CHAPTER 355. HAPPY LIFE
Overall, there's nothing wrong with what was said.
The man sitting on the sofa rested his hand on his chin, lost in thought. Thanks to Jung Haseong's silence, Seo Esther's words flowed smoothly.
“Honestly, I always felt comfortable because that hunter was so quiet.”
“_ _”
“Not spilling Too Much Information is attractive when you're strangers, but when it's soone you want to get close to, it becos a really tough thing to deal with.”
Though she spoke in a bright voice, it was hard to keep her composure intact at a ti when a reliable powerhouse she unconsciously depended on was facing trouble. Esther wet her dry mouth with a sip of coffee from her cup.
“But, well, anyway.”
Then, she guided the conversation forward in the quiet atmosphere.
“Unless an elixir appears, it seems almost impossible to stop this trend.”
“Ah, Elixir.”
“Besides reorganizing the guild, let's also prepare ourselves ntally.”
Tak.
The sound of a coffee cup touching the table echoed softly.
“He hasn't been in the spotlight for long, but his achievents have been so impressive that his status is high compared to his active period.”
“Of course.”
“They say jokingly that he holds a position almost like a second Jung Haseong. So if Giryeo-ssi stops his activities, South Korea's international reputation will change in many ways.”
As a citizen living here, and as soone holding dostic stocks in Hanshin Guild's parent company at a high point, she naturally had to care about how certain countries viewed things. But Esther decided to firmly focus on reinforcing that aspect rather than worrying about the inevitable losses that would co.
“And when a high-difficulty gate appears—one that even S-ranks can hardly survive—naturally, that person will be the first to co to mind.”
Jung Haseong also nodded firmly in agreent.
“But we must not rely on that hunter's help.”
“I know. How could I live by doing sothing that burdens the patient?”
“From now on, let's the two of us work hard to prevent gate disasters.”
If it weren't for this era of dungeon shock, these people in their mid-to-late twenties—still practically newcors to society—would have set a strong and admirable goal of complete independence right here. As a result, the mood lightened for a mont.
But since the underlying source of misfortune that subtly lingered throughout the conversation remained unchanged,
“Anyway, even though we've poured out our worries in this gloomy mood, the one who's probably thinking the most right now is yourself, isn't it?”
Seo Esther turned her wistful gaze toward the window. Without possessing the [Dragon's Eye] or other surveillance items, she couldn't gather news of others despite sitting high up in this skyscraper. This ant that the psychics present here had no choice but to rely on re speculation.
“That's right. If I were in the sa situation as Hunter Kim Giryeo, I would truly be overwheld with worries.”
“Hmm.”
“Moreover, since his abilities are outstanding, it seems inevitable that he also shows a sowhat controlling personality because of that.”
“Control?”
“You can see that from Kang Changho's case. Honestly, if I were in his shoes with that level of skill, I wouldn't trust other hunters either.”
“Well, that's true.”
“So that's probably why he goes into the dungeon himself to supervise, even after sending others on errands...”
The two people t on the top floor of the Korean Magic Tower and talked for a while. They rubbed their heads or furrowed their brows; despite the casual nature of their conversation, their worries ran deep.
anwhile, at the sa ti, what was the alien in question doing?
It was around the ti a bird flew across the distant cityscape.
“How many ters long is the swimming pool for a house?
Alphauri, whose green sli was a self-portrait, was thinking about sothing at this ti.
Securing a place to live—this was a life's dilemma shared even by the marine creatures.
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[Sender: Kang Changho]
[mo: Settlent]
[Amount: 40,000,000,000]
And a few hours later.
“Even though I'm Alphauri, I'm almost crying.”
The day finally arrived. After wandering from one cheap, mold-covered place to another, it was finally the day I could move into a place worthy of stretching out my tentacles.
Most of all, the fact that I squeezed 40 billion won out of Kang Changho made a huge difference. With that money, I could buy a house not only in Seoul but even one in Monaco, where land prices are notoriously high.
“Ah~ I'm feeling a bit lazy thinking about the daily grind ahead. Maybe I should just do so remote lessons with Seo Esther over a video call?”
By the way, today is a weekday when regular office workers head to their jobs. But since I'm a freelance hunter, I don't have to go to work and can just lounge around like this.
“Esther seems really sharp. So even if I teach her roughly, she'll probably understand most of it. She even manages to run that huge guild, which looks complicated.”
Gulp.
I took a sip of the soda I was holding through a straw. At that mont, what flashed through my mind was an image of myself leisurely floating on the vast waters of a private swimming pool, enjoying my free ti.
“Hmm.”
But this was just a daydream. Even on a planet like Earth, changing one's residence once settled would be difficult. That much was obvious.
“Unless you're a hermit crab, that's how it would normally be, I guess.”
So finding a house requires careful consideration. Even though I had the money, I spent my ti scrolling through information obsessively.
But even though I was reincarnated into a world with such advanced internet technology...
“There seem to be theories here about feng shui and such for choosing good locations. But anyway, the most ideal place is probably the one I actually see and like, right?”
As expected, there was a big difference between searching in the corner of my room and experiencing it firsthand.
“At first, I wanted to find a house in familiar Seoul, but then I thought again—there are just too many people here... No, more than that, why doesn't Earth make the exact center of a country its capital?”
From now on, I need to personally explore every corner of the country with my own eyes to find a house. Mountains, fields, rivers, and seas—by observing the geographical features of each region, I'm sure I'll find at least one place where I truly want to live my daily life.
I found out that here, you can buy land and build your own house. If you have the money, it's not just about buying a finished ho—you can even get a custom-made house, Earth-style.”
However, the body of the mammal nad Kim Giryeo was honestly not very suited for field inspections. So, I decided to prioritize this over the tutoring schedule planned with Seo Esther.
“Anyway, I've already finished all my howork, so I have plenty of ti to spare.”
A certain archmage is now free to conduct research purely out of interest.
Strike while the iron is hot. As soon as the plan ca to mind, I imdiately stood up and began working toward a certain goal.
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This week has truly been a rare period of peace. No beasts have appeared from overseas, and the curious entities seem to be well-fed and perhaps taking naps—though they aren't exactly creatures built for digestion. Lately, no notable gates have even ford.
So I was able to spend my leisure ti on so truly impressive research during this break.
Flap.
Listen to this sound.
Flap, flap.
Anyway, I still don't know what limits an archmage really has. It was just a bit of bad luck right after reincarnation, but the mont I set my mind to a certain research, I quickly achieved results.
“Anyway, Earth is great because it's easy to find birds.”
And what was that result?
Fortunately, there was a mirror I had recently bought nearby. I turned the head of 'this body' to check it out. What I saw was a hard, protruding beak and round eyes. Along with that, a mysterious-colored body that looked as if it were coated with cent, and so on.
“Gruk.”
Just by glancing here, it was enough to tell. To put it bluntly, I was currently inhabiting the body of a pigeon.
“Gruuuk.”
Would a master of golem control really pass up the chance to test sothing like this?
“As expected, this level of magic works smoothly.”
Even back when I was an underpowered F-rank, I occasionally controlled beast carcasses. But now, after my second awakening, I can manipulate with much greater precision and power. Having transferred my consciousness into the pigeon's body, I can draw in magical energy, enabling not only to perform simple spells but also to unleash trendous physical force using this body itself.
“To put it more simply, now when a Bird Strike happens, it's not the building that wins... it's ...”
Flap, flap.
I moved the wings attached to the body once again. The texture and craftsmanship felt completely different from before.
“Impressive!”
Back when I was F-rank, it felt like I was just forcing limbs to move like playing with a puppet. But now, I can truly control the corpse as if it were my own body. And just look at these artistic biological features.
Swish, swish.
I moved the pigeon's body around, and what fascinated most was how these birds kept their heads steady, almost like a hand-shake-preventing gimbal. It seems that the cerebellum of Earth pigeons constantly adjusts their direction in real ti...
“Overall, the body is light, and it has these kinds of features too.”
I squeezed the pigeon's vocal cords and quickly spit out words.
“No matter how much I think about it, pigeons are still better than humans, aren't they?”
But the sentence ended here, accompanied by the rattling sound in my throat.
“What exactly are the advantages of humans? Brain volu? Aside from that, what physical superiority do they really have...? These guys get herniated discs just from carrying their own weight while walking...”
But setting aside these minor complaints for now, this experint still has so variables that need to be understood.
“In the past, even within the sa dungeon, there were so many limitations that controlling was precarious.”
Maximum ti. And maximum distance. I needed to verify whether this spell would work as expected. According to calculations, even if I sent this pigeon's body all the way to the end of Jeju Island, the connection should hold—but theory and reality often differ.
So...
“Alright. Then, shall we get going?”
From now on, I plan to take a long trip around the Korean Peninsula—both to find a place to settle after retirent and to test the stability of my golem control connection.
But this otherworldly realm where my body has settled is quite vast, so if I leisurely explore every area, it would easily take several weeks.
“I ca to Korea and unexpectedly loved the food culture so much that I didn't modify myself to the point where I wouldn't need to eat.”
And humans usually start to deteriorate physically if they go without food for several weeks. So, asures to maintain the host body's condition are essential. Dividing my vision into two partitions—one for the bird and one for the human consciousness—would interfere with future observation. Plus, having to abandon control of the bird side every few hours to move the main body is a bit troubleso...
“I hope the search for a ho isn't interrupted halfway. Since it's been a while, I just want to focus solely on flying.”
Therefore, after much consideration, I decided to adopt this thod.
“Hey, can you hear ?”
“_ _”
Of course, I have not yet fully understood the existence of humans. Therefore, in golem studies, there are usually two main ways to set actions. This ti, instead of using delicate magic where the caster instructs actions from start to finish, I adopted a rough thod that only engraves broad action guidelines.
“If you can hear , answer.”
“Yes.”
In other words, I scraped out every mory and soul particle remaining in Kim Gi-ryeo's body to create a system. Inside that empty shell, there is a macro programd to follow Kim Gi-ryeo's routines from when he was alive.
As ti passes, it eats food, hydrates itself, and maintains cleanliness.
These actions might seem simple to the natives, but for , an alien, directly programming them is difficult. On Alphauri, creating algorithms by utilizing mories like this was a common practice. However, the original owner of this body had unstable life-support functions in many ways.
“The first rule is surely well rembered, right? Absolutely no actions that could harm that body are allowed.”
This should be sufficient for automation without any issues.
Author's Thoughts: Hi, from now on, I will update this novel 3 chapters/week. Thank you for all your support so far:)
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