Chapter 100
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: Economic Freedom
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Yoo Jin-seong stared intently at his phone screen. A smile of utter contentment spread across his lips.
Profits: 2,003,040,000 won
Total Assets: 2,783,040,000 won
He had earned 2 billion won. His assets had swelled to 2.78 billion won. It wasn't an exaggeration to say he had gone from well-off to truly rich.
2.78 billion won. Nearly 3 billion—enough to buy a top-tier Gangnam apartment outright with cash to spare.
Freed from money worries at last. True financial freedom achieved. Rich before thirty.
"I'm so happy, but..."
It was pure ecstasy.
Unbelievable. The 2.78 billion felt like a mirage. So surreal he wondered if it was all a dream.
'A-young's my lucky star. Thanks to her, I sold at the absolute peak. At least 300 million extra profit.'
He had completely forgotten about the stocks. Without A-young mentioning them, he would have sold after the crash.
Hee hee, I feel like I'm flying for real~ So happy~ Thrilling~
It's all thanks to Oppa~ You let me make a fortune~ Hee hee hee~ Thank you, so grateful >_<
How much did Jin-seong Oppa make~?
Haha. Me? 2 billion.
Thank you too. Thanks to you, I sold high. Probably saved hundreds of millions at least.
Jin-seong was happy. Happy to be rich himself, doubly so seeing A-young overjoyed.
And...
Sharing the joy with someone made it all the sweeter. He felt truly blessed.
'Thank you. Thank you.'
Thank you, God. Thank you, Era of Success. I'll live diligently. Steadily. Kindly.
Gratitude overflowing.
'Life like Yoo Jin-seong!'
His phone rang. Choi A-young calling.
"Hee hee. Rich Oppa. A-young wants meat~ Buy me meat pleeease~"
"You got it. As much as you want. When? Now? Later?"
"Later~. Around 5 p.m. Just ate, tummy full, and gotta practice LoL."
"Okay. Got it. See you at 5 p.m."
"Wanna run over and kiss your chili pepper right now, but practice calls~"
"Can't be helped. Let's grab something delicious for dinner later."
To Jin-seong, Choi A-young's best quality was her diligence.
She practiced and analyzed LoL daily, optimizing relentlessly. Never late to streams, never skipped.
Morning walks every day, reading bit by bit, even her favorite comics.
A-young's amazing.
'Made bank, but skipping practice for a day? Or a stream off? Nah.'
Big windfalls usually loosen discipline. Ditch real life for indulgence.
Not A-young. Unshaken. Full practice, diligent streams ahead.
'Gotta live more diligently myself.'
Like A-young, hustle harder.
'Time to read.'
Positive vibes hit.
He cracked open a book right away. Currently on capitalism. One gifted by Lee Myung-ho.
1. Read for 180+ minutes.
2. Speed-read for 100+ minutes.
3. Reflect for 60+ minutes.
Reward: 55 Points
He dove into reading.
"Capitalism feeds on human desire to grow. People thought tech advances would cut jobs..."
"...Tech booms created explosive job growth. Jobs to sell desire-stoking products..."
"Entrepreneurs package desire prettily for sale; people willingly labor to satisfy it. Here..."
Speed-reading flew by. Content filled his mind, crystal clear.
2.78 billion faded. Post-win high settled. Pure focus on the book.
Swish-!
Swish-!
Fun. Enjoyable. Happy.
Absorbing elite knowledge was thrilling.
Reading's joy rivaled workout highs.
Reading Achievement 56 completed.
55 Points acquired.
He paused reading. Time to spend points.
Remaining Points: 60
Shop opened. Short deliberation, then purchases made.
Mental Recovery Agent x1
Random Trend Keyword x1
Random Luck Note x1
Random Item Box x1
Shoulder Expansion Pill x1
Stamina Booster Pill x1
Thought about stocking Shoulder Expansion and Stamina Booster Pills, but switched gears.
Grabbed one each of Random Trend Keyword, Random Luck Note, and Random Item Box.
'Wanna roll this 2.78 billion big. Grow it huge. Get filthy rich.'
Craved future mega-trend keywords like Bitcoin.
Random Item Box? Half curiosity, half fun.
'First.'
Jin-seong downed the pills. Stamina Booster first, then Shoulder Expansion.
Stamina hit 18.0. Just 2.0 more for adult male bonus.
Shoulders at a measly 1.9. Long road ahead.
Hit vitality 10.0 at the gym earlier. Now one extra ejaculation every 36 hours.
'Next.'
Used Random Trend Keyword. Unfolded the note.
Random Trend Keyword
Health
He tilted his head.
Health?
'Health' the next mega-trend?
'Health, huh...?'
Wasn't it already trending?
People obsessed with health now.
Keyword embedded in daily life.
Yet set to explode further?
'Gotta think deeply on health.'
Next, Random Luck Note.
Random Luck Note
Choi A-young regrets. Eyed a stock, scared of loss so skipped—now it's soaring big time.
Already planning to meet A-young at 5 p.m. Now extra reason.
'Soaring big? How big?'
Intriguing. Insanely exciting. Nail this, maybe hit 10 billion territory.
Picked up Random Item Box.
"Gacha! Let's go!"
What item? Hope for jackpot.
Heart pounding. Gacha always thrilled.
Congratulations.
Acquired Effort Box (One-Time Use).
Effort Box?
Appraised it.
Put in the effort. Gain random items matching your effort. 30-day limit. Rewards after 30 days.
Effort Score: 0
Fun item.
'Effort...? Gonna grind like hell for a month.'
Already diligent, but now more reason. Willpower ignited.
'Back to reading.'
Focused on the book.
Effort Box
Effort Score: 10
Happiness Vending Machine
Happiness Score: 30/100
Effort making him happy. Scores up. Smile on Jin-seong's face.
'Harder.'
Jin-seong sipped a complex americano at the cafe, reading finance books while waiting for Choi A-young.
"Oppa."
He looked up. Choi A-young beamed down at him.
Affection: 75
A-young's affection soared. Nearing Ha-yeon's level.
She likes me more than I thought.
"Reading~?"
"Yeah."
"Wait long?"
"Nah."
Checked watch. 5:50 p.m.
50 minutes late.
"Sorry~ Practice ran over~"
"No worries."
Not dawdling—practice delay. Forgivable. He'd been lost in enjoyable reading anyway.
"Hungry~ Let's eat~"
"Yeah. Let's. Me too."
Left the cafe.
"Jin-seong Oppa~ Where to~?"
Choi A-young hooked her arm in his.
"Hmm—"
Jin-seong pondered, scanning nearby spots.
"How 'bout there?"
He nodded toward it.
Choi A-young looked.
"...Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi?"
In Jin-seong's book, nothing beat Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi for value. Cheap, hearty, delicious.
"......"
Choi A-young flustered. Expected steak at least. Or Hanwoo beef.
"Why? Hate it?"
"No~ Love it~"
Free food—no complaints. Plus, Jin-seong's fave.
Grilled the meat.
"Hehe, Oppa helped me make bank, so tomorrow A-young buys. Steak on me~"
"Nah. I profited big too. Tomorrow's on me. Steak, anything."
"Nooo~ Tomorrow's gotta be me~"
Delicious dinner chat.
"Any stocks you're eyeing?"
"Huh? Yeah, one~"
"Oh? Which?"
"Cosmetics company~"
He leaned in.
Left the office.
En route to the gym, pondered 2.78 billion plans.
'2.6 billion reinvest...'
Full 2.6 billion into A-young's pick: Pure Cosmetics.
'Rest for me...'
Where to spend?
Avante first. Parents to Europe. Company reserves topped. Siblings big allowances. Gifts for girls. Ye-jin pocket money and treats.
'Even then, 120 million left.'
Money, but few big spends.
'Happy.'
Arrived at gym.
Favorability: 99
Inner Thoughts: Sigh... Big trouble... Kyungjin Gym's giving me headaches... And now the landlord too...
Landlord demanding rent hike. Deposit 10 million up, monthly 100k more.
Twitch.
Jin-seong's brow furrowed. Heart heavy seeing his beloved girlfriend's father in distress.
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