If I Don’t Earn 1 Trillion Won, My Regression Ends - Chapter 42

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Episode 42

 

But this much is the truth.

 

In reality, Daddy INFP, Mr. Seo Shin-hyeon, was a former professional soldier who had just been discharged fresh in ’92, from the 1st Special Forces Brigade.

 

He only returned to society through the power of love…!

 

‘The most successful tactic of deception is mixing truth with lies!’

 

Bae Seo-nyeok is no pushover. Seosing-a had wracked her brain for a whole week for this con job, more than ever before.

 

“All of Dad’s friends are soldiers. There’s not a single one who isn’t~.”

 

“Uncle Shin-hyeon is really from the Eagle Unit. At home, there’s an eagle-shaped beret, badges, and medals too. I saw them.”

 

Rampa Lim naturally supplemented Seosing-a’s words from the side.

 

It was the end-of-century 90s.

 

Though the era of soldiers had ended through purges like the Hana Association, the power of ‘military connections’ was still at a level that couldn’t be ignored.

 

The general public’s perception of soldiers – that is, Bae Seo-nyeok’s thinking – was the same.

 

‘If he’s a high-ranking soldier, the possibility of knowing new city development plans in advance is very high…’

 

Bae Seo-nyeok’s eyes became serious.

 

Having successfully packaged Dad as a behind-the-scenes power broker, Seosing-a continued selling her story.

 

“But you know what? Dad can’t tell Mom about this stuff.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Mom hates Dad’s friends. They almost ruined our family by co-signing guarantees and stuff. So if he brings it up, Mom will kill him. Dad was like ‘I don’t think I can do it, you guys go ahead and buy~’ and was all sad. He made sooo much money from stocks but can’t even spend it freely.”

 

The fact that the one leading those stock picks was the divine child fairy and General Seonmu’s daughter was a secret known only to the Seosing-a Family. The possibility of Bae Seo-nyeok finding out was zero.

 

“You know my hobby is reading newspapers. I saw there that stocks? If you keep doing that stuff, you’ll end up jumping into the Han River. Sing-a wants to help Dad stop that dangerous work and buy land instead…”

 

This neighborhood’s filial daughter dabbed at her eyes, sniffling with worry for her father. Of course, there wasn’t even a trace of actual tears.

 

“If Uncle buys it, our Mom and Dad will follow suit! Mom really likes Uncle~.”

 

“So you want me to buy land?”

 

“Yes yes! It’s a secret that Sing-a eavesdropped on Dad’s phone call. You can’t tell~ If Uncle buys land first, I’ll tell Mom and Dad to give you money later. Then Uncle can give the land to our Mom and Dad! Got it?”

 

“…”

 

They’d already made too much money from stocks.

 

If they touched real estate too, even their easygoing parents would find it strange, so having Bae Seo-nyeok as a filter in between was good in many ways!

 

The awkwardness Bae Seo-nyeok would feel?

 

He’s an adult, so he’ll figure it out! Nine-year-old Seosing-a doesn’t know about such things~.

 

“Sing-a. This isn’t such a simple matter.”

 

“U-Uncle…? Sing-a trusted Uncle and told you all the secrets…!”

 

How could this happen?!

 

Betrayed child Seosing-a (actually office worker Seosing-a who feared brain death) felt hurt.

 

So she really started shedding tears!

 

“I hate you~ I won’t take acting lessons. You promised to grant Sing-a’s request if I took lessons, I only trusted Uncle…! What if our Dad goes to the Han River~!”

 

“…Don’t cry. Be good.”

 

Did she have a water tank inside her body? Seosing-a poured out tears streaming down and cried so well.

 

At this rate, the carefully built tower they’d constructed for over a year would collapse. Bae Seo-nyeok had a headache.

 

But…

 

‘If the phone conversation content is true…’

 

Bae Seo-nyeok’s subtle gaze reached toward the containers, toward the luxury cars parked closely together in a way that didn’t match this wasteland at all.

 

It was a scene he’d found strange from the first time he saw it.

 

They say celebrities don’t know how the world works.

 

It’s true. This industry was full of people who didn’t even know how to withdraw money from a bank.

 

However, Bae Seo-nyeok had lived abroad following his parents until age twenty and had lived almost independently. Meaning he had at least some sense of making money, even if not expertly.

 

He might not have known otherwise, but having received hints and seeing such clear signals, it felt uncomfortable to just pass by.

 

“First… let’s go inside then.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“I need to understand the situation to decide whether to buy or not.”

 

How much cash do I have available right now?

 

Calculating thoughtfully, Bae Seo-nyeok looked down at the troublemaker in his arms.

 

“If I were to buy, how much would you want me to buy? Does Sing-a know how much money your parents have?”

 

“4 billion~.”

 

Bae Seo-nyeok’s foot stumbled.

 

“…What did you say?”

 

Seosing-a blinked with an innocent face.

 

Based on today’s stock prices.

 

The bubble was exploding hotly, and 【Daum】 was continuously hitting upper limits without coming down even a single day.

 

The 500 million won principal they’d invested was approaching 2 billion, and the time-traveling regressor’s 【Quera Korea】 was beyond words.

 

For the past few days, smiles hadn’t left the faces of her parents and youngest uncle.

 

“It’s all money tied up in stocks.”

 

“…”

 

That much?

 

Bae Seo-nyeok felt like he’d found the answer to why the Seo Shin-hyeon couple hadn’t been proactive about their child’s career path…

 

♧

 

Nephew Bae Tae-ak, who had run home grinning, would never know that the ‘just that much’ in his words ‘would just that much be enough’ meant thousands of pyeong of Pangyo Forest under his uncle’s name.

 

I hopped down from Bae Seo-nyeok’s arms.

 

As soon as our group entered the container, noisy chatter could be heard.

 

“There’s no problem with the address transfer, right? It’s been half a year, so we’ve met the local resident requirements.”

 

“Don’t worry, ma’am! I spoke well with the village head there, so if anyone asks, he’ll testify that you’ve been farming cabbage since last spring. Who do you think I am?”

 

“The city hall people must be so picky~.”

 

“Oh? Are you here to look at land? Please wait there for a moment~.”

 

The real estate agent who spotted us glanced over and turned his head back. He seemed to pay little attention to two kids and one young man.

 

‘But isn’t that a fake address registration scheme?’

 

To think there were people lying about actually farming…

 

Youngest Uncle’s words about using all kinds of methods were really true.

 

‘That’s too much. They don’t think of bringing a top star fair and square like me!’

 

A kerosene heater burns in the narrow interior.

 

I sipped the cocoa that Rampa Lim got from the vending machine. I was low on sugar from the tension of dealing with Bae Seo-nyeok.

 

“Sing-a.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“Do you really need Bae Seo-nyeok?”

 

What’s he talking about all of a sudden?

 

I looked at Rampa Lim with a puzzled expression.

 

He’d been looking like he had a lot to say since earlier, which had been bothering me. I just hadn’t had a chance to ask since I’d been in Bae Seo-nyeok’s arms the whole time.

 

Rampa Lim, who had been staring intently at me, said:

 

“You didn’t need to cry. If you wanted to buy land, just-”

 

“―What?! Who did you say?!”

 

At the scream-like shout, I startled and turned around.

 

It seemed the employee who had been talking with Bae Seo-nyeok had conveyed this power broker’s identity to the real estate agent.

 

“M-Ma’am! Please get up! I’ll contact you later. An important client has come right now-”

 

“Manager Kim, why are you suddenly acting like this? Who is it that you’re acting this way?”

 

“Ma’am, your matter has been handled very well! Don’t worry and please go!”

 

“Really, look at this person! Is this any way to send someone away? Who is it? Just who came that-”

 

“Our father passed away! Please leave!”

 

“…Oh my~ I’ll be going~.”

 

As soon as the solemn ma’am hurried away, the manager came running over frantically.

 

“Mr. Bae Seo-nyeok! What brings such an esteemed person to this humble place! You must have had a hard time coming all this way! I’ve been enjoying your movies~ My daughter is a huge fan!”

 

“I hope I’m not interrupting when you’re busy.”

 

“Oh my, what are you saying! Are you here to look at land? I’m a local of this area. If you go through me, there’s no land in this neighborhood you can’t buy!”

 

Bae Seo-nyeok put on his friendly public smile.

 

“It looks like you have many visitors.”

 

“That’s right~ This place is popular these days. You came at the right time.”

 

The real estate agent suddenly lowered his voice and whispered something in Bae Seo-nyeok’s ear.

 

Bae Seo-nyeok nodded.

 

“But I’m not particularly interested in farming. I don’t want to lie about it either.”

 

“I understand. I get it. Since you’re a public figure, you have to consider various things carefully. Hmm. In that case… Ah! You’re an actor. An educational facility for teaching kids acting would be good too.”

 

“That sounds fine.”

 

“Good, good! Arts education, wow~ Could anything be more beneficial to the public? The city hall people would faint from joy. But then you’d need quite a lot of land, wouldn’t you?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Now’s the time!

 

I, who had been eavesdropping, jumped up. I hurriedly grabbed the map and presented it before them.

 

“Uncle, here~ The map I marked earlier.”

 

“Mm… Right. Thank you.”

 

Bae Seo-nyeok glanced at me meaningfully and handed the map to the agent.

 

“Please take a look around this area, boss.”

 

“Huh? This place-”

 

The real estate agent, who had been looking cheerfully, flinched. He looked back and forth between the map and Bae Seo-nyeok, then showed reluctance.

 

“Does it have to be this exact location?”

 

“Is there some problem?”

 

“Well, the thing is… *sigh*. The landowner here isn’t a local. They bought everything up the year before last, I think? They’re not someone who lacks anything enough to need to buy and sell, so there’s no particular reason for them to sell.”

 

What? That’s impossible!

 

I gaped in shock.

 

What kind of divinely inspired person pinpointed and bought up the future Kakao site? Has Admiral Yi Sun-sin already been reincarnated?!

 

‘Or could it be that there’s another regressor in this world besides me and Mr. Min-su?’

 

Are there that many regressor positions available?

 

“Still, it’s not just anyone but Mr. Bae Seo-nyeok! I’ll try contacting them once. Just don’t get your hopes up too much.”

 

I was flustered and my fingertips were getting cold when I startled.

 

It was because of the sudden interlocking of fingers.

 

Rampa Lim, who had grabbed my hand, spoke with his brow slightly furrowed.

 

“Why are you trembling? I told you there’s no need for that.”

 

“Huh? No, later. Let’s talk about it later.”

 

The Pangyo land was flying away right before my eyes. This wasn’t the time to be playing house-

 

“I’ll buy it for you.”

 

What?

 

I turned around in disbelief. I was dumbfounded.

 

But Rampa Lim was serious.

 

Not only did he not look like he was spouting nonsense, but the boy’s voice, lowered so only I could hear, even carried a hint of irritation.

 

“Why are you clinging to Bae Seo-nyeok? Why are your hands getting cold? I’ve told you countless times that you don’t need to obsess over and worry about these kinds of problems.”

 

“…Rampa Lim?”

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