Chapter 84 (1/2)

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Su-hyeun’s departure process went through the Authority. He only had to present his passport to the Authority and they handled everything for him.

Hak-joon followed Su-hyeun. Su-hyeun had told Hak-joon to clear his schedule for June. So he’d been resting recently.

“How are you?” Su-hyeun asked.

“Long time, no see,” Hak-joon said as he got in Su-hyeun’s car.

They hadn’t met in months, but thanks to Hak-joon’s affable personality, there was no awkwardness.

“I heard you rested this month?” Su-hyeun asked.

“I rested about half the month. And then I got bored, so I joined two raids with Ju-ho and made a bit of money,” Hak-joon said.

“I told you to take care of your body.”

“They were only orange-colored dungeons. Nothing difficult at all. Besides, I had to earn money.”

“Well, that is true.”

When Hak-joon was in the Ares Guild, he had to give most of the money to the guild. Because he had to pay for the cure for Yun-seon. For about two years, the only money that Hak-joon could save was enough to cover basic living expenses for a few months. But he was a free man now. His rank was high, and he had the talent, too. If he wanted to, he could finally make a lot of money.

“By the way, this car is really awesome,” Hak-joon said.

“Do you want it?” Su-hyeun asked.

“No, not really. I don’t even have a driver’s license so a supercar is unnecessary.”

“Well, if you do a good job this time, I’ll give you even a better car.”

At Su-hyeun’s word, Hak-joon’s eyes sparkled.

“Su-hyeun, do you have a lot of money?”

“What’s with those greedy-looking eyes?”

“Nothing, I just…never saw you working.”

“After I finished the green dungeon, I got sixty percent of the distribution. Can you guess how much it was?”

“Sixty percent? Is that possible?”

Usually, dozens joined in attacks on green dungeons. It was normal that S-Rank awakeners got more, but he’d never heard of anyone getting sixty percent of the distribution. It wasn’t surprising as Su-hyeun had done almost everything for that raid. The Authority also might have given him a little favor, too.

“Yes. That’s possible,” Su-hyeun said.

Hak-joon went silent as he tried to quickly calculate in his brain. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t imagine the amount. The highest level he had tried was the yellow-colored dungeon.

“There was what we made on the sale of the yellow dungeon’s Ether stones… So…” Hak-joon thought.

The money from that Ether stone sale was at least billions. Normally, ten to twenty people attacked the yellow dungeon together. So in the end, each got about a hundred million. If somebody took sixty percent of that, that would be more than enough to buy many expensive cars like this. Plus, Su-hyeun was talking about a green-colored dungeon, worth far more.

Hak-joon made a sour face as he tapped on the calculator. “Su-hyeun… Brother… You are a very rich man.”

“So be good to me.”

“I will follow you forever like a leech.”

“Somebody is snobby.”

“He-he.” Hak-joon giggled.

But Su-hyeun did not feel any ill will towards him for it. He looked much brighter than when Su-hyeun had first seen him.

“I hope he keeps working hard like this,” Su-hyeun thought.

But he did not intend to force him to do so. He did not expect Hak-joon to move under his pressure. Hak-joon would at least pretend to do stuff if he was asked since he owed Su-hyeun. But Su-hyeun did not want to use that fact.

“He will do well,” he thought.

Fortunately, he had been doing better than Su-hyeun had expected.

“Fifty-fifth floor?” Su-hyeun asked.

“Yes. I left for now using the save zone. But I have no idea how to escape the next trap.”

The trial of the fifty-fifth floor was to pass through the traps. It had a pretty simple theme, but depending on a person’s inclination, it could be a very tricky one. The traps were in unexpected areas. To pass through, just being strong was not enough. One needed the ability to quickly adapt to circumstances.

“What kind of trap is it?”

“It’s…” Hak-joon started to talk about the trial. A save zone had the distinct advantage that people could ask the opinions of other awakeners’ to solve a problem. Of course, it only could happen when they knew somebody better than themselves. And Su-hyeun was more suitable than anyone to play that role.

“Take care of that monster first. Then the next trap will be easier. You can just bump into it,” Su-hyeun said.

“Oh. That could work.”

“It’s not a complicated trap. Rather than looking for a solution, you have to treat it sort of like rock-paper-scissors.”

“A-ha!”

At Su-hyeun’s explanation, Hak-joon nodded with a brighter face. Before he had been lost on how to pass this trial, but now he had an idea. He felt like an aching tooth had fallen out. Now that he knew the answer, he couldn’t understand why the answer escaped him before. Hak-joon stared at Su-hyeun.

“What?” Su-hyeun asked.

“It’s because I’m respectful.”

“Why?”

“For everything. I think you’re perfect.”

‘Perfect’ was a burdensome word. Su-hyeun squeezed the steering wheel with one hand and waved the other hand.

“Don’t say anything silly. Just write down what I just said. Even if you forget, I won’t tell you a second time.”

“Okay, I will.”

At Su-hyeun’s command, Hak-joon took out his smartphone and typed in a memo. Su-hyeun shot a look at Hak-joon and smiled.

“He’s already trying the fifty-fifth floor,” Su-hyeun thought.

Hak-joon was chasing level eight. The higher he went, the more difficult it would get. And he would take more time to pass. But so far, he had gone pretty fast. Even though Su-hyeun gave him some advice, every time Hak-joon got stuck, he ended up at a similar pace with Su-hyeun in his previous life.