Prologue (2/2)
”In exchange.”
G.o.d flicked her tobacco pipe, and ash flew through the air.
”You'll lose something very important. Your normal, physical body can't accept that power.”
”What exactly is that important thing? I'm not going to become impotent, or become bald, am I?”
”This is the best I can do. Now... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. Are you going to do it, or not?”
She didn't answer his question. He faced G.o.d's spiteful, cold eyes, and he briefly felt conflicted, but.... he ultimately nodded his head and spoke. Even if he were to become impotent, or become bald, there's a time when a man needs to take the risk!
”Alright, I'll do it!”
”Fine, then our contract has been established.”
G.o.d put the pipe into her mouth again, and simultaneously, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's body was enveloped in a bright light. Transmission magic that would transport his soul to the Heita Empire had been activated.
”You'll be sent to the entrance of the Empire. Once you arrive there, I won't be able to help you directly, but I'll send you quests instead. You know what quests are, right?”
”Yes.”
”Good, and when you arrive, remember to check your status first. It's really important that you know who 'you' are.”
”Ok...?”
It seemed as though G.o.d had grinned and laughed wickedly when she put the tobacco pipe into her mouth, but... he was soon shrouded by a bright light and was unable to see anything.
In the next moment, the light disappeared, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's body was dumped onto the cold floor. The transfer was done in the blink of an eye.
”Oof! She could have let me down a little more gently... hoo.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grumbled softly and stood up. He had been dumped into an enormous underground cave, as expected of an underground empire.
There was a pa.s.sageway on both of his sides, and it felt eerie as if mummies would pop out at any minute from all sides. At least there weren't any enemies nearby.
”I was ready for this, but... this feels really serious... it's cold, too.”
He felt cold, perhaps because he didn't have any clothes on. He stroked his skin in order to soothe the cold, but he soon realized that something was off.
”Huh?”
His body was hard. The hand that had touched his body was also really hard. When he raised his hand to see what was going on, there were bones, rather than a human hand.
”...Huh?”
s.h.i.+n Woo was so shocked that he went stiff for a while. He somehow got a hold of himself, and when he moved his hand, the bones naturally bobbed. The five fingers composed of bone truly began to dance rhythmically in the air.
”Hahaha... no way. Haha, this guy.”
It was such an unrealistic sight that he laughed automatically. For the first time, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo bowed his head and observed his body, but his entire body was obviously all bone.
The moment he saw that his mind blanked.
What do I do? Is this by any chance G.o.d's mistake? Did I perhaps receive the Empire's curse as soon as I arrived, and became an undead? Then, he remembered what G.o.d had said before their sudden parting.
”That's it. Status... She told me to check my status as soon as I arrived.”
The moment s.h.i.+n Woo said the word status, as though he had just grabbed onto a final strand of hope, a strange row of text was engraved in the air in front of him. It was similar to what he had often seen in the games when he was alive. Yeah, even the contents written within...
[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo]
[Normal Skeleton Blessed by G.o.d]
[Lv - 1]
[Strength - 13, Agility - 13, Health - 13, Magic - 3]
[Pa.s.sive skills - Invisible Heart Lv1]
[Active skills - Bone Reinforcement Lv1]
The wind pa.s.sed by his smooth (bald) skull, and his empty (impotent) crotch.
It only took around... 10 minutes before Lee s.h.i.+n Woo figured out that this was neither G.o.d's mistake, nor the Empire's curse.
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