Chapter 62

Chapter 62

[dawn department store (8)]

Its weird.

Really weird.

Eunha scratched his head while dealing with Noname .

After <Centurys End Destruction>, the players world experienced three qualitative improvements.

The first period was immediately after <Centurys End Destruction>. With the influx of people who transitioned into players, there was a significant improvement in quality and quantity.

The second period was when Yumma Kang Hyun-chul, Holy Mother Park Hye-rim, and Emperor Lee Do-jin ascended to the Twelve. These names and others laid the foundation for the player world.

The third period was when Eunha graduated from the academy. Later, players referred to her generation as the Golden Generation. With their graduation, South Korea entered a prosperous era of Named players and <The Seed>. This was also the time when the hierarchy of monsters descended by at least one level.

Noname was a player from the first period. Naturally, he was incomparable to Eunha, who became a player in the third period. Even if his player rating during this period was B, the players during Eunhas time were no more than C-rated players.

But Noname was much weaker than he realized. He couldnt have imagined that he would be this weak, even if his prime continued beyond this point.

Had I gotten stronger?

A few months ago, hed reopened the Gift during a fight against a Hellhound, and hed been able to kill it in a cross-fire battle.

Since then, the mana in his body has increased.

Suddenly, he found himself possessing mana that accounted for 70% of his nearing death.

Still, his mana was only average compared to other players. It was high for an eight-year-old, but there is a limit to the amount of internal mana a human can take, and it will eventually converge on the amount of internal mana he had at his peak.

So the reason he felt stronger wasnt the increased mana.

Even though he only used a very small amount of it.

His physical abilities were much higher than they had been a few months ago.

Oh

I had grown taller over the months. They say that muscles get stronger as they are destroyed and repaired, but my physical performance has improved since that day.

And with his mana efficiency improving, he couldnt help but feel stronger.

Moreover, he was now used to fighting with a childs body. After his mad rampage against the Hound, he realized that his tactics were more appropriate for his age.

He didnt need to mimic the tactics of his regression.

Ugh!

Is this all youve got?

Moreover, Noname was not used to dealing with children. Since Eunha was taking advantage of his shorter height than an adult to attack, was unable to respond properly.

Come to think of it, it wasnt a big deal before the regression.

Others were unable to react properly when used his Gift. Some recognized him as someone else and dropped their weapons, some forgot who they were dealing with, and some swung their weapons in the air.

But Eunha had never done any of those things, and as far as he could see, was simply wrapped in mana.

Even now.

He watched with amusement as Noname manifested the Gift without working.

This isnt as fun as I thought it would be.

It was like stabbing a knife through tofu. At first, it was fun to stab, but now it wasnt fun to stab because it was getting stuck every time I moved.

The swarms were more fun.

I felt like I was dealing with a child who couldnt even wield a sword properly.

Why. Why!

Noname exclaimed, swinging a sword that couldnt reach him.

Eunha dodged the flying attack with a slight dodge. Not even a strand of his hair was missed.

Well. If the gift doesnt take effect, its over.

Even snipers change locations after a single shot.

The greatest effect of Nonames ability was achieved when he carried out assassinations using Disorder.

Unaccustomed to engaging in combat with opponents, including those whose identities had been revealed, he was no better than the other players.

Haa, haa.

He was almost out of mana.

Gasping for breath, looked at him from afar with a fearful gaze.

Are you done?

Eunha didnt break a sweat. By now, hed discarded his blades and had his hands in his pockets.

From the middle of the match, Eunha used all sorts of tricks against Noname. For the first time in a long time, he was in a position of overwhelming strength, and he was going to use this opportunity to do everything he could.

Ugh!

Lets end this quickly then.

Building a magic that interfered with human cognitive abilities, unless it was the gift <Disorder>, was a remarkably difficult task. Moreover, her magic targeted a location, not an object.

She wasnt called the best caster in the country for nothing.

Eunha sipped his plain yogurt, marveling once again at her abilities.

Thats the first time youve ever summoned me, Eunha.

Because I owe you a thank you.

I dont think its just a thank you.

Seoyoung looked at him with a meaningful smile.

They were treating each other as players. They were doing business out of necessity, and it was unlikely that he, who was particularly reluctant to make contact with her, would be brought in simply to say thank you.

How did it go?

A question with many implications.

But Seoyoung could guess what he wanted.

Noname and his gang will receive a death sentence, the first since the establishment of the Fairy Government.

The question was, who hired them?

I cant tell you that.

Shin Seoyoung didnt give him any wiggle room. As if shed been expecting him to ask this, she kept a poker face and spoke firmly.

I cant help it.

Im sorry. Just know that its not something I can tell you.

Shin Seo-young still kept her poker face.

Trying to read her emotions, Eunha had no choice but to give up.

I wonder who hired those guys.

It hadnt happened before the regression. He wondered who, and for what purpose, had caused an event that had never happened before.

And what had changed the future.

There was a story about how a single butterfly can change the course of the world.

After saving his family, he intervened in events large and small to change the future. He wondered if the world seemed to be unchanged when viewed from a close perspective, but when viewed from a distance, the world had undergone a radical transformation.

He was convinced. The future was still changing, even now.

But he had no intention of standing still. Since he was given the chance to live a second life, he was determined to live happily ever after.

So its not scary when the future changes.

And if it tries to put a knife to his throat, hell just kill it.

Are we done?

By the way, what happened to Dawn Group?

He had seen the news yesterday that Dawn Groups chairwoman, Lee Yoon-hee, was returning to management. Before the regression, the chairman of Dawn Group had left the job to his three sons and did not return to the management of the group.

The three sons fought a succession war for control of Dawn Group, and the eldest son took over the throne. At a crucial moment, a series of scandals broke out against the second son.

Chairwoman Lee Yoon-hee returned, and her successors decided to step down from everything for the time being and focus on social work.

Again, the future changed. He was no longer sure how the succession war between the successors to take over Dawn Group would affect society or who would eventually succeed her.

Well, Ill leave you to it, I have some business to attend to.

Okay, thanks, Ill see you later.

Okay. See you later.

Seo-young looked surprised as he waved goodbye. Then she smiled softly and disappeared with the wind.

The silence that enveloped the caf was gone, too.

The future has changed.

The future has changed. Eunha murmured to himself.

The future had changed, but nothing had changed.

If they got in his way, he would kill them.

His policy hadnt changed.

The year was coming to an end.

He finished the last of the yogurt in his glass, thinking about the future he didnt know.

And when he went home for dinner-.

Mom. Dad. I want to be a player.

Euna announced her decision in front of her family.

The future had changed.