1 - A new life for the terminally ill
This comment was the starting point.
[Congratulations on completing the novel. I'm glad I got to see how it ended before I die, even though it was a sad development. I liked the ending because it had a happy ending. You worked hard, and it was a really cool story.]
I've been living a difficult life due to my terminal illness.
The web novel that brought me comfort and helped me cope with fear and loneliness has come to an end.
I want to thank you for providing me with 5 minutes of escape each day.
Even in the midst of despair, I was able to find a little happiness.
I've always clicked on the recommendation, but this time I wanted to leave a comment.
Coincidentally, after this novel ends, my own life will also come to an end.
In other words, this comment is a farewell to the fictional world and also a farewell to my own life.
"Even though It wasn't a great story..."
I stare blankly at my phone screen.
The screen gradually fades as I haven't touched it for a while, giving me a sense of my own destiny.
Soon, my life will come to an end, and I let out a bitter laugh.
Suddenly, the phone screen brightens as if it has been revived.
[Thank you for reading this far. But 'before I die', what do you mean?]
The author responds to my comment.
Was the author even monitoring the comments?
It hasn't been even 10 seconds since I posted my comment.
'Did he ignore all the other comments and respond to me? Is he angry?' I wonder.
Well, I'll die tomorrow anyway! so I posted such a comment, but it's even stranger that it didn't go unnoticed.
It's a little too much to ignore.
I tap on my phone to write a reply.
B [Because I got mana poisoning.]
Another reply comes in real time, this time in less than 3 seconds.
ㄴ[Are you referring to a disease where all the mana in the body goes out of control exactly 300 days after the onset?]
B [Yes, that's exactly it.]
The author seems to be quick at understanding mana addiction as well.
Maybe he does a lot of research for his writing?
ㄴ [Reader. Did you say my novel is a wonderful story?]
I wanted to give some comfort to the author.
However, the topic suddenly changes.
Why is he suddenly asking about his work?
When I don't respond, the author continues to reply.
ㄴ[Then shout 'Go, go, go!!' I will give a new life to the reader who has loved my work until the end.]
"What...? Is this author playing a prank on me?"
It's unbelievable.
I have only one day left to live, and he wants to play a prank like this?
Even though his work was good, there seems to be a problem with the author's personality.
I don't see the value in replying, so I just turn off my cellphone and cover my head with a blanket.
After a while, I forget about the author's ridiculous comment.
Tomorrow, my life will be over.
That's all I can think about.
“I am fine like this, but I can't believe I'm going to die tomorrow… There is no sense of reality.”
Is it really true that I'm going to die?
Am I okay with this?
The fear that I've been trying to ignore and suppress is now consuming my whole body.
Because now, there's only one day left.
I don't want to die.
Even if I lived, I would lead a meaningless life…
But still, I hate the idea of dying.
Even though I've always wanted to live forever, now that it's the end, did i finally go crazy?
Remembering the author's reply from earlier, I hold on to a faint hope.
I look around once.
Even though I know it doesn’t make sense.
"It's a dying wish anyway..."
I mutter to myself, feeling embarrassed.
"................Go, go, go!!"
Then, a swarm of light hit me.
***
It has already been a week since I arrived here.
I might have possessed the web novel 'I was robbed of the main character's seat at the academy' that I enjoyed.
'I still can't believe it. I didn't expect I would be given a new life the day before I die.'
As I walked through the city, suddenly, I remembered the first day I was possessed.
[Didn't my words sound like words? I must have warned you.]
When I regained my senses, I found myself being beaten mercilessly, like a dog on a hot day.
My body was already battered, and I couldn't even resist. I fell to the ground and endured the beating for ten minutes.
[This is your final warning. Don't go near Yuna again, you piece of trash.]
The man who was beating me delivered a final kick to my face and left with the women with colorful hair who was standing behind him.
The bystanders nearby, whether they were wearing normal uniforms or school uniforms, just looked at me with contempt, as if I were a bug.
Those cold gazes are still unforgettable.
'But there were some guys who supported me and asked if I was okay, right?'
Looking back carefully, I think two male students took me to the infirmary.
Maybe it was Han Seok-ho and Baek Chi-yeol...
I'm not sure, because there was no introduction.
Well, anyway...
After receiving treatment in the infirmary, I lay down on the bed and stared blankly at the white ceiling, trying to make sense of the situation.
Where am I?
Who am I?
It didn't take me long to realize that I was now inside a novel.
Is this God's doing?
Because the ability to see a status window that I had in my original world is also present in this body.
—
Name: Lee Hyun-seong
Tribe: Human
Occupation: Monster Summoner (exclusive) 5/5
Job Skill: Summon Encyclopedia, Summon Monsters
Normal Skills: Status Window Lv.Max
Ability Levels:
- Strength: 5
- Stamina: 5
- Endurance: 5
- Agility: 3+1
- Mana: 7
- Luck: 5
- Leadership: 5 (additional)
—
It's not a status window in the world I used to live in.
It must be because the world view is different even in the same Korea.
'Let's clean up the clutter.'
So who am I?
My name is Hyunseong Lee.
A freshman in the same 'Daehan Academy' as the main character.
Later, the role of being kidnapped and mind-controlled by a terrorist group.
That was me.
A position that was neither an extra and a supporting actor.
There is a little bit of story, and even though there is a separate setting book, it was not to the extent of being in a supporting role.
Because he's overshadowed by the main character.
Nonetheless, I think that the job I have is excellent.
If you read Lee Hyun-seong's setting book, you will get to know.
It was to the point of regretting why he was used as a character for comparing with the main character.
As an aside, Lee Hyeon-seong does not appear in the novel after the kidnapping.
The reason was written in the last paragraph of the setting book.
[After being kidnapped, he ended his life with drug overdose to improve his mind.]
Yes...That'a right,
He didn't even become an agent of a terrorist organization.
It was Lee Hyun-sung's fate to die just like that.
'It's also the future that will happen to me in the future.'
If.
If he had developed this profession properly...
'he wouldn't have been kidnapped.'
Lee Hyun-seong's job is the exclusive class.
It is a job that can be obtained by taking a red awakening stone.
What is a exclusive job?
It refers to the only job in the world, that does not have duplicate Awakening Stones.
That doesn't mean it's fraudulent.
It's enough to say that half of the exclusive class are bad.
My current rating is somewhat the same.
'If it's the way I saw it in the setting book, it looks like a really useful job.'
It wasn't that the terrorist group guys recognize the true value of the job and kidnapped him.
The reason was that they needed a summoner-type job holder, and he was chosen only because he was the weakest among them.
If I were the head of a terrorist group.
I would have conciliated, but I wouldn't have let him die without thinking about it like that way.
Even if it rots, it's the exclusive class...
It's not that their evaluation is incomprehensible.
'It's to the point of being nicknamed the weakest exclusive class.'
Because the current me is inferior to a explorer with a normal job.
You can see why now.
'Summon the Encyclopedia.'
Right in front of the chest.
A thick book was summoned.
—
Encyclopedia of Monsters
- Summon:
- Dwarf
- Fragments:
- ★Dwarf x2
- Evolution:
- Dwarf
▶View list
-Synthesis
-
- Sensitization:
- Dwarf / Agility +1
—
As you can see, currently, the only monster that can be summoned is a dwarf.
Dwarves are a subspecies of goblins that appear only in Korean dungeons.
In other words, it's a low-level monster.
So, my power is weak, just like the dwarf.
I've been in the academy for three months now.
Thanks to the laziness of the previous owner, my reputation was very low.
'If I can't show my growth as soon as possible, I'll be expelled.'
According to the flow of the original, expulsion is decided after three months
On the day of expulsion,
When he was having a drink with a friend and lost his temper, he even got into a fight.
There was even a development where he is kidnapped due to his friend.
Turns out, my only friend is a minion of a terrorist organization.
Even if I don't get expelled, I'll probably be kidnapped someday.
That's because I've been labeled as the weakest summoner.
'I have to get stronger as quickly as possible.'
My current job, "Monster Summoner," is a growth job.
It's natural to be insignificant in the beginning.
It's been 5 years since the original owner got this job, so it's hard to say it's the beginning...
'Because he's a guy who had no intention of developing himself.'
Shall we call him the king of sloth?
He was an idiot who couldn't even grow his job.
So he couldn't resist and got kidnapped.
Being drunk doesn't make a difference.
Even if he wasn't drunk, it would have been the same.
I have no intention of accepting that future without a fight.
"It's a new life I've been given. Death from drug use? That's crap."
I will somehow become stronger and survive.
There's also the option of escape to a remote mountain village and living in seclusion, but I don't want to live that kind of life.
More than anything, dropping out would cause me a lot of trouble.
Everything is supported by the academy - dungeon practice fee, tuition, partial support for dormitory fees, and other amenities.
The bills will pile up as soon as I drop out, and I'll become a debtor in an instant.
In addition, the future will be hard.
This academy is the only one in Korea.
News of people who have been expelled or dropped out will spread across the country in no time.
Running away at this point is no different from being naturally weeded out.
The only answer is to grow to the point where I won't succumb even when terrorist groups approach me.
And today is the first step.
"It must have been here, right?"
Between the buildings.
I arrived at a dead end across a deserted alley.
It is filled with all sorts of garbage piled up in a heap.
'If I just get rid of this garbage...'
A portal emitting blue light appeared.
It was an undiscovered dungeon that the protagonist accidentally discovered while fighting gangsters.
'Let's register ownership later.'
Ownership of the dungeon goes back to the first discoverer.
Only if you are an explorer and not an ordinary person.
It is a rule for ordinary people to immediately report to the association, and the association naturally takes ownership.
But I'm an explorer, not an ordinary person.
Of course, I can also own it.
Although I am a level 5 explorer, the lowest level, this dungeon is also level 5, so it didn't matter.
'I'm sorry, main character. Let me take this. I can't help it if I want to live.'
And you are strong enough without these things, right?
For some reason, I feel sorry for stealing the opportunity.
...No, now that I think about it, do I need to be sorry?
The man who beat me up as soon as I possessed is the main character.
I didn't even sue, but I should get this amount of damages.
While struggling to justify himself, he moved toward the dungeon portal. He carefully held the two baseball bats he had brought with him in both hands.
'...As expected, there are no monsters at the beginning.'
As i stepped inside, a huge cave welcomed me.
'I still can't relax.'
The shady and dampness somehow added to the unknown tension.
Then at this point.
"Summon the Encyclopedia."
Currently the only partner.
I decided to summon a dwarf.
"Summon. Dwarf."
A black light shot out of the monster encyclopedia.
The light landed on the ground right in front of it.
A humanoid monster with smooth green skin and a height of about 130 cm appeared.
─ Kirik!
"It's been two days. How have you been?"
─ Kirik, Kirik!
Even if he looks a bit terrifying, his actions are cute.
I can't help but find it pretty.
Because to me, it's no different than the first monster.
"Okay, take this."
─ Kirik?
I handed over a baseball bat I had brought with me.
"From now on, this is your weapon, so cherish it."
─ Kirik!
It was quite cute to dance and flutter.
"Ah, I'm asking just in case, the guys I'm going to catch from now on are your own kind, so it doesn't matter, right?"
─ Kirik!
The dwarf nods his head in the affirmative.
Peculiar guy.
'Great. Then let's go.'
My first goal is to clear the stigma that I am the weakest exclusive class.
It starts by evolving a dwarf by the end of today, and then showing a good performance in the match between students scheduled for tomorrow.
