Chapter 216

Chapter 216

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Chapter 216: Unexpectedness (1)

‘It’s finally here.’

The most feared entity in the universe at this moment, taxes.

There was no room for negotiation as the consequence of unpaid taxes was nothing but death.

‘Forgery of official documents might land you in jail at first, but at least there’s a chance of survival.’

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‘I had to work hard to come up with the money for acquisition tax... How much and how are those on the Chairman’s level paying?’

Yeongwoo imagined the Chairman, who must be sweating bullets trying to come up with the money to pay taxes.

However, instead of a clear image forming in his mind, something fist-sized was seen falling to the ground where the Doctor had been standing just a moment ago.

It was none other than...

「Jeong Yeongwoo07’s Heart」 – Epic Charm

【Fate Manipulation】

【Stubbornness】

【Phased Material Ingredient】

It was Yeongwoo’s own heart that he had before.

As promised, Doctor had processed his heart into a charm and brought it to him.

“Huh? My heart!”

Yeongwoo was surprised as he picked up his own heart, and tooltips appeared in his field of vision.

【Fate Manipulation】

|When reaching a fate branching point, the activation probability of the lowest outcome is tripled.

【Stubbornness】

|Increases the difficulty of all problems. Increases all unexpectedness.

【Phased Material Ingredient】

|When processed into a phased material, the effect greatly increases.

“What is this?”

He was already feeling dizzy again.

It was shocking enough that his own heart had been turned into an item, but the tooltips were incredibly confusing.

‘Tripled activation probability of the lowest outcome at fate branching points... What nonsense is this?’

As a human who had come into contact with the universe due to the reset, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

This was because one of the major changes caused by the reset was the reset of fate.

‘But were there fate branching points? Wasn’t it like that since the reset?’

Of course, judging by the lowest outcome thing, it seemed that it wasn’t a structure where everything ran towards a predetermined conclusion before the reset.

But nevertheless, it meant that there was equipment that influenced fate.

And that meant...

*Swoosh.*

Yeongwoo unconsciously looked up at the sky.

And strangely enough...

*Zap!*

Two streaks of bright white light suddenly shot down from the sky, each piercing Yeongwoo and Jeonggu’s heads.

*Thud!*

“Huh?”

“Ah!”

While Yeongwoo reflexively jerked his body, Jeonggu was already hiding behind the couch.

“...”

Truly amazing survival skills.

But what just happened to the two of them wasn’t some kind of attack.

“...Huh? Father, take a look.”

“What?”

As he raised his head in response to Yeongwoo’s words, Jeonggu couldn’t help but widen his eyes greatly.

“What’s that on your head?”

Because there was a symbol shining brightly above Yeongwoo’s head.

The circular symbols placed side by side in a partially overlapping shape not only adorned Yeongwoo’s head but also Jeonggu’s.

“It’s also on Father’s head.”

As Yeongwoo pointed to the top of Jeonggu’s head, a system message appeared in their field of vision.

―《General purpose certificate of lineal ascendancy》 authentication has been completed.

“Oh.”

“What?”

So, the symbol just now indicated that the two of them were related by blood.

“I told you, I’m your son.”

“Wait, does that make sense?”

Kubu’s eyelids trembled.

So Yeongwoo couldn’t help but ask.

“...What does ‘debt equipment’ mean?”

– It means unique equipment reflecting the value of existence. A prime example would be ‘Myth.’

“Ah.”

Myth.

A very good example.

Yeongwoo could understand it immediately.

‘So does my current existential value mean something like epic grade?’

Given that the heart-shaped talisman crafted from the heart was of epic quality, it wouldn’t be far off to think so.

Pop!

[Catalog]

〔28〕

Meanwhile, Yeongwoo’s catalog collection progress had increased.

Yeongwoo’s heart charm was also judged as jewelry and added to the catalog.

‘It’s a good sign in many ways. Anyway, I wonder if that charm effect will be helpful to me? Or maybe not...?’

Since the heart charm he pulled out was considered as equipment and included in the catalog of accessories, Yeongwoo couldn’t readily determine whether this tooltip was a good or bad thing due to its various interpretations.

【Fate Manipulation】

|When reaching a fate branching point, the activation probability of the lowest outcome is tripled.

【Stubbornness】

|Increases the difficulty of all problems. Increases all unexpectedness.

These two factors don’t necessarily guarantee good outcomes, do they?

For instance,

‘In a situation where the lowest outcome probability is tripled, it’s likely that a medical accident will occur instead of the expected heart surgery.’

On the other hand, thinking positively, there could be events like surviving with an 84% mortality rate in prison, or unexpectedly meeting a significant sponsor.

‘I should probably keep the charm effect on for a while.’

After Yeongwoo finished his own analysis, he bid farewell to Kubu, who was still waiting.

“Thank you for your hard work. Now, go home and rest.”

In response, Kubu closed his large eyes and returned the farewell.

– Thank you. I hope to bring you good news next time!

With Kubu gone, Yeongwoo’s heart surgery scars were also cleanly erased right on cue.

“Crossed a big mountain.”

“What mountain did you cross? I don’t recall you ever coming down from the mountain top.”

Jeonggu grumbled with a wrinkled expression, then suddenly looked out the window as if he remembered something.

“Is the next thing the dungeon?”

But as the lights came back on after the departure of the Doctor, the window showed not the outside scenery but the reflection of the two wealthy men.

“Yes. But Father, you’re not allowed to go out today.”

“...What? Why?”

“I don’t have the climate equipment to lend you this time.”

Today’s abnormal weather, metallic dust.

Yeongwoo intended to use the Bleeding immunity equipment, but he had nothing to give to Jeonggu.

“So are you going to the dungeon alone?”

“Tomorrow, the land will be attached. It’s better to go at least once before the atmosphere between nations becomes more hostile.”

As Yeongwoo said this, he gripped the hanging whistle around his neck.

It was to check the remaining summoning count left deliberately for this moment.

‘Remaining summoning count is one.’

The current time was 10:11 PM.

He had about 49 minutes left before he had to go out into the night.

“So now, let’s rest for about 40 minutes...”

Just as Yeongwoo was about to bury himself on the sofa,

“Mr. Yeongwoo?”

Seok’s voice came from the bedroom area.

And as soon as Yeongwoo heard it, he had a premonition that something must have happened in the room where the returnee had been seen so far.

Because,

—Kwaaaagh!

Before Sook’s call even ended, a noisy friction sound erupted from the television.

And soon after,

—Jeong Yeongwoo!

The excited voice of the general calling for Yeongwoo echoed.

In response, Yeongwoo quickly snapped to attention and got up.

“There’s a new weapon!”

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