Chapter 111
Chapter 111
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Daily Life
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It was time to head to the office as usual.
But today, for some reason, my feet wouldn't budge.
"Why is that?"
"Just... I don't feel like going to work."
"Could it be because of that speech last time?"
Sarang automatically turned on and displayed internet news.
[Lee Seung-hoon, Chairman of Sarang Trading Co., Sparks Outrage with Cult-Like Remarks to Employees.]
[Speech Lasts 21 Hours, Exhaustion and Collapses Among Staff.]
[Heaven and Hell Exist, Introduces New Concept of 'Internet Hell' – A Fresh Cult.]
[Insane Welfare Benefits a Trap to Lure Cult Followers?]
[Giga-Christ? Internet Hell? Digital Certificates as Punishment? Overwhelmingly Bizarre Doctrines from a Cult Like No Other!]
Countless online articles viciously criticized my speech.
"Even as a Resolver, I couldn't convince people."
"From what I saw, that speech transcended the perception-altering abilities tied to your Resolver status."
"They believed everything else just fine, so why not this?"
"Maybe it's the result of a 21-hour speech?"
"Yeah, it was a bit long. But inspiration was just pouring out of me."
Sarang showed another screen.
This time, it wasn't an article but a YouTuber's video.
[Breaking Down Lee Seung-hoon's Speech with University Professors! What Nonsense Is This? Professors Can't Hold Back Sighs! 'Better at Bullshit Than a Dog'?]
[Views: 23.27 Million]
"Pity. But I won't blame them."
Prophets always get condemned.
"The first to preach the importance of handwashing, Semmelweis, was treated like a madman and locked up in an asylum."
John Snow, who proved the existence of waterborne diseases through epidemiology, wasn't recognized in his lifetime.
Mendel, who discovered the laws of genetics—now common knowledge—was ignored during his life and only acknowledged 35 years after his death.
"Pioneers are always rejected. I won't blame them."
"You wouldn't listen even if I said the cases are a bit different."
"Anyway, it's not the speech. I've just been through too many incidents back-to-back lately—must be burnout. I need a good rest for a while."
"A wise choice. How about a trip?"
"I'll just chill at home."
Gaining new experiences and knowledge is rest, too.
But sometimes, soaking your brain in mundane routine until it's languid is rest as well.
"Time to return to ordinary daily life for once."
First, I checked the "Notebook in My Head".
The question [1+1=?] on the first page was still unanswered.
"Was my guess wrong?"
Maybe an answer will come someday.
Next, after a while, I chatted via writing with Mr. Shin Guhwarang from another dimension beyond the toy well.
[I made it to Duserum this time! In your language, that's Chief Researcher!]
I'd steadily exchanged unique words and knowledge with Mr. Shin Guhwarang, so communication was smooth.
[More than that, I'd love to see those entities. Honestly, any scholar not intrigued by beings that cause supernatural phenomena is disqualified!]
[Shall I send some? I have photos of entities I've taken—I can copy and send them.]
[Really? Wow! Please do!]
I copied photos taken with the enhanced Polaroid camera.
Sent the copies through the toy well.
[Hmm, this oddly shaped thing in the photos is an entity? The same one appears in almost every shot?]
[That's probably me.]
[What? This is you, Mr. Seung-hoon? Wow, really, whoa, only two eyes, two arms, two legs... I had no idea you looked so unique. And so tiny?]
Mr. Shin Guhwarang's world had multiple biological sexes.
Not mental ones derived from the psyche, but biologically distinct sexes.
[That different? Come to think of it, you said you're a Sevyrum. What's a Sevyrum look like?]
[Want my photo? Hehe!]
[Gladly.]
A moment later, a photo came through the toy well.
Not on paper, but printed on a metal plate.
"Hmm."
A woman...?
Let me analyze closely.
'The face is slender. Four pairs of eyes.'
Each eye had three pupils—probably granting incredible dynamic vision.
The tongue was long like a snake's, and the body was elongated like one too.
'Lower body alone is about 6 meters?'
The legless lower half was covered not in scales but something like chitin plating. The many connection points suggested detachable parts or ones it could manipulate itself.
'Clothing? Or part of the body like human skin, but freely controllable?'
The upper body was bare.
It was elongated too—comparing to the background, surrounding figures, and the photo I sent it, I estimated around 5 meters.
'Lots of breasts.'
Precisely, large and numerous.
Interestingly, Mr. Shin Guhwarang's photo wasn't a still image.
"Amazing. It's not digital, but it moves?"
Don't the physical laws unique to each world get nullified upon crossing over?
If so, the tech applied here could work in our world too.
"Like the moving newspapers in Harry Potter."
Mr. Shin Guhwarang's face in the photo changed.
The slender feminine face split into dozens of segments, from which tentacles bloomed like flowers.
Each tentacle ended in a mouth with sharp teeth, elastic enough to swallow a human whole.
'The back splits too.'
It split down to the chitin-covered area, unfolding tougher, stranger tentacles like wings.
Dripping liquid from the tips hit the floor, producing white smoke that melted the metallic surface.
[How's it? I smiled for the shot?]
Mr. Shin Guhwarang's note arrived.
I thought it was threatening, but it was smiling?
[Beautiful.]
[Hehe, thanks! Actually, you weren't bad either, Seung-hoon! Look closely here and there—you might find it cute?]
Sevyrum, huh.
I recalled memories with Mr. Shin Guhwarang.
"Hmm."
This qualifies as female.
And more important than appearance are the heart and closeness.
"Possible."
Next, I created a special enhancement potion.
Normally, I'd use a regular enhancement potion. Their versatility was top-notch, and with the rarity of only 10 drops per month...
"Special enhancement potions are nice, but only one per month is too restrictive."
Still, planning some relaxed rest, I figured making one drop in advance would come in handy someday.
"Let's make this too."
If I could turn enhancement potions into special ones, weakening potions should work too.
"It actually worked."
Ten drops of weakening potion, previously useless in bulk, merged into one special weakening potion.
Unlike the golden special enhancement potion, this one was purple—clearly distinct, no mix-ups.
"Purple means deadly poison, easy to tell apart."
Wait, isn't deadly poison green?
Anyway, after making the special potions, I pondered their use.
"Wall-mounted TV?"
What would happen if I enhanced it with special enhancement potion?
Potions don't work on already enhanced or weakened states, so I sprayed purification potion first.
"It doesn't change?"
But the wall-mounted TV didn't revert to its original dial TV form.
[What are you doing now! Don't take our new headquarters!]
Suddenly, the TV turned on, and the announcer protested.
"I'm not taking it—I'm upgrading it. To something much better."
[...Really?]
"Yes. I made a special enhancement potion, so it'll upgrade way better. But to use the potion, it needs to revert to its original state."
I'd known real-time communication was possible before, but now the announcer was blatant about it.
[That sounds great! Spray it again then!]
I sprayed purification potion once more.
But it still didn't revert.
[No, what is this... hold on...]
The announcer called someone and chatted intently.
[Yes, Director, this Mo guy is enhancing us... Yes, you knew? Oh, your power has seeped too much into the TV, so it doesn't work anymore? Damn it!]
Short exchange, but it revealed a lot.
'An intern once said the wall-mounted TV's director was also a primordial entity candidate.'
From this talk, the director's power influences this world via the TV.
'In other words, the TV is a conduit for power. The enlarged conduit blocks external new power?'
A higher entity blocking a lower one's abilities.
Ironically, the forgotten alchemist's potion caused this irreversible change from a reversible one.
[Sorry, but nothing to be done.]
"Disappointing."
[Then, this has been your wall-mounted TV announcer...]
With the announcer's dejected farewell, the wall-mounted TV powered off.
"Guess I should save it for when it's needed."
No immediate use, so stored.
『Quack!』
Nothing more to do, so I bathed with Rubber Rubber Duck, read backlog novels, browsed communities—passed the time.
"Pudding!"
"You're doing well."
"Yeah! Pudding super lots! So many kinds! Wanna live here forever!"
I visited the Frankenstein unit, under company care.
Per the report, it was surrounded by puddings and snacks, enjoying happy meals daily.
'Daily intake around a million calories?'
The letter said around a hundred thousand?
"I can stockpile! Saving up hard!"
"Why?"
"To eat more!"
Energy storage function too, huh.
No issues apparent, so leave it be.
'Maybe hunt some safe entities?'
Surfing the net, I found leads on a few safe entities.
"Time for a walk and to check them out."
Three days later, I acquired three safe entities.
"Teruterubozu of Relationship Destruction."
A paper doll: Hang on window on a rainy day, pray, and it breaks up the couple or marriage you desire.
"Forced Coupling Establishment Letter, 100 Sheets."
For manga or novel authors: Write desired character couplings (1-to-many ok), send it—harem, reverse harem, TS, pure love, BL, yuri, all ignored; story alters to match.
"Perfume of Fate."
Spray and go out: That day, you'll brush past the opposite sex genetically, personality-wise, hobby-wise most compatible. But you gotta figure out who yourself.
"Somehow, all related to lovers."
Took them to the shady trader.
"Long time no see."
She'd changed a lot since last.
Previously spider monster; now spider beastkin level.
"Mr. Lee Seung-hoon, thank you so much for all the business."
After this trade, her shop was engulfed in darkness.
"Now that you're a true VIP, I'll show you the hidden feature."
"What's that?"
When light returned, a new passage appeared beside the shop.
"You can enter the new exchange through there. I'll handle trades there too, of course."
"What kind of exchange?"
She neatly folded her three pairs of arms in courtesy.
"The exchange between customers. Entity trades, mutual cooperation, info sharing. Actually, many customers have been looking for you, Mr. Lee Seung-hoon."
"Me?"
"Knowing entities means inevitably facing many issues. To them, you—the world's top Resolver—are the best helper to solve their problems."
Interesting.
Even after opening the Resolver office, entity-related cases were rare.
"They could just come to my office."
"They trust connections made through me more."
Like using a secondhand site safer and more reliable than footwork trading.
"Want to take a look?"
"Yes."
I stepped into the passage.
"Let's check it out."