Chapter 1

[Translator - Night]

[Proofreader - Gun]

Chapter 1: Prologue

It’s been a year since dungeon portals suddenly started opening and monsters began appearing.

A year since elves arrived, claiming to be helpers.

And a year since Awakened Ones, capable of suppressing portals, became like winning the lottery.

Thus, a year has passed since the world changed dramatically.

And… the first day of every month is the day new Awakened Ones appear.

“This is crazy.”

I sipped from my can of beer and glanced at the time under my monitor.

11:55.

Every online forum was flooded with posts like, "Please let me Awaken!" and "Oh, great energy of Gemini!"

“June 1st is Gemini, huh? Right. Oh, great energy of Gemini, let me become an Awakened One too!”

I wasn’t expecting much and took another sip of beer.

It’s like buying a lottery ticket—sure, your heart races a little, but you don’t actually believe you’ll win.

[You have Awakened as a member of the Order Faction.]

[Under the blessing of Pollux, the God of Gemini, you have gained the status of an F-rank Awakened One within the Domain of Order.]

[The quest system, status window, and skill window have been activated.]

[You are now permitted to enter F-rank dungeon portals.]

A semi-transparent message appeared before my eyes.

Huh?

I didn’t drink that much, but I’m already seeing things?

A hallucination, perhaps.

This reminds me of the time I really wanted to Awaken—back then, I also saw something like this.

There’s even a syndrome called the status window hallucination.

In times like this, the best thing to do is…

“Status window.”

If nothing pops up, it’s just a hallucination.

[Name - Kim Jiho

Class - NOVICE

Guardian - Pollux, the God of Gemini

Title - None

Level - 1

Strength - 5, Agility - 5, Magic - 5]

Huh?

This hallucination is way too realistic.

Normally, when I saw these things drunk, it’d be something like Class - Sword Saint with Strength 100, Agility 100, and Magic 100.

But this time, all my stats are stuck at 5… wow.

From what I’ve read online, starting stats are usually between 5 and 10.

Looks like mine are beautifully set at 5 across the board.

Is this hallucination’s theme starting in the gutter or what?

[A gift has arrived.]

[Don’t fail this time. Do better. - By KJH]

Huh? A gift?

By KJH?

That clumsy handwriting…

Why does it feel so familiar?

It kind of looks like my own signature...

[Would you like to open the gift?]

I have no idea what it is, but if someone’s giving you something, you take it.

“Yes.”

[Translator - Night]

[Proofreader - Gun]