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3.

As Seonghyun loaded the weight, the cliff began to collapse under the pressure.

A crack appeared in the cliff.

Crackling sounds echoed.

Watching the cliff crumble in real-time,

Seonghyun looked down at the tiger.

“Roar!”

The creature howled as if begging for mercy.

“What, now you want to be saved?”

That couldn’t happen.

With a snort, Seonghyun struck the cliff again.

Rumbling.

“Just in case…”

Whirring.

Looking down below the cliff, Seonghyun saw the tiger still falling.

“Wow, how high is this?”

As the tiger disappeared into the mist,

Seonghyun lay back.

“Ah, I thought I was going to die.”

Just as Seonghyun was catching his breath, an alarm sounded in his ear.

-Ding

-Enemy defeated. System awakening. Attribute granted.

“What?”

-Defeated an impossible enemy. First battle achievement, rank of attribute increased.

-Highest grade as a human. Rank increase is impossible.

-Someone intervenes. Forced increase.

Whoosh.

Seonghyun’s body began to be enveloped in a blue light.

“What?”

Seonghyun tried to sit up.

But.

His body wouldn’t move.

“Oh, what now, this is crazy.”

Even in a situation where he would normally enjoy himself, Seonghyun didn’t let his guard down.

At least for a moment.

Now, as if telling him to rest, particles kindly seeped into Seonghyun’s body.

Struggling against the increasing drowsiness, Seonghyun opened his eyes wide.

But, as sleep washed over him, his eyelids grew heavy.

“Oh… this can’t be happening.”

In the end, Seonghyun couldn’t overcome the drowsiness.

-User’s awakening leads to body reconstruction.

Twisting, writhing.

Seonghyun’s body, infused with blue particles, began to writhe.

His muscles became tougher and stronger, and his bones hardened even more.

He forcibly expelled the accumulated waste from his body.

Perhaps, if Seonghyun had been awake, he would have writhed in pain.

Fortunately.

Seonghyun quietly slept.

***

Once again enveloped in light, Hayato and his group.

They were suddenly moved in front of a large group of people.

They were speaking unfamiliar words.

Not Japanese.

At one moment, a woman appeared among the crowd.

Raising her hand high, the woman gathered a blue light on her staff.

“llatsni cigam noitalsnart.”

Hayato focused on the woman’s words, but he couldn’t understand anything.

The blue light emanating from the woman’s staff enveloped the group.

Then, their words began to be heard.

-Oh! Are they a group of heroes!

-There are more people than I thought? Is the trust still intact?

-What happened to the translation magic?

Due to the multitude of voices, Hayato’s head began to throb.

“What is this now.”

Detective Narita, who was beside him, scratched his head and stood up.

The police officers stood up as well, and Seonghyun’s defense team also stood up.

In the midst of the confusion, the adults ingrained in society checked their clothes from top to bottom.

They knew.

They were foreigners.

First impressions are crucial for foreigners.

That’s why this moment is the most important.

Having naturally learned this from surviving in Japanese society for a long time.

The head of the defense team stood tall, chin close to his body, hands in his pockets, and waist straight.

Just like in the days when he followed Seonghyun to sign a contract.

“Hmm… it seems the representative is not here either.”

The team leader looked around.

Boom!

At that moment, a loud noise rang out and the crowd murmured.

-King Peha is entering! Make way!

A straight path formed among the people.

Through it, a man with arrogant eyes walked.

Golden hair, golden eyes. Arrogant gaze, sharp nose, and a muscular body.

His aura was formidable.

“He’s not someone to be taken lightly.”

The team leader’s face hardened.

“This won’t be easy.”

A man who looked like a king raised his hand.

In response, attendants who looked like his subjects quickly brought a chair.

The king crossed his legs and sat down, resting his chin on his hand.

“Hmm… Are you the heroes spoken of by the gods? Allow me to introduce myself, I am Eucleid Rom Gold, the king of this land and the messenger of the gods.”

The team leader grabbed Hayato’s head, who was about to bow, and held it up.

“You must not bow here. It will show weakness. Whispered softly to Hayato.

The team leader spoke stiffly, as if it were a habit.

“Nice to meet you. I am the head of SH Group’s legal team.”

The surroundings became noisy at his words.

The king raised his hand to calm the room and looked straight into the team leader’s eyes.

“Indeed. It’s uncomfortable not to reveal your name, but let’s move on for now.”

The king revealed this with a smile.

“There’s a lot to do today.”

The team leader felt a thirst in the king’s cold face.

He was indeed a challenging opponent.

The king raised his left hand, emitting a white light.

“You have been summoned to this kingdom because I am the messenger of the gods.”

Everyone, including Hayato, widened their eyes and stared at the king.

What kind of power is this?

As everyone’s pupils dilated, the king laughed heartily.

“Haha! You’re all so surprised to see this. Indeed, you must be beings from another dimension. Is there anyone with questions? I’ll answer anything.”

The team leader thought now was the time.

“May I make a request?”

The king looked at the team leader in confusion.

“What is it?”

The team leader took out his phone and showed a picture.

“Can you help us find this person? We were summoned together but seem to have been separated.”

The king turned his head to look at the picture and gestured for the team leader to come closer.

“Hmm? Come closer.”

The team leader approached the king.

The king could clearly see Seonghyun’s face on the phone.

“Hmm, summoned together but separated… I think I’ve heard of something similar before…”

The king smiled and said to the team leader.

“But isn’t this a question? What is it that you want from me?”

The king’s imposing manner pressed down on the team leader.

It was hard to even breathe properly under that pressure.

But.

He had to find the representative.

The team leader quickly thought.

“What I can offer to the king. I have to offer it, for the deal to be made.”

“It’s a deal.”

The king opened his mouth.

“What can you offer me?”

As if testing himself, the king asked.

“The men behind me, dressed similarly, were involved in post-processing, politics, and contracts in our world. We can help you with their knowledge.”

This should be enough for a deal.

The team members were momentarily taken aback by the team leader’s statement.

But they, too, shared the same desire as the team leader to find Seonghyun.

They agreed and followed behind him.

The king licked his lips and said.

“Hmm… A politician from another dimension? That sounds quite interesting. Well then, let’s consider it a deal.”

“Thank you.”

The king widened his eyes and laughed as if urging the space to leave.

“Hahaha! A talent, indeed. I envy that Seonghyun who has you in his arms!”

To have control over his own magic with a body devoid of magic and still call out to his master.

Eucleid envied Seonghyun, who had such a loyal subject.

The king reached out his hand towards the team leader.

The team leader hesitated for a moment before taking his hand.

“I will ask the gods directly about this Seonghyun.”

After all, he should have had a conversation with the gods about the variables.

Such a talented individual was a stroke of luck to have for a moment.

win-win.

It was a successful deal that satisfied both parties.

Watching all of this unfold, Hayato was going crazy.

“I’m supposed to be a hero… why do I feel like I’m nothing?”

The heroes in the novels weren’t like this.

Even when that team leader person managed to withstand the king’s aura, he couldn’t do anything.

It felt like he would pass out just by exhaling.

In fact, some around him were already foaming at the mouth and collapsing.

“What is this.”

Hayato was realizing the reality without even knowing it.

The king looked at Hayato with a cold smile.

***

“Ugh!”

It took Seonghyun a whole day to open his eyes.

Looking like an employee who was late for work.

Squishy, squishy.

“Are you okay?”

Seonghyun touched his body all over.

Squishy.

“Ugh! What is this?”

There were dirty-looking substances all over his body.

“Did a passing animal poop on me?”

It was a reasonable suspicion.

“Anyway….”

His body felt light.

It felt like he had returned to his twenties.

“What. The scratches from earlier are all gone too?”

Seonghyun raised his hand and wiped off the black substance on his arm.

When he brought the black substance to his nose to smell it, a stench that was incomparable to sewer smell pierced his nostrils.

“Ugh, gross.”

An unbearable smell.

“I’m going crazy! Since there doesn’t seem to be anyone watching anyway, I’ll just take it all off.”

Seonghyun took off his clothes and looked around.

“I want to wash up….”

Seonghyun closed his eyes for a moment and focused on the nerves in his ears.

The heightened senses activated while running away from the tiger earlier.

He had felt this sensation many times before.

But something was different since coming here.

Seonghyun moved his body as his heart desired.

He would never have done this under normal circumstances.

But there was a feeling that his senses were telling him something.

Over there.

Indeed.

Following his senses, a small pool that was too big to call a waterfall and too small to call a lake appeared.

Seonghyun jumped into the water without hesitation.

Splash!

Fortunately, there was nothing in the water.

Seonghyun splashed around in the water.

“What’s going on? Was my body always this good? And why is my head like this?”

A flawless body with no wrinkles on the skin.

And a head that reminded him of his time in the military.

Seonghyun pondered.

“What? What happened to me?”

Seonghyun recalled the moment he caught the tiger.

He clearly heard these words.

‘Enemy defeated. System awakening. Attributes granted.’

Seonghyun shouted as if possessed.

“Status window.”

Zing-.

At Seonghyun’s will, his vision was filled with a status window.

Seonghyun exhaled as if in disbelief.

“Heh… huh! Huhuh! Am I dreaming?”

Seonghyun pinched his cheek.

But Seonghyun already knew. This was reality.

The moment he was chased by the tiger, the moment he jumped into the water.

And the sensation he felt.

It wasn’t a dream.

Seonghyun calmly closed his eyes.

“Let’s admit it. What’s the use of not admitting it.”

The subculture he had read helped him understand the current situation.

-Kim Seonghyun (38) Male

Attribute: Investment [EX] (LV. 1, (0%))

Physical: 1 (0%)

Mana: 1 (0%)

Skill: Coin Market [EX] (LV. 1, (0%))

“Simple….”

Seonghyun imagined wanting to see the details of his attribute.

“It’s like a game interface.”

Then a new window appeared in Seonghyun’s vision.

-Investment (EX)

Description: Someone paid a price to forcibly increase the grade from SSS.

Features: Permission to access the dimension exchange market allowed only by the gods. (Skill: Coin Market [EX] Creation)

What is this?

“Huh… So this is what it means to forcibly raise your grade. Who on earth is this someone…?”

Seonghyun stopped thinking at the words that seemed like a riddle.

“Ugh, forget it. It’s over, what’s the point of just thinking without any information.”

Seonghyun stopped scratching his head out of habit, halting his thoughts.

Then, his gaze naturally drifted downwards.

-Skill: Coin Market [EX] (LV. 1, (0%))

“Let’s see this too.”

-Using Skill: Coin Market [EX].

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