Chapter 61
Chapter 61
‘Chapter 8. Ice Cream Truck’
“How much did you sell? I sold about 370…”
“I think I sold about 700.”
“You’re a genius.”
Leaving the ice cream container to Yen resulted in a different number of sales than before.
Listening to how he sold, it seemed that each person bought about three or four and left.
I was in a good mood, so I generously added to Yen’s daily wage.
Yen jumped up and down with excitement.
Yuri doesn’t sell newspapers anymore, he says.
It’s because Yen earns enough money.
“Bring Yuri next time.”
“Should I?”
“There’s a drawing I want to commission.”
“Okay!”
I couldn’t even imagine the strangely twisted appearance Yen had shown at first.
Comfort seems to be closely tied to one’s financial assets.
“I like that Yuri draws pictures.”
“Really?”
“He looks really happy. I don’t know much, but it seems like he has talent too.”
He definitely has talent.
That’s why I keep calling him, right?
Yuri not only draws well, but also has a good understanding of color.
“I’m heading home now!”
“Alright. See you tomorrow.”
Anyway, today we closed with a total of 1,021 ice creams sold.
* * *
[SYSTEM | The total sales amount for ice cream waffles is 3,063 jurang.]
[SYSTEM | 99,986,948 jurang left until debt repayment.]
[SYSTEM | You have achieved the target amount of 10,000 jurang for the quest ‘Ice Cream Selling Girl’.]
[SYSTEM | Quest completed.]
[SYSTEM | You have received the reward ‘100,000 jurang debt forgiveness’.]
I swallowed hard.
[SYSTEM | With ‘100,000 jurang debt forgiveness’, 99,886,948 jurang left until debt repayment.]
I quietly felt moved.
* * *
After finishing cleaning up, I headed to a nearby empty lot.
It’s a wide hill-like area behind the Fahir district.
It was also a place Cassis recommended when I was looking for an empty lot with no people.
“I need to take out our Vroom-vroom quickly.”
I could understand why there were no people.
“I need to exercise, huff, huff.”
The hill was steeper than I thought.
Moreover, it was dinner time.
Red was spreading from the bottom of the sky-blue sky at the far end.
The sight was quite beautiful, so I steadily walked despite my tired body.
As I got closer to the top, I became more excited.
The original purpose was to directly check and understand what kind of ‘ice cream truck’ my Vroom-vroom was.
But the scenery visible in the distance was so beautiful that it seemed okay to indulge in appreciation for a moment.
“Arrived!”
[Good job.]
The wide hill is rather low to be called a mountain.
It’s better to think of it as a huge field with a slope.
In the cold winter, it snowed at dawn, and that snow settled down, making it beautifully white.
“Wow. It’s pretty.”
In this place with almost no tall buildings, there were rarely opportunities to look down from above like this.
There’s an advantage to having a low and wide sky, but from the perspective of someone who remembers buildings so tall and huge that it’s hard to even imagine here, the low sky could feel stuffy at times.
[Do you miss it?]
‘It would be a lie to say I don’t.’
I raised my head, closed my eyes slightly, and breathed in the cold winter air.
The red sunlight poured over me.
The smell of warm sunlight settled among the cool winter scents.
When I opened my eyes again, the capital was covered in a red glow.
It was as if a red filter had been placed over the world.
It was beautiful.
“But I think I like it here.”
[That’s good then.]
[Let’s check quickly now before it gets too dark.]
That’s right.
There were very few gas lamps installed here, as it’s a place where people rarely come.
If I had to go home alone after dark with no one around, I thought it would be scary even with the system by my side.
I opened the system window and opened the inventory.
I could see a small pet section newly created above the inventory slots.
I saw a cute-looking truck and summoned it.
[SYSTEM | Summoning ‘Vroom-vroom’.]
According to the system’s explanation, it can be summoned with just the ring.
But even if I lose the ring, I can still summon it sufficiently.
A bright light burst in front of me.
It would have been a big problem if I had summoned it at night.
I didn’t know it would be this bright.
[It’s only like that for the first summon.]
‘That’s a relief.’
I eagerly looked at the huge shadow visible through the white light.
“Wow, it’s smaller than I thought.”
When Vroom-vroom was fully revealed, I was amazed by how cute it was.
The overall round truck had a color scheme of white with light pink and light yellow accents.
I circled around the truck once, admiring it again.
I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve seen a truck like this.
I was worried it might be huge, but Vroom-vroom was a modest size that could easily fit into small alleyways.
“How do I open it?”
How is the inside arranged?
As soon as I wondered, Vroom-vroom seemed to hear me and opened the door with a click.
I was amazed by the truck’s central cover that smoothly rose up.
Because…
“It’s too cute.”
It was so cute that I wondered if a car could be this adorable.
Matching the pastel-toned color of the body, the interior was also composed entirely of pastel colors.
I went inside to check the internal layout, and it was perfect without any flaws.
From containers to store ice cream by flavor to the ice cream storage at the back.
There was even a separate hall where posters could be inserted.
“Above all, it has all the tools.”
There was even an ice cream cone mold.
“I should show this to Apple later as a reference.”
If I show him this kind of item directly, wouldn’t he be able to get a sense of making waffle cones?
“If we ever need to make an ‘ice cream carriage’ later, I think we could make it referring to Vroom-vroom.”
I had always thought about setting up stalls or opening shops, but if we decorate it in the form of a carriage like this truck and let it roam the capital, it seems like it would have a promotional effect.
[Talk to Vroom-vroom.]
“Can it talk too?”
-Vroom!
I gasped in surprise and immediately put both hands on the table.
“Vroom-vroom? Can you hear me?!”
-Beep beep!
Direct conversation wasn’t possible, but it seemed like the level of communication possible was similar to living with a dog or cat.
“Vroom-vroom, you’re really cute! So pretty!”
-Beep beep! Vroom vroom vroom! Vroom vroom! Beep!
How did such an adorable ice cream truck come to me?
[Vroom-vroom is super strong.]
[Yeah, there’s no one with that kind of specs right after being summoned.]
I checked Vroom-vroom’s skill set again.
[Summon time: 24/24(hr)
Attack power: 5
Defense: 10
Movement speed: 10
Flight: 10
Ride comfort: 10
(Unique skill) Mini-mini-mini: 5(hr)
(Special skill) – : -]
It was still amazing.
Plus, doesn’t the 24-hour summon time mean I can keep it out all day long?
For pets, skills are almost all fixed, and the maximum value is 10, they said.
So our Vroom-vroom is almost at max level.
“Does having movement speed and flight mean I can use it as a means of transportation?”
[An ice cream truck is not just an ice cream sales stand, but a truck.]
[It doesn’t just roll on roads, it can fly in the sky too.]
That’s incredible.
From now on, if I need to go somewhere, I should ride Vroom-vroom and fly through the sky instead of riding horses or something.
I got off Vroom-vroom and cancelled the summon again.
I waved big to Vroom-vroom as it faintly disappeared, then stood blankly in the field where darkness had completely settled.
“Maybe I should have asked it to take me home.”
“Irina?”
I got goosebumps at the sound of my name from behind.
* * *
Cassis was wearing just a thin shirt, sweating as if he had been doing sword training alone.
He was holding a sword in his hand, which he put into its scabbard as soon as he faced me.
I had thought there wasn’t a suitable place for sword training in the mansion, but it seems he comes this far to train.
“……”
“……”
“How much did you see?”
Cassis thought for a moment, then said in a monotone voice without taking a breath.
“Vroom-vroom you’re really cute, so pretty.”
“So you saw almost everything important.”
“I guess you could say that.”
In the end, it means Cassis had already seen my Vroom-vroom.
By the way, no matter how you look at it, my Vroom-vroom didn’t have an appearance that suited this world.
Wondering how to explain this, I started with the most important excuse.
“I’m not a strange person.”
Cassis responded to my answer as if it was ridiculous.
“That’s exactly the excuse the most suspicious person would make.”
“I’m really not a strange person!”
“I know. But what was here just now was very interesting.”
I rolled my head, wondering how to explain.
“It’s okay.”
“Pardon?”
“Isn’t it just another one of Irina’s abilities?”
Like making ice cream and bringing mysterious things.
I thought Cassis didn’t know because he never said anything even though I lived so recklessly. But it turns out he knew everything and just didn’t say anything.
“That’s right……”
It’s really a trivial ability.
I stayed quiet for a moment, then summoned Vroom-vroom.
Vroom-vroom appeared behind me.
It seemed excited that I summoned it again not long after I had dismissed it.
I pointed to Vroom-vroom behind me and said to Cassis.
“It’s an automatic… carriage.”
“Oh.”
“But with an ice cream stand added to it.”
Cassis nodded.
Now I don’t know what else to explain to him.
Unlike before, because it was night, a yellow light suddenly lit up on the small wall lamp attached to the side of the ice cream truck.
It was quite atmospheric.
“Would you like to ride it?”
“Can we ride it?”
I led him and first put him in the front passenger seat of the truck.
‘Is this how you ride it? Where do you ride?’
[You can ride anywhere~]
[Honestly, it’s safe even if you ride on the roof.]
‘Are you crazy?’
[But the ride comfort is 10, right?]
[If the ride comfort is 10, it means it’s safe.]
[You absolutely won’t fall off.]
It’s tempting.
But I decided to try that next time.
I got into the driver’s seat.
It had been a really long time since I’d felt this kind of height.
I thought I had completely forgotten about it, but as soon as I got on, the memories and sensations came flooding back as if it were just yesterday.
I even put on the seatbelt and happily grabbed the steering wheel.
“Are you ready, Lord Cassis?”
“Yes.”
He nodded, but he didn’t seem to fully understand the situation.
I grinned.
“Then, we’re off!”
Vroom-vroom slowly started moving according to my will.
And at a certain point on the hill, it slowly leaped into the sky.
