Ch.400Chapter 400 – A New Beginning (Main Story Complete)

I’ve lived two lives, and now I’m on my third.

My first life was as Park Dong-sik, a citizen of Earth and South Korea.

It wasn’t particularly eventful; I simply lived day by day.

My second life was as a man named Pathos.

I met the Great Goddess Epitrina, gained the ability to fix anything, got involved in countless adventures, and lived a happy life until the end.

And now.

In my third life, I’ve once again become an Earth citizen and a Korean national.

My name in this third life is Park Seo-jun.

I was left in a baby box and raised by the orphanage director and other nuns.

Naturally, I was born with memories of my past lives.

Because of this, I behaved more maturely than other children from a young age.

My school grades were decent, but not good enough to get into a top university in Seoul.

Still, I managed to enter a fairly reputable university and graduated successfully with government support.

Military service? Being abandoned at an orphanage at birth automatically exempted me.

It was quite fortunate not having to serve in the military again.

Thanks to that, I jumped straight into job hunting after graduating from university.

The first thing I did was work at a restaurant.

In this life, I had a decent face, so I could work as a server at a restaurant.

“You grew up in an orphanage? Oh my, you must have had a hard time.”

Fortunately, the restaurant owner was a kind-hearted person who took good care of me after learning about my orphanage background.

Thanks to that, I was able to quickly save up some initial funds to settle down.

When I eventually quit to pursue something else, I gave the owner a gift.

I fixed all the machines in the owner’s restaurant.

Even in this world, the ability Epitrina gave me was working properly.

The reason the old appliances at the orphanage never broke down was because I secretly used my ability on them.

Anyway, with the money I saved from working for about a year and the owner’s advice, I was able to get a government-supported loan and start my own business.

A shop with the sign ‘Pathos’ Repair Workshop.’

Although it’s just a rental and only about 130 square feet, it’s still my shop.

The first thing I did after opening my repair shop was to collect used graphics cards.

Even when I was reincarnated, the AI boom was still going strong.

And graphics cards were essential for running AI.

If graphics cards were previously used for cryptocurrency mining, now they were needed to run AI.

But the prices had risen too high for average users to buy new graphics cards.

So people started looking for used graphics cards, but AI tasks use up all of a graphics card’s resources.

Using graphics cards to their limits meant many quickly broke down and were discarded.

I bought these graphics cards at reasonable prices and brought them to my shop.

Then I repaired the out-of-warranty graphics cards and listed them on secondhand marketplaces.

[Selling Used Graphics Cards in Bulk]

These are graphics cards with expired warranties. All have been repaired and cleaned. If they break down during use, I offer 6 months of free repairs. After 6 months, repairs will be charged.

At first, people were skeptical.

My shop wasn’t in Yongsan, but rather a bit far from Seoul.

But people who bought from my shop started posting reviews, and business exploded.

[Hey everyone, have you heard of P’s R Workshop?]

I just bought a used graphics card there, and it’s amazing.

I bought two, and both overclock incredibly well.

The clock speeds are even stable.

The prices are good too, so I’m planning to buy my next graphics card there.

I’ve been pushing it hard for 72 hours straight without a single error.

└FireMan: What’s the shop name? Where is it located?

└OP: It’s called Pathos’ Repair Workshop in XX City. It’s easy to find since there aren’t many shops there.

[If you’re buying a used graphics card, go here]

There’s a shop called Pathos’ Repair Workshop in XX City, Gyeonggi-do. I bought a graphics card there, and damn, it overclocks better and runs AI more stably than the new graphics card I bought online.

If you’re thinking of buying used, get it here. They even offer 6 months of free repairs.

└User: How much are they?

└OP: About 50,000 won more expensive than marketplace prices, but there’s no difference from new ones. It’s like a new graphics card without the box.

└User: Is this viral marketing?

└OP: If this is viral marketing, I’ll cut off my dick

└User: Prove it

People who visited my shop after seeing reviews left more reviews, and all my used graphics cards sold out.

I earned enough from selling used graphics cards to cover a year’s rent, but I wasn’t satisfied with just that.

I expanded into repairing broken laptops.

This year in particular, there were many flood victims selling their laptops cheaply due to heavy rainfall.

I bought all those laptops and fixed them daily.

However, I only purchased laptops that came with their power adapters.

After all, you need both the laptop and adapter to use it while charging.

Anyway, once I expanded into laptops, my profits skyrocketed.

The profit margin for repairing and selling high-end laptops was enormous.

I could buy something for 300,000 won, fix it with three hammer taps, and sell it for over 1.5 million won.

Since my reputation was already established with graphics cards, the laptops sold like hotcakes too.

I donated mid to low-range laptops to government offices or the orphanage where I grew up.

“With this many laptops, it will be easier for the children to study. Thank you so much, Seo-jun.”

“It’s nothing, Director. You raised me well. I’m just returning the favor.”

The donation receipts for the laptops gave me tax deductions, so it was a win-win situation for me.

Even better, local newspapers ran stories like “Young Entrepreneur Who Grew Up in Orphanage Donates 30 Educational Laptops to His Former Home,” which boosted my business even more.

“Whew, another productive day.”

Today, I had packaged about 50 graphics cards and 30 laptops to hand over to the delivery company.

The secondhand market is extremely active right now, and there are many businesses that repair graphics cards and laptops.

But how many can repair them like new as I can?

Since I could even perfectly repair the exteriors, something most secondhand repair shops couldn’t do, I provided the perfect alternative for people who didn’t mind using secondhand items.

Products that were indistinguishable from new but at lower prices.

And for me, the only cost involved in repairs was buying the broken items.

Recently, people have been requesting repairs for their personal items, but I was planning to start that after opening my own permanent shop.

I’d need to pay off all my government loans and other debts before I could buy a building and establish my own shop.

“What was today’s revenue again?”

As my business grew, I could no longer track sales haphazardly, so I now used a platform’s store service.

This made managing sales, calculating taxes, and handling deliveries much easier.

Occasionally, when delivery drivers asked me to repair their laptops or graphics cards, I did it as a courtesy.

That’s why delivery drivers would promptly come to pick up items from my shop, even if there weren’t many.

Just as I was about to close up shop and go home to rest, I heard the door open.

“I’m sorry, but we’re closed for today.”

“Really? But isn’t there still time before closing hours?”

A familiar voice from the shop entrance.

I turned my head toward that voice from my memories, and there stood a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

I immediately recognized who she was.

The first person I met in that other world.

The one who gifted me the ability to fix anything.

“Epi…trina?”

The goddess who oversaw that other world, Epitrina, had entered my shop wearing a women’s business suit.

“It’s been a while, my hero.”

“How did you…?”

“I’m the one who sent you here. Did you think I wouldn’t know where you were in this world?”

Epitrina approached and embraced me.

“Now, it’s time for you and me, isn’t it? Hehe.”

It seemed that the story between her and me was just beginning.