[Ending the game.]
[Calculating experience.]
[Pethas's bond level is 3.]
[Rizel's bond level is 2.]
[Elona's bond level is 4.]
[Serin's bond level is 2.]
[Fatima's bond level is 3.]
[Nephea's bond level is 1.]
[Aisha's bond level is 1.]
...
Returning to reality, I looked around and rolled my neck to loosen my muscles.
The body in the "Baekhwan" world was that of an adolescent, roughly equivalent to a middle or high school student. Since it wasn't fully matured, my real body felt awkward in comparison.
'I stayed in the Baekhwan world too long because I liked the situation there so much.'
The current Baekhwan world was like heaven to me. It was the peaceful period where the original protagonist, Kyle, was growing up—a time when I could focus entirely on internal affairs without external interference.
'When I wake up, I have sex. When I eat, I have sex. When I sleep, I have sex… It's heaven, absolute heaven.'
I was the master of Tebura. No one dared to defy me. Among the existing local elites, those who resisted me were all assassinated by Yuria.
'But I can't just play around forever. I should probably start interfering with Kyle soon…'
I couldn't just let Kyle grow unchecked. If he became too strong, he'd be harder to manipulate and might even become a hindrance.
I sat on the sofa, took out my smartphone, and started operating it. Since I hadn't had any reason to use my points until now, quite a few had accumulated.
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[Name: Seong Eugene]
[Level: 44]
[Stats]
[Strength: 23]
[Stamina: 23]
[Agility: 22]
[Intelligence: 20]
[Vitality: 30]
[Mana: 27]
[Available Points: 441]
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441 points.
An astonishingly large amount.
'The bond level achievement bonus points were quite substantial.'
I had many slaves, including dwarves. By interacting with them appropriately, I easily achieved bond level 1.
On top of that, having wild sex with the maids in the mansion every day gave me a decent amount of bonus points from their bond levels.
'And for some reason, bond levels seem to rise faster than before. Maybe the higher my level, the easier it is to increase bond levels.'
Since I couldn't know exactly how much bond level experience I was gaining, I couldn't be sure. It might just be my imagination.
'My current level is 44. Last time, when I reached level 40, my inventory expanded, and I gained access to one more game world.'
I didn't plan on entering a game world immediately.
For now, I intend to focus on reality. The "Baekhwan" world suited me too well. If I kept this up, I might lose my sense of modernity and start living like a medieval noble even in the real world.
'The important thing is the points. Now, where should I spend them?'
I suddenly felt depressed when I actually tried to use them.
Raising the Yeongcheon Style to level 8 required a whopping 150 points.
'There's no need to raise Yeongcheon Style… right now.'
Mastery of the Yeongcheon Style was important, yes. But Jin Se-young, who could be considered my master, had advised me to focus on getting accustomed to using mana rather than the sword style for the time being.
'Even I think that right now, I should prioritize getting used to manipulating mana over the Yeongcheon Style.'
I set aside the Yeongcheon Style and instead raised the levels of my Marksmanship and Lightning traits. I spent 50 points on Marksmanship and 120 points on Lightning, raising each to level 2.
[Would you like to spend 200 points to raise Lightning to Lv.3?]
'It takes 200 points just to reach level 3? Well, Lightning is an incredible ability, so I can understand.'
Marksmanship required 100 points to reach level 3.
'Marksmanship is absolutely essential.'
Firing lightning or throwing daggers is influenced by Marksmanship. This trait is extremely useful in actual combat.
'Remaining points: 271. Hmm…'
[Would you like to spend 5 points to raise Acceleration to Lv.5?]
My gaze turned to the Acceleration skill.
'This is secretly a god-tier skill.'
If I suddenly speed up, opponents won't be able to react. It's a skill worth its weight as a trump card. It's also useful for escaping.
'Best of all, it doesn't require too many points.'
[Would you like to spend 10 points to raise Acceleration to Lv.7?]
A total of 40 points were consumed to reach Acceleration Lv.10.
[The skill Acceleration has reached Master Level, altering its effects.]
[Acceleration Lv. Master]
[‣Acceleration]
[Accelerates the body for 10 minutes.]
[‣Instant]
[Accelerates momentarily.]
[Current Charge Stacks: 5]
[Stacks are consumed to use Acceleration or Instant. Stacks recover at a rate of 1 per hour, up to a maximum of 5.]
"Ohhh."
Instant.
Even the name sounds impressive.
I glanced around. Of course, I wanted to test it immediately.
'Acceleration is ultimately useless if I don't move.'
So I used Instant right away. The moment I did, I understood how to use it.
I swung my hand through the air as if slashing with a sword.
[Instant has been activated. Remaining Stacks: 4]
My hand moved at an absurd speed. The fastest I've ever moved in my life.
"...."
My mouth hung open. The sheer speed of Instant was shocking, but that wasn't the reason.
When I activated Instant, it felt like time slowed down. In other words, Instant doesn't just affect my body—it also enhances my perception speed.
"Holy shit."
I set a smartphone timer beside me and activated Instant again.
This time, I stayed completely still.
[Instant has been activated. Remaining Stacks: 3]
Five seconds later, the stack decreased. Even though I did nothing, Instant ended.
'What the hell? Subjectively, I felt like 35 seconds passed.'
Time is relative, so it's not that strange.
'If I use this well, it'll be insanely useful. If I'd known this was such a cheat skill, I would've maxed it out ages ago!'
The problem was that if I moved my body while Instant was active, the effect would immediately end.
'It's a downside, but the advantages far outweigh it, so I don't even care.'
I tried to stay calm, but I was actually pretty excited. With this, I might even be able to land a hit on Jin Se-young, a B-rank Hunter.
'Wait. Acceleration's effects changed drastically when it hit Master Level. That means even seemingly useless skills like Gill Breathing might have potential…'
Remaining points: 231. More than enough to max out Gill Breathing.
[Gill Breathing Lv.1]
[Allows breathing underwater for 1 hour.]
[Cooldown: 24 hours.]
No matter how I looked at it, this skill was useless.
'I have an inventory. If I need to stay underwater for a long time, I can just bring an oxygen tank.'
Total cost: 32 points.
That's how many points it took to raise Gill Breathing to Lv.10.
[Gill Breathing Lv.10 has met the conditions and evolved into Blessing of Water Lv.1.]
[Blessing of Water Lv.1]
[‣Gill Breathing]
[Allows breathing underwater. Slightly consumes vitality.]
[‣Aquatic Life]
[Allows freer movement underwater. Slightly consumes vitality.]
[‣Water Walk]
[Allows walking on water. Consumes mana and vitality.]
[‣Aquatic Regeneration]
[Slightly restores health underwater.]
"…Whoa."
This was beyond my expectations.
I never dreamed such a trash skill could evolve into something like this.
'The cooldown is gone, but it consumes mana and vitality instead. That means I can activate it whenever I want.'
Gill Breathing, Aquatic Life, and Water Walk were toggle skills. Aquatic Regeneration had no cost, so it seemed like a passive skill.
'I don't know when I'll use this, but… Water Walk sounds absolutely insane.'
Walking on water. Probably running, too.
'Hah… With this, I could enter some primitive game world, become a saint, and establish a church.'
As flashy as this was, walking on water wasn't that special. Mages could do it using magic. Even non-mages with exceptional mana control could manage it.
'Even among A-rank Hunters, very few can walk on water.'
This fell under the category of talent—some C-rank Hunters could do it while A-rankers couldn't. It wasn't about the amount of mana but the ability to control it with extreme precision.
'Remaining points: 199. Time to raise stats.'
'First, Vitality.'
I'd felt the lack of vitality keenly in the Baekhwan world. With so many women to handle, I was running on fumes.
'A man's greatest ability is vitality. Vitality must be the highest.'
I spent 50 points to raise Vitality by 5. Spending 10 points per stat felt a bit excessive.
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[Name: Seong Eugene]
[Level: 44]
[Stats]
[Strength: 30]
[Stamina: 30]
[Agility: 28]
[Intelligence: 25]
[Vitality: 35]
[Mana: 30]
[Available Points: 4]
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These were the stats I raised. I was satisfied with the balanced growth. Honestly, Intelligence still seemed like a mostly useless stat, but I raised it anyway so I wouldn't look dumb.
'The remaining 4 points go to the gacha!'
[Spirit Gem]
[A gem imbued with pure natural energy. Spirits will love it.]
[Price: 20 points.]
[※Note: Only effective on spirits.]
[Everything Grinder]
[Grinds everything.]
[Price: 1 point]
[※Note: Contains exaggerated advertising.]
[Magnifying Glass]
[An ordinary magnifying glass.]
[Price: 1 point]
'…Not a complete loss.'
The Spirit Gem had appeared before. Not a total bust. And I still had one more attempt left.
'Come ooooon! Give me a skill!'
[Absolute Hypnosis Sticker]
[Write the hypnosis content on the sticker and place it on the target's skin to induce absolute hypnosis.]
[Price: 3,000 points]
[※Note: Hypnosis may fail depending on the target's mental strength. Once hypnotized, the effect cannot be undone except by the "Absolute Hypnosis Release Sticker."
There's no rule saying the hypnosis content must be limited to one instruction. However, if two contradictory commands are given, neither will take effect.]
"JACKPOT!!!"
I screamed and ran around the room. I couldn't contain my joy. I had thought the random gacha might have hypnosis-related items, but I never expected it to appear now!
However, after reading the notes, I frowned.
"Hypnosis may fail depending on the target's mental strength? What the hell? What's the standard for that?!"
I wouldn't know until I tested it myself. And I couldn't think of anyone to test it on.
'Should I try it on Elaine? No. Elaine is an intermediate mage—her mental strength is high. Besides, I don't need this to get her.'
If I were going to rely on something like this to seduce Elaine, I would've used aphrodisiacs long ago.
"Sigh."
No idea. I'll leave it for now.
I took out a box from my inventory. I called it the Premium Box. It stored special items. Dangerous or valuable things were too risky to leave lying around, so I kept them in this box inside my inventory.
The inventory was the ultimate safe. Nothing was more secure.
'Alright. Today, I'll rest. Tomorrow, I'll go to university… Damn. I stayed in the game world too long—I can't remember my real-world schedule. Should I write it on a calendar?'
As I checked the calendar, I absentmindedly stepped out onto the balcony.
Heavy rain was pouring down. Staring blankly at the downpour, I activated Instant.
'Instant.'
My perception sped up, and the raindrops falling from the sky appeared to slow down.
'With Instant, I should be able to dodge falling rai—no, that might be too hard.'
Instant ended.
[Instant has been activated. Remaining Stacks: 2]
"Huh?"
I tilted my head in confusion.
Earlier, when I used Instant indoors, the subjective duration was about 35 seconds. Now, it felt closer to 40 seconds.
'The skill is already at Master Level, so it can't go higher. If the duration suddenly increased… it must be due to stats.'
The difference between before and after raising my stats.
'Is it because of Intelligence?'
Acceleration and Instant don't consume mana or vitality, so they aren't affected by those stats. However, Intelligence influences skill efficiency.
'Intelligence is more useful than I thought.'
Of course, it was still nowhere near as valuable as Vitality.
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