CH 17

I was thinking of buying a cloak with stealth effect for 50 rubies.

This is because, of course, I have no intention to fight the monsters with only a paper-like F-class body. At the most, it was a waste of the ruby I earned, but after completing the quest, I can resell the item.

I couldn’t bring Mieum because I didn’t know if it’s allowed to bring my cat to Hunter Market, and there was also no carrier for transportation.

The unfamiliar Hunter Market . I was a little anxious because there was no talking cat next to me.

No, there is no room for weak thoughts.

I made up my mind and entered the entrance on the first floor of Hunter Market.

“Welcome. How may I help you?”

Compared to the shiny exterior, the inside was more customer-friendly than I expected. However, the lobby was empty, probably because it’s during the time when there were few customers. The staff near the entrance greeted me with a friendly smile and a bright voice.

“Uh, I’d like to buy some equipment. Where should I go?”

“Is this your first visit? Then, please fill out this registration card first. Oh, you can sit on that sofa over there and fill it out comfortably. Do you need to borrow your pen?”

But the kindness ended as soon as I submitted my registration card.

The eyes of the staff stayed on the Hunter’s grade column of the registration card for a long time, and in the next moment, the face of the staff was colder than ice and frostier than winter.

“Ex … excuse me?”

“The VVIP is scheduled to visit today, so all the staff are busy. You have to wait a little bit.”

Then the staff pointed to the farmost room. Are you telling me to go over there?

“There are things that are right for you.”

The staff left me behind and went into the staff room behind me. I called, but she doesn’t even look back.

That’s right. Among Hunters, they treated grades like a gangster. The winner has a monopoly. In other words, the strongest is the best.

Yes, I am patient person with good humanity who entered the inhuman world of the Hunter world. I will endure it. Since I don’t have anything urgent to do, I decided to pass the time by looking at the items.

I headed towards the far end of the room pointed to by the staff.

I was wondering if it was a small room, but the room was quite spacious and decorated with a sophisticated interior. Again, no one else was visible except me, and various equipment and items were displayed in a glass showcase with a security device.

“Umh, the price….”

Judging from the attitude of the staff, it must have been the area where the lowest-grade items were collected, but all of them were exorbitantly priced.

The cheapest items such as a shirt that increases defense by 10 and a ring that increases dodge rate by 10% also started with 100 rubies. I was a little worried about whether it would be possible to buy the stealth cloak that I wanted for 50 rubies in here.

“Umh….”

I looked at all the items in the showcase, but the staff showed no sign of returning. No matter what they said about VVIP or something, it’s a bit harsh. How long do I have to wait?

Then, a commotion was heard from the other side of the hallway.

When I poked my head out of the door and looked around, the Hunter Market’s staff was yelling at someone. Their voice was so loud that it could be heard by everyone on the other side.

What’s going on?

The sound was coming from the consignment shop area.

A consignment shop refers to a shop where hunters in the production field sell items directly after paying a certain fee to the Hunter Market. They mainly sold miscellaneous items that were made to train their crafting skills, but most of them were not good enough to be officially sold at Hunter Market.

However, even if it is a miscellaneous item, it is helpful enough for low-grade hunters. Above all, the price was cheap, so it was a favorite area for poor hunters.

I also tried to buy a cloak at the consignment shop at first. However, the consignment shop area was empty due to an interior repair.

No, now that I see it, there was only one consignment shop in the far corner.

A loud noise was heard there.

‘Is there a fight?’

The staff showed no sign of coming here, and I was curious because of boredom. I approached them with the intention of seeing what happened.

“I have already told you not to open business here.”

It was such a loud voice that it hurt my ears.

A Hunter Market staff shouted at the consignment shop in the corner. The owner of the shop was a wrinkled old lady. The old lady shrugged her shoulders under the pressure of the staff.

“Didn’t you hear the order to empty the shop because a VVIP is scheduled to visit today? Please clean it up quickly.”

“But … here’s the consignment shop permit … I’m properly authorized.”

The old lady unzipped the bag at her waist and took out a crumpled permit. It was definitely an official permit with the seal of Hunter Market.

However, the staff did not blink an eye when he saw the permit.

“We will refund the price of the permit. If you don’t clean it up quickly, I’ll call the guards.”

The old lady flinched at her stiff staff’s attitude. She was intimidated on her own, the large staff standing in front of the skinny and short old lady.

It was a pitiful appearance that awakened the Confucian girl inside me, but the staff was tough.

“B-but it’s a useful item for the tutorial dungeon … I have to sell it before the tutorial dungeon, but if you tell me to leave now….”

“Haha, what did you say?”

The staff laughed out loud.

“VVIP is coming. Who do you think would buy such a sloppy item? Do you think they will give you any attention? Guard!”

The staff beckoned the guards of Hunter Marker. It seemed as if the approaching guards would push and drag that weak-looking old lady at any moment.

“Wait, wait a minute!”

Without realizing it, I shouted and interrupted.

Because the old lady in the consignment store reminded me of my late grandmother.

No, if it were my grandmother….

“What nonsense are you talking about? Open your eyes and see. Here, can’t you see it has the word ‘Business Permit’? I’ve already paid for it, but you want me to leave? It looks ridiculous because it’s old lady’s money. I’ll take care of it whether it’s sold or not, so don’t worry. What’s wrong with me lying down in my shop? Go out!”

… she would have said that. She wasn’t the type to lose anywhere.

Anyway.

“Sir, why are you like this?”

First of all, the way I spoke was polite, but my eyes were full of curse.

‘It was that F-class from earlier. Ha, it’s crazy today. A wanderer will quietly watch and then go home.‘

It seems like the staff would say that. I continued without giving in.

“I was going to buy it.”

“What?”

“Grandma, how much is the item?”

I glanced at the bundles of items placed on the shelves of the consignment shop. It caught my eye that the price tag said ‘all for 50 rubies‘.

Thank God. I did my best. I didn’t have to step back because I didn’t have enough money. People have pride.

I took out 50 rubies from the inventory and placed them on the shelf.

“Here’s 50 rubies.”

“Oh, student, you don’t have to.”

“No. I was just in need of that item. Hurry up and take it. You don’t have to stay in a place where they kick people out at their own will.”

Then I took the set of items handed to me by the old lady and turned around.

I strode out of the Hunter Market, bumping the shoulders of the staffs and guards. I didn’t look back at all, as if I would never come back to a store ignores customers like this.

After 20 steps like that, I crouched down on the floor and pulled my hair out.

“Ugh….”

I did it.

I didn’t mean to buy this….

I was just going to get some water from the dungeon, so I was just going to buy an inexpensive cloak….

I checked the item set that I received without looking properly.

[Low-Grade Windshield for Beginner (★☆☆☆☆)

Type: Armor

Defense: 2

Note: It is good to wear during the changing season.]

[Low-Grade Shovel for Beginner (★☆☆☆☆)

Type: Weapon

Attack: 2

Note: Useful for digging. Farmer’s friend.]

[Low-Grade Item Set for Beginner (★☆☆☆☆)

Type: Consumables

Including bandages, bands, flares, smoke bombs, herbs.]

….

No, that’s not it. Let’s not regret it.

Although it is completely different from the item I was going to buy, I used 50 rubies and returned to square one, but the Confucian girl inside me shouted. This is the right way!

You don’t do that to a grandma. Ha.

I was about to go back after finishing my mind, but the old lady called me from behind.

“Student, wait a minute.”

“Ah, yes, what’s wrong?”

The grandmother I saw up close had a slightly different impression than before.

I thought she looked fragile earlier, because her face was wrinkled and her hair was white, but somehow I felt an atmosphere that was not easily approachable.

There was a kind smile on her lips, but her eyes were sharp and her posture was flawless.

“I forgot this.”

“Yes?”

It was a ring that the old lady gave out. A red stone was embedded in the monotonous gold ring.

“Take it. I’m selling this too, but I forgot to give it to you.”

“It’s fine. You don’t have to give it to me….”

“This ring should be in the hands of the right person. It looks like the student suits it.”

“Ah, yes….”

I received the ring on surprise.

What is this?

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary ring. Does it have any special abilities? I checked the detail window of the ring.

[Cthugha’s Ring

Type: Accessories

Effect: Unusable.]

However, the description of the item was very concise. The name is listed, but the level and ability are unknown. The effect is also unknown and cannot be used.

Is it a failure of crafting skills?

Still, I liked the ring shape because it was pretty. As soon as I got it, I put the ring on my hand. At least I should wear it.

“As expected, it looks good on you.”

“Uh, thank you … Grandma?”

I was about to say goodbye, but the old lady had already left first.

When I saw her back, I remembered my grandmother again, and my anger soared at the tyranny of Hunter Market.

Yeah, well done.

This is not the time to be discouraged by this accident. Now that the situation became like this, I’ll make an Americano and earn 100 rubies.

I don’t know who the hell the VVIP is, but we’ll see.

I couldn’t see straight ahead because I was burning up my motivation. As I was about to leave , I bumped into a person who was coming in front of me.

“Ugh, I’m sorry … huh?”

Tall, deep dark eyes covered with thick rimmed glasses, and a shiny face.

It was someone I had met.

Right, it’s the master of slacking off.

Ki Yoohyun, who made eye contact with me, smiled brightly. He looked even more handsome when he smiled with his handsome face.

“I didn’t expect to see you here again.”

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Translator’s Corner:

Confucian girl (유교 걸 / yu gyeo geol): a conservative (polite, kid) woman. It’s a slang that using pun words because as you can see, the hangul is similiar to the english word “You Go Girl”

크투가 , translated as Cthugha, probably refers to one of The Great Old Ones, a great spirit god (elemental?) who reigns over all fire and lightning spirits. You can google it, it’s a fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos.

It seems that our MC really has the power of fantasy MC SJHDJSAKL