Afternoon.
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It would have been time to head to the Dungeon to hunt if it had been the original schedule, but Choi Yu Seong had been focusing on training from some time ago.
In particular, the afternoon hours are spent several times more intensely than in the morning, so it was impossible to do anything in the cohousing multiplex home1 and had to rent an entire hunter-use gym located nearby.
The gym that Choi Yu Seong first visited with Jin Do Yun before getting Hunter License must have invested quite a lot of money to build as it had a mana barrier that could withstand all the mana below A-Rank, so it was pretty expensive to use per day. But thanks to its privacy and quietness, there were few places better than this to focus on training alone.
Having been practicing spear and mana operation for about two hours inside by raising extreme concentration, Choi Yu Seong soon lay on the floor pouring out thick drops of sweat.
“Haa… Haa…”
Rough breaths that reached far poured out continuously and the pain continued like a sharp needle stabbing his lungs, but a smile appeared on his lips.
This was because he did not doubt that the pain he had now would be a rope to save his life in a dangerous moment.
‘It’s good, but. If possible, I want to build a large mansion like Father’s and make a training center like this in my house…’
Isn’t it true to say that there is no end to human greed?
Once he began to enjoy the convenience, the next step naturally came to Choi Yu Seong’s mind.
The problem was that if money was poured out to that extent, Choi Yu Seong’s bank account balance would become quite poor right away.
The amount of money that he thought was truly a lot at first started to ran out in an instant as he spent it.
As expected, the saying that money is hard to make and easy to spend is exactly right.
‘It would be okay if the land price was relatively cheap somewhere near Gyeonggi-do, but…’
Considering the time it took to get to and from Seoul ahead, it could be seen that the damage would occur.
‘There should be more plausible sources of income. It would be good if Magic Stone comes out well, but that’s all about luck.’
Even the lowest Magic Stone grade, Gray Color, is priced at least 10 million won.
The top Red Color is 100 million won.
Fortunately, he got a Red Color Magic Stone in the last Hobgoblin hunt, but he was not very pleased.
‘The money went out in a day is not normal.’
Even though he thought so, Choi Yu Seong smiled bitterly.
‘Choi Yu Seong, you’ve changed a lot.’’
Let alone 100 million won, he would have felt good for more than a month just to win the second prize in the lottery worth 50 million won when he was an ordinary office worker.
However, it is not satisfactory to just earn 100 million won as the situation changes and spending naturally increases.
It was a somewhat inevitable situation, but he couldn’t help but feel as if he were living in a different world.
‘It can’t be helped because my position has changed.’
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In a way, all the money consumed now is to escape the fate of ‘death’ set in the future.
No amount of money can be more valuable than life.
And if the probability of survival increases by using it a lot, it is natural that the value of it is not a waste.
As he was organizing his thoughts, his rough breathing naturally subsided.
By then, Choi Yu Seong recalled the system message window that had been put off for over a week.
《Awakener Choi Yu Seong is currently at E-Rank MAX level.
Please challenge the Promotion Evaluation and move on to the next step!
The evaluation is divided into two.
Normal difficulty.
Extreme difficulty.
On Normal Difficulty, the number of retry attempts is infinite unless you die. Go for it!
In the case of Extreme Difficulty, you cannot retry even if you luckily survive. If you’re ready, please challenge it!》
Compared to usual, Choi Yu Seong’s path has already been set at the options of a rather friendly system message.
‘Hard mode, of course. Extreme Difficulty.’
The system is not a fool, would it divide difficulty levels for no reason?
Obviously, he will receive a bigger reward if he passes the Promotion Evaluation with a higher difficulty than normal.
The path to go is decided, so why is he worried about it?
‘Because it’s impossible to retry. I should go in when I’m certainly prepared to clear it.’
In fact, there was nothing special about the preparation.
No one knows the contents of the extreme difficulty Promotion Evaluation.
Promotion Evaluation is given differently for each individual and the method is arbitrary, so it is impossible to use any data or future information.
In other words, Choi Yu Seong had to pass only with his wits and skills in this Promotion Evaluation. To do that, he draws out the best ability he can achieve at the current standard Rank and Level, and challenges it in the best condition.
‘About the day after tomorrow? I think I’ve finally adapted to the physical conditions of E-Rank Max Level, so it’ll be okay to take a rest tomorrow then challenge it.’
In other words, by today, the body is certainly drawn out to the maximum through extreme training.
The determined Choi Yu Seong jumped from his place, raised his body, and grabbed the spear again.
Feeling his heart settled down thanks to Cold Headed (E) triggered by Spearmanship Prodigy effect, he calmly contemplates his condition.
‘I can go a little further.’
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Time flies quickly as he continues training mindlessly.
And two days later.
Choi Yu Seong challenged the Promotion Evaluation he had decided to do.
***
7 a.m. on the chosen day to challenge Promotion Evaluation.
Choi Yu Seong, who woke up early in the morning, warmed up his body lightly with a spear near the yard in front of the house as usual.
It was quite expensive as it was a spear made by the best craftsman on earth, but the blade survived well with a small change even though it went through quite severe situations and the feeling and balance on his hands were also quite good.
Choi Yu Seong would normally have fallen into training as if drunk on such a spear, but today was certainly different as an important task was scheduled.
‘Slowly, lightly, with the feeling of warming up.’
After spending about an hour and a half in the morning with stretching and light training, Chae Ye Ryeong was on the way to work 30 minutes earlier as usual.
“Hello, Boss!”
Still covering her face with shaggy hair, she loudly greeted Choi Yu Seong who was breathing heavily in the yard.
It’s a daily routine, but today it was a little different.
This is because the short conversation with Jin Yu Ri last night suddenly passed through Choi Yu Seong’s mind.
‘She said that it seems the reawakening materials I asked for will all gather soon.’
Because of this, he grabbed Chae Ye Ryeong who was about to enter the house after the energetic greeting.
“Chae Ye Ryeong ssi. Can we talk for a moment?”
“Yes, sir.”
There is no question.
As if it were natural, she tilted her head in front of Choi Yu Seong.
In fact, he didn’t have much to talk about.
It is because he had already talked about ‘reawakening’ with Chae Ye Ryeong last year.
“Do you remember what we talked about in the hospital room before?”
“Yes.”
“The preparations are almost done. As I said, it can be quite dangerous.”
“Yes.”
“…Don’t you have any other questions or doubts? If you want to quit even now, it is okay to stop.”
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He is confident to some extent as it is based on novel information. He will also take precautions, but in fact, it is not without danger.
Therefore, Choi Yu Seong asked with a serious expression. And this time, there was a brief silence as if Chae Ye Ryeong hesitated to answer.
No, a long silence continues.
“Chae Ye Ryeong ssi?”
In the end, Choi Yu Seong, who couldn’t hold back, opened his mouth first.
“Yes, sir?”
“Did you not hear me just now, perhaps?”
“I heard it, sir.”
“Then…”
“I didn’t really have any questions or doubts. Hmm, to be exact. This is a bit embarrassing, but…”
Chae Ye Ryeong, who had a red blush on her white skin under her hair, scratched her cheek lightly with her finger.
“Boss told me back then, too. It’s dangerous, but I will gain a lot of strength if I do it.”
“That’s what I said.”
“Boss said there would be a better life and a lot of rewards waiting, but I am not really interested in that. No. Rather than not being interested, I think I am very grateful and satisfied with my current life.”
Chae Ye Ryeong’s eyes twinkled as she slightly looked up at Choi Yu Seong’s eyes.
It wasn’t different from when they first met.
She never loses easily in any desperate situation.
‘To think that this kind of person becomes a Catastrophe in the original novel.’
He couldn’t even imagine how bad terrible things that she had gone through.
“It is all thanks to Boss.”
“Hmm, to say so…”
It was just simply an investment in the future value of Chae Ye Ryeong.
Before Choi Yu Seong could say anything out of embarrassment, Chae Ye Ryeong bowed her head once again and said.
“So I would rather ask Boss a favor. Please let me give it a try! If I reawakened, I can be of greater help to Boss, right?”
“It would be a truly huge help.”
Chae Ye Ryeong is a talent that can be seen as a future Catastrophe and a minimum growth potential of SS+ Rank.
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“That’s all I need. I want to be a person who is more helpful to Boss and all family members in this house. I will work hard and become a person who pays for what I get!”
Shouting energetically, Chae Ye Ryeong raised her head and now looked like she was clenching her fists tightly.
What else needs to be said?
“All right. Then I will tell you again as soon as it is ready.”
“Yep! I will be waiting for it. Boss.”
“That’s enough, so go in. Cheer up.”
“Fighting too for Boss today!”
Waving her hand with a lively greeting, Chae Ye Ryeong entered the house.
When she encountered Jin Yu Ri, who came out of the front door at that time, she greeted energetically once again.
After smiling and nodding, Jin Yu Ri lightly stroked Chae Ye Ryeong’s hair.
‘Come to think of it, these two must be the same age… Chae Ye Ryeong also calls her Unnie. And looking at them like that, they look like sisters.’
Jin Yu Ri approached Choi Yu Seong, who looked at their appearance with a puzzled yet a quite pleasant expression.
“When are you going to reveal your age to Chae Ye Ryung ssi?”
And before Jin Yu Ri could say anything, Choi Yu Seong asked a question first.
“I think I’ve said it, though?”
“But she still calls you ‘unnie’?”
“She does whatever she likes. Fufu. She is a cute kid.”
Well, Jin Yu Ri certainly feels much like an older sister looking at the atmosphere alone.
“By the way, you’re going to challenge the Promotion Evaluation this afternoon, right?”
“Huh.”
“As you know, declare renounce immediately if it is dangerous. Someone said that dying in the Promotion Evaluation is the most foolish thing.”
“I know.”
Promotion Evaluation is called evaluation, so it is not held easily.
However, if a person who is being evaluated declares renounce, they can escape quickly.
In a way, it seems that there is no death at all, but there are quite a few people who die in this Promotion Evaluation.
The reason is literally greed.
The feeling that you can be promoted if you just go a little bit further, the moment you were lucky enough to see hope after dozens retry but repeated failure, when you tried to go one step further, an Awakener dies.
As it is a death that everyone knows the reason for, it is difficult to receive good condolences for a death in the Promotion Evaluation.
Afternoon.
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It would have been time to head to the Dungeon to hunt if it had been the original schedule, but Choi Yu Seong had been focusing on training from some time ago.
In particular, the afternoon hours are spent several times more intensely than in the morning, so it was impossible to do anything in the cohousing multiplex home1 and had to rent an entire hunter-use gym located nearby.
The gym that Choi Yu Seong first visited with Jin Do Yun before getting Hunter License must have invested quite a lot of money to build as it had a mana barrier that could withstand all the mana below A-Rank, so it was pretty expensive to use per day. But thanks to its privacy and quietness, there were few places better than this to focus on training alone.
Having been practicing spear and mana operation for about two hours inside by raising extreme concentration, Choi Yu Seong soon lay on the floor pouring out thick drops of sweat.
“Haa… Haa…”
Rough breaths that reached far poured out continuously and the pain continued like a sharp needle stabbing his lungs, but a smile appeared on his lips.
This was because he did not doubt that the pain he had now would be a rope to save his life in a dangerous moment.
‘It’s good, but. If possible, I want to build a large mansion like Father’s and make a training center like this in my house…’
Isn’t it true to say that there is no end to human greed?
Once he began to enjoy the convenience, the next step naturally came to Choi Yu Seong’s mind.
The problem was that if money was poured out to that extent, Choi Yu Seong’s bank account balance would become quite poor right away.
The amount of money that he thought was truly a lot at first started to ran out in an instant as he spent it.
As expected, the saying that money is hard to make and easy to spend is exactly right.
‘It would be okay if the land price was relatively cheap somewhere near Gyeonggi-do, but…’
Considering the time it took to get to and from Seoul ahead, it could be seen that the damage would occur.
‘There should be more plausible sources of income. It would be good if Magic Stone comes out well, but that’s all about luck.’
Even the lowest Magic Stone grade, Gray Color, is priced at least 10 million won.
The top Red Color is 100 million won.
Fortunately, he got a Red Color Magic Stone in the last Hobgoblin hunt, but he was not very pleased.
‘The money went out in a day is not normal.’
Even though he thought so, Choi Yu Seong smiled bitterly.
‘Choi Yu Seong, you’ve changed a lot.’’
Let alone 100 million won, he would have felt good for more than a month just to win the second prize in the lottery worth 50 million won when he was an ordinary office worker.
However, it is not satisfactory to just earn 100 million won as the situation changes and spending naturally increases.
It was a somewhat inevitable situation, but he couldn’t help but feel as if he were living in a different world.
‘It can’t be helped because my position has changed.’
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In a way, all the money consumed now is to escape the fate of ‘death’ set in the future.
No amount of money can be more valuable than life.
And if the probability of survival increases by using it a lot, it is natural that the value of it is not a waste.
As he was organizing his thoughts, his rough breathing naturally subsided.
By then, Choi Yu Seong recalled the system message window that had been put off for over a week.
《Awakener Choi Yu Seong is currently at E-Rank MAX level.
Please challenge the Promotion Evaluation and move on to the next step!
The evaluation is divided into two.
Normal difficulty.
Extreme difficulty.
On Normal Difficulty, the number of retry attempts is infinite unless you die. Go for it!
In the case of Extreme Difficulty, you cannot retry even if you luckily survive. If you’re ready, please challenge it!》
Compared to usual, Choi Yu Seong’s path has already been set at the options of a rather friendly system message.
‘Hard mode, of course. Extreme Difficulty.’
The system is not a fool, would it divide difficulty levels for no reason?
Obviously, he will receive a bigger reward if he passes the Promotion Evaluation with a higher difficulty than normal.
The path to go is decided, so why is he worried about it?
‘Because it’s impossible to retry. I should go in when I’m certainly prepared to clear it.’
In fact, there was nothing special about the preparation.
No one knows the contents of the extreme difficulty Promotion Evaluation.
Promotion Evaluation is given differently for each individual and the method is arbitrary, so it is impossible to use any data or future information.
In other words, Choi Yu Seong had to pass only with his wits and skills in this Promotion Evaluation. To do that, he draws out the best ability he can achieve at the current standard Rank and Level, and challenges it in the best condition.
‘About the day after tomorrow? I think I’ve finally adapted to the physical conditions of E-Rank Max Level, so it’ll be okay to take a rest tomorrow then challenge it.’
In other words, by today, the body is certainly drawn out to the maximum through extreme training.
The determined Choi Yu Seong jumped from his place, raised his body, and grabbed the spear again.
Feeling his heart settled down thanks to Cold Headed (E) triggered by Spearmanship Prodigy effect, he calmly contemplates his condition.
‘I can go a little further.’
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Time flies quickly as he continues training mindlessly.
And two days later.
Choi Yu Seong challenged the Promotion Evaluation he had decided to do.
***
7 a.m. on the chosen day to challenge Promotion Evaluation.
Choi Yu Seong, who woke up early in the morning, warmed up his body lightly with a spear near the yard in front of the house as usual.
It was quite expensive as it was a spear made by the best craftsman on earth, but the blade survived well with a small change even though it went through quite severe situations and the feeling and balance on his hands were also quite good.
Choi Yu Seong would normally have fallen into training as if drunk on such a spear, but today was certainly different as an important task was scheduled.
‘Slowly, lightly, with the feeling of warming up.’
After spending about an hour and a half in the morning with stretching and light training, Chae Ye Ryeong was on the way to work 30 minutes earlier as usual.
“Hello, Boss!”
Still covering her face with shaggy hair, she loudly greeted Choi Yu Seong who was breathing heavily in the yard.
It’s a daily routine, but today it was a little different.
This is because the short conversation with Jin Yu Ri last night suddenly passed through Choi Yu Seong’s mind.
‘She said that it seems the reawakening materials I asked for will all gather soon.’
Because of this, he grabbed Chae Ye Ryeong who was about to enter the house after the energetic greeting.
“Chae Ye Ryeong ssi. Can we talk for a moment?”
“Yes, sir.”
There is no question.
As if it were natural, she tilted her head in front of Choi Yu Seong.
In fact, he didn’t have much to talk about.
It is because he had already talked about ‘reawakening’ with Chae Ye Ryeong last year.
“Do you remember what we talked about in the hospital room before?”
“Yes.”
“The preparations are almost done. As I said, it can be quite dangerous.”
“Yes.”
“…Don’t you have any other questions or doubts? If you want to quit even now, it is okay to stop.”
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He is confident to some extent as it is based on novel information. He will also take precautions, but in fact, it is not without danger.
Therefore, Choi Yu Seong asked with a serious expression. And this time, there was a brief silence as if Chae Ye Ryeong hesitated to answer.
No, a long silence continues.
“Chae Ye Ryeong ssi?”
In the end, Choi Yu Seong, who couldn’t hold back, opened his mouth first.
“Yes, sir?”
“Did you not hear me just now, perhaps?”
“I heard it, sir.”
“Then…”
“I didn’t really have any questions or doubts. Hmm, to be exact. This is a bit embarrassing, but…”
Chae Ye Ryeong, who had a red blush on her white skin under her hair, scratched her cheek lightly with her finger.
“Boss told me back then, too. It’s dangerous, but I will gain a lot of strength if I do it.”
“That’s what I said.”
“Boss said there would be a better life and a lot of rewards waiting, but I am not really interested in that. No. Rather than not being interested, I think I am very grateful and satisfied with my current life.”
Chae Ye Ryeong’s eyes twinkled as she slightly looked up at Choi Yu Seong’s eyes.
It wasn’t different from when they first met.
She never loses easily in any desperate situation.
‘To think that this kind of person becomes a Catastrophe in the original novel.’
He couldn’t even imagine how bad terrible things that she had gone through.
“It is all thanks to Boss.”
“Hmm, to say so…”
It was just simply an investment in the future value of Chae Ye Ryeong.
Before Choi Yu Seong could say anything out of embarrassment, Chae Ye Ryeong bowed her head once again and said.
“So I would rather ask Boss a favor. Please let me give it a try! If I reawakened, I can be of greater help to Boss, right?”
“It would be a truly huge help.”
Chae Ye Ryeong is a talent that can be seen as a future Catastrophe and a minimum growth potential of SS+ Rank.
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“That’s all I need. I want to be a person who is more helpful to Boss and all family members in this house. I will work hard and become a person who pays for what I get!”
Shouting energetically, Chae Ye Ryeong raised her head and now looked like she was clenching her fists tightly.
What else needs to be said?
“All right. Then I will tell you again as soon as it is ready.”
“Yep! I will be waiting for it. Boss.”
“That’s enough, so go in. Cheer up.”
“Fighting too for Boss today!”
Waving her hand with a lively greeting, Chae Ye Ryeong entered the house.
When she encountered Jin Yu Ri, who came out of the front door at that time, she greeted energetically once again.
After smiling and nodding, Jin Yu Ri lightly stroked Chae Ye Ryeong’s hair.
‘Come to think of it, these two must be the same age… Chae Ye Ryeong also calls her Unnie. And looking at them like that, they look like sisters.’
Jin Yu Ri approached Choi Yu Seong, who looked at their appearance with a puzzled yet a quite pleasant expression.
“When are you going to reveal your age to Chae Ye Ryung ssi?”
And before Jin Yu Ri could say anything, Choi Yu Seong asked a question first.
“I think I’ve said it, though?”
“But she still calls you ‘unnie’?”
“She does whatever she likes. Fufu. She is a cute kid.”
Well, Jin Yu Ri certainly feels much like an older sister looking at the atmosphere alone.
“By the way, you’re going to challenge the Promotion Evaluation this afternoon, right?”
“Huh.”
“As you know, declare renounce immediately if it is dangerous. Someone said that dying in the Promotion Evaluation is the most foolish thing.”
“I know.”
Promotion Evaluation is called evaluation, so it is not held easily.
However, if a person who is being evaluated declares renounce, they can escape quickly.
In a way, it seems that there is no death at all, but there are quite a few people who die in this Promotion Evaluation.
The reason is literally greed.
The feeling that you can be promoted if you just go a little bit further, the moment you were lucky enough to see hope after dozens retry but repeated failure, when you tried to go one step further, an Awakener dies.
As it is a death that everyone knows the reason for, it is difficult to receive good condolences for a death in the Promotion Evaluation.
