Chapter 6 …
At the same time the Tutorial Zone was liberated—
“Oh… at last, the Tutorial is over.”
An NPC, hood pulled deep over his head, gazed in awe at the horizon.
“The time has come to spread our teachings throughout this world.”
The hooded NPC raised both hands in delight.
A few hunters and NPCs approached him from behind.
Each bore the same expression—faces steeped in devotion, fanatical, almost as if brainwashed.
“Brothers and sisters, let us go out into the world and spread the word.”
At his words, the gathered ones all pulled out emblems shaped like cogwheel seeds and pressed them to their chests.
What could that symbol mean?
“No matter how much the world may change, our mission does not.”
The hooded figure turned, raised his hands once more.
The others bowed lightly, then scattered in all directions, careful not to overlap.
All departed beyond the veil to begin their new preaching.
“Ahh…”
Watching their retreating backs, the hooded NPC wrapped his arms around himself in ecstatic rapture.
Then, looking up at the sky, he murmured softly—
“All for the Evil God.”
And so, in a place unknown to Jang Sunam, quietly… seeds of malice began to be sown across the world.
* * *
Seventy days later.
[Hidden Condition – ‘Infinite Training’ has been achieved.]
Whoosh!!
A fist sliced through the air outside the hotel.
This was the moment he received the reward for seventy days of waiting for his mail.
‘Finally, I got it.’
<Body and Mind Training> (S)
A skill that allows one to surpass the limits of human body and spirit, enabling endless growth.
Normally, only those who had devoted years to martial arts or philosophy could obtain it—a top-tier hidden skill.
Which meant you couldn’t get it in a few days. Only with constant, relentless discipline could one gain it, usually much later in the mid-game.
‘This time, I had seventy days of free time, so it worked out. Didn’t expect to get it this fast, though.’
It was worth cutting down on sleep and meals over those seventy days.
Unlike other physical enhancement abilities, which forced you to specialize in either martial arts, magic, or psychic powers, <Body and Mind Training> allowed free choice of any path.
Above all, it would now greatly ease the burden of his frail body not moving the way he wanted.
After acquiring the skill and finishing his routine, Jang Sunam activated his map skill to check the area.
Only he and Aria were displayed.
[Skills Owned]
<Translation> (A)
<Diary of a Regressor> (SSS)
<Extremes> (EX)
<Absolute Map> (SSS+) +2
<Phantom Summon> (EX+) +2
- <Body and Mind Training> (S)
Over seventy days, he had acquired two more Skill Enhancement Stones and boosted both his mapping and summoning skills by +2.
Thanks to that, his map’s detection radius expanded to 300 meters and could now even show NPCs.
‘No intruders.’
Seventy days ago, once the Tutorial Zone restriction was lifted, everyone else left.
There was no reason to stay in a place where coins couldn’t be earned.
‘Still… how much longer do I have to wait?’
Jang Sunam looked up at the sky.
At that moment—
[Special Tutorial Mail has arrived.]
With the system message, a single sheet of paper fluttered down from the sky.
“It’s finally here!”
[The recipient is not inside the Tutorial Zone.]
“…Huh?”
[A random hunter within the Tutorial Zone will receive it instead.]
[The recipient is not inside the Tutorial Zone.]
[A random hunter within the Tutorial Zone will receive it instead.]
[The recipient is not inside the Tutorial Zone.]
[A random hunter within the Tutorial Zone will receive it instead.]
[…]
“What…?”
The unfamiliar message made him blink.
And then—
The same message flooded his vision, endlessly, like an unstoppable torrent.
[Special Tutorial Mail has arrived.]
[Special Tutorial Mail has…]
[Tuto…]
[…]
Snow fell from the sky.
No—so many white envelopes poured down on him, it only looked like a blizzard.
Because the intended recipients had all left the zone, every single unclaimed Tutorial reward was being dumped onto Jang Sunam.
[Mail is automatically stored in your inventory.]
[Mail is automatically…]
[Mail…]
[…]
‘No! My inventory can’t handle this!’
[Inventory capacity exceeded.]
[System mail reward cannot be claimed.]
[Adjusting inventory capacity to allow reward collection.]
[Inventory capacity exceeded.]
[System mail reward cannot be claimed.]
[Adjusting inventory capacity to allow reward collection.]
[…]
“What did you say?”
Tutorial rewards must be claimed, no matter what.
But tens of thousands of rewards could never fit into one man’s inventory.
So what would the system do for someone who must accept them but cannot?
The result was absurd—
[Inventory capacity has been expanded to maximum (Infinite).]
By the time the blizzard of mail ended, Aria witnessed it:
Jang Sunam, staring up at the sky, grinning with a twisted smile stretched to his ears.
“Um, are you finished with what you were doing?”
“Yeah. Got everything I needed.”
Seeing his beaming face, Aria only assumed he had received some good reward.
In truth, what he gained was beyond her imagination.
Ordinarily, the Tutorial Mail reward was just “Double Inventory Capacity.”
But Jang Sunam’s was now “Infinite Capacity.”
He had gained a start leagues beyond anyone else.
“Shall we leave the Tutorial Zone now?”
“Yeah, we should. I’ve got preparations to make.”
Only one problem remained.
He had hoped to summon a companion who could guard Aria while also handling travel and communication—but had failed to do so.
‘Didn’t think I’d fail every single summon for a hundred days…’
With a 99.99% failure rate, sighs were inevitable.
At that moment—
[The luck of <Extremes> has activated.]
“Mr. Sunam… there’s actually something I picked up while living here.”
Aria pulled out a ruby-like jewel from her chest.
“I was greedy, so I kept it secret… but I’ll give it to you as a gift.”
<Heavenly Fortune of Equivalent Exchange>
Appears at a random location when 1,000 lives are lost in a single area.
Only NPCs can see it for 1,000 hours after dropping.
After 1,000 hours, hunters can also see it.
Increases luck equivalent to 1,000 lives for one use.
The moment Sunam saw the item, his eyes widened.
‘This…!!!’
Even after many regressions, it was the first time he had seen it in person.
As described, NPCs always monopolized it, so hunters had only rumors, never proof.
‘So it really exists?’
Even good-natured Aria admitted she had been tempted to keep it.
If not for his bond with her, he likely would never have laid eyes on it.
‘No rank…? That means it works across all ranks.’
Then surely, the thousand-lives’ worth of luck would apply even to <Phantom Summon> (EX+).
“Thank you, Aria.”
Clutching the gem, Sunam activated his summoning skill.
Flash!
As the Heavenly Fortune vanished, summoning began.
Step—
From the blue light emerged a tall, long-haired beauty clad entirely in black.
“My… what a beautiful lady.”
Aria couldn’t help but admire.
Sunam, for his part, was astonished for another reason.
“It worked!!”
What appeared was not human—
but an android, eerily close to human form.
‘This confirms it.’
If he could somehow acquire Heavenly Fortune again, he could raise his summon success rate.
‘Which means… I’ll need to raise NPC favorability even higher.’
Since unless discovered by chance, NPCs would surely hoard it.
Sunam looked at the android.
“Hael, your deputy administrator will be Aria Linesis. Until further orders, protect her and obey her commands.”
Hael nodded, then turned to Aria.
“Hello, Miss Hael.”
“……”
Aria greeted politely, but Hael only gave a curt nod.
Though only F-rank for now, Hael’s performance depended on her summoned equipment.
She was a growth-type summon—her combat was ordinary at low rank, but her utility remained intact, making her perfect for Aria’s protection.
A summon who would never betray her—that was what Sunam wanted.
“Hael, create three clones.”
At once, nanites swirled before Hael, forming three miniature androids identical to her.
“Wow! What are these?”
Each about 30cm tall, doll-like. Aria smiled.
“Mini-Haels—assist the main body.”
Two minis climbed onto Aria’s and Sunam’s shoulders, while one ran to the hotel lobby.
Mini-Haels served as relays—through them, the main body could open portals, amplify communications, and more.
‘Now I can rest easy.’
Satisfied, Sunam gave Aria further instructions.
“I’ll explain your role from here on—listen carefully.”
Aria was free to act as she wished. Her task was to form a guild and recruit as many NPCs as possible.
“You can name the guild yourself.”
The key was this: the guild master would not be a hunter like Sunam, but a princess with high standing among NPCs.
This way, not just Linesis citizens but other NPCs too would flock to join.
‘Through Aria, I’ll be able to move entire groups of NPCs.’
And there was more.
If NPCs were given Mini-Haels, communication networks and portal zones could be expanded.
“Lastly, when resting, use the portal to return here to the hotel.”
The Tutorial Zone’s center was a near-deserted safe zone, after all.
“Understood. Then before I depart, let’s hold a brief investiture.”
‘Investiture?’
“Miss Hael, do you have a sword?”
Hael nodded and conjured one from nanites.
“Let me borrow it.”
Aria raised the blade, and Hael knelt on one knee, performing the knight’s salute.
That too was likely in her database.
“In the name of Aria Linesis, First Princess of the Empire of Linesis, I hereby appoint you, Hael, as my sworn knight.”
Aria touched the sword lightly to Hael’s head, completing the simple ceremony.
“From now on, we share the same fate. I look forward to working with you, Hael.”
“Yes, Vice-Master.”
Hael spoke for the first time. Aria beamed.
“Then, I’ll go ahead. I’ll make sure to fulfill Mr. Sunam’s orders.”
“Please do.”
Aria gave the elegant royal bow Sunam had first seen months ago in the sewers. Then, with Hael, she departed the Tutorial Zone.
‘Alone again, after so long.’
Sunam spread his map skill, feeling oddly strange.
‘Mark destination.’
At once, a pre-designated location appeared as a flag on the map.
Simultaneously, a holographic path visible only to him appeared in the real world like a navigation system.
‘Time to stop that incident.’
This destination was one of the greatest turning points for him.
It was the source of the bad ending in his first life—
the outbreak of the very first zombie apocalypse at the Government Daejeon Complex.
He couldn’t stop the disaster from beginning.
But he could prepare the means to resolve it.
That was his first destination after the Tutorial—
Daejeon’s most famous, most sacred site.
The legendary bakery turned colossal tower: Sungsimdan.
