Ileana! Itâs only one syllable off! You might get it wrong even if youâve known someone for a long time!
Thanks to Miss Trainee Teacher, I remembered Thief Eâs real name, so I decided to talk to her earnestly. I approached the table where she was sitting. Ileana was wary of me as if looking at a crazy man, but this understanding hero didnât care and returned it with a bright smile.
With her eyes wide open, Ileana spat out what she ate in front of me and had to down a glass of Medusaâs fermented milk in a hurry. Whether it was because of my high luck or the protection of the universe, the food fragments that had been spit out didnât even graze my body, but it wasnât a very good sight.
Ileana, who had never revealed her name outside her home, believed what I said without much doubt. I asked her a question indirectly.
âHow many Relics of Chaos have you collected?â
âTwo.â
Ileana, who had gently taught me her important secret, took a brooch out of her pocket. I saw that one in the black market before. Unfortunately, it could only be used by descendants of the unfortunate third Elf King. Its effect was to protect the wearer like divinity.
But now, it was only a mere ornament. This was because the protection function of the relatively low item wasnât helpful since everyoneâs abilities went up too much. Then, after rummaging through a small suitcase, Ileana pulled out a Relic that I hadnât seen before.
It was a monocle. Nobles who had lost their sight due to presbyopia always carried it with them for reading and paperwork. Still, in the Fantasy Continent, it was usually also a magic tool. Magic glasses that measured combat power!
But that item was useless in this entrance exam center. Once again, because the average ability was so great, they easily exceeded the limit measured with magic glasses.
There may be other beings who completely hid their skills like Master Mollan, but there was no chance to encounter them in the adventures of a hero. But how about here? The Lord had reached the Transcendental Realm when in the past, someone was evaluated as strong even at Level 300. Yet now, that was the level of common soldiers.
âDonât look at it like itâs nothing. I went all the way to the North Continent and had a hard time retrieving it. This monocle is truly a great magic tool. There is no limit to the measurement of combat power. And unlike other tools, it displays combat power in numbers.â
âIn numbers? HooâŠâ
The magic monocle that I knew guessed combat power based on the concentration of energy wrapped around the body. The cheap ones measured combat power only by the level, while the advanced ones reflected it by combining the skill levels.
Whatâs the only downside? Production and assisting skill levels were also reflected in combat power. Cooking A and Swordsmanship A were treated equally! I wanted to measure my combat power before reading the memories in the Relic of Chaos.
Letâs start with someone else.
âWhat about his fighting power?â
I pointed to Clansman F, who was cleaning the floor of the restaurant.
â· Race: Human
â· Level: 96
â· Job: Chef (Career â Cookingâ)
â· Skill: Cooking S Brazier A Stir-Frying A Slaughter A Fermentation BâŠ
â· Status: Alert
It wasnât the chef abilities of a shabby clansman. If it had been the original Fantasy Continent, he would have overtaken my colleague, the Chef King, and stolen his name. Ileana placed the monocle over her eye.
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âThat man is 1,053.â
âIt looks like that thing measures it with numbers.â
However, the sample was insufficient. To figure out whether that number was high or low, I needed something to compare with.
âFor reference, I am 5,160,000.â
ââŠThatâs too much of a difference to compare.â
However, Ileanaâs rapidly changing abilities convinced me.
â· Race: Arch Elf
â· Level: 4985
â· Job: Thief (Weak â Luckâ)
â· Skills: Stealth Z Latent Z Disguise MAX Dagger SSS Stamina SSSâŠ
â· Status: Nervous, Excited
If Clansman F were the Chef King, Ileana would be the Thief God. If she were thrown into the normal continent like this, there would be no target in the world that she couldnât kill.
âDonât be surprised to hear that. This is the origin of all magic glasses. The creator was the Goddess of Invention, who was the First Heroâs companion. She was an elf and a colleague of my ancestors. So this isnât stolen, itâs justâŠâ
âSo what, your job is Thief after all?â
âUhâŠâ
Unable to refute, Ileanaâs breasts trembled with a shock. The fact that they were fake was simply lamentable. And this time, it was my turn.
âHow about my combat power?â
âI was going to measure it anyway. But donât expect too much. Iâve met countless heroes in the past three years, but those above 10,000 were rare. Donât be too disappointed whatever the result is. A tool is just a tool, but it cannot be determined by numbers. Itâs just a reference anyway. I canât deny that it is very useful in the arena when I need some travel funds, though.â
Ileana looked suspicious over the glasses. I casually tossed out a retort.
âOf course. Otherwise, how would I know that your breasts are fake?â
âUgh?!â
The measurement of my combat power was carried out after Ileana came to her senses, being confused by discovering a grave secret on which her self-esteem was at stake.
âSo?â
âDonât rush it. This relic has the unique advantage that only combat-related skills are reflected in combat power and are accurately expressed in number, but it takes some time to measure because it is too old. It exceeds 1,000âŠit exceeds 5,000âŠ.â
I heard a live broadcast of Ileana dictating the number. Instead of coming out at once like a scale, it seemed to slowly rise from one like an elevator.
âHmm? Did it stop at 100,000?â
Ileana, who was constantly dictating the numbers, didnât say a word after passing 100,000. She shook her head from side to side with an expression of disbelief, denying my question.
ââŠNo. It keeps going up. Now, Iâm increasing the interval while ignoring small digits. It exceeds 120 thousand. UnbelievableâŠamong the heroes Iâve seen so far, even that person who was the most powerful of all was only at 90,000.â
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âThat person?â
What kind of son of a bitch was that person?
âI donât know the name. He was on the strong side among the heroes, but overall, he was weaker than me. Above all, he was a pathetic human man chasing only the tail of the famous Ice Princess from the Northern Continent, so I didnât careâŠit exceeds 150,000.â
âI see.â
We chatted about this and that, waiting for the combat power measurement to be concluded. By the time her story was about to run out, I had succeeded in naturally taking advantage of the flow to deduce the main house where she had been hiding. I would depart as soon as I finished measuring my combat power.
âIt exceeds one millionâŠwhat the hellâŠ?â
Ileana looked at my face through the glasses in astonishment, but I wasnât in the mood to match her rhythm. It was because there was no sign of the measurement end.
âIsnât that going to speed up?â
Shouldnât it be flexible enough to be faster as the number of digits increases?
âUnfortunately, there is no such feature. No, according to the literature, it seems that there was in the past, but now it seems to be broken.â
When will those old glasses finish measuring my combat power? Fortunately, there was a helping hand.
âIâve been waiting quietly for your conversation to end soon, but I canât do it anymore. The restaurant has to close, so please leave.â
Clansman F gave us an expulsion order. At other times, I would have just cursed him for being an unkind native who drove out the hero, but now I was very grateful.
âOwner, does this restaurant also run an inn? Then I am going to reserve a room.â
The ignorant Ileana refused the expulsion order. But Clansman F didnât care. He shrugged skillfully as he responded.
âFloria, while you were flirting with that stranger, all the rooms were filled with guests.â
âNo wayâŠIâve been the only person in this restaurant since a while agoâŠâ
âAnyway, itâs full. Or are you doubting my words, the Tongue of the Blue Wolf!â
âKugh!â
The South Continent had an interesting custom. In this place where they lived in clan units, they were given the title of body parts depending on their status in the clan they belonged to.
Heart = Chief
Right Arm = The Strongest Warrior
Left Arm = The Chiefâs Companion
Eye = The Best Hunter
Ear = Elder
Tongue = The Best Cook
Nose = Priest
Right Foot = The Coolest Man
Left Foot = The Most Beautiful Woman
âŠ
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Although there were slight differences between clans, in general, this was the case. And Clansman F, who was granted the name of Tongue, was one of the ten most important officials in the clan. But what did such a position mean in a small clan? Other than the Chief in charge of the heart, the rest were honorary titles close to nicknames given to show something.
However, it was the natives of the Southern Continent who were obsessed with trivialities such as honor. Whose right arm was the strongest? Whose feet were the widest? Whose nose bridge was the highest? Whose eyes were the brightest?
And Clansman F was famous for having the finest tongue in this area. Thatâs why he was able to marry the Chiefâs daughter. Should I say that he had a good life because he was good at cooking? Therefore, the pride of this Tongue pierced the sky.
âMy Tongue friend who fortified our friendship with his wifeâs secret. Iâm leaving right away, so I just wish you could get me one Medusa.â
âSir. Where are you going? As you may know, Medusa trained as a mount are expensive. Iâd recommend an old snake for short distances.â
âTo the south.â
My destination was in the poles, further down south, but I lowered the hurdles because it was hard to find a sturdy Medusa that could get there. Even if there was, I couldnât buy or rent it because it would be reserved only for the Chief.
My purpose was to make it feel like I was in the South Continent. Was it something like how you should taste fermented mareâs milk and ride a horse if you travel to Mongolia, famous for its conqueror Genghis Khan? I planned to use Medusa to cross the central desert.
Of course, Iâd also stop by Ileanaâs house in the middle.
âHuh! Are you going to cross that desert of death? All Medusas that are that good have owners already. Itâs hard toâŠâ
âYour wife-â
âHaha! You are a hasty customer. Why donât you listen to what people have to say until the very end? Come to think of it. I think we can get you one. So give me a little time!â
Problem solved. Speaking of which, I decided to ask another question.
âWhere are the heroes?â
Like on the Western Continent, a hundred and one heroes must have been summoned to the Southern Continent. However, I hadnât heard a mention of them in the countless stories told under my keen ears while staying at this restaurant.
â¶ Apology: Iâm sorry. I didnât say anything, but I thought that Cadet Kang Han-soo was struggling here to settle his grudge against the restaurant owner.
Miss Trainee Teacher, I am a righteous hero armed with the spirit of meddling in otherâs affairs. Little grudges are quickly forgotten like their names.
â¶ Question: There are people that you canât forget, though, right?
Oh, thatâs a quick question from Miss Trainee Teacher, whom I thought was blind.
But I didnât bother to answer. The mere fact that I would never forget the names of Alex and Lanuvel was enough to explain.