I Live Alone in the Inventory

Episode 30

“You got a call today?”

Jo Won nodded his head at Jung-Min’s question, sitting on the couch in the private office of the Human Resources department.

“Yes, I didn’t expect to set a convocation date so soon. I thought I would be able to afford it to some extent.. but right now it’s tomorrow…”

“Has it been confirmed that the personnel officer will go as the representative of our shelter?”

“Yes, it was decided through the meeting yesterday. It wasn’t easy because of Mr. Bushelter.”

Jung-min asked Jo-won, recalling the story he had shared with Sang-do.

“The relationship between the shelter chief and the bushelter chief isn’t very good, is it?”

“Where did you hear that? Well, it’s like an open secret… Even from the days when we were running the group before God’s Trial started, they said they were prone to confrontation over everything. I’ve also heard that despite being brothers, they hate each other very much. Maybe that’s why, when I look at meetings, I only oppose the other person’s opinion every time rather than thinking about a plan for the shelter. Every time I meet, I get annoyed and drive myself crazy.”

“Hmm.. then, wouldn’t it be okay to brainwash Chief Bushelter as well? Is it possible for one more person anyway?”

At Jung-min’s words, Jo-won said as if he was dumbfounded.

“My brainwashing skill is brainwashing only with words. When you try to brainwash the target you have already brainwashed and the opponent you confront each time, the probability of success is… extremely slim.”

“Were you trying to brainwash me on that subject?”

“That’s… Actually, at that time, I thought that Mr. Jeong-min was a non-trivial Awakener with only this and that auxiliary skill.

“Well… if it wasn’t for me, I would have been captured and tortured by the personnel officer.”

“I didn’t mean to torture you!”

Looking at Jo Won who protested as if he was unfair, Jung Min smiled and said.

“Well, let’s do that. By the way, time is running out, do you have time to talk with other shelters and guilds? Ah, before that, how do we communicate with each other?”

“Guilds in close proximity communicate with each other via walkie-talkie. It’s not smooth because there are many buildings around, but communication is possible if you go up to the roof of each other. Large guilds and shelters communicate with each other through satellite phones.”

“Ah, come to think of it, I think I heard it from Junki before.”

“Communication is possible not only with shelters in Korea, but also with shelters around the world via satellite phones. Thanks to you, I’ve heard quite a lot of interesting news. In the United States, there is an Awakener with 5 combat skills, or in Japan, a person with black wings and white eyes appears and a new religion is founded around him. I’ve also heard that you are focusing on raising your self-esteem. Well, I can’t check it myself, but.”

“Hmm.. that’s interesting.”

“The story goes elsewhere. Anyway, communication between shelter and guild is not a problem. So, you should try to guess quickly. We, as a group, oppose the territorial declaration of [Pulkang] and intend to offer negotiations. I don’t think they will insist on their ideas until they turn all shelters and guilds into enemies.”

“well. Will things go so easily?”

“I hope it goes that way.”

“Well… I’ll get it right away. Did you include me in the number of companions?”

Joey nodded and said.

“Yes, I decided to go with you as my bodyguard and attendant.”

“Are there more people going with you?”

“no. A representative and attendant from each shelter. That’s all the people mustered in the Pearl River. I want to take more, but I can’t.”

“All right. Are you leaving tomorrow morning? How to get there?”

“The [Pulkang] side will send a helicopter. You can ride it.”

“Yeah. They say it’s a big shelter, so it’s great.”

“We have one helicopter at our shelter, but…”

“Oh yeah? I never saw it so I didn’t know. Anyway, I’ll prepare early tomorrow morning and come to the personnel officer’s office.”

“Yes, I will also contact other shelters and guilds by tomorrow and try to match them in advance.”

Jung-min said goodbye to Jo-won and left the office.

‘It’s lunchtime. Let’s eat lunch and get moving’

Jungmin moved to the restaurant.

It was lunch time, so the restaurant was already crowded with people.

Sang-do, who was having a meal with his teammates at the corner of the restaurant, found Jeong-min and called out loudly.

“brother!”

Sang-do got up from his seat and ran to Jeong-min.

“Are you here for dinner? brother.”

“Ah, I see you again, Mr. Sangdo. You should continue eating.”

“I have already eaten. I was just waiting for the members of the group to finish their meal.”

“Oh, I see. Did Joon-gi, no, the 6th leader make a comeback?”

“I haven’t come back yet. He probably intends to return tomorrow.”

“okay. Okay. Hurry back to your crew members. I’m surprised to see what’s going on and I’m looking this way.”

“Ah, yes I understand. Then enjoy your meal, brother.”

Sangdo nodded and returned to his original seat.

Jeongmin thought as he took the plate and served it.

‘If I come back tomorrow… there’s a high chance I won’t be able to see it. I’ll go to the Pearl River Shelter and see you.”

Jung-min found a suitable place to eat and went to his studio.

Today, I planned to change the armament in Leah’s inventory.

It was true that the items currently possessed could be freely used without stat restrictions, but the effect of increasing stats or skills were poor.

‘Since my stats have risen a lot, there will be accessories I can use. I’ll have to get some good equipment there.’

Jung-min opened the base gate leading into the inventory and went into the inventory.

Using clairvoyance and space movement, Jung-min went over to Leah’s inventory and put down the equipment he was wearing in the first place.

‘Lunan’s sword. Garam Knights standard armor. Even the mana recovery skill ring and the bracelet that had the effect of increasing the intelligence stat.. I’ve been using it really well. Ah, ‘Emotional Eye’ has become my perfect skill, so I don’t need this necklace either.’

After putting down the equipment he was wearing, Jung-min began to examine the jewelry piled up on the other side one by one.

‘There are a lot of equipment that require higher stats than I thought. This will be usable over time. For now, let’s pick out the ones that can be used.’

Using the eyes of emotion, he examined the details and selected the equipment he could use.

After trying them on one by one and checking the status window to choose them, quite a long time has passed.

After a considerable amount of time passed, Jung-min stretched and stood up.

‘Ah, I finally picked them all. There are quite a few equipment with similar stats, so it was difficult to choose. Until I grow up, these equipment will be enough.’

There were a total of three pieces of equipment that Jung-min chose.

First of all, a ring on the index finger of Jung-min’s right hand.

A ring that can summon a sword called Stormbringer during battle.

Compared to the other swords Jung-min found, the stat increase rate is a bit low, but he chose this sword because it had a skill called ‘sword skill’ that could fire a wide-range long-range attack.

‘When I first saw Leia fighting monsters, I saw her launching a sword-like attack from the sky.

The bracelet worn on the right wrist was armor.

Unlike the Garam Knights standard armor, which only had a summoning function, it had an option to increase the stat of physical strength by 20.

Furthermore, since Slip’s skill, which has a 10% chance to let go of an attack, was attached as a passive, it was a device that Jung-min liked.

The bracelet worn on the left wrist was a shield.

This bracelet, which summons a large tower shield that covers most of the body, was the equipment Jung-min had been thinking about until the end.

I pondered for a long time, wondering if I would ever use the shield, but in the end, it was worn on Jung-min’s left wrist.

Jung-min summoned all the equipment.

A light flashed, and Jung-min, covered in silver armor, stood there holding a sword and shield.

‘The color of the armor is still silver. Look at the size of the shield… it’s huge?’

Jung-min looked at himself wearing the armor and opened the status window.

[Jungmin Choi

Strength: 228 (+50)

Stamina: 209 (+30)

Agility: 208 (+60)

INT:130 [mp:178/217]

Holding Gold: 42040 Gold

Possessed Skills: Gate (lv.5) Teleportation (lv.6) Clairvoyance (lv.4) Eye of Emotion (lv.4) Strike (lv.2) Mana Recovery (P) (lv.4) Perception (P) (lv.1) Dimensional Shield (lv.1) Sword Skill (lv.1)]

Due to the effect of Stormbringer, Strength increased by 50, Stamina by 10, and Agility by 60.

With the effect of the armor, adding up to 20 HP, I was able to see the effect of a really huge stat increase.

Jeongmin closed the status window with a satisfied expression and turned off the equipment.

‘It took a lot of time. I think it’s time for Leah’s inventory gate to open…’

Jung-min sat down on the inventory floor and waited for the gate to open.

After some time passed and the gate opened, Jung-min moved beyond the gate without delay.

Leah welcomed Jung-min from the inventory gate.

The two exchanged brief greetings and immediately began training.

After a bout of training, the two sat across the bonfire and started talking.

Leah looked at Jeongmin and said.

“I read that book yesterday.”

“What was it about?”

“As I said yesterday, it was just the diary of that Eispern. I will tell you based on the information I can get from reading those diaries.”

Leah took a sip of cola from her inventory and started talking.

“In the world of a man named Eispern, it was a world where people could use magic regardless of God’s trials. Among them, Eispern was a person with skills worthy of being called a great wizard. It is said that the wizards were very indignant when the first trial of God broke out. The fact that anyone can easily use the magical ability acquired through hard work under the name of a skill.

“Well..”

“It is said that the field that wizards were most interested in was dimension-related skills. Since it is a field that has never been reached with magic, so many wizards have shown interest in dimension-related skills and said they studied them.”

“That Aishu.. Fern? I guess dimension-related skills weren’t banned in the Trial of God that took place in that person’s world, right?”

Leah nodded and said.

“It seems so. There was no talk that dimension-related skills were banned. Looking at the fact that the dimension shield’s skill orbs were actually in Aish Fern’s inventory… I presume there were no special restrictions. It seems that the fact that the skill orb was in the inventory was simply kept for research.”

“I see… And?”

Leah shrugged and said.

“That’s all. I research various skills that can be bought at the Trial of God shop, and I focus more on dimension-related skills… Most of them are like that. The people who were called wizards in that diary were really… um… crazy for research.”

“There wasn’t really anything to pick up on.”

“Yes, unfortunately…”

Looking at Leah, who regretted it, Jung-min said.

“Still, I got a great skill, so where is that?”

“Yes? The skill called Dimensional Shield is a really great skill. It’s a pity that it’s only once a day, but…”

Jeongmin also nodded and agreed.

“Oh, I changed my equipment today. The equipment we used has been put back where it was.”

“Ah, thank you.”

“Thank you. I’m more grateful. Could you please take a look?”

Jeongmin showed the ring and bracelet to Leah and said.

Leah looked at the ring among Jung-min’s equipment and said with a faint look.

“It’s Stormbringer’s ring… It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.”

“Yes, I chose this because it has a long range skill.”

“It was the sword Junon used.. It’s a good sword. You made a good choice.”

“Junon… is that?”

When Jung-min asked, Leah continued with a faint voice.

“He was one of my co-workers… Cheerful… Fun…”

Looking at Leah’s eyes, Jung-min asked cautiously.

“I… maybe…”

“?”

“Oh, no.”

“If there is anything you want to ask, feel free to ask.”

Jeongmin hesitated at Leah’s words.

“No, it’s nothing special… was that… your boyfriend…?”

“yes?”

Leah opened her eyes and spoke to Jung-min with a straight face.

“Me, me, boyfriend. I’ve never had a boyfriend before or since Trial of God at 15! Junon is the youngest child in our party. I thought of you like a younger brother…”

“I’m sorry.”

Jeongmin and Leah were silent for a while, their faces reddened.

Jung-min thought he had something to say, so he said whatever came to his mind.

“It’s the same as me. I’ve never had a girlfriend either.”

“Ah.. that’s right..”

An awkward air flowed between them, and they were speechless again.

Jeongmin hurriedly changed the topic and said.

“My, tomorrow I will be going to a shelter called [Pearl River]. They said they were planning to propose negotiations along with a protest against the unreasonable territory declaration.”

“Oh, I see. It’s an unreasonable declaration of territory.. that’s already happening. It’s the beginning of God’s trial, so I thought it would still be okay…”

“…”

“We, Elan, started to have that kind of thing with the advent of high-level gates. The Earth… started even earlier. It’s unfortunate.”

Leah looked at the campfire and said.

“It was because of this that I expressed concern before when Jung-min said he would destroy all the gates in sight. Fighting for rights between the humans surrounding the gate.. I think we will see it a lot in the future. There must be a lot of blood flowing between humans… In the end, the Earth couldn’t help it either.”

Seeing Leah talking cynically, Jung-min couldn’t say anything.

I felt somewhat ashamed.

“You said you were going to go tomorrow and offer a deal to the mighty Shelter, right? If you look at what happened in Elan, I don’t think the negotiations will come to fruition. What do you plan to do in that case?”

Jimin said calmly.

“If you want to be my friend, I will treat them as a friend. But if you become my enemy…

As I learned from Leah, I plan to trample on you thoroughly.”

Leah said with a smile.

“It is worthwhile to teach hard.”

Episode 30