I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 19

Chapter 19

That afternoon.

Bzz. Bzz.

“Did I underestimate the influence of Yanghwa Group too much? This is driving me crazy.”

I was having a hard time dealing with the constant stream of texts and phone calls from unknown numbers.

The calls I did answer were from classmates I didn’t even remember, who immediately launched into self-praise, asking, “Don’t you remember me? I was so good to you back then!”

I don’t even know who you are.

And the texts were even worse, with messages from completely unknown numbers asking to grab a meal or offering to treat me like a brother.

It seemed everyone was contacting me after seeing the public announcement about my contract with Yanghwa Group.

The attention was understandable enough.

Just having a contract with Yanghwa Guild meant that I had passed the ‘difficult interviews’ of Jin Seong-tae and his two executives.

[Today, Yanghwa Guild has signed a guild membership contract with Awakener Kang Shin-hwa.

The contract period is one month.

However, the contract amount and type will not be disclosed by mutual agreement.

We also have good news to share!

Thanks to Mr. Kang Shin-hwa, Jin Bo-mi, a member of the Yanghwa Guild and the daughter of Chairman Jin Seong-tae, has made a full recovery!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Kang Shin-hwa once again on behalf of the group and the guild.]

“No wonder the calls are flooding in.”

I scratched the back of my head, looking at the announcement plastered all over the official websites of Yanghwa Group and Yanghwa Guild.

It wasn’t just my smartphone that was buzzing.

The Awakener community, Unsung Hero, where I had posted before, was also flooded with comments.

It seemed there were no secrets in the world, and rumors and information about me had spread through various channels.

Well, there were quite a few people who knew about me. The Awakeners and porters at Soonghyun University of Technology knew me.

And now that it was known that I had healed Jin Bo-mi of Yanghwa Guild, it would have been easy to piece things together.

[Gabungi: Bro, I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you. I’m making a pilgrimage to your page. Good luck, and please remember me.]

[10YearF Rank: Bro… I want to experience the miracle of D-rank like you.]

[Lurker: Shin-hwa, shake off your past as a porter and be successful. I’m quietly cheering you on.]

[Monk: Visiting on a pilgrimage.]

[Lunch King: Please bless my college entrance exam next year.]

“Feels good.”

It felt like things were going well.

In any case, I had made a large sum of 55 billion won in just one day.

[Korea Bank: Depositor Kang Shin-hwa]

[Balance: 56,704,305,252 won]

“Anyone would think it’s cyber money. But even if it were cyber money, this amount would be a scam, right?”

Looking at the balance, a proud smile crept across my face.

About 56.7 billion won.

It’s not a small amount, but it’s still far short of the lavish retirement plan I’m dreaming of.

“Hundreds of millions of won won’t even scratch the surface.”

Just buying several beautiful uninhabited islands in the South Pacific would cost hundreds of billions of won.

And to equip them with the resort, leisure, and entertainment facilities I want, I’d need trillions of won.

In the past, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of such a thing, but now it’s different.

I have the knowledge in my head to achieve an amount that seems unrealistic to others.

“Should I get some sleep first?”

Perhaps because I had used up all my magic and concentration to heal Jin Bo-mi, I was already sleepy even though it was only afternoon.

It was only because my liver had been altered that I was feeling this level of fatigue; if it were a normal liver, I would have collapsed with a pale face by now.

I turned off my smartphone and lay down on the new bed that had been delivered and set up earlier.

It smelled strongly of newness, but thanks to buying an expensive one, the texture was soft and comfortable.

‘Tomorrow, let’s go buy a sub-artifact, dungeon camping gear, and an enhanced suit. Better safe than sorry.’

I organized my plans for tomorrow in advance.

I need to keep raiding dungeons to acquire loot and secure what I need to make more money.

To do that, weapons, armor, and camping gear to protect my still D-ranked body are essential.

In my past life, I was meticulous in everything I did and received a lot of praise for my thoroughness.

Just because I regressed doesn’t mean anything has changed. Complacency is a no-go. Even if you’re a regressor, you only have one life.

* * *

I opened my eyes at 7 a.m.

I had fallen asleep around 5 p.m. the day before, so I must have been in a deep sleep for 14 hours.

‘The aftermath of the high-difficulty heart alteration can’t be ignored either. I should stop altering for a while.’

There were still many parts to alter, but I had no intention of overdoing it.

Forcing alterations is like shoddy construction; it’s better not to do it at all.

A few minutes later.

I put on a hat and left the house in the training clothes I was wearing inside.

Then I stopped by a nearby store to purchase dungeon camping gear.

The price was 700 million won.

It was expensive enough to be called a walking house, but it was definitely worth it.

When unfolded, it could serve as a makeshift fortress, not just a regular tent.

According to verified tests, it had the ability to create a barrier that could withstand attacks from 30 C-rank monsters for 30 seconds.

It was densely packed with dimensional stones and had an automatic detection sensor that reacted to monsters on its own.

In addition, it was equipped with everything needed for camping, from a high-priced, high-speed water purification system to all the necessary equipment.

‘This is what it feels like to spend money.’

I happily paid the 700 million won and took the equipment.

With this, I wouldn’t have to die a meaningless death in the dungeon without knowing why.

When the barrier was erected, it was designed to make noise and wake up the Awakener sleeping inside.

Of course, the 100,000 won tents that poor porters carried around didn’t have such features.

If a monster approached quietly and stealthily, they would have to give up their lives helplessly.

“It’s a bit heavy, as expected.”

The camping gear I carried out in the form of a bag was as heavy as I expected.

It weighed at least 60 kg, which was like carrying three sacks of rice.

Of course, considering the strength of an Awakener, it was a manageable weight, but it wasn’t exactly light either.

This is why Awakeners bring porters with them.

They need someone to take care of the large and small miscellaneous items.

‘It’s not worth bringing a porter, so an interdimensional artifact is essential?’

I know the owner of the artifact.

‘Kale the Elusive.’

As the nickname suggests, it’s a dungeon boss monster with swift mobility that’s hard to catch.

If you kill it in a special way, you can get a necklace called ‘Kale’s Chaos,’ which is an interdimensional artifact [an item that can store things in another dimension].

The internal space is known to be of infinite size, and you can open the interdimensional space and summon the desired items at the same time.

Of course, the owner must have a kind of ‘thought’ to summon a certain item.

‘Nami-na, who was the head of the KSA [Korea Superhuman Association] Seoul branch in 2023, had it with a special strategy, right? She bragged about it so much on Facegram [a fictional social media platform].’

It had an owner in my past life, but this time I’m going to get it.

With Kale’s Chaos, I wouldn’t need a single porter.

I also know how to butcher, debone, and cook monsters, so I don’t need a porter’s help.

In other words, I’m an all-rounder.

Ring ring-.

I called right away.

What’s good about the guild?

You can request a license to raid a dungeon when you need to.

Especially Yanghwa Guild, my affiliated guild, which has a strong influence on the KSA.

-Yes, this is Jin Bo-mi. I answered the phone!

“Huh?”

The number that Guild Master Seo Ye-hee gave me yesterday was a smartphone number that had just been opened.

She said that after assigning a suitable person in charge, she would hand over the smartphone to him.

So I thought they would assign a first-year rookie Awakener who had just shed their newbie status?

Jin Bo-mi answered the phone.

-I will be in charge of Mr. Kang Shin-hwa’s schedule! I have to keep my father’s word not to go into the dungeon right away. I’m a good daughter, you know!

“No, but this doesn’t make sense, does it?”

I said honestly.

Of course, my potential and possibilities are so high that they can’t even be compared to hers.

But right now, I’m D-rank and she’s A-rank.

It felt like something was out of order.

-Please think of it as a personal reward for saving my life. It’s not like being low-ranked is insignificant and being high-ranked is great. It’s not like that.

Jin Bo-mi’s answer seemed sincere and deep.

Perhaps because of her father’s influence, she didn’t seem to have any prejudice or preconceptions.

“Are you telling me to speak comfortably [use informal speech]?”

-Yes, until my stamina and combat sense are fully recovered, I will be Mr. Kang Shin-hwa’s manager.

“I understand.”

There was no need to drag out the conversation.

She said she wanted to do it, so I should just accept it with pleasure.

Well, the saying that I saved her life isn’t wrong.

-Tell me what you want!

“The K-911 dungeon at Uijeongbu Station. Is it possible to secure a raid license? The sooner the better.”

-Just a moment.

After that, the call was interrupted for a while.

Usually, it takes more than a day to secure a license.

But Yanghwa Guild has its own direct line, so it must be checking there.

-Shin-hwa?

“Yes.”

The interrupted call resumed.

-It’s possible. You can raid from 5 p.m., and it can be issued immediately!

“Then please secure it right away.”

-How many people? Do you have any guild members or external party members in mind?

“Solo play.”

I said indifferently.

-What? The 911 dungeon is a C-rank dungeon, and you’re going to raid it alone? Don’t you need support?

“It’s okay. You said five o’clock, right?”

-Yes, that’s right. Starting from five o’clock today, I got a license for about 2 days just in case.

Two days, my foot.

Two hours is enough.

However, I didn’t want to show off or pretend in front of her, so I just accepted the words appropriately.

“Thank you. Then please send me the license. I’m going to go right after work.”

-Okay.

“Then, goodbye.”

-See you later!

“Huh?”

Our call ended with her finishing remarks, which I couldn’t understand.

* * *

One hour later.

Hwang Seok-cheol.

He, who is more often called Old Man Hwang, was dealing with a unique customer who was making an unprecedented new order among the many customers who had come to his store.

The suit he was making himself was already a special suit with a number of modifications.

It’s not for nothing that it costs 200 million won.

Considering that ordinary suits are traded at around 20 million won, this was also quite expensive.

But today, the customer who visited his store was asking for something beyond imagination.

“I would like you to engrave high-grade dimensional stones on both knees and foot pads of the suit. Can you mix the dimensional stones and shock-absorbing cushions to remove the hard feeling?”

“How do you know that, customer?”

It was a possible technique.

But it had not yet been publicly released, and Hwang Seok-cheol himself was researching the manufacturing method alone.

But a young man who seemed to have just graduated from college.

Was making a strange order as if he could see right through him.

10 years of manufacturing and business experience.

Today’s customer felt like he was no ordinary customer.