Yet my expression remained grave.
This isn't just a story that applies to the Illusioner.
The Life Orb.
The item I sought to obtain in the world of Vampire Detective.
If a vampire consumes it, they become human. If a human consumes it, they become ageless and their physical abilities are enhanced to superhuman levels surpassing even those of ordinary vampires.
Moreover, if a True Ancestor Vampire consumes it, the potency of their supernatural powers increases. It's truly a miraculous elixir.
To be honest, I was initially blinded by the promise of immortality.
Immortality meant the elimination of aging and death. In fact, there was a human in the Vampire Detective world who had consumed the Life Orb and lived for over 300 years.
"The effects are diminished in another world? By how much exactly?"
A wave of anxiety washed over me.
Even if I consumed the Life Orb, its effects might not be as potent as I'd hoped. But I couldn't stop now. The Vampire Detective case was nearing its climax. Giving up now would be a waste.
First, I need to see how much the Illusioner's effectiveness has been reduced.
The next day, I confirmed that the Illusioner's effectiveness had plummeted by over 90%. I wanted to die.
Originally, the fully charged Illusioner could maintain invisibility for an hour. Even after completely depleting its Eclers, it would recharge to full capacity within six hours.
But in reality, the invisibility only lasted five minutes. The recharge time had quadrupled, requiring a full 24 hours.
"...Heh heh."
I let out a dry chuckle, trying not to overthink it. Even if the ability was weaker, I decided to be grateful that it could still be used in other worlds.
Ah, whatever. I don't care. Let's just enjoy it! Time for the women's bathhouse!
Play initiated.
Having arrived in the world of Vampire Detective, my first task was to scout out a women's bathhouse to target.
The neighborhood bathhouse will probably only have old ladies. I need a place with young, pretty women... Yeah, I'll just find a trendy spot.
That's how I ended up at a massive spa facility.
It was equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and had recently been featured on TV, making it popular among young people.
Even if it's just for five minutes, I'm going to enjoy it.
While trying to become invisible using the Illusioner in the bathroom, I noticed something strange.
The invisibility duration wasn't 5 minutes, but 8 minutes.
Could it be... that the duration varies depending on the world?
It was a plausible hypothesis. A few more experiments would confirm it.
...Damn! I'm wasting time! Let's hurry!
I left the bathroom and immediately headed toward the women's locker room, moving cautiously. I stepped over Gi Eunbo, minimizing my traces and presence.
Whoa.
Entering the women's locker room, I let out a silent gasp of awe. Perhaps due to its recent TV exposure, quite a few young women were there, undressing and revealing their naked bodies.
Each with a different face. Each with different genitals. Each with different breasts.
My Toltoli slowly began to stretch and rise. For the record, I was completely naked. After all, if no one could see me, there was no point in wearing clothes.
I gripped Toltoli with one hand and slowly stroked it as I walked toward the bathtub.
Damn. Only six minutes left? I need 30 seconds to escape, so that leaves exactly five minutes and thirty seconds.
I swallowed hard, then froze. A woman was drying herself with a towel. Full breasts, firm buttocks, and an innocent face. She was exactly my type.
Wow. She's practically a model. A model.
I moved toward her as if hypnotized. The nameless woman was leaning forward slightly, washing her legs, which caused her buttocks to protrude. My stiffened Toltoli brushed against her tightly closed pussy.
"Hmm?"
She turned around. I quickly backed away. She frowned and looked around, but couldn't see me in my transparent state.
She resumed drying her wet body with a towel.
I stared at her buttocks until I finally snapped. I grabbed her hips and shoved my dick into her pussy. Then I immediately withdrew and retreated.
"Aaaah?!"
She screamed and fell forward. The other women nearby stared at her with puzzled expressions.
"Miss, are you alright?"
The middle-aged woman asked her, "D-did you just see someone behind me...?"
She turned around, but there was nothing there. She touched her lower abdomen with one hand, feeling the sensation of my dick having entered her.
"There's no one here. Are you feeling unwell?"
"Ah, no. I'm fine. I must have imagined it."
She stood up. Her face pale with fear, she quickly dried herself, changed clothes, and left.
Hit-and-run fuck! Or, hit-and-run! This is actually quite fun. Heh heh heh.
I remembered the bell-ringing pranks I used to pull as an elementary school student. I got caught a few times and got into serious trouble.
I glanced around before cautiously opening the bathroom door and slipping inside.
The humid, sweltering heat characteristic of bathhouses hit me immediately.
...Ah. This isn't as interesting as I thought.
I used to imagine the women's bathhouse held a grand secret, something even Indiana Jones wouldn't dare dream of.
But it turned out to be nothing special. Just women washing themselves naked.
Moving around here is tricky.
The Illusioner's cloaking only renders me invisible; it doesn't eliminate my mass. That means my footprints remain.
If water splashes on me, it will trickle down my body, instantly revealing my presence. Entering the bath itself is out of the question.
This place is dangerous.
A little water on my body wouldn't matter. The Illusioner's cloaking is flexible enough to conceal my clothes and even the weapons I'm carrying.
But a deluge of water from the showerheads? That's a different story.
I finally decided to leave the bathhouse and play around in the changing room. Whenever I spotted a woman I liked, I'd perform a hit-and-run fuck.
"Eeeek?!"
The woman would scream and whirl around, but I'd already put some distance between us.
Ugh... so unsatisfying.
Still, it was surprisingly fun. I kept playing this hit-and-run game until the Illusioner's duration was down to about 30 seconds, then I bolted from the changing room.
Heh heh heh. Next time, I'll bring a camera.
Three days later, rumors began circulating about an invisible man haunting the women's changing room.
No problem. If things got too hot, I could just move on to another place.
October 31st. Halloween.
Hongdae, a popular hangout for young people, was teeming with costumed revelers.
The most common costume? Jeokgwang.
Jeokgwang is the worst kind of murderer, yet he's also treated as a dark hero.
Over time, Jeokgwang's actions have consistently resulted in the deaths of criminals. Above all, the Kim Chunseok incident was particularly impactful.
The public had already realized that Jeokgwang was the one who released the sex bribery video in Gwanghwamun.
So I'm a dark hero now... Should I play the part again this time?
Wearing a clown mask with a red wig, I stared out at the Hongdae streets from inside the stolen car. Today, no one would give me a second glance. Most would assume I was just another ordinary citizen dressed up as Jeokgwang.
Today, I'll slaughter those Vampire Hunters en masse. If I inflict devastating losses, they won't be able to interfere anymore. And the Flower of Life will safely enter Korea.
I pulled out my smartphone.
Choi Seonmi can't betray me. She's completely obsessed with my dick.
Choi Seonmi's loyalty was genuine. Every piece of information she had given me so far had proven accurate.
Moon Ji-Hyeok trusts me to some extent too.
Providing him with various pieces of information had paid off. I opened my smartphone and sent a message to Moon Ji-Hyeok.
Taker: Detective Moon, I have some valuable information for you.
Moon Ji-Hyeok: Valuable information?
The reply came almost immediately. Moon Ji-Hyeok rarely delayed responding to messages.
Taker: How a vampire can become human.
Taker: Isn't that the information you've been looking for?
Moon Ji-Hyeok: You actually found it?!
Taker: You know I don't play games with information.
Moon Ji-Hyeok: How much?
Taker: This information is worth a fortune literally millions. Very few people even know about it.
Moon Ji-Hyeok: Millions?
Taker: Yeah. But I'm in a really good mood today.
Taker: I'll tell you for free. Just don't doubt the information because it's free.
Taker: The Life Orb. If a vampire consumes the Life Orb, they can revert to human form.
Moon Ji-Hyeok: The Life Orb? How can I get one?
Taker: I don't know that part. But this information about the Life Orb came from Cantra, the vampire organization.
Moon Ji-Hyeok: Thanks, Taker. You've given me a lead.
Taker: If you're grateful, treat me well from now on. See ya.
Heh heh heh.
I chuckled and slipped my smartphone into my pocket.
The reason I leaked this information was to divert Moon Ji-Hyeok's attention away from Jeokgwang. If Moon Ji-Hyeok pursues the Life Orb, the events are more likely to unfold as they did in the original story. Given the importance of this matter, I wanted to eliminate as many variables as possible.
I rolled down the car window and shouted at the crowd outside, "Hello, everyone!"
My booming voice echoed through the air, drawing all eyes to me. I chuckled.
"I'm Jeokgwang! Happy Halloween!"
I inserted the stolen car key, started the engine, and thrust my left hand, gripping a pistol, out the window.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
I fired celebratory shots into the sky. The gunshots rang out in a steady rhythm, spent casings clattering to the ground.
"Kyaaaaah!"
"It's a gun! A gun! It's really Jeokgwang!"
"Really Jeokgwang?!"
"Just one autograph, please! Jeokgwang-nim!"
"Take a picture with me, Jeokgwang-nim!"
"Jeokgwang! Jeokgwang! Jeokgwang!"
Leaving the crowd's cheers behind, I slammed my foot on the accelerator. The car surged forward, ignoring traffic signals as if they didn't exist. My destination was Incheon Port.
It was quite a distance.
Just a grand-scale game of tag.
I was confident I could evade the police.
I had hacking skills.
And a driver's license. Time to show off my driving skills.
I pressed down harder on the accelerator, hurtling forward at 200 km/h. The police were in hot pursuit, even deploying helicopters and opening fire with live ammunition. The live ammunition was a bit of a surprise.
"Ah, a barricade. They've even set up a steel barricade to block hacking."
Even I couldn't ram my car into a steel barricade. I turned the car around and stopped at a suitable spot.
I pulled an electric bike from my inventory.
"This is the electric bike I got from Code: XTK."
I mounted the sleek, black bike. Naturally, it was illegally modified. Its maximum speed was 600 kilometers per hour, equipped with a nitro booster, and capable of short bursts of flight.
"Primitive fools. I'll show you the true difference in technology. You'll be so shocked you'll fall flat on your faces."
Vroooooom!
I sped off on the bike. Its advantage over a car was its smaller size, allowing me to navigate narrow alleys and even ride on sidewalks.
"Hahahaha! Jeokgwang is on the move!"
I sped down the road, firing my pistol wildly. The police couldn't keep up with my speed. The police helicopter merely hovered overhead, tracking me from above.
The Black Cross Society bastards will probably send Vampire Hunters to kill me too.
They'll likely deploy around seventy Vampire Hunters at once. According to Choi Seonmi's intelligence, that's the approximate number of active Vampire Hunters they currently have.
Vrrrm. Vrrrm.
My smartphone vibrated.
Speak of the devil... It was Choi Seonmi calling.
"Yeah, Seonmi-ya."
Mr. Eugene! Seventy-five Vampire Hunters have been dispatched to capture you! They plan to gradually encircle you!
Her voice was urgent, filled with genuine concern for me.
I had planned to embrace Hera today, but my mind changed.
"Seonmi-ya, get your pussy wet. I'm going to give you a wild night tonight."
Yes? What?
"Send me a photo of your pussy right now, dripping with cum from masturbating. Got it?"
...Yes, Mr. Eugene. ...Be careful.
I hung up the phone.
Choi Seonmi might not make it home tonight. If seventy-five Vampire Hunters are wiped out, the Black Cross Society's mood will be far beyond grim.
"Hahahaha! Try to keep up if you can!"