Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 97
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Episode 97
Chapter 97. I’ll Buy It, I’ll Buy It, I’ll Buy It
Seri, who had been listening to the two men’s conversation the entire time,
“Ahem.”
Added a word.
“—That’s because Kang Hoon is naturally amazing.”
“Me?”
At Kang Hoon’s question, Seri fell into thought for a moment.
Certainly, this was a charm that only this man possessed.
Seri had spent her life seeing only pufferfish-like Hunters who showed off and exaggerated what they had.
Among all the Hunters she had seen, Park Kang-hoon was the most amazing—
And his growth rate was insanely fast too!
‘Already reached level 32. The fastest in Korea.’
Even including all the top-ranked Tank, Dealer, and Support Hunters in Korea.
There was still no Hunter who had reached level 32 in a shorter time than Kang Hoon.
Breaking through level 20 was already an amazing achievement, but at that point, it wasn’t enough for Rankers to be wary.
‘He’s somewhat similar to us, but well, he’s S-rank. Still, he probably won’t be able to keep up from here.’
They must have overlooked him like that.
With his explosive leveling up and the news that he had perfectly tamed and brought out a Golem.
Others must be burning with jealousy and competitive spirit.
Among them especially, the Tank & Support duo from Taecho, the top-ranked guild, apparently locked themselves in a dungeon as soon as they saw the news.
Kang Hoon, who was in crafting, was also a Support.
Since she, being a Healer, was also a Support.
She heard they even formed an Ace Team to break records, so they wouldn’t lose their position as the top Support.
After making those proud and haughty Rankers so scared.
The actually threatening rookie Kang Hoon was rolling his eyes and saying this.
“Hmm, what’s so amazing about me.”
…like that.
So Seri couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Hah, how should I explain this?”
After falling into thought for just a moment.
Seri used an otaku term she had recently learned.
“—Ah, right. To put it simply, Kang Hoon is an ‘overpowered character.'”
“Aha!”
Kang Hoon, who understood immediately, slapped his knee.
Watching him, she unconsciously let out a laugh, but only briefly.
“…Oh right!”
The smile completely disappeared from Seri’s face.
“Speaking of which, this worked out perfectly. I’ve already found a place to sell Skill Books for Kang Hoon.”
“Huh?”
“How dare I allow Paparazzi to record Kang Hoon’s information. I absolutely cannot forgive myself.”
Seri was very serious about this.
Anger and humiliation toward the Paparazzi, and—
“I did think something was strange that day, but for me to miss it…”
Disappointment and reflection about herself too.
“Hey~! How is that Seri’s fault?!”
Kang Hoon panicked and quickly handed her the remaining chicken leg.
“I didn’t know, Lucky didn’t know, and Alba didn’t know either!”
At the words he said to try to comfort Seri.
– …Kyiing!
– Ma, Master…
Lucky and Alba flinching was a separate matter.
“Anyway! I, Seri, have decided. I’ll do anything necessary for Kang Hoon.”
Waving the chicken leg resolutely, Seri said.
“What?! Why go that far?! When I searched online… I heard Skill Books aren’t easily available on the market.”
Universal Skill Books are consumable items.
Hunters lucky enough to obtain them naturally use them for themselves.
A single skill could change a Hunter’s grade.
Then their income could jump dozens of times.
Unless they were extremely desperate right now, there was no reason to sell them on the market.
“Even if you have money, getting Universal Skill Books isn’t easy…”
The more Kang Hoon said this.
“It should be easy for Kang Hoon.”
Seri burned with even more enthusiasm and showed a refreshing smile.
“Hehehehe! Finally I get to do some shopping with Kang Hoon.”
“…Sho, shopping?”
He didn’t know why his shoulders shrank at those words.
* * *
For all precious items, black markets exist.
Among them, there was a Black Market Dealer who handled Universal Skill Books.
“Another peaceful day.”
His secretly operated trading site.
Hunters called that place the ‘Black Corn Market’.
As usual, he was accessing the site and checking the secret transactions that came in.
In the middle of that.
“Hmm?”
Strangely, the trade proposals that would usually end within one page filled two pages, three pages.
“…Even four pages are completely full? No, I’m dying from lack of stock, what is this.”
At this level.
‘Give me everything you have!’
It was like pointing a gun at him.
“Tsk. I don’t know who it is, but I can’t give all the precious Skill Books to one person.”
Customer management is the basics of business.
He was about to tell the new customer to wait and take care of existing customers first.
Just as he was about to reject all the incoming trades.
Bzzing, bzzing—
The burner phone rang.
A short and concise text message arrived from the ‘Boss’.
[The bulk trade that came in today. Deliver it all no matter what. They’re your Boss’s Wife’s benefactor.]
“!”
At the sudden special instruction, the Black Market Dealer straightened his back and sat up.
“No way, how am I supposed to get all of this?”
While racking his brains, he instead began canceling all deals with existing customers.
That was the way of the demonic Black Corn Market.
While entering false reasons one by one to delay transactions, he didn’t know.
The ‘Boss’s Wife’s benefactor’ that the Black Market boss was talking about.
That it was Seri, a young Hunter from Korea.
Boss’s Wife. In other words, the boss’s wife had completely fallen for the K-pop group ‘Photoshop Boys’.
The Gate that had burst at the concert hall of PSD for short was handled.
It became a connection when Boss’s Wife’s favorite member was rescued─
‘The benefactor of our boys needs it right now!! Right this instant!!’
That Boss’s Wife was currently nagging while pulling at the boss’s hair!
…Without knowing such circumstances, while contacting all of the Black Market’s trading partners.
The Black Market Dealer was just bewildered.
“How much is all this worth…? Did some Middle Eastern rich person awaken or something?”
* * *
Even while making money like that, Kang Hoon didn’t know what to buy.
“Kang Hoon, please choose what you want from these.”
But strangely, in front of the Universal Skill Books that Seri had obtained.
“…I want to buy them all?”
Both his heart and wallet opened wide!
At such a statement from Kang Hoon, Seri was rather flustered.
“Huh?! I thought you would pick and choose carefully before purchasing, so I got everything I could possibly obtain!”
And for good reason.
Universal Skill Books cost at least ten billion per book.
Because there are many Hunters who want to obtain them, but the supply is extremely limited.
A market where you can name your price has been formed.
There were nine such Universal Skill Books right in front of Kang Hoon.
“No, before that. How on earth did you obtain Universal Skill Books? I thought even one or two would be a lot.”
Looking over the Universal Skill Books spread out on the table, Kang Hoon asked.
“Hehe.”
Seri raised her index finger in front of her lips and said.
“You’ll get hurt if you know too much. There are ways to manage connections.”
“…?”
Well, Seri was the one who summoned an Interior Hunter Team on the same day when the basic waiting time is half a year.
Though he didn’t know for sure, she seemed to have her own secret methods.
And that path would surely be the path of a ‘social butterfly’.
From the beginning, Kang Hoon was a homebody.
While acknowledging that it was a path he couldn’t take with his temperament─
“Then I’ll gratefully take a look!”
Kang Hoon decided to fully enjoy the benefits of Seri’s social skills!
Then he placed his hand on the first skill book.
“Hmm. I’ll buy this one.”
“Um… That’s 7.9 billion.”
“Yes.”
He decided on his first purchase like that.
For the second skill book as well, he didn’t even open it and just placed his hand on the cover.
“I’ll buy this one too.”
“That’s 12 billion?”
Then, next.
“Hmm. This one feels good too. I think I’ll need it. I’ll buy it.”
“…From that line they get more expensive, Kang Hoon. That’s 32 billion.”
Again, next.
“I’ll buy it.”
“…29 billion.”
“I’ll buy it.”
“…34.5 billion.”
“I’ll buy it.”
“…I never thought I’d say this, but 9.99 billion. This one feels cheap now.”
Like that, he ended up purchasing all the prepared Universal Skill Books.
He had squandered it all in just one day.
The money he had earned through Enhancement until now.
Among that, the cash he had preciously saved only in his bank account, about 200 billion in large sum.
All of it.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t purchase Universal Skill Books of every type.
The types of skill books currently available were limited, which was also a problem.
The amount alone was like that too.
“To learn all the currently known Universal Skills, you’d need at least 300 billion. Of course, that’s only possible if the goods come to market.”
“Wow.”
Only admiration came out.
In an instant, the cash in his bank account disappeared, and Kang Hoon had obtained nine books.
“Really, I know you but I don’t know you, Kang Hoon. Suddenly flexing like this.”
Seri said as if bewildered.
“Come to think of it, you were like that the day you bought your house too.”
“Flexing. Do I look like that?”
“What else would it be? Usually Crafting Hunters finish farming when they get good weapons and armor.”
Because combat isn’t their main focus.
Seri thought.
But Kang Hoon was moving like a combat Hunter.
Like Hunters who fight quite hardcore at that.
Only a very small number of raiders polish themselves this much.
Someone posted this formula on the Hunter Community.
Ordinary Crafting Hunter? – Done with good weapons and armor Life-risking combat Hunter? – Good weapons + good armor + skill books on top of that! Among them, ranking combat Hunters? – Top-grade weapons + top-grade armor + sweep up skill books by emptying their entire fortune!
The point was that combat Hunters cost that much money.
And the higher you go, the exponentially greater the money consumed becomes.
But.
Kang Hoon was a Crafting Hunter who could live comfortably.
Yet he began developing himself more thoroughly than most combat Hunters.
‘If he had spent money freely like other Hunters until now, the skill book flex might have been difficult….’
Did he foresee even that far?
Or was it really by coincidence, his innate personality fitting perfectly?
…Either way, Park Kang-hoon was taking the optimal route possible at his current level.
──And it was the top-tier combat Ranker route at that.
Seri was inwardly amazed.
“If not that, then is there some kind of standard or criteria?”
“Hmm.”
At her question, Kang Hoon scratched the back of his head and said.
“It’s just a feeling.”
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