024. Awakening
The dawn at the accommodation was quiet.
The first few days were quite hectic and noisy, but after the program ended and many people were scheduled to participate in an elimination mission the next day, everyone quickly went to sleep.
Of course, I was included in that group.
‘Of course it’s not because of the elimination mission… … .’
It was similar enough in that there was a major event called absorbing mana awakening stones.
I sat on the quiet single bed, clasped my hands together and placed the Mana Awakening Stone on top of them.
[Mana Awakening Stone]
If you have it, it will be gradually absorbed and greatly increase your mana amount.
However, you can increase your skill rank by taking it orally rather than slowly and naturally absorbing it.
‘also…….’
The performance was the same as observed before regression.
So without further ado, I put the Mana Awakening Stone into my mouth.
It was a taste I was experiencing for the first time since I had never eaten it before returning.
Rather than saying it’s delicious… …well, it’s like it has no taste at all.
It tasted like seaweed, so to speak.
And not long after I ate it, I started to feel something.
I felt dizzy and nauseous, as if I had motion sickness.
It never felt good.
But I also felt the energy that was filling up my esophagus with the Mana Awakening Stone, and my danjeon. And now. I could be sure that my skill rank had definitely increased.
A clear feeling came over me, like dew that had settled at dawn, as if everything was in perfect condition.
I brought up the status window without delay.
[skill]
[Piercing Eyes: B->A(S+)]
[Magic Engineering Weapon Conversion: A]
[Full bloom: E->D+]
: Status growth is accelerated by increasing the skill level of Manbong.
: As the skill level of Bloom increases, the performance of the bloomed keyword skills is enhanced.
[Keyword][Bloom – Talent Blooming: People who speak and hit (Augmentation)]: If you shout out the skill name and use it, or say where to hit and hit it, the destructive power increases. What you actually say and what you do don’t have to match.
[Full Bloom – Talent Bloom: Ether (Augmentation)]: You can directly create Ether using mana.
[Strength: 5.16][Reaction Speed: 6.1][Flexibility: 6.6][Stamina: 5.66][Regeneration: 5]
[Mana amount: 6.6]
Skill ranks that I couldn’t seem to move at all were going up one by one. Piercing Eyes went from B to A, and Bloom went from E to a whopping D+.
The status was also particularly difficult to raise, with the amount of mana increasing by 1.
More than anything…….
The greatest harvest was written in the description of Manhwa.
[The performance of bloomed keyword skills is enhanced as the bloom skill level increases.]
All the ‘keyword’ skills that had been blooming until now due to full bloom have been strengthened at once.
With this, even if the weapon is transformed into a gun, the ether that could only be used for deterrence is likely to have lethal power.
Just like in the survival game where you get the hidden piece.
‘You’re lucky.’
Was it the aftereffects of the awakening? Or was it because the tension was relieved?
It didn’t take long before I felt drowsy.
***
In a dark room.
Yes. Perhaps that was a memory from before the regression, right after I had just awakened.
But it was a total mess.
Like a storybook that looks like it was drawn incorrectly, like a doodle somewhere.
I was having a monologue as a child, before the regression.
It was like a small performance with me as the audience.
‘… … .’
‘It started out as a club with facilities that were no different from a small room. It was a professional hunter, but it was a club on the verge of bankruptcy.’
‘It was the place I entered after my first awakening, but it didn’t take long for me to stand out.’
‘So, I was also given many opportunities to move teams. At that time, the person who made me the sweetest offer was the LTD manager, Kim Eui-joong, who had tried to kick me out before I returned.’
“Join our team. I’ll train you. In return, how about unlocking that skill you have, [Full Bloom]? Your current skills won’t be enough for the current league.”
‘Is it because the conditions presented by the team were good? Before the regression, the small Lee Chang-hyun seemed to be a little worried. Perhaps, even then, he had a vague idea about the value of Man-gae, so he was even more worried.’
“It’s a bit much to open it up now… … The effect is still minimal, but I want to wait a little longer.”
‘Maybe it was because I was lucky, but they didn’t say they would open it right away. At the time, they just quietly said they understood and accepted it into the team.’
‘Instead, the opportunity to play never came. It was the invisible manager’s restraint. It was a kind of arrogance that said, ‘I won’t use a guy who doesn’t listen.’
‘And yet I thought.’
‘I can compete as I am now. I’m much better than the dealers right now.’
‘Actually, the results of the practice games showed that I was showing an excellent performance. No, I was able to think that way because I was young. I couldn’t think that the coach wouldn’t let me play until he listened to me.’
‘But the pressure from the director didn’t end there, but rather increased, and at some point, the pressure to open up about Mankae became more and more severe. And at some point, I was being gaslighted.’
“Hey, Lee Chang-hyun. Do you think you can play in the game because of that? Do you think the Hunters League is that easy to play with this mistake and that kind of play?”
“Hey. Get out. Just get out.”
“Players are just consumables. Do you know what I’m going to say to you because you’re doing a little well in a practice game? If you get cut here, you’ll just work part-time and then do other things. Do you want to do anything else?”
“Don’t ever tell me you’re a hunter again.”
‘One mistake I made became a serious sin, and before I knew it, I was cornered by the team. It all came down to me not following what the coach did.’
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‘That’s why, the last of the last. The one I chose after being pushed was Mankai’s Opening. In an instant, my status went up, and in the end, the director was smiling at me.’
‘I only remember that it was never a good laugh.’
‘Of course, after the opening of Man-Kae, we continued to make great strides and won many championship trophies, creating a legend. But that was a choice I would regret forever.’
‘Because flowers that were forced to bloom early inevitably wither away too early.’
The me before the regression stopped my monologue and stared blankly at myself.
Then he spoke out loud, unlike before when he had been whispering.
“How am I now?”
***
“… … gasp … … gasp.”
It seemed like he had taken a short nap after consuming the Mana Awakening Stone. It was no longer the darkness of dawn, but the warmth of full morning.
‘A memory I didn’t really want to remember… … .’
I hadn’t even had a dream recently, so what the heck made me have that dream?
It doesn’t matter anymore.
It was different now than in the past. The field hadn’t even fully opened yet, and the foundation had been laid for him to start his career as a player more brilliantly than anyone else.
Deciding on team members, deciding on a team… I was confident I could do it well because I remembered who succeeded and who failed.
Still, it wasn’t as if I didn’t feel anxious.
Because being at the top wasn’t easy.
‘Because the position I want isn’t that of a mediocre leader.’
That place has already been experienced enough before returning.
A position where everyone is desperate to preserve their position, and where the evaluation of each game goes back and forth between heaven and hell.
I wanted to be the unbeatable strongest, and I had to be.
‘But what about now?’
Despite being unprepared, they managed to barely win against the best rookies of their generation.
It also made sense that Man-gae wouldn’t be unlocked without using this special Mana Awakening Stone.
‘Because I haven’t accomplished anything worthy of being called a great feat.’
It was just that I was lacking.
But it can’t be as lax as it has been so far.
To further open up the blooming flowers and climb higher than before.
Because I didn’t want to experience something like that again, like what happened in the past.
I made up my mind again.
“The past… … X.”
Suddenly, there was no sign of worry left on his face.
***
[[Hunters, The next generation] has finally started. Who will be the first to be eliminated?]
[The Hunters Association President is also keeping an eye on this Hunters League program.]
N This guy has nothing to do, lol. He’s watching a game that’s almost at the level of 3rd division kids. Why not watch some games from China or Japan and bring some players home?
ㄴ But it’s because of people like this that Korean rookies are growing up;
n Compared to the previous episode, it’s still worth watching. The participants’ characters are also distinct.
It seems like he’s giving a sh*t to Yoo Hye-joo.
Nah lol, that’s only for lower tier teams like PER~
As I left the dorm and looked at the Hunter League bulletin board, my senses felt revived.
Even before I returned, I often saw this bulletin board during my time as a player.
‘Well, at that time, there was so much cursing that I was thinking of stopping watching it… … .’
Rather, I feel good because it feels like I’ve returned to a purer time.
It feels like starting from scratch.
“Are you mentally prepared?”
“Me? I’ve finished preparing everything mentally, from warming up to strategy.”
“Strategy? Have you thought of a separate strategy?”
“… … .”
Kim Do-jun looked at me with a puzzled expression.
“Do what I tell you.”
Well then, that’s right.
Why was I asking this question to a guy who obviously didn’t have any thoughts?
When I made a dumbfounded expression, Kim Do-jun’s reaction was also amazing.
“What, you haven’t thought about anything either?”
Let’s not talk.
The more we talked, the more I felt like it would be better not to do it.
That was when.
“You’ve waited a long time. What were the emotions you felt while waiting for the elimination mission? Anxiety? Nervousness? Or… … Anticipation? We don’t know what the applicants felt. But one thing is certain. The obstacles and hardships you will face when you leave the academy and enter the ‘real’ professional league, the 3rd division, will be greater.
Now, applicants. Fight and fight. Only victory will allow you to move forward. In the future. Even as a hunter, and as you climb higher, only victory will keep the hunter alive. Then, let’s begin the elimination mission!”
The crowd cheered for a while. At the same time, after everyone was transferred to the map, a 30-second waiting time was given.
‘Certainly… … it fits the theme.’
This elimination mission was literally made to openly invite ‘hunters who are good at fighting’ to come up.
The map was a city (A) map with no singular points. A city full of buildings that weren’t that tall.
And in the middle of the map, there’s a glowing pillar rising up. That’s where the capture point will be.
“Changhyun-ah. So what are your plans? You don’t really have any plans, do you?”
… … And there’s also a bunch of luggage to drag along.
“The target is the exact center. The goal is not the kill point, but to capture the center. As soon as you start, run without looking around and capture it right away.”
“Are you out of your mind?”
I expected that reaction, but I didn’t know you’d say something like that.
“There are Yoon Han-gyeol and Yoo Hye-ju among the opponents. And they are a duo. We will keep them and the other guys from taking over, but do you think we will go into the tiger’s mouth with our own feet?”
“If you don’t think you can do it, then just quit~”
“No, what I mean is, think about it again.”
“Oh, that’s so gross”
I lightly blocked out Kim Do-jun’s whining.
And then, the sound of the 30-second waiting time ending echoed throughout the battlefield.
“run!”
From that moment on, I started working with Kim Do-jun.
Of course, there was a bit of a difference because I was the only one who knew how to properly use the airbeat and air anchor. But even that was a calculated part.
‘Get there first and take control in advance.’
Just by arriving near the capture point in advance and holding it in check, you can’t help but be cautious when approaching it.
There was a good chance that the number of enemies you would have to deal with during your occupation would be reduced.
That wasn’t all.
‘Augmented Ether with the enhanced Full Bloom skill… … I should try it out.’
It was also a testing ground for previously updated skills.
fantasy,
