TGMND 21

“Why are you staring at the cafe so intently, Lee Yeo-woon? Do you want some coffee?”

“No, just…”

… He’s not there today? Yeo-woon stared at the inside of the glass window, licked his lips, and turned around.

While traveling around the neighborhood, checking each of the marked buildings, it was a coincidence that one of the buildings was located right in front of the cafe in question. As soon as he got out of the car, a familiar scene caught his eye, and for some reason, he liked this place. When looking at it from the outside, the building didn’t look too old, and he had a strong feeling that this place was the one he wanted as if it wouldn’t be right if it wasn’t this house.

When he entered the nearby real estate office to inquire about the house, they asked, “Why did you come so quickly? You said you would come in the afternoon.” It turned out someone had an appointment to see the house at the time. The friend who gave him a ride poked him in the side. Did you contact her? Yeo-woon nodded slightly. He thought he might lose the property to a competitor if he didn’t act carefully.

“Boss, I’m a bit busy in the afternoon. Can I see it now?”

“Hmm? Sure, why not.”

Fortunately, it was an empty house with no occupants, so Yeo-woon was allowed to enter the house that was for sale immediately away. The house, which was on the top floor of the apartment, had so much natural light that it spread over the living room as soon as he walked in.

“You’re lucky.”

The friend, who had been living alone for over a year, whispered into Yeo-woon’s ear. The house, which was in a newly built building, had everything he wanted. It was the first time he felt like this because it met all the conditions he had in mind. The apartment must have two or more rooms, not on the basement floor. Preferably in a subway station and without a restaurant on the first floor. There must be an elevator, and if possible, good sunlight.

I like this place. Yeo-woon didn’t think he’d be able to find a house anywhere else under these conditions. He had lost a residence only 5 minutes away from his university to someone else due to a 10-minute time difference. He didn’t want to go through that again, so he used the money he had and made the initial down payment. Was it all right for things to go so smoothly? The moving process was so quick and efficient that it was bewildering.

“What? Next week?”

“I just called the moving company, and they said the newlyweds who were supposed to move in next weekend had a problem. It seems the bride ran away with her first love on the day of the wedding. But it turns out that first love was the groom’s brother.”

“Holy shit.”

“So I set it that day.”

“Really? You set the moving date for next week?”

“Clear your schedule for next weekend. We’ll be cleaning.”

“… You shameless bastard…”

When he checked the date after quickly setting the moving date, it turned out to be next Saturday. There seemed to be something happening on the weekend, but… Feeling like he had forgotten something, Yeo-woon briefly left the room with the thought that he should tell his parents about this news first. Although he received a scolding from his mom, who asked what kind of crazy kid would sign a contract for the next house without even putting down a deposit, his mind was relieved.

“Seon-young, let’s go now! My mom says she’ll lend me money until I take out the deposit.”

Yeo-woon hung up the phone and turned his head towards Seon-young, who was approaching him. His expression seemed a bit restless, so Yeo-woon tilted his head curiously.

“What’s wrong?”

“I just met the person next door…”

“…?”

It seemed like someone had come up in the elevator while Yeo-woon was talking on the phone on the stairs. Seon-young repeatedly burst into a hollow laugh as he recalled the situation just before.

“He asked if I was moving in here and I said it would be next weekend, right?”

“Yeah.”

“I smiled and said nice things. But then he said, ‘Why should it be on the weekend,’ and went in.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. The door slammed so hard that I thought the entrance door was going to fall. Damn, who closes the door like that in front of someone….”

“That’s too much.”

“Be careful, Lee Yeo-woon. Some piece of shit lives next door to you.”

“Isn’t it because your smiling face is scary? Your nephew always cries when he sees your face.”

Seon-young usually had a rough appearance, and his impression became even more menacing when he smiled. As a result, his attempt to win his four-year-old nephew was still ongoing.

“Our Hae-jin is naturally timid, alright?”

“For someone like that, you’re the only one he’s scared of….”

“Hey!”

Seon-young pretended to grip Yeo-woon’s collar and shake it, displaying annoyance, when Yeo-woon mumbled in a low voice. Yeo-woon casually nodded, hearing what he was saying with one ear. He was getting closer to being indifferent.

Yeo-woon couldn’t be despairing over such cute incidents as slamming doors after living in a 4-person dormitory and a half-basement, moving around, and encountering strange neighbors in various areas.

***

‘Congratulations! You have advanced to a Shadow Warrior!’

‘Skills have been reset. Press ‘K’ to check your skills.’

The waiting motion and the design of the platform beneath the character’s feet changed once Yeo-woon went from the labyrinth of advancement to the pre-Hero stage, ‘Shadow Warrior,’ and came out. The unusable weapon turned gray and moved to the equipment window. When the character’s hand became empty, it flickered when walking.

[Party] neutaaaa: Oh right… I forgot that the weapon changes when you advance…

[Party] neutaaaa: I disassembled all the equipment items I got lolㅜㅜ

Since the unnecessary equipment window was taking up too much space, Yeo-woon disassembled all the items, turning them into intermediate fragments. He cleared the equipment window six times, and among them, one of them might have been the weapon of a Shadow Warrior.

[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Haha, I was slaying a dragon earlier and got Orb S+ haha.

[Party] neutaaaa: Huh

[Party] Ji9star: You show off with miscellaneous items

Still, it’s better to have miscellaneous items than nothing. Yeo-woon passed by the Earth Star and used the motion of flopping down and kneeling in front of the Halloween Eggplant.

[Party] neutaaaa: Please give it to me, teacher…

The Halloween Eggplant then smiled and made a motion to bless Yeo-woon by placing its hand on his bowing head. And a trade request was sent.

[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Use it temporarily before getting a new weapon haha If a high-level one comes out, I’ll trade it

[Party] neutaaaa: Why do you do this?

[Party] Halloween Eggplant: You have a weird way of saying thank you, don’t you?

‘The trade has been completed.’

Yeo-woon was able to complete the 3rd advancement job quest in a very short time thanks to the help of Earth Star and Poseidon guild members. He could immediately see how much time had been saved by observing that a user who had begun a similar quest in the city of advancement job was still collecting blue flowers for the advancement long after Yeo-woon had completed it.

“This guy… why didn’t he take the Beast’s Eye, a class that doesn’t require a critical hit?”

Yeo-woon went into a skill tree guide he didn’t trust and discovered a post written by someone else. That’s when he started reading the rest of the guide, concentrating on magic attack power. A bright crimson flower whirled around Yeo-woon’s head while he was testing a new skill.

“Huh? Tulip.”

Seeing the sprout blooming like an afterimage where the user had passed, one question arose. It was an item he had never seen before on this server. It seemed to be the same one he had given to Earth last time…

[Party] neutaaaa: Earth Star, why don’t you use the tulip??

[Party] Halloween Eggplant: Oh, right now, Earth is not here!

[Party] Halloween Eggplant: He’s in the fashion store since he’s finally receiving eye surgery after a long time…