A Sleepy Summoner Wants To Rest

120 – 2. Old Summoner (67)

#120

“I think it’s a skill for now…”

That’s not just a skill, it’s the one and only skill in the world.

It’s a bit messy, but if you put only the important information aside, you can get a rough idea of the skills you can get.

The keywords are ‘defense’, ‘friend’, ‘create’, ‘soul’, and finally ‘intelligence’.

In other words, the skills contained in this secret book are a kind of manufacturing method.

The overall effect is expected to be able to create spirits and give orders. Since the word is the soul, I could infer that this might be a way to create a spirit in an artificial way, or a power.

‘It’s necessary power, but…’

He appeared as if he was trying to make up for the shortcomings of the [Book of Combination], Which he temporarily blocked using the power of Siege.

It’s also the first grade I’ve ever seen in my life, so it’s good if it’s good, but it doesn’t seem like it’s bad.

It’s just a matter of whether I can use it or not.

This is a field that you don’t know unless you get a skill and use it yourself, so even if you pass it on, there’s a problem.

“I have no intention of hiding it anymore.”

Because the meager and messy content, as if scribbled by a child, implied the existence of someone who could interfere with the system.

Moreover, there can be several people, not one or two. Perhaps the being I tentatively called God and Lee Se-rin could be one of them.

After staring at it blankly for a while, I gave up thinking.

There was no information right away, and even if I asked, it didn’t seem like they would tell me. I’m not even sure if I can hear it anyway.

I let out a sigh when I thought of the phenomenon where Lee Se-rin was naturally censored as if she had been silenced when she said something to me the other day.

It’s a waste of time to worry about something you don’t know. As the name suggests, I called the hive to store [Arsang’s agony], Which gave me a new agony.

Because I didn’t want to blindly use something I didn’t know exactly what it was, aside from what I needed.

That is Lee Serin. If I think I’m going to get f*cked by using this, I’m sure he’ll show up and block me without asking, or give me an insinuating hint.

So let’s wait until then. With that thought, the moment I was about to hand over [Arsang’s Agony] To Hive, my vision was once again blocked by the system alarm.

Unlike usual, it was dotted with bright red and flashing, which was a warning sign for anyone to see.

[The item will disappear the moment you relinquish ownership.]

[Relinquish ownership?]

The contents read were also expressing the meaning of warning. That, too, is a very absurd warning.

“…”

Hive is a summoned beast and familiar, but at the same time it is treated as my skill attached to the [Book of Summoning].

Recognizing even handing it over to such a hive for storage as a waiver of ownership also means that the act of dropping my hand from this scroll itself is recognized as an act of giving up ownership.

It was too explicit. So I couldn’t be more foolish. Now it was to the point where I thought it was a waste of my emotions that I was consuming to get angry.

“Tsk.”

Needless to say, it just meant to see me and use this right now.

This isn’t a game, and I didn’t like the way it interfered with my every single action.

No matter how much the world is like a game, this place is a hard reality.

Thus, it is safe to say that this is an act of violence and at the same time it is happening because I have no power.

Of course, it’s because I was greedy at the same time that I doubted that thing when it came to the fundamentals.

I don’t want to use it right away, but it was a shame to throw it away.

That’s why I chose to hold off, but it seems that the person who gave me this secret book couldn’t stand it.

‘Well, it looked like that.’

This is a fact that can be known just by looking at the contents of this article.

You are young. It’s not that I’m immature even though I’m all grown up, it’s just that my way of thinking is no different from that of a child.

So this is like a child’s foolishness.

I want to see myself use this power, not anyone else. A child’s thinking is simple and straightforward.

Above all, since they are pure, they are faithful to their desires and have a strong tendency to spit out what they think.

The only exception is the precocious guy who goes beyond the standards of a child.

For example, like me, who often heard that I was something wearing the mask of a child, going beyond the idea that I was like an old child.

That’s why the guy who arbitrarily altered the contents of this secret book can be considered young enough no matter how old he is.

“…Whoa.”

I sighed heavily. I thought I was going crazy because I was frustrated, but my hair was clear. Actually, it’s strange to think about this.

If you were the main character in an ordinary novel, you would have received the gift of the system and used it happily, saying it was a miracle.

But the first thing I do when I gain strength is doubt.

Basically, I don’t trust others.

Since my life has been like this so far, it will continue to be like that. Even if my entire memory is blown away, the habit of measuring and seeing will remain in my body.

People do not change easily.

But if it protrudes too much, nothing stands out as much as that. This is because I want a leisurely and peaceful life, not a bloody and tiring day.

It’s also important to be flexible enough before you stick out too much and get stamped out by someone else.

Or soar so high before you even dare to shoot it.

I know my personality very well, but no matter how flexible I am and put up with it, if I really don’t like it, it’s a typical rebellious temperament that just messes around, so it’s right to choose the latter.

That’s why I desperately need to be strong. I don’t know what will happen right away, so I’m nervous as if I’m being chased by time, but I’m not in a position to be in a hurry.

Chack!

I opened the secret book without hesitation.

The letters inside were made up of curly letters, so I couldn’t figure out what they meant. If it’s fortunate, I don’t have to interpret it one by one?

The letters that looked like they were written in ink wriggled as if they were alive the moment I opened the scroll.

For a while, I frowned at the bizarre sensation of ants crawling on my skin, and then I moved all over my body, moving from side to side and finally settled down completely, leaving behind a tickling feeling from my side to my pelvis.

[The skill [Spiritual Eye] Has been acquired.]

[The skill [Inspiration] Has been acquired.]

[You have acquired the skill [Spiritual Power].]

[The skill [Engraving] Has been acquired.]

The alarm for skill acquisition that sounded in succession was not the end.

As if I had been waiting for this moment, I didn’t even call it out, but my magical energy moved on its own, and then a white book appeared and I started turning the pages.

[Conditions met.]

[The divergence point is presented.]

What followed was the appearance of a divergence that was thought to only appear to summoned beasts. [The Book of Combination] Was written at the height of my eyes by lowering the altitude in the sky.

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[Please choose carefully.]

1. I sacrifice all the skills I just acquired. -＞ The skill [Book of Summoning] Is transformed into the skill [Book of Soul].

2. Ignore branching points. -＞ [Arsang’s agony] Disappears. Acquire the skill [Stigma of Grudge]. The understanding of the soul is also greatly increased. The skill [Link] Is transformed into the skill [Soul Communion].

3. –

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The options that appeared were all the same ones I didn’t like. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything more understandable.

If the [Book of Combination] Knows that I am not satisfied with just this, I prepared an empty third option without me having to say anything.

Preparations were quick, probably because Nara had already been severely burned by a human.

Seeing that some parts of the letters have been harmed knowingly or unknowingly, this guy’s self must be showing signs of awakening.

I immediately made a shadow in the form of a pen and stabbed my hand to draw blood.

The [Book of Combination] Called this a turning point, but as I can see, this is an opportunity. It’s also an opportunity to solve the chronic anxiety I had existing.

What should I hope for at that turning point? The trouble was short-lived.

Writing in the blank options is more appropriate for [Combining].

“I put everything I have together.”

Now my status window is very busy.

It has become a level that takes quite a bit of time simply by looking at it. In addition, there are too many things to look at because you have to pay attention to all of the summons’ status windows.

So, if there is anything that can be reduced, it is to my advantage to reduce it as much as possible. The better it gets, the better it is.

As soon as I wrote the words with those thoughts in mind, the white scale slumped down to the point where I wondered if it would touch the floor.

I think it’s good that the potential is high when the things I have are combined.

Ahh!

Payment of the price began immediately. Like the [Book of Combination], At some point, black letters spurted out from the [Book of Summoning] Sitting next to me, and the same balance as before was created.

On one side, a black shadow vomited up wealth, and on the other side, a lantern with a green light filled up the insufficient amount of souls.

Tumkyong, tukkyong!

The moment the balance was leveled, pain arose in the wrist and side, as if being burned with a heated iron. I chewed my teeth with a heat that was incomparable to when I first obtained [Doteron’s Masterpiece – Black].

Now I know what this pain is. It is the pain felt when something is engraved in the soul, which is more fundamental than the body.

It means the same kind of pain as when I temporarily cut and knead the soul to make a summoned beast.

I smiled bitterly at the pain that I couldn’t get used to no matter how much I tasted it. Pain that cannot kill me only makes me grow.

But no matter how much I am, if the pain continues like this, I’m bound to get tired. The sight flickered as if it were blinking. Each time, even if it was forced, he raised the corners of his mouth to keep his spirits up.

I endured like that for a long time, and endured again.

At some point, the scenery you see became the dirt floor in the forest. I don’t know when, but it seems to have collapsed.

Keep your eyes on the alarm of a familiar system. I laid my creaking body on its side and looked up at the sky as if it were collapsing.

Letter, letter, letter.

My eyes were dizzy. My vision was blurry, and my head started hurting at the same time.

When I stretched out my hand to get rid of all those things that appeared and disappeared at once, a thick stream of blood dripped down my face.

I put too much strength on my hands to endure the pain, so my fingernails dug into my flesh and blood was flowing.

There’s no way blood scabs have formed and blood pooled in such a short amount of time.

Aside from that, things have changed.

[Doteron’s Masterpiece – Black], Which had been placed as a tattoo in the form of thin thorns intertwined on the wrist, has disappeared.

I thought it would be better to see them all at once through the status window rather than checking them one by one.

I stretched out my hand and opened the status window.

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[Name: Shinwoo Jang] [Occupation: Old ■ Summoner Lv 37, Explorer Lv 10]

[Title: Reacher]

[Abilities]

[Muscle: 60 (+ 20)] [Skill: 83] [Intellect: 88 (+ 40)] [Luck: 25] [Strength: 1]

[Possessed Skills]

[Book of Summoning Lv 5] [Book of Combination Lv 5] [Link Lv 5] [Book of Investigation Lv 1]

[Set Trap Lv 6] [Patience Lv1]

[Guard Lv 1] [Escape Lv 1] [Riding Lv 5]

[Subduer Lv 2] [Battle King Lv 5] [Reaper Lv 2]

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[Possessed Pets] [8/9]

[Hive (Conquest) Lv 1]

[Growl (Berserk Wolf) Lv 23]

[Carlion (Saint Dragon) Lv 21]

[Echidna (Demon) Lv 28]

[Ceres (Soul Eater) Lv 13]

[Haze (Spirit of Space) Lv 10]

[Comet (Automato) Lv 11]

[Siege (Will O Wisp) Lv 5]

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Remaining Points: 10

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It’s still long, but the things that have definitely changed have been reduced to the extent that they can be seen at a glance, and even organized to make it easier to see.

It’s time to check what has changed. But now I wanted to take a break.

I believed in Hive, who was looking at me with a worried expression from under the shadows, and Shizu, who was bleating a chill towards the surroundings, and I closed my eyes for now.

“Ha…”

It was really, really hard.