Chapter 1 – Reincarnation
A person who openly shows his envy toward others.
A person who strikes the candle without notice when the mood is good.
A person who is okay with cursing others, but can never tolerate others cursing him/her.
As you live in the world, you are bound to encounter these types of people at least once.
Unfortunately, the same was true for Park Han-jun, and what’s even more unfortunate is that the person who fits all of the above types is a friend of balls.
This guy, who doesn’t even look like this person, always showed his jealousy and put a candle to the celebration when congratulating Han Jun, who passed the civil service exam after two years of hard work.
It was already expected, and the other friends who attended the celebration defended Han Jun and cursed at him, so Han Jun tried hard to control his anger.
This was possible because I felt sorry for the guy.
He had been preparing for the civil service exam for over 5 years after having a serious accident at university and dropping out.
But how can I feel good about not passing the exam and having to congratulate someone else who passed the exam?
Well, I put off studying and went to PC rooms and comic book stores every day.
Anyway, due to the guy’s trolling, the celebration ended earlier than expected, and Hanjun, the guy, and his friends stood at the traffic light to go home.
As much as I wanted to let him go and take my place again, I couldn’t do that because he was strangely observant when he ostracized me.
If he notices that Hanjun and his friends are sitting separately, he will turn into a beast and destroy the place.
If he hadn’t been a real friend, he would have easily broken off the relationship.
His parents, who believed him to be their son until the end, were like angels without wings.
“Fuck.”
When Han Jun saw the red light on the traffic light, his insides burned red, and he released just a little of the anger he had been holding back.
His friends comforted Han Jun by patting him on the shoulder as if they understood.
But that guy who doesn’t seem human…
“Did you curse at me just now? Uh! Did you swear at me?”
He didn’t know he had done anything wrong, but he got angry and rushed at Han Jun.
“Put this down, you bastard!”
“Hey! Jinseong Lee! “Get away from me, dude!”
Has anger loosened the limits of the brain?
The guy, who was so skinny that he couldn’t use his strength properly, stubbornly grabbed Han Jun’s collar and didn’t let go despite the restraints from Han Jun and his friends.
“You! What are you so good at! “You are better than I in nothing!”
That guy, Jinseong, started shaking Hanjun’s collar back and forth.
However, since Han Jun was quite tall and bulky, it was him, not Han Jun, who was shaken.
“Ah.”
Jinseong’s grip loosened as if his strength had run out.
Jinseong’s body tilted back due to the recoil from shaking his collar.
For some reason, from then on, time between Han Jun and Jin Seong began to pass very slowly.
Unfortunately, the place where Hanjun and the guy were standing was at the end of the road, and the traffic light was still red, so cars were speeding along the four lanes.
No, it was a yellow light, so I was accelerating even more.
Bang bang!
A truck that was excitedly pressing the accelerator pedal in the second lane to avoid receiving a signal honked its horn.
A truck driver with an urgent expression came into Han Jun’s field of vision.
Only then did Han Jun realize that Jinseong was falling backwards, and he hurriedly turned his head towards Jinseong.
No matter how unhuman he was, I couldn’t leave him to die with my eyes open.
The moment Han Jun thinks so.
‘Huh?’
His body leaned forward.
His eyes widened in surprise.
Grinning.
Jinseong was seen smiling wickedly with red bloodshot eyes.
“You bastard!”
Kkei peook!!!
“Kyaaa!”
“Hanjun!”
“Lee Jin-seong, you crazy bastard!”
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“Ha, indeed. It’s so absurd, really.”
“Are you convinced now? That he was dead.”
Han Jun nodded his head helplessly.
In fact, I didn’t want to accept it, but I couldn’t deny it because I was afraid that the man in front of me, who was not human in a different way from the enemy, would replay the memories of the moment he died in my head.
Recalling the moment of his death was extremely vain and empty.
Han Jun shook his head to shake off some of the emptiness and emptiness lingering in his heart and slowly looked around to properly understand the situation.
A pure white space with nothing spread out endlessly.
The only beings with color in this space were myself, the beast, the man in front of me, and the chairs and tables they were sitting on.
“Okay, then you…”
Nod
“There’s no need to ask.”
Seeing Jinseong nodding his head like crazy, the man, who called himself the God of Light, burst out laughing and shook his head.
Then he snapped his fingers and removed the white bandage covering the guy’s mouth.
“If you cheer loudly again, I will block you again, so stay quiet. “Understand, right?”
“Yep!”
“You also. You may feel a lot of resentment, resentment, and anger, but just endure it for now and stay still. Then something good might happen.”
Han Jun just nodded at the meaningful words and smile.
To be honest, his mind was blank, and he didn’t have the strength to get angry.
I just wanted to continue admiring his inhuman appearance in a daze like now.
‘I can’t believe white hair can be so shiny. When you become a god, your eyes are not ordinary either. It looks like it’s studded with gold.’
Han Jun admired his appearance and gradually controlled the emptiness and futility in his heart.
It’s not that Han Jun has that type of taste, but his appearance was so beautiful that even people who didn’t have that type of taste couldn’t take their eyes off him.
But that doesn’t mean he wants to open his eyes to those tastes.
“According to the contract with the Earth God, I will reincarnate those of you who died a death other than the one recorded on the list into the world that I rule.”
“Keuhihi.”
“There is no specific role assigned to you, so you can live as you please to the best of your ability.”
“Oh!”
“…”
“I’m sorry.”
The god of light quietly looked at Jinseong.
Even though I was just looking at him, I felt intimidated and Jinseong, who was about to die just moments ago, curled up in an instant.
“Don’t like me too much. Unfortunately, my world is being invaded by three different worlds. “If there had been no negotiation with the Earth God, we would have been invaded by four worlds.”
“Anyway, there is a lull right now, but a full-scale invasion will begin in about 20 to 30 years. A lot of people will die. There is no way you won’t be among them.”
Han Jun’s expression crumpled.
On the contrary, Jinseong’s expression became even wider.
Have I finally gone crazy?
Han Jun glanced at Jinseong and truly thought so.
“But don’t worry too much. “I will not reincarnate you without any preparation, and I have appointed a hero.”
“Yo, you appointed a hero? “You’re not choosing me as a hero?”
As soon as Shin finished speaking, Jinseong quickly opened his mouth.
The guy’s eyes were shaking mercilessly as if something was wrong.
This guy…
“Of course. “How can I trust you and entrust you with the job of warrior?”
“Where is the law like that! “It’s both a truth and a cliché for a reincarnated person to take on the role of a warrior!”
Ah, as expected.
He couldn’t tell the difference between reality and fiction.
I can’t believe I let something like that be my friend!
I should have broken off the relationship a long time ago. What kind of affection is that guy?
Out of devastation and regret, Han Jun covered his face with both hands.
His eyes became dark.
Why does it feel like the future awaits me?
Han Jun wanted to cry for no reason.
The conversation between god and beast continued while Han Jun sobbed quietly.
“I don’t know such truths and clichés. And according to your logic, there will already be over a hundred warriors in my world.”
“Bae, a hundred? “There are that many reincarnated people?”
“Okay. So don’t think of yourself as special. You are extremely ordinary. It’s just that I was unlucky and didn’t die like it was written on the list. No, in your case, you’re lucky.”
Shin shook his head coldly, as if telling him not to think of such things.
Jinseong got angry and tried to refute, but he kept his mouth shut under Shin’s cold gaze.
However, he did not change his thoughts.
‘Joy! With just those words, you thought I would give up. Let’s wait and see, I’ll do a great job and make sure you don’t make any noise.’
Jinseong was confident.
He has read countless anime, manga, and novels, so if he were to be himself, he would definitely be more active than a hero.
Although he did not receive God’s approval, he said he was a prepared warrior.
He truly thought so.
That thought was clearly visible on his face, so Han Jun looked at him and shook his head as if he was pitiful.
Then he asked Shin, who had a calm expression even after seeing such a guy.
“You are calm. “Are you okay when you see that?”
“I’m used to it. Quite a lot. Guys like that.”
Shin answered with a bitter smile and immediately took out something square from his arms and placed it in front of Han Jun and Jin Seong, one by one.
It was a very familiar item.
“It seems like even the gods use tablets.”
“It can also be used to enjoy entertainment on the Earth side. Well, my world is medieval, so that’s impossible.”
‘That’s such a shame,’ Shin added with a laugh, snapping his fingers cheerfully.
Then, the tablet screen, which had been unresponsive as if the battery had run out, started to light up.
‘Let’s see.’
God gestured his chin as if to take a look.
Han Jun immediately picked up the tablet and lightly glanced at the phrases that appeared on the screen.
If you summarize the phrases briefly, they are roughly as follows.
Ability, talent, appearance, family, etc.
The lowest level is 10 points, the lowest level is 25 points, the middle level is 50 points, the upper level is 75 points, and the highest level is 100 points.
There was no explanation from God, but Han Jun knew right away.
These phrases are items and options for reincarnation.
‘It’s a special ability.’
As the people around him were the beasts, Hanjun also often read comics, animations, and novels.
So I was able to quickly figure out what the special ability was and what types there were.
Reference materials were also kindly included, so I was able to know not only a detailed explanation but also what kind of world I would be reincarnated in.
The world ruled by the God of Light was a fantasy world that everyone had dreamed of at least once.
‘If I had lived and died according to my command and been in this situation, I would have been as happy as that animal.’
Han Jun sighed deeply.
Because of my regrets about my past life, the emotions that I had managed to calm down started to run wild little by little.
Part of me wanted to ask to be allowed to continue my previous life right away, but I held back.
If that were possible, God would have asked a long time ago.
Han Jun sighed again and calmed down his emotions by looking at God’s face.
Shin nodded his head and clapped as if he was impressed, drawing Jinseong’s attention to him.
“I said earlier that I wouldn’t reincarnate you without any preparation. The options that appear on the tablet are the preparation. Use your points to choose the options you want. Then, the choices you made will be applied when you are reincarnated. Oh, you can only select a maximum of 3 ability items, so keep that in mind.”
“You can tell just by looking at it, but there are too few points.”
The points given to Hanjun and Jinseong were 200 points.
It was a combination of the 100 points given to them as compensation for the past life they had not enjoyed and the 100 points given by the Earth God to them to live well in the new world.
“The highest level option is worth 100 points, but the given points are only 200 points? What is it, really? God is not too petty.”
Jinseong doesn’t pay attention and complains according to his personality.
Han Jun thought as he looked at this guy who remained the same even in death.
That guy must be crazy.
‘Have you already forgotten who the person in front of you is?’
The being in front of me was a god who ruled the world.
Just because the other side treats you comfortably, you shouldn’t treat this side equally.
Besides.
‘What is lacking? Since you don’t really need the guitar, if you leave it out and choose one intermediate option from the remaining four items, you’ll have a pretty good life.’
Regardless, just being given the desired ability was a great benefit.
In the reference material, it was written that in the case of commoners, even with only the lowest grade natural ability, they could move around with some strength.
In that sense, 200 points may seem small at first glance, but considering that you can choose your abilities at will, it was definitely not a few points.
“Jinseong, don’t cross any more lines.”
As if he couldn’t bear to see the truth this time, Shin scolded him with a straight face.
The guy who had been poking his mouth out in dissatisfaction only then quickly changed his attitude and looked at him.
“Ha~. Jinseong, contrary to what you think, 200 points are by no means a few points.”
“…”
“It seems incredible. Well, there’s nothing we can do, because human greed is endless. Hanjun, you are no exception.”
Han Jun did not bother to deny it.
I know that 200 points is not a few points, but I was thinking that it would be nice to have more.
I couldn’t help it.
I don’t know if the world I will be reincarnated in is a peaceful place, but it is being invaded by as many as three worlds.
I can assure you that it will be difficult to survive by being ordinary.
“I have a suggestion for you guys. If you accept my offer, I will give you 100 points and additionally engrave a stigmata with a built-in ‘healing’ spell.”
“I will!”
Jinseong raises his hand as soon as God finishes speaking.
Seeing him hastily accepting the offer without even hearing what he had to say, Hanjun grabbed his head.
Is that really a 27-year-old person?
‘Oh, it was an animal.’
In Han Jun’s mind, Jinseong was truly classified as an animal, not a human.
