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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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Eh?
The status windows that appeared before my eyes seemed somewhat familiar.
Beyond being reassuring, they made me feel nostalgic.
Because the UI was from the 1st edition of “Reincarnated Hero,” the game.
The place I possessed was clearly inside a novel, but the system was the game system?
I first examined the traits, the first notification.
“…What is this…”
Only traits that seemed like comedic elements were gathered.
Even the only beneficial attribute, plausibility, was inactive.
Although one general trait could be replaced later, it was the worst for a starting point.
[Supporting Role Trait Activated]
[Quest Added]
-Ding!
Putting aside the provoking tone, the quest content was quite malicious.
Was it telling me to just become a Rag and get beaten up?
“Anyway, succession… This is the most important.”
The characters in Reincarnated Hero weren’t called successors for nothing.
To think of it simply in game terms, it was something like a prophecy or special unique ability that appeared when creating a character.
For example, Aria’s succession ability as a healer was
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You, who have received the revelation of healing, can heal others through divine power, and the healing effect is greatly increased.
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Or,
The protagonist Edwin, as an executor, had
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You are a being who can save humanity by slaying the Demon King.
You will continuously grow through your future destiny, and you can exert strong power against what you consider evil.
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Caeran, as a slaughterer, had
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You may be destined to carry a lot of karma.
You are strong against multiple opponents, but will have a turbulent time.
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In this way, when a specific event or narrative occurred for each character, it gave them a unique characteristic, providing individuality and specialization.
Once determined, this succession ability couldn’t be changed, but it could be upgraded through the power of light or darkness.
Of course, I would have to try it myself to see if it was possible up to this point.
The problem was Lev Denec, this guy’s succession ability… I had a bad feeling about it.
“Please!”
-Ding!
A ? ping went off in my brain.
Because Lev confessed right at the moment I possessed him… My fate seemed to be stuck with some unknown ability called Recluse.
‘What the hell, give it back.’
The revelation that was supposed to come only once in a lifetime was determined arbitrarily without my consent.
Fate was literally fate, and I couldn’t change it again, so it couldn’t be more deplorable than this.
There was only one status window left…
[Bring one trait from the previous world]
“……”
The last hope to avoid the demonization ending seemed to depend on this…
-Ding!
Foundational Gamer…?
It could be said to be the trait that suited me best, as I threw away the sequel halfway through and only played the 1st game until I was sick of it.
Especially if it was the closed beta version, it was before the game’s open beta, so it was at a highly early level…
The important thing would be whether this could directly help defeat the Demon King.
“Wait a moment…?”
The neurons that usually moved slowly started to pick up speed.
I rummaged through the drawer again and caressed that pendant.
“As I thought.”
The concise, classic UI greeted me.
So, this world was the novel’s worldview, but I received the judgment of a game player.
Hence, the status window popped up.
The important thing was that the patch version was the CBT version.
‘Confession, Recluse, Supporting Role, only I get CBT judgment, Demon’s Whisper…’
I muttered about the situation so far.
And what I realized was…
‘If done well, this could be fucking overpowered?’
First of all, demonization prioritized selling one’s soul and making a contract with a demon.
By borrowing demonic power from the demon momentarily like that, one could gain strong power,
but if a human with a small vessel in the first place was consumed by demonic power higher than their level, they would naturally go berserk.
In the end, when the body reached its limit, they would forcibly supplement it by fusing with a demon.
So, if I wanted to prolong my life thinly and lengthily, it would be best to get rid of this ominous pendant immediately, but…
Liris would think I’ve already been consumed by the pendant, right?
A pro-gamer move came to my mind.
A way to properly get revenge on that damn author.
“Bring it on, you demon bastard.”
I immediately put the pendant around my neck.
And I made up my mind.
Today, I would sincerely become a demon.
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At the same time, it was dinner time in the Cheong-gwan, 2nd year student cafeteria, and so many students were eating.
Among them, there was someone who was receiving the attention of the male students.
It was none other than Liris Larochelle.
With pitch-black hair, she was having a pleasant dinner with the student council members.
But as if she couldn’t hide the humming that kept coming out, the secretary Laura asked her.
“Liris, you seem to be in a good mood.”
“Yes, especially today.”
“Is it because Lev Denec, that guy, got expelled?”
“Who is that person?”
“…”
Laura sometimes found Liris a bit creepy when she did this from time to time.
She was always dignified and kind typically, but when she drew the line, she was decisive.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Laura thought that’s why she was the student council president.
Meanwhile, unlike Laura’s thoughts, Liris’s mind was filled with thoughts about Lev Denec, that guy.
That day, after losing to the guy, she had been ignoring and could not contain her anger.
-Edwin, I want to kill Edwin! Damn it, you know that guy is nothing if I get a little more serious, right?!
-I let my guard down; I let my guard down! That bastard cheated despicably. I’m telling you, he’s a lowly one from birth, right?
-A guy who has only held a pickaxe in his life…
-If it weren’t for that guy, Aria, Melissa, those bitches would all be mine!
“Cute toy.”
That face was wholly consumed by anger and an inferiority complex, the guy who couldn’t control his rage and clung to her as if throwing a tantrum.
Men are simple creatures,
-It’s okay. You did nothing wrong. You were just being true to your instincts, right?
If you just pat them a little,
-I’ve felt that way too.
If you just pretend to empathize a little,
-There is a way to become strong, though…
If you just give them a little direction,
-I can see you in the student council again, right?
If you just fan the flames a little…
“Heheh.”
What she handed to him was none other than the Demon’s Whisper.
It was quite a valuable item, but it didn’t matter.
‘I can just retrieve it later.’
With his trash-like body and soul, he couldn’t directly receive power from a demon.
So she would just create a circuit and have him fuse with a demon.
‘First demonization experiment.’
Just imagining it was enough to make her whole body melt with excitement.
‘Incompetent junior, have you made your decision by now…?’
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The author who wrote that story is indeed as trash as his self insert.