24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 48

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24-Hour Friendly Market Specializing in Dimensional Items Episode 48

Episode 48. The Arrow That Left the Bowstring (7)

“Th, this is….”

The wolf and eagle couple stared blankly down at the shabby bed.

Their faces were dumbfounded, as if they couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

Inside the barracks filled with warriors injured from the front lines.

Han Ro-mi’s weapon, the gold-decorated dark green book ‘Book of Life,’ floated in the air, spreading mysterious characters.

With this one verse of song, I shall save you.

As Han Ro-mi’s voice echoed through the air once more, unidentifiable letters began spreading over Oh-nak.

And soon Han Ro-mi’s green energy seeped into the large hole in Oh-nak’s abdomen.

Color returned to Oh-nak’s face, which had been so pale he looked ready to high-five the King of Hell.

His wheezing breath also gradually returned to normal.

At the sight of Oh-nak returning from death’s door, the wolf beastkin barely managed to cover his mouth.

“Thank you so much, truly.”

“Could you perhaps treat the other warriors as well?”

Huh, these beastkin seem to have become more polite?

“That won’t work… My mana is limited….”

Well, that’s true, but it doesn’t seem to get through to the beastkin at all.

Well, Han Ro-mi is an S-grade Hunter overflowing with mana, so she could probably treat a few more seriously injured people.

But I mustn’t forget that this is Floor 51, right in the middle of a scenario.

When I can’t see even an inch ahead of what might happen, I can’t afford to waste mana being swayed by emotions.

‘Though I’m not one to talk after wasting Gold….’

I scratched the back of my neck with a bitter expression.

The eagle beastkin frantically rubbed his head with those massive wings, looking frustrated.

Han Ro-mi, who had been quietly watching, rolled up her sleeves and spoke.

“I have potions. We can use these for the other seriously injured….”

Han Ro-mi pulled out three potion bottles containing pale green liquid from thin air.

She must have taken them from her inventory, but the beastkin would think they suddenly appeared from nowhere.

As the beastkin accepted the potions with truly grateful expressions, I became purely curious.

‘Should I try appraising them?’

I’m curious about how good the potions carried by Shinrok’s guild leader are.

[Using ‘Item Appraisal’ skill on ‘Essence of New Green’.]

[Insufficient Gold.]

‘…?’

Well, that’s disappointing.

The Gold I currently have is 836G.

It’s a small amount, but it shouldn’t be insufficient to use the appraisal skill.

Since Kang Yeon-hee’s A-Grade Health Potion sells for 100 Gold, I roughly thought an S-grade potion would be around 1,000 Gold.

So I thought the appraisal fee would be around 100 Gold.

‘Does the potion’s grade change depending on the alchemist’s grade…?’

A potion that can’t be appraised even with 8 million won.

Only then did I realize who I was with.

I had relaxed because she seemed uninterested in me, but this person is Shinrok’s guild leader and the CEO of a major corporation controlling South Korea’s potion market.

“Don’t you have more? Potions, I mean.”

“Hmm, Young-gun carries the others….”

Young-gun must be referring to Oh Young-gun, Shinrok’s alchemist.

Well, Han Ro-mi probably brought these as emergency supplies.

She’s not the type to carry potions around when she has skills.

‘Now I’m curious about what grade those potions are.’

The one who satisfied my curiosity was Wanda, the wolf beastkin.

“How much can these potions heal?”

“Um… they can reattach severed limbs.”

“What?!”

“C, can we really use something so precious? Is there no price?”

“It’s fine. At least your suspicions about me will be cleared….”

Do rich people not feel bad about giving away such potions without compensation?

If it were me, I would have giggled with a devil-like face demanding something precious in return.

Han Ro-mi seemed completely uninterested in such things, staring blankly outside the barracks as if her work was done.

What remained were me, still unable to get my bearings, the wolf and eagle beastkin, and dozens of injured.

The potions Han Ro-mi provided were certainly the best available for immediate use, but there were too many injured to use them right away.

“There are too many injured warriors.”

“Couldn’t we divide this up and use it bit by bit?”

“That won’t work, the effectiveness would decrease….”

The eagle beastkin let out a long sigh at Han Ro-mi’s gentle voice.

Wait, hold on.

‘Is this a timing for attracting new customers?’

Right, no matter how effective it is, if the quantity is small and expensive, it becomes a major obstacle to distribution.

I have an excellent potion maker who isn’t that expensive and can compete with quantity!

That’s why Kang Yeon-hee is called the ‘Ba-man-jang Potion Sister’!

Moreover, I currently have a bundle of potions for sale in my inventory that I secretly brought without Kang Yeon-hee knowing.

I didn’t miss the timing and rummaged through my inventory.

100 A-Grade Health Potions selling for 100 Gold each!

‘Let me set aside about 20 of these….’

Just in case other customers might appear later.

‘I’m also in a state where I’d die if touched.’

Having organized my thoughts with the inventory open, I immediately pulled out the potion bundle.

Then I squeezed between the wolf and eagle beastkin, who had no interest in me whatsoever, and thrust it forward.

“For those with shallow wounds, I think you could use these.”

“Th, this is….”

The wolf beastkin’s eyes widened as he inadvertently received the potion bundle.

“There are plenty, so I think you can use them all.”

“To think you had such a large quantity… Are you a merchant?”

The suddenly polite tone was somehow annoying, but I managed to answer calmly.

“Well, something like that. Originally.”

“Then doesn’t this also require payment…?”

Ah, if I had my way, I’d want exactly 8,000 Gold… no, I’d discount it to about 7,000 Gold.

But since Han Ro-mi had spoken so admirably about just clearing suspicions, I had no choice but to act magnanimous too.

“It’s originally 8,000 Gold, but I’ll take exactly 2,000 Gold.”

I didn’t say I wouldn’t take anything.

I’m not running a charity here.

I don’t know what he expected, but the wolf beastkin blinked with a bewildered expression.

“The rest of the payment can be clearing your suspicions.”

…Did I kind of fail at being cool?

Still, I spent way too much Gold buying this ‘Mask of All Things,’ so I need to make up for it somehow.

The wolf Beastkin, who had a somewhat reluctant expression, belatedly nodded his head.

[> Transaction Alert 1 item

– 80 A-Grade Health Potions have been sold. Ι Buyer: Wanda (Dimension-Earth Ι Zone-South Korea Ι Floor 51 Performer)]

Hmm, this is quite satisfying?

[Gold in possession: 2,836G]

After earning 2,000 Gold, my Gold is back to four digits.

‘Now can I appraise Han Romi’s potion?’

It’s funny how I was trying to save money but now want to appraise something right after earning some, but honestly, I’m curious.

How amazing is the potion made by S-Grade Hunter Han Romi, and whether our Kang Yeon-hee can keep up.

[Using ‘Item Appraisal’ skill on ‘Essence of New Green’.]

[1,000G will be deducted.]

[Essence of New Green (S)

A health recovery potion created by Han Romi (Dimension-Earth Ι Zone-South Korea).

/Hidden Ability/ Grants permanent regeneration and creates a life connection network. Through the life connection network, one can heal others’ health with their own health. However, the potion user’s health is affected by the permanent regeneration.]

‘Kang Yeon-hee can’t keep up with this?’

…Isn’t this basically an infinite power battery?

I was shocked by the ridiculous Hidden Ability.

How on earth did Han Romi create something like this?

‘And this person isn’t even an Alchemist.’

Having seen three S-Grade Awakened, I thought I fully understood how amazing they were.

Lee Hwa-yeon and Chae Geun-dam’s weapons weren’t made by them, so it was just ‘Oh, impressive.’

But something directly crafted being an S-Grade potion with insane Hidden Abilities made Han Romi seem truly amazing.

If even those white-bleached hair strands look mysterious and elegant, am I properly smitten?

As I was quietly staring at Han Romi’s back.

“Now, from this moment on, we’ll lift our guard against you two.”

The eagle Beastkin declared to Han Romi and me with a stern face.

At least he didn’t say ‘two humans.’

“Still, always be careful with your actions.”

“Um, yes….”

“Got it, have a lovely romance.”

Brilliantly avoiding the eagle Beastkin’s glare at my words, I strode toward the barracks entrance.

Finally escaped from suspicion!

Even though I wasn’t imprisoned, I don’t know why the sunlight pouring in as soon as I lifted the curtain feels so welcome.

Oh, and.

“Brother…?”

The small figure I see as soon as I exit the barracks is my long-awaited witness.

“Echo!”

The moment I met the bright yellow eyes of the small, cute cat Beastkin.

Echo smiled brightly and jumped into my arms.

* * *

“Brother, but you seem a bit different.”

“Do I?”

I answered shamelessly, but Echo was clever to recognize me.

Right now I’m disguised as Brother to hide my identity from Han Romi.

Though Brother does resemble me, my current appearance has thicker features, a protruding Adam’s apple, and I’m a whopping 183 centimeters tall.

“How did you recognize me?”

“Because Brother smiled so happily when you saw me!”

‘I did?’

“I guess I was happy to see you.”

“I’m also really happy to meet Brother again.”

As Echo wagged her tail and giggled, I gently scratched the top of her head.

“But Brother, you know.”

Echo lowered her voice and whispered.

“Why does that human keep following us?”

Behind where Echo subtly pointed, a pure white human was slowly walking toward us.

Who else could it be.

Of course it’s Han Romi.

“She must like me.”

I’m desperately trying to ignore Han Romi following behind us.

I was too busy on the way to the barracks to notice, but looking closely, Han Romi was barefoot.

Barefoot with pure white hair, plus a pure white robe, though stained.

Right now Han Romi looked perfectly suited to be mistaken for a crazy person.

Maybe that’s why Echo’s pupils dilated vertically.

“Humans can’t be trusted.”

“But that human treated Onak.”

“Uncle Onak was hurt?!”

“Yeah, badly. He was on the verge of death but that human saved him.”

Since there’s nothing to hide, I spoke honestly.

Since he’s a Beastkin who took care of Echo, I understand Echo’s restless attitude.

“Is he okay now?”

“Yeah, he’s fine. He’s in the barracks, probably sleeping.”

Echo, who was holding my left hand tightly and walking blankly, kept looking back.

I smiled like an adult for the first time in a while and patted Echo’s head.

She’d be happy to meet me again, but naturally she’d be more worried about Onak, who was severely injured and barely survived.

“Go see him. I’ll be at the turtle Beastkin’s house.”

Even though I told her to go, Echo hesitated and only turned toward the barracks after seeing my face nod as if it was okay.

“Sister Clara said she’s waiting up ahead. I’ll, I’ll really be right back! Really!”

Echo instantly ran back the way we came.

As expected of a cat, she’s fast.

‘You can take your time.’

Is she worried I might leave again? Cute kid.

And at that moment.

“I thought you were a man, but you’re a woman…?”

At the voice heard right next to me, I was startled and jumped.

Han Romi was looking in the direction Echo ran with an indifferent gaze.

“I’m a man.”

“But why did that kid call you sister…?”

Answering would be troublesome.

I shook my head and replied in a nonchalant tone.

“More importantly, why are you following me?”

“We’re going the same way though…”

“…Huh?”

Did I hear that wrong?

But Han Romi drove the point home with her weak and listless tone.

“The turtle beastkin… I’m going to that house too.”

Oh, I didn’t expect this.

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