Chapter 17: Sweet Rewards After the Feast

-Rumble.

The warmed-up roulette began to spin wildly.

[Infinite Vitality-Fluffy Hair-Threshold Immunity…]

She roughly understood what Infinite Vitality was, but what were Fluffy Hair and Threshold Immunity?

Were those even considered rewards?

No, wouldn’t Fluffy Hair turn her into a furry?

Isn’t that more of a penalty than a reward?

She had these complaints for a moment.

[Hawk’s Eyes – Limb Cold Immunity – Tax Immunity…]

Some pretty useful things passed by.

Limb Cold Immunity was self-explanatory, and Hawk’s Eyes, being related to vision…

It was something Min Hayoon, who had to be in front of a computer screen every day, would have liked to have…

“Can’t I do something about that…”

Seriously.

She briefly wished she could get that.

The roulette kept spinning, gradually slowing down, and finally…

[Infinite Vitality – Exquisite Development – Hawk’s Eyes rubbing]

It stopped.

-Congratulations! You’ve won.

-Contestant Min Hayoon has obtained the reward ‘Exquisite Development’.

“Hmm…”

She didn’t know about exquisite, but it was peculiar.

Good development is good, and if not, then not, but can the word ‘exquisite’ be placed in front of development?

Min Hayoon’s head started to throb as if she had already drawn a dud…

[Exquisite Development]

-It always maintains your developmental state in the best condition.

-Furthermore, the best condition refers to the best in terms of the universal standard of beauty, and it also has some immunity to aging.

“Peculiar…”

It wasn’t something she particularly desired, so it didn’t bother her much.

-Rumble!

The roulette started spinning again.

The status window clearly stated that a bonus reward would be applied, so there was still a chance.

So, this time!

This time for sure!

If only she could get the Tax Immunity ability…!

[Tax Immunity – Empress’s Aura – Threshold Immunity…]

It would have been great, but something strange was caught again.

“What’s an Empress’s Aura…”

[Empress’s Aura]

-If you were born in the era of monarchy, this aura alone would have overwhelmed many crowds.

-But, don’t be disappointed that it’s not the era of monarchy.

-Many people will still look up to you.

“Wow”.

Boom.
At least by Min Hayoon’s standards, the Tax Immunity that appeared a while ago was much more attractive than this intangible value.

“Ha, shit… I thought I could reduce my income tax a bit…”

She thought that things in the world don’t always go as planned, and for a moment, she thought about getting a business license soon…

“Um, excuse me? You should probably start heading out soon. Our closing time has been extended to 1 AM due to the year-end event, but it’s almost time…”

“Ah, yes. I understand. I’ll get my parents and leave.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

A waiter, who had been watching them, carefully approached and asked them to leave.

Min Hayoon saw Min Jungyun sitting on one side of the terrace and Yoon Suhee sleeping with her face buried in Min Jungyun’s chest.

She let out a sigh and moved her two immature parents.

“Aren’t you cold? We should go home.”

“Yeah, let’s go. Help me support your mom.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t need help…”

“No, you look like you need a lot of help.”

He didn’t show it, but was he touched that his daughter had booked a restaurant to celebrate the end of the year?

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A few days had passed since the new year.

“Yes, please put it in this room. Yes, thank you.”

A technician came to Min Hayoon’s room to install a large LCD tablet and left after finishing the installation.

Yoon Suhee, who had been staring at the scene, said a word.

“When did you buy this?”

“I told you I was going to buy it last time?”

“Last time? When?”

“At the restaurant. I told you I would use the money I made from selling my drawings at my discretion.”

“Did I…? I was drunk… No, I must have… You wouldn’t lie about it.”

However, thanks to the escape route Min Hayoon had built up last time, she didn’t dig into this matter persistently…

Fortunately, she was also able to avoid revealing that this tablet was an expensive item worth several million won.

‘It’s a relief that it went over well somehow…’

No matter how well she earns money, a sixteen-year-old suddenly buying a tablet worth several million won is bound to raise some resistance.

“Alright, the screen looks good…”

Back in her room, Min Hayoon connected the LCD tablet to her laptop and started drawing in earnest.

Today, as always, she was thinking of drawing an illustration for her Patreon rewards.

The number of patrons had increased to 250 after AGC and Surfe, and to retain these patrons, she was planning to put in as much effort as possible for the December and January rewards.

She could provide everything she could…

-Hello.

-Today, we’re going to learn about the warlord known as the Little Conqueror, Sun Ce…

To liven up the atmosphere in the room, where only the sound of the pen on the tablet could be heard, she played a random YouTube video and drew.

This time, she was going to draw a saint.

“A side slit is a must, and I should add a garter belt… White that contrasts with the nun’s habit would be good. And some frills…”

And of course, a saint is the most alluring existence in this world.

Even the title itself is ‘saint’.

Those who use such a vulgar title should naturally be depicted in a high-level manner.

“Add some slits on the chest too, and while we’re at it, let’s expose the back too. And for the patron illustration, add a view from behind looking at the back…”

Perhaps it was because she had returned to her original equipment after a few months.

Min Hayoon felt that the work was many times better now than when she was drawing on the small screen of her iPad.

She thought she should also replace her chair and desk soon, and as she continued to make progress…

Min Hayoon quickly created a saint.

Perhaps it was because the rough work was already done.

With the addition of her usual equipment, she was able to progress to the base coloring in just a few hours…

Now, all she had to do was to add details such as shadows and light sources, and another reward illustration would be completed.

“Looking good?”

Perhaps it was because another piece of artwork was completed.

Or…

In a place that looked like a church, in front of a cross, a saint was kneeling, as if crying out for God’s protection…

And around her, burly men were gathering, creating a suggestive composition in the illustration.

“Hehehe…”

Min Hayoon, smirking mischievously, felt drool running down her chin and wiped it off with her sleeve.

She just loved drawing such vulgar pictures.

One of the three great human desires is lust, and being honest about it isn’t a sin, is it?

“Ugh, haa…”

Having finished the base coloring stage, Min Hayoon stretched, got up from her seat, and went out to get some snacks.

She was feeling a bit hungry, and if Yoon Suhee had cut some fruit, she was planning to grab some and continue drawing.

“Oh, persimmon.”

Luckily, there were some cut persimmons in the fridge, so she was thinking of grabbing some and going back in…

-The situation is dire in China. The mutated pneumonia symptoms that started in Wuhan…

“Huh?”

“What? Hayoon.”

“Ah, no. It’s nothing…”

A chilling segment passed by on the news Yoon Suhee was watching.

2020, China, Wuhan, pneumonia…?

These were all too familiar.

“Hmm…”

She remembered that domestic news was slow to report on this, so she decided to translate and look at the original news…

-China Wuhan pneumonia, the number of confirmed cases is increasing seriously…

-WHO says that prompt action is needed…

“Oh boy…”

This seemed to be what she had in mind.

“If this goes on a bit longer, I’ll be stuck at home…”

Min Hayoon frowned, briefly recalling the hellish two years of wearing masks all the time.

-Mission Start!!

-In the face of a global disaster, you will soon find it difficult to even go outside.

-In this situation, is it possible to make another 20 million won in profit?

-The deadline is the first day of high school!

Reward: 1 Roulette Spin.

Penalty: ???

Finally, the status window started to move.

Min Hayoon had her own thoughts.

“I should get a new computer. A nice-looking desktop.”

Because a time was coming when it would be more difficult not to make money.