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“Did you get a good picture?”

Do Yu-geon asked with a flushed expression.

“no.”

I went into my smartphone gallery and showed the photos. All the photos taken are stained with rainbow colors. I guess I can’t take pictures properly in this white space. I remember such rumors circulating on the Internet.

“Give it to me.”

The guy took his smartphone and took a picture of this area, saying he wanted to check the video.

“Got filmed?”

“It’s colorful. Is it just yours that’s strange?”

The guy handed the phone back and took out his own smartphone.

I turned my head away from Do Yu-geon and looked at the white space. I don’t know if this is inside a building or just a space. There are no windows or lights, but it is bright.

If this is a fantasy of this level, there is a possibility that it is not a building but just a space.

“It doesn’t show up.”

Do Yu-gun must have stopped filming and put his phone in his pocket. Then he pointed the sword this way and waved it around.

“Come on, you choose your weapon too.”

“What are you doing so dangerously?”

The guy lowered his sword.

“Oh, sorry. Anyway, pick it quickly.”

When I looked at the shelf he pointed to, I saw weapons. It shines sharply and seems real. I’m not really attracted to it.

Suddenly I had a strange feeling, so I looked at the shelf there and there was a book.

what.

“Is it a book?”

“Oh! Of course it’s a grimoire.”

It’s a reasonable guess. I picked it up.

The book was hardcover and had fantasy-like patterns drawn on the cover. It’s as if they’re saying that this is what grimoire design is like.

When I rubbed the cover, it was soft, a little rough, and hard. Good. Even if it is not a grimoire, it is worth putting on a bookshelf. Although it is certain that the senses respond to the grimoire.

I was secretly excited, so I took a deep breath and opened the first page of the book. It’s a blank page. Originally, the first page was blank. I kept skipping it. It’s still blank.

Do Yu-geon laughed next to him.

“Hey. It’s a real grimoire. I can’t see it.”

“It’s a notebook rather than a grimoire. The design is nice.”

There are plenty of notebooks like this at home.

“Huh? No, that’s not it. I can’t see the content itself. I guess it’s a blank page?”

It’s not a joking expression. So does this grimoire have magic or something futuristic scientific applied to it?

As I focus my senses, I feel that something is arranged like a magic circle throughout the book. It’s more likely to be magic.

“What? What is it?”

The guy asked if his concentration showed on his face.

“Shh.”

I closed my eyes and focused on the book. Something surrounding the book must be magical power. For some reason, it seems like if I decide to move, it will move.

“Wow. I can see it now. It’s a blank page.”

do. The magical power that had been moved was returned to its original location. I won’t see you again.

I focused my senses on my surroundings, not on the book. The magical power in the world was felt, even though it was very faint. It is something that was missed before. Once I realized it, I knew for sure.

I opened my eyes.

“It’s amazing. I can feel the magic of the world.”

“Really? I want to try too.”

“Close your eyes and feel it.”

I looked at the grimoire again. It’s still a blank page. It doesn’t even feel like magic, it’s just a blank sheet of paper.

Does this really mean that it should be written in a notebook? If I write down the magic knowledge I have learned from now on, the notebook will turn into a grimoire. I closed the book and rubbed the cover for no reason. It’s a nice touch.

When I looked to the side, I saw that Do Yu-geon had his eyes closed.

“Can you feel it?”

“Hmm.”

Not long after, the guy opened his eyes.

“What do you think? Isn’t it awesome?”

“Is this magical power now?”

The guy waved his arms in the air.

“It is true that it has magical power, but what you are stirring is air.”

“Is that so? I can’t feel any magical power.”

“Can’t you feel it?”

“I can’t feel it.”

“why?”

“You say strange things sometimes, but right now it’s like that.”

“What? All of a sudden.”

I guess this guy has no talent.

“Can you move more magic than that?”

“huh.”

“Then take a shot.”

“huh?”

“Why does it look like a game? You collect magical power and shoot. I think it’s possible like that.”

Shooting seems easy. Rather, would it be possible to exercise physical force with magical power? I think it will work.

There is no need to gather magical power for the experiment. The air was pushed with horsepower. There was a gentle wind blowing around. It works.

“Did you just cheat?”

“that’s right.”

“You’re a complete wizard! You stayed in your room all the time and read books and you became a wizard.”

“It’s not that bad.”

“Anyway, it’s a calling. Now let’s go. It’s time for an adventure.”

The guy turned around and walked away. It’s towards the door.

I followed him and checked the time. It’s almost 7 o’clock in the evening. I called my mom, but I think I should go home now. It’s May so the sun hasn’t set, but it will get dark soon.

Do Yu-geon pointed to the doors with the tip of his sword. There are a total of 5 doors. There are large numbers written on each door: 1, 25, 50, 75, and 100, respectively.

“I understand. This is the level limit.”

“If this were a game, yes, but it’s reality.”

Do Yu-geon looked at this and smiled.

“But it’s fantasy.”

He approached the door marked 1.

“Do Yu-geon.”

When the guy turned around, he continued speaking.

“What time is it now?”

“I’m not really curious.”

“It’s almost 7 o’clock. I should go home now, right?”

“Isn’t that like a child who always goes to bed at 10 o’clock?”

I always go to bed at 10 o’clock.

“Yeah, that’s right. So I’m going to go home and what about you?”

He looked back and forth between this side and the door. Then I approached the door marked 1 and grabbed the door handle.

“Then let’s just open the door slightly.”

He opened the door slightly and looked in. And he waved his hand as if telling me to come this way.

As I approached and looked through the door, it was another room. There was a door at the end of the room and a slime in the center. It’s not a boss-like slime, it’s just a slime you normally catch.

“It’s slime again.”

Do Yoo-geon said. And I looked.

“Try catching that with magic.”

“He said he was going home.”

“Hey, just once.”

“Hmm.”

I looked at the slime again. After all, it’s just slime. Sensually, I feel like I will die if I just hit it with one hit.

“Okay, okay. Just this once.”

Gathered the magical power of the atmosphere. I guess it’s not enough. When I gathered more magical energy and threw it at the slime, an impact sound erupted. Gold powder flew.

Do Yu-geon muttered in a weak voice.

“It’s not even disguise….”

* * *

The weekend passed, Monday, the substitute public holiday for Children’s Day, passed, and it was Tuesday. When I got on the subway on my way home from school, there was Do Yoo-gun. It’s a sobering expression. Why is he like this?

“Do Yu-geon?”

“Huh? Ah. Are you here?”

“What’s wrong? Your expression doesn’t look that good.”

“Tee Nana. I got my grades today.”

“Ah, grades.”

The middle school he attends sent his grades via text message over the weekend, but the middle school he attends didn’t. It looks like it came out today. And I guess it was ruined. How do I appease this guy?

“Don’t worry. Grades aren’t that important right now. Middle school or high school are important.”

“More than that, I promised to go to academy if my grades aren’t that good….”

Now that I think about it, you said you made that promise. Why did you make that promise? I patted the guy on the back.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. You can just go.”

“Hey. Are you saying it’s easy to talk about other people?”

I didn’t mean to make fun of you.

“There’s nothing special about the academy.”

“You haven’t been there.”

I went there in a past life.

“I know a little bit because I’ve heard stories from people around me. I’ve been around and looked around. There’s really nothing special.”

“Ugh.”

He was depressed even until he got off the subway. This really makes me worry.

I arrived home and turned on my laptop. There are still unverified rumors floating around on the Internet. There were also mixed stories about it being a white space or that there was slime when you opened the door to the level 1 room. It’s a ridiculous rumor, but it’s so strange that it’s true.

I searched to see what was there when I opened the inner door of the level 1 room. As if it was natural, talk about monsters came up. There’s everything from goblins to dragons.

In addition to the monsters, the inner door can be accessed from level 2, so you have to level up first, or when I grabbed the door handle, it said that an update was being prepared, etc.

Since people consistently say that the door does not open, it seems true that it does not open. maybe.

The next day, I met Do Yoo-geon on the subway and he looked okay. When I asked him why, he said that he talked to his parents and promised to study hard in the future, but decided not to go to academy. In addition, he declared that he would take a break from adventuring for a while to study. You are motivated.

But isn’t there a sports day from tomorrow to Friday and a school trip from Monday to Wednesday next week? I found out that the schedule was similar to his school, so I asked him about it, and he said that the same goes for his school.

I’m sure my studies will go well. I doubted whether he would study hard, but he was still motivated, so I supported him.

The sports day passed, the weekend passed, the school trip passed, a few days passed and it was the weekend again. Until then, he didn’t say anything and just studied. It’s an unusually remarkable result.

In the meantime, rumors about the inner door not opening decreased on the Internet, and discussions continued about how to catch the goblin.

The venue for discussion was the Slime Explorer site. Perhaps because you have to use this site to enter the white space, there is a lot of specific information here. Although that information cannot be trusted.

The discussion had been going on for a few days, and since that day, an update was being prepared, and a door that had not been opened was opened, and a forest and goblins were discovered beyond the door.

As for whether the discussion is taking place properly, it is not at all clear. The discussion started with discussions ranging from what weapon to use to the need to get a gun, and then out of nowhere, talk about being resurrected even if you die came out. After that, there was a fight between some who said it would really be revived and many who said it should not interfere with the discussion.

Soon, the number of people claiming to be resurrected increased, and even some names joined in, and the topic of discussion changed to how to confirm resurrection without dying. Then, offline meetings emerged, a schedule was set, and the meeting took place. Although I didn’t go out myself.

It is true that resurrection is not trustworthy, that there are goblins, and that fighting goblins is so dangerous that you will die.

I received a call from Do Yoo-geon.

“Why? Is there a problem you can’t solve?”

“It’s not about studying, it’s about going on an adventure. Are you at home right now? Log in.”

“Are you tired of studying?”

“Hahaha. Instead of studying now, I’m going to study hard during the exam period. That will work out.”

“My grades didn’t improve, only my skills improved.”

Cha Ha-neul stood up with the finished mug and headed to the kitchen.

“Anyway, let’s play.”

“I like playing, but I hate logging in.”

“why?”

“Have you tried going into the detector?”

“I went in.”

“What about the discussion?”

“I also participated.”

“Offline meeting?”

I took out the espresso capsule and started the coffee machine.

“No, we just discussed it.”

“If you saw it, you would know. Goblins appear, and it’s even dangerous. Wouldn’t it be better to stop logging in and just search?”

“They say you can be resurrected.”

“If you truly believe that.”

The coffee is ready. I took out the mug and poured milk foam with a milk frother. Cappuccino completed.

While the espresso was turning into cappuccino, the guy didn’t say anything except making sounds of concern. I guess I don’t like it.

Do Yoo-geon said.

“Then let’s just hang out today.”

“Ok, fine.”

I played realistically that day. And then Sunday came.

I have a hobby these days. This is magic practice. This is because soon after learning about magic, I realized how to use it amazingly.

Usually, the disadvantage of paper books is their weight. My arm or wrist hurts when I lift or support it for a long time. There is a book stand, but it is inconvenient because you have to adjust it every time you turn a page.

Because of this problem, even if you want to read a paper book, you end up reading it as an e-book. But if there is magic, it would be a different story.

If you hold a paper book using magic, it is fundamental to solve the shortcomings and also make a new way of reading possible. This means that it becomes possible to read while lying down or eating. I don’t plan on reading it while eating, but it’s great anyway.

But when I actually tried it, it was difficult. It was easy to collect magical energy and shoot it because it was a simple method, but when I lifted the object with magical energy, it was unbalanced and kept shaking. Moreover, the strength was not controlled well, so the sheets were even crumpled. Fortunately, holding an object was easy, but reading was impossible.

So, I practiced lifting the grimoire I brought from the white space with magical power. The grimoire is hard and tough, so it is easy to hold.

The two weeks of practice were effective, and now, although the book is shaky, I am able to support it stably at a level where I can read the text. I don’t read this way yet because it’s hard to control my strength enough to not crumple the paper, but it’s a good result. A bright future appears.

After practice today, I stretched out. But then something strange happened. I felt like something caught my senses, so I looked into the air, and golden powder came out of there and was absorbed.

“……?”

what? Why did my experience points fly away? I felt anxious, so I called Do Yu-geon. I don’t receive it.

The amount of gold powder that flew was definitely more than the amount normally given by slime. So what is this guy doing now?

I sent a text and KakaoTalk message to Do Yoo-geon and called him again. I called several times but no answer. And then experience points came flying in once again.

He’s currently hunting and he hasn’t disbanded the party, so it seems like the experience points are being distributed.

Judging from the distance between flights, it would not be a dangerous situation.

For now, I will believe that.

Cha Ha-neul shook his head.

“log in.”