Transcendence Due To A System Error
-
Transcendence Due To A System Error - Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Novel
< Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Novel (2) >
My mind was in total chaos right now.
Was it because I was thinking about the error message?
Or because I was guessing what the tattoo that looked like the World Tree meant?
Or because I was trying to figure out how to restore the World Tree鈥檚 Blessing that was overloaded by excessive use?
Or because I was combining all these things and planning my future actions?
Those were somewhat relevant, but not the fundamental reason.
The reason why I was confused was very simple.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a normal house.鈥?/p>
Shin Jia came to visit my house.
鈥淵es. It鈥檚 normal.鈥?/p>
Without any warning or notice, she suddenly came.
How could I not be flustered by that?
鈥淗ere. Have some green tea鈥?Haha. There鈥檚 nothing in the house.鈥?/p>
鈥淭hank you.鈥?/p>
Shin Jia, who was kneeling on one knee, lifted the teacup with a graceful gesture.
鈥淒o you usually enjoy drinking this kind of thing?鈥?/p>
鈥淵es? Yes. I do.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€ see.鈥?/p>
She took a light sip.
There was no noticeable change in her expression, but I could tell. She didn鈥檛 like it.
After all, green tea made from tea bags is not for taste.
Silence descended.
The awkwardness increased every time our eyes met.
Why did Shin Jia come to see me?
It wasn鈥檛 because of the Piale Alo incident, for sure.
All the surveillance devices, including the CCTV that operated with the status window, were also paralyzed by the status window interference. There was no evidence left.
In fact, no one came to find me even after a day passed.
Except for Shin Jia!
鈥淐an I ask why you came to see me today?鈥?/p>
I decided to go straight to the point.
鈥淏efore that, I should introduce myself first. I鈥檓 Shin Jia. I鈥檓 a freshman who entered the Superhuman Academy with you.鈥?/p>
鈥淵es. You probably already know, but I鈥檓 Kang Seo-yul.鈥?/p>
No, wait. Did you just say 鈥楰ang Seo-yul-nim鈥?
Not 鈥榮si鈥? but 鈥榥im鈥?
鈥淭he reason why I came to see you today is because of the freshman representative speech tomorrow.鈥?/p>
鈥淎h.鈥?/p>
I finally relaxed.
The freshman representative speech.
The entrance ceremony of the Superhuman Academy consisted of a 20-minute short event and a 7-hour test.
The freshman representative speech meant that the top students of both literary and martial arts would give a speech as representatives.
鈥淪o you were the other top student.鈥?/p>
鈥淵es.鈥?/p>
Shin Jia was the top student of martial arts.
And I was the top student of literary arts.
In other words, I ranked first in theory.
We will be standing on the stage together at tomorrow鈥檚 event.
But even if you say freshman representative speech, it鈥檚 just reading half of the speech prepared by the school.
Is there anything to prepare?
I was tilting my head when it happened.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the superficial reason for my visit.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€uperficial?鈥?/p>
Shin Jia suddenly changed her posture.
She knelt on one knee and bowed her waist respectfully.
In other words, to summarize it.
鈥淚鈥檒l greet you first. I鈥檓 Shin Jia, a descendant of the Shin family. A branch of blood.鈥?/p>
She bowed to me.
My pupils trembled.
What鈥檚 going on here?
鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to meet you, ancestor.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€n..cestor?鈥?/p>
The Shin family was an old family that inherited the blood of elves in the past.
Of course, now they were so diluted that they were no different from ordinary people, but anyway, they were definitely connected to elves in the past.
That is, ancestor means elf, and she thinks I鈥檓 an elf.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 understand what you鈥檙e talking about. Ancestor?鈥?/p>
I tried to deny it at first.
鈥淭hat day. I saw it.鈥?/p>
But Shin Jia was adamant.
鈥淵ou pulled out a bow from the World Tree and used it.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€?鈥?/p>
Her words were enough to make me flustered.
But I couldn鈥檛 show my panic on my face.
I desperately swallowed my panic.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what you鈥檙e talking about鈥︹€?/p>
There was no point in denying it anymore.
I rather glared at her.
鈥淗ow did you see it? You should have passed out.鈥?/p>
This was important.
If she had been attacked by that unknown thing and lost consciousness, how could she have seen it?
鈥淚t has something to do with my skill, I think.鈥?/p>
鈥淎h.鈥?/p>
Shin Jia had a skill called 鈥楳ental Armor鈥?
A passive skill that blocks mental attacks.
Could it be that it blocked even the status window interference?
That was a blind spot.
But still, how could she mistake me for an elf?
Well, I understand that.
She saw me using an artifact that only elves could wear, so it was natural for her to mistake me for one.
鈥溾€ou wouldn鈥檛 believe me if I said I鈥檓 not an elf, would you?鈥?/p>
鈥淚鈥檒l try my best to believe you!鈥?/p>
She had the expression of a junior who was forced to say 鈥業 didn鈥檛 see anything!鈥?by the senior鈥檚 threat in the army.
How is that a believing expression?
Ah. This is annoying.
I scratched the back of my head.
How should I deal with this situation?
鈥淗ey.鈥?/p>
鈥淵ou can speak comfortably!鈥?/p>
鈥淣o, still.鈥?/p>
鈥淔eel like you鈥檙e talking to someone beneath you!鈥?/p>
鈥淣o, I mean鈥︹€?/p>
Shin Jia鈥檚 eyes sparkled brightly.
She looked like a puppy waiting for its owner鈥檚 command.
It鈥檚 not fair to make that face with that expression.
I sighed inwardly.
鈥淥kay. Fine. I鈥檒l speak comfortably.鈥?/p>
I was older than her anyway, so it wasn鈥檛 uncomfortable to speak casually.
鈥淵es!鈥?/p>
Shin Jia鈥檚 smile bloomed like a flower. Was she that happy?
鈥淔irst of all, you鈥檙e the only one who knows what happened that day, right?鈥?/p>
This was crucial.
If that incident spread outside, the real 鈥榯hem鈥?might start to act from the beginning.
鈥淵es. Only I know. Oh, and please call me 鈥楯ia鈥?comfortably.鈥?/p>
鈥he鈥檚 quite demanding.
鈥淒id you come here today under the pretext of having something to talk about as the top students?鈥?/p>
鈥淵es, that鈥檚 right.鈥?/p>
Then there would be no one who would doubt our meeting.
鈥淪o, why did you come to see me today?鈥?/p>
鈥淲hat do you mean by why?鈥?/p>
Shin Jia tilted her head cutely.
鈥淒o you have something to ask me? Or are you planning to blackmail me with my secret?鈥?/p>
Shin Jia鈥檚 eyes widened.
鈥淣o, no! How dare I have such a rude thought! I just wanted to see your face and greet you as a descendant.鈥?/p>
She shook her hands vigorously and denied it desperately.
鈥溾€ou just came to say hello?鈥?/p>
The Shin Jia I knew was not like that.
She had a setting that idolized elves, but her personality was very cold, rational, and logical.
There must be some other intention.
鈥溾€ell. To be honest, I do have a personal wish.鈥?/p>
I knew it.
鈥淭ell me.鈥?/p>
Shin Jia fiddled with her fingers and said.
鈥淲ell, I don鈥檛 know what you鈥檙e thinking about entering the Superhuman Academy, where 20-year-old freshmen gather.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€uh?鈥?/p>
Is that how you interpret it?
鈥淏ut I think there must be a serious reason why you, who have hidden your appearance for thousands of years, have revealed yourself again.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€︹€?/p>
No, listen.
I don鈥檛 have any grand reason like that.
鈥淭hen, please. Please allow me to help you as a descendant of the Shin family.鈥?/p>
鈥溾€hat?鈥?/p>
Shin Jia clasped her hands and pleaded with sparkling eyes.
鈥淧lease鈥︹€?/p>
* * *
The entrance ceremony of the Superhuman Academy is basically a test of physical abilities.
After the 20-minute short event, the physical ability measurement begins.
Some might wonder why they need to measure physical abilities when they have status windows.
There鈥檚 a reason for that.
It鈥檚 taboo to let others see your status window in this world.
The status window contains not only your stats, but also your personal information, skills, and weaknesses.
If these things are leaked, it would be a huge disadvantage in the fight against villains.
That鈥檚 why the governments of each country abolished the system of status window registration.
So this is the alternative: the ability measurement system.
鈥淣ext. Yoon Ji-sang. Strength C. Are you sure?鈥?/p>
鈥淵es!鈥?/p>
鈥淕ood. The Strength C test is conducted in section 3. Go that way. Next!鈥?/p>
The method is simple.
You say your stats and take the test accordingly.
This way, you can measure your exact stats without revealing everything in your status window.
鈥淣ext! Kang Seo-yul.鈥?/p>
鈥淵es.鈥?/p>
鈥淪trength F. Are you sure?鈥?/p>
鈥溾€es.鈥?/p>
It鈥檚 too accurate to hide my pathetic stats.
鈥淲ow. F rank.鈥?/p>
鈥淗ow did he have the guts to become a superhuman? Haha!鈥?/p>
I heard whispers from around me.
鈥淗ey. Maybe he鈥檚 a mage, right?鈥?/p>
Sorry, but I don鈥檛 have any magic at all.
鈥溾€kay. We don鈥檛 measure F. Move on to the next test.鈥?/p>
To be honest, my strength is probably less than F.
The strength of an athlete in the original world was about F.
The agility test was the same.
鈥溾€gility F? Is it a computer error?鈥?/p>
鈥溾€o. It鈥檚 correct.鈥?/p>
鈥淎h. I, I see.鈥?/p>
The teacher looked very embarrassed.
鈥淎hem. Then Kang Seo-yul, you can move on to the next test. There鈥檚 no measurement for F.鈥?/p>
鈥淵es.鈥?/p>
With the teacher鈥檚 confused eyes and the students鈥?whispers, I finished all the stat tests faster than anyone else.
Now I鈥檓 sitting in the auditorium, spacing out.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 him. The all-F rank top student.鈥?/p>
鈥淲ow. How did he get into the Superhuman Academy with those skills?鈥?/p>
I don鈥檛 know how to choose my own stats either, so how can you predict them?
I was thinking such nonsense while looking at the weapons.
鈥淚f you haven鈥檛 decided on a weapon yet, you can try various weapons within the time limit. So feel free to choose.鈥?/p>
Then I鈥檒l try the weapon I used once first.
鈥淥h. A bow?鈥?/p>
鈥淲ell, that鈥檚 the weapon that鈥檚 least affected by stats.鈥?/p>
I stood in front of a cart full of bows and grabbed one with my hand.
鈥淯gh!鈥?/p>
At that moment, I felt a pain in my left shoulder blade.
It felt like my shoulder was burning.
I lifted my training suit slightly and checked the painful area.
鈥溾€uh?鈥?/p>
The World Tree tattoo was glowing.
