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‘150 points… … ‘

Do Yu-jin’s expression became pleased.

For reference, Easy difficulty gives you one talent point for each level up, while Normal difficulty gives you two talent points.

In other words, collecting a large amount of talent points in this way was practically a luxury only possible on Hell difficulty.

‘This could be said to be one of the few advantages of Hell difficulty.’

As I said before, [Circle Academy] gives you talent points every time you level up, allowing you to increase the value of the talent you want.

You can increase [talent]… …

Now that I think about it, it was thanks to this system that the game started with the protagonist being chosen as one of the top students, no matter what difficulty level you chose.

This is precisely why the main character’s basic settings describe him as a genius among geniuses.

‘If you endure and persevere through the story, your level will naturally rise, your [talent] will increase, and you will become a genius, so it’s not exactly wrong. Well, it’s not that noticeable in the game, though.’

Just because you can increase your talent doesn’t mean you can grow exponentially.

Just as the growth rates of teenagers and young adults in their 20s are different, even if your [Talent] is high, the amount of bonuses you get from events decreases as your level or stats increase.

You need to level up to gain talent points.

However, if the level or stat value is high, the growth correction value due to talent is reduced.

In other words, it is a gentle growth curve that maintains a certain balance while drawing a growth curve, and cannot significantly surpass the enemies that will appear in the future.

The producer’s consideration, not a consideration at all, to not let the power inflation, which increases like crazy as the game progresses, get worse.

Shhh-

‘But that’s only true when this world is a game.’

This is not a game, this is reality, a world where [talent] is truly talent.

So what if we spent only some of these points on physical talent?

-60 talent was reduced to 0, so you can now run around without having to use shadows to assist your body movements.

‘It’s touching.’

They say you have to lose something to appreciate its value?

Just imagining running freely on the ground made my eyes start to sting.

But, ironically, it was because of this very part that Do Yu-jin still couldn’t use the points.

‘What should I choose?’

Because my body felt so trash, I had a hard time deciding what to choose.

‘If you think about the stats or enlightenment you can gain through events, it would be beneficial to level up [Talent] as quickly as possible.’

So Do Yu-jin thought about the worries she had been having recently and finally came to the conclusion that she should put it on hold like she had before and got up from her seat.

Shudder-!

Erio, who had been stabbed many times, hugged the camera in his arms tightly and looked at Do Yu-jin with trembling eyes.

Like a squirrel with a chubby face, it was an appearance that would make even a thoughtless person have a glimmer of doubt, but Do Yu-jin did not think too deeply about it.

By his standards, this wasn’t the first or second time that Erio had shown such strange behavior.

“Have you finished eating?”

“Yeah, I ate it all.”

“Okay, then let’s go.”

Do Yu-jin, wearing a suit reminiscent of a butler, naturally extended his hand and spoke.

His work is now done.

So from now on, it was time to take care of Erio’s business.

“… … Yeah.”

Erio, wearing a blue dress that matched her hair, nodded slightly and took Do Yu-jin’s outstretched hand.

Thump thump-

I thought that the reason my heart was pounding so hard was because of the pictures on the camera.

◎ ◎ ◎

“Hey, guests! Our magic engineering club has invented something really amazing. Come take a look!”

“There’s a dinosaur! There’s a dinosaur that every man loves! If you want to see it, come join our Summoning Club!”

“Ah, you there, sir! Are you interested in a self-contained golem? Our Golem Club has created a golem that can transform into a suit and be equipped to its owner!”

“The atmosphere has completely changed.”

“Okay.”

Erio nodded at Do Yu-jin’s words.

Just a little while ago, each club was desperately trying to recruit new members and find sponsors.

But when outsiders started coming in in earnest, the heat became incomparably fiercer than before.

“Hey, you shabby old man, wouldn’t you like to try this potion? With this, you too can become the king of the night?”

“Here, how about it! This gloss! With this, tomatoes will be cut off! Watermelon will be cut off! Frozen meat will be cut off! Tomatoes will be cut off! Glass cups will be cut off! Husband’s allowance will be cut off! Intruder’s neck will be cut off!”

“Headache! Toothache! Menstrual pain! For those, please use our Crabborin!”

It was so bad that sometimes students from each club would come to me with baskets and make strange remarks.

‘Well, it looks like some of them are doing that not because they’re promoting it, but because they simply can’t get a sales permit.’

Others thought the same thing.

“Is that okay?”

“That’s right, the fact that it couldn’t be made into a street stall means that it didn’t receive official permission from the student council.”

Two students walking down the street were talking about this and looked at the students who were recommending black market deals as if they didn’t know what to do.

By the way, their worries could be said to be unfounded.

Beep-!

“Hey! You guys over there! What are you selling to outsiders right now!”

During the club exhibition period, the student council patrolled the inside of the circle to prevent students from causing accidents.

“Damn it! I got caught!”

“It’s the student council! The student council has appeared!”

“Hey, guys! Close up shop and run away!”

“Do you think you’ll miss it!”

As soon as the student council appeared, the students who had been hiding quickly ran away, pulling their hoods down.

Do Yu-jin looked at that sight and was reminded of the cockroaches that suddenly disappear when the light in her studio turns on, and then she glanced at Erio, thinking that this was her chance.

“If you’re not interested in clubs, how about the student council? With your skills, you should be able to get in easily.”

“I don’t like it because I think I’ll be too busy.”

Do Yu-jin nodded at the short and firm rejection.

Up until here, it was as expected.

“Then which place is good?”

“… … A quiet place where I can move alone?”

“Then how about the Exploration Club?”

Do Yu-jin, who thought she had seized the opportunity, spoke quickly.

“Exploration Club?”

“Yeah, they call it an exploration club, but it’s more like a travel club. They often go to places where there aren’t many people.”

It was also the club that Han Si-woo, another main character with a personality that gets along well with people, was scheduled to join.

‘Okay, it felt natural.’

Do Yu-jin thought that Erio would be interested in her story.

Because the Exploration Club was a club where Erio had a high probability of appearing in the game.

“Euuum… … Exploration Club… … ”

“Huh?”

But Erio’s reaction was not as good as I expected.

“You don’t like it?”

Erio hesitated and answered Do Yu-jin’s question.

“Maybe I would have gone in before I met Eugene.”

You can get out of the circle and rest in a quiet place.

This could only be an attractive proposition for Erio, who suffered in crowded places.

But now there was no need to do that.

No, rather, the current Erio was stressed out about having to leave the circle, or more precisely, someone in the circle.

“… … So that’s it?”

“I’m not really interested right now because Eugene is here.”

Erio said, holding Doyujin’s hand tightly.

Erio’s expression as he spoke was filled with deep faith.

“Oh, really? I see… … ”

On the other hand, Do Yu-jin was trying to smile and sweating inside at the unexpected appearance of the ambush.

‘What should I do? Should I force him to join the Exploration Club, even if it’s a little difficult? Or should I give up on the club and find some other way to connect with him?’

While Do Yu-jin was wondering what method she could use to make Erio and Nam-joo clash as originally planned.

“Huh?”

In Do Yu-jin’s eyes, he saw someone walking from afar.

She was a woman who could be recognized at a glance even as she passed by, with her golden bun hair, her ornate parasol, and her dress covered in frills.

‘That guy… … ‘

Do Yu-jin, who saw her, was so surprised that he stopped walking without realizing it.

In that brief moment, the woman disappeared into the crowd like a mirage.

“Eugene, what’s wrong?”

“… … No, it’s nothing.”

ha-

“I was just feeling a little sad, realizing that nothing in my life is going to be easy.”

At those words, Erio tilted his head as if he didn’t understand what she meant, and Do Yu-jin sighed inwardly.

Hit-

“Let’s go, I have to go somewhere for a bit.”

Do Yu-jin turned around, feeling sad that it was no longer time to worry about things like clubs.

“Where should I go? Where?”

“A noisy place with many people.”

Do Yu-jin said without a moment’s hesitation.

After all, the person Do Yu-jin was trying to find right now was the most popular person in the current circle.