My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 113
#113
party break up (2)
Harley ran through the forest at high speed..
Unlike when I came, it was an incredibly pleasant hike without any monsters attacking me.···.
It was after hunting a bunch of nearby monsters, and more than anything, the overwhelming madness radiating from his body instilled a sense of kinship in them..
“hmm! I like this!”
Bye bye—
Harley muttering loudly even while running.
As I became a dragon and my storage capacity increased significantly, I was devouring meat with the intention of replenishing my energy..
One strange thing was that he was not using both hands now..
“We're almost there. Then, shall we have one last meal??”
Harley, who had already eaten all the meat that was floating in front of her mouth, quenched her appetite and took out another piece of meat from the subspace magic tool..
Immediately afterwards, a green flash flashed across his left eye..
A large piece of meat escaped his hand and became fixed in the air..
Up to this point, it wasn't much different from before, but this ability didn't end there..
profit—
The temperature of the dragon meat rose rapidly, and soon it became golden brown and began to emit an appetizing smell..
The "Jewel Eye: Coercion" that evolved this time was not a simple telekinetic power, but a power that forced a phenomenon in conjunction with the "Heart of the Bright Dragon" that synchronized with the surrounding mana..
“Hahaha—! After all, civilized people should eat cooked meat! It's very sweet!”
The barbarian warrior Harley smiled in satisfaction and ate the meat fixed in the space in front of his mouth again..
‘As expected, it’s convenient in many ways..’
Ability to be activated with will and to increase output at will.
But of course this also had its drawbacks..
It is not a sophisticated method like magic, the phenomenon that can be performed is monotonous, and above all, the energy efficiency is not that good..
In other words, Harley was currently using energy to grill meat to replenish her energy..
‘···Still, the only way to get used to it is to use it often. It will get better if we improve efficiency in the future..’
Also, the immediate energy supply and demand situation was not that bad..
Since it was dragon meat full of life force, it had a lot of energy..
It hasn't been long since I ate all the freshly cut meat..
Harley, whose equipment was all in tatters from the fight with the dragon, finally reunited with the group she had separated from..
***
A large garden surrounded by a high wall and a three-story house built in the middle of it..
This place, located on the outskirts of Seoul, was my new home..
The space is large and there are many rooms, so each room is equipped with various necessary facilities..
We provide exercise equipment and recreational facilities so that you can enjoy sufficient leisure life without having to go outside..
‘Now I can go outside as I want. Maybe it's because I'm used to it, but it's more comfortable this way..’
Is it an effect of being confined to the house for so long?.
I decorated the house as if it were a hideout, filled with the romance I had been thinking about for a while..
‘If you use "Object Projection" with Harris about once a week and use natural power, gardening will be no problem..’
Dealing with nature to this extent was nothing to Harris, an elf, so it was no problem no matter how large the garden was..
Since it was a suburban area, the air wasn't as bad as in the city, so it was bearable to some extent..
‘Just in case, I should install a lot of crime prevention devices. I have to lay down as much as I can..’
Of course, it included not only electronic devices but also magical barriers..
You can borrow the power of various talented people such as Hans, Heinz II, and Heinrich, so there is no reason not to use it..
All you have to do is select the ones you need and use them..
“Tskcha.”
While organizing the luggage I brought from the basement storage room, I straightened my back and looked to one side..
In fact, it took a long time to prepare the equipment, so it was very busy not long after we moved in.···.
Now I have something to do for a while.
Ssyuk—
At that time, a figure quietly appeared in front of me, who was alone in the silence..
A cold-looking handsome man with red eyes and pale skin wearing a black tailcoat..
It was Heinz II, a vampire who had just returned from another world..
“······.”
Heinz took out Dwarf Zaonic's favorite pickaxe, 'Eline', from his subspace bracelet and handed it to him..
I accepted it naturally without saying anything and looked at it slowly..
It had countless small scratches on the shiny blue metal, and it felt like it had been used for a long time, but it didn't feel worn, probably because it had been well maintained..
Can you say it looks like a well-maintained antique?.
‘I feel sorry for Zaonic. Still, you should think of it as the price of your life..’
At that time, Harley was just joining the group on the Outerica side..
Zaonic, who saw him come back in tatters, urgently searched for a pickaxe, but was pricked by conscience when he saw him slump down.···.
Instead, wasn't it thanks to Harley that we were able to return safely?!
After listening to the story, it seemed like he was a little less attached to the equipment in the blacksmith shop, but if it weren't for him, he would never have seen them again, so this was a win-win..
“Hmmm···.”
After trying hard to rationalize myself, I quietly ignored the situation and cleared my throat lightly..
‘Let's see, we can get Heinz to help out here and then send him to Heterosis..’
Heinz had already quietly gone outside and was in the process of setting up a barrier using “Blood Mystery” and “Concealment” around the garden..
If energy leaked out unnecessarily, it could have attracted unnecessary attention, so security was strengthened by thoroughly emphasizing secrecy..
‘Hans' bone dragon is no problem either..’
Originally, it was true that I was a little worried because this dragon needed a dragon heart to become its core, but as expected, nothing was impossible for our Hans..
「“Heart of the Immortal”, “Evil Wisdom”, “Forbidden Knowledge”, “Way of Magic”, “Eye of the Abyss”, “Magic Control”」···.
Since all of his skills are directly or indirectly related to black magic, if he was serious, it wouldn't be a problem to just tweak a little bit of necromancy..
Taking inspiration from the Lich's method of transmitting dark magic remotely from an extracted source, he created a closer connection between himself and the Bone Dragon, Heratos..
So that you can supply the energy you need instead of Dragon Heart..
To put it simply, Hans himself became the source of Heratos..
‘Instead, the two can no longer move far apart, making it difficult to move alone, but in that case, it doesn't really matter because you can just send the others..’
Instead of Entracio, Heratos could have been used as Hans' private car..
“Well then, let’s start settling the bill.!”
In order to create a new avatar, you must strengthen your unique skills and increase the number of avatars you have..
That would require a lot of karma, but I wasn't particularly worried about that..
Because there have been quite a few big things happening so far..
‘Not much time has passed since I last acquired “Object Projection”.···.’
First of all, Harris was able to successfully plant the seeds of change in the Elven Kingdom..
The new music and instruments he introduced at the festival provided great inspiration to the elves who had been implicitly immersed in inertia, and enabled them to try new things..
Just as a stone dropped into a calm lake creates ripples, the impact gradually grew in size and affected their overall culture..
It came back as his karma..
‘Although it is still at a small level, it is encouraging that it will continue to increase in the future..’
And through trials, Heinrich became the owner of the holy sword, received a great blessing, and was recognized as a saint..
Becoming a saint of the Main Church, one of the continent's largest powers, was an event big enough to be recorded in history, so this was enough to be a great achievement..
‘Also, after the abyss opened, Hans clashed with the main church and imprinted his name again... Afterwards, we recovered the legacy of the immortal king who began to appear on the continent..’
Moreover, the resulting confusion would have been known to be Hans's fault, so his influence was, to say the least, nagging..
Most recent events included Harley's northern expedition and the hunt for the dragon Heratos..
Of course, hunting a being the size of a light dragon would have been quite an achievement..
‘So, the karma accumulated so far is···!’
『karma store』
『Strengthening unique skills (1,000,000)』
『Status Enhancement – View Details』
『possess karma - 1,608,961』
“oh!”
「Although it has been less than a week in Earth time since obtaining “Object Projection,” karma has increased by over a million..
‘After all, there are a lot of people and there is a lot to see..’
With so many people going around causing big incidents here and there, isn't it so easy to sweep away the karma that is so difficult to collect?.
‘Oh my, how can I get through this difficult world with just one body? It's not for nothing that they say that even ten bodies are not enough..’
In that sense, even I, who has seven bodies, was still lacking, so I needed to make my body ten as soon as possible..
Anything more is better.
And, this was the key to becoming his eighth body..
I held the pickaxe, Eline, and looked closely..
I felt a strong response to “customization”, saying that I could create a new avatar using this item..
“I'm sure there won't be an increase in the number of avatars this time either..”
Of course, the “object projection” I got last time was a good ability, but it would be a real shame if the number of avatars didn’t increase this time..
There's no way to express that to someone, but.
“Then... strengthen.”
Just like that, a whopping 1 million point reinforcement began..
As a result.
《The avatar's potential increases. The object's learning ability is further improved.》
《As your unique skills grow, your potential blooms. Acquire the special skill “Avatar Cloud”.》
Along with the headache, I felt like something was opening in my head..
And the increase in the number of avatars that was so desired was···.
“done!”
That information was sitting proudly on one side of my head..
You can use it at any time to create a new alter ego..
At the same time, mental power and thinking ability increased dramatically..
Even considering that the number of avatars will increase by one more, it seems that the amount of mental power distributed to each entity will be greater than before..
‘Well, it's okay so far. Then what else did you get?···.’
Having achieved the results I wanted, my attention now turned to what had popped up in the system message..
The avatar's potential has increased, but it's long past time to say anything about it..
‘If I fight with my alter ego, I will lose a hundred times..’
This was the case even compared to Hubert, who did not have much combat power..
Of course, since there is “object projection,” it is right to prioritize the growth of the avatar over strengthening the main body.···.
‘Hey, why am I coming back now? How many times have I been stronger than my avatar?.’
At best, it was right after the avatar was created at the beginning of entering the other world..
Now that the children are heading to the top in their respective positions, it is not even a topic that dares to be compared..
‘Would you like to check out the newly acquired skills instead? “Avatar Cloud”.’
Cloud refers to a database that can be accessed from anywhere via the Internet..
And “Avatar Cloud,” which seems to have taken its name from there,···.
It was the ability to share necessary items between avatars without distance restrictions through a small, shared subspace..
‘oh! I was thinking it would be nice to have something like this. As expected, the strengthening effect is certain..’
If you have this ability, there will be no need to exchange items face-to-face with each other like now..
‘Now I can finally give Hans the source of Heinrich's Acrich Dwell..’
They prepared gifts at best, but it was not easy for the two to meet each other due to their different positions..
As the transfer team has a cooldown, I couldn't use it as I wanted, so it was difficult to use another avatar as an errand boy..
‘I just happened to have the right ability..’
Also, I could get quite a few items right away through the merchant Hubert, so I felt safe even if I ended up in a remote area.!
‘I guess I'll have to test how much Earth stuff I can send to Hubert through Heinz. There will be a limit to the amount that can be transmitted..’
It was a satisfying reinforcement in many ways..
Of course, there was still one main event left..
I immediately picked up the pickaxe and used “Customization”..
Now it was time to create a real dwarf..
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