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Chapter – 06
I touched ⟦Example⟧.
Immediately, as if fitting the name “Market,” recommended items began to pour in.
Hunter Awakening (20,000C)
Cash 1 billion won (5,000C)
Pass Anything (3,000C)
Strength Enhancement Level 1 (300C)
Ideal Body Level 1 (300C)
Beautiful Face Level 1 (300C)
Clear, Transparent Skin Level 1 (200C)
Height +1 cm (200C)
Weight -1 kg (100C)
Fatigue Gone (50C)
……
Cash worth 1 billion won, and even Hunter Awakening.
“……?”
They were so unrealistic that I was left completely dumbfounded.
I didn’t know who created it, but each and every item strongly reflected modern people’s desires.
There was even Hunter Awakening in the item list.
‘What is all this? A capitalist-style new Hunter Awakening?’
According to information circulating online, a normal Hunter Awakening begins with a kind congratulatory message announcing the awakening.
Even if it’s luck-based, it’s still free by default.
‘Why is this paid?’
Moreover, even though this was a world where Hunters practically used magic, I had never heard of anything like a Coin Market.
Searching……
Even though I hadn’t entered anything, the Coin Market system window automatically began searching for something.
Search completed for .
“……!”
My heart suddenly dropped, then began pounding uncontrollably.
The previous list disappeared, and a new item appeared.
Panacea (50,000C)
Description: Completely restores all diseases and physical disabilities back to a normal state. However, it does not apply to bodies whose hearts have already stopped.
Desire flared up inside me like fire.
‘It cures all disabilities?’
Even various healing skills of healing-type Hunters are usually limited to accelerating recovery from wounds.
As if possessed, I placed my hand on the item.
‘If this is real…….’
My fingertips trembled.
Do you want to purchase ‘Panacea (50,000C)’? The displayed amount of coins will be deducted.
Yes
And then.
Purchase failed!
Insufficient coins.
Purchase failed!
Insufficient coins.
Purchase failed!
Insufficient coins.
The expected result made my stomach burn with frustration.
“Damn…….”
Biting my lip hard, all kinds of curses I could think of swirled inside my tightly closed mouth.
According to the initial notification, that mysterious Coin Market had opened because of the coins I possessed.
And I had received those coins precisely when I drove out Kkolgabi.
[Summoning the Constellation <뷁��꿝꽓>.]
[…….]
No response no matter how many times I called.
As soon as I got home and logged into the game, I summoned Kkolgabi, but as expected, he remained silent.
I had already expected he would be sulking, but it still made me anxious.
After several attempts, I gave up calling him and began sending voice messages through the constellation chat window.
“Come out. I have something to say.”
“Not fighting today? If you don’t come quickly, I’ll call someone else.”
“Hey, Kkolgabi. Park Kkolgabi!”
“What the hell is the Coin Market? That your doing? Come out and explain. What are coins, and how do I get them?”
“Is that even real?”
Still no response.
I had heard that some constellations occasionally show “away” status, but Kkolgabi was definitely not that kind of guy.
That bastard was obsessed with battle—no “away” nonsense, and he would come running like the wind when called.
So this was clearly intentional.
He was doing this on purpose—to get revenge on me, to enjoy watching me get desperate.
I gritted my teeth.
“Damn it! If I call you, just come out like a decent person! Park Kkolgabi, are you coming out or not?! If not…….”
What should I threaten him with?
I already used “I’ll call another constellation,” and that didn’t work.
Then an idea flashed through my mind.
“I’m quitting the game.”
But Kkolgabi still didn’t appear.
However, as soon as I said it, my tension suddenly loosened, and thoughts I had been suppressing spilled out.
“Ha, right. Why am I even playing a game that doesn’t make money even if I rank up? I might as well sell the account for a high price and eat meat with the money.”
In order to succeed in this game, luck in drawing good constellations from gacha matters, but of course, the player’s actual skill is the most important.
That’s why people say buying someone else’s account in God of PA is useless.
And apparently, when the player changes, diamond-tier constellations cut off contact.
Still, because this game is so damn difficult, many players try desperately to buy good accounts even knowing that fact.
My account had the title of World Rank 12 in God of PA, and my constellation friend list was also impressive.
It would definitely sell well.
Especially beginners among Hunters starting this game were said to pay high prices for such accounts……
‘Oh?’
As I thought that far, I found myself getting intrigued by my own idea.
Not bad.
‘This might actually work.’
I could build up an account, then sell it to Hunters for a good profit.
The Panacea I saw in the Coin Market was still bothering me, but how could some unknown “coins” really fix my leg?
‘I probably just imagined it. Or it’s fake.’
Right then, the blue star, Kkolgabi, finally appeared.
Flash!
【You damn human! I told you not to call me like that! How dare you to this noble being!】
He burst out in anger the moment he appeared—ridiculous, yet oddly familiar.
“You’re here.”
【Do you even know what opportunity you’re holding? Quit? Are you insane? Hah. Right, a normal human couldn’t have that level of skill. Damn it. I was planning not to show up for at least three days, but my dignity—】
There was no such dignity to begin with.
I almost mocked him out of habit, but remembering the main topic, I closed my mouth tightly.
I already knew I was crazy and had crazy skills, but the part about missing a good opportunity bothered me slightly.
‘The Coin Market?’
Right.
I needed to ask him about it first.
“What is the Coin Market?”
【What do you mean what is it. It’s the Coin Market.】
“Stop playing word games. That Market opened because of the coins you gave me, right? What are coins? A hidden system of God of PA?”
Of course, I knew a game system couldn’t just pop into reality.
I wasn’t even a Hunter Awakener.
【You’re always like this. I’ve told you countless times—I am not just some game system.】
Shut up.
I swallowed the words and listened.
【It was merely translated into the word “coin,” but it is currency of gods that humans cannot even witness. And the Coin Market is where constellations nurture humans…… forget that. What wish did you make?】
“Wish?”
【Coins read your desire, and the Market grants what you want. That’s why it opened. You said what you wanted.】
So that’s what happened.
I didn’t consciously make a wish, but I must have muttered something earlier at the convenience store.
“I said I wanted my legs fixed.”
【What?】
“My legs are messed up. They used to be fine, but I had an accident in college and ended up with permanent damage.”
【……】
Kkolgabi stared at me.
Then he slowly circled around me once.
【So that’s what happened. A problem in your real body… that’s serious.】
“What?”
Just as anger rose at the careless remark—
He continued.
【Fixing your legs is nothing.】
My breath stopped.
Too many thoughts and questions filled my head, leaving me speechless.
After a pause, I forced out a question.
“…You mean it’s real?”
【Yes. It’s not just legs. With the Coin Market, anything you want can be granted—as long as you pay the coins. Almost anything.】
My body leaned forward without me realizing it, as if being drawn in.
What I wanted.
At that thought, what came to mind first was my legs returning perfectly to how they were before the accident.
Then money, a house, losing weight—all kinds of things followed.
“How do I get coins?”
【A tournament will open soon. As I told you before, the true nature of this game is a gambling board where constellations bet on humans they choose. The coins I gave you are used as stakes in matches.】
“……”
So that’s how it is.
I remembered how I used to mock him when he said similar things before, thinking it was nonsense.
But I couldn’t laugh this time.
Because I had seen it myself.
The Coin Market window that appeared in reality, and the Panacea item displayed there.
A seductive whisper of the devil seeped sweetly into my mind.
【Join the tournament with me. Win the game. Then you can have everything you want in reality.】
I let out a breath like a sigh without realizing it.
“…Ha.”
It actually made sense.
Why Kkolgabi, with his awful personality, stubbornly stayed by my side—and why he was so obsessively trying to keep me tied down with coins.
Even the idea that the tournament was a gambling board where coins were wagered, and that I could buy anything by paying those coins, felt disturbingly real.
But for some reason, I hesitated.
Because the rewards of the Coin Market were too absurd, too suspicious.
And yet, I wanted those rewards desperately—truly desperately.
“……”
The hesitation didn’t last long.
First, I should gather these so-called coins somehow.
Participate in the upcoming tournament in God of PA—no, the gambling board—and win it.
And even without the coins, it was something I was already fully capable of challenging.
