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Episode 23
Meanwhile, Geo was lost in deep thought. Really, really lost in thought.
“… … .”
Since coming to this world, he has never painted a landscape.
‘No, there has never been one.’
If you think about it, there was a time when I created a lake for Honey and her fellow water birds, but that was all. Strictly speaking, it was just adding one more accessory to this world, not a proper landscape painting.
Then one question arose.
“Fruits, buildings, animals… .”
I could draw them all.
“Then what about the scenery?”
What will happen to the world I draw?
“… … .”
Geo continued to draw while still harboring doubts.
For now, about three.
* * *
‘The Breathing Sea’
Searching… .
… … .
… .
… … .
The existence of that dimension
Accessible
… … .
Check the suitability
Synchronization possible
‘Animal Kingdom’
Searching… .
… … .
… .
… … .
The existence of that dimension
Accessible
… … .
Check the suitability
Synchronization possible
‘The City of Emptiness’
… … .
… .
… … .
That dimension does not exist.
Would you like to register?
* * *
You have 3 unconfirmed notifications.
“What is this?”
Check for new notifications.
“… … .”
Geo felt it.
‘A premonition of joy.’
After finishing farming, new content appeared at a ghostly timing.
Night painting is a sacred act that symbolizes the artist’s companion and free spirit. Geo, who painted all night, completed a total of three landscape paintings.
“hmm.”
Judging from the three notifications, I can guess. He felt happy, as if he had received a Christmas present that had arrived by mistake on Chuseok.
“Good adults are always rewarded someday.”
“Khuuuung?”
“Where in the world can you find someone as kind as Dad?”
“Gurrrr… .”
“The trust between the rich and the poor is so absurd. It’s a shame.”
Geo checked the system’s notifications with a serious face and a deft babble.
“… … .”
And asked.
“Where can I find help?”
Yes, I couldn’t interpret it.
‘I see that it has something to do with the three drawings I finished yesterday.’
Geo first painted a seascape, second a wilderness landscape, and lastly a city landscape with no people.
‘Breathing Sea, Animal Kingdom, City of Void… I’ve never given it names like that.’
I thought maybe the system had just added it for me.
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“The system must have noticed my naming skills and wasted my chance to name the piece… But even so, what does ‘existence from that dimension’ mean?”
A direct translation would be that it sounded like there was an actual dimension that matched the landscapes Geo had painted.
“I wonder what it would be like for a human to have the ability to discover a dimension.”
Of course, this could have happened to Newzio, who had newly evolved into a portrait. Now that humans have evolved into paintings, the standards of being human can be left to Andromeda for a while.
“Taran.”
Geo, who had finished rationalizing amazingly, continued his deduction that was on par with Sherlock Holmes.
“Since you said it’s possible to enter… I guess there’s a real dimension in the pictures I drew, and I can enter it directly.”
This kind of large-scale update was unexpected. It seems that human life has never had such a conscientious management team, so it was a very encouraging change.
“Good.”
A refreshing soul from Gangwon-do who doesn’t take the same path as others. Geo affirmed and cheered on his unique challenge that he took on on his own without even thinking about it.
“But there’s something I still don’t understand….”
I could never understand the words ‘suitability’ and ‘synchronization’.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“What is suitable and what does it harmonize with?”
“Kung?”
It’s cute, but don’t be fooled. That didn’t mean “Is that so?” It meant “How would I know that?”
“okay.”
Geo nodded.
Judging from his impure gaze, he must have entered puberty, but seeing that he always responded to his father’s words, I could tell how much of a devoted son Honey was.
There are bad paints in the world, but no bad paintings. That’s what Honey did.
‘What a wonderful thing.’
Geo, who was checking the system window, soon discovered a new list.
List of suitable candidates
Anyone could see that it was the correct answer.
“Where should I look?”
Breathing Sea_Giovanni
Fairy tale rate 0%
Animal Kingdom_Argio
Fairy tale rate 0%
What is it?
“… … .”
Description: Suitable person
“You have a conscience.”
Suitable person
A method to understand unfamiliar dimensions more conveniently. Among the existing beings in the indicated dimension, those corresponding to ‘Geo’ are named ‘Suitable Persons’. If you obtain the consent of a suitable person, you can easily understand and travel through the dimension by borrowing their soul and body.
“If you still can’t understand, what are you going to do? I wonder how you’ll react.”
But I understood.
“If there is a ‘suitable person’ among the existing dimensions, is it possible to travel around in that person’s body…?”
This house is well-built. I don’t know what the person who made the decision is thinking, but from the user’s perspective, it was a very considerate structure.
“I wouldn’t know about the culture of that dimension, and more than anything, there might be bacteria there that don’t fit with my current body. Even if you can breathe air on Earth, you might have to breathe gases like nitrogen in other places.”
In that sense, getting help from a ‘suitable person’ would have been a convenient choice.
“The standard for finding that suitable person would be that the other person is ‘Geo’… .”
Looking at the names on the list, I got a rough idea.
Breathing Sea_Giovanni
Fairy tale rate 0%
Animal Kingdom_Argio
Fairy tale rate 0%
“Maybe these people were also called ‘Geo’.”
Anyway, is it okay if the name includes ‘Geo’?
“… No, if that was the case, I wouldn’t have used the word ‘suitable person’. There must have been other conditions, so they would have been treated as important enough to make a list and manage it.”
I think he probably checked the synchronization rate and adaptability with Geo himself.
“That’s fun.”
I really liked it.
“I guess I’ll never be bored in my entire life.”
The amount of updated data is so huge that I don’t know if I’ll be able to enjoy it all in my lifetime.
“Dimensional updates.”
It was truly amazing.
“… … .”
But even after all this lengthy explanation and analysis, there is still one step left.
“What is the City of Emptiness?”
‘The City of Emptiness’
That dimension does not exist.
Would you like to register?
“Am I creating a new dimension?”
That was absolutely crazy.
“I can hear the sound of my life becoming more splendid from here.”
It was very good.
Geo never thought deeply. This was no exception.
Of course, if it was a matter of world peace, friendship, and love, I would think deeply about it with the pure heart of a young man from the mountains, but this did not really motivate me.
Geo looks like he only drinks espresso every morning, and he has the taste of an elementary school student who spits out bitter drinks and swallows sweet drinks.
“hmm.”
His ultimate positive mind was not limited to merely creating dimensions.
“Just because I created a new dimension doesn’t mean every random nuclear power plant on Earth will explode one second later.”
Then it’s done.
“Honey, do you agree?”
“Kururuk!”
“Then it really happened.”
Now that I had my family’s consent, there was nothing more to hesitate about.
Although it was a scale he had never experienced before, such trivial information could not stop the growth of the deep-rooted tree called Geo. Geo was a portrait of conviction.
“Life is amazing.”
As we live, new content is always created.
“If I don’t enjoy this content right now, I’m not human.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know what part you were silent about, but honey, trust me.”
Geo was confident.
I am very confident that I will enjoy it.
“Life is a hurricane.”
Geo, who was freely using his tongue, chose [Giovanni] as the most suitable person on the list. It was a name often used in Italy on Earth, so it felt familiar.
And Geo….
-Bye.
“… … .”
‘Phew?’
I was left alone in an operating room.
“… … .”
There was no honey that should have been on my shoulder. Sadness came over me.
‘I’m lonely.’
No, what kind of cases are these?
Geo muttered to himself as he ended up in an operating room that looked like something straight out of 18th century Europe due to the system’s trickery.
‘It feels like it wasn’t even 30 minutes ago that I was amazed by the system’s divine operational skills and vast content, and yet, what on earth is this inconsiderate delivery service?’
He was hurt by the inconsiderate behavior of the system. He should have asked Geo’s opinion again and then kindly informed him that the move was in progress.
Geo, who was wondering which customer satisfaction center he should file a claim to in this case, stopped brooding when he saw someone standing in front of him.
“… … .”
“…ah.”
Geo covered his face for a moment at the sudden noise. He didn’t know who it was, but his stealth skills were on par with those of Senior 0○7.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“…hello?”
While Geo was lost in his strange thoughts about ‘101 Dal○sians giving amazing self-introductions’, the first to speak was a man in his early 30s who appeared to be the owner of the operating room.
“Nice to meet you, my name is Giovanni of the Batlan family.”
“… This is Geo.”
“Yes, I know. You can call me Geo, sir.”
He looked remarkably like Geo, with a kind and trustworthy smile that suited him so well. If Geo were a Westerner and a little older, he would probably look just like him.
And Geo bravely refused to hold back on the question.
“You look a lot like me.”
“I think a lot of it will be similar.”
“I can’t smile as kindly as you. I’m not good at smiling, so I’ve been misunderstood a lot.”
“It’s a cute and honest worry, just like the students I used to teach. It’s okay, from now on you’ll be able to laugh like me.”
‘Giovanni’, who had said something meaningful, soon laughed awkwardly. He was an adult who looked much more cheerful than Gio.
“Professor Sergio seems like a very direct and affectionate person.”
“I think the same goes for Mr. Giovanni. Judging from the compliments he gave me when we first met, I can tell that he is a person with a good way of thinking.”
“It is my duty as a priest of the sun to affirm the light that others have. It is a good thing.”
“… Priest… .”
Priest?
“… This looks like a hospital. Aren’t you a doctor?”
“I am also a doctor. Just because I am a priest of the sun, it does not mean that I have to memorize the scriptures inside the temple. There are many priests who work outside like me.”
Giovanni, who had said so, soon let out a sigh.
“No… there were a lot.”
“okay.”
“My world was covered by sea water and destroyed.”
Oh, suddenly?
“Isn’t the fact that Mr. Giovanni’s hometown was destroyed too profound for someone like me who is meeting him for the first time…?”
“Listen.”
“Yes, I will listen.”
“Now, all that’s left in that world are the mermaids hiding in the ocean. Our planet has been reduced and regularized like a game board.”
“Like a game board?”
“I think it would have been something like a dungeon battle….”
“Do you know the dungeon?”
“It was a concept that didn’t exist in our world originally, so I didn’t know about it until I died.”
Judging from the way he spoke, it seemed that ‘Giovanni’ was already dead.
“But, Sergio, the moment you called me, I knew.”
“… … .”
“We are the same ‘Geo’.”
He said, still smiling kindly.
“But they are never the same person.”
“Can I think of you as me from a parallel world?”
“No, that’s not true. We’re just two completely different people who miraculously have a lot in common.”
“… … .”
“Similar faces, similar voices, similar dexterity… but our souls are never the same color.”
Geo thought for a moment and then asked.
“Do you like drawing? Since you say this, I wonder if your tastes are really similar to mine.”
“It’s one of my secret hobbies. I really like drawing the sea, like mermaids.”
“A sea that resembles a mermaid… .”
We also shared the same taste in drawing. That alone made Geo acknowledge that we were the same ‘Geo’.
“I miss you.”
“You will see it soon.”
A voice full of affectionate confidence. Geo was filled with doubt at that gentle voice that would not be easily broken.
“I know you are taking my soul and body away from me. Don’t you fear or resent me? I am just taking everything from you to explore a new dimension.”
“This is not robbery. I was already dead in the first place, my soul returned to the sun, and my body turned to dust and was buried in the ground… Well, I couldn’t turn to dust or be buried in the ground. Even that land must have been flooded by seawater now.”
“Isn’t this some kind of black joke where old people say they won’t buy you expensive things because you’re going to die soon? You might not care, but I don’t. You seem to have forgotten that we’ve just met.”
“ha ha ha….”
“It wasn’t funny at all,” said Giovanni, who laughed as if he had told a really funny joke.
“My soul will become one with Mr. Geo’s. It will be a kind of resurrection, a reincarnation. I will seep into you, spend more time with you, build memories, and live in the source.”
“…source?”
“It might still be an unfamiliar concept to you.”
He smiled gently.
“But you already live there.”
“Is the place I’m staying the ‘origin’? I heard it from a new acquaintance I made recently.”
“Actually, even that is just a name given by the Earthlings. I don’t know what its actual name is, or what rules it has, or what form it has. As a mere soul, I simply respond to your call and respond to you.”
Then, ‘Giovanni’ opened his mouth as if he was sorry.
“If possible, please take care of the sun god. To be precise, the sun god of the world I was in.”
“I can’t believe that the cry for God’s care came from a mere soul. You’re telling another very funny joke. Actually, it’s not that funny.”
“I thought the same way when I was alive, but even a god without a believer is eventually forgotten unless he is the source. The sun will not disappear, but as his son, I can’t help but worry.”
“How can I care for God? I am just an ordinary human being.”
“Remember him, talk to him often, or borrow his strength. I swear on my honorable soul as a priest born of the sun that it will not be too much of a burden to you.”
Geo nodded.
‘You said it was God, but to summarize, it feels like visiting elderly people who live alone.’
Geo, who was an art teacher, often volunteered since his college days. Among them, there were quite a few elderly people who were growing old alone and had sad stories.
Thinking about it this way, Geo was a career person. He regained his confidence, which had been discouraged by the word god.
“I’m good at that.”
“Haha, that’s good. Please help me.”
“Is there anything else you would like?”
“Don’t you feel burdened just by asking God to look after you?”
“It was burdensome until just now, but not anymore.”
In a village deep in the mountains of Gangwon-do, which was a very, very aging society, Geo was the only child. He was confident in at least showing off his talents to the elderly.
Feeling that confidence, ‘Giovanni’ opened his mouth hesitantly.
“…aria….”
“aria?”
“This is my student’s name.”
“… … .”
“The story has become too long.”
The tone is still soft, but there is a hint of sadness in it.
“Give her the end.”
That moment.
“…ah….”
Geo returned to his bed in the cabin.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“Gurrrr… .”
“…okay….”
Breathing Sea_’Giovanni’
“are you okay.”
Giovanni’s Quest
“It’s okay, Dad.”
Communication with the Sun God (0/1)
The ending to the Little Mermaid (0/1)
“really….”
Fairy tale rate 1%
“it’s okay.”
“… … .”
“No problem.”
It felt strange.
With the cold running through his body and the pain tearing through his bones, and even more so with the sadness, Giovanni wept without even knowing why.
I couldn’t remember anything.
“… … .”
“… … .”
And so I cried until the moon set and a new sun rose… .
“…I don’t regret it.”
He smiled with sad eyes.
I was happy.