Chapter 305 – 305. Anna Starcheva 1
I piled up the potions on the living room table and came into the room.
I guess it would be easier to talk to each other without me. It doesn’t matter if you have it, but you will still be noticed.
If you’re going to do it, it’s better to do it with peace of mind.
Enter the room and continue your training.
I feel like I want to master storage now, but will and reality are not always proportional.
As you increase the advanced level to 89%, you start to feel the limitations. After all, it’s impossible to do it all at once.
I somehow completed 90% and used sleep.
It’s tough. I need to sleep. When women wake up, they will come up with some answer.
When I opened my eyes and looked at the clock, the time was 11:30 AM.
A refreshed body and a refreshed mind. After all, there is no medicine like sleep for humans.
I want to lie down more… I can’t sleep anymore because I need to urinate. Ugh. I didn’t drink much before going to bed, so why do I feel like drinking so much?
I went to the bathroom and was about to go outside when I heard a voice outside.
When I searched, I felt the presence of all four women in the living room. Hmm… Are you thinking hard about a plan?
I just lay down on the bed to give myself a little more time.
You should know how to be lazy like this sometimes. Take your time.
But time is too precious to just rest.
Especially if your mind is this clear.
The remaining skill is 10%. Skill number 500. 13 potions.
I can’t leave this behind. Let’s destroy it right away.
If my condition is as good as it is now, eating one potion a minute is ridiculous.
So I use skills one after another and drink potions. 13. That’s just gum.
After using the last storage method, I finally became a master of storage.
Ugh… Master nine skills. I am a class 9 archmage!
Stop talking nonsense and open the skill window with a pounding heart.
I took out the skill table and pen from the storage and started looking at them one by one.
Hmm… Passive. As expected, it’s coming again.
Skill radius increased by 4 and skill duration by 4. I learned it as soon as I saw it.
800,000 coins flew away in an instant. I was expecting this to some extent.
And… Huh?
Among the skills, there was one that made me doubt my eyes. I unconsciously rub my eyes and look at the skill window again.
A skill that caught my eye. ‘Interpretation’
Fuck… A fucking sound came out spontaneously.
For the first time, I felt grateful to the kids who created these skills.
Translate? I know that word, right? Translate. The one that can understand foreign languages?
Without realizing it, I almost learned the skill without even looking at all the other things.
Phew… No way. Let’s calm down.
You can learn anytime. I have to look into what skills they all have.
I compare the skill window and write the skills on the skill table… My head is already full of other thoughts.
Translate. With this one, you can talk to Anna as much as you like. Fuck. Studying a foreign language? Tell him to fuck off.
Besides, you can charm and give instructions to someone you can’t communicate with, right?
Party, Blink, things like that are not important. You have to learn this right now.
First, I quickly copied and wrote down all the skills.
There’s a lot, but I can’t remember anything.
I took a deep breath and pressed the interpretation skill.
[500,000 coins are consumed to learn the ‘Interpretation’ skill. Would you like to learn?]
What? Fuck? 500,000? Surely?
I clicked yes without any hesitation.
An interpretation skill that pops up in the skill window. And the sparkling skill selection box.
Yeeeee!!!
When the cost of learning was 500,000, I did it just in case. It was passive after all!
I left the shiny skill selection box and quickly ran out to the living room.
I opened the door so hard that there was a bang and the four women looked at me in shock.
“Are you awake?”
“Oh. I’m surprised. Open the door gently!”
“Oppa. That way the door won’t break. You have to open it harder.”
“Songcheol. Be gentle!”
Four women saying something to me each time.
Among them, I looked at Anna, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
“Anna, can you understand what I’m saying? I spoke for a long time, but do you understand what I mean?”
When I said that, Seunghee, Mina, and SeAh looked confused.
And then Anna heard me, and she looked really surprised and covered her mouth and stuttered.
“Uh… How can you suddenly speak Korean so well? What’s going on? What happened?”
Judging from the reactions of the other three women, what Anna was speaking was clearly Russian.
But I clearly understood what Anna said. Everything she says, down to the toshi.
“Hurrah! Fuck!”
I walked up to her, hugged her, picked her up, and spun her around.
Three women making absurd expressions as if they don’t understand the situation.
And Anna still can’t shake off her surprised expression as if she couldn’t believe it.
“Oh my god… Oh my god. Are we finally able to have a proper conversation now?”
Anna falls into my arms and hugs me tightly with tears in her eyes.
I don’t know what mechanism this passive interpreter works by, but I didn’t have time to think about that right now.
It makes me want to dance with joy just because the language barrier that had been so frustrating has been completely broken down.
After being overjoyed and happy with Anna for a while, he finally sat down and calmed down.
“So… You’re saying that you understand everything Anna said in Russian?”
“Yes.”
Mina asked as if to confirm, and when she heard my answer, she spoke again as if she was amazed.
“And Anna understood everything you said in Korean?”
“I think so. But did what I said sound like Korean?”
“Yes. It was the same as usual.”
Really… It’s a ridiculous skill. Besides, this is passive.
This means that it is always applied even if it is not used separately.
Moreover, there were no separate conditions written down… I feel like I can now talk to anyone without any restrictions.
Then, wouldn’t it be possible to communicate with indigenous tribes people in Africa? In theory, I guess that’s how it works?
“You guys should also raise your skills quickly.”
Everyone nods their heads at what I say.
Since you just saw what happened right before your eyes, you will completely agree with me.
“I’m glad. Now, Anna can say everything she wants to say, even if it’s only once, right?”
“That’s right. The frustration will be greatly reduced. Still, I won’t be able to communicate smoothly with you yet.”
Okay. Well, that can’t be helped. To obtain interpretation skills, you must master nine skills… They still have a long way to go.
Still, it is an area that can be reached someday. That doesn’t mean it’s just impossible.
After she and I completely communicated, Anna continued to have her arms around me.
I’m smiling brightly as usual, but it feels a little different from back then.
If before that you felt like you were just laughing because you couldn’t communicate, are you really smiling with joy now?
“Thank goodness. I’m so glad.”
Se-Ah mutters to herself. Even though she’s always tickling, if you see her like this, she’s a warm woman on the inside.
You’re muttering like that because you think you’re truly fortunate.
Moreover, it was the same for Seunghee and Mina.
It was Seunghee who always tried to have a short conversation with Anna.
And the person who watched Anna’s Korean study most diligently was Mina.
In the end, everyone always cared and worried about Anna.
Such nice women. Women who are too much for me.
After the emotional atmosphere had passed, and she had completely calmed down, she stood up and told Mina to prepare her meal.
Seung-hee and Se-ah followed Mina and stood up, and when Anna stood up after them, Mina smiled and said.
“I’m talking more with my brother. That comes first for now.”
Anna looks at me as if asking me to tell her what it means.
I told Mina exactly what she said, and after Anna listened to me, she walked up to Mina and hugged her tightly.
Ugh. Why are my eyes sweating? What did you get in your eye? Me too…
The two were left alone and sat in the living room, but Anna sat quietly without saying anything.
What should I say? Do you feel like there’s so much you want to say, but you don’t know where to start?
Anna thought for a moment and finally opened her mouth with difficulty.
“Do you have any questions for me? Oh, I really don’t know what to say first. While studying Korean, I thought that a day like this would come someday… But I guess I wasn’t mentally ready yet. It came so suddenly that I was speechless. “
“There’s no rush. You can take your time. There’s plenty of time. But this is really strange. The way your mouth looks and the words you hear are completely different, so it’s a little surprising. There’s such a thing, right? Dubbing. It’s like dubbing a movie or something. But I still understand it. There’s nothing wrong with it, so it doesn’t matter.”
“Me too. It’s really amazing. It’s suddenly like this. I’m so happy. I really like it.”
At the same time, she shows Anna’s bright smile.
Good. It was a nice smile to just look at, but it was even better after knowing the meaning behind it.
Fuck. Those bastards who created skills. I apologize for swearing at you all this time. With this, I will make it something that never happened before. You bastards!
“Sungcheol. My name is Anna. Anna Starcheva.”
“Anna Starcheva. I see. Now I finally know the proper name. But even though I can translate, they still call me Songcheol.”
“Oh… I can’t help it. Pronunciation of Siot… That’s too difficult.”
Anna’s emotions seem to have become richer now that the language barrier has been broken.
No. Actually, I guess so. It was difficult to convey her emotions smoothly when she had limited expressions and could barely express herself with words.
“Yeah. It doesn’t matter. Whether it’s Seongcheol or Seongcheol, they’re both calling me anyway. So… Can I ask you something I’m curious about?”
“Yes. I’d rather do that. Really… I have so many things I want to say, but I don’t know where to start. My mind is like a tangled mess.”
“Okay. So… We might have to talk about the bad times, is that okay?”
“Of course. It was a time I didn’t want to think about again, but… I have to talk openly about it once. To you too.”
The expression “You” That Anna said to me somehow feels deep.
It feels different from when she was always called Sungcheol.
“How did you come to Korea?”
“Hmm… Yes, we should talk about that. Um… Do you know the term oligarch?”
“Ah… I think I’ve heard of it. Russian tycoon. Something like that?”
“That’s right. My father was what you could call an oligarch. He was lucky. When the Soviet Union broke up, my father, who was good at keeping in line, quickly became wealthy. But nothing lasts forever in this world, especially in Russia. He was good at keeping in line. The thing is, if the line breaks, my father committed suicide, and I was sold at a low price.
“Wait… Anna, what you’re talking about is what happened before the world collapsed, right?”
“Yes, that’s right. My life was a mess even before the world fell apart.”
“Then… When is that about?”
“It was when I turned fifteen. Eight years ago now.”
“Ha… Then… You were sold from the age of fifteen? Are you saying you lived that kind of life even before the world collapsed?”
Anna smiled after hearing what I said… That smile was an extremely sad smile.
He looks like he’s crying even though he’s smiling. Just looking at it makes my heart sink.
“Do you know why I followed you without hesitation?”
“I don’t know. Yeah. I’ve always wondered about that. To be honest, I still don’t understand.”
“Fifteen. The girl who was sold at a low price has never received favor from anyone since then. The eyes of the man who looked at me were always the same. The body. He did not look at me, but at the body. Not once did I see someone like that. I don’t know if it’s unfortunate or fortunate, but I have a pretty good appearance and body, so even though I was put in a terrible situation, no one was afraid of death. I didn’t want to kill them, but I never felt grateful to them. Do you remember the day I met them?
“That business hotel.”
“Did you see it there? The sleeping pills that were on my bedside?”
“Oh, I saw it. I have insomnia, so I know quite a bit about sleeping pills.”
“Almost everyone who came to see me had to make a reservation… And when there were no customers, they always gave me sleeping pills to prevent me from doing anything unnecessary.”
“Ha… Yeah. I mean, they put me to sleep.”
“That statement… Is a little scary. It’s also accurate.”
“Well… I have a lot to say about sleep. Anyway, my story isn’t that important, so continue your story.”
“After that, you know the story. I was sold before I even turned 15, and I learned about the world amidst irrationality and violence. And by the time I despaired of that, the world was ruined. And even though I was hoping for it, I couldn’t choose a skill. Because I didn’t know Hangul why on earth did my skill come out in Hangul?”
“I don’t know. I don’t know anything about that either. All I can think about is… Maybe the people who made the world like this made a mistake? Those bastards are assholes.”
Yikes. You shouldn’t swear. I got into the habit of swearing.
“Anyway… There was no salvation for me. Whether the world was destroyed or not, I was still imprisoned and faced only men who wanted my body. And… I met you. For the first time, a man rejected my body.”
