Chapter 9: The Sound of Rain is Nice, Good for Studying (1)
[You can choose a reward.]
▶Magic Memory Stone
▶Wizard Aspirant’s Staff
▶170,000 Liyan
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Burari’s inventory window appeared in front of Kyung-joon.
The reward was to choose one of these, but nothing really appealed to Kyung-joon.
He didn’t even know what kind of items they were in the first place.
‘I don’t need a staff when I’m not hunting, and when I don’t know what to choose, it’s best to choose money…….’
170,000 Liyan.
A hard loaf of bread cost 500 Liyan each, so it was enough money to buy 340 loaves.
It’s a tremendous amount that would last over a month even if you gorge on 10 loaves of bread every day!
‘But I’ve come up with a rough plan for how to earn this month’s food expenses.’
If he sold the 19 Carpenter chairs he had made for practice, he could easily make some extra money.
Therefore, Kyung-joon wanted to make a slightly different choice.
” Can I ask you a few questions? “
” Of course. God of Studying…… No, Kyung-joon-nim. “
” What is this ‘Magic Memory Stone’? “
As someone who has recently been studying magic, it was the one that caught his eye the most.
” As expected, you recognize the most valuable thing. “
” Is it very expensive? Then I feel a little sorry. “
” No, no. At any rate, it’s only a little more expensive than the 170,000 Liyan I have. “
Of course, the fact that it cost that much for a simple stone was evidence enough that it was valuable.
Burari coughed once and began to explain about the Magic Memory Stone.
” This stone is something that wizards use a lot……. “
<It is one of the most commonly used magic consumables in a variety of situations, including research and combat.>
<It is a bit tricky to handle, but as the name suggests, it can remember magic and is used for various purposes, including magic trap production and magic engineering.>
<ㅎ_ㅎ>
Teemo, who was next to Kyung-joon before Burari could explain, quickly explained!
Of course, Burari couldn’t see this.
“Aha, I see. I know what it is.”
” Huh……? I haven’t even started explaining it properly yet? “
” I realized it after listening for a while. “
Kyung-joon coughed a little and continued speaking.
” As the name suggests, it seems to be a stone that can store magic. It would be useful for various purposes, regardless of hunting or research, such as making magic traps or magic tools. But it seems a bit tricky to handle. “
Kyung-joon repeated Teemo’s words as if he were reviewing.
” Oh……! That’s correct! Have you heard of it before? “
” Hmm…… I heard it exactly today. “
Of course, he was talking to Teemo.
Anyway, Kyung-joon didn’t lie!
He just hid the truth a little.
[Intimacy with Burari has increased by 2.]
” Wow…… And yet, such amazing comprehension…… You are indeed the God of Studying. “
” Oh, don’t flatter me. “
Kyung-joon felt good despite saying so.
This is the reason why flattery works on people.
Of course, Burari must have meant it when he said it.
[You have chosen 『Magic Memory Stone』 as your reward.]
” I’ll choose this. It looks like it’ll be fun to play with. I think I can actually make something interesting out of it. “
” Haha, I have no idea what you’re going to do with it. “
Burari smiled awkwardly and turned to leave.
” Then I have to go to my younger sister at the monastery right now. Thank you for your time. “
” No, thank you. But the library is going to be empty, is that okay? “
” Ah……! That’s right. Then I have to go after the library closes, darn it. “
Burari, who said that, looked anxious as if he wanted to leave right away.
Kyung-joon decided to help him out a little.
” If it’s okay with you, can I watch over it for you? I can do things like receiving the pass when you come in and handing it over when you leave. “
” Oh! Really? “
It’s a library that no one comes to except for the elderly people in the village anyway.
Besides, for some reason, even those few elderly people haven’t been coming lately.
It seemed like just yesterday that the elderly people in the village were looking at Libra with very worried eyes and trying to drag her to the monastery…….
‘……I’m sure it was the curse of a demon or something. Oh well.’
Kyung-joon erased the vague memory that he couldn’t remember well because he was concentrating on his studies.
” Then I’ll leave it to you, Kyung-joon-nim! “
” Yes. Don’t worry and come back safely. “
The two greeted each other politely and went their separate ways.
Burari headed to his younger sister, who was being purified at the monastery.
Kyung-joon was examining the Magic Memory Stone he had received as a reward.
” How can I use this to make a name for myself? “
Of course, Kyung-joon was thinking of using this stone for his studies.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
A few days had passed since Kyung-joon received the Magic Memory Stone from Burari.
Pitter. Patter.
It was raining in the Beginner’s Village.
” Oh, Kim Bu-ha. You’re working really hard today? “
” Ah, Team Leader. “
Kim Bu-ha took off the earphones he was wearing as the team leader came to his seat.
Then the sound of rain that he had been hearing until just now disappeared.
” But you’re doing paperwork while having the monitoring screen up? And it’s user Kyung-joon. What did he do this time? “
” No, it’s not that…… I was just listening to the sound of rain. “
” The sound of rain? “
” You know, it’s called white noise, right? “
” Ah, that ASMR thing? The thing that helps you focus when you’re working? So it was the sound of rain. “
ASMR!
It stands for ‘Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response’.
It might sound complicated, but simply put, it’s ‘sounds that make you feel relaxed just by listening to them’.
The sound of waves, the sound of a valley, the sound of birds.
And the sound of rain coming from Kyung-joon’s monitoring screen right now.
These are all ASMR.
You can easily find it if you search for ‘rain sounds that help you focus while studying’ on YouTube.
” Besides, seeing user Kyung-joon studying in front of me makes me want to work harder. I wonder why? “
” I guess so. It’s like when you go to the library and everyone else is studying, so you feel like studying too, right? “
” Oh, that’s probably it. Why don’t you try it too, Team Leader? “
” Once I feel like it. Then work hard. “
” Yes, sir. “
The team leader patted Kim Bu-ha on the shoulder and returned to his seat.
Kim Bu-ha also put his earphones back on and was about to get back to his work when…….
━WA!
As soon as he put on his earphones, he heard an earsplitting scream!
” Eek! “
Kim Bu-ha let out a similar scream in surprise.
” What the! What’s wrong? “
The startled staff all looked at Kim Bu-ha, and the team leader came running.
” Ah, no…… It’s just that I suddenly heard a scream through my earphones……. “
” A scream? You’re monitoring user Kyung-joon right now, right? “
” Yes, but suddenly there was a scream……. “
” Take off your earphones and play it through the speakers. “
At the team leader’s words, Kim Bu-ha took off his earphones from the computer.
Pitter. Patter.
Only the same sound of rain as before flowed through the speakers.
” I only hear the sound of rain. Are you hallucinating? “
” No, I really heard it before! I’m sure user Kyung-joon went ‘WA!’ and……. “
” What are you talking about? He’s just been studying. “
The team leader scolded Kim Bu-ha for startling him.
Just then…….
━WA!
━BEEEP―
” Ugh! Turn down the speaker! “
” Yes, sir! “
Kim Bu-ha hurriedly turned down the speaker volume.
” I, I’ll put up the screen! “
Wondering what was going on, he immediately displayed the monitoring screen on the hologram projector.
There, Kyung-joon was fiddling with a stone.
Channeling mana into his hand holding the stone.
” Isn’t that the Magic Memory Stone? Why does he have that? “
” W, Well. I think he got it when we weren’t looking……. “
The World was a popular game that was on the rise, so the monitoring team always had a lot to do.
Therefore, it was impossible for Kim Bu-ha and the team leader to know every move of Kyung-joon in real time.
As Kim Bu-ha was about to operate the computer to look up the previous log, Kyung-joon started screaming again.
━WA! WAAAAA! WA! WA!
” Ugh……! I’m going to go deaf! Why is that user doing that?! “
” That’s what I’m wondering……. “
Kyung-joon on the screen kept screaming and stopping.
” Hmm? “
But as they watched, they noticed a strange pattern.
From small sounds to loud sounds.
From high-pitched sounds to low-pitched sounds.
He kept making various sounds, and every time he did, he would channel mana into his hand holding the stone.
He didn’t just make sounds.
He would make a sound, scribble a line on his notepad, and then make another sound…….
He kept repeating this process.
Of course, Kim Bu-ha and the team leader didn’t understand the meaning of this behavior…….
-KIIIIYAAAA!
” Ugh! It’s, it’s too loud! Why is that user doing that?! “
” I know, right……. “
……at all.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
Kyung-joon, who was sitting in Burari’s place as the librarian of the Beginner’s Village library again today.
He was writing something in the library where he was the only one.
『Sound↔Mana Conversion Record Note』
『Very small sound: 0.01 mana volt
Small sound: 0.03 mana volt
Medium sound: 0.07 mana volt』
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『Medium sound: 492 Hz
High sound: 875 Hz
Very high sound: 1347 Hz』
Kyung-joon’s hand, which had been writing, stopped again.
” Okay, last one, Teemo. You have to measure it well, okay? “
<Leave it to me, Master.>
< (≧∇≦)b OK>
Kyung-joon held the Magic Memory Stone in his hand instead of the pen.
As he began to channel mana into his hand, he took a deep breath.
When he had inhaled as much as he could, he let out a scream that seemed to tear his throat apart.
” KIIIIYAAAAAAAK! “
<Very very high sound, 14,725 Hz.>
” Okay! That’s it! “
『Very very high sound: 14,725 Hz』
Kyung-joon finished recording everything!
He immediately jumped up from his seat and cheered.
” Wahoo! Now all I have to do is engrave this information onto the Magic Memory Stone! “
Kyung-joon’s strange behavior wasn’t because he had gone crazy.
He wanted to make the Magic Memory Stone into something that would help him with his studies, and after much thought, he came up with something.
It was a few days ago, when it rained in the Beginner’s Village.
━Pitter. Patter.
━The sound of rain is nice, good for studying. ……Ah!
Kyung-joon was deeply inspired by a word he muttered unconsciously!
His idea was simple.
He wanted to record this sound of rain onto the Magic Memory Stone!
Of course, The World is a fantasy game world.
There was no way there would be something like a real-life recorder or a smartphone’s recording function.
Of course, broadcasting and recording were possible for BJs, but you had to log out to play them back.
In other words, it was practically impossible to record and listen to sounds while connected to the game.
But by chance, the title of the subchapter of Physics 1 that Kyung-joon was studying was this.
『The Principles of Speakers and Recorders』
The magic of The World, which shares a lot in common with real-life science!
Realizing this, Kyung-joon immediately opened his magic theory book and began studying the relevant parts.
━As expected. There are phenomena similar to the principles of speakers and recorders in magic theory.
━It looks a lot more difficult than what I learned in Physics 1…… but I’ll give it a try!
━Teemo! Let’s have a class after a long time!
After a few days of studying magic theory, he immediately began his experiment.
The experiment was simple.
Kyung-joon would channel mana into the Magic Memory Stone and make a sound, and Teemo would measure the mana that reacted.
Through this process, he figured out the unique mana frequency of the Magic Memory Stone that Burari had given him.
He had just finished measuring the mana.
” Hehe, once I figure out the unique mana frequency, it’s all over. Now all I have to do is go outside and record! Teemo! Let’s go record the sound of rain before it stops! “
<Yes, Master.>
<ㄱㄱ!>
And so, Kyung-joon went outside the library to record the sound of rain.
Without any of the blessings of civilization like smartphones or recorders.
Only with the magic knowledge he had studied and the Magic Memory Stone.
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