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Chapter 3: Two Status Windows (2)
[Clear the Hidden Quest 'Catch it within Five Minutes!' Congratulations. Your experience gain rate will be doubled for the next two weeks.]
Ah...
It’s an XP buff?
Well, I mean, that's good.
Yeah, it’s good. An XP buff.
But... it’s kind of disappointing...
The guide made such a big deal about this that I thought the reward would be something extraordinary...
The world flashed brightly.
Once again, my fingers vanish like dust.
Ahh... this feeling of floating.
It matches this sense of emptiness perfectly.
Lost in thought, before I know it, there's a flash of light, and I'm back in the real world.
"Inventory."
I took out the book from my pocket and opened it again.
[November 1. You will awaken. When you're pulled into the tutorial, don’t listen to the explanation. Go to the goblin blacksmith and ask for a shield. After receiving the shield, run to the open dungeon gate and capture the dungeon core. If imps attack, don't fight back—just take the hits. Within five minutes. Absolutely!]
Below this, new content had been added:
[The reward is an XP buff. It's the best. Use your stat points on Luck. Upgrade all stats evenly. Your physique, magic, and skills can improve through training, but Luck can’t be raised that way. Start doing burpees immediately. Push your body to its limits to build your physical abilities.]
Ahhh...
So unkind.
I get why I should increase Luck, more or less.
It must mean that physique, magic, and skills can be trained without using points.
But... shouldn’t stats not normally improve through training?
My head is spinning.
And why wasn’t this new information there in the first place?
Is there some kind of restriction on reading the text?
The book seems to be causing more confusion.
On the next page, only a single line had been added:
[Stats must, must, must be distributed evenly.]
Argh!
So unkind.
It says what it wants and then stops.
Is there a limit on the word count or something?
I searched online to find out what the usual approach to assigning stat points is.
*[Attention new awakeners! At the beginning, it’s better to focus on your highest stats. If Strength is 10, focus on Strength. If Magic is 10, focus on Magic. Especially Magic—there aren’t many people with high Magic stats, so if you have good Magic, invest in it heavily and get guild sponsorship. It’ll improve your chances of being scouted.
If your stats are evenly distributed, like 5, 5, 5, focus on Strength or Agility. Magic specialization is only worth it if Magic is at least 7 or 8—don’t bother at 5 or 6.
The stat points you get when leveling up are extremely limited. You only get one point per level, and after level 10, you only get one every two levels. Use them wisely.]*
Ah, the internet suggests specializing.
Most opinions overwhelmingly favor specialization.
My dad always says that following the mainstream is the safest option...
Ugh... Future me, I’m counting on you!
“Status window.”
When I called up my status window, two appeared simultaneously.
Each stat now had a "+" sign next to it, and an extra stat point was shown next to my name.
I followed the guidebook from my future self and added the point to Luck.
[Name - Kim Jiho
Class - Novice
Guardian Deity - Aurelia, Goddess of the Volcano
Title - None
Level - 1
Physique - F-
Magic - F-
Skill - F-
Luck - F]
Luck F- turned into F.
Oh wow, what a joy... hahaha...
Wait?
The first status window hasn’t changed.
[Name - Kim Jiho (Additional Stat Point +1)
Class - NOVICE
Guardian Deity - Pollux, God of Gemini
Title - None
Level - 1
Strength - 5 +
Agility - 5 +
Magic - 5 +]
I guess I need to balance this one too, right?
Alright then, let’s start by increasing Strength.
When Strength reached 6, I could feel power surging through my body.
Hmm... And the title slot was empty.
Let’s touch it.
The title that popped up earlier, Bat Awakener, was now available for selection next to it.
[Bat Awakener]
[Grade: B]
[Title granted upon receiving blessings from the guardians of both factions.
Equipping this title will only reveal the blessing of your main guardian.
It can be discerned by Awakens ranked A or higher.]
Hmm... there aren’t any A-rank Awakens around.
The strongest on Earth is D-rank.
Even the High Elf Liana, the orderly faction's elven assistant captain, is said to be B-rank.
If it gets discerned, it probably won’t be a good look.
My initial stats are terrible.
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5, 5, 5—this is the worst.
But still, it feels strong.
From the perspective of an Awakener enthusiast, this doesn’t seem like the power of 5, 5, 5 stats at all.
Maybe it has something to do with having two stat windows.
The stat windows for the Neutral Faction and the Orderly Faction—could the synergy between them be at play?
Even though both are 5, 5, 5 and full of F-grade, trash-tier stats, perhaps combining trash-tier abilities makes them somewhat useful.
Come to think of it, the guidebook mentioned boosting your stats by doing burpee tests when there’s a double XP buff.
Can the stats for the Neutral Faction be improved through training?
I guess I’ll give it a try.
I spread out the yoga mat that had been gathering dust in the corner of the room.
It was something I ambitiously bought for home training but had become a piece of clutter.
After brushing off the dust and laying it out, I did some warm-up exercises...
As I lightly jumped, my head almost hit the ceiling.
"Whoa, I nearly broke my back."
Seeing the ceiling so close, I realized that if I’d done my warm-up and jumped just a little further forward, I might’ve smashed the light fixture.
With a mental note to be careful, I began the burpee test.
Normally, I’d be gasping for air after 10 reps and unable to go past 20 with my lousy stamina.
Let’s see how far I can go now.
Place my hands on the floor.
Drop into a push-up position.
Do a push-up and stand back up.
My body felt so light, and the movements were effortless.
I completed the motions in an instant and, bewildered, tried again.
5 reps, 10 reps, 20 reps, 30 reps, 50 reps...
After that, I lost count and just kept going.
It was amazing.
My heart and lungs were pumping pleasantly.
Unlike usual, I didn’t feel like I was on the verge of collapse.
Exercise was fun.
And it was way too easy.
I decided to increase the intensity.
This time, I needed to add a jump.
But if I jumped here, I’d hit the ceiling, so...
"Haa..."
I put on some clothes and stepped outside.
I jogged slowly to a vacant lot near my house.
Swoosh, swoosh.
Of course, I was much faster than usual, but since I was trying to avoid jumping, I couldn’t sprint at full speed.
When I reached the vacant lot, I started doing burpee tests on the pavement, now adding jumps.
At first, I jumped too high, but eventually, I managed to adjust.
One. Two. Three. Four...
At first, I was counting reps, but eventually, I even forgot about counting.
I’m not sure how long I kept going.
Suddenly, my legs gave out.
“Whew… Whew…”
I was exhausted.
I could taste iron in my mouth.
Yeah.
This was how it felt.
That feeling of exhaustion after working out...
Sweat poured down like rain, and the white T-shirt I wore was soaked and clinging to my body.
Stats... This isn’t enough to raise them.
I guess it wouldn’t make sense for a little nighttime workout to boost my stats in one go.
"Time to shower..."
Even though I was tired, I recovered quickly after catching my breath for a moment.
This body felt truly incredible as I jogged back home.
By now, I’d learned to control my strength better, so I wasn’t randomly bursting forward and managed to run at a decent speed.
As soon as I got back to my studio apartment, I grabbed some fresh clothes and headed to the bathroom.
Taking off my sweat-soaked T-shirt, I noticed my muscular body glistening with sweat.
On my abdomen, I could see the shape of a solid six-pack.
"Wow. I knew I’d gained some muscle earlier when I touched it, but... to have such a beautiful six-pack."
For no reason, I flexed in front of the mirror like a fitness trainer.
Striking a pose with both arms flexed, I watched my muscles bulge.
My scrawny, shrimp-like body was completely gone.
Ah, this feels great.
It feels so good.
Being an Awakener, and not just any Awakener, but a unique one, makes me so happy.
My excitement didn’t die down, so I spent the whole night scouring the internet for information about Awakeners.
It wasn’t until dawn that I finally fell asleep, a wide smile still plastered on my face.
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