## Chapter 200 – 200. Cliché?
#200. Cliché?
Quite some time had passed since I returned to Earth.
Of course, it was only two or three hours at most, but it was enough time for Noel to pant on top of me before fainting.
“Master…”
I hugged Noel, who was muttering in her sleep in my arms, and stared into space.
[Would you like to choose a sub-job?]
[Martial Artist]
[Y/N]
It was about time to decide.
Worrying about it wasn’t going to produce an answer anyway.
I could choose Swordsman and get the auxiliary skills or buffs related to swordsmanship that I needed right away, but I was going to make a more long-term choice.
‘If I need time to train, I can just repeat the matching.’
There was no reason for me to be impatient.
[Y]
[Sub-job ‘Martial Artist’ is created.]
[Skill ‘Formless Physique’ is created.]
[Reconstruction of the body begins.]
“Ugh?!”
The moment the screen covered my vision, an unknown, intense pain washed over me.
Crack, crack-
It felt like every bone in my body was breaking.
Even when I was cut and stabbed by a sword, it wasn’t this bad.
“Kuaaaa…!!”
“M, M, Master?!
Noel was startled awake by my scream.
But I didn’t even have the余裕 to glance at her.
I reflexively tried to summon magic power, but the pain didn’t subside, and my vision only grew blurrier.
I didn’t know what was happening, but one thing was for sure.
‘…If I faint like this, I’ll die.’
I couldn’t even use a simple spell because of the intense pain, but the thought that I couldn’t faint rang in my head like an alarm.
“M, Master! Wh, what should I do?! Should I call an ambulance or something?!
I bit my tongue to stay conscious.
I could feel my body changing.
It was a strange sensation, as if I was becoming 180 degrees different from my former self.
Broken bones were rapidly healing. The damaged muscles were also regenerating in the blink of an eye.
I ignored the cold sweat pouring down like rain and closed my eyes.
I realized that to endure in this state, I had to focus on my inner energy, not magic power.
As the Vajra Energy circulated through my body, the cycle of intense pain became even faster.
“Kueueueup…!!”
But that was actually a good thing.
The unknown change happening in my body was progressing even faster. I could feel that it was almost over.
[62% complete.]
[79% complete.]
[84% complete.]
[96% complete.]
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[Reconstruction of the body is complete.]
[You have successfully acquired ‘Formless Physique’.]
[Formless Physique
Rank: Epic
You will gain a formless body.
Acquire strong bones and muscles.
Outstanding talent will blossom.
Open your five senses to connect with the heavens and earth.]
When the new screen covered my vision, all the pain disappeared as if it were a lie.
Thud, I collapsed onto the bed.
“He, hello?! This is 911! A person has collapsed here… Address? Uh… It’s a slightly tall building, and you can see a really big building in the distance… Ah! It’s Seoul! Yes? No! This isn’t a prank call… Uh?! Master!”
I grabbed Noel’s arm as she was arguing with the paramedics. But I didn’t have the strength to tell her I was okay.
Instead, I struggled to point to the table.
“Ah!”
Only then did Noel get up from the bed and bring the bottle of holy water that was on the table.
I had taken it out to check the remaining amount of holy water and potions, but I never thought I’d use it like this.
I accepted the holy water with Noel’s help. Only then did I feel a little better.
“Hoo…”
“Master, are you okay…?”
I stroked Noel’s head, her eyes trembling with anxiety.
“…It’s nothing.”
Actually, it was anything but.
I almost died.
‘That crazy app, if something like this is going to happen, you should warn me in advance!’
It was a good thing I was at home choosing a job, or I really would have died in the middle of a battle.
I wanted to leave a 5500-character complaint on the customer service page, but this crazy app didn’t have anything like that.
Ding-
Regardless, a new screen blocked my view.
Of course, there was no apology to the customer who had almost died just now.
[The probability of items related to the sub-job ‘Martial Artist’ appearing in the store increases.]
[Second job change is unlocked as two jobs have been decided.]
[You can proceed with the second job change when the conditions are met.]
“Second job change…?”
It was a bit absurd, but I understood.
It was an app that gave you coins for catching magical beasts. It wouldn’t be strange for the keyword ‘second job change’ to come up now.
I was about to check the job change conditions when.
“…Master.”
“Huh? Why?”
“…You smell.”
“Smell?”
Sniff, sniff, only then did I realize that a terrible stench was coming from my body. Moreover, the mattress was covered in sticky stuff.
Instinctively, I knew that it was waste that had flowed out of my body.
‘Is this what they meant by reconstructing the body?’
I closed my eyes for a moment and observed myself. Certainly, a lot had changed.
Clench-
I had only clenched my fist, but my grip was twice as strong. That wasn’t all. Not only was the durability of my body improved, but my senses were also sharpened overall.
I wanted to experiment with this and that, but I was kicked out to the bathroom by Noel’s eviction order.
In the end, I was only allowed to sleep next to her after showering twice.
***
The original plan was to meet Iris briefly and then start a new matching.
But contrary to the plan, the time I spent in that world ended up being longer than expected.
I wasn’t particularly tired, but there were a lot of things to think about and organize.
I decided to take a break and spend some time on Earth.
‘Well, it’s not like I’m in a hurry to match.’
Today was Monday, the day I was supposed to meet the Magic Tower Master due to our contract.
I was about to get ready and go to the Magic Tower, but a problem arose.
“Noel.”
“Hmm…”
Since morning, Noel hadn’t been thinking about getting off my lap.
When I tried to take her off, she hugged me even tighter and resisted with force.
After struggling for almost 10 minutes, I half gave up.
How can she be so strong?
“Master, do you know what?”
“…What.”
“Master, you seem to have become a little more handsome. You were definitely the same as usual before we went to sleep… Or am I wrong? Was it too dark and I saw wrong?”
Leaving Noel, who was muttering to herself, I looked at the mirror in the living room.
‘Handsome?’
Certainly, my features seemed a little more defined than before, and my shoulders seemed broader, but I wasn’t sure.
Was this also an aftereffect of what happened yesterday?
“This is a problem… What if other girls start hitting on you…”
“What are you talking about.”
“Ah!”
I grabbed the waist of the horny rabbit who was trying to make me late from Monday and lifted her up as is. I succeeded thanks to taking advantage of her unguarded moment.
Noel struggled as soon as she fell off my lap.
“Let me go!”
“Okay.”
When I calmly sat her down on the sofa, Noel glared at me with a sulky expression.
“I’ll be back before 6 o’clock, so wait quietly.”
“6 o’clock?!”
It would be over quickly if I just went to class, but I had to be a little late because of my appointment with the Magic Tower Master.
“I’m a rabbit! Rabbits die if they’re lonely!!”
“Yeah, right.”
“I want to go with you too!”
“Can you?”
Leaving Noel, who was screaming, I hurried out of the house.
While taking a taxi to the Magic Tower, I summoned the screen that was in the corner of my vision.
[Wizard Second Job Change Conditions]
[Achieve 5th Circle]
[Martial Artist Second Job Change Conditions]
[Achieve Transcendence]
It was an intuitive condition. It looked simple on the surface, but it wasn’t a condition that I could achieve right now.
I closed the screen and turned my head to look out the window.
The Magic Tower began to appear in the distance.
***
The classes at the Magic Tower were still just so-so. It was a problem that arose from hiding that I was a 4th Circle mage and taking classes with 1st Circle mages.
For now, I had no choice but to attend classes with the thought that I was reviewing.
Even then, I spent more time listening with one ear and letting it out the other.
As I spent time like that, break time came before I knew it. Pretending to look out the window, I focused my mind.
The Vajra Energy in my dantian circulated.
‘Is this the Formless Physique?’
Even with light breathing exercises, I could feel that things had changed from before.
I could even clearly see the wrong parts of the forms I had used so far.
That wasn’t all. I felt like I knew what I had to do in the future and how I should train.
I even felt like it was a waste to spend time here.
It would be several times more helpful to go train instead.
‘…No, my main focus is magic after all.’
I shook my head and shook off the distracting thoughts.
This was just a delusion because of the newly acquired skill. It was like how I felt when I first entered the world of magic.
As I tried to calm myself and focus on the strangely difficult power control,
“Hey… Hyunwoo.”
The girls in my class approached me.
If I remember correctly, they were Choi Yujin, Kim Hwajeong, and Lee Minjeong from the left?
“What’s up?”
They were the prettiest girls after Han Seoah, so I naturally remembered their faces.
“Do you have time after school…?”
Choi Yujin, who had been hesitating for a while, opened her mouth with difficulty.
“If you’re okay with it, let’s all go out and play after class. I’ve reserved a nice place, and they said we can add one more person.”
“We’re going to a magic tool shop too, so can you come with us?”
The other two also spoke to me, following Choi Yujin. I could feel their voices trembling slightly.
It was the first time I had received such an invitation, so I was slightly flustered for a moment.
“I have an appointment, so I don’t think I can.”
It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed.
But I had an appointment with the Magic Tower Master after class, and Noel would say something if I was too late, so I had no choice but to refuse.
“Sorry.”
“Ah, no, instead, tell us if you’re okay next time?”
Choi Yujin blatantly showed her disappointment and returned to her seat. The other two were the same.
Class started soon after, but what had happened a little while ago didn’t leave my head easily.
‘What day is it today?’
It wasn’t April Fool’s Day, at least.
Even if there were few men in the Magic Tower, I didn’t expect them to be so aggressive.
Suddenly, what Noel had said in the morning came to mind.
But when I looked in the mirror, I didn’t feel a big change, so I decided to brush it off as Noel’s usual flattery.
“That’s all for today’s lecture.”
As soon as class ended, I immediately left the classroom.
I had some time until the next class. I was thinking of going to the main library to borrow books related to space magic.
Iris would be happy if I brought them to her.
I couldn’t go last week because I didn’t have an access pass, but I received a text this morning saying that my access pass had been issued.
As I was walking down the hallway towards the library, I felt gazes pouring towards me.
-Is that the one who was admitted as a special case this time?
-Is he the same age as the guys in our class? What’s with his shoulders…
-Doesn’t he look different from the picture? I thought he had a sharper impression.
-Right? I’m not the only one who feels that way, right?
-…He might be a little bit my type.
It wasn’t particularly strange since the male-to-female ratio in the Magic Tower was skewed. It was like this just last week.
But there were clearly more people paying attention than last week.
I avoided the pouring gazes and attention and moved to a less crowded area.
Of course, it wasn’t that I was uncomfortable with women.
It was just because my senses had become too sensitive since this morning. My body reacted even to other people’s light gazes because I had become too sensitive.
Like a wild animal that instinctively runs away even when it senses a presence.
‘I should dull my senses with magic power for now.’
It would be a little uncomfortable, but it was better to do that in my current state.
When I wrapped my whole body in a transparent barrier, I definitely felt better. But it was a little stuffy.
Like having one arm and one leg in a cast.
‘I won’t be in this state for long, so I have no choice but to endure it for now.’
I sighed and turned the corner at the end of the hallway.
Thud-
“Ah!”
I bumped into someone.
I was okay, but the woman fell on her butt.
“Ouch…”
I didn’t expect something like this to happen as soon as my senses became dull.
“I’m sorry, I was distracted for a moment.”
I reached out my hand to the woman who had fallen to the floor.
“Where the hell are you looking…!”
The woman raised her voice irritably.
But that was only for a moment, and a look of bewilderment flashed across her gray eyes that met mine.
Just in time, the brown hair fluttered in the wind that blew in through the hallway window.
‘…Why are you here?’
The person I bumped into was Han Seoah, the Magic Tower Master’s only younger sister.
