S.A.G.E.

"Begone, ant..." Fuck him! Fuck the Gods! And Fuck anyone who agrees with them! If this is how I die then so be it! The giant dickhead named, Primordial, flicked his finger and erased my body. Just you wait you huge dickhead, if I reincarnate, I'm going to come back, twice, no, three times as strong as before!

"HAHAHA! You know what? Since I'm such a dickhead, I'll act like one," What? I couldn't see anything considering the fact that I'm a soul, but by the tone of his voice I don't think he has anything nice planned.

"Reincarnate soul number 34785692145, into the body, Hae Kwang-Cho," I thought reincarnation would be pleasant, it's not. Being launched across the universe like a baseball is no fun, and I think Primordial made it so that I can feel everything, asshole...

After 30 minutes of that grueling ride, I felt my "body" dive into a deep ocean. That ocean then extended its branches and I woke up again.

"I'm back," Wait. My voice is...older. I slowly got up out of my bed, which was on the floor mind you, and walked toward the nearest mirror.

"What the fuck!" My face was older, I had a scruffy, unkempt beard, and my hair was reaching my ass. I look like I'm forty, no, I think I am forty! I looked at myself in silence for a moment before sighing.

"At least I'm handsome?" I walked out of my bathroom and took a good look at my room. Beer bottles, cupped noodles, mildew here, mildew there, dirty laundry, and a terrible view. So I'm not only old but I'm poor and a loser? Great.

Actually, I found 1,000 won in my pocket, so not super poor but still poor. I also found a Hunter Identification Card in my pocket, let's hope this guy was at least an E-Rank hunter...

[H.I.C

Name: Hae Kwang-Cho

Age: 40

Rank: F

Class: Martial Artist

Magic Aptitude: Red]

You have got to be fucking kidding me! This guy was not only poor, a loser, but he's a triple loser?! Lowest Hunter rank, lowest magic aptitude, and he's broke! I'm surprised he didn't kill himself...wait...I'm pretty sure he did. How else would I have been able to enter his body so easily?

Just as I was about to continue my rant on how trash this man was, a blue holographic screen appeared in my vision.

[S.A.G.E loading...]

[50%]

[75%]

[99%]

[Complete.]

[Welcome host, to the Super Awesome Gamer Engine, or S.A.G.E for short.]

"Sage? What the hell?"

[S.A.G.E is a multidimensional consciousness that seeks out those who are outcasts from their society, AKA, losers like yourself]

"I'll have you know, that I wasn't a loser. The man who previously owned this body was the loser!" Seriously? This robot calls me a loser within 30 seconds of booting up.

[Yes, host.]

Why does it sound like it doesn't believe me? Go with the flow, Kwang-Cho, go with the flow...

"So what can you do Sage?"

[S.A.G.E can do several things! S.A.G.E has an interdimensional storage unit, S.A.G.E has a status bar, S.A.G.E can make you stronger, and S.A.G.E will be there for you for as long as you're alive!]

"That's pretty cool, can you show me my status bar?"

[Yes!]

[Name: Hae Kwang-Cho

Hunter Rank: F

Magic Aptitude: Red

HP: 100%

MP: 100/100

EXP: 0%

Skills -

Magic Hardening (Mortal): This allows the user to coat their fist in mana, amplifying their attack power. This skill is capable of ranking up through usage and training. 10 MP.

Magic Leap (Mortal): This skill allows the user to circulate mana to their legs and jump at a distance of 15 meters. This skill is capable of ranking up through usage and training. 15 MP.

Magic Boost (Mortal): This skill allows the user to circulate mana throughout their entire body and further amplify their physical abilities. This skill drains mana at a rate of 1% per second and will cause serious muscle damage after deactivation. This skill is capable of ranking up through usage only.

Items -

Hunter Identification Card.

Money: 1,000 won.]

"Maybe this guy wasn't so useless...Sage, how does leveling up work?"

[When host reaches 100% EXP, mana stored within S.A.G.E will flood your body, causing your mana to get purer and may increase the strength of your body.]

I think I should apologize to the man before me, he had such a blessing and he didn't even know it, "So I have to kill monsters to gain EXP?"

[Precisely, host.]

"Well, then what're we waiting for?" I walked out of my shitty apartment and down the street of Seoul. I soon arrived at the Hunter Association and looked at the map for F-Rank dungeons.

"Hey, isn't that old man Hae Kwang-Cho?"

"Yeah, I believe so. Wasn't he labeled the weakest Hunter in Korea?"

"Pfft! Yeah, he was! He's also a Martial Artist class, so archaic. He should stop hunting and become a porter!"

The ridicule of the previous incarnation was numerous inside of the Hunter Association. People who ridicule others all day have nothing better to do with their lives. The majority of the people mocking me are either in the same rank or in the same magical aptitude class. They just need someone to vent their own frustrations on, sad.

Ignoring the clowns, I finally found an F-Rank dungeon near me. It was called Goblin Haven. From what I know, Goblins are Rank 1 monsters that are numerous and strong in number but weak in individual strength.

Oi, Sage, can you hear me? I didn't want to talk out loud, being looked at as weak is one thing but crazy? Yeah, I'll pass.

[Yes, host. I can hear you.]

Great! Sage, you said you had some sort of storage unit right?

[Yes, host.]

How big is it?

[The Interdimensional storage unit will increase in size as you level up. Currently, it is 10x10 meters.]

That's a decent size! I walked out of the Hunter Association building and walked to the F-Rank dungeon.

"Let's slay some goblins shall we?"