Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 102
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Episode 102
Chapter 102. Ordinary, You Say?
It was a message from Seri.
“Just how many friends does Seri have that she’s already found another one?”
Kang Hoon, the ultimate homebody, found the social butterfly Seri fascinating.
Setting aside such curiosity.
As he stared intently at the ‘Universal Skill Book’ in the attached image, taken in a suspiciously dark location.
Once again, his ‘intuition’ activated.
“Hmm. ‘Power Strike.’ It increases fixed damage when attacking.”
Some might say.
‘Why would an Enhancement Specialist need a skill that Dealers use?’
Honestly, Kang Hoon didn’t know either.
“I don’t know why, but I want it. I do want it, but…”
The important thing was Seri’s next message that followed.
[From here on, it’s honestly super expensive~ㅠㅠ
Since the attributes are good..!
Not only are there Hunters trying to get it, but organizations are involved too, so it’s safer to buy and consume it immediately once obtained.]
When A-rank or higher combat Hunters appear, sponsors, corporations, and marketing inevitably follow.
Depending on nationality, even royalty gets involved.
They purchase Universal Skill Books and feed them to Hunters to develop them.
Instead of saving their own money, Hunters end up wearing the shackles called ‘contracts.’
‘There’s a reason Universal Skill Books are particularly expensive.’
I saw somewhere.
That it works similarly to vintage wine.
They disappear when consumed, but many people buy and hoard them, so prices keep rising.
So.
As someone said in a broadcast comment, it’s ‘just’ Universal Skill Books, but they add up to 200 billion won.
Thinking about it again, it’s really a crazy world.
‘This is all a market created by the circumstances of high-ranking officials.’
But.
Park Kang-hoon is different.
An S-rank Hunter who appeared overnight and a solo entrepreneur who refuses shackles!
Since he alone swept up all the skill books released on the market.
Though Kang Hoon doesn’t know it, A-rank and higher Hunters worldwide who awakened in the same year as him shed tears of blood due to the sudden shortage.
…Whether they did or not.
[Since you’ve obtained most of the basic Universal Skill Books…
From now on, consider this the premium line.]
The KakaoTalk message Seri sent.
The price listed below was ’55 billion Korean won.’
“Wow. I used to tremble at a million won and barely managed to buy an LCD tablet.”
How did he end up at the point where he’s contemplating whether to buy at this price?
The important thing is that purchasing skill books is just like fastening a button.
Just checking his appearance and fastening the first button for the next leap forward.
Kang Hoon’s instincts were telling him so.
That wherever it might be, to move toward his goal.
No matter the cost, he must purchase all the skill books.
As much as he can raise it, he must raise his own limits.
So, after much deliberation.
Kang Hoon typed his KakaoTalk reply.
[I’ll buy it.]
Fortunately(?), premium line Universal Skill Books have slow delivery.
Something about needing to transport them safely.
The someone who was Seri’s friend sent an apology to Kang Hoon, the new whale customer, saying ‘We’re so sorry!!’
But it actually worked out well.
“I have some time to earn money before the skill book arrives in Korea.”
Until he obtains all the other skill books he hasn’t found yet, all the Universal Skills completely.
──Did they say he needs 300 billion more?
Kang Hoon plans to somehow gather that money using his Enhancement Skill.
“Should I go for something really big?”
When he thinks about it, there is a face that comes to mind.
“If I receive a huge commission like with Victor Chan, that would work…”
The problem is there’s no immediately appealing request.
“Hmm. What to do.”
While pondering deeply and kneading Lucky’s belly.
KakaoTalk!
A new message arrived in the chat window with Seri.
“Huh!?”
Don’t tell me the skill book was sold while he was hesitating?!
Startled, he quickly checked the message window.
But.
The content was quite unexpected.
“…?!”
[Kang Hoon! I stopped by the guild to see Uncle. Major incident. Seo Mi-do is at our guild right now!!]
Blink, blink.
After staring intently at the message, Kang Hoon got up from the sofa.
“Ah. I remember. Seo Mi-do. This person is the top authority in Magical Engineering, right?”
And one more thing.
There was a story Cheong Jeong-kwon had warned him about.
“She was also the first to buy our Alba’s information.”
At that, he glanced.
Kang Hoon looked at Alba, who was busy washing dishes in the kitchen.
If a Magical Engineer came all this way, it must be related to Alba somehow.
KakaoTalk!
A new message arrives.
[It seems like… she wants to see you in person?]
KakaoTalk!
[Please let me meet with Kang Hoon just once. I’m secretly asking you to arrange a meeting.]
A meeting?
‘That’s bothersome… Do I really have to go out?’
There’s no need to go out of this comfortable home just to meet someone he’s never seen before.
That was Kang Hoon’s judgment.
…Normally, that would have been the case!
But.
“Sure, why not!”
For some reason today, he naturally got up and grabbed his jacket.
“If she came all the way here looking for me, there must be some kind of commission work, right?”
Thinking about earning money to buy skill books, lululala.
“Alba, Lucky. Something came up. I need to go to the guild for a bit.”
To see off Kang Hoon, Alba approached while taking off his rubber gloves.
– Are you going out, Master? Today’s fine dust levels are very bad, so I recommend using a mask.
“Oh, thanks.”
Patter patter patter.
Lucky also naturally reduced his body size.
He put his head through his dog collar hanging next to the shoe cabinet.
“Good dog. Lucky! Well done!”
Pat pat!
– Hek~!
A spirit dog who chose to abandon his pride and blend into human society to receive praise.
Kang Hoon finished preparing to go out with Lucky.
And,
Alba stood outside the shoe cabinet waiting for them to leave.
Kang Hoon also stared blankly at Alba.
“…”
– …
After silently waiting for the other to move first.
“Ah, you’re coming out with us too.”
Kang Hoon said.
– …! Really, Master?
“Yeah.”
– But won’t ordinary people be surprised or scared when they see me?
“They adapted to Lucky pretty quickly, so. I don’t think there’s a need to hide anymore. I just feel that way.”
Although Cheongjeong blocked it, there’s nothing they can do about the fact that the entire nation now knows about Alba.
In this situation, he felt that just hiding wasn’t the solution.
And.
‘I don’t want to treat Alba like he’s just a real machine either.’
He thought it would be nice if this guy could also blend into this world.
“So it’s fine now. Come on! Let’s go!”
– Yes, Master!!!
With a rarely seen happy face, Alba also came along.
Of course, since it’s a mask face made of solid stone, there’s no real expression.
But that’s the feeling anyway.
– Kyaung!
Lucky also confidently took the lead as if saying ‘Follow me, junior!’
Thud!
He even pressed the elevator call button with his front paw.
Thus began Alba’s first outing on Earth.
“…But the elevator won’t stop because of your weight, right?”
While listening to the trivial jokes of his reliable master, Kang Hoon, from anywhere.
* * *
Before entering the meeting room that Cheongjeong had prepared.
Peek.
Kang Hoon first observed Seo Mi-do through the window.
‘They said she’s the top expert in Magical Engineering…’
Seo Mi-do’s first impression was like this.
‘…She looks like Doctor Octopus from a comic!’
You know, there’s that comic and movie series called 【Spider-Man】.
A movie where a poor guy bitten by a spider starts shooting webs from his wrists and becomes a hero.
There’s a character like that among the villains in that movie.
‘Doctor Octopus’.
He’s a doctor, but.
Two arms and two legs weren’t enough for him, so he attached four more mechanical arms.
That’s exactly what an evil scientist feels like.
Anyway,
Seo Mi-do in front of him is like that too.
Large, sharp-looking eyes and a small build that you’d believe if someone said she was a middle school student.
She’s wearing incredibly expensive brand clothes, but has no makeup on and her hair is casually let down.
She looks like a pretty neighborhood middle schooler you’d see around town.
Her appearance feels somewhat light to be called a Big Tech CEO.
Except.
…Except for the mechanical arms attached to her back.
Plus, she had thin goggles on her head like a headband.
‘When you see Hollywood actors, they put sunglasses on their heads like a headband and then pull them down over their noses when they need to wear them…’
She’s doing that with goggles she’s never seen before.
Since there’s no brand label, it seems like she made them herself rather than bought them.
Guild Master.
She’s saying this to Cheong Jeong-kwon.
“Just let me meet Park Kang-hoon once. Just once is enough. Is there any money or benefit you want as compensation?”
“…”
“How much would it take to meet him? How much would be enough!?”
“…”
While Cheong Jeong-kwon remains silent as if troubled.
She’s a woman who’s strange in many ways.
To fit into Cheongjeong Guild’s ordinary office─
“Somehow we’re normal, but that person alone seems like she popped out of a sci-fi genre.”
As Kang Hoon whispered like that.
Looking at her who seemed more like a future technician than a mage, as Kang Hoon whispered.
“…Normal?”
Seri whispered back as if incredulous.
“From my perspective, Kang Hoon is the one who’s on a different level?”
“?”
The place he gestured toward with his chin was the other end of the corridor.
Lucky, the glowing Spirit Dog radiating mystical energy from its entire body.
And a 190cm giant golem in human form was standing there.
As Kang Hoon and Seri crouched down and whispered,
their awkward posture of lowering themselves was cute, but—
their appearance was far too distant from ‘ordinary.’
“Ah. That’s true. Haha.”
With that, Kang Hoon suddenly stood up from his crouched position.
“Gasp! If you stand up, we’ll be caught…!”
The moment the flustered Seri glanced through the window,
“Hunter Park Kang-hoon─────?!!”
Sure enough.
Seo Mi-do brightened up and shot up from her seat.
More precisely, it felt like mechanical octopus legs were lifting her small body up.
Doing so gave off an intimidating presence like some 2-meter basketball player.
Whether she knew this or not,
she spoke shyly with her cheeks blushing red.
“You came for the meeting. Hehehe. Nice to meet you, I’m Seo Mi-do!”
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