episode_0032

I broke up with Yumina and returned home. As I entered the front door, I felt at ease. Good. Warm is warm, but more than that, it feels mentally cozy.

I didn’t go out very nervously, but I’m tired just walking around outside the house. In fact, I get tired just sitting indoors without moving around. I’m not sure why, but it’s impossible to completely relax outside of the house. I’m just tired.

Types like Mom and Yumina seem to enjoy going out, but I like being at home. I don’t know why I leave this comfortable place and go outside. When school starts, I will go to school almost every day, so shouldn’t I just stay at home during vacation? To begin with, I’m so busy leveling up that I can’t even stay at home completely. Ah, well.

I changed my clothes into light clothes. I want to lie down on the sofa or bed like this for a while, but I still have work to do.

I went downstairs. There are several bookshelves with books on them, and unopened delivery boxes are piled up on one side. They are all books.

I have been using it regularly since I bought the house here. In my past life, the house I inherited was small, so I went to great lengths to expand the study space. Throwing away books you bought, etc. Ugh. But this life is different. If you don’t have enough space, you can buy more space. I like it because it’s simple.

When I turned my gaze to the floor, there was a robot vacuum cleaner. That’s what I’m going to do today.

Mom said in the morning.

“From now on, the house below will be ours, so my daughter can clean it. Can she?”

“no.”

I shamelessly refused, but was rejected. I thought about hiring someone to clean it, but I didn’t feel like letting someone else rummage through my bookshelf, so I decided against it.

I activated one of the two robot vacuum cleaners. The robot vacuum cleaner started cleaning with an operating sound. I swept my finger over the area where the robot vacuum cleaner had passed, and there wasn’t a single speck of dust. You guys are talented. At this level, it would be okay to leave the floor alone without sweeping it.

But why are there two of them? I was curious and looked into it, and found that one had a mop function and the other did not. Separately. Why is it like this instead of having all the functions in one? In what day and age is it not possible to solve technological difficulties with magic? Commercialization of magic has not even reached the starting point.

I got up from my squatting position and stretched. Off. I was worried about having to sweep and clean this large space, but I put it off for an hour. Well, if I really thought that was going to happen, I would have saved someone.

It may be impossible to leave all floor cleaning to a robot vacuum cleaner, but let’s leave that to the future Cha Ha-neul. Rather, you should think about how to clean the bookshelf. Since you have an air purifier, there will be less dust accumulated, but you will still need to clean the dust from time to time. Still, it won’t be dirty enough to do it today.

I walked over to the bookshelf and rubbed the front of the book with my finger. Dust came out. What. Why are you doing this? Could it be that your mother had already thought of leaving it to you? That may not be true, but I want to believe that it didn’t accumulate like this just because I didn’t clean it for a while. It’s been so long since I’ve cleaned my room in this life that I can’t tell.

Do you really need to wipe your bookshelf every time? It’s very troublesome. Just in case, I grabbed a capable robot vacuum cleaner and looked at its functions. Naturally, cleaning the bookshelf seems impossible. It makes me sad to think that in a world where fantasy is rampant, there is no such function.

But if you’re going to clean, shouldn’t you clean the kitchen and bathroom as well? I don’t think the bookshelf is the problem right now.

Unfortunately, there are three bathrooms here. It only uses a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, which is a huge waste of space. The increased cleaning area is very difficult. Who bought this place without even thinking about it? There is no solution.

I ran my finger across the bookshelf again. Of course, dust came out. Now that I think about it, wouldn’t it be okay to not clean it? This is clean enough. Yes, that’s right. It’s clean.

Actually, the bookshelf might be a little dusty. When you go to a used bookstore, it smells like dust, but the owner runs it well. Used books themselves smell like dust. That doesn’t mean that the value of used books decreases, nor does it mean that you don’t read them. Isn’t dust the companion of old books and the romance of old bookstores? that’s right. It’s true that there is dust.

Then the bookshelf is cleaned, the kitchen can be cleaned whenever it gets dirty, and the bathroom, um… … . Umm… … . Oh yeah. The bathroom is a bathroom, so let’s do it next time instead of now. Okay, solved.

If this is the case, is there more room to clean? Is there anything? There is none.

It’s a bit strange, but anyway.

Finished cleaning today.

* * *

After cleaning, I looked around the living room. What should I do now? Of course, the right thing to do would be to go home, but if you go in already, your mom will look at you with a subtle look. Should I read a book?

As I stood there blankly, the robot vacuum cleaner made a noise at my feet and moved in a different direction. this.

I went to a corner so I wouldn’t be disturbed. I’m sure I’ve finished cleaning, but I’m not satisfied. Is cleaning not for you? Should I just save someone?

The robot vacuum cleaner was moving around hard. You can’t see the dust, but they’re probably moving around and making it cleaner. It’s a bit like that because I’m looking at it. My body feels comfortable, but my mind feels uncomfortable.

Still, I didn’t want to clean, so I went towards the delivery boxes piled up in the corner of the living room. The delivery boxes are all books. There must be dozens of volumes. I’m sure it won’t reach 100 volumes.

After purchasing this house and turning it into a study, my hesitation about purchasing books disappeared. Originally, the biggest barrier to reading was real estate.

My limit was lifted so I bought everything I wanted, but at first, every time I came, I just unpacked it and organized it on my bookshelf.

Then, it was a bit of a hassle, so I quit thinking I would do it all the time next time, but as it piled up, it became too much of a hassle to organize, so I kept neglecting it. It’s piled up like this. When I think about it, it feels pathetic, but it is inevitable.

Basically, books are sold in limited quantities. You can’t always read it by ordering it at a bookstore or online, but you can’t buy it when it’s sold out, and sometimes it’s not even available at the used bookstore you go to. Actually, I don’t like books that other people have read.

Nowadays, the printing cost has decreased and small quantity printing has increased, so the first edition is often 500 or 1,000 copies. I’m not sure, but there will probably be 200 copies.

Then, books that are popular but don’t sell because they’re mania, academic, or professional tend to sell out soon. Since it’s all sold out, it would be nice to reprint it, but if there’s insufficient demand to reprint it, it’s really out of print. It’s even worse if it’s a translated publication.

I ordered a book and it didn’t arrive, but when I checked, the order was canceled and the reason was that it was out of stock. It’s very, very, very bad. It would be a shame if you bought that kind of book just out of curiosity, but if it was a book you were so drawn to that you decided you had to read it right away and ordered it for same-day delivery, it was really, really, really great. I have money, so why can’t I read? Why can’t I buy it? Ugh, I get goosebumps just thinking about it.

I don’t even want to imagine a case where I searched through all the online bookstores and small and medium-sized bookstores and couldn’t find it. I really hate it because it happened to me.

Once you’ve experienced something like this, you don’t want to go through it again, so if you can afford it, you’ll order the book right away. Even if there are dozens of books you’ve been putting off reading because you want to read them right away, and they haven’t even been put on the bookshelf.

So, even if the books pile up to the point where they can’t even be packaged for delivery, it’s not our problem. This is because the publishing speed exceeds the reading speed in the first place. This is a long-standing problem that has been around since the mass printing of books began a long time ago. Yes, that’s right. I can’t help it.

Still, it doesn’t look good sitting in the shipping box, so it’s time to put it on the bookshelf. Since there is nothing else to do, it would be better to do it now.

I brought a box cutter, opened the box, took out the books, and stacked them by topic. It’s not a decimal classification, but I find it easier to do it this way because I’m organizing my bookshelf on a personal basis. There may be a lot, but since there is magic, moving it won’t be difficult. thank god.

As I was taking out my book, I heard the front door opening. Is it your mother? I didn’t clean it.

“You didn’t even look at KakaoTalk?”

It was Do Yu-geon.

I checked KakaoTalk to see what they were talking about, and it was muted. I forgot to put it on mute when I was with Yumina.

“I forgot to turn off the mute. But isn’t it class time now?”

The guy looked at the piled up books without answering. It’s ding ding.

“What is this about?”

I looked at what kind of book it was.

Life, Cities, and Corporations: The Eternal Golden String and the Magic of Complex Systems

So what is it about?

“I haven’t read it.”

That’s because it’s a book I just opened. Still, I think I bought it through a business management book. Maybe I just bought it because the title was strange. I think it was right to just buy it. The order amount was unclear, so I bought it to match the order amount.

“This?”

As expected, this is a book I haven’t read.

“I didn’t read that either.”

“All of these?”

“Yes. There’s a delivery box next to it.”

“That’s right, but there weren’t this many when I came here before.”

“It’s vacation so I did some shopping. Why did you come? You didn’t have any plans.”

“I came because PVP was updated in the system.”

“Confrontation, not PVP.”

“That’s it. It looks like there isn’t much interest.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

In the past, whenever an update came out, I would always search the Internet and check the update details myself, but this time I didn’t bother to do that. The reason I did that before was because of my own embarrassment and anxiety, but as I got older, I realized that no matter what strange updates there were, it wasn’t a big problem for me. I don’t think a cosmic horror situation will come out of nowhere.

“Are you sending me this content and then passing it off as not being interested?”

The guy looked through his smartphone and showed me the contents of KakaoTalk. This is when Do Yoo-geon asked for a fight and said he was sure he would win.

-you?

Umm. I sent it in a hurry because it was cold, and it seems like it was sent with somewhat provocative content.

“It’s just as it says. I’m going to win anyway. Is there any need to compete?”

“Hehe, I’ve never fought before, so how do I know that?”

“In the first place, if you shoot magic from afar, you will stumble and die after being hit.”

“It’s magic, you just have to hit it with a sword.”

“Is that okay?”

“I’ve never tried it, but wouldn’t it work?”

What if I ask this to you?

“If I could, I wouldn’t just get hit and die, but I still don’t plan on doing it. If it’s a knife, it’s almost impossible not to get hurt.”

“I really didn’t check for updates. A non-lethal option was also added in this update.”

What is that? How is that possible? Of course I thought it was a way to kill and resurrect, but it’s non-lethal. Of course, non-lethal action is more common sense, but does that work? No, what are you saying? Neither of these are common sense. I feel like I’ve lost my sense of common sense.

“Then, shall we give it a try?”

“Good! That’s the mindset. You have to compete at least once. Isn’t that the fun of the game? I’ll show you the option settings.”

“Before that, let’s check one thing.”

“what?”

Until now, the opponents who used attack magic were mobs. I have never put a lot of effort into controlling my strength. Moreover, I have never used attack magic against Do Yu-geon, so I can’t guess.

Failure to control force should never occur.

“I’m stronger, so there’s no point in fighting, right? So I need to see if you’re a worthy opponent.”

“What I’m saying right now is that I’m really overly self-conscious.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“Let’s log in.”

Logged in. It’s been a while since I came here without shoes.

“What and how are you going to check?”

“It’s just that simple. I’ll push from above with my magic, so just stand and hold on.”

“It’s simple.”

Do Yu-geon stretched and stood in place.

“Good. Try it.”

“Tell me if it hurts.”

“It will be cured anyway.”

Is that the same?

I used my magic power to push him down a little.

“how is it?”

“There’s pressure. But it’s worth it.”

I think it’s worth doing. It’s stronger than I thought. Is the level-up effect significant? Then, let’s press a little more.

I tried pressing a little harder. This is roughly the force with which the split fire slime will be able to struggle.

The guy’s posture became disturbed and he placed his hands on his knees.

“Oh. It’s heavy.”

“Is it worth it?”

“Uh. But is it over now?”

They say it’s worth doing, but it doesn’t look like it’s on their faces, so I can’t tell. Let’s try a little harder.

I pressed harder. At this level, the divided fire slime dies. It’s not enough to explode, but it’s a power you can use.

“100 million.”

Do Yu-geon fell to his knees. oh. I removed the spell and approached.

“are you okay?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Instead, try what you just did again.”

“Again? Really? Doesn’t it hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt.”

It was a bit awkward, but I pressed it again with magic.

The guy was lying down, putting his hands on the ground and trying to get up. Seeing that I’m doing something pointless, I guess it’s true that it doesn’t hurt.

“I think it’ll be worth it once you get the hang of it.”

If you hold on with that attitude, you won’t be able to hold on.

Still, I think it’s a strength you can withstand if you really have the knack for it. When the guy changed his hand position a little and applied force until his face turned red, his magic power was lost just a little.

“do!”

It’s a happy expression. In fact, you can’t see its expression because it’s lying face down.

I gently put my foot on the guy’s back and pressed down hard.

“100 million!”

The magic power that had been lost to him returned to its original state.

“It doesn’t work.”

“Wait! You’re pressing with your foot.”

“Me? I’m not. Maybe I’m mistaken because I’m trying so hard.”

“I can see everyone raising their feet next to me.”

The field of view is wide.

“I guess that’s okay. It means I couldn’t hold on in the end.”

“I guess it’s good. I’m holding it down with my foot.”

Why are you picking on every detail? I pressed it with my foot.

“Mr. Do Yu-geon, you are too weak. There is a huge difference in level.”

“This is a foul.”

There were no rules in the first place, so what kind of foul is a foul?

“Besides, how can you tell a prosecutor to stand without a sword?”

What do you know?

Anyway, this one is stronger. Do I really need to fight to find out? Non-lethal or whatever.