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Sang-nim ended up leaving about half of the Kimchi stew in the end.
Whether the sudden intake of food was burdensome, or whether the effect of the Mental Control ability had worn off, I could not tell, but I was satisfied for now that she had picked up her spoon.
One cannot be full from the first spoonful.
She began her explanation while brandishing her spoon like a conductor’s baton.
“To explain it simply, this is ‘Long,’ and this is ‘Short.’ If it looks like it’s going to rise, you go Long; if it looks like it’s going to fall, you go Short. And this is ‘Leverage.’ If you set the magnification to 10, your profit becomes 10 times greater, but the important thing is that if the graph moves in the opposite direction, you can consider your money disappearing 10 times faster. When the money reaches zero, it’s immediate liquidation! Simple, right?”
It was not simple at all. However, I could roughly understand what it meant. It was a good thing I had the passive Cognitive Enhancement; otherwise, the original me would not have understood it at all.
“Action speaks louder than words. Just watch closely how I do it.”
She suddenly loosened her wrists and began drawing unknown lines on the graph. Then, checking the 5-minute, 15-minute, and 30-minute charts, she weighed the entry points and mainly went Long at points where it seemed likely to rise. Then, she withdrew a few minutes later. Sometimes she saw a profit, and sometimes she saw a loss.
Watching for about 30 minutes already felt exhausting. According to her, coin scalping is also a battle of physical strength. Battle of physical strength, my foot. It was just gambling.
Should I just go to Kangwon Land?
No. At any rate, the Taste of Regression could only be used once a day. Considering the time investment and travel costs to get there and back, it would be a loss.
Then I suddenly realized there was no need to worry like this.
Couldn't I just ask?
“By any chance, if you gained the ability to return to one minute ago once a day, could you make some money with coins?”
“What? Isn't that obvious? If I could return by just one minute, I’d obviously make a fortune!”
At my question, she replied confidently without a moment's hesitation.
“Even if it’s only once a day?”
“Of course! Because I could just time it exactly and suck out profit for one minute with 100x magnification.”
“How do you do it?”
She showed me the past coin charts.
“Hmm, look at this part. While doing coins like this, there are times when it suddenly moves up and down by a large margin in just one minute. Economic issues or exchange issues happen once in a while.”
She continued speaking while showing internet articles displayed on the side monitor.
“For example, the moment the US CPI is announced, it really goes between heaven and hell. If you could turn back one minute of time then, you could make a fortune by matching the timing. Even if you only put in 1 million won at 100x magnification, a 3% rise means you earn 3 million won.”
“Oh, that’s not bad.”
Putting in 1 million won and earning 3 million won in one minute. Then if I put in 10 million won, it’s 30 million won? Even if I excluded the fees, it was a fairly efficient earning. No, it was a revolutionary earning.
“Of course. How great would it be to have such an ability. I’d really make a fortune…”
“Snap out of it, Jo Sang-nim.”
As Sang-nim leaned back in her chair and spread her wings of imagination, I stood her body up while giving her shoulders a firm massage.
“Ow! That hurts.”
“It hurts, right? That is reality.”
“Whatever. If you’re going to say useless things, will you just leave?”
She grumbled while looking up at me.
“I was going to leave anyway. Ah! By any chance, are there any big issues coming up soon?”
When I asked suggestively, she rummaged through internet news a few times and then opened her mouth as if she had discovered something.
“Hmm… there is a merger announcement between BitZone and ByronCoin stock exchange tomorrow, though it’s a small one. There’s a lot of talk about whether it will bounce up or down. It’ll probably depend on whether it’s an acquisition or a new establishment.”
Oho, an opportunity had arrived sooner than expected.
“Is that so? At what time?”
“2 PM?”
“Right. Then I’ll see you then.”
I spoke while waving my hand lightly.
“Why? You’re coming again?”
“Yeah. I’m going to come every day now.”
When I spoke with a brazen expression, she furrowed her brow.
“Did you get a divorce?”
“Are you crazy? What do you mean, divorce.”
When I spoke while becoming serious, she clicked her tongue and said:
“Tsk, tsk. Right. As if Na Hogu could get a divorce. You don’t have the guts for that.”
“Don't insult me openly. I’m going. See you tomorrow. Lock the door tight.”
“Are you my mother?”
She shot back bluntly.
As I was about to leave, I stopped and asked again.
“Ah, and are you still in contact with the kids?”
“Well, occasionally? Why don't you live while keeping in touch a bit too?”
She spoke with a suddenly serious expression.
The ‘kids’ I mentioned referred to the ‘Eagle Five’ who had become sworn brothers together during our orphanage days. Their appearances and personalities closely resembled the actual Eagle Five.
“I was planning to do so from now on anyway.”
I only turned my steps after leaving the house and confirming the sound of the door locking.
‘Hmm… besides coins, what else could there be.’
I pondered occasionally as I returned home. Financial markets like stocks, foreign exchange trading, and cryptocurrency were the first to come to mind, but as expected, cryptocurrency was the number one priority.
And then there was gambling or betting, but environmental factors play a large role, and since the opportunity was only once a day, it wouldn't make much money. On top of that, there was a high probability of being exposed.
Thirdly, there were lotteries like the Lotto, but a 1-minute regression was woefully insufficient.
The deadline for purchasing the Lotto is 8:00 PM. The live broadcast of the drawing is at 8:35 PM. There is a 40-minute gap of floating time until the announcement is completely made. If it were about an hour, the Lotto would be worth aiming for.
It seemed I would have to try raising the Awakening Stage quickly.
Thinking about this and that, I arrived home before I knew it. To think my head would spin this well. I felt as though I had truly been born again.
My wife had still not returned home. I considered trying to contact her, but then changed my mind. I wasn't particularly curious about her.
Perhaps she was already meeting her second affair partner.
The reason I speculated so was because the boss of the Yangkkaengi Gang, who became the starting point of the incident that occurred this morning, was none other than my wife's second affair partner.
His name was Yang Kyung-min. His age was mid-thirties. He was good at fighting, resourceful, cold-headed, and possessed drive, so he became the boss of an organization at a young age.
They met when my wife requested the contract killing of Kang Min-ho from the Yangkkaengi Gang, and their relationship even developed into an affair. Of course, my wife had intentionally seduced him to use Yang Kyung-min’s power.
At any rate, Yang Kyung-min was a crazy bastard who enjoyed insulting me in front of my wife before the regression. There was a time when I even thought about committing suicide because of him. It was a part that showed just how miserable I had been.
To take revenge on Yang Kyung-min, a clumsy method like the one used for Kang Min-ho was out of the question. He was on a completely different level. Rather, I might be the one who gets taken out instead.
Anyway, with this incident as a catalyst, there was a high possibility that the two of them met a bit sooner than in the time before the regression.
Ting!
At that moment, a text message arrived from my wife.
[I’ve already received my assignment standby. I’m going to stay at my mother’s house for the time being until I start work. Just so you know.]
Mother’s house? I wonder if it’s really her mother’s house?
I stared blankly at the text and then sent a reply.
[Congratulations. Come back whenever you feel better.]
For a conversation about becoming an official prosecutor three years after passing the bar exam, it was a truly dull exchange. This was a reaction that came out because it was something I had already experienced before the regression, and recently my wife had been having affairs and the relationship had grown neglected.
Of course, she wouldn't know at all the fact that I knew.
At any rate, for the current me, it was a situation where there was nothing to be regretful about.
Now was the time to establish a plan to crush Yang Kyung-min.
My wife is a bonus.
I will take revenge just enough so that she doesn't die.
Awakening Stage 2 was shimmering before my eyes.