My Glasses Will Be Able to Conquer the Whole World, I Suppose - Chapter 138

Chapter 138




Chapter 138 – Glasses boy becomes a scapegoat

I was appalled.

The other party seemed to be taken back, but I was surprised too.

This is quite something…

Though because of the mask-type glasses, my expression shouldn’t be visible… Still, under the mask, I was so surprised that I couldn’t help opening my mouth agape.

I mean… It’s a pervert.

“P… Pervert…!?” The person exclaimed.

“As if you’re one to talk.” I replied.

I was surprised once more. I didn’t expect to be called a pervert. What’s up with this pervert?

… Well, I really can’t talk about them when I’m wearing this… No!

I’m using a disguise, so it can’t be helped! But this person is a real pervert!

******

I was running through the lawless city under the faint moonlight.

I climbed onto the roof of a building and looked around, watching for anything conspicuous while being at a slightly elevated location.

As expected, there aren’t many people walking outside at this hour, but there are still some.

Some people who are completely drunk.

Others who were beaten up by someone and have now fainted.

Then there are those who are stealing the things from the person who just fainted.

There are also some people who took off their own shoes and started coughing and violently vomiting, probably due to the smell that came out of their own feet.

It seems like late-night crime is quite rampant in this city, so it’s easier to move around on these roadless rooftops than on the streets themselves.

Moreover, movement along the rooftops seems to be very compatible with the Sand Walk gift.

The appraisal of the Gift told me that it left no footsteps nor footprints.

And truly, this is quite the amazing Gift.

It’s just as the appraisal told me. No footsteps and no footprints.

I should be able to walk through the mud without leaving any footprints at all.

Strangely enough though, I can still feel my weight on the soles of my feet.

However, I don’t seem to be putting any weight on the ground that I’m stepping on.

I’m not sure how exactly it works, but I think this Gift allows me to float just slightly above the ground. At a small enough distance that it can’t be discerned by the naked eye.

As in, I’m not properly stepping on the scaffolding.

I think a thin layer of magical power is being created right below my feet, so my weight doesn’t reach the ground.

That’s probably why there are no footsteps nor footprints.

There are many Gifts that are magical in nature, and Sand Walk, that I registered from the cat, might be another one of those.

I’d like to ask its owner for more details, but as that’s not possible, I’ll just have to try it out and figure things out myself.

On another note, I haven’t tried the Storm Dragon gift that I registered from the dragon yet. Nor do I have any intention of trying it out soon.

Differently from Sand Walk, I don’t have any information on this Gift, and I’m scared of harming myself in the process of using it.

So, I’m only gonna try it out after things calm down. I wanna use it in a safe environment.

I mean, maybe it creates a sudden storm when used… What if it is such a strong storm that it bursts my arms off?

I’d rather try it out in an environment where I can try avoiding this kind of irreversible accident.

After all, this is the Gift of a dragon.

I’m not sure if the body of a person can handle its power.

I mean, in the first place, a Demon Beast’s gift can usually be used only by the Demon Beast itself, so it might put a strain in the body that only a Demon Beast should be able to handle.

Therefore, I don’t want to try it out yet.

In any case, due to Sand Walk, I can easily walk on top of a shabby hut’s fragile ceiling.

And as I leave no footsteps, I’m not making a single creaking sound, so the family members below are not being alerted by my movement.

Also, since the roads are mostly narrow in this city, it’s easy to jump from roof to roof, never needing to go back to the road to keep moving.

Though well, sometimes I do arrive at slightly wider roads, and it would normally be unlikely for me to reach the roof on the other side of this road by jumping.

However, with the Float gift that I registered from Chace’s master, Swallow, this becomes possible.

Float lets me control my own weight.

The timing is difficult, but by activating it at the right moment, I can reduce my weight just as I leave the roof, which allows me to jump much farther than usual.

This is also a Gift that I need to practice more with though.

I can only do this much with it, but Swallow could do way more than that. She manipulated it with much more freedom than I do.

******

By making full use of Float and Sand Walk, I was able to run around the lawless city and see many of its locations.

Roughly speaking, the country’s shape seems to be that of a distorted circle, and it seems to be divided into six sections.

The area I entered the country, where I had my glasses and stinky bag stolen, is the commercial district.

It’s filled with stores, going all the way from food stalls to bigger and fancier shops.

Clockwise from there, one can find the brothel district; craftsmen district; agricultural district; wealthy district; and the poor district.

They don’t seem to be evenly distributed.

In terms of size, the agricultural district is by far the largest.

I suppose that can’t be helped, since it needs to provide food for the entire country.

It’s honestly a splendid field. It feels out of place in Krozheit.

It’s dark right now, and I wasn’t able to see it from up close, so I don’t know what they’re growing there, but I could see some plants being cultivated, at the very minimum.

Also, the outer wall of that area isn’t crumbling as much as the wall of the commercial district.

The next largest was the wealthy district.

It was a quiet and beautiful place that truly didn’t feel like it fit within a lawless country.

It was filled with large buildings that resembled the mansion of the brothel district that I’m staying at.

And each of those mansions has a gatekeeper standing in front of it.

Seems like the wealthy district is the most well-equipped one in terms of handling crimes.

Then, the commercial district, brothel district and craftsmen districts all seem to be about the same size.

However, there weren’t that many crafting facilities in the craftsmen district. The number of forges and kilns that I could see wasn’t that large, so I think there aren’t that many craftsmen in that district.

And the smallest one was the poor district.

It was basically filled with ruins. It was hard to believe people lived there, but… People clearly lived there.

All the visible buildings were in tatters, and it was common to see holes in the walls.

Moreover, there were traces of repeated reinforcements on the walls of most buildings.

I could also see a decent number of people sleeping on the streets, and their clothes were all terribly shabby.

It was so bad that it made Zant, a man who easily blended into the slums of Haidiga with his dirtiness, actually look decent.

I don’t know how many people live in this district, but their number seems to be large enough that a bit of goodwill and charity would most likely be a fruitless effort.

Trying to do something good for them doesn’t seem to be very feasible…

Also… There seem to be children sleeping on the streets too.

I didn’t see children on the streets in neither Haidiga nor in the royal capital.

It’s not that I don’t have any desire to help, but getting involved with them is probably the wrong move.

… Well, that’s about it.

I’d like to take a closer look at everything, but I should avoid returning home late.

Dynawood’s words came to my mind. I don’t want to make anyone get suspicious of me nor of the people in Adyll’s mansion.

So, this is enough for today.

Let’s go back to the brothel district. I can try getting more details about Krozheit tomorrow.

******

… And when I turned around, I found that pervert.

Both of us stopped moving.

They seem to be surprised, but so am I.

The main difference in our outfits, is that their mask is white, while mine is black.

Their white mask seems to be made of a leather that covers their entire head, leaving openings only for the eyes and mouth.

It’s probably not something that was made with a Gift like mine, but more like something specifically made for a purpose.

As in, for perverted activities, most likely.

From the shape of their body, I can say that this person is a woman.

She’s wearing a tight black leather jumpsuit that highlights her silhouette.

The white cloak she is wearing on top of it is shining brightly under the moonlight.

She has a modest chest, thin waist, decent butt, and a physique that isn’t much different from mine. She’s probably the same age as me.

Her long blond hair and cloak are both fluttering behind her under the night breeze.

And her eye color… Blue? I’m not sure, since it’s dark.

My head is thinking at full speed.

But I cannot move.

As if we were two cats who suddenly made eye contact, the two of us were unable to move nor look away.

I don’t know what will happen if I take my eyes away from this pervert.

Though perhaps, the other party might be thinking the same thing as they stare at me.

There’s no way a strange-looking pervert will go out at a time like this for no reason. Especially with this kind of outfit and at this kind of place.

… Ah, I see.

It took me a while of thinking, but I finally realized what I should have been questioning all along.

… What is this pervert doing here?

Just as I thought this far, I suddenly heard a loud whistle echo through the night of the sleeping lawless country.

“Thief! Thief!” Someone shouted.

It only took me a few moments to connect the dots once I heard this shout.

A thief…

… But a moment before I could connect everything.

“I’m sorry.” The pervert said as she started moving.

The distance between us wasn’t particularly wide, so she quickly got close to me.

Then, she swung her long legs against me with an upper kick.

It was reasonably fast, but it was also easy to see through it.

So, I ducked below the kick and let it pass by me.

But then, just as I was thinking about what I should do next, something small flew from the pervert’s fingertips.

I didn’t let my guard down.

But I also couldn’t avoid that thing. Not when it was released at almost the same time as the kick.

She probably acted while expecting me to dodge the kick.

And then, as soon as that small thing touched me, it emanated a faint light.

At that moment, I felt a mysteriously strong impact on my chest. Something akin to being hit with the Full Impact gift.

The force ran through my body, and I was blown backwards.

******

… Just what did she do?

And… There’s nothing behind me.

The road was the only thing behind me.

But I was on the roof of a building, so… I’m falling.

And since I’m already mid-air, there isn’t anything I can do to divert my trajectory.

All that I could do, was to use the Float gift to minimize the damage from the fall.

And as soon as I land, I’ll chase that pervert-

“I found it! The thief!” A man exclaimed.

I had just landed on the ground.

I wanted to chase the pervert.

But the moment I fell, I was instantly surrounded by a large group of men.