Damn System



Episode 1

OPENING

「The attribute Madness is activated.」

「The system will switch to the support type. Kang Hyeon-woo, the target player.”

Every time I see that sentence, there is something I say.

“f*ck.”

As expected, cursing comes out like a habit today.

If that message pops up, it means the system is going to roll me.

Whenever the trait was activated, he always went through hardships. It will be the same today.

I was already getting annoyed.

In addition to that, the nagging of the system was added.

《System Message》

Let’s use the right words. In Myomyeongbogam, it is said that the mouth and tongue are the doors to anger and anxiety, and that they are like an ax that kills the body. … .

I turned it off without reading all the messages.

‘It’s a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of ‘.’

Just thinking back to the day this trait was born makes my teeth gnash.

No matter how much time passes, I will never forget it.

The day that the damn system intervened in my peaceful life.

* * *

When I was 18, my parents passed away in a hit-and-run accident.

My uncle, who had one, fled with the insurance money and inheritance left by his parents.

When I sat down on the street one morning, I was with my 10-year-old twin brother.

I’m alive with my eyes wide open, but can’t I see my younger siblings pointing at me as being without parents?

The high school course was filled with GED and earned money.

He did not hesitate to go to work, and the work of loading and unloading parcels went out every day.

When I found a part-time job that I could do, I ran even if I had to cut down on my sleep.

He prided himself on living an intense life. Because I wanted to give my younger siblings the childhood that my parents gave me.

I felt sorry for those who lost their parents faster than me, so I tried to do everything I could.

Of course it wasn’t easy.

“You can only do this once and for all?!”

f*ck.

As I swallowed the swearing that rose to the top of my throat, a slap came flying.

It’s not once or twice that I wanted to hit him, but when this happens, it gets even worse.

I was the one who touched the courier after checking the well-stacked courier.

It was I who broke it after touching it like that.

It was also the person who found the box with a damage warning ticket among the collapsed couriers.

‘Why are you f*cking with me?’

As if fighting wasn’t enough, kicking continued this time.

With a pop, the body was slightly pushed backwards.

The officer in charge’s eyes widened.

It seems that he wanted me to fall as it was.

‘If you’re going to do that, kick a little harder.’

Your pride is too hurt to be kicked by a cotton bat like this.

I raised one corner of my mouth and tilted my head.

The person in charge startled and shuddered.

‘I was scared.’

If my parents were still alive, I would have grabbed them by the collar and started headbutting them.

‘Many died, Hyeonu Kang.’

Contrary to the fact that I laughed, the face of the person in charge of the field was distorted.

‘I’m ready to hit another one right now.’

He must have thought I was laughing at me.

“This bird… … !”

“Mr. Joe! Strong!”

But before he could raise his hand, reinforcements arrived. I am Kyungsoo Hwang, the director of the distribution center.

“Joe, what are you doing now? You want to be sued?!”

“Hey, hey, sh*t… … Do it right next time!”

The person in charge left the seat, raising his voice.

‘What?’

I let out a laugh as I watched the back of the guy walking away.

In the meantime, Director Hwang started looking after me to see if I was injured.

I waved my hand to mean that it was okay and sorted out the strewn delivery box.

People around me who were nervous and alert came over and helped me with the work.

Perhaps one of them called Director Hwang.

Fortunately, it wasn’t my fault, so I didn’t seem to be involved in the compensation issue.

After a few hours of devoting myself to work again, it was time to leave work.

But before getting on the bus, Director Hwang called me separately.

“Are you really okay? You got hit in the foot, shouldn’t you go to the hospital?”

Anyone else would have bothered, but Director Hwang is an exception.

He knew my circumstances and took care of me a lot behind my back for over two years.

“It was weak. It doesn’t even feel like a hit.”

“I might have been bruised… … .”

“Ah, that’s all right. It’s a waste of time to get to and from the hospital.”

“This bastard doesn’t know how to thank me for worrying about me!”

“I am always grateful.”

“I don’t hate you if you can’t even speak. Stop talking and go to the hospital! take a day off tomorrow I will take care of your daily wages.”

In an instant, my eyes flashed.

“At this point, let’s get into Mr. Cho’s habit. I can’t do it because I’m getting more and more hand-to-hand with the kids.”

“Are you going to scare me with the assault? I’m not the type to turn down an opportunity like this.”

“Is there anyone here who doesn’t know that?”

“Is it really easy?”

“Rest, take a break! I’m afraid you’ll fall down, so please rest!”

“call.”

Lucky to be able to rest after getting hit by a few.

I hummed, hummed, and turned around.

After sleeping on the bus, it was 9:00 am when I returned home.

It was only a matter of time before I went to a familiar alley past the busy shopping streets to start my business.

The house I reached after climbing the shabby stairs was quiet.

It’s still vacation, but it’s time for the younger siblings to leave home to go to private academies.

The room I entered after washing was a space that my younger siblings gave me to use alone.

All that was there was an old bed and a hanger to hang clothes on.

“OMG.”

When I connected my cell phone to the charger and lay down on my hard body, the sound of music came out.

It’s not that there weren’t moments where I got hit by the f*ck, but I still endured another day.

When I went from being an ordinary high school student to becoming the head of a boy, I thought the world was collapsing.

The world was just fine, nothing had changed.

Everything went the same except for me and my younger siblings.

It’s already been 7 years since I endured day by day there.

“Wow, 7 years… … .”

I was stunned when I spit it out.

Next month will be a new semester, and the younger siblings will be high school students.

Already 10-year-olds huddled in the corner of the funeral home and whimpering.

It felt like the passing of time was far away.

The idea was brief. High school is an important time for younger siblings.

If you want to send the two guys to law school and medical school, you can’t take a break.

I have to go to another part-time job in three hours.

‘You won’t see the children’s lives go downhill like mine.’

I just went to sleep

* * *

T-ring, T-ring, T-ring.

A sound so loud that I could hear it even in my sleep hit my ears non-stop.

‘already?’

I rolled over and stretched out my hand. It was to turn off the cell phone alarm.

But no matter how much I groped, I couldn’t get my hands on anything.

“Oh really… … .”

Immediately after muttering annoyedly, his body flinched.

I can’t feel the damp blanket or the cheap mattress.

I was lying on the cold, hard floor.

Did you even roll and fall in your sleep? The moment I opened my eyes with a frown on my face.

「Beta server stabilization 23%」

「Beta server stabilization 31%」

I saw something strange. Letters written on a white background.

‘Beta server? stabilization?’

What is that? I blinked my eyes in bewilderment.

I looked around to see what the situation was, but all I could see was white.

I looked up and down, left and right, but it was pure white.

Every time I turned my gaze, that letter of courtesy followed.

stubbornly as if claiming that there was my place.

“dream… … ?”

Apparently, Murray said that the current situation was a dream.

There was no other way to comprehend this unreal sight.

But I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was strange.

Because the senses of the body were too vivid.

‘Is this a dream?’

Even though the head does not understand the situation, the body is sending abnormal signals.

It was a kind of intuition that cannot be explained in words.

Intuition that this is not a dream.

「Beta server stabilization 56%」

Even in the midst of chaos, the sound of hitting in the ears and the letters in front of my eyes continued.

‘56%… … ?’

The numbers keep going up. I hurriedly got up from my seat.

As I looked down at the baggy T-shirt and sweatpants I had worn before sleeping, the cold air from the floor rose from the soles of my feet.

Only then did I know that I was barefoot. I got goosebumps all over my body.

At that time, the number that had been flashing before my eyes reached 100.

「Beta server stabilization 100%」

「A player protection area is designated.」

「The player training program (absorption and purification) is running.」

「The player management program (summon and recovery) is running.」

「Player Support Program (Cache and Shop) is running.」

「Player exchange program (community and party) is running.」

「Selection of beta players is in progress. (100/100)」

「Basic weapon dagger is provided.」

New letters floated up, and something fell from the air.

I hurriedly picked it up.

It was a black-coated knife. The length is about 15 cm.

‘Why the knife? What should I do with this?’

Looking at the sharp blade, chills ran down my spine.

At that moment, a word passed through my mind.

‘game?’

Servers, players, even weapons.

The most appropriate word to describe the current situation was game.

That letter is forcing me to play the game.

By the time I reached a very simple conclusion, a phenomenon incomprehensible to common sense followed.

The letters that occupied the front of the field of vision disappeared and a gray translucent window appeared.

≪Important Notice≫

This system was developed as a goal for preparing for the invasion of ◇&ː$ through player training and for ◎ː&△ of ^$*(!$ to %!▼ # and ◎¡!# of □% ■¿ː.

Players turn on #! to *** stats ^!ㅅ(= ◇&ː$’s infiltration and maximize ː+ in &¡ #■ &△■△.

When I saw the sparsely broken letters, as if the file had been damaged, my hands tensed involuntarily.

The unrealistic work did not end there.

T-ring, T-ring, T-ring! Gray windows began to pile up with a loud notification sound.

Dozens of windows were overlapping.

‘What is it?’

was it hacked? or error? No, no.

There was something I had to convey, but it seemed like I was getting in the way.

‘virus.’

When I came up with a short word, I was convinced.

If this situation is a game and it is the system that popped up that notice, the other is a virus.

The system is trying to deliver something, and the virus is blocking it.

What the heck is written there? I fixed my gaze on a strange phenomenon.

Their battle was fierce. Countless windows popped up, and at some point the content changed.

But even that was full of broken letters.

I watched their workshop without blinking an eye.

Thanks to that, I was able to not miss the moment.

The sentence passed through my retina so quickly that I wondered if it was an illusion.

‘For the continuation of mankind… … ?’

A short sentence stuck deep in my brain.

The fear of the unknown began to build up step by step.

My mouth was dry and my body was shaking.

In the meantime, as if the battle between the system and the virus had ended, my eyes became quiet.

No more loud notification sounds.

The surroundings were frighteningly quiet.

At that time, anxiety and tension were rising in the long silence.

The gray translucent window reappeared.

MISSION

[Tutorial (Beta Test 1/3)]

Eliminate the target.

Time limit: 00:10:00

Start timer : 00:01:00

All letters were clear this time.

The number on the timer quickly dropped to 59 seconds.

But I didn’t have the energy to pay attention to it.

All my attention was focused on the sight through the translucent window.

“under!”

I laughed out loud because I was dumbfounded.

“Krrr… … .”

It was clearly a dog growling and drooling.

A huge dog that seems to be twice as big as a normal dog.

Knife, mission, target, elimination.

Putting all those words together helped me realize what I had to do.

As if waiting for that, the number on the timer became 0.

“The tutorial (beta test) begins.”

In the place where the translucent window disappeared, the writing reappeared.

At the same time, the huge dog in question charged at it, baring its sharp teeth.

“Sir Baal!”