Chapter 594

〈 Chapter 594 〉 Part 2, Chapter 1, 24

“Did you two spend 5 million won? That’s not much.”

“…We actually spent a ton.”

“I, this is my first time spending this much money in three years. Chuwap.”

Raon swallowed the saliva pooling in their mouth while waiting for the meat to cook. The steak being grilled by the Xroid was so perfectly cooked that even professional chefs would be envious.

“We’ll get used to it more in the future. We’re planning to make an insane amount of money, after all.”

Just from selling the Fengyuhuan, we earned 10 billion won. A popsicle made by mixing 5ml of semen, 10ml of blood, and 50ml of blueberry yogurt somehow netted us 10 billion.

“So eat your heart out today. Wow, the marbled beef is melting like butter.”

With how relaxed we were, our tone was light. The two of us finally managed to relax and enjoy eating the beef. Maybe because we came to this pretty expensive Korean beef restaurant, the goons chasing me were all loitering at the entrance, waiting for us to come out.

‘There’s only one faction left now.’

I gave a thumbs up to the employee Xroid who was grilling the meat.

“Thank you for cooking it. You really know how to grill well.”

“Thank you. I will always repay you with the highest quality, Mr. Yu-Sung.”

“Boss, that’s a robot.”

“Do you greet customers with robots? We’re showing gratitude to them.”

Ching! I winked at the Xroid before picking up my chopsticks again. Even though we had just started, half the steak was already gone.

“Raon?”

“Ahhahahaha…”

“Nope. Eat more. If you do, you’ll work hard again tomorrow.”

“Gulp. Understood. Boss, can I order more?”

“You can eat an entire cow if you want. It’s not like anyone complains about high-capacity eaters among special ability users. I personally like people who eat a lot. Miss Royd? I’ll order nine more servings.”

“Nine more servings coming up.”

A new Xroid brought a dish filled with steak. The Xroid with golden eyes began to grill the steak spectacularly.

“Yuna, are you full?”

“No. Boss, I have something else to eat.”

Yuna poured carbonated soda into her glass. Yuna, who intentionally poured a yellow-colored drink, was seductively smiling.

“You little thing.”

I sent a gentle smile towards Yuna and subtly kicked her leg. When I lightly nudged her knee with my toes, Yuna shivered and muttered.

“If only I could accept it properly.”

“Don’t tell me you saw something weird again? Just eat the meat.”

Sizzle sizzle. We talked about the time we spent during the day. Raon talked about buying clothes they would wear, and Yuna mentioned scouting furniture needed for the office.

“Yuna.”

“Ah…Boss.”

“…”

I casually flicked a piece of meat that slipped off the grill and set it aside with my chopsticks.

“Because of this, we’re eating steak, right?”

“Hmm, I feel a bit sorry. There’s-”

“Don’t talk about that while eating. Someone might hear. Haha.”

Even though the main consciousness was already connected and listening right next to me, I continued the conversation without noticing.

“In fact, there were people saying they’d spend a trillion won instead of just 100 billion. When you think about its real performance, you know.”

“That’s true, but wasn’t it supposed to be 50 billion?”

“Another 50 billion was deposited. Seems like they want another one.”

“Why?”

“Because there are two milk sources, we need two Fengyuhuans too.”

“…Pervert.”

I raised my beer. Yuna giggled while drinking her beverage, and Raon nodded vigorously as she swallowed a lettuce wrap.

“Well, to grow more of this kind of stuff, we’ll need an enormous amount, huh? Hmm. Boss, the Xroid seems strange. They keep dropping the meat.”

“It seems like the meat quantity is causing overload. Should we take a short break, Raon?”

“No, it’s fine. I understand because it’s Yuseong. Because it’s Yuseong.”

Although we visited a Hanwoo franchise under Yuseong’s name, Raon was still a hardcore anti-Yuseong protester. This was my chance to resolve one of the trolling switches affecting Raon.

“Uh…Do you dislike Yuseong?”

“It’s not that I dislike them. It’s just that using their monopoly power to sell low-quality goods at high prices makes me uncomfortable. I don’t like how Yuseong makes money.”

“I understand your feelings, but Raon, the more we eat here, the more money Yuseong earns, right?”

“……”

Raon put down the lettuce wrap and fell silent. The speed at which the Xroid grilled the meat also increased.

“Add more yukhoe. Eight servings.”

“Boss?!”

“The meat isn’t at fault. What if Yuseong becomes our sponsor later?”

“……Are you serious?”

Raon’s expression grew increasingly rigid.

“If we take Yuseong’s sponsorship…it will definitely go in a strange direction. There are rumors about sexual favors too.”

“Whether those rumors are true or not doesn’t matter. It’s hard to live in New Seoul while avoiding Yuseong. And…our battle suits have already been custom-ordered from Yuseong.”

“What?!”

“Ah…”

Yuna was surprised, and Raon’s eyes widened dramatically. It was a greater gift than the steak itself. Even the Xroid’s eyes grew larger.

“Is that true?!”

“Yuseong’s custom-made products…they’re different from regular ones. They’re government-approved products made in collaboration with Yuseong, so some call them walking luxury cars.”

An E-class special ability user’s battle suit costs over 20 million won even at the lowest price. Considering that, a single battle suit worth 1 billion won is clearly out of reach for the current ‘two’.

“Raon. If you really dislike Yuseong products, I can cancel it. But you know, Yuseong’s quality corresponds to the price. I don’t want my team members to risk their lives saving money.”

“……Grrr.”

Raon bit her lip and lowered her head.

“If you don’t like it, say so. I’ll find another way then. However, Yuseong’s custom-made suits are the safest in Korea. Let me be clear…”

I gathered the unfinished lettuce wrap Raon had stopped assembling and fed it to her.

“I will protect my people with money if I can, no matter how much it costs.”

“……”

Raon bowed her head deeply. Watching the complaint go down her throat along with the wrap, I sighed in relief.

‘One by one, defusing these landmines.’

“Boss, I think the battle suits from Yuseong are unacceptable too!”

“Yuna. You’re too transparent. Quiet before I only add garlic to your lettuce wraps.”

“Would adding chili peppers instead be okay?”

“……I said garlic.”

“I prefer chili peppers. Ah.”

Yuna opened her mouth wide and teased me, so I stuffed the thickest and largest perilla leaf chili pepper into her mouth.

“……”

The Xroid paused grilling the meat with a bewildered expression but served a full table of meat and vegetables according to capitalism.

“…Getting back on topic, since we have quite a bit of money, we can use it freely without hesitation. Of course, we don’t have enough yet to buy a building immediately. But at least the guild’s assets can be used freely by you.”

“How much do we have?”

“Out of the 5 billion earned from selling the Fengyuhuan, around 2 billion remains, right? The rest has to be returned to the owner.”

“……You’re not planning to sell it?”

Raon tilted her head.

“Are you trying to sell it at a higher price?”

“On what we spend for you guys?”

“Really??”

“…That’s true. You guys don’t necessarily need to consume Fengyuhuan.”

You’re already abundant women. (rest omitted)

“Soon, I’ll put it up for auction again. Since it sold for 5 billion, it should fetch a higher price next time, right?”

“But that’s when luck was on our side.”

“50 billion wasn’t paid all at once; it was added later. So, there’s a possibility they’ll come to reclaim 50 or even 100 billion if it proves ineffective.”

“Not likely. Hehehe.”

I chuckled involuntarily at the faint vibration of the magical gear. Despite her outward icy demeanor, she truly has a passionate nature.

“After seeing the effects, they won’t settle for 50; they’ll pay 500 to buy another!”

***

Zzjik, Zzjerik!!

The entire room froze.

The woman’s hair, dyed black, turned white like snow. The eyebrows of the woman lying sprawled on the bed also turned white.

[Princess Snowflower!! Are you alright!!]

A familiar voice called from outside. Princess Snowflower, Seok Harang, extended her hand to move her magic. The cold spreading beyond the iron door formed an ice mask on the middle-aged man’s mouth.

“Shut up.”

Seok Harang was so exhausted that she didn’t even realize she was speaking in dialects. Her bedsheet was piled with black waste expelled from her body.

“…So damn dirty. Is all this stuff that was inside me? Crazy.”

Clap. Seok Harang stretched her hand toward the ceiling. Naked as the day she was born, her body floated gently into the air, and the ice powder falling onto the bed froze all the foul-smelling waste.

“Hmph.”

Seok Harang stood on her feet. Originally beautiful, the figure reflected in the full-length mirror with silver-white hair resembled the Snow Queen from a fairy tale.

“……Phew.”

Seok Harang savored the taste and aroma lingering in her mouth.

The flavor and scent of the blueberries she loved so dearly, combined with rich custard cream cheese, warmed both her body and soul.

“They call it Fengyuhuan, huh? …Crazy bastard. Does he even know what he’s selling?”

Seok Harang couldn’t stop smiling, standing naked without even thinking about putting clothes on. She bought it just for fun, or perhaps out of earnest desire, never imagining such a delightful side effect.

“Fengyuhuan indeed. As core magic power increases, breasts grow too…heehee.”

Seok Harang giggled like a lunatic, grabbing her chest with her hands. Though others might not notice much difference, the sensation of a place she cared about daily was certainly changed. No, it had to be.

Thump, thump.

Seok Harang picked up the lacy black bra carelessly tossed on the bedside table. The size A fitted perfectly.

“Huff, huff.”

Seok Harang took a deep breath and put the bra back on. More tense than facing thousands of monsters in the 38th line defense wave, she carefully adjusted her chest and fastened the hooks—

“Kyaaaah!!”

Seok Harang screamed. No matter how hard she tried, the hooks wouldn’t close. She threw herself onto the ice-covered bed and jumped around.

“It doesn’t fit! It doesn’t fit! Farewell, small A cups!”

Seok Harang hurled the bra into the air toward the ceiling and stood in front of the mirror again, hopping lightly.

Swish.

Though slight, there was definite movement up and down. A noticeable weight had settled in Seok Harang’s chest. Unable to contain her laughter, she reached for her panties—

“Damn it…”

The panties didn’t fit either. While focusing on her chest, she hadn’t noticed, but upon closer inspection, her hip line had become more Westernized. A model would dare not even offer a business card compared to her.

“When awakened, the body undergoes significant changes…cough. Hmmph!”

The noble Princess Snowflower shouldn’t utter the gossip floating around the network. Lying back on the ice bed, Seok Harang smiled happily.

“Finally SS Rank…! Half my life wasted…”

At age 12, she hit S+, and until turning 26, she couldn’t break through the S+ barrier. Her heart yearned to shower kisses on the naïve blond foreigner who sold her the Fengyuhuan.

“Hehehe, the world is going to be in an uproar. Are you watching?! I’m SS rank now, you stubborn old geezer!”

Seok Harang shouted toward the ceiling. Although she had sealed it with an ice barrier so no one could hear, shouting in the middle of New Seoul felt like clearing out 13 years of pent-up frustration.

“Hohoho, now I must brag to everyone. What should I say? Enlightenment? Or awakening? Or maybe hiding it until the Olympics?”

Puff!

Seok Harang struck a pose in front of the mirror.

“Rise, oh frost that shall cover the earth in glaciers. Pieris Blossom. Heh heh ha ha hi hi!”

Seok Harang clutched her stomach and giggled. Thanks to achieving SS rank, she could fully sense the situation outside the door.

[What’s happening? Is Princess Snowflower visiting New Seoul?]

[Did something happen?]

[Could you sleep in New Seoul without setting a barrier, you?]

“Hmph.”

She must clear up the misunderstanding. After quickly slipping into clothes, Seok Harang tried to put on underwear—

“……”

Bang bang bang.

“Sorry, I’m changing into clothes I just bought shopping…”

Seok Harang peeked her head out the door 10 minutes later.

That day.

The Hero tabloids featured the headline <Princess Snowflower Finally Buys Clothes?>