Beginning of Canon
Dracon: "Okay, let's see what messages I got on my phone." He pulls out his phone and only sees messages from his sister.
Dracon: "I think something happened. I'll call her back quickly." He dials his sister's number and calls her.
Jinah: "Hello, who's on the phone?"
Dracon: "Jinah, it's me, your brother. You've called so many times. What's going on?"
Jinah: "Brother, I finally reached you! Jinwoo was just found unconscious in a double dungeon, and he's in the hospital. Can't you come to him? I'm still at school."
Dracon: "Jinah, I'm in the middle of a raid. I can't just leave now."
Jinah: "But brother, I thought you had today off! How come you went into a dungeon?" Dracon: "I know, it was sudden for me too. But a dungeon appeared, and my guild had to respond."
Jinah: "Brother, please come to the hospital. I want someone to be there for him. Please talk to Chronos-san."
Dracon: "Alright, I'll try."
Jinah: "Thank you, brother. See you later, bye."
Dracon: "Bye, sis."
He puts down his phone and goes to speak with Chronos.
Dracon: "Guild Master, I need to leave now."
Chronos: "What? Why? What's happened? It's not like you to just leave."
Dracon: "Yes, my brother was brought back unconscious from a double dungeon, and I want to be there when he wakes up."
Chronos: "Your brother's got bad luck. Fine, I'll let you go. We don't really need you right now anyway."
Dracon: "Thank you, Guild Master."
He turns, crouches, and in a second, he's already at the hospital where his brother is staying.
Upon arrival, he walks straight to the reception desk.
Dracon: "Hello, I'd like to visit someone."
Receptionist: "Hello, what's the name of the person?"
Dracon: "The person's name is Sung Jinwoo."
Receptionist: "Alright, please follow me to the room."
Dracon: "Thank you, lead the way."
They walk down the hospital corridor until the receptionist stops at a door.
Receptionist: "Here they are."
Dracon: "Thank you for bringing me here."
Receptionist: "No problem. If you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the desk."
Dracon: "Understood."
She walks away, and he enters the room, seeing a completely unharmed Jinwoo lying on the bed.
Dracon (thinking): "Oh, brother, why do you always put yourself in danger?"
After waiting for a while, Dracon notices Jinwoo starting to stir. He walks closer, waiting for him to fully regain consciousness. As Jinwoo moves his head, he looks around and sees his brother standing beside him.
Jinwoo: "Brother, how long was I unconscious?"
Dracon: "I'm not sure. I only got here recently." ??? "You were unconscious for half a day."
Jinwoo: "Who are you?" ??? "Oh, sorry for not introducing myself. My name is Woo Jinchul, and I'm with the Hunter Association. I'd like to ask you a few questions, Mr. Sung."
Jinwoo: "Alright, go ahead."
Jinchul: "We found you unconscious in the double dungeon, but there were no signs of the monsters your team described. Were you the one who killed them?"
Jinwoo: "What? That can't be! The monsters were still there before I passed out, and now you're telling me I killed them? With what power?"
Jinchul: "That's why we suspect you may have undergone a second awakening. Please bring the device."
A man hands Jinchul a small device.
Jinchul: "Please place your hand on the device."
Jinwoo places his hand on the device, and the display shows the number 10.
Jinwoo: "And?"
Jinchul (thinking): "Did we make a mistake?"
Jinchul: "Apologies for disturbing you."
Jinwoo (thinking): "I guess I wasn't newly awakened, but shouldn't they see this screen?"
Jinwoo: "Brother, do you see anything where I'm pointing?"
Dracon: "No, I don't see anything."
(In his thoughts, Dracon smirks.)
Jinwoo: "What would you do if you had an email in a game that you wanted to open?" Dracon: "I'd just think 'open' in my mind."
POV: Jinwoo
Jinwoo does exactly that, and a message appears:
"Manual for Becoming Strong."
Ding!
Training to Get Stronger:
100 Sit-ups100 Push-ups100 Squats10km Run
Rewards:
Health Recovery3 Stat PointsRandom Box100 Gold
Jinwoo (thinking): "Haha, as if I can do this right now."
He lies back down and tells his brother that he wants to rest. His brother nods and leaves for home. When the time limit ends, Jinwoo is suddenly awoken by a loud roar.
Jinwoo: "Oh crap, where am I now?"
Then another message appears:
Ding!
Survive for 6 hours.
Rewards:
10 Stat Points
Jinwoo: "What the hell!" he screams and starts running.
Four hours later
Jinwoo: "How much longer?"
Ding!
Two hours remaining.
Jinwoo: "I can't take this anymore!"
Two hours later
Ding!
Penalty successfully survived.
He returns to the hospital and immediately passes out. A nurse comes in and puts him back in bed.
The next day, a young man is seen doing laps around the hospital.
Jinwoo (laughing): "So it's real—I can actually get stronger. Soon, my brother won't be the only one going into dungeons. I'll be able to support him, too."
Ding!
Daily Training Complete.
Ding!
Claim rewards?
Jinwoo: "Claim."
Ding!
Host receives:
Health Recovery
10 Stat Points
Random Box
100 Gold
Jinwoo: "Alright, health recovery. Ah, that feels good. System, show my status."
Ding!
Name: Jinwoo
Level: 1
Exhaustion: 0
Class: None
Title: None
HP: 1,200
MP: 150
Strength: 10
Vitality: 10
Agility: 10
Intelligence: 10
Perception: 10
Luck: 10
Points to Distribute: 20
Jinwoo: "System, put 8 points into strength and 2 point into each of the others."
Ding!
Name: Jinwoo
Level: 1
Exhaustion: 0
Class: None
Title: None
HP: 1,320
MP: 165
Strength: 18
Vitality: 12
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 12
Perception: 12
Luck: 12
Points to Distribute: 0
Jinwoo: "Alright, I already feel much stronger."
For the next three weeks, Jinwoo continues the training.
Jinwoo: "Okay, system status."
Name: Jinwoo
Level: 1
Exhaustion: 0
Class: None
Title: None
HP: 1,320
MP: 165
Strength: 53
Vitality: 47
Agility: 47
Intelligence: 47
Perception: 47
Luck: 47
Points to Distribute: 0
Gold: 1,400
Inventory:
3 Keys to C-Rank Dungeon
3 Keys to B-Rank Dungeon
3 Keys to A-Rank Dungeon
3 Keys to S-Rank Dungeon
2 Keys to SS-Rank Dungeon
Jinwoo: "Alright, I'm strong enough for my first dungeon."
He heads to the subway station, checks that no one is around, takes out his key, and enters.