episode_0062

by fnovelpia

Artifact.

It can be seen as a form that has been processed to improve the traces of mystery and make it easier for humans to handle the powers of mystery.

Unlike the Mysterious Traces, processed artifacts are easy to repair and have excellent performances.

‘If there’s one problem, it’s that there are very few artifacts.’

But it doesn’t matter since I already know the locations of useful artifacts.

Even though most of the artifacts are owned by the powerful, there are still many methods in mind.

As I was wondering what artifacts would be useful right now, I suddenly stretched out my arm and looked at my hand.

‘Haa… I never thought that Hani’s creative ability would still be lacking.’

Even though I took so many good elixirs, I didn’t know my magical power would decrease.

Even if I drink all the elixirs left in the room right now… it’s probably too much.

The more you take an elixir, the more its effectiveness decreases.

No matter how good the elixir is, if one person takes it repeatedly, it won’t have a significant effect.

Even if you drank all the elixirs in the room, it’s likely that it won’t help at all.

‘In the first place, all the elixirs were brought to feed Gayeon.’

For me now, elixirs have long since become a useless toy.

Even though it was a good quality elixir, I could no longer rely on it for growth.

It would be better to just sprinkle more elixir on your subordinates.

‘Or maybe I should give it to other members of Eclipse?’

I thought about it, but it doesn’t seem like a good choice.

“Maker, it’s time to take your medicine.”

“Is it time already?”

“Yes. It is a good elixir for recovery, so please drink it even if it is bitter.”

In Eclipse, they were already distributing low-level elixirs of B or C grade or lower to the members of the organization without any hesitation.

“As I said before, I’ve already taken a lot of elixirs so it’s not working…”

“That’s not limited to increasing magic power. This medicine only makes recovery and absorption better, so it’s effective enough.”

“……”

Slurp..

‘It’s not called a large villain organization for nothing, and it’s not called that the average ability level of its members is high for nothing.’

Since I’ve been taking so many elixirs, I wonder if even if I sprinkled a higher level elixir, it would be that effective.

‘And to be honest, even if it were effective, I don’t feel the need to give the medicine to my team members.’

That would be a bunch of variables that would further distort the already changing original work.

That’s a huge bunch of variables that may or may not be on my side.

Let me be clear, I don’t think everyone in this huge organization is on my side.

As the great sage in the manga Mo Ninja said, when five people gather, there is bound to be one piece of trash in there. That is a person.

In a villain organization of this scale, would there really be any foolish thoughts or spies hiding in plain sight?

‘That is, although some individuals in Eclipse say they are trustworthy, if you ask if they trust the entire Eclipse organization, they say they are somewhat untrustworthy.’

In any case, giving elixirs to members of the organization was rejected.

I also considered selling the elixir to other organizations.

But if you think about it, if it was a large villain organization, there is a high possibility that everyone above executive level would have taken good elixir.

If there is an organization that needs elixir, it is mostly a sapling.

‘As expected, elixirs are difficult to handle.’

Thinking that I should just look for an artifact or something, I put the empty bowl on top of the drawer next to me and went back to bed.

‘If we find the artifact, we may be able to successfully replicate the mysterious traces.’

Creation is a tricky ability.

But once you understand one object to some extent, you can do some pretty fun and diverse things with it.

‘Like this.’

Uh..uh-

I pulled up a handful of mana and created a cube that fit in one hand.

Parsak..

And once completed, the cube soon turns into powder.

I looked at the sight as if it were a natural thing.

..wooow-

Creak. Creak.

Next, I made a cube by adding a handful of magic power and a very small amount of magic power.

Then, after a much longer time than before, the cube turned to dust and disappeared only after I shuffled and reassembled the cube.

‘If you understand one object like this, controlling the object’s retention time is a piece of cake.’

Of course, it took me some time to get the feel of controlling time like this…

In any case, it was also possible to adjust it like this, setting the duration of the ability.

Woohoo-.

‘And if you use the control in this way.’

I looked at the cube in my hand.

A cube that is so identical to the ones sold on the market that it could almost be called perfect.

‘You can make it real.’

Although it was made using magic power, no trace of magic could be found in any part of it.

It looks as if it was made using real plastic and materials.

Up until now, we have only created weapons that disappear over time because we were concerned about reducing magic consumption, the risk of dangerous consumables such as firearms being stolen, and decreased mobility.

In fact, if you wanted to make something semi-permanent, you could make it.

‘It may be more difficult than Cube, but if you have some understanding of the mystery and the minimum amount of mana to create, the mystery trace copy bug is theoretically possible.’

Either way, in the end, all I need to achieve my goal in the short term is an artifact.

The ability is sufficient, so you just need auxiliary items.

“..Haam.”

Perhaps because I was using up my already insufficient magic power, I found myself yawning out of exhaustion.

‘I’ve sorted out the necessary artifacts to some extent…’

I also know the owner of the artifact..

I’ve even decided how to steal it…

Since I’ve been working hard for a while, I’ll take a few days off to rest and be more active.

Activities…

I closed my eyes naturally as drowsiness gradually came over me.

“……”

The next day, after an incident where I was caught using my powers by the doctor and got scolded, I was barely able to escape from the hospital room.

***

“I’m bored.”

“Yeah.”

“Koooo…Phew…”

It’s already been two days since I started resting without doing any missions.

Could it be because I’ve been busy for a while, juggling work at the cafe and my mission?

It was hard for me to get used to just resting like this.

‘Should I just go find the artifact now?’

I hesitated for a moment, but then shook my head.

‘It’s not the best timing yet.’

It wasn’t yet time for me to meet the ‘guy’ who had the artifact I wanted and use it to kill two birds with one stone.

Then what do we do?

Should I go out and play somewhere?

How are you going to rest for so long? Take a moment to think about where you will go if you go out to play.

‘As I promised Gayeon a few days ago, it would be nice to go to the amusement park.’

An amusement park I have never been to in my past or this life.

I’ve always wanted to go there.

‘I think I’ll be able to keep the promise I made to Gayeon and erase a lot of the boring feelings I have now.’

Then, shall we go to the amusement park?

After I made my decision, I started looking for members to join me.

I heard that it’s more fun to go to places like this with a group of people rather than alone.

“Mr. Gayeon.”

“Huh?”

“Do you want to go to the amusement park?”

“Okay.”

At my words, Gayeon raised her head and her eyes sparkled.

I thought this kid would easily agree to it.

‘Already one. I think we’ll be able to gather members sooner than we thought.’

It feels like a good start.

Feeling a little excited, I left my room and started gathering people to go to the amusement park with me.

***

The next day, with such high expectations.

One person collected so far.

“……”

Surprisingly, everyone except Gayeon refused to go to the amusement park.

‘Narin refused because there was an error in the defense program that was built before and it needs to be fixed. The trainer is currently out on a mission..’

Astra would naturally decline since she always has a lot of work to do, and Lir naturally passed because of her appearance and her tendency to avoid crowded places.

42 It’s a business relationship, not so close to talking to the doctor.

As a result, I ended up asking only Gayeon and Narin to play.

…hmm.

There seems to be less people willing to play with me than I thought.

‘Well, if you think about it, isn’t that obvious?’

Who wants to find someone to hang out with at work?

Rather, it was a situation where it might have been stranger to have so many people to play with.

“Anyway, I guess Gayeon and I will have to go to this amusement park together.”

I was cleaning the cafe and sitting at the counter, and I quickly took a sip of coffee.

‘It’s a bit of a shame, though.’

According to my previous research, amusement parks are the most fun when you go with a group of friends.

If too few people go, it’s not very fun unless it’s a date.

That’s why he says he’s going out to play with his friends, not because the two of them can’t go together.

I remembered a post on the internet that cried out that real fun was going to an amusement park with friends.

‘It’s a bit of a mental victory, but… anyway.’

I felt a bit disappointed that I couldn’t feel that natural fun.

Besides, neither Gayeon nor I have ever been to an amusement park.

I don’t know a single thing about what’s fun and what I should enjoy.

‘Even if you research on the Internet, there’s a big difference between enjoying something based on someone’s experience and just listing information on the Internet.’

Is there anyone who can give me some proper guidance?

I would like to have someone who has traveled to many places and has high energy so that he can liven up the atmosphere.

“Sigh..”

Have there been people like that around me?

I took a deep breath and thought about the amusement park for a moment.

Ding-!

“Yes, welcome..”

At the sound of the door opening, I put away the coffee I was drinking, got up from the counter, and looked at the customer.

“Ah, that… Mr. Sazan. Hello?”

When I look towards the door, I see Chise greeting me.

She looked at me with a subtle smile, as if she felt slightly awkward talking to me.

“……”

A cheerful person who has traveled to many places.

Here it is.

“Mr. Tsukino.”

“..That, I! I wasn’t trying to see it last time? No! That’s why..!!”

“Would you like to go to the amusement park with me?”

“…Hah?!”

I saw Chise jumping up and down like a cat that had just touched water, and I smiled brightly.

Okay, I found someone who can guide you.

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