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nJinsung thought about what to talk about with Harin as he walked.

n‘Um… I think it will be very awkward…’

nHe couldn’t think of anything.

nThey went to the same university, however, he never met someone in real life who he first got to know

nin the game.

nPlus, he had never done anything with a woman of his age.

nJinsung started to worry, ‘What am I supposed to talk about? Should I ask about her Cooking skills?’

nJinsung, the solo gamer, could only think about Kailan.

nAnyone would have shaken their head at hearing this, but he was very satisfied with his life.

n‘Yes. If I ask Harin about her Cooking skills, she will be happy and, at the same time, I would get a lot

nof information. It would be fun to study Cooking skills together.’

nThe place they had agreed to meet was not far from his home, so he soon got there.

n‘Hmm… is Harin not here yet?’

nHowever, Harin wasn’t there. Instead, Jinsung saw a young woman in a pretty dress.

nShe had a pale white face and was wearing a beige sleeveless dress.

nShe was so beautiful. Jinsung exclaimed quietly, ‘Wow… I didn’t know there was such a beautiful

nstudent at Korea University.’

nNormally, Jinsung wasn’t that interested in girls, but the woman in front of him was truly beautiful.

nShe didn’t appear to have any make-up on her, however, her beauty was almost unrealistic.

nJinsung muttered quietly, ‘How can a human be so beautiful? Is she a star?’

nThe more he got close, the more beautiful she looked.

nShe also seemed very kind.

nJinsung wanted to stare at her, but he knew he couldn’t do that. Therefore, he looked away and

ncleared his throat.

nHe then stood next to her while waiting for Harin.

nThen…

n“Ian! You must be Ian, right?”

nJinsung was greatly surprised.

nThe ‘goddess’ next to him spoke to him!

nHis eyes widened, he was dumbfounded.

nExcept for his mother and the workers at the supermarkets, he hadn’t spoken to a woman for longer

nthan 5 seconds…

nNow, there was a beautiful woman who he had never seen before talking to him.

nHe felt like the whole universe stopped for a moment.

nA while later, Jinsung managed to speak, “Uk! Are-are you Harin?”

nThe ‘goddess’, Harin, smiled brightly.

n“Wow, you look just like your character! You must have not customized your character.”

nJinsung was so confused.

nThere was a good reason for that, as the real Harin was so different compared to her character in

nKailan.

n‘Her character is quite pretty… but not this pretty.’

nHowever, by looking closely, he was able to find some resemblance.

nJinsung stammered as he talked, “Yes. I-I don’t really care about appearances… so I didn’t bother to

ncustomize my face.”

nInstead, he wanted to ask Harin why she had ‘ruined’ her beautiful looks.

nNext, even though Jinsung didn’t ask out aloud for the answer, she responded, “Haha, I made some

nchanges because I wanted to be beautiful… I guess that’s why you couldn’t recognize me.”

n“…”

nShe customized her character to be more beautiful.

nJinsung didn’t know what to say.

n“Are you disappointed? My character looks better than me… right?”

n“…”

n‘Does she… really have a bad eyesight?’

nJinsung couldn’t figure out what to say, so he changed the topic, “Ha… Harin. Why don’t we go to eat

nlunch first? I am starving.”

nHarin smiled and pulled Jinsung’s hand, “Great! I know of a snack bar nearby. The food is really

ndelicious. Let’s go there!”

nNext, Jinsung gave his hand before he could even react, ‘Ah, why is she doing this to me?’

nJinsung really didn’t know what to do.

nHe had never touched the hand of a young woman.

nMore importantly, the hand belonged to Harin, who was even more beautiful than average

ncelebrities…

nJinsung could almost hear system messages.

n‘Uhh…’

nJinsung was almost being dragged by Harin, while the people who saw them couldn’t take their eyes

noff them.

nEveryone’s attention was drawn to them!

n‘He must have saved the universe during his last life.’

n‘Wow… I wonder how it feels to hold hands with such a beautiful woman.’

nMost of them were men who were jealous of Jinsung.

n‘He looks like beef jerky and yet he’s holding hands with that goddess!’

nJinsung was more handsome than the average, however, now he looked like a squid because of

nHarin standing right next to him.

nJinsung saw a mirror in a shop they passed through and realized it. He was then feeling really sad.

n‘She used a Diminishing skill on my face and used a wide-range aggro skill to get everyone’s

nattention… she must be a tanker-type healer…’

nHe even started to think like a gamer.

nHe couldn’t stay still because of Harin’s warm hand that held him.

nHarin saw Jinsung’s hardened face and asked, “Ian, do you not like Korean snacks?”

nJinsung waved his hands instinctively, “No, no! I love Tteok-bokki (Korean stir-fried rice cake with

nspicy sauce).”

n“I knew it! There is nothing that is as tasty as Tteok-bokki!”

nJinsung couldn’t help flinching every time Harin smiled, ‘Ha… this is so hard.’

nJinsung was dragged to a snack bar just like that.

n…

n“Uhh… uhh…”

nJinsung came home after the date with ‘Harin’. He then sat down on his chair.

nHe wasn’t exhausted after playing Kailan for a week non-stop, however now, he was exhausted just

nafter a few hours.

n‘Uh… girls are really scary…’

nHarin wasn’t that talkative, however, Jinsung had something like a girl-phobia. Therefore, he flinched

nevery time Harin said something. So, at the end of the day, he ended up using a lot of his energy.

nJinsung thought he was meant to play games.

n“At least I got to eat a meal with a girl thanks to Harin… all the girls in class avoid me.”

nThe truth was that Jinsung was avoiding everybody, ‘Uh, I used up this month’s portion of talking, in a

nday…’

nJinsung couldn’t think of what to say while he was eating with Harin, so he mentioned in detail how he

nwas forced to kill himself ‘thanks’ to Bukbuk.

nHarin happily smiled when she heard that.

n‘It was as if she was watching a comedy show…’

nHowever, it all ended well.

nThat’s because the smart Harin told him something that he could not think of.

n‘I still have a lot to learn. I couldn’t even think of this…’

nHarin mentioned that even though he lost one level as the death penalty, his pets still kept their levels.

nTherefore, if he logged in after 24 hours and raised his EP until it reaches 99% again, he would be

nable to raise the Proficiency of his skills and, at the same time, his pets would gain more levels…

nJinsung blamed himself.

nIf he had been as careful as he usually was, he would have never missed that.

n‘I need to be more alert. I should thank Bukbuk for this. If it hadn’t been for him, I would have just

nrested till the Arena opened.’

nHe could regain the 99% EP by hunting during for the remaining time he had.

nIn the end, his bad luck turned out to be a blessing in disguise!

nJinsung rested on his chair for a while and went to his capsule.

nNext…

n“Oh, right. I can’t log in yet…”

nJinsung realized that he had to wait for more than 15 hours to log in. He was then disappointed.

n“Hu… but sitting in here, at least, it’s comforting…”

nAlthough he couldn’t log in yet, Jinsung didn’t come out.

n‘Hu… I have nothing to do… shall I get some sleep?’

nJinsung reclined in his cushiony capsule.

nHe soon fell asleep.

n…

nIan logged in as soon as the 24 hours passed and went straight to the hunting ground.

nHe had to raise his EP, which was at 0% of the Lv. 50, to near 99% again.

nHe had slept really well, so he was in great condition.

n‘I will raise the Lightning Spheres skill’s Proficiency to the maximum.’

nThe skill level of the Lightning Spheres was Basic 2, while its Proficiency was at about 15%.

nIf he hunted for the remaining two days, he would be able to make the skill reach Lv. 3.

n‘Anyway, the Training skill’s Proficiency is so hard to raise since it reached Intermediate.’

nCurrently, the skills he had received during his early days of the new class were mostly at the

nIntermediate level.

nIan was worried that his skills’ Proficiencies might be low compared to his level since he had gained

nlevels so quickly, however, all the skill’s Proficiencies were quite high.

nIt was because of Ian’s obsession with using the skills again as soon as their cooldown times ended.

nIan arrived at the Ant Tunnels and immediately started hunting.

nHe had gotten used to his new skill and had found out the Giant Ants’ attack patterns and the

nstructure of the dungeon. Therefore, he hunted more efficiently and faster than when he received the

n24 hours death penalty.

nAnother day passed like that.

nIan grinned as he checked these pleasing messages.

n“Great! Using only Lightning Spheres was worth it.”

nLightning Spheres had a much shorter cooldown time than Ian’s other skills, so he could raise its

nProficiency quite quickly.

n‘What is my EP now?’

nNo matter the amount of EP he had, it was time to move now.

nThe Arena would open soon.

n“Ah, it’s 92% now. I am good with that.”

nHe couldn’t recover the 99%, but he could be satisfied with 92%.

nIan reached his goal. So, he finished hunting and went to Muran with pride.

nHe couldn’t help but feel of proud of himself because Ly was at almost Lv. 52, Bukbuk was Lv. 50 and

nBig Guy was Lv. 54.

nAdditionally, Chirpy’s Spirit Power, who would evolve at 1000 Spirit Power, was more than 300 now.

nThis showed how hard Ian spent his time using the Lightning Spheres skill.

n“I have prepared enough… shall I go to register?”

nThe Arena was at the main square of Muran.

nIt was a large, empty field, therefore, normally users took a break there. However, while the Arena

nwas open, the place was turned into a stage.

nIan arrived there early in the morning. He completed the registration and grabbed the best place.

n‘Know your enemy and you shall win.’

nIan was going to watch every battle, including the preliminaries.

nThis was to know more about the enemies he would face, but he would also learn a lot more.

n‘Like how other Summoners raised their pets and fight… and what are pros and cons of the other new

nclasses… it is a good opportunity to get a lot of information.’

nIan marked his place on a good spot. He then sat down and got ready to watch.

n‘Ha… I have nothing to do for the next 2 hours, again.’

nPeople started to sit near him one by one.

nAfter Ian realized that he had nothing to do, he started to feel tired.

n“Hu…”

nIan started to doze off.

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