CH. 38 : Pray To Me

I've never been much of a social butterfly. As someone who reads day to night and night to day, I don't spend time going out with friends and such. But, I believe reading so many stories, where the main character faces trouble with their friends, has given me the upper hand to learn how to socialize with people in the apocalypse.

Any who... Jung-woo and I are back in our base in the church. Ho Hyun-cho and Vincent Lambardi have also followed back with us.

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1ST SCENARIO: NATURAL DISASTER

TIME REMAINING: 01:23:06:33

DETAILS: EACH REGION WILL EXPERIENCE A NATURAL DISASTER. PARTICIPANTS MAY PREPARE PRIOR TO THE SCENARIO AND FUTURE SCENARIOS BY LEVELING UP THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:

- SUB-SCENARIOS

- MINI-GAMES

- HIDDEN DUNGEONS

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It was way past midnight. Hyun-cho and Vincent sat by the table with Jung-woo and I, pulling out food to eat.

"So you're a healer?" Vincent asks while stuffing cup noodles in his mouth.

"Yep. I can heal as many people I want in one go, as long as the number of people I heal is equivalent to my mana. I can heal 70% of injuries and mana." I'm so glad that when the hidden dungeon spit us out, I quickly changed my outfit to my healer outfit.

I quickly glanced at Hyun-cho, who was silently eating his onigiri and bread he had taken out. He probably doesn't believe that I'm like any other healer. Like in many stories I have read, healers don't have much fighting prowness. The regressor had seen me fight like a madman.

Anyway, even though all of us are sitting and eating together, I was the only one who could understand Vincent's french while Hyun-cho and Jung-woo could communicate perfectly fine with each other since they're both koreans. But with my skill [A VERY OP TRANSLATOR], all three boys can understand everything I say.

"I was wondering, but how were you communicating with him." I quickly point at Hyun-cho. Vincent ponders on the question for a bit.

"We just made weird hand signs and gestures. If it was something more complicated, we would try to draw it out. But for the most part, we don't really talk. Just action."

The night was getting late, so I wanted to do my morning prayer early so that I dont have to worry about it when I wake up. As if reading my mind, Jung-woo follows after me to the front of the church. We kneeled down to pray. As I gather my mind to start on my  prayer, Vincent pops up next to me, kneeling down.

Ignoring him, I fold my hands together and silently begin to pray.

'I pray that Baal becomes a better demon.'

'Because he's so damn annoying and arrogant that I can't stand being in the same space as that demon.'

"Psst..."

TING!

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YOU SAID YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. [MORNING PRAYER LV.1] HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

1 UNALLOCATED POINT WILL BE GIVEN.

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"Psst..."

'And I pray that Ariel stays the way she is. She's so nice and sweet. Kinda like a mom.'

"Madamosell..."

"I pray that whoever keeps disturbing my prayer, they better start praying that I don't throat punch him on the spot."

"Ummm... Yes, Amen. Sorry." Vincent coughs.

"I hope love slave number 2 doesn't die by Noona's hands." Jung-woo mumbles next to me.

TING!

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Passive skill [FOLLOWER] detected 2 other prayers within a 5 meter radius. You can receive 1 unallocated point.

Current follower(s): 1

Since one of the follower's devotion was lacking in their prayer, no point given. Required Devotion: >50%.

[YOU CAN NOW SEE OTHER'S DEVOTION TOWARDS YOU].

Passive skill [RESURRECTION LV. 1]: If resurrection charges up to 100 for every prayer given other than the devotee , devotee can survive a fatal blow with 1% health left when activated. You can cheat death. Current charge: 2/100.

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I was slightly confused at the new notification given to me. So, I can't get points unless the person who prays has to have a 50+ percent devotion towards me? Is this system trying to make a god out of me?

However, the resurrection skill is still great. It might take a while to charge if I don't have more prayers.

Not wanting to miss free prayers, I pulled Vincent, who was about to leave, down to kneel.

"Pray properly." I give him the fakest smile I could muster.

"Ummm... I don't know how to pray. Much less believe in a person I've never seen." He scratches his head.

"Nonsense, if you don't believe in anything, believe in me. Now pray like you mean it. Don't leave this spot until I know you have gotten it down."

I look over him and see the devotion percentage hovering on him: 46%. I little more, and he should be able to cross that 50%.

I sit down and watch the blonde kneel uncomfortably in front of me. He steals a glance my way, and when he sees me glaring at him, he looks away.

"Here it goes... I hope I'm doing this praying thing right. I've never prayed before, but if i have to say anything, then I'm grateful to have the chance to meet her again."

His devotion percentage went up to 47%. However, lacking devotion message popped up again. I kicked his thigh, making him wince.

"Again."

It took Vincent 3 more tries before his percentage went up to 50%.

[YOU HAVE RECEIVED 1 UNALLOCATED POINT. YOU HAVE A NEW FOLLOWER].

Vincent found himself lying on the church floors, breathing haggard after saying his prayer.

"You're crazy. I thought you genuinely just wanted to teach me how to pray. You just did it for the points." He accuses. I put my hands up in defense and laugh.

"Hey, you also got one, too. Don't be mad. Since you prayed to me, of course, I have to reward my followers." I snicker.

"Noona! I set the bed up!" By bed, Jung-woo means our little makeshift floor beds with throw pillows and blankets.

I nestle down on the floor and let my body relax from the stress and ache of the hidden dungeon we went through. I'm just so glad to be alive.

"Noona, is it okay if I sleep next to you again?" I can almost see the puppy look in his face.

"Sure!" I open my blanket up for him to crawl in. However, he seemed to look off the distance for a few minutes before looking back at me with those sad puppy eyes.

"I, umm, forgot that I need to do something before going to bed. I'll be back, so don't wait up on me." He quickly says before pivoting and runs to Hyun-cho, who was standing by the church doors. Vincent was right behind them.

Since Hyun-cho did protect me and always take care of Jung-woo, I didn't see it as a problem. Maybe they are doing boy things. All I do is baby him, so some male figures would be nice for Jung-woo to look up to.

With that in mind, I relax and drift off to sleep.