“Hmm…”
I stumbled upon an unexpected way to make money. It’s called stocks, and apparently, if you put money in and pray hard enough, you get money based on how desperate your prayers are.
I wanted to try stocks, so I told Bora. Ever since I was young, I’ve had this weird admiration for people who dabbled in stocks.
“Bora, Bora.”
I went to the office, grabbed Bora by the sleeve, and spoke up. My stealth skills have been on point lately, so I had to make some noise to get her attention.
“Huh?”
Bora turned her head toward me and responded.
“I want to try stocks.”
“Out of nowhere?”
“Yeah.”
“Hmm…”
Bora seemed to be deep in thought. I waited anxiously. What if she says no? But then she smiled and said,
“Well… Hana, it’s important for you to learn about the world’s economy, so stocks might be a good idea.”
“I’ll work hard!”
“Then we’ll need to open an account…”
“I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”
My enthusiasm must have worked because Bora set up a dedicated stock account for me. The balance was 100 million won, with measures in place to ensure I wouldn’t lose more than the principal. Things like futures were completely blocked off.
I was a little disappointed because I heard futures are a great way to make money. But there’s no one around who knows about the economy like I do.
I waited in front of the monitor with stock charts. The market was about to open at 9, and as I sipped hot chocolate, I pretended to adjust non-existent glasses.
Most famous and smart people wear glasses, so I thought I should ask Bora to buy me some fashion glasses later.
When the market opened, I was hit by a storm of numbers. Everywhere I looked, there were just numbers. Bora said red is good, so…
I picked one of the red, rising graphs that caught my eye. But since Bora was standing next to me, I couldn’t press the buy button.
“Hana, why did you want to buy this stock?”
Bora asked me a philosophical question. I hadn’t thought that far. Still, I explained to her that I chose it based on the most rational method I could think of.
“It’s the one that’s rising the fastest and is the reddest…”
“That’s such a Hana answer.”
“Ugh…”
I didn’t know what a “Hana answer” was, but it didn’t sound like a compliment. Seeing my expression, Bora laughed and patted my head.
“I don’t know much about stocks either, but I know the basics. Let’s start by looking at the stock charts together today, okay?”
“Okay.”
And so, Bora’s explanation began.
“Hana, stocks aren’t like a lottery where you guess based on gut feelings. You have to combine charts, market conditions, and news to buy undervalued, high-quality stocks. Then, you sell them at the right time. That’s the basic method of stock investment. Of course, there are many ways to make money with stocks, so this isn’t the only answer.”
As she spoke, Bora pointed to the screen with the stock chart and explained. From reading graphs to financial statements of various companies—all the information closely related to stocks.
But to me, it all sounded like alien language. What was I thinking when I decided to learn about stocks? Was it always this complicated? Listening to Bora, I couldn’t understand how people made money from stocks.
When I first started studying, it wasn’t this hard, but Bora’s stock lessons were on another level. I clicked the mouse helplessly, realizing that my earlier confidence was all just a bluff.
Maybe keeping my money safely in the bank was the best choice after all. I ended up studying economics I didn’t even want to, all because I bragged about wanting to try stocks.
‘Ughhh!’
I screamed internally. Why did I ask for this?!
—
“No way, this can’t be happening!”
A clear, refreshing voice echoed through the room. Kim Ina, a third-year streamer, screamed as she looked at her fallen champion.
Despite being a female streamer, she maintained a high tier in League of Legends, which made her quite popular in the streaming world.
Her tier was between Master and Grandmaster, a level most people never reach, and she was a rare female streamer in the game. But today, she couldn’t help but scream.
Her favorite champion, Lux, had been taken down by the enemy champion, Irelia. Lux is a champion where maintaining distance is crucial, and Ina had been doing her best to keep her distance while poking. But a moment of carelessness led to her giving up a kill in the laning phase.
“No way, my bindings and damage skills were all dodged!”
Does this make sense? This is not even Maddeok-level.
– It’s not Maddeok-level (implying they’re also a Maddeok).
– Today, Ina’s excuses are piling up again.
– Isn’t that person famous for being a Grandmaster in all lanes?
– I heard their physical skills are insane.
“Ah, please! If I win just one more game, I’ll be Grandmaster!!!”
– LOLOLOLOLOLOL
– Stay a Maddeok for me!!!
– Hang in there, opponent! I can’t stand seeing Ina reach Grandmaster.
“The last one who spoke is Black.”
– Save me!!!!!!
“The first death was a mistake, I’ll do it properly now. Solo kill incoming.”
However, Kim Ina’s words were not kept. Irelia’s blade dance stormed through the minions, and Kim Ina’s skills didn’t even land, let alone hit properly.
[The Ruler of the Battlefield! Hanaboraharu3!]
“Wow… isn’t this a helper!?”
– There it is LOL. They say Ina’s special is being a helper if she does even slightly well.
– But that movement just now smelled a bit fishy, didn’t it???
– Let’s do an autopsy after the game ends.
“I really need to do an autopsy. No matter how I think about it, that movement just now made no sense.”
And Kim Ina, who got completely wrecked in the laning phase, became the criminal in the game.
– Elected LOLOLOLOL
– Honestly, a legit vote.
– If our mid got wrecked like that, I’d vote immediately.
“What are you gonna do about it!?”
Kim Ina clicked on the viewer who touched a nerve and cornered them. It was a very familiar action, as if she had done it many times before.
If they didn’t answer properly, it was a ban. But the viewer who got sniped by Kim Ina burned themselves.
– Honestly, if Kim Ina gets wrecked, I’d upvote LOLOLOLOL
“No!!!”
– LOLOLOLOLOL upvote
– Stop the fact violence!!!
– The shocked face is so funny LOLOLOLOL
“Get out!”
Kim Ina sent the honest viewer to prison. Thanks to the honest viewer, the chat was burning up more than usual.
“First, I’ll do an autopsy.”
After saying that, Kim Ina replayed the previous game where she got completely wrecked. She started analyzing the laning phase slowly.
“Here! I used my skill because I thought they’d move, right? Look, as soon as I used the skill, they immediately dodged! A human would react after the skill comes out, but this person reacted as soon as they saw the skill animation!”
From Kim Ina’s perspective, it was a reasonable assumption. But high-level players react just by seeing the champion’s animation, so it was only half-true.
“And this… and this…”
Kim Ina passionately typed away on her keyboard. It was content that made it seem like she had no choice but to lose the laning phase to a helper.
– Honestly, listening to Ina, it kinda makes sense?
– Looking at the movement at that specific time, it does seem like that.
– But don’t high-level Challengers do that?
– It’s not Challenger, it’s Master and Grandmaster level, so that’s why they’re saying that.
“Anyway, don’t you think what I’m saying makes sense?”
– Yep yep yep yep yep
– It kinda makes sense? Honestly, reacting like that seems hard.
As the viewers responded positively to her opinion, Kim Ina’s shoulders perked up. She felt like she had played the role of justice once again today. She successfully autopsied a hacker polluting the Rift and preserved it in her stream.
However, her triumphant expression was soon interrupted by the following conversation.
– Is this person streaming?
“What did you say?”
Kim Ina reacted as if she had heard something absurd. It was rare for someone to blatantly stream while using hacks.
‘What if it’s not hacks but actual skill?’
Kim Ina shrunk back as if she had poked a hornet’s nest. Preserving something like this could bring huge viewership benefits, but if it failed, the humiliation would be unmatched.
– Here’s the link www…..
Kim Ina absentmindedly clicked the link a viewer posted. And then the stream popped up.
