My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 4

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 4

Episode 4. Awakened Registration

Fortunately, my pockets contained my phone and wallet, just like when I entered the Tower.

It seemed like they had burned hundreds of times, but they were miraculously restored.

As expected of the Tower.

Thanks to that, I could immediately board a bus and return home without shivering in the cold.

“Hmm. This familiar musty smell.”

I didn’t miss it at all.

Opening the door to my basement apartment, I quietly looked down at the room filled with dust.

“…I suppose that’s natural.”

Six months.

That’s definitely not a short period of time.

Since I’d been away from home all this time, it was natural for dust to accumulate.

“Would I have been kicked out if I hadn’t set up automatic rent transfers?”

I tilted my head and decided to start by wiping away the dust that had accumulated on the floor.

After cleaning all the accumulated dust, I let out a long breath and sat leaning against the wall.

‘So what should I do from now on?’

I recalled the system that had appeared when I threw my fist at the Guardian.

At that moment, the compatibility rate had definitely risen to 1%, and a system window appeared saying the ‘Lord of the Twisted Underworld’ was pleased.

Right after that, a new Black Dragon power, ‘Smoke Screen,’ was unlocked.

“First, I should focus on raising the compatibility rate.”

Raise the compatibility rate.

It was now certain that this was the way to escape from the Black Dragon’s domination.

Then how do I raise the compatibility rate?

“…”

No.

Before that, is it even okay to raise this?

I’ve never heard of a skill having its own consciousness, yet this skill with consciousness is coveting my body.

And despite that, I’m supposed to raise something called a compatibility rate whose identity I don’t even know.

At first glance, it feels like something’s wrong.

However.

“Either way, isn’t it the same thing?”

Don’t raise the compatibility rate?

Then the ‘Black Dragon’ won’t be satisfied and will steal my body.

Raise the compatibility rate?

I don’t know exactly whose compatibility rate this is.

But if this is the compatibility rate with the Black Dragon as expected, the higher it gets, the more my body will be stolen by the Black Dragon.

Either way, it’s the same.

Then the choice I had to make was simple.

“I should raise it, obviously.”

It’s the difference between doing nothing and being helplessly taken over, or not.

At least giving up with both hands and feet raised doesn’t suit my nature.

If I was going to do that, I wouldn’t have done what I did on the 10th floor either.

Besides, the ‘Black Dragon’ is a skill.

I’m the master who handles that skill.

How dare a mere skill try to devour its master so rudely.

“Then I’ll stop thinking about this here.”

Since I’ve made my decision, further thinking is meaningless.

Anyway, even if I keep thinking about it now, it’s not like other alternatives will come to mind.

Turning my gaze to the right, I looked at the empty air.

There, a system window that had been floating continuously since right after I left the Tower was displayed.

[Generating additional reward…]

Was I the first to be recognized by the Guardian of the Tutorial Tower?

So they said they’d give me an additional reward, but it still hasn’t been distributed yet.

I wonder when this will be given.

I thought I’d just need to wait about 30 minutes like when they gave me the unique skill.

“It’s gotten dark.”

Until the sun disappeared and the moon rose high, no additional reward appeared.

Scratching the back of my head, I got up and took out a thick blanket from the closet.

“Whatever. I want to rest.”

Strangely, I wasn’t sleepy.

But I was extremely tired mentally.

That’s natural.

I died at least hundreds of times while clearing the Tutorial Tower.

Even if I can’t fall asleep, I want to lie down and rest a bit.

I spread the blanket I took from the closet on the bed and threw my body onto it.

The sensation of the soft bed I felt for the first time in days was quite thrilling.

* * *

The next day.

Despite feeling like I couldn’t sleep, I slept soundly and only woke up around noon, then headed to Gangnam.

The reason I headed to Gangnam was simple.

The Awakened Association was located there.

Awakened individuals who have awakened their systems must register at the Awakened Association.

That was one of the rules of modern society.

Since not registering after awakening immediately makes you a criminal, most people tend to do it.

“Number 258. I’ll help you with the Awakened registration process.”

Holding a number ticket with ‘258’ written on it, I immediately stood up.

This was Gangnam.

Moreover, it was the Awakened Association located in the very center with the highest foot traffic.

I had been to Gangnam once before.

Hyung took me to an expensive barbecue restaurant saying he hit it big with cryptocurrency.

Tae Seong was there too at that time.

Anyway, so I had been to Gangnam before.

But this was my first time at the Awakened Association.

I walked to the 1st floor desk of the luxurious building made entirely of marble that was completely unfamiliar to me.

“Could you show me your ID?”

“Here you go.”

I took out my ID from my wallet and handed it over.

The receptionist who received it typed something diligently, then handed my ID back to me.

“Mr. Han Mi-reo. I’ve finished checking, but your eye color is different?”

“Excuse me?”

“Right now, Mr. Han Mi-reo’s eye color is orange.”

Orange?

I hurriedly turned on my phone and looked at my face in the reflection.

That can’t be…

“It really is.”

I guess I never looked in a mirror after coming out of the Tower.

Even when I stopped by the bathroom, I didn’t look in the mirror.

Honestly, I was too tired to have the chance.

If I had known this would happen, I should have at least looked in the morning.

The bus was coming in 3 minutes, so I rushed out without being able to check.

As I was scratching the back of my head in embarrassment, the receptionist smiled and pointed to the side with her finger.

“Often among those who have awakened, there are people whose hair or eye color changes. It’s a common case.”

“Ah….”

“You didn’t bring a photo taken with orange eyes, did you?”

“Sorry about that.”

“It’s fine. There’s an instant photo booth over there, would you like to go take one?”

I nodded and quickly went into the instant ID photo booth.

The ID photo I had dug up from home became meaningless.

I almost missed the bus looking for that thing.

Returning with the freshly taken ID photo, I headed back to the receptionist.

“I received the photo. Would you please share your Tutorial Tower clear time?”

The system basically cannot be shared.

However, there was one system window that could be shared.

That was the time spent in the Tutorial Tower.

I nodded and immediately shared and showed the receptionist the time I spent in the Tutorial Tower.

“Here it is.”

“4444.4 hours… Yes. Your registration is complete.”

Click, click-clack.

The receptionist looked at my Tutorial Tower time with a cooled expression.

How unfair.

I worked hard too.

But I just happened to encounter a Black Dragon and this is how it turned out.

‘I heard that if you clear it within a month, you get classified separately for evaluation.’

Since I took half a year anyway, I guess that’s out of the question.

I clicked my tongue in disappointment and looked at the receptionist.

She, who had been diligently typing on the keyboard, soon handed me a warm registration card.

“It’s complete. Han Mi-reo, you can now live as an awakened person and F-Rank Hunter. If you carelessly use your power, you risk being designated as a villain, and if you want to become an E-Rank Hunter, you’ll need to take the Hunter promotion exam.”

“Is it finished?”

“Yes. You’re done. You can go back now.”

Hmm.

I had heard that awakened person registration was quite simple.

Just show your Tutorial Tower clear time and it’s done.

It just so happened that the only system that could be shared with others was the Tutorial Tower clear time.

Sharing the Tutorial Tower clear time serves as proof that you’re someone who awakened the system and conquered the Tutorial Tower.

That’s why it’s such an established, easy and simple method.

‘I knew about it, but it’s much simpler than I thought.’

I thought there would at least be a skill demonstration.

I clicked my tongue softly and walked toward where the chairs were placed, checking the awakened person registration card the receptionist had handed me.

“Name Han Mi-reo… My address is listed too.”

I held the awakened person registration card up to the light, examining it from various angles as I walked outside.

A real awakened person registration card is in my hands.

How fascinating.

‘But to think my eye color changed….’

I looked at my face with orange eyes embedded in the awakened person ID card.

How strange.

Looking at these orange eyes, I feel like I’m reminded of the Black Dragon I encountered in the Tower.

It must be because of that thing that my eye color changed.

I shook my head, trying to erase the negative thoughts rising in my mind, and put the awakened person registration card in my pocket.

“The E-Rank Hunter promotion exam is next Wednesday, they said.”

Hunters have ranks.

And Gates have ranks too.

Each Gate can only be entered by Hunters who match the rank, at minimum.

Since I’m now an F-Rank Hunter who just finished awakened person registration, the number of Gates I can enter is extremely limited.

The monsters that appear in F-Rank Gates are at the level of those that appear in the Tutorial Tower, so I’d need at least a C-Rank Gate for the match rate to increase.

“Still, since I’m out here, should I drop by and take a look?”

I took out my phone from my pocket and searched for F-Rank Gates.

“What? There aren’t any near Gangnam.”

But there are no Gates near Gangnam that an F-Rank Hunter like me can enter….

“Huh?”

There’s one.

I clicked on a new F-Rank Gate that was added a week ago.

“Slime’s Nest? It’s an F-Rank Gate that appeared 2 weeks ago.”

Since it’s a Gate that’s only been around for 2 weeks, it probably didn’t show up in the search.

Anyway, it’s not far away.

I should go check this place out.

I immediately pressed the map navigation button and headed toward the F-Rank Gate.

* * *

“So this is a Gate.”

I’ve seen monsters in the Tower, but this is my first time seeing a Gate.

A massive dimensional portal humming while scattering blue mana.

Walking toward the Gate, I showed my awakened person registration card to the Association Hunter guarding the entrance.

“Awakened person verification complete. Please enter.”

“Thank you.”

The Association Hunter who briefly skimmed my awakened person registration card immediately gave me permission to enter the Gate.

Since the accident probability in F-Rank Gates approaches 0%, they probably do the inspection carelessly.

I shrugged my shoulders and stepped into the Gate.

‘This feeling is….’

The momentary sensation of my body floating up.

It was 95% similar to the feeling when going up to the next floor in the Tower.

I opened my eyes that had closed automatically and found myself standing on a wide field.

“So this is the F-Rank Gate, Slime’s Nest?”

Slimes.

Monsters similar to or weaker than Goblins.

I heard they’re creatures that suffocate their prey using their entire body made of acidic mucus.

That’s why I was worried when coming here.

“Don’t tell me it’s these guys?”

I looked at the blue spheres bouncing around in the distance.

The awakened people inside the Gate were freely unleashing skills at those slimes.

The bouncing slimes died helplessly under such Hunter attacks.

Watching that scene, really….

“How are these supposed to be the same level as Goblins?”

They’re endlessly weak.

But I guess it doesn’t matter.

Whether it’s Goblins or slimes anyway.

[Black Dragon]

It’s all the same one-hit kill.

A slime that explodes with a single punch, splattering mucus everywhere.

I clicked my tongue softly and glanced to the side.

[Match Rate 1%]

Of course it wouldn’t go up.

I expected it, but seeing it directly feels bitter.

This is the reality of F-Rank Gates, but can I really raise the synchronization rate like this?

“Let me think while killing all the visible ones first.”

How would I know.

Whether there’s something like a slime village that would raise the synchronization rate like in the Tutorial Tower.

I thought lightly and moved forward.

There was a forest with lush, overgrown grass.

* * *

Huff, huff.

The woman ran forward, breathing roughly.

“Ugh!”

The ankle she twisted earlier hurt as if it would break.

Her hands were all scraped and covered in blood long ago, and her whole body had been soaked in cold sweat for a while.

“This is an F-Rank Gate. Why… why on earth…!”

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Heavy noise coming from behind her.

The pressure that she might die made even her voice unable to come out.

Running like that, she failed to look at her feet and tripped over a stone.

“Ugh-!”

Crash!

The woman rolled ungracefully on the bumpy ground.

Her already rag-like clothes tore and became stained with red blood.

Even so, the woman put strength in her legs to escape.

But.

“Ah…”

No strength entered her legs.

Overwhelming despair.

The woman trembled and turned her head back.

An existence that should never come out of an F-Rank Gate.

A representative of C-rank monsters.

There was a giant with green skin…

“What’s this.”

Thwack!

It exploded and died in one hit.

“Eh…?”

The woman, whose mind couldn’t keep up and had frozen, trembled and turned her gaze.

There stood a man with a right hand made of black scales, looking bewildered.

* * *

I came here because it seemed like there was something, and found a green pig about 2 meters tall standing on two legs.

So I casually punched it once, and it just exploded.

‘What was that?’

I tilted my head and looked at the green monster with only its lower half remaining.

Something feels familiar.

A monster with green skin would be…

[The Lord of the Twisted Underworld says that’s an orc.]

Right.

It was an orc…

“Huh?”

I blinked and looked at the air.

There was a system message floating there as if I hadn’t seen wrong.

[The Lord of the Twisted Underworld asks what you’re staring at.]

“No, well…”

Hmm…

Never mind.

Saving my words, I turned my head toward the direction where I’d been hearing sounds.

There was.

“Hi, hicc…”

A woman with disheveled short hair looking up at me with a terrified expression.

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