I Became an Illegal Cheat User – Chapter 45

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Having confirmed that the item quantity didn’t change with the cheat applied, it was now time to examine it in more detail.

Just like how Super Accuracy required focusing to set a target, Infinite Items must also have some conditions.

Or, there might be some differences, like between genuine and fake items.

With those thoughts, I first took out the holy bullets from my inventory and checked their information.

“…As expected.”

There was a difference.

An item with the prefix ‘Copy’.

Seeing that prefix, I switched the cheat to ‘OFF’ this time.

Ding.

The sound of the cheat being deactivated rang in my ears.

At the same time, I could see the holy bullets I was holding, as well as those scattered on the bed, becoming blurry and disappearing.

At that sight, I opened my inventory and checked the holy bullets.

And…, huh?

“…?”

What’s this?

Surely…, I should have had 5 holy bullets, not 1?

I blankly stared at the screen where the quantity seemed to be incorrectly displayed, then closed my eyes tightly.

After counting a few seconds internally, I opened my eyes again and checked the screen.

…It was the same.

This time, I closed and reopened the inventory.

…It was still the same.

Seeing the unchanged screen, I let out a snicker.

“Ah, it’s a bug.”

System, there’s a cheat bug.

Or maybe the inventory update went wrong.

So, won’t you fix it quickly?

……

No response.

“Hey, system, there’s a bug.”

……

Again, no response.

“…Is it not a bug?”

As I asked in a dejected voice,

Ding.

As if it had been waiting, a message window appeared.

“Now you tell me…?”

You show me the update details only after my 4 holy bullets have disappeared?

“You should have done this earlier, hah…, forget it.”

I let out a deep sigh and pressed the message window.

Perhaps because of the sensitive topic of items, there was more content than the previous cheat tool visibility update.

But since all the information I wanted to know was written there, I read it carefully without missing a single letter.

And…, the sentence on the very last line.

Seeing that it was emphasized, it seemed to be saying.

‘Since cheats are for you alone to use, we restrict them like this.’

After interpreting the sentence like that, I stared at the message window and thought deeply.

And after a while, the conclusion I reached was.

“Well, it’s not bad?”

That there was no loss for me.

Of course, there were points I didn’t like.

That was having to go to the Alchemy Workshop again.

Since I couldn’t copy money or sell items that could be converted to cash, I had to earn money.

Still, now that I had obtained the Infinite Items cheat, it seemed sufficient to just register recipes and earn royalties.

Because any item would become ‘9999+’ if I obtained just 1.

And in the case of consumable items, although there were restrictions, others could use them too.

Literally, I could enjoy the privilege of ‘Infinite Items’ to a limited extent.

For example…, like elixirs called divine potions or miraculous elixirs (recovering life force, mana, and all status abnormalities)?

Of course, in the case of divine potions or elixirs, they couldn’t be taken repeatedly once consumed, but were divine potions just one or two?

Anyway, being able to provide consumable items to others?

Just that alone would make the ‘Infinite Items’ cheat worthy of being called a cheat, but…

Honestly, thinking about beings from other worlds and their apostles below, I think I should be able to give equipment items too, not just consumable items.

That’s because one of the conditions for the ‘Ending Quest’ is ‘survival of all main character-level individuals’.

However, even in the game ‘Arena Academy’, when beings from other worlds or apostles started to appear, in any playthrough, it could be said that ‘without fail’, at least 1 to all main character-level individuals either fell or died.

As such, it was very regrettable that I couldn’t share copied equipment.

But well, what could I do about it?

The system had put such restrictions.

“Or is it that?”

There must be a reason why restrictions had to be put in place.

For example…, unable to exert full power because of blocking beings from other worlds coming across dimensions to Earth?

The email I received from the developer said ‘the world I created’, so they must be no different from the god of this world.

So, it could be that they were focusing their energy on delaying the entry of beings from other worlds, i.e. outer gods, towards Earth, and thus although they gave me cheats, they couldn’t properly provide for them.

“…Hmm, that sounds plausible?”

I stroked my chin at the plausibility I had gained through self-questioning.

Certainly, thinking about the power those outer gods could exert on Earth…, wait a minute.

“…Come to think of it, aren’t the cheat effects similar to the powers those outer gods use?”

Why didn’t I realize this before?

Surely, I should have remembered what the powers of the outer gods were?

As soon as I thought that, I immediately opened the cheat tool and checked the cheats.

And it wasn’t just similar, but completely…

Suddenly, voices echoing in my head.

While hearing those distant and faint voices, I thought… thought?

“…What was I thinking about?”

With my head suddenly throbbing, I grabbed it.

I seemed to have recalled something very important, but…, I couldn’t remember at all.

But that headache was only momentary.

As if it had never hurt, my head became fine and I scratched it.

“Well, I’ll remember it someday.”

If it didn’t come to mind right away, it probably wasn’t that important.

“By the way, when did I open the cheat tool?”

Wasn’t I just looking at the inventory update details until a moment ago?

For a moment, I felt a sense of discomfort at that thought.

“Ah, I must have opened it to turn on Infinite Items again.”

Seeing that Infinite Items was turned off, my discomfort quickly faded.

That must have been nothing too.

…Right?

Ding.

The characteristic sound of the cheat turning on was heard.

And the quantity of items in the inventory returned to ‘9999+’ again.

“Hehe.”

Laughter leaked out.

Although most of the items could only be used by me, seeing the ‘9999+’ quantity made me feel as full as if I had eaten a hearty meal.

After repeatedly taking out and putting back items in my inventory like that for a while, I suddenly realized it was late and time to sleep.

“Ah, I should go to sleep now.”

I had a duel with Lee Seo-yeon tomorrow morning, so there shouldn’t be any condition issues.

As soon as I thought that, I got off the headboard and lay down on the bed.

And in less than a few seconds…, I fell asleep…

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The next morning.

Class 1-A exclusive training ground.

“Top student! Top student!”

As soon as I entered the training ground, Asuka spotted me and came running, pitter-patter.

With her hair in twin tails like before and holding wooden swords in both hands.

I waved my hand towards Asuka and greeted her cheerfully.

“Asuka, it’s been a while.”

It was too much to say it had been a while, as we just hadn’t seen each other for two days.

But perhaps because I had gone to the Other World twice in a row, it felt like I was seeing her after a really long time.

At my greeting, Asuka who had stopped in front of me tilted her head and asked.

“Um…, has it been a while?”

Asuka was cute today too.

At Asuka’s squirrel-like appearance, my hand rose without me realizing.

And just as I was about to pat that round head.

“Top student, again! You’re trying to pat my head again!”

Tch, did she notice?

“No, there was something on your hair so I was trying to remove it.”

“…Really?”

“Really.”

“…Then remove it.”

Asuka, who had instantly distanced herself, approached hesitantly and held out her head.

At this, I grinned and placed my hand on Asuka’s head.

And pat pat.

“Ah! It really was a lie!”

Asuka, who had her head patted by me, shouted with her face turning red.

But even that sounded cute like a small animal making squeaking sounds.

Ah, I patted Asuka’s head today, so today should be fine.

Of course, it was a superstition I made up myself.

“S-stop patting!”

When I didn’t stop and kept patting, Asuka who couldn’t stand it anymore finally retreated hurriedly.

Then, letting out slightly labored breaths, she said,

“W-why…, hah, why do you keep patting my head, top student!”

Well, to raise your affection?

…I couldn’t say that, so I chose appropriate words in my mind and answered.

“Because Asuka’s head feels good?”

At that, Asuka’s eyes widened as she looked at me.

Thinking I might have answered wrongly at that sight, I was about to speak again, but.

“I-is that so…?”

Asuka started twisting her body while exuding a strange atmosphere.

But that was only for a moment.

“Ah, right!”

Asuka suddenly shouted as if she had remembered something.

“Top student, now’s not the time for this! Just now, the seniors……”

But her words didn’t continue to the end.

No, I couldn’t hear them.

That was because.

“…Aha, so this is how it works.”

The Sniper’s Sharp Sense had activated.

I turned my body towards the killing intent I felt from behind and looked at the training ground entrance.

And there, as if to show they were 2nd years, a group of seniors wearing black uniforms were standing.

The senior who seemed to be the leader of that group approached me.

And what he said was,

“Are you the one? The one who taught Lee Seo-yeon how to use a gun?”

He was asking if I had taught Lee Seo-yeon how to use a gun.

So I personally answered him.

“No?”

It wasn’t me.

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