Only My Skill Tooltip Is Strange

52 – 3rd Floor, Coordinate Dungeon.

Skeleton Pirate Crew.

A pirate crew that has survived for a whopping 100 years on the 3rd floor.

However, none of the people from when the pirate crew was first formed remain.

Most of them either reached the treasure island and ascended to the fourth floor or perished in the sea on the third floor, crumbling away.

Miles joined the Skeleton Pirate Crew about ten years ago.

While peacefully gathering resources, they were attacked and enslaved, but he proved his worth and was able to join as a crew member.

What he showcased was Cannon Fire.

[Cannon Fire][D]

Fires a cannonball, dealing 『50』 fixed damage to a ship.

If the target is not a ship, deals 『100』 physical damage.

Cooldown: 1 minute

Mana Cost: 100

A D-rank long-range skill.

It was especially effective on the third floor.

From the Skeleton Pirate Crew’s perspective, it was a waste to let him rot as a slave.

He demonstrated that level of performance.

‘Skills from the Soul System receive accuracy adjustments.’

There was no need to learn gunnery professionally.

Just roughly activating the skill would make the cannonball fly towards the enemy on its own.

Miles’ Cannon Fire skill was particularly powerful in naval battles.

Using the Cannon Fire skill twice usually ensured victory.

Of course, it wasn’t easy.

Before being summoned to the Tower of Struggle, Miles was just an ordinary serf.

Handling a mana cost of 100 was difficult.

Nevertheless, his value was high.

A skill that could definitively reduce the durability of a ship, classified as a mount, by 50.

Even if he fired it just once per battle, it had a significant effect on the Skeleton Pirate Crew’s win rate.

“Kill them!”

Miles commanded his subordinates as he used Cannon Fire.

The summoned cannon fired a cannonball towards the enemy.

Boom-!

The enemy summoned an ice wall to block the cannonball.

This was within the expected range.

‘You must have a trump card too.’

You wouldn’t have charged in on a raft without any countermeasures.

‘Neither would I.’

The members of the Skeleton Pirate Crew aimed their bows.

Some loaded their long-range skills.

The moment the ice wall collapses, they will unleash an attack close to bombardment.

Only those who are quite strong can withstand it.

Billowing black smoke.

The ice wall approaching through it.

He endured the bombardment and attempted a reverse landing.

Even if the opponent set foot on land, it was not good for Miles.

“Block it!”

Kill him while he’s still on the sea.

Just breaking the raft would be much more advantageous, so they poured out their long-range attack skills without holding back.

Boom-!

Flash!

Exploding lightning.

“aaargh!”

“You idiot!”

“Grumble!”

The energy of the lightning attribute spread over a wider range through the seawater.

Many members of the Skeleton Pirate Crew, who were barely holding on to the remnants, died.

It was a ridiculous situation, even if it was a mistake.

But Miles did not scold his stupid subordinate.

‘We must prevent him from approaching at all.’

Skills that deal elemental damage of the lightning attribute often come with status effects like ‘electrocution’ or ‘stun.’

Due to the special terrain condition of the sea, the power was enhanced.

“Shoot. Those with lightning magic. Use it all without holding back!”

In fact, there was a sign that he was hesitating.

Couldn’t miss the opportunity.

Bzzzt-!

The human mage cast an electric spell.

Bright yellow sparks surged against the tide.

Right after exhausting all his skills.

A moment of stillness.

‘Did I get it?’

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine.

A murderous intent felt from behind.

Miles couldn’t move an inch.

“Better be careful next time. If you get hit by a combo, you’re done for.”

Thud-!

A golden dagger pierced Miles’ chest.

“Gah…!”

Miles shouted urgently.

“Wait. L-let’s talk this out.”

Just because his chest was pierced didn’t mean he would die.

Thanks to the soul system, as long as he had life force left, he could somehow endure.

‘This is no ordinary foe…!’

Each dimension has its own criteria for classifying the strong.

Midgard, known as the middle realm, has mana experts or 4-circle mages.

The central plains have peak martial artists.

Even at that level, there’s no danger on the third floor.

Unless you meet an enemy of similar caliber and become mortal enemies.

Miles had made it to the third floor as a player.

He had seen mana expert knights from afar.

‘Much faster….’

He couldn’t see it.

He was definitely on the raft, but when did it get behind him?

In the blink of an eye, disaster struck.

Miles found himself at the mercy of his opponent.

So he begged.

Listing the things he could offer, pleading for his life.

“…That hat.”

The opponent spoke.

Miles nodded frantically.

“I-I’ll give it to you. Just spare my life.”

“Is it related to the ownership of the ship?”

“Y-Yes. That’s right.”

Miles revealed what he knew.

“Only a player wearing the pirate hat can be the captain. Ships of B-rank or higher require a registered captain to operate.”

“Is that so?”

“…I-I’ll give it to you… Please, have mercy…”

Miles took off the pirate hat.

Its stats were unimpressive, but it was essential due to its options.

The opponent took Miles’ pirate hat.

The inside of the hat was smeared with grease.

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He glanced inside and frowned.

“Do you not wash this?”

“……”

Miles couldn’t understand what he was saying.

Why wash a hat?

Is it necessary?

“Filthy b*stards.”

“Ugh…!”

He intended to kill him anyway.

Orwin was not a man merciful enough to spare an opponent who had attacked first.

Orwin twisted the golden dagger.

Blood gushed out.

“You, you filthy…!”

Miles’ eyes turned blood red.

As death approached right before him, he couldn’t contain his anger.

But nothing changed because of it.

【0】

The moment his back was stabbed, his fate was sealed.

Miles went limp.

The Errorian roughly tossed his corpse aside.

“Oh, yes. This is how it should be.”

The Errorian’s eyes sparkled.

[Absorbing the soul of Miles (a Middle-Earthian).]

[Strength increases by 0.01.]

The stats still only increased by 0.01, but there was something more important.

[The Soul System successfully implements part of Miles’ soul.]

[You can now acquire ‘Cannon Fire (D)’.]

There was no reason to refuse.

The Errorian had an empty skill slot available.

He quickly acquired the skill.

And then checked the tooltip.

[Cannon Fire][D]

Fires a cannon, dealing 『508』 fixed damage to ships.

If the target is not a ship, deals 『1,002』 physical damage.

Cooldown: 1 minute

Mana cost: 100

The Errorian smiled with satisfaction.

The members of the Skull Pirate Crew glared at him.

“A new, new captain!”

Someone shouted.

With Miles dead, they had to find a way to survive by avoiding the sword of the man who was clearly a strong warrior.

The quick-witted pirates cheered.

They elected Oryuin as the captain.

Oryuin scanned the members of the Skeleton Pirate Crew and smirked.

“When you were all excitedly using your skills. And now what?”

It was the first time experiencing a situation where he couldn’t do anything due to ‘electrocution’.

Thanks to that, he realized.

The danger of crowd control skills.

He had been defeating relatively stronger opponents by using the combat structure of the soul system, which only required reducing their health to zero.

He painfully realized that the opposite was also possible by experiencing it firsthand.

‘I learned it cheaply, you b*stards.’

Better to know now than never.

Oryuin charged towards the pirates.

Praying earnestly that the soul system would succeed in manifesting their souls.

* * *

He killed all the pirates.

There were so many of them that his stats increased significantly.

“Ugh.”

He frowned at the sight of the scattered corpses.

The sight of the blood-red beach was mentally disturbing.

It was even worse because there was no good news to distract him.

‘Should I be grateful that I at least salvaged the hat?’

A pirate hat with a nasty visual and smell that he didn’t want to wear if he could help it.

[Oryuin’s Pirate Hat][E]

Category: Progress Artifact

Stats▼

【Luck: ＋1】

【Durability: ∞ (Indestructible)】

Options▼

【Pirate Crew Lv.2】

【Captain Lv.1】

The important option was ‘Captain’.

【Captain Lv.1】

You can engrave ownership marks on ships below C rank. (0/1)

The ‘pirate crew’ was an option that grouped players on the ship.

It wasn’t particularly useful.

“…Wait a minute….”

While reading the pirate hat description, he was wary of the illusory tome.

Information clearly written in the classification section.

Artifact.

“Not going to eat this?”

What is it?

You devoured the White Dragon Heart without hesitation.

Why are you skipping this one?

“Because it smells?”

It’s not like the illusory tome has a sense of smell.

What’s the difference?

“…Could it be. Rank?”

You don’t want to eat low-grade stuff?

“If that’s the reason, that’s kind of messed up?”

Not only does it eat whatever it wants, now it’s picky.

A hollow laugh escaped.

“……”

In the distance, pirate ships could be seen.

They didn’t approach the island and started to flee individually.

It seemed the news of Captain Miles’ death had reached them.

Wasn’t he their captain after all?

“No loyalty.”

That’s how pirates are.

They tried to take the ship, but in the end, they couldn’t seize it.

After the battle ended, there wasn’t a single intact ship in sight.

“Not bad.”

There was quite a bit of achievement.

‘Thanks to these b*stards, the dungeon must be empty too.’

I can avoid friction with the Blanco team, who treated me kindly in their own way.

That alone is already a gain.

I headed straight to the temple.

Just in case the Blanco team might return, I intended to take a look around before they did.