Chapter 24
Chapter 24
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 24
Chapter Title: King of Furniture
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Woojin rubbed his eyes and checked the status window again.
But the numbers hadn't changed.
The leather sofa's base defense was 20.
Normally, enhancements up to +9 increased performance by 10% each, and from +10 onward, it jumped by 50% per level.
That was the law of Unriworld.
If it had been +10, the defense would have been in the 70s at best.
Yet the number staring back at him now was an unbelievable 537, even though it was only +5.
"How impressive is that?"
Sangjin tilted his head and asked. Woojin rubbed his dry face as he replied.
"You remember that shiny spear Jihyun took?"
"Yeah, the legendary item Gale Roll? Looked insanely powerful."
"Its attack power at +3 was 399."
"...Huh?"
Sangjin stared blankly at the sofa and his brother in turn.
"So... even if you stabbed this sofa with that spear..."
"It wouldn't pierce. If there's a 100+ difference in defense, it won't even leave a scratch."
Of course, skills could introduce variables, but purely in terms of raw specs, that's how it was.
"Whoa... that's insane."
Sangjin's jaw dropped.
A leather sofa that could block even a legendary weapon.
This wasn't furniture anymore—it was like a leather city wall or something.
"Hyung, what if monsters invade or thieves break in later...?"
"Yeah, just hide behind the sofa. That's the safest spot."
"But... what if that spear hits +15?"
"......"
Gale Roll at +9 had sliced the Demon King's neck. Its attack power back then was around 700.
+15? Simple math put the attack power over 8,000.
"Wouldn't that make it not a weapon anymore, but a planet-destroying superweapon...?"
"......"
"That won't happen. It can't happen. I wouldn't enhance it to +15 unless I'd lost my mind. And it probably wouldn't even reach +15 anyway."
The brothers shook their heads and peered back into the sofa's skill window.
[Absolute Rest Lv. Max]
Skill level Max.
Meaning there was no higher skill than this.
Woojin let out a hollow laugh.
This wasn't furniture. If he had to name it, maybe the King of Furniture?
If this had been in Unriworld, the Church of the Goddess would've thrown a fit trying to designate it as a holy relic.
And finally, the cherry on top: the additional option.
[Advanced Mana Recovery Lv. 5]: Explosively recovers mana.
Even in Unriworld, mana recovery like this only appeared sporadically on legendary-or-higher items.
And on Earth, where recovery methods were nonexistent? A mana recovery item was like hitting the jackpot.
"Sangjin."
"If I don't get up, flip the sofa over right away."
"...You really have to sit on it? Hyung might actually ascend."
"Nah, it's different from before. This needs testing."
"...Fine. I'll have 119 on speed dial."
Woojin stood solemnly in front of the sofa, vowing not to let go of his senses this time as he lowered his butt.
Pfook—
"Huuuuh... "
The moment he sat, a thrilling shiver raced up his spine.
It wasn't just comfortable.
It felt like pure holy water had been poured over his entire body—a refreshing coolness.
"Whoa... jackpot."
His head, heavy from last night's drinks, cleared up instantly, and the fatigue weighing on his shoulders evaporated in a flash.
"H-Hyung, you okay? Still alive?"
"Dude, this is insane. Come sit. It's not dangerous."
"...Really?"
Sangjin cautiously sat on the side.
In that instant, his pupils trembled.
"Th-This...!"
A fullness he'd never felt in his life. A maternal warmth enveloped his entire body.
"Insane, right?"
"Unreal..."
Then Sangjin screamed.
"Whoa! Hyung! Crazy!!"
"What! What's wrong! Can't get up again?"
"No! My arm! The scar on my arm is disappearing!"
Woojin hurriedly checked Sangjin's arm.
The scar from a childhood injury.
The mark that always tugged at his heart—it was fading like someone was erasing it in real time.
Shhh—
"!!!"
Bodily Rest. The wound recovery effect.
"Unbelievable..."
The features so far were already cheat-level, but what mattered most to Woojin was something else.
"Sangjin, grab some chopsticks. Said we're low on stock."
"Huh? Right now?"
"Just bring 'em."
Sangjin dashed off and brought a box of chopsticks.
Woojin sank deep into the sofa and gripped a set.
Fwaah—
Mana drained out. But.
Shwaaaa—
Vast mana surged from the sofa like a pump, filling Woojin's body.
The spent mana recharged in under 10 seconds.
"Ha! This is it!"
Woojin's mouth curved up to his ears.
This was a revolution.
[Enhancement! Enhancement! Enhancement! Enhancement!]
50 chopstick sets enhanced in succession. Mana fully sustained.
Woojin went wild, spamming enhancements like a madman.
50 chopstick sets piled up in a flash. An amount that would've exhausted him normally, but Woojin felt more energized than ever.
"Hyung... you good?"
"Bring more. We're making 1,000 today!"
The mana premature ejaculation problem that had held him back was now perfectly solved.
After a frenzy of enhancements, the brothers rose from the sofa.
But one minor(?) issue remained.
"Hyung. Everything's great, but can't we do something about that unnecessary holy, sacred effect?"
Due to the +15 effect, the sofa constantly emitted a divine glow.
At night, no lighting needed.
"...Let's buy some fabric to cover it. Like blackout curtains."
Temporary cover was the only option.
"Ha... one sofa drained us completely."
"Tell me about it."
But they couldn't stop now.
The brothers lightly finished the remaining appliances at +3~4.
They left the TV with the 'No Mind, No Thought' skill alone. The effect was too suspicious.
[No Mind, No Thought Lv. 1]: Pulls the user into their own world, isolated from external stimuli.
And finally, the bed remained.
"What's the bed's skill?"
"Mine's 'Lucid Dream,' yours is 'Deep Sleep.'"
Sangjin furrowed his brow.
"Deep Sleep's good, but... Lucid Dream? Sounds sketchy."
"It's fine. Worst case, we have that holy sofa. Even if you go nuts, sitting cures it."
"...True."
With mana solved, Woojin boldly aimed for high enhancements.
Especially 'Lucid Dream'—it had research value.
[Lucid Dream Lv. 1]: 5% chance to enter lucid dream during sleep. User becomes aware it's a dream.
"I'm... stopping at +3. Don't wanna get high while sleeping."
"Do you. I'm going for it."
Light poured from Woojin's hand once more.
At the same time. A residential neighborhood in Seoul's Mapo-gu.
A B-rank gate appeared.
"Kraaaah!"
The Orc Lord swung its massive axe with a roar.
Normally, this would call for a siege: tanks holding, dealers blasting.
But only one figure danced there.
It was Jihyun Yoo.
The silver-white spear in her hand, Gale Roll, flashed.
Thwack—!
Jihyun threw the spear.
It pierced the Orc Lord's shield like tofu and went through its shoulder.
"Kroooargh!!"
A normal thrown spear risked losing the weapon.
But not for her.
Jihyun lightly extended her empty hand.
Fwaah—!
Gale Roll, which had flown through the enemy, U-turned in midair and sucked back into Jihyun's grip like a magnet.
The first skill unlocked when Woojin successfully enhanced it to +3.
"Hee hee."
Jihyun smiled and threw the spear again.
Shwooo—!
Throw, pierce, return.
The trajectory of infinite spear throws.
But she wasn't just strong at range.
Adding Gale Roll's basic skill 'Subspace Storage' turned close combat into art.
Store the spear in subspace to hide its path, close in on the enemy, and pull it out to stab—unpredictable strikes.
Now at Lv. 4, Subspace Storage activated faster. Previously limited to contact range, it now worked from a bit farther.
Within 2 meters.
Inside that, her spear could vanish anywhere and pop out unpredictably.
Jihyun approached the Orc Lord and swung Gale Roll down.
The moment the Orc Lord raised its axe to block.
Tsskt—
Gale Roll vanished in an instant.
"Kruk?"
Before the Orc Lord could even grasp the situation, Gale Roll reappeared like magic and stabbed its heart.
Thud!
Kwachik!
"Kyaaak!"
Plus the monstrous destructive power of 399 attack.
Even the sturdy B-rank boss Orc Lord lasted less than 5 minutes before collapsing.
The waiting hunters nearby gaped.
"Is that... human? Soloing a B-rank boss?"
"Why does the thrown spear come back? Magic?"
"Isn't she B-rank? That make sense?"
Overwhelming force.
Jihyun stepped on the Orc Lord's corpse, storing the spotless Gale Roll in subspace.
'This is it!'
Thrilling.
Even with her level and stats cut, item power filled the gap perfectly.
'All thanks to Woojin.'
Tactics impossible without Recall.
And that +99 attack? Woojin's touch had turned her into a battlefield dominator.
As Jihyun exited the gate, her mind was full of one man.
"Should I give a bigger bonus...?"
No, money wasn't enough.
She'd learned that sincerity meant showing up in person.
She pulled out her phone and called her secretary.
"Woosang Shop—aren't they saying no stock lately?"
—Yes, monitoring as ordered, but they sell out instantly. Like grabbing stars from the sky.
"Just watch for now. And..."
A seductive smile played on Jihyun's lips.
"I'm heading over now, so prepare the best Hanwoo gift set. Two-Plus Number Nine. The absolute best cuts."
She had to express her thanks properly.
Of course, a bit of personal ulterior motive mixed in was her little secret.