Chapter 555 – 555. Mask 2
Mask.
His real name is Kaito Igarashi. He is 32 years old. What… There’s no need to know the guy’s name and age.
He was from Hokkaido and was a hikikomori when the world was falling apart.
The moment the world collapsed, and the internet was cut off, he truly lost the world.
It wasn’t that important that the world was ruined.
The fact that there is no internet, and even then, you cannot leave your room.
That was just the problem.
Due to the burns he suffered as a child, he was forced to stay indoors, partly of his own accord.
And his parents also knew that it was their fault that Kaito got burned, so they couldn’t say anything about the guy who was locked in his room like that.
Perhaps he was the most comfortable among hikikomori. Anyway, no one said anything about him.
But the world was ruined, and his room was only lit by the light of a monitor with no internet connection.
A terrible reality. Really… An unbearably terrible situation.
But he couldn’t come out.
A strange message appeared, screams were heard outside, and even though his mother, who prepared meals for him, no longer brought meals to the door, he could not come out.
And… After three days, he drank the last of the water left in the room and finally came out.
To live. To solve hunger.
There was no one inside the house. The first floor, I don’t know how long it’s been since he last came down. It was quiet. Only then did an ominous feeling come over me… First, appetite came first.
He opened the refrigerator and stuffed everything he could into his mouth, only to find out that he had finally satisfied his hunger.
The world… The fact that it’s so quiet.
It seems that Hokkaido, where he was from, was killing each other faster than expected. I don’t know the exact reason why.
Anyway, he was locked in the room at that time.
It’s an terrifying and frightening place outside, but there’s something strange about the world being so quiet.
And then, the heavy drinking coming from outside.
Although he didn’t want to care at all, he had no choice but to care.
Then the door of the house he was in was smashed.
“I found one!”
A person I haven’t seen in a really long time. One man. But he saw himself and tried to stab the skewer he was holding.
The reason Kaito was able to naturally use the stun skill at that moment was probably because he was familiar with such things.
The animations he had watched, the fantasies he had imagined in his head, and the list of skills he had studied while clutching his hungry stomach for three days.
It must have been because of those things. He was stunned, and the man holding his skewer fell down.
And that was his beginning. In that one moment, the world outside became not a scary place at all.
Just a word. A person fell down with just one word. He was the man who tried to attack him. A man who tried to stab himself with a skewer.
The man fell down with one hit. Then… Guys who teased and harassed him. The guys who locked themselves in their room.
Wouldn’t it be possible to defeat those guys with just a word?
If you asked him if the animation was helpful, he would definitely say yes.
Maybe that’s why he grew up so quickly.
A pity that does not cost the slightest bit about society. A broken heart. And the mother whose whereabouts are unknown.
For that reason, he almost annihilated the entire Hokkaido region. With my own strength.
That was about half a year ago. In this way, he was called Kamensama and by other names, he was called the absolute strongman.
Anyway…
It was interesting to know why he had his arm cut off, why he came late to receive food, and why he came looking like he was being chased.
The guy who captured all of Hokkaido, saved only a part of it, and turned it into his own food warehouse, went south.
I’m not sure if he wanted to check his own strength or if it was just curiosity.
Because I don’t remember things like that.
Anyway, he tried and failed to rape a woman in a place called Sendai about a month and a half ago.
Unfortunately for him… The woman he tried to rape was a friend of another absolute powerhouse called Geomseong.
The first encounter with the swordsman and mask.
And the mask was pushed back miserably, barely escaping with her life.
The guy was so angry that he completely forgot what he was going to do, and he planned it carefully.
Anyway, this is the guy who single-handedly annihilated Hokkaido. He is a man who is said to be an absolute powerhouse.
In the end, he raped and killed Geomseong’s friend, whom he had initially targeted, and then killed his friend and all the villagers whom Geomseong was protecting.
Crazy guy. Anyway… Because I’m not being harsh.
Anyway, Geomseong, who lost all his friends and village, chased after the mask like crazy.
In the end, the mask that lost one arm to the Sword Saint was chased for a while and finally returned to its base looking miserable.
The village that welcomed such a guy was completely destroyed. And the natural girl Haruka.
And the angel who will end him.
This is his memory. And I was in awe as I read those memories.
Because I don’t want to know the details of that guy’s memories.
What I’m interested in is Sword Saint Aki. That woman.
Really… Even though you seem to know the Japanese culture well, it is sometimes difficult to understand.
The woman was goth. So, she is a woman who wears something like a black dress.
Not a one-time cosplay, but a real goth. I don’t know exactly how old you are. Because the makeup is heavy.
A woman wearing a black dress with lots of frills, white hair, and red circle lenses.
The woman then raised her sword of light and struck with her space cut. And even worse.
Based on her memories, she doesn’t know exactly what skill it is, but she thinks it’s probably annihilation.
Other than that, there’s nothing else that comes to mind about her.
Mask. This guy’s skills were nothing to behold. There are only 14 skills. I am indeed. It’s ridiculous.
Moreover, this guy had no blink tree at all. I really don’t understand how he captured Hokkaido.
No… Aren’t blinks basic? Why didn’t I learn Blink?
This guy was just a one-tool for nullifying and stunning. What… If I said it, people would spit in my face, but anyway, it was all invalidation and fainting. Or an explosion.
Stun, flight, invisibility, reflection, shield, detection, enemy, explosion, transformation, damage reduction, storage, area skill nullification, clairvoyance, clairvoyance.
This guy seems to be looking at me from exactly half a year ago.
There are no high-tier skills, and only a lot of basic skills that are easy to use are learned.
Of course… This is the norm. And I know the effect well.
Moreover, I think that if you want to succeed as a solo player, it has to be like this.
But why was the transformation filmed? Did you take a picture because it looked good? Then you must have been so disappointed.
This is why you shouldn’t learn carelessly.
If I had learned Blink instead of transformation, my survival rate would have been much higher.
Anyway, that’s my assessment. This guy couldn’t meet a really strong guy, so he got lucky in Hokkaido.
Maybe… The area skill invalidation would have been great. Actually, that’s a cheat.
The Sword Master can learn a lot with just one annihilation.
Extinction.
A skill whose prerequisite skills are Space Cut, Abyss, and Sanctuary.
This alone can significantly infer the skill.
Sword of Light, Space Cut, Invisibility, Phase Out, Abyss, Skill Unusable Zone, Sanctuary. Already eight.
Moreover, there seemed to be detection and there was also Blink. There was also a flight… Anyway, that kind of woman.
In the end, what I read was the mask’s memory, but my plan was to capture the Sword Saint.
A smelly hikikomori man and a pretty woman.
What is this… Without a doubt, it is the latter. Are you saying I’m crazy for keeping a man around?
Rather than killing him and ending it, I would rather hand him over to the Sword Saint and recruit that woman.
This looks much better. Besides, she probably knows where that woman might be.
So, as soon as I woke up after taking a nap, I called the women and spoke confidently.
“I’m going to catch Japan’s absolute powerhouses.”
The women were having fun catching the bastards and were taken aback when I suddenly revealed that I was going to Japan.
“Japan? Suddenly?”
In response to Seunghee’s questions, I told her everything about Japan. I only said that Haruka’s story was a trap, but I said everything else properly.
Then Seunghee says with an expression that she finally understands.
“Ah… So my brother was always over there. I was always curious about what was over there. I guess you went to Hokkaido?”
Seunghee’s words stung a little. Ah. Party. I see After learning how to release restrictions, I have never released a party.
Then you would know where I am. Ah… This gave me a little goosebump.
“That’s right. I worked hard for a long time, but I finally caught one guy. So for that reason, I’m going to catch all the absolute powerhouses in Japan. Of course, I’m not just going to focus on that. If I get stuck in the middle, the bastards will come back again. I will hold on to it.”
“I understand. How you move is up to your heart.”
Cool Seunghee.
“If there is anything I can help you with, let me know. I will help you.”
Kind Mina.
“You said so.”
Cynical Se-Ah.
“Can I come with you?”
Active Anna.
“Ah. Of course, we’ll be together where it’s necessary or possible. But right now, scouting comes first.”
Anna looks a little disappointed.
No matter what, I’m going to recruit that woman, but I can’t take Anna with her.
If I have to, I plan on using charm. Of course… If the story goes well, there may be no need for that.
“Is the story over?”
“Huh? Uh.”
“So are you going to leave right now? Then we don’t have to go out today either?”
“I’m not going out right now. I don’t have much time left until I’m downsized. I’m going to master that and then go.”
“Oh. Really? Then, let’s go and watch the filming of the master. I guess it won’t take long, right?”
“Oh. Really? Seunghee, what percentage are you?”
“92 percent.”
“Are they all similar?”
“Maybe?”
“Really? Then I should go see it.”
After preparing breakfast, everyone leisurely practices.
I am also skilled at shrinking stones and throwing them one at a time, and Anna is the first to shout.
“I’ve mastered status recovery!”
“Oh. Congratulations. Then, take the passive right away. Oh, you have plenty of coins, right?”
“Yes. Because a lot of people came in while I was sleeping last time.”
“Yeah. But there were some passives you couldn’t take, right?”
“Yes. Even after taking all of those, I still have a lot of left. Even after taking all the passives, I still have about 26 million.”
“Can you take one more shot? Or maybe two more shots? Anyway. Have you taken all the passives?”
“Yes.”
“Then now I just need to learn telekinesis.”
“I understand.”
That’s what I say, but this time Mina shouts.
“I’m done too!”
“Oh. Good job. Mina is learning all the passives too. What do you want to learn, Mina?”
“I have to do fireball.”
“Ah. That’s right. But Mina, don’t you want to learn storage?”
“Actually, yes, but I need to learn about the gates of heaven quickly.”
Hmm. I feel a little sorry. Did I tell you to learn for no reason?
“Cheer up. I’m sorry for making you have to do something difficult.”
“No, it’s okay.”
I’m talking to Mina like that, but this time, Seunghee and Seah shout out at the same time without saying who goes first.
“The end!”
“I’m done!”
“What kind of competition are you playing?”
“Ah. I could have been faster.”
Se-Ah looks disappointed. It’s funny to see things like that. Definitely young. It’s cute too.
“What am I learning?”
“Seunghee, you learn all the passive skills… Do you want to learn storage too?”
“Hmm… That’s right. There’s no better attack than the current storage, right? Plus, the effect of the storage itself is incredible.”
“That’s right.”
“Okay, then I’ll learn about storage.”
“Don’t forget to use all passive skills. Especially Poltergeist.”
“I know. I’m not that stupid.”
Meanwhile, Seunghee shows off her skills.
“What about SeAH? Did you get all your passive skills?”
I said I brushed it all off last time, but I still feel a little embarrassed seeing his face.
But Se-ah treats her normally, as if he doesn’t care anymore.
“Uh, I have storage. What should I learn?”
“That’s right. You’re the problem. Is there anything you want to learn?”
“There is nothing in particular.”
“Um… Do you want to learn how to whip?”
“Do you want to be whipped?”
“Why? That whip looks perfect. The whip hidden skill is the queen, but I told you about the effect before, right? It fakes you with a whip and actually attacks you with a poltergeist. So don’t you think it’ll be effective?”
“They say being whipped has a charm effect. That’s why I hate it.”
“Oh… Okay. Sorry.”
I suddenly squatted at the sound of fascination. Sheesh. Looking at my job, I can’t say anything.
“Then do you want to learn shrinking?”
“I hate getting smaller even more.”
Yikes. Is this also a complex? Ugh. Tricky gas.
“Can I learn anything?”
“Well… The only thing more essential to learn here right now is the gate tree.”
“Hmm. Okay. Then, do you want to learn that? I just need to learn teleportation, right?”
“Huh? Oh, right.”
“Okay. Then let’s learn teleportation.”
Then he moves his hand in the air and enters the bunker.
What? Ah. Going to save? Well, you have to save before you can teleport.
Se-Ah, who had gone inside like that, came outside again. Then she muttered softly.
“Teleportation.”
And Se-Ah disappears. Confirmed through detection, Se-ah is in her room.
Looking at the room through perspective, Se-ah smiles as if she is in a good mood.
Is she smiling like that because no one is watching? Cute guy. Even if I laugh openly, no one says anything.
If you look at things like that, the way he tsunderes and grumbles seems like a concept.
Anyway, watching those women, I eventually mastered shrinking. Under. It’s hard.
