Light-Speed Rune (3)
Baek Jincheol and Hwang Myeonghui always try to have their meals together. It's because that's the only time they have to talk amidst their busy daily lives.
This morning as well.
After finishing the meal preparations, the couple sat facing each other affectionately. Not long after,
"Um… I've been worrying about something lately."
Baek Jincheol spoke with difficulty.
"What is it?"
"You know that gift we received last time."
"The gift? You mean that Diamond Golem or whatever it was?"
"Yeah, that one."
"What about it?"
"They say it's worth one billion won."
"Whaaaat? O-One billion? It was that expensive?"
Hwang Myeonghui's eyes widened in shock.
"…Should we sell it?"
He had boldly decided to sell it when talking to his friend Park Junghoon, but the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
It was a summon obtained thanks to their son, and it was a gift given out of goodwill—was it really okay to dispose of it like this?
Baek Jincheol relayed every detail of the conversation he had with Park Junghoon earlier that dawn.
"So… you want to quit the delivery job and start a business?"
"'Business' sounds too grand. I just want to do something small on my own."
"Hmmm."
It was certainly something to think about. To be honest, it was a happy dilemma.
Even winning first place in the lottery these days doesn't guarantee one billion won, yet something like that had just been handed to them as a gift.
"Still, selling it feels a bit…"
For now, Hwang Myeonghui was against it. Birds of a feather flock together. She also made good use of her Rainbow Snail but had never once considered selling it.
Naturally, she had never even searched for its price. No wonder she was so shocked to hear it was worth one billion won.
"Right? Should I just tell him we won't sell it?"
Just as the couple was deep in thought—
Beep, beep-beep!
Ding-dong!
Someone entered the house using the door code. It was their son, Baek Jinwoo.
"Huh? What brings you here so early in the morning?"
Baek Jincheol asked in surprise.
"You're here, son! You've been very busy lately, haven't you?"
His mother greeted him with a warm smile.
As he greeted his parents, Baek Jinwoo felt a slight sense of regret.
'I should have visited more often.'
But now was also a time when he had to keep moving forward.
"I came because I have something to give you."
There was only one reason Baek Jinwoo had come—to give them a Intermediate Skill Book Selection Ticket.
Since the meal was almost over, Hwang Myeonghui quickly cleared the table.
Then,
"Let's sit here and talk. But what is this?"
"They say you should learn a skill called Desperate Call with this."
As soon as she heard the explanation, Hwang Myeonghui immediately applied the skill to her Rainbow Snail. Baek Jinwoo had also heard about that summon from Yoo Jia.
'I was truly grateful.'
When it came to summons, Baek Jinwoo was as brilliant as a genius, and with a single calculation, he could determine how valuable it would become in the future.
The problem was his father, Baek Jincheol. His father hesitated, wondering whether or not to apply the skill to the golem.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and learn it."
"Ha ha, should I?"
For some reason, Baek Jinwoo immediately sensed the subtle atmosphere.
"Wait a moment, Father."
Come to think of it, there was a reason Yoo Jia had deliberately given him the Diamond Golem (B-grade)—because his father loved the Pebble Golem (E-grade) so much. The Diamond Golem was the ultimate golem currently available.
But…
In a way, wouldn't that mean he would continue working as a laborer?
"Huh? Why do you ask?"
"Does Father really need to use a golem anymore?"
"Hm?"
"I'm just saying this in case… You don't have to attach too much meaning to it. You can sell it. Since Ajin's business is doing well these days, we can ask Ajin to sell it."
His father blinked in surprise. After pondering for a long moment and mumbling to himself,
"…Is it really okay to do that?"
As expected.
Certain now that something was going on, Baek Jinwoo continued to question both his parents and eventually obtained their confession.
"Well, your father always said he wanted to live frying chicken someday. So he thought about it for a moment. Just briefly. I was against it."
"…A chicken restaurant?"
Baek Jinwoo tilted his head in confusion.
Wait.
Why sell the golem to run a chicken restaurant?
"Hold on."
Baek Jinwoo took out his phone. At the same time, he contacted Yoo Jia directly.
-Yes, Mr. Jinwoo!
As expected, Yoo Jia answered in almost one second.
"I'd like to receive dividends. How much can I get?"
-Hmm, just a moment!
"…."
-Up to 100 billion won would be possible if we push it, but that would make things a bit tight. We're dealing with land development issues and hiring many employees these days. Up to 50 billion won is manageable… but you know that would fall under comprehensive taxation, so the taxes would be enormous, right?
Wow, insane. Yoobaek class.
They could already distribute that much in dividends?
"I don't need that much. If about one billion won comes into my hands, that should be enough."
-Really? Why?
"It's just for personal reasons."
If he told her, Yoo Jia might try to handle everything with company funds again.
Baek Jinwoo felt slightly burdened by that.
The more Yoo Jia earned, the harder she would work, and in the long run, it would benefit both of them!
-One billion won is too easy! I'll calculate the taxes and distribute it perfectly. Shall we do it right now?
"Yes, thank you."
Click.
After hanging up, Baek Jinwoo's parents stared at him blankly.
One billion won… from dividends? Only now did it truly sink in. Their son, who had been lying in a hospital bed just a few months ago, had become a truly recognized player!
"Father."
"Y-Yes?"
"Ten billion won will be deposited into your account. Use that to open the chicken restaurant."
"What? How can you use the money you earned like that…?"
Baek Jinwoo immediately cut him off.
"Just register the skill to the golem and don't sell it. You've always liked golems. And even if you run a chicken restaurant, you'll need the golem. Do you know how hard it is to move boxes of raw chicken and oil containers?"
"…Ha ha, you rascal."
Baek Jincheol looked deeply moved.
Was that really their son?
These days, the couple found themselves increasingly surprised.
* * *
It was a busy morning.
After visiting his parents' house, running through the daily dungeon, and returning to the empty lot—
"A dragon?"
Yoo Jia was there, stretching her body. She was even wearing casual clothes. Because of this, the summons, including HunGyo, were silently training without conversation.
Baek Jinwoo had instructed them not to speak in front of others.
"Ms. Yoo Jia?"
What brings her here?
Lately, it felt like she kept appearing in his line of sight wherever he went.
"I came to exercise here before work. If I just sit all the time, my work efficiency drops. I need to build some muscle too."
"There are plenty of good gyms nearby. Did you really have to come all the way here?"
"Oh come on, isn't exercising while breathing fresh air like this more romantic than a gym?"
"…Yes, well, that's true."
"Oh, and actually, I also came because I had some business today."
"Business?"
"Don't be surprised."
She confidently extended her hand.
Woooong!
Light began to emanate from her hand.
[Player 'Yoo Jia' has proposed a trade.]
[Please review the other party's offer carefully.]
Huh? A trade?
[Yoo Jia: High-Grade Rune (Light-Speed) ×3, Universal Polishing Agent ×4]
[Baek Jinwoo: No compensation.]
"Whoa."
Baek Jinwoo was genuinely shocked.
"How did you get them already?"
It hadn't even been a week since he had asked her to find them.
"Hehe, impressive, right? Ha… honestly, if I were to explain how much effort it took to obtain these, one night wouldn't be enough."
[Do you accept Player 'Yoo Jia's offer?]
[Y/N]
This was, of course, a Y.
"How did you manage to get them so quickly?"
"I searched the entire world thoroughly. The price negotiations were incredibly difficult. I was only able to obtain them because of the condition that they must be used with a staff."
That made sense. There were virtually no staff-based attack speed characters other than Lamba.
Yoo Jia purchased the runes for 10 billion, 20 billion, and 15 billion won respectively. A total of 45 billion won!
It was an extremely expensive price for runes to be equipped on a single summon.
"Really."
Baek Jinwoo murmured sincerely,
"Thank you so much for your hard work."
Honestly, he hadn't expected to complete all of Lamba's endgame runes this quickly.
"Ms. Yoo Jia."
"Yes?"
"Please stay here and do some exercise for a moment. HunGyo."
– …?
HunGyo, who had been correcting the summons' stances with his sword, turned his head. He sensibly did not respond verbally.
"Please check this person's exercise posture."
– …!
HunGyo extended his right arm forward and bowed sharply.
"Uh, where are you going?"
"I'm going to enhance these! Please wait a moment. I'll be right back."
Baek Jinwoo simply couldn't hold back. The moment a summon completes all six endgame runes and receives the set effect!
For any Battle of Summoners user, this was an absolutely irresistible moment.
Even when he was God Ji-nu, such moments were rare.
This is incredible.
In terms of pure value, he was equipping Lamba with runes worth over 100 billion won in cash.
"Wyvern!"
– Kiiirurururu!
As usual, Baek Jinwoo mounted the Celestial Wyvern (B-grade) and soared into the sky.
Yoo Jia watched the scene in a daze. Somehow, his flying skills had become unbelievably natural.
* * *
After arriving at the Enhancement Center, Baek Jinwoo enhanced the remaining three runes as well. He had exactly 12 Universal Polishing Agents. He polished every option perfectly to its maximum value.
"Nice."
Now, Lamba would become faster than anyone else.
To be honest, even if these runes were equipped on any random F-grade staff-using summon, it would probably fly around with ease.
Without exaggeration, it could defeat a B-grade summon without runes.
Whoooosh!
The Wyvern's speed was no joke. Thanks to that, he returned to the empty lot in no time.
"Huh, you're already back?"
Yoo Jia was slightly stunned. For her, it took nearly 20 minutes to park her car and walk here…
Yet Baek Jinwoo managed a round trip to Samseong-dong in less than 20 minutes.
That's reassuring.
She also felt relieved. Even if they settled in the Geomdan Mountain area of Hanam, they could quickly travel to Samseong-dong where the Player Zone was located.
"Just a moment. Lamba, come here."
As soon as he arrived, Baek Jinwoo called Lamba. At the same time, he equipped the remaining three slots with Light-Speed Runes.
['Wind Fairy' (EX-grade) gains the set effect 'Light-Speed'.]
['Wind Fairy' (EX-grade) uses a staff.]
[Attack Speed increases by 500%.]
Wooooong!
A crimson beam of light swirled around Lamba. That was the set effect of Light-Speed.
– …!
Lamba's eyes widened. She wanted to marvel at the overwhelming sense of speed surging through her entire body, but she could only widen her eyes since Yoo Jia was present.
'Th-This is insane.'
Lamba swung her arm.
Whoooosh!
Her arm was invisible.
'Now that I've properly equipped the runes, it feels much smoother than before!'
No matter how much she swung, her arm didn't hurt. The runes themselves perfectly accommodated the increased attack speed.
"Looks good."
Baek Jinwoo nodded with satisfaction as he watched.
What's funny is…this was still at an unawakened growth stage.
If her level increased further, boosting her base stats, and if HunGyo unlocked her latent potential (still unknown), then—
"Did it improve?"
"More than you can imagine."
Baek Jinwoo smiled brightly.
Lamba…had truly become an unbelievably overpowered character.
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