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수많은 기회들 외에도, 더 많은 것은 셀 수 없이 많은 여자들이라는데...
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Chapter 1
모든 사람에게는 인생의 저점이 있기 마련이지만, 장항에게는 그 저점이 너무 일찍, 그리고 너무 잔인하게 찾아왔다.
바로 어제, 대학입시 성적이 나온 그날, 장항의 부모님이 교통사고를 당했다. 가해자는 권력과 돈이 있는 자였고, 겨우 3만 위안만 배상하고 끝냈다. 하소연할 곳 없는 장항은 3류 대학의 비싼 학비를 보며 인생에서 처음으로 눈물을 흘렸다.
장항은 그저 평범한 사람이었다. 부모님은 이동식 조식점을 운영하며 그의 학비를 대주었고, 그들의 가장 큰 소원은 아들이 명문대학에 입학해 가문을 빛내고 자랑스럽게 해주는 것이었다. 장항도 부모님의 고생을 알기에 항상 열심히 공부했고, 성적도 반에서 상위권이었다. 하지만 결국 받은 점수로는 하늘에 계신 부모님을 위로할 수 없었다. 게다가 방금 전에는 여자친구마저 그를 차버리고, 부모님 장례비로 쓰려던 3만 위안까지 가로채 달아났다.
"아버지, 어머니, 제가 가겠습니다..."
살 의욕을 잃은 장항은 아직 공사 중인 건물 옥상에 서서, 술에 취한 채 발 아래 펼쳐진 화려한 도시의 야경을 바라보며 멍해졌다. '이렇게 큰 도시인데, 내 집은 어디에 있을까?'
세상에 버려진 원망을 안고, 장항은 손에 든 고도수 술병을 껴안은 채 뛰어내렸다...
"경고: 숙주의 부정적 감정 수치 초과, 낙하 속도 기준치 초과, 자동 보호 모드 가동!"
반쯤 의식을 잃은 장항은 어디선가 들려오는 전자음을 의아하게 들었다. 마치 스마트폰과 대화하는 것 같았지만, 그의 휴대폰은 분명 오래된 폴더폰이었는데, 어떻게 그런 스마트한 기능이 있을 수 있을까?
'뭐, 어차피 죽을 사람인데 그런 걸 궁금해할 필요가 있나?'
"쿵!" 하는 큰 소리와 함께 장항은 얼굴부터 바닥에 닿았다. 하지만 이상하게도 아픔을 느끼지 못했다. 이건 술 때문이 아니었다. 일어서 보니, 장항은 20층이 넘는 건물에서 떨어져 죽기는커녕, 오히려 술기운이 많이 깨고 의식도 또렷해졌다.
"뭐야 이거, 죽고 싶어도 안 되는 거야?"
옆에 있는 고층 건물을 올려다보며 장항은 중얼거렸다. 막 발을 내딛으려는 순간, 그는 자신의 몸에 이상한 점을 발견했다!
그렇다, 매우 이상했다. 우선 느낌이 달랐다. 장항은 자신의 균형감각이 훨씬 좋아졌고, 몸에 뭔가 지지대가 생긴 것 같았다. 그리고 엉덩이가 간지러워서 손을 뻗었을 때, 충격적이게도 자신에게 반투명한 꼬리가 생긴 것을 발견했다!
맞다, 꼬리였다. 길이가 1미터나 되고 엄지손가락만큼 굵은 꼬리였다!
"내가 건물에서 뛰어내렸더니 원숭이가 됐다고?"
장항은 촉감이 꽤 괜찮은 그 꼬리를 꼬집으며 어리둥절했다. '하늘이 날 가지고 놀려는 건가?'
"축하합니다, 숙주님. 시스템 이식이 완료되었습니다. 본 시스템은 당신이 천하제일의 요리신이 되도록 안내할 것입니다!"
장항이 울고 싶은 심정으로 있을 때, 귓가에 다시 그가 낙하할 때 들었던 전자음이 들렸다.
"시스템? 요리신?"
장항은 자신의 그다지 둥글지 않은 뒤통수를 만지며 말했다. "이게 다 뭔 개소리야?"
말하면서 장항은 이리저리 소리의 출처를 찾았지만, 문득 자신의 반투명한 꼬리가 흔들거리는 것을 발견했다. 그것은 전혀 자신의 통제를 받지 않았고, 이어서 차가운 전자음이 들려왔다. "숙주님은 찾으실 필요가 없습니다. 이 시스템은 이미 숙주님이 가장 필요로 하는 형태로 시뮬레이션되었으며, 변경할 수 없습니다."
"아 씨, 말도 안 돼. 내가 꼬리가 필요하다고?"
게임과 소설에 꽤 익숙한 장항은 이제 이해했다. 자신이 영문도 모르게 건물에서 뛰어내렸더니 이상하게도 무슨 요리신 시스템과 연결된 것이다. 하지만 소설 속 시스템들은 보통 '딱' 하고 머리에 연결되거나 반지나 팔찌 같은 것으로 변하지 않나? 어떻게 꼬리가 될 수 있지?
'그럼 내가 원숭이가 된 거냐고?'
"차라리 죽고 말겠어!"
장항은 울부짖으며 옆에 있는 돌로 달려갔다. 이렇게 부끄럽게 사느니 차라리 깨끗하게 해결하는 게 낫겠다고 생각했다...
"이 시스템은 숙주님 외에는 아무도 볼 수 없습니다!"
장항이 멈추지 않자 꼬리에서 나오는 목소리가 갑자기 커졌다. "씨발, 연기하기 너무 힘들어. 이 바보야, 네 부모님을 살리고 싶지 않아?"
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