Chapter 351 – Mother’s Day (3)
As if running away, I jumped up to her rooftop and let out a sigh of relief.
“Phew… , I almost crossed a dangerous river.”
Of course, it is a river that must be crossed someday.
But instead of being unprepared like now, you have to prepare thoroughly and get over it.
From that point of view, today is a dangerous day, but also a day with a lot of gains.
“It seems like he’s starting to notice… ?”
Jung-hee, it’s natural because I told you about it myself.
What surprised me was that even Yoo-jung, who was not so quick-witted, began to look at my mother with kind eyes.
In all likelihood, he sensed something and acted that way.
As expected, women’s intuition is scary, scary.
“… What now?”
I thought about it for a while, but what I had to do was decided.
Walking a tightrope between two people moderately, then crossing the river after finishing the mental preparation.
The scene of her mother and daughter having a sharp conversation was very frightening and exciting at the same time.
“A mother and daughter fight over a man… ? I really can’t stand this.”
Even when the two of them stand side by side and go outside, aren’t they mother and daughter with outstanding beauty to the extent that they look like sisters rather than mother and daughter?
If a man puts up with this situation, it’s one of two things.
Slutty or gay.
“Oh, there is one more.”
Or the naive Son Shi-woo of the past.
If only Han Joo-hee knew about me at the time, I would have overturned a perfectly prepared table.
Of course, that’s never going to happen now.
“I roughly checked the feelings of the two of them.”
Seeing as both sides exchange words to keep each other in check, it doesn’t seem like they’re going to give up on me easily.
It’s not very pleasant for me.
“It’s really not long now.”
My heart races.
The moment to fulfill the dream that I had been embracing not long after entering this body is not far away.
Jeong-hee’s skin is extremely soft, and Shin Yoo-jeong’s skin is as elastic as if it would bounce off if pressed.
How does it feel to knead two conflicting bodies at the same time?
“Ugh… !”
I try to suppress the emotions that boil uncontrollably.
And constantly repeat.
“Calm down, calm down…”
She who built a temple in my unconsciousness and greeted me, said Gula.
To explore to your heart’s content
This is what I also wish for.
But it is something that must be done according to my will.
“I can’t be an idiot who gets eaten by my emotions.”
I don’t want to be swayed by mere power or emotion.
If I want to have it, I have to have it, and if I don’t want it yet, I have to stop.
Isn’t that the freedom I really want?
“Whoa.”
After brushing off even the remnants of weak emotions left in a short breath.
“Now I have to go unboxing.”
It’s time to start the real unboxing.
Unboxing.
A word commonly used when opening a courier box with long-awaited items.
Then what am I flipping over today?
“Status window.”
This is the status window.
[Status window]
Name: Kim Dojin
Gender: Male
Age: 21 years old
Height/Weight: 185CM / 86.3KG
[Muscle: 78] [Stamina: 79] [Agility: 76] [Magic attribute: 89]
Attribute: Apostle of Greed
Sub-Attribute: Gluttony
Sub-Attribute: Brand of Greed
[Mutual Inviolability (2022.06.09.~2025.12.31)]
[No disclosure (2022.06.09.~2025.12.31.)]
Unfortunately, the increase in stats isn’t great.
It is natural that growth slows down at this point.
But this time, what I’m going to check is not the ability, but the characteristic.
“An apostle of greed…”
Characteristics changed again.
From ‘one with qualities’ to ‘one with karma’.
And finally, the ‘Apostle of Greed’.
In other words, it means one more step towards winning the competition.
“Isn’t this enough to be very good for a 504th place?”
The person who entered after closing the door with 504 ranks beats the others and buys…
Of course, this happened thanks to a combination of miracles.
Unexpected talent, experience accumulated as Son Si-woo.
These two things created tremendous synergies and maximized the growth rate.
If the guy who took my body and was happy to participate in the competition with this body… , Well.
I don’t know, but I wonder if he’s still crawling on the floor, or he died right away.
“First, check.”
My thoughts stop here for a moment.
Now it’s time to check the effects of the newly created characteristics.
Take your finger and lightly touch the characteristic part of the status window that appears in front of you.
A script comes to mind.
[Apostle of Greed]
-You are an apostle chosen by Gula, the goddess of greed.
-You have to have more and bigger things than others in order to be satisfied.
-Greed to be better than others forcibly adjusts the user’s ability efficiency by 1.5x.
-Greed to rob others fully unlocks sub-attribute Gluttony.
-Sealed.
-Sealed.
“Hmm…”
I don’t know how to express this.
Isn’t there such a thing
If you’re so happy, you don’t even think about screaming.
That’s how I feel right now.
Should I do three spears first, saying, “Long live Goddess Gula,” Or shout loudly?
Putting aside the two lines at the top where they talk back and forth, the bottom one is so fantastic.
“Ability efficiency 1.5 times…”
Then my magic attribute is 89, so multiplying by 1.5 times is almost 130 to 140?
Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
It’s something I’ve felt since ‘The One Who Carried Up’, but it’s not simply multiplying the number by 1.5.
For example, when my magic power stays at 80, if the ‘one who carries karma’ trait is added, it should be 104.
In terms of numbers, it should be enough to be able to fight against an S-class hunter… , It was lacking more than I thought.
If you roughly translate the actual increase in numbers, it’s about the early to mid-90s?
The reason is probably because the weight of the number 1 increases as the ability increases.
The difference between raising an ability level by 1 in the 80s and raising the ability level by 1 in the 90s is quite different.
The amount of effort you have to put in to climb up and the amount of reward you get when you step up are larger in the latter.
It is probably for this reason that the sense of growth is less than expected.
“Even taking that into consideration, it exceeded the line by 1.5 times.”
Currently, my highest level of ability is magic attribute.
No matter how low the expectations are, 1.5 times 89 means that at least 100 is exceeded.
What does that mean?
“… In terms of mana alone, he could really compete with an S-class.”
Of course, it is difficult to guarantee victory.
The first reason is that the growth of other stats other than magic is still lacking.
And the second reason is the sub-attributes given to S-class hunters with stats over 100.
The merits of this sub-characteristic are considerable.
As an example… , Okay.
After exceeding 100 magic ability, Han Joo-hee acquired the sub-attribute of ‘strengthening firepower’.
Literally, it is a characteristic that strengthens the power when using fire magic, her specialty, and through this, she imprinted her second name, ‘Scarlet Witch’, in the world beyond Korea.
As such, the impact of one sub-attribute on an S-class hunter is enormous.
Even among the S-class, the top-ranked kids only have three or four low-level characteristics.
“Ugh, they look like monsters.”
It seems we still need a little more time to catch them.
But it’s still too early to be disappointed.
You said I can’t guarantee victory, didn’t I say you’ll always lose?
There, I still have one secret hill left.
The sub-attribute “Gluttony” That was fully unlocked by the Apostle of Greed this time.
Bring your finger up again to confirm this.
[Gluttony]
– Steals and uses the opponent’s abilities for a certain period of time.
-Some of the stolen abilities are digested and absorbed by the user.
-Most of the stolen stats are released during the digestion process and returned to their original owners.
-If the owner of the stolen ability dies, some of the wandering stats are additionally absorbed.
– The higher the user’s total stats, the higher the absorption and duration.
-Warning: Overeating can harm the body.
“Uh, um.”
Therefore.
If you sort this out… , You take away the opponent’s abilities, and with that you become stronger, and even go through a digestion process to make some of them your own, right?
“… Debuffs, buffs, and growth engines are all contained in one characteristic.”
A perfect sub-attribute that cannot be installed even if you try to force it.
The opponent pulls down, and I rise as much.
There is nothing more desirable in battle, so we should be extremely happy…
“I’m starting to get scared.”
The power so great that it instilled fear in me.
The first concern is another ‘Apostle of Greed’ besides me.
Doesn’t he also get this ridiculous sub-character and is constantly getting stronger?
Not only that, but the other seven deadly apostles are also a problem.
Just as gluttony was given to the Apostles of Greed, they will also acquire a lower quality comparable to this, but what troublesome abilities they will have.
Each step, step by step, the narrower the path through which you can pass.
In other words, I can walk more comfortably only when someone gets off the road.
Then, what is the best way to get someone other than me off the road?
“You have to push yourself.”
There is only that.
Right now, the road is wide, so you might be able to hide in the hope that someone else will push you and push you again.
But late or early, that day will surely come.
The moment when you have to draw your own knife and drive it into the opponent’s heart and throat.
After all, I’m destined to fight against those who are as deceitful as I am.
When I came to that thought, sweat dripped from my clenched fists without my knowledge.
“Hmm…”
Short silence.
It’s still too early to die.
In order to do all the things I couldn’t do in my past life, my life had to continue for a while longer.
So, I must live.
Even if I have to live by coveting the lives and futures of those who want to take away my life and future.
Certainly.
“But in case you don’t know…”
But no one knows how life will go.
Because it’s a hunter’s life that he could be killed by someone’s ambush tomorrow.
Therefore.
“First, let’s quickly eat what’s in front of us.”
Mother and daughter rice bowl.
It was all in my head right now.
