At last, Jung Dong-hoon realized the secret behind the na of the company he ran—while standing on the 17th floor of the White Tower.
A hamster-shaped person, or rather, a person shaped like a hamster.
On top of that, an all-purpose worker known as the cosmic farmhand.
That Rajiks of Rajiks Trading.
The company’s foundation and spiritual pillar.
"Basilisk leather, wyvern leather, even Apophis hides—Rajiks skins them personally."
"Incredible."
"Hoeng!"
With a confident look, Rajiks puffed up his round face proudly.
"Even tal ore from the tower—he goes wham wham with a pickaxe!"
"Truly versatile."
"Hoeng!"
He filled his round chest with air.
"In short, he’s the ultimate indispensable worker on our team."
"That certainly seems so."
"Hoeng!"
Rajiks raised his short arm high, flashing a V sign.
Haa...
Foundation. All-purpose. Supre. Cosmic.
Honestly, more than any of those titles, one thing struck Jung Dong-hoon far more strongly.
Cuteness.
Lethal adorableness.
He wanted to hug him.
To rub his face into that fluffy fur.
But one couldn’t possibly be rude to the founder of Rajiks Trading.
Jung Dong-hoon was currently inside the workshop where the Bracelet of Escaping Obesity was being produced.
There, Rajiks was working up a sweat crafting the bracelet body.
First, adamant ore was lted down in an electric slting furnace and turned into ingots.
When Rajiks grabbed an ingot with tongs, a massive giant began hamring it chanically.
Clang clang clang clang!
The ingot was stretched out.
It was then shaped into long strips, cut to bracelet length—first-stage processing complete.
Next, the cut tal strips were tapped lightly with a small golden hamr to smooth the sharp edges.
Then engraved patterns and formulas were carved into the inner surface.
Jung Dong-hoon watched the entire process in a daze.
Haa...
It was astonishing how such tiny hands could ticulously craft items like this.
But at the sa ti, it felt a bit pitiful.
"You’re working so hard. There’s actually an easier thod."
That was true.
"Is it because of your craftsman’s spirit? You seem determined to personally handcraft only the highest-quality products. It’s truly admirable."
Well...
It wasn’t so much craftsmanship as simply doing it because he could.
"Choosing the difficult path over the easy one—such a noble spirit. That’s sothing every artisan should learn from."
No, you’re misunderstanding—
"Um, what’s the easier thod?"
"Oh! There’s sothing called the lost-wax process. It’s commonly used to make precious tal accessories..."
Jung Dong-hoon went on to explain.
First, you create a master model out of wax.
These days, with 3D printers, making wax masters is easy.
Dozens of wax models are connected in a tree shape and fixed inside a cylinder.
Plaster is poured in and hardened.
When heated, the wax lts away, leaving empty cavities.
Molten tal is then poured in—finished.
A wax-casting thod you can even find on YouTube.
Juhyeok recalled seeing it in a docuntary about extre professions.
That’s how things are usually made.
Fast, efficient, mass-producible.
But did that an Rajiks’s production capacity was inferior to casting?
Not at all.
These weren’t ordinary laborers.
A few hamr strikes stretched an ingot instantly.
In monts, it beca bracelet material.
One swipe with a carving blade, and the finishing was done.
It was actually faster than casting.
This was simply a matter of choice.
Do they go with Rajiks’s full manual process from start to finish?
Or do they mass-produce the bracelet bodies via wax casting?
At first, it seed fine to let Rajiks do it.
He’d even volunteered.
But the more Juhyeok watched, the more it felt wrong.
Should Rajiks really spend all day in this paradise just making bracelets?
Granted, Rajiks did look happy working.
"...This won’t do."
The summoned beings’ labor was being used too heavily.
As originally planned, the bracelet bodies should be produced externally.
Refined magic crystal powder and enchantnt would still be done here.
So—
"Does Rajiks Trading have an accessory factory?"
"We mostly outsource production."
"Can they make our bracelet?"
"It’s possible, but there’s a risk of the design being exposed..."
"Oh! That’s fine."
The bracelet body alone didn’t function anyway.
Even stuffing in ground magic crystal powder wasn’t enough.
It required alchemically refined magic crystal powder and an enchantnt activation process.
"Please handle it."
"Yes. I’ll put in the order. Since we have a sample, if we prepare 3D printer schematics, mass production should be quick."
External production decided.
And then—
"I think it’d be best to sell it via a subscription model with a deposit."
"...A subscription?"
Would that be okay?
People might complain that everything’s a subscription these days.
"The bracelet has a validity period, so a subscription makes sense. Every three months, custors return the old bracelet and receive a new one."
...That actually sounds good.
"Expired bracelets can be collected and recycled. If soone cancels the subscription, they return the bracelet and get their deposit back."
The more he heard, the better it sounded.
With subscriptions, prices could be lowered, and expired bracelets could simply be re-enchanted.
Calling CEO Jung had definitely been the right move.
Industry experts really did see things differently.
"Please co by often from now on. I’ll get you a monthly pass right away."
"...A monthly pass?"
"You’ll be able to co and go freely for a month. When it expires, you can renew."
"Ah—th-thank you very much."
Another outsider had joined.
People really had to be chosen carefully.
For a small man, that was all he could rely on.
"I look forward to working with you, CEO Jung."
"N-no, the pleasure is mine."
Juhyeok smiled warmly and continued.
"In a way, I think I’m really lucky. Every ti I start sothing, there are people around willing to help."
Jung Dong-hoon waved his hands.
"Oh no, if we’re talking about luck, I’ve got much more of it. Ever since becoming CEO of Rajiks Trading, my life’s been going unbelievably well."
"Is that so?"
"What’s there to say? Business success aside, I don’t have to read anyone’s mood, I’m not stressed, my health’s improved, and I get to et such amazing people..."
He smiled brightly.
"Haha, I always think I’m incredibly lucky. Is there anyone luckier than ? My luck’s on a roll these days."
"...Really?"
"Absolutely. I’m not exaggerating at all."
A man whose luck was overflowing—Jung Dong-hoon.
He sounded sincere.
Alright, decision made.
CEO Jung.
Right now, I need your luck.
Please don’t worry.
Even if the worst outco happens, I won’t say a word.
Sorry to ride your good fortune, but you do need an initiation ceremony.
If it hits big, I’ll repay the favor.
Juhyeok took out a Lucky Random Box from his inventory.
Swish.
He held it with both hands.
"CEO Jung?"
"Yes?"
"Could you open this box for ? I’m holding it with both hands."
"Oh! Y-yes."
At that mont—
Still. Pause. Side glance.
The summoned beings stopped what they were doing and peeked at Juhyeok and CEO Jung.
Would a sacrifice be born?
Or a hero?
Finally, the box opening.
A tense mont.
Gulp.
Juhyeok swallowed dryly.
Jung Dong-hoon, knowing nothing, reached for the box.
"Should I open it?"
"Y-yeah. Open it boldly!"
And then—
Click!
[Opening Lucky Random Box.]
What is it?
[Lucky! You have obtained 50 Platinum Badges.]
...What?
"It hit!!! Fifty Platinum Badges!!!"
Cheers erupted instantly.
"Wooooaaah!!!"
"Young Master, it’s a jackpot!"
"Congratulations!"
"Yes!"
"Hohoho, as expected!"
"Hooray!"
"Long live Juhyeok!"
"Long live Jung Dong-hoon!"
"As expected of CEO Jung! Incredible!"
Jung Dong-hoon stood there, dumbfounded.
No—why are people cheering? What did I even do?
Juhyeok was completely satisfied.
A masterstroke.
The small man’s choice—using soone else’s hands for gacha pulls.
I an, doesn’t everyone do it?
Letting a cat’s paw or a dog’s paw press the gacha button in gas.
"Oh my, CEO Jung, your luck really is overflowing."
"I-is it?"
"I’ll give you the monthly pass, and I’ll make sure you get lots of good dicine too. Oh! By the way, have you ever thought about awakening as a player?"
"...What?"
"Anyti you say the word, I can awaken you."
"Uh—th-that’s a bit..."
Very satisfying.
With this, the number of physical badges had reached a whopping 64.
Plenty.
Even if special privileges couldn’t be granted, there was now more than enough to hold a badge award ceremony without any burden.
Since they’d gotten such a huge batch of badges anyway—
"CEO Jung Dong-hoon, would you like to receive a badge?"
"...Pardon? W-what badge...?"
A badge—was it that shiny tal ornant pinned to other people’s chests?
"I’ll give you one."
"...Ah, um, y-yes."
"We should hold a presentation ceremony too."
Whoosh—
The summoned beings gathered around the two of them.
Juhyeok took a badge out of his inventory.
"By virtue of your extraordinary luck, you have opened a Lucky Random Box and achieved the feat of obtaining no fewer than fifty Platinum Badges. In recognition of this rit, we hereby award you one Platinum Badge."
Juhyeok pinned the badge onto Jung Dong-hoon’s chest.
Clap clap clap clap clap!
Thunderous applause, like a wildfire.
Jung Dong-hoon felt good.
He didn’t know why, but he did.
External outsourcing proceeded quickly.
Once the blueprints for the 3D printer were finished, that was it.
A jewelry-specialized manufacturing company worked through the night, using the lost-wax process to mass-produce bracelet bodies complete with engraved patterns.
The finished bracelets were transported into the 17th floor.
Refined magic crystal powder was carefully packed inside, and finally Mackenzie cast the enchantnt activation spell.
With sufficient stock secured—
A banner advertisent appeared on the Rajiks Trading website.
〈Obesity Escape Health Bracelet – Subscription Open〉
〈First batch limited to 3,000 subscribers〉
〈Deposit: 5 million won / Monthly: 499,900 won〉
〈In three months, your body will change〉
〈Free replacent with a new bracelet every three months〉
〈Full refund available if no effect〉
〈Ugly and fat? Now just be ugly〉
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〈Try losing weight. Who knows? You might be a lottery ticket you haven’t scratched yet〉
People were puzzled.
Rajiks Trading wasn’t so unknown company.
It was a mid-sized enterprise, sturdier than many large corporations.
They made and sold products using leather obtained from towers.
Their revenue even exceeded that of HG Fashion, a company in a similar industry.
But now they were selling a health bracelet?
They did sell accessories, sure, but—
L: This is way too random. Is the company in trouble? Are they straight-up scamming now?
L: I heard from stock market rumors that they were struggling to secure leather materials.
L: No, that got resolved. Apparently they’re getting plenty of leather now.
L: Yeah, I know soone who works there. They even got new types of leather and started developing new products.
L: Then why pull such an obvious scam?
L: LOL, probably stuck so weird magnet in it. The second coming of the germanium bracelet.
L: Read the product details—it’s made of adamant tal and uses ordinary magic crystals.
L: Oh! At least the materials are decent.
L: Decent my ass. Adamant tal is dirt cheap.
L: Right, and ordinary magic crystal prices have practically collapsed.
L: And it’s a subscription too. 5 million deposit and 500k a month.
L: That’s ruthless. Straight-up squeezing people dry.
L: You think anyone will actually buy this?
L: Rich people with money to burn might.
L: Honestly, I hope it works.
L: Anyway, soone try it for a month and post a review already.
Public reaction was far from friendly.
How many similar products had there been until now?
In the end, they were always pseudoscience—scams.
People thought this one would be no different.
In truth, it didn’t even take a week
for the effectiveness of the Obesity Escape Bracelet to be revealed.
Kim Hye-young, a Grade-7 administrative civil servant, worked at the Awakened Managent Agency.
Her departnt was the Elite Player Managent and Support Division.
Her worries weren’t any different from other won her age.
Dieting—losing weight.
Just looking at her plump appearance, the concern was understandable.
She’d gained weight, lost popularity with the opposite sex, and her love life had gone down the drain.
But losing weight was never easy.
Repeated failures—she’d lose so, only for the inevitable rebound to follow.
She even signed up for a gym, paying 800,000 won a month for personal training.
It barely helped.
Forget it.
I’ll just live like this in this lifeti.
Eat whatever I want. Gain weight or not—it doesn’t matter.
Then one day.
Kim Hye-young went to report to her superior, Team Leader Lee Min-ah.
That’s when she noticed the laptop screen on Lee Min-ah’s desk.
An advertisent announcing the Obesity Escape Bracelet subscription from Rajiks Trading.
Team Leader Lee Min-ah was already signing up, transferring the deposit, and completing the subscription paynt.
"Team Leader, are you interested in dieting too?"
"Of course. I’ve been worried about so extra fat lately."
That damn woman.
Where on earth does she have extra fat?
She was an elite player and a very decent boss—but monts like this made her unbearably annoying.
If only I could live in that body for just one day.
"But this seems wrong. Losing weight just by wearing it—who would fall for—"
At that mont, Lee Min-ah looked at Kim Hye-young with a strange expression.
"Hye-young."
"Yes?"
"I’ll tell you one thing."
"...What information?"
"Buy this. It’s first-co, first-served for 3,000 people. Sign up and pay before it ends."
"...?"
Kim Hye-young was flustered.
It scread scam at first glance—she was telling her to buy it?
"Every elite player is probably clicking the paynt button right now."
What?
Lee Min-ah wasn’t the type to lie.
Could it really work?
"Buy it now, before it’s too late. If you hesitate, you might lose your chance. Don’t regret it later, okay?"
"...Y-yes."
There was sothing here.
Rajiks Trading was a company that made products using leather supplied by the Agency.
Lee Min-ah had connections with their CEO.
Then that ant—
Kim Hye-young hurriedly went to the website, signed up, and completed the bracelet subscription paynt.
Delivery ca the very next day.
The bracelet was thinner than expected.
Would it really work?
Kim Hye-young decided to live as usual.
Eat whatever she wanted.
Order late-night food after work.
A day passed.
She’d lost 200 grams.
Strange.
Is the scale broken?
The next day—
This ti, 300 grams down.
Huh?
This isn’t normal.
Her heart started pounding.
And then, in just four days, she lost a full kilogram.
She hadn’t done anything.
She ate whatever she wanted.
She didn’t exercise.
She’d just worn the bracelet.
"M-my god!"
Was she sick?
It didn’t feel like it.
If anything, her body felt lighter.
Even her chronic constipation disappeared.
She safely expelled a monster so large it nearly clogged the toilet.
’Is it just ?’
To check others’ reactions, she accessed the Rajiks Trading website.
It wouldn’t load.
The server seed to be down.
Then what about other sites?
She logged into a famous diet café she was a mber of.
The place was overflowing with Obesity Escape Bracelet reviews.
Soone lost 700 grams.
Another lost over 1 kg by combining it with exercise.
SNS posts were exploding as well.
Most were filled with regret.
Why didn’t I buy it?
I should’ve just gone for it instead of doubting.
When will sales open again?
I’ll definitely buy it next ti.
With trembling hands, Kim Hye-young wrote a post in the café saying she’d lost 1 kg in four days and uploaded proof photos.
Comnts poured in instantly.
Congratulations.
So jealous.
’Jackpot!’
Ahhh, Team Leader Lee Min-ah, thank you so much.
What if I hadn’t listened to you?
I should send you a premium Korean beef gift set.
South Korea went into an uproar.
Word of mouth spread everywhere.
All anyone talked about
was the Obesity Escape Bracelet.
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