episode_0053

Do Yoo-gun went into the room and placed the flower pot on the desk.

“Why did you bring this?”

Do Yu-geon raised one eyebrow.

“It’s good to have a plant to block electromagnetic waves.”

“What plant is it?”

“Skindapsus. It lives well as long as you give it water. You must have seen it in my kitchen, right?”

“Oh, I saw that. Is it a broadleaf tree?”

“No. Broad-leaved tree is a word used to classify trees, and this is grass. The leaves are wide, though.”

“Does this absorb electromagnetic waves?”

“I don’t know that.”

I don’t really know because I haven’t read the book about it. I think we should absorb it, but I don’t know if we will do it meaningfully. In fact, it is questionable whether electromagnetic waves are harmful enough to warrant caution.

“……?”

Do Yu-geon glanced between the flower pot and this side.

“what’s the matter?”

“No, no. What is this?”

What is pointed out is the electrical cord sticking out from under the flower pot. It sticks out, but when you pull it, a long cord comes out that makes it easy to plug into an outlet.

“Because I need electricity.”

Originally, wiretaps required electricity.

“Why do you need that in a flower pot?”

“In addition to placing flower pots, I also placed an electromagnetic wave blocker under the flower pot.”

“Breaker? What’s the principle?”

I hadn’t thought about the principle.

“The principle of emitting electromagnetic waves of the same frequency to resonate and cancel each other out?”

Now that I say it, it makes sense. As expected, he seems to have a talent for marketing. He calmed the slightly rising corners of his mouth.

“Is the effect good?”

“Well, I guess there isn’t one.”

“Uh…, okay.”

I pulled the electric cord and approached the outlet. It’s so tight that it doesn’t fit well. I tried it a few times and it didn’t go in. I was torn between thinking about just using magic to plug it in easily and thinking that using magic for something like this would hurt my pride, so Do Yoo-geon plugged it in for me. I’ll just use magic.

When will wireless power transmission technology be developed? How long do I have to work hard to plug in the cord? The pace of engineering progress is too slow for what is needed. Is profitability a problem? Why not threaten Laplace and become the god of capitalism? It would be easy if I just copied the magic to turn back time.

“But if you water it, won’t it touch the wires?”

“You just have to give it carefully with a spray so it doesn’t touch it. I see, I guess you can give it with a spray.”

“You just thought about it, right?”

Uselessly sharp.

“No, of course you’re using a spray gun.”

When she shamelessly denied it, Do Yoo-geon picked up the ready-made cookie left on the desk and put it in her mouth. The taste of chocolate synthetic flavoring spread in my mouth. Why is this deal being given out of nowhere? Was I talking too much nonsense?

First of all, it’s delicious. As I mumbled and ate, he picked up a flower pot and changed the arrangement. Although I placed it roughly, I placed it with the location in mind, but I guess I don’t like it.

The guy who changed the arrangement here and there seemed to have found a satisfactory arrangement, so he took a step back from the desk and smiled while looking at the flower pot. Suddenly my conscience hurts. Since they are wiretapping to prevent unnecessary trouble rather than for personal gain, there is no reason to be pricked by their conscience.

I quietly stood between him and the flower pot.

“Let’s go out quickly. We’ll be late if we keep doing this.”

“I have plenty of time.”

“It’s better if you arrive with plenty.”

Today, as Do Yoo-geon requested, we will attack the cracks. To do so, according to the plan, we must first go to Yumina’s residence. Stop looking at flower pots.

* * *

I don’t really feel it because I live my life as if it’s all good, but according to media columns, society has changed drastically twice due to the emergence of the system and the goblin attack.

The spread of illegal guns, the rapid deterioration of public security, selective support for social overhead capital considering output versus input, and the gap between police manpower, which cannot be quickly increased even if it is insufficient, and high-performance equipment that has been hastily supplied. Yumina’s residence, where she is going now, is an area that has been directly affected by such repercussions.

First of all, the drivers say that’s the case, but I actually don’t know because I haven’t been there. That means there is no need to go. Why go through the trouble of buying it and going to a place like that? It’s a problem because I have to go now.

As I walked down the alley with Do Yoo-geon, I saw a collapsed wall. If you take a quick look, you can see that the inside of the mansion is a mess with broken windows and fallen furniture. I am confident that I will not be surprised if a wanted criminal is hiding here. If we look at magical power, there is no one like that.

When I looked sideways at Do Yu-geon, I saw that the Marfina, our C-class armor worn on the outside, was disheveled. I approached him to tidy it up. The guy flinched back, but it was pointless defiance, so I took another half step and adjusted his clothes.

When I step back and take a look, I find it worth taking a look at. Thanks to the system update, the appearance of the item can be partially modified through a paid lottery, so I changed the old-style wizard robe to a modern design wizard robe, and it became wearable. The wizard’s robe reflects my personal preference that it should look like a wizard’s robe, so it’s not a design that’s appropriate for wearing outside.

I hurried my steps. It seems like they were the only ones who thought that even criminals would live there, so there were empty houses with no people in them. Occasionally I passed an empty house with a suspicious person in it, but I just ignored it. The street was quiet without the sound of the television. Thanks to this, when Do Yoo-gun and I stopped walking, only the footsteps of the bodyguards, who sometimes forgot their presence, rang out.

According to the column, crime is organized because of places like this. When recovery is slow in severely damaged areas, people move in search of services and safety. And those who don’t have the money to leave stay. If only the poor remain and economic vitality dies, central recovery support will be reduced according to cost-benefit analysis. Then, a slum, a neighborhood that is inefficient for deploying a lot of police personnel, is created.

I saw a shabby villa with few people living there. Yumina was sitting on an abandoned chair next to the front door.

Do Yu-geon was wary of the surroundings and spoke to Yumina.

“If you sit in an open space, won’t you get shot?”

“This is also a place where people live. There is no need to be extremely cautious for fear of being shot without knowing. Laplace, who is a master of all battles, lives there, so it is also an area where crime is avoided.”

I climbed the can-covered stairs and entered the house where Yumina lived. When I took off my shoes and went inside, I saw that the inside was cleaner than I expected. I thought there would be trash or unmade bedding on the floor, but it was clean, as if they cleaned it often.

“That’s unexpected.”

Yumina, who was entering the living room, turned around and turned around.

“Which point?”

“In many ways. I never thought I’d live in a place like this in the first place. Where should I spend my money and live in a place like this? The atmosphere on the way here looks dangerous.”

I understand that because magical girls are based on a performance system, the wage scale itself is high. I even gave him a bag of money for helping me sneak behind Do Yoo-geon. I don’t know why I live in a place like this. Was that not enough?

“It’s nice that the large houses in this neighborhood are cheap, and I save money. I can’t live without a future.”

Then let’s talk.

“I’m having a hard time buying it.”

Both Do Yoo-geon and Yumina have a frustrating side.

Yumina brought a map and paper documents from her room and placed them on the living room table. Then, he circled the map and explained the plan to attack this crack and the upcoming schedule.

“There’s a spider in the crack we have to go today.”

“Ah, spider….”

Do Yu-geon muttered reluctantly. I’m excited about conquering cracks, but I guess I hate spiders. Yumina blinked when she saw that reaction and then grinned.

“Big spider.”

“There’s no need to emphasize it.”

Yumina nodded and raised both hands.

“It’s a bigger spider than this!”

“no…….”

“Stop teasing me.”

“Yes, miss.”

The explanation continued that the boss mob is a kid that just plays around and that it is difficult to defeat it alone. As we were making a joke about how difficult it was, Laplace suddenly appeared from the magic circle. After glancing this way, I naturally went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. In his closed hand again, there was a can of beer. There is alcohol at home. I was so bewildered that I looked at Yumina for a moment and Laplace suddenly disappeared. It looks very convenient. Shall we practice space-time magic a little harder? It’s not that difficult that you can’t do it if you put in some effort.

But it’s more efficient to just move objects than to go back and forth directly using space-time magic, so why do they do it like that? Since she’s a magical girl, she’ll use up her lifespan. Is life barracks?

Laplace’s behavior seemed natural, so he asked Yumina.

“He lives in the building here too, right?”

“Live together.”

Living together? In my past life, I only had one house and had a hard time becoming independent, but I never went so far as to live together. I know how much of a hassle co-living can be.

“I didn’t know you lived like this.”

“One of the nice things about our dear girl is that she doesn’t ask you how you are doing these days. Maybe she doesn’t care.”

“I’m interested.”

“It’s an honor.”

When the conversation paused for a moment, Do Yu-geon, who had been looking sideways at the kitchen, quietly joined in with his eyes shining.

“Is there any alcohol in the refrigerator?”

“What are you interested in?”

Perhaps because I said it out of reflex, my voice came out cold. The guy flinched and cleared his throat.

“Hmm. I’m curious about the taste.”

“It would be bitter and tasteless. I don’t know.”

“My lady has already had a private drink with me.”

Yumina boasted. He now? When I look at Do Yoo-geon in shock, he doesn’t look particularly shocked. Did you know that this person had been drinking? Umm… … ?

I explained to Do Yoo-geon that I only drank it once and that I was not really a drinker. He then added statistical figures and research results and explained that alcohol is bad for the body and mind, has a negative impact on academic performance, causes a bad reputation, and causes disruption of biological rhythms.

But it didn’t seem to have much effect, so I quietly ignored what Do Yu-geon said and asked Yumina.

“And where did you buy the alcohol?”

why?

“Schrödinger sells.”

What is that all of a sudden?