I Became the Younger Sister of the Game's Villain - Chapter 3.1
I walked, and walked and walked.
I couldn’t even estimate how far I had walked.
I was so deep in my thoughts that I didn’t even notice people brushing past me.
Someone who knows Lee Moa’s skill.
Someone close enough to lock Lee Moa’s skill.
Someone with enough resources and magic power to lock Lee Moa’s skill.
…No matter how much I thought about it.
‘It can only be Lee Gyeom.’
Of course, it was just a hunch, but I was paranoid, and it seemed highly likely.
I thought it would be a bad memory related to the skill, but if Lee Gyeom was involved, the situation seemed more complicated than I expected.
Why on earth would he do that? What kind of skill is this?
A few scarce clues and questions floated in my mind.
Goal number one had failed spectacularly.I drew a rough line in the sand in my head.
I slowly wrote down my new top priorities.
- Understand the skill information.
***
Hwarang’s research room.
It was like a historical archive filled with all kinds of data.
It included information registered on the server and valuable data obtained by guild members through collisions and encounters.
So, in short, it was a space not casually opened to outsiders, be they guild members or not.
But who am I?
The guild leader’s only direct family.
As I placed my finger on the biometric pad, a thud echoed. With a short sound, the door to the research room opened.
Honestly, I felt a bit nervous.
Should I wait until Gu Seo Bok comes, just in case? I briefly contemplated.
He hasn’t returned to the guild yet, and I wondered where he was wandering.
“It’s big, really spacious.”
Looking at the metal bookshelves filled to the brim, I pressed my temples hard.
I had seen scenes of using this place a few times.
But since only people from Hwarang could enter here, it was my first time using it.
Therefore,
‘I don’t know where anything is.’
Still, fortunately, it was systematically organized, somewhat like a library.
I quickly scanned through books categorized by initial consonants and years and moved on. What I was looking for was under the major category “Skills.”
“Ah, here it is.”
I sighed and sat down on the floor.
Just the data about skills in front of me exceeded my height by far.
It was really overwhelming.
I roughly pulled out one of the most noticeable hardcovers. Surely, the information on the
“Faint Warmth” would be somewhere here.
I was confident that Lee Gyeom would investigate Imoa’s skill.
『Skills of the Awakened include exclusive skills obtainable at the time of Awakening and subsidiary ones obtained through portals and so on…』
『A/ Infection, Swordsmanship, Aerial, Ki Manipulation, Parasitism…』
『According to Article 17 of the National Security Act (Channel Countermeasure Headquarters), skills that can harm not only beast but also surrounding hunters during combat are prohibited…』
…
…
…
『Faint Warmth』
“Yes.”
It was a tedious fight.
As the tension eased, I lay down on the pile of hardcovers stacked like a mountain.
My shoulders and the back of my neck hurt as if they were about to cramp.
How long had I been sitting here?
There were no windows, so I couldn’t tell the time, but my butt was numb.
I never thought it would take this long to find just one thing.
I had to obtain worthwhile information for the time I wasted.
After a slow deep breath, I read and absorbed the sentences.
『Only if you truly want to save someone does your heart reach for the stars will you be qualified to handle the ‘Faint Warmth’ properly. The source of all power in the star system comes from a heart of intense goodness, and the stronger your conviction, the more dazzling the growth of light…… 』
【’Faint Warmth’ (Lv.2) Skill Proficiency: +3.922%】
“Ah, crap.”
The proficiency has increased. Sometimes, just reading information about a skill can raise proficiency. In other words, if you thought the skill is locked due to a lack of knowledge for growth, that’s not the case.
TOne of the easiest possibilities blew up in my face.
I had to finish what I was doing, even if it was a mess inside my head.
I flipped the window to read the rest of the information.
“The practitioner of the skill gains a longer invincibility effect as proficiency increases.”
“…Invincibility effect?”
“The Awakening form is also related to other sacred skills, therefore is deemed Holy…”
[To access more information, a subscription fee of 5000 diamonds is required.]
“Are you crazy?!”
I shouted at the top of my lungs.
This was just getting interesting.
I couldn’t help but swear at the neon-colored notifications that flashed on the screen.
This asshole of a system.
A capitalist world where everything works if you have money!
I tried to squint and make out the blurred text as if it were pixelated, furrowing my brows, but it was still futile.
After hesitating for a while, I ultimately closed the window.
There was no way.
Not yet.
“But this is extraordinary.”
From excitement, a thrill pierced through my spine.
“In the sacred realm, invincibility.”
It was an unprecedented character that couldn’t easily be found in Akka.
Especially since the Divine Realm was something that could only be achieved by maintaining a Good Disposition of at least ninety percent at all times, so while the ability was great, the effect was even harder to achieve.
But that was her natural inclination.
A skill she was born with.
“Another reason to unlock the lock has emerged.”
Now, there were only two remaining options.
Either wait quietly for time to pass or…
‘’ll have to pry open the lock myself.’
