Chapter 5 : I’m Going to Draw a Castle

In the end, I ended up buying [This is Not Your Place!].

[This is Not Your Place!]

-This is Not Your Place!: You can freely move objects made with the magic pen. The harmony with the surrounding environment is automatically adjusted when adjusting the position.

-Uses: Moving one object 10 times per day, large-scale movement 5 times per day (Can be recharged and enhanced with points)

-Purchase Cost: 300 points

[Remaining Points: 540]

Why did my points go up again?

I debated whether to turn the notifications back on, but then shook my head.

If they are achieved this often,

the notifications would pop up all the time like when I was a hunter.

It would be much more efficient to ignore the points I have and only open the achievement window when I need to achieve an achievement.

“…Oong, should I set aside a day to just do achievement hunting?”

I seriously pondered over it but then frowned, feeling bitter.

That’s strange.

Until right before I reincarnated, I was planning to live a peaceful and leisurely life surrounded by cute things.

…Why do I feel subtly busy?

“It’s natural because I’m starting from the bottom with nothing…”

I comforted myself and nodded.

Once I build something, I’ll gradually have more time.

I put the entrance and fence in the amusement park area, and also put a fence around the place where I live. This time, I put a little more effort into it and added small hearts and star decorations on top of the fence.

“If the fence is full of cuteness like this, the guests will feel good too!”

It was a bit crooked and the shapes were uneven because I drew each one by hand, but

It became fairly decent after I adjusted the size with [Make Big Big, Make Small Small].

The problem was…

Not only was there a lot of fences, but my magic power was draining out because I used my ability to finely adjust the size.

…It feels harder than when I went into a B-grade dungeon alone.’

I patted my aching shoulder, having drawn the fences one by one.

“Ugh, is there no way to copy what I drew…”

The moment I voiced my dissatisfaction,

as expected, a blue notification window appeared, as if it had been waiting.

[Special Item: Copy, Stamp Kwang! Would you like to purchase it?

-Copy: Copies an object made with the magic pen.

-Stamp Kwang!: Easily place the copied object in the desired location.

-Uses: Copy 5 times per day. Stamp Kwang! 10 times per day. (Can be recharged and enhanced with points)

-Purchase Cost: 300 points

I’m fed up, fed up.

I waved my hands and refused.

“Augh, I don’t want to buy it, I don’t want to buy it!”

When I expressed my refusal, time was added to the notification window.

[Remaining Purchase Opportunity: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds]

…Is this even allowed?

I poked the time with my finger, feeling dumbfounded.

But the time on the notification window mercilessly decreased,

It didn’t budge whether I touched it or not.

“…Uuu, this is too much.”

As I sighed with my head in my hands,

a sparkling button at the bottom of the notification window caught my eye.

[If you don’t purchase within the time limit, the purchase points will increase from 300-> 500.]

[Bonus for purchasing now: Get 10 additional Stamp Kwang! uses!]

You devil!

Am I a pushover who would fall for such shady and malicious tactics!

…sob.

I pressed the purchase button, with tears in my eyes.

[Special Item: Copy, Stamp Kwang! has been purchased.]

[Remaining Points: 240]

I felt strength gathering in my pen and body, but I was suddenly filled with regret.

I should have bought this before making the fence.

A deep sense of emptiness came over me as the notification window disappeared, and I stood there blankly for a while.

…Ah, I’ve only been living here for less than a day and I’m already tired.’

I’ve only put up the fence, but I don’t even have a house. What should I do?

I sighed deeply, feeling a rapid loss of motivation, and then suddenly remembered something.

‘When it comes to amusement parks, shouldn’t there be a castle?’

Most of the famous amusement parks had a huge landmark that was visible from afar,

A castle filled with dreams and hopes.

“That’s right! There has to be a castle! A castle that is wonderful and great, and also super cute!”

If there was only a castle, I would not only be able to tell people that it was an amusement park from afar, but

I also thought it would give people anticipation and excitement.

“Oohoohoo, in other words, a little bit of hard work! Equals automatic promotion! It would be perfect if there was a ribbon on top of the castle and the stars twinkled, right?”

As more and more concrete ideas came to mind, my tired body regained its energy.

The designer spirit that was born inside me, less than a day old, made the ideas gush out.

I picked up the pen again and started drawing lines in the air, turning the ideas in my head into reality.

“Castles usually have a lot of pointy towers, right? I’m going to build it on a cliff, but I should build it high so that it can be seen well from afar!”

Was it because I was so greedy? A problem arose.

I clutched my trembling right arm.

“…It, it’s hard to color…….”

Castles were much larger and more complex than fences or entrances.

My arm was screaming because I was trying to color each decoration on the tower and even the smallest details on the wall.

“Besides, it’s all black, so I can’t see any of the decorations I worked so hard to draw….”

I worked hard to design it, but it seems I’ll only be able to distinguish between the doors and windows.

The moment I sighed like the ground was sinking,

The annoying special purchase notification window popped up again.

Two of them.

[Special Item: I’ll Fill it Up for You! Would you like to purchase it?]

-Purchase Cost: 300 points

[Special Item: Colorful and Pretty! Would you like to purchase it?]

-Purchase Cost: 300 points

[Remaining Points: 260]

Looking at the notification windows that appeared before my eyes, I couldn’t hold back and shouted.

“I don’t have it! I don’t have it! You can see that I don’t have it! I’m a beggar! I’m poor!”

Then time was added again.

This time, only the points increased, and there were no limited purchase benefits.

I exploded and tore at my hair, stomping my feet.

“Kyaaaaaak! I won’t buy it! I won’t buy it! I can do coloring myself, even if I can’t add colors! I’ll show you how great a hunter’s persistence is!”

I closed the notification window, huffing and puffing, and made a firm decision.

Coloring, huh! I’ll do it myself!

Just like in the old days when I dyed the enemy and my whole body with blood!

I picked up the pen again, calmed my trembling arm, and continued to fill the castle with black.

As time went by, my wrist became stiff,

and my shoulder felt heavy as if a boulder was placed on it.

But my will did not waver.

I was the one who didn’t give up even when I was chased by countless monsters in the dungeon in the past!

“…I, I’m doneeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

I bit my lip and finished coloring the last part of the castle wall, and then collapsed to the floor.

My whole body was exhausted.

‘But I did it! I did it!’

I shouted, filled with joy as I looked at the completed castle drawing.

“Become a castleeeeeee!”

At my shout, the drawing became a completely black castle.

Castles are supposed to be colorful and flashy, but…

First, I need a place for people to stay, so I’ll earn points later and build it again.

Thinking that, I adjusted the size and position and placed it in the center of the site.

“…Uuu, I’m tired. But at least I have a landmark and a place to stay!”

When I raised my head and looked at the completed castle,

It stood there much bigger and more majestic than I had imagined.

I liked the pointy star decoration at the end of the tower the most.

“Oohoohoo, if my drawing skills improve this quickly, I’ll be able to build a cute amusement park soon. Hehehe.”

The castle was only black, but it looked plausible to me.

It was far from the brilliant and flashy castle I had drawn in my head, but at least the basics were completed.

“Then, shall we go inside my castle?”

I hummed and sang to myself as I entered the castle.

But…

Something felt strange.

Even if there were windows,

It felt like light was coming into the castle too much.

At the ominous feeling, I glanced around.

・There were big and small holes all over the walls and ceiling of the castle.

It seemed that the spaces that I hadn’t been able to color were formed like that.

…S, should I draw it again?’

I tried to mentally win by thinking that it wasn’t, and vigorously shook my head.

“N, no! It can’t be! It might just look like that and it might be blocked!”

I cast a water magic spell, not wanting to admit my mistake.

Thunder rumbled and a rainstorm poured down.

Shoaaaaaaa

・And I soon became a wet mouse.

“Th, this is ridiculous… Etchu! Do I have to draw it again?!”

[Copy, Stamp Kwang!] copies the object, but it doesn’t copy the original drawing state.

That meant I had to draw the castle again.

Carefully and meticulously coloring every stitch.

Just as I was about to be frustrated by the terrible reality, another notification window popped up.

[Would you like to enhance Copy, Stamp Kwang!?

-Enhancement Effect: You can revert the copied object to its drawing state.

(Objects restored to the drawing state can be modified.)

-Purchase Cost: 100 points

Suddenly, the world felt brighter.

I can revert it to the drawing state? And it’s only 100 points, that’s a steal!

I pressed the purchase button without hesitation.

[Enhancement Purchase Completed!!

[Remaining Points: 180]

I copied the castle to test the enhanced features.

The copied castle returned to its clean drawing state.

“Alright, let’s carefully color in the missing parts and build it again!”

But…

“Ehehe, I forgot that part. I can just color it again!”

Shoaaaaaaaaaaa

“L, let’s try again. Again!”

Shoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

“…Again.”

A notification window appeared in my eyes, having repeated building, erasing, building, and erasing.

[The Full Delete feature of Erase Clean with an Eraser has 1 use remaining for today.

Would you like to recover 1 use by using 10 points?]

[Remaining Points: 380]

What?

The points increased in the meantime?

I wondered what I had achieved and opened the achievement window.

1. ‘Nekomimi Banzai!’ – I put cat ears on an object with the pen. (200 points)

2. ‘The Pain of Creation’ – I drew and erased the same object over and over again with the pen. (200 points)

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Are you kidding me?

The moment I let out a hollow laugh, as if I had lost my mind,

The notification window that had been closed began to shine subtly.

[Special Item: I’ll Fill it Up for You! Would you like to purchase it?]

-Purchase Cost: 300 points

“…I’ll buy it.”

And so, I, the weak-willed pushover, succumbed to the trickery again.

Thanks to the newly acquired function, [I’ll Fill it Up for You!], I carefully painted all the walls and built the castle.

Then

1. ‘I’m Now a Homeowner!’ – I built a residential building for myself for the first time with the pen. (500 points)

In the end, I couldn’t hold back and wailed, hitting the floor.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Are you kidding me?!”

Even while doing that, I purchased [Colorful and Pretty!] with the points I had acquired,

I was becoming a great s*ave to points.