After eating, I went back to sleep. Maybe it was because I was exhausted from the dungeon, but I fell asleep almost instantly and ended up sleeping for a long time.
The next morning, when I woke up and checked the alarm clock, it read 10:00 a.m.
When I stepped outside, I saw Jinah sitting on the couch. Her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she was wearing a pink-and-white T-shirt with yellow shorts. She was studying, a pen resting between her lips as she stared at her book in deep thought.
She looked… hot, to say the least.
I need to control my thoughts and my freakiness.
"Good morning," I said.
"Morning. They discharged you pretty late yesterday, huh?"
I blinked. "Yeah. They had to run a lot of tests. Why didn't you go to school today?"
'i can't let know i was doing a dungeon just after getting discharged'
Jinah looked at me with a deadpan expression.
"It's Sunday."
I scratched the back of my head sheepishly. "Ah… right. I kind of forgot. Well, how's your studying going?"
"Perfect. But it would go even better if someone stopped bothering me."
I sighed and went to take a bath.
After changing into my usual blue-and-black outfit, I said, "I'm going out."
I headed to a nearby park to complete my daily quest. After finishing it, I received the usual rewards.
The cursed box gave me a Flash Bang.
Weird. Who exactly am I supposed to blind?
The blessed box gave me three ability points total six ability points , which I immediately invested in Strength.
Then a thought struck me.
Let's check my skills. I completely forgot to look at them before.
[SKILLS]
TENACITY (Passive): When health falls below 30%, damage taken is reduced by 50%.
INTERMEDIATE SWORD TECHNIQUE (Passive): When using a sword in battle, damage output increases by 15%.
BASIC DAGGER TECHNIQUES (Passive): When using a dagger, damage output increases by 10%.
DASH (Active) [Lv.2]: Speed increases by 10%. Mana cost: 10 per second.
REINFORCEMENT (Active) [Lv.3]: Defense increases by 15%. Mana cost: 30 per second.
Four skills, huh.
Dash and Reinforcement were familiar — I had used them constantly in the dungeon. Tenacity was amazing, though I would rather not fall into a critical health zone anytime soon.
Intermediate Sword Technique… that was probably because I trained in a dojo for years and sparred with Cha often. Even though I preferred daggers, I could only learn the basics on my own. No one — literally no one in Korea — taught dagger combat. Assassins were rare. Very rare. And dagger fighting was looked down upon by dojo masters in the name of "martial spirit."
Because apparently surprise attacks were dishonorable.
What a load of nonsense.
Still, my skill set wasn't bad. But I needed more.
I approached a tree and began coating my body with mana, trying to suppress my presence — attempting to learn Stealth.
After half an hour of trial and error, moving between shadows and controlling my breathing, a system prompt finally appeared.
[NEW SKILL ACQUIRED]
STEALTH (Active) [Lv.1]: Reduces presence by 50%. Mana cost: 100 per second.
Finally.
I don't even remember how the original learned it, but who cares.
The mana cost was ridiculously high. I could only sustain it for a few seconds with my current reserves. But those few seconds… could be decisive.
I checked the Association's website for available gates. Nothing for today. There were a few raids tomorrow, but I decided not to register.
Who knew what kind of task that entity would throw at me?
So instead, I booked a training room at the Association and practiced until sunset. None of my skills leveled up, but I could feel my control improving.
When I returned home, I ate dinner with Jinah and went to bed.
But I couldn't sleep.
And I knew exactly why.
The timer.
Only a few hours remained before the system update. Before that stupid entity started assigning tasks again.
My thoughts were spiraling.
[HIGH EMOTIONAL STATE DETECTED]
[???? BLESSING ACTIVATED]
A wave of calm washed over me.
So that's how it works.
The blessing only activates during intense emotional spikes. If it's mild anxiety, nothing happens.
I glanced at the clock. Almost midnight.
I left the house and went to the nearby park again. There were still two hours left.
To pass time, I completed another daily quest. The blessed box gave me three more ability points. The cursed box gave me…
A smoke grenade.
Yes. A freaking smoke grenade.
What's next? TNT?
Lately, it's been nothing but bombs.
I stared at the countdown.
[00:00:03]
2…
1…
The moment it hit zero, notifications flooded my vision.
[DING!!!!!]
[YOU HAVE MULTIPLE MESSAGES]
[???? GIVES YOU A QUEST]
[THIS QUEST CANNOT BE REJECTED]
[FORCEFULLY ACCEPTING QUEST]
{YOU WILL ENJOY WORKING FOR ME}
[INITIATING INTERDIMENSIONAL TRAVEL]
[GOOD LUCK, PLAYER]
Interdimensional travel?
Before I could even process the words, everything around me went dark.
[STATUS
SUNG JIN WOO
LEVEL: 26
STRENGTH: 60
STAMINA:49
AGILITY:50
INTELLIGENCE:36
PERCEPTION:48
MANA:940
ABILITY POINTS: 6]
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[A/N: i wrote it huh so now this book is a multiverse fanfic i guess and also any thoughts on what rewards should he get]