24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 13

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Dimensional Item Specialty 24-Hour Friendly Market Episode 13

 

 

Episode 13. Bamanjang Store (2)

 

 

[⁕ Good morning, Manager. Today is the day the Irregular Dimensional Market opens :)]

 

What I saw the moment I opened my eyes was Sam-i’s nagging.

“I know.”

I got up with an irritated dance move, kicking off the blanket.

‘I wanted to sleep in a bit, seriously.’

After running around from Floor 1 to Floor 12 all day yesterday, I’m tired to death!

This is all because of that damn job Quest.

I’ve known since the moment I awakened that the Tower of Babel doesn’t know moderation.

Making me travel around from Floor 1 to Floor 48 when all I can rely on is the single ‘Merchant’s Mark’ skill.

‘Making me do business from Floor 1 was a bit harsh.’

You don’t know how much trouble I had convincing the newbies who just finished the tutorial and entered Floor 1 that I’m not a weird person and to please just buy one potion.

 

[⁕ The Dimensional Market opens in 2 hours, so don’t be late :)]

 

“I got it.”

I answered irritably and quickly grabbed my toothbrush.

What I could see through the bathroom window was…

‘Wow, it’s amazing from morning again today.’

The scenery of Ba-man-jang where the blue, gigantic pillar-like Warp Gate was directly visible.

I moved into the 2nd floor of the sky blue building, Friendly Market’s Bamanjang Store, three days ago.

Looking out the window at hunters in various outfits running around still feels awkward.

Well, not having to pay rent anymore is a good change though.

After washing up roughly, I tied my hair tightly, threw on my robe, and went down the stairs.

The moment I arrived on the 1st floor and was yawning lazily.

“Oh, Manager!”

The workshop door that had been rearranged opened noisily, and an alchemist wearing an apron dirty with various stains appeared.

I answered in confusion at the much brighter and more energetic greeting than expected.

“Good morning, Ms. Kang Yeon-hee.”

“You haven’t gone in today?”

Kang Yeon-hee looked at me with a bright smile and waited for an answer.

Is this person really the same woman who held truck protests and spouted harsh words without a care?

The day I guided her to this building and even introduced her to a place to sell potions, Kang Yeon-hee signed the contract immediately.

And exactly the next day, the fierce-faced alchemist I had seen in front of the Babel Management Bureau appeared with a completely changed face.

She must have originally had a modest impression.

‘She transforms when her anger gauge fills up.’

When I didn’t answer, Kang Yeon-hee asked sociably.

“Where are you going? Are you going home?”

But this is home.

Perhaps because I hadn’t bothered to tell her that I was staying on the 2nd floor of this building, Kang Yeon-hee seemed to think I had spent the night here.

Since there was no need to explain the situation, I answered casually.

“Yes, I have some business.”

“Ah! I organized the potions you mentioned the day before yesterday in the back.”

Kang Yeon-hee, overflowing with enthusiasm from the morning, opened the workshop door and pointed to the boxes stacked inside.

Since I was going to the Irregular Dimensional Market, I also needed something to sell, so I had pre-ordered potions from Kang Yeon-hee.

It was like wholesale, you could say.

The problem was the prepared quantity.

I said about 10 would be enough, but that amount looks like even 100 would be laughable…

“They’re all B-Grade. They’re my latest work, so they’re very effective! I mixed them with a new ratio I researched this time!”

Kang Yeon-hee’s voice was loud, showing how confident she really was.

‘Or not?’

Despite her enthusiastic tone, her hands were trembling slightly.

She seems to be nervous in her own way.

Well, she said she’d open the doors of this sky blue building and start selling from today, so it’s understandable to be nervous.

Not that I’m going to help her though.

 

[⁕ Manager, you need to go to the Irregular Dimensional Market today :)]

 

‘Ah, I got it.’

How many times are you going to confirm this?

After neatly placing the potions that had been stacked on one side into the Market Sales Slots, I spoke in a dry tone equivalent to ‘I’m going to school.’

“Well then, I’ll go out for a bit.”

“Yes, have a safe trip!”

Kang Yeon-hee, who was attaching price tags to potion bottles, answered while pretending to be calm.

Before I knew it, Sam-i’s kind notification window was floating in front of me.

 

[⁕ You can use ‘Merchant’s Mark’ to visit the 75th Floor Irregular Dimensional Market 🙂 Would you like to visit the Irregular Dimensional Market?]

 

I nodded and opened the back door.

Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since someone told me to have a safe trip.

 

* * *

 

I thought it would be empty like last time, but as soon as I arrived on the 75th Floor, noisy sounds like a wholesale market hit my eardrums.

Is it because I’ve already opened a market once before?

This time, they didn’t even give me time to prepare mentally.

In the direction the golden arrow pointed, there was a shabby stall with a quite different impression from the Friendly Market building, sitting there as it was.

‘Well, this is a stall after all.’

Since it’s not a market that opens daily and you never know when it will open, I’m the one who needs it, so I have to endure it.

 

[Friendly Market]

 

As I was reading the carelessly written letters on the tent, I suddenly realized that there was no sign at the Bamanjang Store.

“Should I put up a sign there too.”

Muttering like that, I entered the stall.

“Meow.”

 

-It’s truly delightful to meet again after so long. Have you been well?

 

A pair of particularly shining blue eyes.

“Manti!”

I raised my voice happily to greet the cat.

Whether it had been lying under the shop stall waiting for me, its slightly pressed fur radiated a cuteness different from its way of speaking.

“Were you waiting for me?”

 

-Is there not a deep friendship between us that cannot be fully expressed in words?

 

‘How ridiculous.’

It would be a friendship connected by the finest delicacy called Churu.

But my hand was already pulling out the Tuna Flavored Churu I had stored in my inventory.

As soon as I took out and opened the Churu, Manti’s tail began swishing back and forth.

After sniffing for quite a while in majestic silence, Manti carefully began licking the Churu.

No matter how much she terrifies me with her dignified way of speaking, in front of Churu she’s just a cute cat.

“Meooooow-“

 

-The deep flavor of the sea spreads subtly. This has a different kind of umami from the salmon last time. Perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to call this a true masterpiece that surpasses the previous work.

 

“Yeah, as long as it tastes good.”

If this cat knew that Churu, which receives such high praise, is everywhere in convenience stores and marts, wouldn’t she want to cross dimensions right away?

Watching Manti’s tail that couldn’t hide her joy, I brought up the main topic of today’s meeting.

“Manti, you know what I asked you before. Did you happen to get the 49th Floor Sub Items list?”

“Meow.”

 

-Of course. I spared no effort for your sake.

 

Manti elegantly raised her front paw with Churu on it and pointed to my feet.

I don’t know when she placed it there, but when I looked down, there was a small scroll at my feet.

I gently scratched under Manti’s chin and spoke softly.

“As expected of Manti. I’ll give you all of this Churu as a thank-you fee.”

“Meow-“

 

-Since you’ve made such a generous decision, I can only be grateful. This will deepen our friendship even further.

 

“Yeah, yeah.”

Our relationship is tightly bound by deep-flavored Churu.

I nodded casually and unrolled the scroll.

With this, my strategy to help clear the 49th Floor in order to reach the 55th Floor was now on the right track.

 

[Last Emblem of Fallen Falkon

Sealed Ring of the Dark Mage

Altar Stone of the Ruined Temple

Key to the Royal Library

Crystal Orb of the Ninth Prophet

Blood-Stained Prayer

…]

 

“…”

Getting off track doesn’t seem like a bad decision either.

There are so many.

A total of 20 Sub Items needed.

I originally thought there were many, but seeing them listed like this, there are even more than I thought.

“How am I supposed to find all of these?”

At first glance, these all look like items that can’t be obtained in bulk from one place.

“Meow, meow meow.”

 

-According to the hero who climbed those stairs, it boasted an unprecedentedly harsh difficulty. They said they barely succeeded after more than forty attempts.

 

“That difficult, huh?”

Since I’d never been to the 49th Floor, I was only guessing the difficulty based on Guk Min-seong’s stories.

“What kind of species are you exactly to have cleared all these floors?”

Manti seemed to have no intention of answering, just pressing down on the empty Churu wrapper with her paw.

Is this because of my narrow-minded thinking that humans are a superior species?

My curiosity grew even more.

Right, she’s a cat that opens subspace so she’s not ordinary, but isn’t it amazing that a four-legged animal succeeded after just 40 attempts?

Just as I was about to ask more questions.

“Hmm…”

At the unfamiliar exclamation, I turned my head to see a new customer standing in front of the stall.

“Oh, welcome!”

I reflexively jumped up and welcomed them.

‘A dog, no, a wolf?’

A sharply protruding snout with sharp fangs, gleaming yellow eyes, fur-covered arms and hands with long claws stood out prominently.

The perked-up ears kept moving, as if constantly alert to the surroundings.

‘A werewolf.’

I swallowed nervously and barely managed to smile while trying to control my trembling.

Trading with a different species that I’d only seen in fantasy movies was nerve-wracking in a different way from the familiar-looking Manti.

At least Manti looked like a cat, but this looked like a half-human, half-wolf mix.

‘They won’t just bite me if they don’t like something, right?’

An E-rank Hunter’s body would only be snack-level.

What’s needed at times like this is confidence.

“Is there something you’re looking for?”

Instead of answering, the werewolf picked up one of the potion bottles densely displayed on the shop stall and examined it carefully.

With yellow eyes gleaming sharply while examining the potion that showed transparently in the sunlight, it looked more like they were verifying rather than simply browsing.

‘If they don’t like it, they look ready to smash the potion…’

I tried not to show my nervousness and smiled, pretending to be a calm merchant.

Then the werewolf growled in a low voice.

 

-Where did this potion come from? I’ve never seen it before.

 

“It’s a potion made in our dimension. It’s the work of an Alchemist who has an exclusive contract with me.”

Damn, this werewolf’s howling is quite menacing!

 

-It smells good. Is this a Health Potion?

 

“Yes, that’s right. It’s a B-rank Health Potion. It’s quite popular in our dimension, so it’s a product that sells out quickly.”

A smile seemed to appear on the werewolf’s face but quickly disappeared.

Though the expression was similar to a human’s, the wolf-like murderous glint in their eyes made me strangely uneasy.

The moment I unconsciously swallowed while being stared down by that face.

 

-I’ll buy all of them.

 

[> Trade Notification 1 item

– 100 ‘B-rank Health Potions’ have been sold. Ι Buyer : Khan(Dimension-■■■■)]

 

The werewolf purchased all the potions without hesitation.

True to being a place where the Open Market system applies even offline, as soon as the werewolf placed his hand on it, all the health potions that had filled the shop stall completely evaporated.

And!

 

[Gold in possession: 3,198G]

 

The gold amount increased instantly!

With this generous customer’s swift transaction, the faint tension that had remained until just moments ago completely disappeared.

“Thank you, customer!”

So what if he looked like he could swallow me in one bite.

Big-spending customers are always welcome.

 

[⁕ If they’re an entity that can visit the 75th Floor, they can also use the Open Market. Try handing out a business card to promote yourself :)]

 

A business card?

‘Do I have something like that?’

As soon as I thought that, a business card appeared from thin air.

While I was staring blankly at the business card emblazoned with the Friendly Market logo, the werewolf naturally extended his hand.

Without time to think, I immediately handed over the business card.

 

-Friendly Market, I’ll remember it.

 

The werewolf left the stall without any lingering attachment, as if nothing had happened.

I let out an exclamation only after the werewolf had disappeared far into the distance.

“Wow…”

I really made a transaction with a being from another dimension.

And even sold out all the health potions!

‘Is today my lucky day?’

This was an amazing sense of achievement incomparable to the pain of climbing to Floor 12 as soon as I woke up this morning.

“Perhaps…”

And immediately I heard the voice of the next customer in my ear.

“Do you have health potions?”

The next customer surprisingly had the appearance of a human.

I almost smiled at such a welcome sight, but I responded calmly to maintain my dignity as a merchant.

“I’m sorry, all the health potions have been sold.”

The man with an utterly exhausted face let out a deep sigh as soon as he heard my answer.

“It can’t be helped.”

He looked so tired, had something happened to him?

But the health potions Kang Yeon-hee had prepared were sold out, and there was nothing a merchant without goods to sell could do to help.

The man slowly turned around and began to walk away.

It was at that moment when the man’s cloak fluttered in a breeze that came from who knows where.

“Excuse me!”

I urgently called out to stop the man.

“What is it?”

The man turned back to look at me with tired eyes and asked.

Potions—if I didn’t have any, I could just urgently buy some from another Open Market.

I had no choice but to stop the man.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

Because on the back of the man’s cloak was drawn the emblem I had seen in the ‘Last Emblem of Fallen Falkon’.

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