Chapter 8

— If so… — Because of her thoughts, her cheeks have become scarlet and her voice came out a little quieter. — Until… until you find the house, do you want to stay with us? — In her agitation, she clenched both her hands.

In fact, she hasn’t been acting like the most sane person.

He’d certainly done a lot for her, but she’d only known this guy for a little over a couple hours. An offer like that certainly wouldn’t have crossed the mind of a sane person.

‘I know, but…’ She wanted to get to know Kang Yu better.

She was interested in who he was and how he lived.

To be more specific, Han Sol was interested in him.

‘Hmm…’ Kang Yu’s eyes were lit up.

An offer he couldn’t refuse.

Now, for someone who has nowhere to go, a home to relax in would be a starting point for getting used to the Earth.

Her family may live in bad conditions, but it didn’t matter to him.

‘And money… I can make it.’

If anyone told you that the most important thing on Earth is power, know that the most important thing is money.

In a capitalist society, money is something godlike.

— Thank you, then I’ll stay with you for a while.

The excitement made her face blush even more red.

Only now did she realize that what she did was really crazy.

— Han Sol, please take care of me.

(P.P.: It’s a classic phrase in Korea when someone does something for you.)

— Yes, okay!

They shook hands with each other and nodded their heads.

— You can use the room my brother used to live in.

— Okay. — Kang Yu nodded and went into the room that the girl showed.

‘There are two priorities.’

He needed to earn money to live and accumulate Magi, which can be used instead of the sealed Man Ma Jung.

The several hundred powers he possessed were an effective way to win simple battles.

For an easy life in the future, he needed to increase the number of Magi that he can safely use.

‘Tae Hyun’s level is good, too.’ Even though that guy’s speed and strength was, his fighting skills weren’t, so it wasn’t hard to beat him.

But if you meet someone who’s higher in level and combat skills, Man Ma Jung’s sealed power could pose a problem.

To accumulate Magi is a necessity.

‘As well as money.’ While reading the articles on the internet, he saw an article about the Player’s ways of making money while hunting monsters.

— Han Sol, do you have a Mana stone?

— Yes. I’m at E level, so that’s not so expensive.

— Can I have a look at it?

— Of course. — She nodded her head warmly and took out a snow-white shining stone from her bag.

Kang Yu took her E-level mana stone and thought about an article from the Internet.

‘The darker the stone, the higher its owner’s level.’

It turns out that was the case with the Gate, too.

The F-gate was a snow-white gate, and the higher the level, the darker the shade.

The higher the Mana stone level, the more powerful it is, the more expensive its price on the market.

The method of income for the Player was the hunt for monsters to get Mana stones

Kang Yu, holding an E-level mana stone in his hands, closed his eyes.

He focused on reading the information inside the stone.

‘I can’t feel the Magi.’ He remembered a moment when he was devouring the energy of goblins.

Even though it was weak, the goblins’ bodies contained Magi.

He expected that the origin of goblins and mana stones were the same and that there would also be Magi in the stones, but he was wrong.

The Mana stone contained energy other than Magi. It was called “Maryok”.

(P.P.: In fact, it’s just “charms”, “Mana”. But as long as the previous ones are untranslatable, this one can also be untranslatable).

‘Where do you get the Magi from then?’ When he recently used the Power of the Devourer, he could not even think that the monsters have Magi, and could not specify at the time when he took it, and now it was too late.

‘We’ll have to find out.’ That was the first task so far.

Monsters having both Magi and mana stones that could be converted into real money was an important fact.

By hunting monsters, he could achieve his two goals at once.

— Han Sol, is there a Player Support Center around here?

— No. You have to go towards Seoul.

— Yes, I see. Can you please tell me how to get there?

— Yes. I have some business at the center myself.

— And you?

— Yeah. I realized I don’t have skill and power. Even if it takes time, I’d like to learn before my next trip to the gate.

There was a university in Korea that supported new players and provided safe promotion to rank 2 of level 10 as well as special skills.

However, because of the high tuition fees, low-income players like Han Sol often couldn’t afford it.

But recent experiences showed that if you didn’t know how to use a special skill, entering the gate was comparable to suicide.

— Hmm… — Kang Yu squinted his eyes.

‘Shouldn’t I help her?’ With his strength, it wouldn’t be difficult to help raise Han Sol’s level.

Actually, her level was the higher one, as he only had fighting skills and all kinds of powers.

If he took another man hunting, it wouldn’t be burdensome.

‘No.’ He shook his head. ‘It will lower the efficiency rate.’

Maybe later. Now, considering her skills, the harm would  be many times greater than the benefit.

He doesn’t need a party where everyone gets in each other’s way.

He had good feelings toward Han Sol, that’s true.

She was the first person he met when he returned to Earth, and the first girl who prepared the kimchi jjigae he’d craved for him.

But after calculating all the losses, there was no reason to take her with him.

‘We have to work separately.’ After all, he was still a calculating person.

No. To be more precise, ten thousand years in Hell have made him calculating.

In Hell, full of strong demons, he had been a weak man at the bottom. To survive in a place like this, he had to become…

Scheming.

Of course, over time, the number of devoured demons increased and he became respected, but habits do not disappear.

‘First, I have to get my strength back.’