Ruler of the Game 5

Chapter 5 – Laughter of Martial Arts

Prior to making his choice, Seong-il looked at the Pocket Girls worldview and strategy book, and decided to choose Blackball after contemplation.

‘The white ball is an item that can be obtained by playing the good route as per the standard, and the black ball is an item that can be obtained by playing the bad route, right?’

‘Of course, Pocket Girls is not the real world, but I don’t want to sympathize with the crazy things of Hyper.’

From Sungil’s point of view, having played Pocket Girls, the hyper-dan route he felt was very cruel.

Its main content is to roam the world, capture and enslave wild supernatural powers, as well as to antagonize the ‘last survivors’ to create spies with a sense of the chosen people, and then to make them collapse from the inside and trample them down mercilessly. Was

‘In the last text-only ending, the hyperdans ended up grading humans according to the eugenics view of thinking, selectively breeding them, and mass-producing perfect psychics to save the world…’

Even though it’s a game, Seong-il doesn’t dare to do such crazy things in a game world that feels real.

‘If I pick and learn the black ball this time, there won’t be any problems even if I don’t have to go through the hyper dan route in the future.’

Seong-il puts an end to his worries and casually checks his watch.

“Crazy… It’s already two o’clock? I have to go to school immediately.”

Fortunately, Seong-il, who arrives at the classroom in time, sighs in relief, sits in the corner, and prepares to take the class in the classroom.

The theory class, as always, was manageable, but, like Joe, he couldn’t concentrate on the day.

Because of the next class that Seong-il fears the most.

‘Fuck… It’s a sparring class soon… It’s fucked up.’

Although Seong-il’s ability is the non-combat auxiliary psychic power 『Emotion』, He had no job in combat, but regardless of his ability, basic combat training was required until the second year of college.

It was even impossible to skip or postpone classes.

Even non-combatants were often put into the field where the battle was over, and there were also cases where they suffered unexpected crises from time to time.

The reason for this was that even the incompetent had to learn the minimum combat skills.

Taking advantage of the circumstances of these non-combatants, the combatants’ classmates used to use them to show off their abilities.

In order to show off their fighting skills and get good marks, they often played with easy-going non-combatants and beat them mercilessly.

Because of this, non-combatants like Seong-il had no choice but to tremble in fear at that time.

In addition, as stated above, it was impossible to avoid because it was a legal and compulsory class. If you refuse, you will be expelled.

This was also the reason why non-combatants like Seong-il had no choice but to endure even if they were ignored by their peers.

If you get into a fight outside for no reason, you will be beaten mercilessly in this class as ‘legal’.

Of course, if a professor or seniors catch you mercilessly beating a non-combat agent for personal reasons, you won’t be beaten badly because the harassers will also get in trouble.

Being hit, even if it’s not severe, hurts one’s pride and is painful.

Also, it was an act that was openly encouraged among combatants under the premise of moderate fanfare.

Because it was a way to tell who was superior in a savage apocalypse world where only strength ruled everything and how their status was divided.

“Hey Han Seong-il. How are you?”

Someone called Seong-il and looked behind him, and Ko Young-tae was standing behind him.

Seong-il’s motive, Ko Young-tae, has the ability to strengthen his body. He was a person who strengthened his body with psychic powers and demonstrated strong physical strength.

His ability to strengthen his body is quite strong, and despite being the psychic power of the combat line that boasts the largest number, he was evaluated as a half-fighting ability who could not be promoted above C-B class hunters.

Body enhancement abilities may be quite threatening in battles with the same hunters, but in battles with transcendents who are completely immune to normal physical attacks, they had no more meaning than assistance.

At least, in order for those with physical enhancement abilities to strike at the transcendental ones, they had to receive the help of a hunter with mental strike, super energy, and enchantment abilities.

For this reason, most of the cases in which those with body-strengthening abilities generally infiltrated the dungeons created by the Transcendentalists, assisted the superior combatants to defeat the Transcendentalist’s minions, or played the role of a police officer in the collapsed public order.

And since those with physical enhancement abilities are no different from normal people except for having transcendental powers, it was originally necessary to form a team with people with sensory abilities like Seongil…

Rather than coaxing Seong-il, who might become his partner in the future, to become close with him, Go Young-tae created a relationship through violence and oppression, and then always bullied Seong-il to dominate him.

In terms of combat, Seong-il’s combat ability is no different from that of ordinary people, so it was a daily routine for him to be beaten by him during Dalian class.

Seong-il wanted to get away from this guy’s bullying, so he learned a lot of different fighting techniques, but he was often beaten more severely because of the huge difference in physical ability.

“Uh… Hello Youngtae.”

“Youngtae. I’m fast, so I told you to call me hyung. Man.”

“Hmm?

At Seong-il’s words, Ko Young-tae hardened his expression and spoke to him in a harsh tone.

“Ha… I haven’t had sparring recently because of vacation, so I guess I’ve lost my discipline? I’ll see you later in front of the kids.”

Seong-Il feels his spine fight at the threat of Go Young-Tae.

In the end, within a few hours, it was time for combat training class, and Seong-il, as he had predicted, was beaten mercilessly by Young-tae in front of people and ended up returning to his room.

Seongil in the room. He sits and thinks in a daze, feeling helpless and embarrassed.

“That bastard, why are you so mean to a non-combatant like me… You bastard.

At that time, when he was lying on the bed with his head depressed, the game master came to mind in Seong-il.

‘For a moment. Is there any game world in the game list of 『Game Master』 Where there is a way to learn physical ability enhancement skills?’

Thinking so, Seong-il urgently picks up his phone and looks at the app.

‘First of all, I got a free purchase ticket for a B-grade game as a bonus yesterday, so let’s try a B-grade game!’

While frantically looking through the list, a game catches Seong-il’s eye.

“A riotous martial arts battle?”

Seong-il sees a game with a familiar name.

Seong-il enjoys Internet streaming. It reminds me of watching his favorite streamer playing the game, calling it a hidden classic RPG.

“The content is probably…”

Seong-il naturally starts reading the plot by searching for the contents of the wiki.

『Handan, the great disciple of the small party faction, goes to the temple of laughter for some reason along with his teacher Qing Myung Jinin and the priest Mu Hak.』

『Handan and Muhak, who arrived at the Temple of Joy, meet Hyemyeong and Hyewon, who are discussing breaking the line due to drinking and gluttony, and come into harmony.』

『In the meantime, Qingmyeong Jin-in, who arrived at the Temple of Laughter with his disciples, met with Ambassador Wongang, the head of the Temple of Laughter, and had a secret conversation…』

『In the midst of a secret conversation over a glass of alcohol, an opportunity for them to become friends when they were young in the past, the remnants of the Demonic Cult, thought to have perished, appear and attempt a massive ambush on the laughter.』

『In addition, Ambassador Wonkang, who was poisoned by the poison they secretly poured into alcohol, died without being able to withstand the surprise attack, and Jinin, poisoned, managed to escape from the scene with his disciples.

『Chungmyeong Jin-in was seriously injured by poison and ambush, but she seemed to barely escape while protecting her disciples from the remnants of the Demonic Cult.』

『However, he eventually dies due to the persistent pursuit of the Demonic Cult, and according to the last will of the Master, the two disciples try to escape with the Murim blindness with some kind of box given to them by the Master, but in the end, they are attacked by the magician and the minor master who were instigated by the Demonic Cult. Even his priest, Muhak, dies.”

『When Handan, burning with a sense of revenge in a desperate situation, made up his mind to become friends with Sogyoju and Saekma, in order to miraculously avenge Master Wonkang, he survived with the help of the two dangchus Hyewon and Hyemyung who escaped from the temple of laughter. It becomes.』

『Such Handan goes on an adventure for revenge with them…』

‘This game… Unlike the heavy content, there were a lot of funny things that hit me in the middle. The main character of an alcoholic guru, a monk who became obsessed with women, and his death penalty who became obese because he loved meat so much…’

When he recalls the contents of the pleasant game, Seong-il shakes off his gloomy heart and smiles.

‘With this game… I can learn inner core and martial arts through play, and I can pick up and eat elixirs here and there to become stronger…?’

When he thought it made a lot of sense, Seong-il started to get extremely excited at the moment.

“Yes! This is a game I want! I learned my abilities here too, so my body…”

Thinking so, a problem pops up in Seongil’s mind.

‘Wait… I can’t fight…? Didn’t he just die after encountering an enemy after going there…?’

However, the desire for martial arts and mental methods that he might be able to obtain makes Seong-il unable to abandon his lingering attachment to the martial arts fight.

‘Yes, buy the game with a B-grade pass. If it doesn’t work out, catch a boss with a black ball and use it, or ask them to teach you martial arts. Then, if you feel like it’s going to be difficult, you can just give up and buy another game by collecting points from Pocket Girls…’

Seong-il, who has made up his mind like that, chooses a martial arts battle with trembling hands.

Then, the now familiar blue light enveloped Seongil and sent him to that world.

“Okay…”

Seong-il opens his eyes feeling a little glare. In front of his eyes, a Chinese-style conduit, which he has never seen before, unfolds before his eyes.

Then, Seong-il realizes that he is currently holding a broomstick in both his hands.

‘What…? Were you cleaning?’

As Seong-il is assessing the situation, he hears someone’s voice behind him.

“Muhak! Our Muhak~ Did you finish cleaning the front yard?”

Seong-il naturally turned his head and looked behind him.

Then, the appearance of a handsome young man with bangs raised and tied neatly.

He was looking at Seongil and talking with a smirk in a playful voice.

“Hey! I’m done. You should finish it quickly and go have a drink with this brother-in-law!”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone beside them shouted at him in a stern voice.

“Sounds like a village. I guess you haven’t come to your senses yet?”

Then the handsome young man flinched at him, looked to his side and replied.

“Aiko’s… Master, when did you come? The disciple did not make such a proposal to the priest with other thoughts…”

“Noisy! Don’t talk nonsense, the two of you, finish what you’re doing, and let’s gather here again after half time.”

Seong-il was a short time, but now I realize that this situation is the opening event where Handan and his teacher Qing Myung-jin are about to leave in a hurry with laughter.

‘For a moment! By the way, to me, it’s not Handan, it’s Muhak…? Wasn’t he the main character?’

He was the main character in the world of Pocket Girls, but when he was designated as a minor NPC this time, Seong-il frowned and continued to think.

‘Is it random to see which character you play as? And Muhak…’

‘Muhak is the priest of the main character, Handan, and at the beginning of the game, Handan said he would teach him how to become an adult.

‘Huh.. I’m glad I knew the story. If I didn’t know, I’d be poisoned and die.’

Seong-il, who grasped the whole situation in a short time, quickly speaks to Handan and replies.

“Sahyung! Master said to finish the work within half an hour, so I’m going to clean up the cleaning tools!”

Without giving Handan a chance to reply, Seong-il quickly leaves the place and moves somewhere.

Upon arriving at a place that looks like a warehouse after looking around, Seong-il puts the broom aside, quickly takes out his cell phone from his pocket, and starts looking closely at the 『Game Master』 App.

User: Seongil Han (Muhak)
1. Current World: Laughter of Martial Arts
2. Possessed Abilities: Sensation, Game Master
– Sensitivity LV.1: Use electronic products to quantify and understand the abilities of people and items.
– Game Master LV.1: You can enter the world in the game.
3. Ability:
– Agility: 1 (+3)
– Strength: 1 (+2)
– Intelligence: 2 (+1)
– Stamina: 2 (+2)
– Magic attribute: 1 (+4)
4. Points: 5 points
5. Status : Normal. It’s a situation set up as unlearned in Laughs and Fights, and people in this world think you’re uneducated. In addition, the ability is increased according to the situation.

※ Overall Review: Follow the teacher’s guidance.

‘Uh? You don’t know who I am? By the way, are your stats increasing?’

Unlike Pocket Girls, Seong-il realizes that he entered the game under the name Muhak.

‘Sometimes, the stats may fluctuate according to the character in the game? I think this is quite useful information.’

‘And it’s pretty cool that no one doubts my identity. I don’t have to worry about being suspected of being immature…’

‘Come to think of it, no one doubted my identity in the Pocket Girls world, right?’

‘And the fact that the ability has become a plus this time… Does that mean that it can be applied in the opposite way…? That would be a bit difficult…’

After thinking about this and that, Seong-il moves to the front yard again to meet Cheong Myeong-jin.

As if it was not a lie to say that he had finished his work, Handan was waiting for his teacher with a neat attitude in the front yard before Seongil.

Not long after Seong-il joined them, their teacher Cheong Myeong-jin came and told them.

“This morning, my close friend, Ambassador Wongang, urgently visited me and asked me to come with a laugh because she had something to discuss.”

“…”

“Originally, I was going to go alone… But now that I think about it, you guys are quite old now. So, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to give you guys the experience of interacting with other sects.”

“No way…”

“That’s right. Starting at noon today, we’ll leave with a laugh. So, know that and prepare to leave.”