Chapter 46
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 46
Chapter Title: The Strongest Smartphone in History!
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*Beep-beep-! Beep-beep-!*
Once again this morning, the blaring alarm noise rang out.
I fumbled around, reaching out to find my phone on the table.
"Ugh...!"
Squinting just enough to barely make out the screen.
I was about to tap the alarm dismiss panel at the bottom when I froze.
[Name]: Snow Mountain Mana Terminal
[Grade]: Legend
[Effects]:
- Due to Mana Wave Amplification, usable anywhere without restrictions.
- Due to 'Indestructible' trait, cannot be damaged by any external force.
- Shout 'Summon' in your mind to freely summon within a 10m range.
[Note]: A one-of-a-kind mana terminal born from a pure-minded girl's mistake. If mages saw this item, they'd burst with rage.
A math problem had popped up.
What the heck is this?
With my foggy brain, I racked it quickly, and my eyes lit up.
It reminded me of the conversation over breakfast with Yuseol yesterday morning.
- Lady Yuseol, I feel like I'm sleeping in too late these days.
- It's good to get plenty of sleep at your age.
- Ugh... But you end up preparing meals alone and waking me up every time. That must be tough.
- I'm fine, really...
- No way! Starting tomorrow, I'll wake up bright and early on time! I'll show you the new hyper Yang Hayang! And I've got the perfect tool for it!
- A tool, you say?
I'd definitely shown her this alarm app back then.
It had a bunch of unique features inside.
One of them wouldn't let you turn off the alarm until you solved a math problem.
- Yep! This is it. You have to wake up to solve math, right? Isn't it perfect?
- I... I see. But Master, it says the difficulty is Inferno...
- Ahem! It has to be this hard! Otherwise, I'd solve it half-asleep no problem!
Right, that was it.
That's why the difficulty was insane.
Looking back now, what was I so confident about?
Just glancing at the sample problems, I had no clue how to solve them.
*Beep-beep-! Beep-beep-!*
"Argh, what do I dooo...!"
I stared at my relentlessly ringing phone, stomping my feet.
Should I check if there's a calculator at home? But I didn't remember seeing one.
Fine, no choice.
I'll have to solve it myself.
Thinking about it, it's just multiplication and addition. Nothing tough.
207 times 96 is roughly...
"200 times 90 is... 400, 600, 800, 1000..."
1200, 1400, 1600...
I was counting in my head when I suddenly stopped.
"Gah! Where was I...?!"
2100?!
Ugh, start over from the beginning...
*Clunk-*
"Master? I heard the alarm wouldn't stop, so I came to check... Huh?"
"Yuseolll...!"
What if it rings all day?
Tears were welling up from worry when.
Yuseol entered the room.
As expected of Yuseol!
She came to save me!
"Ugh, please turn this off...!"
"Ah, the alarm app you mentioned yesterday. May I see it?"
I handed her the phone, and she stared at the screen thoughtfully for a moment.
"There you go."
"Huh?"
Without even using a calculator, she solved it mentally in an instant and turned off the alarm.
What? Is she a genius...?!
How does she do mental math like that?
"Yuseol, is your IQ super high by any chance?"
"You mean IQ. No, not particularly."
"But how'd you solve it so fast? I struggled forever and couldn't."
"It's a hard problem for someone your age."
Ah, got it.
It must be high school level or beyond.
Of course I couldn't solve it, and an adult like Yuseol could.
Yes! I'm not an idiot after all!
"Anyway, if you're going to keep using that app, you should buy a calculator on the way back today."
"Won't using a calculator keep me sleepy?"
"Put it far from the bed. You'll wake up more getting it."
"Wow!"
That's genius!
Yuseol really is a genius.
I need to buy a calculator later.
Leaving the morning commotion behind.
Drawn by the delicious smell wafting from outside, I was about to get out of bed when.
"...Huh?"
Come to think of it, didn't I forget something?
I swear I put something else besides my phone on the table here yesterday.
What was it?
"Hey, Yuseol. Did you see anything else on the table?"
"On the table? Yes. When I came in at dawn, there was only the phone."
Weird.
Is my memory wrong?
I definitely remember putting something here too.
What was it...
"Ah! The glutinous rice cake!"
"Pardon?"
Retracing my memory, I finally remembered what it was, way too late.
It was that glutinous rice cake-like item I'd brought to my room after splitting loot with Yuseol yesterday.
"You know, the enchant item you mentioned yesterday! I was fiddling with it and left it here..."
"You don't mean it's gone?"
"I-I don't know. Maybe it rolled into a corner..."
I didn't take it outside.
If it's gone, it has to be somewhere in the room.
But there's no nook or cranny around my bed?
Where the heck did it go?
"That's serious then. I'll look for it. You go eat first, Master."
"No. I'll help look. It's my fault for losing it... Huh?"
"Master?"
I hopped off the bed.
Then, feeling something odd in my hand, I tilted my head.
For some reason, my phone felt super cool today?
Usually it warms up just holding it.
Casually glancing at my right hand,
Breakfast went down my throat or my mouth, I couldn't tell which.
My chest felt tight the whole meal.
Ugh, am I really an idiot?!
Why'd I leave that precious item next to my phone and sleep?!
A legendary phone? What good is something like this?!
"So, you left the item next to your phone on the table, and overnight, it got enchanted onto the phone."
"Sorryyy..."
After breakfast, I explained everything.
I knelt before Yuseol, but my legs hurt fast, so I sat back and apologized again.
Yuseol had looked like she really wanted it yesterday.
Losing such an item overnight.
She must be furious, right?
It was hers for me to use, sure.
But we earned it together fair and square.
I sneaked a peek at Yuseol.
Hard to read her expression.
She barely changes it anyway, except for that faint smile.
"No need to apologize to me. You didn't do it on purpose, right Master?"
"W-Well, true, but..."
"No point dwelling on it. Better to be glad it wasn't lost and got used somehow."
"Yuseol...!"
Is Yuseol an angel?
Not even raising her voice over this.
Yeah, angels put up with idiots like me.
"Besides, if it really bothers you, I'll look into ways to restore the enchanted material."
"Huh? For real? Is that possible?"
"Can't promise, but I vaguely remember hearing something from Korea's top blacksmith."
"Whoa!"
Hearing there's still hope, I threw my hands up in joy.
But don't get expectations too high.
Grandma said big hopes mean big disappointments.
"Still, it's amazing. I thought enchanting only worked on gate items or materials from inside gates..."
I thought so too.
If not, I wouldn't have left materials by my phone.
I'm not that stupid.
"Maybe it's not a regular phone, but a mana terminal like hunters use."
"Are those that different?"
"Yes. Unlike normal smartphones on batteries, mana terminals run on mana. More like a mage's staff than electronics."
"I see..."
I thought mana terminal was just a fancy name for the same thing.
That's why the item description mentioned mana wave amplification?
"...Huh?"
"What's wrong, Master?"
"Oh, just thought of something. Hmm..."
Thinking that far, I recalled something I'd glossed over.
Another line after that.
It said usable anywhere, right?
What if...
"Hey, Yuseol."
"Yes."
"Electronics don't work inside gates, right?"
"Correct. Even top scout robots stop functioning."
Yeah, I'd heard that.
That's why gate investigations rely solely on awakeners.
Boosting their value and limiting info access.
"Mana terminals too?"
"Yes."
Confirming that, curiosity hit.
That item info line.
How far does it go?
Can I use my phone inside a gate?
"Yuseol! Got time today?"
"Yes. Running out of chocolate milk?"
"No! Not that... Wait, we are?"
"You didn't notice? The one you had after breakfast was the last."
"Gasp!"
I didn't know!
"I thought you wanted me to go to the mart."
"M-Mart later together! Something more important first!"
"What is it?"
Not more, but equally important.
Chocolate milk is serious too. Yep.
"Wanna hit a gate later. Something to check."
"A gate."
"Yeah! Oh, doesn't need to be high rank. Omen Gate's fine."
"Got it. While you wash up, I'll check the board."
"Thanks!"
Hearing that, I bolted up.
To buy chocolate milk... no, to test the gate.
*Splash splash*, I stripped quick and entered the shower.
Suddenly needed to pee.
Sat on the toilet and realized no phone in hand.
"Ahh...!"
Missing phone time on the throne!
Ugh, feels wasteful!
Oh yeah, the phone has summon now, right?
Test it?
'Summon!'
*Whoosh-!*
Shouting summon in my mind experimentally,
The phone really appeared in my right hand.
Whoa!
This is kinda cool!
Summon phone anywhere in the house!
"Right, bidet!"
Fiddling with phone while doing my business,
I suddenly remembered the bidet I'd never used.
Yuseol said it's super comfy...
Hmm, should I try?
Not a kid anymore. Scared of a machine? Embarrassing.
"Alright!"
Decided, I reached out quick.
Pressed the bidet button, and it whirred.
"Hm? Nothing...?"
*Tsssssh-!*
"Eeeek?!"
What?! Feels weird!
Why spray water there...!
I mean, it's made for that!
Still!
Others use this casually?!
*Click-*
I jabbed the stop button quick and vowed.
No more bidet. Ever.