Chapter 27
Family Care Service (2)
“Hmm… what’s this?”
Yoo Ji-ah is following me…?
We had only met once and said hello… Or rather, thinking about it…
“Ah, I was the one who requested it first.”
I’d been too hasty.
She’s a powerful influencer with a massive following, so I thought she just pressed follow out of fandom, but since she’s the CEO of Yubaek, it also made sense that she would accept it for the sake of managing her player.
After all, I’m Baek Jin-woo’s family.
“Haha, well…”
Baek Ah-jin scratched her head, feeling at a loss for words in front of her friends.
“Well…?”
“Hey! ‘Well…?’ You can’t explain it with just that!”
“How do you know her? Are you close?”
“Crazy… why didn’t you say anything until now!”
Even though Baek Ah-jin usually drew a lot of attention, that day her friends’ reactions were explosive.
She shrugged, feeling a mix of pride and embarrassment.
She had promised her brother and told him every time they met: don’t mention me to anyone for now.
“Really.”
She thought maybe if she were somewhat famous, she could get away with it.
So to her friends, she simply said they had met once by chance, and that Yoo Ji-ah seemed to like her.
Of course, none of her friends believed her, but what could she do? It was the truth.
And then…
Her meeting with Yoo Ji-ah came sooner than expected.
[Yoo Ji-ah (DM): Ah-jin? Can we meet for a bit?]
It was a direct DM!
“Eeeeek!”
That day, Baek Ah-jin practically squealed.
She was too excited.
Hannam-dong.
Baek Ah-jin took a day off and waited on the road for someone.
Soon enough…
- screech *
A sleek car stopped in front of her.
It was from Daeseong Automotive’s premium line.
It was Yoo Ji-ah’s car.
“Please get in.”
“Ah, yes!”
Baek Ah-jin nervously climbed into the passenger seat.
“So modest.”
Being the granddaughter of a conglomerate, she expected a luxury imported car with a driver.
But Yoo Ji-ah was driving a domestic car herself?
“Well, I guess for the rich, cars don’t really matter.”
In reality, Yoo Ji-ah had a collection of cars, but Baek Ah-jin had no way of knowing that.
“So…”
Baek Ah-jin asked.
“You wanted to see our family, right? Without my brother. Just us?”
They had exchanged a lot of messages before meeting.
“Yes. Jin-woo is too busy these days. I asked if I could send gifts under the Yubaek name to your family, and you said it was okay.”
“Wow, but you’re coming to give them in person?”
“Yes, I’m the CEO.”
Baek Ah-jin could tell from that single line how seriously Yoo Ji-ah treated Baek Jin-woo.
Most companies would just ship the gifts by courier.
That’s why she agreed. She was also curious about the gifts.
“I told Mom and Dad not to go to work today. I have someone to introduce them to.”
“Hehe, thank you.”
“My parents are amazing. They probably don’t even know how famous their son is yet.”
“Really?”
“Yes. They’re probably unmatched in being oblivious anywhere in the world.”
They chatted casually as they drove to the villa complex where Baek Jin-woo used to live.
Passing a narrow path, they came upon a very old villa.
“….”
Yoo Ji-ah was honestly surprised.
“People still live like this?”
From one perspective, it could be a normal home, but to a conglomerate heir, this was true everyday life of ordinary people.
Cobwebs at the entrance.
An old, dusty abandoned bicycle.
The earthy smell wafting through the air.
Ding dong!
They entered, and two people greeted them with smiles.
Baek Jin-cheol and Hwang Myung-hee.
Baek Jin-woo’s parents.
“Oh my.”
Hwang Myung-hee was particularly surprised to see Yoo Ji-ah.
“What a beautiful young lady! Is she a friend of Ah-jin?”
“Haha, Mom, not a friend.”
“Eh? Not a friend?”
Baek Ah-jin had only said she had someone to introduce, so her parents had no clue who she was.
Yoo Ji-ah bowed politely.
“Hello. I am Yoo Ji-ah of Yubaek.”
“Yubaek?”
“Yoo Ji-ah?”
Her parents were confused, and Baek Ah-jin sighed.
As expected. They had no idea.
They might not follow the news closely enough to recognize her.
“Mom…”
Baek Ah-jin began to explain. She had planned from the start to tell them everything about her brother’s career.
“Even if friends don’t know, family should.”
She turned on her phone and showed videos and news articles about her brother.
All information about Baek Jin-woo, Yubaek, and Yoo Ji-ah was neatly organized.
“Is that… really true?”
“Our Jin-woo… is such a famous player? Oh my, his face is everywhere in the news?”
“National record? Is that possible?”
At first, her parents doubted it, but seeing the evidence, they couldn’t deny it.
Yoo Ji-ah bowed her head again.
“Yes. That’s why, as the CEO of Yubaek responsible for caring for Baek Jin-woo, I came to visit you two.”
“…Hoo.”
Baek Jin-cheol exhaled quietly.
Now he understood who this young lady was.
A Daeseong Group family member.
Even the most oblivious person in Korea knows Daeseong. A conglomerate among conglomerates. A company that supports the nation!
Baek Jin-cheol was honestly flustered.
How could someone of such status personally come to this humble home?
“Sir, according to the contract with your son, our company has the duty to carefully provide care.”
“For us?”
“Yes. Would you like to read this?”
Yoo Ji-ah handed over a pamphlet.
A family care system designed by Yubaek—from security, new housing, monthly living support, to medical care.
“Hehe.”
Hwang Myung-hee’s eyes widened.
Especially at the news of 10 million KRW monthly support—they nearly fainted.
“Is this real? Some kind of prank?”
They had struggled so much. Juggling multiple jobs to protect the family, their wrists nearly ruined.
Wrinkled skin from the stress.
No one does hard work for fun—they move just to survive.
“Is this really true?”
“Yes. You don’t need to be too surprised. Compared to the benefits gained through Baek Jin-woo, this is minor support.”
“Wow…”
It felt like a dream.
After three years in a coma, their son wakes and becomes one of Korea’s renowned players?
They would laugh and tell friends not to say nonsense.
“Oh, and… I also brought a personal gift.”
“A gift?”
“I heard your father likes summoning creatures?”
“Yes… I guess he means the Pebble Golem.”
Baek Jin-cheol scratched his head, slightly embarrassed.
It felt like just yesterday that he had been proud of an E-rank Pebble Golem.
“Let’s step outside first.”
In front of the villa, the playground.
Yoo Ji-ah revealed the first gift:
- A roaring Shadow Wolf!
“Wow! What is this!”
Baek Ah-jin was ecstatic.
A 500 million KRW B-rank summon!
She had expected a gift from her brother, but no news came, so she had almost given up.
Five hundred million KRW—it was a sum most people could never touch in a lifetime.
Even just selling runes and taking 20% profit, she already felt indebted to her brother.
“This is my personal gift. Jin-woo said you’d like it.”
“Really… I can take this?”
“Of course.”
Yoo Ji-ah smiled and handed gifts to Baek Jin-cheol and Hwang Myung-hee as well.
“This is…”
Hwang Myung-hee received a B-rank Rainbow Snail.
“This is hard to get. Check the skill description later.”
Baek Jin-cheol received a B-rank Diamond Golem.
“Similar in size to the Pebble Golem, but the strength is on another level.”
“Ha… haha… thanks. All thanks to my son.”
The exact value was uncertain, but it seemed substantial.
Happiness and slight embarrassment coexisted.
Baek Jin-cheol joked to hide his feelings.
“Can we ask for a refund later?”
“Haha, if you tried, it would never happen.”
After the gift presentation:
“Let’s have a meal. It must be about time you’re hungry.”
Hwang Myung-hee grabbed Yoo Ji-ah to pull her inside.
“Mom, what meal?!”
Baek Ah-jin tried to stop her.
“Shall we? My stomach’s been growling for a while anyway.”
Hehe. Yoo Ji-ah stuck out her tongue slightly and smiled, lightening the mood.
Meanwhile…
Baek Jin-woo was still in a dungeon, focused on the Flame Dragon.
Lately, he only had energy for this, nothing else.
[Summon: Flame Dragon Sorcerer]
[Species: Human]
[Rank: EX (Quarantine)]
- Isolated due to balance-breaking abilities.
[Level: 42]
[Stats]
Strength: 20 | Intelligence: 85 | Vitality: 20 | Agility: 20
HP: 22,000 | MP: 500
Critical Rate: 55% | Critical Damage: 185%
[Skills]
- Dragon Flame: Breathes a dragon-shaped fire forward.
Now, with runes properly enhanced and his level decent, his damage output was decent.
“Still can’t form a combo?”
- “Yes. I thought learning it once was enough, but it still takes time. I’m getting the hang of it slowly.”
Flame Dragon was eager, but despite increased damage and frequent Dragon Flame usage, the skill hadn’t triggered.
“Need to learn the combo fast to move to the next stage.”
He had to switch the weekday dungeon to intermediate soon, but above all…
“Trial Tower.”
Baek Jin-woo’s eyes lit up.
“Rachel is at floor 29, right?”
Even if he couldn’t reach that far, he could handle up to floor 10 with his current power.
“If only Flame Dragon learns the combo.”
He could manage weaker damage with control, but if damage was too low, it would be impossible.
The only solution was Flame Dragon.
The Trial Tower was a dungeon Baek Jin-woo had to clear.
It offered rewards beyond imagination.
The loot was unique, different from normal or weekday dungeons, and even veterans didn’t know the details.
Only one chance per floor, rewards changed every time, and most players had quit, leaving too few experiments.
One thing was certain: rewards unavailable in other dungeons could appear here.
“Anything that comes will help me now.”
For that, Flame Dragon had to learn the skill fast.
- “Don’t worry, Jin-woo! I’ll learn it and we’ll eat chicken and beer!”
“Yeah, yeah. Take it slow. Being impatient doesn’t help.”
Flame Dragon’s fiery breath lit up the dungeon once again.
