episode_0024

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– Condition for app rating decrease: If the satisfaction level of the matching partner is not updated in the recent three meetings (must conduct a matching once every four days).

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The app demanded a new matching with me once every four days.

Not only that, but I had to raise the satisfaction level of the matching partner in three meetings.

At first, I didn’t think this was a particularly difficult requirement, but…

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[Matching Partner: Alia Valenstine (B)]

Satisfaction Score: ★★★★☆

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As I saw that Alia’s satisfaction score was no longer increasing, I couldn’t help but realize that something was wrong.

I had matched with her once, and I only had two chances left.

I had to achieve satisfactory results within those chances.

So, I had to check the app once again.

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– Current number of available opposite genders: [2/2] Points needed to increase the number of available partners: 50pt

Current matched partners:

[Alia Valenstine (B)]

– Waiting time: 45h 37m 29s

[Joo Hwaryeon (C(S))]

– Waiting time: 0h 00m 00s

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I had three choices.

One was to find a way to unlock Alia’s favorability within two meetings.

The second was to have a new matching.

And the last option was to continue meeting with the woman who had tried to kill me last time.

The second option had unknown risks, and the third option also had significant risks.

But even the first option was not a definite answer…

“What should I do, really.”

Just in case, I checked on her status in the world of the martial arts, but to no avail.

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[Name: Joo Hwaryeon] [Age: 37(23)] [Species: Human] [Origin: – (S-33 Earth)] [Occupation: (Former) Sapa/Best in the World] [Combat Grade: C(S)]

– Betrayed by those I considered comrades in life. It seems like now they wish for my death.

– Life is a journey taken alone, and I will continue to live alone.

– Relationship with app user: Enemy? Spy?

– Compatibility with user: 52%

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Her misunderstanding of me had not been resolved yet.

No, rather, her condition seemed to be deteriorating rapidly.

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【Disposition】

[Mania – Persecutory Delusion (C)]

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I couldn’t understand how she had developed such a condition through her experiences.

“….Ah.”

…But now that I think about it, is it really right to continue meeting with her in such a hurry?

No matter how I looked at it, continuing to meet with her felt like filleting a blowfish without a license.

It was no different from a suicidal act.

And her compatibility with me was not great either…

With a 52% compatibility, she was not someone I could easily conquer with words, unlike Alia who had a 92% compatibility.

After much deliberation, I decided to meet her again.

There was a slight sense of unease, but well… there was no need to use the matching tool to meet her.

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[Lowest Grade Invitation (E)]

[10pt]

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I deliberately bought an invitation one level lower than the one that could guarantee survival to minimize the time I would spend with her in my world.

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– Summoning Joo Hwaryeon (C(S)), the former Best in the World, to Earth.

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Using the invitation, I could meet the woman who exuded an unsettling atmosphere once again…

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[Neural Enhancement (E)]

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I managed to dodge her attack at the last moment, but she immediately launched a second attack towards me.

“You…”

However, that wasn’t the end, as she came at me with a second strike.

“!”

But even though I could clearly see the second attack, I couldn’t avoid it.

It was slow, but it was definitely approaching me… No, now that I think about it, it felt like I was getting closer to her through space.

“Ugh!”

In the end, I took a hit from her and ended up rolling on the floor.

“Hah. Your skills seem to have improved compared to last time, but you still have a long way to go. I don’t know how you escaped last time, but this time, you won’t get away…”

No, but why is it that I can’t catch a break when it comes to being devoured?

Why do the women I meet through this app always spout nonsense about not letting me go?

She climbed up onto me as I collapsed, pressing around my neck and spoke.

“Ugh.”

“…It’s better not to try to move. The more you try to move with the blood clot, the more pain you’ll feel…. By the way, where is this place…?”

No, really!

If you’ve come this far, please think about why you’re here first!

“Cough!”

While I was thinking about that, she suddenly started coughing up blood.

“….”

Looking at her face again, she had a pale complexion and unfocused eyes.

The situation was so sudden that I couldn’t see it properly, but she seemed to be on the verge of losing consciousness without it being strange.

She finally asked.

“….Who are you, and how did you bring me here in the first place?”

“….Let me at least give you some medicine first and let your body recover before we talk…. Cough.”

But then she suddenly started choking me.

She spoke as if in anger.

“Answer only what I ask. Does the Lady want to converse with you people again?”

“Ugh….!”

[The duration of the Lowest Rank Invitation (E) has expired.]

As she continued to interrogate me, thankfully she returned to her original world on time, and I waited for my body, paralyzed by her mysterious technique, to move again, thinking that there was no other way.

Ah, this is really hopeless.

“Uh….”

But will this be like this for the rest of my life?

Fortunately, it wasn’t. After carefully examining my body, I found an unfamiliar energy around my neck, and after struggling for a while to expel that energy, I soon confirmed that my body was moving again.

“Ha….”

So now what?

Starting a new match, I didn’t know which world I would go to or what kind of woman I would meet, and it seemed that breaking Albia’s favor was not as easy as I thought.

Holding my aching head, I looked back at the app window and could see that her status was changing in real-time.

– Current number of potential matches: [2/2] Points needed to increase the number of potential matches: 50pt

Currently matched:

[Alia Valenstine (B)]

– Waiting time: 45h 37m 29s

[Ju Hwa-ryeon (C > D(S))]

– Waiting time: 0h 00m 00s

Her power level was gradually decreasing.

“What’s going on all of a sudden?”

I immediately checked her status window.

【Name】

Ju Hwa-ryeon

【Age/Height/Weight】

23(32) years old/172.8cm/56.1kg

【Stats】

– Strength 64.9 -> 29.9(S -> D)

– Agility 69.8 -> 29.8(S -> D)

– Stamina 67.2 -> 27.2(S -> D)

– Endurance 62.9 -> 28.9(S -> D)

– Durability 60.9 -> 23.9(S -> D)

– Magic – -> –

– Internal Energy 63.2 -> 23.2(S -> D)

– Skill 64.5 -> 24.5(S -> D)

– Overall Evaluation 64.7 -> 27.7(S -> B)

【Disposition】

[Positive]

– Genius combat sense (S)

– Sword genius (S)

[Neutral]

– Heavenly Bone (S)

– Rebirth (A)

[Negative]

– Bloodline Poisoning (- A)

– Soul Damage (- B)

– Limited Lifespan (- SS)

– Insanity – Delusional Damage (C)

【Abilities】

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【Skills】

– Swordsmanship: Thoughtless Sword Technique Lv.8

– Ultimate: Divine Sword Harmony Lv.9

– Ultimate: Sword Spirit Manifestation Lv.8 (Unavailable)

– Transcendent Ultimate: Sword Spirit Island Lv.6 (Unavailable)

– Vision: Different Realm Lv.9 -> 1

– Vision: Heaven and Earth Collapse Lv.7 -> 1

– Transcendent Ultimate: Victory Sword Lv.3 (Unavailable)

After checking her status, I could see that her physical abilities had significantly decreased, and that her body was in bad shape.

Moreover….

“Limited Lifespan? So…”

Does that mean she’s about to die? Her?

The possibility of her dying was even hinted at in the content.

“No….”

In fact, I was about to give up on continuing to meet her after our recent encounter, but seeing that kind of information made me suddenly very shaken.

That’s right, it’s not that I wanted her to die, regardless of whether she liked me or not.

Moreover, when you think about it, the name of the app is ‘Interdimensional Blind Date App’, right?

Apart from the experiences I had to go through with this app, I had been using it with the mindset of dating through this app all this time.

But even if I didn’t like the dating prospects, the fact that they were all on a time limit was being made clear to me.

How unsettling is that for the mind to become so conflicted.

And on top of that.

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[Lowest Grade Elixir(D): A potion that can treat minor external and internal injuries. This elixir, diluted 1000 times from the miraculous potion, may cause permanent damage and aftereffects if consumed for a long time.]

[10pt]

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Of all things, the means to possibly save her life were in my hands.

In the end, I could only let out a sigh mixed with strange emotions in a situation that seemed like a well-crafted script.

“….sigh.”

From the moment I saw the introduction line saying, “There might not be a single person out there for you in this vast universe,” I should have known, but the app, despite all its flaws, was introducing me to women I had no choice but to meet.