Chapter 2 – Part 2
There are three things I found out.
One.
In the era of success, games have become a reality.
I gained athletic talent, the achievement system was activated, and I was able to check my own and others’ status windows.
Two.
The point is that the level of favorability toward Jinsung among coworkers is polar opposites.
I thought I was doing pretty well, but the lowest score was -6 points and the highest score was 70 points.
In particular, the favorability rating of female employees was lower than expected.
[Likeability: 8/100]
[Likeability: 4/100]
[Favorability: -6/100]
Miyeon, the prettiest girl in our factory, had a likeability rating of -6.
-6?! Not +6 but –6? Her scars were deeply engraved in her heart.
‘It’s really too much. I’ve never shown any interest… I didn’t even attack the confession… Furthermore, I’ve never treated you badly…’
Unlike female employees.
Surprisingly, the favorability rating among male employees was quite high.
It was quite high, ranging from an average of 50 points to a maximum of 70 points.
I didn’t know, but surprisingly, the boss’s favorability rating was the highest.
[Likeability: 70]
However, I wasn’t thrilled.
[Inner thoughts: Our Mr. Yu is the most conscientious slave in the company. If you want to pamper him for a long time, you have to treat him well. I’ll have to buy you some red bean bread later.]
The most faithful slave? Pamper yourself? And for a long time?
‘You are the worst.’
In a way, it was more of a wound than Miyeon’s likeability rating of -6.
Still, she relented when she heard that he would buy her red bean bread.
Among breads, Jinseong liked red bean bread the most.
Lastly, three.
‘It was deleted.’
The era of success that was established until last night has disappeared.
I accessed the Play Store to re-download, but it wasn’t there.
I entered ‘Success Era’ in the Naver search box, but there is no information.
The same goes for accessing the community and looking for success times.
Like a mirage in the desert. As if it didn’t exist in the beginning.
There was none.
There was no trace of the era of success anywhere.
“The youngest.”
“Yes?”
“What’s going on?”
It was Ji-seong Lee.
“What are you thinking like that?”
“Ah… Uh… “It’s nothing.”
“Aren’t you in pain somewhere?”
“No. It’s okay.”
Ji-seong Lee was in his early 30s. He is a married man and the head of the family.
[Likeability: 65]
He had the second-highest favorability rating after the boss.
Ji-seong Lee took great care of Jin-seong, who was like her younger brother.
‘He’s a good brother, though.’
He was an entertainment enthusiast.
Lee Ji-seong’s pleasure is to save his pocket money and waste it on entertainment.
“Seong-ah, how about a drink after today?”
“Alcohol?”
Normally I would have agreed.
“Sorry. I think today will be difficult. “I have something to do in the evening.”
Today was not usual.
I was completely out of my mind because of the era of success.
Thinking about the future is more important than drinking.
‘In the first place…’
I glanced at Ji-seong Lee’s status window.
[Inner mind: I need some money to go on a date with Sol. Let’s borrow some money because we’re angry.]
The intention was impure. Eating together may cause discomfort.
Sol-i is the name of a businesswoman. Ji-seong Lee’s wife’s name was Jin-ah Baek.
‘Tsk tsk.’
She clicked her tongue at her patheticness. She shook off her thoughts.
She focused on work.
But.
‘Under…’
I just couldn’t get my hands on things.
Her head was so full of success that she couldn’t concentrate on work.
“Where does it hurt?”
“What’s going on?”
“Why are you so dazed today?”
“Your complexion is not good?”
She was asked countless questions.
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“Thank you for your hard work.”
As soon as Jinseong stamped her for leaving work, she ran quickly.
She acted even before her colleagues offered her a drink.
She returned home to the dormitory.
‘I’m exhausted.’
She took a shower and lay down on the mattress. She drooped like a sick pig.
‘Kkuek, it’s hard.’
Just 1 hour. No, no more, no less, just 30 minutes.
Let her close her eyes just a little bit. Let’s relieve the terrible fatigue.
I set the alarm to sound in 30 minutes and closed my eyes.
‘After sleeping, I have to do exercise.’
The moment I thought I had closed my eyes.
The alarm went off.
‘Ugh, I feel like I’m going to die.’
I turned off the loud alarm and tried to get up and get ready.
I was so tired that I wanted to sleep until tomorrow morning.
It was really annoying and terribly scary to exercise.
‘At best, the game has become reality… I was given a chance… I have to…’
Honestly, if it weren’t for the era of success, I would have given up on exercising.
They probably thought it was too much to do even a single breathing exercise and turned away from it.
‘People who exercise while working are amazing. I need to repack it.’
Ready. I went out to exercise. Where Jinseong is headed.
“Welcome.”
A man in his mid-40s covered in muscle greeted me warmly.
His man’s name is Park Man-bok. He was the owner of Manbok Gym.
Manbok Gym was a 10-minute walk from my workplace, and was the only one in the area that was open 24 hours a day.
“Is this your first time at our gym?”
“Yes? Yes, it’s my first time.”
In fact, Manbok Gym wasn’t the first. This is my first time visiting a gym.
Jinseong has lived a life far from sports. Everyone has been to Taekwondo at least once, but he had never even been to Taekwondo.
“You must register as a member to use the gym.”
“How much is it?”
“80,000 won in 1 month, 150,000 won in 2 months, 200,000 won in 3 months.”
“…”
Jinseong’s pupils were shaken.
‘It’s expensive.’
Living expenses are 150,000 won. If you spend 80,000 won on exercise, you only have 70,000 won left.
“PT is 500,000 won. You can receive it 8 times a week.”
“Huh?!”
I thought she was going to faint.
80,000 won is so expensive that I’m shaking. How much is it?!
I spend 500,000 won in savings each month, but the PT is 500,000 won?!
“Uh, well, Petey is fine. First, I will only register for one month.”
“All right. One month registration. “It’s 80,000 won.”
“Here.”
Jinseong took out 80,000 won from her cheap wallet and handed it over.
She always used cash. I gave her used check card to my parents.
“We only accept 70,000 won in cash.”
“Is it so? Thank you.”
Jinseong’s tone of voice became brighter. Nice to see a 10,000 won dish.
Since VAT is not added to cash, it seems that only 70,000 won is accepted.
‘I have to work hard.’
I was planning to work hard for the sake of the era of success.
Since I invested a large amount of money, I plan to work even harder.
Shouldn’t we get at least 2 to 3 times the investment cost?
My motivation was burning brightly.
“You can wear sportswear and personal sneakers.”
“Yes.”
“Is this your first time at the gym? “I will explain the device briefly.”
Got dressed I wore old sneakers that I used to wear.
I did wash it cleanly.
They are cheap sneakers, but they are very old and not very comfortable to wear.
‘Well, it’s not possible right now, I’ll have to buy a pair of shoes when I get paid.’
Comfortable sneakers are essential for comfortable exercise.
It was difficult to buy expensive shoes, but it was possible to purchase inexpensive shoes.
“Customer, is your goal to diet?”
“I want to lose weight and build my body.”
“Aha, you made a big decision.”
He followed Park Man-bok, who took the lead.
“You really thought it through.”
“Really?”
“It’s good to build your body. “I gain confidence, my health improves, and I can easily get a girlfriend.”
“I have to work hard.”
“I will support you.”
Park Man-bok stopped in front of his scale.
Jinseong stepped on the scale. He checked his height, weight, and muscle mass.
I checked the result table.
‘It’s miserable.’
Jinseong couldn’t help but frown without realizing it.
Height: 169, weight: 95, extremely coarse muscle mass.
Honestly, I was shocked.
‘I thought it wouldn’t exceed 90 kg…’
When did it become this steamy?
‘I was a 95 kg pig…’ …’
If I had gained a little more, it would have been 0.1 tons.
I looked in the mirror.
His hair is shaggy, and his flesh is plump.
He was definitely not a good person to evaluate himself.
I understood why female employees had a low level of favorability.
‘Why… Living like a fool… He didn’t know he lived like a fool… Didn’t you notice… I don’t know.’
The reason was simple.
Because life is so hard. It’s because I don’t have enough space in my heart.
Taking care of your appearance is only possible when you have time.
‘I have to work hard to lose it.’
I bit my molars tightly.
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“Heh… Hehe…”
I feel like I’m going crazy.
“Kek, huh…”
I was able to stretch with the help of Park Man-bok.
I just did some stretching, but my body felt hot.
Honestly, I’m a little tired. Beads of sweat flowed down my forehead.
Next, I did aerobic exercise.
I walked slowly. When I got used to walking, I started walking fast.
“Run for 3 minutes.”
I clearly didn’t register PT.
“Inhale loudly through your mouth, and exhale through your nose.”
“Hehe… Write… Hehe… Write…”
“That’s right. You’re doing great. Legs straight. “My hips is distorted.”
Park Man-bok taught diligently by his side.
Cardio was just the beginning. He gave detailed explanations on how to use the equipment and posture.
‘I’m bored…’
There were no special guests today.
‘I’m also a new customer…’
In Park Man-bok’s opinion, Jin-seong was a newbie who did not even know about the ‘luck’ of the movement.
As an old person, I couldn’t neglect a newbie who didn’t know anything.
‘I like your eyes more than anything.’
Jinseong’s eyes were full of determination.
The will to diet, the will to build a body.
If I didn’t have the will, I wouldn’t have even visited the gym.
It was clear that he was determined to change his life.
‘You’re working hard.’
Even though he was having a hard time and was about to die, he would easily follow me when I taught him.
Of course, Jinseong.
‘I want to give up.’
I want to stop. I wanted to run away home right away.
But I couldn’t stop. This is because clearing the achievement is not far away.
[Achievement 1]
[Accept Park Man-bok’s guidance faithfully.]
[Reward: 10 points]
Achievements can be seen as a kind of quest.
When you achieve an achievement, you receive a reward called points.
Points can be used to purchase items at stores.
The store sold special items that helped characters grow.
