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The Martial God Who Regressed to Level 2

[Translator – SCM]

[Proofreader –  ilafy]

Chapter 525

'This… is what I had bestowed upon humanity.'

During his time as an administrator, to eliminate the Red Essence that was present in all of humanity, he granted Blue to all of humanity.

It had been possible only because the stat was FFF-ranked. After that, every human's status window contained at least one Blue stat.

'So the World Tree Alliance was after that.'

He was wondering why they had made Earth a colony. Did they covet Blue?

JiHan's gaze deepened.

Ziinng—

A green message window appeared before his eyes.

[Player 'Kim JiHun' has obtained 'Blue'.]

['Blue' has increased by 1.]

[Your class has been changed to 'Blue Knight'.]

'Blue Knight…? Is this the official class name for a male half-elf?'

Male half-elves were known to have a unique class, and it looked like 'Blue Knight' was something forced upon them, not something they could choose.

When Kim JiHun's class changed, additional messages appeared.

['Eternal' has increased by 1.]

[Due to Blue and Eternal merging, the rank of 'Blue' has increased by 1.]

[Your body is changing.]

'Blue and Eternal merged…?' JiHan's eyes widened.

Thud, thud—

His body twisted and began to explode all at once.

In an instant, blood vessels and flesh burst out; the wooden space was quickly drenched in blood and flesh.

Kim JiHun's body was soon reduced to just his head.

Paaf—!

Even that exploded; all that remained was his brain. As his body completely disappeared, a green light rose within the wooden space.

His body started to slowly reform into a male half-elf’s that so many people desired. Within that body, the Blue that had merged with Eternal actively moved and healed him.

'Blue merged with Eternal…? This is quite unique.' Although JiHan had increased Blue to SS-rank, the Blue merged with Eternal felt entirely different from the one he'd developed.

It could be quite useful as a reference. He tried to analyze it thoroughly.

[Blue has increased by 9.]

[The rank of 'Blue' has increased to E.]

Messages about the stat increasing kept appearing.

'Ah, that's right. I need to control this.' If left alone, he would end up absorbing all of the Blue, and he would far surpass the record of 25%.

'My hair color has already changed quite a bit… I should start restraining myself.'

Blue merging with Eternal was so fascinating that he ended up absorbing far more stats than he originally planned.

The research on the stat was already sufficient with what he had gained.

Swoosh—

Blue smoke rose within the wooden space several times, trying to push more Blue into him.

'If I keep absorbing this, my hair will be 100% dyed.' JiHan continued to block it.

Swoosh—

Eventually, the smoke subsided, and the wooden space opened.

JiHan stepped toward the bright gap.

"Woah…"

"H-half-elf… Another one has appeared!"

"After three months…!"

The people in the waiting room all stood up, looking at Kim JiHun in shock; they were even more shocked upon seeing JiHun's hair.

"Th-the hair color…"

"Is it a new record?!'

"It looks like it's over 20%…"

Part of Kim JiHun's hair had turned sky blue; the ratio looked like it was definitely over 1/4.

"Player Kim JiHun… We will proceed with a detailed examination." The elf priestess, who had shown little interest no matter how many female half-elves appeared, quickly approached JiHun and examined him.

"Scan…"

Green light swept over JiHun's body.

"Scan…" The elf priestess tilted her head and used her scan again. "Hmm…"

Comparing JiHun's head and the scan's results…

"Contrary to what it looks like, the scan result is 20%…' She announced the result with a puzzled expression.

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- 20%?

- So the existing record wasn't broken?

- Too bad. I thought Korea was going to establish a new record.

- But it definitely looks like more than 1/4 was dyed…

- The priest's scan must be accurate.

- Still, 20% is great. Isn't that a new record for Korean half-elves?

Despite the visible dyeing of the hair, the scan result was low, but still, most viewers thought it was impressive. 20% was the highest among Korean male half-elves and placed him in the top tier globally.

'It's good that I controlled it at the last moment.' Meanwhile, JiHan was satisfied with the 20% result. If he'd absorbed more Blue, the existing record would have been broken, but then the % would have increased to at least 50%.

That would have drawn too much attention.

'Even now, daily life will be quite inconvenient.'

Swoosh—

JiHan touched his elf-like protruding ears and realized that the facial features of 'Kim JiHun' had changed to resemble his original appearance quite a bit.

'I should check a mirror later to see how much I've changed.'

The elf priestess compared the scan result with Kim JiHun's face. "Player Kim JiHun, after the tutorial ends, come directly to the Governor-General's office in Namsan. A detailed examination seems necessary."

"Understood." He was planning to go there anyway, so that was great. JiHan nodded. 

The elf priestess looked around and clapped once. "Area 1's aptitude test has concluded."

[Area 1 Test Result]

[Qualified: 5]

The test for Area 1 ended with 5 among 30 passing.

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The result of the aptitude test for Area 1 was announced on March 1st. Koreans focused their attention on the first Korean half-elf with a 20% compatibility rate.

- A player with over 20% compatibility finally appeared.

- Since he wasn't prepared at all, I turned off Battle Tube. I thought he would obviously fail…

- Right? He didn't even get plastic surgery beforehand, hahaha.

- He didn't even have a pre-contract with a guild, this is huge.

- I heard overseas guilds are sending negotiation teams to contact him.

- Ugh, why are they trying to do that? They have a lot of half-elves with over 20%.

- They want more… After all, they want to impress the Governor-General.

Not much was known about player Kim JiHun. However, after it was revealed that he had no affiliation to any guilds, top guilds' negotiation teams all moved to contact him.

Meanwhile, in the guild master's office of the Bloom Guild, Lee HaYeon frowned as she looked at Kim JiHun's face on Battle Tube.

"Kim JiHun… This person, could he be?"

"Yes, he seems to be the person we saw the other day in front of the elevator…"

"Right…?"

The average-looking man who Im GaYeong mistook for a paparazzi definitely had the same face as the man who passed the aptitude test.

She had told GaYeong back then to apologize for the mistake, but…

"Our first impression must be the worst, right…? I guess recruiting him will be hard."

"Miss, I'll kneel on the floor until he agrees to meet us."

"It's okay. Someone like him wouldn't join our guild anyway." HaYeon pointed at the 20% compatibility rate. "20% is a figure even America First would throw money into. How could we compete?"

"Shouldn't we emphasize the strengths of our guild?"

"Our strength is in the efficiency of Nurture… but male half-elves don't even need to play games to level up. They get huge bonuses."

Not only did male half-elves receive a 10x bonus by default, but they leveled up even if all they did was sleep. Most of them didn't even play games with much enthusiasm.

There were even rumors that they could grow just by praying to the World Tree.

"Should we give up?"

"Hm…" HaYeon couldn't answer and pressed her temples.

Knock, knock—

"G-Guild Master!"

"Yes?"

"M-Mr. Kim JiHun… the one who became a half-elf yesterday, is here."

"Here…?"

"Sh-should I bring him in?"

HaYeon nodded, and the male half-elf entered the room. Unlike female half-elves, the male ones had an Asian appearance.

Although they all looked similar, ordinary people unconsciously thought they vaguely resembled 'someone'.

'Mr. Kim feels more complete compared to other half-elves…'

His features were more pronounced. She’d seen his previous face and curiously looked at the changes.

"Hi. We've met before, right?" Kim JiHun was the first to speak. "I was treated like a paparazzi."

"Ah, I… I'm sorry for that."

"I was really rude last time!" Im GaYeong knelt before him.

JiHun waved his hand. "Ah, there's no need for you to kneel. Could you give me a ride?"

"A ride…?"

"I need to go to the Governor-General's office, but I stand out too much." He pointed at his face.

HaYeon's eyes sparkled. Most people who turned into male half-elves couldn't stand being hidden, but he was different.

"I'd like to hear about the Bloom Guild's contract terms as well."

"Y-you're thinking of joining our guild…?"

"I was a fan of this guild before."

A fan? HaYeon blinked in surprise at the unexpected answer.

"Ah, since I'm here, could I tour the guild?"

"Tour… Yes! I'll guide you." HaYeon stood up and showed JiHun around the guild.

"That person… Isn't he the one who passed the aptitude test yesterday?"

"Right. Woah, I didn't imagine he would come here…"

"From what I heard earlier, he came on his own."

"Huh…? Why?"

"Our guild shouldn't have the resources."

HaYeon personally guided Kim JiHun, and the Guild employees watched from afar, whispering in confusion. It wasn't easy for the Bloom Guild to meet the contract conditions for a half-elf with 20% compatibility.

"Maybe it's because of my ears, but I can hear everything." JiHun pointed at his ears as he looked at them.

"Everyone… please, return to your seats." GaYeong approached the onlookers with a stern face and dispersed them.

'The guild employees have become lax compared to before. They don't seem busy.'

Back when JiHan was active, the Bloom Guild had the best talents working for them, but five years later, the guild's talent pool wasn't what it used to be.

'If it weren't for the certification, things wouldn't be so bad financially.'

Maybe he should look into why they were pushing for certification.

JiHan, inside Kim JiHun's shell, removed the flame from his left eye.

[Will you return to the ‘Guild Owner' seat?]

[The guild's symbol, the 'Cloud Phoenix Flag', will finalize the certification process.]

[The cost to maintain the guild buffs will disappear.]

Although he hadn't been using it lately, the Phoenix Flag used to be like his symbol.

When it told him to take it out, JiHan's gaze slightly darkened.

'This won't do.' 

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