Chapter 86 – Indeed, It Was Peaceful and Happy.

[You have achieved an incredible achievement. The status window awakens.]

“······?”

Even if you rub your eyes and open them again, the notification window fills your field of vision.

Still, I couldn’t believe the words I was seeing, so I pinched my cheek with my index finger.

“······Ouch.”

Sick? Being sick means it’s not a dream. So does that mean that the phrase floating in front of me right now is real?

Even though the status window I have has extreme limitations, I have never lied until now.

In that case, the phrase written in this notification window right now, when even my cheeks are hurting, is absolutely not a lie, but a fact.

“I? Awakening? Not someone else, but me? Really?”

Even though I understood with my head that it was true, the phrase floating in front of my eyes literally made no sense to the extent that I could not easily accept it with my heart.

Because the target is me.

An ordinary man recognized by the world, a bastard who can’t do anything, a bastard whose legs are torn while trying to follow the stork, who ends up piling debt no matter how much he tries to do something.

That was the me I knew, Stay.

But how can I be awakened like that? This trashy status window ability is awakening? Even if the status window never lied, looking back on my life so far, there was no way I could easily accept it.

“So how did you awaken? Even if it were, it wouldn’t be anything special, like ‘the text displayed in the status window will be a little more detailed.'”

So, it’s inevitable that I’ll act like a cool guy, suppressing my expectations with a defense mechanism in place.

I promised myself that I would keep my expectations as low as possible, and stretched out my hand toward the phrase that filled my field of vision.

[Confirmation of user’s will. From now on, we will explain the new features of the status window added due to awakening.]

In response to my desire to know the contents of the ability at my fingertips, the phrase “Awakening” Disappeared and a new notification appeared.

Because I had promised myself not to have any expectations, my expression was still cold and chilly even when the explanation started, and I accepted the explanation from Sangtae Chang while maintaining that perfect cool look.

[Incredible Achievement – ​​The status window has awakened due to ‘Use the status window to inflict an EX-level curse.’ Awakening ability – From now on, it will be possible to manipulate some parts of the target’s status window.]

“Oh my god! “Is this true?!”

And the explanation of the new ability that came before my eyes was so shocking that it immediately broke my solid cool mode.

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It took me 30 minutes to regain my senses after seeing the message that I had the ability to manipulate the status window.

With the memories of what I had done during a 30-minute loss of reason in the motel room I temporarily found buried in the back of my mind, I opened my status window, barely able to control my trembling heart.

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[Name: Stay]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 24]

[Grade: F grade]

[Ability: Status window (Epic) Status window manipulation ability (Epic)]

Information about the object in contact is visualized and displayed to the user in an easy-to-understand manner.

! You cannot check the status window of objects beyond the user’s level.

[Current status: excitement, anticipation, joy, cheers, excitement]

! This is the user of the status window.

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“Huh…!”

Brilliant letters that make you cover your mouth and be moved with emotion.

Her newly acquired ability to manipulate the status window was at an epic level, and it was at the same level as her ability to turn Dain Adamas into the world’s strongest human being.

The status window is a comprehensive collection of information about the object, that is, everything that makes up the object is expressed in letters, and manipulating it was virtually the same as manipulating reality.

The moment it appears in a cartoon or movie, it turns the play into a joke, and I have this ridiculous ability in my hands.

“It says that only part of it can be manipulated, but where is that part? It’s true that it can be manipulated!”

Whatever it was, it was certain that it would be better than now, and the excitement that I might be able to dream of becoming a hero again, which I had put aside after hitting the wall of reality, made my heart pound.

“You can learn your limits from now on. Even if it doesn’t meet your expectations, there’s nothing to be disappointed about. Because the new dream I’m having now is also good.”

After creating a barrier on one side of my chest to prevent despair, I trembled from my pounding heartbeat and reached for the bed that the motel owner had boasted about as containing a very small amount of mana and helping to relieve fatigue.

“Status window open.”

[The user level is low. The mana contained in the target refuses to view the status window.]

“······.”

In that way, the ability to manipulate the status window faded before it even saw the light of day.

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A week has passed since the status window woke up.

It took me three days to fully mentally accept the fact that it was the status window that had awakened and not me, and I was able to fold up my once fading dream of becoming a hero and throw it in the trash.

“Well, actually, I didn’t expect much. And I also love the dream of becoming a café owner.”

It was certainly sad that expectations were frustrated, but it was still not that despairing.

The longing for a free life and the dream of a peaceful daily life that developed while working as an emergency room attendant for four years were still precious to me.

“Okay, the contract is complete. Now this café belongs to the owner. We’ve already done all the cleaning of the equipment, machines, and store. The owner just needs to change the store sign.”

And now, I was finally on the verge of achieving that dream.

“Yes, thank you.”

“No, we are more grateful. There aren’t too many people here… Ah, hmm! Ah, anyway, the contract is over, so let’s go!”

“Yes? Oh yes, I will send you the balance right away. Then goodbye!”

“Yes!”

When I was working as an emergency room attendant, it was normal for me to faint and fall asleep as soon as I got home, but I still had time to fantasize about my dreams during the few days off.

On those days, I looked for a place to open a café and searched for cafés in locations I liked.

The café I signed a contract with was one of the stores I was looking for, and I liked this café the most, so I immediately asked the owner to sell the store.

The owner’s face, which I originally thought was dead, immediately became as bright as the sun on a summer day, and the contract proceeded smoothly and was able to be completed so quickly.

“Anyway, I was hoping that we could talk more and learn some useful tips for running a café. He leaves right away. Are you busy with anything?”

Anyway, this is how I have my own café.

Although it was a small café in the countryside with very few people, this store was still my own.

I actually became the owner of a building!

“Of course, I burned two-thirds of my severance pay just to get this store… But putting up a sign would really blow my wallet… But so what! “I’m on the verge of realizing my dream!”

I was just happy that I had my own store without debt and that my dream was on the verge of coming true.

Now, if I just put up a new sign, I will truly achieve my dream, and I will be able to live the ‘life of peaceful daily life as the owner of a café in a quiet countryside’ that I have always wanted.

“They said the sign would come in about 3 weeks… Shall we start practicing making drinks now?”

Thanks to the previous boss leaving the equipment, machines, and materials behind, there was enough material to practice.

It won’t be easy since I’m starting from zero just by watching YouTube videos, but when I think back to my days as a handyman in the emergency room, there was nothing I couldn’t do.

“Before that, of course. “I need to take care of the machines in the store first.”

But before I could practice making drinks, I had things to do.

“Status window open.”

What you need to do is manipulate the status windows of the machines in the store.

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[Semi-automatic coffee machine for commercial use]

There is a function that allows you to brew coffee by pouring hot water into finely ground coffee beans.

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“Okay, as long as it doesn’t contain mana, the status window will open. Now, if you add the phrase ‘deep flavor, mouth-watering, and delicious’…”

Ugh-!

“Huh?!”

A feeling of helplessness that could not be ignored came along with the feeling that the energy that had supported my body was disappearing in an instant.

I lost a lot more strength than I expected and almost stumbled for a moment, but I managed to hold on and checked the status window of the coffee machine.

——–

[Semi-automatic coffee machine for commercial use]

It has a function that allows you to pour hot water into finely ground coffee beans to brew delicious coffee with a deep flavor and excellent mouthfeel.

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“······It was good.”

Status window operation completed.

This newly acquired status window manipulation ability due to the awakening of the status window was only capable of adding new text.

It was impossible to remove or change the original text, and it was also impossible to add text to change the status.

There was still the limitation that the status window could not be opened if the target had even a little mana.

There were many abilities that were impossible despite the grand name of status window manipulation, but this ability was definitely a good ability.

“Whoop.” Gulp. Wow, it’s delicious! “I’m just crazy!”

Because, the only coffee I’ve ever made was mixed coffee, so I was able to make such a delicious Americano.

“Wow, this has no choice but to succeed! Ah, but I shouldn’t get too excited, right? “If a restaurant gets a reputation as a good restaurant and there are a lot of customers, the peaceful daily life disappears, right?”

While imagining such happy thoughts, I sipped hot Americano.

“Haha… That’s good. “I’ll just drink this and work on other machines.”

Well, it was peaceful and happy.

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“Ugh, off… Hehe! “Aaaaah!!!”

Bang! Kwazijic! Squeak!

The bed was broken, the blanket was torn, and the feathers filling the pillow were flying.

From the bed to the blankets and pillows, nothing was of the highest quality, and the person who destroyed everything in an instant took a deep breath amidst the fluttering feathers.

“Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Hmm…”

The sounds of heavy breathing soon turned into frightened cries, and her entire body was drenched in cold sweat as she desperately uttered the name of the man who was not there.

“S, Stay Mr.······. Ugh. Stay Seeit······.”

Now, it was the limit.