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Chapter 42
Choi Deok-gyu knows Lee Cheong-ha.
Although her stunning appearance hides it, she is an incredibly skilled archer. And she is insanely fast when running.
She would appear somewhere again, cutting across the alley.
“Shouldn’t we help her? She’s the Seoul Lord, after all.”
“No. Just by looking at her, she’s crazy tough.”
Choi Deok-gyu gripped the steering wheel, eyes fixed straight ahead.
Chaeri spotted Lee Cheong-ha outside the window again.
[Kid Safe Filter Applied!]
[Scene inappropriate for children in progress.]
From Chaeri’s perspective, it looked relatively normal.
Lee Cheong-ha was smiling brightly, waving the Korean flag.
Kim Myeong-ja shook her head in disbelief.
“Oh my, how ridiculous. There are so many weird people today. What’s wrong with her?”
“Maybe she’s senile?”
“Oh, poor young lady.”
This happened several times.
Only then did they finally arrive safely (?) at the kindergarten.
Lee Cheong-ha was panting, waiting in front of the building.
“Hey, Choi Deok-gyu. Why are you ignoring me?”
Kim Myeong-ja was startled by this.
How could a young woman in her early thirties be so rude?
Anger surged, but Choi Deok-gyu quickly intervened.
“Hey, young la—”
“Ah, Myeong-ja, it’s fine. She’s an older sister I know.”
Kim Myeong-ja was even more surprised.
Even if they know each other, an “older sister”?
“Why are you ignoring people?”
“When did I ignore you?”
“You’ve been ignoring me the whole time.”
“When? I didn’t notice.”
To help the confused Kim Myeong-ja, the L-ranked child Chaeri whispered.
“She is the Jeju Lord, Lee Cheong-ha.”
“…Ah.”
Even someone like Kim Myeong-ja, unfamiliar with the Awakener world, had heard rumors about Lee Cheong-ha.
She was in her sixties but looked like she was in her thirties. Kim Myeong-ja had thought it was exaggerated, but it was actually true.
Chaeri observed Kim Myeong-ja closely.
‘Hmm. Does she feel like a first-love female friend to Myeong-ja?’
Kim Myeong-ja didn’t look happy.
From her perspective, this was clearly an unwelcome situation.
‘I can’t allow a pretty first-love-type older female friend.’
Even adults have love triangles.
Chaeri had no intention of allowing this triangle.
So she made a decision.
For the slightly intimidated Kim Myeong-ja, the L-ranked child would step in.
‘I’ll give her the Rejuvenation Elixir.’
She planned to secretly give it to her and surprise her.
Heh heh heh.
The Rejuvenation Elixir is a pill discovered in extremely limited quantities worldwide.
Its effects vary slightly depending on quality, but one thing is certain: it makes the user younger.
Even non-Awakeners can live like Awakeners.
The only problem was that it was extremely expensive, but Chaeri had a capable friend.
“Fureion.”
“Why?”
Fureion was a bit competitive.
He had resolved to earn Chaeri’s recognition no matter what.
“Rejuve—”
“Of course I can make it.”
“I haven’t even said anything yet?”
“I can make anything you imagine. That’s how capable I am.”
In short, Fureion was a continental-level hero capable of producing the Rejuvenation Elixir.
“Are there side effects this time…?”
“There’s one side effect.”
Fureion had now realized something about Chaeri.
If he didn’t warn her in advance, she would treat him like an incompetent hero again.
“What kind of side effect?”
“You become prettier.”
“Huh?”
“That’s a side effect?”
“I hate superficiality.”
“Another side effect exists.”
Fureion, seeing Chaeri’s ‘of course’ expression, got a little annoyed.
“The insides look a little ugly.”
“Excuse me?”
“The insides of your organs look ugly.”
Functionally, nothing was wrong, but aesthetically, they would look slightly worse.
The Rejuvenation Elixir trades inner beauty for outer beauty.
“This is my specialty.”
“Really?”
“Really. Don’t you see my body?”
“Did Fureion also take it?”
Now that she mentioned it, Fureion did look extraordinarily young.
Even after 200 years, he still looked like a child.
“Of course, what I took was an early model, so this is the result…”
“No, no.” Chaeri scowled.
“You said it makes me prettier.”
Sure, he looked cute, but it wasn’t Chaeri’s style.
“You’re lying.”
“Hey, what! I’m pretty!”
“….”
“I said I’m pretty!”
And Chaeri shook her head firmly.
“Pretty is for Davis.”
Fureion could make the Rejuvenation Elixir, but even a continental-level hero cannot create something from nothing.
Every creation requires ingredients.
“The ingredients themselves are not hard to get. But making it properly needs a more serious facility…”
Currently, Fureion was limited to Chaeri’s room. He couldn’t make the elixir there.
“We need a workshop.”
“I, Chaeri, will help.”
In the era of Tower Civilization, many things had changed.
Chaeri entered an Awakener shop and purchased an artifact: a Beginner Alchemy Workshop.
[Purchasing Beginner Alchemy Workshop]
[-50,000,000 Diamonds]
5 million diamonds paid in one go.
‘I thought my hands would shake…’
Chaeri was surprisingly calm.
Maybe this is how the rich think? She felt a little proud.
A regular hexagonal die appeared in her hand.
One face said “Beginner Alchemy Workshop.”
“I’ll throw it.”
When she threw the die, a gate appeared in midair.
A gateway to the Tower Civilization’s virtual space.
‘Huh?’
But it was slightly different from the novel.
[Child Correction Applied!]
Child correction applied arbitrarily.
[The Beginner Alchemy Workshop’s appearance is reconstructed to match the owner’s age.]
Instead of a gate, a cute toy appeared.
It was surprisingly to Chaeri’s liking.
But the essence remained unchanged.
[Beginner Alchemy Workshop]
Walking toward the toy building leads to the virtual space.
Fureion nodded in satisfaction.
“And we’ll have Davis get the ingredients.”
Fureion’s eyes gleamed.
“It’s the perfect chance to make Davis suffer. Let’s demand the rarest stuff, hehe!”
…But Chaeri bent her arm and stopped him.
“Davis is busy.”
Probably because of the Incheon guild.
“I don’t want to burden Davis more.”
“No, what kind of child…”
“Are you upset?”
“Could someone be so considerate and kind?”
“Heh.”
Chaeri nodded seriously and spoke.
“[Carrot Market] can be used. Chaeri can get the ingredients!”
When you clear Floor 10 of the Tower, the Carrot Market becomes accessible.
A virtual space where Awakeners can trade and auction. Part of the Tower Civilization.
“Chaeri, let’s go farming!”
“Where did you learn to say that?”
“Tsk, all kids know that these days.”
Fureion looked a bit worried about Chaeri.
“Don’t worry.”
“Hmph, who said I was worried.”
He then handed her a pepper spray effective even against the Floor 70 boss.
“Oh, what else should I give her?”
“My inventory’s full now!”
“No, not enough. I should have prepared more self-defense items.”
Ignoring Fureion’s worries, Chaeri entered the market.
Her heart raced like a child exploring a new place.
“Chaeri, departure!”
[Do you want to enter Carrot Market?]
[Accessible Region: Republic of Korea]
Currently, only Korea is accessible.
Chaeri selected Korea, and the screen changed.
‘Normally, user rank is determined.’
There are four ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum.
You start as Bronze. The more you spend, the higher the rank.
‘Roughly, spending 100 million makes Silver, 1 billion makes Gold, 10 billion makes Platinum.’
But the world’s only L-ranked Awakener is different.
[!Hidden Condition Satisfied!]
[Hall of Fame L-Rank Clear Confirmed]
Chaeri nodded in satisfaction.
Just like the novel’s progression.
Fireworks exploded over Gwanghwamun.
[Carrot Market Announcement – Nationwide]
[Announcement Region: Korea]
[A Hall of Fame L-Rank continuous 10-floor clear player has visited the market!]
