Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero - Chapter 57: - Old Acquaintance (2)

Ha Si-heon is a brilliant but obsessive Wall Street financier who has built an immense fortune driven by a fear of financial insecurity. After enduring a tragic childhood, losing his mother, and navigating financial ruin with his father during South Korea’s 1997 financial crisis, Si-heon immigrates to the U.S. He fulfills his father’s wish by becoming a doctor but finds himself drawn to the lucrative world of Wall Street.At a top hedge fund, Si-heon leverages his medical expertise to dominate biotech investments, thanks to an unusual ability to predict successful FDA drug approvals. He amasses wealth quickly, yet struggles with a pathological fear of spending money. His relentless pursuit of profit takes a dark turn when he’s diagnosed with idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease (iMCD), a rare, life-threatening immune disorder with no cure. His condition worsens despite aggressive chemotherapy, as the lack of research funding for this “orphan disease” leaves him without options.Just as Si-heon faces death, he miraculously awakens to find himself transported 10 years back in time, to the beginning of his career on Wall Street. Realizing he has a second chance, Si-heon is determined to not only reclaim his wealth but also amass enough money to fund a cure for iMCD. The story explores themes of greed, ambition, mortality, and redemption, as Si-heon seeks not just to survive but to redefine the meaning of his life.

Reborn into the dangerous Marvel Cinematic Universe, fortunately, it also comes with a golden finger system, which can extract various skills in anime.

“Golden Evolution Technique”

“From: Magic Forbidden Book Catalog”

“Introduction: The Magic of Changing Reality According to Your Mind”

From today onwards, the entire universe is not allowed to snap its fingers! ! !

- Description from novelbuddy

In a single day, a global calamity wipes out humanity, leaving their souls adrift in an endless void.An enigmatic entity, responsible for the catastrophe, offers a twisted mercy: reincarnation into a deadly“King's Game.”Every soul from Earth must choose a character card to determine their new form and fate.Chaos erupts as billions scramble for power. Some snatch weak cards in haste, while others luck into formidable ones.Su Ping, caught in the frenzy, watches desirable roles like Goblin King, Blood Goblin King, and even Succubus King vanish.Desperate, he claims the only card left: Dark Dragon King.To his shock, this “lowly” dragon bloodline ranks among the top 1000 strongest. As Su Ping finds himself in a treacherous cosmo's where every player is a king vying for supremacy, he wonders:If a dragon is this low, what monstrous powers lie at the top?

The Card Creator is a very ordinary profession. Simply put, the incumbent seals various kinds of abilities, illusions, images and so on in blank cards for convenience of use.