24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 208

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24-Hour Friendly Market Specializing in Dimensional Items Episode 208

Episode 208. A Well-Set Flag (4)

[> New Message

-As soon as the two heroes trapped in the strange painting returned, everything was set right. It’s all thanks to you. I don’t know how to repay this gratitude. Ι Manti(Dimension-■■)]

“That’s a relief.”

I muttered while folding an A4-sized poster into a note shape.

Manti’s dimension, where the two heroes who appeared to be the Creator and Director had returned, fortunately got back on its normal track.

Though I didn’t hear a detailed explanation from Manti, it seemed like many things had happened besides the increase in scenario participants.

Well, since they couldn’t clear the scenario, even the dimension’s strongest would have been affected.

A dimension where the Creator and Director disappeared seems to collapse in that way.

‘When both of them are absent, that’s what happens.’

I learned one more thing through Manti’s dimension.

The fact that both the Creator and Director don’t necessarily have to be in the dimension.

It’s fortunate that Earth is running fine with me as the Creator even without Brother, who is the Director.

Of course, it’s painful that I can’t leave my position because of that.

“I’ve also collected the ones that were stuck on the 2nd floor walls.”

“Put them here.”

“But can’t we just throw them away? Why do you need to fold them so small?”

“Koreans are just like that.”

Alessandro, who didn’t understand what I said, shrugged his shoulders and put down the bundle of posters.

Right now, I was collecting and disposing of posters that had been stuck on Babel Square without permission.

This was all the aftermath of the offline branch remodeling written in the Title Quest.

I named the stall on the 75th Floor ‘Friendly Store’.

‘Ah, it’s really terrible.’

But what can I do when that’s the limit of my imagination.

Anyway, Friendly Store took on its own appearance over several days with my useless aesthetic sense, Alessandro’s barely-there aesthetic sense, and Kang Yeon-hee’s ambiguous aesthetic sense, which was our only hope.

Of course, we had no choice but to leave it empty since we couldn’t find an intermediate manager.

Ba-man-jang was also renovated.

When I expanded the building to 3 floors, gave the entire 2nd floor as a potion workshop, and built a house on the 3rd floor, what did Kang Yeon-hee say?

‘If Sister tells me to die, I’ll die!’

Her eyes sparkled with strange madness when she said that.

Just like when she was protesting with trucks in front of the Babel Management Bureau…

‘She has some strange aspects too.’

Before I knew it, Alessandro was sitting across from me folding posters.

The feeling of calmly settling into the white noise of rustling paper as it folded.

Then, Alessandro broke the peace.

“Have you filled out that list of 1,000 items?”

“Ah, why bring that up at such a good time?”

I grumbled while naturally gripping a poster.

All three Quest conditions torment me, but the third one was naturally the worst.

Registering 1,000 types of sales items, that is.

At first, I naturally thought it was the easiest condition among the three.

It would be quick to just fill up 1,000 items with anything!

But when I tried to register Kang Yeon-hee’s half-finished potions, Sam-i rushed over and pointed it out.

[⁕ Items with product value below the standard cannot be registered 🙂 More accurate identification is possible with the Merchant’s Eye skill :)]

My plan to take the easy way out was completely ruined.

In the end, I emptied out all the numerous items I had stored in my inventory and picked and uploaded new items as I saw them in the market, but.

‘I could only fill 600 items.’

To be exact, it’s 589 items.

“Haah…”

I pressed down the corners of the poster note to flatten it.

311 items remain. Actually, it’s not an enormous amount when you think about it, but it’s not a number that can be easily filled either.

I could fill more if I used tricks, but I’m surprisingly an honest seller.

I have this stubbornness of not even looking at things that won’t sell or are useless.

Not a single item among those I’ve bought from the market so far has sold.

On the other hand, Kang Yeon-hee’s potions are steady sellers even in the Open Market.

‘It’s trustworthy Kang Yeon-hee, right.’

That same Kang Yeon-hee has dozens of items in development with tired eyes.

Considering that, I’d rather take some time to upload Kang Yeon-hee’s crafted items than put up something like slime mucus rolling around on the market floor.

…And originally, the biggest issue is that I haven’t been able to set the other condition, an intermediate manager.

If I had already completed the other two conditions, I would have uploaded anything randomly with a ‘whatever’ attitude.

Carrying around a Quest is so stressful.

But since I haven’t even decided on a candidate for who to entrust as intermediate manager, I wasn’t in such a hurry as to lower my market’s value.

…No, who should I really bring as intermediate manager?

“Huh…”

“Aren’t you sighing too often?”

Though chosen by chance, a really well-chosen intermediate manager is sitting right here.

This bearded uncle who handles countless roles like information desk management, environmental beautification, security, helpful wife, etc., while serving me without complaints.

While Kang Yeon-hee was an intermediate manager I decided on for practical reasons like stall destruction and potion supply, Alessandro dropped into my life like fate.

I hope whoever I bring in the future will do as much as Alessandro has.

‘Where would such a person exist.’

I sighed again and muttered.

“Life isn’t going the way I want.”

“Life is originally like that.”

“I know, I know but I don’t want to make cold realistic assessments. I want to receive unconditional comfort.”

Alessandro frowned as if asking how to do such a thing and moved his lips with a serious expression.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth with a somehow solemn face.

“Your heart, is hurting. Everyone lives like that.”

“Never mind.”

This uncle really has no talent for comfort and empathy.

That’s when it happened.

[> New Message

– Ms. Lee Hae-won, there’s something I’d like to request. Ι Director Park Ji-woon (Dimension-Earth)]

“Huh…?”

I frowned at the message lighting up before my eyes.

Why are you sending such unsettling messages?

[> New Message

– I know we didn’t give you enough time for the 76th Floor survey. However, the survey report’s content wasn’t specific enough, so we couldn’t efficiently plan our strategy. Ι Director Park Ji-woon (Dimension-Earth)]

The following message made me even more anxious.

It was a message that caused ripples in the peaceful—no, my heart wasn’t peaceful at all but at least outwardly peaceful—Babel Square.

I immediately understood what Park Ji-woon was saying.

I was supposed to have gone on the 76th Floor survey, but instead I was in Wacknol.

I was busy helping the assault team by going down to the 72nd Floor with no progress using the golden rope.

After that, the 75th Floor opened as an intermediate station, and after that, I was busy again proceeding with the Title Quest.

While other countries were steadily climbing the Tower of Babel, our country was intoxicated with wonder at the newly opened 75th Floor.

Meanwhile, time flowed faithfully.

‘No, I think it flowed a bit fast.’

It flowed faster than social consensus, definitely.

[> New Message

– I’m hesitant to mention this, but considerable time has passed since the 75th Floor opened. The assault team needs to approach the new scenario as soon as possible. Before that, I’m contacting you to confirm if a 76th Floor re-survey would be possible. Ι Director Park Ji-woon (Dimension-Earth)]

– Also, advice for the assault team based on the reconnaissance content seems necessary. Would it be possible to visit the Babel Management Bureau soon? Ι Section Chief Park Ji-woon (Dimension-Earth)]

Park Ji-woon’s words didn’t deviate even an inch from my expectations.

In short, since I rushed through the 76th Floor reconnaissance like roasting beans in lightning, there’s nothing helpful for the assault, so he’s telling me to go once more.

“Ugh, I don’t want to.”

I grumbled and pushed all the poster notes away, then slumped face-down on the dining table.

“Hey, they’re all falling on the floor…!”

Listening to Alessandro’s outburst with one ear and letting it pass through the other, I let out a deep sigh.

Well, I did go to the 76th Floor, but even I can see I went too carelessly…

‘This is my karma.’

I pouted and typed a reply I didn’t want to send.

[I’ll visit the Babel Management Bureau sometime tomorrow morning.]

* * *

“Ha.”

I looked up at the vast sky and let out a hollow laugh.

“Ha, ha.”

“Why do you keep laughing…”

“Are you crazy?”

Han Ro-mi and Kim Seol kindly worried about me, but Lee Hae-won is busy denying reality right now.

Unable to hold back the bursting laughter any longer, I let it out loudly toward the front.

“Hahaha!”

The laughter that burst from my diaphragm echoed resoundingly through the air.

Even though it was an incredibly loud echoing laugh, my voice was quickly drowned out by the surrounding sounds.

Lee Taek-ju, an A-rank Hunter from Haebbing that Kim Seol brought, pulled his hood tight and shouted loudly.

“Ugh, it’s cold! Should we look for somewhere to take shelter from the rain first?”

“A place to PT…? I don’t see a gym though…”

“RAIN! TAKE SHELTER! FROM!”

Lee Taek-ju, who somehow heard Han Ro-mi’s nonsensical whisper, turned his head sharply as if dumbfounded.

Water droplets splattered from Lee Taek-ju’s clothes, but no one paid attention to it.

Because this is the middle of a jungle with torrential rain pouring down!

Even though everyone was wearing robes that should easily be waterproof, the rain was so fierce that moisture seeped through the robes.

Kim Seol, shielding her eyes with her hand, shouted loudly.

“This doesn’t seem like ordinary rain!”

“What did you say!”

“I think it has magic resistance attached!”

“Who wouldn’t know that!”

Four soaking wet mice were looking at each other!

Irritation began to rise from the unpleasant sensation of my newly acquired Hunter outfit getting wet under the robe and sticking to my skin.

Meanwhile, Lee Taek-ju pointed toward the dark interior of the jungle.

“Let’s try going in that direction for now!”

“That’s not the right way!”

Kim Seol frowned and pointed in a different direction.

The direction Kim Seol pointed to was also the same jungle.

But the direction Kim Seol suggested would be the correct one.

Kim Seol had the map I had drawn with detection writing tools during my previous reconnaissance.

“No, this is…”

Of course, that map also got hit by the rain with magic resistance and instantly became ordinary paper.

The map that I had definitely poured all sorts of skills into to make absolutely indestructible had become soggy.

Eventually, Kim Seol, seeing the map that couldn’t withstand the rain and became a rag, shifted her gaze with a flustered face.

‘Why are you looking at me?’

What, do you want me to redraw the map through this rain?

That’s why this place was even harder to reconnaissance than Wacknol, which was in complete darkness.

Then, Han Ro-mi, who had been quietly observing the situation, moved first.

“Should we go for now…”

Han Ro-mi began moving forward without hesitation, as if completely unaffected by the rain.

Behind her, Kim Seol and Lee Taek-ju followed as if they had no choice.

‘Ugh…’

I also trudged along behind them.

“How did I end up…”

I expressed my anger by jabbing at the leaves brushing my cheek.

Of course, no one looked back.

Watching the backs of the three people silently walking through the torrential rain, I couldn’t hold back any longer and shouted loudly.

“So what’s the scenario anyway!!”

I came for a re-reconnaissance and ended up boarding the assault team train.

Oh, of course without a ticket.

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