NOVEL NEXT chapter 1
Episode 1
There is a game called ‘Exorcise High School’.
Contrary to its simple title, it is a game that has gained immense popularity through high perfection, attractive character composition, and an immersive story.
As a result, international editions, media mixes, and numerous sequels and spin-offs were released, which were also generally highly acclaimed, and over time, their name became known to people around the world.
Because of this, 25 years have passed since the first release, and now it has the same legitimacy and reputation as other famous series games.
He has already made a name for himself as a virtual reality online game and is dominating a corner of the modern game market.
“… … .”
A familiar status window that I’ve always seen in the virtual reality game pops up in front of me after I’ve finished organizing my thoughts.
【Han Kang-yun】
▶Level 24
▶ Ability
【Health: C-】
【Spirit: D】
【Method: C】
【Spirit: C】
▶Characteristics (2/10)
【■■■■(-)】
【Intracerebral Surgery Library (B)】
Han Kang-yoon.
Exorcism High School, commonly known as Exorcism High School, is a character that appears as a senior in the first year of the series.
In addition, as an extra in a position of incapacity without talent, he is also a minor character who sacrifices himself to solve the story of the work and the case of the main characters.
“… … under.”
And now that was me.
***
I don’t even know why I got into the game or why I became Han Kang-yoon.
It was only yesterday that I remembered that I slept hard in ranked matches to raise the PVP rankings in the latest virtual reality game in the series.
But as the day passed and the confusion subsided, I was forced to give up my understanding and seriously think about the future.
‘It’s probably Han Kang-yoon.’
Other than that, I can only say that this is bad luck.
The reason was easily understood by looking at the identity of the character ‘Han Kang-yoon’, which was sometimes mentioned in the exorcism community.
– One of the biggest victims.
– My name was mentioned over and over while I was breaking the story, so I ended up being the main character’s scapegoat.
– A child who cares for her for the rest of her life, but falls behind with sacrifices and loves her, is lost by the main character, and there is no other child who has been sucked on the back as much as the real one.
Han Kang-yoon is a senior in the main character group who will be entering the academy soon, and is often referred to as an extra character.
So, why is it classified as an extra? The reason was simple and clear.
‘Because I’m weak and insignificant.’
In fact, just because they’re extras doesn’t mean there aren’t any characters with strong Ilshin’s power.
Unfortunately, however, Han Kang-yoon was following the specs of the extras in the standard game.
’emotion.’
tyring.
【Han Kang-yun】
▶Level 24
▶ Ability
【Health: C-】
【Spirit: D】
【Method: C】
【Spirit: C】
▶Characteristics (2/10)
【■■■■(-)】
【Intracerebral Surgery Library (B)】
When I used emotions, the only function given to me, I was greeted by a translucent status window that I often see in games.
There is one unconfirmed characteristic, and even the B-class characteristic, Intracerebral Surgery Library.
Apart from the unconfirmed traits that can only be unlocked when certain conditions are met, there is nothing to say about the fact that there is only one B-class trait.
‘A decent level for their age, on the other hand, abilities that are below the average. And the characteristics… … , There’s no answer.’
When I looked at the status, an estimate came out.
Judging from the current state of affairs, it is difficult to expect a forceful activity no matter where you go.
“What are you going to do with these abilities?”
I knew. The fact that it is virtually impossible to get through the various events that will unfold at the Cheonghwa Academy, where Han Kang-yoon is currently attending, with these specifications.
‘Are you leaving the academy?’
It is nonsense.
As is always the case with this type of game, there is a global crisis at the end of the story.
If you do not develop your strength, you will never be able to survive in that chaotic period.
‘Besides, Han Kang-yoon, even as an extra, has his own important role.’
Sometimes there are characters with that position. They don’t have great specs, but they burn themselves and are noble victims who contribute greatly to the resolution of the case.
The same goes for Han Kang-yoon.
Chapter 1 of the story that appears in the work He was caught up in the plot of the boss Bi-hyeong and became a sacrifice for the resurrection ceremony, but he noticed it and secretly became a helper of the main character’s party from within.
And, he loses his life in the process.
‘It’s complicated.’
If I avoid that role, one key to solving the case is missing.
In that case, it is of course impossible to know what will happen to the main characters of the original story.
“It doesn’t work.”
As for the future of this world, I personally do not understand such a thing.
No matter what anyone says, I was a concrete user who loved the Exorcism series from the bottom of my heart.
In fact, he was a huge fan, so he took advantage of his talents and participated in the production of a sequel to the game.
‘These are the characters I’ve been watching over and over and cherishing.’
Although I was not directly involved in the initial work, as the original series itself was very popular, there were opportunities to deal with the characters of the initial work in sequels or spin-offs.
Because of this, the characters from the first exorcism series that I joined also had an irreplaceable value to me.
It’s really comparable to life.
‘Then, what should I do from now on?’
Exorcism is a fairly hard game.
The difficulty itself was also on the difficult axis, and the number of so-called bad endings was too numerous to count.
In other words, at least if I can’t play as much as the original Han Kang-yoon, there is a good chance that I will face a terrible result right from the first chapter of the story.
‘At the end of the day, I have to do my part in some way in the Yeongwoldo incident, the final point of the first act.’
However, he did not want to choose the same path as the original Han Kang-yoon.
Sacrificing yourself to open the way? Although it was a noble act, it was by no means a rational choice.
“The role of a meat shield is a specification.”
I’m sorry for the original Han Kang-yoon, but I had the confidence to lead the situation much smarter.
“January 4, 2020… … .”
I muttered softly as I looked through the calendar hanging in the corner of the dorm room.
Judging from the date, it is clearly the vacation period after the end of the first year and before the beginning of the second year.
The time when Han Kang-yoon got caught up in Bi-hyung’s plan was right before the start of the new semester, that is, there was still plenty of time to turn the situation around.
and.
‘I’m not proud of it, but I’ve read all the series of Exorcism.’
The place where I fell is the early work of the Exorcism series.
However, I am also aware of the content and setting of numerous series that have come out since then.
To add a bit of exaggeration, it feels like a modern person who has fallen into the Middle Ages.
‘in short.’
I had the knowledge to change everything.
***
Mind clearing is over. Then there was the first thing I had to do.
‘We need to find a sponsor.’
You may suddenly wonder what this means, but it is closely related to the flow of Chapter 1 of the aforementioned story.
Han Kang-yoon is from an orphanage.
And this is the case where he decided to become an exorcist to support the orphanage where he grew up.
Given the nature of the worldview in which people’s lives are constantly threatened, it was only natural that exorcists who sacrificed their lives to protect citizens should be given reasonable support and compensation.
‘However, Han Kang-yoon is blocked by the wall too quickly.’
Unlike entering the academy with excellent grades, the growth slows after that, and it quickly turns into a trouble spot.
He was the first person to fall from Class A to Class D since the school was founded, so he had said all he had to say.
‘That’s when the tragedy began.’
Disappointed supporters turned their backs one after another, and, of course, it became increasingly impossible to support the maintenance of the orphanage.
To make matters worse, his skills continued to stagnate, so it was a predetermined procedure for Han Kang-yoon to be mentally cornered.
Then, digging through the gap, a man appears in front of Han Kang-yoon.
It was Bihyung who was also the boss of Chapter 1.
At his sweet words that he knows a solution to the growth stagnation, Han Kang-yoon takes the bait helplessly.
“I didn’t even know it was a rotten cord.”
If coincidence continues, it is not coincidence. However, Kang-yoon Han, who was mentally too busy, was not in a state where he could make a proper judgment, and in the end he played with the man’s tricks.
‘As a result, without knowing it, I became involved in a conspiracy to target the academy… … .’
The Yeongwol Island incident marks the end of Chapter 1 of the story.
There is such a background in the adoption of Han Kang-yun as one of the sacrifices for the resurrection ceremony to be performed there.
‘Because of that, you have to get out of sight of the non-hyung for now.’
Perhaps at this point I have already been marked for Bihyung in some way.
It was mentioned that Bi-hyung had been watching the academy students for a long time for planning.
Although there is a clear purpose of supporting an orphanage, Han Kang-yoon, who is becoming difficult, is the perfect prey. There was no reason to give up.
‘If I can’t change the situation I’m in, Bi-hyung will definitely try to contact me.’
It was difficult.
Unlike Han Kang-yoon in the original, I had no intention of holding Bi-hyung’s hand.
‘Even if you decline, it will be difficult to see good things, so actually meeting and hearing such an offer is already a bad situation.’
With my current specs, I can never compete with Bihyung. It shouldn’t have anything to do with anything.
If so, how can I avoid his touch? That’s where you get the same answer as before.
‘You just need to find a new sponsor.’
That alone effectively removes any reason for me to accept Bi-hyung’s offer.
If I do that, my already marked information will be passed on to Bi-hyung in no time, and Bi-hyung, who only needs simple consumables, will find another shogi horse without any regrets.
The new shogi horse thus born would be a nuisance, but that was a matter to be considered later.
“Then this is the main point… … .”
Giving a sponsorship also means that you feel the potential for the person in the future.
Of course, in order to find a sponsor, it was necessary to appeal to the possibility of something on its own.
’emotion.’
Tiling!
【Han Kang-yun】
▶Level 24
▶ Ability
【Health: C-】
【Spirit: D】
【Method: C】
【Spirit: C】
▶Characteristics (2/10)
【■■■■(-)】
【Intracerebral Surgery Library (B)】
Again, it is a specification that does not give an answer.
‘The unconfirmed characteristics are out of the question for now.’
If you put your mind to it, you can’t find a way to open it up, but it takes time and money to do it. At least for now, it was crazy.
‘… Then there is only one thing left.’
Brain surgery book.
That trait was the only card I could play now.
‘It’s a pretty good trait.’
A net exhaust characteristic that allows you to take out the development of a technique that has been successfully used once from your head at any time.
Considering that the higher the level of magic, the greater the amount of knowledge required.
However.
‘In retrospect, the intracranial surgery library is a feature that focuses on convenience. It doesn’t make any sense if other characteristics don’t support it.’
In the end, the expected potential did not explode, and even the growth of his abilities slowed down, and it is the present Han Kang-yoon who was abandoned by the supporters.
Considering that the difficulty of acquiring new characteristics is high, this is quite a disappointment.
‘Well, even so, it is helpful for me at this point.’
He used to know a lot of information, but in the end, it is the information of the ‘game’. In fact, now that it has become a reality, I can’t even properly use the nightmare physics technique called the basics of the basics.
‘It’s only been two months, but if you use the brain surgery library, it will be possible to learn the minimum technique somehow.’
Finding sponsors is next. Whatever it was, it was a far cry from taking action if you couldn’t master even the basic techniques.
I clicked my tongue briefly and erased the status window as it was. It’s not my taste, but it was clear that I should focus on studying magic for a while.
At that very moment, a thought ran through my mind.
“… … No, if that’s the case, wouldn’t it actually be usable now?”
I don’t know how the system judges the characteristics of the intracranial surgery library, but perhaps ‘Han Kang-yoon’ learned and used various techniques before I came into this body.
And the characteristic of the intracranial procedure library is the complete memory ability to recall and use a procedure that has been successfully used once whenever necessary.
Of course, there is also the possibility that they will be treated as if they did not exist now that the owner of the body has changed. But it wasn’t a very absurd story.
‘Obviously, you said that if you want to use the magic, specific details come to mind.’
I concentrated my mind and imaged the drink in my head. One of the most basic techniques that anyone can use, even if they are not exorcists, is ‘Bite Nightmare’.
and.
tsuzu.
‘It seems to be the correct answer.’
As a result, a smile naturally appeared on my face.
The specific structure of the procedure, the flow of spiritual power to be injected, and even the method of operation.
It all flowed into my head, arranged to perfection.
I signed the seal with three fingers according to the content I recognized, and uttered a soft starter word for the complete activation of the spell.
“Bite the nightmare.”
At that moment, a bright color of light spread through the small dormitory room.
future life. It was the moment that showed the way to it.
***
tsuzu.
tsuzu.
“Can I still write up to here?”
tsuzu.
tsuzu.
“Oh, a lot more than I thought… … .”
tsuzu.
tsuzu.
“Has this ever been successful?”
After a successful nightmare bite, I’ve been checking over and over again to figure out what tricks are currently available.
At least, all the basic techniques I knew were available, and even the intermediate level techniques that were not easy to master at this age came to mind without any blockage.
Previously, Han Kang-yun had succeeded in developing all these techniques at least once.
‘… … Is this possible?’
smart. It was not something that could be described in words at the level of a lot of effort.
No matter how much you theoretically learned the magic, there were many cases where you couldn’t use it without the appropriate stats and senses.
At least at the current level of Han Kang-yoon, it is impossible.
‘Something is strange.’
Bewildered, I began to develop the intermediate defense technique that came to my mind as a test.
Zeng!
But that ended in failure. The amount of spiritual power I have did not keep up with the amount required for the development of the magic.
“What, not writing?”
I knew intuitively. Now, in this situation, something is not normal.
The moment even the other intermediate techniques I had tried, failed to develop, I had no choice but to realize even if I didn’t like it.
‘Maybe, this.’
It seems that he misunderstood the target of the application of the characteristics of the intracranial surgery book.
‘I’m not Han Kang-yoon. There’s no way I could have succeeded in developing an intermediate or higher skill with just this level of ability.’
So who is it?
To be honest, it was absurd, but the answer was simple.
“A country?”
All works in the Exorcism series. And in the latest virtual reality game, I used countless spells as skills.
It wasn’t difficult to check.
With a frown on my face, I contemplated the absurd scale of the great magic that appeared in the next work, which did not exist at least at this point in time.
tsuzu.
‘Ugh.’
Due to its size, it gave me a lot of headaches, but the information from the procedure flowed into my head without any blockage.
“… It’s ridiculous.”
The nature of the brainwashing ceremonies, where something was out of focus, was apparently striking the spells used by ‘me’, not Han Kang-yoon, as ‘successful spells’.