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.

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.