Episode 101
In front of the mirror, Lee Ji-won shrugged her shoulders.
“This is my best.”
What clothes look the neatest? After thinking about it for a while, Jiwon Lee chose none other than training clothes. It was not only comfortable, but also had impressive three stripes from a famous brand.
The appointment time was approaching.
Jiwon Lee took the subway and headed to the meeting place. Lee Ji-won got on the subway at a busier afternoon subway station than expected and grabbed the handle.
‘Because I don’t exercise, my physical strength is poor.’
Fate addict.
For Lee Ji-won, who spends all her time on Fate except sleeping and eating, exercise is a luxury. In the past, there was no problem with staying up all night in a PC room for several days, but as I entered my late 20s, physical strength became an issue.
‘I guess I should at least make time to exercise.’
Fate is a virtual reality game that uses brain waves. Since your body cannot help but react closely to its condition, thorough management is essential.
“If I had known it would be like this, I would have just come on a motorcycle.”
A delivery motorcycle sleeping in the warehouse of a chicken restaurant on the first floor.
When I saw the crowded escalators and the wide-open national highways, I missed him.
Anyway, the meeting place, the cafe, was right around the corner. In a prosperous neighborhood where the headquarters of various large corporations are located, even the cafes were different from the outside.
‘It’s definitely an eye-catching outfit.’
Office workers dressed in suits were having a conversation in a cafe. Thanks to this, even Lee Ji-won, who is insensitive to other people’s opinions, even took a look at her training clothes. But that was it.
‘Let me see.’
Jiwon Lee nodded slightly to the part-timer who greeted her and then looked inside.
Then someone waved their hand. Inside a quiet cafe, a middle-aged man wearing angled glasses was smiling brightly.
‘I can tell at a glance.’
Who else but Min Seok-ho would welcome him in a place like this?
Jiwon Lee approached the man.
The man suddenly stood up and asked in a low voice.
“Is that correct?”
The company’s Min Seok-ho was considerate of X. I was being careful again. Who is X? Fate’s best rising star in name and reality! That’s why he never said the name ‘X’ out loud.
Jiwon Lee, who is quick-witted, answered.
“Yes, that’s right. “My name is Lee Ji-won.”
“It’s Lee Ji-won. Aren’t I the first viewer to know this person’s real name? “There is no glory like this.”
“Haha, it’s an honor.”
“Rather than that, did you happen to walk? If I had known this would happen, I would have sent an article... but no, I was wrong. I should have made an appointment closer to my home. Then we can at least serve a proper meal without wasting time.”
“it’s okay. “It’s a bit burdensome, so I try to exercise at times like this.”
Min Seok-ho seemed sorry for putting Lee Ji-won through a hard time.
The two sat down and continued their conversation amicably.
The managing director of a large company in his fifties and a young man approaching thirty. Even when talking about the military, which is a common topic among Korean men, they were two generations apart, but what kind of era is this?
“Did you really catch him? “That big guy?!”
“There was a time when I was told to only fish because of certain circumstances. At that time, I would have tried all the seafood found in Ravlnina. “If there’s anything that can be called a big fish in Lablina, it’s probably red marlin.”
“Ah, that guy’s name is Red Marlin!”
The era of Fate.
Fate was smoothing over the potentially awkward first meeting between the two.
As we spent time chatting like that, people started to flock to the cafe. Suddenly, Min Seok-ho appeared.
“Oh, look at my mind. sorry. “He gave up his valuable time, but I was so happy talking to him that I forgot what I had to do.”
“it’s okay. “Anything about fate is always welcome.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Well then, let me explain it slowly. The first thing to do is to tell you our conditions. If you have any questions or don’t like anything, please let me know at any time.”
Min Seok-ho took out a contract from his briefcase. Jiwon Lee opened his ears and carefully looked at the contract. When the nearly 20-minute explanation was over, Lee Ji-won’s pupils were shaking.
Chairman Jeong Man-seok.
It was his great welfare for X, whom he caught with difficulty.
*
Muggy air.
The back of your neck becomes sticky in an instant.
X, who woke up in a volcano, opened his mouth.
“It feels clearer somehow?”
Enjoy Fate in a new environment!
Maybe it was my mood, but somehow I felt like I was able to concentrate better. Isn’t that worth it? I moved from a villa that didn’t get much sunlight to a fantastic penthouse.
The Han River that I had been looking down through the vast glass window just before came to mind.
Shaking my head. X, who was intoxicated by the afterimage for a moment, shook his head.
“Now here we go again. “Let’s come to our senses!”
Nothing has changed. Because there is still a long way to go.
Kangkang! The sound of a hammer was already making me come to my senses. As I approach Ulrich’s workshop, I hear a welcome greeting.
“Ex, is that you?”
“You’re here!”
Ulric and Danwoo, who were busy smelting, were delighted when they saw X. They were the two who desperately felt the empty space during the time when X was gone.
“It seems like this snout has become addicted to the taste of your touch.”
“that’s right. “Everything I make tastes bad...
”
In the end, the two had no choice but to starve and wait for X to return. X prepared a meal by heating a pan on the brazier.
“As expected, it’s amazing work. “It was a good meal, X.”
“I will concentrate as hard as I enjoyed the meal!”
“I really need to take care of you!”
He will do his best to make equipment as much as he eats.
X collected food ingredients near the volcano by paying bribes to the two. Since I prepared the ingredients well and stored them in my inventory, it seemed like there was no insurance that was as reliable as this one.
‘How everything turns into flesh and stats.’
As time passed, the long-awaited equipment began to be completed one by one.
Ulrik stared at the helmet with sharp eyes. After studying the helmet for a while, he opened his mouth.
“Okay, at this level, I won’t be embarrassed to show it anywhere.”
Certification from Ulrich, the best blacksmith in the human world!
Ulrik held out the helmet to X.
When X received the helmet, he was surprised by its light weight. With a little bit of lying, it was as light as a feather.
“It is light, but its hardness is comparable to that of adamantium.”
“Oh oh.”
As soon as Ulric finished explaining, X let out a voice of exclamation.
It is a volcano located in the very center of the continent. A volcano is a volcano, but the intensity of the sunlight shining down on it is also indescribable.
‘Isn’t this just absorbing light?’
However, there was a thick darkness hovering around the dark iron helmet. An amazing sight that not only absorbs sunlight but also the surrounding light!
Adding to the smooth appearance, X swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
‘...Let’s check.’
Now that we’ve looked at the exterior, it’s time to check its capabilities.
“...!!”
X’s eyes widened at the information about the helmet that soon came to mind.
Munchkin that I eat all by myself