Only My Skill Tooltip Is Strange

Chapter 79

King of Thieves is openly looking for Earthling Supreme.

“Are people really going to gather because of a post like this?”

I was dumbfounded.

Should I go to the club called Playdance?
Or should I just ignore it?

‘They won’t even recognize who the thief is anyway.’

Players in the thief faction keep their identities hidden.
Some famous players might have their faces known, but most try to keep a low profile.

But a call from a fellow thief?
There was no way I’d follow that.

‘If they have a brain, that is.’

It seems like King of Thieves was aware of this, adding a little extra to the post.
He used money as bait.

‘Just showing your face here will get you 100,000 yen.’

I could roughly guess the floor’s owner through the currency.
Based on the city’s scenery, I had been thinking it was either Korea or Japan.

‘...But still, King of Thieves. Can you really handle this?’

For someone like King of Thieves, is this easy?

The post had only been up for a short time.
But I could already see players slowly starting to move.

‘This isn’t even a thief-exclusive board.’

King of Thieves had posted on a public board.
So now, I couldn’t tell whether the players moving were from the police or thief faction.

But one thing was certain: they didn’t seem that strong.

“King of Thieves is suddenly giving out 100,000 yen. Let’s go.”
“Why?”
“It’s a common thing. Someone probably pissed him off in the mission again.”
“This is always King of Thieves.”

Just because they made it to the 5th floor doesn’t mean everyone is strong.
There were plenty of mediocre players with stats around 15 to 16.

If they hadn’t met any monsters from other dimensions, that level would be enough.

The top-tier martial artists with an average stat of 30,
even they aren’t that common when you look across the entire Central Plains.

Except for the 1st floor, honestly, you wouldn’t easily meet them.

“This is the place.”
“Playdance… it’s been a while.”

I followed the players.
I didn’t know where the Playdance club was, so I had no choice.

“Why do the police leave this place alone? Why not just raid it?”
“They can’t. Without ‘evidence,’ they can’t ‘arrest’ anyone. Honestly, it’s stupid to get arrested.”
“Seeing the trouble King of Thieves is making, it looks like it’s time for him to go up soon.”
“Did he fail and die again?”

I listened closely to their murmurs.
I could get a rough idea of King of Thieves’ reputation.

‘His infamy is well known.’

The infamy I earned from killing police officers is nothing compared to his.

My infamy only applies within the missions, so it’s embarrassing to even compare.
King of Thieves has earned a reputation for truly awful deeds.

‘Is it 2 stacks now?’

If it had been 3 stacks, I would have been too busy running away.
I would have gone to the 6th floor before the police even had a chance to catch me.

I arrived near the club.

There were quite a few people gathered.
They had all come to collect their 100,000 yen.

I wondered if any of them were thieves.
In terms of ratio, the police players seemed to outnumber them.

‘He told only the new players to come.’

Was it just the thief-to-police ratio that was the problem?
The ratio of new players was also an issue.

Most of the gathered players were not new, but dropouts.

Dropouts who had been stuck on the 5th floor.
They seemed to think King of Thieves’ outbursts were a regular event.

Nothing was going as King of Thieves intended.

“There he is.”
“He’s really angry.”
“His face is ridiculous. Is he trying to be Guan Yu or something?”

With so many people gathered, their mutterings grew louder.
Through the noise, King of Thieves made his appearance.

“You filthy bugs.”

He was wearing a greenish-colored robe.
His stride was firm, and his gaze, looking down at other players, was striking.

King of Thieves shouted at the dropouts.

“I’m looking for Earthling Supreme.”

He revealed his purpose from the start.
He had no intention of hiding it.

“Finding this bastard is easy.”

...Is it really that easy to find me?
I was curious about King of Thieves' strategy.

“This bastard is crazy. A rude bastard. He probably laughed the moment I posted this. He wanted to see me show anger, but I didn’t get angry.”
“......!”

Saying that with a bright red face didn’t sound convincing.

“…You look pretty angry to me.”

One of the dropouts whispered.

“Go!”

King of Thieves shouted like a lion’s roar.
His breath seemed to emit poison.

Green smoke actually started to pour out.

“Cough, cough!”

The players began coughing.

In the underground club, it wasn’t easy to resist the poison.

“That bastard is definitely here. There’s no way he hasn’t come. He’d have to show his face!”
“......!”

As expected, King of Thieves had completely read my mind.

‘Is he used to dealing with someone like me?’

King of Thieves predicted Earthling Supreme couldn’t resist the anger and would come to watch himself tremble.

‘This wasn’t easy to predict.’

King of Thieves seemed impressive.
His beard, grown for a dignified look, definitely wasn’t just for show.

“You bugs. If anyone here is seeing a new face, bring him to me.”

Click—.

The sound of a door locking came from a distance.
A martial artist, wearing the same robe as King of Thieves, blocked the exit.

“Anyone who brings a new player will get an extra 100,000 yen.”

Starting with King of Thieves’ words, the players began looking around at each other.
Familiar faces greeted each other happily, while strangers were met with suspicion and pushed away.

“King of Thieves! Do you know what race that bastard is?!”
“He’s a thief faction player. How would I know his race?”
“Then how are we supposed to find him? You have to give us at least some info to go on!”
“Didn’t I just say? That bastard is here. According to the Great Mage, he grabbed the reward. Doesn’t that give us an answer?”
“.......”
“If a new face is wearing valuable equipment, then he’s Earthling Supreme.”

King of Thieves’ deduction is based on the premise that Earthling Supreme is here.
If he hadn’t come, they’d just be making noise among themselves, like always.

‘But he did come.’

King of Thieves had seen through me perfectly.
He figured out my personality and set the stage, making it impossible for me to stay away.

‘After all, would a newbie player, someone they don’t even know, come running when called? That doesn’t make sense.’

No one here at Playdance could be a true newbie.

“This bastard is a new face!”
“No, he’s not.”
“I found the new player!”
“He’s not the one.”

No one thought I was Earthling Supreme.
They couldn’t imagine someone who looked like a regular Earthling would have chosen that nickname.

“…Why?”

The players all began searching through the new arrivals.
Everyone had at least once faced the life-threatening gaze of King of Thieves.

But they couldn’t find Earthling Supreme.
Of course not.

‘I’m right here, and yet they’re still looking for me.’

King of Thieves’ face twisted.

“That bastard... he hasn’t come? That’s impossible. If it were him, he’d have to come. Didn’t he see my post? Is he still choosing his reward?”
He shook his head.

“…When choosing rewards, time is controlled. No matter how much time he spends inside, time outside stops. He couldn’t have missed my post. So, he saw it and just didn’t come?”
“Boss! You’re falling into a trance! Calm down!”

King of Thieves’ face turned even redder.
He was starting to look more like Guan Yu.

‘Is he about to snap?’

It was fun watching.
I was glad I came to the Playdance club.

Then, our eyes met.
Straight on, with King of Thieves.

“That’s him! That bastard is Earthling Supreme!”

King of Thieves shouted and pointed at me.
In that moment, everyone’s gaze turned to me.

“…He’s an Earthling.”
“Earthling Supreme? Does that make sense?”
“Has King of Thieves finally lost it?”

No one believed King of Thieves’ shout.

And no wonder.
On the surface, I looked like a regular Earthling.
An Earthling who couldn’t last even 2 seconds against a peak martial artist.

But what?
A player who mocked a peak martial artist and evaded a Mana Expert’s knight?
Anyone who believes that is a fool.

“Capture him! If you catch him, I’ll give you 1,000,000 yen!”
“…A million?”

Believe it or not.
Money is money.

Worried that King of Thieves might have gone mad, the players began to move to capture me.

“Hey. Maybe we should just calmly go talk to King of Thieves…”

It was my first time meeting them.
Most players would try to talk first before attacking, especially when they had just locked eyes.

But with King of Thieves overestimating Earthling Supreme, there was a naturally cautious atmosphere.

“King of Thieves.”

I grinned and quickly tapped my forearm.
I activated my survival instincts and rushed to greet him.

“Nice to meet you. You’re older than I expected.”
“Cough!”

As I whispered in his ear, King of Thieves spat blood.

“This, this, this bastard!”

Poison poured out of King of Thieves’ body.

“Kyaaaaaaa!”
“King of Thieves has lost it! Fuck! He really has dementia!”
“Run! His body is melting!”

I chuckled as I unleashed the initial move of the Blood Poisoning technique.
Poison overcomes poison.