The next morning.
“……What is this?”
When I woke up, there was something like a status window floating before my eyes.
[Room-bound Creator]
-Level: 1
-Divine Power: 10/10
-Believer: 0
-Doctrine: None
I shook my head hard, thinking it must be a dream, but the status window remained unchanged.
But there was something else that caught my attention…….
“What’s that now?”
A mysterious presence was floating above my desk.
An icon of a Castle, reminiscent of a medieval European fortress, had appeared.
When I cautiously reached out my finger, I suddenly felt myself being pulled in, and my surroundings began to change rapidly.
[System]
- Entering Small World ‘Castle’!
A moment later.
“Ugh, ugh… What in the world…”
When I opened my eyes, a miniature world was spread out at my feet.
A massive Castle stood tall at the center, surrounded by imposing outer walls.
Around the walls, countless buildings of various sizes were packed tightly together, and tiny people were bustling about on every path.
“Am I still dreaming?”
-Ding!
[System]
- You have become the Creator of a Small World.
- Please nurture the residents of the Small World with love!
‘……I’m a Creator?’
So the fate of this tiny world rests in the hands of a shut-in.
If that’s the case, this world’s future looks pretty bleak.
When I spread my hand out like operating a touchscreen, my field of vision began to widen.
To the east of the Castle, a dense forest stretched out.
In the midst of the forest, a yellow exclamation mark icon floated conspicuously.
For some reason, it really drew my attention.
[System]
- The Creator can help the residents of the Small World through Quests.
- If you check the exclamation mark icons scattered around and ease the worries of the Small World’s residents, you might become the most popular Creator!
Girl.
Complete Quests and receive rewards.
It really feels like playing an RPG.
“……But still, ‘you might become the most popular Creator?'”
The System’s wording has been oddly grating from earlier.
Soon, I stared intently at the yellow exclamation mark floating above the forest.
Suddenly, a new window popped up.
—Ding!
- Please save the Girl.
[Experience +5, Divine Power +1P]
“What……? Save the Girl?”
[Quest]
A Girl in Danger
When I looked closely into the forest, I spotted a Girl running frantically.
She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen, with a young and innocent face.
Her golden hair, almost touching her shoulders, whipped wildly in the wind.
The problem was the pack of Wolves chasing close behind her.
Judging by the many wounds on her body, she’d already been attacked several times.
On top of that, she seemed to have twisted her ankle, as she was limping badly.
It looked like it was only a matter of time before the Girl was caught by the Wolves.
“How can I help? What should I do……”
[System]
-Would you like to intervene physically? …… (Y/N)
- Consumes 5 points of Divine Power.
[Divine Power: 10/10]
“Physical intervention? Divine Power consumption?”
Soon, a friendly explanation window popped up.
[System]
- Divine Power is a resource consumed when you intervene in the Small World.
- Nothing in the world is free. But isn’t the Girl too pitiful to just weigh profit and loss?
At that moment, the fleeing Girl tripped over a stone and fell.
She quickly tried to get up, but the Wolves had already surrounded her.
Sensing death, the Girl quietly brought her hands together and squeezed her eyes shut.
[System]
-Would you like to intervene physically? …… (Y/N)
- Consumes 5 points of Divine Power.
“L-let’s just save her first! Yes!”
I pointed my finger straight at the charging Wolf.
[Divine Power: 10/105/10]
At that moment, a strange sensation tingled at my fingertip.
It felt like poking through a thin sheet of plastic.
And then.
-Thunk!
I flicked my finger and sent the Wolf flying far away.
The pack watched as their companion was launched right before their eyes.
Their pupils shook as if an earthquake had struck.
Finally, the Wolves tucked their tails and darted back into the forest.
—Ding!
[Quest]
A Girl in Danger
- Please save the Girl……. [Complete(√)]
[System]
-Quest Complete!
[Experience +5, Divine Power +1P]
[Divine Power: 5/106/10]
‘So you can recover Divine Power as a Quest reward.’
I spent 5 points, and got 1 point back from the Quest reward.
If you think about it rationally, it’s a loss, but I didn’t regret it.
It was a cheap price to pay for saving a life.
Looking down, I saw the Girl gasping for breath, trying to pull herself together despite her injuries.
She tried several times to stand, but her legs kept giving out beneath her.
……Thud!
The Girl collapsed in the grass, her eyes looking faint as if she might fade away at any moment, gazing up at the sky.
“What the—? She’s in pretty bad shape.”
Looking closely, the wounds from the Wolves were deeper than I thought.
Her thigh was punctured by sharp teeth, and her side was slashed by razor claws.
It seemed she’d been attacked several times while running from the Wolves.
With every labored breath, dark red blood oozed from her side.
The grass around her was slowly being stained with the color of death.
—Ding!
- 1. Heal the Girl’s wounds.
- 2. Receive the Girl’s thanks.
[Experience +5, Divine Power +1P]
[Quest]
The Wounded Girl
The Girl struggled to breathe, as if her life would end at any moment.
‘Wait, I’m the Creator—maybe if I chant some magic spell, I can use a healing spell or something?’
Seeing is believing.
I immediately tried reciting every spell I knew.
“Heal! Hoimi! Diarama! Heavenly Hymn!”
“Heal! Cure! Cloud’s Prayer! Wingardium Leviosa!”
Nothing happened.
Apparently, even a Creator can’t just use magic at will.
“Come on, I’m the Creator. Isn’t there anything I can do?”
Just then, a System window popped up before my eyes.
[System]
- The Creator can deliver items from the real world into the Small World.
- Thanks to the Blessing of the Creator, delivered items will have greatly enhanced effects.
- The lesson from The Giving Tree is to give without holding back!
So I can send things from the real world to this world.
“……You could have told me that from the start!”
Suddenly, I remembered the first aid kit in my living room drawer.
It only has basic supplies, but it’s better than nothing.
‘But first, I need to get out of here…….’
Flash!
My vision blurred, and in an instant, I was back in my familiar room.
To enter, you need to touch the icon, but to exit, you just have to think it?
I quickly grabbed the first aid kit from the living room drawer.
Then, I reached out to the floating Castle icon on my desk.
My vision swirled again, and soon the Small World unfolded before my eyes.
[…….]
The Girl lying in the grass looked even paler than before.
‘In that state, she probably can’t even apply the medicine herself.’
In the end, I decided to put some ointment on a cotton swab and apply it directly.
[System]
-Would you like to intervene physically?..
- Consumes 5 points of Divine Power.
(Y/N)
There would only be 1 point of Divine Power left, but I couldn’t let the Girl die just to save a point.
[Divine Power: 6/101/10]
Once again, I felt the sensation of tearing through a transparent membrane as the cotton swab with ointment moved toward the Girl.
“Careful with the pressure…”
If I mess up, she might get flicked away like the Wolf earlier.
I dabbed some ointment on the swab and gently applied it to the Girl’s wounds.
[…….]
Before I knew it, except for her head, the Girl’s whole body was covered in a thick layer of Medicasol Ointment.
“Sorry… But this is the best I can do.”
Then, something amazing happened.
…Ssshhh!
The Medicasol Ointment began to seep rapidly into the Girl’s torn and punctured wounds.
At the same time, her battered body healed perfectly, not a single scar left.
“……What is this?”
I looked back and forth between the Medicasol Ointment in my hand and the Girl’s body.
[System]
- Items provided by the Creator are imbued with the Blessing of the Creator.
- Items with the Blessing of the Creator have greatly increased quality and effectiveness.
- Thanks to Medicasol, new skin sprouted on the Girl!
Soon, the Girl came to her senses, touching her body here and there and exclaiming.
[………..! ……! ……!]
But I couldn’t understand a word she was saying.
Then, she dropped to her knees and brought her hands together in a reverent prayer.
[Quest]
The Wounded Girl
- 1. Heal the Girl’s wounds…….. [Complete(V)]
- 2. Receive the Girl’s thanks……. [Complete(V)]
[System]
Quest Complete!
[Experience +5, Divine Power +1P]
[Divine Power: 1/102/10]
Then, another message window popped up before my eyes.
[Level Up!]
“My Level went up…?”