Chapter 190
Chapter 190
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 190
Chapter Title: The Academy from the Sky
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“House prices are insane.”
The capital’s housing market was like a gacha ceiling break.
The properties I wanted never showed up.
And when one finally did, the price made curses spill out automatically.
“Have I asked for too much?”
I pondered for a moment, but no, I hadn’t.
Just a place away from the slums.
A clean street with lots of people for safety.
That’s all I wanted.
But in a medieval city on the brink of collapse, that didn’t exist.
“And it’s unfair.”
After building a house for one orphan girl, what about the rest?
Orphans were as common as roadside pebbles.
“Building houses isn’t even the end of it.”
There were food costs, daily necessities, and they were too young for economic activity.
It was a total mess.
Of course, the house prices themselves weren’t the issue.
10,000 Isekai Coins.
A common price for rundown places.
“But this is still iffy.”
The house conditions were poor.
Maybe because of that sludge monster’s full-body twist show not long ago.
Cheap listings were mostly damaged homes or near-ruins.
“Still no houses in the shop either.”
In the end, I’d have to build it myself.
The more I dug, the more complicated it got.
But it wasn’t hopeless.
[0.001% needed until next level!]
Level up.
The Gallery level up, always providing useful features, was right around the corner.
“Took longer than expected.”
A few days ago, it had been almost there, so it wasn’t sudden.
If anything, it felt late.
As levels rose, the required EXP ballooned.
I’d been popping Isekai Coins like snacks into my mouth.
[Level up! 12 → 13]
1. Enhance existing system features
2. Isekai Random Box Gallery
“Oh.”
Two options appeared before me.
No need to think.
“Normally, I’d pick 2 out of curiosity...”
But I already had a gacha system.
“That’s just for bait fun.”
Investing in 1 seemed better.
I chose 1 without hesitation, and two enhancements activated.
[Shop Item Enhancement]
Now selling non-item goods too!
“Shop enhancement?”
The shop system, indispensable to me, had been upgraded.
But I was more puzzled than happy.
“I already have everything?”
Food, weapons—you name it.
The shop had it all.
Even unique stuff like pet rock food.
What did “non-items” mean?
“If I don’t get it, just check it out.”
So I opened the shop.
No need to dig around—a glaring new category on the main page.
[Shop/Construction]
[Residential] - Starts at 5,000p
[Facilities] - Starts at 10,000p
.
.
“Oh?”
I could build structures now.
Without people or materials.
The bunker from early system days came to mind, but I soon got it.
“It’s for convenience.”
The bunker was for my survival.
These buildings were farther from that.
Plus, the high prices meant they wouldn’t have been useful early on.
But now was different.
“If I use this right, the utility is insane.”
Until now, I’d hired laborers directly.
Non-staff meant lower quality.
And factoring time and labor costs, efficiency sucked.
But the shop?
One click, done.
“Great for emergencies, even if not daily.”
And the second enhancement.
[Merit System Enhancement]
Merit point refunds doubled.
Merit-related items heavily discounted in shop.
The dutiful system that refunded points when I invested in Gallum.
“But doubled?”
Now refunds were double.
And pre-purchase discounts too.
“The shop is god... and so am I...”
This was invincible.
Synergy with construction was perfect.
I jumped into the facilities category.
[Facilities] - Starts at 10,000p
→ Starts at 5,000p
*Enter points to invest, and structures will be built to match the amount.
*Enter desired vibe, and structures will match that vibe.
“Can’t preview it, which sucks a bit.”
But it was the system.
Better than me agonizing over architecture I knew nothing about.
[Enter purpose and vibe!]
I pondered the blank, then typed what came to mind.
“More for kids than adults...”
The merit upgrade shifted my thinking.
Hiring a few as teachers could work.
Above all, the orphan issue.
Had to solve it eventually.
“Kids mean a future.”
Ignoring orphans hurt the Gallery and society.
Bonus: teach practical skills for real-world use.
[Learning, Dormitory, Spacious]
“This should do.”
Not planning a mega-project.
Just a modest space.
Like a two-story house.
“Medieval daycares don’t exist yet.”
They had existed originally.
But with the world’s state, even the poor ones shut down.
“Rough daycare till they don’t starve, then hand ownership to the kingdom.”
Keep Gallery users steady until Kellerton had funds.
Once the kingdom had spare cash, pass it on naturally.
“Started with one house in mind...”
Scope grew somehow.
Half off, no labor costs—might as well go bigger.
[Enter points to invest!]
*25% extra discount for first use!
Total 50% + 25% off.
I went big on points.
[Investment Points – 1,000,000p]
“This should be decent.”
Overkill maybe.
But 1 million points?
“Wow! Cheaper than Seoul houses!”
Just needs sleep and eat space.
[Confirming investment points...]
[Starting Facility production: ‘Learning, Dormitory, Spacious.’]
“Yeah, yeah, make it good.”
Hoping for a two-story with multiple rooms.
As I thought that, the system popped up again.
[Starting ‘Academy’ production.]
“What?”
-Rumble
A massive vibration hit from outside.
- Aaaah what the fuck is that
- W-what is that thing?
- What kind of magic is that...?
Materials rained from the empty lot’s sky, and a huge academy began forming.
*
No idea who my parents were.
Been wandering streets since young.
“Dirty kid...”
Beggars stand out.
“Really?”
Pin remembered a noble lady’s expression saying that about her.
Maybe she was right.
Pin— even the name was a careless boy’s name from childhood.
But not anymore.
“Th-that outfit’s new?”
“...Jealous.”
No one saw her as an orphan.
They treated her awkwardly, assuming massive wealth family.
All from clothes.
“No, not ‘just’ clothes.”
Even that noble lady and her son couldn’t wear these.
Fear-of-dust luxury fabric and design.
Pin fiddled with her scarf.
All thanks to Judak.
- Judak*) Arrived?
ㄴ Pin) Yes...!
ㄴ Judak*) ㅇㅋㅇㅋ Good. Wait a sec
West end of the square, before the empty lot.
Undeveloped outskirts.
Just a vast empty lot ahead.
“No clue why here, but...”
Must be a reason.
- Judak*) ㅇㅇ Done
Chat from Judak.
What was done?
As Pin tilted her head.
-Rumble
The sky split.
..
“Huh...?”
Pin’s eyes went wide like a rabbit’s.
Not a metaphor.
The gloomy sky, clouds parted for real.
“W-what the hell is...”
People shrink before the inexplicable?
Pin felt tiny.
Small body, pounding heart, clasped hands shaking.
Yet clearly visible: things descending from the center.
“...Wood?”
Materials poured in the middle.
Timber, stone, glass, metal, etc.
Various forms swirled down, embedding in the lot.
Didn’t make sense at first.
But as time passed, the frame sharpened.
“Mansion...”
Nobles...
No, a colossal mansion beyond noble imitation.
Beautiful iron fences with patterns around it.
Barren land turned fertile, lawns and flowerbeds formed.
Even that snobby noble lady couldn’t live here.
“Am I going crazy...?”
Pin doubted her eyes.
Did this make sense?
Maybe starvation hallucinations?
But turning, reality hit.
“Uh, uhh?”
“The sky...”
Strolling pedestrians,
Shopping merchants,
All collapsed legless or jaws dropped.
- Judak*) Holy shit what is this?
“Lord Judak...?”
You’re surprised too?
By then, the mansion completed.
As if always there.
-Creak
The iron gate before Pin slowly creaked open both ways.
“G-gotta snap out of it.”
- Pin) W-what is all this?
Heart pounding to burst.
She barely sent the chat.
- Judak*) Your house?
“Huh, haa... heek.”
Pin finally collapsed there.