then, he suddenly wondered how they would act if they included Lirwen, their favorite character, in the plan.

The result was as expected. Icarone raised one corner of his mouth as he watched Dusim’s fist rise. He was such a simpleton that his confusion turned into anger when his plan was clearly revealed.

While I was wondering if I should accept this, I felt something approaching quickly from behind. The footsteps were loud. An unfamiliar monster that I couldn’t immediately think of… … . It was dangerous. Dusim didn’t seem to notice at all, as his gaze was focused only on himself. The others were also looking at this place as if they were watching a fire. Only Lirren was approaching, as if trying to stop him.

Icarone twisted his body and kicked Dusim in the chest.

-Pfft!

“Ugh!”

Dusim couldn’t help but be surprised by the force he felt from the sudden kick. That one kick pushed his body back two meters. In addition, he pulled out his pure white sword, which he had never pulled out before, so he wondered if he really wanted to duel.

However, Icarone, who had no regard for Dusim, drew his sword and immediately turned around and swung it.

-Chae-Ang!

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