I returned to reality.
'I really enjoyed myself for a long time in the Daoist Yin-Yang Manual.'
I had returned occasionally to bring items from reality.
[Status Window]
Name: Jin Seoyun
Level: 46
Strength: 50 (+2)
Stamina: 51
Agility: 50 (+2)
Virility: 50 (+1)
Internal Energy: 59
[Points Held: 85,621]
'Oh, there's really not much left.'
The long, long point farming. Its end is now in sight.
Although there's one more sealed trait, the most important thing right now is just one.
Bloodline Awakening.
Thanks to reaching Level 46, one more creation selection slot opened, but I don't intend to choose one right now.
'I'll unlock Bloodline Awakening first, and then choose a fantasy world and set up a pregnancy factory.'
Just as I was thinking that, the continuously blinking system notification caught my eye.
'Ah, this was already there when I came in last time...'
Back then, I was so engrossed in the Daoist Yin-Yang Manual that I ignored it.
This time, I decided to check it.
[Quest Arrived]
-This quest is an optional quest.
[Hymen Collector]
As a user of the Libido app, deflower 10 virgins within the next 30 days.
Quest Duration: 30 days based on real time
Quest Reward: All Stats +3
It was an easy quest.
If I just grab anyone on the street and use my Lust Art once,
there are countless women who will immediately surrender and spread their legs.
'If it's +3 to stats, it's not a waste even if I invest a day.'
Now is the time to save points.
Rather than useless combat, deflowering them with my body is much more efficient.
[Another Man's Woman]
Nothing is as delicious as another man's woman.
A woman with a boyfriend, a married woman, a woman I was seeing.
Make someone's precious person yours.
Quest Duration: 30 days based on real time
Quest Reward: Acquire Trait [Seal of Corruption]
(Effect: When the Seal of Corruption is engraved, Sensitivity +100%, Virility +3)
'Oh, this isn't bad either... but the reward isn't great compared to the first one.'
My gaze turned to the next, final quest.
[The Blazing Flames of the Battlefield]
With the brilliant advancement of civilization, humanity crossed the solar system and pioneered numerous planetary colonies. However, the population grew exponentially, and the Earth Federation, which monopolized resources, began to oppress all colonies.
What stood against this was the Independent Colonial Alliance [Arsenos]. They shed blood and rose up to protect their loved ones.
Help Oh Hyeon, the protagonist of the world 'The Blazing Flames of the Battlefield', save the heroines, and lead the establishment of an independent nation together.
Quest Duration: Unlimited
Quest Reward: 50,000 Points. All Stats +6. Titan Blueprint.
[There is a hidden penalty. The hidden penalty will be revealed upon quest acceptance]
The Blazing Flames of the Battlefield.
'This... wasn't it a story where all the heroines die?'
A while ago, while lounging around looking for something to watch, I happened to see an adult anime.
Women dying cruelly. Only the protagonist remained, and the ending credits rolled without him being able to protect anything.
The memory of being left with only an unpleasant feeling was vivid.
'I don't remember all the details... but I can just watch it again.'
That wasn't what was important.
The reward.
It was overwhelmingly superior to any quest I had seen so far. If I succeeded in this quest, I could immediately unlock Bloodline Awakening.
The only problem was.
'That I'd have to ride a robot and cause a ruckus.'
Space battlefield.
Not ground combat, but in a combat environment where mechanical weapons are used, it was unknown how useful my martial arts would be.
With my overwhelming physical abilities, I might be able to exert some influence, but a one-man army would be impossible.
Still, this level of risk was acceptable.
My determined finger moved naturally.
[If you accept the quest, you will immediately enter the world of 『The Blazing Flames of the Battlefield』. Do you accept?]
But just as I was about to impulsively press accept, I stopped.
'Wait a minute. Have I ever... piloted a robot or anything?'
As for guns, as a man of South Korea who has served in the military, I know how to shoot.
But fighting in a robot? That was a completely different domain.
'My swordsmanship, thanks to my traits, improved quickly in the beginning, but this... isn't it purely piloting skill?'
I'm not specialized in machine piloting, and while I've clicked keys on a keyboard in front of a monitor.
'Ha... well, my future self will figure it out somehow.'
I, who sighed as if in despair, took a moment before entering directly.
I re-watched the original work.
It was still unpleasant to watch. The development where women died one by one without hope, romance, or enjoyment. A terrible and futile ending where only the protagonist remained blankly alive at the end.
'Seriously... who's the bastard who made it with such a setting in the first place?'
I also searched the internet.
Just in case there might be an original fandom or additional settings.
"Hmm, as expected... trashy anime doesn't have fans either."
There was nothing I could find. Having no choice, I steeled my resolve and touched the smartphone screen.
[Quest Accepted.]
[Entering the world of 『The Blazing Flames of the Battlefield』.]
[※ Hidden penalty revealed] All possessed traits are sealed.
Memories related to the original work are sealed. However, only some information regarding the protagonist will be retained.
Inventory use impossible.
Upon quest failure, re-challenge impossible. Re-entry into the world impossible.
[Penalty is deemed excessive. The system automatically adjusts and adds rewards.]
[Additional Reward: Points +20,000]
During the progression of this quest, you will become proficient in machine/vehicle piloting.
[Entering 『The Blazing Flames of the Battlefield』]
As soon as the notification windows popped up all at once, without even a moment to be flustered, my vision flipped.
•••
I was wearing a training uniform. Stiff, sweat-soaked, old combat fabric.
And beside me, dozens of men and women undergoing training, wearing the same uniform as me, were frantically repeating push-ups with exhausted faces.
Everyone's face was grimy.
Their eyes were hollow, and the backs of their hands were stained with dirt from being stepped on by combat boots.
A sense of reality washed over me. This was a military training camp.
And then, an ear-splitting shout came flying.
"Trainee 6974, where are you looking right now?"
A chilling voice.
The gaze of the instructor, who wore a black cap pulled low, pressed directly down on the top of my head.
At the same time, the gazes of the surrounding trainees all focused on me.
'6974... Is that me?'
I unconsciously lowered my head.
The chest of my training uniform, stained with mud and sweat.
On it was a yellow patch, and a clearly engraved number.
[6974]
'Ah, right.'
"Get down, you bastard!"
The instructor's roar came flying. His voice carried killing intent.
I instinctively lowered my posture, and one of the trainees next to me gritted their teeth and whispered.
"Hey... you bastard... Get down quickly, do you want to die?..."
Only then did I get it.
This was the gateway to the battlefield.
A hell where blood and sweat flowed profusely, cultivating true 'pre-war reserves'. Here, even a single eye contact or a single turn of the head immediately led to punishment.
'It's been damn screwed up from the start.'
I put my hands on the ground and got down without hesitation. But it was already too late.
The instructor, with his black cap pulled low, approached me, huffing and puffing, and shouted.
"How dare you, get distracted during training?! 6974, stand up!"
"Stand up!"
I raised my body from the ground.
"Everyone, from now on, you will receive punishment instead of 6974."
Silence fell over the entire training ground.
In that silence, the trainees who had been holding their breath began to glare at me one by one.
Hatred. Resentment. Exhaustion. Gazes mixed with countless emotions pierced my chest.
'...Good, I've definitely made an impression.'
The instructor let out a cold laugh.
"From now on, you will be the most memorable bastard in this training camp. Aren't you proud, trainee?"
"No, sir!"
My body was trembling with PTSD.
***
It was the afternoon after training ended.
All day long, running, push-ups, field running, drill movements... But I wasn't tired at all.
That wasn't because of my overwhelming physical abilities.
It was simply because I was excused.
Because I incurred the instructor's wrath, I sat in a corner all day and just watched the other trainees get punished.
I didn't move, didn't roll around, and didn't sweat.
I just had to cross my arms, sit like a log, and nod my head.
'This is sweet.'
I chuckled inwardly. I didn't have to do any annoying training and just had to watch.
If there was one drawback, it was that I had firmly gotten on the trainees' bad side.
It was the same now.
Passing by on the dusty ground, the guys who brushed past me either gritted their teeth and huffed, or spat on the ground as they passed.
Among them, an unusually massive silhouette blocked my view.
A giant who looked over 2 meters tall. His shoulders were broad, and his forearms were as thick as my thighs.
No matter how I looked, he was big enough to be believed to be a bear, not a human.
The guy stood in front of me and said, breathing roughly.
"You fucking bastard. See you tonight."
I turned my head to look up at him and slowly blinked my eyes.
The guy seemed to get even angrier at my expressionless reaction, and huffed, twisting the corners of his mouth. Then he puffed up his shoulders and moved his steps towards me.
Thump-
The giant's forearm brushed past my shoulder, pushing it. To be precise, it was probably intended to push me, but I didn't even budge.
"...What, are you a rock or something?"
Far from being pushed, the guy bounced off me instead.
"Sorry. You're so small, I didn't even realize I bumped into you."
For a moment, the breathing of the surrounding trainees stopped.
The giant trainee, whose name I didn't know, glared with wide eyes and took a step towards me.
He was big, but his movements were heavy and sluggish.
"What did you say, you bastard...?"
"I said it clearly enough to be heard. Someone who can't even walk properly like you, how about you try to avoid me from now on?"
I tilted my head slightly, crossed my arms, and slowly smiled.
"Or, do you want to try it right here?"
For a moment, the air froze.
Dozens of trainees. Even those who had sent annoyed glances my way until now were now watching the giant's reaction.
At that moment, the instructor's whistle sound rang out with a "wheeet".
"Everyone, prepare for mealtime!"
The tension snapped.
The giant trainee glared at me for a long time, then gritted his teeth and turned away.
I slowly muttered, watching his retreating back.
"You said 'see you tonight'... You're not running away, are you?"
I spoke leisurely and turned my head. He didn't react to my words at all.
He just huffed, kicked up dust with his combat boots, and went on his way.