"Guys, let's move now."
"Okay."
After hurrying out of the school and back into the streets, the system came back up.
***Informant #2:*** "Thank you, everyone, for waiting for the system to be up and running. It seems something interesting happened while you were gone. However, that's not our focus right now. Due to the system being under repair, the tutorial missions will be skipped, and we'll jump straight into the main story. Check your status window after the update to see your mission."
[System updating....]
[Error... error... the system cannot be updated for this character. System repair has been suspended. The system has been removed from this character. System repair is attempting to fix the issue... System repair failed.]
'Huh, it seems like the system is not working as expected. How am I going to see the mission?'
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[Due to the skill Helping Hand, the character cannot use the main system.]
[Due to the skill Helping Hand, the character can use the system of the seers and informants. You can enter the world channel, stream, and purchase items from the seers' store.]
'Huh, interesting. I was going to sign a contract with a seer to use the store, but it seems like there's no need. This system is quite broken. Thanks, ruler ######, for giving this to me.'
'Let's see what the mission is this time.'
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[Mission]
[Enter the gate to another world located in Seoul Station. The mission will be given upon entering the gate.]
Difficulty: C
Time: 3 hours
Reward: -none-
Penalty: -----
"Huh, Hyun, are we going to meet back up with the others?"
"It's an option, but it might be better if we head to Seoul Station."
"Okay, let's go then."
The areas we went through were filled with monster corpses and human remains.
"Hey guys, I'm going to do something. You can go ahead."
"Huh, didn't you say you had nothing to do?"
"I didn't remember, Haeun. Sorry about that."
"Hyun, come back alive."
"Haeun, don't worry. I'll be okay. Kim Min, stay safe, bro."
"I'll be okay, Hyun. Don't worry about me."
"You better be okay, Hyun."
After Hyun and Kim Min left, I headed off to a place I wanted to visit for a long time.
"Huh, it should be around here somewhere. Ah, here it is—the NPC shop."
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[The NPC shop is what it sounds like. It's a store filled with NPCs where you can purchase skills from other worlds. It is a one-use store that appears randomly when gates open.]
"Hello, I'm here to purchase a skill from the BEAST HUNTER world."
"Oh, follow this old man. Let me see what you want."
"Do you have the skill Beast Taming?"
"Oh, it seems we have a knowledgeable one here. Yes, we have the skill Beast Taming. This skill costs 10,000 coins. Would you like to purchase it?"
"Yes."
"Oh, oh, oh."
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Skill: [Beast Taming]
Level: 1
Skill rank: C
[Beast Taming: The ability that allows a character to control beasts on the same level or lower.]
"Would you like to purchase anything else?"
"No, but can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"Do you know the Beast Tamer, Author Gray?"
"Oh, it seems I have a very interesting customer. I'll be right back."
'A hidden item: if you tell the shopkeeper about Author Gray, the Beast Tamer who saved his life, he will give you a random rare item.'
"Oh, take this."
"A summoning ring."
[#######]
[You have obtained a summoning ring.]
[Summoning ring: A ring that summons any beast the tamer captures/tames.]
"Would you like anything else?"
"No, that's all I need."
[The seer, the Tamer of Beasts, watches you closely.]
'Huh, it seems Author Gray is watching me. Maybe it's because I got one of his items.'
[The seer, the One Who Crushes Numbers, has gifted you 100,000 coins.]
'The One Who Crushes Numbers? Never heard of that seer before. I should use Mind of All Knowing to check later.'
"Oh, come again."
"Sure, I'll come again."
After leaving the shop and heading toward Seoul Station, I ran into a group of people heading in the same direction. I followed behind them to avoid drawing monsters to myself. They were too foolish and got wiped out by monsters, so I took that time to collect their food supplies and continue to Seoul. I'm not proud I didn't help them, but doing so would have cost me time and lessened my chances of reaching Seoul in time.
[The seers are surprised by the character Hyun's actions. Some seers who follow the light are angry at you for not saving them.]
'Huh, why didn't you save them yourselves, you pieces of shit.'
[The seers who love betrayal have gifted you 1,000 coins.]
[#######]
[You have gained the title: King of Betrayal.]
"Huh, I guess I'll still be called someone who betrayed his friends, like in the past."
[Some seers are interested in your past.]
'The King of Betrayal title is given to a character who betrays a group of more than 12 people and steals their items. It decreases the player's luck by 15% and increases the player's intelligence by 13%.'
"It's a useful title, but the drawback is not great. A 15% decrease in luck is bad, and my luck stats aren't high either."
"Maybe it's time to max out my luck stats."
[#######]
[You have placed all coins in luck. No coins remaining.]
"Right on time, Seoul Station."
[Mission]
[You have reached Seoul Station within the allotted time.]