Hong Gyubin felt dazed before his thoughts started to clear up.

His fatigue disappeared like snow the moment he met Jegal, and now that hes seeing the first print of the first edition of Jegals magazine.

Due to the rush of emotions, Hong Gyubin lost his words and instead kept on staring at the magazine in his hand.

Am I dreaming?

When Hong Gyubin started working at the Players Association, Jegal had pretended not to know him.

But now, that same Jegal visited him at the association and even brought him a gift.

Hong Gyubin was so shocked that he couldnt find the words to say.

On the other hand, the also speechless Jegal couldnt utter a word because of his shyness.

He just wanted to subtly hand over the magazine full of his photos and interviews.

He didnt want to take a lot of Hong Gyubins time.

The fact that his talkative first student turned speechless added to Jegals shyness.

Jegal tried to retrieve the paper bag as he spoke.

I-if you dont like it, I can prepare a different gift for you

No! Its just I dont know how to thank you for such a precious gift. Its what I wanted the most lately.

With Jegals hand left hanging, Hong Gyubin smiled and grabbed the paper bag tightly.

I know this was most likely printed by the newspaper department, but isnt the first print too precious to give away?

The kids gave me three copies. They said one should be for collection, another one that I could read and open, and another one as a spare. I thought it would be alright to give you one.

As expected of the ever so reasonable Jegal!

Hong Gyubin was amazed and touched at the same time.

It occurred to him that hes not supposed to lose himself.

What should I do for you in return? Do you need a cha, professor?

(T/N: The word cha in Korean could mean either tea or car)

A cha? Tea? Its okay, I bought good tea leaves from the place I visited recently.

No, Im not talking about that cha. A new Player Car will be released by NK Company in the fall. It just so happens that its the same color as the burgundy suit that you

No need for that.

Jegal drew the line before Hong Gyubin could even think about gifting him a brand new player car.

Although Hong Gyubin persistently talked about the great design, performance, and ride comfort, Jegal showed little to no interest.

Well then, Ill be on my way Actually, that gift was not my idea. It was Euishins recommendation to give it to you.

Hong Gyubin became speechless again as he admired Jegals personality.

Although there was a misunderstanding earlier that Gyubin didnt like the gift, Jegal didnt fumble and try to blame it on Jo Euishin.

Instead, now that its clear that Gyubin likes the gift very much, Jegal chose to give the credit to Jo Euishin!

Thank you so much, Professor Jegal. Please also extend my thanks to Jo Euishin. Ill also call him personally.

Jegal smiled faintly at Gyubins remark.

When Gyubin saw that smile, he became clingy again and grabbed onto Jegal.

But dont you really need the car?

I told you, no

* * *

Eungwang High Schools dormitory was built on a scale that could accommodate more than enough students, but only fifty percent of all of Eungwang Highs students live in the dorms.

Because of that, anyone in the dorms has the luxury of having a room to themselves unless they opt to share a room.

Despite almost everyone having a room of their own, there was still a vacant room left.

Thanks to that, Mok Wooram was also given his own room.

Its my first time entering another kids dorm room.

Sung Siwan, Kim Shinrok, and Yoo Sanghoon had been in my room in the past, but Ive never gone to another kids room.

When I meet with my classmates or Park Seunghyun, we usually meet in public spaces like the central lounge or the Jiik Hall.

Take a seat!

Mok Wooram addressed me with an excited face.

In my hands were lots of snacks and drinks from the vending machine, but Wooram didnt pay attention to it at all.

Unlike me who admired the dormitory facilities when I first entered here, Mok Wooram didnt seem to be impressed.

Visit ., for the best no_vel_read_ing experience

He just looks impatient to hear about Kwon Lena as soon as possible.

Since shes not here, I dont think I can say much about her What are you curious about?

Respecting the privacy of my playable character, Im only going to talk about her as a classmate.

I wont say anything about the auction, what happened on the first day of admissions, the secret of her birth, or her real name.

Please tell me everything.

Sigh

This guys in too deep.

I thought about what I should say first.

She joined the strings club this year and started learning how to play the violin

Mok Wooram looked startled when he learned that its only been a few months since Lena started learning how to play the violin.

Although Lenas violin skills and performance were still underdeveloped, considering that shes only started a few months ago, its actually pretty impressive that she learned it so fast.

Our classmates bought tickets when we heard that Kwon Jein had a concert in Korea. The venue for the concert was our schools concert hall, but there werent really many seats available there. Its also been a long time since Kwon Jein had a concert here so getting the tickets wasnt easy at all.

Mok Wooram couldnt hide his regret that we failed to get the tickets as a group.

He really seems to be immersed in the story.

Maybe hes imagining himself failing to get tickets to Kwon Lenas future concerts.

My story continued to when Kwon Jein and Kwon Lena met.

Kwon Jein sunbaenim came to see us. She gave gifts to our whole class

Naturally, the story of the energy violin gifted to Kwon Lena came up.

Thud.

Wooram fell on the floor when he heard that Lena had an energy violin.

I saw that violin in the video of Lena-nim. I didnt know it was a gift to her from the most respected musician

Wooram looked broken.

The violin that Kwon Jein gifted to Lena meant a lot to the latter.

Should I have not told him that?

Now that its like this, I have no choice but to make a better violin than what my master could ever make.

Well, that was a quick recovery.

I witnessed just how powerful the muses influence on Mok Wooram was when I saw his eyes fill with fighting spirit.

I remember Kwon Jein asking my master to make an energy violin as a gift. I think my teacher said something like If a family of yours shows interest in violin, then I have no choice but to give one to them.

I immediately tried to change the topic.

Mok Wooram would discover the secret of Kwon Lenas birth inevitably.

But I dont think the guy who fainted after three seconds of eye contact is prepared to hear it now.

Youre going to make a violin for her, arent you? You can just make a better one than what your master made.

Yes! Ill do my best.

After diverting him, I asked another thing.

I think I saw the instructions on the violin item card Did your master write that?

Yes, thats right!

The description of the energy violin was as follows.

[Description]

An instrument that changes quality, rarity, and performance based on the performers experience, expectations, thoughts, goals, and beliefs.

Can change to a maximum of UR rank.

On the other hand, the description of the Fate of the Unknown was as follows.

[Description]

A weapon whose effectiveness changes based on the users experience, expectations, thoughts, goals, and beliefs.

Only those who have the power of destiny can use it.

Thinking about it, the description of the two items were quite similar.

The concept of a transforming instrument was quite new to me. Are all energy violins like that?

Nope. Not all violins made by my master were like that. His earlier works dont have that feature.

Then how did it become so similar to my Fate of the Unknown card?

Visit ., for the best no_vel_read_ing experience

I gave a guess.

I heard that higher beings were fond of your master. Does it have anything to do with that?

The higher beings may have influenced some of his works, but thats not it.

Mok Wooram stared into the distance with a reminiscent expression.

My master was originally a violin craftsman. He woke up one day as a player after the collision of the two worlds. He decided to make a violin for a player who uses sound. That was none other than Kwon Jein.

Mok Wooram briefly talked about the life of the great violin craftsman.

The man was quite famous, but people knew very little information about him as he lived away from people.

Everything that Mok Wooram said about the craftsman were things Ive never heard before.

My master didnt hesitate to do anything reckless before he took me in. He often went to high levels of world invasions and took on high difficulty enemies in order to collect materials for making an energy violin.

I heard that he once went to a site with an SSR+++ rank difficulty one day. But Once he entered the site, it changed to EX rank.

Of course, what couldnt exist due to the collision of the two worlds could also be something thats just difficult to observe in this world.

However, there are only a handful of cases in which non-measurable and EX rank things have been observed in this world.

It could also be because anything beyond EX rank would be too strong to maintain its substance which would cause it to self-destruct and disappear.

Emergency escape items cannot be used in EX rank areas. The other party members who accompanied my master They were all completely destroyed. My master was actually prepared to die that die. But then, he said a white shadow suddenly appeared before him.

A white shadow.

There was something that immediately came to mind at the thought of a white shadow.

The unidentified existence that The Fate of the Unknown handed over to me.

That white shadow took out a weapon item card and started fighting.

The white shadow saved Mok Woorams master.

He dealt with all the enemies using all kinds of item cards as it led the craftsman to safety.

My master was able to escape safely. He thanked the white shadow repeatedly and tried to ask for its name, but The shadow only said I am the one led by the power of fate before disappearing.

I cant believe the word fate is mentioned.

My teacher was inspired by the description on that item card so he created a violin that could change and transform depending on its user.

With his stiff Korean accent, Mok Wooram finished his explanation.

After that, we talked a bit more about his teacher before moving on to Kwon Lenas food preference.

I havent been able to get more clues about The Fate of the Unknown.

Before we parted ways, I had to ask Wooram one more thing.

Do you know anything more about that item card? Something like the color of the cards border for example. You could tell the cards rarity by that, you know?

Ah, of course!

I anticipated Mok Woorams answer to be similar to my card.

But my prediction was wrong.

That item card was as white as the white shadow. An odd thing, isnt it? Isnt there no equivalent rareness mark for the color white?

* * *

After parting ways with Mok Wooram, in my dorm room.

I took out the transparent item card from my item window.

No matter how I look at it, it wasnt that white.

Im sure the item card by that white shadow was The Fate of the Unknown though

That was based on the item description that the craftsman saw.

So why are the colors different then?

I was at a loss.

Maybe Id know more if I activated my Destiny skill?

Looks like I have no choice but to use it.

I was refraining from using it because I was worried about the aftereffects.

I wanted to collect as much information as possible before using it, but I think Ive already reached a dead end.

Should I have used it during the fight with White Tiger?

Wouldnt the martial art master White Tiger have some kind of clue?

I opened the special menu before I went to bed.

Recently, the thing that I was constantly checking on was the newly added Replay function.

The latest_epi_sodes are on_the . website.

The names arent gray anymore. I think that means I can use it again.

I knew very little about this Replay function.

First, the list shows the names of the people I met in this world who also appears in the PMH game.

Second, there is a particular stage requirement for me to be able to select a particular person.

Third, if I select those who are compatible with the functions current stage, the selection becomes complete and the list turns gray.

After the list turns gray, it becomes unresponsive no matter which name I choose.

Fourth, after a certain period of time, the list returns to its original state.

Is it like a skill cool time? Still, I dont understand its regularity.

I clicked on the Replay function again and looked at the list.

I have already chosen Yoo Sanghoon twice.

The first time, the gray-colored list lasted for two days.

The second time, it only lasted a day.

After that, I chose Son Minki.

In the case of Son Minki, the gray list lasted for four days.

It bothers me that nothing happens at all when I use the function. Its strange.

Every time I chose a person, theres always a system message letting me know that the selection was successful.

But nothing happens at all.

At least to me.

Is it really because Im someone who doesnt dream?

Something was on my mind.

Its an ominous feeling.

Still, I had no choice but to keep trying.

If possible, I want to completely understand this function before the vacation ends.

Before going to bed, I chose the name that was below Son Minki.

Jang Namwook.

<Selection completed>

After Yoo Sanghoon and Son Minki, I chose Jang Namwook this time.

Recalling the similarities between the three that I was able to select successfully from the list, I fell asleep without dreaming again.

* * *

At the Player Military Academy, Mens Dormitory.

Jang Namwook tossed and turned several times in bed as he breathed heavily.

After a few more seconds, he opened his eyes with a gasp.

Rushing up, he looked around the room as if scurrying to confirm that he was still in his dormitory.

Namwook?

Do Sihoo woke up soon after.

Jang Namwook usually falls asleep on time and wakes up on time.

Because of that, its become Do Sihoos habit to fall asleep when Namwook falls asleep and wake up when the latter does.

After checking the time on his device, Do Sihoo was puzzled as he saw that it was still late at night.

Whats wrong?

Do Sihoo, who was sleeping on the top bunk, jumped down.

He shone his devices flashlight on Namwooks face and he saw that his complexion was very pale.

Jang Namwook usually goes to sleep with his glasses on, saying that he cant fall asleep without it on his face.

But tonight, his glasses were left on his bed.

Ah, I think his eyes are shining a bit weirdly

Although Jang Namwook knew that theres a risk that Do Sihoo would see the Eye of the Star Maiden in his eyes, he didnt make an effort to hide it.

It was only after he truly looked at Do Sihoo did Namwook felt relieved.

He soon opened his mouth to speak.

I had a nightmare.

The latest_epi_sodes are on_the . website.