Ghost Story Club Chapter 422 Discussion

World Building

System:

• • It's a game-like system visible only to the main character. There are also various checkpoints which MC returns if he fails to survive in a ghost turning. Even though MC returns to checkpoint points, the MC used to upgrade or buy skills remains static. It's also insinuated that the system might have powers beyond just rewinding time.

• • The system isn't like a cheat system that helps MC monopolize everything. The system is more geared towards making MC, the hero, a 'leader'. It has a lot of features that primarily focuses on managing the club and growing the club members. There are separate 'Club Management' and 'Member Management' windows.

• • Every time MC completes a ghost story, that point in time gets registered as checkpoint.

• • System is also has a space expansion feature, which helps expanding the club room once certain conditions are satisfied. The transformation is similar to 'Transformers'

• • 'Nakseong High School Management' feature is added once the Club room hits level 10/15 (I forgot the exact number since it's been a while).
    

Item Grade:

The item grading is inspired from Overwatch and similar to that.

Quest:

Most of the quests directly or indirectly try to strengthen the bonds between Lee Joon and club members.

Characters

Lee Joon:

Lee Joon described himself as someone with a contradictory personality. No matter what he does, he doesn't finish it till the end. The system labels him as Two-faced and this nature is also revealed in his inter-personal relationships. Even though he appears to be weak in front of girls who are extremely pretty, he always draws the line because he believed that this sort of atmosphere in the club will deter him from completing his goal and will be detrimental to the club's growth. That's he states that he isn't ready to date anyone yet. From an outside perspective, he appears to be a cold person whose intentions can't be seen through. It's partly due to Leen Joon's nature of hiding his inner feelings. To summarize, the protagonist is an average normal high schooler who has leadership qualities. Overall, I like the protagonist because he seems alive and real. There is proper logic behind each and every one of his actions.

Ahn Gyeongwon (the elitist)

He is the bespectacled guy in the cover. He appears to be an arrogant elitist, but in reality he is just lonely wants to make friends. He is the brains of the club. He showcases his intelligence during clutch moments with his vast knowledge in regards to ghost stories.

Yoon Sunah

She is the cute puppy-like girl in the cover. She is the character who went through the most character development in the story. Initially, she stutters and socially awkward since she has no friends due to the fact that she is from a really poor family. After surviving many ghost stories, along with Lee Joon and other club members, she goes through a lot of character development. By the end of freshman year, she overcomes her passive personality and could speak comfortably without stuttering.

She later on falls for MC and becomes yandere for him. Usually her yandere persona emerges in ghost stories. In her yandere form, she becomes strong and isn't like her usual weak self. Her yandere persona becomes a significant variable in ghost stories. In one instance, MC jumps off the roof so he could reset and start over from the checkpoint. Sunah jumps together with him since she didn't want to get separated even in dead. She usually bickers with In Hayoon a lot in her yandere form. In her yandere form the usual twinkle in her eyes fades away and her eyes sink deeper, making her look like a crazed fanatic.

In Hayoon

The pretty long haired girl in the cover. She seems mysterious, and it's hard for anyone to understand her thoughts. She doesn't seem to have any interest in other members besides Lee Joon. She also despises Deok a lot and frequently pranks him. However, after becoming close to the other members as they go through various ghost stories she starts to consider them as her comrades as well. Her kind appearance is a facade.

Deok

The otaku dude in the novel. That dude fully believes that 2D > 3D. He has a strong hate for school violence since he suffered from bullying back in the day. He usues typical japanese phrases in his speech patterns like a typical otaku. He is more like a tank of the team and is quite strong. He considers Lee Joon as a reliable friend.

Jinhee

She is blonde gyaru in the background of the cover. She was forced to join the Ghost story club. She initially finds Lee Joon annoying but knows he is a reliable leader. Later on she slowly starts to develop feelings for him but she is tsundere about it. They became really close friends over summer vacation after Lee Joon had a fight with other club members. Over time, she realizes isn't really a cold person like it seems from afar.

There is a lot of skinship between the two and she eventually confronts Lee Joon if he hates delinquent girls like her, and instead prefers pretty type girls. Lee Joon clearly denies that, thus reassuring her.