NOVEL NEXT Chapter 12
The ordinary routine hasn’t changed much since the surveillance began.
It’s just that I’ve gained a few more funny neighbors.
It was overly peaceful and quiet for a reincarnated person’s daily life, but then again, considering I’m not the main character, isn’t that to be expected?
Reversal, possession, reincarnation
Most protagonists in various subcultures experience the above situations and receive bonus perks.
These could be transcendent talents, powerful weapons like holy swords or demonic blades, or exceptional abilities.
That’s why I’m not the protagonist.
I’ve never received anything like that.
For reference, those who do receive such perks have always existed in any world.
Whether they be heroes or adventurers, sometimes they’ve left behind texts in history that turned out to be Korean, so what can I say?
By the way, a reincarnator without special perks, unlike those who have possession or reversal, is truly a pitiful existence.
Knowing that there’s a next life after death is the only consolation, perhaps.
Well, if there is a widely recognized and useful ability among those so-called perks, it would have to be this.
[Status Window]
This is a reward I got from defeating the [God] of the abandoned school previously.
To tell the truth, it’s a bit of a “really now?” feeling at this point.
It makes sense since this is my seventh life.
No matter how incompetent a reincarnator is, at this point, they should have acquired some skills to gain power.
If you ask whether my ability is stronger than the one-shot perks that protagonists get, there might be a question mark attached.
After all, is it really useful to grant a status window to a reincarnated person when it’s no longer special?
Especially since it’s not exactly a combat ability, right?
Anyway, back to the point.
For the first time in my seventh life, I gained a perk-like ability.
If I were to talk about my experience using it…
“Wow, damn, this is what a proper reincarnated life looks like!”
I’ll say I’m tasting a whole new world.
■ Management System.
■ Master Unit
└ Han Yu-seong LV1
■ Named Units
└ Security Guard D
└ Ashen King D+
■ General Units
└ Ordinary Resident F (300/300)
└ Ordinary Student F (30/30)
└ Haunted Doll G+ (1/1)
■ Stage
└ Ordinary Apartment C
└ Ordinary School E
One of the functions of my [Status Window], the [Management System].
Unlike the systems of typical RPG games, this is closer to a strategic game system, and its functions…
Were incredibly diverse.
First off, it displays the current deployable forces, and by clicking on a specific entity, you can see their stats.
And that’s not all.
Achievement Points.
With points obtained from the [Achievements System], I could upgrade dungeon functions.
The first thing I splurged on with those points was this.
└ Unit Vision Sharing
Thanks to that, I can now see the perspectives of entities on-screen!
Huh? What’s so great about that, you ask?
It means 450 monsters that are indistinguishable from humans are playing the role of CCTV, which is definitely impressive.
Previously, I almost felt disappointed by the mere mention of a [Status Window]…
But honestly, having a combat-related perk at this stage would just have less meaning.
This utility ability will be more helpful for me right now.
“The entity granting the ability feels a little unsettling, though.”
There’s no better waste of time, mental effort, or ability than resisting a transcendent being.
I should just say thank you and make use of it.
“And what’s important is this side.”
The most basic function of the status window.
“Hey, Bear.”
“I go by the name Kim Yu-na… No, why?”
“How strong are you as a member of the [Alliance]?”
“Well, I was quite strong. I’m an elite, you know.”
Kim Yu-na might look silly at the moment, but she’s actually stronger than she was in her past life.
The current Kim Yu-na is undoubtedly an [Abnormal Entity].
Looking at the weakest [Abnormal] entity, [Ghost], shows that.
People say she’s weak and easy to catch, but those who could do nothing in life can easily defeat ordinary humans once they become [Ghosts].
Even in horror movies, unless you’re a professional exorcist, aren’t [Ghosts] typically invincible?
Let alone, she’s a trained elite agent.
Her potential was even considered promising enough that the [Security Guard] expected great things from her.
Her small doll form has indeed caused serious physical issues, but even so, with her enhanced specs and skills, she can likely defeat ten of her former selves if they were to attack her.
Yet her grade is displayed as G+ in the system.
She doesn’t even rate an F.
They say her fighting skills would allow her to win, but spec-wise, she’s weaker than a single entity.
“Doesn’t make sense?”
The [Alliance] is an organization that has protected humanity since the mythological era.
How could an elite agent of such an organization not even make it past F rank?
Surely, that organization has lasted this long.
The [Status Window] is also an [Abnormality] belonging to this world.
Then its standards must be based on this world as well…
“Something’s off, for sure.”
At that moment, the door to the backroom management office opened, and the [Manager] entered.
“Master, there’s been a problem.”
“Huh?”
*
Han Yu-seong and Kim Yu-na think of each other as funny characters, but the employees of the [Company] are not incompetent at all.
They sneered, thinking two people in suits were acting that way, but that’s a grossly unfair assessment of them.
The [Company Employee Suit] is regarded as one of the masterpieces of the [Company].
It requires no special cost or carries any risk, and you can use special abilities just by wearing it.
To begin with, Han Yu-seong might have been aware, but someone at Kim Yu-na’s level wouldn’t have noticed any abnormality unless she was bound to the system of the [Ordinary Apartment].
Furthermore, gathering information about someone like Han Yu-seong is no small task.
This project has garnered the [Company]’s serious attention, and the dispatched employees must be acknowledged elites.
So, it’s only natural that there would be someone among the employees gathered around who could quickly detect the [Abnormality].
“Crazy.”
Seeing her superior suddenly cursing beside her, the new hire shook her head.
Yeah, it’s about time that an elite like him is working part-time, so he must have endured quite a bit.
“Is the real crazy one the [Alliance] folks?”
“Excuse me?”
Why did the [Alliance] suddenly come up here?
As the new hire gathered hooks in her mind, the supervisor picked up the walkie-talkie on their hip and spoke.
“[Abnormal Phenomenon] detected! The enemy is the [Alliance]! All personnel prepare!”
Almost simultaneously with the completion of the supervisor’s words…
The sky turned a deep red.
*
The [Alliance] is one of the oldest powers alongside the [Temple].
Yet even in modern times, they are regarded as the weakest of the four great factions and are subtly underestimated, yet they remain a force with considerable resources.
Therefore.
If the [Company] knew what was inside Han Yu-seong’s backroom, they would never have dispatched their employees nearby.
“Damn monsters…”
Through blurry visions, I see a monster seemingly nursing itself.
Even Han Yu-seong was seriously questioning whether these things could recover.
But perhaps the mental strength evaluated as possibly becoming a reincarnator awakened the spirit of the man.
Herein lies Han Yu-seong’s mistake: underestimating their loyalty towards the [Alliance] and their hatred for the [Abnormality].
And unlike the young Kim Yu-na, the man has lived as an agent until middle age and would not be easily shaken in the face of death.
“Connect it. [Network]”
An [Abnormality] rooted in a non-material form.
Once connected, it cannot be undone, and cancellation is impossible. Even the [Alliance] is careful to manage this malevolent [Abnormal Entity]…
But fearing the disappearance of the previously dispatched Kim Yu-na and the possible existence of the [Unpermitted 13th Floor] presumed to be a [Void Space], he implanted part of that consciousness into the head of the army commander.
In case the operation fails and they get isolated in an external dimension, it serves as a means to inform the [Alliance].
Neither Han Yu-seong nor the other three factions were aware.
They were oblivious to the extent of the current [Alliance] lurking around.
How valuable it is to them for an [Abnormality] that feeds on other [Abnormalities].
The extreme lengths they might go to obtain it.
As the commander’s consciousness linked with the [Network], it connects to the [God] level [Abnormal Entity] [Hive Mind] managed at the core of the [Alliance].
From the existence of the [Ordinary Apartment] to the danger posed by the entities, the existence of the backroom, and Han Yu-seong’s cruelty and madness.
All the information the man saw is conveyed to the [Alliance].
Even though there’s still no information about the [Ordinary School] and the [Abnormality] contained within it.
Even with just the information sent so far, it was enough to mobilize the forces of the [Alliance].
“Everything is for humanity.”
The elderly man in a suit gazes out at the cityscape below.
A sight he could scarcely imagine during the era when he lived as a slave to the mere [God] created by humans.
That humanity could develop so brilliantly and dazzlingly…
No existence not of humanity should be allowed to hinder that advancement.
“Go, kill all the non-humans.”
With those words, the sky turns crimson.
As if red paint spilled across a blue sky, it mixes with the heavens, producing an otherworldly twilight hue.
[Mythical Class Anomaly – Ragnarok]
A battlefield that separates the world of humans from the [World of Abnormalities].
Today’s events won’t be known outside.
It will be the quietest war in the world.
“For the sacrifices of humanity, endless gratitude.”
Of course, it’s heartbreaking that the nearby residents couldn’t be evacuated…
But war is always accompanied by sacrifice.