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Episode 159. Break down (5)
The week passed by swiftly. My training went well, and I managed to beco powerful enough to et the standard I had set. Not strong enough to overpower, but enough to not be overwheld.
As soon as my training was over, I headed to Utopia. Since I often left the Traveler’s space to get so air, he didn’t ask why. I moved casually as if I was following my daily routine.
“This should be it.”
I looked down at the ticket in the middle of a crowded street. The location written on it was definitely there, and the fancy building was there as usual.
“… Where’s the entrance?”
However, there was no entrance. There was no door in the tall, grand building. It was covered in various ornants and shining lights, but I couldn’t figure out how to get in.
I stood in front of the building for a while, still holding the ticket in my hand. Was there so sort of special entrance only known to VIPs?
“Excuse , are you a client?”
As I stood there awkwardly, a well-dressed man in a suit approached . After hesitating for a mont, I replied.
“Yes. It’s been a while… But my company is late. Could you tell when the Ga is about to start?”
At the word client, I guessed that he was related to the boss’s Ga. If he wasn’t, too bad, and if he was, then good. That was what I thought.
“Oh, of course. It will start in at least 5 minutes. Why don’t you get seated first? I’ll show your company to your table when they arrive. And their na would be…?”
“Don’t bother. I don’t want to worry about soone who can’t be on ti. If it’s starting in 5 minutes, I’ll head in by myself.”
“Oh, yes. Of course. Then…”
I was right. I responded as calmly as possible to the man asking about my non-existent company’s na. I had heard that only high-ranking VIPs could participate in the boss’s Gas, and that was what the man would think of .
So if I acted like I was in a bad mood and like I didn’t want to speak anymore, he wouldn’t talk to . Unlike those in sowhat significant positions, he wouldn’t prefer speaking to VIP mbers, especially since he was rely in charge of small errands.
“Yes, ticket confird. Please enjoy!”
And with his greeting, the building wall lted away, revealing the dazzling sight inside.
I could see a lot more diverse Transcendents than those I usually saw on the streets of Utopia. So looked like humans, and so looked like elents such as fire or electric sparks. There were ones that looked like animals or a certain individual. There were all sorts of Transcendents in the building, but they had one thing in common. They felt like a solid wall on the inside.
That ant that their class differed greatly from mine and solidified their image so that they wouldn’t waver. I wouldn’t be able to easily get rid of the Transcendents there, unlike the way I did with the Clown.
In other words, it was a group of stubborn guys that never listened to anyone else but themselves. Their beliefs were so strong that other factors would rarely sway them.
“Hm…”
Of all the empty tables, I sat at the one in the farthest corner and swept my hair back. I was going to look around to read the room, but then…
“Ah, it’s been a while since there’s been a new face. You look like you just recently transcended… How did you find this place? Hm?”
Soone approached , and he sounded like he was looking for a fight. He was wearing a helt and was entirely covered in armor. Yet strangely, I could see from the slit in his helt that the inside of his armor was empty. Well, that place was certainly full of distinctive Transcendents.
“Why aren’t you talking? I’m just curious. Or… did you grab hold of so impressive Transcendent to sponsor you?”
“…”
“Hey, speak up. I’m not going to hurt you. Hahaha!”
He laughed out loud, and then other Transcendents that looked like his company also showed up. They seed like golems made of clay. Two golems criticized as soon as they showed up, just like the armor Transcendent.
“What is this dude? He can’t even properly change his appearance. How did such a loser beco a VIP?”
“It looks like the quality of these Gas has gone way down. Shit!”
“Ugh… Do we really have to watch alongside losers like this guy?”
“…”
Seeing them, I could tell how things were like. The boss’s Gas were ant to be entertaining world gas, but they were also unique, and they were exclusive entertainnt for high-ranking VIPs. If a nobody like joined in, it would make them less special. So they were trying to chase away to stop that from happening.
“Hey, who’s the Transcendent sponsoring you? Who was so clueless to send a puny shrimp like this?”
“Must be soone with loads of money but no power. You know, the ones that haven’t forgotten physical pleasures even after becoming Transcendents… So they sotis make bodies in their worlds to mingle with inferior Transcendents, and then they hand them money.”
“Ha, hahahaha! Now that you ntioned it, he does kind of look like the type. The way he looks suits it, too.”
They were pretty foul-mouthed.
‘Hm. What to do with these guys?’ I thought for a mont. They were acting immaturely, but their class was no joke. It could be difficult to deal with three at once, and getting in there wasn’t easy. Getting kicked out for causing trouble would render everything useless.
‘But I can’t appear weak.’
That would damage how others envisioned . If a high-class Transcendents looked at differently, the probability of gaining a new modifier would increase. The mont a seemingly insignificant being disrupted the order and crushed others, he would beco a rookie, and his class would skyrocket. That was how it worked among Transcendents. A single mont could change their perception, and a turbulent image could change everything about soone.
I didn’t plan on watching the boss’s Ga and quietly leaving today. I was even thinking of killing him right away if I got the chance. The faster I got rid of him, the sooner the terrible world gas would stop and bring peace. So I had to do everything I was capable of. If I could beco a bit stronger, I had to do it. And if sothing was the tiniest bit advantageous, I needed to do it.
‘Overwhelm. I should create an instantly overwhelming image.’
A seemingly lesser individual was hiding sothing, and all the ones that harassed him were defeated instead. It was a story that appealed to everyone.
I started to make an image in my mind. The situation was set. So what could I use to reverse my image? There was no need to think anymore. My sponsor. I could simply use the sponsor that they kept bringing up.
“So, you really want to know?”
“Hey, he spoke at last. Yeah. Who’s your sponsor? And what’s with your face? Haha, do you find this humiliating? So what. The Transcendent taking care of you can’t even touch us. It was wrong for you to get in here from the start!”
“Okay. I’ll tell you then.”
I bit my lip as if I was suffering a great insult. That would cause the situation to beco more dramatic. I might not look like it, but I enjoyed reading novels and watching tv shows when I was a kid. I could vividly rember scenes like that.
“I’m favored by the Faceless King.”
“…?”
And with that, not just the three but all of the Transcendents talking inside the building turned pale. Everyone stared at . Their eyes looked like those of rabbits that suddenly encountered a giant tiger. It was as if they had seen an apex predator—an incomparably strong opponent who could crush them with a single kick.
“I’ll pass on every single word you said. I didn’t know that there was a Transcendent that the Faceless King couldn’t dare touch and one that could insult him like that.”
“W-wait…”
“What are your nas? I’ll rember every single one and let him know.”
“…”
“What are your nas?”
They paled at my firm voice.
The Faceless King. What sort of na was it? He didn’t even show up himself, but the re ntion of his na had petrified everyone. They were holding their breath as if they didn’t want anything to do with . As if they didn’t want to be connected to that situation in the least.
“… Please spare us. Spare us. We’re sorry. We failed to recognize you and behaved rudely. Please… We’ll give you anything you want and do anything you say. Please.”
“P-please. Please don’t tell the Faceless King what I said…”
The tables were turned. I stared down at them indifferently as I felt the nurous gazes upon . Hm, it was about ti I heard sothing.
[The ‘Akashic Records’ senses a change in the user.]
Ah, yes.
[The user Jeong Si-woo’s ‘class’ advances.]
[The user’s second ‘modifier’ has been born.]
.
.
“Please…”
I focused on the voice as I looked at the Transcendents kneeling with their heads digging into the floor. Honestly, I wasn’t that interested in what would happen to those guys.
“Beat it for now. I’ll decide what to do with you after I see how you behave during the Ga.”
“T-thank you. Thank you!”
They bowed deeply and backed off so quickly it looked like they were running. I smiled faintly. Even after they left, I could still feel Transcendents’ glances at . It was probably because I could change my image thanks to those punks.
-The Man of Reversal-
-“The mont the seemingly insignificant man ntioned his sponsor, he beca the biggest giant there. Those crushed by him confessed their wrongs and begged for his rcy.”
-Even in the worst situations, there is always a way out.
-A miracle happens when fighting with an opponent vastly superior in class and when the result is obvious. The miracle can be highly trivial or surprisingly magnificent.
‘This… will help greatly.’
Two modifiers and the powers I had prepared. With that, I was currently probably more than small fry.
The area that surrounded my table was very quiet. The Transcendents were still wary of , so the mood had changed entirely. The bar was uncharacteristically silent.
However, it didn’t take long for the ice to thaw.
“Thank you for your patience.”
A man walked out from the back.
“Let the Ga begin!”
The mont he shouted, a roar filled the room, ripping through the silence, while a strange being slowly walked out from behind the man.
There was no need to use the Akashic Records to observe him. It was the boss.
‘… Damn, he looks powerful.’
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