Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 104
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Episode 104
Chapter 104. Can’t You Earn 100 Billion with That Body!
“Urgh…!”
Flailing her mechanical arms, Seo Mi-do spilled all the documents she had brought.
Among them were Seo Mi-do’s precious research journals that she had assembled, studied, and destroyed in dungeons.
“Th-this information! I’ll give it all to you, Park Kang-hoon. You can just make another golem!”
“Well, that wouldn’t be our ‘Alba,’ would it?”
“B-but you could make a stronger, cooler, higher-level golem than Alba…!”
“I don’t want to.”
The more Seo Mi-do clung to him, the more resolute Kang Hoon’s heart became.
Even when he didn’t know Alba’s true value, Kang Hoon never had even the slightest thought of selling him.
And there was a hidden fact about Alba that Seo Mi-do couldn’t guess.
‘Hidden boss. I fed him [Graviton’s Heart] as enhancement materials.’
Come to think of it, that heart was only given to one person, the ‘first pioneer.’
One-of-a-kind + one-of-a-kind equals?
──Ultra-rare super ultra exclusive limited edition!!
‘Sell a limited edition?’
Not a chance!
Such a thing could never happen in an otaku’s life!
Besides.
This was a golem who became incredibly happy over a single fried egg.
‘Master, the sunset in this world is truly beautiful,’ Alba would say, crouching on the veranda until sunset – that romantic golem!
Park Kang-hoon hadn’t yet fed Alba all the countless egg dishes possible in this world.
He hadn’t shown him how beautiful spring and summer sunsets could be either.
For the mad artist, that was motivation enough.
More than hundreds or thousands of billions!
“P-Park Kang-hoon, please reconsider. I’ll help you with anything using all the research data I’ve collected!”
“I don’t need it.”
“If it’s money, I’ll give you my entire fortune!”
“That’s burdensome.”
“I’ll give you all my inventions too…!”
“Doesn’t seem necessary.”
“Ahhh! Don’t be like that and sell him to me!”
“Nope. Not selling.”
Toward the persistently clinging Seo Mi-do, Kang Hoon drove in the final nail of rejection.
“You seem to have misunderstood something, but Alba is like family to me.”
Living under the same roof, eating and sleeping together, even mixing spoons in metal bowl bibimbap – that’s family.
“Who sells their family for money?”
“!”
Startled.
Seo Mi-do hesitated and asked back.
“You’ve already… developed such affection for Alba?”
“That’s right.”
The long rejection finally came to an end.
Seo Mi-do seemed to accept the rejection, her burning eyes dimming.
Her mouth, which had been rapidly firing off conditions, snapped shut.
…That’s when it happened.
– Master… I’m so moved!
Alba, who had found honey tea and snacks in the break room, came up carrying a tray!
At this, light flashed back into Seo Mi-do’s eyes.
“A-a golem…! It can even speak!”
She jumped up from her seat and stared at Alba as if entranced.
– I too, as Master’s family, will work even harder to serve you without fail!
But Alba only looked at Kang Hoon.
He even did chores without being asked and worried about him!
This was behavior beyond what Seo Mi-do had expected.
“Uh, uuuuuh~!”
She, who had barely managed to accept defeat and retreat, trembled as if having a seizure.
‘I can’t give up! Ahhh! It’s too beautiful and magnificent! Ahhhhh! It’s too amazing!’
She shed tears of blood in her heart.
And Alba proudly puffed out his chest.
– No matter what anyone says, Master would never abandon me. Hehehehe!
Triumphant.
It was rare to see a giant golem laugh with the posture of a favored concubine.
‘Oh, this is kind of annoying?’
That’s what a cocky ‘Alba’ was like.
Everyone seemed to feel the same way, slightly frowning.
Since a golem taking a Marie Antoinette pose wasn’t something you could easily see.
That’s when it happened.
“───A/S!!!!!”
“?”
– ?
It’s fine if she couldn’t have him.
So please, at least let her research!
Please, just let her take a look inside─!!
With that fervent wish, Seo Mi-do shouted!
“I’ll provide A/S service!!!!!!!”
“…A/S?”
“Yes! If Alba ever breaks down! How would you repair him?!”
At the sudden suggestion, Kang Hoon slowly blinked his eyes.
Alba also seemed slightly flustered, not having thought about what would happen if he broke.
Come to think of it, that was true.
His body couldn’t be enhanced under normal circumstances.
Which meant the hidden effect of enhancement, 「Repair」, wouldn’t be guaranteed in the future.
Seo Mi-do raised both her small body and mechanical arms high to the sides and began an earnest speech!
“The world’s greatest magical engineer! An authority in golem academia! I, Seo Mi-do, promise 24-hour on-site A/S and regular maintenance!!”
She had thrown away even her pride!!!!!!!!!!
For Seo Mi-do, CEO of a world-class big tech company, to volunteer as an on-site A/S technician.
Seo Mi-do opened her squirrel-like eyes tearfully and said:
“I’ll do the maintenance for you! And do some research while I’m at it…! I’ll even write a ‘magic contract’ promising not to cause any harm to Alba. That has binding force under the system’s management.”
‘Magic contract.’
If you don’t keep the contract, you yourself will be harmed!
Had she brought even such a high-grade item?
“What if Alba gets hurt?”
“Should I stake my life on it?”
“…”
Seo Mi-do is serious.
She knows that he’s not someone who can be swayed by money.
Then it’s right to persuade him with logic.
She could tell how deeply Kang Hoon thinks about ‘Alba’.
Now that she knows that.
Seo Mi-do absolutely has no intention of harming such an Alba.
And while everyone looked at that ‘Marie Antoinette’ attitude with annoyed eyes, somehow she liked it.
It meant that much emotion and diverse expression.
Because it was close to the ultimate form of ‘artificial life’ that she envisioned.
Then she could throw away her pride.
No matter how harsh the contract, that didn’t matter either.
“And of course, I’d also like to give sponsorship money for Alba.”
“Money is…”
“It’s my heart! It’s not selling, it’s sponsorship money.”
“Phew.”
Kang Hoon fell into thought.
Cheong Jeong-kwon, who had been silently watching, quietly advised.
“It’s a decent opportunity. With the current capabilities of Korean repair companies, it would be difficult to repair. ‘Alba’ is also a unique special golem.”
“…”
Then. Seo Mi-do spoke.
“Alba sponsorship money 10 billion.”
Then she corrected herself again.
“Ah, no… I’ll give you 20 billion.”
And then she changes her mind again in impatience!
“…No, 100 billion! I’ll give you 100 billion!!!”
Kang Hoon asked in bewilderment.
“No, you’re not giving me money to ask for repairs, but you’re giving me a hundred billion for the ‘opportunity’ to do repairs?”
──────!!!
Seo Mi-do.
Though short in stature, she had always reigned above others’ heads.
In such a life of being ‘the superior’, she had achieved for the first time.
…A deal where she was 100% at a loss!
“100 billion won, I’ll transfer it immediately. And I’ll maintain all the item crafting conditions I mentioned earlier. Haa…, h-how about it?”
How could it be?
‘What, why is this happening? Why are you being so good to me?’
For Kang Hoon, it was an absurdly good deal.
“Deal.”
“Waaaahhhhh!!!!”
She jumps up and down.
At this moment, she’s no different from a middle schooler.
She lost her dignity and bounced around, immediately clinging to Alba!
“Ahh! This mysterious energy! Smooth movement! Perfect form…! Hehehe, Alba! Now you’re coming with me! I’ll analyze you thoroughly from the top of your head to your toes!”
Hanging on those sturdy shoulders, Seo Mi-do’s eyes gleamed like a madwoman.
At the unfamiliar mage’s touch, Alba moved with rare creaking sounds.
– Master! To think you’d sell me out…!
Look at Alba dramatically slumping down.
A hundred billion just for the ‘opportunity’ to repair.
Where could there be such a foolish deal?
Knowing this, Alba put on an act as if the master had made a difficult choice.
There’s no loyalty like this.
How could Kang Hoon not know that heart?
Therefore, he deliberately said exaggeratedly.
“Hey! Alba. Can’t you earn 100 billion with that body!”
– Ugh, Master. I’m just a body with only rock and magic circuits.
Master and creation continue their silly banter.
– Woof~!
Lucky wanted to join in too and licked Kang Hoon’s cheek.
‘Hahaha!’
A good deal.
It was a good meeting.
* * *
[Park Kang-hoon’s House +5].
As always, peaceful 10 AM.
Returning from a walk along the Han River Bank with Lucky, Kang Hoon’s condition was at its best recently.
“Is it because I used many Public Skill Books? My body feels lighter.”
These days, when he could use the diligence he once had staying up all night tormented by deadline pressure for self-care.
Kang Hoon practiced miracle mornings every day and became much healthier.
As a result of consuming Public Skill Books in such physical condition.
He absorbed all effects like a sponge, and his energy became much better!
─Perception Skill.
His vision itself improved from before, and he could observe everything more closely.
─Agility Skill.
His running speed increased, so he could keep up even when Lucky ran freely.
─Strength Skill.
Muscles are energy storage.
He could craft items all day, carve wood sculptures as a hobby, and run drawing broadcasts for nine hours straight without getting tired.
Even the ‘Poison Resistance’ Passive Skill that others found useless and disgusting.
Even the trivial effect of not having heart palpitations no matter how much coffee he drank was satisfying.
Besides that, he learned the 「Defense Increase」 skill as basic.
Thanks to 「Work Speed Increase」 and 「Skill Cast Speed Increase」 skills, item crafting speed became faster.
“Maybe because it’s public rather than job-exclusive, the speed is a bit ambiguous for use in combat.”
Still, as a shop owner, it’s a very satisfying skill.
“The item crafting speed definitely increased!”
Additionally.
He learned two skills for dungeon conquest.
The ‘Nocturnal Skill’ that maintains stamina and mental strength even at night when cast.
Even the ‘Fasting Skill’ that prevents satiety from dropping easily.
“Plus yesterday I received a ‘Power Strike’ Skill Book and used it right away! I feel like my strength got better.”
And yet his bank balance regained its robust momentum!
“Thanks to receiving 100 billion in sponsorship money. Even after buying the Power Strike Skill Book, I have 45 billion left.”
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