I longed to live a life that satisfied my own sense of value.
It was sothing that couldnt be achieved by rely pursuing a stable and comfortable life, like owning a house or preparing for old age.
Having traveled the nation in a truck with my father in my past life, and experiencing various events, a smooth-sailing life just didnt stimulate enough to satisfy my desires.
But as a re porter, not a recognized hero, it seed too much to hope for such things with my limited abilities.
Ah~ How long do I have to keep doing this porter job~?
While it had beco routine to wander the streets at night, grumbling and inebriated, being a porter wasnt all bad.
Despite the heroes being uniformly disagreeable brutes, their genuine strength guaranteed a certain level of safety when included in parties.
In that regard, following them gave a vicarious sense of adventure.
Compared to stable yet mundane manual labor like wall repairs or sewer cleaning, these experiences were precious to .
Anyway, if I didnt have the ability, why not save money and take a shot at my dreams?
I planned to work as a porter for about another year, then use the saved money for my own adventure!
Thus, having dulled todays fatigue with cheap alcohol, I made ti to deposit the rest of my money, after setting aside just enough for my living expenses, in the bank.
Yes, Mr. Woo Hyo-sung of the Labor Union. Your fixed deposit is confird.
Even in a crumbling world, there were vestiges of civilization.
In this fantasy setting, though analog, banks operated under the support of the empire and various guilds, making them trustworthy places to deposit money.
Depositing money there even earned a modest interest bonus, making fixed deposits a great tool for securing the future.
Hehe, Ive saved up quite a sum.
I smiled, pleased at the figure in my bankbooka step closer to my dream.
The banker, who had seen the record, seed to recognize my efforts, speaking to with an admiring smile.
Looking at the record, youve deposited quite an amount for soone from the Labor Union. Are you saving for a wedding?
Excuse ?
Young people usually save money for that reason~
The bankers nonchalant remark caught off guard.
Hesitating about how to respond, I eventually replied with an awkward laugh.
Ahaha, that would be nice.
Romance or won.
For soone who was just a foreign laborer like , this world was too harsh to chase both dreams.
Of course, I was a man too.
My longing for relationships with the opposite sex has continued from my past life to now.
Hence, I often fantasized not just about marriage but also about spending ti with a woman who fit my ideal type.
Especially when I saw couples blatantly displaying affection, even in a decaying world.
Babe, babe~ Notice anything different about ?
Umm~ Did you get your hair cut prettier than usual?
I changed my pedicure color today! Dont you know at all?
She should at least have taken off her shoes if she was going to brag about painting her toenails.
Yet, watching the guy get a punch for ignoring his flamboyant girlfriend, I couldnt help but feel envious.
Damn, he was probably getting all the action out of sight.
Thinking about them getting touchy-feely, while I was single
Thinking about it, its ridiculous. Even that trash, Oh Deok-hun has a girlfriend.
Despite being a fool with a powerful perk but backfiring, if he willingly accepted what that lady did, wasnt it pure love?
I let it slide today, but seeing couples being lovey-dovey on the streets ignited hatred for the people close to .
Damn, the next ti I saw him, I would start by jabbing a spear in his gut.
Ahhh, when will I ever date?
But no matter how much I burned with hate, in the end, it only amounted to dragging soone else down to the losers level.
No matter how much I despised the ubiquitous lovesick fools as a lifelong singleton, in the end, what I desired remained unfulfilled.
Just because I wanted a relationship didnt an I should have depleted my savings, ant for adventures, to pursue one
Damn, even during this catastrophic baby boom, why was it that I only attracted won who seed as if theyd been ravaged by tentacles with personalities just as rotten?
Was it because I set my standards too high?
I wasnt expecting a beauty with a perfect figure and personality, but I would have been happy just sitting and talking with an older woman who would listen to .
Excuse , passerby. Could you spare a mont of your ti?
While I grumbled to myself and walked down the street, I heard this voice.
Pausing, I turned toward the source of the sound to see who was there.
A lone tent stood in a dark, deserted alley, its presence marked by dimly lit candles.
A woman, dressed in a style that seed more Asian than fantasy, perhaps closer to Indian or Mongolian than Korean or Japanese, radiated a mystical aura.
A fortune teller?
Yes, precisely.
The woman revealed a smile, brushing back her braided hair from beneath her hood.
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