“Status Window!”
Ding!
───
[Stealth]
Reduces presence.
[Price: 10 million won]
───
───
[Invisibility]
Becomes semi-transparent.
[Price: 1 billion won]
───
“What the heck.”
From skills worth a hundred thousand won to units I’ve never even seen before.
After rummaging through for a while, I managed to pick out some useful skills, but there was only one option left.
The shop has never lied to me. If the pricing is set like that, it must be good for sure.
The problem is that the effects aren’t overwhelmingly great from the start.
[Remaining Amount: 242.2 million won]
The remaining amount is limited.
Ding! Ding! Ding!…
Light bursts forth.
The continuous purchases of the fading light aura have made it so bright that it hurts my eyes.
[Sneakers Lv.1 ▷ Lv.5]
Ding!!
〈Sneakers meet the conditions〉
〈Wings are starting to grow〉
The light aura condensed slightly, and a pair of sneakers appeared before my eyes.
Sneakers with small wing patterns on the sides.
The difference from Lily’s sneakers might be the reflection of taste. While my sneakers have wing patterns, Lily’s had small wings attached.
It’s a relief that at this age, I don’t wear sneakers with wings.
───
[Gale’s Lv.5]
●Contains a trace of divinity
○Divinity is accumulating
○Wings are growing
◈Tailwind
◈Gale (疾風)
Equipment level increases with overlapping purchases
[Owner: Han Ga-eul (天桃)]
───
[Remaining Amount: 92.2 million won]
“Ooh.”
The sneakers are as white as Baekseol’s fur.
When I slip my feet in, they adjust to fit just right without being uncomfortable.
─Whoosh
Suddenly, a gust of wind blows.
I lift my foot slightly and press down on the air, and a greenish wind gathers at my toes.
Lily once said it looked like stepping on clouds.
Applying a bit more force, the wind condenses as if stepping on stairs, lifting my body.
This must be the tailwind.
“What about Gale?”
Pressing down on the ground, the wind splits in front of me, creating a path.
Taking another step, the surroundings blur.
〈Gale (疾風)〉
─Boom!!
“Ahhh!”
My body, explosively accelerated, is flung forward and then begins a vertical descent.
─Thud!
“Ugh.”
Landing on my back, my whole body aches.
Lying on the ground, looking up at the sky, I see the rooftop room where I was standing.
“Damn, these wind-cutting sneakers are insane.”
There was a reason Lily kept splitting the wind.
The moment I accelerated, it felt like the heavy shackles on my body were released.
It felt like gravity disappeared. In return, my body felt heavy again.
─Click, click.
Reviving the cigarette extinguished by the wind, it starts smoking again.
“Phew─ Huh?”
Blowing out the cigarette…
I thought it was smoke, but a clump of cotton fell from the sky.
When strength entered my left eye, the world slowed down, and I could see clearly.
The creature, falling with its limbs spread wide, as if it thought it was a flying squirrel.
Poof.
“Baekseol! You scared me. What if you jump from such a high place?”
Squish, squish, squish.
As I caught Baekseol by the armpit, she pressed her cheeks against me.
“Why again?”
“You scared me!”
“No, my sneakers went crazy, so I did that. Sorry.”
“Be careful!”
“Got it, I’ll be careful. Let’s go up.”
“Okay!”
As I tried to carry Baekseol inside, I felt a presence nearby.
It was a narrow, old one-room apartment village where people rarely passed by, and just then, an old lady shook her head as she saw me and walked away.
“Tsk tsk, what a world, what a world.”
To that old lady, I must have looked like a crazy person with pink hair, lying down smoking a cigarette, catching a rabbit falling from the sky, and trying to go inside.
“Hmm, why the fuss?”
I feel annoyed.
Squish.
“Alright, let’s go in.”
“Okay.”
“Illness arises when delusions disturb the natural mind, damn it.”
“Master.”
“Come on, let’s go up. Namu Amitabha, Namu Amitabha.”
As I carried Baekseol into the room, the viewers welcomed us.
[⚔️Room Master, what’s up?]
“Why?”
[⚔️Your voice was super loud]
[⚔️For real, Room Master’s voice was so loud, Baekseol disappeared]
“She fell from the rooftop.”
[⚔️???]
[⚔️What are you talking about lol]
“No, I was splitting the wind, and she fell from the rooftop. That’s why Baekseol got scared and fell onto me, and I caught her and brought her back up.”
[⚔️Were you doing cocaine instead of smoking outside?]
[⚔️LOLOLOL]
[⚔️LOL splitting the wind]
I’ve never lied to the viewers, though I might have hidden some things.
I’ve always been honest, but all I get in return is mockery.
“I’m playing with Baekseol, I’ll go smoke.”
[⚔️You already did]
“It went out when I fell from the rooftop.”
[⚔️LOL go ahead]
[⚔️Leave Baekseol behind]
“Okay.”
I patted Baekseol’s fluffy fur once and went out to the rooftop yard.
─Click, click.
“Phew─.”
Ding!
───
[Sneak]
Reducing presence.
[Price: 10 million won]
───
At least I still have about 90 million won left, but the problem is I don’t know how many times I need to level up the Sneak skill to make it useful.
Most of the skills I’ve leveled up so far didn’t show much effect at level 1. Most of them only became explosively better after leveling up three or four times.
That one is probably similar.
Ding!
With a flick of my finger, 20 million won disintegrates into thin air.
───
[Elephant-level Sneak Lv.1]
Presence: Presence becomes faint.
[Price: 20 million won]
─
“·····?”
Never heard in my life that elephants are good at stealth.
As always, the explanation was short and unhelpful, so no need to even try to interpret it.
I cautiously took a step forward.
─THUD!
A noise loud enough to make the rooftop collapse.
“Seriously, what the hell. Is this considered light by elephant standards?”
Ding!
───
[Giant Beetle-level Stealth Lv.2]
Presence: Reduced presence
Camouflage: Blends in with surroundings when stationary
[Price: 40 million won]
───
Still, a skill is a skill, and its effect is undeniable.
Downgraded from elephant to giant beetle in two tries—that’s a huge improvement.
I moved my hand again.
Ding!
───
[Chameleon-level Stealth Lv.3]
Presence: Extremely reduced presence
Camouflage: Blends in with surroundings when stationary
Camouflage
○Blends in while moving
○UV penetration
○Infrared penetration
[Price: 80 million won]
───
[Remaining Balance: 22.2 million won]
“Phew, thank goodness.”
I always felt gross eating fish after leveling up swimming skills, so I’m relieved insects don’t taste good.
The price for the next level is already skyrocketing, but I’m satisfied with this.
“Not bad.”
I snuffed out the cigarette I barely smoked and headed back into the room, where Baekseol was rolling around with the toy ball I bought her, showing off some tricks.
[Ding!]
[Red Parade sponsored 1,000,000 won]
[Lol, buy Baekseol something tasty to eat]
Clickety-clack.
[⚔️So cute]
[Ding!]
[Wasabi Soybean Powder sponsored 10,000 won]
[Room Master, buy some nicotine gum for yourself]
From behind, it almost looks like she understands something.
If a word she knows comes up, she wags her front paws; if it’s unfamiliar, she tilts her head.
The back of her head is adorable.
Anyway, I need to test my skills on Baekseol, who has better hearing than me.
I slowly crept closer.
[⚔️Huh? Room Master’s here]
[⚔️Baekseol, Room Master’s behind you]
*Perk.*
Baekseol, who was twitching her ears, turned to look at me and then jumped into my arms.
“Hey, Pposiraegi, having fun?”
“Excited!”
Judging by her perked ears, she seems to have noticed.
Baekseol’s hearing is far superior to my skill-enhanced hearing.
But seeing how close I got, I’m pretty satisfied.
“Let’s see.”
I opened the settings and checked the sponsorship list.
“Why does Baekseol earn more than me?”
[⚔️Lololololol]
[⚔️Baekseol’s reactions are insane]
“Reactions?”
Baekseol was wiggling around, dancing, and performing tricks on the ball.
“How am I supposed to compete with that?”
[⚔️Lololol, true]
[Ding!]
[Ariel Land sponsored 10,000 won]
[Kyu]
“Kyu?”
[⚔️LMAO so cute]
[⚔️Lololololol]
[⚔️Room Master’s cute too]
“Geez, this sponsorship is so random, I just read it out loud.”
[⚔️Boss Kyu!!]
[⚔️That’s our Kyu for sure]
[⚔️Finally, you’re living up to your looks]
It’s always like this.
Either I tease the viewers, or the viewers tease me.
*image of something random*
“Ugh. Whatever, brats. I’m gonna eat.”
[⚔️What are you gonna eat?]
“Haven’t decided on the menu yet, got any recommendations?”
[⚔️Ramen, duh]
[⚔️Chicken, obviously]
[⚔️Assorted sashimi]
“What sashimi? You know I don’t eat raw stuff. Sashimi is just a soy sauce dispenser.”
[⚔️LOLOLOLOLOL]
[⚔️Typical Room Master’s taste buds]
Seems like more people like sashimi than I thought.
The chat explodes as soon as I mention sashimi.
“It’s just a soy sauce dispenser, same as broccoli.”
[⚔️LOL I know where you live, but thanks to Baekseol, you’re still alive]
[⚔️LOL that’s so triggering]
“I think I’ll just order a burger and straighten out my blood vessels.”
[⚔️Then why did you even ask?]
“Shut up before I make you eat a kimchi-soybean paste burger.”
[⚔️WTF, Jesus]
[⚔️Dude, even for a Room Master, that’s crossing the line]
Scrolling through the delivery app, there’s a ton of stuff that looks delicious.
From Korean food to that spicy hot pot the kids are obsessed with these days.
“Oh, right. I’m gonna pop over to China for a bit.”
[⚔️?????]
[⚔️Why are you saying it like you’re just going to the neighborhood store?]
[⚔️Please knock before you come in]
***
[Side Story]
“Baekseol, I need to do a ritual.”
*image of something else*
“Alright!”