I Live Alone in the Inventory

Episode 24

Jung-min, who greeted Leah, briefly talked about what happened today.

“You’ve worked hard, Mr. Jeongmin. After the training, shall we listen to the details?”

Jeongmin nodded and prepared for training.

Looking at Jung-min wearing the handcuffs and shackles of growth, Leah said.

“Your stats must have gone up a lot, right? Starting today, let’s increase the weight of the handcuffs and shackles of growth and train them.”

Just as Leah said, Jeong-min drastically increased the weight of the handcuffs and shackles.

Feeling his hands and feet digging into the ground, Jung-min struggled to raise his sword and stand facing Leah.

Leah said with a smile.

“Then shall we begin?”

********

Jung-min sat down with Leah across the bonfire.

The dinner we ate together after the arduous training was over and after a refreshing wash was delicious.

After a satisfying dinner, the two of them were talking while sipping cola cans in their hands.

“It’s a goblin road that uses magic.. You’ve met a very rare guy.”

“Ah.. I don’t think it’s a common goblin, right?”

Leah nodded and said.

“Yes, like in the battle of Shelter that you saw earlier, Goblin Lords are large and mostly use melee weapons. But sometimes… this happens not only in D-class but also in higher-class, very occasionally more than the existing gatekeepers. Sometimes powerful entities appear as gatekeepers.”

“Oh, I see”

“As strong as it is, the reward you can receive when you defeat it is much greater than when you are a conventional gatekeeper.”

“I got this ring anyway”

Jung-min took out the ring and showed it to Leah.

Leah checked the ring Jung-min gave her with emotional eyes and said.

“Ring of protection… It’s a pretty good item for a D-class gate. Although it’s used a little per day, it can automatically block attacks that the owner isn’t aware of… This ring will be very useful for Jung-Min. Shield Have you checked how much shock it can withstand?”

“Yes. It was to the extent that it blocked the sword I wielded without using a skill.”

“Um… that’s enough, I don’t think there’s anyone in Jung-Min’s world who can break through that shield and deliver a blow. The reward for destroying the gate is pretty big, right?”

Jimin nodded and said.

“The items are items, but the stats jumped a lot. I plan to destroy all the D-class gates I can see from now on.”

“…”

Leah, who heard Jeongmin’s words, was silent for a moment as if thinking about something.

“…Miss Leah?”

“Ah, I’m sorry, Mr. Jeongmin. I was thinking about something.. You said you destroy the gate whenever you see it, right?”

“Yes.”

“Of course, it would be nice if I could do that, but I don’t think it will be easy.”

“It’s not easy? Why do you think that?”

“maybe..”

Leah, who was about to say something, shook her head and spoke to Jung-min.

“No. It’s still early in [Trial of the Gods], so I think it’ll be fine. Elan and Earth aren’t the same…Anyway, try to destroy the gates you see as quickly as possible. You know?”

Jeongmin looked at Leah for a moment and then nodded.

Leah smiled at Jeongmin.

the next morning.

Waking up inside the inventory, Jung-min prepared to leave and opened the inventory gate.

“Ugh?”

The sight beyond the inventory gate was very different from what Jung-min expected.

“The goblin corpses… are gone…?”

Jeong-min, who expected mountains of goblin corpses piled up everywhere, moved out of the inventory in shock and looked around.

The traces of yesterday’s battle remained intact, but only the corpses of the goblins had disappeared without a trace.

“What..? Did it really disappear like a game? So many corpses overnight…”

“Kekeruk!”

Jung-min heard the goblin’s voice somewhere and turned his head to look at the source of the sound.

Ten goblins gathered and one goblin champion.

A total of 11 goblins were screaming when they found Jung-min.

It was only after seeing what the goblins were holding in their hands that Jung-min understood why the surroundings were so clean.

“They’ve collected all the goblin corpses. Are you still going to hold a funeral for them?”

The group of goblins threw away the pieces of the corpse they were holding in their hands and rushed at Jeong-min.

Jung-min lightly swung his sword to kill the goblins.

‘Should I say that I have less work to do? This is what I was going to ask the personnel officer to do…’

After shaking off the sword, Jeongmin looked around and thought.

‘Then I’ll have to do what I have to do today. Find the gate and destroy it.

Jung-min went up to the roof of a nearby building and looked around.

‘There’s no gate nearby, so let’s go a little farther.’

Jung-min moved in space and searched for the gate.

‘Perhaps because the intelligence stat has risen a lot, I don’t feel the lack of mana.’

Jung-min, who was moving from one building roof to another, was able to find the gate.

‘Ah, I found it… it took a long time…’

A battle was already taking place at the gate Jung-min found.

Jeongmin thought while looking at the gate from the roof of the building.

‘Seeing that there aren’t that many people fighting… I don’t think it’s a shelter class, and it’s like a medium-sized guild’s strength. But can I destroy the gate with that much force?’

Jung-min leaned on the railing on the roof of the building and watched the battle.

The people who fought hard for a while couldn’t hold on and seemed to be pushed back.

Soon, with the signal announcing the retreat, they withdrew from the gate like the ebb tide.

The goblins pursued the retreating people to some extent before returning to the gate.

‘Is it over? Then it’s my turn now?’

After thinking, Jung-min put on the armor.

The light that started from the bracelet covered Jeong-min’s whole body, and when the light disappeared, Jeong-min was standing there covered in silver armor.

Jung-min immediately moved to a place near the gate.

A group of startled goblins screamed and rushed at Jung-min, and the battle started again.

*******

“Whew..”

Jung-min removed his armor and wiped away the sweat.

“There weren’t as many goblins as I thought. Is this gate also a gate that consumes a lot of goblins like the gate that Daesung destroyed?”

Numerous goblin corpses were lying around Jung-min, including the corpse of a goblin lord whose size was different from the other goblins.

The gate that stood in the middle of the goblin horde was destroyed without a trace.

Jeongmin looked at the fallen Goblin Lord and the large sword he was holding.

Looking through the ’emotional eyes’, it was a weapon with no other options, so I just left it on the floor.

“Certainly, it’s much easier with a normal Goblin Lord as the gatekeeper. It’s a pity that there are no items to get, but…”

Feeling regretful, Jung-min opened the status window to check the stats.

[Jungmin Choi

Strength: 111 (+30)

Stamina: 108 (+20)

Agility: 106 (+30)

INT:75(+10) [mp:13/137]

Holding Gold: 7250 Gold

Possessed Skills: Gate (lv.2) Space Movement (lv.4) Clairvoyance (lv.2) Emotional Eye (lv.2) Strike (lv.1) Mana Recovery (P) (lv.2) Perception (P) (lv.1)]

“The increased stats and gold amount are a bit small. It must have been because the number of goblins was small. Well, should I be satisfied with this much today?”

Jung-min looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was right above his head.

‘It’s almost lunchtime. I’m hungry too… Shall we go to the shelter today and have lunch?’

Having decided on a destination, Jung-min left to go to the shelter.

A few moments after Jung-min left, a group of people appeared at the place where Jung-min was.

A large man, who seemed to be the representative of the group, approached the goblin lord’s corpse.

The man who lifted the sword in the hand of the Goblin Lord corpse said with admiration.

“To leave such a good weapon behind… I’m full!”

A small woman standing next to the man spoke.

“You saw that ridiculous armor. It flashed, but it was said that it was put on and taken off on its own. If you’re a person who has such a thing, how can such an ordinary weapon catch your eye?”

The man with the sword in his hand gritted his teeth and said.

“Damn it… Did our guild show up in the middle of the gate that our guild had been working hard on and get rid of it? Let’s see. Next time we meet…”

“What are you going to do next time we meet? I used to wrap the gate by myself.”

The man was embarrassed by the woman’s words.

“No, rather than what to do. You destroyed the gate we were attacking without permission. We reduced the number of goblins as we hit and run every day, so can’t we ask for some share?”

“Then, when you meet, tell me so.”

“No, well.. I’m asking if we can talk about it if we meet again, not necessarily..”

Looking pathetically at the hesitant man, the woman said.

“Don’t think about anything. In a world like this, a guild like ours could disappear in an instant if you hated those talented people. Who said it? Don’t think about treating people the way you did before God’s trial. It’s a world where if you make a mistake in judgment, you’ll be hooked in one shot. It’s not that it’s from our guild written on the gate, how are you going to claim that?”

“Ah Okay. I just did it.”

The man waved his hand and stopped the woman from speaking.

“Whoa.. Anyway, how did you become an awakened person? Destroying the gate by yourself… is it a human right?”

“When you take off the armor, you look like a human being, but… it’s a problem because your abilities aren’t human-like. If we ever see each other again, never, never say anything hateful. It’s a reward or a share, so don’t ever say that.”

“Oh, I know!”

The man grumbled and looked in the direction where Jung-min had disappeared.

*****

Jung-min moved to the vicinity of the Daeseong Shelter by repeating spatial movement and walking.

There were still two people standing guard at the entrance.

As Jung-min approached, a man standing guard said,

“Stop. If you come any further, it will be considered an enemy and will attack you. What did you come for?”

“hello. My name is Jeongmin Choi. Perhaps the details of my entry and exit are down in the official document.”

When Jung-min spoke, the man was startled and nodded in greeting.

“Ah, I know. Come in.”

The shelter door opened, and Jung-min entered the shelter.

‘I’m going to have to eat some rice first… I’ve seen it before and it seems like they check the food distribution with something like a bracelet. Where should I get that bracelet? I’ll have to talk to the HR manager.”

Jung-min moved toward the personnel department.

“Brother!!! It’s hyungnim!!”

Jung-min looked at the source of the sound in surprise when he heard a loud sound from somewhere.

The gigantic Sangdo ran in front of Jung-min, stomping while holding Jia.

Sang-do stopped in front of Jeong-min and nodded.

“Did you come, brother? Did you have dinner!”

“Eongnim! Come on!”

Jia, who was in Sangdo’s arms, smiled and followed Sangdo’s words.

Jia’s appearance was different from the first time I saw her, and she had smooth and white skin.

Perhaps he slept well, and his dark circles disappeared, showing a healthy appearance no different from other children.

Jung-min greeted Sang-do and Jia with an embarrassing smile.

“hello. Sangdo Mr. hello jia? Anyway, Mr. That older brother is a bit…”

“What can I say when I call you brother? Please do not refuse.”

‘No, it’s too much of a burden to call him older brother with that face..’

Jung-min asked Sang-do, unable to get his thoughts out of his mouth.

“Are you with Jia today? Do you have no training?”

“Yes, this is a reward for successfully completing the gate destruction mission yesterday. Today is a break without training, bro.”

“Oh, I see. That’s great. Please play with Jia a lot today.”

“Yes, I plan to. But what are you here for today?”

“Ah..I was thinking of meeting the personnel officer.”

“I will guide you. Let’s go brother”

“Your thorn!”

After he finished talking, Jung-min looked at Sang-do, who strode ahead, with a puzzled look.

‘It’s not like I don’t know the way…’

Jung-min shook his head and followed Sang-do.

The office of the human resource department arrived right away, and Sang-do looked at Jeong-min and said,

“Im here. Come in. Please call me anytime if you need anything.”

“Look at me, Uncle!”

In Sang-do’s arms, Jung-min said to Sang-do after lightly patting Jia’s head as he was copying Sang-do’s words.

“it’s okay. Please go and play with Jia. It’s a long-awaited holiday, so you should make good use of your time. I’ll just go in.”

Sang-do nodded to Jeong-min, and Jung-min opened the office door and went inside.

Inside the human resources department office, an employee was sitting at a desk.

Jung-min strode in and opened the door to the small private office inside.

Kwak Jo-won, who was sitting at his desk in the office, greeted Jeong-min with a grimace.

“Are you here?”

“You don’t look very surprised, do you? Did you know I was coming?”

“We have received reports that we have passed through the entrance.”

“Hmm, that’s not funny”

Jung-min went into the office and sat down on the sofa.

Seeing Jung-min like that, Jo-won said.

“I had something to say, but it went well. Welcome.”

“Anything to talk about?”

“Yes”

Jo Won looked at Jung Min for a while before talking.

“Did you destroy the gate?”

Episode 24