Awakening Once More (2)
Aside from being the son of a nouveau riche, I was nothing more than an F-class healer with nothing to my name. If I was going to judge villainesses the way the Goddess intended, I needed her power — and I needed it strong.
The problem was, I had absolutely no idea what the Goddess's power even was.
"…What kind of power, exactly…?"
Normally, the moment you awakened, you instinctively knew what ability you'd gotten. This time, though, there was nothing but words — not a single flicker of power I could feel.
Then, instead of an explanation, my status window opened.
Name: Lee Eun-ho
Age: 20
Occupation: Prospective Freshman, Seoul Hunter University
Traits:
F-Class Healer 17%
Apostle of Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution Lv.1 1%
Hung Lv.1 11%
Authorities:
Healing
Goddess's Blessing
Skills:
Heal (Lv.3 87%)
Held Points:1,000p
Looking at the open status window, I saw two new traits — Apostle of Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution and Hung — plus a new Authority called Goddess's Blessing, and finally something called Held Points.
As an Apostle of Nemesis, you may use the Held Points granted by the Goddess to purchase various Skills and Items from the Goddess's Shop.
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My brain buffered for a second.
"?!"
The instant I understood what the Goddess's angel had just said, I couldn't stop myself from screaming.
"Points?! Goddess's Shop?! Skills?! Items?! Masaka!!"
Holy fucking shit!
This was insane!
In other words — that legendary Point Shop they always talked about! The miracle returnees went on and on about until their mouths wore out! The one thing that let them survive another world!
"That Point Shop?!"
According to everything returnees posted on the community boards, it was a kind of blessing the gods of the other world had bestowed on them. Kill monsters. Clear quests. Rack up achievements and stack points. Then spend those points on anything you wanted — weapons, elixirs, daily necessities, even special abilities like skills. Wild stuff. Stuff you couldn't even imagine. And because of it, they'd clawed their way out of death more times than they could count.
Of course, the second they returned to Earth, they said they could never use the Point Shop again.
But now—!
And I get to use that legendary thing?!
Dopamine flooded my brain all over again. My heart hammered like it was about to explode. Honestly? I was hyped as hell. I'd never even been to another world. Hell, I wasn't a returnee — I was just an awakened. And somehow I got to use that legendary power!
This was the Goddess's power! The power of a Retribussy Apostle!!
"C-can I… go in and take a look?"
I was so worked up I tripped over my own words like a total loser.
Of course.
I was already waiting for it when—
Ah— before that, let me make one thing absolutely clear. Lady Nemesis is the Goddess of Retribution. Not the Goddess of Retribussy.
"Ah, yes ma'am."
Come on! A guy gets a little excited and says something wrong!
And who the hell gave her permission to read an Apostle's inner thoughts like that, anyway?! This little brat!
Anyway—!
In that instant, the air in the room changed. It felt like the space right in front of me had connected straight through to another world. A moment later, another enormous translucent window bloomed into view.
Confirming identity: Apostle of the Goddess of Retribution.
Access granted.
A list of categories unfolded before my eyes.
[Consumables] — Available
[Skills] — Available
[Abilities] — 10,000P required
[Summons] — 20,000P required
[Dimensional Shop] — 30,000P required
[Random Gacha] — Available
"…Holy shit."
I swallowed hard and opened the Consumables tab first. There was an absurd number of things you could buy, so I only scrolled through what I could actually afford with my current 1,000P.
Low-Grade Body Recovery Elixir — 10P
Low-Grade Mana Recovery Elixir — 10P
Low-Grade Stamina Enhancer — 10P
Ultra-Thin Condoms (3-pack) — 10P
Emergency Contraceptive (1 pill) — 10P
Low-Grade Dagger — 10P
Low-Grade Iron Sword — 15P
· · ·
Spatial Pocket — 700P
Mid-Grade Demon-Slaying Sword — 850P
Infinite Sperm Production Elixir — 900P
Body Reconstruction Elixir — 1,000P
"A Spatial Pocket… and even a Body Reconstruction Elixir…?"
Up until now, Spatial Pockets had only been available through returnees. And here it was, sitting on the shelf like it was nothing…
That thing's worth at least ten billion won!
Everything else was the same. The Body Reconstruction Elixir was easily another ten billion minimum. If I ever got desperate for cash, I could just sell this stuff and be fine.
"But there's a lot of… weird shit in here, huh?"
Sure, there were plenty of ordinary weapons, elixirs, and everyday consumables — but the sexual stuff outnumbered them by a mile. I had no idea what to make of it, but… this was still the legendary Point Shop. So what if a few of the items were completely unhinged?
"…Can I look at the skills too…?"
Instead of answering, Lumi simply opened the Skills window for me.
Apostle's Fatal Smile — 100P
Heart-Racing Flag Creation — 150P
Overwhelming Pheromone Aura — 200P
· · ·
Whisper of Hidden Hearts — 500P
· · ·
Absolute Charm Blessing — 700P
· · ·
I Can See Your Status Window — 1,000P
Hmm……
The skills were way weirder than the consumables. At least the consumables had a decent number of normal items. These were all pure chuuni light-novel garbage…
…What the hell even is this…?
I wanted to check whether the rest of the categories were this ridiculous too. I should at least be able to look, right? So I tried to open Abilities.
Those without the proper qualifications cannot view this category.
"?!"
Excuse me?! I'm the Apostle of Retribussy over here! What's this about qualifications all of a sudden?!
"Okay, but what kind of qualifications, exactly?"
How was I supposed to get them?
Did you not see?
"Huh? See what?"
Locked categories require you to pay the number of points listed next to them in order to unlock access.
Ahhh!
I'd figured browsing was free. My bad!
Anyway—
Ahem, ahem!
And once again — you are not the Apostle of Retribussy. This is your final warning.
"…Yeah, yeah…"
Which only made me want to say it more. And honestly, it had such a warm, friendly ring to it.
Mmh~ pussy~
……I sincerely recommend you stop……
She actually seemed pissed, so I decided to cut it out for today. Time to change the subject.
"Points, huh… How do I earn points?"
…When you judge a villainess designated by the Goddess, you will receive points as a reward.
A genuine question popped into my head.
"Are there a lot of villainesses in the world?"
Aside from those four bitches around me, I honestly didn't know of any others.
There are many. Enough that the Goddess could no longer stand by and watch.
"Really?"
To be frank, those four who tormented you don't even rank among the particularly wicked ones.
"What?!"
There are women in this world far more evil than you could ever imagine, Apostle. So you need not worry about your point supply at all.
Hold on… those four psychos were already complete monsters. If even they didn't count as especially evil… just how much worse were the real ones?
Did that mean the more villainous they were, the stronger they got?
A more fundamental doubt rose up this time.
"…But can I actually judge villainesses…?"
With this absolute garbage Point Shop…? — I kept that part to myself.
You need not worry. Not only do you have me as your assistant, but the Goddess's Shop holds boundless power.
Boundless power?
Looking at the skills, it was all pure middle-schooler dick-energy trash… seriously, just sexual nonsense…
I was deeply skeptical, but I decided to hold my tongue and hear her out.
"…That so…?"
Yes. For now, why don't you try spending the points the Goddess has given you?
"Ah!"
A problem hit me immediately. I had no idea what to pick. Everything was pure dick-related garbage — I couldn't begin to guess which one would actually help me judge villainesses.
"Can you recommend something?"
First, I recommend the skill I Can See Your Status Window. It allows you to open a villainess's status window, view her current condition, and read her thoughts regarding you, Apostle.
Oh!
Status window viewing — nice! And her thoughts about me too?
Wait. Thoughts about me? Why would I need that?
"…"
And setting that aside… just that one skill cost 1,000P. She wanted me to blow everything on a single skill and call it a day?
No. A first-purchase-only 50% discount applies, so you can buy it for 500P. You must purchase that skill. For a clueless virgin who knows absolutely nothing about women like you, Apostle, that skill is essential. Buy it. No exceptions.
Well, if she was going to push it that hard…
Wait — what did me being a virgin have to do with that skill being essential…? And did she just call me a virgin brat…?
I didn't dare press that particular point any further.
"O-okay! Purchase I Can See Your Status Window!"
An excellent choice.
I Can See Your Status Window
Allows you to view a target's status window and thoughts.
Cooldown:6 hours
Anyone around I can test this on? I was thinking that exact thought when—
▶ Details:
The maid Lee Su-mi has long abused the trust of her employer, Lee Taek-geun, to siphon off various items and assets. Confirmed damages to date exceed 1 billion won. Judge her before it is too late.
▶ Objective:
— Judge Villainess Lee Su-mi (Lv.1)
▶ Reward:
— 200P
▶ Time Limit:
— 7 days
A quest window had popped up. And the content — the target—
"Su-mi unnie?"
Lee Su-mi has been designated a Villainess. Though she is only a low-tier villainess at Lv.1, the habitual theft of another person's property has been clearly recorded as an evil act. Judge the villainess.
"I can't believe this…"
Su-mi unnie was basically a real older sister to me. The age gap wasn't even that big, and she was the actual niece of one of my father's friends. Even though she was the live-in maid, our whole family had been especially fond of her.
The shock hit hard.
But how was I supposed to "judge" her? She was a civilian — did I just call the cops?
"…So how am I actually supposed to judge her?"
I had no idea. The Point Shop the Goddess had handed me as her "power" was complete unhinged garbage, and I still couldn't figure out how the hell I was supposed to judge villainesses with it…
Think of the most powerful weapon you possess, Apostle.
"Huh? Weapon?"
The very weapon that will make villainesses tremble in terror — while simultaneously making them obsessed with you.
What kind of cryptic nonsense was this? Since when did I have anything like that?
I sat there staring blankly, completely lost, until Lumi got fed up enough to just spit out the answer herself.
And that answer was…
"?"
Your vicious, merciless, monstrous cock is that weapon, Apostle. Use that ultimate hung weapon of yours to judge the villainesses.
"…"
Fuck.
I got stuck with the weird one.