Concord The World

Space Valerian

“Sir, what are you doing here?”

The next morning, I opened my eyes to two pairs of stinging eyes looking down at me.

One was a female student in her school uniform, and the other was… … .

Heh, heh, heh, heh!

It was the owner’s dog, Pipo.

Huh? Why am I sleeping here?

“Go away.”

I waved my arm slightly, and Pipo quickly fell away from me.

“Huh? Why is Pipo listening to you so well?”

The schoolgirl squatting by my bedside is the landlady’s daughter, Siena. She is also Pipo’s older sister.

“Weren’t you on your way to school? You go quickly too.”

I also gave her a warning, but there was no way Siena would listen to me.

“Sir, why are you sleeping at Pipo’s house without permission?”

“No, that’s not it……”

“What else is that?”

Uh, so… … I don’t know why I fell asleep here either.

I think I drank a lot yesterday, but I don’t remember how I got home.

“Oh my, look at the alcohol smell. Sir, just because you failed the civil service exam, you’ve already given up on life? Is that so? Oh, that’s right, sir, if you really gave up on preparing for the civil service exam, give me the workbook you were solving.”

I wasn’t just a civil servant, I was preparing for the exam, but I don’t think there’s any need to correct that part.

Siena chattered like a sparrow, scratching at my insides.

In particular, by emphasizing, enumerating, and repeating the word ‘uncle’.

… … Are you doing this on purpose to make me angry?

How many times have you said the word ‘sir’ just now?

“Hey!”

“Miss, I’m surprised. Why!”

“There’s nothing a little thing can’t say. And I’m not an old man. Stop making noise and go to school quickly.”

“If you don’t call him ‘uncle,’ then what do you call him?”

“Didn’t you used to call me ‘brother’ and chase me around like that?”

“Huh, huh! When did I.”

The owner’s daughter, Siena, was barely able to defeat him by summoning up her dark past.

After hearing what I said, she suddenly got up and headed towards the front door.

“What if… it suddenly happens without a word and I’m not careful?”

After she disappeared, I took a look around.

This is the yard of the house where my family lives. I look up and see the owner’s dog, Pipo, looking down at me and wagging her tail.

“Go away, quaickly.”

By the way, I’m not that fond of dogs. And Pipo doesn’t like me that much either.

Pipo has barked at me before, and even tried to bite me.

Okay, I’ll be honest.

I’m scared of that little Maltese named Pipo.

Squeak-.

But unlike what I thought she would continue barking, Pipo immediately lowered her eyes at my one word.

After subduing Pipo like that, a window halfway down the basement opened and a familiar voice was heard.

“Should I eat breakfast?”

The only voice I fear more than Pipo.

Mrs. Kimberly Gain, she is my mother.

* * *

The air at the table was heavy.

I’m still a little scared to open my mouth in front of my mother.

“……Did you know I was sleeping over there?”

“Yeah, I knew it.”

“This is illegal trespassing. Can you come out now?”

All you need is a pretty voice!

– Understood. As an operator in charge of assisting with the game’s progress, I will carry out Valerian’s Clark Gain’s orders.

The dark, blue hall stretches on endlessly.

The place we arrived at after passing through a tunnel embroidered with red sun, blue planet, and stars seemed to be in the middle of outer space.

“Hey, this is…….”

―This is the 〈Board Stage〉 where you can check the game progress of Valerian’s ‘Clark Gain’.

When I turned my head towards the place where the voice came from, a woman with blue-green hair tied neatly up was bowing politely towards me.

Best video game consoles, her outfit was a bit unusual, with an ivory rash guard that resembled a spacesuit.

“You are……?”

She raised her head at my question.

She was so incredibly beautiful that I forgot to continue talking mid-sentence.

―Hello again. I am the game assistant operator for Valerian Clark Gain, “Marble The Green,” or Green for short.

“Green…? Anyway, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Where the hell am I? Is this a dream? Ah, I’m still drunk.”

“Please look over there.”

Green cut him off and pointed behind him with his hand.

But I didn’t look back.

‘It’s a dream, but she really is pretty. Do beauties you’ve never seen in real life appear in dreams?’

Best video game consoles. As I was internally cheering like that, Green’s voice was heard once again.

“Please look over there, not at me.”

“

Oh, sorry.

Where she pointed, there was a huge board.

All the colors of the world were gathered on the board.

N-shaped plates of various colors were scattered here and there, filling the field of vision.

The number and extent of it seemed almost impossible to fathom with the naked eye.

“The rules of the game are simple. Each time the dice are rolled, one space goes into Valerian’s hand.”

“Space…….”

I reached out to the colorful board, repeating the word ‘space’ as if I was possessed by something.

Best video game consoles. I could tell without even asking.

This is ‘space’.

“Valeran who arrive at a space through throwing can ‘privatize’ the space by paying Valerian Money.”

Green continued her explanation, but soon her explanation stopped reaching my ears.

It’s not because of her beauty.

‘Once I have possession of space, I become its master.’

Soon, unknown knowledge about an unknown game called ‘Space Valerian’ began to pour into my head.

I am…….

‘I want it.’

‘I want to get my hands on them all.’

Best video game consoles ‘I want to sweep up all those bright and dark colored jewels.’

My head soon became chaotic, with the unknown knowledge constantly pouring in and my desires responding to it all mixed together.

‘With that, I become the master of the world… … .’

“Congratulations. Your ‘desire’ is a great fit for the qualifications of a Valerian. You have completed all the tutorials related to ‘Private Land’.”

“……qualifications?”

“12 Valerian Money will be paid as a reward. A ‘Private Land Card’ has been issued. After checking the information about the private land through the card, increase your Valerian Money income. In this way…….”

Again, the son-in-law darkened.

“Take the world into your hands.”

As the son-in-law blinked, Green’s voice echoed in my mind.

—I, Valerian The Green, would like to once again sincerely welcome the latest Valeran to the world of Space Valerian, the game of gods and kings.

Best video game consoles* * *

“……It was a really strange dream.”

When I woke up again, I was still lying on the floor in the shape of the letter “*”.

Perhaps because he was still drunk, he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Even now, when I think about it, the green-haired beauty I saw in my dream had a truly unrealistic appearance.

Just thinking about her beauty, it was definitely a dream.

But after dreaming… … .

“My head feels refreshed.”

Feeling a strange, indescribable elation, I went out to the front yard and lit a cigarette.

Smoking here is not allowed, but since the land lady is out of the house at this time, it shouldn’t be a problem.

As I was about to light a cigarette, my eyes met with those of the owner’s dog, Pipo.

Heh, heh, heh, heh.

The guy was wagging his tail while looking at me.

“Whew.”

Yay!

……omg!

For a moment, I was so startled that I dropped the cigarette I had been holding onto on the floor.

As soon as I waved my hand, Pipo just spun around in place.

“What, is this a coincidence?”

I waved my hand a few more times with a puzzled look on my face.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Poppy starts dancing to my gestures.

A sight even more unrealistic than the dream I had earlier.

“……What is this? It’s not like I’m trainer Keith Hill appearing on ‘There Are No Demon Dogs in the World’, so what is this……?”

And at the same time, a voice comes into my head.

—Everything on the private property belongs to the owner, Valerian. Therefore, all living things within the property are subject to Valerian’s will.

I remember hearing this voice in a dream.

‘You said your name was Green, right?’

Am I still dreaming?

“Belonging? Absolute obedience?”

I keep hearing hallucinations in my head.

Am I… … crazy?

Did I lose my mind without realizing it because of the continuous failure in the civil service exam?

But as I was thinking that, at the same time, I began to feel a strong conviction that Pipo would obey me.

I don’t really know why.

That puppy will definitely follow my ‘commands’.

Heh, heh, heh, heh.

Pipo’s eyes and mine met once again.

“Raise your front paws, clap your hands, and bark four times.”

Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

… … ?

“After spinning around in place three times, bang!”

Boom!

“Pi, Pipo…… If you understand what I’m saying now, then, nod your head……”

Nod nod.

“That’s ridiculous.”

I looked at Pipo, who was nodding with an expression as if she had seen a ghost.

As I was about to cast ‘Shut Your Mouth’ in surprise, I soon discovered that something was being held in my hand.

That was a card.

[Space Valerian Certificate] {Space: Doghouse}

The card had a character that looked like Pipo drawn on it, wagging its tail while looking at me.ut why didn’t you wake me up?”

“I hope you sleep well, it’s warm outside.”

Mrs. Kimberly takes a spoonful of the bubbling soup and tastes it.

In contrast to the warm, steamy air inside, her voice was clearly heated.

No, am I feeling that way?

Anyway, Mrs. Kimberly is really angry now.

“It’s a good thing it’s summer. If it had been winter, I would have held a funeral before I could even see my son’s face a few times when he just came home, right?”

“Oh, I clearly remember crawling into the room yesterday…….”

“ruler.”

Mrs. Kimberly cut me off and placed a bowl of soup with steam rising from it on the table. As expected, there is nothing better than bean sprout soup for hangover relief.

“Son, I know all the hard work you’ve put in.”

Mrs. Kimberly said just that one word.

Then he gave me a firm tap on the shoulder and left the house.

Mrs. Kimberly’s swing was powerful, but there was a strange warmth to it.

“Where are you going?”

“Where are you going? I’m going to the mart for work. I left some meat in the fridge, so if you’re hungry, take it out and eat it. When Yohana comes back, you pack her some food and feed her.”

“Where did Yohana go?”

“What time do you think it is now?”

Oh, right. He was a student. It’s class time now.

After my mother left, I quickly began to take a sip or two of the hot soup.

“···…Bean sprout soup, it’s really delicious.”

A deep and rich flavor that you can never find at the cheap Korean buffets in Madison Street.

I don’t know why, but I feel like crying.

“Don’t cry.”

After finishing my meal, I sat down at my desk chair like a machine.

All the test preparation books that used to fill the desk have already been cleared away.

My head is as empty as the desk.

“What should I do now?”

I am unemployed.

But that doesn’t mean I can continue to be unemployed.

First of all, something must be done.

But… …I don’t know what to do.

If you just stick with it.

If only I could get it this time.

The years that I had fiercely endured, repeating over and over again, blocked my path like a boulder.

When the thought of ‘if I just stick with it’ disappears, it feels like I’m walking on a road without any landmarks.

“What have I been doing all this time?”

Maybe it’s because I’ve been stuck in a small apartment for years, but I have no idea what to do.

―If you don’t have any other plans, I recommend doing the tutorial on ‘Private Property’.

Okay, then let’s start with the private land tutorial…

“What, what is it!”

I suddenly jumped up from my seat at the sound of an unfamiliar woman’s voice.

“W, who was that just now…?”

―I am Green, the operator of 〈Space Valerian〉.

The woman’s voice was never an auditory hallucination.

It was clear that the unidentified woman was hiding somewhere in this house.

“Yohana? Where are you hiding? Come out!”

-I didn’t hide.