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“No, it was 30 years ago? Really?”

I was so dumbfounded that I lost all my energy.

No, no matter what, it was not 3 years ago, but 30 years ago. Isn’t that a bit too much?

The content of the main part of the novel has become useless.

The protagonist and heroine of the novel are not even born today.

Moreover, their parents have not even met each other. Because at this time, they are still minors.

Even if we are lucky and the story continues as history, I don’t know if the main character and heroine will be born properly.

I don’t know if the force of history exists in this world, but just as there is such a thing as the butterfly effect, it seems unlikely that the stories and events that will occur 30 years later will occur in the same way in this world with the added variable of my intervention.

“Hmm… .”

After cooling my head for a moment, I realized that the situation I was in wasn’t that bad.

『Kissing a Sense』 is a romance novel, but it was also an Academy Award winner. The worldview is also that of a gifted hunter.

I mobilized all my brains and looked back on the contents of 『Kiss Siege Sense』 that I had read in the past.

I wasn’t a huge fan of the novel, and it was something I only read by chance, so I wasn’t fully familiar with the detailed setting, but this is what was revealed in the past part.

One day, gates appear all over the world and monsters invade.

Humanity suffers great damage due to the sudden invasion, and that day is designated as the Day of the Great Disaster, and countries around the world band together as one to fight back against the monsters.

Meanwhile, people gradually begin to awaken to the power of supernatural powers, and those who wield supernatural powers are called hunters and stand at the forefront of the war against monsters.

Eventually, humanity first defeats the invasion of monsters and establishes a Hunter Academy to train hunters who will fight against monsters.

And the main story begins with the protagonist and heroine meeting at the Hunter Academy.

To be honest, it was difficult to get much information in the novel as it was only mentioned in passing.

In any case, since the novel takes place from the perspective of a future human named Han Si-woo in 2039, the introduction of background settings that are largely unrelated to the present was kept to a minimum.

“But that’s not the point. An important thing is… ”

An important event that penetrates this worldview.

The day of the apocalypse.

It was said that half of the world’s population died in the invasion of monsters that began on the day of this great disaster.

No, that’s half of the Earth’s population.

What is the current world population? Isn’t the population in the upper 7 billion to almost 8 billion?

4 billion people will die there? Still, isn’t that a bit over the top?

Although I often read romance novels, romance novels are definitely prone to numbers games and plot developments, such as a county with 20,000 knights, a necklace made of several dragon hearts being sold on the market, or a baron’s daughter slapping a duke’s daughter in the face. There were many novels that had no sense of reality.

“To begin with, Kiss Siege Sense wasn’t a novel that focused on such things. It was just a romance novel for fun…”

Despite the odds, it was true that [Ki.Si.Sen] was a very sweet and interesting novel with a flirtatious romance between the main character and the heroine.

The main character, Han Si-woo, is the owner of the ability to temporarily amplify the other person’s abilities and improve their physical abilities with a kiss.

As the original title, [The Sense of Seizing a Kiss Opportunity] suggests, the romantic angle was captured really well by portraying the heroine, Jang Soo-ri, as a completely sly devil-type protagonist.

The main character was a real fox who used the kiss buff to create a romantic atmosphere even in serious emergency situations.

However, since the main character is someone who no longer exists, there seemed to be no need to pay much attention to the content of the main part of the novel.

There is already no reason to care about the skits performed by people who were not even born.

What is important is the day of the great disaster that will occur soon.

When the day of catastrophe comes, wouldn’t it be possible for me to be somewhat involved in the Gate incident and reduce the damage to humanity? Even for people who have nothing to do with me, 4 billion is not a figure to be taken lightly.

There is no status window or anything, and there is no window or voice commanding me to do something.

If there is nothing to force my actions, shouldn’t I live properly after being possessed in this world?

‘Rather, I think it would be a good idea for me to try establishing an academy.’

I, who came to this world, have the body of Elm Northmund.

In other words, since I had the ability, baking this world didn’t seem to be a big problem.

The Academy is the main story. Wouldn’t it be nice to talk about becoming the founder of the academy?

As can be seen from the social aspects mentioned in the novel, it is those with special abilities who will hold power in the world in the future.

And it is no exaggeration to say that if I can raise those talented people, I can legally control the entire world.

‘Now that I think about it, the day of the catastrophe… ‘

[Ki.si.sen] I looked back on my memories from the past and tried to remember the date. December 1, 2009.

It was mentioned that on the day the first snow fell in December, Korea was covered in grief.

And the current date is November 28, 2009. So, the days left until the day of the apocalypse are…

“… three days

Exactly three days. There are only 3 days left.

“… There must be a lot to prepare for this.”

If it’s just three days, it’s a pretty urgent situation. There is so little time.

First, on December 1, large gates will appear in downtown Seoul.

Due to this gate, Seoul was completely devastated, many heads of state died, and the capital of Korea was later moved to Sejong City, which was the administrative capital.

I remember that a week later, on December 8th, large-scale gates were opened simultaneously around the world.

‘I was possessed at a very dangerous time. Still, I’ll have to try everything I can.’

After making up my mind, I took out some clothes from the closet, put on a coat, and left the house.

My appearance, covered in red scales, was hidden with a simple polymorph spell. It was a very basic magic from [Grandis Saga] for an alien race to enter a human city.

Let’s prepare properly.

*

“… Is it finally tomorrow?”

Today is November 30th. One day before the gates open. The time was past 10 p.m.

It was a dark night, but the sky was filled with dark clouds, making it even darker. According to a mention in the novel, it snowed on December 1st.

If the gate occurs tomorrow, the snow that will fall from the sky will contain a lot of blood… Suddenly, I thought about that.

‘Still, I did the best I could in a short period of time.’

For the past two days, I have been traveling around Seoul installing magic tools.

What I’ve felt these past two days is… .

Because I wasn’t as strong as I thought.

The biggest thing was that magic power was very rare in the atmosphere of this world.

It is very difficult to properly use the magic that I used to focus on.

The magical power that had filled my body was drained after using long-distance teleportation a few times due to the anticipation of entering a different world on the first day. It was a really stupid thing to do.

My magical power, which was a huge amount, was consumed by useless activities, and after a day, it did not recover by even 1% naturally. This was the case even though I tried to forcefully accelerate magic recovery through spiritualization.

I went up to the roof of the 63 Building by teleporting, but at that time, my magic power was low, so I couldn’t do anything, and I was caught by a security guard and had a hard time escaping.

…If I have to make an excuse, aren’t there often scenes in novels and animations where the main characters climb up a tall building or something and sit down to think? I tried to copy it too, but stopped… .

Thanks to this, I had to use my precious recovery potions countless times.

There were still many potions lying dormant in the subspace inventory, but they were important items that should not be abused as there was no way to obtain them in this world.

And the reason why I couldn’t come forward was that I couldn’t ignore the firepower of modern weapons.

The reason why hunters were important even in the developed near-future scientific civilization of 2039 in the main part of the novel is because it is difficult for monsters to inflict significant damage unless they are weapons mixed with magical power.

In a world where magical power is almost non-existent, hunters were the most preferred profession because it was people’s natural abilities that could actually cause damage to monsters.

However, the problem is that modern technology does not work very well against monsters, but it is very effective against humans.

Although the dragon scales covering my body were strong, I tended to view them negatively as to whether they could block a sniper attack from a large-caliber rifle.

Even in the game, it is a scale that scratches even if it is not cut by a single attack with a great sword or axe.

Of course, scratches and dents on the scales are immediately restored to their original state due to their own recovery, but whether scales of that level can properly block a bullet is a different question.

In a situation like this, no matter how physically strong I am or how much magic I use, if you secretly put a sniper bullet in the back of my head or press the missile launch button from a distance, I will die without even being able to scream.

How can I stop strategic weapons that come from hundreds or thousands of kilometers away that I cannot even understand?

Even if you stack dozens of shield spells, it will be impossible if you are hit by a weapon like the Bunker Buster. Of course, not to mention nuclear weapons.

‘So even in the main story of 『Kishi.Sen』, the military maintained its considerable power.’

Hunters are actually just swords aimed at monsters. It cannot compete with modern weapons.

So I gave up thinking about quickly subduing this world by force.

‘A group of talented people who will emerge as an important force in the future. In other words, you have to dominate those with special abilities. ‘It’s about making connections in advance.’

He planned to attract to his side as many of the first generation of people with special abilities who would awaken in the war against monsters and take up high positions in the future government or military.

‘First of all, we have to prevent Seoul from being completely destroyed. And it would be good to make my presence known then.’

To prevent Seoul, the capital of Korea, from being completely destroyed, they traveled around Seoul for nearly two days and planted numerous magic bombs.

Currently, there are magic bombs disguised as everyday objects such as street lights, street trees, fire extinguishers, and sidewalk blocks all over Seoul.

These were devices to give maximum impact when monsters invaded. Could it be said that these are preparations to reveal my presence to the world?

The original plan was to contact high-ranking government officials before the Gate outbreak to inform them of the danger and prepare a preparedness plan, but after much consideration, they gave up.

There was very little time left until the day of the catastrophe, and showing up in advance could have had the opposite effect.

When a guy who uses strange magic suddenly appears and warns that “danger is coming,”, who would immediately agree? They’ll either suspect it or lock it up for now.

Of course, if I had some time left, I would have chosen this method. It was a way to minimize damage as much as possible by preparing in advance.

However, I concluded that it would be difficult to convince the entire government and raise an army in the few days I had left.

I was thinking about using mental control on a high-ranking person, but gave up because I thought it could be a big problem for my future plans.

‘Preparations are complete. All that matters now is praying that my play works.’

I sighed quietly as I looked at the pitch black sky without a single star in sight.