MSGE 14

Chapter 14

[Yamyeong 909 +2] (2)

‘She called him noona. He must be younger than her.’

For some reason, I felt a bit awkward.

As Kang Hoon watched.

An emotional embrace began.

“Huuuuung! Hwaaaang! You idiot! You stupid brat! Didn’t noona tell you not to touch anything carelessly?!”

“S-sorry, noona. I can’t breathe…”

Cheers of “Wow!” echoed from nearby.

“What a miraculous thing!”

Even the priest who had failed at recovery magic wiped the sweat from his forehead and rejoiced.

“Ah! Thank goodness…”

“Haa, I really thought I was going to die.”

The citizens who had been watching also began to applaud, and some wiped away tears.

“Sniff! I should call my mom too…”

It was a touching moment.

‘Phew.’

Kang Hoon also secretly let out a sigh of relief.

‘Thank goodness the potion actually worked. It’s amazing in many ways, isn’t it?’

While fidgeting with the Yamyeong 909 cans that made his pocket bulge.

Kang Hoon discreetly looked around.

The female hunter who had been crying and hugging ‘Ji-seong’.

She soon began to beat him up.

“That’s why you should listen to noona! When will you ever grow up?!”

“Ow, it hurts, noona!”

“If mom finds out about today, her heart will break, you brat!”

It was a terrifyingly touching reunion.

‘Huh? I thought he was her boyfriend… but he’s her younger brother?’

Slowly, slowly.

Kang Hoon stepped back.

So that the loving siblings could fully enjoy this moment.

Just like that.

As he was about to make a cool exit.

‘Ah. Right.’

A tall man caught Kang Hoon’s eye.

It was the staff member who had blocked his chest with his arm earlier.

As Kang Hoon approached step by step, the staff member took off his black cap.

And bowed his head.

“I didn’t realize you were a hunter and was rude to you earlier.”

“Excuse me?”

No, that’s not it.

Thinking I had come to confront him about something, the apology was confusing.

But what made me feel even more strange was his changed attitude.

Now Kang Hoon was a valuable ability user.

So he was respectfully showing the top of his head.

“That’s not what I’m here for. I wanted to leave my contact information before going.”

While saying this, Kang Hoon came up with a roundabout excuse.

“…Well, you know, in case there are potion side effects or recovery procedures, etc. You might have questions later.”

To be honest, it was ‘Well, in case you want to give a reward or compensation, etc. I might be able to squeeze money out of this later.’

“Ahem.”

In-Seoul apartment prices are expensive too.

Kang Hoon is an Enhancement Specialist with a long way to go.

He needs to work hard to make money, so he can’t miss an opportunity like this.

After leaving his contact information and finishing his morning jog.

What rang Kang Hoon’s mobile phone afterward was an unexpected call.

“!”

* * *

After returning home.

“Keuuu! I feel alive again.”

Kang Hoon shampooed twice.

Even after washing once, the stench on his body wouldn’t go away.

“The smell of poison extracted by the detox potion. That should have been a bit toxic.”

The male hunter who was poisoned, his name was ‘Ji-seong’, right?

If this much rubbed off on Kang Hoon who was just nearby.

The female hunter who was hugging him probably couldn’t even take the subway.

‘Ah. But since she’s a successful hunter anyway, that wouldn’t happen?’

I left my phone number, but I wonder if they’ll actually contact me.

While wondering and shaking out my wet hair for a moment.

“I used up all my precious enhancement attempts, so I can’t just take a loss!”

Plop!

Kang Hoon immediately planted his butt in the computer desk.

He then accessed ‘Corn Market.com’.

He began writing a post to sell the remaining four Yamyeong 909 cans.

“I should price them differently according to their options.”

He’d sell the cans enhanced with hangover remedy function cheaply.

And charge more for the cans with stamina recovery ability.

After that, only the ‘product image registration’ step remained.

“Images, huh.”

He could paste the brand logo that Kang Hoon designed.

He could buy pretty bottles from a shopping mall and dress them up nicely for sale.

‘If I were to use an upscale strategy, that would be right. But…’

Glance.

Rolling his eyes, Kang Hoon scanned the desk.

Four cans sitting quietly.

The utterly ordinary and somewhat ridiculous-looking Yamyeong 909.

Should I say it has that cheap convenience store vibe?

That alone would be enough to draw attention!

“Screw it! I’ll upload it as is!”

Click, click─!

The utterly ordinary can with a kind old man smiling on it.

He uploaded that photo as is.

And then ‘Register’!

One after another.

──”Wait.”

A good idea came to mind, so he started writing a new promotional post.

[To our stylish Hunter customers who use Kang Hoon Shop. Greetings!

Our Kang Hoon Shop is starting to sell a new product. That’s right, it’s “Potions”!!

We guarantee the performance!! It’s a very effective “Detox Potion” that already saved the life of a young and promising Hunter at the Han River Bank around 9:38 AM this morning.

Super effective amazing potion!! Get yours in advance through Kang Hoon Shop and save your life. If you look for it after you need it, it’ll be too late!!

New products are updated daily!!]

After skillfully including the new product promotion, he clicked ‘Post’!

Reactions came up immediately.

[Toothless Tiger: Shop owner, I think you uploaded the wrong product photo.]

[5-Star Shooter: The photo looks strange?]

‘As expected!’

Kang Hoon slapped his thigh.

Just as he predicted.

The Hunter market that’s even more intense than luxury stores.

Posting a cheap Yamyeong 909 photo there really drew proper aggro.

Not only did product inquiry posts come up quickly.

The click count was overwhelmingly high among real-time registered items.

Just then.

[This sounds like the story I saw on the news? Are you really that Hunter, shop owner????]

A new product inquiry post was added.

Comments below were also being added at a fast pace.

└ Wait, that potion was Yamyeong 909?

Kang Hoon tilted his head at that, then quickly nodded.

Though he didn’t know exactly what news it was.

‘I can roughly guess.’

‘Hunters’ receive more attention than celebrities.

Such people had been to a Gate, and that location was the Han River.

It wouldn’t be strange if morning news celebrating their safe return had aired.

“I must have appeared small in some corner. It’s fortunate that someone is looking for me.”

Thinking nothing of it, Kang Hoon shrugged his shoulders.

I’ll have to look for it later when clips appear on YouTube.

Thinking that, he hummed a tune.

‘I did use up all my precious enhancement attempts. But I don’t regret it at all.’

Rather, it worked out well!

“I ended up developing a new product, didn’t I?”

Beyond Kang Hoon’s cheerful humming.

[Being able to make Yamyeong 909 into a potion… Isn’t this an incredibly innovative ability?]

‘Kang Hoon Shop’s’ sales post began being shared in Hunter fan communities.

Without him knowing.

Word of mouth was spreading rapidly through WiFi.

* * *

‘I did well to leave my contact with the staff.’

Tapping on his mobile phone screen, Kang Hoon thought.

The ’24-can box of Yamyeong 909′ he ordered from Coupang had just arrived.

As soon as he set down the heavy box on the kitchen floor, one text message arrived on Kang Hoon’s mobile phone.

[Enhancement Specialist Hunter, this is Seri. Shall we talk?]

Kang Hoon blinked his eyes at that and replied like this.

[Who is this?]

Then the ‘typing’ indicator appeared, disappeared, appeared again, then vanished.

‘What? Who is it?’

The reply didn’t come back until 10 minutes later.

[We met at the Han River. You saved my younger brother’s life. You remember this, right?]

Only then did an ‘ah’ sound flow from Kang Hoon’s mouth.

Of course he remembered that incident.

He just couldn’t recognize her because she suddenly introduced herself as ‘Seri’.

“Is she famous? How would I know just from a name.”

Come to think of it, the siblings have unique names.

The older sister is Seri, the younger brother is Ji-seong.

‘Their surname probably isn’t Park, right?’

The business that the female Hunter ‘Seri’ contacted him about was simple.

[I owe you a great debt. I’d like to meet and express my gratitude in person. When would be convenient for you?]

Kang Hoon cheered inwardly.

“This is it!”

As expected! Since he saved a life, she might give him a reward, just as he guessed!

Eager to receive money immediately, he quickly sent a reply.

[I’m available today too!]

Then.

Again, the three dots of the ‘typing’ indicator appeared, disappeared, then appeared again repeatedly.

“…Why is her typing so slow?”

Just when Kang Hoon was getting bored.

Seri’s response was short.

[Good.]

* * *

A cafe in Cheongdam-dong.

It was the meeting place Seri had chosen.

A cafe with a large, heavy entrance door, no signboard, and incredibly expensive-looking interior from the start.

‘Since she called me to repay a favor, she’ll at least buy my coffee for me, right…?’

While thinking this and looking around.

Two men and women stood up from a spacious window-side seat in the distance.

Then they greeted Kang Hoon.

With their polite attitude, he also nodded his head and sat down at the table across from them.

“Thank you for coming out to meet us. You’re the benefactor who saved my life that day. Thank you so much.”

The male hunter who had a purple face and was dripping with black sweat.

Ji-seong spoke.

Gone was his shabby appearance from that day, replaced by a quite neat and handsome look.

The same went for the female hunter Seri, who looked so different it was unsettling.

Should I call it combat outfit?

The armored jacket was nowhere to be seen.

A white tank top with a blue skirt, and even a sky blue cardigan.

‘Are they going on a date somewhere?’

She had such a pretty appearance that you’d wonder who would think she was a hunter.

“Oh, um.”

Waving his hands dismissively, Kang Hoon came up with polite words.

“Not at all, what are you saying. Since I happened to be there, I was fortunate to be able to help. How could I just ignore it and pass by?”

Then Ji-seong made an “Ah!” sound of admiration.

Seri seemed equally moved.

She patted her younger brother’s shoulder.

Ji-seong lifted up the bag he had placed under the table.

An expensive-looking square bag like the ones seen in 007 movies!

Gulp.

Unconsciously swallowing the saliva that had gathered in his mouth.

Kang Hoon asked with a deliberately calm expression.

“What is this?”

The answer that came back was exactly what Kang Hoon had hoped for!

“It contains our siblings’ grateful hearts. Please accept it.”

The heavy bag was pushed toward Kang Hoon like that.

When Kang Hoon slowly opened it, the inside of the bag was a yellow heaven.

To be precise, it was full of Shin Saimdang bills!

‘H-how much is all this?’

As if hearing his inner curiosity,

“It’s 1 billion won.”

Seri said.

“…What?”

What is she talking about? How much?

At Kang Hoon’s bewildered reaction, Seri spoke again.

“1 billion won.”

“…Whaat?”

“…I said 1 billion won. 1 billion?”

“…Whaaaat?”