trashy leveling (aka, Cale crash lands in solo leveling)

Part 4

kekeke guess who's back

i have FREE TIME guys. FREEEEEE FREAKIN TIME 

I AM FREEEEEE

ok yes, i am taking extra courses rn because i have intense guilt if i am not working, but like, my afternoons after 4:15 are FREE 

I don't have to work

I don't have to study (too much)

i am so happy 

i really- it was hard to see how deep into a slump school got me into until i finally recovered from it 

i'm like, voluntarily writing this rn

i have motivations to do things!

i look forward to the future!

AND I PASSED THE MOTHERFUCKING IB LESSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOO

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Ding!

Jin Woo slowly opened his eyes when he heard his internal alarm clock go off.

[Good morning!]

Jin Woo responded to the notification with a sigh and a great morning stretch, enjoying the way his muscles and joints strained and popped, shaking off the stiffness of sleep.

Or at least he was enjoying it until his arm bumped something next to him. "Hm?"

Jin Woo looked and suppressed a flinch when he found Cale right next to him, right in each other's personal space. He had accidentally smacked the redhead's elbow.

For a tense moment, he waited to see if Cale would wake up and relaxed when nothing changed. Quickly, he removed himself from bed and looked around the room. The shutters were drawn, streaming Seoul's 6 am sunrise light, and the house was silent except for Jin Ah's alarm in the other room, which only Jin Woo could hear.

Jin Woo didn't pay much attention as the alarm shut off, more concerned with studying his surroundings. He couldn't tell what, but something seemed different in his room—like every object had moved to the left a couple of inches. A perceptible shift in his point of view that changed the arrangement of his world so that he saw it anew.

He discovered the cause when he caught his reflection in the closet mirror. His left side had been dyed orange by the rising sun, highlighting his figure. Jin Woo internally cringed. It seems I grew another few inches overnight. His sweatpants, short before, now ended just below the knees. Luckily enough, however, his waistline hadn't changed, so they weren't uncomfortably stretched or anything. Though it was a good thing he hadn't squeezed on a t-shirt last night, since his shoulders had also broadened. It was no wonder the bed seemed smaller.

Is this really me? Jin Woo felt a bit faint. He didn't mind the changes to his figure at first, but he hadn't even gotten used to them before he started looking like a whole other person. Checking himself out in the mirror, he couldn't help but feel like he had just woken in a stranger's body. How long is this going to continue? He wondered. He thought his appearance now was enough and felt apprehensive imagining what he would look like if this continued. He really didn't want to end up looking like a man-hulk like Yuri Orloff or other high-ranking hunters.

Is this because I've been focusing on my Strength Stat too much? Jin Woo quickly decided it would be better to increase his Agility to offset Strength in the future. His eyes wandered up and down his body one last time before he shook his head and refocused.

Dad's clothing. He needed to get out of these sweatpants and get something appropriate to wear today. Until he could buy clothing for himself, he would have to go through his dad's stuff, which luckily his mother had kept in pristine condition.