I Live Alone in the Inventory

Episode 16

Jung-min and Leah conducted a sparring using extreme strength.

Today I was able to last a little longer than the Dalian I did yesterday.

After being completely cured with Leah’s healing skill and potion, Jung-min went into the shower to wash himself.

Jung-min thought as he poured bottled water on his body.

‘I passed out again after the sparring… It’s just as painful… but it’s a bit embarrassing’

Jung-min washed himself, changed his clothes, and came out of the shower.

Leah was waiting for Jung-min with a bunch of mana potions out in front of the campfire.

“Did you wash everything? Shall we start training to raise the intelligence stat now?”

Jeongmin nodded and sat down across from Leah.

Leah asked Jung-min.

“Jungmin, what is your mana reserve right now?”

“Um…a total of 38.”

Leah nodded and said.

“You can fill 50 mana in a bottle of low-level mana potion, so let’s start after increasing the amount of mana.”

After Leah finished speaking, she took out a staff from her inventory.

It was the staff that Jung-min found in Leah’s inventory and had an option to increase the intelligence stat.

“Let’s train with this in hand. Mana reserve will increase considerably.”

Jung-min received the staff from Leah and held it in his hand.

“Could you tell me the amount of mana consumed per skill, Mr. Jeongmin?”

Jung-min listened to Leah’s question and thought for a moment before answering.

“Two vision and emotional eye skills are consumed, space movement skill is 5, base gate creation is 7.

“How should I use the skill repeatedly?”

“Hmm… open the base gate and return to the base, move back to Leah’s inventory using perspective and space movement… and go through Leah’s inventory gate again, a total of 19 mana will be consumed. If you repeat it twice, 38. .If you look around the rest using the eyes of emotion, you can spend a total of 50 mana. Shall we repeat it like this?”

“It’s okay. The skill level should go up evenly. You have to repeat the dimension shift, but would you mind being dizzy?”

Jimin nodded and said.

“Yes, after doing this for a while, I definitely got used to it. Now I’m used to it to the point where I don’t sit down after moving to another dimension. If I repeat it more, I’ll get used to it.”

“Okay. Then shall we begin? I’ll leave my inventory gate open.”

After Leah’s words, Jeong-min created a gate for the base.

After passing through the base gate and returning to his inventory, Jung-min moved to Leah’s inventory using clairvoyance and space movement.

After that, I returned to Leah’s side through Leah’s inventory gate that was open.

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Jeongmin sat down next to Leah.

“Ah… Since I’m going to dimension twice in a row without rest… I can’t stand this yet.”

Leah looked at Jeongmin worriedly.

“I’ve never been to a dimension shift before… so I don’t know how dizzy it is.

Jimin sat down and nodded.

“Yes…I need to get used to it…it’s okay now. I’ll be back again.”

Jung-min once again entered the base gate and came out through Leah’s inventory gate.

After using all the 38 mana he had, Jung-min opened the lid of the low-level mana potion and drank it down.

“Fifty mana refilled. Now I’m going to repeat it in earnest.”

Jung-min consumed mana by repeatedly using the base gate, perspective, space movement, and emotional eyes, and the consumed mana was restored by drinking mana potions.

The number of empty mana potion bottles on the floor gradually increased.

When the number of empty mana potion bottles lying on the floor reached 10,

“Okay, then let’s do it here.”

Leah announced the end of training.

Jung-min listened to Leah’s words and sat down on the floor.

said Leah.

“You worked hard, Mr. Jeongmin. It’s not a lot of physical training, but it must have been a lot of hard work.”

Jungmin sat down on the floor and said.

“This… dizziness from the aftereffects of dimension shift is also dizzy… but I’m getting more and more hungry…”

“That’s right. That’s the only downside of this exercise. It’s hard to do any more once you’re full. You’ve done quite a few repetitions though. Could you check the status bar?”

Jung-min opened the status window.

“Status window”

A status window appeared in front of Jung-min’s eyes.

[Jungmin Choi

Strength: 30

Stamina: 33

Agility: 26

Intelligence: 16 (+40) [mp:1/83]

Holding Gold: 410 Gold

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

“Wow.. My stats went up a lot today too. My intelligence stat went up by 5 at once! My skill level hasn’t gone up yet.

When Jung-min said he liked it, Leah looked at him happily and said.

“If you keep training like this, all your stats and skill levels will go up. Don’t forget your personal swordsmanship training.”

Jungmin closed the status window and nodded.

“Don’t worry. I’ll do my best”

“Then now… I was thinking of having a meal… but Jung-min-ssi, would you like something to eat right now? Since you drank so many potions…”

“Ah.. I’m sure I don’t have anything to eat right now… but shouldn’t Lea eat something? Should I boil some ramen?”

Leah shook her head.

“It’s okay. I’m not that hungry either.

“Ah.. yes. Then, shall we talk while eating a simple snack?”

Leah smiled and nodded.

“Yes”

The two of them started eating snacks and Coke across the bonfire.

“Ah, I was going to tell you this story… from our Dalian.”

When Leah brought up the story of the past battle, Jung-min listened.

“Looking at Jung-min when he attacks… he seems to have a lot of hesitation. Is that right?”

Jung-Min was startled by Leah’s words, then spoke cautiously.

“Yes..That’s because the world I’m in is a world where there’s no need to wield a sword…I wonder if it’s a bit repulsive to wield a knife at people? ..”

“Hmm…I already nagged you to be poisoned, so I won’t do it anymore. But…”

Leah took a sip of Coke and said.

“You must be determined.”

“Resolve…?”

Leah nodded and said.

“Yes, I am determined. Now that I live in a world where [Trial of the Gods] began… someday, the time will come when Jung-Min will also kill his enemies. As I said before, ‘enemy’ doesn’t just mean monsters… It also includes people. “

“…..”

“You must be prepared for that time.”

Jeongmin stared at the campfire for a while and then nodded.

“Yes, I’ve been thinking about it to some extent since [Trial of the Gods] started. But to be honest, I’m still not confident.”

Leah stared at Jeong-min for a moment before pulling something out of her pocket.

“Take this”

Jung-min asked Leah as he took it.

“Is this… a ring…?”

“Yes, it’s an item called ‘Ring of Effort’.”

“Ring of Effort…?”

“I won’t tell Jung-Min right away, ‘You must kill the enemy unconditionally’. In fact, killing is the cleanest and best thing… but it must be difficult for Jung-Min now. In such a case, this item is what you need. It’s a ring that can only be used by the Awakened… it will be quite useful.”

“…?”

“If you press the ring on the forehead of the subdued Awakener, the ‘slave brand’ will be stamped on it. “And it can’t harm its master. The ring I gave you has two more slave marks left. Five in total, but I’ve used the third.”

“…..”

“If you can’t bear to kill the enemy, put a ‘slave brand’ on it. It’s not neat, but you can get rid of the aftereffects… But don’t forget that killing the enemy is the cleanest thing. Did you know?”

Jungmin nodded blankly and then said.

“By the way…why did the ring that marks this slave have the name ‘Ring of Effort’…?”

“The conditions for using that ring are a bit complicated. I said you have to use it after subduing the opponent, right? In order to brand a slave, basically the total sum of the owner’s stats must be higher than the sum of the opponent’s stats. Only then can it be branded. And after the master-servant contract is completed, if the slave’s stats exceed the master’s stats… the weekday contract is reversed. The master becomes a slave, and the slave becomes a master.”

“Ugh…”

“So, whether you are a slave or a master, you have to put in a lot of effort. The master doesn’t want his stats to catch up, and the slave has to catch up with his master’s stats and overturn the master-servant contract… That’s why this ring is called the ‘Ring of Effort’. It’s been. It’s fun, isn’t it?”

“Ah..that…jae, that’s fun…”

Leah said as if asking Jung-min.

“Since this ring is a ‘Ring of Effort’ and not a ‘Ring of Slavery’, any command that restricts the act of raising a slave’s stats will not work no matter how much the owner does, so remember it well. ‘Do not train to raise stats’ “Don’t wear items that increase your stats.” It’s a story that commands like this don’t work, you know?”

“Ah, yes. I see.”

“I don’t think anyone can exceed Jung-min’s stats even without such an order. Anyway, please use it well.”

Jung-min said as he put the ring in his pocket.

“Yes, I will use it well. Thank you, Leah.”

“You don’t have to thank me. It was a ring that I had no use for anyway… Actually, I didn’t even like the item that much. Hmm… It’s kind of like saying that after using it three times already.”

Seeing Leah talking with a smile, Jung-min also smiled at her in a cold sweat.

‘…The three enemies that Leah-san, who said that killing was neat, enslaved…what would happen…?’

I was curious, but I couldn’t bear to ask, and Jung-min smiled at Leah.

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Jung-min returned to the inventory only late at night.

When I was talking about this and that with Leah, it felt like time flew by so fast that I didn’t know how it was going.

If Leah hadn’t said that she would have to go soon, we would have sat talking all day long.

Jung-min thought as he lay down on the thin blanket spread on the hard floor.

‘Ah.. I really hate hard floors.. Tomorrow after morning training I have to go outside. I have to find this and that… By the way, the snacks are running out, so what to do… Leah’s favorite Coke is the biggest problem.

Jeongmin sat up from his seat at a thought that suddenly came to his mind.

‘…If you go to the large shelter, isn’t there an overflow of supplies? If I negotiate well, I might be able to get all the things I need… The value of the items I have right now are probably extremely high.’

Jung-min lay down again and looked at the ceiling of the inventory, thinking.

‘The best one is Daeseong Shelter.

Jungmin pondered for a while.

‘..Yes, let’s go to Daesung in 5 days. That day is the day when the stats enough to destroy the D-class gate alone are completed.

On that day, if Daesung… if Kwak Jo-won cheats on something… if he wants to become my enemy’

-You have to be strong, Mr. Jung-min.-

-If you are judged to be my enemy, punish me thoroughly…

Recalling Leah’s advice, Jung-min muttered as he glared at the ceiling of the inventory.

“I have to punish… thoroughly…”

Episode 16