LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 3 p2
No wonder Jinwoo is angry, a guy who’s being kicked out is throwing a curveball.
However, Gun-ha meant what he just said.
He has never seen a man succeed so well when trying to find fault with others.
“If you want to hit me, go ahead. I’m sure the CEO would love it if a trainee got involved in violence before debuting.”
“On the subject of this fucker getting kicked out!”
“Then we’ll see later. Who’ll be standing on stage more successful. I have no intention of quitting being an idol either.”
In any case, the main quest made it impossible for him to quit even if he wanted to.
Lee Jin-woo’s tantrums can be watched as a small amusement.
“I’ll see you on stage.”
“This fucking bastard!”
Thinking he’s being disrespected, Jin-woo goes on a rampage.
“Jin-woo, you have to hold it together.”
“Don’t listen to the kid who’s getting kicked out.”
Thanks to the other members intervening, it didn’t turn into a fight.
However, as he looked at Lee Jin-woo’s face, filled with the desire to beat him up, he thought to himself.
If he had provoked him a little more, a real punch might have been thrown.
This guy has such a nasty temper.
He was sure, Director Yang had his work cut out for him.
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When he returned to his quarters to do some final packing, he checked the status window that had popped up before his eyes.
[Name: Yoon Gun-ha]
[Age: 20]
[Skill: Charging (EX), Normal (F)]
[Singing: 20 (E)]
[Dance: 10 (F)]
[Appearance: 15 (F+)]
[Entertainment: 25 (E+)]
[Points available: 10 million points].
The first thing that caught my eye was the charging.
An unfamiliar rating of EX and an unrecognizable skill name.
When he checked the skill, it read.
[Charging (EX): Having invested a whopping one billion in your new life, you deserve to get it].
[Effect 1. Money from the other world can be used like points. Conversion ratio – 1:100]
[Effect 2. When you complete quests and achievements, you can unlock new locked apps – unlock them to charge more money!]
App? Charging?
The attributes are scary to read.
*Ding!*
The cell phone in his pocket vibrated loudly.
A phone filled with videos in the gallery and only two contacts, his Dad and Director Yang.
Who could be calling?
When he took out the phone, the screen sparkled with a mysterious light.
A rainbow? An aurora borealis?
A strange hue, a dazzling mix of rainbow colors, began emanating from the screen.
“Huh?”
As the light gradually subsided, a new app appeared on the smartphone.
“Huh, what is this?”
[My Idol]
The My Idol app that sent him into this world was stuck on the smartphone’s screen.
[From now on, you can view Yoon Gun-ha’s stats and characteristics through the ‘My Idol’ app].
[Additional quests and achievements will be available].
[Upon clearing quests and achievements, you can unlock new apps for point investment.]
[We wish you success].
It was a smartphone with an in-app purchasing characteristic.
It suits him perfectly.
Gacha and in-game purchases go hand in hand with mobile gaming, right?
He went on to check other apps.
However, apart from the calling and messaging apps, as well as My Idol, there was nothing else left.
He tried to install his favorite stock and real estate apps.
‘Nothing.’
None of the favorite financial apps appeared.
It seems like he needs to earn the right to use the apps through achievements and quests after all.
He had real estate, stocks, bitcoin, savings, and tons of other savings and financial apps.
All of them, gone.
It seems as though nothing is free.
Except it was all his money.
‘Shit.’
“Is this how they’re going to make me spend my money?”
He opened the My Idol app.
After the familiar opening ended, the game screen he always saw appeared before his eyes.
Recognizing the game menu from the original game, he checked it out.
The myriad of menus that were predominantly used in My Idol filled the screen.
‘Skill Draw or Enhancement’, ‘Account Link’, ‘Character Chemistry’, ‘Teammate Stats’, ‘Hints’, ‘Relationships’, ‘Store’, and ‘Collection’.
In addition to the game menus he was familiar with, there were also icons he had never seen before.
And all of those icons were locked with a padlock.
He wonders if they’re all locked like the finance app.
[Additional UI that can be opened by completing certain conditions and unlocking the app].
[Unlock the app for even more diverse growth.]
It seems like he can use points to purchase features that are normally available from the beginning.
Somehow the game just became even more vicious.
‘Character chemistry? Hints? What are these?’, came the confused thoughts of Yoon Gun-ha while tilting his head.
There were quite a few features that weren’t in the original game.
Counting even the icons not mentioned directly, there seemed to be around twenty.
All of them seemed to be new systems that were created while inhabiting the body of Trainee Yun Gun-ha.
To unlock all of these….
His head was swirling.
The system didn’t tell him any more than that.
‘Sigh, so I have to figure this out on my own too.’
He cleared the crowded main menu with icons.
The waiting screen was finally revealed.
[Charging trait has been triggered, you will be able to check your status through the existing app ‘My Idol’].
And the status window that was hovering around in front of him was sucked into the app.
He was amazed.
No longer will he be misunderstood when he views the status window in the air.
Now all he has to do is look at his phone!
Then all that’s left is the points.
10 million points.
There’s no point in saving them up and storing it up for interest.
“No reason to hesitate.”
He immediately raised his Dancing to E-rank.
[Purchasing F-grade Dance stat ’10’. Cost: 200,000 points.]
[Dancing rises from Class F to Class E].
[Cost to increase stat by 1 increases to ‘40,000 points’].
Okay. At least he has to be an E, so he has an excuse.
After spending 200,000 points to get his Dance to E, he has 9.8 million points left.
He has already decided which stats to buy for the remaining points.
‘It’s all about looking good!’
[Purchasing F-grade Appearance stat ‘5’. Cost: 100,000 points.]
[Appearance rises from F to E].
[Cost to increase stat by 1 increases to ‘40,000 points’].
[Purchasing E-grade Appearance stat ’10’. Cost: 400,000 Points].
[….]
[Purchasing A-grade Appearance stat ‘1’. Cost: 1 million points].
He spent all 9.8 million points on his Appearance.
Absolutely handsome face!
‘It’s thrilling! Being handsome is the best!’
A handsome face is the best.
There’s a saying that when you’re angry, all you have to do is look at a handsome face and you’ll feel better.
Well, that’s true for him.
He can raise the others later.
Even if he improves his dancing, he’ll barely make it as a sub-dancer, let alone as the main dancer.
Singing? Same thing.
Variety shows? There’s a higher chance, but even then, if his appearance is average, it might not work out.
‘Not getting noticed.’
They say good looks are the best form of humor.
Besides, nothing is more important for first impressions than looks.
[You’ve spent a total of 9.5 million points].
[Appearance Stat increased from 15 to 61].
[Appearance rating increased from F to A].
[Stat now costs 1 million points to purchase (Mediocrity Penalty Applied)]
[Appearance: 61 (A)]
Now all he has to do is wait to meet with the officials of GH Entertainment.
Surely it won’t be Entrepreneur Yoon Gun-ha?
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TL/N:
1. Korean term “과금” (pronounced as “gogum”) refers to “in-app purchases” or “microtransactions” in video games and mobile apps. It specifically denotes the act of spending real money to acquire virtual items, upgrades, or advantages within the game or app.