episode_0154
by fnovelpia“Ledger?”
When I asked Sian, who woke up from sleep, about the ledger, he tilted his head and answered.
Before I knew it, Sian’s tone had changed to a more polite one.
And the castle walls were also changed.
[Castle Wall: A strong, tough man.]
At this level, it could be said that the training was done fairly well.
“I don’t know much about ledgers, but…”
After pondering for a bit to see if there was something to be said, he spoke.
“If it were my boyfriend… he might know a little bit.”
“Didn’t you say you were a researcher?’
Although it was a job that was a bit far from bookkeeping, Sian’s boyfriend was said to have handled ledgers.
“The research department prepares separate ledgers.”
To be precise, the research department’s own ledger.
“Hmm…”
For some reason, I thought that that ledger might be the answer.
With the information in mind, I walked towards the window.
When I opened the curtains, bright light hit my eyes.
“I have to go quickly.”
“…That’s how it should be…”
First of all, we decided to split up since it was already morning.
When I came in here, I almost dragged Xian with me, but when it came time to come out, we were now walking together, shoulder to shoulder.
Sian walked right next to me even without me saying anything.
At least to other people, wouldn’t they look like lovers who spent a hot night together at a motel?
For reference, future motels were postpaid.
It seemed like I was paying on a screen that looked like a kiosk.
“…Now that I think about it, money…”
“I’ll give it to you.”
When I tried to rummage through my pockets, he casually reached for the machine.
[Payment has been completed.]
Payment was completed as is.
Even though there was nothing in my hands.
“…How did you pay?”
“Oh, that fingerprint is registered.”
Fingerprint payment?
It seemed comfortable.
I asked a question while looking at it.
“Is there a place to sell gold?”
“Gold?”
Sian looked surprised at my words and then looked a little worried.
“It is rare for individuals to trade gold… But if you go to a gold exchange…”
The scarcity of gold continued to increase in the future, and it seemed that the number of cases where individuals traded it had decreased significantly.
It could be said that most companies purchase gold and invest in it.
“Really?”
That was enough.
I was relieved that the value of gold had not decreased.
I was worried that the demand and value of gold might decrease in the future.
Then Sian looked at me.
“…Now take this.”
It was one card.
“If you don’t need a lot of money, don’t sell gold, but use this card.”
It seemed like it was her own consideration.
“It makes a lot of money, so don’t feel pressured and use it. If it’s too much of a burden… let’s eat next time.”
Xian looked down at the floor and glanced this way.
His tone was a bit grumpy and blunt, but his face had turned bright red.
Is this just my own form of flirting?
I even secretly made a meal plan.
It felt different from saying, “Let’s eat once,” which is one of the lies that Koreans always tell.
It felt a little sincere.
I answered lightly because I still needed a draft.
“Okay, I’ll contact you.”
Xian’s number was still on Yuri’s cell phone.
I blocked him on social media, but seeing as he left his number, it seemed like he was hesitant to completely cut off ties.
I received the card from Sian
I see you had a card.
I just paid with my fingerprint.
I wondered if this card and my fingerprint were linked.
I took the card and nodded.
At least I had money to spend right now.
First of all, I planned to use it without any burden, as Sian said.
You can just replenish the money you spent later.
I slowly got into the car and gave an order to the artificial intelligence Haru.
“Please go to a place that sells suits.”
***
“Men’s rooms are on the 2nd and 3rd floors. If you are a customer… I think you can go to the big size suit store on the 3rd floor.”
“Yes.”
I went up to the 3rd floor with friendly guidance from the receptionist.
Now I am at a company that sells the physical strength enhancement suit that Sian previously wore, or suit for short.
Like Nobody, this place also sells products directly from the first to fourth floors, and appears to be running a company on the fourth floor above.
Is this even a trend among companies?
“Umm…”
As I took the escalator up to the third floor, my eyes turned to the suits on display.
I felt like I was at a hero’s clothing store.
There was a long display of unique-looking suits.
It was amazing that most of these suits were not only functional, but also functional.
It basically increases your physical abilities when you wear it, and some suits even had fire.
When I entered the third floor, the atmosphere was a little different from the suits I saw earlier.
Maybe it’s because from the 3rd floor onwards, they deal purely with men’s suits.
The design became a little darker, and radical designs that bikers would like were added.
From here, I felt like I was in a villain’s clothing store.
“Why are all the designs like this…”
They say fashion comes and goes.
I couldn’t understand the fashion sense of the current cyberpunk world.
It felt like fashion had taken a different meaning.
“What is this?”
There were meaningless horns on the shoulders and silver chains dangling.
In particular, the big size, which is the size I had to wear, was miserable.
If this were a hero world, just wearing it would have made you a villain and you would have been arrested.
I would do it if I didn’t get arrested.
Because none of the people who wear clothes like this are normal.
At least my level of justice will rise.
Since the designs are all similar, I decided to just choose them in order of function.
Overall, the increase in physical ability was the same.
Instead, what additional features were included was slightly different.
“It is light, has a built-in report button, has a shooting function, and has a lot of storage space.”
I laughed when I saw the suit with a lot of pockets.
Anyway, all sorts of functions were added.
Among them, the suit that caught my eye the most was one with a bulletproof function.
Did you focus everything on your defensive ability?
It seemed to be bulletproof, bulletproof, and even resistant to fire and cold.
Because it had such features, it had the penalty of being twice as heavy as other suits.
Considering that the suit itself originally weighed quite a bit, being twice as heavy was a big penalty.
Fortunately, it didn’t feel that heavy to me.
“It’s appropriate.”
When you hold it with one hand, you can feel the appropriate weight.
I felt like I could wear it without any problems.
There was one more sticking point, and it was the design.
“Why is it so blue…”
It was fortunate that it was only blue, but it was also stained red here and there.
In some ways, it was most like a hero suit.
His appearance was so flashy that even from a hundred meters away, you could be sure that he was a hero.
“It’s a suit modeled after a past hero.”
Someone answered my muttering.
An old man in a suit approached.
At first glance, it looked more like an employee than a customer.
“It was because I saw a character who was both a reporter and a hero.”
I was almost startled for a moment when I heard the word reporter, but I could barely control my expression.
By the way, you are a reporter and a hero.
There was a hero that immediately came to mind in my head.
“Superman?”
“Well, how do you do that?”
How can you say that?
I watched about 4 movies featuring Superman in real time, and it was refreshing.
When it comes to reporters and heroes, it was Superman.
Perhaps, in this world set in the future, Superman has become a forgotten hero known only to those in the know.
Thinking like that, I suddenly felt a little sad.
“Well, do you know other heroes too?”
The old man was surprised and then began to name famous heroes of the past, that is, heroes of my time.
In an era where hero movies attract tens of millions of viewers, there are names of heroes that cannot be forgotten.
For some reason, I felt a little happy about it, so I added an explanation every time I mentioned the hero’s name.
“A hero holding a shield? Ah, spider webs are coming out of my hands…”
Then, the old man grabbed my hand.
“Is there such a talented person?”
Then he forced me to go for an interview at the suit design department he belonged to.
Additionally, he said he would just give this suit to me.
“From the beginning, I wanted someone who knew its value to wear it.”
With those words.
Ironically, as a reporter in this world, I received a Superman-themed suit for free.
“I’ll think about the interview.”
“Don’t think, just come! I’ll treat you as well as an experienced employee!”
He told the old man that he would think about it and quickly grabbed his suit and went outside.
It was a truly unexpected harvest.
“Good thing you watched the movie.”
I didn’t know that the movies I watched as a hobby would be helpful in times like this.
I got into the car and told the AI to drive out of the corporate zone.
I changed into a suit in the self-driving car.
There was a reason why I found the suit first.
From now on, I will infiltrate the gang’s base.
I will find the ledger as much as possible.
If it doesn’t come out…
I was planning on kidnapping Yuri and running away.
I was planning on threatening Hornet with that.
“…”
I looked down at the suit I was wearing.
It was definitely not something a hero would do.
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