Damn System

Episode 35

Chapter 8 Monitor (3)

‘The reason the system sees me may not have anything to do with my traits.’

I’ve been thinking about it, but I can’t come up with an answer.

First of all, I decided to put my doubts about the question mark trait in a corner of my mind.

‘Step by step, starting with what I can do now.’

When I gave up my thoughts and started walking back home, a chat message arrived.

– Kj: I’ll make a prophecy.

– Kj: In the future, new articles cursing my brother and this game will be uploaded every day.

– Kj: Mana can’t be operated!!

– Kj: How difficult is this? ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Thanks to you, I can feel the magic, but I can’t move! Never move!

Judging from the mana management and the rhetoric, it seems that a decision has been made.

– K: What’s the answer?

– Kj: hehehe, Goya will only teach me if I accept Hwwah’s suggestion… … ?

– K: Then?

– Kj: Um… … If I teach you even if you are blind, will you not be able to see it?

My brow wrinkled.

‘Do you want someone else to teach you?’

Kj and I bonded because we needed each other.

I tell you the game information, and the other side tells the story of the NIS.

Now, I released that information to other players, but instead, I told you the whole story of the incident at the NIS.

What’s more, direct instruction on mana management and materialization is what he offered as a reward for being my eyes and ears inside the NIS.

But how about teaching it to others?

Before I could reply, a series of chat messages came up.

– Kj: You can teach only Barney Noonna, not me!

Why do you want someone else to teach you instead of yourself?

I was able to hear an unexpected story that was scary to feel doubt.

– Kj: It’s a bunny girl, he’s the one who takes care of us now after he died, and he managed to use his magic power today. It’s showing up on the skills tab! The NIS has also been talked about with Nunna and I going in together.

‘There are people who have achieved faster results, so they’re going to drive them there.’

As they are members of the same party, you will be able to learn from them later.

In terms of efficiency, it is a wise choice.

But it was embarrassing to accept it all at once.

‘Since you’ve succeeded in mana management, will it be over if you just teach me to materialize it?’

In the first place, I decided to teach Kj all about mana management and materialization.

At the time, he didn’t know how to use magic, so it was natural.

But to say that you only need to teach realization, excluding mana management.

It was the other side who first asked me to teach others, but I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.

‘Of course, it’s convenient to teach only one person.’

I’ll have to spend more time teaching them both.

However, I want to refrain from taking a convenient method right away and then getting caught later.

‘Looks like a clever guy.’

I wondered if I would be able to ask for it, but I also thought that maybe I didn’t know.

It was impossible to get to know each other with just a few conversations.

‘I mean, this has to be done neatly so there’s no back wear.’

First of all, let’s judge how well the player called Bunny Girl is doing that day.

If I had time to spare, I would teach Kj how to use magic, and if not, I would save my time even if it was embarrassing.

‘I also want to confirm that it is directly or indirectly involved in the player’s survival rate.’

Recalling the sentence on the public list, I replied.

– K: That’s right. What is the date?

– Kj : We’ll meet the schedule! When is it good?

– K: The day after tomorrow.

– Kj: OK OK! so good! Wanna see you at my house? Everyone lives outside and no one comes and goes!

It wasn’t something I had to refuse.

Because education requires a place.

‘A player who only completed one or two missions. Two can be easily subdued.’

I’m going to wear a hat and a mask when it comes to things like cameras, so it’s okay.

I accepted Kj’s offer.

But instead of sorting out the conversation, he kept sending messages.

– Kj : But I have one more question… … hehehehe

– K: What is it?

– Kj: I wonder if there’s any news about a bastard named Han Chang-shik hehehe.

My hands twitched and trembled.

At the same time, the memories that I had been trying to push away began to wander through my head.

In the meantime, chat messages continued.

– Kj: I don’t have any special intentions. In fact, all of the people in our party who came out of the mission intact are all thanks to you, Baejun Yang. I also had that older brother save me several times.

– Kj: So, if I get out of the way, I thought I would pay it back if I saw it later in the mission magazine… … . If you know anything about that bastard, why don’t you let me know?

Taking a deep sigh, I replied back and forth.

– K: I already killed him.

– K: See you the day after tomorrow.

– Kj: Yep.

After confirming the quick reply, I closed the chat window and saw my house.

It was then that I felt real. The bounty mission is really over.

* * *

While checking and practicing the skills I had learned, including the shield, the promised day with Kj dawned.

I left the house wearing a mask and hat like a habit.

However, instead of using public transportation right away, he moved a fairly long distance in a state of transparency.

It was to prevent the movement of the movement from being caught and the residence being known.

I got on the bus only after arriving at a stop over 3km away.

Had it been like that for 20 minutes? A system alert sounded.

The fourth update, which started while I was sleeping, is over.

「Progress rate 100%」

“The patch has been completed.”

「Mission is assigned with system authority.」

However, unlike the previous update, the explanation is a bit short.

authority? Assignment? Why is there no proper explanation?

In the past, I was told what features were added and changed, but this time it was different.

I turned on the community to find an answer to this problem.

Fortunately, thanks to the people who, unlike me, had been given the details, I was able to quickly figure out what the system was doing.

「Title: Am I the only one on the timer? – Author: Villain」

Most of the content of the new posts was similar. A timer popped up with an important announcement.

I checked each article one by one because I wanted to know what the notice was about.

‘The mission is forced to proceed… … .’

It was something that would stir the community up.

The timer attached to the notice has about 17 hours remaining.

The past choice of overcoming fear and voluntarily challenging the mission was the right one.

If I had been playing without doing anything, I would have been dragged away against my will.

If I had met the monsters unprepared, I might have died.

With a sigh of relief alone, I pondered over this update.

‘It’s around 5 am tomorrow.’

At that time, players who have not completed the mission so far will be forced to enter the mission site.

When I wondered what the meaning of that time period was, I quickly found the answer.

‘This is the point of ten days from the end of the first tutorial.’

The system is limiting mission gaps.

If the mission is not carried out for a certain period of time, the willingness to do it by force was revealed.

‘Is clearing the mission important to the system?’

If that’s really the case, then it’s only natural to urge the players who are playing.

From the point of view of the system, at best the people who were made into players are not working.

Of course, the players’ intentions wouldn’t be included in that.

‘Perhaps the grace period is ten days.’

I’m not sure if that’s the deadline for the first mission only, or for all missions.

Fortunately, this was a question I could figure out the answer to if I held out for ten days.

‘I’ll just have to focus on training until the timer goes off.’

This update didn’t affect me too much.

Because I was in a different situation from the players who made a fuss in surprise at the mission right in front of them.

Maybe that’s why the conversations of the players who were trembling in fear were not very inspirational.

Instead, other parts related to the update caught my eye.

‘The role of the question mark trait… … .’

The problems addressed by this update are also within my knowledge.

‘I’ve seen with my own eyes that there are more players who don’t do missions.’

This was a part that could easily be seen by looking at the code name of the closed contributor on the mission completion list.

The list has grown considerably, but many of the code names are duplicated.

‘Hundreds at most.’

Of the nearly 10,000 players, only a few hundred are playing the game.

I was able to recognize this part beforehand.

Does this fact have anything to do with why the question mark trait is not active?

“Tsk.”

It’s still a long way off figuring out the role of the question mark trait.

I’ll have to look into this a bit more.

‘By the way, there is no change in the notification sound setting this time.’

I cursed with all my heart and soul enough to want to update it even if it was dirty.

The settings related to the notification sound remained the same.

Looking at the current situation, the fact that the system was watching me seemed like a grandiose delusion.

‘Or did you intentionally leave it out to f*ck me?’

Maybe, even if I want to, I think in the direction of no way.

No matter how much it is, it is the side that manages the game, but wouldn’t it distinguish the minimum construction?

‘no.’

You don’t even know if the system is human or not, so it’s not good to make emotional guesses like this.

‘Maybe I can’t update on my own.’

In order to update, certain conditions must be met, or there may be restrictions like that.

I always think a lot when I retrace the steps of the system.

Of course, the swearing also increased.

‘He’s like a disgusting guy.’

Just as I was habitually criticizing the system, Kj’s message arrived.

– Kj: It seems like they update this game often hahahaha We arrived!

already? We still have about 20 minutes left until our appointment time.

– K: It came out quickly.

– Kj : I’m trying to clean up! Contact me when you arrive. I locked the door and came in.

– K : ㅇㅇ

It was time to send a short reply.

A greater amount of mana than ordinary people was captured in the cognition range of the butterfly in the pocket.

The location is on the right, passing me quickly.

I looked out the window in the running bus.

I saw a middle-aged man walking with a serious expression.

‘It’s a player.’

Magic detection was just a habit I used to raise my proficiency.

But I never thought I’d find players this way.

‘It would be possible for a player with magic detection to find me.’

It would be better to check both ways than to be caught one-sidedly.

I pressed the stop bell, thinking that I would always use magic detection when going out.

It wasn’t about chasing new players.

It’s just that it’s time to get off, so I’m ready to get off.

‘He’s not the person I was looking for in the first place.’

You don’t have to do it without knowing it first.

For now, it was enough to chew on the impressions of the passing players a couple of times.

I got off the bus and walked towards the meeting place.

Originally, the talk had ended at Kj’s house.

But this morning, he said his family returned home.

He was forced to look for another place.

Fortunately, Kj knew a useful place, so I was able to quickly set up a meeting place.

It was not difficult to find, thanks to the address given in advance.

Before long, the place I arrived at was a three-story building with a pretty distant exterior.

‘Is this a useful place?’

Arriving at the destination, I sent a chat.

Soon, the mass of magical energy that came up from the underground moved in the opposite direction from me.

‘Where are you going?’

As I was chasing after the magic that was applied to the magic detection, I heard the sound of the door opening.

Not from the main entrance I’m looking at, but from the other direction on the left side of the building.

“Brother, this way!”

The direction of the sound and the direction of the magic were the same.

As I walked there, the emergency iron door on the side of the building was open.

As I got closer, Kj gave me a quick glance.

I couldn’t help but take a look at him. Unlike when I saw him a few days ago, he had a black bruise on his left eye.

No matter how you look at it, it’s a hit mark.

‘… … It’s over 100 magical powers, but you got hit?’

Did you get into a fight with a party member?

Kj grinned as I stared at my bruises.

“You hit me on purpose. It will be over soon.”

It’s a meaningful word, but I didn’t want to ask.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen it in person. I’m Kim Yul, what about your brother?”

Kj, no, the guy who introduced himself as Kim Yul reached out his hand.

I held his hand as he asked for a handshake, but avoided answering.

“I hate to tell you.”

“Isn’t that mysticism too strict? Well, if you don’t want to talk, I don’t intend to pry. come in once Inside, CCVT is all stopped. It’s out of business here.”

“Good news.”

I said so, but I had no intention of taking off my mask and hat.

When I came inside, Kim Yul locked the door and took the lead.

“Do you hate dust or have mysophobia?”

“very.”

“Thank God, I’ve put it away just enough to sit on.”

While going down the not very long stairs, the guy talked nonstop.

“A hyung I know used to rent a practice room, but it closed last month. The building hasn’t been sold yet, so I asked to borrow it.”

“Rehearsal room?”

“Yeah, I was originally an idol trainee. I used to go here until I joined the agency.”

“ah.”

His splendid appearance was an easy-to-understand explanation.

“That’s why the place suddenly changed today. I think I stabbed Congressman Kim with a submersible at the agency.”

The title of Congressman Kim caught my ear.

‘Are you talking about members of the National Assembly?’

Of course, the question was only for a moment. It’s better not to know if you don’t want to get involved like Nam-gyu.

“They break into the house without any hesitation and say sh*t.”

However, if I just let it go, it would be a momentum to endlessly increase my circumstances.

So, I decided to stop talking about Kim Yul.