Chapter 8 – Toilets and Threats

Restroom.
It is an indispensable facility not only for errands, but also for hygiene and health.

Modern people are accustomed to flushing toilets, where cleanup is done simply by flushing.
It must be hard to imagine living in the wild without a proper toilet for such a human being.

Is it because I haven’t finished it yet? The bathroom was an unexpected problem. Of course, if you think about it, there is no sharp solution.

“Mother. There are no toilets here.”
“The bathroom… Doesn’t exist?”

At my calm words, my mother blinked as if she had heard an unbelievable story.

“Yes. You should urinate in the open nearby.”
“On the road, urination…”

Was it that shocking that there were no toilets on an uninhabited island?
The mother seemed to have lost her soul for a moment.

“Ah, no, it’s not that I really wanted to go, I was just asking because I was curious.”

A mother trying to pass it off with a forced smile.

“Mother. It’s not going to be solved by being patient.”

I understand that it is not easy for a woman to urinate openly compared to a man’s open pissing.
However, nothing was solved by passing it around.

After all, people have to excrete as much as they eat. It’s not something you can endure indefinitely, and it’s not like there’s a bathroom that doesn’t exist just because you wait.
If that’s the case, it’s better to solve it right now when you can afford it. It’s more difficult when the signal comes when you can’t afford it.

“Mother. Just work nearby. No one is watching.”
“Eww… Still…”
“I’ll take care of the clean up after you see the work——”
“You don’t have to deal with it after that!”

The mother turned her face red and became angry.
Small things are okay, but big things are hard to deal with. If you don’t bury it, wild animals may come by smell.

“Boo… No matter what Changjae said, it made me want to go even more…”
“… Is that so.”

Mother rubbed her thighs with a troubled expression.
It was difficult for me to see either.

“Mom, don’t do that, go to work. I’ll be watching over you.”
“No! It doesn’t matter!”
“Then can I come in for a minute?”
“Not even that!”

… Mmm. It’s a difficult problem.

Honestly, in my personal feelings, I wanted to stay by my mother’s side even while she was at work. Because I don’t know what will come out.
Even if she asked her mother to go in, I thought I would be secretly waiting nearby.

“Ah! Yes!”

Her mother, who had been thinking about it for a while, seemed to have come up with an idea of ​​her own.

“Changjae, look at your phone.”
“A cell phone?”
“Huh. Maybe that store sells toilets.”

You can’t sell toilets in stores, can you?
Even thinking so, I checked my phone.

The category in the shop is [Equipment]. [Consumables], [Tools], [Hideout], There are four of them. Something like a bathroom in here…

“That! Hideout!”
“Ah.”

Then I saw something like this. Mother’s insight is amazing.

When I pressed [Hideout] To enter, a two-dimensional cross section of the cave my mother and I were in came to mind.
This must be our hideout. The walls were really simple caves, bumpy and not very deep.

[Hideout] In my product list, there were things like [Flattening the floor], [Expanding space], [Dividing rooms], And [Installing facilities].

“As expected!”

Among them, [Facilities Installation] Had a bathroom as my mother said.
How many types are there?

Conventional toilet for 30 coins. (Coins are required to empty the bucket)
A flush toilet for 200 coins (including plumbing).
And even a state-of-the-art toilet for 1,000 coins. (What the hell is this?)

As an option, bidets and sinks were also sold.
Of course, just because it’s on sale doesn’t mean you can buy it all.

“Mother. I’m running out of coins.”
“That… !”

Again, the coin was a problem.

“All we have left is 6 coins. You can’t even buy the cheapest toilet with this.”
“Well, then what?”

My mother asked me with a restless expression.

‘Can’t we do something like the bikini era to get rid of insects?’
My mother seemed to be asking that. A ray of hope shone in her mother’s eyes as she looked at me.

But I had to push the cruel reality on her mother.

“Mother. As you probably already know, you can’t buy a toilet even if you have coins. I need to buy something first. Even if it is inconvenient for the time being, we have to solve things that can be solved without coins that way.”

Even if you have a coin, the priority of the toilet is far behind.
Right now, items to ensure the safety of my mother and myself were the top priority.

“Okay…”

The mother looked as if she had fallen into a pit of despair.

“Then instead… How could it be that it was just toilet paper?”
“I’ll look for it.”

I look at my phone again at my mother’s words.

There was. In the store’s [Consumables] Category.
Roll of tissue paper. It was 1 coin per roll and 10 coins per 20 rolls.

I can’t help but spend this much.
I bought a roll of toilet paper for 1 coin.

Then, a piece of tissue paper pops into the air! Appeared.

“Mother. Here you go.”
“Huh…”

The mother hesitated for a moment after receiving the tissue paper, then suddenly she insisted loudly.

“This! Not big! Women need toilet paper even for small things!”
“I didn’t say anything.”

I thought about it a little bit.
I didn’t mean to look bad though. Because such a phenomenon is natural.

“… Then, I’ll be gone for a while. Changjae should stay here instead of going somewhere?”
“Yes. I’ll be here. Mother shouldn’t go too far either.”
“Huh.”
“Be careful because snakes may come out on the floor.”
“Okay.”
“I will take care of the aftermath—”
“It’s okay!”

After the story, the mother walked into the woods alone.
Grass brushed her legs, but she didn’t seem to care. The bracelet seemed to be working.

That’s how I’m following my mother’s back for a while.

『Teeling♪』

… A familiar alarm rang.

You’re here too.
I was expecting it to come this time too.

『Sudden Mission Occurred! Steal the look of your partner doing business!』

“You can’t look!”

It seems that the mother will also hear the alarm. Startled, she shouted in this direction.

“Yes. I don’t see you.”
“This time for real! You really can’t see it!”
“Yes.”

『If you succeed in the unexpected mission, you will receive a generous reward!』

… Of course, I didn’t intend to see it, but it wouldn’t matter if I checked the reward.

[Sudden Mission: Steal a partner doing business.]
[Time limit: 5 minutes]

[◎Look at the genitals while urinating]
[Reward: Powerful bamboo spear (rare equipment)]
[One room for you, one room for me too! A powerful bamboo spear specialized in stabbing.]

Rare.
Is it rare equipment?

According to common sense, bamboo spears are no better than iron spears.
But you can’t just think of this as common sense. It was rare equipment, and it might have special effects different from normal weapons.

… I have no intention of stealing again.

It is true that I need a weapon now.
However, this mission was practically impossible to succeed.

How could you secretly peek at your genitals while urinating?
In order to complete this mission, you have to run to the mother while she is urinating and look openly. Then, this time, she would completely lose her mother’s trust.

“Mother! You really won’t see it, so don’t go too deep!”

The mother wanted to take her seat, but she looked back this way, then stood up again and went further inside.

It seems that you are concerned about the contents of the mission you heard earlier. Above all, I already have a criminal record.

… But even so, you go too far.
I also took a little step towards my mother so I wouldn’t get too far.

“Mother! I really won’t see it! Please trust me!”

Did my sincerity work, or was it hard to bear it anymore?
Mother barely settled down and squatted on her floor.

“Changjae, you turned around!”
“Yes.”

Of course, because of the grass, the mother’s lower body was not visible.
But as a mother, it must be a concern. I turned my back on her mother without saying a word.

The weapon is unfortunate, but let’s promise the following.
Whether it’s collecting coins or completing missions, there will be other ways to get them.
Or you can make your own. There are plenty of stones and trees.

While waiting for her mother to finish her errands, the alarm rang again.

『Teeling♪』

Huh?
What else is this time?

As I was about to take out my cell phone, a disturbing message sounded in my ears.

『Sudden Mission Occurred! Your partner encountered a warlike creature.』

“What——”
“Kyaaaaagh——!”

Then I heard my mother’s tearing screams.

There was nothing to think about before and after.
I immediately kicked off the ground and ran towards her mother.

“Mother! This way at once!”

Responding to my voice, I meet eyes with my mother, who turns around.

Those eyes full of fear.
It’s different from when I was surprised to see a bug.
Those were the eyes of a person who panicked at the threat of life.

“Cha, it’s Changjae!”
“Run! Right now!”

At my screams, my mother couldn’t even raise her panties and stood up awkwardly.

As I ran toward my mother, I prayerfully focused all my visual nerves on her lower body.
I needed a weapon. Whatever it is. Right Now.

『Defeat the bad creatures and rescue your partner. If you succeed in the sudden mission, you will receive a generous reward!』

“Don’t fuck!”

Big dog-like beasts emerged from the grass and were charging at her mother.

They were beasts I had never actually seen in my life, yet somehow familiar.

[Sudden Mission: Protect your partner in danger.]
[Time limit: 10 minutes]

[◎ Defeat Spotted Hyena (male)]
[Reward: Cooking Ingredients (Random)]

[◎ Defeat Spotted Hyena (female)]
[Reward: 50 coins]

[◎Partner Survival]
[Reward: Advanced Sewing Tool Set (Rare Tool)]
[If you make it well, you might get a special option… ?]