"Money is not everything, but without it, you are nothing, ya."
Yuki said as he tracked on a cobbled path that slowly changed dirt. He talks about money casually.
Nodding, Ji Sung responded, but his eyes were captivated by the scene around them.
The golden wheat field, gone, replaced by a lush green hill. He remembered correctly, here, he was chased by a wolf.
"So, Ji Sung, what are you going to do with your money?" Yuki ask.
"How much money do we talk about?"
"A lot. Here, this coin is pure gold. It's worth much. Sadly, we can't just sell it to anyone. They will question where we got this pure gold and we need to keep secret about everything that happened in Terra."
"Why? Is that a good thing, if people came here and went on a quest together? Like in a game."
Yuki shook his head, as he crossed his arm behind head. "This is not a game, Buddy. I already told you that, do I?"
Yeah, Ji Sung remembered he said that. Stil, this world reminded him of the Game World, without Save Point.
When you die, you're gone.
Ji Sung gazed at the golden sky as his mind flew. Perhaps, God is playing a game and we are just an NPC, being programmed to do a task.
"There is a man named Kennedy, American. He tried to blow our cover, and he died, ya." Yuki suddenly pulled Ji Sung back from his prairie. "So, remember, never tell anyone outside about Terra. Come, let us back to our world."
The gigantic stone gate awaiting them beneath the rainforest. "This is Isekai gate." Yuki raised hand, showing bracelet. The gate slowly opened welcoming them.
Ji Sung remembered that Bastard dragged him via this gate.
Then, they come out on the Seoul Sewer System. Ji Sung remember this sewer, palace he been torture by him. He remembered everything.
Kang Seon Jin told Ji Sung how to swim, yet he never swimmed on Terra. Not once! So what the heck was he talking about back then? "That Shit, he enjoys torturing me."
"Who tortured you?" Yuki opened the lid at the sewer ceiling. "Did Ha Un dare to?"
"No, not yet, I guess." Ji Sung followed Yuki out from the sewer. Few stepped away, they came in front of Yun International Bank.
"So, the sewer system in Seoul hid the Isekai Gate after all, Ji Sung commented.
"Yeah, the safest palace in Seoul. Sewer system, ya. Let us go."
Yuki said there were many cameras everywhere and many agents in disguise. All stand guard for Isekai Gate.
"Yet, incidents happened back in the 90's. Traveler got robbed and the robber entered the gate. Unfortunately, the robe never returned. But sadly, Traveler lost the key to entering Isekai Gate." Yuki loves to chit chat.
"This bracelet was princely?"
"One cost around one Million gold coins," Yuki said.
Ji Sung wondered how much was that in dollars.
"Oh luck, the bastard." Jem Butian came from the gym with his friend and his hand waggled at a sexy girl. He pointed out Ji Sung. "You still alive Shit Head? Oh wow, not only after a rich girl nowbyou gobfor male to?"
"Oh, look, the baby came from the gym. Where is your babysitter, baby hue?"
"You shit heat, you want to die?" He shows his power to the girl next him, and other his smug friend.
Yuki didn't like confrontation, he sulked Ji Sung arm, pulling him into the bank.
"Go, fuck your gay lover, and atay away from my girl!" Butian hoarse voices buy Ji Yung ears.
"Don't worry, I will make sure you raise my child someday!"
"I will make you pay for that word! Just watch!" Many Butian friends pulled that Trash away. Yeah, that's better, before Ji Sung smacked his shitty face.
"Enough Ji Sung, we didn't want to make a ruckus here, ya. Or we got banned from the bank."
The Bank was a four story building. Guarded by ten security and had many CCTV cameras. Not to mention there are two hidden turret camouflages as statues.
"It must 'in' Yun Bank, ya." Yuki strode inside the bank with Ji Sung, still caged him.
"May I ask why?"
"First, It is more simple than other banks. Second, other banks need a paper of proof for this pure gold, you know, bureaucracy. Third, the Yun family owns this bank, so you know ...."
Ji Sung shook his head. "Know what? Oh, wait, Yun Ha Un. That crazy girl."
"Yep, she would count every coin we made. If there is no matched coin on here, she might grow suspicious and throw a tantrum and make a full investigation about it."
Ji Sung casted Ha Un face, laughing with double dip mouth, on raining money. "That means a monopoly."
"That means they are helping us from unnecessary bureaucracy, ya. Let me show you how to exchange gold coins for money. Next time, you could do it yourself, ya."
"Should I take a note?" Ji Sung joked and sat beside Yuki as they faced Teller Bank seated behind the table.
Yuki makes sure his friend watches him wholly as he fills out a standard question paper, then shows his bracelet to Telle.
He let the Teller girl observe it by putting it on a strange machine before giving it back to Yuki.
"Traveler, how many coin today?" she asked.
"Not much, here." Yuki put a five gold coin on the table.
Ji Sung asked, "Is that all?"
"Yeah, that was my monthly payment."
A mouth. How could hebjust bought five coin after a mouth? The last quest he does, give him one coin. "I got one gold coin just for clearing the ormit cave, you know."
Yuki nodded slightly while his face showed annoyance. "That quest is grade A. What I do, doing a normal job at a ranch. I didn't grab any quest on the quest table everyday."
Ji Sung pushed his voice low. "May I know why?"
"I am not as brave as you. Besides, if I fail the quest or hit my time limit on a specific quest, I am screwed. There are consequences if we fail to do a quest, like a punishment, ya."
Ji Sung wants to know more about what kind of 'punishment' he was talking about and how the quest works on Terra.
Before he could muster any word, Taller girl was coughing, and both men turned on her. She put money on the table with a smile.
"Here you money, Traveler Yuki. I wonder what kind of work you had, but… well, you are lucky to be able to work with Yun's family and bring back that gold coin."
She pushed herself and whispered something to Yuki that made Yuki blush. Then she returned to her seat. "Enjoy your time."
Ji Sung then did what Yuki did, and he got one million won for instance. It was around one thousand dollars worth. His eyes glittered with money.
"One gold coin equals one million Won? I'll be rich if I keep this up!"
Yuki laughed, patting His friend. "Damn, Teller girl, ask for your number. Now, what are you going to do, Pal? You could buy a car, a motorbike. Or you want to waste everything on one shot at a club? You know, have a taste of life, like a rich dude does, ya."
Seeing Ji Sung's complexion didn't change, Yuki cleared his throat. "So, what are you going to do, Pal?"
"I want to go to the hospital. See ya." Ji Sung dashed out from Yun International Bank with a bright smile.
Now, he had the money. Ji Sung could pay his mother's hospital bill. Sure it wasn't enough for kidney or operation, but it will pay his mother's treatment bill for the past two months.
"Wait, let me accompany you, ya. It's dangerous to go alone!" Yuki tailed him.
It Looks like Ji Sung found a true friend that genuinely cared about him. Both of them hurried to go to Seoul Hospital.
As he came to the hospital, Ji Sung paid for everything he could. One million goes by. Then, The Doctor tapping his shoulder from behind
"Mr. Yang, may I have words with you?"
"Sure."
"Not here. Let's find a palace to talk, alone. it's about your Mom."
Ji Sung's heart almost fell. He studied the doctor's face, tried to learn anything, but no, he couldn't.
His only option was to follow him to go somewhere. Yuki accompanied them from behind, tried not to disturb them and sneaked his ears there.