> The first ever online novel I have read. This one is special to me. MC got transported to his own unfinished novel as a extra without any outstanding abilities. But he uses his knowledge as a author to know special items and events that will happen that can benefit him and his goal. An action fantasy drama with badassery. I really recommend this to you if you haven't read it yet. Smile.
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Tags: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, School life, Transported to novel.
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Synopsis:
Waking up, Kim Hajin finds himself in a familiar world but an unfamiliar body.
A world he created himself and a story he wrote, yet never finished.
He had become his novel's extra, a filler character with no importance to the story.
The only clue to escaping is to stay close to the main storyline.
However, he soon finds out the world isn't exactly identical to his creation.
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Chapter 1
One day, I received an email. The sender asked if he could remake my novel.At the time, I was dumbfounded. I might have been on a short hiatus, but to ask to remake a novel that was in paid serialization…I, of course, refused. In fact, I didn't reply.It was partly because doing something like that without permission would go against copyright laws, but it was also because I was ashamed of the 'hiatus' status I was in.
The webnovel I was writing was called 'The Returnee Hero.'It wasn't a sensation, but it was a fairly popular novel and the greatest hit in my five years of writing.But at the time I received the email, I had been on hiatus for three months.
The reason was simple. The words didn't come to me.
At first, I poured my passion into writing. My personal note on the world's setting neared 50,000 characters[1], and I poured my heart out in writing each chapter.But after a year of writing, I fell into an awful slump.Even so, the novel continued for six months, reaching the mid-late stage of the story. But because I forcefully pushed myself to write, the story was full of plot holes, and the personalities of the characters had collapsed. Unsurprisingly, the number of readers dropped by the day. I was too scared to even read the comments.In the end, I chose to go on hiatus.But no matter how long I rested, I couldn't continue with the story, not even a single sentence came out.When I was wallowing in misery from realizing my lacking writing skills…I received another email asking to remake my novel.
[[email protected]][Please. This is for personal satisfaction. I will not reveal the remake version of the novel anywhere. It will only stay between me and you. Who knows? Maybe you'll be inspired by the remake and come up with a way to continue the story…]
It was a fairly long email consisting of six sentences, but what it was asking for was simple.
He wanted to remake my novel for self-satisfaction.
How much did he like my novel to send an email like this? Since I wasn't particularly proud of my work, I agreed, feeling thankful and ashamed.
… In that case, was that the cause of this situation?The chance of winning the lottery was said to be 1 in 8,145,060. Then what was happening to me at this moment had to be a 1 in 7 billion chance.
I was standing in an ordinary family home.But the world I was in wasn't my world, and I wasn't 'me.' Though one might think I was being philosophical, I really wasn't. It was just the best way to describe the situation I was in.
I had become an extra in my novel.An extra I had no memory writing about.
Kim Chundong.Chundong lived in an ordinary apartment room, but he didn't have parents. As for why, I, of course, didn't know.At 9 years old, Chundong was admitted to 'Agent Military Academy,' a place to nurture elites to fight monsters and Djinns.What ability did Chundong possess to pass its entrance exam?I didn't know.I didn't know anything about him. I didn't even know his face. I wasn't kidding. I really didn't.
When I look in the mirror…
(?)
That's what I saw. An oval with a question mark.
This crazy body possession(?) or transmigration(?) was completely unreasonable. I had gone to bed just like any other day, but when I woke up, i found myself on the last day of the semester at Agent Military Academy.
At first, I had two suspicions.First was that I was being pranked.But that idea was shot down in just five seconds. I couldn't even be bothered to explain why.Second was that I was dreaming.But I naturally came to dismiss the idea. As everyone knew, the thought of being in a dream never occurred to dreaming people, and more importantly, no dream continued for two weeks with such a clear sense of reality.
As a result, I spent the past two weeks pondering whether the 'world inside the novel' should be treated as the 'reality I was in.'
Ding Dong—Tatatatatata~
Just like I've been doing in the last two weeks, I was lying in bed and staring blankly at the ceiling when my smartphone alarm began to ring. Glancing over, I saw that it was 'time to go to school.'
"Why the hell do I need to go to school."
13 days ago, it was Agent Military Academy's graduation. But the ones graduating were only non-combatant cadets, and non-combatant cadets couldn't be called Heroes. Combat class cadets had to attend the academy for three more years.These three years would be spent at [Cube], a Hero Academy.Unfortunately, this damned Chundong guy was a combat type cadet. Again, I had no clue who he was.
"Ah… How frustrating."
I had barely done anything for two weeks. I spent most of my time on the internet, ate food when I got hungry, went back online to search for a way out, laughed at the surprisingly funny variety shows airing on TV, ate food when I got hungry… Anyways, the only noteworthy event was going to Seoul two days ago for the three-hour long 'Cube Entrance Ceremony'.I didn't want to go, but I had no other choice since I was told I would be expelled if I didn't attend.
"I do think I need to go, but…"
I couldn't figure out who dropped me here, for what reason and with what power.But after living idly for two weeks, I reluctantly came to accept my fate.It seemed I would live this way for a long time.In that case, I at least needed to make a living for myself.In my novel, being a 'Hero' was anyone's dream job. Though things become serious midway through because of Villains, the hiatus was not long afterwards.I just had to survive until then. When the time came, I was sure I'd figure something out.
[7:33 AM]
There was only 57 minutes until school.I got up and trudged to the bathroom.Standing in front of the mirror, mister question mark greeted me.
"… Screw this question mark. Is it ever going to go away?"
Without joking, my face was a question mark. I didn't know why.It wasn't because I didn't describe my face. If that were the case, it didn't make sense for the other billions of people to have their own faces. So why was only Chundong's face a question mark?
"I don't get it."
Murmuring begrudgingly, I washed my face. I could feel my skin. I had hair too. That made things all the more creepy.
After cleaning myself up a bit, I changed into Cube's uniform, which I got at the entrance ceremony. Other than that, I had no other baggage.People who saw me in this uniform would undoubtedly send looks of envy, But I didn't know what I was doing.My face was a freaking question mark, how was I supposed to figure anything out?
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Turning the doorknob, I glanced back.My home for the past two weeks. The apartment room I barely found thanks to the address written in my cadet card. It seemed I got attached to it in this short period of time. I felt like I would miss it.
Cube floated in the middle of the East Sea. Once I left, I probably wouldn't come back.
"Ehew."
Putting behind the big apartment room I was happy to have, I stepped into the dark and unfamiliar world.
1. 50,000 Korean characters is about 10,000 English words
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Chapter 2
The world's greatest training institute boasting state-of-the-art magic, science, and engineering.[Cube]Cube was the name of a huge island located in the East Sea. This artificial island was twice the size of Yeouido.[1]In this huge area, there were only about 5000 Hero cadets, of which 1300 were first-years. While 2000 non-combatants graduated two weeks ago, elite cadets from all over the world gathered here, making it more competitive than before. In a way, the place was too harsh and dreary to be home for 17 to 19 year olds.And starting from the second year, magicians who chose to become Heroes would come from the 'National Magic University,' so that was another 200~300 cadets.
Furthermore, there were training instructors, cafeteria ladies, cleaners, recruiters visiting occasionally, government associates, engineers who did maintenance and operations, soldiers dispatched as securities, doctors and researchers for taking care of cadets, convenience store workers who worked under Cube, and more… With all these people, about 50,000 people resided in Cube.
Naturally, this place was a highly important hubbub where the attention of investors gathered. Given that my novel's setting was faithfully followed, Korea was a world power rivaling the United States. I seemed to remember listing several reasons for it, but the more obvious reason was that I was Korean.
In any case, Chundong was a member of Cube so he could be said to be an elite. But I didn't allocate any story for Chundong.So Chundong's destiny should've been to live in areas detached from the main storyline. While he would not have lived the important and burdening life of the main character, he probably would have lived a comfortable worry-free life.
… And that was the life I wanted too.Staring at the door to the classroom, I sighed.
[Novice – Veritas]
Novice referred to first year cadets, while Veritas was the name of the class. Simply put, I was in year 1 class 1.I knew what this class was.Shin Jonghak and Kim Suho were in this class, and as cliques formed around them, many schemes, mostly started by Shin Jonghak and his followers, would make the class rowdy. As a member of the class, I would most likely be swept in regardless of my will.
"Huu."
After collecting my breath, I slowly and carefully opened the door.
The interior was sleek; white with no sign of dust and three long desks cascading up.Where should I sit? I looked around the classroom and found Shin Jonghak sitting on the farthest seat back. With his eyes closed and his hands in his pocket, he seemed imposing. Next to him was his childhood friend, Yoo Yeonha, chattering.The two of them didn't pay any attention to me.
Thank. God.
I sat down on the edge seat of the middle row.Like a proper extra, I looked straight ahead in a daze. There was no chalkboard, but a projection screen for holograms to be shown.Looking at it, I couldn't help but sigh. After going through high school and even mandatory military service, I couldn't believe I had to go back to school. There couldn't be a worse calamity.
"… Huuaam."
Cube's semester began on February. The outside was cold and the inside being warm naturally made me sleepy.Currently, it was 8 A.M. Class began at 8:30.In truth, I didn't expect to arrive this early. Going from Seoul to Cube was quick using the 'Portal,' but I expected to get lost once I got here. However, there was something called the Cube Bus, a bus that ran every 10 minutes around Cube that didn't exist in my original setting.Thinking about it now, it was a mistake on my part to have the main character walk around the huge campus all the time. Since the novel became a real world, it seemed it was fixing plot holes on its own.
… Anyways, let's sleep a little. I don't want to think anymore.Closing my eyes, I dropped my head on the desk.
—Now!
A thunderous shout woke me up.When I opened my eyes, the instructor was behind the podium.
"Today's the first day, so there won't be any special training, but I hope you all did your morning training. Training is never wrong, especially in the morning when mana density is high."
Morning training?…Oh, right. There was something like that. A training ground that opened up from 5 A.M. to 8 A.M. I had hurriedly stuffed it into the story to give the leading characters an opportunity to meet.
"Now, let's start with self-introductions. I'm Kim Soohyuk, the instructor in charge of you all for the year."
That name, I could vaguely recall it.
"My ranking point is 3850. World rank 9737. By the Association's classification, I would behigh-intermediate rank grade 5."
The students' eyes lit up. It was understandable. There were around two million Heroes in the world. Rank 9737 meant he was very skilled.
"I think that's enough for my introduction."
Kim Soohyuk seemed to have liked the students' reactions as the corners of his mouth curled up to a grin.
"The first day will feel special. You might not have slept due to excitement and worry, or maybe you're feeling great about being able to improve yourselves. Heh, maybe you're happy to see your crushes again."
The cadets broke out into a small laughter. But the instructor froze his expression sternly.
"But Cube isn't the same as it was before. I promise you, there will be no time for relationships. In Cube, you will experience several real combat situations. Look forward to experiencing how fearful the real world is."
His roguish smile sent a chill down my back.Combat training, I had to take part in that too.
"Next, Cube is objective. The only indicator of your success will be your grade. Guilds will only look at your grade. Thus, we will grade you accurately and strictly. If you underperform, you will be held back. Statistically, less than half of Cube's cadets graduate without repeating a semester. Even then, you can only be held back up to two years. Any more than that, you will be expelled. If you can't become a Hero, you will become an agent or a mercenary. I take it that that's not what you want."
After giving the students a scare, the instructor paused and scanned the students' faces.
"I can already see a few faces I'm familiar with."
It was the same for me.Kim Suho, Shin Jonghak, Yoo Yeonha, Chae Nayun, Rachel, Yi Yeonghan.These six were the important characters I could see at a first glance. Shin Jonghak sat with Yoo Yeonha. Since Kim Suho and Chae Nayun saw each other as rivals, they were distanced. Princess Rachel sat alone, and Yi Yeonghan sat behind Kim Suho.
"I repeat. At Cube, you will need to confirm the things you've learned until now and hone your skills to be used in battle. There will be no kind training here. Remember that."
With that, Kim Soohyuk announced.
"Now get ready. What's scheduled for today won't take long. The first task is 'main weapon selection.'"
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"Any weapon you can think of should be here."
A main weapon was exactly what it sounded like. High ranking Heroes called their weapons 'treasured weapons,' while weapons above [Unique] grade were given the title 'armament.'
But I didn't know what my main weapon was. I knew nothing about Chundong's past.
"Stand in front of the weapon you want. We'll supply you with the training weapons. But don't look down on them just because they're training weapon. Their market price is 5 million won."
There were all sorts of weapons, more so than I could have ever imagined.Sword, spear, saber, dagger, rapier, halberd, greatsword, zweihander, bow, gun, whip, gauntlet, etc… The 100 students of Veritas class stood in front of the weapon they wanted.
"Choose carefully. Once you pick your main weapon, you won't be able to change it for at least 6 months."
Sword and spear were obviously the most popular choice. Kim Suho and Shin Jonghak stood in front of a sword and a spear respectively. 70 out of 100 chose the sword, spear, or saber, the so-called Holy Trinity of weapons. On the other hand, Yoo Yeonha chose the whip, Chae Nayun chose the bow, and Rachel chose the rapier.However, I simply stood in a daze.
"Kim Chundong, why are you standing still?" Kim Soohyuk asked.
I stared blankly at the one weapon no one gave a glance.The weapon of choice in the modern world, one that didn't require an instruction manual and one that anyone could use with a click. But in this world, this weapon was the weakest lump of metal, a weapon avoided by every Hero. Most likely, it was only here for the sake of having all kinds of weapons be here.
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But this was the only choice I had.I couldn't use any close ranged weapons. Even if Chundong was talented in one, I didn't want to participate in close ranged combat where blood splattered everywhere.
"Kim Chundong."
The instructor's voice fell low, and other students' gazes fell on me. Shin Jonghak and Kim Suho were among them.I didn't like being at the center of attention.I quickly walked up and grabbed the weapon.I could feel the weight of the metal in my hand as the smell of rust tickled my nose.More eyes fell on me.
The weapon in my hand was a handgun.
1. Yeouido is a large island in Seoul, 8.4 square kilometers in size and home to 31,000 people.
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Chapter 3
Guns were still excellent weapons in this world. But that was only for ordinary soldiers who couldn't wield mana.
Rather than traditional bullets, this world's guns used 'magic bullets', bullets containing compressed mana with the power to kill low-intermediate rank grade 8 monsters. In comparison, the training saber said to cost 5 million won could only kill low-rank monsters on average. So, the gun was a stronger weapon on its own.
But Heroes and mercenaries who could wield magic power didn't choose guns. That was because 'magic power' couldn't be applied to guns, so no matter how strong the user of a gun was, the weapon had a clear limit in potency.
In choosing a main weapon, the most important aspect was its origin. In short, a weapon's grade went up the grander its origin was.
For instance, guns were separated into three grades – mass-produced, custom-made, or masterpiece. Swords, on the other hand, had much more – artifact, armament, treasured, mythical, legendary, etc.
This was because myths and legends were manifested in this world.
The sword was a weapon of long and deep history. Naturally, many swords had descended from myths and legends.Sword of Freyr, demon blade Muramasa, magic sword Tyrfing, holy sword Durendal, king's sword Excalibur, etc… In this world, many swords of legends remained undiscovered in 'Dungeons' or 'Towers'. Each of them was a priceless treasure. Of course, these treasures could only be used by those who were proficient with swords.
Consequently, Heroes chose more ancient weapons. Even if they reached a bottleneck in their growth, a high grade weapon could help them break through.
"… Kim Chundong."
Kim Soohyuk called my name once more before activating his smartwatch. For some reason, I could also see the information hidden by the information protection system.It was information about me, cadet Kim Chundong.
"Didn't you use a sword?"
As expected of an extra, Kim Chundong was an ordinary swordsman.
"I decided to change my weapon."
"After coming all the way to Cube?"
"Yes."
Kim Soohyuk didn't look happy with my choice but he nodded with a slight frown.
"That's fine. Cadets can make their own choices at Cube. Instructors won't interfere at all. But that also means the responsibility falls on cadets."
Kim Soohyuk moved on, but the whispering among students didn't stop. Whispers that should have been too quiet for me to hear, for some reason, I could hear them clearly. It seemed this was Chundong's Gift. How useless.
"Gun? Is that guy insane?"
"Why did he even come to Cube if he wants to be a mercenary?"
Before entering Cube, cadets got to try all sorts of weapons. It was to find the weapon that suited their Gift. But a Gift wasn't needed to use guns. You just had to put your finger on the trigger and pull.
"You can easily change the main weapon you chose today. And regardless of what you chose, you will go through the same training and tests. That means the weaknesses of a weapon will be yours to handle."
Kim Soohyuk announced while looking my way.I get it, damn it. I just didn't have any other choice!The cadets here had been attending military academies since they were 7 or 8. In other words, they had been practicing cutting, slicing, breaking, and shooting for 10 years.
But I was different.
I didn't inherit Chundong's memories, and I was far from a swordsman in the real world. Heck, I wasn't even into sports. I wasn't much of a thrill-seeker either.In the end, I could only choose a long ranged weapon, so a bow or a gun. Thanks to Korea's military service, I was at least familiar with guns.
"Now, we'll assign you your rooms and your personal belongings will be sent there. Afterward, you're free. Classes will start four days later, that's next Monday."
Kim Soohyuk spoke as he looked at me with pity.And thus, the main weapon selection ended.
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"Yo, gunner, are you for real?"
"I just don't understand. Are you one of those attention seekers? This is the first time I've heard of someone choosing a gun at Cube."
On the way to the dorm, a group of guys struck up a conversation. I simply ignored their sarcastic remarks.Seeing me unperturbed by their provocations, the group left after snickering to themselves. As expected of teenage boys, they were more interested in female students.Even I turned my sights their way.Chae Nayun, Rachel, and Yoo Yeonha. These three girls' beauty had far surpassed my settings.While I observed them with a side-glance, we arrived at the dorm.
"Here are the dorms for the first years."
Six extravagant skyscrapers stood in front of me.According to Kim Soohyuk, each building had 100 floors, each consisting of 5 rooms.The rooms were distributed according to grades, but even if one's grades were dead bottom, they still their own room. Agent Military Academy's top three male and top three female cadets got the penthouses. Kim Suho was the only one who gave up on it, saying it was too big for him to use.
"Guys are to the right, girls are to the left. The key to your rooms will be stored in the smartwatches you'll get now."
While Kim Soohyuk explained, other first year classes arrived. If I remembered correctly, the first year classes were Veritas, Acceptance, Intelligence, Wisdom, Cultivation, Honor, Virtue, Friendship, Potential, and World – a total of 10 classes.Should I try looking for other major characters? Some of them should be antagonists…
"Chundong, Kim Chundong!"
"Huh, me? Why?"
"… Why?"
Kim Soohyuk was calling me. I was just distracted for a moment, but Kim Soohyuk's eyes narrowed like a hawk. His fierce gaze made me froze. Seemingly disappointed by my reaction, Kim Soohyuk closed his eyes and sighed.
"… Your smartwatch, come to take it."
"Ah, yes."
I almost fell over from my legs shaking. I could hear other students laughing behind me.You dare laugh at your creator?I got angry momentarily, but I generously chose to forgive them.Since I didn't have a way to get back at them, I didn't have any other choice.
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The room assigned to me was bigger than Chundong's apartment and came with a couch, bed, rice cooker, TV, computer, and even magic tools.
"… I still can't get used to it."
Slouching down on the comfy couch, I pondered.The weight of the handgun in my hand didn't feel real.Thinking about it now, it might have been better to leave Cube if I was going to choose a gun. Having been a cadet at the Agent Military Academy should have been enough to let me live without starving.
But my problem didn't end there.Why I was sent to this world and how I could go back. To find out, I had the feeling I needed to stay close to the main storyline.… Though, I doubt I could get too close with just a gun.Should I try shooting it to see its power?
"Mmm…"
I thought of something good.Jumping up from the couch, I aimed at the wall and closed my left eye. Just when I was about to pull the trigger…
—ding dong
The bell rang.An electronic voice rang out beyond the door.
—Rank 934, Kim. Chun. Dong. Take. Your. Luggage.
It was a robot. Throwing the gun on the couch, I opened the door and saw a fairly big box on the ground.It seemed Chundong sent his belonging beforehand. I picked up the box and brought it in.
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[Agent Military Academy Rank 1543, Hero Military Academy Rank 934 Kim Chundong. Personal belonging.]
Rank 934, wasn't that too average?With a smirk, I pulled off the tape.
"… Huh?"
There was only a single item in the big box.But I knew what it was.This wasn't Chundong's, but mine.This was from my previous life… Though, it felt a bit weird to call it a 'previous' life.
Anyways, this was the laptop I had used on Earth to write my novel.