NOVEL NEXT chapter 18
18. image management
Abigail.
If I had to describe the current situation in one word, there would be no other word.
The human screams and the cries of the monsters overlapped to create a terrible noise.
‘I don’t want to die…’
The monster appeared and 5 minutes passed.
Probably a lot of people have already died.
Besides, it’s a Class A monster on TV.
Class A is an entity that belongs to the upper ranks among monsters. It means that halfway heroes are unstoppable.
‘Even if I only had a phone…’
Seohyun Yoo cursed inwardly.
Currently, she is hiding herself in an overturned churros shop, but Yoo Seo-hyun is actually a hero manager.
Even the manager of an A-class hero.
Even if the phone hadn’t been damaged from the fall earlier, the A-class hero in charge of Yoo Seo-hyun would have arrived here by now.
‘I want to see mom…’
Did you think you would come and say where you are going?
I was set up to go to an amusement park alone, but I got hurt.
Yoo Seohyun cried. I keep my mouth shut for fear of making a sound.
In the already servile situation, it became even more servile.
It’s a sad story, but Class A’s are busy.
If by chance there are heroes of that level around here, I don’t know again, and I can’t get their help right now.
The only heroes that can be dispatched now are, at most, B-class.
Even that will arrive in 5 more minutes.
Seohyun Yoo will die here.
Just then, a monster arrived nearby.
‘Ah, I’m dying.’
Seohyun Yoo closed her eyes tightly.
Now it’s only a matter of time before they get caught.
It is impossible to escape with Yoo Seo-hyun’s slow legs.
There was no such thing as a way to live here.
Soon that monster will open up this overturned shop and chew on himself behind it.
‘Mom, I’m sorry.’
Thank you for raising me, and I’m sorry for not being filial. This poor daughter goes first. Mommy is a little late.
······Yujin-ah, I’m very sorry to you too.
I’ve been helping you since you were in C grade, but now that you’re in A grade, I need to find a new manager.
You always pretend to be experienced as a man, but I knew you were Ada.
Be well.
thud. thud.
After deciding on a will that he couldn’t even convey, the monster was right around the corner.
Even though I thought I was going to die soon, I trembled, saying please just go.
and.
rattle!
The monster pushed the store where Yoo Seo-hyun was hiding with one hand.
My eyes met with a chameleon-like monster.
Yoo Seo-hyun froze as it was.
The monster’s huge mouth opens wide.
an imminent situation.
I wanted to scream at least before dying, but the intense fear kept my mouth shut.
The monster’s long, ugly tongue sneaked up and wrapped itself around Yoo Seo-hyeon’s waist.
I was suffocating from the pressure.
He came to his senses belatedly and started to struggle, but it was already too late.
slowly.
Yoo Seo-hyun’s body was moved.
“Ughhh…”
I struggled with tears in my eyes.
at that time.
Break love!
Push!
An arrow that flew from somewhere pierced the monster’s tongue.
The monster let go of Yoo Seo-hyeon with a scream.
Blood gushed from his tattered tongue.
The arrows continued to fly.
It pierced the monster’s torso, poked out its eyes, and pierced its forepaws.
Yoo Seo-hyun blankly watched the scene.
Is this an A-class hero?
If it wasn’t for that, there’s no way I could easily pierce that monster’s skin.
but.
It wasn’t a hero who was caught in Yoo Seo-hyun’s field of vision.
“Nonsense······.”
It was a boy with a bow standing on the rails of a roller coaster.
***
A bow with colorful patterns in a black and blue color combination.
Lowering the bow, he let out a sigh of relief.
At least one person could have died.
“Performance sure.”
[ Syncing to second life. ]
[ Synchronization rate – 15% ]
There are two monsters in total. are separated from each other.
I couldn’t split my body in two, so I needed a life that could deal with both monsters at once.
So, after much consideration, I chose the second life. Because in this life I was an archer.
[Eye of the hawk – You can see clearly up to 2km away. ]
[ Marksman – You will be able to handle the bow. At a distance where you can see clearly, the accuracy increases significantly. ]
With these two skills, I was able to counter both at the same time.
Thanks to that, I saved all but the first two men who died.
The increased synchronization rate was deliberately increased by using three potions at once.
It was a little wasteful when I wrote it, but I didn’t regret it when the results came out like this.
“Let’s finish soon…”
I pulled the bow string to its maximum.
An arrow made of mana is automatically created and inserted into the bow.
I’ve done enough damage to both monsters in 5 minutes, so now it’s just a matter of sticking one to the neck and that’s it.
My heart was pounding already at the thought of receiving a reward.
“uh.”
However, the difficulty of this quest was more difficult than I thought.
The chameleon-like monster suddenly disappeared from sight.
it was disguised
“Hmm…”
No sharpshooter can hit an invisible target.
Same for me.
It was a bit difficult, but I decided to deal with the monster on the other side first.
rattle.
Then, the rail suddenly shook.
It is as if something heavy is hanging on it.
Soon, the chameleon monster that had disappeared earlier appeared.
The way he came up on the rails and glared at me.
“…are you here already?”
He shot arrows so hard, he thought that this side’s location would be found out.
I thought about it… but I didn’t know that it would come directly.
I wonder if he thought he would be weak at close range because he is an archer.
Certainly, there is a perception that archers are weak in close combat.
As expected, when you become an A-class monster, you gain intelligence.
however.
i am not
The shorter the distance, the easier it is to hit.
[Artifact – ‘Thunder”s special option is activated. ]
Red sparks started flying from the bow.
As the bowstring is pulled, the spark becomes more intense.
The monster lunged at me with its mouth open, and at the same time fired an arrow.
Quarreung!
With a thunderclap, arrows were shot like lightning.
The recoil pushed my body slightly backwards.
I almost lost my balance, but it wasn’t dangerous.
Because the monster had already fallen with half of its torso missing.
“Whoa.”
It was just as powerful as I thought.
Although there is a cooldown of 1 hour, it was still powerful as a special option.
I hadn’t been able to use it for fear of getting caught up in it, but I was able to use it thanks to the monster coming close to me.
I looked at the bow and smiled contentedly.
This bow is an artifact.
It’s something I took out with a skill.
Of course, it is not a second life skill. The synchronization rate is still 15%, and both skills have been copied.
This is a skill obtained with the ‘Skill Permanent Acquisition Ticket’ that I received as a reward earlier.
[ Summon Artifact (Proficiency: 10%) – Summons one of the Artifacts carefully crafted by the Blacksmith. All summoned artifacts have their own ‘special option’, and the special option can be used every hour. ]
Perhaps because it was a skill that could be used without synchronization, there was something called proficiency. This is probably how you get stronger as you go up.
anyway.
Now let’s take care of the remaining one.
.
.
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[You have cleared the quest. ]
[There are a total of 2 deaths. ]
After successfully completing the quest, the time for the long-awaited reward has arrived.
[Pay the reward. ]
[Obtain 12 ‘Synchronization Potion’. ]
wow.
The potion worries disappeared.
Is this what a prosperous life is like?
With expectations, I also received the following rewards.
[Obtain 5 ‘Skill Enhancement Tickets’. ]
I also got a reinforcement right.
It’s probably an item that raises your skill level, but I’ll try to use it later.
Lastly.
[I got someone’s strong interest. ]
He hit his forehead with a bang.
Interesting.
This, no matter who sees it, is heavenly luck.
Come to think of it, even the monsters that were rampaging until now belonged to Chun Seong-wun.
Originally, they were the ones who bullied the main character.
And, the fact that the guys who should go to the main character came to me.
It must be said that the ‘butterfly effect’ will occur soon.
Decided.
Before the future completely changes, ‘original information’ should be used more actively.
Why, isn’t there such a thing?
Hidden Peace or something like that.
All kinds of elixirs and items.
Originally, it was an element that the main character had to monopolize, but I have to take it away.
Even to save the villains, I need to become stronger.
Coincidentally, there is one such thing in the ‘monster subjugation practice’ this time.
With those thoughts in mind, I got off the rails.
Then, someone was waiting for me.
“excuse me.”
He was the one who almost got eaten by the chameleon monster earlier.
Did you come to find me?
I haven’t put the bow in yet, and I think it’s wrong to pretend.
“Why is that?”
“You saved me. Thank you. Are you a hero by any chance?”
“I’m a wannabe, but.”
“also······. I thought it would never be normal. Oh, I am such a person.”
The woman carefully handed over the business card.
The name written is ‘Hero Manager’ Yoo Seo-hyun.
······Yoo Seohyun??
“Um, maybe…?”
“Oh, did you recognize it?”
Yoo Seo-hyun reacts with embarrassment.
oh my god.
You’re the real Yoo Seohyun.
There were no illustrations, and the description of the appearance was simple, so I couldn’t recognize the character.
The hero manager of A-class hero Choi Yu-jin.
A manager who has rarely become as famous as a hero.
After the fall of the association, he is the future president who will create a new hero management.
There’s nothing wrong with making a relationship.
“Once again, thank you so much for saving me. If not for you, I would have died here.”
“What. Even though I’m still just a wannabe, I did what I had to do as a hero.”
It’s entirely because of the rewards and penalties, but it was packaged that way.
“also······.”
Yoo Seo-hyun made an admiring expression.
This is image management.
“I don’t know what to say in return, but if you need help later, please call me at that number. I have a lot of money.”
“Ah yes. thank you.”
I kept the business card in my pocket and unlocked all skills.
When the bow suddenly disappears, Yoo Seo-hyun’s eyes widen.
“Is it a subspace ability?”
“It is similar.”
“He was a man with the ability to avenge…”
I laughed awkwardly.
Be a multi-talented person.
Temporary skills should be over 100 abilities.
“Shall we go out soon? It could still be dangerous, so I’ll take you there.”
“Hey, thank you.”
There is no significance to the proposal.
It’s just, ‘let’s leave a good impression as much as possible’ while he saved me.
So I took Yoo Seo-hyun and went outside.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I saw Jang Hara and Seo Nari.
however.
“Youhyeon-ah!!”
ride, ride, ride.
puck.
“Ouch.”
pug.
“Big.”
Scary to meet eyes, both of them ran at high speed and hugged me.
It hurt a bit because it was so fast.
“Why, why did you go alone!?”
Jang Ha-ra asked with strength in her arm.
I’m out of breath, but I try to answer.
“You… sent it…”
“That, that’s by the way……. I mean, I was out of my mind at the time!”
puck.
puck.
While holding Nari Seo, she kept trying to headbutt me in the chest.
Then he speaks in a very low voice.
“Don’t do that next time.”
······It’s to the point where Nari Seo can speak.
I guess I was more worried than I thought.
I carefully raised my hand and stroked her hair as if to reassure her.
My hair was so soft.
Then, as if I felt relieved, the strength of my embrace loosened up a bit.
however.
“……Are you popular?”
Yoo Seo-hyun seemed to have received a strange misunderstanding.
It’s not that it’s not, he was looking at me as if he were looking at me like some kind of flirt.
“Then have a good time… I’m alone.”
Yoo Seo-hyun smiled awkwardly and withdrew.
I wanted to make an excuse, but the situation was such that I had nothing to say.
Nari Seo and Hara Jang are still attached.
I couldn’t push it away, so I stayed still.
ah.
My image…