Raccoon.
A transcendent being, one of the clan of the Imperial Palace, bestowed with the ‘Blue Casket’ from a great existence.
Its power pierces mountains and parts seas.
Moreover, it radiates an aura so mysterious that no outsider would dare approach.
Although it currently possesses a ‘weaker’ ability than usual, it posed no problem in facing the user…
“That damn human…!”
How did the situation come to this?
When I first heard this news, I refused to believe it.
They found an item that had long been ‘suspended from sale.’
And the one who found it is said to be a strange outsider resembling Rika.
It’s utterly impossible.
That usage right should have been removed from the store as reported from above.
However, there were so many things deleted, and since it was suspended rather than ‘discarded,’ I just hid it away somewhere out of sight.
In a position that no user could ever see.
You might say I could just delete it, but I couldn’t just delete things without reason.
Suspended items sometimes go back on sale.
Of course, remaking it is no big deal but…
“Then why didn’t you just remove it?”
“……”
Because it was a hassle.
If it were a normal item, fine, but do you have any idea how annoying it is to make things with ‘manager’s’ power?
It’s not simply flicking my hand; it requires a whopping ten flicks.
“Anyway, you’re going to sell it, right?”
“……Hold on a minute.”
Hanging there by the scruff of the neck.
Let’s think about this.
If this suspended item were to go on sale, there would be chaos from above.
Specifically, those below that person would make a fuss.
“Why is the Raccoon working comfortably while I’m…!”
Thinking about it made me angry.
If I had even half of my original strength, or even a quarter, I could blow this audacious human away in one shot.
So why must I endure humiliation from a mere creature!
“Are you going to sell it?”
“……”
Caw-caw…!
“Oh, oh!”
“No whimpering. I didn’t hit you that hard.”
“You did!”
“So, what’s your answer?”
“……Fine! Just sell it already.”
Take it for now.
It’s more my fault for requesting more power from above, and I can’t afford to ask for help from the Raccoon.
He won’t step in until two years later.
Others will be around the same time.
Calling on him now would just add to my debts.
More than anything, it’s not an item that could mess up the balance like that.
“It’s barely a transmission usage right, what’s the fuss?”
It’s not something powerful, so there’s really no reason to worry.
In fact, if the order of suspension hadn’t been issued, there would have been no reason not to sell it either.
Thud.
My body descends.
I have finally regained my freedom.
Clink!
The guy’s honor slipped away, and the ownership of the ticket completely transferred.
“Lily Elbrite.”
“Yes?”
‘…As soon as your power comes back, you’re dead.’
As time passed, the day when my power fully returned approached.
I will definitely kill him, resurrect him, and then kill him again.
‘I will make him pay for this humiliation!’
“No, just go away.”
“I don’t think so.”
“Why, what, what?”
“It feels like you have more to say.”
Lily flutters the ticket and nods her head.
…This is so unlucky.
“Hurry up and die?!”
BAM!
I got hit in the head with a fist.
“Ouch!”
“Your true feelings are all showing.”
“You…!”
“What? Want to fight?”
Lily takes out a hammer.
The pure white hammer exudes an overwhelming aura of holy power.
The raccoon hesitates for a moment, then exudes energy and points a finger angrily.
“No!”
■
Fortunately, with the raccoon’s cooperation? I was able to purchase all the tickets.
10 pieces per bundle. With four bundles, that makes a total of 40 pieces.
[External Network Ticket ◎ Rare]
Type ⊙ Ticket
Restriction ⊙ –
Stats ⊙ –
Magic ⊙ Expand | Connect | Consume
Special Notes ⊙ Can connect to specific items to use the external network for 12 hours.
A rare grade consumable item.
It can connect to an external network at the same level as the setting room and can be used for 12 hours.
Simply put, for the price, the setting room costs 100,000 won per hour.
One ticket is about 1,200,000 won, and for 40 tickets, that’s a total value of 48 million won.
For 4,000 honor, that’s quite a pretty good price.
But still, it’s far too little time to create the picture I want.
“It’s about 20 days. I won’t use 24 hours a day, so if I conserve, I might get almost 80-90 days out of it?”
Yena seemed interested in the ticket and fiddled with one she took from me.
If I use it around 6-7 hours a day, it would make sense.
“That won’t do. My purpose is for semi-permanent use.”
“Semi-permanent?”
“Yes.”
From now on, I will tear this apart.
■
The ticket contains three types of magic.
“Expand,” which adds a network with performance equivalent to the setting room.
“Connect,” which ties the added network to an item.
And finally, “Consume,” which prevents the ticket from being used twice.
“Which one is the most unnecessary for us?”
“…Consume?”
“Isn’t it consume?”
“Right.”
A day passed, and the next day.
After a short experiment, I gathered in the completed first lecture hall of Eli Academy to start the lecture.
The first lecture held in the academy’s first lecture hall has begun.
On the wall are two beautifully engraved weapons that symbolize Eli Academy: a hammer and a spear.
In the lecture hall were Yena and Redberry, and I had recently met Redberry and thought this lecture would be helpful for her, so I invited her.
I didn’t need to explain the usage rights; after experiencing something incredible on the island, she wasn’t particularly surprised.
I stood at the lectern and marked an X over the section labeled “Consumable” among the three phrases drawn on the blackboard.
“The expansion I mentioned earlier can essentially be considered the entirety of the usage rights. Therefore, it’s not easy to touch on the magic of expansion.”
A crystallized form of magic made from the system.
It’s an extremely important factor that pulls in information from beyond dimensions, so unless you approach it seriously, it’s practically impossible to break through.
Even if you manage to break through, since it’s magic and not science, there’s a chance it could bizarrely transform.
“It’s a task that requires more brainpower than just raw strength. So we won’t tamper with the first magic.”
“Indeed, alien magic…”
“Are there magics that Lady Lily can’t touch either?”
“As for me, I don’t know everything.”
Even though I’m proficient in magic, after all, it belongs to the domain of demons.
With the blood of the celestial race, I have certain limitations.
“And the second is connection… but this one isn’t that important.”
It’s the magic that connects the extended network to the item.
Simply put, you can view it as a monitor cable.
“Just because there’s no monitor doesn’t mean the computer doesn’t work, right? The computer runs fine; it just doesn’t have a monitor to display it.”
Thus, it’s fine to mess with the connection.
Tap!
“And the most important third.”
“We need to eliminate the consumption.”
“That’s right.”
I nodded at Redberry’s remark.
The reason this item’s name isn’t ‘extension’ or ‘connection’ rights, but rather ‘usage’ rights.
“Our assignment is to neutralize this consumption.”
Consumption is a separate magic from the previous two.
When the trigger after a designated time elapses, it naturally disconnects both the connection and the extension.
There are three methods to break this magic.
“First, erasing the magic itself… but let’s pass on that.”
“Is it too difficult?”
“That’s part of it, but eliminating the consumption would harm the very essence of the item.”
After all, this item fundamentally requires usage to activate.
The system isn’t so simple that it can just erase ‘consumable’ at will.
It seems it had some sort of contingency plan in place with the system stabilization updates since several attempts to experiment left the usage rights in a complete mess, totaling over ten.
This isn’t just a simple item; it contains parts of the system.
“That said, I’m not desperate enough to wear a casket to break through this…”
If you think about it, it’s quite a funny situation.
“Besides, the image isn’t good, right? In modern terms, it would be like trying to forcefully modify the item code.”
“Isn’t it great? In modern terms, it’s like trying to fiddle with the item code to make it work.”
“…Sure. It’s Deoen without any bugs. Such flaws shouldn’t exist.”
“Purchasing an already discontinued product…”
“Hey.”
That wasn’t a discontinuation.
In any case, it wasn’t.
Yena nodded as if in agreement.
“That’s right. It was a legitimate purchase.”
“…Hmm. Okay.”
“Anyway, we’re going to find a solution without ‘messing with’ consumption magic.”
“How do you plan to do that?”
“Messed with?”
The two of them looked very confused.
Tap, tap.
The number 1 is written on the blackboard, followed by letters and drawings.
A shape with arrows pointing to two people.
“The first method is to change the target itself that gets cut off. By layering magic on top of magic.”
“Is that possible?”
“Yes. If the target to be cut changes, the existing connection will still be maintained.”
It’s a method that is actually feasible.
Considering that it was already broken, I managed to succeed by forcibly reversing time multiple times.
“Magic is simply layered, so it doesn’t really touch the existing magic. But the problem is time.”
You have to change the target every 12 hours.
Of course, if you create a trigger for the changing magic, that’s doable.
However, consumption magic has the property of reverting chaotically to the existing target.
Unless you directly mess with consumption magic, a passive setting is required each time.
No matter how much it’s for the convenience of my people, I can’t go out of my way and make things harder for myself.
I chose them to help me in the first place. It just adds more work for me.
“So, I’m going to choose the second method.”
“…Absorbing damage?”
“Oh, that’s awesome.”
On the blackboard, there are two people wrapped in a shield and a person holding a sword drawn.
“Instead of layering on consumption, we’ll place it on expansion and connection.”
A solid shield to prevent the strong disconnection of consumption.
It’s actually much easier than the previous method since you only need to cast the shield.
“However, this also requires a sturdy shield to be cast each time… Luckily, there’s something that makes that possible.”
A strong shield to withstand powerful attacks every 12 hours and a large amount of mana to maintain that shield consistently.
There’s exactly one resource that fulfills both requirements.
I looked at Redberry.
That ‘stone’ she surely saw over and over again yesterday.
“It’s the Blue-Red Stone, isn’t it?”
A magical stone with infinite mana.
From now on, the setting room is unlimited.
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