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“…Oh?! Did you succeed in making contracts with all 4 attribute spirits? Wow! That’s amazing. Even fairies are rare like that… Right now, I can only handle 2 attributes.”

“Um, is this good?”

“Of course! Spirits are very sensitive to nature, so they hate artificial things. Humans are self-centered and hypocritical, which is why spirits hate them even more. But you made a contract with those spirits, especially those with the 4 attributes!”

Judging by the reaction of the fairy making a fuss, it seems that the result was not a bad one.

I slowly looked at the clumps of light floating in front of my eyes.

Red, blue, white, and black, as if symbolizing attributes. They bounce around in the air, showing off their various personalities.

｢******!｣

“Uh… So you’re saying it’s nice to meet you? Nice to meet you too, guys.”

｢******!!!｣

｢*********?｣

｢****.｣

｢******! ******? *********!!」

I couldn’t help but feel a little awkward as I looked at the bright balls bouncing around in joy at my greeting.

It’s a little strange in that they’re not even talking, but somehow they’re having a conversation. But I think I can roughly understand what I want to say.

So to speak, a feeling that is conveyed to the heart, not the head… ?

The light balls ran around me more violently and even rubbed their bodies directly on my body.

I didn’t feel anything in particular, but I could feel the movement as if it was trying to convey intimacy to me.

Although it doesn’t have an appearance or anything like that, the color of the light and the personality you feel are clear, so you’ll never get confused.

“Now, human! So the compensation has now been delivered, right? You can’t complain or anything like that, okay!”

The fairy was waving at me in advance as if everything was relieved now.

Looking at it, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything more I can gain from it, and with this kind of ability, I’m quite satisfied. Let’s not be greedy and part ways on good terms.

“I understand. Thank you, fairy.”

“…What a fascinating human being. I think you were the only person who received compensation and thanked me without lying or any other intention. I couldn’t even awaken my magic power, and I didn’t even ask if I had anything more to offer.”

Although the fairy looks unexpected, I am truly grateful to this fairy.

Although I did not awaken my magical powers, I gained new abilities. Whether this will become a treasure or remain as an ordinary ability will depend on my ability.

I have absolutely no intention of saying something like I was ungrateful and failed to awaken my magical powers. When I first saw it, it seemed like I was really confused.

“Okay, now go back and try your best to survive! If you’re lucky, you might be able to find a way to increase your spirit power! It won’t be easy since other humans won’t be able to use spirits.”

“Other people can’t use spirits?”

“Not only will you not be able to use it, but you won’t even be able to feel it? People who defeated zombies were rewarded with awakened magical powers and given appropriate job knowledge. Well, sometimes, in the case of people with good inspiration, they may be able to feel the existence itself.”

Oh, I feel anxious yet happy to hear that I have different abilities.

If it were something like a web novel, the title would be ‘I became stronger as a spirit alone!’ I wonder if it feels like this. I feel like I have the ability to cheat for no reason.

Although I don’t feel that level of omnipotence at all.

“Then go back to being a human! Check with other humans for additional announcements! If I’m lucky, I’ll see you again later!”

Unlike the first time, the fairy said goodbye more gently.

Even though he looks young, it’s a strange feeling because it’s like seeing an office worker leaving work after completing some work.

I guess I got my reward. Feeling better, I see the same hologram as before again.

-｢A junior administrator in dimension AP-1892573 forcibly cancels the summoning of an unidentified entity ??? from a gap in the dimension.｣

Before I could reply to the goodbye, the world darkened again for a moment and began to disappear with the fairy waving her hand.

It’s not surprising anymore, really.

* * *

“Mr. Hyunseong? are you okay? Suddenly he stopped talking… ”

When I open my eyes, I see Han Se-ra, Choi Min-soo, and Kim Ga-ryeong looking at me worriedly.

“…Hey, how much time has passed now?”

“What does that mean, Mr. Hyunseong? Time? What happened?”

Looking at Han Se-ra’s puzzled reaction, fortunately it doesn’t seem to take that long or anything like that.

Even if I tell Han Se-ra about this later, I have to pretend I don’t know anything for now.

“Oh, no. I was a little embarrassed for a moment.”

“I’m glad. I was worried because he suddenly stopped talking and was blank for 10 seconds. I wonder if something went wrong.”

“Are there any places where you feel uncomfortable? Would you like me to briefly examine you for a moment?”

My sanity is directly related to the survival of the group. That kind of reaction is understandable.

As usual, I smiled and calmed them down.

“There is nothing particularly wrong with my body, so I don’t think it’s an infection or anything like that. So don’t worry.”

“Then… Phew. Fortunately, the. If there is a problem with Park Hyun-seong, the strongest member of our group… It’s scary to even imagine.”

Minsu Choi breathes a sigh of relief. After seeing me catching zombies earlier, he seems to have become more reluctant to be separated from our group.

“Still, just in case, we decided to get a checkup from us later. Because I have prepared some emergency medicine at home.”

His wife, Ga-ryeong Kim, looked at me with unchanging, worried eyes, just as she said earlier that she was taking care of my medical treatment.

I bowed my head slightly in response and confirmed the most important thing.

“Now… So, now that the tutorial is over, what should I do next?”

I didn’t go through the tutorial or anything. Because I’m not from this dimension to begin with.

However, I do not want to reveal this fact to anyone except Han Sera. I don’t know if trust will build up later, but it won’t be easy.

For now, let’s act as if I’m not that different from these people. Since I have a new ability, it won’t be difficult to pretend to have it. If you just pay attention.

Se-ra Han and Min-soo Choi continue my words, which lead the story.

“Well. They say a new mission will be given after midnight today… First, let’s walk around outside for a bit. We need to secure supplies just in case.”

“As long as the word minimum area is mentioned, there will definitely be issues related to areas of a larger size. It was clearly called a tutorial. Everyone still has some stamina… No, it has actually gotten better, so I think we need to move more actively if possible. We don’t know how much supplies we have in our apartment building.”

Everyone must have been a little excited after killing the zombies, so they decided to move more aggressively than expected.

The expression on the face of Ms. Ga-ryeong Kim next to her did not seem to oppose this.

I nodded and gave them one more reason.

“And awakening. We just realized our ability, right? We also need to check with the zombies outside to see how this will work in the future.”

“Oh, definitely… !”

“Let’s use this to tidy up the surroundings. Ensure safety and obtain information about the surrounding situation.”

Everyone reacts as if they hadn’t even thought about that. Well, survival is the priority right now, and there are probably too many things in their heads to think about things like checking their abilities.

But this was as important to me as survival.

Zombies are not a big problem to me. In the first place, this apartment itself seems to be a place where only wealthy people gather, so I don’t think there will be that many people. In total, there were a little over 100 people here where I was.

Rather than doing that right now, I wanted to test myself with my new abilities.

My heart is pounding.

The sound of my heart beating echoes in my mind.

How different have I really been from before? How much can the new ability called the spirit change me?

Since the sensation I felt when I met the fairy earlier still lingered in my body, I instinctively knew that this was not a lie, and as I had longed for it for so long, I couldn’t wait to test it out.

Ah, but before that though.

“First, let’s eat and think.”

“Ah… Come to think of it… ”

“The sun is at its peak… We had dinner last night and we haven’t even eaten yet, honey.”

People have to eat and survive.

Securing physical strength is important.

Since humans are animals that consume food and convert it into calories, it is essential to consume the resources on time and prepare for unexpected situations.

Looking at the sun, it seems to be around 2-3 o’clock, but I think it would be better to eat and rest a bit when it is the hottest, as it will waste less energy.

Growling—!

A loud sound echoed from Han Sera’s stomach. So much so that it’s hard to believe it belongs to an actress.

Her blushing cheeks and expression of shame were clearly not acting, but sincerity. If that’s acting, Han Se-ra’s life itself is acting or something like that.

“Well, well, I was on a diet because it was before a production! That’s why I can’t eat!

Everyone’s facial expressions relax in a ridiculous situation that doesn’t fit the situation.

Maybe even on my face. It’s been quite a while.

“Well, should we eat first?”

“There’s no electricity, so I’m not sure if gas will work… Let’s go back to my house first, everyone. Eat some quick snacks… ”

Zombies are like human corpses, so they wouldn’t be very appetizing to anyone other than hunters, but they are quite squeamish people. I see that there is no objection to talking about food.

Maybe there is a reason to live like that.

Se-ra Han and I accepted their favor and finished our meal briefly.

And after a short maintenance time,

After briefly checking everyone’s characteristics and occupations, I formed an appropriate formation and led everyone out of the apartment.

Crrr…

As soon as we opened the door, three zombies found us.

“Except for Ga-ryeong Kim, each person will take charge of one animal. Try to use the abilities you have gained this time as much as possible. If you think there is an emergency, call me right away. Did you know?”

After finishing what I had to say, I kicked my feet faster than anyone else and ran towards the monster.

Grumble!

With my arms filled with strength that I had never gained before.