I Awakened as a Dark History - Chapter 16

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Episode 16
I stared at the system window before me, lost in serious deliberation.
[Unlocked]
The lock on ‘Dark Fairy’ has been released.
Synchronization is now possible.
To open or not to open—that is the question.
If I unlock it, I’ll stumble onto another piece of dark history. If I don’t, it feels like a waste.
And humans always repeat the same mistakes.
“Besides, it’s not like anyone else can see my dark history anyway. What’s the harm?”
I opened the skill window to check the Trait.
[Trait: Dark History]
―Fairy―
A fairy born from the breath of a flower garden.
―Dark Fairy―
A fairy that lost its flower garden.
―Demon King―
Currently locked.
―Nine-tailed Fox―
Currently locked.
―■■―
Synchronization Rate: 0%
“Good grief.”
Every time I see this, a curse slips out.
“Cho Eun, Cho Eun. Middle-school Cho Eun…….”
Honestly, I don’t even remember if I actually wrote this back then.
Suppressing the urge to gouge out my eyes, I tapped on Dark Fairy, and a new information window appeared.
[Description]
A fairy that has lost its flower garden.
It harbors hatred toward the humans who burned the garden and distrusts humanity.
Yet still, it retains goodness within.
Attack power strengthens by 1% each time it kills a human. (Cannot be disabled, maximum cap: 100%)
Attack Power Enhancement: 1%
I let out a shriek of bewilderment at the window.
“Wait! What is this ‘kill humans’ nonsense?! Is the description broken?! System, do you have a mind? Is this seriously okay?!”
No matter how I think about it, the system has to be insane.
It awakened me into a dark history, and now it’s telling me to kill people. My head is throbbing.
“If it weren’t for the financial treatment, I’d never open this again.”
I sighed and slowly read through the description again.
Then, belatedly, something strange caught my eye.
“But why is the attack power already enhanced by 1%?”
Naturally, I have no experience killing anyone.
I stared at the description window, then tilted my head slightly.
“……Is it because of the Succubus?”
Even though it’s a Succubus and not a human, does it count here?
I picked up my Mobile Phone and opened a quick search.
Fortunately, the answer came easily.
[Humanoid Magical Beast]
Ghoul
Dryad
……(abbreviated)……
Succubus
Sandman
……
……
*Only Magical Beasts classified as humanoid by the system are listed here.
“So it applies to humanoid Magical Beasts, not just humans?”
The system is more flexible than I expected.
With conditions like this, it shouldn’t be difficult to raise the attack power.
I let out a relieved sigh and finally set down my Mobile Phone.
[Description]
A fairy who lost her flower garden.
She harbors hatred toward the humans who burned it, and distrusts mankind itself.
Yet despite this, she still carries kindness within her.
Each time she brings a human to death, her Attack Power increases by 1%. (Cannot be deactivated, Limit: 100%)
Attack Power Enhancement: 1%
[Current Synchronization Rate]
0%
[Stats]
Strength: 150
Magic Power: 231
Agility: 215
Stamina: 134
Resistance: 73
[Skill Composition]
―Hanpuri―
The accumulated sorrow of a lost flower garden has crystallized within her.
She can gather Magic Power and fire an attack imbued with that sorrow.
―Thorn Thicket―
Can be used when Synchronization Rate is 30% or higher.
Thorny brambles sprout from the ground.
Increases her own Attack Power by 20% and decreases the enemy’s Agility by 20%.
She can summon weapons using the thornbushes.
―Falling Flowers―
By consuming 90% of her Synchronization Rate, she can unleash a rain of poisonous flowers within a certain radius.
Enemies who do not die instantly from the poisonous flower rain suffer a 50% reduction in Defense and fall into a poisoned state.
Fundamentally, the skillset revolves around fighting from range while afflicting enemies with status conditions.
Strength and Magic Power have risen, while Resistance has dropped dramatically.
“Resistance got cut in half. So what grade would I be overall?”
Before, I hadn’t cared much about grading, but something Baek Moon-il said had stuck with me.
“If Resistance is around 180, that’s A-Grade, wasn’t it?”
Naturally, once you hear something like that, you become curious about your own grade.
“But he also said grades aren’t determined by stats alone—they look at skills too—so a rough check isn’t accurate.”
Only the Hunter Association could provide an exact grade.
But that would require registering as a Hunter with them.
I wanted to avoid exposing my Trait and Skills at all costs.
“Maybe I’ll just settle for a rough check.”
At least the Hunter Association provided a quick-check app, which was something.
It’d be far more reliable than some random other app.
I immediately entered my stats into the app.
The app calculated my grade and first displayed a disclaimer about the rough check’s inaccuracy.
[Quick-Check Grade Result: A]
Your Resistance stat is low. We recommend items to supplement Resistance.
>>>
Go to Hunket Mart
Despite my Resistance being so low, my grade came back as A, thanks to my other stats being relatively high.
I wonder if the system prioritizes average stat value over balance.
When I entered the fairy’s stats into the app for the second time, it immediately displayed her grade.
[Quick-Check Grade Result: A]
Your Strength stat is low. We recommend items to supplement Strength.
>>>
Go to Hunket Mart
“Oh, this is actually pretty fun.”
I became curious about what stats would be needed to pull an S-Grade from the quick-check.
I entered 200 across every stat and hit confirm.
[Quick-Check Grade Result: A]
These are stats with significant potential to reach S-Grade depending on your skills. We recommend visiting the Hunter Association for a detailed evaluation.

“So you need an average stat of 200 or higher to be recognized as S-Grade.”
The skills remain unclear whether they’re good or bad, but as Baek Moon-il said, it seems A-Grade is my ceiling with my current stats.
“Still, isn’t A-Grade impressive? Especially for a Healer?”
As far as I know, there’s not a single A-Grade Healer in the country.
I’ve heard that A-Grade Healers and above are exceptionally rare worldwide.
“Wasn’t the Healer at Haje Guild also B-Grade?”
I recalled from a few years back when Haje Guild had recruited a B-Grade Healer—the whole city had celebrated like a festival.
News about Healer recruitment poured in by the dozens each day, and I’d heard it relentlessly.
“She was a Korean-American nurse, and she said she came here because she had a romantic attachment to Korea thanks to her parents.”
I remembered being incredibly envious of the contract payment figures back then.
Now, though, I couldn’t even recall how much the signing bonus had been.
“Still, I’m envious. My trait is Dark History, so I can’t even mention it anywhere.”
I wished I had some kind of normal ability.
Yet the envy didn’t linger long.
Mana Stone sale payments kept flowing into my account steadily.
“Let’s see—two thousand from the Mana Stones, and then three thousand eight hundred from the black market auction after fees.”
Add them together and that’s five thousand eight hundred, which rounds to six thousand.
Six thousand from a single Dungeon run—no wonder Hunters had such extravagant spending habits.
“I’ll set aside some for living expenses, and with what’s left, maybe I should start looking for a new place.”
I looked around the space.
A small one-room apartment.
It was a stable place to live on my salary, but I couldn’t honestly say it was pleasant.
If I could earn this amount a few more times, I could consider moving to something roomier and brighter, a nicer home.
“Anyway, I need to stop by the Bank first.”
With so much money now showing in my account, I felt light as I left the building.
* * *
“Have a good day, ma’am.”
I bowed politely to the Bank security guard and stepped outside.
Today, what should have been an empty wallet now felt full, and my heart swelled with it.
I’d have to get chicken for dinner tonight. Boneless chicken with a cola too.
I was pressing the elevator button, suppressing a stupid grin from breaking free, when—
Beep—beep—beep—
My Mobile Phone shrieked in my pocket.

[Dungeon Wave Alert]

A Wave has occurred near your current location due to Dungeon saturation.

Those at home should remain indoors and avoid moving unnecessarily. Those outside should proceed to a Shelter immediately.
“Wha—?”
I froze in place, blinking numbly.
The shock had paralyzed my mind entirely.
My thoughts slowly churned back to life, and I began to process the situation around me.
First or second floors offered little shelter—Magical Beasts could slip in easily.
Especially if the walls were glass; they’d shatter right through and leap inside without trouble, making such floors unsuitable as Shelters.
The safest places were buildings above the third floor with small windows, or public institution Shelters.
And my location—the Bank—was on the second floor, with half of one wall lined with windows.
‘In other words, one of the most dangerous spots there is!’
Crash———!!!!

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