<[Episode 24] Research (1) 〉
Eeeeeing-
The massage chair installed in one corner of the living room of the main house began to move with a mechanical sound.
Doo doo doo doo
Even though I bought it at a 30% discount due to the store level effect, it was an item that cost 4 million won.
But I didn’t feel like the money was wasted at all.
It was a small amount of money for me, given that I only had a few tens of thousands of dollars, but more than anything, my family’s response was so positive.
Of all of them, my grandmother and grandfather liked it the most.
“Oh my. It’s refreshing.”
Starting with the grandmother, the whole family took turns using the massage chair, and an hour passed quickly, and then it was the grandmother’s turn again to receive a massage.
“Do you like it?”
“Oh my, I really like it. But Jaehyun, where did you get the money to buy such an expensive thing?”
“I have a lot of money, Grandma.”
The money coming in in real time right now is in the hundreds of millions.
Money coming in from hunting, exchange fees, money accumulating from shops here and there, etc.
The economic activities of over 230,000 citizens were being returned as settlement money.
In that situation, 4 million won was really just pocket change.
“Oh my, my baby is all grown up. All grown up.”
My grandmother said she had absolutely no memory of the past few months.
So, from the grandmother’s perspective, it’s like her grandson, who was unemployed and spent all his time playing games, suddenly bought her a massage chair worth millions of won.
My mother also felt happy as she stood next to my grandmother who was amazed at me.
“Thank you so much, my son.”
My father was looking at me with a pleased smile on his face, and my grandfather was sitting on the sofa next to the massage chair, waiting for his turn again.
‘good night’
Even though the amount is significantly less than when I used to spend hundreds of billions on my followers, I am most satisfied now.
‘Come to think of it, is this my first luxury?’
I’ve spent hundreds of millions and earned even more over the years, but this was the first time I’d ever spent so much money on personal satisfaction rather than necessities.
‘This isn’t so bad.’
Then my father, who was smiling warmly next to me, said.
“Jaehyun, Dad wants a Bentley.”
“…Your dad has a lot of money too.”
I don’t know for sure, but if I just think about the number of monsters my father has hunted so far, it would be at least several billion.
“That’s not your dad’s money. It’s your mom’s.”
“ah.”
Even in normal times, my father was the type to give everything he had to my mother.
But now, due to the contract of subordination, Dad was completely dependent on Mom.
“If you ask your mom, won’t she buy it for you?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“Hey. How much money does Dad earn?”
The mother I remember was more generous than I thought.
“mom.”
“Jae, Jaehyun…!”
Despite my father’s dissuasion, I went straight to my mother and told her.
“Dad, can you buy me a car? I heard the car I had before was a total wreck.”
“Tea? Do you need it now?”
The world my mother saw was a landscape filled with broken roads and abandoned cars, which is why she made this sound.
“There are a lot of people driving around in Seomyeon. The roads have been paved. Now that the other roads are also being paved, we’ll be able to drive back and forth.”
“okay?”
Mom made a puzzled expression.
He tried to believe me when I told him, but his expression seemed like he just couldn’t accept it.
It wasn’t that my mom was weird.
Anyone who has seen with their own eyes the ruined road conditions caused by the appearance of monsters would have had this reaction.
The solution in this case was simple.
It would have been enough if you had just shown it to me.
‘Dongdaemun Open’
The written word and the living room floor were connected, so the view of the city could be seen at a glance through the floor.
“Mom, check it yourself.”
Soon, my mother’s eyes, which had been carefully checking beyond Dongdaemun, widened like a rabbit’s.
“Oh my god.”
There was a well-organized city and people moving around in cars.
“Is this really written?”
“That’s right. Can you see our house over there?”
“That’s true…”
“Right now, you can only see cars around Seomyeon, but soon the whole of Busan will change like this. So it wouldn’t be a bad idea to buy a car.”
“so?”
As Mom seemed to have almost come over, I saw Dad smiling happily and cheering me on.
at last.
“Hmm. It would be nice to have a car. It would be convenient to go to Seomyeon too.”
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“Good idea, honey!”
Mom asked Dad with a big smile.
“So what car are you buying?”
At that question, my father’s expression hardened.
“Hey, Bentley.”
“How much is that?”
To the second question, Dad answered in an even quieter voice.
“I, I don’t know. Maybe 300 million? Haha.”
I said the price as casually as possible, as if it were absolutely nothing.
“no.”
Mom’s tone of voice became firm again.
“There are so many better and cheaper cars out there, why would you buy such an expensive car? Absolutely not!”
“But honey..”
“No. You should donate that money instead! There are so many people who are having a hard time right now…”
Those words had even more power because my mother had never indulged in luxury in her entire life.
Although I have invested money in health supplements that are said to be good for the body, I have never paid attention to luxury bags, earrings, or rings with jewels.
There was no way a mother like that could afford a car worth 300 million won.
I said to my father, who had a sad face.
“No, why did you want to buy such an expensive car?”
I thought it would be at least 100 million won, but I never thought it would cost 300 million won.
“Honestly, the price is because of the brand image rather than the features. Just like my mom said, I’ll buy a cheaper and better car.”
“Son, Bentley was your romance and dream…”
Seeing my father with his rotten smile made me feel a bit sad, but for someone like me who lived a petit bourgeois life, it was hard for me to understand how a car could cost 300 million won.
“Isn’t it really meaningless other than showing off to others?”
“That’s what’s important!”
Dad emphasized once again.
“That’s the point!”
“…….”
“Those eyes that others envy! That moment when all eyes are on you when you get out of the car! That’s what you pay for!”
My eyes grew cold at my father’s heartfelt appeal.
You want to spend a huge sum of 300 million just to be conscious of other people’s eyes?
‘I think it would be more sound to burn 300 million on strengthening game items.’
At least there are no strengthened items left.
Moreover, if you were lucky, you could resell it at a higher price.
‘still…….’
My dad wants it that much.
“Do you want it that much?”
My father’s eyes filled with anticipation as he sensed something in my words.
“…son?”
“I’m only buying it for you this once.”
“Son!”
My father, with an ecstatic expression on his face, hugged me tightly.
“Dad is so proud of you!”
Considering my father’s performance in the vampire war, this wasn’t much.
‘Store opening.’
But there was one problem.
“Huh?”
The problem was that the vehicle of that brand was not registered in the store.
Because it was such a high-end vehicle, I had never seen it before and, of course, I couldn’t register it in the store.
Maybe you’ll have to go to Seoul to find a Bentley.
‘Hmm. Then…’
Even if they managed to find the vehicle, it would clearly cost tens of billions just to repair it.
‘That’s a bit…’
At that moment, my father, who had grasped the crisis like a ghost, opened his mouth.
“A word from a man is worth a thousand pieces of gold!”
“…yes?”
“Son! I raised you to be a man among men!”
So, what I’m saying is, don’t say two things with the same mouth.
‘Since you asked for it so badly, let me buy it for you.’
It’s not like I don’t have money.
“There’s a problem.”
“Tell me.”
“We have to find Bentley, even if it’s broken.”
“I’ll take care of that!”
With my father’s strong will, it seemed like he would save Bentley by any means necessary.
Then my mother said with a worried look in her eyes.
“Son. Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”
“are you okay.”
Mom spoke with a happy smile.
“Let’s go eat now. I bought some beef.”
So when my mom and grandma went to the kitchen first to prepare a meal,
“Jaehyun.”
My grandfather approached me cautiously.
“Yes, Grandpa.”
“I’m curious about something, Grandpa. Did you do something in that world?”
“yes.”
“Then. Now, is there a mechanism where Grandma never falls asleep again? The one where she just keeps sleeping?”
“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I took care of everything.”
“Thank goodness..”
[The trustworthiness of your blood relative, Lee Bong-yeol, increases.]
[Bloodline Lee Bong-yeol’s trust level has reached 100.]
[Acquire the ‘Life Force of the World Tree’.]
The moment I got confirmation that my grandmother was fully awake, a system message rang.
‘Grandpa too.’
I felt your deep concern for your grandmother from the system message and it warmed my heart.
“Ahem.”
My grandfather cleared his throat once.
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“Jaehyun, anything is fine with Grandpa.”
Finally, that day, I gave my grandfather a Benz.
After finishing my meal, I used the Gate of the Absolute to return to my apartment in Seomyeon.
After living here for several years, I now feel a little more comfortable here than in my room at my parents’ house.
-Beep!
As soon as I got home, Kami, who had been loitering around the living room, climbed onto my shoulder and greeted me enthusiastically.
“Yeah. I’m back.”
I thought while stroking Kami’s head.
‘Could this guy, like Lilith, have once attained divinity?’
Could it be that the system has consumed my divinity and reduced me to a beast?
The current list of redeemable items has increased by one to [3/11].
Originally there were 10 of them, but with the addition of Lilith, the number increased to 11.
‘It’s clear that one is unlocked each time the conditions are met.’
I thought maybe all the reincarnations were related to beings who had attained divinity.
‘What am I?’
Hwaruruk
I tried to create black energy on my palm.
Looking back at the conversation with Lilith, this power was gaining divinity.
‘Does that mean I am God?’
Baekryong had said that it would be impossible to save the family that was harmed by Lilith.
Now that I think about it, that statement was somewhat based on truth.
If I had not had divinity, I would not have dared to enter Lilith’s space, and I would have lost my family helplessly.
Otherwise, all the humans remaining on Earth who could not give up their families would have been kidnapped to Lilith’s world and met a miserable end.
Also, if I hadn’t met Jinjo and learned how to use his powers before, the result would have been the same.
‘I was lucky.’
I was lucky.
In other words.
‘It was dangerous.’
And realizing the power.
It was all pure luck that I was able to subdue Lilith.
‘There’s no guarantee that you’ll continue to be lucky.’
To ensure the safety of my future, I needed to be clear about the power I possessed now.
Hwaruruk-
In the end, I stayed up all night that day studying the black aura.
<[Episode 24] Research (1) >End
