24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 194

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24-Hour Friendly Market Specializing in Dimensional Items Episode 194

Episode 194. Blue Sky (3)

Sword-sharp, honed purple magical power spread out in all directions.

When the crescent-shaped magic directly hit a rock mountain quite far away, the rock mountain slowly collapsed with a tremendous roar.

I blankly stared at the rock mountain crumbling down like an avalanche, then shook my head.

…At this rate, some field boss hiding somewhere is going to die without knowing why.

Soon after, the vibration caused by the collapsing rock mountain reached where I was standing.

As the ground shook, I staggered and grabbed onto a dead tree beside me.

The vivid feeling of the shockwave traveling up through the soles of my feet – it seems Sam-i was right after all.

“This isn’t a dream.”

I muttered helplessly and stared at the culprit of this situation.

Nam Pu-reum was trembling endlessly with a pale face, either not sensing my presence or ignoring it.

Of course, the big problem was that she was continuously unleashing attacks in all directions with that expression.

Every time Nam Pu-reum’s magic poured out recklessly, the scenery before my eyes shattered at an increasingly faster pace.

Before a distant rock mountain could completely collapse, magic would hit the one next to it.

And before that one could fall, another thunderous roar would echo from somewhere else.

Of course, it’s a rugged ravine with what must be hundreds or thousands of rock mountains.

But seeing all the visible rock mountains crumbling down as if they’d been bombed…

Honestly speaking, it’s a bit…

‘Fucking terrifying.’

It’s disaster-level.

I knew S-rank Hunters originally had the power to influence nations, but seeing them actually use their power, it’s no different from a natural disaster.

This isn’t even typhoon-level – it should be considered asteroid impact level.

Moreover, Nam Pu-reum was shining with a very brilliant golden light when viewed through merchant’s eyes.

A more luxurious golden light than anything I’d seen recently.

That means Nam Pu-reum’s current value is surpassing Seo Jae-hyuk and hitting double, triple the upper limit.

I want to say it’s a mistake, but unfortunately I have good eyes.

It means Nam Pu-reum causing such chaos right now might actually be stronger than Seo Jae-hyuk, the undisputed strongest in the dimension.

Why does Nam Pu-reum, who’s ranked 5th not 2nd, appear stronger than Seo Jae-hyuk?

The reason was easy to guess.

Unrefined magical power being poured out recklessly, swept away by emotions without purpose.

According to Babel Wiki, the standard of strength depends on one’s ability to control oneself.

The more powerful one’s magic, the harder it is to control, so the stronger one is, the more they must always stay on edge.

But right now, Nam Pu-reum is on the verge of exploding like a bomb, let alone controlling herself.

Just like the magical tangerine from Berylsha that I ate.

Above her trembling shoulders, magical power leaked out on its own, casting a purple shadow.

Nam Pu-reum was staring somewhere beyond the ravine with her whole body tensed up…

‘Why is she acting like that?’

Well, if the dust would stop flying, I could at least observe her expression and make some guesses.

Surprisingly, what wasn’t helpful for understanding the current situation wasn’t Nam Pu-reum’s overwhelming magic, but the dust flying from the shattered rocks.

‘Should I just go home?’

The fine dust is so bad, I’m starting to want to go home, wash up and sleep…

No matter how much of a side character I am, I can’t block dust from getting in my nose.

Even though I’m not directly confronting the magic, my skin feels prickly and pressed – if I stay longer, I’ll probably suffer from muscle pain.

And while I won’t get injured, I still feel all the pain.

If Nam Pu-reum, who can’t see anything, happens to touch the rock mountain I’m standing on, I’ll be crushed by rocks.

‘But it feels wrong to just leave…’

Right, I don’t know the reason, but since I feel uneasy, let me at least pretend to help somehow.

I forced down my frustrated feelings for now.

Then I let go of the dead tree I’d been clinging to like a lifeline and approached Nam Pu-reum a bit closer.

Only when I could see the outline of Nam Pu-reum’s face did I carefully stop and seriously examine her closely.

Her young face was clenched tight, endlessly swept away by magical power.

But the emotion swirling in her unfocused eyes felt quite familiar.

‘Could it be that Nam Pu-reum is?’

I moved my lips and voiced my thoughts.

“…Are you scared right now?”

Huh, that Nam Pu-reum?

Once I realized it, the emotion on Nam Pu-reum’s face became more clearly visible.

Well, it wasn’t a complex or difficult expression to understand.

Nam Pu-reum was simply afraid right now.

How ironic that an S-rank Hunter with overwhelming power was paralyzed with fear.

But that’s where my resolve became firm.

‘I need to calm her down.’

I know running away would end this simply.

But what can I do when I’m someone with a tender heart and warm nature who can’t just pass by others’ problems?

Forget about Gyeonghyeon-dong Gate and Brother and everything else – I can’t just ignore a kid 7 years younger than me trembling in terror.

I quickly opened the market first.

I need just one thing.

An item that can calm down Nam Pu-reum, who’s unable to control her magic and aggressively pouring it out everywhere.

With Sam-i’s appropriate assistance, I searched through the market for a while, but there was only one item that seemed suitable for immediate use.

[Fragment of Storm’s Remnant (A)

A fragment made from ore that can only be mined within the eye of a storm.

Neutralizes all magical power within a 2-meter radius of the bearer for 10 seconds.

After one use, it absorbs surrounding magical power and disappears.]

‘Ah, seriously.’

But now this alone won’t be enough for that kind of…

With a 2-meter radius and only 10 seconds duration, I’d have to approach Nam Pu-reum to use this.

I searched through the market once more.

I need one item to protect me from the pain of magic while approaching with this.

[Ethereal Bottle of Silence (S)

A vessel of pain with unidentifiable black mist swirling inside.

When feeling pain, opening the bottle’s cork causes pain waves to be sucked into the bottle like smoke.

When the bottle is full, it can no longer absorb pain, and the concentrated pain liquid must be periodically emptied.

The concentrated liquid can be sprayed on enemies to transfer the exact pain you experienced.]

There happened to be one suitable item.

‘It’s expensive as hell though…’

I vowed never to buy S-rank items so casually again, but honestly, this one really appeals to me.

I never get injured inside towers and gates, but I feel all the pain.

Remembering the Aetheria stomach ache incident, it’s absolutely something I don’t want to experience again.

If I buy it, I’ll have occasions to use it repeatedly, and the fact that it can be used as an attack method is also quite attractive.

Though I wonder if I’ll ever have occasion to attack anyone.

But you never know what life brings.

I took out the two items that had safely settled in my inventory and sighed.

The thin, transparent ‘Fragment of Storm’s Remnant’, about two finger joints long, looked fragile at first glance.

It seemed so weak that even I, with my weak forearm strength, could break it if I bit down and applied force.

And one old gourd bottle that somehow smelled strongly of martial arts novels.

I tried wiping off the soot on the outside, but it was a meaningless attempt.

I silently tied the ‘Ethereal Bottle of Silence’ to my waist.

With a pop sound, I opened the bottle cork, and wind was meaningfully sucked into it.

Even though the Ethereal Bottle of Silence was clearly taking away all the pain, the magic touching my skin was still fierce, showing this won’t be easy.

“Let’s go.”

Now, Lee Hae-won.

Even if I don’t risk my life, let me steel my resolve and dive into that magical vortex!

With my own firm determination, I boldly looked down at the empty air where Nam Pu-reum was floating.

Before I knew it, Nam Pu-reum had formed his dark violet magic into a solid sphere-like shape and was inside it.

On the outside, countless branches of magic were extending out, making it look somewhat like a sea urchin.

Anyway, the position of Nam Pu-reum’s sea urchin was about 3 meters below where I was standing.

Surprisingly, I still hadn’t bought any items that let me fly through the air.

Anyone listening might think now would be the perfect time to buy one, but my immediate thought was a bit different.

‘…I think I could just run and grab onto him?’

If I take a running start and jump like doing a long jump, I think I could reach Nam Pu-reum exactly.

This isn’t some suicidal act at all, but rather a case of “I think it’ll work” syndrome.

I roughly secured enough jumping distance and pretended to jump from the cliff.

“Oh shit, almost ×ed up.”

Stone fragments under my feet crumbled and fell down the cliff.

I almost experienced a breathtaking situation where I’d fall straight down the cliff due to misjudging the distance.

I flailed my arms like Clara and barely managed to regain my balance.

How fortunate that Nam Pu-reum showed no interest at all while I was doing this pathetic simulation.

Well, anyway, I was convinced.

‘This will work!’

I just need to run clumsily, grab onto Nam Pu-reum’s waist or foot or somewhere, and hang on.

After that, the Fragment of Tempest will calm down that dark violet magic.

Honestly, it doesn’t matter if I can’t grab Nam Pu-reum and fall.

If I activate the Fragment of Tempest at the same time I jump, Nam Pu-reum who enters the radius will be instantly neutralized.

Then he’ll come to his senses.

I just need to cosplay as his sister to such a Nam Pu-reum and gently coax him to kill the field boss and leave this place, and we’ll escape this bolt from the blue.

The moment I turned around while running my hope circuit at full throttle.

“…Won’t go.”

A quietly muttering voice came from beyond the dark violet barrier surrounding Nam Pu-reum.

Inside the magic sphere that densely surrounded Nam Pu-reum, he was continuously saying something.

“I don’t want to…”

“What don’t you want?”

I asked back, but he had no interest in my direction.

With the roaring sound of nearby Rock Mountain collapsing, and me being somewhat far away, he seemed unable to hear.

“No…”

He definitely seemed to be out of it for some reason.

Well, if he spoke long and precisely, I could at least try to interpret it somehow.

‘This isn’t the time to examine each thing one by one.’

The situation where the ravine was being devastated by randomly fired magic.

Whatever state Nam Pu-reum was in right now, calming him down came first.

There was no need to hesitate.

I quickly walked to the old tree inside the open field and positioned myself.

Then I leaped toward the cliff without hesitation.

“Whoa-“

Ah, I did let out a rather unpleasant exclamation.

But the direction was accurate.

As my body rapidly descended due to gravity, I activated the Fragment of Tempest.

The moment the dark violet magic neutralized by the Fragment of Tempest crumbled and Nam Pu-reum’s form was revealed.

‘…Huh?’

I was flustered.

My expectation that he’d stand upright like before and show the dignity of the ravine’s ruler was wrong.

Through the dispersing magic, Nam Pu-reum was panting with both hands covering his face.

As if he couldn’t hold back and was pouring out his emotions.

Then an unclear pronunciation, a sobbing voice brushed past my ears.

“Don’t leave me alone…”

As soon as I heard those short words covered in despair and sadness, I instinctively spread both arms.

Then I embraced Nam Pu-reum’s small body with all my strength.

The lonely and desolate survivor that everyone had only regarded as an S-rank Hunter.

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