Chapter 674 – 674. Date 1
I think I did a good job of keeping track.
You got some unexpected information and had a good time, right?
What… It’s not that important information, but it’s still good information. Whatever it is, it’s good.
But that’s all that’s left of Africa?
Then there is little chance that something like Mbaya, the king of Africa, will suddenly appear.
The last time I checked the population was around 400 million…
So is that population from the United States and the Middle East? Ah. There is still quite a bit left in leader.
I don’t think they completely killed all of South America either.
I think the numbers are roughly correct… Of course, the remaining population is important. Anyway, everything is converted to coins.
However, you can’t be completely reassured because there may be someone hiding there who has already accumulated a lot of coins.
Mbaya’s ambition is not dead yet.
The guardian deity of Africa, indignant at the one-sided massacre by vicious Americans,
King of Africa! Mbaya is coming!
Ugh. Damn it. I’m thinking something that doesn’t make any sense.
Anyway, it was 6 o’clock in Korean time. Eww! At las! It’s finally 6 o’clock!
Minhee will soon be home from work, right? I have to get off work.
I stopped practicing and teleported to the ark and immediately looked for Minhee.
The woman is still in the security room. Then she says something to the people around her, and then she teleports away.
And Minhee appears in my room.
“You were here? I thought I’d have to wait.”
“I just got here too. I can’t keep you waiting.”
When I said that, Minhee smiled and hugged me.
“If you look at me like this, he’s such a gentle guy.”
“Hmm?”
“No, you are a libertine.”
Ah… Minhee’s words are so scary. It’s as if he knows everything.
But you can’t be scared. What did this woman know? The fact that she’s reacting like this means that she doesn’t care or that she can handle it all.
So I can do whatever I want.
If there’s something she really doesn’t want to say, she’ll tell me confidently rather than moaning inside.
Maybe… This is called faith. Trust.
“Shall we go?”
“Have you eaten dinner? I’m hungry.”
“Ah. It’s dinner time. Do you want to eat anything?”
“Hmm. I don’t know. The Ark’s meal was so good that I don’t remember much about it.”
“Well, I guess so. Are there things that don’t come out of the ark? Are there things that are difficult to come out of?”
“Of course, there are a lot. Fortunately, it is possible to farm fish, but seafood dishes are not enough. In fact, we have to live with gratitude for this amount.”
“Seafood. Do you like seafood dishes?”
“It’s not that I really like it, but I don’t try to hide it. Any dish that tastes good is fine.”
“Really? Then… Should we go to the Mediterranean? Hmm… The time isn’t bad either. Use the flight.”
“Yes?”
“Gate.”
I opened the gate of Nice that was still saved.
I don’t know where it is, but Minhee goes through the gate without hesitation, probably because it’s the gate I opened.
When I also wrote about flying, Minhee immediately let out an exclamation.
“Oh my. It’s pretty.”
Nice, France. And the Mediterranean Sea unfolds before your eyes.
Minhee’s expression looks very happy as she floats in the sky and looks at the sea.
Nice. Okay. It tastes like this. I’m doing this to see this.
“Shall we go?”
We held each other’s hands and headed to the beach.
Beautiful sea color, picturesque coastal roads, and cute, beautiful buildings. Although the condition is not good.
“It’s really nice. I never thought I’d be able to see something like this.”
“Really? Well then… Shall we have dinner?”
“It seems like it’s completely midday here.”
“Uh. I guess it’s 11 a.M. Here time?”
“I can’t believe I’m feeling this jet lag. It feels strange.”
“That’s right. Now then, shall we find a store we like?”
We walk hand in hand and find a good store.
However… Everyone’s condition is not as good as I thought.
I tried to create a moderate atmosphere by keeping it somewhat clean… This is a bit too harsh.
Well, if something like a building is left unattended, it only takes a moment for it to deteriorate.
There is no answer for buildings with broken windows and lots of dust and trash in the cracks.
Moreover, the plants dug into the cracks. This is the only way to not be in a good mood.
“If you know the past, you can use state regression.”
“Is it really necessary to know the past?”
“First, that’s right. Even if you want to go back to the past, you can’t go back if you don’t know what it looks like, right?”
“That’s right. Then how do you know the past? Oh, reading memories?”
“Uh. Usually, I use that to look at the past and get the information I want. I use that to use state regression.”
“Can’t you remember the building?”
“Hmm? I’ve never tried it before.”
“Try it.”
“Will it work? Only people have memories, right? Buildings don’t have memories.”
“Don’t you know something like psychometry?”
“Psychometry? What is that?”
“It’s like the superpower of reading the memories of objects or people. It’s no different from memory reading you do.”
“Oh really? Does that even have a name like that?”
“Of course. How great is human imagination.”
“Hmm. I’ve never read the memories of objects.”
Then, in front of a store that I like but is in a complete mess, I try my hand at the building and use my skills.
“Reading memories.”
As expected, nothing happens.
This memory reading is only for humans. It also doesn’t apply to objects.
“It doesn’t work.”
“It’s a shame. There’s nothing we can do.”
“Wait a minute.”
If you think about it, there is no reason why it shouldn’t be done. And there are some skill combinations I haven’t tried yet.
After combining state regression, you didn’t think about mixing it with something else, did you?
Give it a try. It’s easy to try.
“Want.”
Press skill combination and try combining state regression and memory reading.
Indeed… Will it work?
[The ‘Read object memory’ skill has been combined. It costs 500 million coins to learn a skill. Would you like to learn?]
“Huh?”
“Why?”
“It’s up.”
“Huh? What is it?”
“Reading object memories.”
“Oh my.”
Reading memories of objects… This is so fucking good, right?
Of course, it is not possible to know information in real time, but if you can read the memory of an object, you can find out everything that happened at that location.
It’s like a black box. All objects in the world become black boxes.
That’s a crazy skill. It’s so damn useful.
In this world where there is not a single corpse left, if you have this skill, you can know everything that happened on the spot.
You can literally have all the information.
Of course I learn. 500 million coins were taken out, but that amount is easily manageable.
500 million is the price of information, isn’t it really cheap? There are endless things you can use it for.
“Thank you. This is all thanks to Minhee.”
And then he hugged Minhee tightly.
Even though I didn’t know why, she still hugged me.
“I have to try it right away.”
I let go of Minhee who was holding me and put my hand on the pillar of the building and immediately used her skill.
“Reading object memories.”
I mentally canceled the statement that buildings cannot have memories.
It feels like this building and I are the only ones in the world.
As I stand like that, I imagine the past of this building in my head.
Then, it quickly rewound to the past, as if the building had been caught in state regression.
Day and night change rapidly.
The plants growing inside disappear and the broken tables are repaired.
Homeless? No survivor? Anyway, people come in and out quickly, disappear and come back in again and again.
Are these people coming in and out looking for something to eat? Anyway, even though they are gone, the building still returns to the past.
The broken glass was restored to its original state, and the overall condition of the building began to improve, and at some point it was filled with people.
Ah. The world has returned to before it was destroyed.
This store seems to have been quite popular. If you look at it being full of people.
I tried slowing down a little. Therefore… At the same pace as everyday life.
Ah. Still, I’m rewinding. This time, instead of rewinding, I tried to let the memories flow properly.
Then I ended up standing outside the store, where people were buzzing.
Lots of tourists. A noisy atmosphere. Let’s go inside.
It’s an amazing feeling. A different perspective than when reading a person’s memory.
Is it because this is a building? It’s special that I’m in it too.
Even the wrinkles around the eyes of people sitting are clearly visible. Of course, you can’t touch it.
Well, if you can touch it, that’s okay too. Anyway… Okay. This is enough. At this level, I can easily return it to its original state.
Back to reality again. Then Minhee holds my hand tightly and looks at me with worried eyes.
“Are you back?”
“Huh? Uh. Why are you holding my hand like this?”
“I was worried because you were standing still and not doing anything.”
“Why are you worried? Could something possibly happen? Oh… Wait. How long have I been like this?”
“Over 30 minutes.”
“Oh. Really? Ugh. I’m sorry. At best, I just came on a date and left the other person standing there blankly.”
“I just need to know. I wasn’t too worried because it was your job… But I was still anxious.”
“I’m sorry. Then… I’ll show you something cool as an apology.”
And then I stepped back with Minhee.
“State regression.”
I said that and the building started to return as quickly as I remembered from earlier.
A store that returns to its prosperous days before the world collapsed.
And Minhee looks surprised at that.
Haha. Here is another woman who has tasted the fraud of status quo.
There is no one who would not be surprised to see this. I can guarantee it.
“Oh my god…”
“Now, shall we come in?”
When I held out her hand, Minhee took my hand with a confused expression.
A store with no one in it. But it feels like there were about 50 people inside just a moment ago.
Me and Minhee sitting in a seat with a good view of the sea.
“Ah. A guest came to this house, but the waiter didn’t even come out.”
Then, he gets up, brings the menu, plates, and utensils and places them in front of her.
Minhee covers her mouth and laughs as if she finds me funny.
“Uh… Even if you give me a menu… It’s in French?”
“Ah. I see. Then should I order it?”
“No… You’re ordering it? To whom? Is anyone in there?”
Minhee’s reaction is a bit new.
What can I say? She has always been a proud and know-it-all woman, but looking like this, she looks really innocent.
“Well, there’s no one there, but if you order, everyone comes out. Ah. Then, I’ll explain the menu. Let’s see…”
He points out the menu to Minhee and explains it one by one.
“This is a fish ball with fish flesh. This is an oyster dish. This is a seafood dish with octopus. This is bread topped with pickled anchovies… Anchovies? Anchovies aren’t anchovies, right?”
“That’s right. Anchovies.”
“Um… Let’s see. This is shrimp pasta. This is tuna marinade? I don’t know what marinade is. This is mussel dish…”
It’s easy to read through translation anyway, but the way Minhee looks at me gives me a pleasant feeling.
‘This man. ‘Isn’t it cool?’ An expression like this. Ah. I shrug my shoulders without realizing it. While being a skill sucker.
“There are so many that I can’t choose. Hmm… I’ll have this shrimp pasta for now. I’ll eat something I’m familiar with.”
“Oh. Now that I think about it, there’s no need to choose. I was stupid. Wait a minute.”
Say that and mumble briefly.
“Wish.”
Wish is really… It is an all-round skill.
When I gave the name of the store here and mentioned the dish on the menu, the dish came out exactly as it was.
When all the menu items I mentioned, starting with Minhee’s shrimp pasta, were placed on the table, Minhee stopped me with a surprised look.
“What should I do if they serve this much? How can I eat it all?”
“Eat everything. Just taste it one by one. Anyway, you can put the rest in the storage, right?”
“Ah. That’s right. I was short-thinking.”
And Minhee smiles.
Okay. I can’t help it. We are small citizens who are not used to waste and luxury.
Even if Minhee was a doctor, she wouldn’t have done this.
“Okay, what do you think? Do you like it?”
“Of course. I’m happy just looking at you. You’re cool too.”
Meanwhile, Minhee smiles beautifully. Ah. Good. This smile is addictive. I can’t escape.
“Ah. That’s right, wine. But this is seafood, right? The wine I gave you earlier was red wine, right? Don’t you eat seafood with white wine?”
“That’s usually the case, right?”
“Then tell me what white wine is good.”
“I don’t know much about white wine… So I guess I can just use what’s on the menu here?”
“Oh really? Isn’t expensive stuff better?”
“Not necessarily.”
“Okay. Then just wait a moment.”
I created it based on what was written as white wine on the menu.
Hmm. The color is pretty. I like it.
“Okay. That’s it. Let’s eat then.”
“Really… When I’m with you, it doesn’t feel like the world is ruined.”
“I never thought I would end up like this. It’s funny.”
I shrugged my shoulders and said, Minhee laughing again.
It’s fun. I’ve just started dating, and I can’t believe I’m having this much fun.
I love it so much I could do somersaults. But it’s not that difficult either.
