The Only Enhancer - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94
Chapter 94 – Double (2)
2.
The German Government was naturally doing its utmost to look after Min-jun.
In due course, word of Min-jun’s outing reached them as well.
The German agents utilized their heightened senses to the fullest, striving to ensure Min-jun experienced no inconvenience.
—Agent Matteo, I’ll entrust you with overall coordination again this time.
—Thank you. I’ll do my best.
The situation had changed dramatically from before.
Protecting Min-jun, who had achieved Level 7, was nearly impossible.
Did there even exist anyone in this world capable of harming him?
All the German agents could do was assist him so he wouldn’t feel any discomfort.
He could no longer be regarded as merely an eighteen-year-old boy.
After all, with just his movements, hadn’t he casually concluded a one-billion-euro contract not long ago?
The fact that his reason for doing so was simply that he wanted to purchase a private jet was utterly absurd.
Just as Matteo was thinking he should assist discreetly once more today.
He trembled slightly upon seeing Min-jun emerge into the Hotel Lobby.
‘Remarkable.’
Not long ago, his tremendous aura had been impossible to conceal, radiating visibly. Now it was different.
He could sense no aura whatsoever.
This was the change that came after reaching Level 7.
While the sheer magnitude of mana exceeded perception itself, the Reinforcement Mage’s power had compressed it so thoroughly that it went undetected.
Matteo swallowed hard at the sight of Min-jun, who inspired fear through mere appearance alone, then approached and greeted him.
“Good day to you.”
“Ah, Agent Matteo.”
He felt somewhat moved that Min-jun had remembered his name and face, but this was not the moment to indulge in such sentiments.
Matteo spoke with composure.
“Yes, it appears you have plans today rather than other matters, so we came hoping to assist you.”
“Ah! I appreciate the kindness, but it’s fine. I’m just going to spend time with friends.”
At Min-jun’s words, Matteo hastily exclaimed and bowed his head in response.
“!!! Understood! I hope you have a wonderful time!”
Unlike others, Matteo could sense it.
Min-jun was in quite an excited state right now.
For some reason, it seemed he was quite pleased about spending time with the friend he’d made in Germany.
But in such circumstances, could he truly enjoy himself under the agents’ control?
The moment this thought crossed Matteo’s mind, he shook his head.
No, that couldn’t be.
While safety would naturally be guaranteed in a controlled situation, who was Min-jun, after all?
His surroundings were the safest place on Earth.
Even if incidents occurred, they were mere happenings he and his friends could laugh off together.
Matteo realized he couldn’t interfere with this and quickly stepped back, urgently addressing the agents.
-Cancel all traffic control and the taxi disguise plan. We’ll shift to helping them enjoy themselves as naturally as possible.
The moment Matteo spoke, all the vehicles surrounding the Hotel Lobby simultaneously departed.
It was remarkable that German Government agents were riding in every single one of those cars.
Matteo nodded and issued another command.
-We’ll limit ourselves to handling only inconveniences.
-Yes, understood!
-Make it a pleasant day for them and their friends.
-Yes!
The romantic German Government agents waited with satisfied smiles on their faces.
3.
Not long after Min-jun parted ways with agent Matteo, Gwen descended into the Hotel Lobby.
Her beautiful auburn hair was tied back, giving her quite a vibrant appearance.
Not overly made-up, she wore a white t-shirt that clung nicely to her form, a simple gray oversized cardigan draped over it, and jeans that showcased her elegant legs.
Gwen, whose beauty rivaled top celebrities rather than mere models, approached Min-jun with an apologetic expression characteristic of her, as if sorry for being late.
“Huff, huff. I’m so sorry. I was terribly late.”
“Hmm? No, we didn’t set a specific time, did we? Besides, we have thirty minutes to get there, so we’re fine.”
“Where did we agree to meet?”
“KaDeWe Department Store.”
“Ah!”
Gwen nodded knowingly and smiled, then spoke.
“Should I drive?”
“…!”
Min-jun looked at Gwen with a hint of surprise at those words.
Gwen then widened her eyes and asked.
“Why, why are you looking at me like that?”
“You can drive?”
“What? Ah? Of, of course I can!”
Did she feel slightly disrespected?
As Gwen exclaimed with a hint of indignation, Min-jun gazed at her in surprise.
Since they were the same age, I had felt a certain kinship with her.
I never expected she’d have a license.
Meanwhile, I didn’t have a single certification, let alone a driver’s license.
I felt a twinge of concern.
I’d assumed we’d just take the bus or a taxi.
But now I’d be riding in a car driven by Gwen.
It wasn’t that it was bad, but something felt off about it.
‘I’ll have to get my license when I return to Korea.’
Or could I get it here too?
As Min-jun pondered this, Gwen observed him and harbored a minor misunderstanding.
“I’m actually a pretty good driver!”
Seeing Gwen speak with such earnestness, Min-jun finally regained his composure.
She must have thought I believed she couldn’t drive.
Min-jun let out a soft chuckle and replied.
“Of course, as an Awakener, I’m sure you drive excellently. Actually, I was the one worrying about whether I should get my license, since I don’t have one.”
“Oh, oh? I see…”
Her cheeks flushed slightly, embarrassed by the misunderstanding.
She looked flustered.
Regardless.
“Well, if you can drive, I’d appreciate it.”
“Ahem, sounds good! Shall we go?”
With that, Min-jun and Gwen descended into the Underground Parking Lot.
Gwen stopped in front of a car and spoke.
“Get in.”
After speaking, Gwen suddenly became acutely aware of how embarrassing it was to be alone in a car together, but she tried her best not to show it.
Min-jun, meanwhile, remained oblivious to all of this, unable to tear his eyes from the vehicle.
“…?”
Upon hearing her words, Min-jun tilted his head in confusion.
A car the color of her hair.
Its elegant curves and sharp lines blended together beautifully, creating a truly luxurious vehicle.
Though Min-jun knew little about cars, he could immediately tell this was an impressive and expensive one.
The car’s name was Ferrari Roma.
My impression was quite straightforward.
‘That’s cool.’
For someone with plenty of money but no idea how to spend it, something stirred within me in that moment.
Though I hadn’t noticed it yet.
As I climbed into the car with a polite thank you.
“Fasten your seatbelt.”
“Okay.”
I was fastening the seatbelt as I answered.
Vrrrrrooom!
The engine roared to life with a beastly exhaust note that resonated powerfully.
Hearing that sound, an involuntary exclamation escaped me.
“Wow.”
Seeing Min-jun express such genuine admiration.
Gwen felt oddly upstaged by the car.
Thinking it couldn’t be, she began to accelerate.
Vrrrroooooom!
“Wow! Wow!”
With continuous exclamations pouring out, Gwen smiled benevolently and thought to herself.
‘Should I have just taken the bus?’
Gwen felt a twinge of regret.
4.
Michelle and Paulo had arrived first in Paulo’s car.
The KaDeWe Department Store was indeed packed with people.
Even on a weekday, no less.
Watching the crowded department store, Paulo frowned and grumbled.
“Ugh, so many people, and the traffic isn’t even that great—why’d she want to meet here anyway?”
“Huh? We met here before, so we’re meeting here. What’s the big deal?”
Michelle paid him no mind, casually browsing as she spoke, looking at this and that.
With so many luxury boutiques lining the floors, Michelle always made a point to window-shop whenever she visited.
Paulo, however, had no interest in such things and could only grow irritated.
Still, he had no intention of stopping a woman he cared about from enjoying herself.
While they were browsing around,
Michelle’s phone rang.
Ding.
“Huh?”
“Looks like they just got here, the latecomers.”
After shooting a glare at the thoroughly irritated Paulo, Michelle read the message and spoke.
“They’re at the Coffee Shop. Let’s head up.”
“Fine, whatever.”
“Keep that up and I’ll leave you behind.”
“…Hey! I gave you a ride!”
“Yeah, I appreciate that, I guess. So are we going or not?!”
“…Fine. Let’s go!”
It stung a bit that Michelle was so eager to see the man, but since she was the type who never minded such things anyway, Paulo had no choice but to follow along.
As they made their way up to the sixth floor where the desserts and cafes were located,
they spotted them almost immediately.
A man with an impressively refined air who looked like a model, and a woman with beauty as if descended from the heavens themselves.
While the woman’s beauty was extraordinary, the man’s appearance was no less striking.
Tall, with sharp, well-defined features, dressed dapperly in a white shirt and coat.
At the same time, Paulo glanced down at his own outfit.
A baggy, tacky baseball jacket and worn, faded jeans.
And he was even wearing sandals.
It was the very epitome of a college student’s typical appearance.
For some reason, he wanted to hide.
As Michelle approached the couple, Paulo’s jaw dropped in disbelief.
“Min-jun!”
“Michelle, hey there~”
“Gwen, hello!”
Min-jun and Gwen greeted Michelle, and Min-jun asked a question.
“Oh, Michelle was already here?”
“Yeah, we arrived a while ago and have been looking around.”
“Ah, so we’re late. Sorry about that.”
“No, we were just sightseeing too. Oh! Hey Paulo! Stop spacing out and come say hello!”
At Michelle’s words, Paulo’s expression crumpled with displeasure.
He’d already lost the initial psychological battle, but since Michelle called him, he had to go—though his internal conflict was clearly severe.
Then he saw the East Asian man called Min-jun.
He knew Michelle had always been interested in K-pop and had a habit of approaching anyone who looked East Asian to ask if they were Korean.
But he never expected her to make a friend out of it.
And with such a handsome guy at that!
‘And he’s trying to seduce Michelle even though he’s with such a pretty woman!?’
A surge of anger welled up before he caught himself.
‘Wait, Michelle is pretty too, but….’
Ahem.
He coughed and shook his head.
Either way, he needed to keep Michelle away from that bastard.
With such thoughts, Paulo glared at Min-jun with a displeased gaze and spoke.
“…I’m Paulo. Michelle’s friend.”
“Oh, nice to meet you. I’m Min-jun.”
“I’m Gwen. Nice to meet youuu.”
Watching Gwen speak in her drawn-out manner, his expression almost softened for a moment, but he didn’t lower his guard toward Min-jun.
Michelle gave Paulo a look of disgust, though Paulo remained oblivious.
Michelle spoke on Paulo’s behalf.
“Paulo’s not great with socializing, so I apologize on his behalf.”
“Huh? No, it’s fine. These things happen.”
Min-jun said it casually.
It didn’t bother him anyway.
He had enough perception to roughly understand what Paulo was thinking.
Min-jun watched as Michelle sat down next to Gwen, and Paulo tried to sit next to Michelle.
Then he looked at Paulo and asked.
“By the way, Paulo—which Guild are you affiliated with?”
“….”
At those words, Paulo suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and the atmosphere froze abruptly.
Though it wasn’t Min-jun’s intention.
Sensing the frozen atmosphere, Michelle opened her mouth to lighten it.
“Huh? Paulo? Hahaha! Paulo’s not a Hunter! He hasn’t even Awakened!”
Michelle said this while poking Paulo with her elbow, and Paulo stared blankly at Min-jun.
Seeing Paulo’s ominous demeanor, Michelle also became flustered.
“U-um? P-Paulo?”
“How… how did you find out?”
Paulo’s flustered response and Michelle’s bewildered reaction.
Min-jun looked at them apologetically and spoke.
“I… I didn’t realize it was a secret. I’m sorry.”
From our first meeting, something had felt off.

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