Chapter 5
[All questions confirmed as no.]
Ding-ring-ding-ring-ding-ring-ding-ring-ding-ring-ding-ring-ding-ring-ding-ring.
When Ji-woo answered ‘no’ to all six questions, the temple that had judged the truthfulness of all his answers made a tremendous noise, filling the space with clamor.
The sound bouncing off the walls and hitting his ears was loud, but thinking of the reward that would soon drop, this level of noise was entirely bearable.
[Does the stranger wish for peace in this world?]
Ji-woo quietly raised the corners of his mouth, waiting for the reward the temple would bestow, but the guardian deity spoke words from an entirely new realm, not the phrase Ji-woo knew.
‘Well done, stranger. I will grant you a profession befitting your qualifications.’
This was how Ji-woo knew the progression should go. As soon as the questions ended, the temple would grant the respondent a profession and vanish without a trace, as if no one had ever been there from the beginning. No additional words were added.
Like with the Third Eye, once again differences from the “Majuk” Ji-woo knew kept popping up. Whether the problem was the single variable of Ji-woo’s appearance or the path he was taking was unclear, but new phenomena that subtly deviated from the norm were occurring.
“Yes.”
Even though this was a scene he didn’t know, he had to answer the guardian to obtain something first, and he had to follow what was desired.
Fortunately, the unexpected new question wasn’t particularly difficult from Ji-woo’s perspective. If the answer to the previous questions was a trick exploiting the distortion of not being an original character, then the answer to this question was genuine sincerity without lies.
Ji-woo wanted peace in the Natrene Empire more than anyone. Couldn’t you tell from how he was enduring the theft of various items and opportunities for the sake of a safe and peaceful world?
In a world without peace, there could be no peaceful days for himself either.
[Analyzing Earth person’s emotional state.]
[Truth.]
The system voice delivered its judgment, but the guardian’s voice that should have followed was delayed, creating a moment of silence. Since the formless guardian had no expression to speak of, all Ji-woo could do was stand his ground, puzzled by the delayed situation.
Just as worry was beginning to grow, the silence subsided.
[……I shall bestow upon you a profession befitting you.]
[Perfect qualifications confirmed.]
[Granting Earth person Han Ji-woo the qualification of ‘Savior of Humanity.’]
[Profession: Savior of Humanity (Mythic)]
- Purification: Purifies corrupted things. Nullifies status abnormalities.
—Stabilizes the mind.
- Healing: Treats external or internal injuries of humans.
—Can heal everything as long as life force remains.
- Detoxification: Completely cures human toxicity. Decomposes poison.
- Buff: Increases the attack power of humans designated as allies by 30% for 60 minutes.
—Effect or range expands proportionally to the mana used.
- Humans who are saved feel infinite reverence toward you.
—Saved targets cannot betray you.
#Passive# No mana consumption.
- Gives a positive impression to everyone. Raises basic favorability.
—Additional effects occur to maintain a good impression. (ex. maintaining cleanliness)
- People trust your words and actions. They may be interpreted more favorably than intended.
- Nullifies pain, status abnormalities, and poisoning. Self-heals wounds.
*All skills except passives cannot be used on oneself. *This profession’s skills are fixed and cannot be grown through normal methods. *One who possesses this profession cannot inflict physical damage on others.
Wait, mythic? Mythic? The profession grade was actually mythic.
The ‘Guardian of Light’ that the heroine in the original work possessed boasted tremendous abilities that could shake the world setting despite only having a legendary tag. Although she never got to properly use it due to the author’s interference…
Anyway, the profession Ji-woo had just obtained was a higher-tier profession than that. Unlike the heroine who missed one answer, Ji-woo had answered ‘no’ to all six questions, so while he had vaguely hoped to receive a grade higher than legendary, he hadn’t really expected to obtain a profession with a mythic rating.
That was because, among the grades attached to items, skills, and professions in the Natrene Empire, mythic was truly difficult to find.
Common, rare, epic, legendary, and mythic.
Though they were classified into six categories, many people thought legendary was the maximum grade for skills or professions.
The mythic grade was only occasionally attached to items, and throughout the empire, no one had ever seen a skill or profession with a mythic grade. Even in the story, the only one with a mythic grade was the Demon King, who was both the world’s strongest and the final villain.
Even readers outside the novel rarely encountered this grade, so it was nearly impossible for empire citizens who had no contact with the Demon King to see the mythic grade.
To obtain a mythic profession in such a world—it was a tremendously unbalanced profession that would only appear in overpowered novels that had fallen to him.
Even amid all this, the fact that he had no combat abilities seemed like a milestone showing his peaceful life, making him even more satisfied.
Unable to hide the grin spreading across his face, Ji-woo lay down on the temple floor with a swelling heart.
Ji-woo’s desire for ‘Guardian of Light’ was partly because it was a profession that could receive the best treatment in the empire without blocking the protagonist’s path, but also because, unlike other growth-type professions, it had the merit of being complete from the start.
Though it was a profession he had just obtained, unlike other professions that had to grow gradually and had restrictions, if he had sufficient mana, he could resolve even status abnormalities treated with the highest-grade magic or serious injuries.
Most importantly, the debuff nullification set as a passive could limitlessly ignore all kinds of status abnormalities, poisons, and mental magic cast on him without any mana restrictions. That meant, in other words, hallucinations that might still be affecting the forest’s boundaries wouldn’t work on Ji-woo at all.
He reorganized the items he had gradually collected during the time spent searching for the temple and moved his feet toward the forest’s outskirts.
Even moving at a quick pace from here to the outskirts, it would be touch-and-go whether he could arrive by the last day of the week. For Ji-woo, who had no combat abilities whatsoever, he had to escape before the forest turned dark no matter what.
Thanks to his diligent movement, Ji-woo reached the end of the forest boundary without being late. Finally, the area near the boundary line came into view in the distance. The boundary that would look like an extension of the forest to others appeared separated from Ji-woo. He could even see the back of the empire guard’s head protecting the boundary.
One step.
The unhesitating leap had no problem whatsoever in crossing the boundary. His steps, receiving no waves or interference, smoothly exited the forest boundary. It was a very light step.
Though there was no change in his vision, he could feel in his body that he had escaped the Forest of Trials. The air that had been warm and gentle since the seven-day period wasn’t over yet changed to a somewhat chilly and quite cold temperature befitting the empire’s weather.
Ah, so this is how it feels.
As he wrapped his arms around himself in the eerie air unlike the forest, he could feel the guards protecting the boundary gaping at him with their mouths agape.
The two who looked identical as if they were twins held in shock, but Ji-woo ignored them and first examined their status windows.
Actually, since obtaining the Third Eye, he hadn’t encountered anyone except the guardian, so he had been very curious about how the ability’s effects would manifest. Even if that weren’t the case, there was no better method than utilizing Ji-woo’s Third Eye to assess unfamiliar targets.
Kaijang [Profession: Natrene Empire Guard] (Disposition: Neutral)
HP 998/1100, MP 20/20
Stats — Strength 21, Agility 18, Stamina 22, Intelligence 6, Mana 2, Luck 5 [Total Stats: 74]
Skills — (Cannot be acquired)
Preferences — Macho men, S
Dislikes — Pretty boys, M
**translator’s note= In South Korean terminology, “S/M” refers to a sexual preference where one individual desires to be the dominant or submissive in a sexual interaction. The Korean terms are dominating/S/Sadist (지배, jibae) and submissive/M/Masochist (종속, jongseok).**
Other people’s status windows weren’t much different from his own. The differences from Ji-woo were the “Cannot be acquired” notation marked in skills because he was an empire citizen, and the preference display that Ji-woo didn’t have. Everything else was identical to his own.
The guard named Kaijang had an ordinary nature with a neutral disposition, and his abilities were nothing special. Converting the numbers to skill level, he wasn’t much different from Earth people who had just been summoned, or even Ji-woo himself right now.
Well, a guard for the Forest of Trials where the test had just begun would be the lowest of the low-ranking soldiers.
Ji-woo smiled warmly at the two who still had their mouths open, and while reading the status window and indulging in sentiment, he suddenly checked the preferences and his brow furrowed involuntarily.
Kaijang… what the hell, he’s a pervert.
Ji-woo, who struggled to hide his bewilderment at Kaijang’s preferences, rolled his eyes and sneakily checked the status window of the person standing next to him.
Moijang [Profession: Natrene Empire Guard] (Disposition: Neutral)
HP 897/950, MP 30/30
Stats — Strength 30, Agility 10, Stamina 14, Intelligence 7, Mana 3, Luck 4 [Total Stats: 68]
Skills — (Cannot be acquired)
Preferences — Pretty boys, M
Dislikes — Macho men, S
No, what’s with these guys? Do preferences originally only show sexual orientation?
Moijang was even slightly blushing while looking at Ji-woo, seemingly thinking something. Since the preferences were what they were, Ji-woo stepped back imperceptibly and looked around while turning his head casually.
For the preference display to be like that—since the Third Eye was an ability that didn’t appear in the original work, the preference notation was also a part that didn’t appear in the original.
Ji-woo suddenly became anxious that the preference display had been created purely by his intervention. Could it be that the genre itself had changed due to Ji-woo’s appearance where he shouldn’t exist?
He had often read web novels with such themes. Following his stream of consciousness to imagine the worst-case scenario, he even began thinking that the fantasy genre might have twisted into an adult 19+ work, and tiny droplets began to surface on his forehead.
