24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 11

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Dimensional Item Specialty 24-Hour Friendly Market Episode 11

Episode 11. Store Opening Event (4)

I decided to pretend the 36th Floor never happened.

Yes, very cleanly!

Well, I don’t want to become a fugitive, so it’s only natural.

Of course, the people who were excited with expectations of breaking new records did call me trash, a coward, a failure, and various other harsh and blunt titles.

But I’m Lee Hae-won with very strong mental fortitude.

In conclusion, nothing happened after that, and now I’m sitting on a bench in front of the Mart eating ice cream.

“It’s delicious.”

Buying ice cream when I came to buy Churu is overspending, but the blazing sun of July is no joke.

A month ago, I never could have imagined this.

But today is a day when I can afford to be a little relaxed.

Turns out the 36th Floor isn’t the only way to make money.

I checked my watch and yawned lazily.

The appointment time is 10:30.

He said he was almost here earlier, so it should be about time…

“‘Friend Lee’?”

At hearing my Carrot Market nickname after so long, I looked up in surprise.

A small man wearing thick horn-rimmed glasses was looking at me with an anxious face.

“Oh, yes. Are you ‘Guide of Transcendence’?”

The man nodded very slowly.

“What exactly is this item you’re selling?”

The man stared at me intently with eyes filled with strange longing.

‘What an uncomfortable gaze.’

I had covered everything I could with a baseball cap pulled down low, a mask, and even sunglasses, but his strangely unfocused gaze made me feel uneasy.

“I don’t know how you found out about our side, but could I check the item first? I have a skill called ‘Eye of Truth,’ so if you’re trying to scam us, that would be troublesome. I can see through to an item’s true nature.”

“Oh, yes… it’s not a scam.”

“I’ll check it first.”

The “our side” the man mentioned is the other way to make money I was talking about.

Awakened individuals in the modern era can be divided into three categories.

First, Hunters who climb the Tower and consistently challenge the highest floors.

All the names that any South Korean would have heard at least once belong here.

Currently, there are seven guilds challenging the 49th Floor, and only those considered the strongest forces within their guilds challenge uncleared floors, so it’s such a small number that it doesn’t even amount to 1% of the total number of Hunters.

Second are the raid teams who enter to clear scenarios that reset periodically on each floor and obtain resources.

Excluding the highest floors, the absolute majority of Hunters belong to this group.

Lastly, there are Awakened individuals who don’t climb the Tower.

Like how they took away my comfortable convenience store job, these are people who don’t engage in Hunter activities despite being Awakened.

And there’s a group that’s ambiguous to include here… one that’s considered outside the norm.

“This is it.”

I picked up the shopping bag I had placed on the ground.

And the moment I took the item out of the shopping bag, the man’s eyes widened.

“Oh, this is…!”

The man trembled and couldn’t even speak properly.

It was quite different from his stiff attitude when he told me not to even think about scamming.

In front of the horn-shaped statue I took out of the shopping bag, the man knelt down and raised both hands high above his head as if worshipping, then spoke as if sighing.

“This is truly a sacred relic bestowed by God…!”

‘No, this is a 10 Gold item.’

And it’s so common that every market sells about 100 of them.

That Eye of Truth skill of his, maybe it’s not really much after all.

Just in case, I tried using my ‘Appraisal’ skill.

[Gab’s Horn Statue (F)

There was nothing there, making the skill I used seem pointless.

I don’t know which dimension is blocked out by squares, but it seems like monsters called Gab roam the streets there.

“You found an item that has never once been discovered in the Tower, didn’t you?”

“Of course, of course…!”

His tearful appearance is quite a sight.

The man made gestures as if stroking the statue with trembling hands.

“This rough yet sacred beauty, and the pure mana flowing out subtly…! The Sacred Covenant has no item with such noble bearing…”

This person is a member of the cult fanatic group .

The person I’m going to skillfully scam today.

The fanatic group that regards the Tower of Babel like a gift from God.

It’s too small to call a guild, but it’s an ambiguous size to completely ignore either.

They spout nonsense about the Tower of Babel being God’s final test sent for humanity’s salvation, and claim that God’s Kingdom will open when all floors are conquered.

Truly apocalyptic statements.

They dismiss non-Awakened as unchosen and primitive, and claim that Awakened individuals undergo a process of spiritual transcendence.

‘They’re crazy.’

It’s funny how they all went mad together, wondering how they lived in a world without the Tower of Babel.

What I focused on here was that they regard items from the Tower of Babel as sacred relics.

Especially if it’s a rare item not found in Earth’s Tower of Babel, they would definitely approach it desperately, making them my chosen target.

“I must absolutely offer this to the Covenant Officer. Whatever price you name… I can provide it all!”

The Covenant Officer is apparently their executive or something.

I carefully put the statue back in the shopping bag while muttering.

“I’m sorry, but the price is quite high.”

“It’s fine. I can’t give up with a sacred relic right before my eyes!”

So even if I told him it’s not a sacred relic but just a crude statue.

But having luckily caught the scent of money, I have no choice but to be shameless.

“Originally I’d have to charge around 2,800, but seeing ‘Guide of Transcendence’s’ passion, I’ll give it to you for 2,500.”

‘Though I bought it for 100,000 won.’

“How can you be so generous…!”

The man seemed moved and covered his mouth tightly.

I wonder how steeped in madness one has to be to join the Sacred Covenant – watching him is getting tiresome.

I cut off the pointless time of praise and brought up the main point.

“Um, and as I mentioned earlier, since this is an item that can’t be obtained from the Tower of Babel, the payment must be made in cash…”

“Yes, I have it prepared.”

The man hurriedly opened the bag he was carrying.

‘Crazy.’

The man took out five bundles of 50,000 won bills and held them out to me without hesitation.

“Please check. It’s exactly 500 bills.”

There’s no need to check.

As soon as I received the money, Sam-i confirmed it right away.

[⁕ Would you like to exchange 25,000,000 won for 2,500G?]

The amount needed to buy the Fifth Shadow’s Veil is about 5,000 Gold.

What’s really fortunate is that reverse exchange is possible!

First, I left 5 million won as emergency funds for myself who had been getting desperately thin, and exchanged all the rest into Gold.

[Gold in possession: 2,928G]

Sweet.

So this is how sweet a full bank account feels.

Mr. Square, the administrator of some dimensional market who sold me the ‘Gab’s Horn Statue’, thank you so much.

I barely managed to pull down my twitching lips.

Then the man breathed heavily and asked in an unusual manner.

“By any chance… how did you… how did you obtain something like this…!”

‘Ah, dealing with real cultists is really difficult.’

At the sight of the man’s gleaming eyes and flaring nostrils, I unconsciously stepped backward.

He seems a bit perverted.

But since the plan doesn’t end here, I answered calmly.

“That’s a trade secret.”

“As expected, you’re an ‘Ascending One’…!”

Excuse me?

What’s that supposed to be?

Whatever, I seriously lowered my voice and whispered.

“I don’t usually say this to just anyone. But ‘Guide of Transcendence’ seems like someone trustworthy, and you have a good eye for items, so I’m telling you this.”

“Yes?”

“Actually, I have a few more things like this.”

As soon as I finished speaking, the man’s head shot up.

The emotion revealed in the man’s eyes was very clear and firm.

‘That thing, whatever the price, sell it to me.’

As soon as I read that meaning, I swallowed my laughter and added.

“How about it, are you interested?”

The cultist guide nodded vigorously as if he had been waiting.

‘Yes!’

I caught a sucker, no, a customer… no, that’s not it, a client.

* * *

[Gold in possession: 5,728G]

The total income from selling even the Unrefined Rough Black Mana Stone was 5,300 Gold.

Even after setting aside 5 million won as emergency funds, I made a whopping 4,800 Gold!

“This is insane.”

Running the 36th Floor twice required working my body hard all day, but this was just selling two items to a cultist follower and that’s it.

I achieved my target in exactly 30 minutes.

Actually, I thought about selling more for even sweeter income, but I gave up because the cultist guide was subtly going crazy-eyed while recommending I join.

Well, there’s nothing good about getting more entangled with cultist followers anyway.

Besides, my goal isn’t to make lots of money but to follow Brother’s traces.

“Sam-i, I’ll buy that veil you found earlier.”

[Transaction completed.]

“…”

It hurts.

Tears of blood flowed at my Gold returning to its original state in less than 30 minutes.

Still, I endured it steadfastly and opened my inventory.

Today’s purchase was a robe with an ordinary black appearance.

The fabric was quite soft, so it seemed like it wouldn’t feel bad to wear.

‘If I use Appraisal skill here.’

[Fifth Shadow’s Veil (B)

“Whoa.”

An exclamation naturally burst out at the unexpectedly spectacular effect.

It might not be very useful to high-ranking Hunters, but using it in ordinary areas at midnight would make you practically invincible.

Since it was B-Grade, I thought it might have decent potential abilities attached.

‘It might be more useful than I thought.’

There was a reason it sold for 4,990 Gold.

Anyway, now that preparations are complete, there’s no need to hesitate.

As soon as I put on the robe, I headed toward the Tower of Babel.

When I briefly checked, not only did passersby not notice me, but my appearance wasn’t reflected in the glass of building exteriors either.

It was fascinating to get such effective results from an item purchased at the Dimensional Market for the first time.

The entrance to the Tower of Babel with its blue glow.

I stepped inside without hesitation.

[You have entered the 25th Floor Intermediate Station.]

I closed my eyes briefly and when I opened them, I had already arrived at Ba-man-jang.

Still countless people like ants, noisy sounds, and.

“What’s that.”

Five people standing guard in suspicious positions in front of my building.

‘That’s the Babel Management Bureau.’

People with menacing expressions that contrasted greatly with the sky blue building.

All of them were wearing uniforms with the Babel Management Bureau logo on their chests.

At that sight, I gulped.

“Phew…”

I let out a deep sigh.

I just need to not get caught.

I held my breath tightly and moved my steps carefully.

As long as I don’t bump into those people, they absolutely can’t recognize me, so it should definitely be fine.

Besides, this cloak is a B-Grade Item!

After crossing the tape line that was set up like some crime scene by doing something like limbo, I finally exhaled the breath I’d been holding once I stood in front of the door.

And the moment I grabbed the door handle, a blue notification window appeared before my eyes.

[Your current location is ‘Dimension-Earth I Zone-South Korea’ 25th Floor Intermediate Station. Would you like to open ‘Friendly Market’?]

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