Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: Canopy Bed and Awakening Cola
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[1:1 chat room has been created!]
Judak☆: Hey
Fallen Noble Lady: (Front photo of the pink canopy)
Fallen Noble Lady: (Angle shot from above the pink canopy)
Fallen Noble Lady: (Photo of the canopy taken from below looking up)
Judak☆: ?
Fallen Noble Lady: Please don't leave. I'm taking more canopy photos right now.
I entered the chat out of curiosity about her nickname.
The moment I did, a barrage of canopy photos greeted me before I could even say hello, as if she'd been waiting.
You could tell she'd put real effort into them, trying her best to make them look as vibrant as possible.
Like the one taken with the window open, curtains fluttering in the wind.
Or the dynamic shot where she'd thrown herself onto it to emphasize the fluffiness.
Judak☆: Whoa; calm down, I'm not going anywhere
Fallen Noble Lady: ...ㅠㅠ Is that for real? You really won't leave?
Judak☆: Yeah
Each message carried this subtle air of pitifulness.
But separately from that, the bed itself was in excellent—nay, impeccably delicate—condition.
Was she really some noble lady, just like her nickname suggested?
Judak☆: Nice place? That bed's quality is insane ㄷㄷ;
Fallen Noble Lady: Hmph, of course. I'm the daughter of the Ophelia Ducal House.
Of course, that doesn't mean I'm looking down on you or that I'll be uncooperative in our trade or anything—hope you get that?
Judak☆: Got it;
Fallen Noble Lady: Wait just a sec. I'll take more photos and send them over.
Judak☆: Nah, it's cool, this is plenty
Fallen Noble Lady: Huh?
Truth was, I'd already made up my mind.
"Barter is god, points are invincible."
The canopy she'd posted was straight out of a romance novel—the textbook bed.
Huge enough that you'd still have extra space spreading out like a starfish.
Fluffiness proven by hurling her whole body onto it.
If only there was a way to deal with those frilly pink curtains...
"This is the one to trade with."
But did this self-proclaimed lady think I'd turn her down?
Fallen Noble Lady: W-Wait a minute!
This bed is seriously the best. Once you lie down, you'll think, yeah, totally worth buying!
Her frantic messages piled up, desperately trying to hold me back.
Before the fallen lady could type any more, I hit the trade button, and the system message popped up.
[Trade established!]
[1,000 Tuna Cans have been safely delivered!]
Fallen Noble Lady: O ◇ O Thank you!
Thud!
[Delivery complete.]
"Ooh..."
And right before my eyes, an enormous canopy appeared in one corner of the warehouse.
As I was about to leave the market after the satisfying deal, a sudden question hit me.
"But didn't she say three types of canopies at first?"
Yet all the photos she'd sent were of just the one, seemingly from the same room.
Judak☆: But where are the other two beds? Why only show one?
Of course, I didn't need three beds.
Pure curiosity prompted the question, and the Fallen Noble Lady started panicking like a cornered rat.
Fallen Noble Lady: Oh, well...
Judak☆: ?
Fallen Noble Lady: Truth is, the other two are my dad's and my sibling's... I'd have to go upstairs to take pics...?
Judak☆: Gotcha
Fallen Noble Lady: But there's magic beasts wandering the mansion sometimes...
Fallen Noble Lady: Want pics of the other bedding too? I can go take them now...? ㅠㅠ
"What, is she trapped?"
Maybe she was in a situation like mine.
I could practically picture her trembling as she typed.
Judak☆: Nah, it's fine, this one's perfect and I'm happy
Fallen Noble Lady: *^^*
For some reason, I had a feeling we'd run into each other again.
*
"Whoa, this is the best."
GOAT.
Stripped of the pesky curtains, the canopy was literally the greatest of all time.
Lying on its cloud-like fluffiness made happiness bubble up naturally.
Add the gallery window floating in midair, and this place was paradise.
Browsing the gallery after the satisfying trade, I saw tons of disappointed reactions to the deal closing.
-My tuna cans!!!
-Don't care about the trade, just love a gallery that's fun to burn lol
-Why reject my straw bed?
-I curse Judakㅗㅗ hope you trip and eat shit on the road
Amid them, I spotted a concept post that had drawn massive comments and attention—the name felt familiar.
Concept Post) I'm a tuna can billionaire now.
Fallen Noble Lady
(Meme of tuna cans stacked like a tower in one corner of the room)
Sold that space-hogging canopy and scored a thousand tuna cans. Heh.
No more worries about food?
Of course, if you guys come by, I can share a few.
Oh, and Judak, seriously thanks. If you need anything next time, I'll hunt it down for you.
You saved me ovo
(Just-hands V-sign meme)
"Ah, this is gonna get me so much hate."
The trade went great, but bragging like this in the gallery was a no-go.
This place had a scary habit of doxxing people with cyber investigator squads and such.
But against my expectations, the comments were surprisingly clean.
No, they were full of congratulations.
ㄴ We were always worried for you—congrats!
ㄴ Felt bad for her every time I saw her posts, but seeing her happy now is nice ㅇㅇ
ㄴ Whoa; that's endgame food specs ㄷㄷ ㅊㅋㅊㅋ
ㄴ Why are the comments here so wholesome wtf?
ㄴ Wholesome's fine but still lol
ㄴ Fr, can't even hate here;;
ㄴ Pure joy like this, hating would make me the asshole ㅇㅇ
ㄴ Hating on happiness makes you the asshole, asshole
Turns out it was because of the Fallen Noble Lady's usual soft-spoken vibe and her past posts.
- Alone in this huge mansion / 1 year ago
- Miss my sibling and dad... / 7 months ago
- No food left now. Am I really gonna die this pathetically? / 2 weeks ago
Her heartbreaking survival logs had built a supportive atmosphere for her.
ㄴ Th, those were originally mine!!
ㄴ So annoying!! Why only me!! I'm cursing Judak!!!
ㄴ Don't do this here;;
ㄴ Someone drag these elves away
ㄴ Sigh, elf-level pettiness
Of course, there were haters like that, but they were a tiny minority.
And thanks to the fallen lady's concept post, interest in bartering had spiked too.
- What doesn't Judak have?
- Keep digging and new stuff keeps coming;
- Got more?
ㄴ Judak☆) Pretty much? Seems I can get anything you name
ㄴ Thought you dipped, turns out you're here
ㄴ OP, post new items quick!!!
"Time to add some new stock?"
I opened the market every morning and evening.
So far, just baguettes, bottled water, energy drinks—but I'd decided to add tuna cans.
[Level up! 3→4]
"Plus, now mana rice balls have tons of uses."
My point income had skyrocketed at level 4, way beyond before.
A full day of gallery scrolling could net me 10k points now.
[Registered Tuna Cans to the market.]
[Remaining registration slots: 1]
Title: Yeah it's me
Added tuna cans to the market
Buy lots plz
[99+ comments]
ㄴ MAR!!!KET!!! ADD!!!
ㄴ Damn!! Knew it!!
ㄴ Judak ghosted? Judak ghosted? Judak ghosted?
ㄴ Lmao from now on breakfast dinner all tuna cans to fill up lol
I laughed along at the gallery's explosive reactions until my eyes started to feel strained.
"Huh, it does get pretty dark here."
The warehouse interior was bigger than expected.
But no light coming in made it super dim, and relying solely on system glow was hurting my eyes.
Health was key for long-term gallery grinding.
With the bed acquired via barter, my thoughts naturally turned to the next item.
"Might as well grab some lighting?"
In this mana-filled isekai, daily life had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Sure, it was ruined now, but maybe someone out there would trade.
[Buying. Selling.]
[Need: Lights, lamps]
I posted right away.
[23 trade requests received.]
The system pinged back instantly, like it was waiting.
*
It was only the first day using the barter system.
I hadn't met many gallery users yet, but one thing was clear.
Judak☆: Lamp's in good shape. Tuna can as trade item?
Vincent: Tuna cans will do. But I'd prefer something else.
Judak☆: ?? What else you want?
Vincent: I don't even know myself.
Judak☆: ?
This trade partner, the painter Vincent.
Unlike other traders, this guy was seriously unique.
Vincent: My life is agonizing enough to die for.
Vincent: I seek something to burn it fiercely.
Judak☆: Uh
A gallery user famous as a top artist pre-ruin had placed a tough order.
I could've sought other traders, but for some reason, this didn't feel like trolling.
"Something to burn it fiercely..."
I pondered deeply for a moment.
Naturally, my mind drifted to something from my own life, and it didn't take long to recall.
Drug-like, but not a drug.
Something with insane refreshment that hits your whole body hard with just one sip.
Judak☆: Got it
Vincent: Oho, as expected of Judak. I trusted you'd solve my woes. What is it?
Judak☆: This.
Intense red hue packed with vicious black lava liquid.
Judak☆: Try some cola.
I'd finally brought cola into this isekai.
*
Concept Post) New Artwork Exhibition
Title: People Drinking Cola
(An oil painting of people in a dark house relying on lamplight to drink cola)
Judak. You—cola has awakened me.
99+ recommendations, 0 dislikes
[99+ comments]
ㄴ Kyaa! Must-watch new Vincent!
ㄴ Been waiting, master ㅎㅎ
ㄴ Whoa ㄷㄷ; killer vibe
ㄴ But what's everyone drinking?
ㄴ Faces all scrunched but drinking like they're craving it
ㄴ Cola? What's cola
ㄴ Judak's new product?
ㄴ Heard he bartered with Sammy recently.
Concept Post) Anguish and Cola
(Video of Vincent drinking cola while admiring a scenic hilltop view)
99+ recommendations, 2 dislikes
[99+ comments]
ㄴ Vibe is insane
ㄴ Where's that background?
ㄴ Master, what's the drink?
ㄴ Cola? Cola's in this one too
ㄴ Kinda wanna try it now
ㄴ Other posts say it snapped him out of deadly boredom with its refreshment and liberation?
ㄴ Whoa, black liquid bubbling like crazy?
ㄴ You can drink that??
- Judak, guarantee our right to know too!
- Judak you bastard gonna keep teasing vaguely?
- That black stuff's got me curious af
-Judak punk,, release the cola already,,!
"What the hell is this."
It happened when I woke after the first hour of my five-hour segmented sleep method.
How did everyone know about cola when I hadn't even listed it in the market?
But the mystery cleared up soon enough.
Concept Post) Cola is like the devil's embrace.
Filled with temptation impossible to resist.
But if cola devours my melancholy and hatred, I'll gladly leap into its arms.
71 recommendations, 2 dislikes
[83 comments]
ㄴ Whoa what does it even taste like
ㄴ Fr at this point I wanna try it so bad I'm going crazy
ㄴ Argh Judak you jerk!
"Ah."
Vincent had turned cola into his art subject and advertised it everywhere.