Chapter 2 – NTR Book of Truth (1)

“Huh?”

While I was in a daze after seeing a message that suddenly popped up, the phone hung up.

Then the message received tone sounded.

But I was not in the mood to check it right away.

Right now, I had to figure out the meaning of the message that popped up in front of my eyes.

“It’s here again…”

The sentence that appeared before my eyes was proof that I hadn’t seen anything wrong at the moment I was dying.
The message once again mentioned ‘NTL’.

“What is NTL that keeps asking me to do it?”

Looking at the context, it’s not that I can’t understand it.
There were also some strange aspects.
What does ‘harass’ mean?
Is that the point of NTL?

【You constantly suffered from NTR in your past life. Turn that curse into a blessing.]
【This life was given for that. The pain you are experiencing is beyond what human beings can tolerate. It would be comfortable to think of it as a life to make up for it.]

NTR…

I didn’t know what it was, but I could understand the situation.
Twenty-one betrayals in my life.
That would be how to express it in professional terms.

Then NTL would do the opposite.
To pay back the NTR I suffered.

“But…”

Wouldn’t a better option be to avoid them altogether?
Isn’t it just getting hurt again trying to get revenge that might turn out well?

When I saw Kim Iseul’s name on her cell phone, memories with her came to mind.
It wasn’t all that bad.
She took good care of me in her own way.
It’s because the last one is bad.

【You are making a big mistake.】
【Their intentions were not pure from the beginning.】
【It is recommended to check your own status.】

“Status?”

The term was not unfamiliar.
Because I also played games sometimes.
The so-called “Status” Was what expressed the state of the character at a glance.

“My status? Are you telling me to go to the Hunter Management Office?”

Rank measurement was basically possible at the Hunter Management Office.
There are measuring devices for personal use, but at this point, not only do they perform poorly, but they are also very expensive.
Needless to say, the current me didn’t have it.

[If you want to check your status, just use mana and be conscious of wanting to see it.]

‘Ceremonious by activating mana?’

An explanation I’ve heard a lot.
What the professors often said in the Hunter Department.
Similar expressions were also found in related books.

Even if it seems very insincere, when I actually do it, I can only think that that expression is just right.
For example, when using the inventory, you had to activate mana while doing a ‘ritual’ to take an object out of the air.
At this time, the mana used was extremely small.

“Hmm…”

Regardless, I had been a Hunter for over 20 years.
There was no reason why I couldn’t do as I explained.

“Status…”

Conscious of that, I activated Mana, and it broke! And light was scattered.

Information listed in front of your eyes.

The overall impression was the same as we are accustomed to seeing in games.
The name was written in it, and the alphabet was like a game.

“Ah, that’s it! ‘Hunter manager’!”

It is a famous game.
A game that licenses real hunters to grow and manage them.
It was a popular game with many maniacs because historical facts were reproduced in the game as it is.

I’ve done it a few times, but I didn’t do it for long because I was curious about the part that was strangely different from reality.

However, it was clear that the status window in front of me now was almost the same as the one I saw then.

The message did not respond to my words.
I wish we could communicate a bit.

The status that appeared in front of me was as follows.

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Name [Sungkyu Choi]
Height [188cm]
Weight [90kg]

Grade [D]

Strength [C]
Agility [E]
Stamina [C]
Mana [D]

Skill [—]

Special Ability [Scouter Lv1]

Retained EXP [0]

Special item [NTR Book of Truth] [NTR Book of Memories]

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“Hmm…”

I nodded.

It was exactly as I remembered.
At this time, my grade was D.
He grew up faster than other hunters of the same grade, so he eventually grew up to grade B, and at the time of his death, he was recognized within the guild in his own way.
Even if the future is not to be discussed, he was not enjoying a life lacking as a hunter.

The only problem in my life is the constant betrayal.
That was NTR.

“What is this? Scouter?”

It was strange to see my abilities become status and visible.
However, since I also saw this through a game called ‘Hunter Manager’ – of course, my character was also included in the game – I wasn’t very impressed.

However, I wasn’t familiar with things like ‘special abilities’, ‘possessed experience points’, or ‘special items’.

【Scouter is an ability that allows you to check your own and opponent’s status. As the level goes up, you can see more information.】

“Ah~”

It seemed that he could not only see mine, but also check other people’s statuses.
If so, this is a great thing.
Reality is not a game, so it would be a great advantage to be able to check the opponent’s status as well as mine.

“Ah! Does this also apply to monsters?”

【Of course.】

Better then!

I didn’t have this ability in my previous life.
I definitely got the realization that it was my second life.

“What is the experience?”

Hunters become stronger through training and dungeon raids.
But I couldn’t quantify it.
In other words, the accumulation of experience points and strength can only be known by feeling, but it was not known exactly until it was measured.

【You will gain experience by performing quests in the future. It can help you grow. This is an important point to say that your second life is blessed.]

“Ah!”

Quest!

Come to think of it, the message said when I tried to answer the phone earlier.
The first quest begins.

‘Quest’ was also more familiar as a game term.
However, ‘Hunter Manager’ gained experience in a more basic and normal way.

Training and dungeon raids.

And through various experiences of guild work, he improved his social skills and awareness.

‘I should stop comparing.’

It was similar to ‘Hunter Manager’, but it was not identical to that system.
So I wondered if the message didn’t respond to anything I said.

I seriously realized the meaning of this.

Blessings from NTL!
It was said that it could be obtained by canceling the curse of the previous life.

“So… You mean you can get experience points by taking revenge for being NTRed? Is that a blessing?”

【It’s hard to say that only growth is all of the blessings. But I think you got it right.]

“Ah…”

I covered my face.

“Should I see those kitties again…?”

【You seem to still lack NTL’s will.】
【I understand. Because the accumulated shock will instinctively reject contact with them.]
【Recommended to see the NTR Book of Truth.】

‘NTR Book of Truth…?’

I looked at the status once again.
Certainly, there were two names written in the “Special Items” Section.

‘NTR Book of Truth’ and ‘NTR Book of Memories’.

It was a naming that gave me goosebumps just by the fact that it had an NTR attached to it.

“Still…”

The message that saved me and brought me back to 20 years ago was a recommendation, so I decided to try it.

“The ‘Book of Truth’…?”

I thought it might be in the inventory for some reason, but it was true.

In the inventory opened by activating mana, I saw two luxuriously bound books.
It was an appearance that seemed quite valuable compared to the title attached.
‘Truth’ and ‘Memories’…

Basically, they were words of great value.

However, with NTR attached to the front, the feeling was completely different.

I took out a book with the words ‘NTR Book of Truth’ written on it.

It floated on its own and felt no weight at all.

Floating in the air, enveloped in soft light.

‘It’s the truth.’

Something about that just made my heart ache.
As the message pointed out, I had suppressed emotions because of the dark memories of my past life.
While the same pattern of despair was repeated, I chose to quickly forget them in order to live.

Now that I think I’ll look at it again…

“Gulp.”

I opened the first chapter of the book.

There was a table of contents.

Except for the first line, everything was full of question marks.

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Chapter 1 : Seulgi Lee and Jonggil Park.
Chapter 2: ?
Chapter 3: ?
Chapter 4: ?
…

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There was nothing to look at, so I turned over one more page.

Then, the number ‘1’ was written to indicate the paragraph, and the sentences were listed under it.

After reading a few lines of it, my eyes widened.
My fists clenched and my body trembled.

Whether it was good or bad timing, the phone rang again.

♬Follow me…♫ Follow me…♪

[Dew Seuli♡]

“Fuck bitch…”