Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 143



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 143

Planarium (1)

After logging out, waiting room. I am looking back on my achievements in the game.

[Betting successful]

[Quest rewards have been added.]

◆ EXP + 2,137

◆ Level up!

◆「Ganghwa: A ring that looks ordinary but isn’t」

Experience points have increased 7 times from the previous 300, and items have also been strengthened.

「A ring that looks ordinary but is not (reinforced)」

：Casting speed decrease [5%]

：Increased agility [1.2]

The ring that Solliet coveted. A ring definitely suited for a thief.

I fiddled with it for no reason.

“… … .”

Although what she said today bothers me, she needs to know herself now.

As the saying goes, “If you get tired, you can’t win.” She must overcome herself more than anyone else.

You have to learn how to become stronger yourself.

In the process, I want to be helpful to her, and I will try to be helpful, but… … .

someday.

If she can finally stand upright on her own.

For some reason, it felt like I wouldn’t be there at that time.

“… … “I’ll give it a try.”

Well, that’s in the future.

I flicked my two fingers—the index and middle fingers—as if I was throwing a card. By consuming magical power, a card came out.

“Will I be remembered?”

「124 / 130」

Recent change: -1

I’m a little unsure because I don’t have much space left in Notepad.

First, I quietly closed my eyes.

“memory.”

What you want to save is not the card itself, but the skills that make up the card.

Maybe something similar to a magic trick… … Save it in “Notepad.”

“Tsk.”

In an instant, magical energy was consumed in vain. The Danjeon murmured strongly.

“… … Is it okay?”

I opened “Notepad” again.

「129 / 130」

It seems like it’s done, but the capacity it takes up is only 5. Is it because this gambler class itself is ‘me’ in a larger sense?

“Good.”

Anyway, it was a success.

I logged out completely.

“log out.”

* * *

“I am hungry… … .”

[Room 206] Solliet returned immediately after logging out.

I touched my stomach almost as if by instinct.

“… … What, why am I hungry?

It was questionable. I definitely got a lot out of the game.

“I guess it’s because it’s a game.”

Are you saying that the food in the game just fills the hunger in the game? It’s needlessly realistic.

I pulled out the CD from Solliet’s game console and returned to [Room 107].

“Shall we try?”

I tried using “Card Draw” once.

Sigh – the blue card stuck to my finger.

“done.”

It works, but it’s just made of paper and doesn’t seem to be anything special.

“… … “It’s a disaster.”

The card’s effect is just “fireworks.” It’s not as special as in the game. Probably because luck values ​​are not applied.

This would be of no use-

“No, wait a minute.”

“Card Draw” called in real life consumes magical power. It is also done through a tool called a ‘card’.

So, isn’t this also a type of ‘technique used like a tool’?

“… … .”

I quietly looked at my right forearm.

Ancient magic power that grows from the roots of “Relic: Treasure Hunter.” If you combine it with this guy’s “Treasure Flower,” there might be quite a bit of synergy.

─Nyan.

Just then, Growl crawled out of the cushion.

“uh. “Did anything happen?”

─Yes, Master. Elise said she would take care of her student ID.

“okay?”

Currently, the magic core extracted from my “notepad” is hanging on his necklace. Thanks to that, it can maintain its shape even when it is far away from me, that is, it can use a smartphone.

They even use social media these days.

The ID is [Grou——].

They are posting their selfies as if the owner had taken them.

“Growl. “Can you make some land for farming?”

─What are you going to do?

“Self-sufficiency.”

The second quarter of the College Board is as important as Bethany. The person in charge said that self-sufficiency is the rule, which is very natural and urgent for me as an experienced [Planarium] person.

Perhaps food itself is the top priority.

─It is quite possible. And, I collected a lot of goodies. There’s a lot of mana here, probably because the concentration and quality are high.

Groul lifted up his cushion. There were far more magic cores, magic stones, and even Gether than on the continent.

“good job. Take 70% of the magic core. “You do the rest.”

─Why? Why is it 70%?

Groul looked with a straight face.

“I have something to do”

The magic core was immediately absorbed into the “notepad.” Total capacity has risen to [142].

─Hyaaaah! Why clothes! Hwaaaaaah!

Kyaaa-! Groul straightened his back and groaned.

“I have a goal.”

[Bethun Dun] contains the class called gambler itself. Of course, the luck stat is impossible, but I plan to make other skills and ‘items’ my own as much as possible.

“Let’s go out first. come out.”

─Oh, eye patch, eye patch, lie down, lie down.

Groul lay down and waved his arms and legs as if he was swimming.

“I broke my smartphone.”

─… … Let’s go.

I went outside with Growl.

Outside the dormitory, I walked through the forest of [Planarium]. To find some land suitable for cultivation… … .

Then suddenly.

Sizzle sizzle-

The sound and smell of cooking meat wafting in from somewhere.

“what.”

I approached as if possessed by something.

In the middle of a green forest, a statue with dawn-colored hair and features like the Milky Way.

It’s Gerken.

The guy is grilling a whole pig by himself over a bonfire he lit himself. Holding a large bag of sugar in one hand.

“uh. “Are you here?”

I walked over and sat down next to him. Gerken responded as if it were absurd.

“You’re the one who came.”

“what.”

“… … .”

He asked, glancing sideways.

“… … you. “Do you have a student ID?”

“uh. Of course there is.”

Then there was no word. He just shook his head with a strange expression.

Sizzle sizzle-

No, but the appearance of a cooked whole pig is no joke. It’s so beautiful, I can’t stand it.

“Let’s share. “I will help you later.”

“… … “Eat.”

“Oh, okay. “You won’t regret it.”

Sizzle sizzle-

I think it’s almost ready.

“hey. After eating this, I’m going to find a spot for the greenhouse, right? Do you want to help too?”

“plastic house? “You mean the one used to grow crops?”

“uh.”

Gerken said as he cut a whole roast pig with his sword.

“To do that, you need a land document.”

“Have you been drinking? “Where is the land document in [Planarium]?”

* * *

“Land documents vary depending on the location, but for areas that are more than 6km away from the center, it is 3.5 achievement points per pyeong. “If you are close to the center, you can get up to 200 achievement points per pyeong.”

For reference, the center refers to the lighthouse in the center of [Planarium Academy].

An employee at the College Board [currency exchange office] said with a smile.

I asked back blankly.

“How do I earn achievement points?”

“It’s before school starts, so you haven’t learned it yet. Let’s see…” … . Mr. Sion has 200 achievement points based on his first quarter grades, and Mr. Gerken has 500 achievement points. This is an initial score, so you can still use it. A privilege for diligent seniors! “It is.”

“… … “If I have this land document, does the land belong to me?”

“For the second quarter. If you plunder or attack the owner’s land, not only will you be subject to administrator sanctions, but your achievement points will also be significantly reduced. “Of course, there are disadvantages in scouting.”

I looked back at Gerken.

“hey. “Let’s save our money and build two 100-pyeong greenhouses.”

“this much.”

I immediately caught Gerken as he tried to turn around.

“Instead, I own 90% of the shares. “I’ll give you 10%.”

9 to 1.

Then Gerken responded with a face that was beyond bewilderment and almost mesmerizing.

“… … “Would you do the same?”

“Uh huh. This person. hey. hey. Hey, do you know how to farm? I am a farmer. Farming – Wait a minute. Hey, stop.”

I quickly grabbed the Gerken that was about to turn around again.

“okay. You will receive a 10% stake plus, and I will give you preferential negotiation rights for fruit crops grown in greenhouses.”

“fruit?”

“okay. Things like strawberries and apples.”

Suddenly, Gerken’s ears grew bigger. He grew noticeably larger. What kind of rabbit is this?

“… … Pineapple, kiwi, watermelon, shine musket and even melon.”

I recited the sweet fruits one by one. Gerken twitched his lips as if he was imagining something, but soon came to his senses.

“These are fruits that cannot be grown in the same place.”

As expected, he’s smart. The problem is that each delicious fruit requires different climatic conditions.

“I can do it.”

“this much.”

“Iman-eun, Mr. “I am two hundred thousand.”

“… … .”

“Sorry. Anyway, let’s do it like this. See if it works or not and then decide. Instead, you only take 5% of the stake.”

Gerken looked at me with eyes that asked, “Are you serious?” I nodded, and he accepted it, rubbing his temples.

“If I were to pay more than 70% of the investment cost but only have 5% of the shares, would you do it?”

“okay. Then again, 10% stake. What if I can’t grow fruit instead? Then, I will give you all my shares. “It happens like this.”

This is also a bet. Gambler’s betting.

“think carefully. “Even if you spend 20,000 achievement points, you won’t be able to farm fruit on your own, right?”

“… … .”

Gerken was lost in thought for a moment, but then he looked straight into my eyes and asked in a serious voice, as if discussing politics.

“Could it include mangoes?”

* * *

Tung-! Tung-!

We laid down a large roll of plastic on the flat ground. These materials were in the [Materials Room] on the [Planarium Academy] premises.

“I like it here.”

It is the sense that Groul is leveling the ground and the ley line that my “Treasure Hunter” activates at the same time.

“A row of greenhouses like this. A row of greenhouses like that. “Two rows of greenhouses side by side.”

Juk-Juk- I drew my hand in the air.

One 100 pyeong, one 100 pyeong. Plus 200 pyeong.

However, Gerken still looked suspicious.

“Say it again. “If I don’t keep the contract, the land is all mine.”

“Okay. But how are we going to use this remote land?”

It is 6 to 7 km away from the center, that is, the lighthouse. If you don’t make a map, it will be difficult to find it.

“… … .”

Gerken thought for a long time in silence before answering with one word.

“… … storage.”

“Hey, you’re noisy. You go catch some fish. “Eat after work.”

“I don’t know about other crops, but if mangoes and melons aren’t possible-”

“I understand. “Come catch some fish.”

“… … .”

Gerken turned around and entered the forest.

I tore up the land document I purchased at the [currency exchange office]. Then a blue grid pattern appeared in the air.

“Because the mana quality is high, everything is possible.”

[Planarium]’s mana concentration is 2 to 3 times that of the continent, but the quality of the mana itself makes no sense.

I adjusted the grid pattern with my hands to lay the foundation for the greenhouse.

Two of 100 pyeong.

─Juin. Should we build a greenhouse right away?

“Marlon and mengo, no, melon and mango are also the same, right?”

─Yes~ It is possible with very high quality. Mana is very good here~

“okay. “Go ahead.”

─Instead, please take only 60% of the magic core, not 70%. I also have to make a living.

“okay.”

─Whew! Please sit down and wait, Lord! If it’s just a house, it’s okay, but if it’s a greenhouse, it’s gummy!

I sat down. I watched Groul work.

In fact, it’s not even work.

All Growl does is raise his nose and move his head like a noble cat, and the ground turns over on its own, a solid skeleton is built to replace the role of steel, scales are added, and even the entrance is automatically created. .

─Okay~ Check it out.

I went into the greenhouse. The grid-patterned fields were divided into sections according to the fruit to be grown.

─Look. This is melon. This is Kiwi. The temperature and characteristics of the land were set differently so that each crop could grow in the most suitable environment. It’s a very magical space.

“Very good.”

─But how do I get the seeds? They say that all food from outside goes bad, but seeds are also food in a big sense.

“Not all external food spoils, but among external food, ‘food that the soul can eat’ spoils. Seeds don’t even eat souls. “Because I haven’t grown up, I don’t have ‘energy’.”

Why, it’s similar to leaving the door slightly open during ancestral rites. They say the soul comes in through that gap and eats the food, right?

In places where the soul becomes a reality, like [Planarium], the soul acts directly and consumes the ‘energy’ of food. That’s why outside food spoils.

However, the soul does not eat things with faint energy, such as seeds, and even if the seeds are grown to become crops, they will still leave them alone if they are grown in the land of [Planarium].

For the soul, ‘external food’ is ‘food full of energy accumulated in the world of the living.’

─Wow… … . Juin, you are an expert~

“Of course.”

I’ve been staying here for quite some time.

The other name for this [planarium] is ‘a place where the soul resides’. It is a perfect place for the living to escape and stay.

──What. That’s Moji!

At that time, a stupid, loud sound comes from outside the greenhouse door.

──There is something! Is it a haunted house? There’s a door!

“… … “What is it?”

I opened the door to the greenhouse.

“Why is the door open!!!”

“… … ..”

The world is noisy and I’m falling backwards, clutching my heart.

The cup or something he was holding in his hand fell over and started flowing.

“What are you doing?”

“Oh really! Sion’s plot!! “You were surprised!”

“Pick that up.”

“What, ah! “My Daseulgi!”

Raye hastily poured the snails that were lying on the ground back into the cup.

“I was planning on making soup later… … ”

“Was it for that purpose?”

This is ridiculous.

“Aren’t you going to come down?”

“huh. All that was left was to solidify the foundation for the second quarter. Shion, what are you doing here? Are you going to sleep homeless?”

“… … .”

I looked at Raye in silence.

It’s not that it’s not, but that incident in Trick City keeps coming to mind. The day she appeared as Mila and protected ‘Dale Carl’.

The point is that they hid their identities from each other.

“hey. “What was your name?”

“What, what?!”

She suddenly rolled her eyes.

“You, I was Manito and you don’t even know my name?! If you knew who I was, then! “How ungrateful!”

“I mean your full name. “I know your name.”

“… … Hilton Ramsey. “What’s in front?”

He narrows his eyes, still filled with suspicion, and asks again.

I was shocked and answered.

“Raye.”

“You know what.”

Raye Hilton Ramsey.

I recite the name and try to spell it in my head.

Laye Hilton Ramsi.

“Oh no way.”

I hit my forehead.

The full name of the hero ‘Mila’, which very few people will know in Trick City, probably 10 years later.

Milla Sayer.

Mila Sayre.

In Raye Hilton Ramsey, if you get rid of Hilton.

Laye Ramsi.

They both have the same alphabet. They are called ‘anagrams’ that can be combined just by changing the order.

“I’m really going crazy… … .”

Before returning, who did I idolize, and what kind of hero did I get solace from?

“Why are you crazy? “What are you doing here?”

“… … farming. Come back later when you get hungry too. “I’ll sell it or barter it for achievement points.”

“Heng. Zion, you are a fool! Who uses achievement points to buy things like rice?”

“There is also fruit.”

“Who buys a pint of fruit or something like that?”

“What kind of ice cream is a pint?”

“I’m holding my tongue because it doesn’t make sense!”

“… … “You will find out later.”

Raye snorted and took a step closer. I said quickly.

“This is my land, so if you come in, your achievement points will be deducted.”

“omg! What is that! Is there such a thing?!”

“uh. But you can come in if I give permission.”

“Please allow it.”

“no.”

“what!”

“Instead, if you come back to buy food later, I’ll give you a special 20% discount. “When you make your first transaction, we even give you a free tasting voucher.”

“… … Yes?”

Then Raye pursed her lips with a strange expression. She squinted and furrowed her eyebrows.

“Oh~ What~? Why do I give a discount? Shion is suspicious~ Moji~ I don’t know~?”

“… … .”

Honestly, I can’t tell even though I’m looking at it with both eyes.

I can’t believe it.

How on earth is this person the true form of ‘Mila’, such a noble and devoted hero?

“I don’t know~ I don’t know~? Oh wait, don’t you know? Don’t you know? Hidden camera? Hidden camera… … “It’s a hidden camera!”

“Just go away.”

“What?!”

As I was trying to chase Raye away, an idea suddenly occurred to me.

“Oh right. Hey, did you see the news?”

“Zion, do you watch the news too?”

“uh. I heard a monster appeared in Area D of Trick City. “I heard that Jjoljjol defeated a monster?”

“… … .”

I gave it a quick glance, but Raye immediately looked at me with a straight face.

“Why are you asking me that?”

“You’re from Trick City.”

“… … what. Also, it’s not Jjoljoli, but a person called ‘Mila’. “I didn’t do it alone, I did it together with a wizard.”

It’s just a lot of drinking.

“How do you know that? “It wasn’t on the news.”

“… … Because I’m the star of Trick City’s District A! “You know better then!”

She made a loud noise for no reason and suddenly glanced at my face with slightly mysterious eyes.

“for a moment. Zion is you… … .”

“why.”

The guy looked at me closely. Could it be that he noticed this too? I quickly dodged my face here and there.

“Maybe you. “Do you have any wizards among your relatives?”

“… … .”

I was a little surprised.

Probably, you’re referring to Dale Carl.

“What are you talking about?”

“No~ I think I met someone who looks similar to me, or maybe I didn’t~”

I have a strong feeling that someone might be ‘Mila’.

“That’s it.”

Rustle-

The sound of swaying bushes. Wow – while Raye is startled again, Gerken walks out. With a big wild boar on his back.

“… … Oh Gerken! You caught a wild boar?! How did you catch it?!”

“well.”

“… … .”

Raye looked blankly at the wild boar and wiped away the drool that was flowing.

“Wow, it’s a coincidence~ I also caught Dasulgi. look!”

He proudly holds out a cup filled with fifteen snails.

“It must be delicious. Shall we have a meal together? If you only eat meat, it’s tough! Let’s make soup and eat it together~”

Then Gerken’s eyes slightly wavered. Raye brightened his face.

“Right! “It must be delicious!”

Of course, Gerken, not Raye, was surprised by the completed greenhouse.

He looked at me and spoke quietly.

“… … melon. mango.”

I met his eyes and nodded solemnly.

“Nothing is impossible.”

“Daseulgi Gukdo!”

I ignored Raye, who kept pointing at me with disgusting cups.