Chapter 514 – 514. New Skill
514. New Skill
Inside the smartphone screen, a hexagonal box with a [?] mark was shaking and emitting light.
Then, an ice pack fell from the screen.
[Ice Pack
A cool ice pack.
Price: 1 Point]
“……”
I was silent.
My precious 1 point had been transformed into a small ice pack worth less than 5,000 won. It was infuriating, but sadly, I didn’t even have the energy to get angry right now.
I had used 200 points for random draws over the past hour.
I had broken even.
I had obtained over ten spirit orbs and a universal antidote worth over 3,000 points. Although it was useless to me since I had Complete Recovery.
At first, I was angry.
How could I not be angry when I kept getting junk items even after investing points? I cursed when I got sculptures or kitchen tools that had no effect for 30 points in a row.
I cursed the ground, the sky, the game app, and the country. I cursed everything that came to mind.
But time passed, and now I was here. I couldn’t even curse anymore. The anxiety that I might not get a decent skill even after using all my points was rising.
‘Please, just give me any skill!’
At some point, that was what my heart was shouting.
There was also the option to stop the random draws here.
But if I stopped now, what about all the points I had used so far? They would be as good as wasted.
‘I’ve already broken even. It’s not a loss if I stop here. My head knows that, but….’
It was a loss if I didn’t get a skill. That thought kept coming to mind.
[Skill Cooldown Reset Ticket
Resets the cooldown of a skill.
Price: 2,000 Points
※Caution
Only one stack will be recharged for consumed stacks.]
My depressed heart wavered for a moment. That was it.
Skill cooldown reset. It was a good item. Although it wasn’t that useful for me.
‘The longest cooldown among my skills is Complete Recovery.’
A 12-hour cooldown.
But even that didn’t feel that long. It wasn’t like I used Complete Recovery every day, and it didn’t seem like there would be frequent situations where I needed to use it continuously.
‘Still, it’s better than nothing. It’ll be somewhat useful as a last resort.’
I pressed the smartphone again and used the random draw.
I used 300 points.
A skill? It didn’t appear. No other special items appeared either.
‘It’s okay. It’s really okay. I’ve only used 300 points. I still have over 600 points left.’
My index finger that was pressing the smartphone screen was trembling.
And then.
Exactly on the 336th draw.
[You have acquired the skill, Random Summon!]
I widened my eyes and read the skill description.
[Random Summon Lv. 1
‣Random Summon
Summons a character from a creation at random by consuming 500 points.
‣Confirmed Summon
Summons a character from a creation by consuming 1,000 points.
However, only characters that have already been summoned once can be summoned.
Characters available for Confirmed Summon: –
※The summoned character’s stats are the same as the summoner’s stats.
※The duration of the summoned character is random.
※The summon cannot be canceled. It will be reversed upon death.
※The cooldown for Random Summon and Confirmed Summon is shared.
Cooldown: 120 days]
“……This is.”
It was a good skill. To be able to summon a character from a creation into reality. Just hearing it, what a cheat skill this was.
In a way, it was similar to Affinity Summon. However, it seemed that skills were not shared like Affinity Summon.
The disadvantages were that it consumed points and the cooldown was incredibly long.
‘For skills, the cooldowns in reality and the game world are separate.’
In the case of Affinity Summon, the cooldown only flowed in reality. On the other hand, separate skills flowed separately. I had already confirmed this with Complete Recovery. Even if it was on cooldown in reality, it could be used in the game world. It couldn’t be used if it was on cooldown in both worlds.
‘If my avatar uses a skill during auto-play, and I enter the game world, I have to wait for the cooldown.’
Well, there were disadvantages, but in a way, it was also an advantage.
‘More than that, what’s most concerning is….’
The reaction of the summoned character. Since it was a random summon, I couldn’t know which character would be summoned. It could be a good guy, or a bad guy.
‘If it’s a character with a bad personality, they might try to kill me instead.’
The skill information stated that the summon could not be canceled. To cancel the summon, I had to kill the character.
‘What if a guy with the power to destroy the world is summoned?’
Then, would I have to die?
‘……Looking at the fact that they have the same stats as me, it’s highly unlikely that they would do such a thing.’
I tapped the floor with my fingertip.
Since I had a new skill, I wanted to test it out. I had to use it once to know exactly what kind of ability it was.
‘Test it safely in the game world? No. This is an opportunity to summon a character from a creation into reality. It’s more meaningful in reality.’
Let’s not think negatively and think positively.
A beauty from a creation was coming into reality. If the stats were the same, the success rate of rape would be low. There were also ways to seduce her. Or I could use the remaining aphrodisiac to force her into heat.
‘Committing it in the game world is different from committing it in the real world. Hehehe.’
Above all, I had the ability to make up for mistakes.
The 30-day regression ticket.
Since there were no restrictions that it could only be used in the game world, it would be effective in reality as well.
‘I can earn 500 points anytime! Start the summon!’
[Starting Random Summon by consuming 500 points.]
Light burst from the smartphone and took a shape. The light soon disappeared, and a creature was visible.
What appeared in front of me was not the beauty I wanted.
It was a beast standing on the floor with four legs.
A fox.
A white fox with two tails. The fox stared at me with wary black eyes.
‘Damn it. This is ridiculous. I didn’t expect a non-human character to come out. What creation is this character from… Huh?’
Distracted by the sudden appearance of the fox, I didn’t check the notification window that popped up on the smartphone screen.
[The spirit of beauty (美靈) from the world of Gwangmyeong Ascension has been summoned.]
[The Gwangmyeong Ascension game world is deactivated.]
[The summon duration is 33 days.]
‘Who is this spirit of beauty?!’
I desperately racked my brain.
The original work of Gwangmyeong Ascension was so massive that it would take time to figure out each and every character. And it might not even be a character from the original work.
‘…If it’s from my Gwangmyeong Ascension game world, it could be from another work. The Gwangmyeong Ascension world is mixed with other worlds.’
The fox looked around. The modern room it was seeing for the first time seemed fascinating. And then it looked at me again. The fox and I had a staring contest.
‘I can’t underestimate a fox. It has the same stats as me.’
Two tails.
It was definitely not an ordinary fox.
A flash. Something flashed through my mind. Come to think of it, there was a fox episode in the original Gwangmyeong Ascension.
“……Milyeong. I am your master. Why? Because I summoned you.”
I spoke in the language of the Gwangmyeong Ascension world.
“Krrrk.”
The fox raised its tail and bared its fangs, as if it understood my words. The teeth were too clean and even for an animal’s teeth.
“Don’t pretend to be an animal. I know you can talk. Two tails. You’re definitely not an ordinary fox. Are you a yokai? Or a spirit?”
“……”
The fox stared at me silently, then opened its mouth.
“I’m a yokai. Why, are you scared of me?”
What came out of the fox’s mouth was a woman’s voice. It was a stimulating and sexy voice that shook a man’s guard.
‘It’s a female. I don’t need to kill her.’
I relaxed a little. The fact that she answered meant that she didn’t intend to start a fight right away. Since it was the first character I had summoned, I wanted to resolve things through conversation.
“That’s a lie. I don’t feel any evil energy from you. You’re a spirit, right?”
“Ha. It’s ridiculous how you humans distinguish between yokai and spirits. Yokai don’t always do bad things, and spirits don’t always do good things.”
“I know.”
“……”
When I answered immediately, the fox looked at me suspiciously.
If it wasn’t a spirit or a yokai, there was a possibility that it was a human. Maybe it had transformed its body into a fox using magic or spells.
“Milyeong. I am your summoner.”
“Hmph. I know that too. I also know that your name is Sung Yujin and that I can only be here for 33 days. But so what?”
“I’m saying I’m your master.”
“Stop talking nonsense. You only summoned me, you didn’t become my master. And I have no intention of serving you as my master. To be honest, you’re too weak. If I had my original power, you would be kneeling in front of me, begging for your life.”
“……”
Things didn’t seem to be going as well as I thought.
I immediately changed the direction of the conversation.
“Sorry. It’s my first time summoning, so I guess I was mistaken.”
I bowed politely and apologized.
It was probably not a bluff that the fox in front of me was stronger than me in its original form. The Gwangmyeong Ascension world was fundamentally much higher in level than reality.
“Hmph. You’re surprisingly good at understanding the situation? But you lack sincerity. Kneel down and apologize. That way, your sincerity will be felt better, don’t you think?”
Thud.
I knelt down.
Did it hurt my pride to kneel before this beast?
I could sense it. This fox was probably a real woman. Even if she wasn’t, she could transform into a woman.
‘If it’s a cliché, she’ll be a stunning beauty.’
The reason I was kneeling now was to gain momentum.
“I’m sorry.”
“I forgive you.”
A simple answer came back.
I sat down cross-legged.
“I won’t say I’m your master. But it’s also true that I summoned you. So I hope you’ll cooperate.”
“…Well, I agreed to be summoned, so I don’t intend to be hostile to the end. I’m also curious about other worlds. I don’t mind cooperating. But.”
“But?”
“Give me some of your essence. You have an essence that is incomparable to ordinary humans. Even most spirits wouldn’t have an essence like yours.”
“You’re saying you want me to pay my essence as a price for cooperation. Okay.”
“……You’re answering so easily? Do you even know what essence is? It’s the source of life. If you don’t have essence, you’ll wither and die.”
“That’s if too much essence is taken, right? Usually, it recovers after a few days, doesn’t it?”
“Hmph. It seems you’re not completely ignorant. Don’t refuse. I’ll take the price before we cooperate.”
The fox slightly opened its mouth. A pure white energy from my body was sucked into her mouth. It was definitely not mana.
At first, it was okay. I felt something leaving my body, but it actually felt refreshing.
But at some point, I started sweating. It wasn’t leaving, it was being taken. That’s how it felt. My body was also starting to tremble. I clenched my fist tightly. Any more than this was dangerous. Just as I was about to get up, the fox closed its mouth.
“Haaa. I feel good. This much essence is better than squeezing 100 young men to death.”
The fox lay down on the floor. She lowered her chin and smiled. Her eyes curved into crescents.
“……With this, you’ll cooperate, right?”
“It depends on what kind of cooperation. What do you want me to help with?”
The fox wagged its tail gently. It seemed to be in a good mood.
“You’re… a fox-human, right?”
Fox-human.
Those who were human but strongly inherited the blood of spirits. From a certain point of view, they could be humans or spirits, half-human and half-beast. The other party was a fox. And if it had the power to steal essence, it was highly likely to be a fox-human.
“That’s right. It seems you’re not completely clueless?”
The fox admitted it coolly.
