I Woke Up as the Villain - Chapter 22
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Chapter 22

Early the next morning, Yu-Seong headed outside and stopped by the player’s shop in Yeouido to buy some equipment. He purchased a spear to be used as his main weapon as well as a hunter-only suit and a pair of walking shoes for players.

Of course, he picked out the best among mass-produced products. One might consider the equipment too extravagant for him since he was just a beginner player, however, that wasn’t actually the case for Yu-Seong. He was the ninth child of the leader of the Comet Group and he was able to afford the extravagance.

Thus, Yu-Sung paid 3.5 billion won altogether for the equipment which was considered to be some of the best made by Earth standards as well as the Setup Box to contain them. The equipment was designed by French and Italian craftsmen, made with German and American machines, and used the research of the magic engineers. It cost the same as one of the best apartments available in the Gangnam area of Seoul [1], but Yu-Seong did not find it a waste.

‘After all, all that money is meaningless if I die.’

The price didn’t matter to him. What mattered to him the most was the quality and the efficiency. So why did he need to purchase something expensive simply because it was designed by French and Italian craftsmen, which only served to increase the price? His answer was simple.

'It's because of the effects of Stylish and Star Factor.'

It was better to fight in a flashy way to be more recognizable to others. Dungeon hunting was sometimes carried out by individuals, but hunting in a party was often necessary as well.

There were many stories about the players who wore cameras to film the actions of famous hunters. Paparazzi also followed them using special drones made by Hextech. The fancy and cool designs of his equipment could seem somewhat unnecessary, but it was important...