Chapter 236 – Vacation Trip (8)
[30,000LP is given as a reward for completing the Desire Quest, ‘I want you to play with me!’]
[30,000 LP will be paid by achieving the additional achievement condition, ‘Raise affinity’ to the final ‘S Rank’.]
[5,000LP will be paid by collecting the fetish, Morphophilia (medium).]
[50,000 LP will be paid as a reward for achieving S-class favorability for the first time.]
[One of the top talents of ‘Han Soo-ah’, a target of S-level favorability, is randomly acquired without rank loss.]
[Potential Rating S, Game acquired.]
[Randomly learns one of Han Sua’s top three talents.]
[Potential Grade A+, Sleep has been acquired.]
[You have acquired the S-class talent crystal stone.]
[5,000 LP will be paid by achieving the achievement ‘Merge with Childhood Friend’.]
[10,000LP will be paid by achieving the achievement ‘Raise and eat’.]
Seo Joo-hwan quickly read the message that filled his eyes. A total of 130,000 LP was earned by completing various achievements, quests, and fetishes. It was more than enough to make up for the LP lost when Lucy left the other day.
The message went on and on.
[The system level has risen to Lv 4 by satisfying the desire energy.]
[The grade limit of talent and skill is extended to A.]
[Skill draw has been opened.]
[The item registration shop has been opened.]
[Special ability conversion has been opened.]
Several features have been added along with the message that the level has risen.
“You’re finally up!”
Considering how fast it went up to level 3, it took quite a while. When she broke up with Jung Ha-yeon, it was only 4 months since she was level 3.
‘How long will it take to reach the next level?’
The other day, Lucy said that the hardest part to level up is from level 4. Of course, it will depend on how quickly you collect the desire energy.
“Let’s start with the skills first.”
A skill that can only be drawn once per level.
Seo Joo-hwan opened the draw window with a throbbing heart at the thought of drawing a skill after a long time.
“What is so expensive?”
The price of the skill draw is 100,000LP.
It was a completely different price compared to level 3.
The fortunate thing is that the LP that I own is quite generous. His current LP holdings were approximately 400,000 LPs.
He brought his hand to the eject button.
[Master, stop!]
There was a voice that stopped Seo Joo-hwan.
He forgot what he was trying to pull out and shouted.
“Lucy! Lucy, right?”
[Long time no see, Master.]
“It’s also Lucy! Are you finally back?”
A welcome voice that left two months ago.
Seo Joo-hwan called her name her with an open face.
[Whoops. I guess you missed me a lot?]
Lucy replied in a voice mixed with laughter. Her voice sounded more human than before she left.
“Do you speak? Of course I missed you!”
[That’s a nice word.]
“What is it, Lucy is calm. Didn’t you miss me?”
Seo Joo-hwan said playfully with a tone of disappointment. Then Lucy answered in a warm voice.
[I have always been by my master’s side. I was always watching.]
“Always?”
[Yes. I couldn’t come out of the system, but I was awake.]
“Then, as expected?”
It refers to when Han Soo-ah came to the room. As he struggled to make a decision, he heard a voice. Rather than worrying about the future, stick to your current feelings. It was definitely Lucy’s voice in her.
[Right. I was able to intervene briefly thanks to the energy of desire that I had accumulated. In particular, the energy I gathered during the vacation was great.]
“Is it?”
[Because desire is an emotion. The owner solved the worries of Joo Kyung-eun, Bae Jun-ho, and Yoo-byeol, whom I met at the leadership camp. After that, I shared my heart more deeply with Jung Ha-yeon.]
As Lucy said, a lot happened during the short vacation. In addition to what she said, she resolved the conflict between Jang Deok-hun and Jang Deok-ja, and she also shared her heart more deeply with Yoo Ji-gyeong. Will the song I sang earlier at the camp be included in the energy of desire? The heart of Han Soo-ah, who had been raised for over 20 years, must have grown.
[It’s good that you came to college, Master.]
“Yes. Otherwise, she would have almost locked herself in her room her and wrote. I did well to go back to school as you said.”
Some time after being discharged, he asked Lucy for advice about going back to school. And Lucy at the time recommended that he go to college, saying he needed external stimulation. At the same time, he added something, and that was the decisive reason for going back to school.
“Lucy, do you remember what you said?”
[Sure. ‘You said you would live this life the way you like it, didn’t you? Then worrying is pointless. You can try it once and quit if you don’t like it’, right?]
“Haha. Right. Thanks to those words, I went back to school.”
[So, do you like your life now? Enough to want to keep going?]
“Yes. Have fun If possible, I want to graduate like this.”
[Okay. I’m glad the owner is happy. But always keep the possibility open, Master.]
“Uh? What does that mean?”
Seo Joo-hwan narrowed his eyes and asked again. Lucy’s words her were somehow meaningful.
[Whoops. Let’s talk about that next time. In the end, it’s up to the owner’s heart. There is not much time left.]
“What? Didn’t you come back completely?”
Seo Joo-hwan said in an awe-inspiring voice. I thought we would be together again from now on, but time is running out!
Unlike him who was embarrassed, Lucy spoke in a normal voice.
[Sorry, but I have to go inside the system again. I haven’t fully mastered the system yet. Right now, I just came out while taking advantage of the level increase.]
“… How long can there be?”
[There are only a few minutes left.]
Seo Ju-hwan sighed for a long time. Does he mean that he has already left again, no matter how long we’ve met?
Lucy comforted him.
[Master, as I said before, I am always by your side. I will intervene whenever the master is in trouble. Even if the day I return is delayed.]
“… No. Don’t do that, Lucy. I will take care of my work, so please take care of me so that I can come back as soon as possible.”
He seemed to have worried Lucy for nothing. I wondered if the previous intervention might have had an effect.
[Lucy exists for Master. It’s natural, so you don’t have to worry about it.]
“Haha. You’ve become so human, Lucy. It’s very emotional.”
[Whoops. Right? Rather, I have to tell you now.]
Lucy said he had a reason for coming.
Seo Joo-hwan nodded slightly and focused on her voice.
[Master, do you remember what I said earlier? I told you to stick to your current feelings. Don’t worry too much about the next day.]
“Of course. I remember.”
[This is not just a word. I can’t tell you the details, but please enjoy the present instead of worrying about the future.]
“… Okay.”
Seo Joo-hwan nodded his head without questioning Kata. For a short time, he didn’t want to cut off Lucy’s voice from her.
Lucy also explained the new features along with leveling up. It’s about the item shop and special ability conversion. Other than that, I was just finishing a few tips.
[Focusing on collecting system level and talent crystal stones… @#$]
A noise blended into Lucy’s voice hers.
She said in a more muffled voice.
[This. It is already.]
“… Are you leaving now?”
[Yes. Slowly, the time has come.]
“When do you think you can fully come back?”
[I do not know. If the master is unhappy, it may take more than ten years. However, if I continue to enjoy life and various experiences like I do now, it may not take five years.]
It’s a lot longer than you think. However, Seo Joo-hwan did not show disappointment. Because she didn’t want to worry Lucy.
Instead, he said with a smile.
“Flaw. If I do well, you mean less time, right? What is five years I’ll get you back soon.”
[Whoops. Lucy believes that, Master.]
“Yes, trust only this master.”
Seo Joo-hwan deliberately patted his chest and expressed exaggerated confidence.
Lucy gives him advice in a laughing voice.
[Do not forget it. Pleasant life, diverse experiences. In addition, all the emotions felt by the master and the people around him will become the energy of desire.]
“Okay, don’t worry. I’ll help you get back soon.”
[No. That’s not it.]
Lucy denied once, then she said in a faint voice.
[This means that the owner wants you to be happy.]
“Lucy…”
Those were the last words.
Lucy’s voice was no longer heard.
“More than my mother.”
How happy do you want me to be?
Maybe Lucy cared for him more than his family.
However, Lucy had to be with him to live a happy life.
‘Come back soon, Lucy.’
Her voice her seemed to linger in my ears.
*
After returning from the trip, daily life flowed peacefully again.
If there is one thing that has changed from before, it is that there is no awkwardness between Seo Joo-hwan and Han Soo-ah. And is it just that Yoo Ji-gyeong treats Han Soo-ah more comfortably than before?
“Oh, they both went up a lot. This is enough to cover the repair area, right?”
At those words, Han Soo-ah and Seo Ju-hee looked at each other and clapped their hands together. Both of them have entered the realm of stability in last year’s mock exam.
“It’s all thanks to Hwan-i and Ha-yeon!”
“Thank you sister! I didn’t really have answers for math and English! Hayeon unnie is the best!”
“Yumma, you didn’t have answers about Korean language and history. It was a total mess.”
“Wow. Can’t you give me a compliment! Stupid brother!”
“You should thank me too, stupid little brother.”
Jung Ha-yeon, who saw Seo Ju-hwan and Seo Ju-hee’s bickering, burst into laughter. Are all siblings like this? It was not unfamiliar to them fighting each other in a rough manner while giving each other affection.
“Anyway, I struggled. I am going back to Anyang now.”
“Tooth. Thanks for teaching me, brother.”
“Hehe. OK.”
“Hwani oppa, you have to come visit often!”
“Okay. Or Sua can come and visit us. I’ll make you something delicious.”
“Ah, yes.”
Han Soo-ah answered with a little embarrassment. Because he knew what he would do if he went to his house. After returning from her trip, she often went to Seo Ju-hwan’s house to play and train.
That training.
‘When will I be able to put it in without getting sick?’
It was an exercise in accepting Seo Joo-hwan’s goods. Maybe my body got used to it thanks to the training, but it was less painful than the first time, but I still felt quite a bit of pain.
Seo Ju-hwan returned to Anyang with a week left on vacation. And he focused on writing ‘The Barracks Life of a Regressor’, which was about to be completed.
“Aww! It is complete!”
On the eve of his opening day, he completed his second piece.
[20,000 LP will be paid for achieving the achievement ‘Complete the second work’!]
Lucy seemed to congratulate him.
