Chapter 10
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 10: I Earned 100 Billion Won (3)
A certain mega-hospital in the USA.
A girl was transported to a building armed with countless cutting-edge facilities.
A severely wretched appearance to anyone's eyes.
Medical staff transport her to the operating room with urgent faces.
An emergency patient who just departed from South Korea, and a person who cannot be saved unless it is this hospital.
"She's a patient with Autoimmune Neurovascular Necrosis. They say she came from Korea."
"It's a case we've treated once before, but this time the condition has worsened severely."
One doctor made an expression that it wouldn't be easy.
A doctor older than him picks up a scalpel with a solemn face.
"Still, we must save her. That is our job."
"...Ugh, my head."
Yoon-seo opened her eyes.
Her body was still dizzy and her stomach churned.
However, she felt a little refreshed as if she had just taken medicine.
Having barely gathered her wits, she stretched out streeetch and looked around.
To find Seo Do-hyun who should naturally be next to her.
"...What is this place."
Do-hyun wasn't there, and rather an unfamiliar hospital room entered her view.
A view outside the window she was seeing for the first time. Unknown medical devices connected to her body.
What is all this? Where is this?
It looks like a hospital, but it definitely didn't seem like the hospital she was originally in.
Come to think of it, before she lost consciousness, her body seemed to have hurt terribly.
Don't tell me I died back then and am currently dreaming for a moment?
A dream where I come to a foreign hospital for treatment and survive.
"Tsk."
If I'm going to dream, I should dream about that day.
I didn't really feel like having a dream that gives this kind of hope.
Yoon-seo, who absolutely couldn't imagine this would be reality.
"Oh, Ms. Yoon-seo, are you awake? I'm Andrea, your new doctor."
"...?"
Listening to English that made her head spin just hearing it, before long she realized it wasn't a dream.
"Is this America? No, that... This is USA?"
A question sent with clumsy English pronunciation.
"Yes. Um... you are~~~~~~."
She can't understand what he's babbling about.
Yoon-seo barely interpreted his words using her phone translator.
It was truly a dream-like situation.
As soon as the doctor left the room, Yoon-seo's expression turned cold.
'...Seo Do-hyun.'
Where would this money suddenly come from.
In the end, that guy touched the taboo.
I stopped him telling him not to do it, but finally.
Yoon-seo sent a text to Do-hyun with the intention of getting angry.
No, she intended to send it.
'...Didn't they say international messages cost some money too?'
She hesitated not knowing what to do.
'Ah shit.'
Eventually, she couldn't hold back and pressed the send button.
-Vrrrm
A call came sharp like a knife in less than a second.
Caller is Seo Do-hyun.
"Uh, uh?"
What do I do? Can I answer? It's America?
No, is he in America too? Does it not cost much if we are in the same country?
Yoon-seo, who worried countless times, eventually pressed the answer button.
-Lee Yoon-seo! Are you okay? You're alive, right?
Do-hyun's voice full of worry burst through the speaker.
"...Pfft."
Right, this man is always like this.
While not taking care of himself like that, he always cares for others.
She definitely intended to get angry, but hearing his voice, that intention disappears completely.
Pouring cold water on the heart of a person worrying wouldn't be polite either.
Rather, she is too sorry to Do-hyun who sacrificed for her.
Barely suppressing her swelling emotions, Yoon-seo answered.
"I'm okay now. They say the surgery ended successfully too."
-Do you know how worried I was?
"I think I know hearing your voice?"
-Wow, it's really a relief.
Do-hyun continuing to sigh in relief.
Yoon-seo continued.
"The first surgery is over, and staying here a few more months, four times was it? They say I have to do more surgeries."
-Yeah.
"And I asked about the cost too... as expected, it wasn't formidable."
She doesn't want to bring up money talk in this situation.
But what had to be done had to be done.
"So where did you get the money."
-...Straight to that talk?
"Relief is relief, but I have to say what needs to be said. You borrowed it as expected, right?"
Treatment fees, hospitalization fees, medicine costs.
Plus since medical insurance doesn't even apply, it costs over 500 million.
Surely Do-hyun will live a life paying only interest forever.
They might live a life fighting with him forever.
Relationship might go sour to the point where she won't even want to see his face someday.
That was the scariness of money, and Yoon-seo was more scared of that sight than dying.
That day, we shouldn't have drunk together.
To the voice mixed with regret, the returning answer was different from expectation.
-No, when it comes to me, they wouldn't even lend to me.
"Eh?"
-Rather, they lectured me saying a young guy is trying to borrow money writing a drama.
He wasn't lying.
Do-hyun wasn't of a personality to do that.
Then where on earth did he earn that money?
Don't tell me.
Suddenly Yoon-seo recalled a dirty humor post she saw in the past.
"Sorry Do-hyun-ah, I didn't know it was something like that..."
-Hm?
"To think you sold your asshole because of me."
It was a post about a man selling his virginity to gays in an auction and earning hundreds of millions.
-Ten-ryeon-ah (Bitch), it's not.
"It's not?"
-It's not.
"Then OnlyFans..."
-Stop at verse 1.
Do-hyun strongly denied.
If not this too... what on earth is it?
Can't imagine.
"What, did you win the lottery then?"
-Something bigger.
What is it? US Powerball?
Or did God suddenly appear and give a choice like become impotent and receive 10 billion vs just live?
'...Becoming impotent is a bit of an accident.'
This was the limit of the thinking Yoon-seo could unfold.
-Want to know?
"Yeah."
-What will you do for me if you know.
What will I do?
Hmm... No money, and can't work due to aftereffects.
All I have is a pretty face and body.
There is only one thing I can do.
Yoon-seo opened her mouth.
"Sex sla..."
-Stop.
"I didn't say it to the end."
-No, I lost.
Do-hyun tried to play a prank as he was pranked at first, but as expected, he can't win against this woman.
-Your jokes are too high level.
"So what, given our relationship."
-...Ahem.
Do-hyun revealed the hidden truth.
-You know the 1000-day login anniversary Unique Trait.
"Yeah."
-A Mythic Grade Trait popped from there.
The state of Yoon-seo I saw last wasn't very good.
Perhaps when I received the incoming call, I worried endlessly that it might be delivering news of her death, but.
Seeing her even making these jokes, fortunately, it seems the surgery ended successfully.
She was in a coma for over a whole week.
Really I couldn't even sleep worrying lately.
I couldn't even think about spending money.
Come to think of it, I haven't even logged into Fantastia after pulling the Mythic Grade Trait.
I should try entering within today.
Anyway.
-%@!$%%%@#!!??
Dolphin high-frequency sound came from over the phone.
I took it slightly off my ear and put it back, hearing the voice.
-Real? Lie?
"Real."
-Not Legendary but Mythic?
"Mythic Grade is correct."
When I explained the trait of Probability Manipulation, the reaction became even more intense.
-Are you crazy? Such an elementary schooler trait exists?
"My words exactly."
-Condition, there must be a condition. What was it?
"Thief job, Luck 1 or lower, buy the favor of Kailus."
I didn't bother mentioning Status Abnormality: Despair.
-Choosing Thief back then was a god's move? Luck is because of the trait, and Kailus? Have you met him somewhere?
"I haven't, I think I have to find out about that separately later."
Since I obtained his Mythic Grade Trait, there will be a chance to meet him directly while playing the game.
The curiosity will be resolved around then.
-Thinking again, it's too seriously cheat compared to the conditions, won't it get patched?
"So I withdrew some money in advance."
Yoon-seo asks cautiously.
-H, how much?
"For now, just in cash, 300."
-3 Million Won?
"Are you kidding? Of course 30 Billion."
-%@!$**%%@@(!~~!!
Aack, my ear.
This time my eardrum almost tore.
It seems I have to talk with the phone far away.
-This is a lie right? You're filming a hidden camera right?
"Shall I take a screenshot of the account and send it?"
[ Me : ( Account containing 30 Billion ) ]
"For reference, there's 100 Billion Credits stacked in the in-game inventory."
-Is this a true story?
"Congratulations on becoming a princess, our Yoon-seo."
Clap clap, I let her hear the sound of applause.
After hearing ahem sounds for a moment, a mysterious voice I heard for the first time in my life was revealed.
-Ah, Do-hyun-ie Oppa.
"What's this?"
-It's aegyo I practiced to try broadcasting in the past, I'll call you Oppa from today.
"That's too much."
-Not cute?
Because it's a voice I hear for the first time, rather I feel resistance.
Yoon-seo is most like Yoon-seo when she is natural.
"You are cute enough without doing that."
-...!?
For a moment, the sound of hitting the blanket pak pak was heard.
She must be embarrassed.
-What is this?
"What."
-My Do-hyunie is not someone who would say things like this?
"Having 30 billion makes my testosterone go up." (Note: "Teto" slang for testosterone/confidence)
-Do-hyun Oppa... I think I'm gonna get wet.
This capitalism-crazy bitch.
Until a few days ago, she was whispering vaguely about midsummer night's dream or whatever.
As soon as she knew I became rich, she changed explicitly.
But the current me is not the Seo Do-hyun with no money and no self-esteem.
Who am I?
Asset 30 Billion, possessing 100 Billion in-game currency, God-Do-hyun ranked 1st in world financial circles if not patched.
"Ten-ryeon-ah (Bitch), wait for the day you are discharged. I'll make you have 10 babies."
-Are you crazy? Recording this and suing for sexual harassment.
"Wait."
-Puh-heu-heu.
The sound of Yoon-seo laughing as if it was a joke.
The voice changes from a playful tone to the aegyo-filled tone often seen these days.
-Where are you? I miss you.
Ah, good.
"I'm in Korea."
-Why? You didn't follow?
"No, thinking about it, I didn't have a passport."
Because of that, only Yoon-seo was sent to America, and I remained in Korea.
It was absurd even when I thought about it.
-Sigh, that's Do-hyun alright.
"Oho, where do you dare to practice speech ignoring a holder of over 100 billion assets."
-Honey when are you coming.
"Yes, I will make it quickly and go visit."
The conversation is gradually trending towards wrapping up, but somehow I didn't want to hang up.
It seems Yoon-seo is the same.
-What are you doing?
I looked ahead for a moment.
On the computer screen I had turned on while waiting for Yoon-seo's call, this search term was entered.
"I'm going to buy a house."
-...Moving?
"With this money, it's a bit much to keep living in that villa."
Perhaps lost in thought, the conversation cuts off for a moment.
Then a bitter word comes out.
-I'm envious, Seo Do-hyun. Going to Cheongdam-dong leaving me out. Can't even go play because it's far.
For a moment, I didn't understand Yoon-seo's words.
Then realizing what misunderstanding she was having, I grinned.
"What do you mean? You're going together too."