episode_0109

When I returned to reality, I looked at the book open in front of me.

It was the original version of the world I was in just now.

Looking at it now, the characters couldn’t help but look quite different.

Maybe this short story will become one of my favorite comics.

Who knows, if this work becomes more popular than just a short story, it might be serialized officially.

Because the pictures and story are good.

At least I was rooting for that to happen.

When I looked at the main character, Ethan, I felt sorry.

Just before I returned to reality, I caught Dana coming out of my room.

“I didn’t mean to…”

Although he was the one who had stolen and shown off in many worlds, Ethan seemed to have considered him a disciple in his own right at the time.

It was a strange feeling of both regret and pleasure.

Dana was the only one smiling happily in that situation.

Next time I go to that world again, I might be exploited by those in power.

“Now that I think about it, the level of the quest board has increased?”

I opened the quest board and checked what had changed.

[You will be able to select works you have read or viewed.]

After reading the explanation, I nodded.

This was a useful ability.

I was able to know for sure through this opportunity.

Certainly, going into the quest with some knowledge of the characters and future events gave me a significant advantage.

If it weren’t for that this time, we wouldn’t have been able to conquer the dungeon so quickly.

Nevertheless, it was a little dangerous this time.

I smiled awkwardly, remembering the huge ax in my inventory.

What I got wasn’t just the quest board.

Got mana.

Inside the body, mana was located slightly above the dantian where the inner energy was located.

To be honest, I was worried that my energy and mana would react negatively to each other, but I was worried for no reason.

The inner energy was gently surrounding the still small mana as if to protect it.

Thanks to this, mana could also be used without difficulty using internal energy.

Of course, even if you use mana now, all you have to do is borrow the power of the ring to heal or wear it around your body like a power.

It will be useful someday.

“What are you doing?”

I felt a soft hand on my back.

It was Hannah who woke up.

I felt happy to see a face after a long time.

From Hannah’s perspective, it may have been a reunion that only lasted a few hours, but it was different for me.

And Hannah’s eyes turned to the ring.

“Pretty…”

Hannah muttered softly as she looked at the ring.

Then, he looked shyly at my face.

“…Is it okay if I match the rings with the same design?”

Do you even want a couple ring?

Maybe it was because he had just woken up, but his voice was full of charm.

“I’ll buy it for you.”

“…Yes.”

Hannah’s cheeks blushed as if this answer was correct.

I also liked that reaction, so I gently pulled Hannah around the waist and hugged her.

“Oh, that’s right…”

“Huh?”

“I have to pack my bags soon…”

Hannah said as if something suddenly occurred to her.

load?

no way…

“Is today your return day?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

really?

The only thing I did when I came to Japan was questing in a fantasy world and most of my memories of being on the bed in this hotel?

In fact, the reason I went to the convenience store and bought this comic book was to make memories, even if only by force.

But how could it be that today is the day of returning home?

“…”

I made my decision as I looked at Hannah and Jian lying on the bed next to me.

Next time, I will come alone, because if I travel with a woman, sex, not travel, will become my main purpose.

I don’t want to sound like I don’t like it.

It was a pity to spend my days like this, at least while traveling abroad.

“…Phew, okay, I should pack my bags…”

This is how my first overseas trip came to an end.

***

One week after returning home.

I was experimenting with the new quest board features.

The explanation said that you could go into the world of the work, but the standard for the work referred to here was not clear.

Since short comics were possible, novels, comics, and animations were naturally possible, as well as dramas, movies, and even slightly erotic videos.

Web novels and webtoons serialized on the web were also possible.

“You can’t write it directly.”

It seemed like the length was too short or the novel I wrote myself wasn’t recognized.

This was enough information.

I opened the quest board while thinking about the information I had confirmed.

Those weren’t the only things I checked over the past week.

As a side note, I previewed some works, and I happened to read some interesting works until the end.

One of them was a webtoon.

The webtoon I saw this time was a constellation.

When asked what a constellation is, it was difficult to answer exactly what genre it was.

Because of the nature of the work, it can be easily integrated with other genres.

Thinking back to some of the constellations I know, to give a rough outline of their characteristics, one day in modern times, transcendent beings called constellations appeared and gave humans abilities or interfered with them.

Dungeons and monsters often appeared together, and game or broadcast elements were sometimes combined.

The works I enjoyed reading were similar.

It was a story where dungeons and monsters were created in the world, and the main character was chosen by a constellation and grew up by rolling around.

I read the contents of the quest.

[Become a villain and attack the main character’s party.]

“Villain role?”

The difficulty level did not seem easy.

I think the level of difficulty will vary greatly depending on what kind of villain you become and at what point in time.

However, it was definitely interesting.

After reading the work with enjoyment, I wanted to go into the work myself.

“…What kind of villain will you be?”

I hesitated for a moment because there were more than one villain in the work, but I chose the quest with the mindset that it would work out somehow.

***

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a huge shopping mall.

“…Ah…”

I tried making a small voice, but luckily it was my voice.

His hands, feet, and height were the same.

However, he was wearing a black suit and clear glasses that I would never have worn.

The cell phone was an old model, and the shoes were uncomfortable to walk in.

It wasn’t that I was possessed by a villain, but it felt like I was just wearing some villain elements.

“…Seup, but I think I’ve seen this outfit somewhere…”

There may be only one character in the webtoon who wears a suit, but it seemed like there was a villain in this work that made viewers very frustrated in the beginning.

I felt like I was remembering something, so I stood there and thought about it.

If it was an important key villain, I would have thought of it right away, and if it had been nothing special, I wouldn’t have felt this sense of déjà vu.

Why does this outfit keep catching my eye?

“Mom, what is that?”

“Well? Is it like a mascot?”

A child and mother passing by me spoke.

When I turned my gaze towards the two people, I saw something that looked like a doll mask standing in the middle of the first floor of a large shopping mall.

I was on the second floor, so when I stuck my head out and looked down, I could see the first floor at a glance.

It was a cute-looking doll mask, but my expression slowly hardened when I saw it.

The introduction of this webtoon was quite powerful.

The author started the story in a slightly extreme way to captivate the readers.

The main character was a doll mask that resembled that cute bear.

[Tutorial Mission]

[Survive from the doll mask for 10 minutes.]

This wasn’t my quest window.

This was the message window shown in this webtoon.

People were embarrassed by the message window that suddenly appeared in front of them and threw their hands in the air.

“What is this!”

“Aaagh!”

The shopping mall suddenly became noisy.

As time passed and the message window disappeared before their eyes, everyone was looking around with blank expressions.

It seemed like he was checking to see if this was the only thing that happened to him.

“Have you seen it…?”

“What was that just now?”

“Instructions to avoid doll masks…”

Then the doll mask on the first floor slowly raised its head and arms.

To be honest, that doll mask wasn’t that threatening to me.

In fact, even ordinary people could easily handle it if they wanted to.

So, it’s a tutorial mission.

However, carelessness and fear were the problems.

“Doll mask? This?”

“Do you know who is in it?”

Several men were talking around a doll mask.

He smiled slightly and even tapped his hand.

It was dangerous.

I opened my mouth to warn, but I regretted it as soon as the words came out.

“Damage! You idiots!”

A mixture of harsh swear words came out of my mouth.

It wasn’t intentional at all.

And because of this swear word, I remembered who I had possessed.

‘Even if I’m possessed…’

From the beginning of the work, he was a purely unlikable character who would swear at men and sexually harass women every time he opened his mouth.

There were a lot of readers who didn’t like it, but it probably died pretty quickly and people don’t even remember it.

But why is this character?

“Swearing and swearingㅡ”

The exasperated man looked in this direction and got angry, but this was not the situation.

Deep.

“Huh?”

The fingernails of the doll mask, which should have been soft, pierced through the man’s arm.

Then the man looked at his arm and soon screamed from the blood flowing and the pain.

“Kwaaaa!!”

The loud scream spread throughout the shopping mall.

And then two seconds of silence.

“Aaagh!”

“What!”

“Report it!”

Many people who witnessed the scene started screaming and running around the mall.

It was sad to see the man in pain, so I let out a word.

“That idiot…”

The words that came out were definitely not what I intended.