Chapter 964

EP.964 Part 2 Chapter 9 Section 20 Gamechanger

“I need to find a new place.”

I made up my mind.

“It’s not like we can keep living here forever, so let’s find a new home.”

I sat the three of them in front of me and announced my decision.

“Is this because of the house talk in-game?”

“It’s partly that, but we can’t keep living like this forever.”

This is a house we bought assuming it would be just Shin-ra and me.

But we can’t keep having Seok Harang stay in the broadcasting room and Yuna in the guest room indefinitely.

“We’re building a house.”

“Is that okay? What about Brother in real life…?”

“It’s fine. I’ve saved up some money.”

When I escaped reality, I received a 2 trillion won clearance reward.

Since I’ve hardly used any of it aside from living expenses with Shin-ra, it’s more than enough to build a house.

“I’m going to build it big, like a country house with a wide garden. One for Shin-ra, one for Harang, and one for Yuna.”

“We should build one more. Don’t you need your own personal space too?”

“I agree with that. It’d be nice to separate the streaming room from the bedroom… Besides, living in an apartment makes it hard not to get distracted.”

“We can block out noise with magic power.”

“Still, we can’t keep using magic power all the time, kid.”

“It’s also problematic that we can’t freely change the apartment structure.”

You can’t just remodel an apartment however you want.

The basic framework must follow apartment regulations, so interior remodeling is the limit.

In other words, we should start from scratch.

Even if we can’t design a house based on a core like in the game, we can build whatever kind of house we want as long as we have land and money.

“Not a game-style quirky house, but our love nest. Sounds good, let’s do it now.”

“We’ll make Harang’s dedicated streaming room, my hobby space, and a women-only area for Shin-ra.”

“Absolutely agreed.”

Shin-ra also consented.

She was probably worried about Harang and Yuna feeling uncomfortable living here.

“But… how exactly do we build a house?”

At Shin-ra’s question, Harang and Yuna were at a loss for words.

“…Can’t we just solve it with money?”

“Harang-ssi, if we throw money around recklessly, we’ll end up in ‘Know Joseon’ wearing the blame. No matter how different the worlds are, those things don’t change.”

“…”

I want to say no, but I can’t bring myself to argue.

Because frankly, I can’t refute what Yuna said.

Just look at YouTube – there are countless stories of people getting screwed over by contractors they knew personally, whether family, relatives, or longtime friends.

“Still, it’s troublesome to trust complete strangers…”

“To hire contractors, we’d have to meet them in person, right? People who don’t know our situation might get the wrong idea if we ask them to build rooms like these.”

Strawberry room, Blueberry room, Cream Cheese room.

It sounds cute, but in reality, it’s quite horrifying to explain.

Strawberry (mommy fixation) room.

Blueberry (sex) room.

Cream (pie) cheese room.

And Phoenix (orgy) room.

All our living spaces and interiors focus on sex, so there aren’t many things we can easily discuss with others.

So what’s a good solution?

I came up with one trick.

“Shin-ra, the game you play has high freedom, right?”

“That’s true.”

“Let’s design the house there.”

“…Ah.”

Shin-ra smirked mischievously and poked my waist.

“You’re planning to build the house in-game, then convert it into blueprints for the designer?”

“Yeah. We can just send the concept and materials to the architect. Building a house isn’t easy, but neither is creating detailed blueprints. But taking ‘screenshots’ or recording videos of things built in the game world is possible.”

“We’ll leave it to the designers from the year 25 on Earth.”

“Isn’t there someone… that guy?”

“Yeah. He’ll definitely enjoy it.”

The reason I saved him wasn’t just to improve the in-game housing environment.

Improving Seoul citizens’ housing wasn’t solely for in-game public opinion either.

“While making houses for Seoul citizens, we’ll eventually use their experience to create our real-life home.”

The commission fee was already paid by saving his life.

* * *

-In-game. July 6th, 10:00 AM.

“What? 150 pyeong? Are we building an industrial warehouse or something? Why so big?”

150 pyeong.

Even a simple calculation shows it’s equivalent to four 37-pyeong apartments stuck together.

That’s just the “building area,” not including the land – similar to or slightly larger than a company storage shed in a rice field.

“Are you planning to add a second floor?”

“That’s part of the plan, but we’ll only do one floor.”

“One floor… it’s gonna be massive. My goodness.”

The Architect frowned at my proposal.

“This seems like four houses joined together?”

“That’s correct. That’s the concept.”

The Architect studied the rough sketch I brought from in-game – a simplified blueprint we drew in real life and recreated in-game – and fell into deep thought.

“Four people will live independently but together… we need separate personal spaces while creating a common area in the center for everyone.”

“It doesn’t have to be a perfect square. A T-shape layout works too.”

■□■

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Of course, the □ section belongs to me and ‘Shin-ra.’

If anyone wants to have sex with her, they’ll have to pass through my territory.

She’s my Phoenix after all.

“Will the Commander be in the center?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… Commander, forgive me for asking seriously before designing…”

The Architect asked me with unprecedented tension in his voice.

“So, is it exactly three people, not seven?”

“Huh?”

“I mean, are only three people getting rooms near the Commander? No matter how I check the sketch, it doesn’t seem like a structure where seven or ten women could live together.”

“…”

Bringing real-life issues into the game creates problems like this.

I immediately understood the Architect’s misunderstanding.

“Are you worried I might only bring three people in?”

“Bringing in three is the Commander’s choice, but the problem is the fierce competition for the three spots near the Commander.”

“Fierce competition?”

“Have you heard of ‘catfights’?”

“Fu hahaha.”

Who wouldn’t know that?

“Of course.”

A staple in 18+ romance novels is the battle for the main character’s affection among heroines. True harem involves heroines showing their obsession and love by fighting each other.

“But I don’t plan to cause such conflicts.”

“If this leaks, war will break out instantly.”

“Surely it won’t escalate to war.”

“SS-rank individuals fighting for a spot next to the Commander might split the Korean Peninsula into three.”

“Isn’t that exaggerating things?”

“Exaggerating? This is reality. There are hundreds, thousands of people outside who want the Commander.”

“That’s already been settled with the magical girls…”

“No, Commander. The magical girls aren’t the only problem!”

The Architect thumped his chest in frustration.

I considered why he was so frustrated.

“Then? Light Blade? Ah, Light Blade is out. How can we deal with someone originally male?”

“I understand that, but what I’m saying is about non-magical-girls! People who desire the Commander, even though they’re not magical girls!”

“Hmm?”

“The world is full of people who don’t care if the Commander is male!”

“……Ah.”

I finally understood what the Architect was worried about.

“Foreigners coming in?”

“Foreigners… calling S-ranks ‘foreigners’ is something only the Commander does.”

The Architect tapped his magical gear on his wrist to open a hologram.

Snap, snap.

Cameras flashed everywhere, and crowds filled the Gimhae International Airport as a group arrived.

“S-ranks overseas have finally reached Busan. They’re heading to Seoul now.”

“Men?”

“Yes. They desire to have sex with the Commander.”

The bustling Gimhae International Airport.

People of all races filled the airport, arriving on private jets and international flights.

People who had no plans to ever visit Korea in their lifetime.

People who should be protecting their own countries rushed to Busan for one reason: to meet the only remaining Commander on Earth.

More specifically, to have sex with him.

“Haha, I’m just…”

<The game has been paused.>

“…Excuse me?”

“Stop.”

No matter how much it’s in-game, I can’t forgive this.

“Daring to wish for digital fragments to have sex with my wife?”

“…Brother, you’re overreacting.”

“Yeah, it’s just a game.”

“Still, I can’t allow it.”

I took off the VR device from Shin-ra.

She looked up at me with a blank face, but obviously, I have no intention of stopping her game.

However.

There’s one thing I absolutely must take care of.

“I’ll handle it.”

Anyone who wishes to have sex with the Commander except the heroine…

Whether top or bottom, anyone who desires to have sex with the Commander…

Heroine excluded, all of them, exterminated.

“From now on, I’ll play this game.”

Blazing Phoenix, ON.