The Homemaker of the Dungeon - Chapter 7

Housekeeper in the Dungeon Episode 7

The snail explained Heena’s question very clearly.

「Raise your rank → Create a comfortable space → Peace of mind and body → Achieve world peace.」

“…You are no different from the system.”

No, it goes one step further than the system. Achieving world peace through cleaning! There was no over like this.

‘The new system is not about governing the country and the world.’

Heena briefly suffered from a feeling of doubt as to whether she had asked something unnecessary. However, Heena’s persistence… no, her persistence stat of 20 was still there.

Instead of sighing, Heena decided to ask a more specific question.

“If my housekeeper rank increases, can I move to a better house than here?”

“Possible.”

was the positive answer.

“okay? “It means we can move to a better place!”

Through 167 hours of training, Heena strengthened her resolve to one day get out of this shabby studio apartment.

It was at that moment that the stains from the flooring were removed by a powerful mop. The yellow flooring peeked out and revealed its face.

“Wow, was the floor originally this color?”

The gray floor that was swept and mopped for three hours was originally yellow!

Heena was greatly shocked. So I picked up my cell phone and took a picture of the dirt-covered floor.

The contrast between the place where the rolling pin passed and the place where the scum remained was as clear as light and dark.

“Is this at a magic level?”

Although it was absurd, Heena quickly recovered her strength.

Anyway, the room is only 3 pyeong. Just a little more and I could set my feet on a clean floor.

Heena excitedly changed the disposable mop on the rolling pin.

For reference, Heena was of the group that thought it was a waste to use disposable products. However, considering the terrible condition of the room, I deliberately chose disposable cleaning products.

It was clear that any mop would be unable to recover if it once brushed against this dirty place.

“Wow, my insides feel refreshed!”

As I wiped the floor with a clean new mop, I finally began to see the bare face of the floor.

The system window also shook its tambourine to the beat of Heena’s cheerful mopping.

“Hmm hmmm hmmm~ hmmm~.”

I couldn’t help but hum. I watched the floor become cleaner with every scrub. Heena thought that this was the joy of living.

It was that moment. Suddenly a pop-up window appeared in front of me.

“Wow…”

Heena exclaimed. I thought the system was an unfriendly sales pitch, but it was surprisingly helpful.

‘Are you giving me 500 skill points just because I thought life was fun?’

The system instantly cut 83 hours and 20 minutes out of the 167 hours that Heena had to fill. It wasn’t an outlet, it was a great bargain.

“If it continues like this, it will be worth it. Right, snail? It’s fun to increase your skill proficiency. “It’s like a game.”

Before he knew it, Heena was talking to the snail that had climbed from her shoulder to the top of her head. The snail also agreed.

“99 effort + 1 pleasure = anything is possible.”

It was a saying that seemed like something out of a self-help book.

However, since I could see the results with my own eyes, my work efficiency soared. Heena forgot about her fatigue and wiped the floor.

After removing the old dirt with a rolling pin, we began full-fledged hard labor. I wasn’t satisfied with the rolling pin. Heena rolled up her sleeves, knelt down, and started mopping the floor herself.

Her back and arms were painful, but Heena, who was in a trance, felt no pain at all. Heena frantically wiped the floor.

The floor where Heena’s hands passed was shiny and shiny. It was a clean floor that, as a Korean, would make you want to lie down just by looking at it.

“finished!”

Heena finally finished mopping every corner of the room. As I was doing this, I accelerated and it only took 20 minutes to completely finish mopping.

A total of about 3 hours and 20 minutes.

It took a long time to clean the abandoned garage, which is only 3 pyeong in size, but everyone will be convinced when they see the result.

The yellow flooring was so shiny that an ant could do figure skating. It was out of this world.

“Be proud!”

Only then did Heena relax her body and lie down on her back.

“caution! caution! “Be careful of falling!”

the snail on its head shouted loudly as it rolled down. Heena apologized to the snail that rolled around in the corner of the room.

“sorry. “I forgot you were there for a moment.”

“Please be careful later.”

“Okay. “I’ll be careful.”

It was when I was having a quiet conversation with a snail. A sparkling letter suddenly appeared in front of Heena, who was lying down.

It was a system window. The letters flashed in rainbow colors as if to truly congratulate the level up.

“Level up reward?”

Heena jumped up from her seat. They said they would drink lye if it was free, so there was no reason not to get it.

“yes! “I want to take it!”

A message appeared saying that a lottery was in progress. For some reason, I was a little anxious.

‘Why do you give level-up rewards through a lottery?’

It was a time of wonder. The system displayed a congratulatory message.

Heena did the right thing a user should do when receiving a crappy probability reward in a game.

It’s an insult to the system.

“What is this game of probability?”

Heena muttered loudly and looked down at the bed mattress that had popped up in front of her.

Fortunately, other than looking a little worn, there didn’t seem to be any damage to it.

<Old mattress bed without frame (E): It’s not the highest quality sleep, but you can get a decent night’s sleep. After waking up, my mind just feels refreshed. Recovers +1 stamina point per hour.>

The ‘Old Mattress Bed Without Frame’ is an E-level item, but it has great additional functions. It was a function that restored one additional point of stamina every hour.

Considering the price of stamina recovery potions, which can cost hundreds or tens of millions of won, this is a pretty good feature.

It was as if Heena had been caught unawares. If I sold it like this, I could make a decent amount of money for a car.

“Well, it’s only an E-level item… but it’s better than sleeping on the bare floor, right?”

However, Heena, who was unfamiliar with the awakened world, did not know such facts. I just tried to console myself by thinking, ‘It’s not that bad.’

“Oh, I’m so tired even though I just cleaned my room. “I’ll have to do the rest tomorrow.”

When I picked up my phone and looked at the clock, it was already 8pm. Even though I ate three bowls of kimbap earlier, my stomach was growling again.

“Is there anything else to eat?”

Heena crawled over and rummaged through the grocery bags. Fortunately, in addition to kimbap, I had bought some snacks to snack on.

First, I hurriedly stuffed the snacks into my mouth. I felt like I was going to live.

“floor. “The cookie powder fell.”

The snail that had been following Heena was nagging her.

“okay okay. “I’ll clean up after eating.”

Heena responded roughly to the snail and then opened her eyes.

“uh?”

Because I sensed something changing.

“Snail, was your house originally this color?”

The color of the snail’s shell, which was previously dull gray, became brighter. The matte shell became shiny, and colors were faintly visible depending on the reflection of light.

“Level up effect.”

The snail waved its antenna. Somehow, he seemed to feel good.

Heena swallowed the snack and praised the snail’s beauty(?).

“It seems like your shell color changes when you level up. “You’re already this pretty, but I wonder what will happen if your level gets higher.”

“Brilliant!”

“Yes. It becomes dazzling? “That would be amazing.”

The snail’s antennae shrugged. Heena quietly looked down at the scene and opened her mouth.

“But if we’re going to stay together like this, shouldn’t you have a proper name too? “I can’t keep calling you snail, snail.”

“Agree.”

“What do you want me to call you?”

The snail immediately answered Heena’s question.

“Housing manager!”

“…That’s not a name. It’s so heartless. Well, what would be better? “It’s a snail, so it’s a top?”

“Silence itself.”

The snail rebelled against the simple naming sense.

Heena was lost in thought while rubbing her chin.

“Then what about five colors?”

“Five colors?”

In response to the snail’s question, Heena pointed at the snail’s shell.

“If you watch your house quietly, it will sparkle with five colors. So, five colors.”

“…Contemplating.”

“Ah. You liked it. “The antenna here is good, so it’s twitching.”

Heena gently teased the snail. I felt like we had become closer after being together for a few hours.

「Accepted. “Five colors.”

Finally, the snail accepted Heena’s suggestion. At the same time, it spun around a few times in place as if showing off its beautiful shell.

It looked so cute that Heena was able to forget all her worries for a moment and laugh.

Housekeeper in the dungeon