Chapter 54
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 54
Chapter Title: 0th Financial Institution (4)
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Big Whale, this is seriously an opportunity. Let's make an item out of a human. Itemizing that bastard is legal for real.
Please, Big Whale, I beg you. Let's just rip that fucker's limbs off.
That fucking bastard knows what he can and can't do. Murder in a hopeless situation even when we're all united?
I'm really pissed at him. I want revenge.
What the hell am I reading...?
The Japanese Moderator killed four Japanese people??
"..Hm?"
After getting a good night's sleep, I woke up to a community buzzing with a vicious atmosphere.
Apparently...
'Ms. Minah must have posted the info for me.'
Once the contract prevented me from exposing the bastard's actions on the community myself, she must have stepped in to reveal his vile deeds in my place.
'Not bad.'
It wasn't a bad situation at all, with Ms. Minah satisfying everyone's curiosity on my behalf.
Since I couldn't touch the Japanese Gallery Moderator anyway, letting her do as she pleased... wait a second...
'This...?'
In two days, Korea's exchange time would begin.
During that exchange, I had planned to hand out masks to people and ask for their cooperation in boosting my total Sanity.
"You're awake, Big Whale?"
"This could make some money if it goes well."
"Pardon?"
"Oh, I'm brainstorming a business right now."
"What kind?"
"A way to profit off someone who seems like they can't make money anymore, by taking out full loans."
"There's something like that?"
"Yeah. Want to hear it?"
Not only would this raise my total Sanity, but it was also a two-birds-one-stone opportunity to make some cash.
Grand Opening! ☆
Do you know what the biggest problem for modern people these days is?
It's stress~!
The root of all illnesses, stress... Oh man, what a huge hassle.
For all of you suffering!
Big Whale Company is proud to announce the grand opening of our stress-relief rage room, Rage Room!! (Ta-da~)
A chance only once a week!
For just 500 Doll, vent your stress refreshingly!
You can smash anything in Big Whale's house.
Anything at all.
And for our valued customers, we provide free sandpaper and salt at Big Whale Rage Room!
Wait, why do you need salt and sandpaper in a rage room?
Oh.
LMAOOOOO Enlightened Anon 1 LMAO
Can I make a reservation?
Yes.
Can I bring torture tools from home?
Torture tools? We're just a stress-relief room~
Oh my~ Right, that's what it is. Can I bring a few supplies?
Yes! Of course!
Me too, me too. Reservation for me.
Please DM for inquiries.
Fr lmao insane. Amazing. Let's go ㅊ super fun
Dropping new codes? Humans are so dumb?
No way, monster. Use that code and you'll end up like the Japanese Moderator tied up at Big Whale's house.
?
LMAOOOOO Don't panic, monster LMAO
In my opinion, this guy's human LMAO Pretending to be a monster for sure LMAOOOO
Why is no one praising my brilliant code deciphering?
That's the Moderator's pain. No one notices no matter how hard you work.
Oh.
If the Moderator's seriously debating whether this post crosses the line and needs moderation, upvote LMAO
I'm the Moderator. Upvoted while prepping to devour the Japanese community.
Oh, so Korea's community admin is taking responsibility for Japan's too?
Our Moderator deserves a salary. At least 1,500 Doll a month, ok?
Our admin takes 500 Doll a week.
?
??
This motherfucker killed for money when he's not even unpaid labor?
How many minutes for 500 Doll?
3 minutes.
6 minutes for 1,000 Doll?
Not possible if there's a long line of other customers.
Can I join Anon 9?
Yes. Multiple people ok. Max 6 min for 2 people.
Recruiting for Big Whale Rage Room. (1/10) *Japanese only.
Why are you writing, Room 1001...?
Oops...
I thought Anon 1 would drop some sex joke like "Can I break Big Whale's hips?" but no sexual stuff at all, just straight-up planning to beat the Japanese Moderator— that's fucking hilarious LMAO
This is seriously unforgivable.
A fleeting sense of pride washed over me from successfully earning some pocket money.
'I'm hungry.'
Having just woken up, my stomach was growling fiercely.
As I thought about ordering something and opened my status window...
[H3]
Doll: 273,300
[Withdrawal: ] [Sell: ]
[Account: Deposit: ] [VIP Purchase]
'Hm?'
New text had appeared in my Doll system.
'Is this an account number?'
Realizing it was the account provided by the 0th Financial Institution...
"Ms. Minah?"
"Yes?"
"Mind putting this in the DL system for a sec?"
I had a question, so I pulled every Doll from my inventory and handed them to Ms. Minah.
"Uh... all of them...?"
She looked flustered at the sudden pile of Dolls, but thanks to her following my request to the letter, the Dolls in my account drained out quickly.
"Oh... I got a message from the 0th Financial Institution too."
As expected, she now had access rights, and even though my account was at zero...
[H3]
Doll: 0
[Withdrawal: ] [Sell: ]
[Account: Deposit: ] [VIP Purchase]
"Could you deposit 100 Doll to me? My account is H3."
"Oh, then H4 must be mine. Sending Dolls now."
[H3]
Doll: 90
[Withdrawal: ] [Sell: ]
[Account: Deposit: ] [VIP Purchase]
'Exactly deducted 10% fee.'
Once you started using the 0th Financial Institution's services, you could keep using them indefinitely.
...
"For real...? You're just giving this away...?"
"Nah, not just giving."
"Right? Blow your mind. How much to buy it?"
"Not Doll. Just use Correction on me about 5 times a week per person."
"Correction? What's that?"
"This item..."
Before handing out masks to the crowd at my door, I explained why I was giving them.
"Of course!"
"So we get Doll duplication like Anon 1 now?"
"Yes."
"Whoa..."
"So now I get a cheat for 1,000 Doll a day?"
"Exactly."
"Gaaahhh!!! Hot... It's hot...!"
"Man... This is basically free. Is this really okay?"
"It's fine. And rather than me hoarding items, sharing them creates a virtuous cycle where Dolls accumulate faster for everyone."
"Stop...! Please stop...! Gaaahhh!!"
A bit embarrassed by their looks of awe, as if I were some saint, I first gave yellow, black, and red masks to the three women.
"Such pretty masks. Wow, this is amazing."
"Thank you... Really, truly... thank you so much."
"Big Whale. Call me anytime you want to. Got it?"
"???"
"No way...! Th-that place is really...! Please... please...!!"
After handing masks to the women first amid the chaos and sending them off to enjoy with Anon 1—who was ironing the Japanese Gallery Moderator with a red-hot poker...
"What's this? Why give to women first and us separately—"
"Shh..."
"? What?"
To keep others from overhearing, I led the men outside.
Then...
"Phew... No long talk."
"What's up? Why call us out separately?"
"These masks are made from the nurse monster at Unfair Hospital."
"Yeah?"
"Didn't you say that earlier?"
"These masks... seem made from something the nurse monster at Unfair Hospital wore."
I slowly pulled out the mask collection from my pocket.
From leopard print masks... to mesh masks and white ones embedded with beads in between.
"Oh..."
"Sigh... That's why you called us separately..."
At that moment...
"Leopard print for 100 Doll."
"?"
"Sigh... Me too, but 200 Doll."
"Ha... Fine, 1,000 Doll a day duplication, what's the problem? Leopard print 2,000 Doll."
"Hey...! That's not how auctions work!"
"I must get that leopard print."
Flustered by the sudden auction—
"No no... Hold on, everyone. I'm not taking Doll, okay?"
"Big Whale sits out."
"...Pardon?"
"Hey now. Hurt."
"???"
"Phew... Man to man showdown. Fair and square. How's that?"
"Then mesh for me—"
"Hey. No order skipping?? Leopard first."
"Tch..."
"??????"
Is this a gallery or reality...?
"What's the contest?"
"Torture. Whose is the harshest. No blood though."
"How decide the winner?"
"Ask the victim."
"Oh... You're smart."
'Yeah, like the victim will tell honestly.'
...
About 15 minutes before exchange time ended.
The Japanese Moderator looked pathetic beyond words.
His hair unwashed for days, matted; burns everywhere from hot irons...
"Pick. Who's number one?"
"Who hurt most?"
"Crazy... bastards..."
"Sigh... Not picking?"
"Round two then."
"N-number 2 was... the worst...!"
"Kehu~ Leopard's mine."
"...Second place?"
"Th-that..."
"Rematch for second."
"Phew... This time right hand—"
"N-number 1 was... next worst...!"
"Ah... Please... seriously, why... Ha... So stressful..."
"Pay Big Whale 500 Doll for 3 more minutes."
"Good idea."
"W-wait...! Wait...!!"
His body covered in bruises like a human punching bag.
'If Koreans do this much, Japanese would just die.'
In four days, Japanese exchange time...
Worried if the Moderator would survive...
'If he dies, make him into an item.'
Not really worried.
If he died, I'd experiment with human-to-item conversion.
"I have two more monster corpses in inventory, so I can make items for—"
"No thank you, sir. I'm already endlessly grateful just for saving my life."
Felt a bit sorry for JH, the only one today who didn't get an item.
'Want to do something for him...'
Pondering what to do for the guy who kept refusing out of self-deprecation...
"Ah!"
"What's wrong?"
"Put this Doll in the DL system."
"...!! No...! I can't accept this much...!"
"Not giving. Once you hit over 100,000 Doll in DL even once, you get 0th Financial access."
"...Really?"
A way came to mind to grant 0th Financial access to JH and all Koreans here today.
"Everyone, focus here a sec? I'll give Doll now. Deposit to account, then pass to next person."
"I'll go into horror tales if Big Whale asks."
"Seriously. After all this, we gotta repay."
"Helps you if we deposit and withdraw from DL?"
"No, helps you all."
"Uh... Just receiving feels too guilty..."
"Ah... Really, just taking bugs me. What to do?"
"Phew... Big Whale. Say the word anytime. I can do it."
"If I were a girl, I'd give it to Big Whale..."
"Big Whale. I'm a guy but I can do it. Phew... Bottom too. Call if needed."
"No no... Everyone shut up and just do what I say please..."
Wait, so...
All Koreans except 4 now have Sanity duplication items...
And 0th Financial access?
And Big Whale did it all alone??
I'm Korean starting today.
Hello? This is Choon-sik.
Nooo...! No salt flats...!
Fucking LMAO
'From now on, your name is Choon-sik.'
First reverse traitor I've seen LMAO
Japanese folks, come to my place next exchange and I'll hook you up with 0th Financial too. No need to be jealous. (Edited) (Deleted)
I love you.
I like Big Whale even if he's a guy.
Go!!! Add 'sir' to Big Whale now!!
I love you, Big Whale sir.
Thank you for your grace, Big Whale sir.
Also, planning to sell total Sanity increases at 2,000 Doll per point. (Edited) (Deleted)
Sometimes premium added.
Premium? What premium?
Premium based on materials.
?? What bait? Why don't I know?
There's a world Anon 1 doesn't know...
?????????????????????????
A swell of pride from creating a world where all but one could be happy.
"Now... we're done... let me go..."
"Can't."
"This... isn't the contract..."
Starved for two days straight, weakened, half-dead from recent torture—he looked pitiful.
Felt a twinge of sympathy.
"Ah... I'm too soft-hearted."
"Y-yes... please... spare me..."
"Hurry up and bite your tongue. Suicide."
"...Huh?"
"Was gonna chop your corpse up thoroughly."
"...What... did you... say...?"
"Experiment what items each part makes. But skip chopping, just craft. Cool?"
"...Please... please... stop... It's almost day two... loan... gotta repay..."
"Yeah, day two. Tonight, at least a sip of water."
"Ah... please... pleeease..."
"No. If you eat and shit, ?? Ms. Minah has to help again. Know how annoying?"
"Just... let go... that's all..."
To encourage quick exit from this world—
*knock knock*
"Huh?"
Long after exchange ended, someone knocked.
Figured Bellierd Library monster, prepped to greet...
*slip...*
"...?"
A paper slid through the door crack. I moved to check it.
"...What?"
Hello, this is the 0th Financial Institution.
H2 customer has not repaid a single Doll in the past 48 hours, so we deem no intent to repay and will proceed with forced collection.
Thank you.
The 0th Financial Institution sent a loan-related notice... and at the same time...
"Huh? ...Big Whale?"
"What's up?"
"That guy... suddenly... disappeared...?"
The man tied tight to the chair... vanished without a trace.
At that moment...
'...Fled to the horror tale...?'
Wondered if Japanese Gallery Moderator escaped into the horror...
*thud...*
"!!!"
Like discarded trash...
Less than a minute after vanishing, he dropped from empty air onto the floor...
"...Hey?"
"..."
"Skinny milk carton?"
"??"
Me and Ms. Minah quickly realized the bound "man" was now just a corpse.
"Big Whale... his eyes are all... gouged out..."
"...Looks like organ harvesting..."
A pill made from a lifeform with slightly advanced medical knowledge.
Consumption lowers user's max Sanity by 145, but heals all injuries.
A pill made from a lifeform with slightly advanced medical knowledge.
Consumption lowers user's max Sanity by 140, but heals all injuries.
A pill made from a lifeform with highly advanced medical knowledge.
Consumption lowers user's max Sanity by 110, but heals all injuries.
"Haha... ha... haha... ha... What...? What happened...?"
"Whoa, this is insane..."
"...What? What the hell...?"
"Remember me?"
"Big... Big Whale...! Untie me now...! Right now...!!"
"Man... This is a miracle drug that revives the dead."
"Please...! Untie...! 0th Finance will come for me...! S-so please... hurry untie—"
"Don't worry. You got kidnapped once already. Perfect organ harvest."
"...Huh?"
"I revived you now."
"Wh-what... what does that... mean...?"
"Revived you for more experiments."
"...Wh-what... experiment...? Ex-plain... properly... please..."
"Gonna remove your equipped items. Max Sanity goes negative then? Describe the feeling well, got it?"
"Ah... please... stop... please...!"
"Removing."
"Stop... please... I-I was wrong... Sorry... Spare me... I'll do anything... please...!"
"Anything? Really?"
"Yes...! Anything...! Kill if you want...! I'll duplicate Sanity for Doll too...! U-use Camera for Correction...!"
"Then loan me some. Full loan, squeeze out cash."
"Ah... aaaah... aaaaaaah...!"
So many experiments left.
Starting with whether contracts persist after death/revival.
What happens when total Sanity goes negative.
Tons left to test on Japanese Gallery Moderator.
"Any- anything but that... please... I'll take... stress relief...!"
"Hm?"
"Really... ha... Beat me all day...! Please... no loans... anything but that..."
What the hell...
Did he see in 0th Finance to suddenly beg like this? Gotta find out.