24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 10

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Dimensional Item Specialty 24-Hour Friendly Market Episode 10

Episode 10. Store Opening Event (3)

‘Why are they… selling that?’

I stared into space with my mouth agape and a bewildered expression.

“Why are you suddenly acting like that?”

“Huh?”

“Did you lose your mind along with your part-time job?”

At Guk Min-seong’s sharp personal attack, I frowned and looked up.

“What kind of way is that to talk to a princess?”

“Are you crazy.”

Guk Min-seong looked at me with an indifferent face, as if he wasn’t worried at all.

His hollow eyes deeply marked with fatigue and drooping shoulders remained the same.

‘He looks like a walking corpse.’

I couldn’t very well tell him that I could buy that fallen whatever’s insignia.

I hadn’t even told him I had awakened in the first place, and I didn’t want to follow in Guk Min-seong’s footsteps, worn to skin and bones from the top guild’s pressure.

And with 20 sub-quests, buying one insignia wouldn’t change much anyway.

But a corner of my heart still felt strangely unsettled.

‘What if.’

Just what if.

If the other dimensional market that only I could access was selling the insignia and all the items needed to clear the 49th Floor…

‘Wouldn’t the 49th Floor sub-quests be solved all at once?’

For a moment, it felt like my hair was standing on end.

The 50th Floor that I had to climb anyway to find traces of my brother.

If the renowned hunters couldn’t clear it, I could just help them, right?

I needed more information about the 49th Floor.

Information about the 49th Floor that only the Babel Management Bureau and the guilds that attempted to clear it would know.

But if I asked Guk Min-seong now, he would surely come to his senses quickly and shut his mouth.

Having reached a conclusion, I realized I needed to approach this more carefully.

“What other items do you need? Besides that, the insignia.”

“Hey, that’s classified information.”

I approached carefully, but it was a failure.

Guk Min-seong was already frowning as if something was strange.

“Why are you so interested in the 49th Floor?”

“I’m just curious.”

“If you haven’t even awakened, go home and wash your feet before sleeping.”

“…This bastard?”

Just as I muttered that, Guk Min-seong’s phone rang.

The aura of Guk Min-seong, who until just moments ago was merely a work-weary office worker and my friend, turned coldly menacing.

As expected of a B-rank Hunter, the aura emanating from him was murderous.

“Calling even on weekends.”

Guk Min-seong muttered ominously, then answered the phone with the air of someone about to kill.

“Yes, Team Leader~! This is Guk Min-seong~!”

“…”

“Of course~! Yes yes, yes. Really? Ah, yes~! I understand~!”

What is this bright and cheerful disgusting guy?

I thought he had made it big after awakening as B-rank, but he was just another office worker after all.

I was offering silent condolences in my heart when Guk Min-seong hung up and stood.

“I have to go in. They said a guild leader meeting request came in.”

Guk Min-seong’s expression was colored with such tragic despair that I couldn’t help but chuckle.

Guk Min-seong reflexively asked.

“You laughing?”

“…”

This bastard’s eyes are half-crazy right now.

“Ah, I even gave up my afternoon nap to come out and eat a meal bought by an unemployed person.”

“Right, calling you even on weekends. Do you even get to rest?”

“…You try awakening. Weekends disappear.”

It’s not because he awakened, it’s because he’s an office worker.

Guk Min-seong, who was showing his reluctance to go with his whole body, soon waved his hand listlessly.

“Anyway, I’m going. Contact me if anything happens, and call me when you move. Don’t try to do it alone.”

Perhaps embarrassed by his own words, Guk Min-seong’s face was horribly scrunched up.

Even though his way of speaking was rude, Guk Min-seong was still Guk Min-seong.

The fact that he was my closest friend who cared for me day and night during the difficult year after losing my brother didn’t change.

This was exactly why no one misunderstood our relationship throughout high school when we stuck together.

Because we were each other’s person.

Above all, we were in a relationship where we didn’t need to exchange gentle words.

I opened my mouth cleanly.

“Oh, right. Hey, Guk Min-seong.”

“What?”

“I awakened.”

“…Huh?”

“As E-rank. Cool, right.”

“Get lost. We’ll talk later.”

Even though his friend had awakened after a hard life, far from congratulating me, Guk Min-seong left the cafe immediately without hesitation.

I thought he’d at least ask something.

‘Wasn’t it a heartwarming atmosphere just moments ago?’

Having suddenly become alone, I scratched the back of my neck with an awkward expression.

Then should I go home and look up some information about the 49th Floor?

In our country… in any country on Earth, they wouldn’t give information to someone who’s just an E-rank Hunter.

‘But I have Sam-i and Manti.’

I’m someone with quite extensive connections across dimensions.

[⁕ I cannot provide any information regarding scenarios :)]

Don’t act cute, you psychopath.

I took a sip of the drink in front of me and stood up.

“Hmm?”

The strange drink of yuzu tea with pearls and whipped cream added was tastier than expected.

* * *

[> New Message

“As expected, my cat.”

Perhaps because I’ve provided feathers and two flavors of churu so far, this cat is favorable toward me.

He’s even smart, and I like that he often grasps what I’m curious about.

‘I think they also sell tuna flavored churu at the mart.’

Since I’m curious anyway, I should meet him and give his neck a good scratch.

[⁕ The Irregular Dimensional Market will open in 5 days :)]

At times like this, it always provides exactly what I’m curious about.

‘Does it feel competitive with Manti or something?’

I typed a message while having this silly thought.

[Thanks. I’ll prepare some different Churu to bring, so let’s meet at the next Irregular Dimensional Market.]

Since Manti is such a higher life form, I feel like I should write polite replies when messaging him.

Anyway.

“So, how much is that emblem?”

I asked while lying down on the bed.

Honestly, it doesn’t matter if I can’t get all 20 sub-items.

According to Guk Min-seong, they can’t proceed to the next stage because they can’t get that emblem, so just getting this one item would be helpful.

With my pathetic body, this kind of support is all I can do.

‘But if I bring the needed items on time, wouldn’t that make me a real top-tier supporter?’

It was when I furrowed my brow at this surprisingly late realization.

[⁕ Viewing the sales listings of the Open Market selling the specific item ‘Last Emblem of Fallen Falkon’ :)]

“…Huh?”

At the unexpected amount, I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.

“2,300 Gold?”

That’s ridiculously expensive!

And it’s from a fallen nation!

2,300 Gold for one emblem means 23 million won in Korean currency.

“What, is it threaded with gold or something?”

Honestly, until just now I was casually thinking about getting all the items needed for the 49th Floor conquest to contribute to South Korea’s national power.

But tens of millions of won for just one item.

For me, who was planning to just slip the items over like a dark hero and disappear, this is too big a loss.

Rather than helping the poor hunters who can’t break through the 49th Floor, I might go bankrupt instead.

‘How many more times do I need to go to the 36th Floor?’

So many teams have gotten the Sapphire Ring that people are probably starting to think it’s strange.

[⁕ We recommend proceeding with the next Quest after completing your current Quest :)]

Oh, come to think of it, I haven’t completed the current Quest either.

I do need to go back to the 25th Floor.

The Intermediate Station I ran away from because I felt like trash for trampling on someone’s foundation.

‘Should I have opened it back then?’

Listening to Guk Min-seong, it seems not only the Babel Management Bureau but also various guilds including Aegis are showing interest.

And it’s been several days since that building was erected.

“I’m already getting worried.”

Since nothing has changed because I haven’t opened the door, if something does change there, it’ll draw even more attention.

As an ordinary citizen, such excessive attention is not just burdensome but actually scary.

“Ha, what if I just don’t do the Quest-“

[⁕ If you don’t complete Quests, your growth will be restricted 🙂 Babel can regulate awakened individuals who don’t grow.]

“…I guess I have to do it.”

Actually, even now I could probably earn enough to make a living, but since my primary goal is ‘visiting the place where Brother got the Gryphon Feather,’ I need to grow.

Not that it’ll create stats I don’t have.

‘But what’s this about regulation?’

There are so many awakened individuals in this world who don’t climb the Tower and just wander around the job market.

If they had regulated those people properly from the start, I wouldn’t have had to sustain my life by selling Brother’s belongings.

Suppressing my irritating thoughts, I muttered dryly.

“I should buy an item to hide my identity first.”

[> Available Items for Purchase

…Is this a clearance sale?

Despite the impressive name, the strange pricing structure was a bit off-putting.

The Dimensional Market is in 5 days, so if I run the 36th Floor twice more, well…

‘I can earn money to buy the Veil and complete the Quest too.’

I have plenty of time.

[Gold in possession: 938G]

Oh no, I don’t have enough money.

Not even close.

Realizing the reality, I muttered weakly.

“I need to run the 36th Floor two more times at least.”

* * *

But there was a problem.

“…Use what?”

Wearing a crude mask, I asked back in bewilderment.

Today’s daily leader of the 36th Floor record-breaking team, a man with rooster crest hair, said cheerfully.

“Starting today, everyone entering the 36th Floor has to fill out an application form before going in.”

What Rooster Crest handed me was a tablet PC.

[Babel Management Bureau Conquest Application – 36th Floor

Right, I did expect people would find it strange.

Records that hadn’t been broken for years since Seo Jae-hyuk were suddenly broken one after another in just a few days, and so many Sapphire Rings appeared, so it’s natural.

Still, I thought they’d just find it somewhat suspicious and keep an eye on things!

‘I never thought they’d make such a direct move that I can’t even make excuses!’

All that talk about Korean public enterprises being incompetent was complete bullshit.

“Come on, write it quickly!”

Rooster Crest urged me with a cheerful smile.

The other daily team members standing beside him shrugged their shoulders as they watched me hesitate.

I smiled awkwardly.

‘I’m screwed.’

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