[Ding!]
CashQuest has been installed successfully.
"What the hell is this…?"
Jihoon squinted at his screen, still half-asleep. The app wasn't there last night. No download. No update. Just... suddenly there.
It looked cheap—like one of those scam reward apps. Bright neon buttons, a golden coin spinning at the center. But something felt different.
[Mission 1: Walk 10,000 steps today.]
Reward: ₩10,000 – Real Cash.
Time limit: 24 hours.
"...₩10,000? Real money?" Jihoon scoffed. "This better not be another fitness tracker scam."
He had 72 won in his bank account.
His stomach growled.
He glanced out the tiny window of his goshiwon (those cramped one-room rentals in Seoul). Bills overdue. Rent unpaid. No job. No future.
Maybe it was the hunger.
Maybe the desperation.
Maybe he just didn't care anymore.
He grabbed his beat-up sneakers.
"Ten thousand steps? Let's go."
11:53 PM
Step Count: 10,012
Jihoon collapsed onto a park bench, drenched in sweat. Legs shaking. Lungs burning. The app chimed again.
[Mission Complete!]
₩10,000 has been deposited into your linked bank account.
His eyes widened.
He opened his banking app.
Balance: ₩10,072.
"...No f**king way."
[New Mission Unlocked!]
Spend ₩1,000 within the next 5 minutes.
Reward: Title Unlock - 'Flex King Lv.1'
Bonus: Mystery Box
Jihoon blinked.
Spend money… to get money?
He didn't even hesitate. He ran to the nearest convenience store and slapped down a bottle of banana milk and a triangle kimbap.
[Mission Complete.]
You have unlocked the Title: FLEX KING Lv.1
Passive Bonus: Cashback +2% on all expenses.
Mystery Box Opening...
Jihoon felt his pulse rising.
What kind of app was this?
Then the real bomb dropped.
[Main System Activated.]
Welcome, Jihoon. You have been selected as the sole player of the CashQuest System.
Your lifestyle is now your battlefield.
🪙 Cash is EXP.
💸 Spending is Leveling.
👑 Upgrade your life, one mission at a time.
To be continued..