blueteamnovel Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Acquiring an Overpowered Trait and Restarting (2)
Two weeks had passed since then.
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Name: Seo Yu-jin (20 years old, Male)
Title: Unyielding Spirit
Stats: Strength [3.53] Agility [3.11] Intelligence [3.12] Luck [8.42] Magic Power [3.80]
Innate Talents: Complete Hypnosis (Lv. Max), ᄆᄆᄆ ᄆᄆ (Lv.???)
Skills: None
Traits: Indomitable
Current Status: Hypnosis, ???
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In front of me appeared a status window.
Information that only the awakened could see was neatly organized and displayed.
There were a lot of things I couldn’t understand, like the question marks, but that didn’t matter right now.
What mattered was the trait.
It was a reward earned by breaking my bones and tearing my body apart, like the saying “분골쇄신” (breaking bones and crushing the body).
『Indomitable不 (S Rank) – Immunity to negative physical status effects. 90% reduction in physical attack damage.』
“Even if I get shot, I won’t die.”
It was one of the ‘hidden pieces’ found in the game. Indomitable.
A trait that could only be described as overpowered.
Most troublesome monsters were physical.
The monsters that would appear fifteen years from now would also primarily use physical attacks.
But with this trait?
100 damage would only be 10.
It was the best trait among the hidden pieces that could be obtained before entering the academy.
It was limited to physical, so it wasn’t invincible, but...
『Complete Hypnosis (EX Rank) – Controls the soul.』
“For mages, I can just mesmerize them and beat them up.”
This was complemented by my skill as a player, and my unique awakened talent. Complete Hypnosis.
For mages, I just needed to hypnotize them. They wouldn’t fall into hypnosis easily, but they’d hesitate while resisting.
That hesitation would be my chance to approach and end the game.
With the best starting point, I couldn’t help but smile.
-Heh.
“It was worth doing something crazy...”
“What are you smiling about, Yu-jin? It must hurt since you’re undergoing treatment.”
“Ah.”
...Maybe it was a bit weird to be smiling during treatment.
I shut my mouth, feeling slightly embarrassed. I glanced around, feeling self-conscious.@@@@
“Thank you again, sis. Thanks to you...”
“I told you not to call me sis, didn’t I?”
The person I was glancing at was Ryu Soo-yeon, an A-rank awakened who had retired from the front lines and opened a private clinic.
Known as the ‘Angel in White,’ she was now glaring at me.
-Stare.
“I’ve never wanted to have a reckless younger brother.”
“...Tsk.”
‘If I hadn’t saved her daughter, I would’ve been slapped by now.’
Well. I’d be annoyed too. Seeing a perfectly healthy guy come in all battered every time.
She had promised to treat me for free for life as thanks for saving her daughter. She must’ve regretted that decision.
‘Still, I got treatments worth several million won for free with one hypnosis. It’s a win.’
But that was her problem.
As a patient, I was just happy.
Her daughter had become a wreck due to PTSD caused by her father?
One click of my hypnosis and she was cured.
The result was free recovery worth millions.
The perfect world where everyone was happy...
Why was she frowning like that? It’s not like her ability wore out from use.
I felt a bit resentful and grumbled.
“Aren’t we quite close now? Hayeong even asked me to get along well with her mom.”
“There’s more than a 15-year age gap. Don’t say such disgusting things.”
“......”
‘Before the regression, we were the same age, you know?’
But her cold attitude remained unchanged.
Unlike in the first life when I got excited by women’s fragrance, now it was honestly a hardship.
I naturally sought a place without people, as if to escape.
-Step, step.
‘I’ll pass the time walking until the entrance exam...’
My steps led me to a less crowded area.
Finally, I felt a bit at ease.
Soo-yeon was fine since we were mentally the same age, but hanging out with much younger girls was awkward.
‘...They must be young now too. Except for the teacher.’
Thinking about women naturally led me to thoughts of my wives.
They must have lost all memories of being with me.
Most of them would be in their early 20s now...
I had to court them again.
A 35-year-old uncle hitting on them felt unpleasant.
‘Well, I’ll do it anyway. I can’t bear to see them with other men.’
It was something I had to endure to reunite with them.
I slapped my cheeks to steel my resolve.
When I met them again, I wanted to show a decent side as much as possible.
-Bustling.
‘...It’s noisy. Who’s in this secluded place on entrance ceremony day?’
While wasting time, I heard a commotion.
It was strange.
This place was far from the ceremony hall and the vacant lot where the entrance exam was held.
It wasn’t a suitable place to make a fuss on the entrance ceremony day.
But who would come all the way here and make a ruckus?
I quickly moved my feet.
“...Are you an otaku?”
“N-No, it’s just that, um...”
“Looks like your dream isn’t to be an awakened but a plumber. My friend.”
“It’s not that...”
As I got closer, the voices became clearer.
Two low, deep voices and one distinctly higher-pitched one.
My pace quickened.
‘It’s hard to hear because it’s small, but this voice...?’
-Step, step.
A voice trembling like the legs of a newborn fawn.
Timidness evident in the drawn-out speech.
Above all... a slightly awkward way of speaking even at a glance.
———Alice. Alice Littonwood.
It was unmistakably the voice of one of my wives.
My quick steps turned into a sprint.
-Dash.
‘Which bastard is bullying my Alice...!!!’
She still hadn’t fully overcome her timidity.
My beloved wife.
Who dared to threaten her?
My head heated up, and I ran frantically.
Near the equipment storage, a particularly secluded spot in the academy.
Until I reached the place with a solitary vending machine.
“Sisters, can you check her clothes? She looks like a foreigner, and if she wears that kind of outfit, the reporters... hmm?”
“——Hey, you guys. What are you doing to a scared kid?”
I made what I thought was a pretty cool entrance.
The two girls who were surrounding another girl slowly turned around.
Their gaze filled with a “Who the heck is this guy?” look.
“Uh? Who are you... Oh?”
“Wow, damn. This is the real deal.”
They seemed to react somehow, but I didn’t bother to listen.
Alice was my priority.
Between the girls who turned their backs, my eyes met Alice’s.
It was our first meeting in this second life.
“You, are...?”
Her clothes, I couldn’t believe my eyes...
‘...What on earth is she wearing.’
It was a dreadful sight.