Chapter 1 – 001 Deus Ex Machina System
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I have to imagine that. If I could go back to the past, would I not have to live as I am now?
The moment I got accepted into Daehan Academy, the best hunter training institution in Korea, I thought my life would be different.
I thought light would come to my life, which had fallen to the bottom after losing my parents due to the collapse of the gate.
However, the reality was sobering.
Am I the bottom life after all? Even after entering Daehan Academy, nothing changed.
“Is that Kim Siwoo?”
“They say you haven’t woken up yet.”
Voices of contempt coming from around me, yes I haven’t awakened yet.
Because I lost my parents in an accident, I was able to enter the academy with some preferential treatment. People who entered with preferential treatment but have no potential cannot be admitted here.
It’s not exceptional compared to others, but it definitely had the potential to exceed the standard.
All the other kids had awakened, but their damn bodies were trash that couldn’t even use a handful of mana.
Why is an Awakener an Awakener? Because he can use magic, he is called an Awakener. Unable to use magic, I was just an ordinary human being.
Can an ordinary human compete with those who wield magical powers?
Obviously impossible, and that’s why I set an all-time record of being last in all practical evaluations.
__Look over there, Siwoo Kim is passing by.
__If it were me, I would have dropped out a long time ago, but you have great grit. Key kick
__Well, if you look at it that way, you can only add porters? Oh, you can’t even be a porter?
Every day, I heard laughter. The reason I was able to endure through all the hard work was because of the hope that better days would come.
Lastly, to keep the words left by my parents, to live happily no matter what happens, I stand up steadfastly in any situation.
Now I honestly don’t know.
“Hey Kim Siwoo.”
When I turned my head at the familiar voice, my sharp partner, Kang Min-ji, was standing there.
At least it was the only luck.
Because Kang Min-ji, who is commonly called a goddess who lacks nothing in terms of looks and body, among first-year freshmen in the Hunter Department, was my partner.
Kang Min-ji was the partner designated by the academy and who had been with her for the past 4 months.
A beauty resembling a cat ideal with her firm, elastic F-cup breasts, wide silence followed, and well-proportioned legs.
I could say that I was the only human who could talk to Kang Min-ji, who is called the queen of iron walls because she has a cold and sharp impression and gets angry just by talking to a man.
“Hey idiot. I told you not to make that face.”
“Sorry.”
“Are you going to give up that easily?”
“I guess I can’t.”
Minji, known for her hatred of men, was the only person she talked to.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m easygoing, but although I look a little ferocious, I’m quite warm-hearted.
“Ha. Don’t you know that the next evaluation is the last?”
It seems that he doesn’t like me for giving up everything. I wasn’t like this from the beginning.
“Follow me.”
Suddenly, Minji grabbed my wrist and started dragging me somewhere.
“Is it Minji? Where is she going?”
“Follow me. It’s fat.”
*
I don’t know if it’s because she’s different from the men who try to do Minji somehow, or because she’s easygoing.
After entering the gate inside the academy, the gate mixing phenomenon occurred.
Monsters of a rank that we couldn’t deal with appeared, and now we have taken refuge in a cave.
It was unavoidable that the duration of the protective film was shorter than the time required for the gate to stabilize.
It’s embarrassing, but in fact, I’m a mother-in-law who has never been in a relationship.
Since there is no money at home, it is burdensome to meet a woman and have a meal, but I couldn’t even dream of dating.
Shouldn’t the one who can’t?
I thought my life would be different when I entered the academy, but in reality, I am a cadet at the lowest rank who has not even awakened.
‘Still, I became a partner with Kang Min-ji, whom everyone envyed…’
Dying here
“…”
“What? Why are you looking at me..”
Minji Kang narrowed her eyes and was glaring at me.
When other men stare at Kang Min-ji, she gets intimidated and can’t say a word, but since we spent time together, she got used to it.
“It’s Minji..”
“Why?”
“Sorry. Because of a bastard like me, even you..”
Seeing Minji answer with a harsh tone, I naturally lowered my head. If you think about it, Minji would never have thought that she would die here.
What is it?
“…”
Also, Minji is cool. It’s so sad that this is the last time.
*
There is a story that there is a high chance of awakening if you hunt inside the gate.
It’s not exactly the result of research, but it’s a situation where you have to grab at least a straw, so there’s nothing wrong with trying.
‘Still, the only one who takes care of her is Minji.’
There are times when I call her ‘Chin Tara’ and ask for this or that, but Minji was the only one who took care of me inside the academy.
It’s just a randomly selected partner, but I was really lucky to be Minji’s partner.
How many people can do this to a human who always gets in the way of partner evaluation?
I was really grateful, but couldn’t this have happened because of me?
“I’m sorry, Minji.”
“I asked to come, but why are you apologizing?”
“I’m out of luck.”
__Match!
I was able to come to my senses from the tingling pain. What caught my attention was the trembling figure of Minji, whom I always thought was confident.
“… “
“Because I will protect you. Don’t talk like that.
Minji, who was wearing her own combat gauntlets, groaned.
Even if she gets angry, it seems that Minji is the only one. The reality of having to die with such Minji was just too hopeless.
‘If that thing gets smashed, will it be over?’
It was a tool that created a temporary safe zone by consuming magic stones, a barrier generating device that I had been carrying without knowing.
Seeing that I hadn’t awakened, I had no choice but to rely on tools like that.
Every time I saw the magic stone that was gradually losing its light, I felt my mouth dry up.
It’s a matter of course, but this was a practice dungeon that Minji could clear alone like eating. That is, until the gate mixing phenomenon occurs.
A natural disaster in which two gates were mixed, and thanks to that, Minji and I were in danger of dying.
‘Fuck.. If it wasn’t for that bastard… ‘
A huge number of skeletons came into view beyond the gradually losing power of the barrier.
At the center of it was a Skeleton Knight, emitting vicious spirit.
A life that is always unhappy, never thought it would be like this until the end. And to make the girl I love die.
‘It is unfair..’
“Prepare for battle!!!”
With Minji’s cry, the device eventually lost its function and lost its light.
When the supply of magic power ended, skeletons began to crawl over the barrier that was easily broken.
“This… You bastards! Don’t mess with me and attack me!”
Are you really protecting someone like me?
Every time Kang Min-ji swung his fist, a number of skeletons fell. Among the guys with weak durability, there were also guys whose bones were broken.
“Chintta, let’s get out alive!”
Kang Min-ji’s voice, saying that, was trembling. She must know that she can’t win.
Go to the Skeleton Knight, which emits an unusual light, and enter the cave. A boss monster that drags all the skeletons around.
There was no room to escape. True to his name as a knight, he brought a rusty sword and entered the cave.
Although he was a bit taller than 2m and was wearing armor that looked like it would break, he felt somehow overwhelmed.
“Die!!!”
Kang Min-ji jumped at her bastard vigorously. A few workshops started to come and go.
If it could have been won, she would not even have fled into this cave.
Kang Min-ji’s body started to have scars one by one, and she soon lost her posture.
“…”
“Chji.. Chinttaya..”
Kang Min-ji, who had flown away, was looking this way, bleeding. Then she eats and laughs.
That was the last one
“Fuck… “
Complex emotions arise. I hated myself for hiding behind Minji until she died.
If it was over anyway, I wanted to take that bastard with me.
“Die, you bastard!!!”
The moment she lunged, her body tilted.
After thinking that her legs weren’t moving, I checked and found that her lower body was detached.
‘It’s fucking strong.’
Her body falls to the floor. Would it have been different if Minji had fought alongside him?
‘I lost in one shot… But I wonder if there’s anything different.’
It would be nice if I could get my life back. If I could go back to before I came here, no one would die.
That won’t happen. Something appeared in front of my slowly winding eyes.
[If you were given a chance, could you change your destiny? ]
Strange letters covered my eyes.
“Changing fate..?”
Consciousness becomes increasingly blurred.
“Ha..If I could…”
[ Confirmed. ]
[ You have awakened the Deus Ex Machina system. ]
[ Load the save point. ]
