Chapter 158

Chapter 158

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Chapter 158: Hot Night (2)

“Over here is Choi Jongseon, who came from Yangju. And this is her son.”

As Yeongwoo introduced the Yangju Strongest Sword and her baby in order, Lim Suna greeted the two with a big smile.

It was typical of Jeong Yeongwoo to introduce even a newborn baby as ‘her son.’

“Oh, I see. I’m Lim Suna, the assistant manager of Taewon Group’s secretariat. Nice to meet you.”

Then, Suna sent Yeongwoo a glance, questioning how this situation came about.

It was because every time Yeongwoo returned to Gangnam, he kept bringing in outsiders without permission, which made Suna feel a bit awkward.

“Oh... I had to bring them along because I accidentally blew up Yangju. Besides, we needed someone to handle Gwangjin District, so...”

“I see... you blew up Yangju...?”

Suna asked with wide eyes, thinking that what Jeong Yeongwoo said might be a metaphor, not a literal fact.

“It just happened that way.”

“....”

How could someone just accidentally blow up a city?

“...Then I’ll arrange accommodations near the headquarters for Choi Jongseon as well.”

“Yes. And...”

Yeongwoo then gestured towards Kim Jeonggu.

Quickly.

“This is Mr. Kim Jeonggu. He’s my father.”

At this, Suna failed to control her expression for the first time.

“Huh?”

She looked at Yeongwoo and Jeonggu with incredulous faces.

The fact that this crazy Strongest Sword had a father was surprising enough, but what was even more shocking was...

“Kim....”

That Jeong Yeongwoo and his father had different last names.

Finally, she glimpsed that Yeongwoo’s background was not typical.

Moreover, wasn’t Gangnam the area where Jeong Yeongwoo killed the previous master and his son and took over?

Bringing his own father there was quite an extraordinary thing to do.

“Father, it’s an honor to meet you. I’m Lim Suna.”

As Suna bowed politely, Kim Jeonggu also lowered his head with a solemn expression.

“Pleased to meet you. I’m Kim Jeonggu.”

Given the situation, Jeonggu didn’t insist on denying that he was Jeong Yeongwoo’s father.

“Shall we prepare accommodations for your father as well?”

When Suna asked this, contrary to everyone’s expectations, Yeongwoo shook his head.

“No need. It’s better to just have him stay in my place without bothering with additional arrangements.”

“...?”

Kim Jeonggu looked at Yeongwoo with a puzzled expression.

However, since Suna was Yeongwoo’s subordinate after all, she nodded even after seeing Jeonggu’s face.

“Yes. I’ll prepare as you said. Is there anything else you need?”

“Yes. Just in case, ask Mr. Jongsu and Chief Inspector Kwon Taeyoung too. Ask them if they’d like to watch TV in my room tonight.”

“Oh... I understand.”

Although it seemed like a ridiculous story to Suna, Yeongwoo’s intention was to provide welfare for the colleagues who had worked hard for him.

Especially, didn’t Jongsu say that the reason he lived in this world was to witness extraordinary events that were never seen in the previous world?

Like the sight of conglomerates turning into dragons and returning.

So, Jongsu would naturally be interested in watching TV that illuminated the rooms of returnees and the strong from various parts of the world.

“Alright, is everything done? I still have some work left, so I’ll leave it to you, Jongseon.”

When Yeongwoo signaled to Jongseon that she could go, Kim Jeonggu asked with a pale face.

“Shouldn’t I stay here too...?”

To this, Yeongwoo gestured towards Kim Jeonggu from across the window.

“What are you talking about? You should ride an iron horse from another world while you’re at it. We’re only going to spend three days together, so let’s make some memories.”

* * *

Riding the flying horse Negwig with his father for a drive through the streets of Gangnam.

Of course, there was no romance in it since it wasn’t a typical father-son relationship.

“What are we doing tonight?”

Asked Jeonggu, who was sitting in the back seat, and Yeongwoo pointed to the black light pillar visible on the other side.

“We have to meet the merchants in Gangnam, Gwangjin, and Paju. We need to collect abnormal climate equipment.”

“Abnormal climate equipment...?”

“Yes.”

Yeongwoo briefly explained abnormal climate immunity equipment and night dungeons to Jeonggu.

He said that if you activate the orb left by the mutants on the road at night, you can enter the interdimensional dungeons where people from all over the world gather.

“...That’s absurd.”

Of course, Jeonggu found it hard to believe.

“If I hadn’t seen it myself, I wouldn’t have believed it either.”

People from all over the world gathering in an interdimensional dungeon to carry out cooperative missions.

Even for Yeongwoo, who had experienced all sorts of extraordinary events, it was hard to imagine.

Power Attack itself might only be worth the price of a weapon when viewed separately, but if that effect is constantly applied through the encyclopaedia, wouldn’t the story change completely?

But even more than that, there were two items below that stood out.

3 – 「Body Modification」 – Epic Spine

【Martial art slot +1】

◇ 820,000 karma

4 – 「Body Deficiency」 – Epic Breastplate

【Power increases up to 80% depending on the degree of limb loss.】

◇ 4,100,000 karma

‘Crazy.’

Yeongwoo’s mouth hung open.

‘If I add a martial art slot, does that mean I can use two sword techniques at the same time?’

After consulting with himself, that was the only conclusion.

Of course, there was a risk of having to change part of the body to an alien item... but wasn’t this deal with Jeong Yeongwoo07?

‘If I could cut open someone else’s stomach and eat their organs, there’s nothing I couldn’t change, right?’

Besides, didn’t Yeongwoo have conditional anesthesia?

「Berserker」 – Mutant Charm

【Ignore a certain level of pain.】

Therefore, Yeongwoo didn’t feel much psychological burden no matter what the process of ‘wearing’ that spine was like.

Even if the worst comes to worst, his body would regenerate quickly.

And in the same vein, the Epic Breastplate, “Body Deficiency,” was also a must-buy item.

‘If it’s a limb deficiency... Does that mean... it refers to having limbs cut off?’

Perhaps it was a piece of equipment designed for special cases like a one-armed swordsman, but Yeongwoo could use it just as easily.

‘Whether it’s cut off by someone else or by me, it doesn’t matter. As long as it’s in a deficient state, the effect will trigger, right? Among people with intact limbs, I’m probably the one who can make the best use of it.’

The only downside was that he couldn’t give up the armor he was currently wearing, so the armor encyclopaedia was essential.

And another problem was...

【Power increases up to 80% depending on the degree of limb loss.】

‘How much limb deficiency is needed for maximum activation?’

Surely it wouldn’t be referring to a state where all limbs were missing from a human perspective.

‘No, that’s from a human perspective, but the one who made it...’

Yeongwoo looked up at the merchant inside the pillar of light.

The Totom Auctioneer looked like a large tree with awkward branches.

“I suppose we can’t expect additional explanations about the equipment effects?”

When Yeongwoo asked this, Kubu blinked and replied.

–That’s correct.

“Hmm.”

As expected.

So Yeongwoo nodded immediately.

“Well, I’ll find out for myself if possible.”

Then, he scanned through the four items on the product list one by one.

“I’ll buy everything here, so Kubu, please hurry and stop the merchants from leaving Gwangjin-gu.”

Upon hearing this, Kubu blinked his large eyes again.

–The transaction is complete. Thank you as always.

Once the transaction was completed, Yeongwoo’s karma balance was updated.

* Available karma: 8,840,000

With a current balance of 8.84 million karma, it was unprecedented to have money left after buying Epic-grade equipment with cash.

–Well then, see you again.

As the transaction ended, Kubu bid farewell with a farewell message different from usual.

Did he accept Yeongwoo’s request to hurry and stop the other merchants from leaving?

Soon after, Kubu vanished into thin air, so Yeongwoo quickly directed Negwig towards Gwangjin-gu.

And then, he called out to the passenger in the back seat.

“Father.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t be surprised.”

“I’m not surprised at all. Even if it’s like this, you’re still the Strongest Sword...”

Before Jeonggu could finish his sentence, Yeongwoo’s ‘Bastard’ suddenly appeared in the air.

“You damn...!”

It was only after seeing that he had not been warned about dealing with merchants or mediators that Jeonggu realized what the warning was about.

Creak!

Just now, the crazy orphan had cut off his own arm.

-Ke-ak!

Of course, the arm was grabbed by the Golden Goblin with both hands, but Jeonggu flipped it over after the bloodshed.

“Oh no fuck... why are you doing this?”

To which Jeong Yeongwoo07 replied bluntly.

“40%.”

[Translator – Night]

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