If I Don’t Earn 1 Trillion Won, My Regression Ends - Chapter 38

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Episode 38

【’Dream Mirror Bottle’ has been added to your wallet.】

…Dream Mirror Bottle?

It was a name whose meaning I couldn’t understand at all.

I took the item out and examined it carefully. Hmm…

“A terrarium? This is a terrarium.”

It’s something where you fill a sealed glass bottle with plants and soil to decorate and create an ecosystem. I had tried growing one when they were popular at one point.

‘How am I supposed to use this?’

The test tube was unhelpful, often giving no information at all rather than brief explanations when providing rewards.

Since it’s an [Excellent] grade reward, it should be much better than the items I’ve gotten so far…

I stared intently into the glass bottle.

The small glass bottle, about the size of one hand, was filled with something like whitish fog, making it hard to see inside clearly.

‘There’s a forest, and a lake… what’s that? A house?’

Even though it was hard to see, I could tell it was decorated with care and attention to detail.

Just as I was struggling to figure out how to use it.

【Activation is possible starting January 1, 2000.】

…?

“Are you kidding me right now!”

This isn’t funny—

…No. There must be some reason for this.

A good citizen who knows how to obey authority quietly put the glass bottle away in her wallet.

Afraid my inner thoughts might be read, I couldn’t even curse freely and was meditating like an enlightened monk when…

I heard the sound of the front door opening.

Soon followed by a loud crash as if something had collided.

I was startled and opened my room door to go out.

“Huh? You were home?”

It was Rampa Lim.

He was sitting slumped in the entryway, and around the boy I could see scattered crutches and an ankle brace.

The loud sound I’d just heard seemed to have come from there.

Especially that brace over there clearly looked like it had been thrown, but I approached pretending not to notice.

Rampa Lim also seemed not to have expected anyone to be home.

Seeing me, he flinched, then quickly relaxed his stiff facial muscles and put on his usual cheerful smile.

The transition was so fast that I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen his expression before.

“It should be a school day. It’s Friday. You skipped again? That’s becoming a habit.”

“Did you come back from rehabilitation?”

“Huh? Yeah. It’s Monday, Wednesday, Friday.”

“Isn’t it too early to start? Do bones heal that quickly?”

“It’s not early at all.”

Rampa Lim burst into hearty laughter and bent down to organize his shoes.

I quietly approached and touched Rampa Lim’s back. It was slightly damp and cold.

It was evidence that he had been sweating.

Something I hadn’t known was that when we reunited, Rampa Lim had just gotten his cast removed. He wasn’t even using crutches, so I thought his injury wasn’t that serious.

Until I saw the long red scar that horribly crossed above his ankle.

Through Jeong Hyeon-gyo’s passing comment, I learned that eight screws had been inserted inside. It was always Jeong Hyeon-gyo.

Rampa Lim would never talk about such things himself.

I silently leaned against Rampa Lim’s back with the same hand that had been touching it. The boy’s hair that had cooled from sweat felt cold every time it brushed against me.

“Rehabilitation must be really painful.”

“…”

Rampa Lim just smiled and patted the back of my hand. Annoyed, I grabbed his neck as if to strangle him.

“Why aren’t you answering? It hurts, doesn’t it? You’re annoyed because it hurts, that’s why you threw the brace and crutches like that!”

“Let’s humanely pretend not to notice that. Do you have to point it out? It’s embarrassing for your oppa.”

Following my hands that were gripping and shaking his neck, Rampa Lim went limp and swayed, furrowing his brow as if troubled.

Then he turned around and hugged me tightly. A playfully mischievous tone reached my ear.

“Baby princess shouldn’t worry about such things~.”

“…”

This boarding house ram…

After staying at the Seo family’s house for a few days, he picked up their parents’ speech habits exactly. But… I don’t dislike this kind of devoted treatment~! I glared at him while hugging Rampa Lim back.

“Tell me next time when you go to rehabilitation. I want to go with you.”

“Are you going to quit school to take care of your oppa? I’m too honored, so I’ll have to decline.”

“I don’t go to school much anyway.”

“That’s right. It’s surprising what you’re planning to become when you grow up.”

“You don’t go either!”

“Oppa is just accepting the school’s proposal. When they tell me not to come and even handle attendance for me, how could I go?”

How annoying…!

It was better when you couldn’t speak Korean at all!

When I hit him repeatedly, Rampa Lim whined and rolled around while still hugging me. I also laughed breathlessly at his tickling hands that retaliated.

“Ah, stop! Stop it!”

“I have something I’m curious about.”

His long fingers, rough with calluses, swept my fallen hair behind my ear.

Despite being young, they were hands already marked with many small scars.

A driver’s hands that endure vibration and gravity have different grip strength from ordinary people, so they felt completely different from peers.

“Sing-a, why do you want to earn money so desperately?”

“…”

“Do you like money that much?”

Rampa Lim seemed purely curious as he asked.

Here it comes… the pure and cruel question from a muggle toward a money-obsessed person…

Unlike when we met outside, since we’re living together now, he naturally came to see my obsession with money. Of course he’d find it strange.

I said jokingly.

“I’ll die without it.”

“Huh?”

“Without money, I couldn’t even meet oppa like this~.”

What would you know, born with a golden spoon?

I didn’t want to become this much of a money-obsessed person either.

Leaving my unsettled feelings behind, I got up shaking my head like an old child imitating an adult. Rampa Lim interlocked his fingers with mine and held my hand.

Looking up at me, he said seriously.

“I have a lot of money.”

“…?”

“And I’ll keep having more.”

‘Well, of course you would…’

Who is he? The F1 legend Rampa Lim.

Setting aside the fact that Formula 1 is one of the world’s three major sports and the most expensive sport, F1 drivers were on a different level from athletes in other sports.

Unlike soccer or basketball with countless players, F1 machines have an exact number of people who can ride them.

Exactly 22 people worldwide.

No more, no less, that was the number, and only these twenty-some people in the world had the qualification to introduce themselves as Formula 1 drivers.

So all the power that one sport could generate was concentrated on a very small number of athletes, and Rampa Lim was a driver who had reached near the pinnacle among them.

Since F1 was originally a luxury sport where the world’s wealth gathered, F1 drivers were icons who defined the wealthy class’s lifestyle, and accordingly, the most sophisticated watches, the most prestigious liquors, the most glamorous luxury goods – the most expensive things in the world – were scheduled to follow Rampa Lim until he died.

I have more than enough qualifications to brag about money.

I thought indifferently, not even feeling jealous.

“I’ll take care of you later.”

…Huh?

“So don’t think such strange thoughts. Why would you die, why can’t you meet me. I saved your life. No matter how much the hospital bills cost, I’ll get you treated. You don’t need to worry about useless things already, you’re just a kid.”

You’re a kid too….

No, this isn’t right.

‘What is he talking about?’

Hospital bills? What nonsense is he spouting?

“What are you talking about…?”

“There’s no disease in the world that can’t be cured. Even if doctors can’t find it now, the future will be different.”

What is he really talking about?!

The conversation was completely off track. Doctors? Oh, wait, don’t tell me-

“That nosebleed I had…?”

As I cautiously probed, Rampa Lim pulled me back into his arms. The strength of his embracing arms was strong.

“It must have been scary. Collapsing for no reason, getting nosebleeds, even adults wouldn’t be any different. You’re strong enough. I know. Even if others don’t know, I know. So let’s think positively and watch over things.”

“….”

“Don’t ever think like that again. If I hear the word ‘die’ from your mouth again, I’ll get angry. Sing-a, Seosing-a. Got it?”

What, it seems like some huge misunderstanding has arisen….

‘Rampa Lim, won’t I live longer than you…?’

I was at a loss, overwhelmed by guilt and remorse.

When I squirmed uncomfortably from the blade of conscience piercing my chest, Rampa Lim misunderstood something and hugged me even tighter.

“You have to answer me. Okay?”

“Y, yes….”

“Good girl. From now on, don’t be too obsessed with money either-”

“That’s not allowed!!!”

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