Chapter 51

“I realized that Doryeong is a scary person…”

“Did you just figure that out now?”

Uchi, who was brushing off his arms, alternated his gaze between me and the tentacles.

*Squish~*

The sight of the tentacles wriggling and moving seemed unappealing, so he quickly averted his eyes.

“…Doryeong has quite a few interesting tricks.”

Then, Uchi looked at me with sparkling eyes.

‘Well, I guess it did look a bit strange.’

When we first met, he was holding a gun, then he threw a smoke bomb and ran away.

Today, he casually pulled out some strange potion and used it, and even suddenly created tentacles from a person’s body.

Looking at it overall, even though I tried to restrain myself, I ended up doing quite a few eye-catching things.

“Where did you get that potion from?”

Uchi looked at me with a puzzled expression and asked.

‘Where did I get it? From the knowledge I rightfully obtained.’

The 3000x Sensitivity Potion.

It was one of the pieces of information I obtained when I raided the research lab before.

I had already mastered the useful knowledge I gained back then, and I created it through creation when it was needed.

“You don’t need to know.”

But there was no need to explain all the details, so I brushed off his question.

“And those tentacles…”

‘I knew he would ask about them.’

I had used these tentacles before when I was toying with Ice Queen.

Since it was broadcast live, if he had seen the news, he might have thought of Maker when he saw these tentacles.

*Squish?*

‘I hope he keeps quiet even if he realizes I’m Maker…’

This mission is one that needs to be carried out more quietly than previous ones.

If the slums were to attract the attention of the heroes for any reason, the people I’m looking for would have already fled.

I couldn’t let that happen.

“Hmm… Doryeong.”

Uchi with a slightly serious expression.

Did he figure out that I’m Maker?

‘No matter how dumb he is, he couldn’t miss this.’

“So, it was like that, huh?”

Uchi nodded with confidence.

Well, since it’s out in the open now, I’ll just ask him to keep quiet…

“Wow, amazing! Such a high-quality tentacle!”

“?”

What? What are you talking about?

At Uchi’s words, all the thoughts I had just vanished.

“This is such a coincidence, a coincidence!”

Unaware of my confusion, Uchi started patting my back.

“Don’t tell me, Doryeong, you’re a fan of Maker!”

“Huh?”

And at his words, I couldn’t help but let my poker face slip.

…Me, a fan of Maker? What are you talking about?

“Doryeong, are you doing the ‘Maker Challenge’ or something?”

No, I’m not.

“Like, if you can create tentacles with your ability, you should try making them too!”

How the hell do you even do that?! It’s not like just anyone can do it!

“Lately, there are a lot of villains using tentacles among the recent villains.”

“Are they really using tentacles to do villainous things…?”

…What kind of person would do such a pointless thing?

“Doryeong, you’re not one of those people, are you?”

No, I’m not.

At Uchi’s words, my mind went blank.

‘What the hell is going on when I’m not around?’

I need to talk to Narin about this later…

“By the way, Doryeong.”

As I was lost in thought, Uchi tapped my shoulder.

“…What now?”

“Shouldn’t we stop that now?”

It seems like it’s not moving anymore?

Uchi pointed at the tentacles with a bright expression.

*Squish~ Squish?*

The drug dealer showed no reaction to the tentacles’ movements.

I felt a chill run down my spine.

‘…Shit.’

Was the Sensitivity Potion too much?

I quickly ran towards the drug dealer.

***

Meanwhile, not far from Gang Ian and Uchi, in the slums.

“…?”

“Test subject, what’s wrong?”

A girl in a hood stopped in her tracks while walking.

The middle-aged man, who was with her, asked with a frown.

“…Nothing.”

“Anyway…”

As the girl turned her head, her hood kept twitching.

“Just do your job. Don’t tell me you’re feeling sorry for that?”

“……”

The middle-aged man looked coldly at what the girl was dragging along.

Then he stared at the girl.

“……”

“Tch.”

*Slap!*

Even after staring for a while, the girl showed no reaction.

Feeling annoyed, the man slapped the girl.

“…You better behave. No matter how high the chances are of you becoming a successful experiment, you’re still just a test subject.”

“……”

At his words, the girl nodded slightly.

“If you understand, then carry that properly.”

The man walked ahead of her.

“……”

The girl watched him for a moment, then touched her neck.

*Growl…*

And her gaze gradually turned vicious towards the weak-looking man.

A deadly aura.

As she released her hand from her neck, ready to attack at any moment.

‘Doryeong~!!’

*Perk.*

The girl’s ears twitched at the sound.

She quietly listened to the voices.

‘D-Doryeong, what do we do about this?!’

‘Calm down a bit…’

‘We’re screwed!!! This crazy Doryeong killed someone!!’

‘No…’

‘How are we going to find the information we wanted?! Oh no!! Oh no… Ah!!’

‘Hey!! Just be quiet for a moment, will you?!’

……

The girl’s expression returned to normal from the murderous glare.

She quickly gathered her things and started following the man again.

***

“Did he die?”

“……”

Uchi glanced at me and asked.

“…Luckily, he’s still alive.”

I sighed in relief seeing the man still breathing.

…At least that worked.

I touched the potion in my hand.

It was a completely different potion from the 3000x Sensitivity Potion I used earlier.

‘Ability Suppressant. I wasn’t sure if it would work, but thankfully it did…’

It was a potion I had obtained from raiding the research lab before, and I had suggested to Astra that we dispose of it.

I never thought I’d use it like this, but I’m glad I secretly memorized it.

‘I thought it might not work on things I created with my ability.’

I’m glad this contradictory situation turned out well.

“Ugh…”

Just then, the drug dealer twitched and opened his eyes.

“Wh-where am I…?”

“Are you awake, drug dealer?”

The drug dealer, who was gradually grasping the situation, smiled creepily and touched his cheek.

…He seems a bit off.

“That pleasure was a first for me…”

“……”

“It felt like I stepped into the gates of heaven and came back…?”

…He probably really did die and come back to life.

That’s why he seems more composed now, but it’s still creepy.

“F-forcibly, with that hard yet soft thing… Ahh…”

Shit.

This guy’s really gone crazy!

Glancing at Uchi, he was also expressing ‘What’s wrong with him?’ with his whole body.

“Even now, just thinking about it makes me hot… Ugh! Ahh…!”

Dude, please stop…

Uchi and I started exchanging nervous glances, sweating.

“P-please, just one more time…! You can use me like a toy, I don’t care…!!”

“No need…”

Just go away, you’re disgusting…

No, just give me the information and leave…

“Ahh…! Master!”

“Why the hell am I your master…?”

I couldn’t help but curse at the insane situation unfolding before my eyes.

Shit.

I just want to give up.

Then, I turned my head and saw Uchi.

“…Uchi.”

A good idea came to me, and I called him with a warmer smile than before.

“?”

“This guy seems to need protection, how about you take him and protect him?”

You take him.

“Uh, uh! Doryeong! Didn’t you say you needed that guy…! As a comrade, I can’t do that…!”

No way.

“His condition doesn’t seem stable yet… As a comrade, can’t you help?”

Take him.

“Why are you being so nice all of a sudden… No, no! He looks perfectly fine to me!”

No!

Uchi and I started playing hot potato with our eyes.

Feeling the pressure, Uchi dragged the drug dealer into it.

“Hey, what do you think? You’re fine, right?”

“Ugh…”

“If you answer Doryeong’s question well, I’ll give you that pleasure again.”

“Really?!”

That bastard.

The drug dealer’s eyes lit up as he looked at me.

“Wait, Uchi…!”

“Ahem, ahem!! You guys chat~ I’ll go untie the other guy…”

Uchi hummed a tune and ignored me.

‘Just you wait…’

I glared at him with a murderous expression.

***

After the night passed, I sorted out my thoughts at the cafe.

‘At least I got some general information.’

Mainly about how the Ability Amplifiers are sold, their locations.

And how many people are selling them, etc.

It was a bit unsettling, but the drug dealer spilled all the information he knew in exchange for the pleasure I gave him.

‘At least there’s progress. And… Uchi.’

I chuckled as I remembered the guy who got hurt so pathetically yesterday.

‘Serves him right.’

That guy made the drug dealer cling to me.

He left me alone and tried to free the addict who was tied up with the drug dealer.

‘Here, I’ll untie you.’

‘……’

‘We won’t harm you, so don’t worry…’

‘…Drugs.’

‘?’

‘My drugs!! My druuugs!!!!’

The problem was that the addict, who thought he had lost his chance to get drugs, started going crazy.

In the end, Uchi, who tried to calm him down, got beaten up.

‘He got what he deserved.’

It was punishment for making it hard for me to subdue him quickly.

As I chuckled to myself, I tidied up the cafe.

*Ding~*

The clear bell rang, and a man entered.

“Bro~!”

“Yeah, you’re here.”

Han Mir stood in front of the counter, smiling brightly.

When I looked up at him, my eyes widened a bit.

“…What’s that wound?”

“Ah, this? Haha, I got into a fight at school…”

A large bandage on his cheek.

I couldn’t help but be surprised at the location of the bandage.

‘That’s the same spot where Uchi got hit.’

That wound was exactly where Uchi got hit yesterday.

…I guess I was right.

I chuckled as I looked at the smiling guy.

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