Chapter 4
4 fury
Interlude - ghost story, system, status window
While the entrance ceremony was taking place in the playground, I spent time sitting in the classroom with Seona and Gyeongwon and chatting..
Of course, Iljinnyeo was sleeping face down in the back the whole time..
In addition to the atmosphere of having to make friends quickly since you just entered high school, you are also skipping classes without the teachers knowing.
We were able to quickly become friends, perhaps thanks to our shared sense of camaraderie..
What apartment do you live in, how many minutes does it take from your house to school, what middle school did you go to, how much have you studied, what academy do you go to, etc..
As I was talking about things that students would normally talk about, I heard the entrance ceremony coming to an end and students coming up..
We naturally separated again and looked the other way as if we had just sat down..
After that, the waiting time in the classroom continued for a while, and I slowly thought about it.
I was able to organize it.
A lot of things happened, but I think they can be broadly categorized into three categories..
A ghost story, a system that looks like a game, and when I die I go to the past.
First, ghost story.
Perhaps the incident I just experienced was a ghost story brought to life..
The events unfolded similarly to the contents of the ghost story, and I was able to survive by behaving like the characters in the ghost story..
Of course, ghost stories are literally floating around.
Because it was a story, there were several versions of the same ghost story, and although the core plot was the same, there were differences in the details..
But anyway, the conclusion is that ghost stories happened in reality..
I can organize it so simply..
Second is the game system.
First of all, there is a game-like system window that only I can see..
And this system seems to be giving me various information that helps me understand the reality I am facing..
In fact, the message window that first appeared informed me that a strange creature called the Demon King would be resurrected three years later on graduation day, and mentioned in advance the phenomenon called 'ghost stories' that I had just encountered..
Until now, I couldn't understand it, so I just skimmed over it, but I think I'll have to look more closely from now on..
In particular, several words such as ghost story point, comprehension, and status window just mentioned..
ghost story point.
···Is it like experience points? Or since it says points, is it a concept like game money?.
understanding.
It seems to be a number that goes up when I learn something about the other person or understand their personality..
In fact, when Suna told me that she was slow to act, my understanding increased..
This is because even when I mentally evaluated Kyungwon as the type who boasts about his knowledge or being smart, this level also went up..
And the status window.
They say it has been unlocked, but how do I use it? hmm…….
I called up the status window in my mind as I opened and closed the tutorial message at will..
‘status window!’
Paat-
《status window》
Name: Lee Jun
age : 17
Title: Protagonist
Tendency: [Double-sidedness] NEW!! 〉 Click to expand
Special Abilities: None
Quirk: Cramming
Oh, I exclaimed inwardly..
Feels like a character stat window in a game.
I know your name and age without saying anything, and my personality is two-faced... Is that what you mean by my personality being two-faced??
‘NEW!!' It said to click to expand, so I opened it and a long message appeared, so I closed it again..
‘Too long… I'll have to take a closer look at this later when I get home..’
I have no idea what special abilities and quirks are.
come.
Is it like a skill?.
Anyway, after looking at it for a while, it was similar to the feel of the character stat window and information window in the game..
‘Can I use it for other people too??’
I turned my head and looked at Sun-ah sitting against the wall..
Suna was dazed, watching her fingers fidget on the desk..
‘Yoon Seon-a status window!’
Paat-
《status window》
Name: Yoon Seon-a
age : 16
Title: dirt spoon
Tendency: ??? 〉 NEW! Click to expand
special abilities : ???
eccentricity : ???
understanding : 5/100
[There is a lack of understanding of the target person. Interact more with this character to gain information.]
I wonder if it’s because we’ve only recently become friends..
A message came to mind that there was a lack of understanding..
Unlike the status window about myself, my tendencies and eccentricities are all question marks..
I clicked on Suna's personality with a question mark that said 'NEW!'.
click.
tendency : ???
- slow to act.
The ending ends with a line that Seon-ah said earlier about her actions being slow..
As you learn more about the other person, more information is added here..
This time I turned my head back and looked at Kyungwon..
Gyeongwon was reading a thick, unknown book..
‘Optician status window!’
Paat-
《status window》
Name: Glasses shop
age : 17
Title: Professional Wikiler
Tendency: Descriptive 〉 NEW! Click to expand
special abilities : ???
eccentricity : ???
understanding : 20/100
In Gyeongwon’s case, the level of understanding was significantly higher than that of Seona..
Maybe that's why the tendency was properly marked as 'explanatory' rather than a question mark..
click.
Tendency: explanation-oriented
- I think of myself as smart, and I like situations where I can show it. The way he speaks is stiff, like that of an intellectual..
‘Just as I thought.’
This is exactly what I evaluated in my heart earlier..
Is it because I have an easy-to-understand personality??
It was reflected exactly as I evaluated it, and my level of understanding has also increased significantly..
This time, I looked at the girl sleeping in the back seat..
The total number of friends the quest asks you to make is 3..
I don't know why the system, but it seems that even that Iljin girl is recognized as my friend..
‘oh my god. why is he my friend.’
I was shocked, but I called up the status window..
Now that I think about it, I don't know the name..
But anyway, I shouted to myself with the will to look at her status window.
all.
‘Iljinnyeo status window!’
Paat-
《status window》
Name: Jinhee Lee
age : 17
Title: Backseat Iljinnyeo
tendency : ???
special abilities : ???
eccentricity : ???
understanding : 0/100
［Lack of understanding of the target person
do. Interact more with this character to gain information』
‘ also······
Is it natural since I know nothing?.
‘By the way, the name of that scary-looking female student was Jinhee Lee..’
That's a fact I had no idea about, but what does it mean when it's clearly written in the status window?.
Does this mean that this status window operates beyond my awareness??
Then, one thing that concerns me is
there is.
Suna's age is written as 16 years old..
‘We were born in 2003, we are 17 years old.……
It's been a while since the accelerated training program was abolished, so was it possible to enroll quickly?.
If I check this later, it seems that my hypothesis that the system operates beyond cognition will be confirmed..
We've briefly looked at the game system, and now it's time to finally think about my repetitive life..
The first word that comes to mind is timeru
I think I've seen it a few times in science fiction novels..
Regression, Past Life, or Time Loop.
It seems like every time I die, I go back to the entrance ceremony..
‘It's a pain in the ass……
Every time someone dies, there is an entrance ceremony... What does this mean again?.
Even when I thought about it right now, nothing in particular came to mind..
I guess I'll have to die a few more times and experience it to get a feel for it..
‘Why is this suddenly happening to me?......
While I was thinking about this and that.
A middle-aged man with a protruding stomach entered the classroom..
He introduced himself as my homeroom teacher and asked me to get along well for a year..
‘3year. Has the three years of high school life started again?.’
I studied hard for 3 years and passed the CSAT, but now I'm starting another 3 years of high school life..
‘Fuck……
I didn't even think about it because it was a ghost story, a demon lord, and so many absurd incidents that happened one after another, but when I thought about it carefully, it was actually quite troublesome..
1A person who loses his personality after just one year of retaking the exam
There are so many, I have been waiting for 3 years... Phew…….
“Then, I will hand out a printed guide. The person in front of each row takes it and passes it to the back..”
At the teacher's words, the student at the front of each row went to the teacher's table..
“On the back of the paper, there are rules such as not drinking or smoking, or hair length, so read them carefully to avoid being disadvantaged..”
The homeroom teacher, a middle-aged balding man who uses polite language to younger students, soon begins handing out printouts..
I am a printout handed to me by the person in front of me
I took a page and turned it aside..
I didn't even read it because I thought it was obvious stuff that said things like "welcome" and school history and rules..
My head is already saturated with logically organizing and accepting the strange phenomena from earlier..
I didn't want to keep anything in my head for a while, whether it was letters, knowledge, information, anything..
‘Because I am mentally weak.’
In my last life, I felt a pain in my bones while studying for the college entrance exam..
I'm not a bad person, but I'm a bit mentally unstable, so I tend to get bored quickly when I do something for a long time..
The type whose genes are all lost to quickly reacting to the situation at a moment's notice..
When it came to taking the exam, I lived my life knowing nothing but cramming..
Thanks to this, I got a good grade in the test by memorizing it in a short period of time, but I was terrible at the college entrance exam, which required long-term and steady study, so I was accepted to a mediocre university..
I tend to use my brain quickly to solve problems that are right in front of me.
as.
In the end, I was not capable of achieving great success by consistently working hard at something..
‘I want to go home quickly and rest......
Even in this situation, my first thought was to go home and rest rather than find out more..
There was nothing I could do because my brain capacity was already saturated..
‘…Now that I think about it, if I go back 3 years, the house must be the same as before. Just a grip.’
Murmur-
Suddenly, the kids in the class started muttering.
I heard Lee.
Students in my class looking at each other and exchanging anxious glances.
‘···what?’
an unusual atmosphere.
At that time, the school announcement rang..
［Ah, an announcement from the broadcasting room. We have confirmed that the school rules guide that was just distributed to you was printed incorrectly, so we will quickly retrieve it. I inform you once again. I will collect the printed materials containing the school rules that were just distributed to you.
all. We ask the homeroom teachers of each class to return the printed copies without fail. more.]
Murmur-
Then, the homeroom teacher received something in a hurry and hurriedly came back into the classroom..
“Ah, the print was printed incorrectly. This time, let's have the student behind us walk forward..”
I wanted to know something, so I lifted the paper to look at it, but the student who was picking it up snatched my print away at the same angle I heard it from..
I guess he thought he was holding it out to make it easier for him to take it away..
‘I guess it's because of what was written?’
I didn't read it because I was lazy, but I felt regretful because I thought I should have just skimmed it..
But it's not like I don't have any friends..
If you ask Gyeongwon and Suna, who are new friends today, you will be able to find out..
And after a while.
“sorry. I didn't read it because I thought it would be obvious..”
Gyeongwon calmly sighed..
Then, next to me, Seon-ah hesitated and said to me..
“I've read it. But I went through it quickly so I don’t remember the details.……
oh oh!
“Do you remember what it was about? Everyone was talking loudly because something was printed incorrectly.?”
When I asked, Suna slowly frowned as if she was remembering something..
“Actually, there was no problem with printing... Something a little strange……
“strange content?”
“that is……
Seonah opened her mouth several times as if she didn't know how to express it..
“The other contents were ordinary, but between the school rules... It said not to meet a certain woman.……
“female?”
Kyungwon and I asked questions at the same time..
female?
Why do women appear in school rules??
“Be careful when you meet a woman……
“some girl?”
“Hmm, a smiling woman?……
smiling woman!
“If you meet a smiling girl at school, be careful.?”
Seon-ah thought about it again and then frowned..
“Sorry, it also said how to be careful... I don't remember that……
If you see a smiling girl at school, be careful..
Does that mean something like that was in the rules?.
“Who was playing a joke??”
When I look at Gyeongwon and talk to him, he looks deep in thought..
“Well, it could be a joke. But first of all, I think I'm quoting a manual ghost story that's popular these days..”
“manual, ghost story……?”
ghost story!
Here again the word ghost story!
“This is a ghost story that has recently started to become popular on the Internet. There are strange and mysterious warnings in seemingly ordinary notices.
A kind of story about being mixed in.
first time hearing this?”
manual ghost story…….
ghost story club
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