chapter 213
213 – Part 2 Episode 41, Dave is a hard-working priest.
Today I went out to buy Dave the gift I promised him earlier.
I wanted to say that he would buy it for me if I worked harder, but I couldn’t turn it away because I had already bought the other priests a very expensive item called a rechargeable ballpoint pen.
Because Dave doesn’t need a ballpoint pen that can recharge ink.
So, I’m quite curious about what you’ll ask me to buy.
“So what do you want to live for?”
“I haven’t thought about it yet… should I buy a bike?”
“Bicycles aren’t bad either.”
The northern village where we live is all flat.
So, as long as you have a bicycle, you can easily go back and forth anywhere without any effort.
So, I was thinking about buying a bicycle.
I rented one before and it was quite fun.
For reference, the bicycles sold in this world are not yet developed, so they are a bit ambiguous.
It doesn’t have any gears and the brakes aren’t very good.
That’s why accidents happen every once in a while.
Accidents that do not result in death but cause serious injury occur surprisingly often.
“There are no major accidents these days?”
“okay?”
“Is it a hydraulic brake? They say it’s okay because it’s made of something?”
“Hmm… Should I buy some for the girls too?”
In fact, there is nothing more comfortable than a bicycle.
Maids can also ride bicycles when going out, and attendants can also ride bicycles when they go out for a short period of time.
I wonder if there is a public bicycle called Ttareungi like in Seoul, which is unthinkable in this world where very few people still ride bicycles.
I think it would be okay to just buy several bicycles and allow them to ride freely.
“hey.”
“You bought two.”
Dave looked a little dissatisfied, but when I told him to buy two, he smiled as if his dissatisfaction had disappeared.
Since I made a lot of money doing the purification work this time, I can buy at least 2 of them.
I plan to buy an additional showcase today and have it delivered to my house.
Even with the showcase in the center, the estimate was that a long showcase could be placed on the wall.
Now, I think I can display the watches I bought and put in the corner neatly.
After all, a man must have money?
I also received pocket money from Stella…
If you combine the salary and part-time expenses, you get 10 bicycles, 2 gifts from Dave, 12 showcases… And the rest of the pictures include a watch.
Yes, I think I will buy it and stay.
“You want to buy that? It looks pretty sturdy.”
“Is that so? But I don’t like the color.”
What Dave was looking at was a sturdy-looking bicycle.
It had rubber wheels and a small suspension to prevent shock.
Not bad…
But… as Dave said, the color is a bit strange.
It’s too blue.
If I were to ride around in that thing, I would stand out so much that Dave might get embarrassed and cause an accident.
I would have bought it if it was just plain black or white.
I’d like to ask because I don’t know.
“Boss, do you have other colors for this model?”
As I spoke, the owner, who was diligently assembling something with tools, came out.
When the owner saw the model we were looking at, he took out a notebook from his pocket and checked the items.
“Right now we only have blue and black.”
“Oh, how many do you have?”
“First of all, there are 12…”
12th generation.
Then, you can give one unit exclusively to Dave and leave the remaining 11 units in front of the house for the attendants and maids to use comfortably.
If you include not only our attendant priests but also Stella’s attendant priests, there will be quite a number of people, so 11 units will be needed.
“I’ll buy them all. If I buy them all, will you have them delivered?”
“Huh?! You mean… everything? Everything… of course I have to deliver it!”
The boss was very happy and went out to take out the goods.
Once you buy a bike like that, you never know when it will sell, but I guess you feel at ease because I said I’d buy it all at once.
But, the bike has definitely changed too.
At first, it looked like a bicycle with only wooden wheels and a skeleton, but now it looks like a bicycle, just without gears.
Now, if I just put a gear on it, wouldn’t it be possible to cover long distances, even if it’s not perfect?
Well, I’m not going to ride a bike.
It’s easy to just take a carriage or walk for short distances.
If I ride a bike for no reason, my leg muscles just hurt.
“It’s black… I didn’t like the blue one, but the black one is okay.”
Dave also seemed satisfied.
That’s the guy you’ll like no matter what you buy him.
“Can I pick one more?”
“Surely, if you buy another one, you’re going to buy it as a bicycle?”
“Anyway, you don’t use two bicycles, do you?”
“In our world, one person could buy four or five cars.”
Dave is surprised to hear that he spent about 3 gold coins (about 30 million won) on one bicycle.
I know it’s an MTB or something, but I know it’s very expensive.
Was it for mountaineering?
I understand that it is mainly used by bicycle riders because the wheels are very thick and the frame is strong.
Afterwards, I left the bike shop and wandered around.
I asked when it would be delivered and he said it would be difficult today.
Because the boss has to run a business too.
They say the bike will be delivered tomorrow lunchtime.
Dave shipped it first, though.
He said he wanted to hurry up and take it and put it on the carriage he had arranged in advance.
The shape of the carriage is like a 1-ton delivery truck, so it’s friendly and nice to look at.
I was worried that someone might steal it, but I decided to keep an eye on it with the coachman.
Of course, there will be examples.
Even while we are away to buy things, we have to pay the usage fee by the hour.
I’m going home for a while, so please leave the taxi meter on, right?
The analogy seems perfect.
“Whoa…I bought a bike…”
I took my wallet out of my pocket and opened it.
My wallet, which was full of gold and silver coins, was still heavy.
In fact, since one gold coin costs 10 million won, even if you use it even after buying the bicycle, you probably won’t be able to use even one gold coin.
I brought a lot just in case, but it might not be necessary.
“Are you going to buy the watch first? Or the showcase first?”
“Hmm… I have to leave the fun stuff behind, so let’s start with the showcase.”
What I’m buying this time is a showcase.
These are the guys who will keep my watches safe and neat.
There’s something I’ve seen before: it’s a narrow, tall showcase used in museums.
And since it can be stacked upwards, it is a good shape to use in our homes with high ceilings.
However, is it a drawback that it is expensive?
And since I can never move it by myself, I have to hire people who can?
“Someone would think that the thing in the center is light. I don’t think the showcase in the center is too heavy to carry around, right?”
“If you take out all the contents, it’s pretty light, right?”
It is unclear exactly how much it weighs.
That’s not a finished product, it’s a custom made product.
“…How many watches did you keep in there?”
Dave narrowed his eyes and looked at me with a puzzled expression.
If you think about the price of the watches I buy and collect in silver or gold coins, it’s worth freaking out.
“Maybe about 500?”
“crazy…”
It should be about that much because it’s fully filled.
Now there is so much of it that it feels meaningful to collect it.
First of all, when I get home and the installers install it, I will take out all the clocks one by one, clean them, and then move them to a new showcase.
I plan to use the showcase in the center again once the new showcase is filled.
So, I am the last runner.
“Hey, Dave.”
“why?”
When I laughed out loud, Dave got scared and took a step back.
It’s very Dave-like to step away even though you know that no matter how much you step away, you can’t get away from me.
“Do you know why I brought you here?”
“Well, since I worked hard, I’m going to buy you a gift…”
Gulp.
Dave’s pupils shook as he swallowed, wondering why on earth he was doing that.
Of course, there is a reason for that.
Dave deserved the award because he worked the hardest and had the hardest time training as a prospective priest.
However, it wasn’t just Dave who worked hard.
We all worked hard as guardians, right?
If so, wouldn’t they have brought all the other guardian priests as well?
Why did they buy me a rechargeable ballpoint pen instead of buying me the item I wanted?
The answer is because I haven’t bought you the gift you want yet.
I bought the ballpoint pen because I wanted to buy it for myself, not as a reward for my hard work.
By the way, why did you bring Dave over today and buy me two presents?
You should probably notice this at this point, right?
Of course, it’s for pampering.
Although Cain has more muscles and is taller than us, he is still a child.
So the only man who can do the job is Dave.
The look on Dave’s face as he finally realized why he had been brought here was truly spectacular.
“Ugh….”
It’s even funnier because you react as if you’ve met an enemy.
Still, Dave can’t rebel against me.
“Since you’re a priest, you’ll have to work hard, right?”
Dave sighed, unable to say anything.
We should use this opportunity to make the display case large enough that even Samoa will not be full for a while.