Episode 10. The beginning of soloism. (One)
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One.
What is the most frustrating situation when you open your eyes in the morning?
Is the smartphone alarm you set last night ringing particularly loudly?
Dog oil gets stuck in your hair all night long and makes it sticky just by standing still?
Just the fact that I have to work again today?
-wake up! Can’t wake up quickly!
“Oh, please…”
-From now until you wake up, I will play you a song I used to sing in my hometown. For your information, I also learned sound technique when I was alive, right? When I sing one line of a song, man, 30 of you idiots have their heads exploded!
Not everything.
The worst situation is when a ghost who has not attained Buddhahood is fluttering about.
-Are you already lying in bed thinking what time it is?
“What time is it?”
I looked at my smartphone with open eyes.
On the lock screen, AM 4:01 was written in nice font.
“It’s still four in the morning, you crazy man!”
-Uh huh. At four in the morning, even insects wake up and start wriggling. You are weaker than a bug, so you should wake up earlier.
“I guess it’s just because you can’t sleep and you’re bored!”
-I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Bae Hu-ryeong slightly turned his head as if something was poking him.
“and. I was wondering why the swordsman wakes up every four in the morning to practice. “It wasn’t because I was sincere, it was because you were being so noisy!”
-okay. I woke up because I was bored alone. Are you done? Thanks to you, waking up early and practicing is beneficial, so I should be thankful for this as well. Hurry up and bow down.
“Lord, I want to kill you…”
-Hehe. I can’t kill you because I’m already dead. If you mess up, you too will die! Ah, well, you can’t die even if you die. Such a zombie bastard. From now on, your name is not Kim Gongja, but Kim Zombie.
“shit.”
I came out dressed roughly in sportswear. I couldn’t stand it because the ghost was talking non-stop in the 2-pyeong small room.
For the sake of my mental health, I left my room and went for a jog under the still dark dawn sky.
“Whoo, whoo….”
-It’s Kim Zombie. I’ll say it again, you have no talent other than your stubbornness.
Bae Hu-ryeong flew up and caught up next to me.
-Originally, I prefer to teach from the bottom up. But you have no bottom. Should I call it the bottom of the floor?
It’s already been three days since I copied the [Sword Constellation] skill from the Sword Saint.
In the meantime, I hunted Yu Su-ha once more and tried hard to avoid encountering Geomseong. She was currently training according to the schedule set by Bae Hu-ryeong himself.
-In terms of talent, you have so-called abyssal talent. Ugh. stylish! i envy you!
“Huuu… People are running, don’t get in the way… Huu. Let’s stop…!”
-what. In short, I need special tutoring. If you want to receive special tutoring, you must first prepare for the expensive tuition fee.
Bae Hu-ryeong grinned.
-I’m going to go play the lottery soon, zombie.
2.
There is a guild called Sangryeon.
Abbreviation for Merchants’ Union. The guild leader is the 3rd ranked Hunter, commonly known as ‘Count’.
As mentioned once, the Count is the only one who can export or import items into the outside world. Would you say that it is truly a company that walks the walk? Thanks to this open-air skill, Sangryun monopolizes the economy within the tower.
What I mean is,
“hey.”
“Yes, sir. How can I help you?”
“I came to win the lottery prize.”
Sangryun is the only place in Babylon, a city on the first floor of the tower, that issues lottery tickets.
“ah. “You have won our Sangryun Happiness Lottery!”
“Yeah, whatever.”
“Congratulations!”
The clerk wearing a cat ear hat bowed. A business smile as bright as a sunflower was a bonus.
-hey. Every time you see me, you wonder why you wear a cat ear hat?
‘Sangryeonjang says he is a cat owner.’
-No matter how much you like cats, why put cat ears on a normal person? That guy is definitely a pervert. It’s safe to say.
‘Does that matter now?’
Of course, the clerk in front of you probably thinks that the cat ear hat looks like a bottle. But the clerk said a lot. Whether it was cat ears or cockroach antennae, I had no choice but to shut up and wear them if the guild leader wanted to wear them.
Oh, by the way, the clerk was a man.
It’s a uniform for both men and women. that···.
“Excuse me, sir, but have you checked the date? “Unfortunately, you cannot receive winnings for lottery tickets purchased more than two years ago.”
“it’s okay. “It’s last week’s lottery.”
“Thank goodness!”
It was a lottery ticket that I bought right after it was given to Bae Hu-ryeong. Not only was it necessary to win the lottery at least once anyway, Bae Hu-ryeong insisted, ‘First of all, you have to have capital!’ Because I was talking about it.
“Then we will begin the identity verification process. Oh. “What prize did you win?”
“First place.”
“yes?”
The clerk reflexively asked back.
“I won first place.”
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“Please check the number here.”
An electronic display board hung above the clerk’s head. On the electronic display board that said [Sangryeon Happy Lottery 1st Prize Winning Amount], the amount that had been carried over until now was blinking, like a slot machine in a casino.
53,000 gold.
In the currency used in my hometown, it is about 5.5 billion won.
-hey. It’s really easy to make money. right?
For a moment, Bae Hu-ryeong’s humming voice flowed through the quiet surroundings.
The clerk said with a puzzled expression.
“···I checked the number. Now, please wait a moment. customer. “I’ll call the person in charge right away.”
“Yeah. “Please go slowly.”
The clerk walked somewhere panting.
Sangryeon Headquarters Building. I felt some people whispering and looking in this direction. You must have heard at first glance that you won first place. Everyone looked at me with envy.
-Zombie, are you okay? Don’t you think you’ll get stabbed in a dark alley somewhere like this?
“We all have thoughts.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Hide it doesn’t mean it’s hidden.”
All hunters who won the lottery were recorded. The same goes for Emperor Yu Suha. So I was able to find out that he had won first place twice in a row in the past.
‘If it’s going to be known anyway, it’s safer to reveal it openly.’
Even if you won the lottery, you would be assassinated right away.
If such a rumor spreads, the person whose image will be damaged is none other than the Sangryun group, which must sell lottery tickets indiscriminately.
After a while.
“You’ve waited a long time. Gongja Kim. “My name is Arthur Taylor.”
A man who was much more neatly dressed than the receptionist approached me and bowed. This was a very polite greeting.
There was no change in the fact that he wore a cat ear hat.
“My nickname is ‘the safekeeper.’ “I would appreciate it if you could call me by my second name.”
“This is Gongja Kim. “It’s a nickname that suits the guild you belong to very well.”
“haha! I often hear that. “Then come upstairs with me.”
The safekeeper smiled kindly.
Even if he looks like that, if he had a tinnitus, he would be at least in the top 300 in the rankings. He was a ranker I couldn’t dare to look up to as I was still only F-rank, but the safekeeper was always polite to me.
-Of course, he is a customer worth 50,000 gold.
The ghost went into labor again.
-Zombie, I thought about it carefully. I think you get emotional too easily because you’ve never experienced being treated well. A few days ago, I complimented you on your talent, and you looked impressed. Everyone who sees me feels sorry for me.
‘ah. Shut up, please. a little.’
-Humans can’t have it that easy, man. Follow my example. Think of all the people in the world as existing to support you.
No matter how much I struggle, I will not follow Yoo Su-ha and you even if I die.
Coincidentally, both Yoo Soo-ha and this ghost had similar tinnitus. Salt Emperor. Geomje. Maybe those whose nicknames end in Je (帝) are all crazy psychopaths.
“Hey, Gongja Kim. sorry. “Is there something uncomfortable about it?”
The safekeeper said as he led me upstairs. She looked worried that she had done something wrong. I answered quickly for fear of looking like a crazy person.
“no. “I was just lost in my thoughts for a moment.”
“ah. “Thank goodness.”
The safekeeper sighed in relief.
“He had a bad complexion, so I was worried that he had committed rudeness without my knowledge. haha. “I feel relieved to hear you say no.”
what. this person? Are you an angel?
-Tsk tsk. It’s so easy, so easy.
I ignored the psychopathic ghost’s nagging.
We entered the VIP reception room. There was already a pile of gold coins on the table in the reception room. It seemed like another clerk had come and prepared it in advance.
The safekeeper grinned.
“It is all the amount that customer Gongja Kim will keep.”
“···It’s amazing.”
Over 50,000 gold coins!
When they were illuminated all at once, the room became bright. Just looking at it made my heart bleed. I don’t know if it was directing or what, but it was definitely overwhelming.
“You can take all of these gold coins, or you can buy a safe from our merchant and store them. What would you like to do?”
“hmm.”
I tried to come to my senses.
‘As expected, the magic power of money is amazing.’
To be honest, my mouth was watering.
But my goal is to be at the top. He became a hunter so good that he was the envy of everyone. Money was just a means to get there.
‘Let’s become a person who wields money, not a person who is swayed by money. Gongja Kim.’
regain your composure.
I nodded slowly.
“I will keep it in the commercial safe.”
“ah. “What a wise choice, sir!”
The safekeeper smiled happily.
“Personally, I always tell the winners. I completely understand that you would like to take it yourself, but I strongly recommend a commercial safe if possible. “There are always people with bad intentions…”
“and.”
I opened my mouth.
“I would like to purchase the status of an honorary guild member.”
“yes?”
“It costs 10,000 gold to purchase a second-class honorary position, right?”
I approached the table and placed my hand on the pile of gold coins. Golden. Colors that deceive humans flashed. But I already knew the fire, which was equally golden but much more fascinating.
my future.
For the future, these gold coins are worth investing in.
“I will buy it in one lump sum.”
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The safekeeper looked at my face for a moment.
“Customer Gongja Kim… you haven’t joined any guilds yet, right?”
“yes.”
Guild.
When a hunter joins a guild, it’s not just about making friends. The greatest significance was in receiving the guild’s [protection].
Even though there is a Hunter Management Bureau and a vigilante group…
‘You might be attacked at the moment of a near miss.’
I could tell just by looking at the Flame Emperor and the Sword Saint that they murdered me.
A lawless world. Compared to developed countries in the outside world, this place was extremely brutal.
‘You must not foolishly follow in the footsteps of the Flame Emperor.’
Emperor Yan lived alone and proudly.
Even after winning the lottery in a row, Yoo Soo-ha would not have paid any [protection tax] anywhere. It was clearly visible. He must have lived happily, saying it was all his money.
‘So he was later assassinated and poisoned.’
Pathetic.
Why needlessly fight with the big guilds?
“···All right.”
The safekeeper took out a notebook and wrote something down.
“Anyone can become an honorary member of our guild by paying a set price. “I will immediately send a staff member to issue you a second-class honorary membership card.”
“ah. really. and.”
I even told him what I needed.
“I’m currently living in a cheap apartment. I would really appreciate it if you could recommend a place to stay in Sangryeon so I can stay for a while. Of course, I will pay the right amount.”
“······.”
“Also, the newspaper will probably be trying to find out who the first place winner is. Even if you don’t reveal your real name at that time, it would be good if you let the reporter know that you are an honorary member of the Sangryeon Association.”
The safekeeper looked blank for a moment as he wrote down the matters I had mentioned in his notebook.
“Well, you are thorough. sir.”
“Ugh. What kind of world is it these days? “We need to prepare for this level.”
“…You are correct.”
Behind the safekeeper, Bae Hu-ryeong held his belly button and chuckled.
-hey. He looks a little caught off guard after treating you like a brat. This is sweet. This is why I can’t miss out on the fun of making fun of the elites.
‘no. You were the one who tsk-tutted at me in the first place, saying I was an easy person. Why are you such a brat?’
-Did I do that? I’m not sure. Since I don’t remember it, it’s probably not.
oh my god. Even if your personality is dirty, you can’t be this dirty.
I should never become that kind of hateful person.
-Well, anyway, I’m pretty good at it on my own.
Bae Hu-ryeong grinned.
-I was worried about what would happen if I had to take care of diapers like taking care of a newborn baby. Seeing what you’re doing now, I guess it’s okay.
‘If you can’t even say it, you won’t be hated…’
-boy. You seem to be in a good mood, too.
Yes.
Although I was grumbling in my heart, my mouth was also smiling.
‘of course. ‘It starts now.’
4000 deaths and 4000 days of regression.
A privilege of return that I couldn’t use properly because I was taking revenge on the Flame Emperor.
Now is the time to enjoy it proudly.
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