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Episode 111. Omens
Now that Seonwooyeon has stopped talking, it’s my turn to bring up the topic.
‘First, let me ask what happened to Su-ye-hui who came out of the gate.’
I had quite a bit to talk to the association staff I was hoping to meet, but unfortunately the subsequent conversation did not go as planned.
Suddenly, my cell phone rang.
“wait a minute.”
Moreover, when I picked up the phone, the topic it spoke about was completely unexpected.
-Yes, this is Plan Express. The delivery is scheduled to take place later. Are you home now?
“Delivery? What delivery?”
– I got it from a place called Fashion & Homme. Anyway, is Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo at home now?
“Uh, well. Not right now, but I’ll probably be going in soon… …?”
-Okay, then I’ll leave it in front of the door~
“Okay, wait a minute… … . Yes?”
The call is disconnected within a few minutes.
He was confused by the delivery man’s words and quickly prepared to go home.
I don’t know what it was, but leaving a package outside the door was something that simply didn’t make sense to an Alpha Uri person.
‘What would happen if someone else picks it up?’
He said, retrieving the knife he had drawn.
“No, I didn’t order anything, so what the hell did you get? Mr. Seonwooyeon, I’m sorry, but I’ll go right away. See you next time.”
Seonwooyeon sent him away without thinking much about it.
The courier came and I had to go pick it up. This is a really normal reason, even though the other person is an alien spirit.
“Take care.”
Kim Ki-ryeon walked quickly down the hallway.
“hmm.”
But, looking at it from behind like this, it becomes more certain.
Seonwooyeon quietly followed the fourth S-class moving away with his eyes, and the top that the man was wearing had a design that he vaguely recognized.
‘That’s definitely that brand.’
French fashion brand starting with M.
Of course, the outerwear there was a bit too expensive for a common citizen like me to afford.
The price of that one coat that Kiria was wearing was equivalent to two months’ salary for an office worker.
‘What’s going on?’
Seonwooyeon briefly wondered why someone who always walked around looking so shabby would suddenly wear something so expensive.
And, the other person soon finds out the secret behind the price of his clothes… … .
A little later.
Kim Ki-ryeo arrives home.
[Sender: Seo Yohan, Fashion & Homme Apgujeong Branch]
He was surprised to see the sender’s name written on the box.
These mysterious packages were sent by none other than Esther’s brother.
‘They’re all in suits.’
Rustle rustle.
Inside a box full of clothes.
On top of the neatly folded bundle of clothes, there was a small card with a handwritten letter like this left.
[It’s a gift. Wear it well during the winter. *^-^* -Esther]
It seems that the kindly sorcerer was personally concerned that his alien neighbor might freeze to death.
“Oh my.”
That’s why you asked for my address.
Kim Ki-ryeo belatedly realized what had happened in the past and rummaged through the clothes to open the package.
If they’re giving it to me for free, what could I possibly refuse?
Anyway, according to the information provided by the brain of a corpse, clothes on Earth are worth about 10,000 to 20,000 won, so there is no need to feel burdened…
[￦1,900,000]
Wait a minute. There’s something like the price of an appliance written here.
“…?”
I paused for a moment when I saw the tag attached to the new clothes I was about to wear.
But when I searched the product name online to check the price, I found out that this one vest was really worth that much.
That means… … .
“uh?”
He finally realized the truth.
The store run by Esther’s older brother was actually a high-end select shop that only sold luxury and high-end branded clothing.
That the suit he had been wearing without thinking was actually worth millions of won.
“Clothes are more expensive than my organs?”
He broke out in a cold sweat as he realized the extent of the favor shown by the guild leader of the Korean Tower.
Honestly, at these prices, I want to sell them all and turn them into magic tools… … .
Let’s close it.
If you do that, you will die from the most terrible curse in the world.
***
These days, TV is abuzz with the appearance of the 4th S-class.
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It’s really unusual for four S-class characters to appear in such a small country.
Well, of course the S-class ratio is bound to be strange.
Among them, there is one awakening counterfeiter who ate the ranks day by day.
‘Now that you have a high position, the reporters’ visits have stopped.’
This is inside Kim Ki-ryeo’s one-room apartment.
I returned to the safety of my sheltered dwelling again.
And now, as usual, I’m holding my phone in my hand and immersed in a search.
[I guess we can now say that Korea is a full-fledged hunter powerhouse. In a country this small, there are already four top-tier hunters… … .]
[(Congratulations) Achieving 1st place in number of S-class personnel per capita (Congratulations)]
[What is Kim Ki-ryeo’s awakening level?]
[I envy S-class awakening]
Fame that rises day by day!
Netizens were excited, saying that the world had become safer now that there were four S-class people.
But unfortunately, the reality is not so easy.
‘Am I crazy? I’m going to help you with an F-class body?’
Of course, if I act this way, I can’t avoid public opinion turning bad.
Anyway, the criticism that would come in the future was none of my business.
Because this one is going to be replaced with a new body soon.
“Let’s see, I wonder if the association president has already deposited the money?”
I opened internet banking and checked my account.
Of course, it is difficult to prepare a large sum of money like 3 billion won right away, so there has been no change in the balance yet.
‘There’s still only 100 million left.’
But wait a minute.
How does someone who spent all their money preparing for the missing Imoogi have 100 million won?
First of all, I didn’t touch the suit Esther gave me.
Because I sold more durable used items, not those fabrics.
“Oh my, I didn’t know that a knight’s oath would be such an expensive item… … .”
A few days ago.
I sold the [Hermes Shoes] I used at the terrorist scene back to the market.
This was because the contract to be written for the association president was worth nearly 200 million won, so urgent funds were needed.
Besides, my body didn’t have much stamina, so I couldn’t receive the item’s effects for long.
You need to get rid of magic tools that don’t match quickly.
‘I’ve only worn them for a few days, but the second-hand price has dropped by as much as 10 million won… … .’
And now is not the time to be hung up on gear and such.
This one will receive 3 billion within 2 weeks as written in the contract, and if I get a new lung, I can use the magic to transfer bodies.
‘If I can just cure my lungs, I can say goodbye to this damn body!’
I slowly began to select the body I would like to change into.
Either target the corpse of a recently awakened person, or hope that someone dies during the dungeon break.
Anyway, there are many means.
And a few days later.
【Fresh Korean Apples】
“… … .”
As promised, the association president sent the requested 3 billion won… … .
Let’s say the other party sent cash because of the issue of money tracking or something.
Let’s also ignore the fact that all this money was packed in an apple packaging box.
I turned my head to the phone screen.
[Search term: dragon lung]
[Search results: 0]
Knock, knock, knock.
Even when I pressed refresh, the contents on the screen did not change.
By now, anyone can probably tell what problem I’m having.
“The property is… … .”
There are no items for sale.
The most important thing is that the seller of [Dragon’s Lung] is nowhere to be found, no matter how hard you look.
“Shit!”
I looked at the blank screen and despaired.
Clearly, up until the moment I decided to buy Dragon’s Lung, there was an item for sale on the exchange.
Although there was only one, the dragon’s lung remained on the list for months because few people wanted it!
But now that the bad stock has been sold, no new ones appear?
‘You f*cking kids!’
Could this be the feeling of a rickshaw puller who bought seolleongtang for his wife?
Even though I had a fortune of over 2.6 billion, I still couldn’t achieve my goal.
One day, two days, three days, four days.
No matter how long you wait, the item you want just won’t appear on the market.
“Things aren’t going the way I thought… … ?”
however.
It’s Monday again this week.
Finally, a surprising item has appeared in Korea’s hunter market.
< Emergency disaster text
[[Korea Hunter Association] Today (28), an unidentified monster appeared on the road in front of Hunter Mall in Seocho-gu. An analysis investigation is underway and the market will be temporarily closed until the 30th.]
By the way, I didn’t say that the object was actually a dragon’s lung.
“… … .”
I checked the text and wrinkled my nose.
***
Monday the 28th.
The announcer delivered the breaking news with a stern face.
An unidentified object has appeared on the road to Hunter Mall, a trading post that handles gated goods.
“The tall black stone monument is reminiscent of an Egyptian obelisk.”
Moreover, this incident was not limited to Korea.
Mongolia, Vietnam, Spain, England… … .
The black spires have appeared in so many countries that the list would be endless.
This is a phenomenon that the whole world is experiencing simultaneously.
Additionally, the steles that appeared in each country had similar characteristics.
“They say it has ‘86164’ written on it in Arabic numerals. What does this mean?”
People debated what the numbers meant, and the most likely hypothesis at the moment was this:
“Experts are of the opinion that this refers to the Earth’s rotation period, which is used in astronomy, i.e. 86,164 seconds.”
So then why does that monster mark a day here? What happens when a day passes?
[Is it going to explode? ㄷㄷ]
In this world, a ‘sudden appearance of a summon’ was a bad omen.
Graveyard explosion pattern at the Ice Palace Gate.
The lava giant monster’s ignition stone skill.
Because many gates have borrowed similar attack methods.
And the common method of destroying those techniques was ‘It’s safe if you destroy the summoned object before anything happens.’
The association immediately took action based on its experience.
“Breaking news. The Hunter Association has issued a mobilization order targeting several Awakened individuals… … .”
However, the mysterious object remains standing tall despite being attacked by all sorts of supernatural powers.
“Whoaaaaap!”
“Hey, I see you were wrong again this time.”
“What on earth is that made of that makes it so strong?”
Eventually, the Association calls in a small number of Awakened individuals as a final verification procedure.
[[Korea Hunter Association] (Call) S-class Hunter Jeong Ha-seong, please check and reply.]
Those young sorcerers at the top of the food chain.
***
Man, anyway, this planet is a mess every single day.
The damage caused by the Imugi hasn’t even been recovered yet, and it’s already chaos.
‘Isn’t that something I, a native of Alphauri, should say?’
Anyway, a spectacle is unfolding before my eyes right now.
Because there are only four rare hunters left in Korea, wrestling with rocks.
“Hey, annoying!”
Kang!
Esther grumbled and kicked the tombstone.
But even at this moment, the black object is without a single scratch. Honestly, if even the S-class failed, I think there is no other way.
“Mr. Kiryeo, do you want to try too? Oh, my hands hurt so much I can’t do it anymore.”
As you can see from this conversation, this person was actually at the place where the black tombstone appeared.
And the reason I came here is… … .
It’s not simple.
Right now, I’m trying to make myself look like a real S-class.
‘I wonder when the property will come up for sale… … .’
Judging by the flow so far, it seems like the purchase of Dragon’s Lung will be a long-term battle.
But the longer it takes to change bodies, the more the reputation of this body falls to the ground.
As I warned the association in advance, I will ignore all future dungeon breaks.
‘Look at what Kang Chang-ho is doing. Even though he acts like that, he’s an S-class so no one can mess with him.’
There is nothing like overwhelming force to prevent trouble.
In that sense, this job was perfect for me.
No monsters. No danger.
Even the top hunters who came before failed to destroy the stone monument one after another.
‘With this, even a fake like me can pretend to be S-class.’
I thought I would be grouped with others through this safe commission.
S-class who failed to break the tombstone!
If an article like that were to come out, wouldn’t it slightly tarnish the reputation of Esther, whose power has been proven?
‘Hoo hoo hoo… I really am a genius.’
It’s a bit of a cowardly method, but I don’t care.
Anyway, this is all a choice to protect yourself from the dangers of the world. In other words, it is like the thorns of a hedgehog.
“Yes. Please step aside for a moment. I’ll try it too.”
I stepped forward, justifying my bluff.
It’s time to put the spoon down.