The Gamer
Quests Above The Head
If you've got goals in your life, you can live more active.
-Sage Unknown
Jihan Han
(I remember so called 'netizen' fellows who loved games saying this.)
Jihan Han
(How great would it be if life was a game!)
Jihan Han
(What if, I have levels showing above, find out my own exp. points, and set my status as I want?)
Jihan Han
(But, to tell the truth, if you asked me if it is really good, I would answer like this- Nah, not good at all.)
Seonil Shin
Why so serious?
<SUCCESSOR OF CHEONBU FAMILY>
LV 25 SEONIL S.
Jihan Han
(He's my old friend, Seonil Shin.)
Jihan Han
(He learned Taekkyon or something, a Korean traditionalists martial arts.)
Jihan Han
(He also learned taekwondo at the same time.)
Jihan Han
(And he won the gold medal at Junior Championship.)
Jihan Han
(Thanks to that, he doesn't have to worry about getting into the college.)
Jihan Han
(I heard it's some sort of special admission.)
Jihan Han
(Besides, there's this thing written above his head.)
Jihan Han
(LV 25 SEONIL S. SUCCESSOR OF CHEONBU FAMILY.)
Jihan Han
(What has happened to me?)
Jihan Han
(Why did the world change like a game?)
<THE GAMER>
LV 4 JIHAN H.
Jihan Han
(My name is Jihan Han.)
Jihan Han
(A poor guy who got this weird power called <THE GAMER>.)
Jeongsook Han
Jihan, go get some tofu.
Blink. *Chop, chop, chop*
Jihan Han
(A screen appeared in front of me while I was doing my homework.)
Jihan Han
(Yes. It's called a quest alert screen. It usually pops out only in a game.)
Jihan Han
(But even though this is the reality, I see this screen every day.)
QUEST ALERT
TASK FROM MOM:
GO GET SOME TOFU!
The gamers mom wants tofu for cooking. Let's be quick and get her some tofu!
Limit time: 1 Hour
Reward: EXP. +500
Increase of the closeness with mom.
Fail penalty: Nagging mom decrease of mom's faith in you.
Jihan Han
I can never get used to this. *click*
Jihan Han
I'm going! *alert*
Jihan Han
Is tofu all you need?
Jeongsook Han
Yes. Be quick.
Jihan Han
(A wondered while answering.)
<THE GAMER>
LV 4 JIHAN H.
Jihan Han
(How did this happen to me?)
Jihan Han
(A few days ago, my level went up by solving a quests.)
*Click, click, click, click, click*
Jihan Han
Power! Power! Power's all I need!
Jihan Han
(I raised points for power, and it really did get strong.)
Jihan Han
(What's all this? Why am I like a real game character? How many times I ask myself, I can't find my answer.)
Jihan Han
(But one thing is for sure.)
Jihan Han
(I've got a weird power.)
'You acquired the quest item [tofu].'
Jihan Han
Pop up for everything. Sigh-
Jihan Han
(I doubt now thinking that if I'm living in a normal world.)
Jihan Han
(Is this really the reality? Well, I just feel like... whatever.)
Jihan Han
(One funny thing is the way I get the exp. points.)
Jihan Han
(In a game, you gained exp. points by killing monsters. But not here.)
Jihan Han
(It's odd, but I get exp. by actions and quests only.)
Jihan Han
(For example, if I work out exp. increases little by little.)
Jihan Han
(And if I study, it also increases little by little.)
Jihan Han
(But it's really hard to increase the level.)
Jihan Han
(It's been quite a time since I noticed this ability. But I only gained 1 level.)
Jihan Han
(And with that level up I increased power, but now I think of it, that was a bit stupid.)
Jihan Han
(Frankly speaking, do you need strength in modern society?)
Jihan Han
(Wouldn't I get smarter if I increase the intelligence? I should've increased the intelligence.)
Jeongsook Han
Give it to me.
Jihan Han
(Jeongsook Han, she's my mom. She's about 40 now. But for some reason, her appearance is around mid 20s.)
<????>
LV ?? JEONGSOOK H.
Jihan Han
(And I don't know why, but everything is shown in question marks except her name. I wonder if my mom is special too...)
Jihan Han
Mom, is it soybean paste stew today?
Jeongsook Han
Yes. Is there anything else that you want?
Jeongsook Han
I'm almost done. Wait there.
Jeongsook Han
He said he'll have dinner on his own.
Jihan Han
Thank you for the meal, mom.
Jeongsook Han
Did you finish your homework?
Jihan Han
Not yet, but I'm about to finish it. I'm done. *clang*
Jeongsook Han
Do the dishes.
Jihan Han
(If someone ask me what life is, I'll tell him it's about homeworks and tasks. Why? There are a lot of homework.
Jihan Han
Too much. *tap* Yay! I'm done! *stretch*
Jihan Han
(In fact, I'm not good at studying.)
Jihan Han
(I don't really know if I'll do well at S.A.T. even if I study like this. Actually, it's the quest that made me work hard to finish the homework. If I hand this in to the Math teacher, I'll get exp. From now on, I should focus on the intelligence. *nod, nod* Then solving the Math problem would be a lot easier.)
Jihan Han
Anyway, now the homework is done, I'll spend some time playing games... *turn*
'Thanks to the continuous study, your intelligence increased by 1.'
Episode 2
Jihan Han
(I heard that a human beings sometimes uses super power when they are in an unexpected trouble.)
Jihan Han
(But, the point is, it's 'sometimes'.)
Jihan Han
(Heroes in comic or novels escape from these with some sort of their sixth sense. But it can't happen to an ordinary man like me.)
Jihan Han
(Well, I know it's hard to say that I am 'ordinary'.)
Jihan Han
(But I... don't have super power even in a weird situation like this.)
"Grrr... ROAR!!! *flare*"
Jihan Han
(What's all this about? A huge dog... *turn*)
Jihan Han
(Where the hell am I? Only yesterday that I was amazed to find out the fact that studying makes my knowledge increase. But what is all these all of a sudden?)
Jihan Han
(I should be calm. *open the eyes, stare*)
<SPIRIT FLAME FIGHTER>
LV 32 SHIYEON KWON.
Jihan Han
(...Her level is 32?!)
Jihan Han
(Does that mean she's 8 times stronger than me? Then he's... *turn*)
<BLACK SUMMONER>
LV 46 SEONGON HWAN
Jihan Han
(46. He's strong... *creep* It doesn't matter if they are strong or not. I should get out of here first. This is my run away technique! *scratch*)
Seongon Hwan
Spirit Flame Martial Arts.
Seongon Hwan
It means burning your spirit.
Seongon Hwan
I heard that the martial arts th burns the spirit pay big costs to use. But it's strong.
Seongon Hwan
But I didn't know it's strong enough to fight my summon animal.
Shiyeon Kwon
Shut up. Why did you attack me?
Seongon Hwan
Well, what do you think? It's simple. For the future, I just wanted to test you...
Shiyeon Kwon
What? What do you mean... *grab*
Seongon Hwan
Conversation is over now.
Seongon Hwan
No more talking. It's time for action. *cling* Go.
Shiyeon Kwon
Damn. *flare*
Jihan Han
(Am I dreaming? In this situation, *gulp* ... run! *turn* The best way is to run!)
Jihan Han
W... What's this? *boing*
Seongon Hwan
Spirit Flame Fighter, Shiyeon Kwon. If you run,
Seongon Hwan
I'll kill this unlucky guy by tearing him up.
Jihan Han
(What did you say? What a scary thing to say without any emotions!)
*flutter, flutter, flutter*
Jihan Han
(What is he trying to do now?)
'A new skill is created through a specific action.'
'Due to the continuous observation, a new skill [OBSERVATION] is created. It shows the information of the target.'
Jihan Han
(Huh? What? A new skill?)
Jihan Han
(But why does it have to be an observation.)
Jihan Han
(Why not something more useful... anyway, I'll try it.)
BLACK SLIME LV 16
HP: 1200 MP: 500
A slime living at the Devildom. It has devil aura, and it can change the solidity of its body.
Jihan Han
Black slime... level 16, it's...
Seongon Hwan
Black slime. It has devil aura. So, it has the ability to strengthen itself as strong as a steel. It might be nothing to you but it's enough to kill this unlucky guy.
Shiyeon Kwon
Sneaky bastard. Why did you get that ordinary man involved? *gnash*
Seongon Hwan
Don't worry. If you fight me with full power, I won't hurt this guy.
Seongon Hwan
And this guy got in here on his own.
Shiyeon Kwon
You're lying.
Seongon Hwan
Why would I? But it is weird.
Seongon Hwan
He's just an ordinary man. How could he come into this protected space?
Seongon Hwan
Who cares, let's fight. If you're below my expectation, you'll also die here.
Jihan Han
(Rising Dragon Punch!?)
Shiyeon Kwon
Hmph... It's disturbing. *sn--ap* Spirit Flame Martial Arts 1st Skill.
Shiyeon Kwon
SPIRIT FLAME BURST!
Episode 3
Shiyeon Kwon
Spirit Flame Martial Arts 1st Skill.
Shiyeon Kwon
Spirit Flame Burst!
Seongon Hwan
Indeed. That's what I wanted to see.
Seongon Hwan
Now, let's see its limit.
Seongon Hwan
*clang, clang*
Jihan Han
(That Black Summoner is about to summon something else. I have to get out of here.)
Jihan Han
(It's like a rubber! So bouncy! Damn!)
Jihan Han
(In order to run away, I need to do something about this slime!)
Jihan Han
*tremble, tremble*
Jihan Han
(The 5 points I put into my strength!)
Jihan Han
(Do your thing now!)
'A new skill is created with a specific action.'
'A new skill [Tear Off] is created which uses excessive strength.'
'[TEAR OFF (ACTIVE) LV 1 EXP: 0.0%]
The action to tear something or someone off with a strong grip. 30% increase of power when tearing something off.'
Jihan Han
Weird thing keep happening
Jihan Han
Alright, tear off!
Jihan Han
(By the way, wasn't I in the air!?)
Jihan Han
Aww. It really hurts, but...
Jihan Han
Am I super lucky?
Jihan Han
*alert, stare--*
Jihan Han
Darn, it's not easy.
Jihan Han
(I got out. But what now?)
Jihan Han
*tremble, tremble*
Jihan Han
(I understood one thing seeing the road with the hole.)
Jihan Han
(One mistake, I.might die here.)
Jihan Han
That thing moves in certain order of patterns...
Jihan Han
I might have a chance.
'The level of observation increased.'
Jihan Han
(Is this because I noticed the pattern of the slime? Observation level increased!)
BLACK SLIME LV 16 HP: 1200 (1100) MP: 500
A slime living at the devildom. It has devil aura, and it can change the strength of its body. Moving speed is slower than human running, but when you get close it sudden attacks with high speed.
Jihan Han
(There's a new info! Decrease of HP by 100 points. My tear off has effect to decrease 100 points of HP?)
Jihan Han
(I got it now. What's important is, that I can kill it with 11 more successful attacks.)
Jihan Han
(Um, I don't know why, but I'm pretty calm now!)
Jihan Han
(Actually the best thing is to run away, but the thing is I don't really know where I am.)
Jihan Han
(According to that sunglasses, we're in the 'protected space'.)
Jihan Han
(But, there must be a way to get out of here.)
Jihan Han
(Having no people around, when they are fighting so loudly.)
Jihan Han
(It must have something to do with this space. Then I won't be able to get out of here in an ordinary way.)
Jihan Han
(It feels weird that I'm being very logical now, but that doesn't matter. I need survive first!)
Jihan Han
(But, I will die of 1 hit. While I need to hit it 11 times. By one mistake, death is what awaits me.)
Jihan Han
(But, I've got no choice! Then... I must fight!)
Jihan Han
(I see. After an attack, it needs a time for the next attack.)
Jihan Han
But it's not sure yet. Let's try again.)
Jihan Han
Ok, you are mine now!
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