I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 56

『Trait Synergy, 『The Best Defense is Evasion』（E） has met the additional condition.

It will be changed to a higher synergy, 『The Best Defense is Evasion 2』（E）.

The effect of the existing synergy will greatly increase.』

If you’re talking about the 『The Best Defense is Evasion』 synergy, it’s been composed of Agility and Battle Sense traits until now.

But why is it suddenly saying that it met the additional condition now?

Jeonghyeon hurriedly pressed the synergy information.

『『The Best Defense is Evasion 2』

Currently composed traits: 「Decent Battle Sense」, 「Clearly Agile Movement」, 「Physical Enhancement」, 「Excellent Movement Speed」』

“Oh my god……”

The Movement Speed, which he had been calling by the derogatory term”Cooperation Speed”until now, was actually a synergy component trait?

Come to think of it, it was a bit strange that there was no reaction even though the existing synergy traits and the Physical Enhancement trait seemed to have a sufficient relationship.

Two things were learned from this change.

There are higher synergies.

And to raise it to a higher synergy, you have to try various combinations.

Just like this time, if he hadn’t been driven into a really desperate situation, he wouldn’t have equipped the Movement Speed trait, would he?

He might have never known about the existence of higher synergies for the rest of his life.

Anyway, even this much meant that the Cooperation Speed’s status had risen to Movement Speed.

And there was still the task of checking its detailed effects.

The changes that appeared as the synergy changed before Jeonghyeon’s eyes came to mind.

『「Decent Battle Sense」 predicts all attacks that can be read at the user’s sensory level.

The correction value of 「Clearly Agile Movement」 increases further. It is considered a trait one rank higher.

The natural healing power of 「Physical Enhancement」 increases. The effect of an F-rank Healing trait is constantly applied.

The correction of 「Excellent Movement Speed」 is no longer applied only to movement speed. It is also applied to the speed of thought during combat.』

“This is insane……”

A low exclamation of admiration escaped from Jeonghyeon’s mouth.

Is this a dream?

Yes, there’s no way this isn’t a dream.

The Adaptation Syndrome is so painful that he must have lost his mind.

It feels too real, but if he were to, for example, slap his thigh with all his might━

“Argh!”

Jeonghyeon, who punched his own thigh hard, jumped up.

The vivid pain seemed to electrify and awaken all the cells in his body that had been slightly numbed by the Adaptation Syndrome.

“Ugh…… So this is real?”

An incredulous look.

Actually, it was understandable.

Wasn’t it too much of a cheat for a reward for just reluctantly putting in a Movement Speed trait?

The Battle Sense trait now detects all attacks that can be sensed.

The effect of Battle Sense, which senses the path of attacks, has been useful enough so far, but from now on, he will be able to recognize even attacks that are not directed at him.

It would be much more effective not only in terms of safety but also in comprehensively judging battles.

Furthermore, the Agility trait’s correction value has increased to the point where it’s now considered one rank higher.

It’s practically a C-rank now.

Just with Agility alone, he wouldn’t be treated poorly anywhere.

And what about the constant application of F-rank Healing?

But the biggest jackpot among them was.

“Movement Speed-nim…… I’m sorry I didn’t believe in you until now……”

It was the synergy effect of Movement Speed that led Jeonghyeon to a sincere reflection.

It was truly the glorious return of the Movement Speed trait.

Actually, Movement Speed was useless in combat, but its effect was substantial.

Just think of Shin Piljung, the D-rank Movement Speed Hunter he met last time.

Even though he was a D-rank, he easily kept up with Jeonghyeon, who was running away while wearing all sorts of agility gear.

But now that Movement Speed trait is C-rank.

Even the stingy system would have attached the modifier ‘Excellent’ to it, so the effect must be certain.

But now it applies to the speed of thought as well?

“At this point, are you saying let’s try it without the tier list?”

He hadn’t experienced it yet, so he couldn’t say for sure, but if it followed his current thoughts even a little, it was certain.

Movement Speed was none other than God Speed!

“Heh heh heh, no. King Emperor God Speed……”

Jeonghyeon’s smile, as he reread the synergy changes over and over, became unusually sinister.

Thought acceleration was that much of a cheat ability.

There might be similar traits, but that wasn’t the case.

What was thought acceleration?

It was only natural to fight as much as his reaction speed and senses could process in real-time.

Furthermore, when he thought of thought acceleration, one more thing crossed Jeonghyeon’s mind.

“If I combine this with magic, it’ll be really amazing, won’t it?”

Jeonghyeon hadn’t been neglecting magic, but he had been postponing the purchase for various reasons.

Unless you had exceptional talent, it was difficult to even use magic, and the lack of mana made it impossible to fight continuously.

But if there was thought acceleration, at least one problem would be solved.

Especially, one more thing he could look forward to, assuming the synergy would expand.

“I don’t know how the magic synergy will turn out.”

There were numerous attribute traits in the magic category, starting with the most basic Mana Sensitivity.

What if they gathered and expanded the synergy?

Becoming an Archmage like the ones seen in fantasy novels wouldn’t be a dream either.

━ R r r

While Jeonghyeon was immersed in his imagination.

The ringtone of his phone pulled him back to reality.

━ Section Chief Cha Yerin

“Huh…… Why is this person?”

The caller was none other than Cha Yerin.

Logically, she shouldn’t be the one calling Jeonghyeon first.

It had been quite a while since she contacted him to inform him of the results of reporting the surrounding peddlers.

Anyway, he couldn’t ignore a call from a Section Chief of the Association just because he felt uneasy, so Jeonghyeon cleared his throat a few times before pressing the answer button.

“Hello?”

━ It’s Cha Yerin.

It seemed like she had a habit of saying her name every time she answered the phone.

Was it really necessary when they knew each other’s contact information?

“Yes, Section Chief-nim, how have you been? What’s up……”

━ Hunter Han Jeonghyeon. Let’s do something together.

“Huh?”

Jeonghyeon blinked and pulled the phone away from his ear, looked at it once, and then put it back to his ear.

“I’m not part of the Association yet, Section Chief-nim. I’m definitely not part of your division.”

━ Oh my, you’ve improved quite a bit if you’re saying ‘yet’.

“Isn’t it more important that I’m not?”

━ It’s quite urgent, and it’s not something to discuss over the phone, so come to the office. As soon as possible. I’m hanging up.

“Hey, no! Wait a minute!”

But before Jeonghyeon could finish his sentence, the call had already ended.

“What the, this person!”

It was pointless to get angry.

The clock on his phone screen showed that it was still early, not even 10 am.

That meant Yerin called almost immediately after arriving at work.

“It must be urgent……”

Although he couldn’t erase the annoyed look from his face, Jeonghyeon eventually started to get ready to go out.

He was going because it was an urgent matter from the Association, which oversees all Hunter affairs in Korea, not because he was scared of Yerin or anything.

‘Just wait until I get my hands on an A-rank trait……’

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The second visit to the Hunter Association’s Investigation Division 3 office.

“How…… Oh, Hunter Han Jeonghyeon?”

“Ah, you remember me.”

When he awkwardly opened the door, the first person to recognize Jeonghyeon was Investigation Team Leader Kim Seokung.

Jeonghyeon was a little surprised because he didn’t expect to be recognized, even though they were acquainted.

It had been at least two months since he and Seokung met.

It was unexpected because the position of Investigation Team Leader wasn’t that leisurely.

Of course, someone like Yerin, an eccentric, could do that, but Seokung seemed like an ordinary person.

Seokung smiled kindly at Jeonghyeon’s words and said.

“How could I forget the person who caught the Masked Duo? But what brings you here?”

“Ah…… Is Section Chief Cha Yerin not here?”

“The Section Chief? She just stepped out for a bit.”

As expected, there was no way to see her in a good light.

She called him early in the morning saying it was urgent, but she’s not even there?

Jeonghyeon felt a vein throbbing on his forehead, but he still managed to keep a smile and replied.

“Section Chief-nim called me. Can I wait for a bit?”

“Of course. Could you wait in the room you were in before? Of course, you can eat anything you want.”

Seokung then guided Jeonghyeon to the room where he had previously written his statement.

It was still a cozy place with plenty of snacks.

Since he hadn’t had breakfast, he opened a pack of cookies and ate a few, then,

『Currently activated trait synergies: 『The Best Defense is Evasion 2』（E）, 『If You Eliminate the Watchful Eyes, It’s an Assassination』（E）』

He grinned as he admired the synergy window, which was enough to make him full just by looking at it.

It was an effect that made him marvel no matter how many times he saw it.

With this much, he could probably defeat the Tadan Orc, not to mention the Rock Spider’s mutated boss, single-handedly, couldn’t he?

The multiple legs swinging relentlessly were quite annoying, but it wasn’t a problem if he could just avoid them.

As the name of the synergy suggested, if he didn’t get hit, there was no need to worry about defense.

Well, he was confident that he could defeat a truckload of Jucheol or Heesu, who had driven him to the brink of death before.

Then, a thought suddenly crossed Jeonghyeon’s mind.

‘Somehow, this scene feels familiar.’

To be precise, it wasn’t that he had seen it, but that he had experienced it himself.

When he was looking at the status window and grinning,

“You seem to be in a good mood again?”

“Yes, Section Chief Cha said exactly like this━ Gah!”

Cha Yerin appeared without a sound and whispered in his ear.

Jeonghyeon was so startled that he almost jumped out of his chair.

‘How come this person doesn’t make a sound when she enters!’

She was an incredibly mysterious person.

To be honest, he wasn’t being arrogant, but Jeonghyeon had gained some confidence in his abilities.

Even if Yerin was A-rank Level 5, how could she not even let him sense her presence when he was almost entirely focused on agility!

But as if she knew how he felt,

Yerin smiled at Jeonghyeon’s shocked expression and said as she walked to the seat opposite him.

“Actually, I just leveled up to Level 6.”

“Level 6, oh my god…… No, wait, are you really reading my mind!”

He was too tired to be surprised anymore.

The more he reacted intensely, the more this woman might feel some kind of pleasure.

Jeonghyeon resignedly straightened his chair.

And Yerin’s subtle smile remained.

“It seems like good things happen every time you come to our office. Don’t you really want to get a job here? I’ll even raise the contract fee from last time.”

“No! ……Damn it.”

He had just decided to respond with silence.

Yerin knew how to get on Jeonghyeon’s nerves better than anyone.

Looking at him, Yerin chuckled a few times and then brought up the main topic.

“Well, that aside. The reason I called you here today, Hunter Han Jeonghyeon, is……”