Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 7

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Episode 7

Chapter 7. [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2](3)

While Kang Hoon was flustered, a new popup window immediately appeared.

None other than [Chat with Buyer].

The other party was a direct transaction reservation holder with the nickname ‘Hogang No-nop’.

The first message he sent was extremely polite.

[Hello Kang Hoon Hunter~ ^^

I would like to make a direct transaction for your market item~!!

I’m currently running a YouTube channel called ‘Hogang No-nop’.

Would it be okay if I broadcast the transaction scene with you?

I ab.so.lute.ly won’t do any malicious editing!!

I’ll re.view it pro.per.ly and honestly~~~!!!]

The energy was high.

At the same time, he got this feeling.

‘It feels like… he’s telling me to back out now if I’m scared, right?’

Even though Kang Hoon was a civilian who didn’t know that scene, still.

He knew that if he showed weakness here, it would immediately appear on the next day’s broadcast like this.

[The seller must have looked up our show because they ran away immediately. ㅠ.ㅠ~]

And then Kang Hoon’s first business would be ruined by reports and hate comments from the YouTuber’s fans.

‘Hmm, somehow the feeling is…’

In times like this, searching was the right thing to do.

Immediately, Kang Hoon tapped on his computer and looked up the ‘Hogang No-nop’ channel.

Indeed, one channel did come up.

“Whoa, the subscriber count is ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands… Huh, it’s almost at a million?!”

He had felt that the message was somehow extraordinary, and there was a reason for it.

“…”

There was no need to think long about it.

Kang Hoon’s product wasn’t some shabby scam item but an actually enhanced ‘genuine article’.

Review it properly and honestly?

Even better!

“Okay! It’ll also promote the product, so it’s killing two birds with one stone!”

But if they were going to do a direct transaction…

‘I’ll need at least a mask to cover my face.’

He wanted to promote the product, but he didn’t want to sell his face too.

That was a matter of privacy from that point on.

His hesitation didn’t last long.

Kang Hoon clicked on the chat window with ‘Hogang No-nop’.

[‘Park Kang-hoon’ seller has approved the direct transaction request!]

“Alright. Let’s go! Test the product thoroughly!”

The Heavenly Demon Supremacy Step taken by a newbie who knew nothing.

The first transaction created by the worst advertisement in Corn Market.com history.

It had begun.

* * *

Afterwards, Kang Hoon exchanged more chats with ‘Hogang No-nop’.

“Hmm, well. The person doesn’t seem strange…?”

In Kang Hoon’s view, he was a professional YouTuber.

He even promised to give a small appearance fee if the transaction went well.

The procedures were extremely clean from start to finish.

His intentions also felt transparent.

‘If it’s not a scam, that’s good. Even if I do get scammed, I can extract 5 million won worth of content from that experience!’

Exactly that kind of attitude.

Given YouTube’s nature, he might even be thinking ‘Actually, it might be better if it were a scam?’

That would be better for pulling views.

‘Well, an unknown rookie Hunter suddenly posting this kind of item would be suspicious, and it would seem good for sucking up views.’

Should I say he selected broadcast items professionally?

Indeed, it seems like not just anyone can gather close to a million subscribers.

[Hogang No-nop] : Then should I visit your workshop, Hunter?

That was the question he sent next.

“Uh…? Workshop? I don’t have such a place…”

Where would someone who was an unsuccessful illustrator and just awakened have such a thing?

His home was just his workspace, project room, business planning office, supply room, and CEO office.

Originally, startups (= cottage industries) were like that.

Kang Hoon’s two thumbs stopped side by side on his mobile phone.

“…”

‘Do other Crafting Hunters have separate workshops? Like setting up tools, expensive equipment, exhibition spaces and such?’

Such a luxurious space.

“Ugh.”

Showing this old studio apartment wouldn’t help increase seller credibility at all.

‘From there, it would just be a shabby one-room exploration.’

After thinking, Kang Hoon typed in the chat.

[Park Kang-hoon (Seller)] : My workshop is off-limits to outsiders.

It wasn’t a lie.

…It was his home.

How could he let a stranger into this cramped studio apartment?

Fortunately, the conversation went well afterwards.

Thanks to Hogang No-nop telling him about a good place for a direct transaction.

That place was a holy site for YouTubers.

A single room that filled an entire floor of a building for live broadcasting─

It was truly a giant studio.

“!”

* * *

And so, today.

“Wow, this is fascinating.”

Kang Hoon arrived at a broadcasting studio for the first time in his life.

Walking through the long, clean corridor was quite fascinating.

How should he put it? It wasn’t a hotel or a motel, which was strange.

Each room had a door lock installed and there wasn’t a single window in the space.

The soundproofing must be excellent since no sound could be heard in the corridor.

“So this is where YouTubers do live broadcasts these days…”

Standing in front of the room number Hogang No-nop had given him, Kang Hoon rummaged through the backpack he’d brought.

He took out a blue ball cap and pressed it down on his head, then put on a mask over his face.

He had received a promise that only the item would be shown on the YouTube live broadcast.

‘Still, just in case.’

He unnecessarily brushed his jacket with his palm and pressed the doorbell.

“Have you arrived, Kang Hoon Hunter?!”

The iron door swung wide open as if they’d been waiting.

Though it was their first meeting, it was easy to recognize Hogang No-nop.

He looked exactly the same as he did on YouTube.

He was shorter than expected, but his impression was quite friendly.

“Hello.”

His voice came out low due to nervousness.

Keeping his head down even more to avoid looking at the camera,

Kang Hoon took out the small box he’d brought.

Speaking of the small box, he had hastily bought it from Da-it-so last night.

He chose the cleanest-looking one with no patterns.

…Even so, this was a broadcast.

Just bringing the bracelet by itself would be a bit awkward.

‘Hmm. Should I enhance the box too to make it look more like a proper product?’

He had considered that, but decided against it.

After all, what mattered was the item inside.

Besides, his daily enhancement limit was precious.

Kang Hoon had to use all those attempts to enhance the Germanium Jade Bracelet.

With a daily limit of only 10 times,

He could only produce 5 +2 enhanced bracelets per day!

‘Automatically limited quantity. A 【Limited Edition】, you could say.’

Fortunately, Hogang No-nop didn’t pay much attention to the box.

Rather, as soon as he took out the contents, he pushed the box aside.

Then he picked up the Germanium Jade Bracelet with his fingers as if pinching it,

And made a gesture of supporting it from behind with his other hand.

Then he held it close to the live broadcast camera to show it.

“The appearance looks quite ordinary?! It has that friendly look like something a street vendor would sell on Line 1 Subway!”

Ouch!

Kang Hoon was secretly startled.

‘This guy is sharp…!’

Fortunately, he didn’t ask Kang Hoon any particular questions.

Thanks to that, Kang Hoon felt relieved.

‘Good thing. I don’t need to say a word.’

A professional YouTuber really was different, he thought.

How well he spoke to the monitor all by himself.

There wasn’t even a moment for the audio to go silent.

After that, Hogang No-nop continued talking about the appearance of the Germanium Jade Bracelet for quite a while.

‘How long is he going to just look at its appearance?’

Kang Hoon leaned into the shadow of his cap and glanced at him sideways.

He needed to quickly check the item and press the ‘purchase’ button.

‘That’s when 5 million won will come into my account.’

A young man with the clearest eyes.

Even though Kang Hoon was being broadcast live to a million-subscriber YouTube channel from this giant studio, he was thinking about money.

Next,

Hogang No-nop rambled on about the weight, texture, and feel, making him anxious, when suddenly—

“So I prepared this!”

Flash!

He pulled out an item he’d hidden in his pocket and held it up.

“Right here! The special product I bought last month, the [Appraisal Magnifying Glass]!”

“Oh.”

Kang Hoon unconsciously exclaimed in admiration.

Had his instincts as an Enhancer already developed?

He didn’t need to touch it with his hands.

Just from a glance, he could tell that magnifying glass was an ‘item.’

“Speaking of this magnifying glass! When you look through this lens, ordinary objects disappear and only ‘magic items’ become visible! It’s a treasure! Finally, I get to use this~!”

Watching him make a big fuss,

‘Ah. It’s nothing special.’

Kang Hoon felt a bit deflated.

He thought it might be an amazing item, but it was completely unnecessary for Kang Hoon.

‘I can distinguish between objects and ‘items’ without using a magnifying glass to look at them.’

In terms of performance, Kang Hoon’s ‘hands’ were even better.

Just by touching with his fingerprints, he could see all the ‘information values’ of an object.

Still, it was very useful for Hogang No-nop, who was an ordinary person.

“Let’s see.”

Holding the magnifying glass in his left hand and the ordinary-looking Germanium bracelet in his right,

“Oh…”

Hogang No-nop brought his eye close to it.

“…Oh?”

Soon,

“Oh, ohhh!? This looks real! It shows up in the magic magnifying glass, everyone!!”

Then he put down the magnifying glass and,

Gulp!

Swallowed his dry saliva.

Soon, he slowly passed his slightly trembling hand through the Germanium Jade Bracelet.

Snap!

The moment the transparent rubber band snapped against his wrist,

“…”

Hogang No-nop froze with his mouth agape.

It was the first time his constantly chattering tongue had stopped.

Soon he looked at Kang Hoon instead of the camera.

And he said,

“Kang Hoon Hunter.”

“Yes?”

“…How on earth did you do this?”

Then an exclamation of ‘Woaah…’ flowed out.

It wasn’t the forced tension he’d been acting out for YouTube until now.

That was genuine admiration.

“This… this! It’s real, everyone! I can feel it right away! Wow, there’s really something different! I can feel the energy!!”

After watching him for quite a while.

Kang Hoon asked.

“…So will you. Purchase it?”

“Wow, Kang Hoon Hunter, you’re not nervous at all. Usually even decent actors have their voices shake a bit during their first live broadcast. As expected… is a Hunter who puts out this kind of item as their first account transaction different…?”

“?”

When Kang Hoon tilted his head with clear eyes above his mask, only then did Hogang No-nop speak in an exaggerated broadcast tone.

“Please sell it to me! Kang Hoon Hunterrrrr!!”

Hogang No-nop immediately picked up his mobile phone.

Unable to contain his excitement, he hurriedly touched the screen with trembling hands.

Bzzing, bzzing!

Kang Hoon’s mobile phone rang twice.

[Direct transaction reservation buyer has approved the deal.]

The first was a notification from Corn Market.com.

[(web sender) Yetda Bank 1999-123-98765

Deposit 5,000,000 won

Balance 5,251,120 won]

The second was the deposit details that arrived from his main bank!

‘Wo, woooow!!’

Due to Corn Market’s characteristics, they don’t take commission fees on first sales!

Five million won, a huge sum that came in at once!

Did they say everyone gets nervous during their first broadcast?

Kang Hoon was nervous that the money might not come in.

Even while guessing that a million-subscriber YouTuber wouldn’t rip him off, Kang Hoon didn’t let his guard down.

Who knows?

It was often heard that famous YouTubers use their fame to receive products for free or ask for discounts.

“Hmm. Thank you for the transaction. Please continue to patronize us.”

When he lowered his voice and greeted like that.

Hogang No-nop bowed his waist 90 degrees.

“Wow, you have a calm personality and even presence. I’m the one who should be grateful! Park Kang-hoon Hunter! Kyaaaah!! This item is just insane, everyone!“

The first words were directed at Kang Hoon.

Soon he turned toward the viewers beyond the monitor.

Hogang No-nop waved his wrist at the camera, shouting something in broadcast tone.

At this truly passionate ‘product review.’

Kang Hoon hesitantly stepped backward, naturally heading toward the door.

Hogang No-nop didn’t stop Kang Hoon.

His attention was entirely focused on the [Virility Enhancement Germanium Jade Bracelet +2].

The real-time viewer reaction was explosive!

[What the hell is so special about it??????]

[speak properly please]

[It’s real? That thing??? It really works?]

[Can’t you take it off and show us for 5 minutes]

[Hahahahaha]

[Then the channel would be shut down immediately lol]

[No, no! I was asking you to show us the item description window too. Hey! Don’t misunderstand lol]

“Wait, wait! The chat is moving too fast for me to read everything! The, the comments are exploding too?! I’ll answer your questions one by one! Kuhahaha! Just how amazing this item is…!”

Leaving the distracted customer behind.

Kang Hoon quickly escaped from the studio.

“Phew!”

A successful first transaction!

Somehow his steps felt like they were bouncing.

It felt like his body was soaring as if it had forgotten gravity.

With a heart fluttering like a butterfly.

Kang Hoon ran toward home.

Too excited to take the bus or subway.

He ran and ran like an excited child.

Even so, his hands never left his mobile phone.

More precisely, from the deposit details displayed within it.

“Money…”

The greatest challenge and worry of modern people’s lives.

“…To think it could be earned this easily!”

He had never been wealthy before.

“…”

All the hardships he had accumulated to pay rent flashed by like a panorama.

For some reason he didn’t understand,

The more Kang Hoon worked, the poorer he became.

He had never been lazy and always saved money strictly, yet he always had debt.

Korea’s rent kept rising, and prices kept going up too.

But only Kang Hoon’s income didn’t rise.

The dead end where he had hesitated about what to do.

At the end of those memories, Kang Hoon smiled.

“But now it’s different.”

This wasn’t the bitter smile he’d been wearing until now!

“Hahahat…!”

A suddenly unfamiliar feeling surrounded Kang Hoon.

A feeling he was experiencing for the first time in his life.

‘Wow, to think five hundred would come in so suddenly!’

At the same time, Kang Hoon was certain.

Today’s transaction was just the beginning.

“I need to raise my Crafting Skill more.”

If that happened, what more could he enhance?

‘Maybe I could even enhance that strange moktak I encountered during the first test.’

And that night─

The full video of Hogang No-nop’s YouTube live broadcast where Kang Hoon had appeared made it into the top 10 real-time trending keywords.

“…Huh?”

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