Chapter 15
Dabis simply wanted to see Cheri feeling proud of herself.
“Yes! Tell me more!”
“It’s going to sell for a huge price soon.”
“Really?”
Of course, Dabis already knew that. But he still acted surprised, giving her the best reactions he could.
“Why?”
“Because, when the lower tower floors get really popural, all the low-level awakeners rush in.”
Lee Cheri — throttle of pride, fully opened.
“Lee Cheri gonna make big profit margin.”
“Wow! What insight!”
Encouraged, Cheri tilted her chin upward, looking confident.
“Investment genius.”
“Woooow!”
“Bull market queen, Lee Cheri.”
“Wooooaaaah! Amazing! There’s no kid in the world as smart as you, Cheri!”
Clap clap clap!
Dabis’s enthusiastic reactions only made Cheri even more smug.
She felt like she was soaring beyond the seas—no, flying.
“And Lee Cheri will power up Dabis.”
“Cheri, I…”
An Empire-tier enhancement should be stopped.
At least it should be at Continent-tier to make sense.
But before Dabis could stop her, Cheri powered him up.
[Enhancing Dabis Card.]
[Dabis +5]
[Chief Advisor of the Fallen Empire +5]
…
Manifestation Time: 8 hours
Cooldown: 19 hours
The deed was done.
Dabis forced a smile.
“Thank you, Cheri.”
“Lee Cheri is more thankful.”
Warm air seemed to fill the space between them.
It was quite a satisfying day.
And the next day, an even more incredible one began.
[Two floors cleared in one day? He’s insane lol]
└“Does this guy have infinite stamina or what??”
└“Didn’t he say he was still low-level?? lol”
└“He started to hunt foxes but now magic stones are dropping???”
└“For real, this is next-level meta.”
The ecology of Korean Tower Civilization began to change.
As news spread that magic stones were dropping even on the lower floors, ordinary awakeners all started to stir.
[I got 1g yesterday on the side]
└“Wow, 100k won? Jealous ㅠ”
└“I got 2g haha”
└“Going to the Tower this weekend to mine magic stones lol”
But the real hot topic was the Awakening Scrolls.
Before, they sold for 3 million won.
Now?
At the auction—
the price soared past 30 million won.
[This economy boost is wild lol At this point, Legend Bro is basically feeding all of Seoul]
└“Agreed agreed”
└“Please stay in Seoul forever”
└“Legend bro please don’t leave ㅠㅠㅠ”
└“Hail Legend Bro!!! I’m screaming and crying!!!!”
└“Please clear Seoul Tower next!!!”
[Auction successful!]
[Awakening Scroll sold.]
[After fees, 29,987,003 dia deposited to system account.]
…
[Awakening Scroll sold.]
[After fees, 29,998,911 dia deposited to system account.]
…
[Awakening Scroll sold.]
[After fees, 30,004,606 dia deposited to system account.]
‘Heh heh.’
Crunch! Cheri bit into her toast.
A rich sense of wealth swelled in her chest.
‘Thrilling. Always feels new.’
Now she finally understood why novel protagonists always hide their power.
Lee Cheri, age four, millionaire.
A textbook hidden powerhouse.
She felt like a secret hero of Seoul.
Her heart swelled with pride.
“Cheri, don’t look at your phone while eating.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Cheri obediently put her phone down.
Instead, she opened her system window (visible only to her).
How much had her fortune grown?
[Kids Mode Active!]
[Access to system account restricted. Balance check unavailable.]
[Guardian approval required.]
‘Urgh. The world is cruel to children.’
Reality was harsh indeed.
That day, even at kindergarten, “Legend Bro” fever was in full swing.
“Guys, this is a secret, but Legend Bro is my big brother.”
“No, my mom said she’s Legend Bro!”
“Wrong! My dad said he’s Legend Bro!”
Cheri sat in the corner chewing gummy bears, quietly observing the chaos—
with a satisfied little smile.
“Heh heh.”
Kang Sehyun timidly approached her.
“Hey, Cheri. What are you doing?”
“Can I sit next to you?”
Oh? Cheri looked up at him.
Ever since the guild people had come by, he’d seemed a little bolder.
Even his “magic tick” seemed less noticeable now.
“Of coursh.”
Cheri patted the seat beside her.
Holding a pink magic wand, Kang Sehyun sat down.
“I’m going to become like Legend Bro too.”
Cheri had already noticed an interesting phenomenon.
Most boys called Legend Bro “Legend Hyung,”
while most girls called the same person “Legend Unnie.”
Almost everyone did.
‘Fascinating social behavior.’
She felt she could totally become a child behavior researcher someday—
like a little Sullivan observer or something.
Just the thought of it thrilled her.
Anyway, Sehyun looked rather excited about his hero.
His face was slightly red.
“I wanna meet Legend Hyung in person.”
“What would you do if you did?”
“I’d ask for an autograph.”
Cheri had already signed it in her mind—
and was imagining herself handing it over.
“Sehyun oppa. Come closer.”
“Why?”
“Jusht come.”
When he leaned closer, Cheri whispered:
“Legend Hyung not hyung. Legend noona.”
“……!”
He was shocked—
but unlike other kids, this male lead didn’t doubt.
“So, she’s a noona!”
Pure 100% trust.
It was touching—so sincere it glowed.
“I’m going to marry Legend Noona.”
Oh boy.
Did he even know what marriage was?
Probably just thought it meant “a boy and girl getting really close.”
‘Please. You’ll just fall for the heroine anyway.’
The moment he realizes his feelings for the heroine, it’ll be straight, straight, and more straight ahead.
Kang Sehyun—future bulldozer of love.
Forget Choi Deok-gyu; this one’s going to be a legend.
Legend Bro? Legend Noona? Whatever.
Once the heroine Lee Ha-yoon shows up, the rest of the world disappears.
Cheri popped another gummy bear into her mouth and chewed.
“I’ll cheer for your marriage!”
“Yeah.”
Flames flickered in Sehyun’s eyes.
As expected of a future bulldozer.
Lucky kid.
12:00 PM.
Cheri’s kid-phone buzzed.
A KakaoTalk message—from Choi Deok-gyu.
[Photo]
In the picture: a stiff-looking Choi Deok-gyu,
and beside him, a nervous-looking Kim Myung-ja.
‘Hmm? The vibe’s… kinda romantic?’
Then, a call came in.
[♡ Kim Myung-ja ♡]
“This is Lee Cheri speaking.”
– “Cheri! What is this?!”
“Did you two get married?”
– “Wha— what?! M-married?!”
Kim Myung-ja’s voice shot up.
Cheri’s eyes narrowed.
Wait, why am I blushing?
“Choi Deok-gyu likes Kim Myung-ja.”
– “……”
Flustered, but still a teacher at heart,
Kim Myung-ja didn’t forget her duty.
“Cheri, how many times have I told you not to address adults like that?”
Having acted purely on instinct—too thrilled herself—Cheri quickly corrected:
“Teacher Kim Myung-ja also likes Captain Choi Deok-gyu.”
Even without seeing her, Cheri could imagine the teacher’s embarrassed face.
Then, the voice on the other end changed—
it was Choi Deok-gyu.
– “Cheri. Do you have a favorite food?”
Before Cheri could answer, Myung-ja interrupted.
– “Cheri likes tteokbokki and pork cutlet.”
As expected, she knew her student well.
Cheri nodded with satisfaction.
“Correct.”
– “Want me to buy you pork cutlet for dinner?”
For some reason, Choi Deok-gyu’s voice sounded nervous.
Meeting his first (true) love in thirty years—
he must’ve been trembling.
Cheri lowered her voice.
“Captain. Do you need Lee Cheri’s help?”
His voice dropped too.
– “…Yeah.”
“No choice, then.”
The world’s only L-class secret agent.
A hidden powerhouse.
The prodigy investor.
Child of the great bull market.
Cupid of love.
Bridge-builder extraordinaire,
Lee Cheri was ready to help.
