Chapter 102
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 102
Chapter Title: Episode 102
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Jin-seong devoted himself fully to his workout. He decided to talk about YouTuber stuff over lunch later.
You have achieved Special Achievement 3.
Acquired 300 points.
He succeeded in lifting 250kg.
Finally.
At long last.
Now he could lift the same weight as Park Ha-yeon.
As a man, he finally had a shred of pride.
Special Achievement 4 has been generated.
A new achievement had been created.
1. Achieve 270kg or more weight
2. Read 20 or more books
Reward: 400 points
Jin-seong's mouth watered at the '400-point reward.' It looked so tempting, so delicious.
You have achieved Exercise Achievement 160.
Acquired 100 points.
He cleared Exercise Achievement 160.
Remaining Points: 400
400 points.
He was loaded now.
'Gotta shower quick and go shopping.'
He drank some cold water and wiped off his sweat with a dry towel. He glanced at Im Jun-ho, who was doing squats.
[Inner Thoughts: Damn. Shit. Fuck. This nerd's gonna catch up at this rate.]
[Inner Thoughts: No way. Absolutely not. I can lose to anyone else, but never to a nerd.]
[Inner Thoughts: If I don't wanna lose, I have no choice but to work harder. Train more intensely, manage my diet even stricter.]
Jin-seong smirked.
'Skinny little punk—just you wait. I'll surpass you soon enough. Overwhelm you. Crush that smug nose of yours.'
He'd make sure the guy never thought of him as a 'nerd' again.
He would grow and grow until he became a true alpha male.
'Fun shopping time!'
He sat on the toilet. Before buying items, he opened his status window. It had changed a lot lately.
His Exercise (A) talent proficiency had reached 90.555%. Just 9.445% more to hit S-grade.
Yesterday, his Reading talent had leveled up from Reading (B) to Reading (A).
He bought items.
Stamina Booster Pill x11
Virility Increase Pill x10
Shoulder Enlargement Pill x14
Remaining Points: 50 points
He spent 350 points.
He consumed the items.
Stamina: 18.9 → 20.0
Virility: 14.0 → 15.0
Shoulders: 2.6 → 4.0
Finally!
He had successfully consumed 200 Stamina Booster Pills. Now he had the stamina of an average adult male plus extra buffs.
Virility hit 15.0.
20.0 = Ejaculation once every 24 hours
15.0 = Ejaculation once every 30 hours
'Heh heh—nice. Perfect. I'm happy.'
Jin-seong gazed at his status window and broke into a satisfied smile.
Just looking at it filled him with contentment.
'Thank you.'
Thank you, God. Thank you, Era of Success. I'll live diligently, steadily, kindly, and righteously.
He found a nearby café. Jin-seong ordered an Americano, while Park Ha-yeon got a café mocha. They chatted over their drinks.
The topic was YouTubing.
"I think doing YouTube on the side while working at the gym would be good."
Park Ha-yeon wanted to moonlight.
Keep the gym job as her main gig and YouTube as a side hustle.
She wanted to approach YouTube as a side gig.
Making it her main job carried too much risk if it flopped.
Besides, she wasn't even sure she could do it well.
"It'd be great if Pig Oppa helped me out. I don't know much about YouTube, I'm bad with computers, and editing videos is totally foreign to me."
"Okay. I'll help."
He agreed readily.
"Thanks."
Jin-seong planned to respect and support Park Ha-yeon's thoughts and choices. If she wanted or needed anything, he'd help and back her as much as possible.
At the very least.
The minimum.
He wanted the people he cherished to live doing what they truly loved. He was willing to support them in every way possible.
"What's the split?"
"8:2."
"8:2? You get 8, I get 2?"
"No, opposite. We get 2. You get 8."
8:2 split.
Jin-seong would handle equipment support, video production, YouTube management, and risk management in exchange for 20% of the net profits.
"8:2? Aren't you taking too little? Does 20% even leave you with anything?"
"Yeah. Plenty left. With your charm, even 9:1 would be a steal for me. Honestly, 9.5:0.5 might still profit."
Truth be told, profit wasn't the main thing. Even a big loss would be fine.
'A little loss won't kill me.'
He had plenty of money. 2.7 billion won. He had no doubt his wealth would grow even more.
With all that cash, a small loss wouldn't cramp his style or burden him.
"Looking forward to working with you."
"Yeah. Give it your all. I'll help as much as I can."
They agreed to sign a contract. Tomorrow morning at the office, they'd draft it and plan the YouTube strategy.
"Think I can do well?"
"You'll do great."
"Will it actually work out?"
"It will."
"I'm worried."
"Don't worry about a thing."
He soothed Ha-yeon's self-esteem. He boosted her positivity as much as he could. Her face brightened right away. She perked up.
[Inner Thoughts: Hope it works out.]
[Inner Thoughts: If it does, gotta treat Pig Oppa to tuna sushi.]
He took her to a fancy sushi spot and loaded up on tuna and egg sushi.
"Here. A gift."
He handed her a classy paper bag.
"What's this?"
"Designer bag."
She checked the price tag.
5,240,000 won
She was floored.
"This is way too expensive, isn't it?"
It was pricey, insanely so. His hand had been shaking when he paid. But he didn't let it show.
"Like it?"
"It's so pretty... Thank you."
"Glad you do."
They went to a motel.
During sex, Ha-yeon was at least ten times hotter than usual. She was usually shy, but today she was extra aggressive.
Blowjob, cowgirl pounding away, even swallowed. He melted under her enthusiasm.
Affection: 80
[Inner Thoughts: Sushi was delicious... Designer bag gift rocks... Excited for YouTube... Love his caring gaze...]
[Inner Thoughts: Can't live without him now. Can't even imagine life without him. I love him.]
Park Ha-yeon's feelings had deepened.
Affection 70 meant marriage if conditions aligned.
Affection 80 meant marriage even if conditions were slightly off.
He KakaoTalked with Lee Myung-ho.
Invested half my assets in Pure Cosmetics.
If we profit, top-grade Hanwoo on me lol
All-in with my full assets. Praying for a mega hit. lol
Oh?! Awesome!! Love it!! Looking forward to that Hanwoo. You cover round 1, I'll do round 2. ^___^
Then he KakaoTalked with Choi A-young.
Krooo!!! Stock's already up over 7%!!! Sniff sniff— I smell it. Mega hit incoming.
Woke up and my assets grew over 30 million won. Money's too easy lol ㅋㅋㅋ ㅎㅎㅎ
ㅋㅋㅋ 7.1% overnight insane gains. So sweet. Diabetes incoming.
ㅎㅎㅎ What if the Financial Supervisory Service shows up? Too much profit, they drag me away?
He'd heard somewhere that if you made too much from stocks, the FSS comes knocking for an investigation.
'Whatever... They investigate or not, doesn't matter.'
He was above board.
Jin-seong hadn't broken any laws in his stock trading. He hadn't manipulated prices either.
Even if the FSS tore him apart, they'd find no evidence of wrongdoing.
He sent the KakaoTalk.
Checked his schedule.
[Laundry, room cleaning, bathroom cleaning, shower, sorted trash]
[Head to office, breakfast, Park Ha-yeon contract, short meeting]
[Exercise achievements, lunch with Park Ha-yeon, stop by bookstore]
[Afternoon reading, dinner with Oh Mi-yeon, late-night reading]
Another busy day ahead.
Cleaned up, then showered.
"Heh heh."
Jin-seong looked at his reflection in the full-body mirror and grinned happily.
His body had improved to a whole new level compared to before.
'Bulk up some more... Trim the hair... Fix the skin... I'll be a sight to behold.'
Blissful.
Mood skyrocketed.
He headed to the office.
"How do you do this?"
"Oh? That? Easy."
Hong Jae-gu and Lee Min-ho were deep in work. Even 20 minutes before shift, they were at it.
[Hong Jae-gu]
Favorability: 85
[Inner Thoughts: Kid seems really kind and diligent.]
Hong Jae-gu was very pleased with Lee Min-ho.
[Lee Min-ho (23)]
Favorability: 60
[Inner Thoughts: Gotta work hard.]
[Inner Thoughts: Thanks to Jae-gu hyung. Always teaches so meticulously.]
A pleased smile crept across Jin-seong's lips.
Extremely satisfied. Great employee joined. Hiring Lee Min-ho was the best decision ever.
He signed the contract with Park Ha-yeon. Net profits split 8:2 in her favor.
Then they had a meeting. Talked at length about her YouTube plans.
On his way to the bookstore.
'Ye-jin?'
Seo Ye-jin was munching on a pizza toast in front of the toast truck.
She wasn't alone. She was with a friend. Standing side by side with a blonde girl in uniform, eating toast.
"Ye-jin-ah."