Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 11

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Episode 11

Chapter 11. [Germanium Jade Bracelet of Vitality Enhancement +4]

‘Additional enhancement commission.’

It’s an option I’ve never considered before.

Scratching below his ear with his fingertip, Kang Hoon rolled his eyes.

‘How much should I charge for this?’

Currently.

The price of [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2] is 50 million won.

Considering the incredibly cheap raw material cost, the 50 million won itself is essentially the cost of ‘enhancement.’

50 million won for two enhancements.

That means—

Kang Hoon’s ‘Enhancement’ skill is worth 25 million won per use.

“I could go enhance it once and receive 25 million won…”

The problem is that feels quite awkward.

“What if it fails? I don’t even know what kind of person this is.”

Homebody Kang Hoon dislikes such situations.

Meeting awkwardly with an awkward person, having to take awkward responsibility in an awkward situation.

“I’d get the same price just making and selling a new one… Ah, right! Let’s just not go out.”

Thinking this, Kang Hoon placed his hands on the keyboard.

“It’d be a bit much to outright refuse…”

There’s a good method for times like this.

Quote a price that would make the other party say ‘That’s a bit…’ and refuse first.

[Kang Hoon (Seller)]: From the third enhancement onward, it’s 40 million won per enhancement level. Also, we do not provide refunds even if the item is destroyed due to enhancement failure.

Curses might come flying.

Thinking this, Kang Hoon tried to close the chat window.

But before the mouse cursor could even reach the ‘close’ button.

‘5-Star Shooter’ sent a quick reply, true to their nickname.

[5-Star Shooter (2-time Buyer)]: Yes. That’s fine.

“…Huh, what? They’re accepting this?!”

Homebody Kang Hoon who dislikes awkward situations.

But if 40 million won in easy money would go into his pocket for one outing?

Then the story changes.

“W-welcome, dear customer!”

Clack, clack, click click click!

Kang Hoon’s hands racing across the keyboard!

Unlike before, it’s a cheerful rhythm.

“If our hyung’s situation is that serious, I should help him out!”

Thus, he arranged his first ‘enhancement commission’ direct trade appointment.

* * *

The direct trade meeting that immediately followed.

The meeting place was a space rental cafe.

However, the person waiting for Kang Hoon there was.

“Kang Hoon-nim?”

…not the pitiful hyung with serious problems.

“Nice to meet you, Enhancement Specialist Hunter-nim. I’m Dealer Hunter Baek Ye-ri.”

Precious hands that draw bowstrings.

Extending a hand wearing leather gloves, a magic item serving as protective gear—

Land of Jumong. South Korea’s 5-Star Shooter!

Baek Ye-ri greeted him.

—————!

Isn’t she an incredibly famous hunter who even appears on TV!

‘Th-this kind of person. Why on earth…?’

C-rank Enhancement Specialist, Park Kang-hoon.

And A-rank Dealer, Baek Ye-ri.

With a white table between them.

The two sat facing each other.

“…”

“…”

A customer who was not only neater than expected, but even of a different gender.

To her, Kang Hoon asked in bewilderment.

“I’m grateful that you’re entrusting me with an enhancement request, but are enhancement scrolls that expensive?”

It was something he’d been curious about the entire way here.

‘If they’re rich enough to pay 40 million won, couldn’t they just buy enhancement scrolls and enhance it themselves?’

That’s what he thought.

Baek Ye-ri’s answer was unexpected.

“We have over ten enhancement scrolls at the guild. But they didn’t work.”

“Pardon?”

“The appraiser said so. This bracelet. Only the enhancement specialist who evolved it into an item can enhance it.”

“…!”

This was information Kang Hoon didn’t know.

He’d never obtained expensive enhancement scrolls, nor had any need to.

‘So only I can enhance items I’ve made.’

While Kang Hoon was marveling at this new information.

“…You didn’t know that yourself?”

Baek Ye-ri’s gaze wavered slightly.

‘Is it okay to entrust a commission to such a novice?’

She seemed to harbor such doubts.

Before the customer could change her mind.

Kang Hoon quickly reached across the table.

The object that returned to his palm.

It was an item familiar to Kang Hoon.

[Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2]: A mid-boss of pseudoscience! Known to have effects of blood circulation improvement, pain relief, immunity enhancement, and fatigue recovery, but has absolutely no scientific basis. However, this [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet] has truly gained the effect of virility enhancement through strengthening! * [Vitality Status +10] * [Vitality Status +10]

He wondered if perhaps the option performance might be somewhat lacking.

‘Of course not!’

Absolutely not.

The best option, [Vitality Status], was attached twice with the high value of ‘+10’.

“This is the highest grade among the items I’ve enhanced….”

Kang Hoon’s eyes widened.

With a tense expression, he let out a long breath.

“…Do you really want me to enhance it?”

Baek Ye-ri was equally sweating in her palms.

While only the sound of dry swallowing echoed gulp by gulp.

The two people’s gazes met in mid-air.

Finally, Baek Ye-ri spoke.

“Please do it, the enhancement.”

She lifted her left hand that had been under the table.

And pushed her mobile phone toward Kang Hoon.

What appeared on the screen was a deposit record.

[To Park Kang-hoon

40,000,000 won

Deposit Complete!]

Immediately, Kang Hoon shouted.

“-Enhancement!!”

Then a warning window appeared before his eyes!

【 Success rate is 50%. Do you wish to proceed? 】

There was no reason to back down anymore!

“Yes, execute it! Enhanceeee!!”

Then a gentle breeze that only reached Kang Hoon’s ears.

Clang!

As if starting from within his ribcage.

The blacksmith shop sound that resonated throughout his entire torso!

Clang─!

That vibration was quite different from +1 and +2 enhancements.

Kang Hoon felt warm heat from his shoulders, forearms, and wrists.

The hair on his forearms stood on end.

Hot sweat formed on his palms to such a degree.

──’This sensation feels so real!’

As if he was truly striking a fire-heated item with a heavy hammer!

However, though the iron hammer might be heavy.

Whoosh!

If you strike it properly.

Claaang──!!

It produces a clearer sound than any melody!

“Huk!”

Clear and moving, three resonating sounds.

‘It’s a success!’

In his impatient heart, Kang Hoon even forgot about customer service.

His attention was entirely focused on what was in his palm.

The item he examined with bloodshot eyes was.

Indeed +3.

[Germanium Jade Bracelet of Vitality Enhancement +3]: A mid-boss level of pseudoscience! Known to have effects of blood circulation, pain relief, immunity strengthening, and fatigue relief, but there is absolutely no scientific evidence. However, this [Germanium Jade Bracelet of Vitality Enhancement] has truly gained the effect of vitality enhancement through enhancement! * [Vitality Status +10] * [Vitality Status +10] * [Vitality Status +10]

Even that had the best option [Vitality Status] cleanly attached!

“Wo, woooah! It worked!”

When Kang Hoon shouted,

“Really?!”

Baek Ye-ri also screamed as if in chorus.

“Waaah!”

“Hiyaaaat!”

In the pure white room.

The two people’s exclamations rang out in soprano and alto.

Kang Hoon held out the item toward Baek Ye-ri with a satisfied face.

For him, this was the first time since awakening that he had succeeded in three enhancements-

In other words, it was the glorious item that succeeded in +3!

With this much, the hunter customer would surely acknowledge his ability and admire the item’s options!

However.

“…Huh? Why are your eyes like that?”

Baek Ye-ri’s gaze placed before his palm was unusual.

How should he put it.

Though she was clearly a normal person, no, beyond that, definitely a hunter with incredibly blessed looks living an amazing life.

That gaze was a bit strange.

More than strange, it seemed crazy.

As if she had gone mad with the taste of lottery after the 50% gacha succeeded in one go.

Baek Ye-ri shouted.

“One more time!”

Her jet-black pupils had grown twice as large as before.

Rather, Kang Hoon was horrified by this.

“What?! It succeeded at +3 but… o, one more time?”

Was this how Ferguson the NPC felt when seeing users rushing in recklessly in ‘Nogimabi’?

Kang Hoon had no way of knowing.

While the enhancer was bewildered.

Baek Ye-ri, the customer spending a fortune, had no hesitation.

“Yes! One more time!”

It was a ‘limited item’ to begin with.

The opportunity to meet an enhancer through direct trade was also uncertain when it would come again.

After succeeding in the 50% probability enhancement, her excited heart wouldn’t calm down.

Rather, she became greedy.

She would ride this wave of success and advance to an even more tremendous level.

Even the desire to get her money’s worth!

Intoxicated by baseless confidence.

Baek Ye-ri pushed her mobile phone forward once again.

[To Park Kang-hoon

40,000,000 won

Deposit Complete!]

It was just a single outing.

Sitting in place, Kang Hoon had earned the fortune of 80 million won in 5 minutes.

Gulp.

Nevertheless, having a trace of conscience.

He offered words of warning to the customer who was on the verge of gacha game addiction.

“According to the probability, this item… could be destroyed?!”

However, Baek Ye-ri’s determination could not be reversed.

“Just one more time!”

On top of that,

“If the enhancement succeeds just one more time, I’ll stop and quietly take it!”

She even added the forbidden words of gacha games.

Didn’t Go-ni, the protagonist of the old movie ‘Tazza’, say the same thing?

That he would go home if he won his sister’s money…

But even after he got that money, even after another hour of runtime.

‘Let’s go double or nothing!’

Go-ni never went home.

Regardless.

The results are the customer’s responsibility!

Squeezing his eyes shut, the scammer- no, Kang Hoon activated his skill.

“Enhancement.”

Immediately, appearing before his eyes and hammering into his mind.

A warning from the status window!

【 Success probability is 30%. Do you wish to proceed? 】

Wow.

It drops to a measly 30%?!

This was an abysmal probability that Kang Hoon would never attempt.

He would have stopped here, if only because the costs invested so far were precious, and the enhancement attempts with their major limitations were too valuable to waste.

But what about Baek Ye-ri, whose large eyes were sparkling right in front of him?

‘Crazy. Are those human eyes?’

Her gaze had gone completely mad.

And like a zombie, she kept muttering the same words over and over.

“Just one more enhancement… Just one more enhancement…”

…She seemed completely impossible to persuade.

“Ahem! Enhancement, execute!”

Whatever, I don’t care anymore.

With the feeling of throwing a pebble into water,

Kang Hoon used his precious skill.

Immediately.

A refreshing sound hammered his mind.

Clang!

‘Huh?’

This feeling is not ordinary!

Claaang!!

‘Wh-what?! No way. Really!?’

Not only did phantom-like muscle pain surge through him as before.

His heart was pounding as if it would burst out of his ribcage.

─Thump, thump!

Thud-thud, thud-thud, thud-thud!

A rhythm that seemed like it would lead to

Grand opening-!

A beat that seems like it will lead to something!

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