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((N/T: I made a mistake when writing the location where Sho lives, He lives in Aichi Prefecture, thanks for letting me know in the comments, I didn't realize))

The simple nature of things always seemed respectable to me, just because it is simple does not mean it is inefficient, in fact, I think it is the opposite, that the complicated can be born from the simple is impressive.

This warehouse represents something that feels familiar, this unique feeling of nostalgia.

Then again, it's a baseless feeling.

It's dirty as far as the eye can see, filled with that dense, dark dust. I didn't see the end, I didn't want to walk that far nor did I need to, plus I've been looking around for a while trying to find some kind of "origin", but I couldn't find a single clue, so I stopped trying. ¿how much time has passed?, there doesn't seem to be the concept of time around here, everything feels "stuck" so to speak

The structure of the warehouse is also very simple, the way it is organized is also simple.

Four hallways, each made up of black wooden display cases, almost entirely of which nothing or no one was on display, which was what caught my attention the most.

What is this warehouse doing in the middle of my mind, and also almost empty? There is only one thing to emphasize here

I returned to the main door through which I originally entered, in this warehouse there was nowhere to get lost, it was walking north, south, east and west, where north was the entrance and at the same time exit

I turned my head to the left, in the corridor that is right on the wall, let's say it is "aisle 1", in the first row of display cases, right at the beginning of the corridor, there was a strange white sphere floating silently

This is the only thing to note about this place after exploring for a while, it is there floating silently, I left it last because I wanted to get an idea of ​​the place I am in first. I grabbed my chin and with a somewhat hesitant expression and walking slowly approached.

(What is this? Is it my soul or something?)

Sho was not very familiar with spiritual matters, so he assumed casually, but in truth he knew that he was not like that, he was just trying to calm his mind.

There was a kind of golden metal plate below the white dial, on it it said a simple phrase:

[Vitality: Category 2]

°Peculiarity that increases the user's useful life°

As?

what does it say?

Vitality?

The golden plate contained information that he already knew before, and how did he know it?

Because that was the peculiarity of the girl with huge glasses who spoke to me before she collapsed, I remember the day she had to go out to the middle of the circle of children to reveal what her peculiarity was about.

It should be noted that the children lost interest almost instantly when they realized its effect and characteristics.

But I found this peculiarity interesting, if we talk about lifespan, at most an average human can live correctly until 90 years old or a little more, those who live more than a century have already almost lost their motor abilities, but hey, at least his heart is still beating

I remember hearing somewhere that someone else had a quirk like this, but I don't remember correctly who it was.

Even so, ¿increasing life expectancy? It is a quite specific peculiarity. How much time will it give? About 50 or 100 more years?

While I was in my usual internal dialogue, I noticed that right in the corners of the gold plate there were two buttons

The first one was in the bottom left corner, this button said -ACTIVATE-

while the second one in the lower right corner said -ADD TO FAVORITES-

In my head there was only one sentence, something I did not expect to say in any way when I came into this world.

(Not only did they force me to come here against my will...,But they also gave me....)

A golden finger, a trap, a bonus, a generic fanfiction condition or whatever the general public wants to call it

My face formed a grimace of total disgust, not because of this power, that would be something out of place considering my situation, my disgust was because I felt like the puppet of that unknown higher entity that put me here.

Or who knows, it could also be some object of higher power that escapes the comprehension of the human mind

I let out a sigh, I didn't want to think about it anymore, those kinds of thoughts sicken my sanity and my behavior, I'd rather be healthy in both mind and body if you ask me.

What does it matter, let's see what happens

I shamelessly pressed the button that said -ACTIVATE- without wasting any time. What resulted? The lights in the warehouse suddenly came on, all the lights, the first one started and then the second one, and just like a domino effect until My eyes and ears could not detect the lights that were deep in the warehouse.

I adjusted my eyes with difficulty to the sudden change in light and looked around cautiously.

The black dust was also disappearing like magic, it almost seemed like an invisible vacuum cleaner swept everything away.

Right now I was feeling a strange sensation, it wasn't unpleasant, but it was still present again without any basis, which I can't fully understand.

I put the thoughts aside and turned around

Then I looked back at the orb, didn't really think twice and pressed the -ADD TO FAVORITES- button.

And again, as if it were magic, the orb disappeared along with the plaque, then I heard something coming down from the ceiling, it was a chain that brought another type of display case, and surprise, there was the white orb inside, I walked and I positioned myself in front, put my head closer and studied in detail if anything changed.

In fact, yes, something really changed, although it was something I saw coming, the button that previously said in yellow -ADD TO FAVORITES- now says in red -REMOVE FROM FAVORITES-

The system that operates here is relatively simple, something I did not expect considering that I am now inside my consciousness or mind to be exact.

How does this place operate in the first place? Will my mind or brain suffer some kind of side effect from being here and starting to manipulate everything?

I didn't feel sick, much less hurt, but of course, this is not the real world, who knows what will be happening outside without me knowing.

So..., this is all I can do it seems, I wanted to know if there was something else, something that would give me a clear idea of ​​the main reason for this, but, how could that be possible? Who would leave clues? here?

A good killer does not leave a single fingerprint. The entity of unknown origin would obviously leave no trace behind his deeds.

My face changed to a neutral expression, my mind made it clear that I was not willing to ramble on the topic.

Subconsciously I wanted to avoid headaches that I would have to suffer later anyway, I leave everything to my future self, good luck Sho

I turned around and walked towards the door through which I had entered in the first place. On one side of the knob there was a button that, like the previous ones, looked simple.

If you did not press any, then the door does not open, the button at the top says in blue -DISCONNECT-, while the button below says in black -EXIT-

I had a hypothesis about this, it came to my mind naturally, as if I already knew it in advance.

If I want to leave and leave everything off, I press the first button,

and if I don't, then I leave and press the second button.

Opportunist? Maybe, but at least my common sense is still intact, I haven't gone crazy with so many superpowers and genetic mutations casually walking down the street.

I pressed the -EXIT- button, but it didn't have the effect I expected, I thought it was going to wake me up, but what greeted me was an old tablet-like screen that appeared next to the buttons.

He had a message, short and direct.

[The warehouse owner must specify a way to return to this location, otherwise there will be no way to return or communicate with the warehouse once the warning is ignored]

After that, the message disappeared to give way to a screen without text.

A way to return?

"Could it be because of a voice command?"

Then the screen showed another text with another short message.

[the owner's request is within the capabilities of the warehouse, please indicate the voice command to complete the access permission]

A word or a phrase?, What would be better?

Then I thought, something that at some point caught my attention and seemed fun, something with a simple but at the same time intelligent operation, it was the idea of ​​a man from ancient times, just thinking about it seemed entertaining to me.

So I thought of a command, it will be something particular but familiar.

"Archimedes' Screw"

The screen beeped softly in approval.

[Command approved, Sho's warehouse will only recognize the owner's words when wanting to enter, this place is for the exclusive use of the owner and will only be accessible to the owner]

The screen then showed a loading symbol until another text quickly appeared.

[Usage requirements have been completed, from now on full control will be given to the warehouse owner]

After that, the screen disappeared the same way it appeared in the first place.

And what happened after that?

The next moment I felt like my brain went into a sudden spasm and all my senses shut down almost instantly. It wasn't particularly painful, but if I had to describe it, it was kind of unpleasant.

I guess it's time to wake up.....