Chapter 16

Huh?

"If there's a little shortage when taking over, I can add to it!"

In the center of Minchae-yeon's large pupils, the orange streetlights flickered.

She, who is usually so naive, is quite bold at times like this.

But look at her.

"Chae-yeon, don't say things that could get you into trouble. It's not something you can easily lend money to just anyone. How scary the world is these days."

"It's not about lending easily!"

"Then what is it?"

"It's an investment! You seem like someone with a lot of potential, so I'm just getting in on the Shin Yuwon Fund early."

"Shin Yuwon Fund? Hahaha."

What a funny kid.

"......It might be a bit awkward to talk about it here, but I do have some extra. I'm serious, so if you have anything in mind, just let me know, really."

I thought her serious face was quite cute.

"Remember to buy me a meal next time! Bye!"

She bowed in her own way and ran off.

I watched her hair and clothes sway from side to side as she ran, then I turned and left.

'I was thinking of giving her a ride.'

The last scene of my short vacation was quite satisfying.

*

Back home.

After finishing my shower and changing into comfortable clothes, I sat on the bed and picked up a book.

It was a 200-page 'Essential Principles and Honey Tips of Stock Investment' condensed from 100 investment guidebooks.

But I soon closed it after reading just a few pages.

The four-story building kept appearing in my mind, making it hard to concentrate.

My heart was fluttering.

'If I lived there, it would be amazing.'

Everyone dreams of being a landlord.

I want to try it once too.

It seems there's a reason why people are called creatures of desire.

'With greed and Coco, is there anything I can't do?'

I was already frantically printing information and news related to Bitcoin.

* * *

──The 'Quantity to Quality Conversion' ability is activated.

──Item: A4 Paper

──Quantity: 193.38

──The estimated processing time is 17 minutes and 15 seconds.

The 'Lucky Strike' coupon was also used.

──The 'Lucky Strike' coupon is deducted.

──The 'Lucky Strike' effect applies a bonus efficiency to 'Quantity to Quality Conversion'.

──The 'Preview' skill is activated!

──Please select the result.

──A. 7 copies of Musk's childhood diary

──B. T Company's Model F Face Lift Design Proposal

──C. List of Musk's pre-scheduled tweets (as of the current time)

Despite the zombie-like sounds coming from my mouth.

"Ughhhhh..."

A smell came from my nose.

A pungent, sweet smell of money.

"Hyeeehhhh!"

This money is mine now.

SNS is all about real-time.

If you delay posting content by even an hour, its value drops.

This is even more true for Twitter, which is centered around short messages and trending issues.

'But he scheduled them?'

That's why I cheered when I saw option C.

──Please select the result.

──A. 7 copies of Musk's childhood diary

──B. T Company's Model F Face Lift Design Proposal

──C. List of Musk's pre-scheduled tweets (as of the current time)

Scheduled tweets.

I can guess what they might be about even without looking.

Either important content that he carefully thought out in advance, or something he wrote to create a specific issue at a specific time.

Either way, they all smell like money.

"C, please, Tam."

──'Quantity to Quality Conversion' has started.

It took 1 hour and 10 minutes, probably because of the large amount.

"......I'll take a short nap and come back."

As soon as I threw myself onto the bed, my eyes closed.

Come to think of it, it was a long day that started with cozy hotel bedding.

As my vision blurred, Tam turned yellow and red.

Please, Tam.

Goodnight.

* * *

Beep──

Beep──

"Ugh!"

I woke up abruptly.

The alarm on my new phone is almost as loud as an air raid siren.

Actually, I woke up several times during my hour-long nap.

I guess I was worried that Musk might tweet something today.

──'Quantity to Quality Conversion' is complete.

──Please 'consume' the completed item.

──Time limit: 3 minutes

Tam had just spit out 7 sheets of paper.

'Why 7 sheets?'

I quickly grabbed them and skimmed through them.

70 tweets, 10 per A4 sheet, with the exact upload reservation dates and times. The period was about a week.

"Nice!"

A week's worth of Musk's life waste is in my hands!

But the content didn't register at first.

All in English.

I thought about translating the tweets using a translation tool and went to the PC.

But then I remembered the last time I translated the HT Biologics clinical report.

'It was a mess, right?'

Of course, clinical reports are specialized, so I understand.

But translating Twitter is just as difficult.

Americans also use slang and neologisms on SNS like we do.

I tried translating 'lower' as a test.

[ low rank ]

Come on.

I was greeting, but the English translation was in calligraphy.

Money is at stake.

I didn't want even a slight mistranslation.

'Who's good at English?'

Of course, it's Tam.

I remembered that when I asked Tam to do a second processing of the clinical report, there was a Korean version.

"One more time, please."

I handed the 7 A4 sheets back to Tam and chose the Korean version option.

──'Quantity to Quality Conversion' is complete.

The 7 sheets that came back were filled with easy-to-read Korean.

'Clean, as expected!'

I started reading the first tweet.

[ To those who say Twitter is a waste of life: Isn't waste good? ]

......Did he really write this and schedule it to post?

What a funny guy.

[ If I have to appear in a 22nd-century history book, I want to be recorded as Amundsen, not Scott (tears) ]

[ I'm so proud of our always dedicated colleagues ]

Even the seemingly meaningless tweets were scheduled.

It seemed like a personal branding strategy.

Planning and designing how he should appear over the next week.

'Interesting.'

But it didn't smell like money.

I flipped to the next page, hoping for a comment on coins or even American stocks.

The next tweet was a black-and-white photo of a foreign subway exit.

A cloudy day.

People walking briskly.

An atmosphere overflowing with the unique romance of a metropolis.

But.

[ Exit 2 ]

The subway exit sign, the only thing maintaining its red color against the black-and-white background.

"Huh?"

Déjà vu.

[ Musk's 'cat' tweet caused a 3574% surge in a coin... The dark side of the coin market ]

A coin had surged due to a cat photo Musk posted.

'Maybe this is also a coin?'

I searched the internet for 'subway' and 'coin'.

Nothing came up.

If so, I'd have to do a full investigation.

I thought there might be a site with all the coin information.

I found a good one.

[ CoinMarketCap ]

It was a place that sorted all the coins by market capitalization.

[ #1 Bitcoin (BTC) ]

[ #2 Ethereum (ETH) ]

[ #3 Tether (USDT) ]

.

.

I scrolled through the list, checking the coin logos, names, and descriptions.

I wanted anything related to subways.

But even after checking up to 100th, 200th, and 300th, I couldn't find any subway-related coins.

'Is this just a random photo?'

Clearly, there was no comment or text on the photo.

So it was hard to see it as a humorous meme or message.

'There must be something, let's keep going.'

400th.

500th.

600th.

And then.

"I found it!"

It was too easy once I found it.

[ #667 Exit2 (EXI) ]

The coin name was just 'Exit2', the same as the red-colored letters in the photo.

I read the description below.

[ Exit2 Token is the world's first blockchain technology that can record, manage, and analyze subway usage, fares, and times. ]

What does this mean?

Isn't a transit card enough for subways?

'Do we need this?'

No. I shouldn't judge something I don't understand lightly.

Especially if it's about making money.

I checked the current coin price.

[ Today's Exit2 real-time price: ₩20.12 ]

'20 won?'

I reread it several times to make sure I read it correctly.

[ Today's Exit2 real-time price: ₩20.12 ]

[ Today's Exit2 real-time price: ₩20.11 ]

[ Today's Exit2 real-time price: ₩20.13 ]

There was a slight fluctuation in price with each refresh, but it was still in the 20 won range.

There's nothing you can buy for 20 won these days.

'Is this... a coin?'

I saw that it was available on the Korean exchange 'Upsum'.

'When will the subway photo tweet be posted?'

I looked back at the paper.

Tomorrow, Monday at 9:51 PM.

I didn't know if this was Korean or US time.

But there was a way.

If Musk's earlier scheduled tweets are posted, I can sync with them.

Since we are ahead in time compared to the US, I have enough time to react.

'Let's assume it's Korean time for now.'

But there was one lingering question.

'Is this photo really a coin signal? If it's just a subway photo, it could be a disaster.'

I couldn't rule out the possibility that it wasn't a signal.

I flipped through the paper and read the other tweets.

"......What!"

I almost stopped breathing.