14 – The status window is too unfriendly (1)
[You can acquire characteristics.]
“… Characteristic?”
Suddenly? Can you acquire traits?
The moment I thought that, my body froze in the same position as when I was scratching the back of my head.
“… “
No, I wasn’t the only one hardened.
Anchovy lying down and begging.
A woman holding her neck with both hands as if she had difficulty breathing after seeing a fallen archer, and a man with glasses trying to stay as calm as possible but unable to hide his wobbly legs. And even an extra man who sat down because his legs gave out.
Everything, not even the slightest movement. I can’t even hear any sound.
I think it’s correct to say that I’m not frozen, but that time has stopped.
[You can acquire the attribute.]
“… Whatever.”
It was nice that the tower stopped time, whether it was because of the consideration of the tower to choose the characteristics slowly, but…
I only spit out the words to choose, but I was not given a separate choice in front of my eyes.
What 1. Good technology.
2. Better technology
3. A skill that looks like garbage at first glance, but if used well, it’s a scam, so the main character will choose it anyway
I have to lay out my choices in this way.
Where did you learn to be erratic without explaining anything after being told to randomly select a characteristic?
I can’t even move my body except for my eyes… What is the bastard who created the status window really doing?
“… Hmm?”
In the midst of expressing my complaints in the middle of the day, I felt something strange, and I was startled without realizing it.
Disgusting… Sublime yet… Scary vibes.
Surprisingly, the energy was emanating from the body of the anchovy lying on its stomach, and the three kinds of energy were pushing each other as if they were mixing, drawing a strange shape.
“… “
It wasn’t someone who taught me, and it wasn’t like the status window informed me, but I instinctively figured it out.
Those are emotions. The feelings that anchovy has for me.
Just by looking at it, you can clearly feel the emotions of each energy as if you were licking it with your tongue.
Red aura is fear.
It is the feeling of being afraid of me, who has the power to slash a bully in half at once.
I hate blue aura.
It is a heart that hates murderers who ruthlessly take the lives of other people.
Finally, the yellow aura is awe.
An instinctive sense of awe toward those with great power. Wonderment. Surprise. Little fear.
“… “
This anchovy guy was thinking of me this way.
A great and terrifying killer.
Personally, I think it’s normal for a person with regression ability to do this much, but from a point of view that doesn’t know it, it seems amazing.
The murderer… That’s right. But you just tried to kill someone too. It is said that it is like a fire for me.
So, why does this tower show me these feelings?
It’s obvious. Maybe if you pick one of those emotions, it will become a trait. Because I said at the beginning [You can acquire characteristics].
“Hmm… ”
I was troubled when I was trying to choose a characteristic.
If the trait disappears when you regress… It won’t matter if you choose roughly here.
After tasting all 3 traits and trying out which one I like the best, I just have to pick the right one for the next round of the tutorial.
But what if traits are fixed once picked? What if traits follow even if you regress?
Even if you move on to another round, what if you can’t get the characteristics from this anchovy?
This is the first attribute you get. Regression is just an existing feature, so let’s put it aside.
Even when you play the original game, the characteristics you get in the beginning determine your later play.
If you choose horror here… You will be given the ability to strike enemies with fear. Or that it gets stronger when the enemy feels fear. It seems the simplest yet most powerful.
If you choose to hate, well… Are you trying to foster a visceral dislike? This guy’s ability is not intuitive, so I can’t get a good sense of it.
Since it’s an aversion that comes from murder, it might be given a trait that makes it better at killing people. It sounds like a real psychopath when you explain it like this.
Finally, awe. To be honest, he’s also a bit non-intuitive.
Because I felt that the focus was a little different from the ‘three visible energy’ that simply comes out of the illusion system.
The dictionary meaning of the emotion of awe is ‘to honor and fear’.
If you just respect it, you will respect it… Although I wanted to complain about why fear was mixed in.
I thought I would be afraid if someone suddenly cut a person right in front of my eyes.
“Hmm… “
Fear? Do you hate Are you in awe
The worry was short, and the choice was quick.
Shuhuaaak!
As I made my decision, a yellow energy was sucked in as if I had read my thoughts.
What I chose was ‘awe’.
The reason is simple.
Fear? Aversion? It is a skill that can be easily and quickly counted.
Even if you just fear right now, there will be infinite ways to use it.
After finding out future information through regression, ‘I know everything about you. If you scare someone by saying, “You will die tomorrow,” No matter how strong you are, you will sit down and urinate.
Getting stronger right away? It’s important. But I was envisioning a bigger future.
When I once conquered this tower.
When I came out of this tower.
When I became a worldwide hero.
If the ability you have is simply the ability to give fear or disgust… Can I be properly treated as a hero?
Rather, my achievements are taken away by a handsome and well-mannered handsome man, and only those who know me know… Will it become an urban legend of some sort?
Even if it’s not that, the feelings of fear and disgust make it very difficult to cooperate with others.
Then, in the end, you have to act alone all the time.
Considering the characteristics of the ‘tower’ space, this seemed like a bad choice.
Among the web novels I read in the past, if you look at a novel called ‘The tutorial is really damn hard’, the main character is trapped in a tower despite having overwhelming force.
Why? Because there were no colleagues to help.
If there is a layer that has to carry out a common goal, fear and hatred will act as a serious problem.
In the end, I’m sure that the correct answer was to choose ‘Awe’, which looks good and looks cool.
“… It’s okay.”
The yellow energy that had flowed in slowly stopped.
I don’t feel any difference in my body. It just feels the same as usual.
But I did have one great means of self-reflection.
“Status window.”
[Name: Junho Kim] [LV:5]
[Attribute]
-Regression [EX]
– Awe [C]
“… Hmm.”
I lightly pressed ‘awe’ with my fingertips.
– Awe [C]
– Praise for your greatness. Fear of not being able to understand.
“… What is this?”
Did the kid who built the tower graduate from the Korean Language and Literature Department?
Or is it my hobby to give ambiguous options and watch them ponder?
What was written in the explanation was a list of words that seemed to catch a cloud.
I don’t even want an explanation like ‘It deals 160% damage of attack power’ like a game.
From noble mtl dot com
But shouldn’t we tell you what this is and how it works?
Unknowingly, as I was trying to grab the back of my neck, I noticed that my hand was moving.
Ah. Come to think of it, I pressed the status window with my hand…
“… “
Time stop was disabled. It was so quiet that it was too late to notice.
“Save… fat… “
The anchovy was still trembling on its face…
The reaction of the group of spectacled men was quite different.
The rest of his glasses, which had been wobbly, regained some stability.
The extra man, who had collapsed with his legs weak, managed to get up from his seat.
And the woman who was gasping for her breathing difficulties, her face was red.
Her face was flushed red enough to make me wonder if she was going to die soon.
“… Are you okay?”
Unknowingly, I asked her how she was doing. It’s because it looks so bad.
“… “
But the woman doesn’t answer.
She put her hands together and covered her mouth, and she whispered softly.
“… Awesome.”
“… ?”
I opened her ears slightly, wondering if I had heard it wrong.
Cool? I?
You’re covered in blood all over your body right now? The bloody smell vibrates?
I knew better than anyone that I was far from cool.
Then the answer is simple.
Is this the power of ‘awe’?
To other people, I really look cool. With the power of great traits.
It wasn’t the effect I was expecting in the first place, but I thought I had chosen the characteristics well.
Finally, can I have a little insider experience?
“Oh, is that so?”
I naturally took a step towards the woman in front of me.
Jeopardy.
People who take a step back at the same time.
“… “
It was as if they were wary of me approaching.
No, I thought it was cool? Why are you running away?
A woman who looked at my face and waved her hand, as if her expression had become bewildered without my knowledge.
“No… It’s not that I hate it… Because we’re not in the same class as you… Because you’re great… It’s just kind of like that.”
“… “
I slightly turned my gaze and glanced at the status window that was still open.
– Awe [C]
– Praise for your greatness. Fear of not being able to understand.
“… Fear.”
Were the options fear, loathing, or awe?
f*ck, it was a temporary payment…