Regress and Eat

< 2 Person's Unique Skills >

I struggled to suppress the caution in my eyes.

I have a smile on my face.

“Of course. Why would I lie about something like that? ”

I lied.

Approximately a month ago, when I was asked what my unique skills were in the presence of Seo Kyu-cheol and Han-sun.

For a short while, I thought about how to answer.

"First of all, you can't expose [Mana Drain]! '

Telling the enemy that I can grow without limits gives me a reason to kill myself faster. In fact, it was only in a short period of time that I woke up.

'But it's not right to reveal the eyes of the successor.' '

This skill maximizes the effectiveness of the target when the target is uncertain. In my past life, I only knew about Choi Seung-hyun's true abilities for a limited number of people, and my competitors were caught in front of me, aiming for an ambush, or preparing a unique skill to scare, and being blocked by my colleagues.

'Even if you don't have a unique skill at all, you won't believe it if you reveal your normal skill someday, or if you take a random unique skill that I can't imitate and tell you about it!'

At that moment, after reflecting on such a short time, I decided. What skills to tell Seo Kyu-chul and Han Seol.

“Jin-wook.”

Hansul says.

“Your unique skill · · · that [replica]. ”

[Replica] is a unique skill that was actually possessed by a Hunter named Rodman in his previous life.

He kept his own secret about his unique skills, but when he had a disagreement with our guild and went into all-out war, my abilities were detected and I was strangled by the sword he wielded while dancing in front of Randy.

An overview of abilities is a degradation plate of skill detection and reproduction that can be done with the [successor's eye] in one word.

When [Replica] is activated, it can be saved and replicated within a limited number of times, even if the skill card is not mounted in a slot.

I'm sure I'll have a lot of work to do in the future with other Hunters, but I chose to keep in mind that using only the four skills declared to be fitted in the slot will make the breadth of the chastity too narrow.

Even from the enemy's point of view, a Class E Hunter's copyable skill is limited by his maneuvers, so his vigilance will be reduced.

“You said that other Awakened's unique skill is impossible to copy, right? ”

“Yes.”

“Maybe if you increase your Skill level, you can copy your unique skill as well? ”

“Hmm? I don't know about that. That's not what the system message says. ”

“Really?"

“Then, why are you suddenly asking me that? ”

She gives you a long contemplative look and opens her mouth.

“I told you this story in secret to the guild master. Okay?"

What are you trying to tell me?

I nod silently.

“Jin-wook, do you have any idea what my unique skill is? ”

That was unexpected.

Heart beats faster. I tried to stay calm and watch my face.

Her unique skills, I would expect, were related to the curse.

The red seed that was hidden in Park Chang-hee's body and in my body.

I retaliate.

“Of course not. That's just you and the vice guild chief. ”

“Yeah, just the two of us. ”

She said with an awkward silence.

“Guild Master, you know he trusts me, right? ”

“I know. ”

An absolute belief that no one talks about Han Seol and fully supports everything she does. Seo Kyu-chul trusted Han Seol that much.

“How do you think it happened? ”

“I hear you're a lifesaver · · ·. ”

“That's right. ”

Before entering the Celestial Dragon, Han Seo Seo Kyu-chul saved Seo's life.

Everyone thinks that Seo Kyu-chul's trust stems from the incident.

“Actually, he trusts me for one more reason. ”

She stares at me with calm eyes.

“You know your way around a guild's history. The Celestial Dragon has grown rapidly since absorbing and consolidating the guild I had previously occupied. ”

That's true.

Although Seo Kyu-Chul is the first S rank hunter in Korea and has the appropriate combat strength, the guild's ability to operate was separate.

When he left the guild alone, few disputed that Korea's strongest hunter was Seo Gyu-Cheol, but many shivered to say that the heavenly dragon guild he led was the best in Korea.

But all of this will change once Hansnow and the hunters she leads join the Celestial Dragon.

“What do you think is the most crucial ingredient in the growth of the Celestial Dragon? ”

“· · · Well, the vice guild chief joined? ”

She laughs.

“No, not that. ”

I roll my head.

“Well, I got lucky. ”

Although not always fortunate, there were a few decisive events in the early days of joining the Han Snow.

I voluntarily won a Dungeon exploration that others were not interested in, and then got some expensive items close to the Jackpot, and did not know about the changing Hunter-related legislation in advance, but I ‘accidentally‘ benefited from it because of internal circumstances. The financial gain he made was spent on scouting high-combat hunters.

Taking into account his accomplishments, there were few flaws. The dungeon that the Celestial Dragon Guild has been exploring has been displaced in the middle, so it is rare for Hunters to die or the dungeon to collapse. This auxiliary dungeon is an exceptional case, which is why it is more featured.

Hansool nods, listening to me quietly.

“Yes, the Celestial Dragons were lucky. Right after I joined them. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

The bold gaze pierces me.

“Choices to make your fortunes come true, for example. What if, after all that choice, I was actually there? What if I gave the Guild Master all the advice? ”

“But they are · · · ·. ”

I struck thunder in my head, not talking.

“But such advice is unless you know the future in advance. ”

No way.

Slow down without me knowing it. My head became complicated.

“Vice guild chief, now · · ·. ”

My heart is beating. My veins are about to burst.

“Is that what you're saying, I'm guessing? ”

“Yes."

Han Seol said quietly.

“It was possible thanks to my unique skills. I was able to make the choices that followed with every wise choice, every good fortune. I could have known. ”

She takes a few moments, and eventually spits out the words I pictured.

“Jin-wook, the name of my unique skill is [Future Prognosis]. ”

It felt like there was blood on my face.

I was genuinely surprised and didn't have to postpone that feeling.

Hansul said now. Her unique skill is predicting the future.

And I know people who will make the same claims in the future.

Angelica Heard.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

Han Seol continued to explain with a shortsighted tone.

She still had no complete control over this skill, and it was possible that the skill level would improve over the coming years, but there are limits to the timing and event designation that she would like to see right now.

The prophecy, like a trust, comes at an unexpected moment. Moreover, not all the details are clearly visible, but just a blurry scene like a watercolor painting with lots of paint. When I saw that scene, I understood some of the content.

I listened to the explanation and asked.

“· · Then why are you telling me this all of a sudden? ”

“In fact, I was wondering if your unique skill, [Refrica], might have replicated my [Future Prognosis] and triggered it. Have you ever had a similar experience? ”

“Why would you think that? ”

Hangul sighs and says.

“Sometimes, the scenes I saw are different. When I trigger the [Future Prophecy] and decide how to change the future, the aftermath is reflected in my actions. ”

“· · · Right? ”

“But then I saw a reality that was completely different from the future I had recently seen. ”

Her expression darkens.

“Chang-hee's dead. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

“In the future I saw, Chang Hee was alive at least five years later. Chang Hee should have been alive for at least five years because Chang Hee never appeared in the future. ”

There was heavy silence.

“But that suddenly changed. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

“The future changes because someone has seen it. I don't have the ability to analyze all the butterfly effects, but at least recently, I haven't made a big decision or made a move that would change Changhee's life. I can't explain it in detail, but at least I have reason to believe it's not because of my predictions. So · · · I thought someone else saw the future, not me. ”

Eventually, my virtual [replica] triggered a copy of her [future prediction], and as a result of my actions, it was a prediction that Park Chang-hee died because of a twisted event like a butterfly effect.

I shook my head.

“No, at least I never had such a weird scene in my head as the vice guild chief said. ”

“· · · Yes, I see. ”

She nods.

“I didn't mean to disturb you. Come to think of it, it could have sounded like she was blaming you. I'm sorry, but I couldn't take it because my heart was so frustrated. And · · · I wanted to tell you what to watch out for if you made a copy of [Future Projection]. Knowing the future can sometimes be unbearable. Even if it's a vague, blurry scene. ”

“Thank you for your concern. But I'm really not. ”

“Okay, okay. ”

Han Seol stood up with a convincing look on his face.

“I'm sorry if I offended you. ”

“No, not bad at all. It's okay."

“· · · · · · · Yes. What I said today, you have to keep it a secret. Okay?"

“Of course.”

I looked at her like that and deliberately said with a calm smile.

“I was so surprised. Thank you for telling me about [future predictions] · · ·. ”

“No, thank you for understanding. ”

Just turning to her, I asked Joker.

“But you see the future · · · I have to ask. What happens to me in the future? How are you holding up? ”

The end of the original Seo Jin-wook comes to mind.

I waited for her answer with a bright smile.

After turning my back for a while, Seolmin slowly turned and looked me in the eye.

And I said,

“Yes, of course. The farthest future I've ever seen is in 40 years. I can really see you in that scene. ”

Forty years later.

It's when the Tower of Choice rises and Choi Seung-hyun of her former life is faced with · · death.

“In 40 years? How old am I, then? Wow. How do I look? ”

Just a moment, a stiff look on her face passes by.

But he says right away, recovering.

“I'm not going to teach you. If you say it nicely, you won't try, and if you say it badly, you'll be discouraged. That's why you have to train hard! ”

As soon as she closed the door to my room, a chilly chill poured down on my face.

I mutter to myself.

Han Seol.

Angelica Heard.

What they have in common is that they claim to have the skills to predict the future.

In the case of Angelica, the words were half true, half false. She really did prophesy the future, but she had no such skills.

What would her case be?

And · · ·.

I float holograms with terminals. It was the final report of Kim's referral to an outside company a few days ago.

There were findings of ordinary civilians who were estoconites at this point in time called the Angelica Heard.

A summary of the report is provided below.

‘No person matching the client's proposed criteria can be found at this time. ’

Avoiding the expression "does not exist," but not finding it after conducting this kind of investigation, meant that at least none of the people who had a normal history had been registered.

It reminds me again. Memories of my past life.

There is nothing strange about the past of a man named Angelica Hudd.

"What if the identity itself was created suddenly? ’

There's one more thing that bothers me.

It is announced that Seo Jin-wook and Han are dead about 10 months from now.

And the appearance of a hunter named Angelica Hudd in the world · · is only a month after his unfortunate accident.

While I was thinking about it, I sent a message to Kim's assistant through the handset.

I wrote down the names of three people there and asked them to investigate them.

The name was:

Nathan Drake

Randy Samuel Hickerson

Amano Hibiki