The Tutorial Is Too Hard - Chapter 147

Chapter 147

ac“In the kitchen preparing dinner, the plates rattle and clatter . At the front of the door, the bell goes jingle, jingle," Yong Yong hummed while he sat in front of a floor table .  

When did I teach him that song again?

I don't remember .

Maybe that clone bastard taught him .

Yong Yong continued to hum the tune and color on drawing paper with a crayon .

Not too long ago, I sketched Disney animation characters on some drawing paper and made a coloring book for Yong Yong .

Since I had finished teaching Yong Yong magic, I'd teach him whatever he wanted now .

Yong Yong likes coloring books .

He really likes coloring princess characters like the Little Mermaid or Cinderella .

Also, he uses the pink crayon a lot .  

I secretly felt anxious, even while petting his head .

You're a boy, Yong Yong .

I checked everything .

I changed my mind .

It doesn't matter what my son's tastes are .

Yong Yong is my son regardless of his tastes .

Don't become as uptight as your dad .

I lifted the newspaper instead of groaning and moaning about my problems alone .

This month, the newspaper was shocking starting from the first page .

[Lee Joon Seok has been judged as the first G-Rank Awakened . ]

It's definitely been a long time since Lee Joon Seok got out, but it likewise took just as long to decide his rank .  

He finally received a G-Rank designation .

It must be considerably shocking even to the outside .

No, it's just as shocking on the inside since the community's making a fuss .

[Lee Cheol Joong, 94th floor: Does this make any sense? Was this fabricated?]

[Lee Gook , 99th floor: This is a ranking from the Association . What do you mean by fabricated? Say something that makes sense . Seriously . ]

[Jung So Rim, 85th floor: What level was he when he came out, to be G-Rank? From what I remember, the highest Awakened rank is SSS-Rank . ]

Nowadays, the Awakened's rank is generally determined by level .

In the beginning, clear difficulty determined ranks .

However, as the difference between the highest Normal-Difficulty Awakened and the lowest Hard-Difficulty Awakened continued to narrow, one's rank would be readjusted based on the Awakened's individual ability .

So now, the Awakeneds' abilities vary continuously . Though it may be difficult to distinguish between the ranks, that's how it is now .

When I was consulted by the government, I also agreed to it .

Truthfully, the Tutorial System also uses levels as its standard and adjusts the difficulty based on level .

The average level of Normal and Hard Difficulty Awakened who make it out of the Tutorial is 40 - 50 . Awakened who are level 40 - 50 are considered S-Rank .

If they pass level 51, they're recognized as SS-Rank .

The prominent members of the Hard Difficulty were all SS-Rank .

Amongst the members of the Hard Difficulty, there was a small special minority .

They progressed through the same stages and would perhaps discover a Hidden Piece . They were people with a strange fate .  

These people were born with exceptional abilities .

Only those minority were assigned SSS-Rank .

You become SSS-Rank at level 101 .

But people widely believed that it was impossible to cross over the wall to SSS-Rank .

There were many people who were SS-Rank, since it encompassed a wide level range of 51 - 91 . However, the problem was that you had to start from level 100 for SSS-Rank .

Of course, there was no one who was above level 110 amongst them .

Of course, there'd sometimes be people who expected me to break it when I clear the Hell Difficulty .

However, in the midst of all that, a monster from the Hard Difficulty showed up .

[Lee Cheol Joong, 94th floor: They say he's level 201 . ]

[Kim Myung Min, 90th floor:  Did you . . . say level 201? Is he human?]

[Jung So Rim, 85th floor: That's crazy . ]

[Lee Cheol Joong, 94th floor: I told you that I don't make things up . ]

[Park Joon, 90th floor: In any case, I've decided to leave next year . Even if I leave this year, I'm still old news . ]

[Lee CheolJoong, 94th floor: What's your level right now?]

[Park Joon, 90th floor: Me? Well, I guess I'm level 93 . ]

If you're level 93, say that you're level 93 . What the hell do you mean by, ‘I guess’ .

In the community, Hard Difficulty challengers would converse amongst themselves regarding this or that .

Challengers who were at similar levels usually left the Tutorial at the same time and were typically friendly with one another .

Hard Difficulty, in particular, felt like a club .

[Kim Myung Min, 90th floor: What level was Ho Jae back in day? It might have been several years ago but I think he was over level 200 . ]

[Lee Gook, 99th floor: … I thought you were just making stuff up but I feel like you're telling the truth . ]

[Lee Cheol Joong, 94th floor: What level was he? Why haven't I heard about this?]

[Jung So Rim, 85th floor: I remember . ]

[Choi Min Hwan, 81st floor: I also remember that he was over level 200 . ]

[Lee Cheol Joong, 94th floor: Even if there's a difference, aren't those two on a similar level? They're both over level 200 . ]

[Choi Min Hwan, 81st floor: But that was several years ago . ]

[Lee Ho Jae, 60th floor:  I'm level 351 right now, kids . ]

I drove the community into chaos and let them go at it .

Now that I think about, I remember telling the community that I was level 251 .

Lee Joon Seok might've made that his goal . I don't know .

If that 'monster' to level 201 without leveling up but by modifying his level, it meant his actual level was around level 250 .

I thought they might've caught up by now .

Until they heard my level .

They were more shocked than Lee Joon Seok thought .

Even so, there's nothing I can do about it .

Let's just finish reading the newspaper .

The next headline was about Lee Joon Seok .

He had joined up with Kim Min Hyuk's clan .

It looks like Korea will go crazy over this .

Kim Min Hyuk is acting contrary to my expectations .

I didn't expect him to enter politics .

Yeah… I'm sure he'll do fine .

There's nothing that a person can do inside but stay still and wait, even if there's something massive happening on the outside .

On the contrary, there was something outside the 60th floor . Its' presence was even stronger this time .

I felt a small hand poke my side .

It was Yong Yong .

"Hm? What's wrong, Yong Yong?"

At some point, he had finished coloring and covered up his drawing paper .

Yong Yong looked at me, lifted my arm, and snuggled into my chest . He sat on one side of my lap and hugged me .

"What's wrong?"

"Dad, when will uncle come back?"

He was talking about my clone bastard .

That guy went to the 61th floor, running away from home like a little girl, and still hadn't come back .

"I wonder . Shouldn't he be back soon?"

Although there hadn't been any word yet, I wasn't really concerned .

In any case, I created that bastard using myself as a model .

He was in the process of developing his own personality, so he was different from me and liked different things, but his very nature didn't change .

I soothed Yong Yong but I detected a strong magical shockwave .

Someone was trying to enter the 60th floor against my will .

An unwelcome guest .

It's really surprising .

Lee Yeon Hee hasn’t even come close yet .

Most of the Gods can't enter inside the Tutorial .

The Gods were shackled by several restraints, so they couldn't just do whatever they wanted with the Tutorial .

If one of them wanted to act directly, they'd need the consent of all 100 Gods .

Not too long ago, the Earth Server had over 3000 Gods watching over it .

But now, no God could thoughtlessly take part in the Earth's server .

Therefore, the uninvited guest wasn't a God or their disciples .

There was only one thing it could possibly be .

"Let's go, Yong Yong . I think your uncle is back . "

"Really?"

I carried Yong Yong and arrived in the vicinity of the portal .

When I got near, the space started to distort .

My defense mechanisms and my clone bastard's strength were clashing .

You shitty bastard .

I told you to train your magic .

It looks like Yong Yong will catch up soon .

I drew on my magic and lifted some of the barriers .

The distortion in the room ceased and the portal began to activate .

"Uncle!"

My clone bastard appeared above the portal .

He seemed like he was the same as he always was .

Anyway, now I know why the barriers activated .

What could he have been doing until now? He came covered with the Gods' power .

My clone bastard didn't even greet or say anything to Yong Yong . He just strutted over .

I'm feeling uneasy .

That guy's not just some normal crazy bastard .

In the future, I expect a grave situation to occur .

I wondered whether I should block Yong Yong's eyes and ears or whether I should stop my clone bastard from walking .

In the end, I couldn't come to any decision and the clone bastard stopped right in front of Yong Yong and me .

Since his uncle didn't respond, Yong Yong looked taken aback and looked back and forth between me and the clone .

The clone bastard looked a little flushed .

His eye were shining brightly, so it looks what I had feared had come to pass .

"I felt the sunlight on my ears until sunset, a joyous trip"

You crazy fucking bastard .

That's what you say when you're parting ways .

" … C'mon, just do it . They're my favorites lines . "

I should've covered Yong Yong's ears earlier .

Damn it . Damn it . Damn it .

Hey, do you really need to do this?

[Please . ]

"… I laughed and with a smile just like when I had departed, I returned and found peace . ”

…I felt like my organs had just been gouged out .

Truthfully, I had already experienced it a few times, so I knew exactly what it felt like .

My mood soured while the clone bastard rejoiced .

"Did you really want to try that that badly?"

The clone bastard nodded and took Yong Yong, who was nestled in my arm, and lifted him up .

"Yong Yong, were you well?"

"Yep!"

I left them to converse between them .

I confirmed that the gods' lingering presence couldn't communicate through the 60thfloor .

You have to be meticulous in situations like this .

Also . . .

"Hey, what could you have possible been doing in the 61st floor that you'd be so thickly covered with the gods' power?"

I wanted to let him have some more alone time with Yong Yong but I couldn't help asking him .

The way the clone bastard laughed was far too triumphant .

It rubs me the wrong way .

"Well, not much happened . "

"Put down Yong Yong for a minute . "

I want to sock him once .

Rather than putting him down, he cuddled him instead .

"Nothing really happened . Yep . As soon as I got to the 61st floor, they all began to observe me . "

"Watching you? It shouldn't be possible since you're not a challenger . "

"Well, I got a message that they seemed to be in agreement on something and it seems that even I could see it . "

"And?"

"And it seemed like I had gained the rights of a challenger, and I went in front of the Boss Room and checked . "

"What was the result?"

"I didn't . "

" … You aren't even a challenger, but they sent you a message that they're curious?"

"Yeah .  I don't have any idea either . "

I had something that I had to have Park Jung-Ah figure out .

Could a non-challenger progress this way?

Could it be a unique case?

"Also, well . . . Since they were interested, I took a little bit of their power . I moved silently and nabbed some . That's why I was bit late . Hoohoo . "  

"How much?"

"1263 . "

I was momentarily speechless and stared at the clone bastard .

This guy said that he'd messed with over 1200 gods?

"What did they want?"

"They wanted me to become their disciple . "

There was no way the clone bastard would accept their request .

I said this before, but his nature is similar to mine .

He rejected my offer to become my disciple so there was no way he'd become a disciple some other God .

"I did well, right? Right? Say something . Main body bastard! Hurry up and bow your head and say thank you . "

You did well .

Congratulations on becoming a cosmic swindler .

"Louder . Even sweeter! Say it out loud!"

"Good job, Lee Ho Chi . "

The man whose face looked like a blooming flower was no more… Lee Ho Chi's face turned dark .

[If you call me that name again . . . ]

"Let's go . "

I ignored his warning and walked back .

For a while, the clone bastard droned on about something and followed behind me .

"Where are we going?"

"What do you mean by 'where'? We're going to the lab . "

A god's power isn't simply a high-ranking skill .

Through the process of becoming a God, they gain an 'authority . '

Their authority is their identity as well as their core .

Just by digging them up one by one, I can raise greatly raise my level .

I had already dissected the authority skills and I succeeded in modifying them .

That's why, the general magic I created had been able to advance to the next level .

However, I can't create authorities on my own yet .

My limit was modifying authorities that already existed .

When I was blocked by a wall, I needed new ideas or new materials and the clone bastard had brought me some materials just in time .

There were more than 1200 authorities inside .

Therefore, we obviously had to go to the lab .

"Hey, I just came back . Can't we start tomorrow?"

"Nope . We're working through the night starting today . "