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Chapter 3 - The Inked Bodies 1

[Transmigration System Online]

 A cheat. A system, but is this the exact notification that appeared on Lee's cellphone?

"Mr. Cheon, can you explain this!?" Mr. Cheon didn't answer as if he didn't know what I was talking about. 

"Come on, Scholar Cheon, you know what I'm talking about."

Aefer = A subspecies of humans has more power due to their sacred ink that was inked to them since birth, the more tatted the skin, the more power they have and authority.]

A barbarian inked to the max.

"That's not even what I meant, The system scholar Cheon."

..... 

"Ugh!" A silent treatment.

About to leave, a heavy sound of footsteps filled the area. I hurriedly went back to the same spot and smelled a mouthwatering scent.

"Is that food I smell?" At the top of the tree, I look down and see an Aefer pulling a cart surrounded by a soldier.

"Qwygdbvn! Afsdf Dsfsd!" The Aefers, at a glance, look like they are arguing.

What are they talking about? 

A text materializes out of nowhere, asking me. [Automatically Translate?][Authorize]

Curious about the gossip of the Aefer, I authorize the system to translate.

"Authorize." The gibberish words slowly start to make sense.

"Zxvcbn uitb e w-[Translating through the DSGS] 

"Saw the divine bird and a silhouette of a woman screaming at night?" 

"Divine bird?" I said silently.

I'm pretty sure they're talking about me, the silhouette of a woman who screaming at night and a bird. 

Out of thin air, a text appeared again.

Divine bird = Simurgh, a colossal bird with resplendent plumage, a majestic creature that exudes an aura of regal authority.

"Regal authority my ass that creepy bird snoops around someone's coffin's." Scholar Cheon's system sure acts like Go-gle.

"They speculated that the silhouette is the old hag, which the head chief wants to find the Old hag to help remove the curse infecting him." Said the guardsman.

As the system doesn't respond when I talk mentally, I asked physically, "Mister, what is an old hag?"

The witch who controls chaos and curses.

Voice commands are making me mad here.

A mirage of a footstep appeared, and the footstep flickered like Morse code.

"What's this!?" The mirage vanishes and comes to light again repeatedly.

Is this Morse code? The Aefer heard me and told his fellow about what he heard.

..-. --- .-.. .-.. --- .--

F~O~L~L~O~W follow, as my instinct tells me that this is because the Cheon Dal system is activated.

Why does Scholar Cheon interact in this way? Now he acts far from G-ogle.

The Aefer then scouted the area and walked around.

"Guard, is your head okay!? I don't see anyone here!"

"THE SIMURGH HAS BEEN FOUND."

The Aefers ran and left the cart one by one.

Simurgh the crazy ass tall bird? They are sure panicking.

"You there, we're leaving it all up to you, so guard our cart," hurriedly said an Aefer.

 As I sneaked, following the footsteps, Scholar Cheon's system conveyed a message in Morse code.

- .... .-. --- .-- Throw in this situation, I should throw a rock to distract.

"I got it, Scholar Cheon, but where?" Whispered.

 A line shimmered and flowed at the neck of the Aefer.

"Master, I can't aim well if this is what I'm throwing." Whispered

 The light changed direction and became a footprint on the tree and flickered there, saying Throw again.

"Understood, Mister." Whispered.

 I then postured myself, then saw a flow of light. The flowline followed the eventual destination of what I'm throwing.

"What's that?" Confusedly said the Guard.

"Whoa, I can see where the rock goes." Whispered.

This is op!

Then the mirage of footsteps appeared again and gestured that I should go there and plunder the weird-looking fruits.

"I Understood, Master Cheon." Whispered.

I then plundered the fruit, and then the [Transmigrator System] emerged.

[Store Item] [Confirm?] 

What a great idea! I stole all the items that it was carrying.

"Confirm." Whispered.

[Stored Taec fruit X76, Cursed branch X1, and Bik Meat X3]

I see them gotta go escape.

After the escape

"The hell, this meat called Bik is so Fishy and Tough I can't eat it, and what's this a cursed branch? At least the fruit was good."-[Taec Fruit X6]

[Demonic Scholar Guide System Mas.lvl.1]

Bik = An animal similar to the earth animal called crocodile, as I do not have similarity as it can only swim in the water, as it doesn't have feet to go onto the surface, guardians of the spirit world, and psychopomps who lead the spirits of the dead.

I never said anything, but Mr. Cheon Dal helped me. So this is a slice of crocodile meat. where can I cook it and eat it? 

"Unc-I mean Mister Cheon Dal-"

[Bik meat = A delicious food commonly enjoyed by a wealthy or powerful family. It can only be cooked by hellfire.}

So I can't eat it.

"Mister, where are they taking this cart?"

[Aeger = The home of the Aefer and the ruling of the evolved race Aegere.]

So this is where they're taking these supplies.

After some time, I fiddled with the system, I found out that I have a Status Screen.

Race:? Raise Points: 10 Name: Qin Level: I [HP: 10/10][ Strength: 10] [Agility: 5] [Stamina: 09|15] [Mind: 7/20] [Defense: 3 Intelligence: 12] Skill: [Demonic Scholar Guide System Mas.lvl.1][locked lvl.0]

This is kinda Disappointing. What's this [locked lvl.0] Is this perhaps another cheat?

"Oh yeah, Mister Cheon, what is the Aegere?"

[The Aegere = The most powerful Aefer species and the chief of the Aeger clan containing the knowledge, the art of sacred Rune Inking, and the white cresting which increases the Qi/Mana recovery, capacity, casting, enhances physical technique, Body and intake of Qi circulation.]

That's OP as hell, and The Aegere is seriously geared. If I ever have the opportunity, I want to be white crested. 

"Then what is this world I'm in?" Whispered.

[Hudor] 

"That's it?!"

I think in this situation, Mr. will just say You'll know more as time goes by with a raspy old man voice. 

Moving on.

"Mister, I'm curious if I have levels. How come I don't have a single quest?"

As soon as I said that, the System panel appeared after my face. 

[Betray the Aefer = Receive level up X1 and Receive X1 Elite Item X1]

[Escape from The Aefer = Receive level up X3 and Receive Elite Item box X1]

[Befriend The Aefer = Receive level up X2 and moon goddess elixir X3]

[Reject the quest = Receive one Item Slot]

This sure is weird. Why escape?

Oh! A sudden realization. I can combine all the quests: befriend, betray, and escape.

"I chose three of the Transmigrator System Quests."

[Befriend The Aefer]+[Escape from the Aefer]+[Betray The Aefer]=[Secret quest activated] 

[Infiltrate/Kill/Escape =Rewards 5.5 lvl up, One Elite Item, One Elite Box, Moon Goddess elixir X3]

 I never thought hanging up top of a tree would be so nerve-wracking. Skill uses the [Demonic Scholar Guide System]

[Demonic Scholar Guide System] How to fight {The Aefer} to death or subdue.

Kill: fighting an Aefer with lumina=light can blind them, then stab their eyes to get the upper hand, they will erratically swing their weapons and stab each other as they are more dependent on their sight.

"That's brutal strategy, but considering the dire situation, I should do the mission with you're insight, Mister Cheon."

What can I say? A demonic clan is famous for its cruelty.

"How can I beat them, Mister?"

Habits: When an Aefer swings their weapon, look at their feet as you can see where they aim based on their toe pointing. 

I'll just do this tomorrow, I'm hella exhausted right now, and this clutter of text is making sleep.

"Never mind that. Mister, where can I sleep safely?"

A mirage of footsteps appeared again. I followed it and it led me to a black char tree. Mister then kept spamming Morse code:

- .- -.- . / .. - = Take it

I immediately looted it into my inventory. "What's this for?"

[Obtained White char X90] = a combustible fuel that makes a fire into a Blue fire. [Obtained Cray's leaf X176]= a Leaf of the white char tree. When burned, it repels monsters at night as its smoke makes a smell that can't be erased on furs due to its high potency at night.

As soon as I realized what mister meant, I made Dakota firehole using the cursed branch to dig a hole and cooked the Bik meat."This is delicious, no wonder it's common for a noble to eat this."

- [White char X30][Cray's leaf X100][Bik Meat X3]

After the delicious meal, I then transformed the Dakota into a trench fire lay, then slept and woke up at dawn.

Day 2

"Sniff! sniff! I smell!" With all the information that I asked for, Mr. Cheon System.

I sneaked around and climbed to the top of the tree and planned what I would do on the quest [Infiltrate/Kill/Escape Quest]

I prepared my cover, my trump card, and 4 weapons that I will use to complete the quest.

My cover, with a feminine face of this body, long hair, a dirty garb that looks like a witch, and the final touch, the cursed branch I got from yesterday's skirmish. I look like an old hag, Except for the glaring issue my big ass tail. 

"The Aeger clan sure looks like an indigenous tribe." A bunch of guardsmen are spending time gossiping around the gate.

Mr. Cheon's System automatically translates the Aefer's words.

[Translating}

"Young Aegere Et seems to have an abnormality happening to him."

"Shh! I heard it was the same curse Aegere was inflicted."

 A curse? Does the sickness of this world come in the form of a curse to them? 

 Anyway, the Demonic Scholar Guide doesn't work when I ask a question about something; it only works when it's conversing or about killing, stalking, and Surviving.

"Blum!" I shouldn't have jumped from the top of the tree. My knees hurt so much.

[Open Inventory]. 

"Give Item [Curse Tree Branch X1]."

This vocal command is sure to make me die of shame. 

[Received Curse Branch X1]

"Hello, my name is Sin, the weird hag chanting beside a simurgh. 

 My first weapon, fear of the unknown, which is the natural fear of all living beings, and my second weapon, confidence in my ability to act naturally, are the ways to infiltrate.

 [Translation by DSGS] "It's the hag- wait, what is she singing over there?"

 As expected, but I'm shaking nervously due to the pain of the fall I got from the tree, they believed that the unnatural slant back.

"I'm a natural!" Nervously.

"Pursue the witch! She's chanting a curse!" The Aefer's aimed at me with their spears.

Wait a minute, this isn't how it's supposed to be.

"STOP! What curse!?" Said by a giant, muscular man about 3 meters tall.

It's the Aegere, I'm getting goosebumps from his monstrous voice and build, especially his white face.

"Don't bother, I don't sense a curse."

The Aegere is covered with tats, his whole body is inked to jet-black, and his face is.

"Old hag, don't scare my fellow Aefer. You're not even chanting a curse."

What do I say in this situation? 

I'd better complete this quest as fast as possible while I ease the pain in my feet.

[DSGS Activated][Speaking on an Aeferian language] 

[Enacting the infiltrate quest]

"I'm the witch you called a hag who controls chaos and curses." My first conversation in this world is with this monster of a man.

"Indeed, what purpose do you find to be at the front of my territory?" said Aegere

"I heard from your cubs that you need my help. They keep pestering my home abode."

Aegere looked at me curiously. "Then on what price, you'll cure my curse?"

The Aegere looked at me lustfully. I continued to walk closely to the gate, making the Aegere think that I was gonna whisper what price he had to pay.

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