Chapter 76: I'm Sorry, Noona
[Using 3,000LP, talent Fist Fighting (C+) has risen to Fist Fighting (B).]
[Using 7,500LP, speed reading (F) has risen to speed reading (B).]
[Using 10,000LP, a random special ability from talent 'Fist Fighting' has been purchased.]
[Special ability 'Concentration: Slow Video' has been acquired.]
[Using 10,000LP, a random special ability from talent 'Speed Reading' has been purchased.]
[Special ability 'Careful & Speed Reading' has been acquired.]
Seo Juhwan raised both Fist Fighting and Speed Reading to B-rank and purchased special abilities for each. The consumption of LP points alone was a staggering 30,500.
More than the points he'd obtained from Choi Mi-hwa.
However, upon confirming the special abilities, he felt the cost was not wasteful at all.
[Concentration: Slow Video]
▶ Effect: Eye tracking and thought speed increase.
※ Full effect is only demonstrated in fist fighting situations.
[Careful & Speed Reading]
▶ Effect: Enables speed reading with the carefulness of careful reading, without missing a single character.
Upon seeing the two special abilities, a satisfied smile appeared on Seo Juhwan's face.
The explanation was relatively simple compared to writing or gaming, but the effect was exceptional.
"Now I won't be getting beaten up anywhere."
Of course, he wasn't the type to get beaten up anywhere in the first place.
But he had a harsh side to match how unfortunate his life had been. After becoming an adult, he rarely had to engage in physical fights, so he had become gentle.
What he particularly liked was the second special ability. For someone who enjoyed reading as much as writing, Careful & Speed Reading was a special ability he appreciated almost as much as Stenographer's Keyboard obtained from his writing talent.
"Status window."
The first status window he opened since his discharge.
Name: Seo Juhwan
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 175cm
Weight: 76kg
Talents:[Writing (B/B+)], [Gaming (B/B+)], [Education (D+/A+)], [Fist Fighting (B/A)], [Speed Reading (B/A+)]
Skills: [Pheromone (Rank: B)], [Holy Touch (Rank: C+)], [Holy Seed Pouch (Rank: F)]
Special Abilities: [Stenographer's Typing Speed], [Multitasking: Multi-work], [Concentration: Slow Video], [Careful & Speed Reading]
Blessings:[Blessing of Dream Demon (23)], [Blessing of Gym Enthusiast (23)]
Compared to his initial simple status window, it had been updated dramatically.
Just looking at it made him feel reassured, and confidence surged through him as if he could do anything.
*
Another week passed.
Now mid-February.
During this time, Seo Juhwan had written diligently, and after the contract, he was recording results incomparable to before his regression through successful paid conversions with over 10,000 purchases per episode.
He checked the points that had come in overnight.
[Achievement 'Today's Best #1' completed. 1,000LP has been awarded.]
[Achievement 'Weekly Best #1' completed. 3,000LP has been awarded.]
The biggest change after the paid conversion was the activation of serialization-related achievements.
Today's Best 1,000LP.
Weekly Best 3,000LP.
He hadn't yet confirmed how much Monthly Best gave. He thought he could confirm it within this month. Of course, if he couldn't get first place, he'd have to aim for next month, but with the current momentum of 'The Martial Arts Expert Who Possessed a Body', the possibility was strong enough.
'There's also the first month buff, after all.'
Anyway, what mattered was that a stable LP supply source had been created. Surprisingly, the Best series achievements were repeatable, and getting in the top 10 would grant some LP even if not as much as first place.
Thanks to this, Seo Juhwan was able to obtain LP to use for 'Blessing of Concentration' and 'Item Lottery'.
"Hmm... I'm not sure if this is any good..."
He scratched his head as he looked over the edited manuscript.
Looking at one's own writing with an objective perspective is difficult. Even with B-rank writing talent, writing was still a difficult task.
"Sigh. Raising talent doesn't solve everything, it seems."
It was something he'd recently realized—raising talent didn't inherently improve fundamental skills.
Talent and knowledge were different domains, one could say.
With B-rank Fist Fighting talent as an example, it was clear.
Seo Juhwan had Fist Fighting talent comparable to some professionals, but that didn't mean he could actually win against them.
They were literally professionals. Monsters who had trained in all forms of martial arts and possessed bodies optimized for combat.
Meanwhile, he was simply someone with talent—an unrefined raw stone. Of course, he also had special abilities, so if he really fought, there was no telling, but still.
The point was that to fully unleash talent, one's own effort was also necessary.
'Am I utilizing all of my writing talent?'
At least compared to other talents, the efficiency is definitely better. It was natural since he had the rhythm of writing as a profession.
But whether he was utilizing 100% still remained a question. There were still plenty of moments when he got stuck while writing.
What was fortunate was that someone had appeared to resolve much of this frustration.
Seo Juhwan sent his edited stockpile to Choi Mi-hwa. The read receipt disappeared immediately, and before long, a reply came back.
[Choi Mi-hwa (Indecent Rabbit)]
- This episode was fun too!
- But the psychological description of Nam Koong Seo Rin seemed a bit awkward. Could you explain what you were thinking when you wrote it?
- Oh, and there's one grammatical error. Could you check it once?
- ...It's this part here.
Choi Mi-hwa was an excellent editor as expected.
She pointed out parts Seo Juhwan hadn't considered, and she never missed a single grammatical error. She also helped with psychological descriptions of female characters, which felt awkward to him as a man.
Even now, she clearly resolved a part that had unconsciously bothered him.
"Geez. She's really something, Mi-hwa."
Through a brief consultation, the frustrating part was resolved.
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