I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104
104: Isn’t It Similar? (1)
“Yaaaaaawn.”
As I stretched and rose with a long, languid yawn, I noticed the belongings scattered around me and belatedly realized I was at my Family Home.
‘Oh, right. Home.’
The memory of deciding to rest here for a few days came back to me.
I got out of bed, recalling how smoothly yesterday had gone with the gift offensive and even the memory of sharing a drink with everyone using quality liquor after so long.
Though this was the room I’d used when living at the Family Home rather than in my cramped one-room apartment, for some reason it felt like my belongings had multiplied.
Since I normally lived elsewhere anyway, it wasn’t something to worry about much, so I casually scratched my belly and headed to the Living Room.
There I found Lee Seonghun bustling about, heading out early in the morning.
Seeing him, I asked without much thought.
“Father, where are you going?”
“To work, you brat!”
“Ah.”
“Aren’t you heading out?”
“Hunters operate as freelancers, so we go whenever we want.”
“….”
Though Lee Seonghun understood the nature of Hunters who risked their lives for a living, in this moment of heading to work, he gazed at me with unmistakable envy.
I chuckled at my father’s expression, and Lee Seonghun, looking annoyed, said.
“Well, I’m off.”
“Have a safe trip~.”
“Sure.”
It was odd how I usually spoke casually but switched to formal speech only at moments like this, but since I’d always lived this way, Lee Seonghun didn’t particularly point it out and headed to work.
After Lee Seonghun left for work, I sat on the sofa and turned on the large-screen TV I couldn’t see in my own apartment.
There wasn’t much worth watching, but following the cardinal rule of television—”flip through channels even if there’s nothing to watch”—I was watching a rerun of some variety show.
As I lazily watched TV from the morning, Han Seunghee, hearing the sound, came out and saw me.
With the obvious look of someone who’d just woken up, her eyes half-closed, she looked at me as well.
“Huh? What?”
“So it was you, Dohyun?”
“Who else would it be? Lee Dohee doesn’t wake up until lunch anyway.”
“Right. I thought your father hadn’t gone to work.”
Realizing it was me, Han Seunghee turned to go back, and I simply returned my attention to the TV. With her voice still drowsy from sleep, she headed toward the Master Bedroom and said.
“I should eat breakfast.”
“Huh? Sleep more. I’ll take care of it myself.”
“…Really?”
Han Seunghee had initially tried to do it herself, but after hesitating at my words, she agreed.
I chuckled at that and told her not to worry.
“Yeah, go back to sleep~.”
“…Then Mother will sleep a bit more and get up~.”
Watching Mother close the Master Bedroom door with those words, I chuckled softly.
I could guess who Dohui took after—she certainly inherited someone’s talent for sleeping.
After hearing that response, I kept my eyes on the TV as I headed toward the kitchen. Since I was already feeling a bit peckish, I figured I should grab some breakfast. While continuing to watch the TV in the living room, I opened the pantry and couldn’t help but smirk at the generous stack of instant ramen inside.
‘Ramen is always the answer at times like this.’
If Han Seunghee had seen me, she would have scolded me for eating ramen in the morning, but since she was still asleep, I chuckled and pulled out a pot.
It was quite a large pot for cooking alone, but it would do just fine for me.
Since it was still morning, I figured I should eat reasonably, and given my Hunter’s abnormal physiology, I grabbed one bundle of ramen—except the bundle now contained four packs instead of the usual amount.
Seeing that, I frowned slightly.
‘Isn’t this breaking the natural order of things?’
When did the sacred rule of five packs per bundle get violated? Feeling a sense of despair, I pulled out another pack, bringing the total to eight. But looking at the pot again, while it was large, I wasn’t entirely sure eight packs would fit. Still, I didn’t care—I filled it with water anyway.
Getting water for eight packs from the purifier was tedious, but I deliberately used filtered water rather than tap water to boil it.
By this point, even boiling water felt like a chore, but I simply turned on the gas and returned to the sofa to watch TV.
It wasn’t particularly hilarious entertainment, but I found myself chuckling mindlessly at it when suddenly—
Ssssshhhhh——
The sound of boiling water spilling over onto the gas range reached my ears.
“Oops.”
I added the seasoning and flakes to the boiling water, watched it come to a boil again, then added the noodles. I didn’t set a timer, but I timed the noodles quite accurately, and the moment they were done, I carried the pot to the dining table and grabbed some kimchi from the fridge before eating.
Even at the dining table, I continued watching TV, but once it grew tedious, I pulled out my phone.
I checked it hoping to find something interesting, but I was puzzled to see so many messages waiting for me.
‘Huh?’
[No-Life Squad: 300+]
Seeing my friends’ group chat ablaze with activity, I opened it out of curiosity and found messages centered around me.
[Crazy Jihun: [@Dohyun] Dude, I saw this bastard Dohyun shopping like a madman at the Department Store today!? I was with my girlfriend and this guy’s carrying around shopping bags like some nouveau riche! Did you win the lottery???]
[Dumb Wonho: So you have a girlfriend???]
[Yunsuk Blockhead: So you were on a date??]
While these crazy friends were picking on the fact that Jihun Lee had been on a date rather than focusing on how much I’d shopped, I burst out laughing.
These guys—I’ve known them since middle school, but they never change.
As I continued reading, I could see Jihun Lee kept going, apparently frustrated.
[Crazy Jihun: Guys, that’s not the point… Crazy Dohyun bought a ton of luxury brands!? He must have won the lottery….]
[Yunsuk Blockhead: But did you go on a date with your girlfriend or not?]
[Yunsuk Blockhead: Who cares if Dohyun bought luxury goods!!! But if you went on a date, I can’t forgive that.]
[Crazy Jihun: Are you seriously insane???]
[Dumb Wonho: So you got into Seoul University AND have a girlfriend??? What are we lacking!!!!!!!!]
[Yunsuk Blockhead: Maybe brains?]
[Dumb Wonho: I have a full head of hair though?]
[Crazy Jihun: You’re all crazy.]
(Omitted)
[Yunsuk Blockhead: ???????Dohyun won the lottery?]
[Crazy Jihun: How many times do I have to say this;;; He was buying luxury items and stuff???]
[Dumb Wonho: [@Dohyun] So you got a girlfriend too?]
[Yunsuk Blockhead: That’s what matters;;;]
[Crazy Jihun: These lunatics. Anyway, since Dohyun’s not around, should we meet tomorrow if he calls? Looks like Dohyun came back to the Family Home too??]
[Dummy Park Wonho: Will you set up a blind date for me?]
[Blockhead Choe Yunsuk: Heh, I don’t need that. I had something to tell him anyway. Should I see Dohyun tomorrow?]
True to form, Dohyun’s friends were anything but normal.
In any case, the conclusion was that they wanted to meet today, so Dohyun chuckled while reading the messages and sent a reply.
Haha, you crazy bastards. Yeah, let’s meet up when you’re free today. I’ve got plenty of time.
As soon as Dohyun sent the message, the first person disappeared from the chat, and a response came shortly after.
Crazy Gangjihun: [Reply to me] Oh okay okay then let’s meet around 2.
True to form, Jihun Lee, the pride of this chat room as a Seoul National University student, had woken up early and was being diligent, and naturally, seeing that the remaining two hadn’t responded yet, Dohyun sent a casual reply.
[See you then~.]
Dohyun answered casually and ate his ramen, and seeing the empty pot and kimchi, he paused for a moment before opening the rice cooker, dumping all the remaining rice into the pot, getting fresh kimchi from the container, and neatly mixing it all together before eating.
‘Yeah, mixing rice into ramen is definitely the way to go.’
Dohyun thought this while finishing his rice and checked his phone again, and he could see that the remaining two had also sent messages.
Park Wonho: Okay, okay, see you at the Clock Tower at 2 o’clock later.
Choe Yunsuk: Hahaha, just you wait and see. You guys are gonna be so shocked.
Seeing Choe Yunsuk’s message that seemed to hint at some news, Dohyun wondered what it could be, when Park Wonho sent a message.
[Dummy Park Wonho: Damn, did you get a girlfriend too?]
[Blockhead Choe Yunsuk: I wish]
[Dummy Park Wonho: Sorry…]
‘That guy and his girlfriend obsession.’
Dohyun chuckled and shook his head.
He was making it so obvious that he’d never had one.
* * *
Choe Yunsuk, one of Dohyun’s closest friends from elementary school, middle school, and even high school, was preparing to leave as it was almost 2 PM.
Seeing Choe Yunsuk come out with a grin, his mother asked him a question.
“Where are you going?”
“Oh, I have plans with some friends.”
“Ah, with Dohyun and Jihun?”
“Yes, and Wonho too.”
“I see. Have a good time. But didn’t those guys get jobs? Jihun goes to Seoul National University, right?”
Choe Yunsuk’s Mother asked Choe Yunsuk, who was talking about Park Wonho, in return.
Choe Yunsuk laughed at this and thought to himself.
Wonho was just having a drink the other day saying he didn’t get the job, so there was no way he got one, and Jihun Lee hadn’t mentioned anything either so he wasn’t sure. As for Dohyun, the remaining one, he tilted his head slightly.
If he’d been buying luxury goods and all that, it seemed like he’d gotten a job, but he wondered if you could really spend money like that just from getting employed.
Choe Yunsuk, who’d known Dohyun well since childhood, tilted his head in doubt and spoke.
“Well, Jihun said he’s going to graduate school, and Dohyun… seems to have gotten a job?”
“My, Dohyun was always a smart one. Alright, have a good time.”
“Yes, I’ll be back soon.”
“Go and learn how he managed to get employed.”
“Yes, I will.”
After responding to his mother in that manner, Choe Yunsuk let out a chuckle and stepped outside.
Though his mother hadn’t explicitly said so, there was an unspoken pressure for him to find employment quickly, yet Choe Yunsuk didn’t feel particularly burdened by it.
Just days ago, he’d felt some weight to it, but now he didn’t.
Rather, Choe Yunsuk emerged with his chest held high, exuding newfound confidence.
‘Hehe, I’ll be employed soon enough.’
Choe Yunsuk thought with such certainty, and as he caught glimpses of faint blue particles scattered about, he grinned widely.
Particles invisible to ordinary people—mana, the very mark of awakening—and he murmured to himself as he observed them.
“Hehehehe, they’ll be shocked speechless when I tell them I’ve awakened.”
Muttering to himself, Choe Yunsuk laughed with considerable delight as he stepped into the street.
His gait was lighter than it had ever been.
By two o’clock, the four of them from High School had gathered together for the first time in ages.

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