Chapter 85
85 fury
Interlude - summary of gains
[2019Sunday, April 28,, 23：37]
[Lee Jun - 2nd episode]
[ghost story point : 647]
[causality : 14%]
“Hmm… Is it roughly like this?.”
After solving the ghost story with the members at a local PC room, the next day, Sunday evening. As I wrapped up the weekend, I was lying face down in bed, quietly looking at my notebook..
A never-used exercise book that I bought somewhere when I was young and has been sitting on a bookshelf..
These days, there are a lot of things I need to organize in my head..
It's much more organized to write things down by hand on paper rather than using a computer, so I use them often..
A practice book containing various notes I have made about the events, questions, and system so far..
I am looking at a title written at the top of a blank page in the middle..
<4/27 List of benefits after solving Saturday's Minecraft ghost story〉
One thing I desperately realized while going through hard times over the past few months:.
‘If you have gone through something difficult, there must be compensation..’
“Must be, must be.”
I muttered as if I was making a promise..
Of course, reality may not always work in a direction that benefits me, but this phrase is my determination to make it happen by force if it doesn't work out..
If you work so hard and get no reward,.
Even if you spend your points to be extravagant, you should still reward yourself..
That's something I've really felt these days..
Some people say that when they are stressed, they eat food to relieve it, but isn't my current state of mind similar to that?.
There must be something to gain from each event..
certainly.
In the first place, I am not a persistent person, so I cannot continue this journey unless I have some form of compensation..
Because?
‘Because it's hard.’
It is in that sense that a large sum of 4 billion was promised to the members..
this is hard.
So, my conclusion is that not only should we be given a huge reward at the end of the three years, but we should also be given small gifts at every moment..
The part about regression that Kyungwon talked about yesterday.
What I felt again about the difference between the death of the body and the death of the mind.
‘It is clear that even if you die, you can return any number of times. But will my spirit survive until then?' Even if it is not an extreme case where the mind dies in the game and becomes a vegetative state, the human mind can collapse at any time..
What if I repeat death and end up depressed??
If you cannot tolerate extreme stress and become possessed by schizophrenia or madness?
Can something like that be solved with regression??
I shook my head..
not so.
If your spirit breaks down, that's the end..
In order to prevent that, we need to take various measures from now on, but the first step to protecting my mental health is proper compensation for my efforts..
‘mental health!’
nodded.
In other words, mental management.
There is nothing more important to me now than that..
I've never felt like I really needed something like that in my life, so it felt really strange to consciously manage my mental state..
‘From now on, I will eat a lot of delicious food and spend time alone often..’
After thinking about it, I finally started writing down yesterday's income in my notebook..
But fortunately, as difficult as this incident was, there was a lot of reward, so I am happy..
<4/27 List of benefits after solving Saturday's Minecraft ghost story〉
‘First of all, of course it's a point.?’
This ghost story solves two ‘A-level and B-level’ problems at the same time..
As a result, I gained almost 383 points this weekend..
Without turning back time, everyone is safe..
‘…It's class A. hmm:
This is the second grade A ghost story solved, following the last grudge song..
It was definitely difficult, but why was it rated A?.
I thought about it carefully.
Compared to the last Porincess, it wasn't actually a ghost story on such a large scale..
Nuclear bombs, storms, monsters that move by building huge mountains, etc. are actually exaggerated scales that were only possible due to cheating in the game..
If you think about it, at most it was just a story that happened in a local PC room..
It may be seen as trivial compared to the idol song filled with resentment that almost destroyed the country of Korea itself..
‘But that was only possible because Clover Corporation's developers blocked influence from beyond the end of the world..’
If this game had truly drawn the consciousness of those who played it into the game without such prevention measures, it would certainly have been an incident that could have grown to a global level..
‘What was the difficulty level? The message that appeared at that time was clear……
I searched through my memories and wrote down the message I received when I cleared this ghost story in a notebook..
［Using your amazing wit, you have succeeded in exploring beyond the end of the game world and uncovering its true nature.!]
‘···I can't believe it was recognized as uncovering the truth. hmm.’
I was lucky.
Flesh clones of members combined with Herobrine's consciousness trapped in the game..
That's all they found out from the stories they told while chatting among themselves..
‘Hey Robin.’
Grade B ghost story - Herobrine ghost story.
Now that I think about it, a message saying that the entity was defeated did not appear..
But in a way, it's natural.
In reality, the person is already dead, and his consciousness has been dissolved in the game..
This is because it is impossible to get rid of Herobrine unless you delete all of the Minecraft games installed on hundreds of millions of computers around the world..
‘Anyway, a total of 383 points. I got a lot.’
I finished thinking about the points and moved on to the next topic..
‘Next is the benefit I got. Is it motivation for the members?.’
We are 17-year-old minors living an ordinary life..
If you were suddenly told to save the world and fight while being torn limb from limb, anyone would run away..
‘4 billion for that. and distribution of points.’
3Years of hard work and 4 billion won.
It's not because I'm a high school student, but it's an offer that any reasonable person would jump at..
‘Even if the kids only give me 4 billion as promised, I will have to eat at least 10 billion..’
i deserve it.
Of course, I don't know if one person can win that many lotto tickets, but if you use the ability to turn back time, there are probably many other ways than the lottery..
‘100If you make 100 million won, you can buy a house... I even opened a PC room nearby as I was running out of money.……
Hehehe.
I didn’t deny the corners of my mouth rising..
40100 million. It's perfect motivation..
You no longer have to feel guilty about putting your members in danger..
In fact, wouldn't there be some people who would like a deal like this??
‘I am definitely motivated right away..’
If you somehow survive until the age of 20 and see a happy ending, then a solid life awaits you..
And level up the members, which we promised to do on Monday..
‘I just wanted to experiment with the function, so I'm glad I was able to take the initiative and say that I would do it as a favor..’
Happy-
Smiling, I moved on to the next topic.
‘Next benefit. It's a way to understand the members who suddenly rose up at once..’
As soon as I finished the game and returned to reality, messages suddenly appeared before my eyes..
[The character Yoon Seon-ah rose to prominence..]
[I rose to the top of a portrait optician.]
[The character Oh Deok-hoon rose to prominence..]
[The character In Ha-yoon rose to prominence..]
understanding of 10
understanding of 20
understanding of 20
understanding of 5
‘Why? Of course, we went through difficult events together.……
We must have gone through quite a bit of trouble together before, so why did our understanding suddenly increase this time?.
‘…Is it because of those clones??’
The fake members that the program released by cloning us at will..
They weren't people who could communicate normally, but they didn't behave very strangely either..
Strangely enough, they rushed at us, acting and speaking in ways we would have done, and spitting out lines..
‘Do such lines linger at the bottom of the members’ consciousness?.’
I was thankful that my alter ego wasn't running around spouting dirty lines..
“Anyway, this is roughly what I got from this incident..”
1. many points.
2. Perfect motivation for members.
3. Increased understanding.
“I understand, hmm..”
Come to think of it, it was such a hectic week that I didn't pay much attention to it, but I think I received a quest to increase my understanding..
“Let’s see, quest window..”
Paat-
〈Quest - Camaraderie〉
『Congratulations! You've finally shared your secret with your teammates! A journey to prevent the resurrection of the Demon King. There, strong camaraderie in the party is essential. Starting today, you begin to try to understand more about your members..』
Raise the understanding of one member of O team to 100..
O Reward: School education policy ability added.
‘School education policy ability……
The word ability was only used in the club's status window..
The three abilities of the ghost story club: space expansion, ghost story collection ability, and talent acceptance capacity..
‘Is the ability called education policy added to that?.’
It's an education policy.
What is it like?.
I decided that if I had the ability to literally get involved in school policy, I should try shortened classes to 4 periods a day..
‘To do that, I need to raise my understanding to 100? hmm. Let's see who is the highest.’
Lying face down on the bed, I looked at the members' status window and started writing down my understanding in a notebook..
Glasses: 85, Seon-ah Yoon: 65, Deok-hoon Oh: 50, Hwa-eun Jang: 50, Jin-hee Lee: 35, Ha-yun In. : 15
“···Surprisingly, Gyeongwon is the tallest.?”
I looked at my notes and muttered to myself at the unexpected result..
‘I thought Suna would be the highest……
It was definitely Suna who spent the most time with me and had the most emotional interactions with me..
Why is the optical shop the highest?.
As I thought about it in my head, I suddenly realized that I knew absolutely nothing about Suna's past..
All I know is that he came from a poor family and was bullied..
I don't know anything about why my parents aren't there, why I only live with my grandmother, or how I ended up with such a personality..
“Me too... I need to reflect.”
I felt a little sorry.
While Suna always paid attention to me and tried to help me a lot, I didn't really make an effort to get to know her..
“While eating at least once... Hmmm……
It's a sensitive topic, and while I was wondering if I could delve into it and what I should do, I suddenly noticed the reason why Kyungwon's level of understanding was so high..
“This bastard. I grew up as a flower in a greenhouse.”
It was somehow unlucky..
Since Gyeongwon grew up in a family where he studied smoothly without any special background or trauma to dig into, there was no need to dig into it further..
“I wondered why a guy who always showed off so well would have a glassy mentality whenever he needed to solve a case, but he grew up well without any major trauma.
I see. Tsk tsk.”
[Your understanding of the person's optician has increased by 5..]
“Hoo.”
My understanding also increased again..
I tried to bring up his status window again..
Paat-
《status window》
Name: Angyeongwon LV.1 [0/100]
age : 17
Title: Professional Wikiler
Tendency: explanation-oriented
Special Abilities: None
Quirk: denial of reality
understanding : 90/100
‘…What happens when your understanding level reaches 100??’
In the optician's status window, all the question marks had already disappeared, and the description of the personality that appeared when you clicked on the title had become lengthy..
I suddenly became curious about what changes would occur if I increased my understanding here and made it 100..
‘It's just that my understanding of him is accumulating, so rather than a change in the optician himself, it's probably something that affects me.?’
Will I get extra points??
Or will I suddenly be able to recognize his inner thoughts??
I thought about it here and there, but I couldn't figure out anything..
Of course, there is a quest that requires 100 points of understanding, but that is a one-time quest that disappears once you clear it..
Afterwards, there was still no clue as to what event would occur when the understanding of other club members was raised to 100..
‘I don't want anything special, so I hope a meaningful gift comes out..’
After closing the guy's window, I opened Hayun's status window one last time..
The most annoying and mysterious girl among our members..
‘She also has the prettiest face... … How are you so pretty? Crazy, really..
Paat-
《status window》
Name: In Ha-yoon LV.1 [0/100]
age : 17
Title: Bride
Tendency: ??? 〉 NEW! Click to expand
Special Abilities: None
eccentricity : ???
understanding : 15/100
‘NEW in inclination? Let’s click to see what’s written..’
Paat-
tendency : ???
- I read a lot of books. My hair is very good. The house is rich. I've seen a lot of hellish, horrible things..
The tendencies added this time were generally lines spoken by clones..
“I still can't figure it out.”
I read it for a moment, shook my head, and closed the notebook..
‘This understanding quest. It would be quicker to aim for an optical shop..’
Kyungwon’s understanding level is already at 90, and he just needs to reach 100,000 more..
I turned off the lights, lay down in bed, and tried various ideas to improve my understanding..
‘How should I upload it? Is there something about him that I haven't seen yet? hmm……
Should I fight while slapping my cheek?.
Or should we all go to his house to hang out?.
While thinking about such things, I quickly fell asleep..
* * *
“Don't do that.”
A scarred male student with sports hair looks at me and says earnestly:.
“please······
looked around.
a devastated city.
The remains of collapsed buildings and asphalt are scattered everywhere, and the sky is colored an ominous red..
In the middle of that messy forest of buildings, something huge is standing still..
I squint my eyes to see more, but the letters in the air block my vision..
[The Demon King proposes a truce. Do you want to accept?]
‘It's this dream again. what.’
I looked at the boy with sports hair..
A face I see for the first time.
It was hard to recognize the clothes that were tangled here and there, but it felt like a school uniform..
A ray of cold sweat runs down the side of the man's cheek, and he desperately shakes his head as he looks into my eyes..
“don't do that please……
I tried to open my mouth and ask who it was, but another line came out against my will..
“sorry. I guess I was always like this.”
“Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!”
Paat-
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