Rolling an alter ego (3)
The first day of the courier loading and unloading part-time job, where Sang-woo had to use his body, ended safely.
From now on, Sang-woo will never have to deliver a package himself, so this is the first and last time.
Returning home, Sang-woo collapsed on the bed in his room.
It was because the forced march that lasted until 4 am was exhausting.
And when I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them, the sun was shining brightly.
“Uh- I’m going to die.”
My skin was sore as if eggs had been laid all over my body.
Sang-woo, who managed to get up from the bed, thought again.
I will never do a courier part-time job again.
‘I have to do part-time job No. 1.’
The first thing he did after waking up was to have breakfast.
It was because he was hungry, as if his stomach skin was sticking to his back.
In a bowl, 6 fried eggs, 3 bowls of rice, sliced cabbage kimchi, and rubbed it together, and quickly finished the bowl.
“Kkeok- I’m going to live for a while.”
I felt a bit more energetic now that I was full.
[Your strength has risen by 0.001.]
At that time, a message appeared that said your stats had increased.
Yes.
Sang-woo had been rolling number 1 all night.
He immediately opened the status window.
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[Abilities]
Strength: 0.708 → 0.709
Quickness: 0.515
Stamina: 0.660 → 0.663
Endurance: 0.550 → 0.553
Horsepower: 0.13
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From the stats he raised while working part-time yesterday to the stats he raised while sleeping.
Sang-woo, who confirmed it, was excited.
‘Even when you sleep, raise your abilities and make it better~’
Game macro users will know. The satisfaction of waking up in the morning and paying for a game you’ve been playing all night is indescribable.
Sang-woo was pleased and ordered No. 1, who was working out at a nearby playground, to come home.
You can just reverse summon it and summon it again, but the reason why you made it come this way is that if you reverse summon it, all your belongings will fall there.
The only belongings that No. 1 had were Sang-woo’s sweatpants.
Beep beep –
with the sound of pressing the door lock on the front door, number 1 came in before long.
really looks just like you Of course, maybe it’s because I haven’t reverse-summoned for a few days now, but the alter ego is very skinny, so it doesn’t look exactly the same.
“I’m home. master.”
“Okay, take off your clothes and put them in the washing machine.”
“yes.”
No. 1 put clothes that were covered in sweat and smelled cheesy in the washing machine.
No. 1’s body also smelled sour.
In fact, the reason why Sangwoo made No. 1 exercise outside his room rather than in his own room was because of the smell of sweat.
“Hey No. 1, pour water on me and come.”
“yes.”
No. 1 went to the bathroom and quickly washed himself with water and returned.
It was a quick and precise movement like a machine.
However, the water on the body was not wiped at all.
“You have to clean up the water.”
“yes.”
I quickly wiped my whole body with a towel and came back.
‘Is it because it reflects 50% of the ability? It’s a little frustrating because there’s no flexibility in behavior.’
Every time I see such a frustrating appearance, I thought that No. 1 is also an alter ego.
It was like moving a machine or program.
Of course, that feeling didn’t lessen his reluctance to do what he was about to do.
“Give me your hand.”
“yes.”
No. 1 holding out his hand.
Sang-woo took the needle he had prepared in advance.
‘No. 1 is an alter ego. Besides, when it’s reverse summoned, it scatters into light, right? They are neither human nor living creatures.’
I thought so and took a deep breath.
“Even if it hurts, let’s be patient.”
He closed his mouth and poked a needle lightly into No. 1’s finger.
Took.
Just like when taking blood, fine drops of blood leaked out from No. 1’s fingers.
“…”
Still, No. 1’s expression did not change.
“sorry. it stings? You held up well.”
Sang-woo wiped the droplets of blood with a tissue with a familiar skill.
The wound then quickly disappears.
It was barely visible to the naked eye.
But why did Sang-woo suddenly point a needle at No. 1?
Did I suddenly go crazy?
Or did he reveal his hidden psychopathic tendencies?
The reason is
‘when will the regenerative power be released.’
It was just to get a special ability.
He chose regeneration as the first special ability he would acquire after seeing how to acquire special abilities found on the Hunter Wiki.
The way to get the regenerative power was simple.
1. Injure yourself.
2. Recover with natural healing power without outside help.
3. If you repeat it, you will acquire it.
However, Awakeners who gained regenerative power were very rare.
This is because you do not know how big the wound should be, how many repetitions, and how long you should do it.
Sang-woo had been repeating this acquisition method for a week already, but there was no sign of regeneration.
The needle marks on No. 1’s fingers disappeared almost every day to see if the regeneration was working properly.
‘I wonder if there will be some signs in about a month. It’s burdensome to inflict a bigger wound. There are many things to gain besides regeneration.’
There is still a long way to go, such as resistance, perseverance, and tenacity.
Still, Sangwoo thought it was important to do it consistently, so he kept trying.
Eventually, Sang-woo made the alter ego wear clothes and cook and eat ramen.
Because the body also needs energy.
Of course, I never boiled it myself.
‘The alter ego I summoned for the first time didn’t eat for 4 days and kept exercising, so it was reverse summoned…’
Procrastinating from that time, I was feeding it once a day.
In fact, if you reverse summon and re-summon, it’s easy to have a fresh clone appear, but right now you have to get regenerative power so you can’t reverse summon.
Anyway, I thought one ramen was too little, so I boiled two. An alter ego that takes water from a pot and boils ramen in a familiar motion.
Slurp-slurp.
It’s chewy.
Like a person who has starved for several days, he hurriedly eats deliciously.
‘Do I eat while making noise like that?’
Seeing that, Sang-woo knew a big flaw in his eating habits. The noise was just annoying.
‘I’ll have to change that habit from now on.’
Just as he was thinking about that, No. 1, who had eaten ramen in an instant, stared blankly at Sang-woo.
“Are you full?”
“no.”
It was a very honest number 1.
“Then boil one more. If it’s not enough, eat rice and wash the dishes.”
“yes. master.”
“Then I eat and exercise. Take this with you when you go to work later.”
Sang-woo handed over an old smartphone.
It was a used smartphone that I bought to run a mobile game macro in the past.
I opened it a few days ago to give it to No. 1.
There were cases where the alter ego sometimes froze or stumbled, so it was necessary to directly grasp the alter ego’s situation from a distance.
“Answer the call when it comes. Understand?”
“yes.”
“Then I will go out. effort.”
* * *
Sang-woo left the house behind his alter ego.
Today, I was on my way to register for the gym.
Yesterday, I worked part-time and combined with my alter ego, I received a total of 200,000 won per day, so I had enough money.
‘I should quit for about three months.’
I knew the prices and facilities of gyms near my house in advance on the Internet, so I headed for a good one.
When I left the house, I saw a variety of people. Since Sang-woo’s room was right in front of Kyungkook University, it was mostly college students in their 20s.
There were students who went free like Sang-woo (Sang-woo himself thinks he is free, but in fact he is dirty), and couples who dressed up to the fullest stood out.
‘I’ll be able to do that if I put on some clothes and give my hair some strength.’
Sang-woo has unfounded confidence.
It was then.
“hey! Shark!”
He heard a familiar voice calling him.
Looking back, Kim Kyung-do was standing there.
His body, which is close to 190, comes running in a hurry.
“Uh-huh. I will die.”
“Don’t run like that. The broth flows.”
“Damn it. This hyung is all muscle? I saw it from afar and thought it was a bit thin and long, but it was really you. Hey, have you lost some weight?”
I lost 5 kg in two weeks, and it seems obvious.
Sang-woo, somewhat pleased, said with an air of pride.
“This older brother works out these days. I am still on my way to registering for the gym.”
“really? I need to exercise too.”
“It’s all muscle.”
“Your muscles will rust if you don’t use them. I need to re-oil it. Where are you going to quit the gym?”
“There was a strong gym in front of me. there.”
“Oh there! It was fine there.”
“okay? The facilities are a bit poor. I just pack something and go.”
Then, Kim Kyung-do laughs sinisterly.
“Keukkeuk. The trainer there is very pretty.”
“Oh yeah?”
“uh. I only heard about it, but they said it wasn’t a joke. I want to take a look at this right now.”
Then, Kim Kyung-do puts his arm around Sang-woo’s shoulder.
“Hey, it’s heavy. go away.”
“Let’s go to the gym!”
“It’s hot!”
Sang-woo was caught by a bear and taken to the gym.
