< DEP (1) >
Shin Jin-wook, leader of Hyeseong Guild Attack Team 1.
He arrived at the room salon after being contacted by Kang Joon-young.
Wearing a suit, probably from work, he was well-arranged and neat.
But as soon as he opened the door and entered the room, he frowned.
The tables in the empty, dimly lit room were filled with high-quality liquors.
It looked like it would cost tens of thousands of won just for drinks.
“What are you doing?”
“Oh brother. Are you here?”
Kang Joon-young, perhaps a bit drunk now, greeted Shin Jin-wook with slightly relaxed eyes.
However, he was greeted by Kang Jun-young and buried himself in the sofa.
Then, as if his neck was stuffy, he roughly loosened his tie.
“Can I get you a bottle?”
“uh.”
Shin Jin-wook received the Western liquor from Kang Jun-young and poured it into his glass.
Gulp-
Shin Jin-wook ingested it at once.
His expression softened a bit.
“It’s a bit better now. yeah what’s going on I’m going to ask you.”
“Um, bro. Perhaps…”
Kang Jun-yeong sighed.
Shin Jin-wook was annoyed.
“What. tell me quickly.”
At those words, Junyoung Kang opened his mouth.
“That’s the new Tronsa product you talked about at that time… Can I get some of that?”
“New Tronsa? Ah… DEP?”
Only then did Shin Jin-wook realize that he had mentioned ‘the medicine’ to Kang Jun-yeong.
“Why?”
“I just… have something to write about.”
Shin Jin-wook frowned at those words.
“It just can’t be. i told you That drug looks very dangerous.”
I once told Kang Joon-young that he was invited to the VIP launch of Tronsa’s new product ‘DEP’ with his father, Shin Hye-sung.
DNA Evolution Project (DEP).
It was the name of a new product developed by Tron.
It literally refers to a project that transcends the limits of the human body by manipulating genes, and medicines made from the project.
Right after the cataclysm, Tron Corporation was researching the source of why monsters exert such strong power by studying the DNA of monsters.
The project name was DEP.
And DEP-001 was the first to come out with the results of that research.
DEP-001 product was in the form of an ampoule and could be used by direct injection into the human body.
The effect was astonishing.
In the case of non-awakened people, most of them showed a nearly 10-fold improvement in physical ability, and even in the case of awakened people, the effect appeared.
As a result of checking through the system user Awakener, it was said that when using the ampoule, the physical ability increases by almost 10.
In other words, with DEP-001, you can now raise your abilities without having to do boring and dangerous hunting.
However, the limits were clear.
The first dose of DEP-001 achieves dramatic growth, but the effect diminishes with repeated administration.
And although it was advertised as safe through clinical trials, it seemed risky because it caused DNA modification.
Above all, it was launched by calling only members of a large guild in strict secrecy without being open to the public yet.
“At that time, my father said as he came home from the launch event. Permanently transforming the human body is bound to put a strain on the body. If it’s that good, why don’t you open it to the public? I’d say it’s because there’s a risk. Well, Tron said that it was only provided to VIPs because the manufacturing process was complicated and mass production was difficult.”
Shin Jin-wook found his father, Shin Hye-sung difficult, but trusted him as much.
It was because he was so insightful as he was picky and picky.
And I had told this story to Kang Jun-young last time as if I was proud of my knowledge.
“yes. I heard you.”
“That’s what it means to be behind. And haven’t you heard the rumor about Tronsa? That technology… The story that aliens are abducting and stealing technology and knowledge. I think so too. Barely 20 years have passed since the cataclysm. But look at the speed of technology development now. Of course, there are places like heritage comparable to Tronsa, but I think Tronsa’s technology is superior. It’s a company with so many secrets. That’s why I recommend not using DEP if at all possible.”
Shin Jin-wook gave advice with sincerity.
Because Kang Jun-young was one of the few close hunters he had known since he was adjusting to the Hyeseong Guild.
So it was because of the heart.
However, it seemed difficult to overcome Kang Jun-young’s stubbornness.
“older brother. I know everything you said. So when I heard about DEP, I didn’t want to depend on that drug. But this time I changed my mind. I think it would be okay to try it once…”
“Hey Junyoung. I wish I hadn’t written it. And those drugs are expensive. Over a million dollars each. And since I followed my father, I might be able to save him.”
Shin Jin-wook said as if he was worried.
“older brother.”
Kang Joon-young’s low voice.
There was sincerity in that voice, so Shin Jin-wook had no choice but to listen in silence.
“Actually, if me or my older brother go on like this, we’ll be sure to win the A-rank hunter. Right?”
“yes.”
“But it won’t peak.”
“….”
“If things go on like this, my older brother will continue to be pressured under my father’s shadow, and I will become one of the tough A-class hunters. It’s been a long time since my brother and I slowed down in growth. I think you have to try everything possible to become an S-class, a hunter among hunters who are really above it.”
“…hmm.”
Shin Jin-wook groaned.
“You have changed.”
“yes. changed Because of whom.”
Kang Joon-young smiled bitterly as he recalled Jeong Sang-woo, who made his heart suffer like this.
Shin Jin-wook asked.
“Who is that?”
“Your brother will know. Jeong Sang-woo.”
He spat the name of Jung Sang-woo out of his mouth.
Then, Shin Jin-wook’s complexion also hardened.
Seeing that face, Kang Jun-young was taken aback.
“Oh, could I have said that? Are you an acquaintance of your brother?”
“…no. It’s just that I don’t like him too much.”
“Ah, I’m glad. I knew I was mistaken. By the way, if you see me or hyung-nim dislike him, he’s the problem. I have no luck.”
“right. no luck It’s so strong that it’s unlucky. I mean, I just did a good job awakening.”
“yes. It makes people like us feel intimidated. Brother, that’s why I say I need DEP.”
“Hmm….”
Kang Jun-young’s request.
Desperation and desire to have it were floating in his eyes.
Looking at Kang Joon-young’s face, Shin Jin-wook pondered for a while.
he made a decision
“good. I’ll try to get one.”
“Is that true? Thank you brother.”
“But I don’t know if I can get it. So don’t expect too much.”
“Hey, it’s been years since I’ve known you. What is there that the leader of the world’s next Comet Guild can’t find?”
“If you can’t talk…”
“And you know I’m good at expectations, right? I’ll look forward to it. haha.”
“Oh, you crazy bastard. Anyway, remember that it’s not my responsibility if something goes wrong. Because you want to save me.”
“Haha yeah. Brother, then let’s toast. Come on Cheers.”
So the two toasted.
Kang Joon-young held out a bottle of alcohol.
And Shin Jin-wook’s drinking cup. The sound of two
glasses
clashing echoed through the dark room.
* * *
Hunter Market clothing store.
There are various fashion items that can be worn in everyday life.
And Ji-woo, who arrived there, jumped like a fish out of water.
“and! look at those pants It’s a textile material woven with silver fangs. Yoongi is no joke.”
“Hey, what kind of admiration do you make like a PPL commercial?”
“What am I Oppa, let me try on that.”
“Who is Woohyun? Didn’t you forget your promise?”
“sure. It’s because I’m pretty. My sister and I are going to try on that.”
“huh? Yeah…”
Jiwoo grabbed Woohyun’s hand and dragged him along.
Woohyun was dragged like that.
The two enjoyed shopping while trying on and choosing clothes.
No, to be precise, only Jiwoo was enjoying it, and Woohyun clearly showed signs of being annoyed.
‘Those pants look like silver hairtails… Did I ask Ji-woo for nothing?’
In fact, Sang-woo had asked Ji-woo last time to buy Woo-hyeon clothes.
He believes in Ji-woo’s words that he is good at clothes.
‘What are you saying? An enveloping horn. I only buy weird clothes.’
Beginners had trouble picking up clothes that were difficult to digest, saying they were rare items.
Because Sangwoo and Jiwoo both wear pants and a T-shirt or so.
Of course, it was also Sang-woo’s fault for trusting Ji-woo’s fashion sense, since the only thing Ji-woo usually wears is her school uniform.
The only fashion Jiwoo knew was the clothes of the so-called fashion leaders on Instagram.
In other words, I learned the erasing fashion through ‘writing’.
‘I’ll have to leave it to the experts in the future. It’s scary because it’s a family business.’
I don’t know why family management suddenly came out, but Sang-woo learned another lesson like this.
He looked around the stores while the two women were busy shopping.
Is it because the money has become enough to buy the whole store?
Now, he was confident without hesitation even entering a luxury store.
As I looked around, I noticed clothes that looked good.
‘Oh, that summer cardigan looks good. It looks cool. That overfit T-shirt is fine too.’
Sang-woo picked up the clothes he liked.
Then, I looked at the price list first, perhaps because of the memory of using it cheaply when I was living alone.
[￦2599000]
Sangwoo couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the price tag.
‘2.5 million won?’
If you add 1,000 won, it comes to 2.6 million won.
2.6 million won for one T-shirt.
Of course, it was a luxury store, but it was a brand that Sang-woo had only heard of a few times and was unfamiliar with.
At that time, a female employee at the store approached Sang-woo and began to guide him.
“Customer, this product is a bit expensive. If you feel burdened, look on the other side of Yogi, there are cheaper products. May I recommend some clothes?”
For some reason, the red-cheeked female employee spoke kindly.
Her eyes were full of love for Sang-woo.
Sangwoo nodded his head because the price was not burdensome, but in fact, expensive clothes and cheap clothes didn’t look that different from each other.
“yes. great. please recommend.”
“Yes, follow me.”
Afterwards, the female employee looked closely at Sang-woo’s body and began to take out his clothes one by one and try them on.
“Since the customer has such a great physique and figure, I think it would be better to wear a shirt like this that slightly exposes the body rather than wearing an overfit size and boxy. If you fold the sleeves of your shirt and roll them up, you can show off your forearms and appeal more to your masculinity. And if you want to keep a neat style in summer, I think you can match it with slacks pants made of ramie.”
A female employee who picks out clothes for you.
Certainly, I tried on the clothes as she recommended and looked in the mirror and saw that the style was fine.
“Oh do you like it? But the material of these pants is a bit rough.”
“yes. The original ramie material is a bit like that. Still, it’s thin and airy, so it’s good to wear in the summer. The products displayed over there are those that make use of the strengths of this ramie material and add softness to it. However, since it is a special material obtained from monsters, the price is a little higher, so if you look at the shape and fashion of the clothes, you can choose this product.”
A detailed guide comparing the pros and cons of products.
It was only then that Sang-woo realized the merits of expensive clothes.
‘Ah, there’s a difference in these details.’
A realization about fashion thanks to female employees.
Then every little thing caught my eye.
‘This dress is a bit clumsy. Yogeo has a pocket on the top, so it actually looks uncomfortable to use. Come to think of it, the expensive clothes displayed there are definitely practical and have pretty designs. The material is good and the finish is well done.’
In the case of expensive clothing, each of those minor differences gathered to form the high price.
Of course, there were a few things that weren’t there, but most of them were.
Knowing that, Sang-woo didn’t want to see cheap clothes anymore.
I wanted to have good clothes even if they were a bit more expensive.
“The clothes over there definitely look better. Can you just recommend some clothes over there?”
“hey? Yes, of course you should.”
She kindly complied with Sang-woo’s request and recommended clothes again.
And when I knew the difference and treated the clothes, it definitely came to my heart that it was different and better than other clothes.
Sang-woo came out after changing into the clothes recommended by the staff in the fitting room.
Standing in front of the mirror, it was clear that he looked good even to himself.
“Oh, that’s fine.”
“Ah…”
The female employee also exclaimed at Sang-woo’s appearance.
It was like a picture of a sculpturally handsome man wearing new clothes and looking at himself in front of a mirror.
When you’re staring blankly at me like that.
“…hey?”
When Sang-woo spoke to her, she woke up from her thoughts.
“Ah yes. sir. You look good. Do you like the clothes?”
“yes. I like it. So I want to wear it right now. Can I ask you to remove the tag?”
Sangwoo liked the clothes he was wearing right now.
He decided to get dressed right on the spot.
< DEP (1) > end
