NOVEL NEXT [Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
Chapter 469
“Hey, wait a sec.”
“Hmm?”
Seong Jihan reached out his hand towards Yoon Seah.
Then,
Shwooo…
Blue light flowed from his hand and was soon absorbed into her.
“Oh, is this the power of Blue? I’m the first among humanity!”
At first, Yoon Seah was amazed to see the power shown by Seong Jihan, who had become the Blue Administrator.
“…But there’s nothing special?”
However, when she didn’t really feel any difference, she tilted her head.
‘The energy of Red is clearly disappearing, but she can’t feel it.’
The red energy that appeared in Yoon Seah was actually less than 1 in terms of stats.
It was to the extent that it would be extinguished instantly by the Blue sent by Seong Jihan.
Still, to think she couldn’t feel it at all.
‘I wonder if others will be like this too?’
Seong Jihan decided to look for other cases besides Yoon Seah’s.
First,
[Jihan, how’s your body?]
“I don’t feel it from sis.”
[Huh? What?]
Floating in a petrified state, Seong Jiah, who approached Seong Jihan, did not have any red energy detected.
Shwooo…
“You’ve come. No, you’ve graced us with your presence, Administrator.”
“Just speak normally. It doesn’t suit you.”
“If the Administrator specially desires it.”
Even from the Shadow Queen, who rose from the floor and bowed her head to greet Seong Jihan,
No red energy was felt.
‘The Shadow Queen wasn’t originally human, so she wouldn’t have Red, and sis became a Constellation in a petrified state, so maybe that’s why.’
Both of them, in their current state, could not be considered human.
So these two were inappropriate to use as a comparison.
He needed to meet people to make an accurate comparison.
“Are there many people in the guild right now?”
“In the guild? The Daegi guild is busy every day, so there are always people waiting.”
“I’ll go for a bit.”
“Why?”
“To see if others have a fire in them like you.”
“…Fire?”
Leaving behind the puzzled Yoon Seah, Seong Jihan took the elevator down to the guild.
Then, there,
“Yes, so no matter how much money it costs, the placards must cover the entire Sword Palace building! We need to make it clear that our Boss has become the Blue Administrator!”
“…No, who among the people doesn’t know that the Boss has become the Blue Administrator?”
“Still, we need to properly commemorate it!”
Lee Hayeon was raising her voice at Lim Gayeong, instructing her to make placards.
“What placards?”
“Ah, Boss! No… Should I address you as Administrator now?”
“Just do it as usual. But what were you talking about just now?”
“Of course, we’re trying to celebrate the joyous occasion you’ve achieved this time!”
“What are you celebrating again? Wasn’t it enough to live broadcast it on BattleTube?”
“Nah, that’s nothing right now. Not only the Korean government but also the World BattleNet Association is talking about declaring today as a memorial day.”
“No, what, becoming an Administrator is no big deal…”
Seong Jihan replied as if it was absurd, but.
“No big deal? This is a joyous occasion for humanity!”
“It’s the day an Administrator was born among the lower species, humanity, one of only four in BattleNet. It’s a day that should be celebrated worldwide.”
“That’s right. Let’s make today a memorial day on par with Christmas, no, surpassing it!”
The two were burning with determination, insisting that today must be made a public holiday.
“If we say it took the Boss 2 days to fight the Dragon Lord and talk with the Administrators, shouldn’t we get 2 days off?”
“Hmm… It didn’t actually take 2 days, though.”
“Still, most people would want to count it as 2 days.”
Somehow, compared to Lee Hayeon, Lim Gayeong seemed to be saying that to increase the number of holidays.
After listening to their conversation for a while, Seong Jihan decided to get to the point.
“…Anyway, can you stand side by side for a moment?”
“Us?”
“Yes.”
Following Seong Jihan’s words, the two stood side by side.
‘I can’t see it right away from these two.’
While Yoon Seah clearly showed the red factor,
For these two, it was at an ambiguous level of being there but not there.
But one thing was certain: the red factor didn’t seem to be absent.
‘Well, let’s take a closer look.’
Shwooo…
Seong Jihan manifested the power of Blue.
Then, unlike when he lightly examined with the naked eye,
The red factor was clearly felt from the two.
‘Compared to Seah’s, it’s almost one ten-thousandth, no, even less than that.’
The red factor possessed by Yoon Seah was less than 1 in terms of stats.
What Lee Hayeon and Lim Gayeong possessed was even more minuscule than that.
At this level, just being touched by the blue light would be enough to make it disappear.
Seong Jihan raised the blue energy more to take a closer look.
Then,
“Oh… Is that the light of the Administrator?”
“Yes, do both of you feel any change?”
“The blue color looks sacred. My body feels lighter too.”
“No, not such superficial comments. Please check for substantial changes.”
“Hmm… I don’t really feel anything.”
Although they were amazed by Seong Jihan’s blue light, the two said they didn’t feel any particular change in their bodies.
‘Even if the red factor disappears, they can’t feel it.’
Not only Yoon Seah but others also didn’t seem to care whether they had the red factor or not.
Seong Jihan left the guild master’s room and conducted a test on the blue energy with the general guild staff as well.
“My shoulders were heavy, but as soon as I was exposed to the light, they became light! The aching in my knees has improved too!”
“…This light doesn’t have such effects. Please honestly tell me only about the changes in your body.”
“Uh, w-well then… I’m not sure. It feels like my condition has improved?”
As soon as he entered the guild office and manifested the blue light,
The red factor of the people inside completely disappeared.
Perhaps it was because the amount of red they possessed was not even 0.0001.
Even without Seong Jihan deliberately bringing the blue energy close, just seeing the light from afar was enough to extinguish the fire.
‘But Seah is definitely in a league of her own.’
Inside the guild office, there were not only ordinary people but also a mage specialized in the fire attribute.
Yet the red factor they all possessed was the same.
It was so minuscule that just seeing the blue light was enough to extinguish it.
But only Yoon Seah had a lot of the red factor…
‘Come to think of it, they said they would make her the heart instead of me.’
Instead of himself, who defied having to play the role of the Red Heart,
They tried to choose Yoon Seah as a substitute.
Was that why there was such a big difference in ability?
‘Still, it’s a relief that I’ve eliminated Seah’s red factor.’
Seong Jihan thought so and returned home for now.
He had observed the red factor possessed by humanity,
And even tried manifesting the blue light to erase it.
Now it was time to seek the next step.
‘Let’s go and open the Administrator System.’
The Administrator System that replaced Constellation Traits.
There, perhaps, would be the function Seong Jihan wanted.
Judging so, as soon as he arrived home, he tried to open the Administrator System, but.
“Oh, Uncle. You’re back already?”
Seeing Yoon Seah waving at him, he doubted his eyes.
‘…The red factor has reappeared?’
[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
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2 hours later.
‘The red factor reappearing isn’t just limited to Seah.’
Seong Jihan confirmed that all the red factors he had erased with his power had regenerated.
‘I clearly uprooted the red from their bodies, but it eerily reappeared…’
The power of Stat Azure was definitely a counter to Red.
But even after the fire had evolved once,
As if embers were flying in from somewhere, the red factor kept appearing inside humans.
‘Especially Seah, unlike others, the red is getting stronger and stronger.’
Was it because the Red Administrator was considering Yoon Seah as the next target?
The red she possessed earlier was less than 1, but the red that reappeared after being erased by Blue,
Was now reaching almost 2 in terms of stats.
And once it reached this point,
“Uh… Uncle. This time, I feel like something has disappeared.”
Yoon Seah, who had been unable to feel the red until now,
Expressed her puzzlement, saying it felt like something was gone.
‘There’s a limit to directly erasing it like this.’
Seong Jihan’s eyes sunk deep.
By manifesting Blue directly like this, it was impossible to remove the red factor from humanity.
‘I need to open the Administrator System.’
Although he felt various changes after becoming the Blue Administrator,
The biggest among them was the Administrator System that only Administrators could access.
Seong Jihan, who had not been able to enter the system even once because he was experimenting with Red,
Thought that this system was the key to fundamentally solving the red factor.
“Administrator System.”
As Seong Jihan said that,
[The Administrator System is opening.]
[The Administrator accessing the system is the temporary Administrator ‘Blue Administrator’.]
[Only a few unrestricted areas are accessible.]
The Administrator System emphasized that he was a temporary Administrator and opened a part of the system.
And what was revealed was,
‘…Why is it so complicated?’
Endlessly listed management items.
The species and planets Seong Jihan had seen so far,
The distorted parts of the system, etc.
The targets he could touch as an Administrator were endless.
However,
‘They’re all marked with an X.’
Perhaps because he was a temporary Administrator,
Planets, species,
Even the correction of system distortions were all marked as inaccessible.
“Then what can I access?”
As Seong Jihan made a remark after seeing everything marked with an X,
[Only accessible management items are displayed.]
The Administrator System erased all the numerous items,
And displayed only three items.
‘Humanity, me, and Stat Azure.’
No matter how limited the authority of a temporary Administrator was, this was a bit too much.
As Seong Jihan quietly stared at the three items,
[Administrators exist to develop the BattleNet system.]
[Administrators gain more authority by resolving distortion phenomena in the BattleNet system.]
[The current temporary Administrator is an error that goes against the BattleNet system itself because he became an Administrator by defeating an impossible feat.]
[Find your problems and resolve the distortion phenomena.]
The Administrator System explained why only three items appeared.
‘I’m an error in the BattleNet system?’ Seong Jihan saw this and at first wondered what it meant, but,
‘A Constellation Candidate defeating a Great Constellation could be seen as a bug from the system’s perspective.’
He soon understood why he was pointed out as a problem.
Becoming an Administrator from a Constellation Candidate,
Was no different from reaching the summit by taking a helicopter on a hiking trail where you had to climb stairs.
‘As a commemoration of becoming a temporary Administrator, it’s telling me to fix the bug that is me before touching anything else.’
The Administrator System was telling him to fix the bug that was himself first to expand his authority.
‘Well, let’s see what kind of problem I am.’
Seong Jihan smirked and decided to take a look at what kind of bug he was.
“Open the management item ‘Seong Jihan’.”
Whiiiing…
As soon as Seong Jihan’s words fell, the screen changed.
On the blue background of the system screen,
Seong Jihan’s status window was displayed.
‘What is this, it’s just my status window?’
The status window listing the stats of Martial Soul, Void, Eternity, Red, and Blue.
The values of each ability were not much different from before he became an Administrator.
What bug was he supposed to find here?
As Seong Jihan looked at his abilities with puzzled eyes,
‘Oh… Something is changing.’
Behind each stat, a new evaluation value called ‘Distortion’ began to appear.
The stats where the distortion value appeared first were Void and Blue.
‘Both are 0.’
Looking at the stats marked as Void (Distortion – 0), Blue (Distortion – 0), Seong Jihan nodded.
Blue was currently an FFF-grade stat whose abilities had not been identified.
Void had outstanding output, but it was not an ability that distorted the system in the sense that it led the user to death.
And,
‘Eternity is 30, and Red is 50.’
Eternity and Red.
These stats, which were no different from an Administrator’s abilities,
Had a low distortion score, perhaps because Eternity was incomplete.
Then the only one left was Martial Soul.
‘Martial Soul isn’t an ability that greatly distorts the system…’
Why is the evaluation taking so long?
Around the time Seong Jihan was puzzled,
‘It’s out.’
With Martial Soul (Distortion – 52),
Martial Soul was unexpectedly measured to have the highest distortion value.
No, this shakes the system more than the abilities of Administrators?
While Seong Jihan was looking at this with bewilderment,
‘Hmm…’
The system distortion value of Martial Soul,
Was suddenly being upgraded in real-time from 52 to 54.
[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]