I bit into the bread. The dry bread robbed the moisture from my mouth, but it was okay since I had milk in my other hand.
More than that, maybe it was because there was something even drier than the bread, but this bread felt rather soft.
The world of meritocracy was more stifling tha...
2025-06-15 21:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Gack, cough…”
My neck was being strangled.
Suffocation was one thing, but the feeling of blood rushing to my head was numbing my mind.
With the blood flow, I felt like my eyes would burst out any second.
The rope around my neck was hanging from the ...
2025-06-15 21:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Synopsis:
I was the only one who knew that ahead lay the tragic end where everyone dies.
So, I desperately hoped that tragedy would turn into comedy.
Because I want you to ...
2025-06-15 21:42:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Comet exchanged greetings with Kanputcha.
"Nice to meet you, Kanputcha Diplomat. I didn't expect to see you here."
"I am equally pleased to be greeted so warmly."
Comet nodded and continued organizing the paper shopping bag.
<...
2025-06-15 18:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe Awakened church members chuckled dryly.
A fighter, seemingly their representative, stepped forward. He was wearing gloves.
"Even for Comet, it would be difficult to face all of us at once."
"I suppose so."
Comet readily agreed. Unless one delved de...
2025-06-15 18:33:40 +0000 UTC View PostComet accepted Kwon Hyun-seung's small request.
"Specifically, what would you like me to do? Assassinate the cult leader?"
"Of course not. Some Awakened are involved with the cult, with intertwined interests. They are the most difficult opponents for us."
"W...
2025-06-15 18:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostUnlike the Princess's confidence that she had memorized the location, finding the pseudo-religion was not easy.
"So, you're saying we should turn left here?"
『……Wait a moment. Hmm, hmm, hmm. It's probably left.』
"You said that before, and it turned o...
2025-06-15 18:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostComet exchanged a few pleasantries with Kanputcha, the diplomat from the Plun Empire.
She didn't want to exchange pleasantries while the Chairwoman and government officials watched with eerie silence, but she had no choice since Kanputcha was doing so.
"I...
2025-06-15 18:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfterward, a commemorative ceremony was held, followed by a buffet. The grand hall where the ceremony had taken place was instantly transformed with a buffet spread.
Despite the Acting President's attendance, the buffet wasn't extravagant. It seemed more for show.
Co...
2025-06-15 18:29:08 +0000 UTC View PostComet took out her suit as the day of the ceremony arrived. She examined the suit this way and that.
"I just hope it doesn't look too awkward on me. It's practically the first time I'm wearing one with this body, so I don't know if I'll adapt right away."
『It's jus...
2025-06-15 18:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostComet and Kwon Hyun-seung moved to a bench a little away from where the pseudo-religious speech was taking place.
There was silence for a moment. A gust of wind blew, shaking Kwon Hyun-seung's pseudo-religious attire.
Comet felt a pang of pity. If Dan Ga-yeon hadn't ...
2025-06-15 18:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter taking a break, I surveyed the third floor.
It was a large, spacious area, but it seemed to be nothing more than a combat space for a massive monster, lacking any particular functions or features.
Behind the monster's resting place was a staircase leading dow...
2025-06-15 18:26:38 +0000 UTC View PostUsing Fenrir to disarm traps while searching the Dungeon, I was able to find the stairs leading down.
"I expected it, being in the mountains, but it's an underground Dungeon."
Dan Ga-yeon looked down beyond the stairs. Comet put Fenrir back into her soul orb and pe...
2025-06-15 18:26:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the questions from the higher-ups were over, Comet left the State Council meeting. She waited where she was guided, and soon enough, Chairwoman came to find her, seemingly after the State Council meeting had ended.
"Nothing much, right?"
"It wasn't nothing, b...
2025-06-15 18:22:55 +0000 UTC View PostComet slung the bag containing the frisbees over her shoulder and headed to the park.
She remembered this park being in poor condition, but still functional as a park.
A fallen tree blocked the park entrance. Comet avoided the tree and entered the park. A pile of d...
2025-06-15 18:22:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe armor was quickly acquired.
Instead of heading to the Chairwoman's office, they went to an assembly office, where the Chairwoman handed Comet a set of clothes.
Comet unfolded the neatly folded clothes and examined them.
"It feels even better than the desi...
2025-06-15 18:21:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe Xenon who had been wearing a serious expression until just now was gone, and Xenon looked at me with a bright smile. Was he that concerned about what I had said? Actually, I didn't feel that comfortable. Well, it's better than him looking miserable... I guess...
2025-06-15 16:11:02 +0000 UTC View Post―――BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
The siren blared loudly, filling the room.
It was designed to make such an irritating noise to signal danger, but it was so nauseating that it terrified the listeners.
I, too, was forced to sit up because...
2025-06-15 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostFenrir lunged at Comet, then stopped and staggered. Comet's Spiritual Power pressured Fenrir, forcing it to obey.
"Are you mocking me!"
The Necromancer widened his eyes and countered with his own Spiritual Power. Spiritual Power clashed against Spiritual Po...
2025-06-14 18:18:28 +0000 UTC View PostComet kept the Necromancer's hideout a secret from Dan Ga-yeon and left Yeouido alone.
『Hmph! Hmph!』
The Princess hmphed for no reason.
"Are you still sulking?"
『A commoner has no shame. Torturing royalty and then asking if they're just su...
2025-06-14 18:17:42 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral weeks had passed since Anomaly 1983 last caused an emergency situation.
The atmosphere at the Site, which had been chaotic due to two consecutive emergencies, had calmed down, and the researchers, who had been on edge, were finally starting t...
2025-06-14 16:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostFight? With who? Probably a villain. By the time the thought reached that point, my body was already moving. I was in the middle of finding a lost child's home, but that was long gone from my mind.
...I didn't care if someone called me selfish. Wasn't the r...
2025-06-14 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post『Now, hurry up and offer your blood to this body.』
"Don't rush me. I'll give it to you."
Comet returned to her room and compiled the information on the blockers and relays into a report. She added statistics she had obtained by using Blood Arts several ...
2025-06-13 17:49:53 +0000 UTC View PostSome time after the rift situation stabilized, Gunther left the government. He took the Awakened who were originally guild members with him, creating a gap in the government's workforce, they say.
"There's... there's just too much work..."
Dan Ga-yeon mutte...
2025-06-13 17:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostDan Ga-yeon's eyes widened as she watched the employee rush into the burning building.
"Who is that?"
"That's the survivor I found. He was worried that if the items in that building burned, it would be difficult to operate the power plant, so he went to s...
2025-06-12 22:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostComet left the power plant worker who refused the dangerous operation and jumped out of the building window.
『This world doesn't know honor either.』
"It's normal."
『Aren't you going to take the spear?』
"There's no need to give it and t...
2025-06-12 22:04:56 +0000 UTC View PostAnomaly Report
744th AnomalyAlias: "Satan's Tail"
Hazard Level: Stage Ⅴ (Extremely Hazardous)
The 744th Anomaly is a spiral spear consisting of two red, sharp stones.
Its surface is densely covered...
2025-06-12 18:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
"That person..."
Pointing to Jace, who had been dragged along by the hand, she made an 'ah' sound, as if finally remembering, and dropped Jace to the floor.
"I just knocked him out. Anyway, you recognized me right away. I guess masks don't suit me." 2025-06-12 16:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Comet leaned against the wall of the Committee, waiting for someone. Before long, Dan Ga-yeon approached with a notebook and file folder.
"Officer Dan, good morning."
Dan Ga-yeon hesitated.
"...Yes, Comet."
Comet put her hands behind her back ...
2025-06-11 17:39:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe self-proclaimed princess's soul shouted for proper etiquette.
Comet scratched her cheek and subtly bowed her head toward the Soul orb.
"Hello, Princess. It's nice to meet you."
『Hmph. Though your manners lack basic etiquette, I shall overlook ...
2025-06-11 17:38:20 +0000 UTC View Post