24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 7
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Dimensional Item Specialty 24-Hour Friendly Market Episode 7
Episode 7. Potion Seller (2)
“Um, I don’t have much mana left. Chun-ja, did you really cast that Mana Optimization Buff thing?”
“Huh, it didn’t work?”
“What?!”
At my nonchalant reply, Ponytail Girl frowned deeply and raised her head.
“I definitely used it when we came in… I even confirmed the buff was applied…”
I trailed off with a wronged expression and lowered my gaze.
My acting must have been excellent, because Ponytail Girl couldn’t even get more annoyed and just muttered in confusion.
“But why is it no different from usual?”
Of course.
Because it would be exactly the same as usual.
Well, whether what she said about having almost no mana left was true, Ponytail Girl’s lips had turned pale blue, though she’d been fine until just now.
‘I figured as much.’
She’d been shouting Fire Ball like crazy even though the front melee dealers were handling everything.
Ponytail Girl definitely hasn’t done raids, or even games for that matter.
Or she’s naive enough to firmly believe in the nonsensical buff called Mana Optimization.
But the problem didn’t end with Ponytail Girl.
“Actually, I… don’t have even half my stamina left.”
Green-haired Girl confessed with a tearful expression.
“I got hit by a poison dart earlier too, and I think the poison has almost completely spread now…”
Twin Sword Warrior, not missing the confession timing, added his piece.
Wild Boar, who had taken on the daily guild leader role of ‘Force Suppression’ with the grand goal of setting a new record, had an expression that was rotting by the minute.
Wild Boar, who had been moving his lips as if to bark at someone, held back his anger once.
“Achieving our goal will be difficult.”
The words he spat out in despair carried fatigue he couldn’t hide.
The goal that person was trying to achieve was definitely setting a new record.
He must have dreamed of reaching 148 waves and taking home the Sapphire Ring, supposedly so valuable that Seo Jae-hyuk carried it around for years.
But he never could have imagined getting stuck at a mere 100 waves, let alone setting a new record.
‘I guess this is the extent of their abilities.’
Without even time to regroup, the Tower of Babel coldly guided us to the next hell.
[â– Babel System > 36th Floor Notification
“Can everyone still hold on?”
At Wild Boar’s exhausted words, everyone shook their heads.
“The problem was that the buff didn’t work from the start! If we can’t feel a difference even though you used it, it must be a trash buff!”
‘Huh?’
The arrow that suddenly flew my way was quite sharp.
Ponytail Girl, barely standing while gripping her staff, glared at me.
“It was completely useless in the end! What did you even do!”
“Blaming the supporter here? I got the buff properly! You should blame yourself for not controlling your mana! I could tell from when you were spamming area skills!”
Twin Sword Warrior got fired up and shouted loudly.
He even gave me a reassuring wink as if telling me not to get hurt…
‘That’s quite a blunt observation.’
If he received a buff I never gave, maybe he got Babel’s blessing or something.
In front of the two people fighting fiercely before the next wave, Green-haired Girl slumped down.
“Ha, they said the 36th Floor got easier, what bullshit.”
Her irritated voice was clearly full of resignation.
“If you can’t go on, let’s just quit and leave.”
Wild Boar muttered in a gloomy tone.
Now, at this point.
“Everyone.”
It’s my turn to step up.
“I’m going to make you all a very tempting offer.”
“What kind of nonsense are you suddenly talking about…?”
Ignoring Wild Boar who looked at me with a bewildered expression, I pulled out four contracts I had kept in my pocket.
“If you sign here, I’ll properly help you all. We’ve come this far, it would be a shame to just go back, right?”
“Ha, this woman?! I knew it. You’ve just been sitting back and watching this whole time, haven’t you?”
Ponytail Girl burst with resentment, but I didn’t respond to that and handed out the contracts one by one to the others.
[A-Grade Confidentiality Contract]
Those who voluntarily sign this contract are obligated not to disclose any information regarding transactions with E-Grade Hunter ‘Chun-ja’ to outside parties.
Upon violation of this obligation:
1) Awakening abilities will be completely sealed by the Babel System.
2) Awakener grade will be permanently reduced by one level by the Babel System.
The Babel System certifies that your signature was made of your own will.
An A-Grade Confidentiality Contract I ordered from the market at great expense by my standards.
Everyone’s expressions twisted identically after reading the contract contents.
“They said you should never carelessly sign things like this.”
Green-haired Girl is young but seems to have received proper Hunter education.
However, I’m not the type to meekly agree, and I’m someone who sells medicine.
‘Not a metaphor, I’m really going to sell medicine.’
“It’s simple. Just keep secret what happens here today and everything I do. It’s not difficult, right?”
“Specifically, how will you help us? So far you’ve only used buffs… those buffs we can’t even feel.”
Wild Boar asked with a reluctant expression.
I answered concisely in a kind tone.
“I’ll tell you if you sign.”
“Wh-what are we supposed to trust to sign this?”
“Well, it’s not like there are any strange clauses, right? What could an E-Grade Hunter possibly do? Whether you sign here and try to endure a few more waves, or just leave. The choice is yours.”
It’s funny that being an E-Grade Hunter is a point in my favor.
But that didn’t mean everyone would just say “sounds good” and sign.
‘Then let me add a little seasoning.’
“Oh, by the way.”
I shrugged and added.
“The Sapphire Ring is currently trading at 280 million won, you know?”
Though it had dropped a lot because of me, it was still 280 million.
Everyone’s eyes sparkled at that number.
“And I’m not interested in the Sapphire Ring… so if you split it among yourselves, wow! 70 million per person~?”
Since I was even stepping out of the ring distribution, wasn’t this the perfect condition?
At my exaggerated reaction, I saw Twin Sword Warrior gulp down his saliva.
‘That person is already hooked.’
The others also seemed slightly swayed by the magic that the name ‘money’ possessed.
These four people had exactly one thing in common.
The fact that they challenged the 36th Floor for ‘money’, not ‘fame’.
The Wild Boar, who had been staring at the contract for a long time, finally let out a sigh and spoke.
“Everyone, we’ve come this far, wouldn’t it be a waste to just give up now?”
“How can we trust that person and sign this?”
“It looks like there’s only a simple confidentiality obligation, so there shouldn’t be much danger.”
The Wild Boar muttered, but his voice lacked conviction.
“It’s strange from the start that an E-grade Hunter has an A-grade contract, how…”
“Now, now.”
I interrupted Ponytail Girl’s rather reasonable observation and drove the point home.
“Are you going to sign it or not?”
A brief silence fell as everyone looked at each other.
[The next wave will begin in 5 minutes.]
“Damn it…”
With Babel’s notification pressing them, the Wild Boar finally made his decision.
“Fine, I’ll sign it. But if this is meant to deceive us…”
I smiled wryly and shook my head.
“Don’t worry. I’m doing all this to help you.”
The four people reluctantly signed the contracts.
The completed contracts all glowed golden and disappeared.
‘Yes!’
I cheered inwardly while pretending to nod calmly.
“So how exactly are you going to help us?”
Green-haired Girl asked urgently.
With less than 30 seconds left until the wave resumed, their faces grew anxious.
I looked at them and spoke calmly.
Time for the ultimate move.
“I sell potions.”
“…Potions?!”
“Potions are prohibited here! This is a place where you can’t even open your inventory, how, how…”
“Where are you pulling such nonsense from-“
The Wild Boar approached with a menacing expression, but I quickly stepped back.
Then I pulled out a potion from the ‘Friendly Market’ floating in the air.
Since Dimensional Door is a skill, it’s unrelated to inventory, and I currently exist on this floor as a merchant rather than an Awakener.
‘I’m free from the 36th Floor’s restrictions.’
Everyone’s eyes widened at the suddenly appearing C-Grade Health Potion.
“Antidotes, Mana Potions, Health Potions, everything is in stock.”
The dual-sword warrior, whose neck was tinted purple from poison, brightened up.
“10 Gold per bottle.”
“What?! That’s three times the original price!”
Ponytail Girl cried out indignantly.
She was right, but.
“This is the 36th Floor, and it’s a zone where potions are prohibited, right? And in your current state, it would be difficult to continue the waves.”
The Wild Boar opened his mouth as if to argue, but I struck first.
“But if you spend 1,000 Gold here and obtain the Sapphire Ring? Wouldn’t that be profitable in the end?”
Everyone shut their mouths at my words.
“If you don’t need them, you don’t have to buy them. You can just meet your death in the next wave.”
Babel pressed them with perfect timing.
â– Babel System > 36th Floor Notification
– [The next wave will begin in 1 minute.]
Finally, Ponytail Girl was the first to raise her hands.
“Damn it, give me three Mana Potions.”
“That’s 30 Gold, customer.”
“I’ll take one Antidote.”
“10 Gold.”
[> 4 Trade Notifications
110 Gold at once, quite a tidy profit.
But the business wasn’t over yet.
“Now, let’s build up momentum and set a new record.”
â– Babel System > 36th Floor Notification
– [Wave 101 begins.]
Trading resumed with each passing wave.
“Ten Health Potions.”
“100 Gold.”
“Twenty Mana Potions and one Antidote.”
“That’s 210 Gold~!”
The situation was completely different from before.
While overusing potions wasn’t ideal, they were blinded by the reward of the Sapphire Ring and charged forward without looking back.
And finally.
â– Babel System > 36th Floor Notification
– [Guild ‘Force Suppression’ has achieved a new 36th Floor record.]
– [Distributing new record achievement reward.]
“New record achieved!”
‘Force Suppression’, having broken the previous record and achieved a new record of 148 waves, raised both hands and cheered.
The people who approached the Item Box falling from the air as if enchanted let out another cheer.
“It’s real, it’s really the Sapphire Ring!”
The dual-sword warrior, whose bangs were soaked with sweat and stuck to his forehead, shouted excitedly.
“To actually pull this off…”
The Wild Boar wore an expression of deep emotion.
“We could probably do more, right?”
“That won’t work. I’m out of potions.”
All the suspicious looks from the beginning had vanished, and Green-haired Girl made a disappointed face.
This was part of my strategy.
If you set a new record with too high a score, the next challengers lose motivation, so I let them endure just one more wave.
“Chun-ja, thank you.”
“I never thought we’d actually set a new record.”
“A new record! You look happy too, Chun-ja.”
The happy people took turns offering me handshakes.
I calmly shook their hands and nodded.
Well, my reason for being happy was different.
[Awakener Lee Hae-won – Open Market Manager(EX)
I had finally completed 100 transactions and finished that damn side job Quest!
‘Damn, what a sweet notification.’
[Gold in possession: 12,928G]
The money was even sweeter!
Since I’d been continuously running the 36th Floor while trading, I’d accumulated quite a lot of Gold.
I watched the people bubbling with joy and smirked.
At that moment, a new window appeared before my eyes.
[Title Side Job Quest (3)
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