Chapter 30:Money and Talent Pour In

 Chapter 30: Foresight (1)

Ryu Hwan stared intently at Ryu Seong.

The gaze was so blatant that it was impossible to ignore.

“What? Why?”

“It’s unexpected.”

“What is?”

“Hyung, you usually don’t say things like that.”

“Ahem, that’s true.”

“What’s gotten into you?”

“Well… it was just too obvious. I couldn’t just let it slide.”

If he hadn’t known, maybe it would’ve been different, but since it was being shoved right in his face, he couldn’t just stay silent.

That was all there was to it.

Anyway, he had received the reward, and now all he had to do was wait for the delivery date of the car he liked, so his mood was quite good.

“Let’s head home soon.”

It had been a while since he’d done something with his younger brother, just the two of them. Occasionally doing this didn’t seem so bad.

“Is school fun?”

“Well, it’s just okay. But since it’s what I want to do, I’m working hard at it.”

“Ooh.”

“Ahem…”

They chatted about nothing in particular as they arrived home.

Meow~

Lucky greeted them warmly, and Ryu Hwan scooped the cat into his arms.

“Were you bored? Come here, you little cutie.”

At this point, it seemed like the cat had become the real owner of the house. Ryu Seong smiled and headed to his room to take a shower first. After cleaning up, he lay down on the bed and pulled out the card he had obtained as a quest reward.

Shuffle, shuffle.

The cards spun in a circle.

He reached out and selected one. The chosen card quickly enlarged.

He didn’t have high expectations.

Most of the lowest-grade cards he’d drawn so far had been duds.

[You have selected the lowest-grade ‘Ability’.]

[As a reward, you have acquired ‘Foresight (Consumable)’.]

[You can check the ability by thinking about it.]

However, it wasn’t a dud.

An ability called Foresight—one that was clearly extraordinary at first glance—had been drawn.

[Foresight (Consumable)]

A special type of ability that allows you to see 3 seconds into the future in fields related to money. Once used, the ability is consumed and disappears.

It was an ability that let him see events that would happen in the future.

The only downside was the extremely short duration.

Just 3 seconds. It was questionable how much he could gain from seeing such a brief glimpse of the future.

“Still…”

It was specifically about seeing the future in money-related fields.

Maybe a huge opportunity could come from it.

He felt like he should prepare himself mentally before using it. After taking a deep breath to calm himself further, he opened his eyes.

It felt good.

His concentration had reached its peak.

Now… he would look!

He activated the Foresight ability.

[Searching for countless events that will occur in the future.]

[…Search complete.]

[Confirming the relevant event.]

Suddenly, his vision went dark.

In a world filled with darkness, a small light appeared far below.

The light rapidly expanded.

The moment the rapidly approaching light swallowed Ryu Seong whole—

“…!”

He had arrived in the future.

[Power Edison]

6,174 won (-29.97%)

He found himself staring at the laptop monitor in shock.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.

A brief moment passed, and the world flipped back.

“Hup…!”

He hurriedly looked around.

He realized he had returned to his original self, sitting on the toilet. Setting aside the surreal feeling of the process itself, the price of Power Edison stock he had seen was simply incomprehensible.

6,174 won?

The current price was close to 20,000 won, meaning it had dropped nearly 70%.

Something’s going on…!

There was definitely some major event that would cause this.

Since he had also seen exactly when that price would arrive, he was even more certain.

It was this Friday.

Some unknown event would trigger a panic sell-off, and the stock was expected to hit the lower limit for three consecutive days from Tuesday to Friday. It would take at least three limit-down days to fall all the way to 6,174 won.

Today was Monday, so in the worst case, the event would happen after the market closed today. At the latest, it would occur during trading hours tomorrow. Otherwise, it could drop 15% today and tomorrow, followed by limit-down hits on Thursday and Friday.

He urgently opened the securities app.

“Whew.”

The price hadn’t changed yet.

It seemed the event hadn’t happened yet.

He had to move quickly.

If he was even a little late, selling might become impossible.

At that moment, the passive skill ‘Composure’ activated.

“Huup… haa…”

With one deep breath, calm returned to his mind. Since he had already finished all the calculations, there was no reason to panic.

“It’s okay even if I’m a little late.”

There were still more than two hours left until the market closed. It wasn’t enough to be completely relaxed, but it wasn’t enough to lose his mind either.

Even if the incident happened right now, the stock wouldn’t hit the lower limit immediately. At worst, it would only drop about 15%. And even then, he would still be sitting on enormous profits.

So, one step at a time. Calmly.

He decided to handle things one by one.

*

First, he called Lee Shin-woo.

(Yeah? What’s up?)

“I think you should sell your stocks quickly.”

(Power Edison? It’s been doing really well though.)

“Something big is about to hit that stock soon. Really bad news.”

(Whoa, seriously?)

“Yeah. I’m selling mine right now too.”

(Alright, okay! Thanks!)

After ending the call, Ryu Seong put on his Hahoe mask.

He started a live stream on YouTube.

Surprisingly, several viewers joined almost immediately.

“Altang-nim, you’re always the first one here. Thank you.”

Altang: Hehe, the alarm went off. Anyway, what’s going on at this hour?

“I’m planning to sell all my Power Edison shares before the market closes.”

Actually, before starting the broadcast, he had been slightly worried about one thing.

The timing was just too perfect.

He had searched around online, but fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any problem.

First, the source of the money was clear.

It was a loan—borrowed money.

He had multiplied it through coins and was now making profits from this stock with that money.

Second, the amount wasn’t that large. He wasn’t moving tens or hundreds of billions of won. There were far more individual investors trading this kind of amount than one might think. The National Tax Service wasn’t exactly idle, and they wouldn’t bother reacting to such a relatively small sum.

And most importantly, the third reason:

Ryu Seong could prove everything.

There wasn’t a single illegal act.

There was no trace of communication with any forces or external parties.

It was only natural.

He had only ever received help from the quests.

Altang: Whoa, isn’t the atmosphere pretty good right now?

Jjakbal: I’m betting my last remaining balls on this steady upward trend.

CuteTeng: Jjakbal, you crazy bastard lol

JaebeolNam: But it still feels like a waste to sell…

To people who didn’t know anything, it was obviously going to look that way.

Still.

He couldn’t exactly say he had seen the future.

“Well, I’ve already made enough profit. Plus, the heat seems a bit too high lately. If any of you viewers are still holding Power Edison… I recommend selling. I can’t force you, but I think it’s a good idea to take some profit off the table and watch for a while.”

He added this as a small courtesy to his regular viewers.

“Before selling, let’s check the profit one last time.”

The profit status appeared.

Power Edison Co., Ltd.

Current price: 18,000 won

6,010 shares

Total amount: 108,180,000 won

Profit rate: Over 100%.

It was extremely satisfying.

He pressed the sell button on the right side of the screen. The display changed.

He selected immediate market price.

“I’m pressing the sell button now.”

[Sell order has been executed.]

[Sell order has been executed.]

[Sell order has been…]

No incident occurred until all the shares he held were completely sold.

It was a clean finish.

Only then did all his worries and tension disappear, and a soft smile formed on his lips.

“Alright, it’s done. At the beginning, I bought 260 million won worth of shares, and after selling today, my net profit is around 200 million won. I’m thinking of using this money in a different field. Lately, I’ve gotten interested in movie investments. I’ve already invested a bit in two movies in advance. Would you like to see which ones?”

He naturally shifted the topic.

From stocks to movies.

When he showed the two movies he had invested in, the reaction was surprisingly positive.

Altang: Whoa, movies? That’s fresh.

Gaereop: Oh, the world has gotten better.

LimoKun: Movie investment actually sounds a bit tempting?

JooRinIng: But didn’t you pick the wrong ones? lol

StockMaster: lol Let’s just stick to stocks!

LuvIng: Doesn’t movie investment take too long?

Chat messages quickly filled the screen.

The question from the viewer named LuvIng caught his eye.

“Actually, investing in movies doesn’t take that long. I invested in July, and if they release in August, we should roughly see the results. Of course, the exact profits will probably come out in September. Still, two months is something I can wait for.”

Altang: It’s not that long? I thought it would take a whole year!

LuvIng: Let us know when the results come out! I’ll use it as reference!

Jjakbal: Movies, huh? Invest big in a film that has lots of people like me in it!

“Got it, Altang-nim. Thank you too, LuvIng-nim.”

Jjakbal: Why am I being ignored…?

“Shall we take a look at the market for a bit?”

Jjakbal: Excuse me, am I invisible here?

“Yeah, both KOSPI and KOSDAQ are trending downward.”

Jjakbal: Hey, this guy…!

Altang: lololol

LuvIng: Ignoring him is hilarious lololol

After enjoying those small, lighthearted moments, he ended the broadcast right as the market closed.

That afternoon at 5 PM.

A major article shot to the top of the finance news section: the CEO of Power Edison had been caught committing accounting fraud and embezzlement. Along with that, Ryu Seong’s YouTube channel was also mentioned in several stock discussion forums.

Title: Is this YouTuber for real?

Post: Damn, I got chills! There’s this masked YouTuber, right? Right before the market closed today, he sold every single share he had. I thought he was stupid when I saw it, but turns out I was the idiot ㅠㅠ Fuck, I couldn’t sell mine. What do I do now? Shit, I’m so mad ㅠㅠ Please save me…

Below the short post, an explosion of comments poured in.

- Whoa, what kind of timing is that?

- Isn’t he connected to some force behind the scenes? lol

- The amount of money involved is no joke.

- Dude’s got nerves of steel ㄷㄷ

- Both the buy timing and sell timing are way too perfect…?

- This is some king-level godly sense, isn’t it? lol

- He buys right before the news and sells right before the news breaks? lol

- There’s definitely something going on here!

- By the way, I heard this guy also invests in movies?

- Movies?

- Yeah, apparently *Seoul War* and *Darkness Falls* or something. Those two.

- I know *Seoul War*, but what’s *Darkness Falls*?

- No idea lol

- Anyway, now I’m kinda curious about the results lol

Many people were suspicious, while others watched with pure curiosity. A very small number even tried to stir up malicious rumors. But regardless, it was clear that this incident had become a major boost for his YouTube channel’s subscriber count.

*

Lucky’s bronchial inflammation had completely healed, and Ryu Seong had also started exercising for the sake of his future. He had signed up for a gym and was now dedicating at least an hour a day to working out. He was currently on his way home after sweating hard at the gym. Even on the way back, he deliberately took a longer route to move around outside as much as possible.

“Another miss today, huh.”

Several days had passed without a new quest appearing, but unlike before, he no longer felt anxious or impatient.

He had plenty of cards in his hand now.

There was still the uncleared pet-related quest, and the regular sponsorship quest that gave him points every month.

“Regular sponsorship is seriously the best.”

Not just this month.

Next month too.

And every month after that.

It was a treasure chest that would steadily deliver points once a month.

Smiling pleasantly, he continued walking.

A playground came into view.

A few children were playing on the swings and slides.

He glanced at them, but there was no reaction.

He kept walking.

A little further ahead, he reached a park. On the right side of the park entrance, two kids were standing in front of a tree, trying to do something.

“Come on, hit it…!”

One of the kids threw a small stone into the air.

Ryu Seong instinctively sensed it.

A gut feeling that some help would be needed.

[Quest Activated!]

[Is Drone the Trend These Days!]

[While playing with a drone toy, the child failed to control it and it got stuck on a tree branch. No matter how you look at it, the child’s physical ability is nowhere near enough to retrieve the drone. Rescue the drone before the two children give up!]

[Time Remaining: 10 minutes.]

[Success Reward: Random Card, Good Deed Points.]

[Quest Failure: Bird droppings will fall on you.]

His intuition had been spot on.

Step.

He slowly approached the children.

“What’s going on?”

“Our drone got stuck on the tree branch!”

“Really? Want me to help?”

“Ah, yes!”

“Thank you, hyung!”

They were surprisingly polite kids.

Calling him “hyung” instead of “mister.”

It was almost surprising to find such well-mannered little ones.

“This hyung will definitely get your drone down for you.”

He had already planned to help, but now he decided to put in even more effort than usual

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