Chapter 3 : I’m Going to Build an Amusement Park

But to make people happy with cuteness. How on earth should I do that?

Of course, as I had originally planned, drawing a lot of cute things and living buried in them would be enough to make me happy.

But…

Now that things have turned out this way, I wanted to do it properly.

‘If everyone in the world I created became happy with cuteness, wouldn’t that be something wonderful?’

Just thinking about it made my shoulders bob up and down, and I couldn’t stop the corners of my mouth from turning up.

Yes. In this life, I’m going to change the world with cuteness, not blood and sweat.

Instead of a world stained with the fear of not knowing when you’ll die,

Let’s create a world where everyone can laugh, love, and have hope as much as they want.

Although I saved the world and died soon after,

I wasn’t able to see the people who regained their peace, which I had always wanted to see…

In this world, I wanted to see everyone being happy as much as they wanted with my own eyes.

“Oong, if I’m a little more greedy, I also want to give dreams and hope to the young children like I am now.”

The reason I had silently done the hunter work that didn’t even suit me was

because I wanted to give a bright tomorrow to the small and weak children.

I didn’t want them to tremble in fear of where monsters might pop out,

I wanted them to be able to freely run and play anywhere,

and I didn’t want their small, delicate hands to be stained with blood like mine.

It was the only way I could repay the children who called me a hero despite my shortcomings and sent me respectful and expectant gazes.

Of course, most of the children would burst into tears whenever I, with my enormous size, approached them.

‘But it’s not like that anymore. Now that I’m small and cute, I can watch the children being happy right next to them.’

Thinking about it made my heart feel strangely full.

Imagining them smiling at me made me feel oddly excited.

“…Hehe, since things have turned out this way, I have to make the best world for the children!”

I held the magic pen tightly in my small, cute hand.

What to draw with this pen,

What kind of world to create was already clear in my mind.

“Alright! I’m going to turn this endless meadow into a super duper cute amusement park!”

When the largest amusement park in my country was destroyed by a monster attack, the sight of the children bursting into tears among the ruins was still vivid.

I had hoped that the park would be restored and the children would regain their lost dreams and hopes,

But the amusement park remained a ruin that was never rebuilt.

But this time it’s different.

This time I’m going to create a new amusement park with my own hands.

A place where everyone, children and adults alike, can freely play.

A place where the savory smell of churros and the sweet scent of cotton candy fill the meadow, and huge merry-go-rounds and colorful rides spin happily.

If the cute mascots I create hand out balloons everywhere and the children laugh and play to their hearts’ content, having a happy time…

“Eee! Just imagining it makes me so happy!”

Although I was busy, and

I only went to an amusement park once, on my vacation, and was restricted from riding the rides because of my height…

I have seen various rides while traveling through many countries, so I should be able to manage somehow, right?

“I can ride the rides as much as I want this time too. Hehehe.”

First, I should make a merry-go-round.

I’ll draw it with super cute and adorable unicorns.

I should also put ribbon decorations on their horns.

“Hmm, before that!”

Then first, I needed to divide this wide meadow.

One half for me to live and make various rides, and the other half for the amusement park area where anyone could freely enter.

“Alright, let’s go!”

Kwakang—,

The ground where I stepped on sank slightly, creating a crater.

From that recoil, I soared high into the sky.

“Waaaah?! I jumped too high!”

I didn’t know I would float this high!

I flailed in the air with my small body.

But soon, I stretched out my arms and used magic to stop myself in mid-air.

“Hehe, this much is nothing! But I ruined the ground too much….”

Looking down at the meadow,

I could see it was a mess because of the crater.

This place was the paradise I was going to create.

The destructive methods of my previous life, filled with ruins, were not suitable for this.

“I won’t fly with strength anymore, but draw real, really fancy wings and fly with them!”

I held the pen and began to draw lines in the air.

Sparkling traces were etched in the air, and the shape of wings slowly began to emerge.

Is it because I only used black?

The wings were very far from being cute.

I got greedy and drew them too big, and they were somewhat bizarrely jagged…

“This looks like a burnt monster’s tentacle… no, no! What am I saying! The creator should love their creation!”

I comforted myself and picked up the pen again.

“I just have to add lots of cuteness. Ribbons, hearts, and sparkling star decorations!”

I started adding details again by drawing lines in the air.

I put small hearts around the edges of the wings and added sparkling star decorations in the center.

The problem was…

Everything was black, so I couldn’t tell what was what.

“Ugh, ugh… well! I can just draw better next time, right? Alright! Become wings and stick to my back!”

The wings I drew were enveloped in light and then stuck to my back with a thud.

I wondered if they would work properly,

With a heart full of curiosity, I moved my wings.

The wings flapped smoothly, following my will, making a ‘flap flap’ sound.

“Wow, they actually move. Amazing!”

I lightly lifted my body and flapped my wings once more.

As if I had the wind in my hands, my body soared high into the air.

“T, this is really cool? Eee! This is the first time I’ve ever flown like this!”

When I moved my wings a little stronger,

My body quickly changed direction and began to fly freely through the sky.

It was so much fun that I almost lost sight of my goal and got lost in flying.

“Ah, no! Now is the time to plan the world I’m going to create!”

I pulled myself together and looked down.

The meadow seen from high above shone like an endless green carpet.

Just thinking about decorating this vast space made me feel euphoric.

“Alright, then first, let’s divide the area. Let’s divide it exactly in half. I’ll need to make the place where I’m going to live really high!”

If the site where I live is higher than the amusement park,

I’ll be able to see the people enjoying themselves in the amusement park at a glance.

After dividing the area in half by sight, I wrapped my living area with magic power.

“Hehe. I don’t even need the power of the pen for this. Soar high!”

Pink heart effects popped up around the ground that was covered in my magic power.

Soon, the ground roared and soared into the sky.

But because I was too excited and poured too much magic power, the ground began to rise much higher than expected.

At this rate, I would end up being an eccentric living alone on a cliff.

“Ugh, stop! It’s too high, it’s too high!”

As I suppressed my magic power, the ground that had been rising slowly shook and stopped.

I let out a sigh of relief and went down to the ground.

“Phew, what is this. It’s better than I thought!”

When I got up and looked around, it was more perfect than I thought.

The height was perfect for overlooking the amusement park at a glance.

“…Well, it’s a bit high, and the cross-section is unnatural, like a cliff cut straight.”

In this life, I want to be respected for my privacy too.

If it’s surrounded by high and steep cliffs on all sides, no one would dare to try to visit.

“Then, should I make an entrance to the amusement park and also a fence? But, do I have to run around this whole wide area to make a fence…”

It’s not really hard, but it seems like it’ll take a long time.

The moment I thought that, a blue notification window appeared before my eyes.

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I wondered what that was and clicked on the notification window.

***

A village on the outskirts of the Goddess’s Sanctuary.

This village, which prospered with the goddess’s blessing, prided itself on having the Goddess’s Sanctuary nearby,

and was a peaceful place united by faith and devotion to the goddess.

There, a woodcutter who lived peacefully was spending another quiet day chopping wood in the forest near the sanctuary.

—

What broke that peace was a sound that came from near the Goddess’s Sanctuary.

The woodcutter unknowingly turned toward the direction of the sound.

But as if the sound was a lie,

The sanctuary was still quiet, and only stillness returned without a single tremor.

The woodcutter tilted his head and put down his axe.

“…What was that? Did I hear wrong?”

Even so, something felt strange, so he carefully moved toward the sanctuary.

At that moment,

Suddenly, something black and huge appeared in the air above the sanctuary.

The mass of darkness, with its grotesque shape that made one frown, began to flap as if it were alive.

The woodcutter, seeing the mass cutting through the air while making a terrible sound,

almost dropped the axe he was holding in fear.

A chill ran down his spine, and his body trembled involuntarily.

“…I, I have to run away. No, I have to tell the villagers! No, wait. What is that?”

Looking closely, there was a small girl in the center of the mass.

It was clear that this unidentified mass must have kidnapped the girl.

The darkness surrounding the child pulsed like a living thing.

Tentacle-like shadows embraced the girl as if cradling her,

and sometimes stretched sharply in all directions as if guarding against something.

The woodcutter muttered while making the sign of the cross with trembling hands.

“G, Goddess… please protect that child, and this village….”

Before the woodcutter’s prayer could end,

Suddenly, pink hearts burst from the sanctuary.

-Kwaaaaaaaaang!

He was still in a daze,

Half of the Goddess’s Sanctuary suddenly roared and soared into the sky.

At the sudden catastrophe, the woodcutter trembled and covered his mouth.

“…T, that ridiculous pink color is clearly the form of a disaster!”

At the same time the woodcutter shouted,

The mass of darkness began to spin rapidly in the air with the girl wrapped inside.

Eventually, the mass of darkness landed on the high-rise ground.

The mass remained motionless for a while, as if taking a huge breath.

The woodcutter, who had been watching with bated breath, suddenly came to his senses.

“I, I have to tell the villagers! That a disaster has happened! That a child has been kidnapped!”

The woodcutter hurriedly turned and ran towards the village.