I’m an Infinite Regressor, But I’ve Got Stories to Tell
Chapter 114
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Non-Player II
Since we’re already on the topic, the author of the novel "Bird Drinking Poison" (who really wrote it in the 766th cycle) said the following:
-The settings of a novel are like the roots of a tree; they need to be vast and solid, but if exposed, the tree will wither and die.
This applies not only to the settings of a world but to all situations.
The protagonist is not omnipotent. There should always be a hazy margin, like a 'white mist,' lingering at the edge of his vision.
The white wasteland left by the protagonist's ignorance is the fertile ground that continuously enriches the prose and descriptions.
Of course, the characters... information about the characters should always be somewhat shrouded in mist. How can one instantly know the intelligence of this person or what their skills are?
Therefore, the status window is harmful.
To use an analogy, the status window is like recklessly eliminating the minerals from the earth and the nitrogen from the air.
I’m not saying this because I’m pissed off at Sim Ah-ryeon, but because I have a very logical and just reason.Even if I took an interest in subcultures from the 555th cycle and we’re now in the 133rd cycle, meaning I actually didn’t have any knowledge of status windows, and the things I’m saying now are historical distortions by later generations, there’s no need to listen to those counterarguments at all.
This is not a contradiction but rather proof that the 133rd-cycle me had prophetic intuition. Even in my subculture-ignorant days, I instinctively felt that the status window was a harmful existence.
“Relying on something like a status window makes people weak.”
I immediately took action.
Not only did I wage a public opinion battle on SG Net, but I also emphasized the harmfulness of the status window to every awakener I met.
“Excuse me? Hyung?”
“In my time, we fought with anomalys to gauge our strength and slowly estimated our capabilities. That process of exploration, the experience of testing oneself while crossing the line between life and death, is an irreplaceable treasure. But these days, people boast about their strength being a B grade, saying they can easily handle slimes.”
“Uh...”
“What an ignorant statement! Slimes cannot be defeated by strength alone, and the danger varies drastically depending on whether you face them in a swamp or a narrow labyrinth where they might drop from the ceiling unexpectedly. The void is a space that cannot be quantified, which is why it’s void.”
“......”
“How can you trust only the alphabets displayed on the status window to measure your skills, your opponent's abilities, or even the depth of the void? The status window itself is a anomaly, contaminating the consciousness of the awakened and lowering the standard of humanity. It’s nothing but an ‘idiot box’! Why can’t you see through the wicked scheme of the anomaly that’s trying to destroy the awakened, one by one, by making them rely on the convenience of the status window?”
“Uh...”
Seo Gyu raised his hand.
“May I ask you one thing, hyung?”
“What is it?”
“Why do you talk like that?”
“It’s a draft of an article to awaken the consciousness of the awakened. How about posting it on SG Net? Seo Gyu, doesn’t it make your chest swell and make you feel the duty of an awakener anew?”
“Uh, well...”
“Surely, you’re not advocating for the status window, are you? I’ve been educating you one-on-one since the waiting room at Busan Station, so I trust you haven’t entrusted your judgment to such a filthy anomaly.”
Seo Gyu’s expression became subtle.
According to physiognomy, it could be interpreted as ‘What’s up with this brother again?’
Next to him, Sim Ah-ryeon (who was still there) whispered to Seo Gyu.
“He, he must not have had the 『Status Window』. Gacha disaster...”
“Oh, so that’s why he’s like that.”
“Yeah, yeah... Oh! Suddenly, I feel an overwhelming aura of aggro from somewhere? Ah! Even though I didn’t do anything, aggro is piling up in my heart! I can feel my abilities strengthening in real-time! It’s delicious! So delicious! It’s a delicacy I’ve never tasted in my life... Who, who could hold such resentment towards me...!”
“You two won’t have coffee for the next six months.”
Seo Gyu and Sim Ah-ryeon screamed in horror, but I gracefully ignored them. These guys needed to realize the preciousness of discomfort more deeply.
-ZERO_SUGAR: [Long Post] An article about the ghost 'Status Window' currently appearing in Korea ~Awakeners of all nations, awaken!~
I sounded the alarm with a heart full of blood. However, the awakened, already steeped in the false convenience of the anomaly, did not respond at all.
Instead, they laughed.
-Anonymous: ? What’s this?
-Anonymous: Is this a joke?
-Anonymous: Wow, this is legendary lol
-[Baekhwa]TenthGrader:( >_
