17 – The status bar is too unfriendly (4)
“Whoa… relax… “
Although I regressed so absurdly… However, the past is the past.
Regressors must know how to take care of their mentality.
A regressor can do anything as long as his mental strength is intact, but a regressor falls into an eternal hell the moment his mental power goes out.
Didn’t there even exist countless success stories that I encountered through novels or webtoons?
You should always collect information calmly, rather than getting angry. Because that’s a regressor.
Besides, isn’t there one thing I need to check in a hurry?
“Status window.”
[Name: Junho Kim] [LV:5]
[Attribute]
-Regression [EX]
-Awe [C]
As expected.
Are traits and levels maintained even after regression?
I think I did well by choosing carefully. If I had picked something like ‘hate’, I would have become a regression hater.
Now, there’s one more thing left to check.
“The system will give you detailed explanations… Start tutorial!”
Shortly after the fairy dropped her weapon and disappeared.
I got up from a hesitant position.
“Gentlemen, could you listen to me for a moment?”
Are you trying to appeal to Choi Ji-won again?
No.
I’m thinking of trying something different this time.
“I can’t explain it to you guys, but I’m actually a secret government agent. Of course, the Korean government has some knowledge about this forest.”
I felt like my face was getting a little hot because he was talking so brazenly…
Keep talking.
“I have a rough idea of how to escape. 20 Applicants are required. Those I am pointing to, please stand up.”
I pointed at a man with a grim face, with a solemn expression.
“Wake up. Even the two people on either side.”
“… “
“Would you like to wake up?”
“… “
This chilly atmosphere flows through the clearing.
A subtle silence, like when you hit a drip that crossed the line at a drinking party.
People looked at me as a complete asshole.
“… f*ck.”
The experiment is a failure.
To cool off the hot cheeks, he hit my cheek hard.
Pair!
[Damaged.]
[Return to the moment you first entered the 0th floor.]
***
“Hmm… “
What I just experimented with was the newly acquired trait ‘Awe’.
If you press Awe in the status window, this explanation appears.
– Awe [C]
– Praise for your greatness. Fear of not being able to understand.
Awe roughly means the feeling of respect because it looks cool, but also fear on the other hand.
Who are the people in the clearing just now? Should I do what he said? Was the response.
This is not a reaction you would show to someone you respect but fear.
If the power of awe had been applied to them in a wide range, I think it would have been appropriate for them to get up from their seats in a fit of atmosphere while hesitating.
But if it didn’t, it means that the ability of awe didn’t work or the level was low and it worked very weakly.
“What were the different conditions… “
Before returning, let’s think about the reaction of the three survivors and the anchovies.
The three survivors, who were so tense that they had trouble breathing, relaxed and cooperated with me when I acquired the trait.
The anchovy, which was terrified and trembling on its stomach, calmed down its fear and almost obeyed me.
What is the difference between them and the people in the empty lot now?
“… Emotion?”
I’m still not sure what conditions I met to obtain the attributes… It is clear that the properties were obtained from anchovies.
The three emotions that Anchovy had for me. I got one of them as a trait…
“Ah.”
I guess, this trait plays a role in ‘amplifying’ emotions.
If you think that the hatred and fear that Anchovy had for me have relatively faded, and that the feeling of ‘awe’ has become stronger, it makes sense.
The trio of survivors must have felt a bit of awe when they saw my swordsmanship.
It is also possible to explain why the people in the vacant lot were calm after hearing my words.
Because they saw me for the first time and had no feelings for me.
My speech wasn’t even a great speech that would leave you in awe.
I think it’s correct to say that it’s not that everyone reveres me if I just aim at it, but only amplifies it when there is a reverence for me.
“… Shall we check it out?”
Of course, this was all speculation on my part, so I decided to conduct a simple experiment.
“I think a window would be better. It’s long.”
“No. Don’t you know that the king of all diseases is a sword?”
A group of men trying to figure out what to pick up in front of a pile of weapons.
I approached the group, who had previously brought me their coats and presented them.
“Hello?”
“… Ah yes. Hello.”
“How to use a knife. Shall I show you?”
I immediately picked up a knife on the floor and swung my wrist around in a familiar way.
My current achievement level is 5.
I don’t know what achievement I broke, but after killing the bully, the achievement level went up from 3 to 5.
In other words, it means that his physical ability has risen significantly compared to before.
Shuhuaak! Shaaak!
My sword swings while scattering punctures.
With a splendid trajectory, I slashed the sword here and there with all my might.
Chuck!
The finishing posture is deliberately exaggerated to look cool. You can be sure. It would have looked really damn cool.
“Oh, oh oh… “
“… Wow.”
To Ji-Won Choi, it was nothing but clowning, but to the general public, a bunch of men opened their mouths as if they looked cool.
Grasp!
After driving the sword I was holding into the ground as if throwing it down, I put my hands on my back like a lofty freshman.
“How are you?”
The face is deliberately expressionless.
Originally, after showing Super Play, calmness is the coolest thing.
The person in charge said, ‘Wow, that was great! Did you see Did you see it?”
“It was really, really cool.”
“Can you teach us swords too? I will definitely pay you back!”
As expected, a group of men rushing at me with sparkling eyes, as if they were fascinated by my performance.
At this level, it would be safe to say that he definitely has a feeling of ‘awe’.
“Come on, I can teach everyone swordsmanship. There is one condition.”
“… What is that?”
A group of men cringe slightly at the mention of the word condition.
“Tell me about the characteristics. That is the only condition.”
“… Uh.”
The atmosphere suddenly cooled.
The atmosphere heated up because a female entertainer was coming, but the atmosphere felt like a middle-aged trot female singer had come.
“That’s a bit… “
“If you read something like a webtoon… They told me to hide it… Sorry… “
A very awkward atmosphere.
However, I got the information I wanted.
Judging by the instant change in the men’s expressions, it is clear that ‘awe’ worked.
However, the request to reveal the characteristics was immediately rejected.
Let’s think about the case of anchovies in the previous episode.
Even though I openly dragged him and told him to write down the status window on the floor, he followed me without even showing any sign of resistance.
Perhaps the effect of the attribute was also strong because he respected me much more.
Those men thought me great and feared me, but that was my weakness.
I think my guess was correct.
Now that we’ve solved our curiosity, it’s time to move on to the next step.
Wow!
[Damaged.]
[Return to the moment you first entered the 0th floor.]
***
I could have wandered around the tower again to find the boss and the Minotaur’s stronghold, but I chose to be strong first.
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As long as it was confirmed that a strong enemy called the mutant goblin existed, it was impossible to be sure of safety with this armed force.
If I fight to the end, I should win, but I’m in a position where I can’t fight to the end.
You must become stronger.
And in the current situation, there are two ways to become stronger.
First. How to raise the achievement level without even knowing the conditions.
Second. Learn the sword from Choi Ji-won.
Third. Get characteristics.
What I want to dig into is the second one.
As for the next goal, first find out the exact conditions to obtain the trait… They want to shake Choi Ji-won to dig up more information.
Choi Ji-won is a benefactor who taught me how to use the sword, but he is also a psychopath who will immediately attack you with your feet if you do something suspicious.
It’s that strong in the first place, but it’s not normal to not use that strength and protect an empty lot where losers are gathered.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if Choi Ji-won is a psychopath or a champy lover.
The important thing is that she is the strongest human I have ever seen in my life.
In order for me to become stronger, I have to use Choi Ji-won in some way.
You can learn the sword steadily by repeating regression… If traits are about getting the feelings of others, then you could get a new trait from Choi Ji-won.
The poor anchovy’s emotion seems quite useful, but how powerful is Choi Ji-won’s emotion?
Whatever the case, there was a clear need to understand her better in order to make use of her Choi Ji-Won.
What was her family life like?
Why she became a psychopath who used violence once she did anything suspicious.
Where did you learn the sword, and what characteristics does it have?
Choi Ji-won.
I’ll dig up everything about you.
Huung!
Huung!
In this episode, Choi Ji-won is swinging his sword in a corner of the empty lot without fail.
What should I say to make her panic?
What should I do with her, can I get her information from her?
I just came up with a good idea, and I decided to put it into action right away.
I approached Choi Ji-won with confident steps.
“Hey.”
“… “
Choi Ji-won, who didn’t even look this way, was still swinging his sword.
Okay, let’s see how long you can keep that expressionless face.
I decided to use my trumpet.
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
“… What?”
The arm that was swinging the sword stopped.
Choi Ji-Won’s face is rapidly distorted.
“… Crazy bastard.”
Puck!
[Damaged.]
[Return to the moment you first entered the 0th floor.]
***
“… Ugh.”
She was hit in the stomach with her elbow.
I was expecting a development that would make her blush, saying ‘That, what kind of stupid thing is that!’…
It seems that Choi Ji-won pretends to be strong on the outside, but in reality she is not immune to men.
Was this too much of a wild imagination?
“… Good.”
It’s okay to fail.
Anyway, the number of trials is infinite.
Let’s see who wins.
That is the spirit man
someday it will fall