Chapter 24: The Next Step
In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight filtered through the grey curtains and shone on the young girl’s face by the table. Her somewhat cold expression seemed to have dreamt of something wonderful in her sleep, blooming into an incredibly soft smile.
“Mmm—”
A cat-like sound came from the young girl. Su Jun, who had just woken up, opened his groggy eyes. The stiffness in his neck gave him a bad premonition.
“Is it morning?”
He raised his head and saw the faint light filtering through the greyish-white curtains. Su Jun twisted his neck, which had become stiff from sleeping on the table. The stiff soreness completely dispelled his lingering sleepiness.
“I accidentally fell asleep watching it, really.”
He picked up his phone, which was still playing something on the table, and turned it off. He placed it on the bed and plugged it into the charger. Su Jun stood up and stretched his small body.
To keep his lie, yesterday, after chatting with Sato Shinichi, Su Jun had naturally clicked on the “Izakaya Log” he mentioned and started watching it.
It could only be said that it was worthy of being the current hot drama. Even Su Jun, who had no interest at all, was drawn in after watching two episodes. He watched all night until he was so sleepy that he directly passed out.
“I have to thank this body’s capabilities for this…”
Looking at the time displayed on his phone, nine o’clock, Su Jun nodded. This time was still within an acceptable range. Since he only needed about four hours of sleep, even if he slept late, he could still wake up early and wouldn’t be late for things due to oversleeping.
He raised his hand and summoned his capability panel. The territory size hadIncreased from the previous 1.51 square units to 1.6 square units, an increase of one unit.
“I don’t know how this size is calculated.”
He raised his hand and summoned his [Black Coffin], muttering to himself. After all, reality was completely different from the game. In the game, it might just be simple graphics and numbers, but in reality, there were many changes.
“Moreover, theoretically speaking, although this blueprint doesn’t limit the size of the building, it should at least be the size of a small mound. Otherwise, many capabilities won’t be unlocked, and it won’t live up to the A-grade quality of this building.”
He waved his hand and opened the lid entwined with black energy. Su Jun stuck his head into the entire coffin. As soon as his head went in, a comfortable coolness washed over him.
The bottom of the coffin was a thin layer of soil, which Su Jun had collected from the nearest graveyard last night. Around the boundary of the coffin, circles of black-green gas had appeared, like ants devouring the space of the boundary. Visibly, the internal space of this coffin had inexplicably become a little larger.
“This speed… it’s still not good enough.”
Although the Death Aura didn’t consume too much of the original Death Aura for space expansion, the density of the Aura also determined the speed of territory space expansion. With the current Death Aura in the [Black Coffin], it would take ages to expand to the extent of building a [Graveyard Hill].
He waved his hand and put away the [Black Coffin]. Su Jun knew that such things couldn’t be rushed and depended on his future arrangements.
He sat down on the bed and casually picked up his phone to check the latest news. As someone who had transmigrated to this world for the first time, the best way to understand this world was probably through the news.
Moreover, in this world with abilities, the news industry wasn’t boring. The grudges between various heroes, the battles between villains and heroes, and the occasional gossip news felt much more interesting than novels!
“Gulp, gulp—”
Just as Su Jun was about to swipe to the next message, his phone’s message notification rang. Following it was a pop-up with a familiar little flame icon.
[Good morning, Kiyomizu-san!] I chatted too late yesterday and accidentally fell asleep, hahahahaha. What are your plans today, Kiyomizu-san?]
【Why is it you again!!!】
He slapped his forehead with his hand. The person who sent this message was the culprit who caused him to sleep late yesterday, the cheap boyfriend of his previous body—Sato Shinichi.
“I really don’t want to reply to him. What if I accidentally start chatting again? This cursed body’s natural reactions are detestable. I have things to do today!”
He shook his head and threw the phone onto the bed.
“But we chatted so happily yesterday. Wouldn’t it be suspicious if I completely ignored him today?”
He reached out and quietly picked up the phone again.
“Why did I pick up the phone myself? Stop it!! Besides, isn’t it normal for girls to be moody? Pfft, why am I scolding myself?!”
Su Jun, who had turned off his phone again, walked to the table, picked up a cup of water, and complained while drinking.
“Sigh, forget it. I’ll just reply that I have something to do.”
After thinking for a long time, Su Jun finally compromised. He put down the water cup in his hand, picked up the phone beside him again, opened the chat software, and started typing.
[Good morning, Sato-kun~ I just got up too. I might be going out to eat with someone today /Sun/Sun]
Even though Su Jun had been thinking for a long time, the message he sent immediately received a reply, as if Sato Shinichi had been waiting nearby all along.
[Ah, is it Kiyomizu-san’s friend?]
[No, it’s an elder.]
[I wanted to ask Kiyomizu-san out for a meal. I discovered a very delicious restaurant /Sad]
[Next time, sorry.]
[What about tomorrow! It’s the weekend, and Kiyomizu-san wouldn’t want to spend it at home, right?]
[Okay… okay.]
…….
On the other side, in an unknown underground training ground.
A sweaty big man stood in the lounge, his body heaving due to the previous high-intensity training. Every muscle in his bare upper body could be seen moving.
Contrary to his terrifying physique, which was like an ancient giant, the small mobile phone held in his large palm seemed to be holding a treasure. With a speed that did not match his body, his fingers rapidly typed.
The stern-faced man’s expression changed constantly, showing disappointment, surprise, and happiness. In the end, he excitedly punched the air and shouted a powerful “yes” in his deep voice!
“Yeah, your head!”
A lightning-forged crutch heavily struck the big man’s head. Even though his body instinctively reacted, the speed of the lightning was too fast, accurately and swiftly hitting the target.
“Old man, isn’t it rest time now?”
While rubbing his head, the tall figure quickly dodged the continuous lightning attacks. The previous lightning had affected him somewhat. He grinned and asked the thin old man who was looking at him with a murderous aura not far away.
“It’s time!!!”
“No, Teacher, give me a chance to send another message.”
“Bang—” This was the sound of the explosion as the lightning pierced the mobile phone.
