Chapter 60: Stabilizing My Daily Life Part 1

** Seol Jihu (POV) **

After Jinhee and Seunghae joined us, I asked about Seonhwa and was told she returns every night around 6:00 pm and has been very exhausted these days.

From what they told me, in Paradise; Seonhwa, Sung Sihyun, and Seo Yuhui are fighting against an endless wave of parasites led by 5 of the 7 commanders at the Trigol Fortress.

We spent time with the girls waiting for Seonhwa, well, mostly I was waiting, the girls were running around like headless chickens from one side to the other attending to clients, because shortly after Roe rescued me, more and more clients started arriving and the place was almost full, apparently the fact that I appeared and was inside spread through the social media networks and now this place is like the last refuge of humans in a zombie apocalypse.

From what I could 'see' using my [Sensory Perception], I realized that the place was full and that outside, #5 and #11 were no longer letting anyone else in, but that did not prevent a huge crowd from being outside surrounding the front part of the building. In moments like these, I definitely feel that I must learn teleportation as soon as possible.

But even more so, I reviewed the changes in my current body compared to my body in Paradise using Observation on myself and I got an unexpected surprise.

{Seol Jihu Observation}

[1. General Information]

Name: Seol Jihu

Age: 26 years old

Gender: Male

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 102 Kg

Health Status: Excellent

Nationality: Republic of Korea

Affiliation: The Shadow, Lost Paradise.

Alias: Oppa, The Best Oppa in the World, The Oppa of Oppas, The Blue Prince, The Best in School, The Best in College, The Best in High School, The Four Gossips, The Most Coveted Bachelor in Seoul, Genius, Shadow Chief, The God of Death, Martial Master, Lethal Weapon, Multimillionaire, Successful Entrepreneur, Womanizer, Joker, Prince of Lust, Prince of Sloth, Prince of Gluttony, Prince of Wrath, Prince of Envy, Prince of the Goddesses, Damned Ikemen Hero, Hero of Haramark, The Champion of the Goddesses, The Hero of Paradise, The Bearer of the Martial God's Sword.

1. Temperament

Self-control: (Suppresses emotions, greed, and impulses with rational will)

Superhuman: (Incredibly exceptional in enduring pain and hardships compared to a tenacious human being)

Tender: (Sweet and gentle character with friends/allies/family)

Cruel: (Ruthless and indifferent character with rivals/threats/enemies)

Overprotective: (Constantly keeps those he loves watched and protected)

Ambitious: (Claims, enjoys, or covets things he feels he lacks)

Playful: (Likes to play and make jokes)

2. Aptitude

Observant: (Will carefully analyze and study the elements and events around him).

Computational: (Capable of receiving, processing, and analyzing a lot of information at high speed)

Creative: (The ability to think of new things).

Universal Genius: (Heavenly talent. Naturally born with exceptional talent in any field).

>> 3. Physical Level << At the current limit of the body and beyond the limit of humanity.

Strength: High (High) Maximum

Durability: High (High) Maximum

Agility: High (High) Maximum

Stamina: High (High) Maximum

Mana: High (Intermediate)

Luck: High (High)

>> 4. Skills <<

1. Innate Abilities (4)

[Nine Eyes] (development 9/9)

[Natural Talent(Passive)] (High Rank-Maximum Level)

[Quick Recovery(Passive)] (High Rank-Maximum Level)

[Self-healing] (High Rank)

2. Other Abilities (6)

[Mana Circuit Application] (Pinnacle Rank)

[Physical Reinforcement] (Pinnacle Rank)

[Mana Cloaking] (Pinnacle Rank)

[Continuous Mana Flow] (EX Rank)

[Sensory Perception] (Pinnacle Rank)

[Life Support] (Intermediate Rank)...

Leaving aside the aliases that I don't even want to think about, from what I could see, my Physical Stats are the same as before entering the Tutorial and it makes sense, since, as the goddesses said, the body we use in Paradise is different from the body we have on Earth and when we return to Earth we just go back to that body.

But looking at my temperament, I can notice that there began the things that surprised me... Despite returning to my body on Earth, there are changes present. In my Temperament, the 'Superhuman' description that I had before going to Paradise is now changed to the 'Superhuman' that I obtained after going to Paradise. In a way it makes sense that this change remains, after all, it was a change of temperament, therefore it enters the mentality of the person and that involves memories, experiences, and the soul, and it doesn't matter if I change bodies, I will still keep it.

But what really surprised me was to see my abilities that also received changes, the [Nine Eyes] that were previously in (Development 6/9) and only after opening the necessary boxes in the Tutorial improved to 9/9, [Mana Circuit Application] that was previously at (High Rank) is now at (Pinnacle Rank), [Physical Reinforcement] was previously at (High Rank), now it is at (Pinnacle Rank), [Mana Cloaking] was previously at (Intermediate Rank) now it is at (Pinnacle Rank), [Continuous Mana Flow] was previously at (High Rank) now it is at (EX Rank), and finally the [Life Support] ability (Intermediate Rank) I only obtained it after my training in the Neutral Zone, but despite that, I still retain it here.

Seeing that reminded me that in the novel, when the Future Vision ability was activated and the future Seol Jihu took over the body of the past Seol Jihu, the future one brought with him most of his abilities, which were only limited by the untrained body of the past Seol Jihu.

Perhaps that's why, most of the abilities are stored in the memory, in the experience, and in the soul, and that's why the change of bodies does not affect everything, well unless your body can't use mana as it happens with other Earthlings, they, not having mana developed in their Earth bodies, cannot use their abilities from Paradise.

And that makes sense, if your body truly doesn't allow it, even if you remember and know how the ability works, you won't be able to use it, as happened to me with [Self-Healing] that is at the rank it remained. The same happens with the [Healing] ability that requires the mana control given to me by the new mana circuit that connected to my heart and the mana core, which I do not possess in this body.

This left me with a lot to think about and it's possible that I'll make a slight change in my plans based on this new knowledge.

While I was lost in thought and the girls continued to deal with the zombies, I mean the fanatic clients, the clock finally struck 6:00 pm and a few minutes later Seonhwa finally entered this private room where I'm taking refuge from the fanatics. It seems she returned recently from Paradise, she looks very tired, but when she saw me she was very happy and came to hug me.

"Oppa, I missed you so much," she said as she hugged me.

"I missed you too, Seonhwa, but it seems you also went on an adventure while I was not around," I said as I freed myself from her embrace and held her hand where she has her invitation seal from Paradise and she, realizing my action, panicked.

Every Earthling who has been invited to Paradise can perceive another who has an invitation seal on their body on Earth, well the level of perception varies from person to person, some can only perceive it by being in physical contact, but others can feel it even several meters away, I guess it has to do with the affinity and mastery of mana they have on Earth, in my case I can feel the seal of others while they are within the radius of my [Sensory Perception].

"Oppa, this is not what you think, I..." she panicked and couldn't find what to say, when I saw her put on a guilty face like when she was making up excuses while abroad I felt bad and hugged her again and said, "Calm down, I already know, I knew from the beginning when you were abroad, I told you before, there's nothing you have to apologize for."

"You knew all along and you didn't tell me anything? Do you know how hard it was for me to make up terrible excuses just to justify why I couldn't talk to you often? You're mean, Oppa," she said with relief and accusation in her voice.

At her accusation, I pinched her buttock over her pants and said in a tone of reprimand and regret, "First of all, you were the one who did not want to say anything, you just had to tell me you were saving another world and I would have accepted it, but instead you said nothing, that's why I also said nothing. And it's true that you don't have to apologize for going to the other side without saying anything, but you definitely have to apologize for creating this terrifying place and all the mental suffering you put me through. One crazy girl even ripped my pants from the back and managed to steal my underwear. Now I have to see a psychologist for treatment because I'm sure I'll have nightmares about those crazy fans."

When she heard me, she immediately looked at my appearance and started laughing, realizing what had clearly happened. It's true that Roe cleaned my face, but the rest of my clothes are pretty stained with lipstick, and it's obvious that I am without shoes, tie, jacket, and there's a tear in the back of my pants.

"You deserve it for being such a terrible womanizer. Don't think that the news of what happened four days ago in a certain kingdom, where a certain hero saved and stole the heart of a certain pink princess, didn't reach the Fortress. I found out everything in great detail. Now, what happened to you here can compensate for the anger and jealousy I felt when I learned that while I'm fighting against thousands of 'you-know-whats,' you're out there playing hero and stealing princesses' hearts," said Seonhwa, angry and jealous. But upon seeing my appearance again, she lost her angry expression and started laughing.

In retaliation, I grabbed her by the waist, kissed her, and began to grope her while using my mana to stimulate her. She quickly became aroused, and when I saw that she was about to take off her blouse, I stopped her and whispered in her ear, "No, nothing will happen today. This is your punishment for being a bad girl who lies and creates terrifying places to cover up her lies."

She looked at me with a pleading face, but after being a victim of that look from her and Seunghae for many years, I managed to build some resistance. So, I just pinched her butt again and told her that at least not now, that we'd wait until we were home. She was reluctant but eventually agreed, especially because she heard Seunghae outside the room saying they needed more help with the other clients.

As Seonhwa was about to leave the room to help the other girls, she stopped, came back to hug me, and said, "Thank you for healing Dad, Oppa. You're the best! I love you!" Then she finally left the room to help the other girls.