I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 81
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Chapter 81
81: Why Are You Coming Out of There? (2)
Not all used car dealerships operated the same way, but among those who sold used vehicles, quite a few were of poor quality, and because of them, the reputation of used cars had inevitably suffered.
They’d post false listings, and when customers arrived, they’d claim the car had just been taken out or suggest showing something better instead, or they’d pull bait-and-switch tactics, overcharge customers, or sometimes even intimidate them.
The negative image hadn’t appeared for no reason.
Because of this, people tried to research thoroughly before visiting, but not everyone did that. Some would casually look things over and get tempted by listings, which is why false advertisements thrived.
The Hunters Used Car Dealership was one such place.
“Damn, has word gotten out lately? People aren’t coming at all.”
Chae Dongwon, frowning deeply while smoking a cigarette and scanning his surroundings, spat repeatedly and muttered irritably.
One of the staff members, spotting Chae Dongwon like this, hurriedly went elsewhere—apparently he’d been quite harsh on them.
Though he advertised as an active Hunter and presented a wholesome image, the Hunters Used Car Dealership he operated was, in truth, the most thuggish establishment around.
Just because someone was a Hunter didn’t make them any less of a thug. They lived the same way regardless.
Chae Dongwon and his old school friends worked here at this used car dealership run by a senior they’d known since their student days, but despite the name, Chae Dongwon was the only actual Hunter among them.
“Tch. Why aren’t these bastards coming?”
Chae Dongwon, full of complaints, muttered this while calling a coworker friend on his phone, but the call went unanswered.
He figured the guy was probably still knocked out from a hangover. Though Chae Dongwon had drunk with them yesterday, even as an F-rank Hunter, his recovery ability far surpassed that of ordinary people.
As Chae Dongwon was grumbling like this, he noticed a man entering the dealership and browsing around.
He looked somewhat naive—a man around Chae Dongwon’s age.
Probably in his early to mid-twenties?
Seeing such a guy, Chae Dongwon couldn’t help but smirk.
Naive types like that would buy something immediately if you just scared them a little.
‘Perfect.’
Thinking he’d caught a customer, he hastily threw down the cigarette he’d been smoking and approached the naive-looking man.
“Welcome.”
“???”
The man looked slightly taken aback at Chae Dongwon’s casual tone, and Chae Dongwon smirked before asking.
“You here to look at a car?”
“Yes. I saw a Sonata with 20,000 kilometers listed here, so I came to check it out.”
“Haha. That one? Just wait a moment.”
At those words, Chae Dongwon smirked and spoke.
Since there were no other staff in the office besides himself at the moment, Chae Dongwon frowned slightly before quickly sitting at the computer and pretending to search for the listing by typing on the keyboard.
Of course, it didn’t exist.
‘Hehehe, no wonder I can’t quit this false listing business.’
With suckers like this coming in, how could he stop?
The guy looked like a college student, so if he sold him something decent with a little deception, the kid would definitely just drive it around without complaining anywhere. As Chae Dongwon thought this and looked at the man.
When his darkened pupils met the man’s eyes, a subtle pressure washed over him, and Chae Dongwon stared blankly at Dohyun.
He felt an atmosphere similar to what he’d experienced from the instructors back at the Hunter Training Center.
He didn’t know why that hellish place suddenly came to mind, but in that moment, Chae Dongwon shook his head and pretended to look at the monitor before muttering regretfully.
“Tch, ah. You’re talking about that 20,000 kilometer Sonata hybrid, right?”
“Yes. That’s the one I came to see.”
“Ah, what do I do about this?”
“…?”
“Perfect timing—this one just sold. Looks like you came to see it before the system processed it.”
Chae Dongwon spoke with something suspicious in his tone, but the man simply nodded as if he didn’t particularly mind.
Whether he genuinely thought it was possible or had no real attachment to begin with, Chae Dongwon chuckled at the man’s composed response.
“Then want me to show you something better?”
“There are better inventory options?”
“Kid, there’s plenty to choose from. Follow me.”
As Chae Dongwon spoke and started walking, the man felt something odd about it but decided to follow anyway.
Of course, that man was Dohyun, and he happened to be checking Chae Dongwon’s ability stats at that very moment.
『Chae Dongwon』
『Trait: Warrior [F]』
『Skills』
▶「Swordsmanship [F]」
▶「Mana Manipulation [F]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 7」
▶「Agility: 6」
▶「Stamina: 6」
▶「Mana: 2」
[Analysis successful.]
[You acquire 10 AP.]
‘So he really is a Hunter.’
He’d at least learned swordsmanship and mana manipulation at the Hunter Training Center. His other stats were all far too low, but I didn’t particularly care about that.
He wasn’t even one of my party members—why would I worry about someone else’s stats?
All I needed to do was buy a car and leave, so I just followed along casually.
Following Chae Dongwon that way, I ended up at something like a parking tower with cars scattered around next to the office, and looking at it, I could clearly see it was messier and less impressive than other places.
Faced with something less impressive than expected, I frowned slightly.
‘Not great.’
The moment Chae Dongwon saw my reaction, he chuckled as if he’d seen it all before.
Then he said,
“But you’re a student?”
“No. I’ve graduated.”
“Ah, fresh out of school? Then I’m your senior.”
In service work, what does senior or junior matter? There’s only customers and salespeople.
I thought that to myself and wasn’t pleased, but I nodded anyway.
I wasn’t sure if he was really my senior, but I decided to stay quiet and see what he’d say next. Chae Dongwon laughed and spoke.
“These days, so many kids come looking at cars and just browse without buying anything—it’s incredibly stressful.”
Chae Dongwon said that and casually moved closer, putting his arm around my shoulder.
It seemed like a habit from his school days that still lingered, and as I watched to see what he was doing, Chae Dongwon laughed inwardly.
‘Heh, looks like he’s scared.’
Chae Dongwon decided to deliver the finishing blow, tightening his grip on my shoulder as he spoke.
“Hey, I’ve been stressed lately, and I really hope our younger sibling doesn’t end up the same way?”
Crunch.
Normally, people would scream and collapse at this point, but Dohyun simply stared at Chae Dongwon blankly.
It was Chae Dongwon who found himself flustered instead.
“Uh, wh-what?”
Chae Dongwon, an F-rank Hunter, possessed strength that could easily overpower most athletes.
Normally, applying such force in a shoulder grip would make someone feel like they were dying, but Dohyun seemed perfectly fine—more than fine, actually.
Seeing this, Dohyun let out a sigh and shook his head slowly.
He came along because they said they were selling cars, only to find himself in some desolate place where they were trying to intimidate a customer. How childish.
Dohyun thought it couldn’t be helped and decided internally.
Since the other side started acting childishly first, he should respond in kind.
With that thought, Dohyun placed his arm around Chae Dongwon’s shoulder and looked at him. In that instant, Chae Dongwon felt something had gone terribly wrong.
Crunch crunch crunch.
“Gaaaaaahhhhh!!!”
The moment Dohyun applied even slight pressure, both of Chae Dongwon’s shoulders felt like they were dislocating. He screamed and thrashed about.
But no matter how much he struggled, Dohyun didn’t budge an inch. He remained as immobile as stone, regardless of what Chae Dongwon did.
Dohyun chuckled darkly and spoke to Chae Dongwon.
“Come on, hyung. Why are you making such a fuss? You’re a Hunter, aren’t you? You should endure it.”
“Kgh-ugh-ugh! Kgh-ugh-ugh!”
He wanted to beg Dohyun to stop, but the pressure from the shoulder grip alone made it impossible to breathe properly, let alone speak.
Then, as Dohyun lifted him slightly while maintaining the grip, Chae Dongwon’s feet lifted off the ground as if his entire body was being uprooted.
Dohyun sensed that Chae Dongwon’s resolve was crumbling considerably, so he added even more pressure to crush him further.
“So, does that 20,000 Sonar X have something better, or not?”
“Kgh-ugh-ugh-ugh!”
Unable to withstand Dohyun’s pressure any longer, Chae Dongwon nodded frantically like a madman.
At Chae Dongwon’s affirmative nod, Dohyun smirked and slowly released his grip. Chae Dongwon collapsed to the ground and gasped for breath.
“Huff, huff-huff, huff-huff-huff.”
As Chae Dongwon finally caught his breath, Dohyun, seemingly satisfied, crouched beside him and patted his shoulder. Chae Dongwon flinched violently, his eyes rolling.
“So, hyung. We’re good now, right?”
“Y-yes! Yes!!! Yes!!! I-I’ll do my best!!!”
Watching Chae Dongwon answer in utter terror, Dohyun shook his head.
He hadn’t wanted to go this far, but since the other side started it, there was no choice. With that thought, Dohyun clicked his tongue and stood up. Then, a familiar voice came from somewhere.
“Oppa?”
“…?”
At that familiar voice, Dohyun turned his head to see a face that shouldn’t be here.
It was none other than Dohyun’s younger sister, Lee Dohee, standing there with her hand over her mouth, her expression quite shocked. Beside Lee Dohee was a friend of hers whom he’d seen a few times, trembling nervously as well.
From their expressions, it was clear they hadn’t just stumbled upon him by chance.
With an ominous feeling, Dohyun asked Lee Dohee a question.
“Since when….”
“…Since oppa put his arm around that person’s shoulder?”
“Sigh.”
I’d seen it all, which made me a bit uncomfortable. But Dohyun soon asked as if something was off.
“Why are you coming out of here?”
“…Jimin knows, right? Jimin said she got scammed by a Hunter here a few days ago… so I came to help her sort it out.”
At those words, Dohyun let out a deep sigh and spoke while looking at Chae Dongwon.
“Haaa. Hyung.”
“I’m, I’m so sorry.”
Chae Dongwon immediately apologized and spoke quickly.
“I, I’ll take responsibility and return the, the money.”
Looking at Chae Dongwon, who was visibly frightened, Dohyun glared at him with that same concern and asked.
“Hyung, what about my car?”
“Of, of course I’ll give it to you.”
“Good.”
After resolving her friend’s matter, I scratched my head as I looked at Lee Dohee, who was staring at me with an expression asking what on earth was going on.
Somehow a bigger problem had emerged than the fraudulent used car listing.
Wondering how I’d gotten caught up in this, I decided to finalize the car purchase first and gave Chae Dongwon a subtle signal, which allowed me to contract a genuine 20,000-kilometer Sonatax Hybrid for just 10 million won, and I was able to recover a portion of Jimin’s money as well.
“Oppa, thank you so much! Dohee’s grateful too!”
“Yeah. Jimin, I’ll contact you later. I have some family matters to handle first.”
“Y, yeah, okay!”
At Lee Dohee’s fierce expression, Kim Jimin quickly left the place, and I looked at Lee Dohee awkwardly. She still had that fierce expression as she looked at me and asked.
“So what’s going on?”
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