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“Hmm, good! It’s similar to the original character, but it’s cut well to match your face, junior!”

I opened my closed eyes after hearing Tan-tan’s words full of satisfaction.

In that state, Do Yu-jin lightly touched her head.

First of all, I couldn’t find anything that looked noticeably strange.

‘It doesn’t seem like there’s any particular hole.’

While Do Yu-jin was feeling relieved, Tan-tan put down the scissors and picked up a new tool.

“Do I need to wear makeup?”

“Of course?”

Do Yu-jin just kept her mouth shut when she saw Tan-tan answering as if asking her why she was asking such a thing.

While she was getting her makeup done, Do Yu-jin suddenly noticed a set of clothes nearby.

‘Is that what I should wear?’

The clothes were just as the two had promised, and they looked neat, but what should I say… … they definitely looked like something a character from an anime would wear.

“Then I’ll go out for a bit. You have to dress well so that your makeup doesn’t get ruined, right?”

“Yes.”

Do Yu-jin answered lightly and put on the clothes she had prepared.

The clothes hanging on the hanger were suits, a unique style in which everything was black except for the white tie.

‘If you look at it from afar at night, it looks like only the tie is floating.’

Although it was quite a striking sight, Do Yu-jin wore it without any particular complaints.

Anyway, I was planning to use my special ability to hide my presence once I leave this place.

“Can I go out now?”

“Yeah! Now let’s go out and surprise them both!”

Do Yu-jin, who had passed the final inspection, opened the door and answered by slightly loosening his awkwardly tight tie.

Squeak-

When Memori heard the door opening, she smiled at Do Yu-jin.

“Wow! The quality is much better than I expected?”

“Haha~ I finally got to show off my skills for the sake of my junior who came after a long time.”

Tantan stuck out his chest and grumbled.

While the two were talking like that, Do Yu-jin checked her appearance in front of the mirror.

‘The clothes are just suits, so it doesn’t feel out of place, but the hair change looks a bit odd. Huh?’

While she was stroking her bangs, which were considerably shorter than before, Do Yu-jin noticed something bluish moving underneath.

When he lowered his head, he saw Erio, wearing a blue dress full of frills, staring at him with beams in her eyes.

‘Did Erio put on makeup too? She already looked like a doll, but she looks even worse today.’

Gyaut-

‘But why am I looking at you like that?’

Do Yu-jin briefly checked her condition to see if there was anything strange and then asked.

“What’s wrong? Oh, are you looking at me because my hair looks weird?”

“No!”

Erio said urgently.

A reaction so urgent that anyone who knows her usual appearance would never be able to imagine it.

When Do Yu-jin looked at her with a slightly surprised expression, Erio blushed in embarrassment and stammered as he finished speaking.

“Your hair suits you well.”

“Oh, really? Then that’s good.”

After those words, an awkward atmosphere settled between the two.

But fortunately, thanks to Memories who approached them after they had finished their relationship, the awkwardness between them quickly disappeared.

“But senior, what character are we cosplaying just now?”

“Huh? Oh, that’s a character from a legendary popular work called ‘The Night Departs of Fate’ that came out a long time ago, and the setting is… … Ugh!”

“Just think of them as a summoner and a servant. By the way, you are the summoner and this guy is the summoner.”

Phew-!

“In short, should I say a cute and sassy little wizard and a threatening but warm servant?”

“It was a popular combination in anime too. It’s only natural because pretty and cute things and fierce and cool things always sell well together.”

Even Memori, who had been covering Tantan’s mouth, had no choice but to agree with that part, nodding and adding.

“Anyway, can I go now?”

Do Yu-jin glanced at Erio, who tilted his head after hearing the two of them, and asked.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

Memories, who had been holding the two people for a moment, quickly moved her hand.

Click-!

“Okay, it’s a gift. Take this too.”

Memories, who had taken a picture of the two of them out of the blue, smiled and handed the camera to Erio.

“This is… … ”

“Oh, it’s my spare camera.”

Memories said with a sly smile.

“It would be good to take as many pictures as possible. There is a limit to the memories that can be preserved as memories alone,”

“… … Yeah.”

Erio nodded and accepted the camera.

Memories smiled and waved at him.

“Okay, then junior! Enjoy the exhibition.”

“Oh, yes. Thank you.”

Although it was chaotic as if a storm had swept through, it was also moderately fun, and above all, Do Yu-jin could feel that the two had done something good, so she nodded her head calmly.

“What.”

“Do I have to come to the store often?!”

Memories responded with a friendly smile and wave, and Tantan responded by waving both arms in joy.

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After leaving the cosplay club’s den, the group went into a nearby restaurant for a late meal.

Usually, we would exchange a few words while eating like this, but today was an exception.

Click-! Click-!

Because Erio, who was always the first to speak, was busy fiddling with his camera and taking pictures of various things.

And among those shots, there were a few that showed Do Yu-jin’s profile.

Glance-

Perhaps a little concerned that he had secretly filmed the video, Erio continued to watch Do Yu-jin’s expression.

Rather, that appearance brought about a bit of awkwardness, but fortunately, Do Yu-jin did not feel the slightest sense of discomfort from Erio.

Because I was busy doing other things.

‘My head hurts.’

Acting and cosplay.

Now that she had joined both clubs and had acquired all the traits she wanted, Do Yu-jin was busy categorizing and combining the traits she had acquired so far.

‘Will it work if I combine them like this?’

I wanted to just mix it up however I could, but I couldn’t do that.

Because there are a few things I’ve learned so far while synthesizing characteristics.

‘The evolution of traits may seem random at first glance, but that’s not the case.’

If you mix blue paint with white paint, you get sky blue.

Depending on which traits are synthesized, the direction of evolution, performance when evolved, and how many traits must be combined to reach the target level are determined.

Therefore, Do Yu-jin was carefully synthesizing each trait one by one, using his imagination while recalling as much of his gaming knowledge as possible.

As time passed, Erio gained courage and succeeded in taking pictures of Doyujin from all angles.

Ugh-

‘Whew, it’s finally over.’

Do Yu-jin leaned back as far as she could and confirmed her new characteristics with eyes filled with pride.

The first traits that caught my eye were [The One Who Walks Through the Transparent World (5★)] and [The Ghost in the Shadow Cloth (5★)].

A trait created by growing [Snake of the Silent Field (4★)] and [The Flipped Shadow (3★)], which can be said to be Do Yu-jin’s main characters.

Thanks to careful synthesis while considering all possible cases, both succeeded in improving performance while maintaining the original color.

‘These two are the ones that the system has certified as having the best traits for me, so I have to grab them by the scruff of the neck and drag them along somehow.’

Do Yu-jin looked at the two for a moment, then lowered her gaze to check other characteristics.

[Intellectual (3★)] created by combining all the characteristics acquired during class attendance.

[Giant Bowl (3★)] created by combining the characteristics gained from eating large amounts of rice, elixir, and a small amount of poison.

[Potion Vending Machine (4★)] created by combining all the characteristics obtained during the process of making numerous elixirs.

[Young Murderer (5★)] created by combining the characteristics gained from killing humans and black dogs in the Cheongdo branch

And [Masked Actor (5★)] was created by combining all remaining characteristics with characteristics gained from both clubs.

Ps …

‘The number of characteristics that used to be over 70 has been reduced to 7.’

I ended up using more characteristics than I had intended, perhaps because I put too much effort into specific directions, but I have no regrets.

‘The trait that has risen to hero level is literally because the level of power it possesses is different.’

There was a clear difference in level between the characteristics that were briefly expressed using the unit of ‘star’.

And the moment when the characteristics entered the heroic range, that is, 4-star and 5-star, was when the difference was most noticeable.

‘It’s not for nothing that they’ve categorized the sections separately.’

This distinction was made because the level of power they possessed was literally different.

‘There are historical, legendary, and mythical levels above the hero level, but… … those are somewhat of an exception.’

Because from the hero level up, each and every one of them was capable of shaking the world if used properly.

‘Well, with the stats like this, it’s probably impossible to fully draw out the power of the trait. But even considering that, my power has increased significantly, so I feel good.’

And more than anything, Do Yu-jin still had one more means to increase her power.