Prologue: Two Uglies
Every human being had a partner.
It wasn’t like that from the beginning. That happened after 1999 when the new millennium started.
Academics used phrases such as soul connection and foreign companion, but no one truly knew what they were.
A chat room opened, and we can now have one-to-one telepathic communication with people who lived outside of Earth even though we couldn’t even see their faces.
No, that’s not the only thing. The people said that they were inhabitants of Star Hatter, which is not on Earth and was surprisingly different from Earth.
They practiced magic like in old fairytales.
Monsters that are only likely to appear in movies and novels are now alive. Instead of shooting a gun, humankind wielded a sword to get rid of them.
Of course, a considerable shock hit humanity.
So went crazy because they couldn’t stand the voices of strangers that they hear in their heads, and others began to speculate that Hatter might be another planet sowhere in space.
But all of it is to no avail.
No one could stop this phenonon, and no one could find Hatter.
Without reason, the chat room soon disappeared.
Changes other than telepathic chat rooms ca to Earth.
Hater’s inhabitants lived a very different life than modern Earthlings. So were court wizards, so were commanders, and so were nobles of demons who were hostile to humans.
And from that mont, Earthlings were able to use the powers of those connected with them.
Magic, the power emanating from the tempered body, was vivid and deadly.
Humanity, of course, did not know why this was happening.
We didn’t know what to do with that power, but it was clear that we had to gather those who had the ability. The governnts of each country created large institutions and embraced those who were capable by dividing them into different qualities and potentials. They received special treatnt.
It was a belief without any scientific evidence, but many believed that sothing might be coming to Earth as a counterbalance to all the strange phenonon. Therefore, competent people were being acknowledged as power representatives to each country.
In the process, it turned out that I couldn’t smile.
Chairman of a large company. Beautiful princess. World-famous sports player.
World-renowned people have acquired powerful abilities.
It was not a coincidence.
Hatter’s bad guys were connected to the bad guys on Earth as if they had been pre-woven.
It was a filthy world, everyone with a mouth said, but nothing changed.
Nobles are nobles; commoners are commoners—the gold spoons connected with the gold spoons and the soil spoon connected with soil spoons.
There were no exceptions.
Turning your life around after connecting with a powerful partner, was sothing that would only co true in a dream.
All I have left is resignation, and my disappointnt is growing.
I am Korea’s ugly representative, poor Samryu University student, Kang Si-ha.
My contractor is Hatter’s ugly representative and poor farr ‘Fate.’
It must have indeed been fate.
[Shiha, I want to show you! Farming is a huge hit this year!]
[Okay. That would be great, Fate.]
It was lecture ti.
I attended to Fate, ignoring lectures that I didn’t understand, grazing my chin and drawing graffiti in the corner of my major.
I was listening to the business report of my partner, who was talking in a lively voice.
[Please be more pleased. If farming goes well, the probability of starvation decreases, so you’ll be fine too!]
All Earthlings were bound around their necks. It was straightforward. If your partner dies, you will die as well. Of course, the opposite circumstance was also valid.
[Siha, your world is not starving. I envy you.]
[I am starving too. I don’t have the money to buy lunch today.]
It didn’t take long for the facts to co out, and from that mont on, all the inhabitants of Earth and Hatter wanted their partners to live long.
There wasn’t much that we could do for each other.
[Then, the knights ca out from the castle today. It should not have happened.]
[Don’t say anything, okay?]
My partner didn’t give the power of a bean, but he still helped . I was free to say any words to Fate since he was more stupid than .
“That’s all for today. Let’s study, Chapter 3 thoroughly.”
This way, ti can pass quickly.
As soon as the lecture was over, I yawned and put the textbook in my bag.
A friend ca to stretching.
“Shihaya, let’s go eat.”
“Where?”
“There is a pork cutlet near the door.”
I answered with agitation.
“It’s expensive there. I have no money.”
“Alright, I’ll buy the al, Shiha. Let’s go eat it.”
“Really!?”
I could call him a friend and my brother. I was afraid he was going to cancel, so I pulled him, then left the lecture room and headed to the Chinese house.
We arrived in less than 10 minutes. I sat in the Chinese house where I saw ‘powers’ appear on the small TV.
My friend, who noticed my gaze on the TV, looked as well and told .
“Oh, there’s a magic demonstration or sothing. Maybe today is that day.”
“Wizards are good. Did Fate suddenly awaken as a wizard?”
“It would be more likely that our zone will be given the Knights Letter.”
Of course, most of the students in college had partners with no abilities.
So were hiding their abilities as if they were protagonists of a novel, but most of them were quickly overwheld by governnt officials.
It is challenging to hide from other competent humans because they have an unmatched amount of mana. Damn it, it’s unfair.
— This is a magic demonstration in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. We are with the proud Korean wizard, Young-woo Go.
— The magic to be demonstrated today is Arrow Baptism. It’s a powerful magic that creates dozens of arrows at a ti and turns targets into ashes.
You can bla yourself for being weak and lacking power, but that’s still better than those who have t a wrong partner and died at a young age.
I attempted to comfort myself.
Then the Jjajangmyeon ca out, and I picked up chopsticks.
[… Shiha.]
Suddenly, the trembling voice of Fate trembled to my heart.
[Uh, what should I do? The knight, the knight!]
[What’s going on? How did you co across those guys!]
The word knight only popped out, but I beca extrely anxious. Hatter’s class system is absolute. There have been instances where you can lose your life just by opening your eyes incorrectly if you are a class with more than a two-level difference.
I’m glad to be alive, but if you’re unlucky …
Arrogant thoughts filled my mind. I lost the chopsticks I had in my hand.
[Shiha, what should I do? What should I do?]
[So tell what’s going on!]
Damn, I’ve been living calmly and well, without any trouble! Now what!
[This is just the sa na. It’s just the sa na. It’s still !]
[Hey! Hey dude!]
I was looking around strangely, I was to ask why my friend isn’t eating, but it wasn’t the ti.
No matter how many tis I called Fate, the guy did not respond.
But the crisis wasn’t just happening to Fate.
-Wow!
-Monster, monster! A monster appeared!
-Breaking news.
Sothing big had happened in the place where the magic demonstration was located; the screen turned into a news studio.
Then a window erged as if it were in front of my eyes.
[Kang Si-ha (in synchronization)]
[Human Lv 3]
[Strength-3 Stamina-5 Magic-0 Luck-0]
[Skill-None]
“What is this?”
“My eyes are weird! Siha, do you see anything strange?”
[No, Shiha. Sorry… Sorry!”]
This is bad.
— This is a real situation. Currently, monsters appearing in Hatter are also appearing all over the world. In addition to this, natural disasters such as sudden landslides and earthquakes in mountain ranges occurred in many areas. So if you are out, evacuate to the safest place.
At that mont, the announcer tried to calm down and convey the information.
My friend was confused and held .
There was a sound in my head of sothing being cut off.
I was sure that Fate was dead.
At the sa ti, the glass window that was covering my eyes, similar to the status window I saw in a ga, disappeared like a ghost.
I didn’t even know who I was, and then I disappeared. The loss I felt at that ti was beyond imagination. Perhaps I instinctively realized what it ant.
“All of this is real. Dear viewers, please act calmly. The authorities mobilized qualified people to ensure the safety of all the people.”
I chocked. My eyes turned bluish. My consciousness blurred.
The Jjajangmyeon bowl fell, and I slumped my head at the table. Only then did my friend notice what was happening to . He was at awe, trying to shake my shoulders, but I was already unable to say anything.
The Earth seems to be in a crisis of extinction, but I don’t know what was happening. All the while, I was dying.
It was a trivial life.
I wanted to live for a long ti, but it didn’t happen, My life ended insignificantly. It was so funny that I even laughed.
“Shiha! Hey, stay strong! Wake up! Be mindful!”
–The Earth is now in sync with Hatter! It is highly likely that you will suffer in the process of synchronizing with your partner, so viewers who listen to this broadcast will be as safe as possible.
Only
Ah, if I were to die anyway, I wish I had eaten Jjajangmyeon before dying.
That was my last thought as a human.
[Kang Si-ha (Fate)]
[Goblin Lv 1]
[Strength – 7 Health – 9 Magic – 5 Luck-???]
[Skill-Ebon Heart, Predation Lv1, Escape Lv1]
What is this?
And this was my first thought as Monster Kang Si-ha.
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