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After Returning, My Abilities are Infinite (Web Novel) - Chapter 6: Akashic Records (3)
Chapter 6: Akashic Records (3)
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[Link contains all the battle abilities that Akashic Records users can choose from.]
The Traveler spoke. We were standing in the middle of the quiet training ground.
[Akashic Records is an extremely powerful ability, but its main essence is providing information. However, a good scholar can know everything about dragons, but they can’t kill dragons alone.]
“Yes, it’s impossible.”
It was a simple analogy, but I felt it cut at me a little.
I could learn everything, but I could do nothing alone.
It was as if he was referring to my past life.
[Okay. Being able to get all the information can be a powerful tool, but merely knowing information, is not enough to make it a ‘weapon.’]
It could not be denied. I knew that better than anyone else.
[But with Link, the Akashic Records turns into a powerful weapon that can be useful on all levels.]
“…”
[You said that the superhumans in this world could be very powerful.]
The Traveler stared at me.
[They have the power to wipe out cities and defeat monster hordes?]
“…”
[No one in the other dimensions, or even in the ‘history’ of this dimension, no one could do such a thing.]
Gulp.
[And being a user of Akashic Records means you can borrow the power of those superhumans at will.]
Thump-thump.
My heart began to race.
[How can I make this easier… okay.]
The cool dawn air helped me clear my mind.
[It has the power to bring a shark swimming in the sea into a well filled with frogs. That is the only way I can explain it.]
I stared at his shining eyes, my face filled with wonder.
[The fastest way is to learn it is to stop the explanation and try it out yourself.]
There was a bright smile on my face.
“Right. It’s better to give it a try than to listen to it a hundred times.”
As soon as he stopped talking, I nodded and slowly stepped forward.
“Link.”
I hoped for so much. It was a power I wished I had on my last minute.
My first ‘skill’ was only obtained after I died.
And.
[‘Link’ is activated.]
A strange phenomenon began to unfold.
[The only being you have communicated with is ‘Traveler.’]
[Failed to Link with ‘Traveler’ due to low skill rating.]
[Search for beings that match the skill level among ‘Beings with a certain level of acquaintance.’]
[In the memory of the user ‘Jeong Si-woo,’ I found an existence that met the conditions.]
Numerous notification windows popped up.
[Link succeeded.]
[Penalty applies due to low skill rating.]
[Penalty is applied because the soul is weak.]
[Shares all abilities of the target for 5 minutes.]
I feel something fill my body…
“Monsters. I need to catch and kill them.”
[Third-class hunter]
[Rating: F]
I stumbled and sat down. My body felt like needles were stabbing it; I felt my knees get weak with shock.
[How are you feeling? It’s the first time I’ve seen it myself.]
The Traveler looked at me, smiling. He seemed to be having fun.
“… I do not know.”
I smiled too, raising my head to meet his eyes.
I didn’t know if this was good, but I couldn’t help smiling right now.
I felt like I was flying. I liked it.
I was born again, and for the first time, I was enjoying feeling ‘powerful.’
[It is a target with has close ties with the user.]
“Cadet Jeong Si-woo!”
I felt someone tapping my shoulder. All the sights and notification windows that had spread out before my eyes disappeared in an instant.
“… Yes, yes?” I blinked.
A man was looking down at me with a blank expression.
He was a professor in charge of second-year phenomenon analysis.
“Why are you sitting here? Are you tired?”
“Ah…”
I was sent back to class immediately.
* * *
It was evening when the class ended.
Luckily, I didn’t fall asleep in class, and surprisingly, I felt energized by the end of the last class.
“Ouch.”
Unfortunately, the pain of being stabbed by needles all over had not disappeared.
The pain made me cringe every time I took a step.
This was because my body’s level was too low compared to the power borrowed from the Link.
According to the Traveler, the vessel was weak.
It was kind of like muscle pain.
“It really hurts.”
[That’s because you don’t train regularly. I’m surprised you’re at a level so low that you can’t handle that much power.]
Unfortunately, it was true. At the academy, I barely did any light exercise, and definitely not proper training.
[As I said, it is because the vessel is too weak. If you can absorb the overflowing power, it will not be so tricky.]
“… So, what should I do? Exercise every morning? One hundred push-ups, 100 squats, 10 kilometers of running…”
[Of course, even if you can borrow power, you should also strengthen yourself to handle it. But since you’re an Akashic Records user…]
“… Yes?”
[For Akashic Records users, the higher the spirit level, the better the body grows.]
“What does that mean?”
[Okay. So, you don’t have to exercise or lift weights like everyone else. It would be more helpful to communicate with one soul at a time.]
Just by growing the soul, the body also grows.
It was at that moment I realized the potential of the ability of the Akashic Records.
[Besides, I’m tired of seeing the physical training. I watched martial arts for ten years in Moorim.]
“…That seems to be a great place.”
[It was very, very big.]
The Traveler laughed at me.
“So, is it enough to use Link on the training ground every day?”
[Yes. Aside from that, we’re going to do another training method. For example…]
He kept talking as he headed towards the training ground.
It was all about my growth, so I listened to him without any complaint.
[Now, let’s start.]
And my second training started right away.
* * *
“How would you like to organize your first group performance evaluation?” Lim Seong-Hyun, who was filing documents, asked.
“I do not know. I haven’t figured it out yet,” the instructor, Park Hyun-Seok, answered.
“Either way, it’s not easy to figure it out with just one training session. In the old days, there were times when hunters had to be able to cope with any situation.”
“Those days it was easier, but how should we do it these days? Even the active hunters refuse to go into a crack unless they’ve teamed up perfectly.”
Lim Seong-hyun nodded.
“It is said that a well-designed 3rd-tier hunter’s team is better than a poor 2nd-tier hunter’s team.”
In the past, teams could be decided by lot, but these days it was different.
In the past, the strength of individual hunters was vital. Teamwork and synergy were in the spotlight now.
So, grasping each cadet’s abilities and building a group had been a big headache for academy instructors during recent times.
In that regard, Park Hyun-suk was an excellent instructor. Not everyone could skim a list and immediately determine groups.
“I did some digging. The problem is, there’s one person I don’t understand at all.”
Lim Seong-Hyun, who was aware of Park Hyun-suk’s experience, got curious.
“One person?”
“Yeah.”
Park Hyun-suk handed the list of cadets he was holding to Lim Seong-Hyun.
“I’m not sure what to do with this cadet named Jeong Si-woo.” Park Hyun-suk seemed embarrassed, then continued.
“Shattering his old weapon means that his traits have evolved. It would have been a fortification category trait. Jeong Si-woo’s trait was Superior Insight, which was an information category trait.
“…”
“In other cases of re-awakening, the hunters acquired similar abilities or strengthened their existing ones. If an Intelligence Category trait is enhanced, can it crush weapons?”
Park Hyun-suk scratched his head.
“I think he really lied…” he continued. “If he didn’t, then this cadet was hiding his power. Both don’t make any sense. But that’s how it looks like. However, some people are saying that Jeong Si-woo could not have lied… Ah, it’s too complicated, really.”
Lim Seong-Hyun understood Park’s difficulties.
Someone who had a trait under the Intelligence Category user is normally given a supporting position. If the re-awakening was true, it could be risky for all the cadets in his group to be with Jeong Si-woo. If the re-awakened ability was very powerful, a collision against other damage-dealers in the group could be dangerous.
Lim Seong-Hyun spoke calmly. “I think you can assign him to an important position.”
“Yes?”
“If the cadet understands his responsibility, he would admit that he was lying rather than risk everyone else.”
“… That’s right.”
“That way, you’ll find out whether he’s lying,” Professor Lim Seong-Hyun chuckled.
Park Hyun-suk sighed once, then burst into laughter.
“Your eyes have never been wrong, so I believe you. Honestly, if I was to decide for myself, I’m afraid my students would get hurt.”
Park Hyun-suk took the list from Lim Seong-hyun and scribbled a note.
Assign Jeong Si-woo to an important position.
* * *
“Hmm… Hmm …”
[Is it so hard?]
The Traveler asked when we arrived in the room after training.
“I couldn’t get up from bed for two hours. It’s better than yesterday… I think I’m going to die, though.”
[Tomorrow will be better than today, and the day after will be better than tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be better to think that way?]
“You’re right.”
I replied, wiping off the sweat that flowed.
However, my gaze was naturally fixed to the transparent window floating on the side of the Traveler.
[The soul level has risen slightly.]
[You acquired an ability of the being you connected to.]
[Increased stats – Health increases slightly.]
[Increased stats – Agility increases slightly.]
[Increased stats – Intelligence increases slightly.]
No matter how hard the training was, it was worth it. I could see that I was growing.
I was enjoying the soft bed when the Traveler pointed at the corner of the room and asked.
[But why did you bring that?]
“Yes?”
I wasn’t sure whether to call it a weapon or an iron stick.
[It’s a training sword that doesn’t look good. You can’t do anything if you bring something like that…]
“Ah. Still, we have an actual evaluation on Friday, and I need to bring at least one weapon.”
[Actual evaluation?]
“You can think of it as a practical exam.”
[For such a test, you’re going to take such a terrible weapon?]
I nodded his absurd question.
If I used my analyst’s knowledge, I would be able to get powerful weapons.
However, it was impossible to get one such weapon before Friday, and I didn’t have enough time to make money to buy one.
Probably, in the actual evaluation, every other cadet would have a weapon superior to mine.
