Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 63

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Episode 63

 

Chapter 63. Character Collapse? How Shocking

 

I shouldn’t pick fights for no reason.

 

Making that resolution, Kang Hoon cleared his throat with a ‘Ahem’.

 

“What did you bring that’s so heavy… no, light… anyway, what did you bring?”

 

The identity of the box the siblings brought was housewarming gifts.

 

Kang Hoon would have been grateful even if they just brought toilet paper.

 

But from flower vases to interior accessories.

 

‘They look expensive just by looking at them?’

 

There were many gifts that looked heavy and valuable.

 

“Noona picked everything out.”

 

Ji-seong grumbled while wiping his sweat,

 

“I knew this would happen. I figured you’d live in this big house without decorating it at all.”

 

Seri began placing the accessories she took out in perfect spots.

 

“Mm, this fits well. I thought this lighting would be perfect here.”

 

“…”

 

Come to think of it, he had received a lot from Seri.

 

In the first place, he was introduced to the ‘Cheongjeong’ guild through Seri.

 

Even when Kang Hoon was C-rank, Seri always gave him special treatment.

 

‘That’s not all.’

 

Every time Kang Hoon went to dungeons, she saw him off and welcomed him back, and she even told him about Defense Dungeons.

 

So he thought she was a woman who was nosy and interested in others.

 

‘Taking care of my workshop too. And she memorized the entire house layout?’

 

She even went as far as to pick out interior accessories one by one and bring them.

 

Even someone as oblivious as Kang Hoon, it was time to realize something.

 

“Seri. By any chance…”

 

And he carefully opened his mouth.

 

“Was your original dream to be an interior designer?”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

Trickle…

 

At a loss for words, water from the flower vase slipped over the back of Seri’s hand.

 

At that sight, Ji-seong chuckled ‘Hehe’.

 

“Making a super-strong Hunter lose her strength is also a talent if you can call it that. Maybe that’s actually Kang Hoon hyung’s skill.”

 

Amidst such jokes, Seri made a ‘Hmph’ sound through her nose.

 

And she finished arranging the accessories even faster.

 

As a finishing touch, she even inserted a flower bouquet into a pure white ceramic flower pot.

 

A few lights and sculpture accessories.

 

Then with flowers added, the atmosphere of Kang Hoon’s house completely changed.

 

You could say all the bachelor vibes were completely purified.

 

This was like exorcism.

 

Lucky followed Seri around, sniffing everything one by one.

 

As if inspecting each item brought in.

 

Then he opened his snout wide.

 

Haaaah~!

 

As he tried to eat the flowers in the vase they finished in one bite, a sudden tug-of-war broke out.

 

“Kyah! Ugh! You can’t do this, Lucky!”

 

– Wooooooong~!

 

He seemed to think the sweet flower fragrance was food.

 

Even while pushing away Lucky, Seri didn’t give in.

 

Not a single step back.

 

Kang Hoon clicked his tongue at this.

 

“Seri, you’re stronger than a Unique Spirit Dog…”

 

“That’s why I listen well to Noona. I grew up without even having a rebellious phase.”

 

* * *

 

The housewarming meal menu was jokbal and bossam, naengmyeon.

 

And Chinese delivery that they couldn’t order last time.

 

Leaving the dining table aside, at the living room table,

 

Leaving the sofa aside, three people sitting in a circle on the floor.

 

The appetite of young Hunters was tremendous.

 

Especially Ji-seong’s eating was amazing.

 

‘Right, he’s a Healer? Is it tough because of mana consumption.’

 

While devouring food like a food fighter.

 

The conversation topics bounced here and there.

 

After endlessly sharing trivial jokes, Ji-seong said.

 

“Oh right, hyung! Come to think of it, I heard tons of requests came in? Gil-ma hyung had a hard time filtering them out?”

 

“That was after filtering them out?”

 

While chewing dumplings, Kang Hoon rolled his eyes.

 

Just the document files he received were tremendously vast.

 

‘That was after filtering once!’

 

How many total requests were there?

 

Licking the grease from his lips, Kang Hoon mulled over his memories.

 

“The clients all wanted +6 enhancement without exception.”

 

“Hmm~! The rumor must have spread like that. That the highest grade item hyung enhanced would be +6 enhancement.”

 

At that, Kang Hoon’s gaze fixed on Lucky.

 

If it was an item shown enough for rumors to spread, it would be Lucky’s [Dog Whistle +5].

 

“But Lucky is still +5 enhancement?”

 

At Kang Hoon’s question, Ji-seong exclaimed ‘Keu’.

 

“Even if it’s +5 enhancement, ‘Lucky’ is Unique grade. Plus the performance shown in the Defense Dungeon was also tremendous. It’s at a level where even experts would mistake it for at least +6 enhancement!”

 

Thunk!

 

While setting down the Zero Cola can.

 

“I’m getting all excited about it? Aren’t you happy, hyung?”

 

“Well, I do feel good. But I wonder when I’ll finish all the +6 enhancements.”

 

“Oho… With hyung’s current ability, how long does it take to make a +6 enhanced item?”

 

At that, Kang Hoon narrowed his eyes.

 

He hadn’t really calculated it before.

 

But he could calculate it from now.

 

“Hmm. Let’s see. First, up to +3 enhancement is 100% probability so it takes less than a minute.”

 

At Kang Hoon’s casually started words,

 

“What!?”

 

“What did you say?”

 

The Park siblings jumped up in place in shock.

 

“No, Kang Hoon! Just a little while ago, you made a [Dog Whistle +5]!?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Up until then, didn’t you say the success rate for +3 enhancement was 50%?”

 

“That’s right. After that I leveled up, so the conditions got better.”

 

Kang Hoon’s response was calm and even casual.

 

As if that attitude was even more absurd, Seri shouted.

 

“No, normally… leveling up doesn’t improve things that dramatically!”

 

“Hmm? Is that so?”

 

Ji-seong and Seri’s eyes went wide.

 

Making the same expression, the siblings looked even more alike.

 

Scratching his chin,

 

Kang Hoon continued with words that would surprise them.

 

“From +4 enhancement onwards, it’s a 50% chance.”

 

“Ha! No way… you’re saying +4 enhancement has a 50% success rate?”

 

“…That’s high.”

 

Seri and Ji-seong simultaneously stuck out their tongues.

 

His companions’ candid reactions were helpful to Kang Hoon too.

 

When looking at the skill window alone,

 

‘…How good is this exactly?’

 

He couldn’t get a sense of it at all.

 

On the other hand, the Park siblings were experienced professionals who had been Hunters for a long time.

 

“If a 50% chance is guaranteed regardless of item type or options… that’s truly an incredible number in itself.”

 

“Enhancement scrolls have wildly varying success rates. The enhancement target has a big influence, and there are severe quality differences in the scrolls themselves.”

 

Encouraged by their assessment, Kang Hoon continued his explanation.

 

“With my skill, from +5 enhancement onwards it’s a 25% chance. I haven’t tried it, just checked, but +6 enhancement showed a 5% chance.”

 

“Huh…”

 

“Before leveling up, it was 100% up to +2, then 50%, 30%, 10% drops after that.”

 

For high-grade enhancements, the percentage drops had to be large too.

 

“Still, that’s amazing! It’s much better odds than buying and using enhancement scrolls!”

 

Following that, Seri pointed toward the workshop.

 

The place her index finger pointed to.

 

In the corridor leading to the workshop, a giant hammer was standing upright.

 

“Besides, Kang Hoon, you have the [Hammer of Success and Failure]. When failure stacks reach 10, enhancement is guaranteed to succeed, right?”

 

“Ah. Yes. It can be used up to +5 grade enhancement.”

 

Ji-seong also chimed in.

 

“Hyung, if you’re going to do +6 enhancement as requested, you need to get to +5 enhancement first, right? To make one +5 enhanced item, how many times would you need to use your skill?”

 

At that, Kang Hoon counted on his fingers.

 

Roughly imagining enhancing in his head.

 

“Hmm. Once, twice, three times…”

 

Leaving Kang Hoon to his calculations.

 

Clack.

 

Seri neatly set down her chopsticks.

 

And then rapid-fired her words.

 

“Up to +3 enhancement is 100% success, so 3 times. From +4 enhancement it’s 50% success, so let’s say 2 times. Up to +5 enhancement is 25% success, so calculating that, it’s about 3.8 times on average. Adding it all up, the average expected number would be between 8 and 9 times.”

 

“…Seri. Weren’t you a strength character?”

 

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

 

A monstrous strength character.

 

That had been Kang Hoon’s ‘character interpretation’ of Seri.

 

But she was actually a science-minded, intelligence character.

 

At this ‘character breakdown’, Kang Hoon somehow felt his otaku ego getting hurt.

 

“Character breakdown. How shocking…”

 

“What are you talking about!?”

 

Frustrated by the incomprehensible words, but only briefly.

 

Pulling herself together again, Seri continued her calculations.

 

“Anyway! If the probabilities work out as expected, 9 skill castings would complete a +5 enhancement. If luck is really bad and you fail 10 times each, it could go up to a maximum of 25 times.”

 

At Seri’s precise calculations, Kang Hoon decided.

 

“Then I should tell the clients I’ll cast the skill 25 times.”

 

“What? No… I said the average is 9 times? Why does it become that?”

 

That’s just how it is.

 

In gacha games, whether the rate is 0.1% or 10% doesn’t matter.

 

If it doesn’t come out in my pulls, it’s 0%,

 

If it comes out, it’s 100%!

 

“Gacha is originally like that. You can’t trust probabilities.”

 

“…”

 

At Kang Hoon’s declaration, Seri squeezed her eyes shut.

 

Giving up on understanding an Enhancement Specialist’s brain!

 

“…Anyway! Kang Hoon. When you accept +6 enhancement requests, you need to properly handle the preparation costs up to +5 enhancement too. You know that, right?”

 

“Hmm?”

 

Far from knowing, he hadn’t even thought about this issue.

 

“Oh… I can charge for those costs too? The commission fee itself was already big money.”

 

“Of course it’s big money! It’s a +6 enhancement request after all. It’s a level impossible even with most enhancement scrolls.”

 

“Aha.”

 

A belated housewarming party of sorts. And to treat them to delicious food.

 

It was a gathering Kang Hoon had hosted, saying he’d treat everyone.

 

But somehow he ended up receiving even better tips.

 

‘I thought she was a strength character, but I take back my disappointment about the character breakdown.’

 

Seri’s eyes were sharp, showing the distinctive cleverness of a science student.

 

“Make sure to charge for costs up to +5 enhancement. You’re consuming your precious attempts. Never devalue yourself first.”

 

Over Noona’s shoulder, Ji-seong also nodded.

 

“That’s right, hyung. Make sure to get additional payment. Definitely, definitely!”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“Cheongjeong will handle all the intermediate negotiations anyway.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“You understand, right?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

…How should I calculate those costs again?

 

Kang Hoon was lost in thought, only repeating “hmm.”

 

Grabbing Kang Hoon’s cheeks with both hands and pulling, Seri shouted.

 

“I asked if you understand!”

 

“Ah, I understand.”

 

Seemingly satisfied with Kang Hoon’s answer, Seri quickly let go.

 

Then she turned around and sat down, clearing her throat with a “Ahem.”

 

Seri became awkward about everything whenever she was near Kang Hoon.

 

Looking at his sister with dead fish eyes, Ji-seong sighed.

 

And said.

 

“The real problem would be the next stage. +6 enhancement.”

 

“…!”

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