Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 49
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Episode 49
Chapter 49. [Nourish Bath Salt +3]
Seri’s puzzling reaction.
The reason for it became clear as soon as he returned home.
The apartment security guard, who was usually very kind to residents.
He had blocked Kang Hoon’s path.
“Wh-what! Oh my, what is this smell!? Ugh! Just anyone can’t come in here!”
Covering his nose tightly and trying to chase him away, he treated him exactly like a homeless person.
Only then did Kang Hoon understand Seri’s reaction.
And that her reaction had been quite polite, all things considered.
“Ah. I got completely soaked in zombie stench…!”
Not only was his entire body dirty from the aftermath of the dungeon.
Kang Hoon was also completely soaked from the Han River water.
Lucky beside him was also filthy and had turned grayish.
On top of that, they were giving off a terrible stench.
It was enough to make them look like a homeless person and a stray dog.
The incident came to an end when the security guard belatedly recognized Kang Hoon and apologized.
While taking the elevator home, Kang Hoon felt terribly sorry.
This was because behind Kang Hoon, the security guard was hurriedly gathering cleaning tools and deodorizer.
‘He’s going to have to do a deep clean because of me.’
As soon as he arrived home like that.
He dissolved bath salts in the bathtub.
“Being a man and using fragrant bath salts…”
However, the awkwardness was only momentary.
It was starting to reach Kang Hoon’s nose too.
…That terrible zombie stench!
“U-ugh!”
It was yesterday that he finally fell asleep after washing with Lucky once, twice, three times.
He had looked forward to greeting the next day refreshed.
“I still feel like there’s a rotten smell…”
The faint stench wafting from under his fingernails was giving him a headache.
In the end, he dumped about a dozen bath salts that Seri had given him into the bathtub all at once.
Hot water that he couldn’t tell if it was foam or water.
He threw Lucky in first, then Kang Hoon also threw himself in.
“At this rate, even my toes will get all wrinkled.”
What are zombies?
Living corpses.
They have a tremendous death stench by themselves.
Had Kang Hoon and Lucky killed just one or two of such zombies?
They had killed them mercilessly, ruthlessly, and in tremendous numbers.
Enough to rank 1st among 100 Hunters!
Thanks to that, their entire bodies were steeped in zombie smell.
– Whine~!
With a lump of foam on his head.
Lucky was in a state of resignation.
“Next time, let’s avoid dungeons with zombies…”
Kang Hoon also leaned against the large bathtub backrest and let out a deep sigh.
“…Ah, come to think of it, yesterday I could have just used my trait to come home?”
The existence of the [Homing Instinct] trait, which he only remembered today.
If he had used that trait at the Han River from the beginning?
He could have teleported straight home without any hassle.
Truly a sigh,
“Sigh~!”
Another sigh.
“There should be a limit to new things happening every single day.”
Yesterday he leveled up, not just one or two levels but a whopping 10 levels all at once.
Each day is just new.
It’s completely different from his previous life.
Just doing cover or illustration freelance deadlines, taking naps, meeting deadlines, playing some games, deadlines, occasional night part-time work, more deadlines…
Running on a hamster wheel, he had become just an ordinary adult.
Literally a ‘hamster wheel.’
No matter how hard he tried and stamped his feet, his life stayed in the same place.
Whether it was reputation, relationships, or wealth.
“But now, an S-rank Enhancement Specialist.”
While saying this, Kang Hoon kneaded Lucky’s ears.
When wet, he looked even more like dough.
“I even got to raise a Unique-grade Spirit Dog.”
As if understanding what he said,
Lucky made a ‘whoof’ sound and acted cute.
“-Ah, and I reached level 15!”
While saying this, Kang Hoon looked up at the bathroom ceiling.
More precisely, he summoned his ‘Status Window’ toward that direction.
【 LV 】 ‘Enhancement Specialist Who Enhances Well’ LV.15 – Special Skill Unlocked: [Four-Leaf Clover]
“Oh! A special skill!? There was something like this?”
It was a level window he had opened just in case.
The enhancement limit increasing by 5 each time he leveled up was already a tremendous harvest.
So he hadn’t expected anything more separately.
But.
It seems there are also ‘skills’ that occur when breaking through certain levels!
“Come to think of it, Seri and Ji-seong said something like that. ‘Summoners’ grades change depending on when they get the ‘Summoned Creature Count Increase’ skill.'”
The same goes for Tanks, Dealers, and Healers.
Growth potential changes depending on what ‘special skills’ you get when leveling up.
It’s fair to say that a Hunter’s fate is divided by these ‘special skills.’
For Tanks, the ‘Shield’ skill is essential.
For Dealers, if they don’t get ‘Attack Speed Increase’ or ‘Critical Hit Rate Increase,’ they’re treated as trash tier.
For Healers, depending on whether their skill attribute is ‘Healing’ or ‘Buff.’
Their job is even determined as either ‘Healer’ or ‘Supporter.’
But Kang Hoon’s case was different from the start.
He originally had only one skill, ‘Enhancement.’
And he was unique in the entire world.
In other words, Kang Hoon has no predetermined skill tree.
The path Kang Hoon takes is the path of Enhancement Specialists.
“[Four-Leaf Clover]… What kind of skill name sounds like a plant name?”
He reached his hand into the air and swished it around,
I entered the special skill status window from the level status window.
[Four-Leaf Clover]: A passive skill unlocked when ‘Enhancement Specialist’ LV.15 is surpassed. * Guaranteed enhancement up to +3 enhancement possible. * Enhancement failure rate from +4 enhancement onwards is reduced.
“Huh, what!? What’s this?”
Splash!
I was so surprised that I stomped my feet in the bathtub.
The foam that filled the bathtub scattered throughout the bathroom.
When the foam touched his nose, Lucky shook his entire body.
Swoosh!!
“Wahhh!”
Foam chunks flying in all directions.
Sitting down in the large bathtub, Kang Hoon wiped his wet face.
“Pfft!”
And he read and reread the status window of the special skill [Four-Leaf Clover].
“Wow, this kind of benefit is given at level 15? This is even a passive skill! It means it applies without having to use the skill separately?”
It’s called a ‘special skill.’
But this is practically an evolution of Kang Hoon’s existing skill ‘Enhancement.’
Good.
“Great!”
Shockingly good!
That’s not all.
As his level increased, Kang Hoon can now perform enhancement 80 times a day.
Truly an incredible number!
No need to anxiously wait for midnight.
No reason to hesitate attempting enhancements to save uses!
“Wow! Should I try it right now?!”
Immediately.
Kang Hoon reached toward the washbasin.
Using the washbasin as a basket, unused bath salts were piled up.
When he picked up two of them in both hands, a floral scent wafted over.
Bath salt chunks.
If he enhanced both to +3 at once.
He would immediately use 6 enhancement attempts.
Bath salts are even single-use items.
They disappear after use!
Previously, he absolutely couldn’t do this action because skill casting attempts were precious.
But today?
Even after this, 74 attempts would remain.
“Enhancement, enhancement, enhancement!”
More than when he received 1 billion won in untaxed cash,
More than the day he flexed his Han River View apartment,
More than the moment the Hair Loss Relief Germanium Jade Bracelet sold for 26.7 billion.
More than any other time.
Kang Hoon was richer today.
‘I can do it many times. I can enhance anything!’
What made Kang Hoon happiest of all was.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal filling the bathroom!
Clang! Clang!
What could he enhance.
How strong could he become.
Pure competitive spirit.
Claang! Claaang!!
And.
“Using the items I enhanced like this is the most fun.”
Plop!
He dropped two [Nourish Bath Salt +3] into the bathtub.
Immediately, Kang Hoon felt it with his body.
“Ahhh!?”
‘There was no need to use two.’
The +3 enhanced bath salt immediately washed away all the fatigue from his body.
It erased the foul odor that had penetrated under his nails and into his hair.
He felt all the nasty energy throughout his body gently flowing away.
“Ahhh…!”
Even Lucky, who used to run away from baths, opened his eyes wide.
He tilted his head as if puzzled,
– Hiuuung~!
Then slowly submerged up to his neck in the bathwater.
“Great! This is nice!”
It was the happiest bath of his life.
At the same time,
Motivation welled up deep in his chest again.
“Great! I can’t slack off just because there’s no deadline. Let’s start the daily routine!”
As the shop owner of ‘Kang Hoon Shop,’ Kang Hoon’s daily routine was always the same.
Creating and selling [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2].
But from today, it’s different.
[Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +3].
Unlimited production begins!
* * *
Internet Community, especially the major Hunter Community.
This place never has quiet days.
The recent fixed topic was ‘Park Kang-hoon.’
For days, the keyword ‘Park Kang-hoon’ hasn’t left the top 5 in mentions.
Besides ‘Park Kang-hoon,’ there are many nicknames referring to him.
‘Enhancement Specialist,’ ‘Kang-hoon Hyung,’ ‘Kang Hoon Shop Owner,’ ‘Virility Merchant.’
…Even though the aggregation rate decreased due to being called by various names.
Being in the top 5 mentions means his popularity is tremendous.
Actually, the Hunter Community is a pure fighting arena.
It’s a place with frequent disputes, controversies, and conflicts.
Depending on which Hunter you’re a fan of,
They fight among themselves constantly.
Who’s the world’s best tank, who would win between whom, whose salary being higher than whom makes sense, etc.
It’s the Hunter world where ‘rankings’ exist.
Ranking competitions were essential content.
The post with the most comments recently is an example of this.
[Japan’s #1 Supporter ‘Maria’ VS China’s #10 Dealer ‘Fist’]
Did these two Hunters actually fight? Not really.
Netizens would get heated and argue,
‘What’s with comparing when there’s such a ranking gap? Maria would win.’
‘No way, how could a supporter beat a dealer? Fist would crush her!’
‘How can Japan’s #1 be the same as China’s #10? The population difference is insurmountable!’
-They just fought with delusions.
Was it a completely meaningless argument? Not exactly.
Because there are actually occasions when Hunters fight each other.
In reality, secret battles between covert spies and the CIA sometimes occur.
They fight due to wars, protests, and espionage.
Cases of clashing over personal grudges are also not uncommon.
In dungeons?
It’s actually even more common there.
Because special dungeons that occasionally appear with certain probability exist,
The ‘Tournament Event Dungeon’.
Also known as the ‘Battle Royale Dungeon’!
Regardless of what Hunter otakus call it.
As befitting a special dungeon, you don’t actually die even if you’re killed.
You just suffer a massive scratch to your pride and get kicked out.
That’s why such arguments exist.
[If you can’t make it into the official top ten, don’t even mention it. Are there still people on Earth who don’t know Power Man destroyed everyone ranked 2-99?]
└ When was that; that was already 3 years ago
└ Power Man hasn’t gone to Battle Royale Dungeons since then, right?
└ He had Hardcore Dungeon missions every time.
└ Don’t know if that’s an excuse or what
It was like they never escaped from childhood debates about ‘would a Tyrannosaurus win, or would a Triceratops win?’
Kang Hoon paid no attention whatsoever to such Internet Communities.
At least, that’s how it was until then.
Because he thought it was a story from a completely different world than his own.
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