episode_0016

[Edit] LV.5

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“Yatsu!! This is it!!”

Just as I was about to turn my body with a smile of accomplishment, new words appeared on the monitor.

[Specialty Selection]

1. Increase storage by 1 slot

2. Decrease mental power consumption by 20%

3. Use pencil tool

“Specialty? Do they give specialties every 5 levels?”

As I was about to get up, Bae Jisoo, who was leaving the office, called out to me.

“Jinsu, let’s go home!”

“You go ahead!”

I intended to stay in the quiet office alone and contemplate seriously, but Bae Jisoo approached me.

“You were playing a game, weren’t you?”

“Don’t you think about overtime?”

“If there’s no work, there’s no overtime. And if you’re going to work, you should have the monitor on.”

“What?”

I turned my head to her question and looked at the monitor.

The monitor was clearly off, but the words [Specialty Selection] were displayed.

It was at a level where one could mistake it for the computer running.

“Could it be that you can’t see it?”

I rolled my eyes for a moment and chuckled.

“Ahaha. I see. I’ll pretend to work harder next time.”

“Don’t pretend, just do it. Even though there’s no work?”

Bae Jisoo lightly laughed and tapped my back.

“Hurry up and go home to rest. Luckily, there were no reports today, but there might be no time to rest tomorrow.”

“I should rest when I can.”

“That’s right. Let’s go.”

Why does this person keep insisting on going together?

Could it be?

Is this the flirting I’ve only heard about?

Among the team members, there are 3 men.

One is a grumpy otaku.

One is a married man.

With my age being 2 years younger and my face looking pretty sharp, it’s natural for them to target me!

“Oh my. I shouldn’t let the team leader like me too much~”

My misconception was shattered.

“If you go, I’ll leave too.”

“Huh? Why?”

“There’s a superior’s order that the team leader must leave the latest.”

“… It’s not flirting, is it?”

“Flirting? Me? With you? Besides, I have a boyfriend?”

I had a bowl of cold kimchi soup all by myself.

I made a slip of the tongue and got caught by Bae Jisoo.

Perhaps she remembered being called a porn addict when she called me.

“Then see you tomorrow. Take care, Jinsu~”

“Save me…”

The difficulty level of office life suddenly turned into hard mode.

Sorrow lasted only a moment.

“Ah! Specialty!!”

I remembered that I hadn’t chosen a specialty.

I wanted to go back to the office, but the office door requires the team leader’s card to open.

I sighed and looked at my phone.

“Huh?”

[Specialty Selection]

1. Increase storage by 1 slot

2. Decrease mental power consumption by 20%

3. Use pencil tool

The selection screen was displayed on my phone.

Determined not to be disturbed this time, I sat on a bench in the nearby park and started contemplating.

“What does increasing storage mean…”

Could it mean that if I save A, I can copy it anytime?

If that’s the case, it’s quite useful.

“Decreasing mental power consumption is good too.”

The 20% figure may be vague, but it will shine as I progress to the later stages.

20% of 100 won is 20 won, but 20% of 100 million won is 20 million won.

“Using a pencil tool… Can I draw in the air?”

The [Edit] I mainly use involves copying or cutting.

It’s about changing and decorating based on existing things.

On the other hand, a pencil tool involves creation.

With imagination and skill, one can create amazing things!

“But I’m all thumbs…”

When I was young, I wanted to draw.

But I had no talent for drawing at all.

I was good at tracing, but when I tried to draw something on my own, it turned out to be a mess.

I was good at copying, but it was difficult for me to bring out what was in my head and draw it.

“Although the cost-effectiveness is with option 3… darn it.”

Blaming my cursed clumsiness, I chose [Increase storage by 1 slot].

As I touched the screen like handling a phone, the selection screen disappeared.

“Is it done?”

Since the effects weren’t outwardly visible, I didn’t know what had changed.

Scratching my cheek with my finger, I looked ahead and saw kids playing in the park.

More precisely, kids playing with a soccer ball.

I copied the ball’s data and saved it.

Then, I removed the data of the soccer goalpost next to it.

If it was the editing I knew, the soccer ball should have disappeared from my abilities.

To bring the ball back, I would have to put down the goalpost and copy the ball’s data again.

However, a certain usage came to mind.

“Summon?”

As I thought with a sense of urgency, options appeared in my mind.

Option 1 was the current task, the goalpost.

Option 2 was the soccer ball I had saved earlier.

With a sense of disbelief, I chose the soccer ball, and in an instant, the goalpost disappeared, and the data of the soccer ball was copied.

I pasted it, and a soccer ball appeared in my hand.

Storage. This guy.

“Are you kidding me?”

It was more incredible than I had thought.

I wanted to save the plump buttocks of a passing woman and summon them whenever I wanted for some fun, but…

“The most important thing is life…”

Just like the scroll, I copied the data of a low-grade stamina potion I had received from Kim Jiho and saved it.

With this, as long as I could use my abilities, I became a potion dispenser that could summon potions anytime, anywhere.

The next day.

I wanted to be a happy office worker like Lupin with my salary like yesterday, but…

Bae Jisoo received a phone call and stood up from her seat.

She looked at me and pointed to Kim Jiho sleeping on the couch.

“Ugh…”

Sighing, she woke Jiho up and started the briefing.

“Everyone, get ready to mobilize. There’s an overload in the E-rank labyrinth next to Sudo Mountain.”

Jiho, with sleepy eyes, raised his hand.

“If it’s an E-rank labyrinth, shouldn’t a D-rank team go…?”

“This time, management is going.”

“Ugh. It’s such a hassle.”

“I do all the work. Stop complaining and get ready.”

“Yes, yes. Ugh.”

As Jiho headed to the bathroom, Iseojin hugged Dakimakura and got up.

“Seojin? Put down the doll and go.”

“Huh?! No way!! Kanna-chan is my girlfriend! No! My wife!”

“Do you plan to take your wife to the battlefield?”

“Heh… A cool and handsome husband… doesn’t put his wife in danger…”

Bae Jisoo, who seemed to have dealt with otaku a lot, replied lightly, wiping away tears and sitting Dakimakura, who was heavily tanned, on his chair.

“Kanna-chan. Wait a moment, as Oni-chan will earn money and come back. If Oni-chan is not here, will you cry and be sad?”

“Why are you crying already? Don’t worry. Oni-chan is invincible! Woohoo!”

Bae Jisoo’s lifeless eyes, like a dying fish, turned towards me.

With a look that seemed to say, “You won’t mess around, right?” I scratched the back of my head and got up.

“Team leader.”

“What?”

“I’m F-rank. Should I go? I don’t think I’ll be of much help.”

“Shut up and gain experience.”

“…Understood.”

So, excluding Hanna, who hadn’t arrived yet, everyone headed to the Sudo Mountain labyrinth, their destination.

“Hyung!”

“What?!”

“But does the labyrinth also experience overload?!”

Sitting in the back seat behind Kim Jiho, I asked curiously and received a look that said, “You don’t know that?”

“What have you been doing all this time?!”

“I’ve been working as a freelancer!”

“Ugh! Right! The world needs clueless guys like you to function!”

After a compliment or insult, Kim Jiho explained.

“Do you know that monsters start appearing inside the labyrinth?”

“Yes!”

“If the monsters aren’t cleared, they keep piling up inside!”

“And if they keep piling up, they eventually explode! That’s what we call overload!”

“Do you mean the monsters come out?”

“Exactly!”

Come to think of it, I’ve heard of this before.

In the past, a massive amount of monsters emerged from an S-class dungeon, causing a city in China to literally disappear from the map.

Superpowered individuals from around the world gathered their strength to subdue the monsters, managed by the World Superpower Association.

While China managed to resolve the situation, in South Africa, known as the Hope Peak, they were unable to handle it, prohibiting both civilians and superpowered individuals from entering. It is now referred to as the Hell Peak.

“If there’s not enough popularity, there might be an overload!”

“That used to be the case! Not anymore!”

“Why?!”

“Ever since the S-class dungeon overload incident! Even if there’s not much popularity, overloads rarely happen! It’s managed by the Association!”

“Those government officials must be losing their minds!”

“Haha! That’s right! We don’t have to worry about it! Look over there!”

Turning his head to the side to look ahead, they saw signs of no entry and numerous police officers blocking the road.

“I am Bae Jisoo, a B-class superpowered individual in charge of managing the overloaded dungeon. The three behind me are my subordinates.”

“We’ve been informed. Welcome, Bae Jisoo, and everyone.”

“We’re ready to enter.”

Even if you were a slave, being told to be a slave in a grand mansion was what this felt like.

The tall police officer bowed repeatedly to Bae Jisoo, who was only 29 years old.

Despite being an F-class superpowered individual, receiving the same treatment as a B-class from his superior made Bae Jisoo feel respected.

“Is the area cleared?”

“Yes. Since the grade is low, there aren’t many casualties.”

“That’s really fortunate. May we guide you through the gate?”

“Of course. Please follow me this way.”

With a satisfied smile, Bae Jisoo followed, and a large tower greeted them.

About 100 superpowered individuals were also gathered, preparing to depart.

As they ascended the prepared platform, all eyes turned to Bae Jisoo.

“Mr. Seo Jin?”

“Got it!”

As he tried to respond in a geeky manner as he did in the office, a clean drop of water entered his mouth.

“Normal mode.”

When Bae Jisoo spoke with a hint of life in his small voice, Seo Jin broke out in a cold sweat and nodded his head.

“Got it… sir.”

“What? He can switch to normal mode?”

Seo Jin’s pupils turned red, then his entire eyes turned red.

Scanning Bae Jisoo with his red eyes, he counted 100 superpowered individuals.

“There are 3 C-classes… sir.”

“The rest are classified as D or E… sir.”

“No F-classes?”

“No.”

“Good job.”

Satisfied with the normal response, Bae Jisoo nodded and took a step forward.

“Since there are 3 C-classes, I don’t think there will be any problems with the organization.”

“But don’t let your guard down. Trust your team members. Trust your team leader. Come back safely.”

“Then I will open the gate.”

At Bae Jisoo’s words, the superpowered individuals loosened up and raised their weapons.

“Hyungnim, what does it mean to open the gate?”

“The overloaded gate spits out monsters once, then closes.”

“You have to open it to enter.”

“Hmm? Can anyone open the gate?”

“No. At least 2nd level. It takes the power of a 3rd level or higher superpowered individual to forcefully open it.”

The dungeon in front of them was an E-class, while Bae Jisoo was a B-class.

Since the 3rd level was considered high, it seemed like he was assigned to this mission.

As soon as Kim Jiho finished explaining, Bae Jisoo used his ability, and the water from the nearby artificial pond floated up into the sky.

“Haah!!”

With a powerful shout and a wave of his hand, the water droplets flew at a rapid speed, hitting the door.

Crash! Bang!! Boom!!

As Bae Jisoo watched the dungeon door shatter into pieces, he realized the reality of being a B-class.

“I should be a little less reckless…”