4.

Whether people were losing their minds or not had nothing to do with Seong.

Sure, he had a few minor inconveniences from getting recognized by strangers—

But it wasn’t something Seong cared about much.

If he just kept himself hidden well, it didn’t really get in the way, and on top of that, Seong felt grateful toward the people who recognized him.

So whether the internet was going crazy over him, or people were praising him—

He didn’t pay it any mind, spent his last night at Lee Geon-dong’s place, and got up early in the morning.

It was finally the day Seong was going back home after a full two weeks.

Lee Geon-dong had said the remodeling was already finished by day ten, but—

There’d been an important live schedule, so Seong had stayed at Lee Geon-dong’s place the whole time.

“Haaahm. See you later.”

“Yeah.”

Since it was the last day, Lee Geon-dong also got up early and saw Seong off.

With Lee Geon-dong seeing him out, Seong gathered his things and headed home.

It hadn’t been that far to begin with, so he got there quickly—and the house really did feel different from before.

Even the exterior looked different, and it felt like the actual usable floor space had gotten a bit bigger too.

And there were even system air conditioners in every room—something it hadn’t had before—so Seong was pretty satisfied.

“Oh.”

Even Seong, who didn’t show much expression, looked around like he was genuinely surprised, and Yu Mina welcomed him as she watched.

“Seong’s here?”

“Yeah. The live schedule’s over now, so I came back.”

Yu Mina had already been back for a while, so she didn’t look surprised or anything.

But she was looking at Seong with a subtle expression.

It didn’t feel like she was teasing him or anything.

If anything—

She looked like she was worried about something.

When Seong tilted his head at Yu Mina’s expression—

Yu Mina nodded like she’d expected that reaction.

“No matter how siblings are, how can you be this similar.......”

“Why are you picking a fight first thing in the morning?”

Seong shot back like that, but Yu Mina went on regardless.

“Some intel came in. They’re saying single rankers and double rankers are trying to take you out.”

“Hm? Rankers?”

“Yeah. Them.”

“Why me?”

“??????”

Yu Mina looked at Seong like, Is he seriously asking because he doesn’t know?—

But Seong was completely serious.

He was tilting his head like he genuinely didn’t get why they’d be targeting him.

Watching that, Yu Mina said like she was sick of him,

“Ha. Seriously. You’re something else. You’re worse than me.”

“Why? I didn’t do anything.”

“Nothing...... yeah, that’s true.”

Yu Mina was about to argue back, but since Seong was technically right, she gave up.

How could he be this naive?

Shaking her head like she didn’t know what to do with him, she explained.

“They think you’re going to take their interests, so they’re trying to keep you in check.”

“Mmm. I see.”

“How about it—want your sister to help?”

It was a sudden offer, but Seong looked at Yu Mina like he’d expected it.

Sometimes his sister acted like a playful kid, but then she’d turn around and help in a way that was really reliable.

Seong shook his head as he looked at her.

He appreciated the intent, but—

“It’s fine. It’s my business anyway, so I should handle it.”

“Hehe. I knew you’d say that.”

Yu Mina smiled warmly like she’d expected it—

But she didn’t forget to warn him.

“Still, the tenth region is dangerous, so make sure you can call your sister anytime.”

“Mmm. I’ll think about it.”

“Hm.”

Yu Mina knew Seong would never call her, but—

She didn’t say anything.

She’d already told Luna to call her in an emergency.

Wouldn’t that be fine?

And from the tenth region onward, even if you were in regions beyond it, the system provided a function that let you summon guild members—

So Yu Mina wasn’t too worried.

And besides—

‘With Seong’s skill, he might actually manage somehow?’

She honestly believed that.

She’d already seen Seong’s strength back in the Silver Rain territory.

Back then, you could say he was just a bit short of a single ranker—

But now he’d grown.

If he fought the current single rankers now, what would it look like?

And right now was also the exact moment rankers would be underestimating Seong the most.

So Yu Mina actually thought Seong had a shot.

‘And he says he’ll handle it himself, anyway.’

Yu Mina cared about her little brother and took good care of him—

But she wasn’t the type to overstep and interfere or smother him.

So she decided to leave it to him.

That was why, as Yu Mina was about to go into her room and log in—

She saw Seong, who was unpacking and then about to head back out, and tilted her head.

He’d just gotten home, and he was leaving again?

It felt weird, so she asked.

“Where are you going?”

“Ah. The bank contacted me, so I’m going to stop by once.”

The bank?

Normally that might sound random, but Yu Mina nodded like she could guess what it was about.

Seong’s wealth had already piled up to a ridiculous level.

It made sense the bank would call him in.

“Oh. You haven’t done anything with it, have you?”

“Yeah. That’s probably why they called.”

“Right... how much have you piled up now?”

“I haven’t checked, so I don’t know...... hold on?”

“You don’t even know your balance?”

At Yu Mina’s words, Seong didn’t answer—he just turned on his phone and checked.

And there it was.

[Nara Bank]

『Balance: 92,316,021,240 won』

“...?”

A number that didn’t feel real was staring back at him.

“One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten-thousand...... a hundred-million, a billion, ten...... hundred... hundred-million?”

“You passed ten billion?”

“...It’s ninety-two billion.”

“Wow. You really stacked a lot??? They said your profits have been better than mine lately—guess it’s true.”

“Whoa...”

It was way too much money to be sitting in a basic checking account.

When you had almost a hundred billion won just sitting there, of course the bank would be desperate.

How many people in this era shove that kind of money into an account and leave it there without managing it?

From the bank’s point of view, he’d look like a massive gold bar.

Seong’s expression turned a little uncomfortable as he stared at it.

Like, what am I supposed to do with all this?

Reading that expression, Yu Mina snorted with a small laugh and said,

“You don’t have to worry about it that much.”

“Really?”

When it came to money, his older sister Yu Mina knew it way better.

For Seong, who still had a small-time mindset, it was hard stuff.

Like she understood him perfectly, Yu Mina explained.

“Anyway, if you don’t convert to a corporation, they’re going to take more than fifty percent, so if you just leave it, you pay taxes and that’s that. But if the bank recommends some stuff, it’s not bad to keep about half in cash and invest the rest.”

“Mmm. Got it. I’ll listen first.”

“Yeah. Be careful~”

With Yu Mina seeing him off, Seong said okay, unpacked, and headed back outside.

Hearing Seong leave, their mother, Lee Na-gyeong, and father, Yoo Gwang-jin—who still hadn’t fully woken up—came out of the master bedroom looking a bit hurt.

He came back for the first time in a while and left without even showing his face.

They looked toward the entryway like they felt a little disappointed, but—

Well, don’t all kids grow up like that?

“Hoho, Seong has really grown up.”

“Sure has.”

Feeling proud but also a little bittersweet, Yoo Gwang-jin stared at the entryway quietly.

Then Lee Na-gyeong smiled warmly and said,

“I’ll fix breakfast for you soon, so hurry up and get ready for work.”

“Mm. Alright.”

Seong’s morning started pretty fast—

But today again, the warm morning of a close family began.

5.

Seong headed outside first thing in the morning.

Since he was set to go in the afternoon, he figured he’d handle a few things in the morning and then go back.

He’d already told the backup team ahead of time too—

So nothing would get crossed up.

It was still early morning, so the bank wasn’t open yet, and Seong took the wheel for the first time in a while and enjoyed a drive.

There were a few congested spots because it was rush hour—

But overall it wasn’t too bad, and he drove around, then stopped at a nearby shop and ate a simple breakfast.

‘If this is what I’m doing, I should’ve just eaten breakfast before I left.’

Even with nearly a hundred billion won in his account, he still felt like it was a waste to buy breakfast like this.

Guess he couldn’t help it.

Still, once Seong finished a pretty filling, satisfying meal—

It got past 9 a.m., and banks started opening their doors.

Seong found a bank branch near his house and headed there.

It wasn’t the branch he went to all the time, but it was one he’d visit occasionally because it was close.

And it was the branch that had contacted him.

Seong arrived, then carefully walked into the bank.

Since it was near his house anyway, he’d parked at home and walked over, so he didn’t draw any attention.

He wasn’t wearing a mask, just a cap pulled on lightly, and he looked around, feeling a bit relieved that no one recognized him.

Then—

‘Even in the morning, it’s packed?’

Seeing so many people—like it was an open-run or something—he let out a small laugh.

He had plenty of time.

Thinking they’d call him eventually, he took a number without much thought.

With a ding, he saw a shocking “21 people waiting,” then sat down in an open seat.

He figured he’d just wait until they called him.

‘While I’m waiting, I should look into the tenth region.’

Eclipse Order might’ve already cleared the hidden dungeon, so he started searching with that in mind.

Thankfully, nothing like that had happened, so he relaxed, and searched other things too.

Like what he might need to prepare ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) for the strategy.

Up to this point, Seong hadn’t even imagined it.

That with more than a hundred billion won sitting in your account, you didn’t need to wait—you could go to a dedicated VIP counter.

And it didn’t take him very long to find that out.