I Alone Resurrect Chapter 162

I Alone Resurrect Chapter 162

Black Market Tour (1)

“Jae-moon. Is what I mentioned before ready?”

At Kang Hyeon’s question, Han Jae-moon nodded.

“Yes. Magic stones… Worth 10 billion won at market price… I’ve collected them all.”

“Oh, you prepared quickly. Where are they?”

“They’re stored in the guild warehouse.”

“Okay.”

The magic stones obtained from the Badass Guild are mainly used in two ways.

One is sent to Jeong Seo-bin’s item research lab.

The other is selling magic stones to the government or companies to make money.

“It’s quite a lot since it’s worth 10 billion won.”

Kang Hyeon purchased all the magic stones meant for external sales with his private funds.

This was possible because he had over 100 billion won received from America.

“Guild Master… But what are you planning to use these for…?”

“I have somewhere I need them. Why? If there’s a problem, tell me now.”

“No, it’s not that. Just curious…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t use them for anything bad. These magic stones were going to be sold externally anyway, so isn’t it better if I buy them with a premium?”

“Yes…”

It made sense.

Han Jae-moon was just purely curious when he asked.

‘Honestly, it’s fortunate enough that he’s not just taking the magic stones for free…’

Unaware of Han Jae-moon ‘s thoughts, Kang Hyeon smiled brightly.

“Shall we go now?”

After collecting the magic stones, Kang Hyeon headed straight to Olien’s lodgings.

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“Olien!”

“Kang Hyeon! It’s been a while.”

“We just saw each other yesterday.”

“Did we? Haha.”

Several days had passed since the Karl Heysers incident.

During that time, Olien had been resting and gradually returning to her normal self.

“Olien. Let’s go shopping.”

“What? Shopping? Don’t tell me we’re going to the department store?”

Olien’s face noticeably brightened at the word shopping.

“Hmm… Something like that?”

“I’m so excited! Everything on Earth is pretty and sophisticated.”

The first day they went to the department store.

Olien was excited like a little child.

‘Though today’s destination isn’t the department store… Well, it doesn’t matter.’

Even though it wasn’t a department store, Olien, who always enjoyed new experiences, would surely like it.

“Where’s Garnet?”

“She’s at the training ground.”

“Really? That’s perfect.”

The training ground was their next destination anyway.

Kang Hyeon and Olien left the lodgings and headed to the training ground.

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“Haaaaap!”

Many guild members were devoted to training at the training ground.

Among them, two were particularly eye-catching, Ahn Yu-seong and Shin Seong-ah, who were engaged in fierce combat that resembled actual battle.

A little distance away, Yoon Na-rae was watching them with a blank expression like someone in a daze.

“What are you doing?”

At Kang Hyeon’s question, Yoon Na-rae grinned.

“Good looks are the best, right?”

“Are you talking nonsense? I asked what you’re doing. Aren’t you training?”

“I’m doing image training. Don’t disturb me.”

“Aish, I ought to just!”

Kang Hyeon gave Yoon Na-rae a light knock on the head.

“Ow! Why did you hit me!?”

“I hit you because I was bored. Why?”

When Kang Hyeon glared at her, Yoon Na-rae pouted.

“Tch… You’re always mean just to me.”

“Never mind that, everyone gather around!”

At Kang Hyeon’s call, Ahn Yu-seong and Shin Seong-ah turned their heads.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. You’re here?”

“Yeah. Let’s end training here for today and go somewhere with me.”

“Brother. Are we going somewhere weird again?”

“Hey. That statement seems to have room for misunderstanding.”

Kang Hyeon frowned and shook his head.

“Anyway, you all worked hard, so I’m going to give you each a present. Follow me.”

Everyone’s faces brightened at the mention of presents.

‘Don’t be too surprised.’

Kang Hyeon smiled contentedly, thinking about how the group would be startled shortly.

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“Welcome…”

The bartender’s face froze as he was greeting the opening door.

“It’s been a while!”

It was because he saw Kang Hyeon entering Villain Beer with a bright smile.

‘What does this crazy guy want this time..?’

The bartender had prayed never to meet Kang Hyeon again, but it seemed like an impossible dream.

‘Sigh… Can’t be helped.’

Fortunately, the situation was better than before.

The day Kang Hyeon first came.

Executive Choi Si-hyeon had made Kang Hyeon’s pass and volunteered as his guarantor.

Now the bartender only needed to open the portal to the black market for Kang Hyeon.

“Would you like to go straight to the second floor?”

At the bartender’s question, Kang Hyeon shook his head.

“No. Today I have some friends with me.”

“What…?”

The bartender’s face froze again at the word ‘friends.’

A sense of unease began to creep in.

“Hey! Everyone come in.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, the door opened and a group of people came rushing in.

“Brother. Why are we suddenly at a bar?”

“Wow! Is it beer-drinking day?”

“This is quite a sophisticated bar.”

“What’s this? I heard you made money in America. Are we having a company dinner? If we’re having one, let’s go to a beef restaurant!”

The last one was Yoon Na-rae’s comment.

“Shut up.”

After snapping at Yoon Na-rae, Kang Hyeon turned back to the bartender.

“Today I’m planning to go with all these friends here. Is that okay?”

“Ah… Well…”

The bartender was sweating profusely.

“Do these people perhaps have… Passes?”

“No.”

Of course they wouldn’t.

“Make one for each of them. I’ll be their guarantor.”

“That’s… Um…”

Not just anyone can be a guarantor.

Only those who have established trust with the organization and can take precise responsibility if something goes wrong qualify as guarantors.

Obviously, Kang Hyeon didn’t meet either of those criteria.

‘It would be fortunate not to get beaten up trying to hold that crazy guy responsible…’

The bartender looked at Kang Hyeon with a forced smile.

“Could you wait a moment? I’ll contact the higher-ups.”

In the end, the bartender decided to pass it off to Choi Si-hyeon again.

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“Ah, I’m bored.”

Choi Si-hyeon stared blankly at the ceiling with her feet on the desk.

“Should I go dungeon diving?”

Since becoming an executive in the black market, her days had been consistently idle.

Most work was handled by subordinates as systems were in place.

All Choi Si-hyeon had to do was listen to reports and approve documents.

“Getting up here was really fierce though…”

Choi Si-hyeon had truly risked her life.

She had desperately run dungeons to survive in the world of ability users, and fought daily battles to climb up in the criminal organization.

But after achieving her goal through such painstaking efforts, all that remained was emptiness and anxiety.

“Yeah. Let’s go dungeon diving.”

Now she had to work not to climb higher, but to avoid falling down.

Although her position had become quite solid, hyenas ready to pounce at any sign of weakness were everywhere.

“I have something to report.”

Just then.

A knock and a subordinate’s voice were heard.

“Come in.”

At Choi Si-hyeon’s words, the door opened and a subordinate with a stern expression entered.

“What is it?”

“We received a call from Villain Beer.”

“Villain Beer?”

The name sounded familiar.

Choi Si-hyeon could quickly remember the place.

“Don’t tell me… It’s Kang Hyeon?”

“Yes…”

“What’s the matter?”

“He brought a lot of people with him and is demanding access to the black market.”

Choi Si-hyeon sighed at her subordinate’s words.

‘Sigh… This is going to be troublesome again.’

Scratching her head, Choi Si-hyeon got up from her seat.

“Tell them I’m coming personally.”

“Understood.”

Choi Si-hyeon put on her coat and headed straight out.

‘What is he up to this time?’

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t anxious.

But strangely, a peculiar sense of excitement came along with it.

‘I’ll find out when I get there.’

The corners of Choi Si-hyeon’s mouth began to curl up without her realizing it.

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Even from outside Villain Beer, noisy sounds could be heard.

-Ding-a-ling

Opening the door, she saw people having a drinking party.

“Drink up, drink up!”

“Wow! The alcohol here has such a sophisticated taste!”

“Just because you’re the guild master doesn’t mean everything! Why are you always picking on just me!? Huh!? I’m a guild member too!”

“What’s with this sudden outburst!? Do you really want to die?”

The bartender serving them drinks looked like he was about to cry.

“You’re here…”

“What’s the situation?”

At Choi Si-hyeon’s question, the bartender sighed.

“Kang Hyeon and these people want to enter the black market.”

“Then why are they having a drinking party?”

“Well…”

Just then, Kang Hyeon noticed Choi Si-hyeon and raised his hand.

“Yo! You came?”

“Kang Hyeon. What’s going on?”

“I made quite a bit of money recently. So I thought I’d take these guys for a market tour.”

Choi Si-hyeon sighed at Kang Hyeon’s words.

‘The black market isn’t some tourist attraction…’

Actually, since fighting was strictly controlled within the black market, there wasn’t much threat.

But even so, it wasn’t a place for tourism while drunk like this.

“Sometimes you need a change of pace, right? Everyone worked hard recently too…”

“I see…”

“Yeah. I was originally going to be their guarantor and enter without contacting you, but that person said I couldn’t. Sorry if I caused trouble.”

“No, don’t worry about it.”

Choi Si-hyeon spoke professionally, maintaining her smile.

“Shall we go right now then?”

“Sure.”

Kang Hyeon nodded and looked at his companions.

“Hey hey! Stop drinking and let’s go.”

“Where are you going! Take me too!”

Yoon Na-rae, her face flushed red, grabbed Kang Hyeon’s clothes and shook them.

“I really ought to kill you…”

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When the group entered the black market, they all had surprised expressions.

“Wow! So space teleportation magic circles existed on Earth too!? That’s amazing.”

“Right? I was really surprised at first too.”

“Yes. This seems to be a market, but the scale is incredible! I wish Garnet could have come with us.”

Olien felt sorry thinking about Garnet who wasn’t with the group because she was training with Kergo.

‘Is that woman the one they say came from another dimension…’

Choi Si-hyeon’s eyes lit up watching Olien who was clapping her hands in delight.

The fact that humans from other dimensions had come to Earth was still a secret unknown to the general public.

Even within the organization, it was top secret information known only to executives like Choi Si-hyeon.

‘I’ll need to keep an eye on her.’

Choi Si-hyeon maintained her smile without showing any particular reaction.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. Do you need anything specific?”

“Nothing in particular, but I’m thinking of upgrading all the equipment for these kids to B-grade. While showing them around too.”

Choi Si-hyeon nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“B-grade will be expensive, will that be okay?”

“Even so, there’s hardly anything that costs over 1 billion won each, right?”

“That’s true.”

“Then it’s fine.”

The fact that Kang Hyeon had resolved the situation in America was broadcasted worldwide.

Choi Si-hyeon could tell from Kang Hyeon’s behavior that he had received substantial compensation from America.

“Here, take this.”

Kang Hyeon rummaged through his inventory and handed Shin Seong-ah a pile of magic stones.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. This is…?”

“Magic stones are the easiest currency to use here. This is worth over 1 billion won so you should be able to buy most equipment. Let me know if it’s not enough.”

Shin Seong-ah waved her hands at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“No, I’ll purchase them myself. I have that much money.”

“Just take it. Money isn’t an issue right now.”

“Still…”

“Come on, take it quickly. My arm’s getting tired.”

Shin Seong-ah reluctantly accepted the magic stones.

“Thank you…”

After handing the magic stones to Shin Seong-ah, Kang Hyeon looked at Ahn Yu-seong.

“Hey.”

“What?”

“You transfer it to my account.”

“Can’t you just give it to me?”

“Tsk! How dare a diamond spoon try to extort pocket change? Justice still exists in this world, man.”

Kang Hyeon said with a stern expression.

“Tch. I’ll match it to about 3 billion won. I’ll send it when we get back.”

Ahn Yu-seong coolly promised 3 billion.

Kang Hyeon smiled and handed the magic stones to Ahn Yu-seong, then finally looked at Yoon Na-rae.

“Hmm… What should I do with you?”

“Give me some too…”

“Wait. I’m thinking.”

As Kang Hyeon stroked his chin in thought, Yoon Na-rae started to get anxious.

“I came from a dirt spoon background. We were so poor when I was young that we rarely ate meat. Also… I actually started cosplay as a part-time job. They said they’d pay well for taking pictures in costume. It eventually became a hobby…”

Yoon Na-rae suddenly started rambling about her unfortunate family circumstances.

Kang Hyeon scratched his ear.

“So what? Did I leave magic stones in your care?”

“Tch. Cheapskate. I’m stupid for expecting anything.”

Yoon Na-rae stuck out her lip.

“I was actually going to give you some, but I guess I won’t. Since I’m a cheapskate.”

“Ahhh! Great, handsome, noble Guild Master! I’m sorry! There’s something I want to buy. Please! Please I beg you!”

“No way. I’m a cheapskate, remember?”

“Whyyy! Give me some too! I’m a guild member too but you keep leaving me out!”

As Yoon Na-rae screamed and rushed at him, Kang Hyeon stretched out his hand and pushed her forehead.

“Why are you being so clingy? Get off.”

“Ahhh! Just give me a little. Please!”

After watching Yoon Na-rae struggle for a moment, Kang Hyeon soon smiled.

“Here. I’ll let it slide.”

“Yes!”

Yoon Na-rae collected the magic stones with a big grin.

“Ms. Choi Si-hyeon. Let’s go to where they sell high-grade equipment.”

Choi Si-hyeon nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“Olien, let me know if there’s anything you want.”

“I’m fine! Just looking around is really fun!”

“That’s why I’m saying, tell me if you find something you want.”

“Okay.”

Olien smiled brightly.

“I wonder if there’s anything good…”

After that, the group looked around at items separately while staying within sight of each other.

Kang Hyeon also checked the equipment, but he couldn’t see anything he needed right now.

‘Well… I’m already decked out in B-grade equipment.’

There was hardly anything better than the items Kang Hyeon currently wore.

It was natural since A-grade items hadn’t been released yet.

Kang Hyeon decided to be satisfied with just looking around since all his equipment – armor, weapons, accessories – were already B-grade or B+ grade.

‘Still, I should look carefully in case there’s something good.’

It was while Kang Hyeon was busily looking around at items.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. Have you chosen your items?”

“Not yet.”

As he answered, Kang Hyeon noticed Shin Seong-ah was holding something.

“What’s that? You already bought something?”

“Yes.”

“Wait, what is this? Clothes?”

“It’s leather clothing made as an item. It’s only C-grade but… I thought it would be fine to wear casually so I bought it.”

These days, such equipment was becoming common as item crafters increased on Earth too.

“Even so, it’s surprising they can craft up to C-grade.”

Kang Hyeon thought the day when crafted items would catch up to dungeon equipment wasn’t far off.

“By the way, how much did you pay? Even though it’s C-grade, since it’s crafted… Did you pay about 150 million? Or 200 million?”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, Shin Seong-ah scratched her head and smiled.

“Well… It was 1 billion won.”

“Huh? What did you say…?”

Something seemed wrong.

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