127 – The Returner is Tired (2)
A month has passed since I cleared the 5th floor.
A month may seem like a very long time, but in reality, it is not that long when you look at life as a whole.
Assuming the human lifespan is 100 years, one month is about 0.08% Of the entire life. No one would despair because they wasted 0.08% Of their life.
Isn’t life a bit absurd? Then strong acid. If it takes 10 years for the strong acid to change, one month is a time when the strong acid will only change by about 0.8%. Likewise, it cannot be a very insignificant number.
『 Players Association launched… The first president of the association was ‘Mighty Michael’ Michael Jeter.』
『 Korean government awards Presidential Award to player Choi Ji-won… Successfully climbed the 10th floor for the first time in Korea. 』
However, in this turbulent period, one month was enough to turn human society upside down. From the player’s perspective, it was natural that his life had changed, but even ordinary people who could not perceive any information about ‘Top’ could feel its influence.
『 Actor Lee Min-ho reveals that he has awakened as a player… Characteristics are private. 』
『 He is a grandfather in his 60s… What is the secret to success in ‘100 meters in 10 seconds’?! 』
What struck me the most from the general public’s perspective was the existence of the players themselves. A slender woman lifting a car and setting fire to the air was no longer a topic of interest. Didn’t the Vice President of the United States make a block of ice on live television in the first place?
The YouTube algorithm has already been dominated by player-related videos, and it has become routine for players to appear on the airwaves. In this way, people accepted that ‘humanity has emerged with supernatural powers.’
『 Player crime continues to rise… Controversy over the Korean government’s ‘late response’. 』
『 71 People killed in subway terror attack on the way to work… The culprit is ‘another player’ 』
『Why should we be wary of players without body parts? 』
Of course, that doesn’t mean players have become friendly. Although the government is said to have worked on turning some players into heroes, one of the problems that emerged because of the tower was the criminal activities committed by players. This is because even mentally ill people are given power.
Players with the stats and characteristics were able to kill ordinary people more easily than twisting the wrists of children. Moreover, since they did not carry visible weapons and the bodies themselves were weapons, assassinations broke out all over the world. This is because preemptive response was impossible.
『 Korean government, ‘There is no compromise.’ Declaration. Unusually, permission to use live ammunition… 』
『 Are Japan’s ‘concrete prisons’ effective? (Exclusive column) 』
Of course, the leaders of each country were not idiots and took action. First of all, players causing trouble were immediately shot to death. Even if a player can fly and crawl, the base is human, so if you get shot, you die. (Or maybe it would have been better to die.)
What should the player do who quickly passes through the portal and hides on the first floor? Taking advantage of the fact that the portal is created at the location where the player entered when exiting reality from the first floor, traps were set up at the location where the player entered the portal, or they were completely filled with concrete. If the hidden location was in the middle of the city, the economic loss was enormous… What can I do? It’s better than someone dying.
『 As a result of giving authority to vigilantes belonging to the American Association, they showed amazing results… What is the possibility of introduction in Korea? 』
In addition, the recently launched Players Association took the lead in cracking down on public security by organizing its own vigilante group. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but the players’ association plays a positive role in its own way.
Why are you suddenly bringing up the story about the association?
[Mighty Coin.]
[+19,832.41%]
[Kim Jun-ho’s balance: 1,983,241,000 won]
“… Wow.”
Thanks to Players Association President Michael Jeter, the 10 million won buried in Mighty Coin became 2 billion.
2 Billion. It’s money I’ve never held in my hand in my life. There are literally endless things you can do with 2 billion won. You can order 100,000 chickens or buy 10 fancy sports cars. You will be able to enjoy almost all the pleasures that human society has to offer.
There are few things that cannot be done with such a large amount of money. Umm… I don’t have enough money to buy a house in Seoul, and I don’t have enough money to buy mid-level potions.
Speaking of potions, mid-level potions are more expensive than houses these days. A potion that can cure all kinds of illnesses, including quite a bit of trauma, presented humanity with the possibility of becoming a tower.
Research centers around the world roasted rich people all day long to study the principles of potions, and rich people also wanted to take home a bottle of this mysterious liquid. Naturally, the price of potions had skyrocketed, and it was difficult for ordinary people to even see the spores of potions.
For your information, Choi Ji-won and I are full of potions. That’s because Choi Ji-won is too strong, and for me, it’s because I regress when I get hurt in the first place. But what can you do if you have an overflow of expensive potions? Even the cold I caught because of the yeti can’t be cured.
That’s right.
“… “How are you feeling?”
“It’s ambiguous… “
After recuperating for the past two weeks, my condition has definitely improved. The tickling in my throat decreased, and the slight heat disappeared.
But the meaning of improvement is the same as the meaning of not being completely cured. A cold is still lurking somewhere in my body.
“This isn’t a cold… ?”
Generally, colds do not last more than a week. If you eat well and take care, the period is further shortened. Can a cold that lasts for more than two weeks be called a cold? Could it be an unknown disease brought from another world? !
“I’m too fine for that… “
“That’s right…” “
Of course, there was no possibility of that. Choi Ji-won, who had been living in the same room as me, was still fine. The one with the problem is probably mine.
“Umm… “
It is fatal for time to drag on like this. One way is to find a way to heal your body, or to go up to the 11th floor with a cold.
My physical condition is okay, even though I have a cold. It can’t be said to be in perfect condition, but it’s not the worst either. If I were to express it numerically, it would be about 90% of perfection. It’s just slightly annoying.
In addition, if you really regress due to a cold, there is still a last resort called a minor elixir. As soon as you enter the tower, unless you regress before taking the elixir, there is no need to worry about being trapped in a time prison.
“… “
That said, it would be right to try everything you can first. There was still one possibility left for me.
“Jiwon.”
My girlfriend is a celebrity whose face appears when you search her name on Google. Since she appeared on public broadcast news, her popularity in Korea has skyrocketed, and she is often referred to in foreign communities as ‘Choi Ji-won,’ who changed the second floor.
“Why don’t you contact the players’ association?”
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Choi Ji-won asks the Players Association directly? The association, which is already gaining influence, will never miss the opportunity to owe Choi Ji-won a debt.
“… “What can I say?”
“It’s simple. “I’ll tell you now.”
The plan is simple. If potions don’t work, bring a healer. She does and she lets me heal.
Does that mean that any healer can do that? That’s not it again. The only and best healer I’ve ever seen…
“Yes, yes. Hello. This is Jiwon Choi. That’s right, Choi Ji-won. It’s the players’ association, right? It’s none other than trying to find someone… “That person is American.”
William Smith. An American bride I met on the 4th floor. He has demonstrated the miracle of instantly healing a seriously injured person. With his incredible healing power, wouldn’t this cold of mine go away completely? It was a gamble worth taking.
“Yes, yes. My name is William Smith, he’s white, his hair is dull blond, he’s middle-aged and wrinkled… He’s probably registered with the Players Association of America… I’d like to know his contact information… Oh, do you know who it is?”
I have 2 billion won, so I can buy first class plane tickets. Moreover, the person asking for it is Choi Ji-won, Korea’s best player who received the President’s Award. If necessary, I may mention that I saved people on the 4th floor. So of course I thought I would get a positive answer.
“… Ah yes. Ah… yes. All right. Yes. Yes… “
Choi Ji-won, who was continuing the call with the association, shook his head and put down his cell phone.
“They said they couldn’t contact us in the first place.”
“Why?”
“That…” “
William Smith did not refuse to treat me out of spite for what happened on the fourth floor. The William Smith in my memory was a kind, conscientious American with a warm-hearted appearance.
The reason was simple.
“That person… “He’s ridiculously busy right now?”
“?”
“Treating people from all over the country… “
This is because William Smith was extremely busy right now.
“… ?”
All over America? Therapy? Suddenly?
I wondered what this meant, so I turned on my phone and accessed an American online community. After that, if you just search for ‘William,’ posts are pouring in.
-God lives in California. He’s saving the sick.
-I am grateful to be able to live in the same era as William Smith…
-I hate myself for doubting his abilities. The name of this era is ‘William Smith.’
-In the end, Nightingale was just an excellent nurse.
“???”
This is something I don’t remember. It is certainly. When I was on the first floor, I had never seen anything like this. If it was this much of a fuss, I would have known.
That is.
“… I go?”
For William Smith, a warm-looking healer, the future has changed because of me.