Chapter 4 : I was taken by surprise.

Large, Small?

I pressed the notification window, wondering what it was.

[Special Item: Large, Small]

• Large, Small: You can enlarge an object made with a magic pen with a simple touch. Harmony with the surrounding environment is automatically adjusted.

・Small, Small: You can shrink an object made with a magic pen with a simple touch. Harmony with the surrounding environment is automatically adjusted.

ᆞUsage: 10 times a day (can be charged and strengthened with points)

• Purchase cost: 300 points

I read the contents and shouted with shining eyes.

“Wow, this will make it so convenient when making the theme park!”

But then, I lowered my head.

Because I didn’t have a single point.

“Do I have to draw something cute before making the fence? I’ve never been happy with cuteness… huh?”

I saw the points I had.

I have no memory of drawing something really cute, but I had a whopping ‘815’ points.

‘815?!’

I rubbed my eyes and checked again, but the number didn’t change.

“Wh, what? Whaaaat? What was cute? The wings I drew? Or, did the carefully drawn ribbon look pretty?”

I tilted my head and turned my head.

However, I couldn’t remember any action to get points.

At that moment, my eyes sparkled at the thought.

“Could it be, I was cute when I was flying? The sight of me flying in the sky and hehe-ing was cute and happy, so the points went up….”

At that moment, my hair stood on end.

I unconsciously shivered all over.

It was a very terrible feeling that I had to admit that I was cute.

‘Ugh, I wish I could see the point acquisition details.’

At that moment,

The achievement window, which I had forgotten for a long time, began to shine.

“Uung? Achievement window? Does this still work?”

I used to remove achievement notifications because they kept popping up when I was doing Hunter activities.

It had been a long time since I erased it from my memory…

I looked again at the contents written in the store.

・Bonus points are awarded upon fulfilling certain conditions.

Right. I had such an item.

I guess that was applied as an achievement.

I hurriedly opened the achievement window.

[Achievements Achieved]

1. ‘The Cutest Me in the World!’ – I confirmed my cute appearance for the first time. (200 points)

2. ‘Make the world Kawaii with a Pen!’ – I used the pen for the first time. (200 points)

3. ‘I’m so cute?’ – Someone saw me for the first time, I was cute. (200 points)

4. ‘Look at my work!’ – Someone saw what I made. (200 points)

I was happy for a moment at the 4 achievements,

I blinked in surprise at the content that someone had witnessed me.

‘Does someone live near here?’

If I knew that, I would have drawn the wings with more care.

I sighed, looking at the wings on either side.

‘It’s a shame. The stars are a little crooked. Wait, is that person still there?’

If that person is still there, then I can ask what kind of place this world is,

and what kind of people live here.

It could be a great opportunity to get information that I need to make the theme park successfully.

‘Moreover, if that person is kind, they can be a good neighbor.’

Wait.

It’s a little awkward to greet them empty-handed for the first time.

‘Usually people give rice cakes on their first day of moving in, is there such a custom in this world?’

I took out the pen in a hurry and drew a small, black rabbit-shaped rice cake.

I was satisfied with the rice cake that was drawn to my liking, and suddenly, I had this thought.

…What if there are many family members in that house?’

I didn’t have enough time to draw a lot of rice cakes.

I have to draw the entrance, and the guest I came to may leave.

Then….

“Okay, let’s buy this!”

I decided to buy [Large, Small].

I think I can earn more points than expected, and I need this one to build a theme park, anyway.

[Special Item: Do you want to buy Large, Small?]

I pressed ‘Yes’ without hesitation.

Then, the light shone on my hand and pen, and they were absorbed.

“Oh, shall we do it right away? First… Become the rice cake!”

The rabbit-shaped rice cake that I drew in the air became a mochi cake covered with bean paste.

It’s a bit too dark to be bean paste…

Just in case, I broke off a small piece of the ear and ate it, thankfully the taste itself was a bean paste rice cake.

A little bit gritty,

A little bit like licking asphalt.

A little bit a lot bitter, and there was no sweetness at all…

I looked down at the rice cake.

“Mmm.”

I stretched the rice cake slightly and took another bite.

The texture was chewy, and it stretched out well.

As a rule, isn’t the rice cake fine as long as it is chewy and stretches well?

Right.

If it’s chewy, it’s bean paste rice cake.

“And too much sweetness isn’t good for your health—!”

I nodded firmly, convincing myself.

“Then, shall I make this large?”

The explanation is a bit ambiguous,

It is a simple touch, so isn’t it similar to the sensation of touching the interface?

I touched the rice cake with my finger ‘Tok’.

Then, the feeling of my magic being linked to the rice cake.

“Oh, does it work? Big, big!”

The surface of the rice cake swayed and began to grow out of my hand.

I was staring blankly out of curiosity, and it had become a rabbit rice cake as big as a house.

“…Shall I reduce it a little? …Uung, no. It’s better to have too much than too little!”

I lifted the rice cake with both hands.

I immediately soared into the sky using my wings and looked around.

But I couldn’t see anyone.

Even if I slightly passed the border of the meadow, it was still quiet without any signs of people.

Only the vast, blue forest filled my vision.

“…..Hing, I should have met you and draw the rice cake. Ack!”

The bean paste that was scattered by the wind went straight into my eyes.

The huge rice cake lost its balance and slipped out of my hand.

I looked down at the rice cake that had fallen on the ground in a daze.

“Uu, I dropped the rice cake… It was my masterpiece…”

I have to make rice cakes with more care next time.

Or, should I make a free rice cake shop inside the theme park?

Turning my body to the site, I thought.

Because I have to make the fence and the entrance quickly if there’s someone nearby.

That moment—.

I felt a killing intent from somewhere.

The sharp and cold energy brushed my skin and made my spine crawl.

My body reacted first before my head.

As I instinctively turned my body quickly,

A huge magic blade passed by my side a moment later.

‘…What, ambush?’

I turned my head in the direction the blade came from.

Red eyes were glaring at me from the darkness.

…No, it seems to be looking more at something next to me.’

As my eyes turned to the side,

A huge blade flew again, creating another killing intent.

I instinctively moved my body to avoid it, but one wing was almost completely cut off.

“Wh, what? I made it with so much effort—!”

I screamed and grabbed the wing that was half torn off.

My precious wings with the shining hearts and stars…!

Although it doesn’t look good since it’s black, I drew each decoration very hard—!

“I can’t forgive… my wing…”

I glared at the direction of the attack with angry eyes.

I didn’t want to use violence if possible, but this was clearly self-defense.

“I won’t let you go!”

At that moment, the red eyes in the darkness deeply curved.

‘It’s coming.’

The darkness beyond the forest scattered, and the silhouette in front of me moved nimbly.

A magic blade swept by my side again.

As I quickly twisted my body,

The wing got tied to something like a string, and it was instantly pulled tightly.

“Hiyayaaa—?!”

I almost tore the wing.

I fluttered the wing with all my might and stepped back.

But the opponent’s strength was not to be trifled with,

The string was pulled tightly, and it didn’t make it easier to gain distance.

‘…Then.’

I chose the head-on approach.

“Grow bigger!”

I shouted [Large!] at the tied wing.

Then—.

The wing instantly grew three times bigger.

At the same time, the string broke off.

The woman lost her balance and swayed back, unable to handle the reaction.

“Ugh~?!”

I did not miss that opportunity.

I raised both my hands and created a huge pink flame ball.

The rabbit ear-shaped flames that were erected on top flickered and shone threateningly.

“Here it goes!”

“…What?!”

I met the woman’s eyes, who regained her balance.

At that moment, the pink flame ball that was on my head disappeared at once.

No.

To be precise, I was so surprised that I released the magic.

I screamed in surprise.

“…E-Eng? Ri, Ria?!”

“Senior…?! What’s happening? I, it was. Senior?!”

The suspicious woman who attacked me,

No, Ria’s eyes changed to a bright one at once.

“Se, Senior…! Seniorrrrr♡”

“Hiyayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—?!”

And she threw down the whip and hugged me with all her power.

An outer village separated from the goddess’s sanctuary.

This village, which flourished with the goddess’s blessing, boasted that the goddess’s sanctuary was nearby,

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

The woodcutter, Hubert, who lived peacefully there, was spending a quiet day, cutting trees in the forest near the sanctuary.

• Kwang—!

The sound from near the goddess’s sanctuary shattered that peace.

An explosive impact occurred, and the forest shook for a moment.

Hubert tilted his head and put down his axe.

“…What?”

He instinctively sensed danger.

His experience of living for decades by cutting trees was warning him.

This was not a simple natural phenomenon.

But—.

Here was Elysium, the paradise.

A sacred land blessed by the goddess.

A paradise that exists for all good people, regardless of race.

In such a place, it was unimaginable for danger to occur.

‘…Did my hearing get weird because I was cutting the trees too much?’

Nevertheless, he moved slowly toward the sanctuary, feeling something was not right.