Chapter 5

I opened the balcony door and ran in front of the washing machine.

As I stood in front of the washing machine, the blue light started pouring out again.

『The portal has been opened.』

‘Oh, that’s good.’

I left the veranda and walked out into the living room.

Then the blue light disappeared again.

It turned on when I got closer.

When I went in front of the washing machine, the portal seemed to open automatically.

‘I think the light is too strong… … .’

The light was so strong that it seemed to affect the house across the street.

He took out an unused blanket and closed the window on the veranda.

There was a musty smell from the duvet.

‘Sometimes, I have to take a blanket and wash it.’

I took out the counter lady’s clothes from the bag.

It seemed to be the knit she wore during the winter.

‘Knits should be washed in a neutral detergent.’

It was like a knit with a high content of wool that was not preshrunk.

In this case, the possibility of embrittlement was high when washing with water.

Now, I could erase this kind of ogre, but I wanted to wash it with the water I brought from the forest.

‘You should try gambling.’

I headed to the kitchen to get some healing water.

‘What is this?’

Half of the remaining water was almost at the bottom.

‘Has it all been vaporized? Disappointment.’

In the end, I took out my raincoat, plastic, and gas mask again.

‘This time, let’s go in with our clothes and dry them in the sun in the forest.’

She wrapped her body in plastic and carefully put on a gas mask.

The pool counter lady’s clothes were also wrapped in plastic.

I couldn’t take all the flowerpots with me, so I picked one flowerpot right before I died.

And I took out the jungle sword I bought at the hardware store.

After preparing everything, I went into the washing machine.

The destroyed world was no different from yesterday.

There were still mold spores filling the air.

『Qualification: Visitors』

『Stamina: 5, Strength: 9, Intellect: 10, Appearance: 6』

“Visitors can look around for an hour.”

Stamina was back to normal.

‘I didn’t do much, but even if I stand still, my stamina is consumed.’

However, the appearance was still maintained.

Today, without hesitation, I headed to the forest.

The road I passed yesterday was already covered with mold, leaving no trace.

Wielding the jungle sword, he cut out large molds that blocked progress without hesitation.

Thanks to this, I was able to reach the forest easier than yesterday.

“Purification begins.”

Like yesterday, a wind blew from somewhere in the forest, blowing away the mold spores.

A large tree in the middle of the forest was still making a pleasant sound.

There was a hole in the dark clouds in the sky, and the sun was shining in a straight line through that hole.

This forest was truly an oasis in the desert.

‘I think the forest is bigger than yesterday. Is it because of my mood?’

He took off his gas mask and took a breath of cool air.

『Clean air supplies clean oxygen to the body.』

“Blood with pure oxygen spreads throughout the body.”

He spread his arms out and basked in the sunlight.

“A miraculous light wraps around your body.”

『Energy is charged.』

approached the creek.

‘Can I drink this? Maybe it’s poison, right?’

He looked closely into the water with skeptical eyes.

There, small creatures were swimming under the spotless water.

It was glistening and shimmering in the sunlight.

‘There is no way that there are so many living things that there is no poison.

Put your palms together and soak them in water.

A feeling of coldness and coolness spread throughout his body.

The water was really cool.

It was like putting your feet in the valley water in midsummer.

He took the water from the palm of his hand to his mouth and drank it slurp.

『Healing water absorbs sunlight.』

The clean energy that started from the mouth spread through the stomach and throughout the body.

I could see the light spreading along the veins.

I could see the light reaching the capillaries at the tips of my fingers.

In an instant, my body was engulfed in light.

“Healing water washes away waste products from the body.”

『Qualification: Visitors』

『Stamina and strength increase by 2.』

『Appearance increases by 3.』

『Stamina: 9, Strength: 11, Intellect: 10, Appearance: 9』

When I saw my reflection in the creek, my skin and hair shone in a healthy way.

Her appearance didn’t change much, but she seemed to look better than before.

Apparently, drinking clean water, air, and light seemed to improve the overall complexion.

‘Now I have to work.’

I took out the swimming pool lady’s clothes wrapped in plastic and put them in the water.

The fibers of the clothes soaked in the healing water started to come alive one by one.

A thin ray of light that appeared out of nowhere began to gather at the part where the soy sauce oil was splattered.

They were like tentacles of light.

They were starting at the root of a large tree in the middle.

I couldn’t keep my mouth shut at the marvelous sight.

‘beautiful! Is that big tree taking care of everything in the forest?’

I thought I was done, so I took my clothes out of the water and raised them.

‘It’s completely new.’

There was no sense of shrinkage of the fabric.

Rather, the stretched part was restored to its original state.

The clothes were hung on the part where the sunlight could easily get in, allowing them to breathe a miraculous light and clean air.

I just took it out of the water and it was dry in less than a minute.

The clothes smelled fresh.

I carefully put the dry clothes into the plastic bag I brought.

I looked at the time and there were still 30 minutes left.

‘Oh, right, there was a flowerpot.’

I took the potted plant out of the plastic with the withered plants.

From the moment it was removed from the plastic, the plants were reviving.

I immersed the pot in water for a bit.

Then a beam of light from the roots of a large tree enveloped the dying plant once more.

A dying flower came back to life like a lie, and in an instant, a coveted flower bloomed.

It wasn’t very mysterious.

‘Shall we change the soil right now?’

The plants were pulled out of their pots and the soil was dumped in a place full of mold.

The soil was mixed with styrofoam.

In order to save soil, a flower shop filled flowerpots in this way.

‘These plants die quickly.’

It was seen that the discarded soil was covered with mold and decomposed.

However, the Styrofoam could not be disassembled and remained intact.

‘You can’t just throw away Styrofoam here.’

I picked up the styrofoam and put it in my pocket.

The soil was shaken off so as not to damage the roots of the plant, and then filled with forest soil.

‘Now that we have only 10 minutes left, we must go quickly.’

I never imagined what would happen if a visitor exceeded the allotted time.

For me, this amount of time was enough.

In the forest, it was the best gift to get this much.

I hurriedly headed home, and when I got out of the washing machine safely, mold spores on my clothes fell down.

‘This is also really troublesome.’

I quickly took off my raincoat, brushed off the mold, and took a shower.

I wiped it well so that there was not a single grain left on the floor.

Spores that had not been wiped off were flying in the room.

I looked up at the ceiling and saw that the spores were already growing.

I brought the lacquer, sprayed it and wiped it off, and fortunately it disappeared quickly.

‘If you do it wrong, you’ll end up in a fungal den. Still, it cannot withstand the power of man-made detergents.’

I looked at the time and it was 11:10.

‘Today, I can sleep enough… … Huh? 11:10? I must have entered the portal at 11 o’clock.’

Only 10 minutes had passed.

I couldn’t figure out the time when I went in and out of the portal, but I didn’t know there was so much time difference.

Anyway, it was good for me.

Although the fungus is a pain in the ass, it was a wonderful thing to find the forest.

I took out the pool lady’s clothes and hung them on her hangers.

A clear breeze spread through the room.

‘I look forward to tomorrow morning.’

She was like my first guest.

She lay down on her futon under the lady’s clothes and asked her to sleep.

Because of the clear energy emanating from his clothes, he quickly fell asleep.

* * *

The next morning, I folded the pool lady’s clothes, put them in her paper bag, and headed to the pool.

Unlike before, the lady who saw me greeted me warmly.

She put her clothes bag on the counter and she looked surprised.

“Oh my, are you done already? If you leave it to someone else, it will take a week.”

The lady who opened the paper bag seemed to be startled.

“Is this my clothes?”

did something

“Yes, that’s right. What’s wrong?”

“Does it look like new clothes? Besides, this fresh scent… … What detergent did you use?”

“Ah… … It is a trade secret.”

“No, how do I wash old clothes like this? Didn’t you use any magic?”

‘It could be magic.’

It felt so good to see the first customers happy to see the clothes I had washed.

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“It’s my first guest, so I’ll give it to you for free.”

“Nonsense. Are you sure you bought this new? no fluff How could this be?”

After a guest came, the lady quickly handed me the locker room key.

“Can I leave other clothes for you? You don’t have to do it for free this time.”

“Yes, anytime. And please spread word of mouth a lot.”

“of course.”

If word of mouth spreads, guests will come from far away.

If the locals don’t come, we just have to find other local customers.

She simply took a shower and went into the pool.

Now, it was not uncommon to run one lap, 50m without a break.

The distance between him and the woman in the back increased, and he was more likely to catch up with the man in front of him.

“ Member Ahn Nam. Change seats with the person in front of you. If you keep catching up, the person in front will be uncomfortable.”

As the instructor spoke, the man in front gave him his seat.

“Thank you.”

Every time I moved forward one space, I felt better with a sense of pride.

After swimming, I was changing clothes in the locker room, and I felt uncomfortable because members I used to know only their faces kept crowding around me.

As for me, I was a person who didn’t get much attention among people.

Even those who talked to me for a little bit quickly got bored.

After a little while at the drinking party, the people in front of you went looking for a fun place.

So there were many times when I was drinking alone.

‘Is it because of the energy of the forest?’

It made me feel like I was the main character.

Are there people like that?

People who make people gather around that person without saying anything.

How much did you envy those people?

I managed to get out of the locker room and headed to the counter to return the key.

But, isn’t she wearing the clothes that the counter lady had washed?

“uh? Isn’t that a little hot?”

It was March, so it was a bit hot to wear knitwear.

“The knit was so new that I couldn’t try it without trying it on. However, the ventilation is so good that it does not feel hot at all. Besides, wearing this makes me feel alive.”

Come to think of it, the complexion of the young lady in the knitwear looked good.

“The knit is so good.”

“Thank you.”

It was as if people were gathering around the girl in the knitwear.

“Oh, I’m Shin Se-yeon. You don’t know my name yet, do you?”

Come to think of it, it’s been months since I’ve been to the pool, but I didn’t know her name.

“Ah yes. I am Ahn Nam… … .”

“I know. We are friendly.”

I have a girlfriend.