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After Returning, My Abilities are Infinite (Web Novel) - Chapter 1: The Second Year Cadet Jeong Si-woo (1)
Chapter 1: The Second Year Cadet Jeong Si-woo (1)
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My parents were killed by monsters. They crawled out of a crack, smashing our house, and tore my parents to pieces.
That is why I decided to become a hunter.
20% of those who became hunters were orphans.
Not everyone got a chance to awaken at the age of fifteen and qualify to enter the Hwayeon Choin Academy.
[Jeong Si-woo]
[Class] [→ None]
[Characteristic.] [→ Superior Insight (F): Sharp observation. Able to see through the subjects for information. Capable of deeper understanding than others.]
[Skill] [→ None.]
But being in the Academy was not easy.
I didn’t have any class or skill, only an F-class trait. It was the lowest rank.
It was an overstatement even to call me a superhuman.
Although I had superhuman traits, I was no different from the general public.
I am Jeong Si-woo, a 16-year-old cadet at Hwayeon Choin Academy.
* * *
I heard a familiar voice.
“Second-grade Cadet Jeong Si-woo!”
I looked up and saw a familiar face.
‘What happened?’
I must have died… but suddenly, I thought of the word ‘rebirth’ as I found myself back in the Academy.
Was it just a dream? Or am I under the Overlord’s mind power control?
Or… did I go back in time?
I recognized the man in front of me as Lim Seong-Hyun, a professor at the Academy.
“Do you know why I brought you here?” he asked.
“I don’t know.”
“Your theoretical test scores are quite good. No, not just good – the best in the entire Academy, especially in the Monstrosity and Phenomena Analysis categories. Even the professors were impressed.”
“…”
“But even if you knew everything about the monsters and memorized all the phenomena, what benefit would it be if you didn’t have the power to stop monsters yourself?”
He looked at me sadly before he continued.
“Jeong Si-woo, I remember that you said you wanted to be a hunter. You said you wanted to be on the front lines, not the support team.”
“… Yes.”
“I’ll be honest with you. Even if you spend 20 more years in the Academy, you will never be a hunter, even a third-class one.”
“…”
“I used to be a hunter. Even the porters who came with us are stronger than you. The minimum requirement for entering a crack is the ability to protect yourself. As far as I can see, you won’t survive five minutes inside a crack.”
The words were harsh, but it was the truth.
Professor Lim Seong-Hyun continued. “I think you can be a great help in fighting monsters, not for hunting them.”
“…”
“What about shifting from Hunting to Analytics? I’ll give you all the support I can give.”
I considered his suggestion.
If I shifted to Analytics, no one would think I was incompetent.
It was not uncommon for Academy cadets to produce papers that would overturn the academic community. It was also not unusual for them to receive calls from the three guilds and the government before graduation.
Lim Seong-Hyun recognized my analytical talent, and I appreciated it.
If I accepted his proposal, things would be good; there will be no harm.
However…
“I will think it over.”
“Okay. I understand that it’s not an easy decision. You must have applied to the Hunting Division because of your circumstances… I hope you’ll think it through.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
I went out, leaving Professor Lim behind, sitting at his desk thoughtfully.
As I walked down the hallway, I heard some of the students gossiping about me.
“… why was that weirdo in Professor Lim’s room?”
“Probably because the guy doesn’t even have the talent to brush his teeth, ha!”
“Oh, there was a strange story about him…”
* * *
The cadets of Hwayeon Choin Academy each had a single room.
The room wasn’t cramped. It was spacious enough to accommodate about four people and boasted excellent facilities.
I was not too concerned about the facilities or the spacious interior; I was just glad to have the room to myself.
“Hmm.”
Red blood was scattered inside the bathroom, and its metallic smell was strong. There was a small knife on the sink, also covered with blood.
“I’m right back in the past…”
It wasn’t a suicide attempt that had caused all this blood; I had simply tried to confirm that I was not in a fantasy or a dream.
If you wanted to check that you’re not under a spell, you could break a finger or stab yourself to draw blood to confirm that you’re in a physical reality.
I was staring at my younger self in front of the mirror, blood flowing down my arm.
As I did, a transparent window popped up in front of me.
[‘Akashic Records’ is open.]
[→ The first reward has been given.]
[→ Returned to the first moment registered in the Akashic record.]
The phrase ‘return’ was written on it.
[Jeong Si-woo]
[Class] [→ None]
[Characteristic.] [→ Superior Insight (F): Sharp observation. Able to see through the subjects for information. Capable of deeper understanding than others.]
[NEW! Akashic Records (?): You can freely browse the interdimensional collection for information containing all the universe and humanity records. You can search for the information you want or communicate with beings in other dimensions. Your soul level is still low; the full power of the Akashic Records is not yet available.]
[Skill] [→ None.]
My status window was now updated with many new things, and along with the blood, it confirmed that I was in my new reality.
“Any hallucinations or spells cannot manipulate the status window, and the status window never lies… I have really returned to age sixteen!”
I murmured with amazement, as I cleaned up the blood scattered in the bathroom.
In the mirror was my reflection. It had no scars or wrinkles, just the face of a young boy.
“Literally, rebirth.”
I’m back in the past.
That meant that there were a lot of options.
It would not be wrong to be an analyst again based on my knowledge of the future. I still had my past life’s memories.
I knew precisely the dangers and information about the five plagues that brought the world to destruction.
However…
‘If I walk the same road again, would the ending be different?’
Even as a great analyst, I had failed hopelessly to protect humanity. I could have done more if I had more time, but honestly, I was unwilling to go through it again.
Analyzing monsters, finding and nurturing superhuman talents, supporting them with information…
I always felt thirsty when I worked like that.
I felt like I could do more.
With my own hands, I wanted to tear and kill the monsters myself.
I wanted to crush the monsters that killed my mother and father.
My eyes were burning bright as they stared back at me through my reflection.
‘I don’t want to go through that again.’
I didn’t want to die helplessly while my legs were pinned down by rubble.
This time, I wouldn’t allow it to happen.
This time, I wasn’t as helpless as before. The unknown power of Akashic Records had been added to my traits.
So, I made the decision.
One bad ending was enough.
‘I will destroy all five plagues and save the world myself.’
Thump!
“Hey!” a voice from outside the bathroom distracted me.
“Jeong Si-woo, come out! Training has started!”
“Huh?”
“Don’t you want to do training?”
Training.
A word I hadn’t heard in a long time…
