The Impact of the Author's Intervention on a Blank Page - Chapter 29
“But there’s no such thing as a dark dragon or black plague dragon anyway.”
Ja-hyun placed his hand on his chest while lying on the bed. Hmm, as expected, he could only feel his ribs.
Dragon’s authority? Such a thing didn’t exist in either his status window or character information. Even if someone were to rip out his heart, it would just be a small, weak muscle – even more fragile than most people’s.
However, he felt somewhat wronged by the entry stating “Rarely leaves the Grand Duke’s residence due to health reasons.” Now he understood better. While rumors painted him as a voluntary shut-in, the reality was quite different. How could he go outside when they wouldn’t let him leave?
He needed to find a breakthrough. Though he felt sorry for his brother, in the worst case, he had plans to escape secretly. His current brother didn’t seem to have much emotional attachment to him anyway, so running away probably wouldn’t cause too much psychological damage. That’s what he wanted to believe. Of course, they would send people to catch him, but… he just needed to finish his business before getting caught.
[Possessed Characteristics]
[1. Script Check: Able to access information from the original work.]
[2. Character View: Able to read information about characters. Some information may require payment.]
[3. Until The Curtain Falls (Special): You cannot die no matter what happens until your assigned role’s lifespan ends.]
[The following bonuses have been added: ‘Plot Detection’ and 2 others]
These additional bonuses weren’t given by chance. When Ja-hyun made the contract with the Operator, he had searched through the Akashic Records and added several special terms.
‘According to the Akashic Records, if the contracting party holds a rank of Divine Seat or higher, they can receive additional bonuses based on world balance.’
Actually, this was based on vague historical records rather than concrete facts. But he had persistently argued for it as if it were absolute truth until it was added to the contract. Though the Operator said the exact characteristics would be randomly assigned according to world rules, just knowing this was a significant gain.
Ja-hyun fixed his gaze on the bottom of his status window while examining the list of characteristics. It was an entry still marked as “loading” among the three bonus traits.
[??? (Bonus): Loading detailed information… Progress 47%]
Would it fully unlock if he waited?
Since the previous two characteristics were quite good, he had high hopes for the last entry. Though he had grumbled about the 100 points, it was still an unexpected gain.
Even if it was little by little, saving up would prove useful when he returned…
Plus, although limited, he could see fragments of characters’ futures like precognition. And with quests that revealed branching points like earlier, it was practically a cheat key.
Thinking through everything one by one, his mood improved dramatically. Even being in this weak body and experiencing pain felt like a fair trade for balance.
‘Of course, even if I got scammed, there’s no way I’d be left with just a useless body.’
Snicker
Heh… haha…
He was terribly excited but felt disappointed that he couldn’t immediately brag about it to his brother.
Just then, footsteps echoed from somewhere. The sound came from outside. Due to the silence in his room, the approaching steps sounded unnaturally loud.
Soon, he heard the door opening. The well-oiled and maintained door barely made a sound. Someone walked in through the quietly opened door.
‘What’s this?’
If it were a servant, they wouldn’t enter while he was sleeping like this.
As he listened to the footsteps, he naturally realized who it was. It was ridiculous to identify someone just by their footsteps – he wasn’t some kind of dog – but he knew instantly. It was his brother. It was amusing and cute how even after becoming the perfect Grand Duke, these little gestures and behaviors remained unchanged.
Then again, there was also no one else in this mansion who made such elegant, perfectly rhythmic footsteps.
The footsteps drew closer before stopping. It seemed his brother was quietly looking down at him. He could sense a faint presence that would be difficult to notice without focusing.
‘What is it…? I should look deeply asleep anyway.’
Something approached closer. He could feel it from the faint shadow cast over his eyes and the movement of air. He felt something touch his forehead. His brother touched his forehead and then briefly brushed his cheek with his fingertips.
The touch didn’t last long. After hesitating, his brother withdrew his hand but remained standing there for a while. Only after some time passed did he turn around.
