I Became an Illegal Cheat User – Chapter 92

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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…What the, what’s going on, why is she acting like this all of a sudden?

I looked at Arthur, who was hugging me tightly, with a bewildered expression.

‘…Is this really the Arthur I know?’

The Arthur I knew wouldn’t have done something so undignified as jumping out of a transport aircraft before it even landed, unless it was an emergency.

And she would never have hugged me like this, as if she had met a lover after a long-distance relationship, even though she would sometimes look at me with passionate eyes.

And she used to have a boyish, androgynous look, almost like a man…

…But…

Softness.

The soft feeling I felt from my chest.

And the strong scent of dahlia that had been faint before.

She no longer looked like a man; she had completely transformed into a woman.

‘…But it’s definitely Arthur.’

The clear and refreshing aura that was stronger than anyone else’s.

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[Ability: Talent]

Reads the other person’s thoughts.

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The talent description displayed by Insight (A).

Sniff, sniff, sniff.

And the perverted act of sniffing my neck while hugging me. It was definitely Arthur.

[If you’re so curious, why don’t you just ask?]

‘…You’re right.’

At Terra’s brilliant answer, I immediately took action.

First, I canceled Astra’s Imitation, just in case Arthur got hurt.

Of course, it was a shame that I couldn’t throw Gáe Bolg.

Since Imitation was random, the chances of it transforming into Gáe Bolg again were extremely low.

But that regret was fleeting.

‘Well, I’ll get to throw it someday.’

The reason I wanted to check wasn’t Gáe Bolg’s effect, but Astra’s Imitation effect. So there was no need to worry about something trivial.

I thought optimistically and put Astra back into my inventory.

And only after confirming that [Astra (Bound)][1] had appeared in my inventory…

“Arthur, could you stop burying your nose in my neck and sniffing?”

“…Ah.”

…did I release Arthur from my embrace.

“…Ahem, ahem! Lee Yu-jin, I apologize. I showed you an unsightly side of myself.”

So she knew.

I looked at Arthur, whose face was flushed, with cold eyes.

Feeling embarrassed by my gaze, Arthur fidgeted with her fingers and slowly turned her head away. But… unlike her head, which was avoiding my gaze, her body slowly moved towards me, like a magnet.

And I chuckled at her clinging to me again, just like before.

“…Hey, Arthur. You seem to have gotten… no, a lot more comfortable with physical contact.”

Are you really the Arthur who used to get flustered just by holding hands…? Well, I did hold her hand a bit tightly, but still…

At my question…

“Hmm? What do you mean?”

…Arthur, whose skin color had returned to its usual white, tilted her head, looking at me as if she didn’t understand.

I sighed briefly at her reaction and pushed her away from me.

Then, I crossed my arms to prevent her from clinging to me again and asked,

“Arthur, did something change your mind? You stopped crossdressing, and now you’re all over me.”

She had changed too much.

At my question, Arthur hummed, “Hmm,” and fiddled with the sword at her waist.

Then, she gripped the hilt of Excalibur and looked into my eyes with her blue eyes, which sparkled brightly like a lake reflecting warm sunlight.

I instinctively averted my gaze, but then I remembered that my Strong Will (A) and Spirit stat had increased.

‘At my current level, she shouldn’t be able to read all my thoughts.’

And besides, I didn’t mind her reading my thoughts anymore.

The reason I had been wary of Arthur’s Fairy Eyes was because of the material of Excalibur, a secret known only to the Numbers of the Round Table.

I had been trying to hide the fact that I, an outsider, knew the secret. So now, with her high affinity, it would be fine even if she read my thoughts.

As I thought this, looking into Arthur’s eyes… she nodded, “Hmm.”

“As expected, you knew I had Excalibur.”

“Yeah, I’ve known for a while.”

To be precise, I had known from the moment I first saw her.

“Hmm… so that’s why you avoided my gaze.”

Arthur nodded, as if she finally understood my past actions, and approached me.

Then, she took my hand with the hand that was holding Excalibur and said,

“Well, what does it matter now?”

Arthur smiled refreshingly.

“Lee Yu-jin, you asked if my mind had changed?”

I nodded. Arthur slowly stroked my hand and said,

“Yes, it has. And quite recently.”

Arthur’s calloused, yet soft, fingers intertwined with mine. She took a step closer, our hands clasped together.

“As I watched the countless Fallen, the black wave, I thought…”

I wish Lee Yu-jin were here.

“As I cut down the Fallen, I thought…”

I wish Lee Yu-jin were fighting alongside me.

“As I thought of my old friend, I thought…”

I wish Lee Yu-jin were by my side.

“And beneath the giant Golden Apple tree, I realized…”

Ah, I need you.

Arthur took another step closer.

And as her gentle hand caressed my cheek…

Ding.

[Arthur’s talent, 「Heir to King Arthur (S)」, says it needs you.]

Ding.

[Arthur’s talent, 「Wielder of the Holy Sword (S)」, says you are important.]

Ding.

[Arthur’s talent, 「Heir to the Fairy King (S)」, says it can’t live without you.]

Ding.

[Arthur’s talent, 「Fairy Eyes (S)」, says it wants to keep looking at you.]

Ding.

[Arthur’s talent….]

Ding.

[Arthur….]

Ding.

[…….]

Ding.

Ding.

Ding….

Arthur’s countless talents began making embarrassing confessions.

As I stared at Arthur, dumbfounded…

[Blocking.]

[Eliminating Yellow Fox’s talent messages.]

[…Correcting typo. Blocking, not eliminating!]

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[Talent messages]

…Terra’s message, which felt angry for some reason, appeared, and Arthur’s talent messages, which had been flooding my vision, vanished with a shattering effect.

Snapping out of my daze at Terra’s anger, I gave Arthur, who was staring at me expectantly as if waiting for an answer, an awkward smile.

And just as I was about to say no, that it wasn’t the right time…

“Shh.”

“……!”

…Arthur, who had been stroking my cheek, pressed her finger to my lips.

Then, she looked at me with understanding eyes and said,

“You don’t have to say it now. I can wait as long as it takes. So when the day comes that you can accept me…”

Arthur gently touched her lips with the finger that had been pressing mine.

Then, she slowly removed her finger and smiled.

“Mark me like this first.”

Then, I’ll be very happy.

“Of course, you can do more. No, I would like you to.”

Arthur made a joke that seemed sincere and unclasped our hands.

Then, she stepped away from me, one step, two steps, creating distance.

As if waiting for that moment, the transport aircraft landed on the ground with a thud. And as the engine stopped and the cargo door opened, two people walked out.

“As expected of Lee Yu-jin-nim, you’re safe.”

“Noah.”

One of the two was Noah.

And the person walking next to him…

“Ah… you must be Brother Lee Yu-jin.”

…was a woman with white hair like Noah, closed eyes, and a white priestess robe.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Brother. I am Remilia, a servant of Goddess Theia.”

It was Cardinal Remilia.

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The reason Arthur, Noah, and Remilia had come here was because of Kali’s order.

The order was to guard this place with me until a group came to replace the 1st Extermination Unit, which had been disbanded due to a lack of personnel.

‘I can guard this place alone.’

Not only could I guard it alone, but I could also defend it without any problems, even if the Land of Death launched another invasion.

And now that I had Astra, a Rank S weapon, I could easily defeat Greed.

But Kali didn’t know that.

I looked at the three people eating steaming hot bowls of rice on the picnic blanket and thought as I ate my own beef rib bowl.

‘I wonder which guild will come.’

Although she had said ‘group’, there were only a limited number of groups that could guard this place.

After all, there was no way the military, which had refused to support the Extermination Units and was filled with Fallen worshippers, would come…

…and the Association would be wary of the major institutions after this incident, so the only group they could ask for help was a guild.

‘They must have requested a large guild, right?’

They must have requested a large guild since the danger level of this place had skyrocketed to the point where the 1st, 5th, and 13th Extermination Units were annihilated. No, they had to. If they didn’t want to get chewed out by the principal or the chairman of our Academy.

‘Kali will probably call a meeting after the large guilds establish their outposts, right?’

I still couldn’t forget…

‘Damn Fallen worshippers… I’ll wipe them all out after this is over.’

…Kali’s angry expression, a rare sight from her, who usually maintained her composure.

So, soon, all the captains and vice-captains of the Extermination Units, as well as the leaders of the guilds that would come here, would gather at the 9th Extermination Unit.

And knowing Kali’s personality, she would say it without any filter.

Let’s raid all the major institutions.

Let’s root out all the Fallen worshippers.

But most people would refuse, except for maybe the military, because there was no justification for raiding all the major institutions.

That’s when I would step up. And I would reenact the event that had happened in the game.

‘No justification? Then all I need is enough power to make justification irrelevant.’

I even had a name for the operation.

It was called ‘Help Call’.

So, what was the operation?

‘The principal told me to contact him if I needed help.’

To borrow the power of the principal, Grand Wizard Yoo Baek.

And through Yoo Baek, I would borrow the power of Baek Yoo-hwa.

Literally, an operation to borrow the power of two Transcendent beings.

‘Ah, come to think of it, the original operation name might be better.’

Help Call’s previous name.

It was none other than ‘Buster Call’.

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