I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 138
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 138
A Connection Continued from Daeseong (2)
Mmm.
Yu Ji-a frowned.
A terrible hangover hit her.
Her head felt heavy with crushing pain washing over her, and the sunlight felt so bright that even opening her eyes was difficult.
Just how much did I drink?
“Mmm, water…”
Muttering from thirst, she turned her body to lie facing away from the window.
At that moment, a strange sensation against her palm.
Something hard like a washboard – why would that be on the bed…?
‘Gasp!’
In that instant, she snapped awake.
Because she remembered who was lying next to her!
‘…Baek Jin-woo.’
What her hand had touched were his abs.
Yesterday, after grandfather disappeared saying he was going to the bathroom, she and he had continued drinking heavily.
Both of them got drunk, pouring down alcohol as if competing with each other.
It was the first time.
The first time she had drunk like that without any wariness…
Her memories after that were hazy, but several scenes were stuck in her mind like fragments.
While talking about their true feelings for each other, was it courage from the alcohol?
She had been the first to kiss him.
That was the end of it.
If two vigorous young adults could restrain themselves in that situation…
They would be monks, Taoist immortals, and ancient Greek Stoic philosophers.
No, they’d just be Buddha.
‘Aaahhh!’
Yu Ji-a’s body stiffened with tension as she squeezed her eyes shut.
It gradually came back to her.
Those passionate and heated scenes from last night.
Judging by the sensations she felt all over her body, she wasn’t wearing any clothes either.
There was only one thing she could do.
Pretend to be dead…
No, pretend to be asleep.
Unlike Yu Ji-a, Baek Jin-woo remembered everything.
Alcohol tolerance was mental strength!
It seemed like his alcohol tolerance got stronger as his achievements in the Geoncheongsim technique increased.
That’s why he hadn’t forgotten about Pokryong either.
Around 3 AM?
He had briefly flown out to resummon it.
Anyway.
‘Phew.’
Yesterday he had heard Yu Ji-a’s true feelings.
– Isn’t it strange? On days when I meet you, Jin-woo, my work efficiency actually increases. Today too. Originally I would have had to work overtime to finish this amount, but I finished it all before 3 o’clock. Why do you think that is?
– Oh right, how do you like this outfit today? Actually, it’s my first time wearing it – it’s not awkward, is it?
– Ah, damn. Why does my heart keep racing? Hmm, this is the first time I’ve felt like this.
– Ah, but when should we drop the formal speech? Come to think of it, I’m older than you. Hehe! I’ll be cool about it. Speak comfortably!
With her face flushed red, she had rambled on with a twisted tongue before attempting that lip collision.
It would be a lie to say he didn’t like it.
Baek Jin-woo also thought that if he were to form a relationship with someone, it could only be Yu Ji-a.
Her appearance, abilities, and personality too.
‘And my heart as well.’
He had tried to protect Yu Ji-a as his priority.
The person who had recognized his potential when he knew nothing about himself.
Yoo Byeong-cheon was already drunk and had gone inside.
Fortunately, he seemed to like him very much.
Then what was there to worry about?
As they desired each other, things gradually became more intense.
Baek Jin-woo became a man that day.
“Should we go get some hangover soup?”
It was slightly awkward, but that awkwardness was dispelled by Baek Jin-woo’s first words.
Flinch.
Yu Ji-a’s body trembled, and soon she opened her eyes.
She had been pretending to sleep, but apparently got caught.
“Were you awake?”
“Yeah.”
“Since you’re speaking casually, I guess you remember everything from yesterday…”
“Of course.”
Baek Jin-woo’s hand gently stroked Yu Ji-a’s hair.
“I remember agreeing to date too.”
Why was that?
Those words brought tremendous relief to Yu Ji-a, and in that brief moment made her envision an incredible future.
‘I guess I’ll have to squeeze all the stocks out of grandfather.’
Those stocks would belong to Yubaek.
Daeseong would become a subsidiary of Yubaek!
And Baek Jin-woo owned 70% of that Yubaek.
‘I’ll make it all belong to Baek Jin-woo.’
Yu Ji-a clenched her fist tightly.
People move according to their goals.
She had already been working hard, but now she had more motivation.
If she married Baek Jin-woo?
95% of that Yubaek would become ‘ours’, so naturally she’d be more ambitious, wouldn’t she?
“Good.”
“Hm?”
When Baek Jin-woo tilted his head.
“I said good, let’s go get hangover soup. Let’s get up and clear our heads first.”
Once they cleared their heads?
They’d need to make their relationship a bit more definite.
Yu Ji-a smiled brightly.
It was a radiant smile on a completely different level from what she had shown before.
After finishing his meal with Yu Ji-a and returning to Yubaek City, Baek Jin-woo looked for Pokryong first.
“Pokryong.”
– Yes, Jin-woo!
Thud thud thud!
Pokryong, who had been training in the corner, ran over with a delighted expression.
Due to the drinking, he had been away for quite a long time.
Worried it might have reset, he checked its status first.
[Train the Explosive Dragon Mage (EX-grade) for 100 days beside the Flame Body!]
[If separated for more than 1 hour, the period will reset.]
[Current Period – 98 days, 10:20:00]
“Phew.”
Thank goodness.
It seems Hwang Ji-woo has been approaching every hour.
– Only 37 hours and 40 minutes left now. My heart is getting hotter.
“Really?”
The being sealed in Pokryong’s heart, the Ancient Explosive Dragon (S-grade).
It seems its power is stirring to awaken.
‘Predation.’
Among all the skills Baek Jin-woo knew, it was the most overpowered growth-type enhancement skill.
Now there wasn’t much time left until it awakened.
‘It might be the same content as before.’
Probably it would be better if anything, it wouldn’t get worse.
With even this kind of unexpected event mixed in, of course!
“Huff, huff!”
While he was taking care of Pokryong, Hwang Ji-woo, who had been exercising in the distance, approached.
She was definitely different from the beginning too.
The baby fat that had filled her cheeks was all gone, and her body had changed to have a healthy beauty.
“Jin-woo, you’re here? I came to reset, but huff, huff!”
“Ji-woo.”
“Yes.”
“Let’s focus and keep watch for exactly 37 hours from now. Do your training as close to Pokryong as possible too.”
“Huff, huff! Yes!”
Hwang Ji-woo actually had many questions.
Baek Jin-woo, who usually participated in evening training, hadn’t come in, and even during dawn and the next morning he was absent.
The problem was that the day before, he had gone out all dressed up with Yu Ji-a.
However.
“I’ll take responsibility and achieve the 100 days!”
She couldn’t ask directly.
Baek Jin-woo was still a difficult person for her.
‘If I ask?’
Nothing would change just by asking.
Hwang Ji-woo knew too.
That Baek Jin-woo treated her exactly like a friend of her younger brother A-jin.
Just.
Let’s focus on training hard.
As soon as Yu Ji-a returned, she started making plans for Yubaek City expansion.
The 1 trillion won worth of promissory notes received from England’s Bank of England!
On top of that, she had secured all the land around Geomdan Mountain and obtained development rights too.
“We’re going to create one planned city around Geomdan Mountain and inside the mountain.”
She gathered capable managers and told them.
“Money is no object. The current Yubaek City will be the center, with a much larger training ground behind it. We’ll use the entire mountain as a training ground. To the east, we’ll expand the apartment complex even more. All along the Han River line! You know what I mean, right?”
The apartments coming into Yubaek City must be so ultra-luxury that everyone would want them.
Forest access with Han River views too.
Everything must be satisfied.
“Please make apartments more valuable than any existing brand. Please make the commercial spaces within the central complex the best commercial areas too. So residents can enjoy convenient living while harmonizing with nature. Should we just create an open mall?”
Open Mall.
It refers to a commercial space that combines commerce, culture, and themed streets, also called a complex shopping space.
At Yu Ji-a’s order, one of the managers questioned.
“Hmm, to open an open mall, there needs to be a lot of customer influx. But this place isn’t a densely populated area, nor is it an area with active commercial activity… And it’s not like transportation convenience is good either.”
“It’s fine.”
Yu Ji-a smiled slightly.
A natural concern to have!
“That’s why we’re going to build a landmark. That’s why we’re going to build more apartments too. And you don’t need to worry about customers. We’ll make it so that most players from Korea and around the world can visit here.”
“Is, is that possible?”
Even if Baek Jin-woo was a super player shining as world ranking 1st.
People wouldn’t just come to hang out.
One-time tourists might flock in the beginning, but that would be the end.
To secure proper population mobility, something more attractive was needed…
“We’ll have Yubaek’s newly planned luxury rune brand, ‘Rune Eclat’ headquarters located here.”
“…Rune Eclat!”
The managers exclaimed in admiration.
The world already knew.
That Baek Jin-woo had an incredibly overpowered summon called Rune Dwarf, and that summon could create various rare runes.
That’s why the Yubaek website was always packed with people.
Inquiry emails expressing interest in purchasing runes numbered in the millions per day.
“Moreover, since rare runes are limited quantity, we plan to make them available for purchase only as physical items at this headquarters.”
Jackpot!
This was a jackpot!
This way, the mobility problem would definitely be solved and then some.
Players were crazy about runes.
And there were quite a few people crazy about those players.
Besides, would the government just sit still?
How much tax revenue could be earned just from tourism business!
Once built, they would try to connect transportation somehow.
Change GTX routes, bring in subways…
Maybe even build another international airport…?
“And we’ll have all the various brands that Daeseong owns located here too. And the training ground!”
Yu Ji-a raised her voice to emphasize.
“You know, right? The training ground is the most important thing in Yubaek City.”
The training ground was exactly where Baek Jin-woo spent the most time.
They absolutely had to pay attention to it.
Even now, with all 10 guild members having their summons out, space was actually lacking.
“Yubaek City Training Ground is used by SKY Guild members, Korea’s top elites. Please try to preserve the mountain environment as much as possible while equipping it with cutting-edge facilities. And please create a beautiful environment that makes you want to stay in the training ground. Sensibly.”
Yu Ji-a made demanding yet clear requests, even spreading out blueprints.
Various construction companies and managers had no complaints.
Usually, building such large complexes required massive funds.
Normally, those funds would be procured through banks via PF or construction loans, investors, pre-sales, etc…
But here, there was none of that.
Interim payments? Final payments?
Without any of that, they requested the fastest expansion with lump sum payment.
Moreover, the cost was extremely expensive, and the government guaranteed it too.
Who would complain about being paid a lot of money?
Rather.
‘This is an opportunity. We must build it beautifully, with our absolute best.’
‘It seems like they’ll keep developing, so we need to stand out!’
‘Woof woof! I’ll work like a dog! Just pay me!’
Everyone lit fire in their eyes and finished preparing to work hard.
In a capitalist world, nothing exploits people better than money.
“Well then, everyone.”
Yu Ji-a smiled faintly.
“Please take care of the hard work.”
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