Beep!
The dull sound of a barcode scanner.
In front of him were a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of soju.
"Huh?"
A man in shabby clothes lifts his tattered hat.
His face is covered in dirt, so I don't know when he washed it.
It looks like a few teeth are missing and they are not visible.
I knew where he got the money to buy this.
"No, why are your hands shaking so much?"
Are you still worried?
"Why did you hire that idiot to work part-time, making the alcohol taste bad? Tsk. Pick it up yourself!"
What are you worried about?
Clang! Thousand-won notes and coins are scattered.
This is the truth that he looks at me like I'm a bug.
I swallowed a sigh and picked up what Jinsang had thrown away.
I'm not even angry anymore.
Working part-time at a convenience store in this neighborhood, I've never seen anything like that.
"Ugh, shit."
That doesn't mean I'm not angry.
I couldn't help but let out a soft swear.
If it weren't for the accident, I wouldn't have done this.
Perhaps he was included in the top 100 geniuses who raised Korea's status.
The youngest master craftsman to win the World Skills Championship, Jinseo Kim!
On the way to make my imagination come true, I had an accident.
Because of that fucking monster.
After losing his parents, his only remaining blood relative was his younger sister.
My hands are always like this due to the aftereffects of the accident.
Even when I'm still, I'm shivering.
For me, who could engrave letters and cut gems down to 1mm, it was like a death sentence.
'This is why I can't do anything else.'
How could I, who was concentrating on my craftsmanship, do anything else?
I used to only train myself in things that focused on delicate dexterity.
I had to survive by doing something other than what I had trained for.
Everything was hard.
There was no such thing as easy or good.
It was important to have hands that did not tremble even during simple tasks.
The same goes for dangerous things.
I barely managed to find a part-time job here.
If it's cut off, there's no answer.
I absolutely cannot go back to wandering the streets with my little sister.
Tiring.
After barely managing to get the money back with trembling hands.
I turned on my smartphone when I heard the notification sound.
It's an unpleasant notification.
I checked and it was as expected.
It was a debt collection text.
'I should have borrowed it appropriately back then.'
In order to survive in this capitalist society, money is the top priority.
I realized this when I lost something I took for granted.
How hard my parents worked to support and nurture my talents.
Now that I've lived like this, I understand.
'I have to pay 1.57 million won every month until I repay the principal.'
There was no bank that would readily lend me money in this situation.
So, the third financial sector reached out.
In other words, a large corporation.
Make a fuss and demand that the money be paid back immediately.
But you need money.
'Living expenses alone cost 500,000 won, so how can you even pay the interest?'
Should I tighten my belt here?
I can't breathe.
It was no different from just telling them to suffocate to death.
'You're saying you'll come back next time you don't pay your deposit?'
It can't be left like that.
My younger sister, Kim Hee-jin.
I don't want to show that child the dark side of the world right now.
I've had enough of the rough times.
So let's hold on a little longer.
2 years. Because my hands are like this, I am exempt from military service.
Let's think positively.
I work here while I'm in the military to pay off my debts and save up money to get back on my feet.
So please don't kick me out, boss.
There is a goal and a will.
But time simply flows slowly and quietly, following a set flow.
This is also true at convenience stores.
I covered my civil service exam workbook and stretched.
"Ugh."
It's time to lighten the mood.
I just happen to have some free time.
I turned on my smartphone and watched NewTube.
Everyone is talking about hunters.
One day, a crack and a monster appeared in the world.
A hunter who protects humanity from them.
The Hunter was the result of a normal person awakening.
There was a time when I desperately wanted to awaken.
This is because when you awaken, all diseases, including incurable diseases, are cured.
That's what I wanted.
If only this hand could be healed, my worries about money would virtually disappear.
'But I know very well.'
That kind of luck never comes to me.
They say awakening will come one day, but there has been no news so far.
That's why you have to adapt.
Ah, there is no room for good luck in my misfortune.
"Shit."
I just happened to watch NewTube (^_^) to lighten the mood.
I feel even more depressed.
"I need to clean up the counter."
That's what I was getting up to.
Hwaaaaak!
A wind suddenly blows around my body.
The door is closed.
There's no place for the wind to come in, right?
"Huh?"
The wind is golden.
The wind is colored.
The confusion only lasts for a moment.
I knew this phenomenon very well.
"It's awakening!"
I was so surprised that I jumped.
Still in the whirling wind.
I looked at my hands.
The trembling was stopping.
"Ah, ahh!"
..
I tried cold compresses, hot compresses, went to a Korean medicine clinic called Yonghada, got acupuncture, and took herbal medicine. I tried it all.
I thought that folk remedies might be able to cure what the hospital had given up on.
I was so upset that I cried and hit my hand.
Those hands are better!
My face lit up with joy.
>>
[Awakening complete.]
[All wounds and status ailments are healed.]
[Status window and community are activated.]