I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 142

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Chapter 142
142: Gifts Pouring In! (5)
Once the deluge of gifts had finally subsided, the adults shifted their attention from Chanmin to me, dredging up memories of uncommon traits I’d supposedly displayed since childhood—traits that had never actually existed.
Chanmin, normally the center of attention, might have felt jealous, but the power of the Tag Heuer Monaco was formidable.
Watching Chanmin examine the watch from every angle with a goofy grin, I found it so amusing that I couldn’t help but ask him.
“Really? You like it that much?”
“Of course! Do you have any idea how beautiful this is?”
“Hmm, I bought it based on a recommendation, but I don’t really know much about it…”
“Look at this—Tag Heuer’s racing heritage…”
As his explanation dragged on, I found myself listening, but I couldn’t help laughing at how Chanmin was describing it in even more detail than a store clerk would.
My younger sister Chanmi watched her older brother with fascination, finding his behavior peculiar.
He was usually so insufferable, always bragging about himself, but today he’d completely set aside that arrogance and inferiority complex, throwing off his usual obnoxious demeanor to focus intently on the watch—which was somehow amusing.
Meanwhile, Chanmi gazed contentedly at the handbag she’d received as a gift.
“I’m not sure I should even accept this.”
Hearing Chanmi’s trailing words, I turned my head sharply and spoke.
“Come on, sis. When else would your younger brother give you a gift like this?”
“…You have a point.”
Chanmi nodded in agreement at my words, and that’s when Dohui, with the instincts of a predator, spotted the opportunity and rushed over to Chanmi urgently.
“Sis, if you don’t need it, give it to me.”
“What?”
“Lee Dohee, get out of here. If you don’t want to lose what you already have.”
“Okay, okay!”
As I growled at her, Dohui flinched and retreated to where Minyeong and Minjoo were doing the initial setup on the iPad.
Watching this, Chanmi let out a small laugh and spoke.
“So you bought something for Dohui too?”
We were always bickering and growling at each other like this, so when Chanmi asked if I’d really bought something for Dohui as well, I nodded.
I would have preferred not to, but if I didn’t give Dohui a gift during gift time, what would happen? I did buy her something, but seeing her act so smug about it made me think I shouldn’t buy her anything again.
With her beast-like instincts, Dohui felt a chill run down her spine at that very moment, and she bolted out of the small room to look at me.
“Oh, no, I’ll be good!”
“…?”
“…What’s with her?”
Genuinely startled by her animal-like senses, I stared at Dohui, and she pressed for confirmation.
“I, I really will be good.”
“…Alright.”
“Really, really?”
“What’s…”
“Ugh, something felt ominous…”
Watching Dohui mutter to herself as she headed back to the small room, I just shrugged, wondering what that was about, then returned to the living room to spend a warm time chatting with Chanmi, Chanmin, and the adults.
It was the typical atmosphere of a holiday gathering, but the mood had become incredibly cheerful thanks to the gifts, so I was laughing when I suddenly remembered something and pulled out another present from my magic pouch.
“Right, I almost forgot. Put this in the refrigerator and we’ll eat it for dinner later.”
“Huh?! Korean beef?”
“Wow, how much is all this? We could practically declare war on beef. And the fruit… we could open an orchard with this much.”
“Tell me about it…”
“Korean beef sounds delicious!”
With the family’s attention now fixed on the fruit and beef, they gathered around again, and it seemed tonight’s dinner was already decided.
So we enjoyed a generous evening with Korean beef and fruit, and after setting up drinks with the adults, I spent a pleasant dinner and evening for the first time in a while.
* * *
On New Year’s Day itself, after performing ancestral rites and bows in the morning with the ritual food prepared the night before, and exchanging well-wishes and New Year’s money, I naturally distributed generous pocket money as well.
Now that I was receiving pocket money from the adults rather than New Year’s money, they insisted they absolutely wouldn’t accept it, but I barely managed to convince the adults and gave them the money anyway. I distributed New Year’s money to the children younger than me.
Chanmin and Chanmi felt a subtle urge to bow to their younger brother, but they held back.
After spending the morning that way, it was now time for everyone to head to the maternal grandparents’ house, so we gathered our luggage and prepared to depart before lunch.
As I and Seongho Lee’s family, the second son, prepared to leave, Seonghan Lee, the eldest, saw us off and spoke.
“Go on now. You have a long drive ahead—be careful on the road.”
“Travel safely.”
“Dohyun, take care of yourself! Thanks for the gifts!”
I smiled and greeted them in response to the thanks I’d heard countless times by now, and so I spent a chaotic New Year’s Day.
After that, I distributed the same gifts at the maternal grandparents’ house and suffered through gratitude again, and after all the persuasion and explanation that came with distributing the gifts, I returned home the next day looking exhausted.
‘Ugh, I’m tired.’
Even though I was an Awakened One, being drained of energy among so many people was unavoidable—I was mentally exhausted. I’d been so out of it that I hadn’t even checked my phone for a while, so it made sense.
I checked if Hanalin and Jiyuchan, my party members, and Han Muyeol, the Association President, had spent the holiday well, and I smiled when I confirmed they had.
Especially when I saw Han Muyeol’s long message claiming it was a well-wish, I couldn’t help but smile.
Thinking I’d really spent a hectic holiday, I decided I needed more rest.
I really needed more rest.
So I immediately sent a message to the party chat.
[One week cancelled. Let’s rest for ten days.]
Hanalin: Haha, I knew you’d say that.
Jiyuchan: Okay.
Seeing Hanalin’s message saying she knew it and Jiyuchan’s cool acknowledgment, I lay down on the bed in my apartment, which felt like it had been ages since I’d seen it, and closed my eyes.
Thinking that now I was finally really resting, I let my exhausted body recover.
* * *
After the long holiday ended, the day after the holiday when everyone hates going back to work—the vacation day usage rate skyrocketed on days like this.
However, unlike those people, a man with a considerably happy expression was heading toward the Hunter Association Seoul Headquarters. He looked delighted to be going to work, but beside him was someone who looked like they were being dragged to a slaughterhouse.
“…No, aren’t you supposed to be able to rest the day after a holiday?”
“The holiday’s over, so why rest?”
It was none other than Dohyun, the liar who had sworn to rest due to holiday fatigue, and Choe Yunsuk, Dohyun’s friend.
Aside from Association staff, there weren’t many people heading to the Association right after the holiday ended, and naturally, Hunters were also enjoying their post-holiday break. In contrast, Choe Yunsuk and I were heading to the Association Training Room.
Why did I drag Choe Yunsuk here? It was simple.
For a while, it would be difficult to enter and exit the Black Gate, and Choe Yunsuk’s Training Facility enrollment date was approaching soon. Since he’d be enrolling a few days after I entered the Black Gate this time, it was only natural to drag him here and put him through intense training until then.
Choe Yunsuk looked quite displeased, but he came along anyway.
‘Sigh, but at least Dohyun is skilled.’
What harm could come from receiving training in advance? So I was obediently following along. And there was a reason why I was going to such lengths.
『Choe Yunsuk』
『Trait: Spiral Spear Knight [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Spearmanship [C]」
▶「Spiral Spear [C]」
▶「Mana Control [F]」
▶「Swift Strike [F]」
▶「Intimidation [F]」
▶「Leap [F]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 13▶16」
▶「Agility: 14▶17」
▶「Endurance: 13▶15」
▶「Mana: 12▶15」
‘He really does have talent.’
With a B-Rank trait, his stats had clearly risen considerably. These were improvements significant enough to aim for early discharge from the Training Facility, so I couldn’t help but smirk.
Not only did he have talent, but he’d been diligently following my instructions, which made me want to help him even more. After all, he’d been keeping up with me this well.
I led Choe Yunsuk aside and paused for a moment. I was wondering whether to teach him Cheongmyeongjichang, but the deliberation didn’t last long.
‘I’ll teach him.’
After all, he wasn’t just anyone—he was my friend Choe Yunsuk. It wasn’t like it would wear out, so I decided to teach him properly. As I nodded, Choe Yunsuk felt something ominous and asked while looking at me.
“Hey, Dohyun? Are you thinking of teaching me something difficult?”
“Huh? How did you know?”
“…It just felt that way.”
At his words, I was struck by how sharp his intuition was—just like my younger sibling Dohui and Choe Yunsuk both seemed to have keen instincts. I nodded in acknowledgment.
Anyway, today’s training was already decided.
After changing into training clothes and each retrieving a training spear, I began in earnest.
“Today I’ll teach you spearmanship.”
“Spearmanship?”
Wondering if he hadn’t already learned spearmanship, I looked at him, and he provided further explanation.
“Not basic spearmanship—this is a unique spear technique. How should I put it? It’s like the martial arts you see in martial arts novels.”
“What!?!”
At the mention of martial arts, Choe Yunsuk’s eyes lit up in surprise. After all, how many men would refuse if someone said, “Hey, want me to teach you martial arts?” Choe Yunsuk, who’d read quite a bit of martial arts fiction, was no exception.
Martial arts that could be used with a spear? That was incredible! With that thought, he looked at me, and I continued.
“Since you’ve read a lot of martial arts fiction, you’ll understand—it’s like a basic martial art before advancing to the high-level techniques that only major sects possess.”
“Wow, seriously? There are techniques like that in the manuals!?!”
“Well, it seems so. Anyway, it’s called Cheongmyeongjichang, and it goes like this.”
As I explained, I drew out the first form of Cheongmyeongjichang and thrust my spear into the air in a scattering motion. A blue spear shot forward, displaying the luminous appearance befitting the name.
“Wow….”
“You see how the spear appears clear and bright like that.”
“I’ve lost my mind….”
“Today, I’ll teach you this.”
“Should I even do a bow of gratitude?”
Watching Choe Yunsuk overact, Dohyun laughed as if to say don’t be ridiculous, then gripped the window properly again. This was an opportunity to master it himself while teaching Choe Yunsuk. He had learned all the techniques and applications through Analysis, but he hadn’t fully internalized them yet—blue was still bleeding through at times.
The Golden Blade, once completely mastered, emitted no golden light whatsoever and wasn’t tainted by grayish-white. That was what Dohyun aimed to achieve with Cheongmyeongjichang.
Whether he could reach that while teaching Choe Yunsuk remained uncertain, but it was better to try than to do nothing. Dohyun spoke to Choe Yunsuk.
“Well then, shall we begin?”

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