Return To Player - Chapter 11

How to nurture party members (2)

[Sharing a skill with party members.]

[Shared Skill 「Regeneration」]

[Acquired Skill 「Thousand Deaths」]

When the skill was exchanged, a simple notification window appeared.

‘The finality of time is good too, but regeneration would be better for Jisoo to maximize her talents.’

I thought about which of the two skills would suit Jisoo, but my choice was regeneration.

The finality of time was a good skill, but it was because it seemed like the replay would suit Jisoo.

[As your bond with your party members are still shallow, the ability of the shared skill drops to 30%.]

[As your bond with your party members deepen, the ability of the shared skill shall increase, 80% being the maximum amount.]

[However, the shared skills will not share the side effects that the original skill has.]

‘…. What?’

I was momentarily taken aback by the sudden remark.

‘My bond with my party members? I can only use 30%?’

No, there was no such explanation.

==
Thousand Death (S):
+30% damage to humanoids
When giving or receiving damage, your maximum attack power and HP regeneration are increased by 30%.
==

Originally, it would have added the phrase, “You can fall into madness with abnormal status.”

However, the effects are lowered and the side effects seem to have disappeared.

‘Madness is a side effect.’

Thousand Death’s power comes from madness, but I guess it still works without madness.

Moreover, as the bond deepens, the skill effect also increases, so this was better.

“…..But what do we have to do to deepen the bond?”

At the same time, Jisoo also squinted her eyes as if she had checked the notification window that came up while sharing her skill.

“I don’t know.”

“Well whatever, we can find out later.”

Jisoo meekly agreed and continued.

“It’s good that we could obtain skills straight away like this.”

Perhaps the ‘regeneration’ skill shared with Jisoo can only be used by 30%.

Considering that it is a growth-type skill, the effect would be very insignificant right now.

Jisoo also had a bitter smile knowing that fact.

“But I’m a little worried that we don’t have an attack skill.”

“Regeneration is an aggressive enough skill.”

“Isn’t this just a recovery skill?”

“An excellent survival skill is also an excellent attack skill.”

You’ll find out if you play this game a bit more.

The importance of survival.

“You can ignore attacks that other people would have to avoid. If you get hit, you’ll recover quickly. Moreover, regeneration is not just for regenerating wounds. It also regenerates physical issues like stamina too.”

Dodging and attacking, both require stamina.

An average person not only takes time to recover that stamina but also gets tired as time goes by.

However, the regeneration skill quickly restores such strength and fatigue.

“It’s a top-notch skill. Of course, right now, it will only make us recover just a little faster at the moment, but as the skill level goes up, it will become even more amazing, right?”

“Oh……”

Jisoo nodded.

“It’s definitely a good skill. Thank you.”

“The skill I got from you is better though.”

I’d choose Thousand Death over Regeneration any day.

I glanced out the window.

Monsters were roaming the streets.

‘They should be at the second stage by now.’

I wondered if Hyun-Kyun and the people he led had successfully arrived at the next stage.

I’ve done everything I can do for them right now, so he’ll have to take care of the rest.

‘I want them to live, but I have no intention of protecting them.’

To survive in this world, you have to be strong.

They should know that by now.

“Aren’t we supposed to kill monsters too? I think we should earn points.”

Jisoo saying that was like asking what’s for lunch today.

‘…..Isn’t she adapting too quickly?’

I wonder if she was the same girl who trembled when she first saw those monsters.

She seemed to have changed from the moment she slaughtered the goblins, but even so, her fear of fighting monsters was too light.

She’s also quick to understand.

Whatever, what’s good is good, so I decided to take full advantage of this advantage.

“No. We have more to do than that.”

“….?”

Jisoo looked at me with puzzled eyes.

“The second quest’s time limit is long, so we have a lot of time to spare, right?”

“Yeah, the time limit was fourteen days.”

“Yes, so I plan to learn new skills before entering the next stage.”

“Isn’t this already enough?”

“What we have now is good, but there are some things that just aren’t enough.”

With the excellent rewards we got, it can be said that we have already started in a better position than the average players.

But that’s just not enough.

It takes more than that to compete with the avatar of the gods.

“Because, besides the regeneration skill, you have another skill you can learn.”

“Yes? But skill sharing is…..”

“This is a skill that can be taught without having to share the skill.”

Jisoo looked at me in shock and nodded slowly.

“I’m thankful but were you normally like this? You’re giving me a lot. You used to not care about others and what happened to them.”

“….”

Her shock pricked me a little.

Obviously, as Jisoo said, I wasn’t the type to give things to others.

At least so far…I mean.

So, Jisoo’s suspicion was justified.

‘No matter how selfish you are, you should repay the kindness you received in your previous life.’

There was also the intention of nurturing Jisoo as a party member, but I did not forget that Jisoo died trying to save me in my previous life.

It was for such a complex reason that I took care of the index.

“Hmmm, anyway, it will definitely suit you. The name is just right for you.”

“What skill is it?”

“Berserker’s Heavenly Blood.”

It’s the blood demon’s martial arts, and a killing method specialized for demons who have the power to kill.

No skill suited Jisoo better than this.

To learn a skill, you usually need a trigger that generates the skill.

Of course, there are different types of triggers for each skill, but in the case of this skill, you need to have the skill Thousand Death.

‘But even without the skill in the previous round, I was able to get a deep understanding of martial arts.’

The ‘hyulma’, who is a blood demon, is an exception.

It was very easy to learn if you had the Thousand Death Skill as it is a martial art that can only be learned by demons with the Heavenly Murderer’s Physique.

‘But the big problem is that the skill is extremely rare and difficult to possess completely.’

Possessing the Thousand Death Skill will usually turn you into a madman. So it’s hard to be sane enough to learn martial arts.

Only a small number of human beings who fit into the heavenly nature can tune their minds, but even so, the fact that they are humans is no different.

Anyway, the martial arts itself is easy to learn, but it can be said that the conditions are difficult.

‘I didn’t even learn it in my previous round.’

Because there I didn’t have the Heavenly Murderer’s Physique. (T/N: #1)

I fought the blood demon, and had a relationship with him, obtaining the enlightenment and the strength of martial arts, but was not able to learn it because I didn’t have the skill Thousand Death. (T/N: #2)

This time, by sharing the skill with Jisoo, I got the Heavenly Murderer’s Physique, so I could learn it, but to be honest, I wasn’t very attracted to it.

Because it’s a martial art that doesn’t really fit my personality.

‘….by the way.’

I glanced at Jisoo, who was eating breakfast next to me.

‘How can she learn the skill up to 1 star in just 5 days?’

Martial art skills are usually growth-type skills.

It is difficult to understand and difficult to obtain. Blood Thousand Sura Gong is one of the highest rank among martial arts. (T/N: #3)

Even if she has the skill Thousand Death, making it a lot easier to learn, this is too much.

‘Although I did help her a lot….’

Among the party member bonuses was the effect of a rapid rise in skill proficiency.

‘Even so, it’s too fast.’

At this speed, even the geniuses who said they could fly in Moorim could not keep up.

Perhaps, if I had tried to learn it now, I could have learned it at a similar speed, but that is because I have already heard about it from the blood demon.

‘The people of Jin will be shocked to see this, they might even faint and go into a coma.’

I was already looking forward to what kind of face that blood demon would make.

I was surprised, but there was nothing really special about it.

I’ve seen a few geniuses like this in my past life.

Geniuses who are so formidable that human effort seems to be in vain.

But it was me who survived.

‘Anyway, we should start slowly.’

Originally, I only had to learn the fortune breakfast for a week, and after telling me the structure of the inner gong, I only tried to learn the blood stream if possible. (T/N: wtf is this?!?! This is the literal translation since Idk wtf these are.)

However, Jisoo’s performance was much better than expected, so I thought I could move two days earlier.

‘Hmm….’

Before moving on, I had one thing to look at.

“Connect to community.”

As soon as I finished speaking, several large notification windows appeared.

It is the “community” of the gods.

‘It’s much more active than when I first came in.’

At that time, there were few bulletin boards, but now there are also strategy bulletin boards and exchanges used by the gods.

Of course, the place I checked was the chat room.

Unlike before, chat rooms were divided by region, that is, by servers. The place I would participate in was, of course, a chat room where local gods in Seoul participated.

[Anonymous 48 has entered.]

[Honest Life: Ugh, this is really annoying, I wish I could kill them all.]

[Darkness in the Dark: Kill what? This is really amusing~.]

As soon as I entered the chat room, weird sentences came up.

‘Honest Life…’

It’s a familiar nickname. This guy is the god who made Dong-Kwon Park his avatar.

His ID is ‘honest life’, but he is a god furthest from honesty. In the first place, such an ID was made to deceive others.

Usually, the ID of the gods is the same as the outside appearance of the players, so there are many IDs that show one’s achievements or power as a god.

Of course, there is no law that says it has to be so, so there are some gods who make their own choices.

Honest Life was the latter.

‘Park Dong-Kwon seems to be quiet.’

Since Hyun-Kyun is alive and well, it will be difficult to move around.

The fact that his god is complaining is evidence of that.

Perhaps he was spared because he didn’t receive an overwhelming reward in the first place like in his previous round.

‘Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.’

I kept watching the conversation in the chat room.

Most of the conversations were meaningless.

Some avatars are active, so I was wondering if there was something good in the sub-quest.

Jester: Ah~ My avatar has talent but is a bit stupid. To rob a bank with my precious skill. It’s fun to think about how he’ll regret it later though.

Then, the ID I was waiting for caught my eye.

Anonymous 48: Why is he robbing a bank? Money has no worth on earth anymore.

Jester: Ah, I don’t know~. It’s still funny to watch so I’m gonna let him do what he wants.

Anonymous 48: Interesting… Can I watch it too?

Jester: Sure, It doesn’t matter.

[Jester has invited you to her Observer.]

Oh? It has this function too?

Observers are usually managed by the GM, but gods can also use individual observers if they choose a player as their avatar.

Did Jester invite me to her personal channel?

Jester: You’re here. Over there~! That’s my avatar, what do you think?

A small video appeared in the corner of the community.

What was reflected on the screen was a bank, which was quite a confusing scene.

A player fighting a player.

Jester: They can’t use earth’s money anymore, stupid humans.

Anonymous 48: Is it your avatar that created this situation?

Jester: It would have been more fun that way, but my avatar is a small citizen. See that?

The screen was enlarged.

A man with a gun leading a crowd caught my eye.

A person with the impression of being very righteous.

Jester: That’s my avatar.

At that, I smiled softly.

‘Found him. So he’s there at this time?’

Because this guy was the key card to deal with ‘that monster’ in Lome Tower.

Translator’s Notes

1: I think Heavenly Murderer’s Physique is Thousand Deaths….? IDK.

2: Please someone help me T-T. I don’t know what these words called ‘gugong’ ‘simdeuk’ are, help.

3: Is ‘Blood Thousand Sura Gong’ the same martial art as ‘Berserker’s Heavenly Blood’? Is he talking about a different martial art? Can someone decipher these things for me? My brain is exploding.