Episode 162 Black Market Tour (1)
162. Black Market Tour (1)
“Jae-moon. What did I say before? Are you ready?”
Han Jae-moon nodded to Kang Hyun’s question.
“Yes. The Magic Stone. I’ve saved up 10 billion won worth of cigars.”
“Oh, you prepared it quickly. Where is it?”
“It’s stored in the guild warehouse.”
“okay.”
The magic stones obtained from the Baddest Guild are used in two main ways.
One is sent to Jeong Seo-bin’s item research lab.
Another way is to make money by selling magic stones to governments or companies.
“It’s a decent amount considering it’s 10 billion won.”
Kang Hyun bought all the magic stones that were being sold externally with his own money.
This was possible because of the huge sum of money received from the United States, which was over 100 billion won.
“Guild Master… But what are you going to use this for…?”
“Because I need it. Why? If there’s a problem, tell me now.”
“No, that’s not it. I was just curious…”
“Don’t worry, I won’t use it for anything bad. Since it’s a magic stone that’s sold to the outside anyway, wouldn’t it be better for both of us if I paid a little more for it?”
“yes…”
That was right.
Han Jae-moon simply asked out of pure curiosity.
‘Honestly, I’m just glad they didn’t steal the magic stone for free…’
Kang Hyun smiled brightly, unaware of Han Jae Moon’s thoughts.
“Shall we go right away?”
Kang Hyun, who had taken the magic stone, headed straight to the lodging where Olien was.
**
“Orien!”
“Kang Hyun! It’s been a while.”
“You saw it yesterday too.”
“Is that so? Haha.”
Several days have passed since the Karl Heysers incident.
In the meantime, Olien was stabilizing and regaining some of his original form.
“Ollien. Let’s go shopping.”
“Huh? Shopping? Are you going to the department store?”
At the mention of shopping, Olivia’s face brightened noticeably.
“Hmm… similar?”
“I love it! Everything on Earth is so pretty and stylish.”
The first day I went to a department store.
Olivia was as excited as a little child.
‘Today’s destination isn’t a department store, but… well, I guess that doesn’t matter.’
Even though it’s not a department store, Olien, who always enjoys new experiences, will definitely like it.
“What about Garnet?”
“I’m at the training ground.”
“Oh really? That’s good.”
Anyway, the next destination is the training ground.
Kang Hyun and Olien left their quarters and headed to the training ground.
**
“Haaap!”
In the training grounds, many guild members were devoted to training.
Among them, there were two that particularly stood out: An Yu-seong and Shin Seong-ah, who were engaged in a fierce battle reminiscent of real combat.
A little further away, Yoon Na-rae was watching the two with a blank expression, as if she had lost her mind.
“What are you doing?”
Yoon Na-rae chuckled at Kang Hyun’s question.
“Being handsome is the best.”
“You want to talk nonsense? What are you doing, Inma? Aren’t you training?”
“I’m doing image training. Don’t disturb me.”
“Oh my, just throw this away!”
Kang Hyun gave Yoon Na Rae a honey chestnut.
“Ah! Why are you hitting me!?”
“I hit you because I was bored. Why?”
When Kang Hyun glared at her, Yoon Na Rae pouts.
“Oh my… You always hate me.”
“Okay, everyone gather around!”
An Yu-seong and Shin Seong-ah turned their heads at Kang Hyun’s shout.
“Mr. Kang Hyun. Are you here?”
“Uh. Let’s stop training here for today. Let’s go somewhere together.”
“Brother. Are you going to a weird place again?”
“Hey. I think that statement is open to misunderstanding.”
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Kang Hyun frowned and shook his head.
“Okay, everyone worked hard so I’m going to give you one gift each, so follow me.”
Everyone’s faces brightened at the word gift.
‘Don’t be surprised.’
Kang Hyun smiled happily as he thought about the group that would be surprised a little later.
**
“Welcome…”
The bartender’s face hardened as he greeted me as he saw the door open.
“It’s been a while!”
Because I saw Kang Hyun entering the villain beer with a bright smile.
‘What’s going on with that crazy guy…?’
The bartender prayed that he would never have to see Kang Hyun again, but it seemed like an impossible dream.
‘Ugh… I can’t help it.’
Fortunately, things are better than before.
The day Kang Hyun first came.
This is because executive Choi Si-hyeon made Kang Hyeon’s pass and acted as guarantor.
Now all the bartender had to do was open a portal to the black market for Kang Hyun.
“Would you like to go straight to the second floor?”
Kang Hyun shook his head at the bartender’s question.
“No. I have some friends with me today.”
“yes…?”
The bartender’s face hardened again at the word friend.
A feeling of anxiety began to creep in.
“Hey! Everyone come in.”
At Kang Hyun’s words, the door opened and a group of people rushed in.
“Hyung. Why are we suddenly at a bar?”
“Wow! Is this beer drinking day?”
“This bar has a nice atmosphere.”
“What? I heard you made money in America. Are you having a company dinner? If you’re going to have a company dinner, let’s go to a beef restaurant!”
The last words were from Yoon Na-rae.
“shut up.”
Kang Hyun, who had been glaring at Yoon Na Rae, turned his gaze back to the bartender.
“I’m thinking of going with all these friends today. Is that okay?”
“Ah… that is…”
The bartender was sweating profusely.
“Do these people have any passes?”
“no.”
There was no way that could happen.
“Make them one by one. I will be the guarantor.”
“That’s… um…”
Not just anyone can be a guarantor.
A guarantor is someone who has a trusting relationship with the organization and can be held accountable if something goes wrong.
Of course, Kang Hyun does not fit into either of those two categories.
‘It’s fortunate that if you hold that crazy guy accountable, you won’t get hit instead…’
The bartender looked at Kang Hyun with a forced smile.
“Could you please wait a moment? I will contact my superiors.”
In the end, the bartender decided to pass the responsibility back to Choi Si-hyeon.
**
“Ahh~ I’m bored.”
Choi Si-hyeon stared blankly at the ceiling with her feet up on the table.
“Should we go to a dungeon?”
It’s been a series of idle days since I became a black market executive.
Because the system was in place, most of the work was handled by subordinates.
All Choi Si-hyeon had to do was listen to reports and sign off on documents.
“It was really tough to get up here…”
Choi Si-Hyeon really risked his life.
I desperately ran dungeons to survive in the world of ability users, and fought daily battles to rise through the ranks of criminal organizations.
After all that hard work, I achieved my goal, but all that remained was emptiness and anxiety.
“Okay. Let’s go do some dungeons.”
Now she had to work hard not to go down, not to go up.
Although the position has been firmly established, hyenas are everywhere and will rush in at the first sign of an opening.
“I have something to report.”
That was when.
A knock was heard, followed by the voice of a subordinate.
“Come in.”
At Choi Si-hyeon’s words, the door opened and a subordinate with a stern expression came in.
“what’s the matter?”
“I got a call from the villain Beer.”
“Villain empty?”
It was a name that sounded familiar.
Choi Si-hyeon was able to remember the place right away.
“Could it be… Kang Hyun?”
“yes…”
“What’s going on?”
“They brought a bunch of people here and demanded that we enter the black market.”
Choi Si-Hyeon sighed at his subordinate’s words.
‘Sigh… This is going to be a headache again.’
Choi Si-hyeon, who had been scratching his head, got up from his seat.
“Tell them I’ll go myself.”
“All right.”
Choi Si-hyeon put on her coat and went straight outside.
‘What are you trying to do this time?’
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t anxious.
But strangely, a strange excitement came over me.
‘You’ll know when you go.’
The corners of Choi Si-hyeon’s mouth began to rise without her knowing it.
**
As we arrived at the villain beer, a commotion could be heard from outside the door.
-Tinkling
As I opened the door and went in, I saw people drinking.
“Drink, drink!”
“Wow! The alcohol here tastes really fancy!”
“You’re the guild leader, that’s all!? Why do you always harass me!? Huh!? I’m a guild member too!”
“Why are you suddenly being so crazy!? Do you really want to lose?”
The bartender who served them their drinks looked like he was on the verge of tears.
“Are you here…”
“What’s the situation?”
The bartender sighed at Choi Si-hyeon’s question.
“Mr. Kang Hyun and these people are said to want to enter the black market.”
“But why are you drinking?”
“that is…”
At that moment, Kang Hyun saw Choi Si-hyeon and raised his hand.
“Hey! You’re here?”
“Mr. Kang Hyun. What’s going on?”
“I made a lot of money this time, so I’m thinking of taking the kids to the market.”
Choi Si-hyeon sighed at Kang Hyeon’s words.
‘The black market is not a tourist attraction…’
In fact, there is not much of a threat as fighting is strictly controlled within the black market.
But even so, it wasn’t a place you could go sightseeing while drunk like that.
“Sometimes you need a change of pace, right? Everyone has had a hard time this time…”
“okay…”
“Yes. Originally, I was going to go in without contacting Choi Si-hyeon and have her be my guarantor, but she said it wasn’t possible. I’m sorry if I bothered you.”
“No, don’t worry about it.”
Choi Si-hyeon spoke professionally without losing her smile.
“Then shall we go right away?”
“Yeah.”
Kang Hyun nodded and looked at the group.
“Hey hey! Let’s stop eating and go.”
“Where are you going! Take me with you!”
Yoon Na-rae, her face flushed red, grabbed the hem of Kang Hyun’s clothes and shook them.
“I really need to kill this…”
**
The group that entered the black market all had surprised expressions on their faces.
“Wow! So there’s a teleportation magic circle on Earth too!? That’s amazing.”
“Really? I was really surprised at first too.”
“Yes. This seems to be a market, and it’s huge! I wish Garnet had come too.”
Olien felt sorry for Garnet, who had not joined the group to train with Kergo.
‘Is that woman the person I’ve only heard about from another dimension…?’
Choi Si-hyeon’s eyes lit up as she saw her favorite Olien clapping her hands.
The fact that humans from another dimension came to Earth was still a secret that had not been revealed to the general public.
Top secret information that only executives like Choi Si-Hyeon know within the organization.
‘We’ll have to keep an eye on it.’
Choi Si-hyeon kept smiling without showing any emotion.
“Mr. Kang Hyun. Is there anything else you need?”
“There’s nothing like that, but I’m going to change all the kids’ equipment here to B-grade. I’ll show them around while I’m at it.”
Choi Si-hyeon nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.
“If it’s a B grade, it’ll be expensive, but is that okay?”
“Even so, there are almost no cases where one costs more than 1 billion, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then it’s fine.”
The fact that Kang Hyun solved the problem in the United States was broadcast and made known to the world.
Choi Si-hyeon could tell from Kang Hyeon’s words and actions that the compensation he received in the United States was considerable.
“Okay. Take this.”
Kang Hyun, who was looking through the inventory, handed Shin Sung Ah a bunch of magic stones.
“Mr. Kang Hyun. What is this…?”
“The easiest way to trade here is to use magic stones as currency. Since they’re worth over a billion won, you should be able to buy most kinds of equipment. If you need more, just let me know.”
Shin Sung-ah waved her hand at Kang Hyun’s words.
“No. I’ll buy it myself. I have that kind of money.”
“Okay, take it. I said that all I have left now is money.”
“still…”
“Oh, take it quickly. My arm is going to fall off.”
Shinsungah reluctantly accepted the magic stone.
“thank you…”
Kang Hyun, who handed the magic stone to Shin Sung Ah, looked at An Yu Sung.
“hey.”
“why?”
“You deposit money into my account.”
“Can’t you just give it to me?”
“Tsk! How dare you try to steal the money that Diamond Sujeo earned? Justice still exists in the world. Inma.”
Kang Hyun said with a stern expression.
“Tsk. Give me roughly 3 billion won. I’ll send it to you when I get back.”
An Yu-seong, who clicked his tongue, coolly promised 3 billion won.
Kang Hyun smiled and handed the magic stone to An Yu-seong, and then looked at Yoon Na-rae for the last time.
“Umm… what should you do?”
“Give me some too…”
“Just wait. I’m thinking about it.”
As Kang Hyun stroked his chin and thought about it, Yoon Na Rae started to get anxious.
“I came from a poor family. Since I was young, I couldn’t eat meat. Also… I actually started cosplaying as a part-time job. They said they would pay a lot of money if I wore it and took pictures. In the end, it became a hobby…”
Yoon Na-rae immediately started mumbling about her unfortunate family background.
Kang Hyun-eun rubbed his ears.
“What do you want me to do? Did you leave the magic stone in my care?”
“Tch. You little punk. I was an idiot for expecting that.”
Yoon Na-rae pouts.
“Actually, I was going to give it to you, but I guess I shouldn’t have. I’m just a kid.”
“Ahhhhh! Handsome, great, and generous guild leader! I made a mistake! There’s something I want to buy. Please! Please, I beg you!”
“No. I’m just a kid.”
“Why! I want one too! I’m a guild member too, and you keep bullying me!”
When Yoon Na-rae ran towards him, cursing, Kang Hyun reached out and pushed her forehead.
“Why are you so sticky? Get off.”
“Ahhhh! Just give me a little. Please!”
Kang Hyun watched Yoon Na Rae’s tantrum for a moment, then snickered.
“Okay. I let it go.”
“Yay!”
Yoon Na-rae smiled brightly and took the magic stone.
“Mr. Choi Si-Hyeon. Let’s go to the high-end equipment sales.”
Choi Si-hyeon nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.
“If there’s anything you want, Olivia, let me know.”
“I’m fine! It’s so much fun just watching!”
“So. If there’s anything you want, just let me know.”
“yes.”
Olivia smiled faintly.
“I wonder if there’s anything good there…”
After that, the group looked at each item without moving too far apart.
Kang Hyun also checked his equipment, but he didn’t see anything he needed right now.
‘Well… it’s already been painted with B-grade equipment.’
There is hardly anything higher quality than what Kang Hyun is currently wearing.
It was natural since the A-grade items had not been released yet.
Kang Hyun, whose entire equipment, including armor, weapons, and accessories, was painted as B or B+ grade, decided to be content with just looking around.
‘Still, I have to look carefully just in case I find something good.’
It was at that time that Kang Hyun was looking at the items.
“Mr. Kang Hyun. Have you chosen your items?”
“yet.”
While answering, Kang Hyun discovered that Shin Sung Ah was holding something.
“What? You already bought it?”
“yes.”
“Wait a minute, what is this? Is that clothes?”
“This is a leather garment made from an item. It’s only a C grade, but I bought it because I thought it would be okay to wear it on a daily basis.”
These days, the number of item makers on Earth has increased, and equipment like this has been coming out.
“Even so, it’s surprising that they’re producing up to C grade.”
Kang Hyun thought that the day when crafted items would catch up with dungeon equipment wasn’t far off.
“By the way, how much did you give me? Even though it was a C-grade production… I think it was around 150 million? Or maybe 200 million?”
Shin Sung-ah scratched her head and laughed at Kang Hyun’s words.
“That’s… 1 billion.”
“Huh? What did you say..?”
Something seems wrong.
