Chapter 9 – 9화 – Level 10 Protagonist Promotion
[Congratulations!]
[You have met all the requirements for the Promotion/Advancement Quest, ‘Pre-Protagonist’ → ‘Level 10 Protagonist’!]
[With this, you have qualified to become a formal protagonist.]
[Complete the quest to receive rewards and proceed with the promotion!]
“A formal protagonist, huh.”
I touched the screen to dismiss the messages that had appeared.
Then, the usual main screen reappeared.
I touched the quest menu, and upon entering the Promotion/Advancement Quest, the quest I had received initially was there.
I touched the title of the quest.
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[Promotion/Advancement Quest: ‘Pre-Protagonist’ → ‘Level 10 Protagonist’]
〈Quest Rank: Tutorial (Level 11)〉
〈Quest Type: Retry Available (0 times), Non-Repeatable (Cannot retry upon completion)〉
– You have been chosen as a candidate for the world’s protagonist. Prove whether you have the qualifications and worth to become the protagonist.
◆ How to Achieve the Quest
– Satisfy all of the conditions below.
1. Go on a date with a woman you have never dated before within 3 days (1 / 1)
2. Kiss a woman you have never dated before within 1 week (1 / 1)
3. However, excluding professional women (2 / 2)
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◆ Abandon Quest: [Yes] / [No]
◆ Complete Quest: [Yes] / [No]
“It seems the ‘Complete’ button appears when the conditions are met.”
A date and a kiss. I had already met all the conditions.
Initially, there was only the ‘Abandon Quest’ button, but after meeting all the conditions, a ‘Complete Quest’ button had been added below the quest.
I touched the ‘Yes’ button for ‘Complete Quest.’
[You have completed the quest. Quest completion rewards will be provided.]
[You have acquired the item, ‘Random Romance Support Option Item Box (Rank: Level 10)’.]
[Congratulations! You have been promoted from ‘Pre-Protagonist (Level 11)’ to ‘Level 10 Protagonist’!]
[Protagonist, ‘Chun Jinhyun’s’ ‘All Stats’ have slightly increased.]
[From now on, you can proceed with daily quests and heroine captures.]
[The ‘Daily Quest’ sub-menu has been unlocked.]
[The ‘Heroine’ menu and the ‘General Heroine’ sub-menu have been unlocked.]
[As a promotion 기념, ‘500 Coins’ will be provided.]
[As a promotion 기념, the item, ‘Random Item Box (Rank: Level 10)’ will be provided.]
“Oh……”
A lot of messages appeared.
I read each one and dismissed them.
“Should I go back to the main screen for now?”
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[Heroine App]
◆ 1. My Page
◆ 2. Heroine
◆ 3. Quest
◆ 4. [ (Not yet unlocked.) ]
◆ 5. [ (Not yet unlocked.) ]
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“Hmm.”
Upon returning to the main screen, the layout had changed slightly.
There were 1 to 5 menus, and I could touch 1 to 3 of them.
I pondered what to look at first, and then touched the ‘Heroine’ menu.
‘What exactly is this “heroine capture” thing…?’
I was curious.
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[Heroine App – Heroine]
◆ 1. [ (Not yet unlocked.) ]
◆ 2. General Heroine
◆ 3. [ (Not yet unlocked.) ]
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Inside the Heroine menu, there were three sub-menus, but the only one I could touch was the second sub-menu, ‘General Heroine.’
I touched number 2.
Then, a message appeared.
[Welcome to the ‘General Heroine’ sub-menu.]
[In this menu, the protagonist can directly set a heroine and capture the set heroine.]
[Currently, Chun Jinhyun’s protagonist rank is Level 10, and a total of 1 heroine can be set.]
[Would you like to set a heroine? (Yes / No)]
“Huh…?”
Set a heroine?
I didn’t quite understand what it meant, but I touched the ‘Yes’ button for now. Then, the next message appeared.
[Heroine setting is only possible for people with a ‘Fate Score’ of 3 or higher.]
[Loading the list of people with a ‘Fate Score’ of 3 or higher.]
[Please wait a moment…….]
I waited for a moment as the app message instructed.
I thought I would have to wait for a while, but there weren’t many people to load, so the app spat out the entire list in less than 10 seconds.
[Currently available heroines to set: 762 people]
“Oh ho.”
Looking at the number, I was impressed by the unexpectedly large number of people.
Am I not an ‘insider’ with this many?
Or is a Fate Score of 3 a very weak number…?
‘Well… it’s probably the latter.’
I smiled bitterly and started scrolling through the list.
“Ah, so that’s why there are so many people……”
The list included a photo of each person, along with their name, age, gender, and occupation.
And most of the list consisted of middle school or high school classmates, and my friends.
For reference, I went to an all-boys middle school and an all-boys high school.
In other words, most of them were guys.
I wondered why guys were popping up when it was supposed to be heroines, but it seemed this app supported same-sex relationships. Of course, I was absolutely against it.
“Heroines are definitely women… and very pretty ones at that.”
There were people I wasn’t very close to but vaguely remembered their names, and even my mom, dad, and relatives’ names were on the list.
“There are no women……”
I scrolled through the list with a despairing heart.
“By the way, I know what ‘Favorability’ is, but what is ‘Fate Score’?”
A unique aspect of the list was that, along with basic information, ‘Favorability’ and ‘Fate Score’ were also listed.
Most of the people whose names I only remembered had very low Favorability and Fate Scores, and those I occasionally saw or contacted had somewhat higher scores.
“Huh……”
As I scrolled through the list, I suddenly stopped my finger.
[Name: Yoon Yujeong]
[Age, Gender: 24 years old, Female]
[Occupation: Convenience store part-timer, Restaurant part-timer, University student on leave]
[Favorability: 26] [Fate Score: 19]
It was Yujeong noona. One of the few female names.
Seeing her name, I felt a bit sorry.
“Favorability 26 and Fate Score 19……”
Among the people I had seen so far, her Favorability was relatively high.
26 didn’t seem like a high Favorability score, but well, the problem was that I hadn’t paid much attention to my relationships, so most people’s Favorability was at rock bottom.
“Still, designating her as a heroine is a bit much, isn’t it……”
I was already indebted to Yujeong noona once. Designating her as a heroine again felt a bit rude.
I scrolled through the list again.
“Huh……”
And after checking and scrolling past a few names, I stopped my finger again.
[Name: Jang Ye-hwa]
[Age, Gender: 22 years old, Female]
[Occupation: Rental Business Owner, University student on leave]
[Favorability: 13] [Fate Score: 08]
“Jang Ye-hwa, huh……”
Jang Ye-hwa was the woman I had encountered on the stairs just now. She looked incredibly radiant even in her profile picture. She was probably the prettiest on the list right now.
I was looking at her profile when my gaze stopped at the occupation section.
“Huh?”
What was that?
“Rental Business Owner……?”
Was this for real?
“I had a hunch, but I didn’t expect her to be a gold spoon……”
My mouth dropped open.
She was so pretty, and she was a building owner running a rental business. I didn’t know what she did to dress so well and have such a great figure, but she was a building owner.
‘…And she’s the same age as me?’
Ugh. I felt a pang of jealousy.
While some people were just working part-time at a convenience store without achieving anything, others were laughing and visiting their friends’ houses with looks, figures, and wealth.
Wasn’t the world too unfair?
I sighed.
“Hoo……”
But it wasn’t a sigh of jealousy, but a sigh of joy.
Right.
I had this thing called the Heroine App.
Maybe, just maybe, I could make that woman, Jang Ye-hwa, mine.
“Hehe.”
A woman with a great face, figure, and wealth.
What would it be like to make such a woman mine?
The thought of walking the streets with her and doing naughty things at night made me smile creepily, and my lips curled up on their own.
“Right… it did say ‘capture’.”
The Heroine App was a mysterious app. In fact, the fact that I had kissed Yujeong noona was already a miracle.
Since a date and a kiss were the conditions for promotion, that was just a warm-up.
With the help of such an app, maybe, just maybe, Jang Ye-hwa was possible?
I didn’t know what would happen if I designated her as a heroine, but I had already abandoned my conscience to some extent after dating and kissing Yujeong noona.
-Gulp…….
I swallowed hard, and with trembling fingers, I touched ‘Jang Ye-hwa.’
Yes, I’ve decided on you, Jang Ye-hwa.
Become my heroine!
[The person’s rank is too high, and it is currently impossible to set her as a heroine with Chun Jinhyun’s rank.]
[Please raise your protagonist rank and try again.]
“What the F***.”
Then why did they put her on the list?
I threw my phone onto the bed in frustration.
