I Login Alone

Episode 128.

“It’s not just in your mind!”

She took the appearance of an ordinary human girl as she led the party along the trail in the residential area. Luta explained in a lively voice as she led the way.

“Because the residential area expands according to the owner’s growth! Conversely, it means that the area of the Ant Cave dungeon gets wider as it shrinks!”

“Alright, I’m completely clueless.”

Jung Si-woo replied with a refreshing smile. However, at least it was clear that Ant Caves were fundamentally different from the Sky Castle and that it was a space changed because of him.

“That recognition is enough! The main subject of change of the Ant Cave is always you, my lord!”

Although over 370,000 dungeons had been consolidated and cleared, the influence of each dungeon was minimal. Therefore, the residential area hadn’t unreasonably expanded. Perhaps about four times at most.

“That’s absurd enough.”

“Plants I’ve never seen before are growing, Oppa. Oh, could it be it’s taking up the dungeon’s characteristics that we cleared?”

“That’s a sharp observation. It is exactly so! Us Merchant Fairies also offer a service to collect and process plants and minerals that grow in the residence area, so feel free to use it anytime.”

“You’re going to receive a bead for it, right?”

“Of course!”

He knew it. If only the ghosts could use their physical powers well, they could have been used…Jung Si-woo followed her while trembling. Caina, who had already approached near him, whispered in a small voice.

[Couldn’t it be that they aren’t the ones who help you, Master, to clear the dungeon, but rather the ones who help invigorate the settlement from the start.]

“Well, according to her explanation, the two are the same.”

[So it is important where you put your focus.]

It certainly was. Also, the intention that it ultimately aimed for…no, it didn’t matter because she didn’t seem to have any hostility towards Jung Si-woo anyway.

“Now, this would be a good place!”

Soon they arrived in the place Caina and Beto had chosen as their residence. More precisely, it was a vacant lot nearby.

“If you want to build a blacksmith’s shop, this is it. It’s not noisy since there are no residents around, and it’s full of Mana!”

“There are no residential areas around.”

“I, Merchant Fairy Luta, already have all the ingredients you will need! I’ve already calculated the estimate, so do you want to check it out?”

Luta coldly ignored Jung Si-woo’s criticism and handed out a piece of paper. He was at a loss reading the list of materials written down.

“You’re using ingredients that I don’t have any idea about their origins.”

“Those are collected from the world that reached Full Age! It’s natural that you, Lord, don’t remember!”

Was that different from the New Age? It didn’t matter because he couldn’t understand it anyway. He skimmed through the list, but it was meaningless as long as he couldn’t identify all the materials anyway.

“So how much is it?”

“I’ll take only 1% of the beads you have!”

“1%? That’s really cheap…no, wait a minute.”

He had earned a vast amount of beads after having cleared the integrated dungeon. Even if so, as if Jung Si-woo’s luck reached its limit, not all monsters spat out beads. Still, nonetheless, it easily surpassed hundreds of thousands only from those monsters beyond level 100. There were tens of thousands of those from the chimeras above level 200.

“And you mean one percent of them.”

“This is also a discount for the moving in promo! It’s Full Age stuff, Full Age!”

“Ah, I’m telling you I don’t know what a Full Age is.”

He would have to have an idea about the original pricing of the product so he could negotiate or something. In the end, Jung Si-woo had no choice but to nod with a frown.

“I’ll give you the bead, so give it to me.”

“Thank you always, my lord!”

With his permission, the beads were automatically deducted, and materials piled up in the vacant lot. It was definitely enough material to build a large building.

“Well, good. They have all perfectly arrived!”

After Luta checked it thoroughly, she lightly touched the paper with a list of ingredients still in Jung Si-woo’s hand. Then it flew, scattering bright, and rose to the center of the vacant lot where the materials were piled up.

“Uh, could it be….”

“That’s right!”

Simultaneously, Luta nodded pleasantly as the building materials began to move on their own. A short message came into Jung Si-woo’s sight.

[Time Left to Build the Magic Forge– 3:15:39:59]

“Is it an automatic construction system!?”

“Please call it Magic Construction! Now, what do you want to build next? It is also possible to build three buildings at once because of the high Mana content in the residence area!”

The feeling that the genre suddenly seemed to have changed dominated Jung Si-woo. Still, he couldn’t deny that it was definitely hassle-free. He smiled again, pleased at the sight of Beto, who looked closely at the building materials that were moving around.

“It wouldn’t hurt to have a dong-saeng.”

[Dong-saeng is the best.]

Disregarding Caina’s words, as she was obsessed with her younger brother, he observed Beto for a little longer. Even if Beto knew that the forge’s construction would take more than for days, he didn’t lift his eyes from the floating construction materials.

“But as expected…”

“I can’t help but think of some kind of game…”

Now, if combat units popped out of the constructed building, everything would be perfect.

“If you, my lord, take care of special structures of dungeons, monsters, or traces of the gods, there will be more types of buildings that can be built! The Lord, the shelter, and the resting place will grow together!”

“Don’t read my mind.”

Luta didn’t give up and tried to sell him materials for another building, but Jung Si-woo didn’t need anything right now. However, in the case of furniture installed in the house, he listened to Caina’s request and chose a few and set them up in their homes.

“Ah-rin, don’t you need it? You need your own space, too.”

“Why all of a sudden? I’ve gotten comfortable.”

Soo Ah-rin flatly refused Jung Si-woo’s kindness with the determination that she couldn’t lose her competitive edge that she had earned with her own hands. Next to her, Luta’s eyes glistened.

“Then I’d like you to decide where I am to live now!”

“How much tax are you going to pay?”

“You wicked lord!”

Accepting her moving in like that, and he should receive what should be paid. After fierce negotiations between Luta and Jung Si-woo, she decided to let him enter the trade with a 5 percent discount on future transactions unconditionally. It was really resentful that there was no way for Jung Si-woo to find out first.

“Huhu, to have fallen victim to this losing deal with my title as a Merchant Fairy…”

“Hey, what did you just say?”

“I said I was happy to serve you, my lord!”

Luta, talented in lying without flinching, chose a house in the secluded forest just a short distance from the blacksmith’s shop. It was a secret store-like place one could find by a certain probability while searching through the RPG map.

“From now on, I’ll be staying here. My lord, you can now enjoy as much as 5% through me! You’ll be able to extort the products at a 5% discounted price…”

She seemed unable to lie when transacting a business, observing that she emphasized the 5 percent.

“But sometimes there would be instances where you will need information all of a sudden in a dungeon? Here’s to the occasion!”

As expected, what she took out was a rolled paper that looked like a product.

“This is the Fairy Store ticket to summon the Merchant Fairy in front of the boss room! Feel free to call me when you suddenly miss me at the dungeon!”

“I don’t think that’s going to happen, but…”

“Among the beads that you own, I’ll only take 0.01% and sell it at a low price!”

“It’s expensive!”

But he ended up buying it. Clearing the dungeon itself wasn’t a problem, but the Merchant Fairy could greatly amplify the benefits of clearing the dungeon. There was no guarantee that this would never happen again. It was right to buy it if he could solve it with a few beads.

“Then let’s go.”

“Oh, my lord! If you don’t come at least once every three days, I might die of loneliness!”

“Are you a rabbit?!”

Playing with a Merchant Fairy who cleverly led to criticism, his mind and body were exhausted. He left the secret shop, coldly ignoring her, who was screaming with laughter while flapping her colorful butterfly wings. He was determined to ignore her for at least three months! Caina stayed with Beto at the blacksmith’s construction site, so Soo Ah-rin was the only one next to him as he crossed the residential area.

“I-it’s just two of us now.”

“I see; there are only two.”

Jung Si-woo sighed deeply and affirmed Soo Ah-rin, who was conscious of no purpose with her cheeks blushing. Then he spoke in a voice filled with deep remorse.

“We forgot and left Yong Se-ha again.”

“…Oh.”

Soo Ah-rin’s expression became ambiguous, too. The two returned to the shelter as soon as possible. Still, at that time, Yong Se-ha, who had already opened his eyes after meditation, was pouting his cheeks all sullen. Of course, he wasn’t cute at all.

“These guys have sent me a bunch of stuff again.”

After returning to the resting place and having dinner, Jung Si-woo relaxed and picked up his phone. There were many requests for a meet from the president, various political circles, and business leaders, but he didn’t care. At this point, there were no lingering attachments to the human world.

“Your mother contacted you, too.”

“It’s okay. My mom doesn’t call me if it’s urgent.”

Soo Ah-rin wondered what she would do if she didn’t call, but she couldn’t ask because she was scared. While she was trembling, Jung Si-woo roughly checked the contact from his mother and other acquaintances before roughly replying.

“Oh, at last, the 33rd level dungeon clear party has been formed.”

“I’ve already seen it. It wasn’t Soaring Tempest.”

Yong Se-ha said in a bitter voice. One of the issues that Korean news had been paying attention to every day was that Kim Ha-ryong, the head of the Soaring Tempest Guild and a strong man who handled the god of fire’s power, couldn’t participate in the party as an individual.

“He’s not the type to fall off the front line with his skills, so we have to interpret it as that active ostracism has begun. Accepting and acknowledging Kim Ha-ryong will increase the view seeing that god’s power is something positive.”

“Yes, he has failed completely…”

Yong Se-ha’s impression wasn’t easily brightened. He was proud that he had no respect left for him, but he still seemed to have something left that he had yet to shake off. Jung Si-woo fully understood it. Memories from one’s childhood were that strong.

“Marina Bissett and Ceria Wilson were included, of course. Ms. Lee Seo-hee is…oh, she wasn’t able to participate because of her lack of levels and the entrance conditions.”

“But she’ll definitely participate in the 34th level dungeon…she’s indeed a great player.”

At Jung Si-woo’s words, Soo Ah-rin’s cheeks puffed up. He got himself some really annoying supporters. He got up from his seat, reaching out his hands and rustling the hair of both of them simultaneously.

“Both of you take a good rest now. We’ll be busy again tomorrow.”

“I was relieved that you weren’t saying that we were going to work after resting for ten minutes.”

“Good night, hyung-nim.”

Jung Si-woo, who thought about putting his supporters to sleep first and dealing with his weapons a little bit, decided to take a rest today. He also felt a fatigue that could be relieved only by sleep.

Fortunately, he could sleep well that night without dreaming of a dragon.