episode_0058

You have completed your first character development.

That an achievement has been achieved.

And of course, the reward I received for completing the first achievement.

‘Becoming an awakened person.’

It feels like I’ve been caught in a bad prank.

Even before I found out about my past life at the age of 14, I wanted to become an awakened person.

When I remembered my past life and gained this ability after the age of 14, I had expectations that I would have already become an awakened person.

I entered the game and thought that becoming an awakened player was enough.

14 years old.

Although it was a little later than others, I was even more excited because it wasn’t too late to give up.

However, when I was actually tested, the final conclusion was that I was not an awakened person.

No matter how much strength I used, I couldn’t use it, and the ability I had was only for the good of others.

After several denials, I finally decided to admit it.

That I cannot be the chosen one.

“But what if I throw something like this to you after I retire?”

I’m thirty.

I have never heard of an awakening at this age.

Moreover, entering the academy is ridiculous.

They won’t even accept it.

‘And now you want me to get proof that you are an awakened person? Then I have to enlist in the military for 10 years?’

The 10 years of a 20-year-old and the 10 years of a 30-year-old are bound to have different values.

The 10 years of your 20s are an age when you can try anything, but the 10 years of your 30s are an important time to decide what kind of life you want to live after retirement.

This is a time when you should not join the military in vain and blow it off.

“If this continues, it will only get worse.”

It’s good because you can use powerful power when you become an awakened person.

However, there are too many disadvantages compared to the advantages.

As the monster wave explodes and pollution begins to threaten humanity again, you become an awakener… .

‘Even if the timing is bad, it’s really bad.’

In the worst case scenario, you could suddenly receive a warrant to join the military even though you have not received any training.

‘It’s an ability that I didn’t even have to remove when I needed it… .’

Would you have thought that there would be such a thing as an achievement just because it was me?

I regret that instead of starting my career as a mercenary at the age of 14, I should have just gone to the academy and tried to summon at least an R level.

Even when I was actively working as a mercenary, I think I should have come near the academy and opened the summon function.

“not now. “I don’t need this kind of compensation, so take it back!”

Lee Neung has never had two-way communication.

After making me an awakened person, the system disappeared again.

Now, it was necessary to put aside the resentment towards the system for a moment and check what was given as compensation.

“So you said you were awakened, but what changed?”

Since I was awakened, my body would have gained new abilities.

I need to check that… .

“What?”

I don’t know anything.

It’s like a person who doesn’t know how to put a sickle and remember.

If you ask them how they can recognize their awakened abilities, they will only tell you that they have been using them since they could breathe.

Why don’t you know this?

So, rather than asking others for know-how, I needed to discover my abilities on my own.

“Fuck, I don’t know.”

However, after two days passed without being able to uncover anything, I had no choice but to get help.

“So I’m trying to get some help.”

“Awakening??? “Have you really awakened?”

“It may be hard to believe, but it’s true.”

“I believe you have no reason to lie.”

The person I turned to for help was Sasha.

It was hard to see Rebecca because she was teaching students on weekdays, and she didn’t want to make a busy child even busier.

So, I asked for help from Sasha, who has a relatively loose schedule.

“I don’t know if I should congratulate you.”

“Isn’t awakening at this age something to celebrate? Moreover, the situation is not good these days. “I can’t even report it right now.”

“If you get caught, you’ll be in big trouble!”

The moment an illegal awakener is caught, he or she is immediately arrested and has to spend the rest of his or her life in hard labor.

“I have lived my whole life without using any of my strength until I was over 30 years old. Now that I have awakened, isn’t it too much to ask me to be taken to the battlefield?”

“… “That’s right.”

Sasha couldn’t refute my words and became sullen.

“What should I do?” Or how about saying you can’t do it because you lack skills like me?”

“It won’t work now. As you know, we need at least one more soldier because of the monster wave.”

Conditions for enlistment?

If your limbs are intact and you are awake, you will accept everything.

Once you receive it, won’t it be useful anywhere?

“You might get called in too, so be careful. “So that we can find out in advance if a warrant is issued and prepare for it.”

Even if we can’t prevent a warrant from being issued, can’t we prepare in advance?

Sasha was surprised to hear the word warrant.

“You’re calling me?”

“Students were conscripted. Reserve troops are already being called in. If we run out of reserves, who will be next? “Those who have intact limbs but have been fired due to lack of skills will be the next targets.”

“Everyone’s skills must have been rusty.”

“At least it’s not you.”

Sasha has a past where she was deeply hurt by not being able to enlist due to her lack of skills.

To escape from that past, he set up a private training center, and not only ran the training center, but also used the facility to hone his skills.

Other people’s skills may have rusted, but at least that doesn’t apply to Sasha.

“It doesn’t seem scary.”

“Something feels strange. “Can I do well?”

“Others might not want to go back to the military, but you are positive.”

“huh. It’s been my lifelong wish. “Going back to the past and passing the exam with flying colors.”

“There is no need to go back to the past.”

Compared to me, who was not happy to even be awakened to the thought that I might enlist at this age, Sasha welcomed the idea of enlistment.

“In that regard, can you please spare me? My current situation is worse than that of nobles whose skills are rusty. “I don’t even know what my abilities are right now.”

Even if my skills are rusty, the nobles who have used their skills like another hand their whole life would be in a better situation than me.

“Are you planning on reporting it?”

“What if I say I won’t do it?”

“I will respect your choice. You are in the same situation as a newborn baby. “Enlisting in the military is too harsh for you.”

Sasha shook her head, saying that she did not want to be dragged to the battlefield and die in vain.

It must have been terrible just to imagine it.

“Thank you for saying that. And just joining the military doesn’t mean you can work for your country.”

I was serving the world in a different way.

Summoning and raising SSR characters.

It was an ability that only I could do that no one else could.

* * *

The first thing I had to do to find out what I was capable of was meditation.

In fact, Sasha thought for a long time about how to help her realize the ability to know like breathing.

Then, the recommended method was meditation.

“One of the training methods is called imagery training. “While meditating, I think about my abilities in my head, imagine them, and train.”

They say that imagery training is helpful when you think of a sparring you once had with someone while training, or when you feel like you really want to use your abilities in this way, even though it is impossible in reality.

“So, I think that if you meditate and practice imagery, you will be able to find new sensations of movement within your body. “It’s good to think about what abilities you want to use and what abilities you wish you had.”

“The ability I wanted to have.”

The ability I wanted to have… ?

I knew the fraudulent skills of tier 1 characters, and at one point I thought I might be able to become an awakened person, so there was absolutely no reason not to give Sasha’s training advice.

“It’s meditation… .”

I’ve never done it before, but there were many times during my career as a mercenary that I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep to avoid trouble.

Among the mercenaries, there were often one or two who wanted my attention because they either looked at me badly or admired me.

When ignoring those guys, the best thing to do was close your eyes and pretend to sleep.

At least when I pretended to be asleep, there were many cases where they couldn’t come close.

‘There were times when I wanted to argue, but couldn’t because I kept sleeping.’

In that respect, imagery training has become one of the easiest training methods for me.

It’s a way to kill time by sitting blankly with your eyes closed and not thinking about anything.

Then, like Sasha said, I thought about what ability I wanted to have.

‘The ability I wanted to have.’

It is not an appropriate ability to use special weapons like Rebecca or to attack fatal weak points using stealth and poison like Ariando.

However, having a support ability is also not suited to his temperament.

Speaking of abilities, the first thing that comes to mind is the sword that saved my life countless times during my time as a mercenary.

‘It would be nice if I could handle the sword better.’

I’ve been using swords for a long time, but since I didn’t know much about technology, I used to force myself ignorantly.

I’ve picked up a few words from Rebecca and am clumsily learning the art of using a sword, but when asked if it’s at a satisfactory level, I have no choice but to say no.

I hoped that if I became an awakened person and gained skills, I would be able to use proper swordsmanship.

When it comes to swords, I too am a greedy person.

Along with that, there’s something I always wish I had while hunting monsters… .

‘It’s physical ability. I was able to briefly experience a body that was capable of fighting monsters by applying a lot of scrolls… .’

The mulberry flavor was so great that I once thought that I might become addicted to buff scrolls if I made a mistake.

There was a time when I was jealous because I thought awakened people would always be in this state.

‘If I awaken, I will be able to grow my physical abilities up to SSS… .’

Since not everyone will be able to add the SSS stat, it seemed like it would be good to have a buff-type skill that could increase physical abilities.

‘Finally, what skill would be good?’

I won’t be able to get the awakening ability as I thought.

Nonetheless, it was fun just to imagine it.