Chapter 43
‘I’m sorry.’
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Mentality : 17 / 248
[Available Returns] : 3
[Available Crafts ] : 8
Input: IY
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I entered IY into the input field of the status window and opened my inventory.
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As soon as the inventory opened, I immediately moved the status window over to the sleeping woman and held it up to her..
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‘It really works.’
The woman who had been sleeping in my arms disappeared, and I could see that one of the empty spaces in the status window had been newly filled.
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Mentality : 17 / 248
[Available Returns] : 2
[Available Crafts ] : 8
Input:
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I pressed the Return button just like that and returned to the safe zone.
‘So living people can be put in the inventory too?’
After my blurred vision returned to normal.
I opened the status window again to open the inventory and take out the woman from Room 1001..
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[Choi Min-a / ミヤ マサミ]
Age : 24
Height : 171.2 cm
Weight : 54.5 kg
Mentality : 62 / 100
She is a woman born to a Korean and Japanese couple.
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“Oh.. No, wait.”
Without hesitation, I immediately took the woman out of the status window.
I covered the still-sleeping woman’s body with a blanket, then opened the community and announced that we had returned safely.
“I thought she was Japanese, but she’s of mixed Korean and Japanese heritage..?”
Fortunately, putting the woman from Room 1001, Ms. Choi Min-a, into the status window and carrying her out had worked out well.
If things hadn’t gone smoothly.. would I really have been able to keep my promise to press Return?
‘I might have had to hold out there for several more days.’
It was fortunate that everything had worked out so well.
Other than saying that.. there was nothing else I could say.
“..What, you’ve already collected 2,000 stones?”
While I was having all sorts of random thoughts.
I came across posts from people saying that they had already collected 2,000 stones.
I immediately explained how I had rescued the woman.
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[Comments - 19]
Anonymous 1 : LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I’m dying, seriously LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ㄴ Author : ??? Why this time?
ㄴ Anonymous 1 : So basically, what you’re saying is that Daebung put a living person into his inventory and brought her out LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ㄴ Author : Ah.
ㄴ Anonymous 2 : LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ㄴ Anonymous 3 : LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ㄴ Anonymous 1 : How did you even think of putting a living person into your inventory LMAO Daebung treats people like objects LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ㄴ Author : Huh? No, that’s not it..!
Anonymous 4 : We didn’t even know what the inventory was in Japan.
ㄴ Anonymous 1 : It’s fine, it wouldn’t have been usable anyway. I already checked everything, and apparently you can’t use it without the proper authority.
ㄴ Author : Oh, really? It would’ve been nice if everyone could use it together..
ㄴ Anonymous 1 : Our Daebung has such a kind heart. It’d be great if he just didn’t use mental attacks on living people or put living people in his inventory LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Anonymous 5 : It’s seriously ridiculous that he thought of putting a living person into his inventory LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ㄴ Author : No.. She was asleep..
ㄴ Anonymous 6 : Daebung Daebung.. Sleeping doesn’t make you invincible, you know?
ㄴ Anonymous 7 : Sleeping.. doesn’t make you invincible..? (Daebung’s world is beginning to collapse.)
ㄴ Author : I’m not that stupid.
ㄴ Anonymous 7 : Then you knew that and still tried using a mental attack on a living person and putting her in your inventory???
ㄴ Author : Uh.. uhh.. ttu-u.. ttai.. No, but give me a break on the inventory thing. I did it to save her..
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When I explained how I had rescued the woman.
They reacted as though they were shocked that I had thought of putting a living person into my inventory.
No..
‘..I was trying to save her.’
Even if the process was a little questionable.
I had used a mental attack on the sleeping woman ‘because I had no choice’ in order to obtain information necessary for survival.
And I had put the sleeping woman into my inventory ‘because I had no choice’ in order to save her, hadn’t I?
Of course..
They were all probably just teasing me, but I simply didn’t want Choi Min-a, who would eventually wake up, to read this post and get the wrong idea.
“Sigh.. Whatever.”
Well, regardless of what had happened.
Hadn’t we made it out alive?
I decided to be happy that I had achieved my original goal of rescuing the newbie.
“I’m tired, but I’m hungry too.”
After going a long time without a proper meal or sleep.
I ate a simple meal, and when I checked how much money I had before going to sleep and waking up.
“How much do I have.. ..Huh?”
I was sure that the last time I had looked, my DL had around 20,000 stones.
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DOLL : 61133
[Withdraw : ] [Sell : ]
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I could see that 60,000 stones were in it.
‘..What? Did I originally have this much money..?’
When I realized that clearing horror stories really did bring in a huge amount of money, it suddenly occurred to me.
In the Two-Person Night Watchman horror story, I remembered Anonymous 1 talking with someone about Japanese people and blacksmith items.
‘Sluurp.. Should I save up and buy one?’
I began wanting to purchase one of those expensive items that apparently cost around 70,000 to 90,000 stones.
‘If it was made directly by an anomaly, wouldn’t it be much more effective than anything I made?’
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I watched Choi Min-a for a moment as she copied Mentality with the item and earned stones with the copied Mentality.
‘She’s adapted well.’
It had already been two days since she began living with me.
Considering that she had spent the entire first day crying after realizing she had survived..
Her cheerfully copying Mentality was a sign of tremendous progress.
“I can give you a boost now.”
“You must be short on stones as it is, so wouldn’t it be better to focus on earning stones until you have a little basic capital?”
“No. This is enough for me.”
She didn’t have many stones at the moment.
She had no horror stories that had affected the clear, nor had she killed any anomalies herself, so her situation was understandable..
Fortunately, I had plenty of items that could copy Mentality for me.
She copied stones with them every day and was building up her basic capital.
In the process, she always gave me a boost four times a day to repay me for my kindness..
I was grateful for that, but on the other hand, it felt a little burdensome.
‘How is this any different from taking money from little kids with snot on their noses..’
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Mentality : 92 / 268
[Available Returns] : 2
[Available Crafts ] : 11
Input:
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Thanks to her, I could raise my total Mentality by as much as 10 a day..
But wasn’t there anything more despicable than taking money from a newbie?
Just as the people in the community had tried to protect me so devotedly when I was a newbie, surely I also had a duty to protect newbies..
“Hmm.. I can’t help it. I’ll buy dinner today, so eat with me.”
“Hehe.. Set A is enough for me.”
“Let’s have Set F.”
“Th-that’s too expensive..!”
“Set F has a lot of food, so we can split one.”
“That.. Thaaat.. O-okay..”
For now, I decided to let Choi Min-a, who had always eaten Set A, taste Set F.
‘This is a pretty decent item too.’
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[Security Guard Uniform]
An item of security guard clothing made by an entity that was trying, rather poorly, to imitate humans.
It raises the user’s maximum Mentality by 14.
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I briefly read the description of the item I would hand to Anonymous 1 during Exchange Time, which would open in thirty minutes.
‘With this, Anonymous 1 will be able to copy stones too.’
The moment even a single item came into existence, everyone here would be able to copy stones.
From then on, they would be able to steadily earn 1,000 stones a day.
For now, I set the goal of making sure that all the Koreans had one item each first..
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[Where.. is this?]
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“Huh? Is this a new newbie?”
I saw what appeared to be the title of a post made by a new newbie.
I immediately clicked on the post.
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[Where.. is this?]
(Photo)
I don’t remember how I ended up here LOL
Phew, since I’m here anyway, I’ll look into some basic information before I go.
[Comments : 15]
Anonymous 1 : ..Huh?
ㄴ Anonymous 2 : What’s wrong?
ㄴ Anonymous 1 : Hold on, time; time..? What is this?
ㄴ Anonymous 3 : ??? What happened?
ㄴ Anonymous 4 : What’s going on? Why? Is he not human? Is he an anomaly?
ㄴ Anonymous 1 : No, no.. He is human, but.. ..I’m going to call the head mod right away, wait a sec.
ㄴ Anonymous 2 : ??? What on earth is happening?
ㄴ Author : I’m scared. What’s going on, f2ck;
Anonymous 5 : ..JH, you’re alive?
ㄴ Author : What do you mean? Did you think I was dead?
ㄴ Anonymous 5 : ..Then why haven’t you contacted us for a year..?
ㄴ Author : What are you talking about LOL Why is everyone suddenly trying to prank me? Stop it LOL
Admin : We have confirmed that the IP is the same as JH’s, with whom contact was lost one year ago.
ㄴ Author : ..? What’s wrong, head mod.. Don’t scare me.
Anonymous 1 :
Link
I found it, f2ck..
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I could tell that something I knew nothing about had begun unfolding.
‘..What is this?’
So, the moment I clicked on the link Anonymous 1 had brought in to find out what was happening..
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[Where.. is this?]
(Photo)
I don’t remember how I ended up here LOL
Phew, since I’m here anyway, I’ll look into some basic information before I go.
[Comments - 10]
Anonymous 1 : LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Hurry up, explore it and Return
Admin : Please post whatever you can. I’m organizing the data.
ㄴ Anonymous 2 : Still, it seems like it should be okay since there’s a rulebook there.
(This account does not exist) : It was pretty damn irritating that you didn’t post anything for thirty minutes after entering the horror story, you bastard.
ㄴ (This account does not exist) : Seriously, we were so worried about you, f2ck.
Author : Ah, f2ck, the contents of the rulebook have been updated;
ㄴ Admin : Could you tell us what it says?
ㄴ Author : The rulebook sa
Anonymous 5 : Why aren’t you answering again? Answer us, JH.
(This account does not exist) : Read your messages when someone sends you one.
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Word for word.. I could see the exact same post that had been written in the past.
“Can we eat our meal after Exchange Time ends?”
“Ah, yes..! Daebung-nim, please do whatever is convenient for you.”
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[Unfair Hospital Rulebook]
Welcome to Unfair University Hospital.
We promise that our hospital will do its very best to treat our patients.
Below are the rules that all patients admitted to our hospital must follow.
1. Your hospital room will be assigned on the day of your visit.
Our hospital consists of two wings, A and B.
Please be careful not to confuse the rooms.
2. You must never run in the hospital hallways.
The hospital is a place for everyone.
The moment you run in the hallway, the other patients will feel uncomfortable.
3. Do not walk around outside your hospital room from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
During those hours, our nurses cannot watch over the patients.
4. Meals are limited to two per day.
However, you may not eat on the day before surgery.
5. Please follow the instructions of the hospital nurses and caregivers.
The staff working at our hospital are always doing their best for the health of our patients.
6. Patients who have difficulty moving and cannot make it to the restroom, please press the assistance bell.
7. If the door of the restroom you entered is locked from the outside, calmly knock on the restroom door three times.
If nothing unusual is happening, the restroom door that was closed will open within three to five minutes.
7-1. If the door does not open even after waiting for about three to five minutes, lock yourself in the second restroom and wait.
Once approximately ten minutes have passed after the door locks, the locked restroom door will open, but you must never go outside.
The patient who locked the restroom door from outside has lost their sight as a side effect of eye surgery and is wandering around looking for a healthy eye.
8. Ignore it if you hear a child crying in the hallway.
The birth of a new life should always be filled with happiness.
8-1. If the child’s crying in the hallway sounds unnatural, do not leave your hospital room for the rest of that day.
The child is hungry and wanders around the hallway looking for something to eat, walking around and around without stopping.
9. If you see someone hanging themselves in the hospital room across from yours, press the assistance bell immediately.
Escaping the hospital without a doctor’s permission is strictly forbidden.
Our staff, who continuously monitor the patients’ activities, are in the process of writing a new rulebook.
Since new rules can always be updated, be sure to check the rulebook inside your hospital room once a day.
[Comments - 3]
Admin : (This comment has been deleted.)
ㄴ Admin : For now, entry into Unfair Hospital is prohibited.
ㄴ Admin : Entry is prohibited because all four people who entered Unfair Hospital are either dead or missing.
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"..You went into a pretty damn dangerous place.."
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