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Episode.38 Companion to the US

《United States (未濟) Together》

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A space I see for the first time.

– Ttogak. – Ttogak.

The sound of Harin’s steps can be described as a warm yet restrained sound, like cold snow falling in winter.

And a terrible chemical smell that you might smell in a laboratory.

It’s a little dark, so you can only see a little bit of the area below your feet.

【Ugh, I can’t see at all… No, I can see a little bit.】

‘Why are you flying around instead of sitting on my shoulder?’

【why. Would you like me to sit down?】

‘no. It’s much easier now.’

【joy.】

‘By the way, is this the space in the basement of the association?’

【Hey, you guys aren’t really crazy, why did you build an underground space up to the 51st floor?】

“Hey, Harin? Wasn’t the basement up to the 4th floor?”

After hearing what I said, Harin stopped and looked back.

“As far as I know, the number of basement floors in the association is 5. Basement 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor. And the 51st underground floor. I don’t know much about the areas between the 4th and 51st floors because I have never been there and cannot go there. So.”

Harin touched my arm.

“I like to think of there being a total of 5 basements. But aren’t your clothes too thin this winter?”

“Uh, is that so? I always did it like this…”

【I work at a company, so a suit is fine. It’s not that cold today.】

Chaewon speaks in a strangely grumpy manner.

Isn’t everyone wearing a dress shirt under a suit jacket as a basic?

“Still, I’m glad you came out wearing light clothes today.”

“Huh?”

Harin said something whose meaning was unknown and then turned around and headed somewhere.

【Hmph, how old is she? I don’t like it.】

‘He’s probably the same age as me.’

It seemed like it was like that when I looked into the information before.

maybe?

【You’re young, right? I can’t feel safe…】

‘I can’t feel at ease. Um… Well, Harin is a bit weird…’

“Oh, by the way, how do you like my clothes? Is this your first time seeing this? Because I always wore summer clothes.”

【Hmph, of course I wore summer clothes in the summer.】

“Your clothes? Hmm… I think it’s just pretty.”

“I’m glad you like it. Let’s see, I guess I should have left it like this?”

Harin opened a small closet and took out a carefully wrapped gift box from inside.

“Take it.”

“What is this?”

I looked through the gift box.

“That’s the same coat as mine. These are the clothes I’m wearing right now.”

【Is she suggesting couple clothes now? It’s vulgar.】

‘Are you saying this?’

“Now, go ahead and try it on.”

I took out the coat from the gift box Harin gave me and put it on.

“How do you feel? The size is just right, right?”

It fits perfectly.

huh?

I never told Harin my clothes size.

“But how did you know my size?”

“Well, that’s…”

Harin hesitated, as if she was having trouble speaking.

‘Did they check my size when I passed out?’

【But you can’t even see in front of that woman, right?】

‘That’s right. So what is it really?’

“Do I really have to tell you?”

Harin was reluctant to tell me the reason, as if it was really embarrassing.

【Of course I have to tell you…!】

“Oh, if it’s difficult to talk about, it doesn’t matter. As long as it doesn’t hurt me, it’s okay.”

【hey! If it’s a really weird reason, what are you trying to do? Whatever it is, you should listen to it once!】

‘Okay, it’s about size, what do you think?’

【Tch. Pretending to be cool.】

But when should you talk about location trackers?

‘The situation is a little unfavorable right now, so I think it would be a good idea to step back for a moment.’

【Yes, I agree.】

Because this is like Harin’s home ground.

If you are not careful, you may get the taste of drug injection again.

“Ah, but if I don’t go to the 4th floor soon, Manager Park might scold me for being late.”

“So?”

【omg. What is this atmosphere…】

“Well, so…?”

What is this confidence?

“Who has a higher rank in your department, Manager Park or me?”

‘What do we do?’

【…Are you trying to abuse your power now?】

“Well, well. I don’t know who is higher…”

Harin smiled slightly after hearing my answer.

Then he approached me, as if he liked what I said.

Then he immediately found my ear and put his mouth to it.

“Wait what -!”

Surely that’s not true?

“… Are you kidding? Because I don’t have any rank.”

Then he whispered to me in a low voice.

【oh! What did you say? The voice was so low I couldn’t hear it!】

‘… I thought you were licking my ear.’

【what?!】

I kept some distance from Harin.

“Don’t worry too much, you. Today is the day to investigate ‘that’ matter in many ways, right?”

“Ah… what is ‘that’?”

“You’re surprisingly bad at painting, huh? I’ll explain as I go.”

“Where are you going? I have to go to the 4th floor?”

“Really, don’t be frustrated and just follow me!”

Harin held my hand and led me toward the elevator.

【oh! hand!】

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We took the elevator to go up to the 49th floor.

For reference, the 49th floor is the association president’s office.

Harin is on the 50th and 51st floors.

I’m really curious who constructed and designed this structure.

Anyway, it took a while to go up from the 51st floor underground to the 49th floor above ground, so I received information about ‘that’ in the meantime.

First of all, ‘that’ refers to the gate that ended the real snake boss, not the previous snake-shaped boss.

Yes, it certainly looked like a blue gate before entering, but the investigation revealed that it turned into a black gate after entering.

And now we have come to the 49th floor, to the association president’s office, to receive it.

But I wish I had told you this from the beginning.

It feels a little strange to think that he may have seemed like a person who just wanted to go to the 4th floor like some idiot and put honey on it.

But it’s okay because Harin can’t see.

– Tiring!

[Notice that the buff window has been updated due to the King’s Insight Lv.3.]

[Would you like to check the buff window?]

‘huh? what?’

【what?】

What else was suddenly added?

I decided to check the buff window.

‘Buff window, view’

[Buff window, view information on buffs currently applied to ‘Han Si-woo’.]

[Buff Window]

Buff: None

Debuff: Curse of Forbidden Magical Power

Unknown: Sensory sharing

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‘What is this? Sensation… Share?”

【Why are you suddenly talking about sensory sharing… Don’t say such strange words. Porn, have you seen it?】

‘Oh, isn’t it?’

Chaewon, who was sitting next to me in the air, using the air as a chair, spoke to me sarcastically.

【Do it in moderation~ You’ll burn your bones?】

‘I don’t want to be in the same situation as you, so I won’t do that much-.’

【joy!】

Why is this really like that?

Anyway, I need to find out about Sensory Sharing, which is classified as an unknown buff or debuff.

‘Insight into shared senses.’

[Attempts to verify information about other people’s technologies.]

– Tiring!

[information]

Name: Sensory Sharing (EX)

Characteristics: Unknown.

Skill Description: Allows you to share your senses.

If you want to share your sensations two-way, you can do so through physical contact.

The closer it is to the heart, where the blood is boiling, the better the effect.

{Everything is as you wish.}

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What is this?

I didn’t think it was a big deal.

– Ding~!

– Drurr.

The elevator door opened and I saw the president’s office, which I had never seen before.

If it’s narrow, it’s narrow. If it’s wide, it’s wide.

It would have been nice if Harin could have seen this scene too.

【It’s not as good as I thought? I thought that if it were the president’s office, the desk would be made of pure gold. It’s worse than my house.】

‘I don’t think even trillion-dollar rich people have the luxury of making their desks out of gold… I think it’s better than my house, right?’

【… No, not the house you live in now, I was talking about my parents’ house where I lived before I left.】

‘Ha…did living in a rich family make you have higher standards? Then give me some emergency money. You’re useless now.’

【I don’t use cash.】

‘Fuck.’

“You. Are you thinking about something else right now? Let’s get off quickly.”

Harin tapped me with her elbow.

“Uh, yes.”

We got off the elevator and went straight to where the president of the association was.

– Knock. – Knock.

“President of the Association. We are here.”

Harin said, knocking at regular intervals.

It seemed like a sign was heard from inside saying it was okay to come in.

“Ha. This is my first time seeing the president of the association. What should I do?”

“Don’t worry you. This is my first time seeing it… no, I have never seen it before and I will never see it again.”

After saying that, Harin opened the door to the association president’s office.

– Jump up!

【Oh… I opened it too hard?】

‘It’s not my fault.’

“Are you here? I was just waiting for you to come here today.”

The president of the association looked a little older.

“That couple’s clothes look good on them, don’t they?”

“President of the Association. I heard you called about the gate incident.”

Harin asked about the business.

‘I have to stay quiet. They clearly said that if I just stay still, I’ll get halfway there.’

【Fearless.】

“Hmm. That’s what I called you for. I don’t have much time, so I’ll explain it straight to the point.”

The president of the association spoke while looking at various documents.

“Investigation results… The gate you entered is the Blue Gate.”

“Yes? But…!”

I opened my mouth as a conditioned reflex.

“Listen to the end. The gate you entered was the Blue Gate, but our association believes that the dimension was distorted due to some kind of influence during the process of entering the dungeon.”

【what. In the end, doesn’t that mean you couldn’t find the exact reason?】

“Other people may suffer damage in the future for this reason. So, I hope you will continue the investigation on behalf of the old high-ranking officials of our association.”

‘No, is it passive for the people here at the association to put off work to their subordinates?’

“Baek Harin, I will temporarily dispatch you to the gate processing team. You two, please solve this cold case.”

【What, you’ve already processed the unsolved case?!】