I Became an Illegal Cheat User – Chapter 36

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Just by tapping an empty ammunition box once with a pipe, live bullets suddenly appeared in it.

It was not like saying “Gold, appear!” and it magically appears.

“…Is this a skill?”

Asking a superhuman about their talents and skills was considered very rude, almost to the point of being taboo.

Of course, it was not defined by law, but it was an unspoken rule in the superhuman industry to not ask about abilities.

However, I couldn’t hold back my curiosity to the point of breaking that unspoken rule.

No, how can I not ask when she produced this amount of live ammunition from an empty box that had nothing in it?

Still, I did commit a rude act, so I slightly checked her face.

“Skill? Ah, this?”

…Fortunately, she didn’t seem to take it too unpleasantly.

To be precise, fitting her easygoing appearance, she seemed to just not care.

“Yeah, that’s right. It’s a skill.”

The manufacturing instructor opened her palm.

Then, a live bullet identical to the ones in the ammunition box appeared above her palm.

Judging by the phenomenon of space slightly distorting when the live bullet appeared, it seemed to be a subspace skill.

But…, as far as I knew, unlike magic, subspace skills must always be used through the ‘hand’ when putting in and taking out items.

You couldn’t take out live bullets while the lid was closed like the ammunition box I saw earlier.

Then…, there was only one possibility.

The pipe the manufacturing instructor was holding was not an ordinary item, but an artifact.

As if reading my mind, the manufacturing instructor said while waving the pipe.

“And this is an artifact that assists my subspace skill.”

Indeed, my view was not wrong.

“…? What, you look like you already knew?”

“Ah, yes. I saw you using the subspace skill and….”

“…For being the top student, you seem to have some knowledge about manufacturing too?”

The manufacturing instructor’s gaze towards me changed.

It was a greedy and clingy gaze as if trying to recruit a skilled student as a graduate student.

But unfortunately, regardless of knowledge, I didn’t have manufacturing talent, so I couldn’t become a graduate student.

Of course, even without talent, if you make bloody efforts, you can gain talent, but… it was too inefficient for me to do that.

Anyway, after realizing the pipe was an artifact, the manufacturing instructor approached me and put her arm around my shoulders, asking.

“Then do you know this too? What magic is engraved on this pipe?”

“…Since you have a subspace skill, ‘Stocking’ magic must be engraved on it.”

“Oh, this little punk! You’re smart!”

The manufacturing instructor pinched my cheek and shook my body as if I was impressive.

But…, can’t you let go of me a little?

‘I’m starting to feel weird.’

From the moment she put her arm around my shoulders, beyond feeling the overwhelming mass from her arm.

Every time my body shook, her ferocious manufacturing pockets swayed up and down, so my gaze kept going there.

After that short yet seemingly long time of endurance passed.

The manufacturing instructor clicked her tongue as if she was disappointed and released her arm from my shoulders.

“Tsk, I thought I got a smart manufacturing member for once, but you just had to lack manufacturing talent.”

…As I thought, there was a reason she put her arm around me.

Just like how the Fallen Worshipper checked if I had alchemy talent.

The manufacturing instructor also did that to check if I had manufacturing talent.

But I didn’t feel any regret.

Because I could feel her ocean-like heart and avoid the path of becoming a manufacturing member like a graduate student.

“But I like you.”

The manufacturing instructor grinned and put the pipe in her mouth.

At that sight, I felt like my heart dropped.

But,

“Even if you can’t become a manufacturing student, you who handle guns and are interested in manufacturing can come find me anytime.”

Fortunately, it wasn’t about telling me to become a manufacturing student.

I let out a sigh of relief inwardly and nodded.

“Then I’d be glad to.”

It was not just words, I was really glad.

Usually, when requesting artifact production to the Manufacturing Department, they didn’t make it right away as GOAT Baek Young-woo said.

But the manufacturing instructor saying I could come find her anytime was practically the same as saying she’d make it for me regardless of order.

“Anyway, how much live ammunition do you need?”

“How much do you have?”

“…How much do I have?”

The manufacturing instructor was slightly taken aback by my reverse question of how much she had.

But that was only for a moment, as if she recalled that I had a subspace (inventory) like her, she told me the number of live ammunition she had.

“…It’s roughly this much, can it all fit in your subspace?”

“Yes, it’s more than enough.”

It would fit and even have leftovers.

No, not just leftovers, it would be like a speck of dust.

That was how vast the capacity of my inventory was, comparable to an abyss.

Not knowing that, the manufacturing instructor exclaimed.

“Your subspace skill must be a higher grade than mine?”

“I think so.”

“Then, isn’t this much not enough for you? Should I make more live ammunition?”

“No, it’s fine. Even the amount you told me now is plenty for the time being, so I’ll come back to get more next time.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll make some in advance, so take them when you come next time.”

“Yes, I will. Thank you so much.”

I bowed my head and expressed my gratitude for her kindness.

“What are you thanking me for, I’m doing this for money too.”

Ah, right.

I came to buy…

“What, did you think I was giving it for free?”

“No, it’s just…, the flow was going that way……”

I smiled awkwardly and avoided her gaze.

As if finding my appearance amusing, the manufacturing instructor chuckled and started lining up ammunition boxes on the floor.

And after a while.

Pistol ammunition, rifle ammunition, shotgun ammunition, and various types of ammunition boxes were stacked like a tower in front of me.

At the enormous quantity that made the spacious workshop feel cramped, the corners of my mouth twitched involuntarily.

Honestly, if the manufacturing instructor wasn’t here, I would have laughed to my heart’s content.

That was how abundant my heart was, to the point of being a lethal dose of happiness.

But that was only for a moment.

“Here, take it.”

“…This is.”

The manufacturing instructor handed me a piece of paper.

It was an invoice.

“I took out the price of a few boxes there.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“And the discount will be quite a lot.”

At those words, I checked the invoice.

Student discount, top student discount, discount because she likes me? And so on.

Indeed, various discounts were applied.

So with anticipation, I checked the final price I had to pay.

“……?”

Uh…, is this price correct?

“Instructor, is this price right?”

“Huh? Why? Is the price written wrong?”

The manufacturing instructor came closer and checked the invoice in my hand.

“…? There’s nothing wrong?”

But she said there was nothing wrong with the price.

‘No, really?’

Is this really the price?

“Ah.”

On this day.

I gained abundance.

And lost abundance.

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80% of the money I extorted from the Fallen Worshipper flew away.

But if there was a silver lining, it was that with the remaining 20%, I could register the copyright at the Alchemy Workshop.

No, I had no choice but to register.

Now that I knew firearms cost a ridiculous amount of money, I had to register all the potion recipes I knew and make money.

Of course, if I get Infinite Items, I don’t have to do this…, but until I get the minimum number of Selection Tickets, I have to save the Random Tickets.

For that reason, before going to the Alchemy Workshop, I used the ‘A-grade Talent Selection Ticket’.

As the Fallen Worshipper said, to register the copyright at the Alchemy Workshop, I couldn’t not have alchemy talent.

Like the ‘Hero’s Skill Management Method (B)’ I obtained last time, it was a talent without derived skills.

However, the ‘great success correction’ written in ‘Alchemist’s Advanced Alchemy (A)’ was practically a heaven-sent talent for alchemists.

If alchemists found out I had such a talent, they would try to kidnap me as a disciple or master.

Or I would be locked up in a factory and become a machine that just made potions.

But fortunately, in this world, there were very few ways to check others’ talents.

And even if they found out, they didn’t know the exact effects, so the probability of it becoming dangerous was also very low.

Still…, since most alchemists were weird people, it didn’t hurt to be careful.

Anyway, right now I was standing at the academy’s main gate waiting for a call.

The other person was Kang Cheol-su.

Why was I waiting for his call?

To go outside the academy.

This place may be an academy, but it was no different from a training center.

Therefore, to go out on weekdays other than weekends, you needed to get a pass from your instructor in charge.

But Kang Cheol-su was busy with the Fallen Worshipper case right now, so I couldn’t meet him.

Instead, through this smartwatch that combined the academy’s science and magic, I could remotely receive a pass.

So I was waiting at the academy’s main gate…, why isn’t it coming?

…The moment I thought that, a call from Kang Cheol-su came.

…They say even a tiger comes when you talk about it.

Next time, I should think first.

– Top student, the pass has been issued, so you can go and come back.

“Yes, thank you.”

– Alright, then see you tomorrow.

With those words, the call with Kang Cheol-su ended.

And a message arrived on my smartwatch.

It was the pass.

“Now that I have the pass.”

Shall I go to the Alchemy Workshop now?

I was about to run right away…, but instead I took a taxi passing nearby.

The Alchemy Workshop was too far for me to run with my stamina.

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Wee-oo wee-oo!

Wee-oo wee-oo!

– Disaster occurred! Disaster occurred!

“Kyaaaah!”

“It’s a rift! Run away!”

“Save me! Save…!”

Ah.

This isn’t it.

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