episode_0029

Booong-

After safely escaping from the Qingdao branch building, Do Yu-jin moved without stopping and secretly got on board a truck heading towards Beijing.

Phew-

‘There were a lot of incidents in various ways… … but somehow it ended safely.’

Do Yu-jin, who cooled her head in the night breeze, tried to think back on the events of the day one by one, even though she had come to that conclusion.

My first real-world experience.

To be honest, most of the memories were unpleasant, but I gained a lot from them in many ways.

‘First of all… … the biggest gain is that I found out that my stealth ability works even on those black dogs.’

Although she ended up becoming a stealth character because of the trait she gained at the start, Do Yu-jin intended to push this power to the end.

That would be the case, since it was one of the two powers that best suited Do Yu-jin, who was directly certified by the system.

‘… … I guess it would be right to take the assassination tech that I ended up using along with me, right?’

Do Yu-jin felt the texture of the dagger in her hand as she wiggled her hands.

‘To do that, the first homework that needs to be solved is to add variety to stealth and increase the power of the stealth ability itself.’

Again, the reason Do Yu-jin was able to hide her existence from the strong until now was because of the unintended synergy between her stealth trait and her extremely weak body.

It’s like trying to catch a mosquito in a dark room!

However, this synergy was bound to disappear over time as Do Yu-jin grew, so he had to come up with a way to develop the stealth ability itself.

‘Actually, it’s already pretty much lost its effectiveness.’

Do Yu-jin felt the effects of the magic suppression potion she had drunk in the building begin to return, and she was lost in thought.

‘The problem is that I can’t erase my traces.’

As I said before, Do Yu-jin didn’t use any special techniques to hide herself; she just lowered her presence to the extreme.

So, for example, what if Do Yu-jin broke into a house and left traces like footprints?

Even if the owner of the house couldn’t find Do Yu-jin, he would definitely notice that someone had broken in.

And what if the owner of the house gives up on finding Do Yu-jin and just chooses to destroy the space itself?

‘I can only hide, so I have no choice but to take it.’

Of course, the likelihood of things going in such an extreme direction was slim.

But since it was a matter of life and death, it was not something that could be ignored just because it was a slim possibility.

‘And even if that doesn’t happen, the fact that there are traces is a problem in itself. If those traces accumulate, it could reveal that I’m Do Yu-jin, a first-year student in the circle.’

It may sound like a tall tale, but if you have the investigative skills of the black dogs we dealt with this time, it is something that is entirely possible.

I was sure of it because there were several scenes like that in the game.

‘Well, this time I took care of the traces well, so there won’t be a problem.’

Do Yu-jin let out a sigh of relief and turned on the device.

“Huh? Honey, didn’t you just see something flashing in the back of the truck?”

“No, I didn’t see it? Did I see the stars wrong?”

“Really? Did I see something wrong?”

“… … ”

Do Yu-jin adjusted the brightness of her device’s screen to the lowest level while listening to the old couple talking.

I tapped the device a few times in that state and saw articles with various titles pop up in that short period of time.

[Unknown explosion occurs in a building in Qingdao, China. Hundreds killed at site?]

[What is the government doing about the damage caused by the conflict between the Black Guilds?]

[The culprit of the explosion is a monster? Fire caused by management problems in Field City.]

If you can’t process the traces, you just have to process the space where the traces were.

This is why Do Yu-jin ended this operation with a grand explosion.

‘But it seems like it was a bit excessive.’

I had no idea how much gunpowder and magic stones I would need to use to blow up the building, so like a mother caring for her child, I just gathered as much as I could and blew it up, but judging from the photos, it seems like it was a bit too much.

The building had completely collapsed and was unrecognizable, and the ground on which the building had stood was blackened and emitting residual heat.

‘Well, if I do this, the invitation I put in with great care might get buried.’

It was a little disappointing, but I decided to just let it go since it was already in the past.

Because it wasn’t really that important.

After hitchhiking a few times like that, Do Yu-jin was soon able to arrive at the portal center.

By showing her circle’s student ID there, Do Yu-jin successfully returned to the circle from China.

Uduk-! Knock knock knock-!

Only then was Do Yu-jin able to take a breather as she looked at the moonlit sky.

‘I’ve only worked for two days, but I feel like I’m going to die.’

Still, the hard work was worth it.

[Status]

Name: Do Yu-jin

Level: 31

Traits: [Snake of the Silent Field (4★)] / [Inverted Shadow (3★)] and 55 others

Strength: 12

Agility: 22

Stamina: 15

Intelligence: 20

Horsepower: 60

[Weapon Talent]

-Dagger LV. 9

-Gun LV. 6

[Technical Talent]

-Lowest Alchemy LV. 2

-Summoning LV. 1

‘When I check like this, I can definitely feel that I have grown.’

First of all, the basic level, weapon talent dagger, and skill talent alchemy levels were increased tremendously.

‘I guess the alchemy level was raised while making elixirs, and the other two were raised while killing the guys inside the building with daggers?’

As Do Yu-jin was checking the level, the adjective ‘lowest level’ appeared in front of alchemy.

‘Fortunately, I was able to grow to my target level.’

Talent grows.

I don’t know if that’s actually true, but at least [Circle Academy]’s [Talent] grew by feeding on the player’s experience.

And [talent] that continues to grow climbs the stairs like now, and the fruit that is created at that moment is [skill].

This is why having more weapon talent and technical talent is a fraud.

Having more talents meant you could gain more skills.

[Hands of a Beauty of All Directions]

▶Effectiveness – Versatile hands and excellent dexterity allow you to do many things efficiently.

‘Is this a skill that improves dexterity?’

Looking at this alone, it may not seem like there’s much difference between traits and skills, but skills are more important than traits.

In this game, which is based on mindless play such as changing traits or equipment, skills were powers that could be fully possessed like stats.

‘Hmm… … ‘

Do Yu-jin thought for a moment and then picked up the dagger.

In the original game, this type of skill was a sort of talisman that added a certain probability to an action, such as increasing the chance of successfully brewing a potion.

But if this world is one where [talent] affects talent… … wouldn’t it show something different?

Do Yu-jin reasoned like that.

Whirilirik-

The reasoning worked out beautifully.

‘If I do this, I think I can use it in more ways than I thought?’

Do Yu-jin smiled with satisfaction as she watched her fingers playing with the dagger, moving flexibly like an octopus’s legs.

Do Yu-jin checked the condition of her hands for a moment and then turned her eyes to the area with the characteristic.

’55, no, 57 if you add them all up? Thanks to these, my stats seem to have gone up a bit… … I don’t know which achievement affected it.’

Anyway, Do Yu-jin was satisfied.

I thought that if I just organized my current achievements well, I would be able to achieve significant growth.

Jeobuk-

‘In addition to increasing my own strength, I also solved the problem of insufficient funds to some extent by raiding the Black Dragon Society’s belongings.’

Jeobuk-

‘I also managed to steal one of the relics that would have gone to the villain.’

The operation was a success… no, it could be said to have been a great success.

Towering-

“So just a moment… …let’s just take a break for a moment.”

Do Yu-jin muttered as she sat down on a bench in a suitable location.

I stretched out in that state, my whole body relaxed, and then took a deep breath.

I’m not kidding, my whole body felt as heavy as a wet cotton ball, and maybe because of that, I didn’t feel like I was breathing properly.

The feeling of having your nose and mouth pressed against a wet pillow.

In that state, Do Yu-jin continued to breathe by forcibly squeezing her lungs little by little.

I was just blankly staring up at the starless night sky.

‘… … Should I smoke a cigarette?’

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Do Yu-jin.

It’s a stupid idea, needless to say.

Not only does it harm your body, but it also leaves a strong smell on your body.

Do Yu-jin had never smoked before, so she didn’t know how to relieve stress through cigarettes.

But why is that?

“… … ”

Somehow, I thought that was a pretty attractive idea, so I was thinking about it for a while.

Woohoo-

The device in Do Yu-jin’s pocket vibrated slightly.