Narrator's POV
"Damn, I want the next part!!!" shouted a young man staring at his smartphone.
This man who seems to be 22 years old is Andreas Thomson. A medical student who's a huge fan of manga and manhwa.
"I really want to see if Shintaro will succeed or not. Grrr," he clenches his fist in frustration, cursing the cliffhanger he just experienced.
[Did you like this chapter? And would you like to live in the PTJ verse?] A notification from the illegal platform that Andreas used to read the chapter in advance suddenly appeared in front of him.
"This hacker again *sighs*" he tried to close the notification that appeared on his screen but accidentally pressed on it.
"Shit, the new page won't close," the web browser wouldn't close or shut down the new page that appeared.
[If you really like PTJ and the fighting manhwa universe, then please participate in our experiment]
"What kind of nonsense is this? I'm just going to take my phone to the cops." As Andreas started to head to the police to report hacking, he noticed he couldn't move except for his fingers.
"What the hell!!" Andreas started to panic a little.
[Please participate since you've shown interest in the PTJ verse]
Although frustrated and slightly frightened by his current situation, Andreas calmed down after about ten minutes.
"Ok, I'll participate in your experiment." After expressing his cooperation, the webpage updated and displayed a list of names and another option called OC.
[Please choose the person you want to become, but know that this is your only advantage before the experiment begins]
Andreas silently read the information displayed on his screen and calmly nodded after understanding its content.
"Gun Park or Johan are logically the best options, but I don't want to be poor and sick or suffer a crappy childhood." The option that really made him want to click was undoubtedly Yuseong.
"Can I have more information about the OC option?" It was the option that intrigued him the most.
There's sometimes a difference between an OC and a Mob in the fictional stories he's read in the past.
[No problem, if you take this option, you'll undergo a complete reincarnation as a negative point, but you can choose your origins or your background]
Andreas's eyes opened slightly in amazement. This option is clearly better than Yuseong or even Gun Park himself.
"Ok, I choose the OC option," he didn't hesitate any further.
[Please describe your background with the required character limit]
Andreas wrote his background with a wide smile. He already knew which people could provide him with the best possible genetics.
[Are you sure you want to be the "older half-brother of Gukja Yang possessing the best overall talent of his generation"?]
"Yes, I want that." Andreas really had a short character limit; he only insisted on highlighting two things.
Being the older half-brother of Gukja Yang and being a genius of his generation. He knew that would place him as a Yamazaki and a member of generation 1 or 1.5.
'I should have natural talent superior to Gun or James Lee.' He insisted on being the older half-brother of Gukja Yang to avoid the useless genes from his father.
It must be said that Gukja was very lucky to have inherited blood from his mother. His father wasn't really very beneficial in this particular area.
[Now that you have finalized the preparations to start the experiment, I wish you good luck.]
The screen exploded with abnormal violence, and Andreas perished in the supernatural explosion.
...
"You... you can do better than that, right?" says a middle-aged man in a teasing tone, but you could see he was breathing irregularly.
"Haha, old man, I'm not done yet!" shouted a young man in a taekwondo outfit, launching a spinning kick, which was blocked by the man.
They continued exchanging blows under the admiring gaze of a child outside the dojang.
*Bam*
"I... I think I went a bit too hard."
"A bit? Who's going to pay for the repairs?" After extricating himself from the collapsed wall, the young man looked at the state of their environment in horror.
"Sorry Shinra, but private training sessions with you are starting to get really expensive for the dojang," the man says with a bitter smile as he looks around.
"Okay okay, I got the message, I'll pay more for this month *sighs*" after the teenager's words, Hansu smiles joyfully, nodding his head.
"Big brother, you were amazing!" while Shinra was thinking about his expenses, young Taehoon's voice resonated toward the door.
"Haha, you can also do the same as me if you work hard, but don't dream about catching up to me," Shinra couldn't help but boast a little in front of his mini fan.
"Oh, I have to get home or I'll be in trouble, see you tomorrow," after seeing the time, Shinra hurriedly left Hansu's dojang.
'It seems I'll have nothing more to learn from this old man soon,' it was both good and bad news.
Since his reincarnation in the Lookism universe and fighting-type manhwa, Shinra has been exercising his body from a young age, trusting in his genetics, and so far, it seems he was right.
He has always been the strongest among his peers in this life, and because of the wording of his request, he has gained tremendous talents in many things.
He even obtained the ability to copy thanks to that.
"You scum, you spilled your coffee on me and think your apologies will fix everything?" A teenager was hitting a boy on the ground.
Normally, this is a scene that wouldn't interest Shinra. He has never been the heroic type or one to save random individuals, but things are slightly different here.
Shinra seems to recognize the individual currently on the ground. He's sure he's seen him somewhere before.
As Shinra knows he's in a universe where fights are frequent, he felt he might miss something interesting if he didn't intervene.
"Hey dude, do you need help?" Shinra approached the boy on the ground in a casual tone.
"You there, this doesn't concern you!" The teenager, who was savagely beating the other boy, turned to Shinra with a threatening look.
He had blonde hair and an extremely aggressive expression.
'Funny, he reminds me of Bakugo from MHA,' thought Shinra as he observed the enraged teenager.
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"You're assaulting someone in an alley after school hours and telling me it's none of my business?" Shinra looked at the high schooler as if he were an idiot.
This act angered the teenager, who rushed at Kuro.
'A boxer, huh, and rather a good one, but he ran into the wrong opponent.' Shinra dodged his attacks with minimal movement before unbalancing him with a low kick and finishing him with an uppercut to the chin.
'Too easy and too weak,' he couldn't help but sigh with boredom.
He had held back so much that it annoyed him a bit, but he had no choice, otherwise he would have sent this idiot to the hospital.
"Are you okay?" He turned to the teenager on the ground, who was watching him as if he were an alien.
"Yes... yes but, you... didn't really solve the situation," the person Shinra saved expressed in a low and timid voice.
"What do you mean I didn't solve the situation?" Shinra looked at the teenager's face in confusion before nodding in realization.
"*hand clapping sounds*, you're afraid he'll get revenge," after saying these words, his interlocutor's face clearly showed signs of panic.
"You can just do like everyone else and report your harassment to the police, or at worst, become stronger," Shinra just shrugged and continued on his way.
He was no longer interested in this coward in front of him, and he doesn't really care if he's a manhwa protagonist or something like that.
"Wait, who are you?" Shinra stopped his steps. He deliberated whether he should give his identity or not.
After a brief moment of reflection, he ended up thinking that it wouldn't hurt to keep contact.
"I'm Shinra Yang, and you?" he just asked for the name out of curiosity and for the sake of politeness.
"Junwoo," the word that came to Shinra's mind after hearing his name was "shit."
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Author's note: Yes, he is the little brother (half-brother) of Kitae Kim