Cheat Awakening

Chapter 287: Chapter 287. Forbidden Pleasures: A Twisted Discovery

"Myne! Are you sure this is the right way? You've been touching this wall like a pervert for the last 10 minutes, but this wall isn't showing any sign of opening as you said," Velvet complained with a bored look on her face, sitting on Myne's back.

"Ssss... Don't disturb me. I can feel it. I'm not far from unlocking it... Ahhh, here it is. Now you'll see how smart your future hubby is," Myne puffed out his chest and said proudly.

He pressed a block-shaped stone on the wall, and it went in a bit before the wall suddenly started shaking.

The chamber vibrated, a low hum resonating through the air. Then, with a flash and a groan, the wall before them split open, revealing a dark corridor painted in red colour.

Velvet's jaw dropped. "Holy moly," she breathed, "the wall just... disappeared? How did they make something so magical? This doesn't make any sense!" Velvet exclaimed, her eyes wide open as she stared at the newly formed entrance. She looked around to find the extra stone, but alas, there was nothing on the ground.

Clearly, whoever made this kind of wonderful entrance was a meticulous craftsman who wanted everything perfect.

"Stop your nonsense. You'll attract someone you shouldn't. Now we're going out. Stay as hidden as you can, got it?" Myne covered Velvet's mouth with his hand as he said that. Getting a nod from Velvet, Myne took out an oversized robe from his inventory and covered himself and Velvet in it.

"Can you see from it?" Myne, with the hood on his head, asked in a low voice as he made his way out of the chamber. The scent of ozone clinging to their nostrils. When the colours subsided, they found themselves in a dimly lit red corridor, shadows snaking along the damp walls.

"I can, but not very clearly. However, it shouldn't be a problem to assist you. By the way, there's something written above your head," Velvet whispered, craning her neck to peer into the gloom. Myne, who was looking left and right in the dark, gloomy corridor, paused suddenly. He quickly looked up and saw a signboard hanging in mid-air by what looked like a spider web with a symbol on it.

Myne squinted at the glowing symbol, his knuckles white against the rough fabric of his hood. "I think this word is written in the native demonic language," he muttered, frustration lacing his voice "but sadly, we don't have a dictionary to translate it. And even if I had one, I have no desire to learn this creepy language," He sighed, his shoulders slumping slightly.

He was about to start pondering which direction to go next when a thought popped up in his mind.

Thinking that he had nothing to lose by trying, Myne cast appraisal on the signboard.

[ A Random Signboard

Grade: Poor

Attribute: None

Description: A tattered wooden signboard on which '09' is written in the native demonic language. Nothing worth mentioning. ]

"Huh? This word means '09,' but what does this number refer to?" Myne said confusedly. Although he was happy that he could use his appraisal skill to translate this weird demonic language, he frowned, contemplating the information he had just obtained.

"Maybe it's the number of the room we were in?" Velvet poked her head out of the robe beside Myne's neck and commented.

The question echoed in the dimly lit corridor, the answer lost in the shadows. Myne pondered for a moment, his gaze settling on a room a few meters down the hall.

"I don't think so. Look around. There are many rooms, but only in front of this one is there a signboard. This doesn't seem right," Myne said, pushing Velvet's head back into the robe. He hurriedly walked toward a room a few meters away.

Clearly, the chamber in which Myne and Velvet were locked was a special case, as all the other rooms only had a simple 2-meter-tall metal door with a small glass window in the upper middle part to peek inside from outside, instead of a magical door lock system.

After looking left and right and confirming that no one was coming, Myne hurriedly peeked inside the room to see the interior and find if there was anything worth mentioning.

Inside the room was quite small, as if it were some kind of storage space, filled with around 50 large wooden boxes that looked suspicious. Unable to resist his deep curiosity and old habits, Myne quickly opened the door, entered, and, after ensuring no one else was in the room, lifted the lid of one of the wooden boxes.

In the wooden box lay two large 5-litre capacity glass bottles filled with dark green liquid.

Gender: Male

Age: 135 y/o

Occupation: Slave

Title: None

Status: Excited, Happy, Horny

[Skill]

Illusory Veil

Mirror's Masquerade

Magic・Fire: Fireball

Magic・Wind: Accelerate

[Ability]

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"Ohh, finally, the appraisal is showing something useful. I can finally get back to old business. Only God knows how much I missed it," Myne thought emotionally while stealthily absorbing all the new skills and quickly checking how they worked. This level of exciting things is not something he can hold back and do later.

[ Illusory Veil (Active Skill): Allows the caster to wrap a shimmering veil around themselves or others, altering their appearance to onlookers. It can be used until the host has a sufficient supply of Mana. The person or creature whose levels are higher than 20 can easily see through your disguise.

Cooldown Time: None. ]

Humm, this can be used as the replacement for invisible or illusion skills if used correctly...

[ Mirror's Masquerade' (Active Skill): By invoking this magical skill, a person can reflect the appearance of others nearby, assuming their likeness with uncanny accuracy. After changing his appearance, the Host's Mana doesn't consume, but the process is extremely painful, so please do it in a secluded location.

Unless the other person is a master of deception skills or has special means, no one can see through your disguise.

Cooldown Time: 2 hours after each use. ]

Finally, the skill I am looking for, exploring this weird place can be a little bit easier with this skill, Myne thought excitedly and quickly moved to the last skill.

[ Magic・Wind: Accelerate' (Passive Skill): Wind has started liking you. Every time you move, the wind will assist you from the back.

Movement Speed increases by 20%. ]