Login Psychopath - Chapter 142



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Episode 142.

Notoriety stat decreased by 1%!

It was an effect I could never have imagined.

I thought it would at most change stamina or mana… .

‘You’re lowering my stats!?’

It wasn’t even a temporary cut.

If a stat was reduced due to a debuff effect, it should be displayed in the status window in some way, but Jeong Yu-ra’s status window was clear.

It’s permanently shaved off.

Fortunately, the infamy stat was reduced, which did not affect the character’s performance.

If the stat that was cut wasn’t infamy, but rather a divine power or magic power stat…

‘… This is crazy.’

Lee Shin was astonished.

It’s dizzying just to imagine!

Of course, changes could happen for the better, but the risks of failure were too great.

We still don’t know what the average effect will be.

‘I guess I’ll just have to use this for other people.’

“… …What did you do to me?”

“That’s okay, we got what we needed, so let’s go find Walter quickly.”

“Huh? Oh, right… No! What the heck!? Didn’t a weird message just pop up!!”

“… … What does it matter? Your notoriety has already been tarnished. You should be the one thanking me instead.”

“what…!!”

It was a shameless answer.

* * *

After confirming the compensation, Isin went straight to find Walter.

Soldiers at the entrance blocked Isin’s path.

“Stop!”

“What brings an adventurer here?”

“I have come to see Sir Walter.”

“Sir Walter? … … Ah, you are that adventurer.”

“yes.”

“Go in. Sir Walter will be waiting in the room at the end of the hall.”

Since it had already been discussed, passing was not difficult.

After Lee Shin knocked, he went inside.

“Oh, you’re here?”

Walter got straight to the point.

“The conversation went well.”

“What do you mean?”

“If you take this to the guild, you will be able to hear an explanation of what you need to do.”

[Obtain the item.]

This is a badge given to the tax collector Martinez.

When in possession, some residents may avoid you.

•You can use the special skill, ‘Tax Collection’. The amount of tax that can be collected is applied differently depending on the economic situation of the residents.

•Coercive force may be applied to residents who refuse to collect taxes without reason.

•Fame stat +100

•Notoriety stat +100

“thank you!”

“What about gratitude… … . It’s all for the spirit. I’ll be going now.”

“yes.”

* * *

Following Walter’s advice to go to the guild, Isin headed straight to the guild.

Since Count Aaron’s situation was urgent, I planned to get started right away.

Collecting taxes is something I’ve done many times before, so it shouldn’t be particularly difficult.

‘I guess I’ll just have to use my remaining time well.’

This was a man walking with various thoughts in his mind.

But at that time.

“……huh?”

Jung Yu-ra suddenly stops.

She opened her eyes narrowly.

Soon, he notices something and calls out to me while tapping me.

A voice mixed with urgency and confusion.

“Hey, that…!”

“huh?”

At this, Lee Shin turned his head.

At the same time, my eyes met with those of users looking at me from afar, and my eyes opened wide.

…because he was someone I knew very well.

‘Finiteness!?’

Finiteness.

The guild master of the Five Star Guild who ran away after being hit hard on the back of the head by Isin.

He was right in front of my eyes.

‘what?’

When Lee Shin was at a loss, unable to grasp the situation, Yoo Han-seong ran to Lee Shin and shouted, “What a coincidence!”

“……너 이 x새끼야!!!!!”

A cry that goes beyond anger, and even feels desperate!

This was a part where you could see how much had accumulated over time.

Because of that, Jung Yu-ra couldn’t meet his eyes and turned her head away.

Even though most of the incidents were committed under the leadership of Isin, she was still an accomplice as a party member.

There was no way to avoid responsibility.

… … But at this time, the one who had the highest crime was thinking a little differently.

Looking at the man standing next to Yoo Han-seong.

‘Who is that?’

Not only had Lee Shin forgotten about finiteness, he had also completely forgotten about Kang Woo-jin.

* * *

-That’s Woojin.

-What is that?

-Woojin. Kang Woojin. A thief. Don’t you know? We even had a party together.

-Was it like that?

-He was the person you hung out with when you were cross-dressing… … No, how could you do something like that and forget about it already!?

Jeong Yu-ra was shocked and couldn’t explain.

But Lee Shin was confident.

-I don’t remember who I killed.

The number of users that Isin killed was too many to remember each and every one of them.

For the same reason, grudges are quickly forgotten.

The only human relationships in the game that Isin remembers are between Jeras and Dokgo.

Because the two of them had already filmed a ‘polite apology video’.

Since the weakness is firmly established, it can be exploited at any time.

It would be a loss if you forgot.

-What the… … .

-Anyway, I know who you are, but why are you here?

-huh?

-We’ve never met in my original form. So how did you know that I’m Lee Si-eun and come to see me?

-Huh? Is that so…?

Yoo Han-seong came to find him. He could understand it by thinking, ‘Did he get reports from other users?’

But it wasn’t Kang Woo-jin.

When I met him, Isin was already dressed as a woman.

And until the party was over, Isin hadn’t shown them his true form.

But the fact that Kang Woo-jin came with Yoo Han-seong… .

‘…no way?’

Lee Shin’s expression became serious.

I wonder if they caught me in women’s clothing.

The answer was given by finiteness.

“How did you come here? Well, I guess I should have been a little more greedy.”

“what?”

“You leaked information like this everywhere, did you really think you could escape without being caught?”

Yoo Han-seong shared his screen with Lee Shin.

This is a video from Lee Shin’s YouTube channel.

The screen that Yoo Han-seong had stopped on contained a scene of Lee Shin and Jeong Yu-ra together.

“… … !!”

At that sight, Isin realized what had happened.

I was wondering why Kang Woo-jin came… .

Jeong Yu-ra and Gil Ra-im.

The rest of the party members are the same, but Arthur and Lee Si-eun’s appearances have changed?

If you think about it carefully, one reasonable inference can be made.

Yoo Han-seong glared at Lee Shin and shouted.

“You really…!”

‘Tch, did I get caught?’

No it wasn’t.

“… … Do you know Lee Si-eun!?!?”

“…what?”

An unexpected conclusion!

Isin blinked in confusion.

But Yoo Han-seong instantly became more confident, perhaps because he took that to mean that he had hit the nail on the head.

“I guess it was right because you look flustered.”

“What? No… .”

“Their methods were very similar. That was because they were in the same group to begin with!!”

“… … .”

Yishin shut his mouth.

Finiteness has already come to a conclusion on his own!

Although it was a little embarrassing, it was actually a good thing for Isin.

Yishin muttered as if he was in trouble.

“… … Damn it, did I get caught!?”

“Hahahaha!!”

At this, Yoo Han-seong burst into laughter from the depths of his danjeon.

After all that, why did I make a critical mistake in an important part?

It was a sight that no one could have imagined that Lee Shin would be dressed up as a woman.

-Usually you can’t even imagine it?

-Be quiet.

Anyway, despite Jung Yu-ra’s nagging, the situation has already become interesting.

Isin quickly shook his head.

What should I do now?

Now that they had been caught, friction with the opposing guild was unavoidable.

It didn’t matter now that I had Earl Aaron as my backer, but the fact that it happened to be in the middle of important work was a problem.

‘Should I just ignore him for now? Or…?’

Thoughts that follow one after another.

But the answer came quickly.

‘I have to use it.’

There was a lot of work to do, so the more hands the better.

Yishin opened his mouth.

“Instead of fighting like that, why don’t you make a deal with me?”

“… … A deal? With you?”

Are you crazy?

Why me?

It was Yoo Han-seong who spoke with his eyes.

Lee Shin continued speaking without paying attention.

“It wouldn’t be bad if you listened to it, right?”

“Shut up, what’s the deal? Let’s just call all of our guild members and kill you…”

“I’ll tell you. Lee Si-eun’s location.”

“… What!??!?!”

The eyes of the finite have been opened to their limits.

Betraying your colleagues!?

This easy!?

“Hey, are you crazy?!”

“Didn’t you know? That’s how it is here.”

“No, but still… … .”

“No, that’s not true. If you do that, you’ll get hit in the back of the head.”

“… … It’s your fault!!!”

You are the one who scratches my insides!

Thanks to that, the finiteness exploded again.

But if you think about it calmly, Lee Shin’s proposal itself wasn’t bad.

Lee Shin and Lee Si-eun.

It’s true that they’re both enemies, but in any case, it was Lee Si-eun who caused the greater damage to the guild’s image.

Because during the rescue quest, the guild bulletin board was paralyzed for a while due to users dying to her.

It wasn’t a bad deal, practically speaking, if I could just catch her and get my revenge through a proper deal.

‘First, let’s catch Lee Si-eun, then we can catch this guy.’

“… … Keep going.”

After several calculations, Yoo Han-seong nodded.

Lee Shin continued speaking immediately.

“You said it was a deal, but it’s simple. You just have to help me with my work.”

“Your work?”

“Tax collection.”

“… … I’ve never done that before.”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s not that difficult.”

All you need to know is how to do the beating.

Then most of the problems are solved.

“Every… day?”

“okay.”

“Why is it that we have to collect taxes every day…?”

“You don’t know that, just tell me the conclusion. Are you going to do it? Are you going to say it?”

“… … .”

“Hmm, if you don’t like it then don’t.”

“… … Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute!”

Yoo Han-seong shouted urgently at Lee Shin, who turned around without hesitation.

There was good reason for this.

‘We can’t find Lee Si-eun among ourselves…!’

Unlike Arthur, who would eventually turn up something if you searched, surprisingly little information was available about Lee Si-eun.

It was to the point where I thought the game was over.

If she hadn’t heard it directly from Arthur, her former colleague, Lee Si-eun might never have been found.

“If you don’t decide quickly, it’ll just be like it never happened… … .”

“…I will do it!”

… In the end, it was the finiteness of accepting Lee Shin’s proposal.

* * *

Lee Shin headed straight to the guild to be assigned some work to do.

“Mr. Arthur?”

“yes.”

“Recommended by Sir Walter….”

“That’s right.”

The guild managers’ gazes at Lee Shin were surprisingly not bad.

Even though he was an adventurer, he came here by parachute.

This was thanks to the title that Yishin had.

[Have the title, .]

[The guild manager acknowledges you with an unknown sense of trust.]

A sense of security that I can’t help but feel!

Thanks to the effect of the title that was obtained in advance, the managers felt that ‘this person would collect any tax.’

And this was indeed true.

He was good at swindling and even killing nobles and knights, so dealing with the common people was nothing to him.

“is it so?”

“I’ve done something similar.”

“Then the conversation will be quick. Please sit here. I will explain what to do first.”

The task for Lee Shin was simple.

And there weren’t many sheep.

They go around to about fifteen households every day to collect taxes, and if there are residents who evade taxes, they somehow manage to get the money back.

“Is that the answer?”

“yes.”

‘It feels a bit like a daily quest.’

As expected, it didn’t seem that difficult.

Since there are people who will help you with the work, it won’t take long.

Isin nodded with satisfaction and spoke to the two people behind him.

“let’s go.”

* * *

Meanwhile, unlike the busy city of Isin, there was a place where one could spend a very quiet afternoon.

“… … .”

In a quiet room.

In a dark room with the lights off and the blackout curtains drawn, someone was watching a video intently.

dripping.

“!”

At that moment, there was a small knock on the door.

Then a calm, composed voice came from beyond the door.

“Johnny?”

“… … .”

There was no answer.

After a moment of silence, the woman who had knocked on the door opened her mouth again.

“Mom, I’m going to work now.”

“… … .”

“I won’t come back, so stay awake and come out and eat. Got it?”

After the woman finished speaking, she opened the front door and went out.

Soon after, a mid-sized car was seen leaving the parking lot.

It was immediately after that that the tightly closed door opened slightly.

Squeak… … .

“… … .”

Again and again.

A gait as if a mouse had died, and eyes that looked carefully left and right.

Her disheveled hair reached almost to her waist, and her skin was so white it was blindingly transparent.

Anyone who saw him would think he was a reclusive loner.

Only after she was sure that no one was inside the house did she come out completely.

At that moment, the post-it note stuck to the doorknob fluttered and fell off.

“… … ?”

I picked it up and turned it over. There were two short lines written on the post-it note.

The capsule has arrived.

Have fun.

“…ah.”

She let out a small exclamation.

Now that I think about it, was it today?

I quickly looked around and saw that the capsule had arrived on one side of the living room.

She pushed the capsule into the room, grumbling, and went inside.

The scanner scanned her iris.

[Start the game.]

[Scanning iris… …]

[… … ]

[I am a new user.]

[Please choose a name for your character.]

“Lee Ji-ah.”