## Chapter 1650 – Chronicles of the Black-Haired Foreigner – Celestial Demon Constellation

First, I concealed my power.

Whatever the case, the fact that a gate opened meant there was someone who opened it. Revealing my identity first wouldn’t do me any good.

If there’s a strong guy, I need to pretend to be weak to lower his guard, then suddenly strike him down. I felt that acutely when I killed the Immortal King last time.

“I need to pretend to be weak.”

Especially in another dimension.

I’ve been revealing myself too much lately.

Anyway. After hiding my power, I cautiously stood before the dimensional gate. I had already told my wives that if they detected any anomalies during dimensional observation, I would immediately go in and check it out.

I can come back without any problems.

I wonder what kind of bastards were trying to open a dimensional gate? I hope it’s some kind of heretical group like the Taoists’ dimension.

So I can catch them all and throw them into Sugarcane Land.

Thinking about that made me feel good. Indeed. There was a reason why the Bogeyman collected children.

I’m already getting excited thinking about throwing sacrifices into my Sugarcane Land, so the Bogeyman must have felt even more.

“Should I create a Bogeyman Land too?”

According to legend, the Bogeyman takes the kidnapped children to his inhuman space and imprisons them forever.

That space is terrible.

A vast land with round holes drilled all over it.

The holes are just big enough for a child to fit in. The Bogeyman is said to put the collected children into those holes and cover them with a lid that will never be opened again.

What happens to the children in the holes?

And are all the countless holes with lids on them filled with children? What happens if the children’s bodies grow after they’re inside?

The more I think about it, the more chilling it becomes. The child who becomes a collectible will see that scene as the last thing before being imprisoned in a hole himself.

“Hehehe.”

I completely crossed the dimensional gate while having such delightful thoughts.

* * *

“…!”
“…!”

There were people waiting to greet me as soon as I entered.

“What are these guys?”

But they’re a bit unique.

The four people standing in front of me were all individually armed. What are these guys? Did they open the dimensional gate?

They don’t seem that strong?

“Hmm.”

I try to understand the situation while feeling doubtful.

The guy in the front row was wearing some kind of fancy armor, holding a one-handed sword and a cool shield. The muscleman behind him was holding a stylish two-handed axe. Behind them, there was a wizard-like guy, and someone dressed like a priest.

“What the hell are all of you?”

People armed with swords and staffs… all different?

Is this world similar to my dimension?

But the armaments are a bit unique. The armor is fancy, and the weapons have a lot of decorations, making them feel like they’re for ceremonial purposes.

What are these guys doing?

Knights? Or adventurers? Mercenaries? It doesn’t look like practical equipment. Maybe they’re actors?

Their outfits are diverse, and their jobs seem varied, so it’s confusing. Anyway, I need to extract information right now.

“…!”

They all looked surprised. They were panicking and shouting at each other, communicating. They don’t seem strong enough to open a gate themselves… Are they adventurers who encountered a special situation?

And right then.

—Whoosh!

“Haaaaaaap!”

The shield warrior kicked off the ground and charged forward with his shield raised. A red aura-like power was surging from his sword.

“He uses aura?”

Does he think I’m an enemy?
Then I’ll start with this guy.

“Hey. Calm down for a second. Let’s talk.”

—Thwack.

“Ugh?!”

I immediately reached out, pushed the shield aside, and grabbed his head.

“Celestial Demon Divine Art, Mind Scan.”
“Woooah…!”

Let’s extract some knowledge.

“Uwaaaaaaa!”
“Tsuaaap!”

As I did, the two-handed axe man rushed over, thinking his comrade was in danger, and the wizard started to cast some kind of magic.

Shall I see your power for a moment?

—Kwaang!

The axe struck my head, shattering like glass at the same time.

“Huh?!”

Similarly.

—Whoosh!

The fired fire magic also shattered as soon as it touched my body. Wow, what is this? It’s a different power from our world, but the form of the magic itself is similar.

A bit strange?

“Let’s just stay still for now, guys.”

Anyway, I’ve seen all the power.

“Celestial Demon Divine Art, Celestial Demon Medusa.”

—Tsupat.

I sent my gaze and stopped all their movements, then extracted information from the shield warrior again. First, the language… and knowledge about this world started to flow into me. I’m getting more and more skilled at this as I keep doing it.

“Keureureuk…!”

It seems these guys are humans with the same roots. So it was very easy to interpret the information.

“Look at this bastard?”

But when I looked closely, this bastard had a history of robbery and murder? This Celestial Demon Kim Kkatteu hates robbery and murder. So I read a little more carefully… But what?

Quest?
Kill them all?

“Hey? What the hell is this? There are incomprehensible pieces of knowledge mixed in?”

As I was absorbing his memories, strange concepts suddenly appeared in my head. What is this? No. This is skipped for now. It’ll be more accurate to master the language first and then interpret it.

“…”

But.

Even after absorbing the language, I don’t understand.

“Status window? What is this? He says he can see a status window? And he gets skills? Items? Quests? God? What are these guys? Game addicts?”

I can’t do this.
I need to hear it directly.

—Chwaak.

I immediately let go of the shield warrior.

“Ugh, uwaaaah! Ugh! Wh, what is this! Wh, who the hell are you! What did you do to my head!”
“Calm down.”
“Who the hell are you!”

The shield warrior, who was a former robber and murderer, jumped up and shouted in a panic.

How dare he?

“Where does this murdering robber think he’s raising his voice?”
“Huh? Uh, uhhhhh?!”

I immediately punched him in the face.

—Kwaang!

“Keok!”

I adjusted my strength appropriately, so he only got a nosebleed and no other external injuries. He flew to the wall and collapsed. I grabbed him again with Celestial Demon Telekinesis and dragged him back, stomping on his chest.

—Kwajik.

“Keuheok…!”
“You bastard. Do you want to get beaten to death by me or just be quiet?”
“I, I’ll be quiet…! I, I’ll be quiet, so…!”
“Good choice. Then, applause to celebrate.”
“Yes…?”
“Applaud, you son of a bitch!”

—Thump thump!

I stomped on his chest like an angry gorilla!

“Kehaaaaaak!”

Blood spurted from his mouth.

“Applaud! Applaud!”
“Uwaaaah!”

—Clap clap!

He screamed and clapped quickly, reading the room. It’s been a while since things have gone this smoothly.

“Good. I’ll stop the violence.”

—Whoosh.

I made the other guys around him kneel and sealed their mouths. They’re guys who hang out with some weird murdering robber. I need to interrogate them all.

“So, friend. I looked into your head for a moment, you see?”
“Wh, what…!”
“Listen. But what’s with the status window? Those kinds of concepts came up. What is that? What are you?”
“St, status window, you say…?”
“Yeah.”
“Th, that is…”
“Why? Is it something you can’t talk about? Even between you and me?”

I put a little force on my foot, and he shouted as if I was going to kill him.

“No! It’s not that! It’s just such an unexpected question…!”
“Unexpected question?”

If he doesn’t act quickly, it’s like I’m going to kill him, so he shouted.

“You’re asking something so obvious that I didn’t know where to start!”
“Obvious? Ah, damn it. Hey. Explain it kindly. I came from another world, so I don’t know much.”
“An, another world? Why isn’t it a hidden piece, but this…”

Damn it.
I don’t understand anything.

“Explain!!!!”
“Yes!”

And so the shield warrior’s explanation began.

And I’m not lying, I was so shocked that I almost fainted within 10 seconds of the explanation starting.

What kind of world is this?

“So. You can see a status window? And that status window is a power given by some divine beings?”
“Y, yes… We are people chosen by the status window… and we use that power to climb towers or conquer dungeons.”
“Damn it. What’s going on?”

It’s amazing.

It’s incredibly amazing.

“No. Damn it. Hey. Show me that status window.”
“Yes? To see the status window, you need a special skill…”
“So you don’t want to show me?”
“Here. I opened it.”

—Swish.

When I took my foot off his chest, he held out his hand. Is he showing me the status window now?

I can’t see it at first.

“It’s on your hand? That status window thing?”
“Yes…”

I reached out my hand towards it.

“Hmm.”

I can feel some kind of power.

And this power was connected to somewhere else. In other words, it’s connected to a very long and thin string that penetrates dimensions.

This guy said that the status window was given by God, so it must be a string connected to the divine being who rules this world. It’s a similar feeling to the gods like Verde giving divine power.

The paladins received divine power from the gods in that way. Like puppets. They were directly receiving fuel with a very long and thin celestial string connected.

“…”

Anyway, let’s interpret it.

“Hoo.”

The status window started to appear in my eyes.

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[Name: Rugel Finders]
[Title: Iron Guardian]
[Race: Human]
[Level: 53]
[Stats: ◀]
[Skills: ◀]
[Fame: ◀]
______________________

“Wow, damn it.”

So the divine beings of this world give these guys something called a status window, just like they give divine power.

“Your level is 53? You’re a total noob?”
“Y-yes…”

This is a bit interesting.

I need to find out more.