I became the female doctor's test subject
I became the female doctor's test subject
As I wandered inside what seemed to be a hospital building, a woman in a white coat shot me a suspicious look.
"This area is off-limits to civilians. How did you get in here?"
"I'm... waiting because I'm a new drug volunteer."
"Are you referring to 007, the one Kim Yera-seonsaengnim was in charge of?"
'So the one who summoned me is Kim Yera-seonsaengnim...'
Since I didn't know, I just nodded for now and looked at the brown-haired, short-cut seonsaengnim.
"Probably... that's right. She's gone to a meeting at the moment."
"Hmm... suspicious... Oh, but that bracelet..."
"Ah, right. I got it so I wouldn't get lost while walking around."
"You should've shown me earlier. I almost chased you out."
Even if I were that female doctor, I'd probably have found me suspicious too. Everyone else was bustling around in white coats, so naturally, wandering around in jeans and a long-sleeve shirt would cause misunderstandings.
"Glad the misunderstanding's cleared up."
"Right. So, why are you out here?"
Without needing to think long, I immediately said I wanted to check if I'd gotten taller.
"Fufu... height? You can go to the Physical Examination Room. I was just heading that way myself, so I'll show you."
I followed her. She knew the building layout well and we arrived at the examination room smoothly.
"There are quite a lot of people here."
"Because today's the day for hunter exams."
"Hunter exams?"
"Don't tell me you don't know? After coming all the way here..."
"Ah... haha... I'm just a country bumpkin."
I tried to brush it off as best I could, but she clearly couldn't understand me.
How would I know? I just got summoned to another world by the Summoning App.
"Whatever, okay. You can get your physical here, so just go ahead with it. I'm busy, so I'll be off."
The short-haired seonsaengnim must have sensed indirectly that I was an odd person, as she hurried away.
She was a beauty with both an intellectual side and a cuteness peeking through, so it was a bit of a shame.
I decided not to get too hung up on it, just thinking about Yera-seonsaengnim around 18:00. For my original goal of measuring my height, I got in line with the other people.
"Please... I just hope I get at least C-Rank!"
"Me too! That'd be an instant life reversal..."
"Let's promise, even if only one of us becomes a C-Rank hunter, we won't abandon each other and we'll help out."
"Yeah, no. I'm definitely going to be C-Rank."
"You disloyal bastard."
Judging from the word 'monster' that Yera-seonsaengnim mentioned when I was first summoned, it seemed this was a world with monsters, much like the one Angelica was in.
Of course, looking at the buildings and clothing styles, which were more refined, it felt a bit more advanced than my world.
"L-look over there! It's Park Pyo-hwan, the Master of Cross Guild, ranked 2nd overall!"
"It's really him! So the S Guild Daily article about him recruiting newcomers was true!"
He must be quite famous. Everyone was exclaiming in admiration, unable to take their eyes off the man in the suit.
Whether they were interested or not, unlike them, I was looking for women.
After all, this isn't my country where you get convicted of visual assault. Oh, spotted!
A beautiful woman in a suit, exuding gentleness and beauty with her wavy hair, passed right by me carrying two coffee cups, one in each hand.
The scent was nice, and her body proportions seemed incredible under those clothes—she was definitely worth a look.
While entertaining such pleasant thoughts, I could only feel regret as I saw her arrive at the spot where that Guild Master guy was.
"How is it? Any decent hunters?"
"Haaah... not yet. I don't see any kids worth nurturing. Thanks for the coffee."
Maybe because things weren't going well, he sighed while drinking his coffee like he was downing a bowl of gukbap.
'You've got a beauty next to you, isn't that enough? You sure live a tiring life.'
I mentally stamped the guy as a fake man.
Not long after that, my turn for the exam came.
"We meet again."
It was the short-haired female seonsaengnim who had guided me to the examination room earlier.
"No interrogation this time?"
"Pfft... with this bracelet, I know for sure. You're here for a physical, right?"
When she held an object that emitted light against the bracelet, a mechanical voice said, 'Identity confirmed.'
Amazingly, an ID card with my photo appeared in midair.
Back home, it takes a whole week just to get a resident ID reissued at the community center, but this world seems to have no such hassle.
"I'll start by helping with the blood draw."
"They already took blood earlier, and you're taking it again?"
"It's different from the clinical trial. If you want the exam, we have to draw it."
Oh no. She smiled while showing me the sharp needle right away. I hated the idea of having something extracted from my body again, but having come this far, just leaving felt weird.
I held out my arm without complaint.
"Oh my... Yera-seonsaengnim must have been in a real hurry. Didn't it hurt?"
When I rolled up my long sleeve and showed my wrist, a blue bruise was visible.
"It didn't hurt that much... but now that I see the bruise, it kind of feels like it's starting to hurt."
She took out some ointment and applied it to the bruised area. After even wrapping it with a bandage, she took my left hand.
"This arm seems like it's had a rough time. I'll draw from the left."
She drew blood from my left hand.
'Please don't tell me both hands are going to end up bruised?'
I pressed firmly on the spot where the blood was drawn and looked at her.
"Follow me. I'll measure your height and weight."
Only after the blood was drawn did the measurement time finally come. Following her guidance, I entered a room that looked like a changing room.
As I went inside and waited, her voice came through. To get the highest possible height reading, I flexed the top of my head and stood perfectly straight.
"Straighten your back, stretch. Good."
"174/73. More muscle than the average man... overall condition is excellent."
'Height 174cm... damn.'
The Height Increase Potion I bought from the Charm Shop, rated 5 points. It was a potion that raised height by 1cm per dose.
I didn't know the efficiency would be this terrible.
I need a whole 30 points just to reach 180cm.
It's absurd, but from my standpoint, I had no choice but to buy it. For the dream physique of 180cm.
"Did the blood draw earlier make you feel weak?"
"Ah... no, it's not. Please continue the examination."
She must have seen my face scrunch up. Well, she's a doctor, so there's no way she'd miss a patient's reaction.
I'll just gather the points again, that's all. I got my mental back on track and went through the comprehensive exam one by one.
"Now please follow me to the Aptitude Test Room."
'Aptitude?'
I didn't know what it was, but I followed her.
"If you have any awakened abilities, please let me know."
"What's awakening?"
"You really don't know?"
"No..."
Along with the same look of incomprehension from earlier, a suspicious gaze was now added.
"Are you by any chance from another world?"
"Seonsaengnim, you knew!"
Startled inwardly by her words, I had no choice but to tell the truth.
It was clear this world was filled with people who knew about the Summoner's Book.
"...Well, the countryside is a different world from the capital region, I suppose."
But contrary to my thoughts, she quickly turned serious and looked at me.
She didn't know about the Summoning App.
Guided by her, I entered the Aptitude Test Room. It was a room with a strange purple sphere on a machine table.
"What's that?"
"It's called a Legendary Orb. An object that shows the potential each person possesses. This one is a modified version that can see up to B-Rank abilities, but for those dreaming of becoming novice hunters, there's no better measuring method."
"I see. How do I do it?"
"You place your hand on the orb and it confirms your aptitude."
'Potential, huh...'
Without much expectation, I placed my hand on the sphere.
There's no way I'd have something like potential. If I did, there'd be no way I couldn't get a relationship for over 20 years.
Letters slowly appeared. But the moment I saw the abilities, I couldn't help but tilt my head.
[???, ???, Throwing Technique, Tireless Muscles.]
'This is potential? I just learned those through sex.'
Those were abilities I'd learned through the Summoning App. Why they were showing up through the orb was a question, but it wasn't something to worry about much.
"A... A Multi-Ability Awakener!!"
"Huh?"
But unlike me, the seonsaengnim's scream sounded as though she'd seen some kind of monster.
"Is it you? The Multi-Ability Awakener?"
"That's what they call me... But what's this about...?"
I was currently receiving the stares of countless people.
Among them were the man who drank coffee like gukbap earlier and the beauty with wavy hair.
"I'll be direct. Join our Cross Guild. I'll support you so you can rise all the way to S-Rank hunter."
"The same goes for our Silk Guild. We'll give you 20 S-Rank Dungeon Priority Passes. Additionally, we'll support you with an A-Rank full-body suit and even an A-Rank weapon."
Said a gentle beauty holding a fan. Unlike the woman with wavy hair, she had a richly oriental feel.
"Heh... Following the Silk Guild's proposal, the Kite Guild will even train you personally."
"If you go through that training, what if you end up a muscle man just like their guild~?"
"Fufu... These bulging muscles are proof of a strong person. If a guild with such a frail, feeble body claims to be in the top five, how do you think people will see it?"
"Anyone would say our Silk Guild is the one in the top five. Don't tell me your eyes have gone all muscly too, and you can't see?"
"You damn ajumma..."
"Fufu... muscle pig..."
A battle of fan versus muscle. As I watched, the gukbap-coffee man who appeared beside me spoke.
"Leave those two be. They're always like that."
"I see."
I could feel that all the guilds in the top five were on bad terms with each other.
"More importantly, if there's a guild you're interested in, I'd appreciate an answer."
"He's right. We're ready!"
"It would be best to choose quickly."
Everyone stopped fighting and looked at me. It felt like something terrible would happen if I didn't hurry up and pick someone.