Chapter 180 – #39_Enjoyable Daily Life (2)
#178
One.
A forest of tall buildings flowed past the rattling bus window.
In a way, the scenery of the city center where all kinds of head office buildings are gathered, which can be thought of as the most ‘big city’.
When I first saw this scene, I was shocked…
After 10 years of living in this world, I can accept it calmly.
Anyway, the fact that Gwanghwamun was visible meant that we would arrive soon.
Sharon let out a sigh.
“Ha….”
“What is your sigh?”
Siwoo, who was sitting next to me, asked casually.
Yesterday, something like that happened, but it seems that the friendship the two of them had built was quite heavy.
While having breakfast together, the awkward air flow flew away and they returned to their usual appearance.
But Sharon felt uncomfortable with his friendly attitude.
The reason why I was worried now was because I felt that it was a deception towards Siwoo, and I was not comfortable.
“Never mind. I guess the fatigue hasn’t gone away yet.”
“You say you’re quitting your part-time job now, so why don’t you take a break?”
“I’m taking a break, but I think I’m not ready yet.”
“Okay?”
“Yes.”
After the non-trivial conversation, Sharon thought about it again.
Suddenly, he came with Siu to exchange the crystal of the homunculus he hunted yesterday.
Of course, Siu, who is not a witch and keeps the fact that she uses magic as a secret, cannot accompany her to the location point.
Therefore, Siwoo waits nearby, only Sharon goes in, finishes the exchange, and promises to go to a nearby pasta restaurant.
The problem was also Della.
Della declared that she would defeat Sharon and take over her hunting grounds.
Even if Della managed not to intrude yesterday and reaped a sufficient harvest, suddenly exchanging so many crystals might somehow reach Della’s ears.
What will happen when that idiot hears the rumors…
No, before that, I’m unlucky enough to run into money before exchanging money and lose the harvest.
I feel like there will be holes in my stomach because of all kinds of worries.
It seems to be on a sponge.
“Can I wait outside? How long does it take?”
“It won’t be long. Thirty minutes late?”
“Then I’ll be waiting for you at the cafe.”
Two people got off the bus side by side.
Sharon checked the cafe where Shiu entered and finally opened her leather pouch to check.
It was a memento of ancestors enchanted with space expansion and weight reduction.
Inside the sack, much wider and deeper than it looks, was a bag of crystals rattling.
Sharon took her steps to her currency exchange with her heart pounding.
Fearing that she might bump into Della, she took her elevator and went straight to the exchange office.
Fortunately, there were no other witches at the exchange counter.
“Welcome, Lady Evergreen. Long time no see.”
“I have some work in the past. Please exchange all of this.”
An employee at Location Point, dressed as a bank teller, greeted Evergreen with an office smile.
And it didn’t take long for that smile to slowly turn into surprise.
-Charrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
As Sharon flipped her leather bag upside down on a plate set in her countertop, the crystals fell endlessly, like her jackpot pachinko machine was regurgitating her marbles.
The eyes of the receptionist, who had been smiling gently at the pile of crystals on the plate, also swayed from side to side.
“After confirmation, that… I will change it right away.”
Nevertheless, the receptionist, who showed a steadfast courteous attitude, began to weigh the decision after several rounds of round trips.
Sharon leaned her back against the wall and nervously glanced at her entrance.
It takes too much time than you think.
It seemed that a lot of time was spent not only in weighing but also in the process of determining whether it was counterfeit or not.
Unable to endure her anxiety, Sharon tried to urge her on, but the receptionist came out just in time.
“Even with a total weight of 54kg, 552.2g was confirmed. You worked very hard.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
54.5 kg.
In terms of money, it is 5.45 billion won.
Hearing it again made her jaw drop, and Sharon had to hold down the corners of her mouth as she tried to wince at this dire situation.
But she noticed something strange.
When she originally exchanged money, she was not handed the white envelope full of cash she always received.
“Hey, money?”
“The amount of cash held by each Branch of Location Point is limited. Over 100 million won in exchange is to be deposited through individual accounts.”
“Individual… Accounts? I don’t have anything like that…”
A false identity is essential for banking.
But Sharon couldn’t afford to buy fake identities, so an online account didn’t exist either.
Even if she only paid on an online site yesterday, wasn’t it through the internet account Siwoo linked instead?
Of course, she had her wallet filled with cash equal to her amount.
“Do not worry. Originally, when you receive the exchange money into your account, it is paid through the location bank provided by our location point, not a commercial bank.”
“Witch bank?”
Name frog.
Thought Sharon.
But can you tell me that you have to make money to get money?
“Yes, if you haven’t signed up yet, could you fill out this form? It takes about 10 minutes from account opening to deposit.”
Seeing Sharon’s troubled appearance, the receptionist held out a catalog in front of her.
At the top of the paper was the seal of the Earl of Zemanai, which sent chills down the spine just by looking at it, and next to it was the thick pillar-shaped seal, the symbol of the Earl of Esod, and finally, the gold coin symbol of the Treasury Bank of Gehenna.
Sharon gave a rough signature and turned her paper over again.
After returning to her computer seat behind the window, the receptionist took out a card and a piece of paper and began reciting her terms and conditions.
“Sharon Evergreen’s account, WB-V1QG-CA0QJH, has been deposited with 5.45552 million won, which was refunded today. Please note that this account is non-transferable and may be withdrawn without prior warning in the event of use or illegal income in violation of the Gehenna Civil Law.”
“Isn’t the account number a bit strange?”
Sharon, with a doubtful look on her face, carefully scans the paper with the account and personal information (very roughly) and the terms and conditions.
One or two pennies would have been enough, but once I got a lot of money, I felt like a pack of wildcats trying to steal money from everyone in the world.
“If you go to a bank in the financial sector and show your card, you will be able to conduct banking business normally.”
In fact, this procedure was not for the witches’ convenience, but for surveillance.
Not only can the flow of funds between the outcasts and the witches of the present world be identified, but also to some extent prevented from disguising the status of ‘public enemies’ and selling crystals.
Even though capturing homunculus and receiving bounties is an agreement between various government agencies and witches, the benefits do not have to come down to the exploits that harm the witch society as a whole.
After confirming the amount she had properly deposited, Sharon thanked her and asked if the fact that she exchanged a large sum of money today could not be leaked out.
The receptionist looked at Sharon incredulously for a moment, but she meekly nodded her head.
I don’t know how reliable she is, but I feel like she’s got the least safety gear installed, so I can take that as a small consolation.
Afterwards, she stopped by the location point’s information exchange and handed over the heart specimen she had obtained yesterday.
Now, based on the DB accumulated from location points around the world, the primary analysis will be performed, and then the witches belonging to the location points will conduct a detailed analysis.
It was already an hour since she broke up with Siu by the time she was told that she would tell her later through her correspondence what would be revealed separately.
Sharon hurriedly headed to her cafe where Siu was waiting.
2.
“How am I supposed to roll this…”
Until now, if you were in a hurry to pay off your debt every quarter, now you have extra money.
As much as we know that money begets money in a capitalist society, we have seed money, so it was our intention to call it.
“I heard that land prices in Seoul are going up so fast these days, what do you think?”
The road we trudged along after joining Siwoo who was waiting at the cafe.
Siwoo interrupted Sharon, who was alone in her thoughts.
“Real estate?”
“Oh, they say that land prices in Seoul are skyrocketing these days. It will probably continue to rise for a while. Wouldn’t that amount of money still be able to buy an apartment or two?”
“How much does it climb?”
Siwoo rummaged through his smartphone for a while and then showed Sharon an article.
“Oh my God… 30% increase in a year”
Sharon’s money is 5.4 billion, so she can make a profit of about 1.6 billion each year.
She said that if she created a false identity with the remaining money and invested it in real estate, she would be able to consistently earn money at a rate far higher than the interest rate on the borrowed money.
I’ll have to investigate how stable it is, but it’s more dangerous than coins.
Sharon was thrilled.
There are still many things that have not been resolved, and there must be some problems that have not yet been revealed, but I was happy at this moment.
As if he had found a ray of light in the darkness with no way out.
Sharon slipped her hand into her pocket and unknowingly slipped her arm into Siwoo’s arm as he walked away.
In fact, I held back my desire to hug him right away and limited my emotional expression to this extent.
Siwoo is taken aback by the sudden arms folded and the heavy pressure from the baby’s mama pain.
“Siwoo, would you like to do that… Today?”
“Hey, what are you talking about outside?”
The way I learned yesterday to make Siwoo happy.
Seeing Sharon’s sudden suggestion, which was heard in a subtle voice, Siwoo was flustered and flustered at first glance.
Sharon inadvertently hid a laugh.
Cute.
She was Sharon, who used to think that if she ever dated a man, she would have to date a reliable, green pine tree, but lately she has changed her mind.
“Did I say anything strange? I didn’t say what to do.”
“Ah…..”
While he willingly handed over an enormous amount of goodwill, he felt burdened and ashamed when he received the favor back.
Even though he is in a position where he is better than anyone else, he doesn’t do that at all, and he is embarrassed by small charms and pranks.
Even so, in a crisis situation, it is better than anyone else to take the lead and fight to the death.
Could this be a really cool guy?
Sharon put her hand in Siu’s ear and whispered in a daze.
“It’s a joke, that’s what I did with my heart yesterday.”
“Do it in moderation.”
“Your face is red, Siwoo.”
When Sharon giggled, Siu tried to shake off his arm as if he was angry, but there was no actual strength or anything.
Sharon already knew that he was only pretending to be angry because he was embarrassed.
“Upset?”
“No, why me?”
“Then you’re not upset?”
“Because it is.”
“But why do you look so bad?”
“How is my expression?”
If you write down the conversation, you won’t be able to compare it to a couple who had a great fight, but if you take a video of the two people, you will get a sense of what the situation is like at once.
“You look like you want to see my chest right away?”
“You go home and see.”
“Still, you took care of me. Seeing that you don’t ask to see it here.”
Sharon, who continues to tease Siwoo, and Siwoo, who are defenseless, have increased their tension thanks to holding a large amount of money.
The two of them looked pretty friendly.
In the second half, Siwoo also smiled bitterly from start to finish.
At that time.
The smile disappeared from Sharon’s expression, who had been teasing Siwoo for a while.
On the contrary, it even turns blue.
They said the enemy would meet on a single wooden bridge.
It’s because as soon as I entered the alley near the pasta house, I met the worst opponent.
A state where you can’t even run past without knowing when you’re confronted head-on.
The identity of the witch is a vicious witch who has been persistently harassing Sharon for a long time.
It was Della Radcliffe, a bitch of a bitch.
