episode_0074

I clicked on the archive of the online bookstore. The cover of a book that I had put away in my storage box thinking I would buy it later came up in a flash. When I looked at the total number of volumes, it was around 2,000. many.

In my current life, it’s not that I don’t have enough pocket money, and I bought the house downstairs and used it as a study, so the real estate burden is less, but that doesn’t mean I can buy all the books I like.

When I tried to buy it, it was out of print, so I despaired for a while, but put it off to buy a used one in good condition later. In other cases, it was burdensome to read right away because it was over 1,000 pages. Or, because it was a series planned book, I left it to buy the entire series when it came out, or I felt a sense of self-destruction when I saw books filling up my bookshelf without reading them, so I shopped but didn’t buy anything.

There are many reasons, but fundamentally, this phenomenon occurs because the speed of discovering a book that suits your taste exceeds the speed of reading the book. The speed at which you discover a book that suits your taste is proportional to the diversity of your tastes and your curiosity, so there is no need to feel ashamed if you experience this phenomenon. Rather, we need to be proud of and encourage more of our diversity and curiosity. Yes… … . Isn’t this a bit much?

Anyway, thanks to my habit of book shopping every morning, my book list is steadily accumulating. So there was a need to organize it often. Books that you no longer want to purchase due to changing tastes over time are kicked out of storage, and books that were impulsively stored are eliminated based on objective standards. If you don’t do this, your storage room will turn into a warehouse of clutter, and you will never buy the books you put in. I’m not buying it right now, but I will soon.

But 2,000 notes is a bit much… … . It would take a long time to go through the book introduction, table of contents, excerpts, and reviews one by one. I suddenly lose motivation. Should I do it next time?

“I guess we should clean up later. Right, green onion?”

While talking, I looked at the green onion, and of course it was a plant, but it didn’t move at all. Seeing as there is no answer, I think it would be okay to take it as a positive. If you were going to object, you would have made some kind of gesture. Something like a flower pot shaking. If the flower pot is really shaking, you may be tempted to throw it outside.

“Daepa also agreed, so let’s call it a day.”

Of course, you can do this later. I left the storage room and returned to the main internet bookstore. Since I’m already here, I’d like to check out the new book.

―Master, silence is not affirmation.

A white cat confidently came up to the keyboard and spoke. Whether it was Schrödinger’s sole or his body, he pressed the keyboard and text was entered into the bookstore’s search box.

ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ.

The search box, which was filled with the same vowels, ended with Schrödinger sitting comfortably on the keyboard. Not in the sense that the key spacing has ended, but in the sense that they are being pressed indiscriminately.

Cats are no help in life. It reduces productivity, causes stress, causes trouble, and even makes comments about people acting in their own way.

“I don’t know about you, but me and Daepa have feelings for each other even without saying a word. We are a match made in heaven.”

-It’s a common misconception. Hearts cannot communicate without conversation.

Schrödinger licked his body and groomed himself. There’s so much fuss and fuss.

“Could you please get off the keyboard for a moment?”

―Are you going to treat other cats like that too? Cats deserve to be where they want to be.

“I don’t plan on raising a cat, so I don’t need one.”

―I’m a cat too, right?

“You are a stray cat.”

―Well, you are the master, but you are not the master.

Schrödinger rolled around and got off the keyboard.

I deleted what was entered by pressing the keyboard. good. The disruptor is still in front of us, but let’s ignore it and just look at the new book. I went into the domestic books section and first clicked on new books in the humanities field. I plan to enjoy looking through the books listed in order of recent registration, and if I see an interesting book, I click on it, and then look at the interesting books that appear in the list of interesting books. It’s called shopping in the hypertext era. Or is it a shopping corporation in the era of big data?

―Do you have no interest in the world?

“You’re watching the world go by right now.”

―Books only contain the past?

“So it’s an objective media outlet. More than that, don’t you do any work? You’re so carefree, saying you manage the system alone.”

They said there was one auditor, but that one person was not working so he was managing it alone, so it would be correct that he was alone.

-That’s because there are many alter egos.

I told him to go away for a while, but he was shamelessly ignoring me.

“Just because you are like that doesn’t mean the system is a mess.”

-master.

Schrödinger rolled over. A white body pressed loudly on the keyboard.

―Isn’t there a need to hasten destruction in order to protect the virtue of diligence and sincerity?

Schrödinger looked up intently.

I moved the mouse and clicked on the new book. When I read the introduction, I realized that it was a psychology book about brain plasticity. It’s common.

―Do you have no interest in the world?

“I’m concentrating, so don’t disturb me.”

Improving productivity or forming habits using brain science is interesting, but these things only happen once or twice, and these days, they tend to come up too much.

―Why does a system that operates on a global scale exist?

Among neuroscience books, there may be some that are special or unique and worth reading, but finding them among the endless new books is cumbersome.

―Why is there a lake where sleeping dragons and people are abandoned?

Still, I think I might need to read it again at least once. These days, self-help books that incorporate brain science are often listed as bestsellers, and I wonder if this one is something different.

―Why does the cat called the system administrator come to visit me?

I am aware that I am being influenced by marketing, but it is also not a good idea to read something that is too far removed from the public.

―What is the cat in front of you thinking when it asks such a question? Is it shameless to ask shamelessly even though people ignore me?

It’s shameless.

-I don’t know either!

With a bright answer, white fur fluttered around, obstructing the view. When I looked down, I saw Schrodinger trembling and his fur flying. what’s this. Fur covered the desk.

I leaned closer to the chair and widened the distance.

-There is no need to be scared. Cats are just animals that shed their fur.

Should I say this?

My nose itched and I sneezed. I sneezed once, closed my eyes, and when I opened them, the white cat was gone. The white fur that remained like a trace was scattered here and there by the sneezing wind.

I was in a daze for a moment. I shook my head, used magic to gather the fur into a ball, and threw it in the trash can. When I lifted my coffee cup to drink coffee, I saw white fur floating in the coffee.

“…Shameless. Isn’t that right, green onion?”

The green onion was silent. Seeing that it is positive, the only thing I can trust is green onions. This is even more so because Do Yoo-geon doesn’t come to visit these days to see if he’s concentrating on sparring with his grandfather. Since it was winter vacation, I lived alone. I’m the one who decided to keep my distance, but I feel really bad because I’m not given a situation to keep my distance.

―Plants can’t talk, so why do you keep asking?

Surprised.

I quickly turned my head and saw Schrödinger lying on the bed. It felt very natural to find and touch someone else’s tablet.

I didn’t go… … ?

No, you didn’t do that?

I touched my forehead for a moment. Ah, the stress… … . I was so tired that I wanted to sleep. Not in the bed with Schrödinger, but in the bed without Schrödinger.

If there were no Schrödinger in the world, we could live a stress-free life. Is this how a physics student feels after finishing classical mechanics and starting to study quantum mechanics? Somehow I sympathize.

“Why didn’t you go?”

Schrödinger tilted his head.

―It’s time for animation soon, why am I going?

That animation is a magical girl movie that Schrödinger regularly visits and pays for with other people’s money.

―Is it because of shedding? They just shed their fur, like humans do to look neat before an important event.

Those words made me want to drink coffee. As I was about to raise the coffee cup to my mouth, I remembered the white hairs floating in the coffee and stopped. I magically brought the coffee cup to the kitchen, poured it out, and made a new cup of coffee.

-Magic is convenient, right?

“I see.”

It would be most convenient if you didn’t have to use it in the first place.

―Master, aren’t you going for a second job change?

The second job change update of the system was made some time ago. Now? With the same feeling.

“Do Yu-geon isn’t coming.”

Literally, I am not doing it because Do Yoo-geon did not come to visit. For other professions, you can find out the skills by searching the internet, but this is a profession that only one person uses, so I’m a bit curious about what the skills are, but I can’t find them.

In fact, I’m thinking about turning him down even if he comes. That’s because they’re keeping their distance. joy. The 2nd job change quest is easy to do even at a relatively low level, so it’s not dangerous, so I’m really considering it. Well, if you ask earnestly, I can do at least a quest with you. Although he himself is not coming.

“I guess sparring with grandpa is so much fun.”

Schrodinger shook his head.

―Tsunderes are not popular anymore.

This is absurd.

“With my personality, I am a heroine. If I were to compare it to a story, I would be the protagonist or the villain.”

-You are correct.

weird. I confirmed this, but I feel bad.

-Oh! We don’t plan to do this right away, but there will be important updates later.

“There’s no need to tell me.”

―This is an update directly related to the safety of the owner’s surroundings.

When you say that, I’m interested.

―In the update, some crack control in the system will be relaxed.

I waited for a while, but there was no further explanation.

“It’s good to hear that it’s said in one sentence, but I don’t understand it.”

-okay!

Schrödinger answered brightly.

-I knew it!

Are you starting a fight?

―Until now, it has been possible for humans to enter the crack, but it has been impossible for mobs to come out, right? Except when goblins invaded on a small scale.

“however?”

―Now, mobs will come out after a certain period of time! Simple, right?

It’s not simple at all.

As for where cracks appear, there is a characteristic that they almost always appear on the ground, but other than that, there are no major criteria. If you’re unlucky, it appears out of nowhere in the middle of your house. Nevertheless, the reason there was no major confusion is because it was not particularly dangerous. It’s a bit problematic that a magical girl appears and claims territory on private land, saying she’ll manage it, but that’s it. As long as you don’t enter the crack, you won’t encounter any mobs. But not anymore?

―So far, we have blocked it at the system level. However, I didn’t know that now that it has become so safe, many countries will choose to leave it alone for a while and solve it gradually because they spend a lot of money on it.

The white cat shook his head.

―Thanks to this, more cracks than expected were left unattended, and as we were trying to close them all, the fuel consumption of the system became a bit excessive. To save fuel, resurrection was only provided when logging in, and I had no choice but to watch the absurd act of carrying a gun into a rift! I can’t believe I wasted it on something like this. I don’t know if the owner isn’t interested, but it’s an amazing situation. I’m heartbroken right now.

The white cat raised its front paw and touched its body. It seems like he made a gesture of squeezing his heart to express his pain. But is that what the cat’s heart is like?

―So for sustainable operation of the system! I am! It was a tough decision!

The white cat shouted in an excited voice.

―Let’s solve our own problems!

The introduction was long, but the conclusion is a simple truth.

“So, this means that we have to be careful because public order will eventually worsen. Yumina in particular will become dangerous.”

This will be a big problem because magical girl work will become more difficult.

―Yumina is okay! The Magical Girl Cartel is a military alliance that is more dangerous than you think. This does not mean that the police neglect them simply because they are minors. It is almost impossible to suppress them by force unless the military is mobilized.

is it? Well, since Laplace is using space-time magic right now, it is beyond imagination. It would be nice to stop by once and copy the magic, but I’ll have to stop by later. It’s cold now, so later. Now that I think about it, what kind of magic does Yumina use? I’ve never heard or seen it. I just saw him carrying a gun all the time.

“As I just said, you’re saying that we should be careful because public order will eventually worsen, right?”

-yes!

“Okay. It’s simple. Thanks for letting me know.”

-I just did what I had to do.

With that, Schrödinger lowered his head and looked at the tablet, as if he had finished what he wanted to say. After watching it for a while, I brought a new magically made cappuccino from the kitchen. If you come across something that you don’t know whether it’s a cat or an alien creature, you have to drink coffee to relax.

I tried to hold the mug with both hands, but it was hot, so I gave up, and pulled my sleeves to cover my hands. As I held the mug over my clothes, the hot energy warmed my hands. As steam rose, the scent of coffee rose along with the faint scent of milk. Good.

As I took a sip, a somewhat hot but not painful sensation warmed my mouth and went down to my stomach. I closed my eyes, realizing the mystery of the human body. I felt my body relax and my stiff back and shoulders relax.

As I lightly licked my lips with my tongue, I tasted the moist taste of milk foam. Actually, I don’t think I like coffee, but maybe I like moments like this. Beyond the addictiveness and practicality of caffeine, perhaps we drink coffee just to miss this moment and to escape. To fall into a momentary fantasy in a reality where there is no time to rest or a place to rest.

The sound of the animation rang out, breaking the silence in the coffee. Schrödinger is not the usual magical girl drama, but it seems to be something new. It looks like he was bored waiting so he opened something.

For some reason, I thought that there would be no time to rest or a place to relax without Schrödinger, but I would be mistaken.