174 – [3] Wait! It only takes a moment!
#174
“What is this?”
Something truly mysterious.
If things had gone the way they were supposed to, there shouldn’t have been anything worth coming home to.
But what about this big package?
Something of a size that a normal company would not even carelessly deliver made me gape.
“What on earth—why is it so big?”
The approximate size is…… It was like a light car.
I thought that the inside was filled with Styrofoam and plastic, but that thought soon disappeared.
It was so f*cking heavy.
It seems like there’s nothing you can’t do if you force yourself to lift it, but I was too worried about the health of my spine to go that far.
I put down the box I had lifted slightly.
Then I checked the invoice attached to one side of the box.
“Airlander Corporation?”
It was my first time hearing about this company.
An unknown company that has not been seen in games or in real life.
Why on earth did something like this be sent from such a place?
And what kind of thing was sent from that place?
I thought maybe I had sent it by mistake, and I was about to take out my cell phone.
The front door opened and a man wearing dolphin pants and a white t-shirt walked out.
“Oh, you’re finally here!”
A look of joy.
It seemed like he had ordered this item himself.
“Marie? What’s this?”
“This is something I crowdfunded. “It’s a bit big considering the funding, right?”
It’s not a little big, but it’s a lot big.
Moreover, what is crowdfunding?
That thing that may or may not be a fraud until it is observed by the consumer?
Why did I do this when there is a high probability of losing the principal?
“I heard you shouldn’t do something like that carelessly.”
“Well, there were some things I needed. “Because it was a non-commercialized product, it could only be obtained through funding.”
What exactly does it mean to say that it was necessary?
What on earth does it mean that she lacks so much money?
Even if it existed, there was a high possibility that it was a magic item.
However, the magic items being funded were not generally trusted items.
Out of 100 magic items being crowdfunded, 140 are scams.
No, honestly, saying that 140% was a fraud was also a glorification.
There are many cases of people being deceived by packaging magic with Muan Sweet Water.
The reality was that at least once a day, someone and somewhere was posted on social media or in the community about someone being scammed by magic supplies.
So, considering the nature of a thousand birds, crowdfunding was basically something that should not be done.
Although I have a challenging and extreme personality, I absolutely hate fraud.
“…… Are you Marie? “It’s not like the monster switched bodies, right?”
“What nonsense?”
“The person I know, Cheonma-ri, is someone who will steal the secrets of a startup and put out a product when it’s time to buy something like this.”
“You bastard.”
Because of this, I seriously doubted whether this guy was a thousand.
From the beginning, she was a rich woman overflowing with money, and she was a woman who would become even richer in the future.
That kind of funding item?
All she had to do was exploit her subordinates and turn them into gangsters, or steal ideas from other companies.
She had no reason to do this.
She was a woman more suited to a serious crime than a good and honest life.
Do you know whether you know my gaze or not?
Cheonma-ri turned her head with an attitude of ‘I guess my childhood friend doesn’t know the value of this package.’
She then began tearing apart the neatly wrapped package with her hand blade.
The sides of the box came off one by one, as if they were taking off my clothes for fun.
“What is this…?” ….”
“Ta-da! It’s a small, prefabricated anti-gravity car that can navigate even narrow streets!”
Numerous parts.
Large frame.
I could not believe my eyes.
Well, it wasn’t anything great or terrible, it was just a miniaturized version of a commercially available product.
“This…… “Why did you buy it?”
“Of course it’s to give it to you as a gift! “It’s a whopping $50,000 product!”
A $50,000 gift?
But my birthday was far away, and I didn’t really want such expensive items.
“Last time, I blew up your car. “That’s the reward.”
“I have money because it was covered by insurance…” ….”
I’d rather just buy a regular car. What on earth is this…? ….
I was at a loss for words over such a rare amount of money.
“And then. This company is far from a funding scam. Rather, it is a company that will rise and become a trend in the future.”
“No matter what, this is…” ….”
“This is a car that will be worth a lot of money later if you buy it now and drive it moderately.”
Products from companies that will emerge in the future.
It was clear that he bought it because he was a returner who knew the future.
“It looks too dangerous. Even if it is a company that will do well in the future, this is… ….”
“Well, for a funding product, it’s relatively stable? “In my previous life, there were almost no accidents caused by this unless the driver was negligent.”
“… ….”
Honestly, he wasn’t trustworthy, but Cheonma-ri wasn’t the type of person to lie about something like this.
It seemed like a fairly decent company, so it seemed like they gave it to me as a gift.
“Are you worried about assembly? Don’t worry! “I’ll do all the assembly and then give it to you!”
My Cheonma Ka.
After saying that much, I was left with nothing to say.
What can you do if you go through all this effort to give me a gift?
I have to accept it.
However, as if it was not an innocent gift, Cheonmaly approached us slyly.
Soon, it started to stick together in a somewhat disgusting way.
“hehehe.”
“…… “What do you want?”
“I’m sorry that I caused an accident so carelessly. But we’re still childhood friends, so can’t you just forgive us this once? “I will never do that next time.”
Then that’s right.
I wondered why I didn’t say this.
I felt a little bit like I wanted to refuse.
However, it was not moral to continue to hold on to it even after apologizing like this.
What’s more, it’s not like we won’t be able to see this guy’s face in the future.
I let out a deep sigh and gently pushed her away.
“Wow, I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that from you.”
“Oh.”
“But I will still accept your apology. “Assemble with peace of mind.”
This didn’t happen for a day or two, so I smiled slightly and answered.
Only then did Cheonma-ri put aside her sly expression and put on a purely bright expression.
He made nonsense by saying that he would finish the assembly within two days and that he would even install custom parts as an apology.
I told him not to even think about doing anything like that and just assemble it safely.
Life always comes first.
However, apart from life, it was unclear how the anti-gravity vehicle would be used after assembly.
I won’t board unless I need to smuggle somewhere, need to get to a narrow place in a hurry, can’t use the ground due to gangsters, or have to rush through the gate.
This was especially true considering that there was no possibility of such a thing happening in the near future.
So I thought about where to put that vehicle.
At the same time, I headed to the classroom to take the beginner survival cooking class that day.
Nothing much happened as usual.
Ines didn’t make a fuss, so I just listened to the lecture and continued practicing.
I feel like it would be nice if it was always like this day.
Unfortunately, the time went by even faster.
When I came to my senses, I realized that the food was not even finished before it went into my mouth.
The professor was leaving the lecture room, saying that was all for today.
“I wonder how much Marie has put together so far.”
After organizing the cooking utensils, I left the classroom.
I felt relieved to be free from the oppression of the week.
“You idiot.”
Oh sh*t.
Then the dog will stop pooping.
When I turned around, Ines was standing there.
Judging by her expression being very stiff, it looked like she was going to throw a tantrum like she always did.
I sighed and raised my hand as if I wasn’t in the mood today.
It may have looked like he was trying to hit a woman, but Dixie was a being who didn’t know if he would come to his senses even if he got hit.
There was no problem with giving it to me.
Ines then looked very sad.
“Sleep, wait a minute! “I have no intention of fighting today!”
“Huh? No?”
This is surprising.
I tilted my head.
“It’s because I have personal issues. “Do you have time?”
“There is something… ….”
“Then, I would like you to follow me for a moment.”
Ines held my hand.
The eyes were a mixture of pathos and rejection due to the belief in discrimination.
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It’s strange.
Where on earth are you trying to take me?
* * *
I followed her lead and moved my steps.
She crossed a large street and passed through narrow alleys.
It was around this time that I realized that there was a place like this in Arecibo.
She pointed me to a construction site.
“Abandoned construction site?”
Construction site beyond the back alley.
Judging by its condition, it was a construction site that appeared to have been abandoned due to problems occurring where construction was taking place.
“Why here? “I don’t know how to do things like hard work.”
It was strange.
Ines bit her lip gently.
I’m just staring at you.
I could see that her face was slightly red.
“That…” … “It’s because I’m feeling a lot these days.”
Ah, of course it should be so.
If you discriminate like eating a meal but don’t feel anything, is that a beast or a human being?
“From people of different races like you walking around the academy proudly, to people who are dishonorable before God being near the academy.”
You’re right, it’s a cub.
Hit me?
“All kinds of impure things gather around us. “The more I do that, the more I feel like I’m a frog in a well.”
“A frog in the well?”
“To be honest…… “With recent events, I feel a lot of inadequacy about myself.”
Self-reflection taking place in a dark place.
Then he placed his hand on her lower abdomen, probably to be polite.
“Well, the recent events were not small.”
“It is not a problem that can simply be overlooked. This is my personal pride…….”
“Pride?”
“That…… Note.”
I stopped talking.
It’s as if I can’t say this.
“I’m just leaving?”
“Wait! “It only takes a moment!”
Instead, she took a few breaths and quickly calmed down.
Then he looked sharp and hostile.
“You little bastard…… No, Kang Xian.”
Suddenly the authoritative and coercive tone disappeared.
A moment when you wonder what the heck is going on.
“Could you possibly teach me?”
I heard words that I thought would never come out of that person’s mouth.