'Beyond this wall is definitely... an inventory... someone else's, not mine...!' Jeong-min calmed his racing heart and sat down on the floor to think.
'Are all the inventories clustered together...? If so, is there another person's inventory beyond the opposite wall...? I should use Clairvoyance right now...'
Jeong-min tried to get up quickly but changed his mind and sat back down.
'No... I don't have much mana left... I'll try it later when I have enough mana...'
Jeong-min stared at the inventory wall, lost in thought.
'Can I cross over to the next inventory? If I use Clairvoyance to see, and then use Spatial Movement, it might be possible...'
Jeong-min suddenly began to rethink the Spatial Movement skill.
'At first, I grumbled that it was a very restrictive skill... but using it like this, it's a really overpowered skill, isn't it?'
Remembering being rejected by large shelters and small guilds, Jeong-min was able to feel pride in his skill for the first time.
Jeong-min stared at the inventory wall again.
'I'll go over the wall and wait for the owner of that inventory to open the inventory gate... when the gate opens, I'll use Spatial Movement to go outside through that gate...!'
Having found a clue to escape, Jeong-min could feel anticipation rising. 'Wherever that place is... it'll be much safer than where my inventory gate is near the monster gate...'
Having made up his mind, Jeong-min waited patiently for his mana to fill up.
He currently had 2 mana left.
He planned to wait until it reached 7, then use Clairvoyance and Spatial Movement to cross over to the next inventory.
Time passed, and Jeong-min was finally able to recover his mana to 7. He stood up and stared at the inventory wall.
'Okay... let's go!... Clairvoyance!'
A bluish energy flickered in Jeong-min's eyes, and he began to see the other side of the inventory wall.
It was the same inventory he had seen before.
'...Spatial Movement!'
Jeong-min disappeared in an instant and appeared inside the inventory on the other side.
"Success!"
Jeong-min clenched his fists and rejoiced.
"I did it, I succeeded... Now I just have to wait for the owner of this inventory to open the gate..."
Jeong-min had no choice but to stop talking.
The items inside the inventory, which he had only vaguely seen with Clairvoyance, were now clearly visible.
"What... is all this..."
The inventory was filled with countless weapons, armor, books, and various other items, leaving no room to step.
"...What's with all this stuff... This is a... sword...? Ah, that's a spear... There's a large hammer too... This is... armor?"
Jeong-min looked around the inventory in a daze.
"No, whose inventory is this that they have so many different weapons piled up...? Where did they get these? Did they make them themselves?"
Next, Jeong-min's eyes fell on a box filled with various accessories.
Seeing the box full of necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, Jeong-min muttered.
"Is this the inventory of some chaebol's daughter? Why are there so many accessories..."
While examining the accessories, Jeong-min picked up a sword that was placed nearby.
Even to Jeong-min, who was ignorant of weapons, it looked quite good and cool.
"...Hmm...?"
The moment Jeong-min held the sword in his hand, he felt very light.
"...What...? Why do I feel so light...? "
Jeong-min lightly bounced in place a few times and then swung the sword he was holding horizontally.
Swish
A chilling sound of air being cut rang out.
Jeong-min felt goosebumps on his arms.
Jeong-min, who had been training by swinging the sword Jun-ki had given him, knew that this sound was something he could never make at his level.
Jeong-min stared at the sword as if possessed and said to the air,
"...status window"
[Choi Jeong-min
Strength: 14(+30)
Stamina: 15
Agility: 15(+40)
Intelligence: 10 [MP:1/18]
Skills Held: Gate(Lv.1), Spatial Movement(Lv.2), Clairvoyance(Lv.1), Strike(Lv.1)]
"...Heuh"
An unintelligible groan escaped from Jeong-min's mouth.
Jeong-min put down the sword and checked the status window again.
"...The status window is back to normal... So... the fact that my Strength and Agility stats went up, and even the Strike skill is displayed, means that this is the effect of this sword... What kind of overpowered item is this..."
With a thought flashing through his mind, Jeong-min grabbed each of the weapons around him.
'....This one too... This one too... Huff. This one raises Strength by 60.'
Jeong-min, alternating between picking up the surrounding weapons and looking at the status window, made a disgusted expression.
"All the weapons here... are amazing items... with unbelievably overpowered specs..."
Jeong-min couldn't understand.
"No, does this make sense...? The [Trial of God] has only been going on for less than a day... and there's someone who has a large number of these overpowered items in their inventory...?"
Jeong-min felt that his fear of the inventory owner was growing more than his desire for the amazing items.
"...Let's take a closer look at the inventory first... I might be able to find out something about the inventory owner..."
Jeong-min picked up a book that was piled up next to the weapons.
Turning the pages one by one, Jeong-min muttered.
"...What language is this...? It looks similar to the alphabet... but it's not English... Is it Spanish or something...?"
Unable to read it at all, Jeong-min put the book down.
"Could they not be Korean...?"
He investigated the large amount of potions and rolled-up papers piled up on one side, but he couldn't figure out what they were for.
Jeong-min found a relatively empty spot and sat down.
'Ah... this is troubling... I have no idea who the owner of this inventory is... I wonder if I'll get harassed if I go out through the gate...? '
Jeong-min shook his head, worried.
'Surely... they wouldn't try to kill me right away just because we're the same person... Whoever they are, it'll be better than going out to where the monster gate is.'
Jeong-min lay down on the floor and thought.
'By the way... when is the inventory gate going to open... I wish they'd open it soon... Ah, my mana isn't full yet... Even if it opens, I can't go out right now, ugh...'
Jeong-min waited, hoping that his mana would fill up soon and that the inventory gate would open.
A long time passed, and Jeong-min's mana was full, but the inventory gate showed no signs of opening.
'....Is it not going to open at all today...? '
Just as Jeong-min was getting impatient and restless from waiting.
The inventory gate finally opened.
'....It opened!'
Jeong-min approached the opened inventory gate.
Beyond the gate, Jeong-min could see the figure of the inventory owner he had been so curious about.
'....A foreigner... a woman...?'
A blonde girl in shabby clothes came into view.
More than anything, it was the girl's face that captivated Jeong-min's eyes.
The girl, who appeared to be in her late teens or early twenties, had beautiful features and green eyes that went well with her blonde hair.
Jeong-min was stunned for a moment.
'....Ah... I thought I was seeing a celebrity... But what's with those clothes? She looks like a foreigner... But where is that? It's a complete wasteland... Is it some kind of desert in a foreign country...?'
Jeong-min shook his head to clear his thoughts.
'This is no time to be doing this... I have to get out...'
Jeong-min stared at the place behind the girl and used the Spatial Movement skill.
Jeong-min's figure appeared in the spot he had been looking at.
Jeong-min felt extreme dizziness again and sat down in place.
'Ugh.... again....'
Jeong-min, who was struggling with extreme dizziness, suddenly came to his senses.
It was because a sharp sword blade was touching Jeong-min's neck.
'.....Already...'
Jeong-min swallowed hard.
The girl, who had approached Jeong-min in an instant and held a sword to his neck, shouted sharply.
"Kush je ti! zbuloni identitetin tuaj!"
As the feeling of the blade pressing against his neck intensified, Jeong-min said, sweating profusely.
"I... I'm not very good at foreign languages... I'm sorry. But I'm not your enemy!"
The girl's eyes widened slightly with surprise at Jeong-min's words.
The girl, with the sword still at Jeong-min's neck, muttered quietly.
"...Ndrico sytë e mi për të zbuluar fytyrën e vërtetë të armikut....syri i vëzhgimit!"
As the girl said something, a red light began to flicker in her green eyes.
Jeong-min thought as he watched.
'....A skill...?'
The girl glared sharply at Jeong-min with her red-tinged eyes.
After a while, the red light disappeared, and the girl's eyes were filled with embarrassment.
"...njerëzore...?"
The girl, who muttered words Jeong-min couldn't understand, removed the sword from Jeong-min's neck.
'Phew...'
Jeong-min let out a sigh of relief.
The girl, who had put down the sword, said.
"A kishte ndonjë njeri tjetër të gjallë përveç meje..."
'!!...Is...Is she crying right now? Why...? Why is she crying...?'
The girl in shabby clothes shed tears and then ran to Jeong-min, hugged him, and began to cry loudly.
Jeong-min, who was not used to women's tears, panicked and stood there flustered, not knowing what to do.
'Sh-Should I comfort her...? No, I need to be able to communicate to comfort her! No, before that, why is she crying?! Should I... pat her head or something?'
While Jeong-min was confused and flustered, the girl, who had stopped crying, let go of Jeong-min and said.
"Na vjen keq...Më dukej keq..Isha kaq e lumtur"
"...Ah... well... yes... As I said before, I'm not very good at foreign languages..."
As Jeong-min spoke awkwardly, the girl, wiping away her tears, smiled softly.
'....Pretty... Ahem!'
Jeong-min closed his eyes and shook his head to shake off the rising thoughts.
The armored girl, who had been staring at Jeong-min's appearance, said quietly.
"..Thyeni barrierat e komunikimit mes nesh..përgjigje mendore!"
As the girl finished speaking, a white light rose from Jeong-min and the girl's heads, connecting like a line and then disappearing.
As the light completely disappeared, the girl said.
"...Can you understand my words now?"
"...!!"
As Jeong-min stared at the girl with surprised eyes, the girl tilted her head and said again.
"You still can't understand my words? The connection was definitely made..."
"Ah, no! I understand. I can hear you clearly. What is this...?"
The girl smiled brightly at the astonished Jeong-min and said.
"I used a skill to connect your mind and mine. You'll be able to understand each other even if you use different languages."
"A skill... Ah, yes, a skill, you say... To think there's a skill like that... Amazing..."
The girl, hearing Jeong-min's words, tilted her head again and continued.
"I'm late with my introduction. My name is Leia. I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't know there were other people besides me... I was so happy that I showed such an unsightly appearance."
"Unsightly appearance? It's okay. My name is Choi Jeong-min."
"Choi Jeong-min... I see, it's a name in this region's style! It's unique. Your clothes are also very unique..."
"Just call me Jeong-min... It's not that it's a name and clothes in this... I'm not from this country. Leia, aren't you from this place either?"
"Ah, that's right. I'm not from this place either. I'm from the Kingdom of Kajan. It's a small kingdom on the far-off Erenard continent, so you may not know it."
".....The Erenard continent?"
Jeong-min tilted his head at the unfamiliar place name.
Leia also tilted her head and asked back.
"Yes, the Erenard continent... You... you don't know it?"
"Ah... I'm not very well-educated... No, that's not the problem..."
Jeong-min frowned and asked Lea."Um... I'm from a country called Korea, on the continent of Asia... Do you... happen to know it?"
"Asia...? My knowledge is limited, so I don't know the names of all the countries in Elan... but I've never heard of the continent of Asia before..."
"....Elan...?"
Jeong-min realized that his conversation with Leia was going awry.
"Um... it feels like our conversation keeps going off track. I'll ask just one more thing."
Leia looked at Jeong-min's serious face with a nervous expression.
"Um... by any chance... is this place... this world... not Earth...?"
Leia replied.
"Earth? Where is that?"