Chapter 1761 – 1761. Vampire Detective
[The game has ended.]
[Commencing experience point calculation.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Sung Hari’s affinity level is 8.]
[You have acquired 22 bonus points for reaching affinity level 8.]
[Baal’s affinity level is 6.]
[You have acquired 14 bonus points for reaching affinity level 6.]
[Tenrai Nagisa’s affinity level is 4.]
[You have acquired 6 bonus points for reaching affinity level 4.]
…….
Back in reality, I sprawled on the sofa.
My body wasn’t tired, but my head was a mess.
‘Younghari has turned dark. She’s become a demon legion commander named Baal.’
I kept thinking things had gone wrong. Too wrong. Originally, Younghari’s existence wasn’t even in the original story, but a new demon legion commander? What was that all about?
‘The only good thing is that she doesn’t completely lack her memories from when she was human.’
Younghari, or rather, Baal, wasn’t hostile to me. If she had attacked me, it would have been quite difficult.
‘Ah, whatever. Let’s think about it later.’
I picked up my smartphone. My fingers unconsciously launched the Game Life app.
[Sung Yoojin
Level: 88
Strength: 120 Stamina: 113 Agility: 110 Intelligence: 110 Vitality: 120 Mana: 120]
[Available Points: 14,450]
The points I got this time weren’t that many. I usually got a lot, but because I used [Heavenly Luck] continuously inside the Terra Simulator, the points I accumulated were low.
‘It can’t be helped. If I hadn’t used Heavenly Luck in the virtual reality, it would have taken even longer.’
Still, 14,450 points wasn’t a small amount. It was enough to do the random draw a whopping 14,450 times. Of course, there was no guarantee that something amazing would come out of the random draw.
‘I kind of want to level up Lightning.’
My Lightning level was currently 11. When I leveled it up last time, I gained the ability to control lightning in a subtle way. If I leveled it up more, I might be able to increase its output or apply it in other ways.
‘Like using it to sense the surrounding terrain, like when I used Susanoo’s power.’
I raised my hand.
I scattered subtle electromagnetic waves. That part was easy, but connecting the electromagnetic waves to myself was difficult. And the electromagnetic waves didn’t extend to places beyond my line of sight.
[Would you like to use 20,000 points to increase the level of Lightning (雷電) Lv.11?]
[Insufficient points.]
The points I used to level up Lightning to level 11 were 10,000. But it had suddenly doubled.
‘Well, I guess it’s natural if you consider the effect of Lightning.’
I was about to level up my stats when it happened.
My smartphone vibrated briefly. A message had arrived.
It was from Han Harin. Han Harin sending a message first? That was rare. I immediately checked her message.
Han Harin – About the canned food you gave me. Where did you get it?
‘Canned food?’
I retraced my memories. Because I was forced to stay in the virtual reality of the [Academy Savior] world for over half a year, it took time to recall my memories of reality.
‘Canned food. Canned food…’
I had a good memory. Especially after leveling up my intelligence stat, my memory got even better. Even if it was something from a long time ago, I usually remembered it right away. The fact that I couldn’t remember it right away meant it was something I did without thinking. Something really trivial from my perspective.
‘Ah.’
I remembered.
Was it about three months ago in real-time? I had given Han Harin canned kimchi.
Sung Yoojin – Canned kimchi?
Han Harin – Yeah. It was delicious. Daechun canned kimchi. I searched online, but nothing came up. Where did you get it?
Of course, there was no information. That canned kimchi was made in the ‘Vampire Detective’ world, not this one.
‘That aside, I didn’t expect Han Harin to ask me for something like this. Was it that delicious?’
I recalled the taste of Daechun canned kimchi. For my taste, it was just barely delicious. It couldn’t be helped, since I was the final reviewer of this canned kimchi. I could never allow canned kimchi that didn’t taste good to me. That was the result of me being so picky.
‘…Right. I gave it to her without thinking when I saw that Han Harin didn’t have any side dishes at her place.’
I pondered how to reply and then typed.
Sung Yoojin – It’s kimchi made by someone I know, and they put it in cans for easy storage. I have a few, so I’ll bring them over.
Han Harin – It even had a label and barcode? It’s not for sale?
Sung Yoojin – It was just made for fun. Anyway, I’ll bring the canned kimchi over.
After roughly glossing over it, I jumped up from the sofa and headed to the kitchen. I opened the refrigerator. Most of it was filled with water bottles. I opened other drawers too. There were a few instant foods, but no canned kimchi.
‘It’s not in my inventory, and it’s not in the kitchen, so… I’ll have to go to the Vampire Detective world to get it.’
Honestly, it was a bit of a hassle. But what could I do? Han Harin wanted to eat kimchi. As her man, I had to get her some kimchi.
It was time to become the chairman of Daechun Group, the conglomerate that dominated the world.
[You have selected Vampire Detective.]
[Starting the game.]
• • •
In 2170, in the heart of downtown Seoul, there was a massive building. 333 floors above ground, a giant tower 2km high!
This was the Big Sky Tower, the headquarters of Daechun Group, the world’s top conglomerate that surpassed Seoul, surpassed Korea, and surpassed the world! This tower, armed with all sorts of missiles, was the best and strongest fortress in the world. The best fortress that the United States, China, and other riffraff couldn’t dare to encroach upon! Even if a nuclear missile fell, it could be intercepted by missiles. Even if it couldn’t be intercepted, there was an underground bunker, so it was safe.
And I was on the top floor of this Big Sky Tower. The top floor was a place only I, the chairman of Daechun Group, could access.
2 PM.
I, naked except for a gown, approached the wide-open window. The panoramic view greeted me. Clouds were visible. Fortunately, the clouds were a bit higher, so they didn’t obstruct my view.
“The view of Seoul during the day is nice too.”
I shook the wine glass in my hand. The clear liquid in the wine glass was SOJU 2020. It was something that could never be found in this world of 2170, but I had obtained it from reality through my abilities.
I brought my nose to the wine glass.
“Hmm. The scent is intense. It feels like the bacteria in my nose are being disinfected….”
I tilted the wine glass and took a sip of SOJU 2022.
“The taste is garbage.”
I kicked the window. The reinforced glass that could block missiles couldn’t withstand my kick and cracked, creating a small hole. I threw the wine glass with SOJU 2022 into the broken window hole. The wine glass fell to the ground. Would it hit someone passing by? That was none of my concern.
I took out COLA 2022 from my inventory and chugged it straight from the bottle. The cold, tingling sensation of the carbonation flowing down my throat was very satisfying.
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
The siren sounded. Several combat helicopters flew to the Big Sky Tower in an instant. The people on the helicopters were mercenaries who had sworn loyalty to me, the owner of the Big Sky Group.
“Chairman! Are you safe?!”
Kim Secretary’s voice echoed through the speaker installed in the corner of the room. It was a beautiful voice that rivaled an announcer’s.
It seemed that some kind of signal had been sent when the window broke. They probably thought I was being attacked.
“It’s nothing. The SOJU was so bad that I got angry and broke the window. It’s just a simple mishap, so send the soldiers back.”
“A simple mishap… That’s a relief. I’ll cancel Code Red. What should we do with the SOJU company that angered you, Chairman? Should we throw the executives to the RIVER Jaws as food? Or should we throw them to the Cheonggyecheon ALLIGATOR? Ah, there was a report recently that the Baekdu MAMMOTHs were running out of food.”
“No, capture them and throw them into a pit of SOJU. And burn them! Until all the soju evaporates!”
“Understood.”
Glug, glug.
While I was soothing my heart with COLA, something annoying caught my eye.
A tower that stood out like a crane among chickens! It was not even half the size of the Big Sky Tower, but it was much taller than the other buildings, and it began to bother me.
“Lotte Tower…. Those who can’t even play baseball build a tower like that? It’s annoying.”
“I’ll have the soldiers blow it up.”
“Kim Secretary. There’s no need to rush. I am a man full of mercy…. Lotte was arrogant, but… I will show mercy. Tell the owner and executives of Lotte. If Lotte doesn’t win the next season, you will all become food for the RIVER Jaws.”
“Ch, Chairman. Even so, for Lotte to win! Lotte is a team that was founded 200 years ago and has never won a championship! It’s absolutely impossible unless a miracle happens!”
“If they’re desperate and pray, won’t God perform a miracle? Anyway, that’s all my mercy.”
“…Understood. I don’t think it’s possible, but… I guess Lotte will have to figure it out.”
After finishing all the cola, I let out a refreshing burp and threw the empty cola bottle into the hole in the window.
“Kim Secretary. Is the volunteer group ready?”
“The K-pop idol group that’s debuting this time is preparing. It’s ‘Blonde Girl,’ made up of women from Russia and the United States.”
“Good. But there isn’t a black person, is there?”
“There is one. It’s unavoidable because of the recently introduced black quota system.”
“What the hell! Blonde Girl, but there’s a black person?! This is treason and betrayal against me! Find the guy who introduced the black quota system and bring him to me!”
“I will have him here by the end of the day.”
“No, wait. On second thought, there’s no need to bring him to me. Take care of it yourself.”
“Yes. I’ll send Blonde Girl up now.”
“Okay…. No, not now. I have something to do.”
I hadn’t forgotten why I came to the [Vampire Detective] world.
“I need canned kimchi. As much as possible.”
