Chapter 172
Slight dizziness accompanied the long-awaited ‘contract completion’ ssage. Enduring the dizziness, I closed and opened my eyes; I naturally expected to see Seo Dawon or the other servants in front of , as had happened before.
But…
‘…Where am I?’
An unfamiliar room greeted my bewildered self as soon as I opened my eyes.
To be exact, a panoramic view of a hospital room ca into view. I was lying atop a bed, with an electrocardiogram next to , that beeped with every tick of the graph on it’s screen.
As soon as I dropped my gaze to look down at my body, I saw that I was wearing a patient’s garb as well and a thick needle inserted into my arm. When I followed the connecting tube, I saw a saline fluid packet hanging from a stand.
Let alone after a [Vengeful Ghost mory], I had never woken up in a hospital room before, so I was flustered. Furthermore, my lips were dry, and my throat, as if it was being ripped apart, hurt far too much to speak. It felt as if I was in a particularly bad condition.
‘I was fine up until I summoned ‘Woo Ragi.’ Did sothing happen afterwards?’
At that mont, I thought deeply about the last mory playback. I moved my hand a little, but I felt a stinging pain poking into my skin. Looking down, I saw a blue bruise. While I was unconscious, a needle must have been stuck into the back of my hand.
‘I shouldn’t move around recklessly…’
Sothing must have happened after the summoning. Ominously, I couldn’t even see the noisy servants that had always surrounded .
‘Seo Dawon.’
Just in case, I quietly called out his na, but, as expected, everything was still calm. The sa was true of Lackey.
So, I decided not to move around futilely, rolled my eyes, and suddenly thought, ‘Wouldn’t I be able to get a grasp of the current situation if I manifested the [Status Window?]’
The [Status Window] could appear before my eyes with just a thought. Since the window updated in real ti, it was highly likely that I could be inford of any changes.
‘[Status Window]!’
So, I read the words that popped up before , but… Sohow, my situation was quite grave.
Na: Choi Lee-kyung – Lv 100
Class: Interdiate Necromancer
HP – 321,000 (-321,000)
MP – 102,040 (-103,040)
Title:
Sweeter than candy – Revenge is truly sweet
Greenhorn Adventurer – You’ve tasted the bitterness of life!
Main Stats (The three highest stats will be preferentially shown here):
Magic: 680 (-680)
Magic Control: 3.9% (-3.9%)
Movent speed: 22.7% ( 5%)
Skill:
– Summon evil spirits
[Summon Vengeful Ghosts: Proficiency 95%, Rank: High rank]
[Summon Sacrificial Offering: Proficiency o.7%, Rank: Lowest rank]
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-Death Mark
After special conditions are t, you can attach a death mark to the enemy. A living enemy marked by death will suffer a significant loss in defense; furthermore, you can gain additional experience points.
-Shinigami’s book (new!)
You can summon a soul within one hour after their death and look into the soul’s mories.
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(‘Choi Lee-kyung’-nim is currently subjected to a penalty after undergoing an unreasonable Vengeful Ghost Summon)
‘What’s this penalty?’
An ominous ‘minus’ sign accompanied all the stats in the [Status Window]. In addition, all of the [Class Skills] had turned red, which ant that there were restrictions on their use.
However, it all felt so utterly unfair while observing the [Status window]–there were no warning ssages or any foreboding signs that sothing bad would happen before pushing ahead with summoning Woo Ragi. The summoning activated without problems and now the system informs that I’ve gone beyond my own limits? 1 Did it think I’d just accept that?
“…What is this…bullcrap…? Ngh… My side fucking hurts…”
I straightened my torso in righteous anger from the absurdity of the situation, but my condition was really the worst. I might not have been scared from the [Status Window], but it seems as if my body suffered pain that could only result from being beaten all over.
In the end, I lifted my head briefly, violently trembled, before plumting back onto the plush pillow. If anyone had been watching from the side, they probably would have just seen stretching my neck a little before suddenly lying down once again.
–Creak.
Fortunately, I was not alone for long. A nurse opened the door and entered; she quickly approached as soon as she saw my open eyes.
“Choi Lee-kyung-nim? How’s your condition?”
“……It’s A-Alright.”
“Wait a mont.”
Afterwards, a doctor entered, and I underwent a few tests. I was ferried to and fro, through the hospital hallway, while lying on the dical cot; I felt a little anxious after seeing the expressions on the hospital staff that were moving .
‘This is the Ahn Hospital…’
Who on earth moved here? Also, will I not be able to see Seo Dawon or the other servants until the penalty ends? When will the penalty end? etc… All these thoughts occupied my brain.
Also, I was a little hesitant to ask the doctor or the nurses about the other surrounding situations. I was a little suspicious of their attitude–their tendency to restrict information from their patient. I had no idea who was paying for the hospital fee either, so I just naturally lied down as I was told without saying another word.
However, when I returned to my hospital room after various exams, an unexpected person was waiting for .
“Lee-kyung-ssi…”
“…Hui-seo-ssi?”
“I’m relieved, truly…”
It was Koo Hui-seo.
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“Was Hui-seo-ssi the one to hospitalize ?” I asked.
“…Yes…” Koo Hui-seo replied in a sowhat hoarse voice. He then approached my prone self cautiously; his eyes seed to be swollen and red. As if he had cried.
Hui-seo held a flamboyantly patterned handkerchief in his hand; while I stared at him, he dabbed at his eyes with that handkerchief several tis. My heart wobbled a little bit at his cow-like gentle eyes dripping tears.
For so reason, I assud he was crying like that because I was hospitalized. Because he kept staring at like that… Furthermore, like a startled young child, he stayed at a distance while sniffling and dabbing at his eyes without being clingy, like he usually would.
Therefore, I waited for him to calm down, but Koo Hui-seo had only sniffed at the occasional 30-minute intervals.
Since he didn’t seem to have any intention of speaking, I eventually asked him a question first. “Excuse , are you crying because of ?”
“Yes…”
“Uh…Mm. Well, I don’t have any idea of how I ended up here either…”
“Lee-kyung-ssi, you almost died…”
I thought he was crying a lot just a while ago, but, after ntioning that I almost died, it was as if a faucet had been opened.
Surprised and frightened 2, I raised my hand to stop him. Though it wasn’t my intention, Koo Hui-seo took my open arms as an invitation to hug and dragged into an embrace.
The weight of his body pressing down on was a bit heavy. However, after feeling his wet and warm face rubbing against my chest, it felt a little cruel to push him away. Left with no choice, I sighed loudly and patted the man’s back. As soon as I did that, his grumbling sound grew larger.
Like that, 10 minutes passed by. Koo Hui-seo still refused to leave my embrace, but his tears had stopped.
Even though I thought the other was a bit shaless–still laying in my arms without being embarrassed of his tears–I didn’t push him away. I’m just too used to this person’s bizarre actions now. Furthermore, since he was only placidly clinging onto , I wasn’t scared either…
“Excuse … Please explain. How did you know to co to my lodgings and take to the hospital? How many days have I been hospitalized?”
“3 days…”
I paused his nuzzling in order to ask so necessary questions; Koo Hui-seo replied, mumbling his answers onto my collarbone. I pushed him away, telling him not to do that, but, since his blinking eyes were on the verge of crying again, I sighed and let the other do as he pleased.
With my tacit permission, Koo Hui-seo continued to like a baby. Only after I dryly coughed a few tis, did he raise his torso. Then, he explained the situation to with a more placid attitude, “Lee-kyung-ssi called …Don’t you rember?”
“I did?”
“Yes… You called twice. You called, didn’t say anything, and then called again…”
“Is that why you decided to find at my lodgings?”
“Yes… I wondered if there was sothing you wanted to say that couldn’t be conveyed over a call…”
Since I had no mory of that, I assud that those were the servant’s actions. Knowing that I’d been penalized, they must have contacted Koo Hui-seo, the most useful person at that ti.
Since they couldn’t manifest properly in the world without my intervention…maybe they chose to use the phone with what little physical force they could exert…
TL: Bonus chapter as promised! Thanks to Kie and Sh1kari for the Kofi >.< Maybe I can get through my backlog of thanking people soti soon >.<
The other thing I’m thinking about is making a quick discord for this my other series, so it’s easier to compile fanart/have people contact about errors/typos etc!
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