24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 7

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24-Hour Friendly Market Specializing in Dimensional Items 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 take effect?”

“What?!”

At the 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 my words with a wronged expression while lowering my gaze.

My acting must have been excellent, because Ponytail Girl couldn’t even get more annoyed and just muttered in confusion.

“But why doesn’t it feel any 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, which had been fine until just now, were turning blue.

‘I knew this would happen.’

She’d been frantically casting Fire Ball even though the melee DPS in front was handling everything.

Ponytail Girl definitely hasn’t done raids, or even games for that matter.

Or she’s naive enough to 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 also got hit by a poison dart earlier, and now the poison seems to have almost completely spread…”

Twin Sword Warrior, not missing the timing for confession, added his piece.

Wild Boar, who had taken on the role of daily guild leader for ‘Force Suppression’ with the grand goal of setting a new record, had an expression that was souring by the minute.

Wild Boar, who had been moving his lips as if to scold 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, which was supposedly so valuable that Seo Jae-hyuk carried it around for years.

But he probably never imagined getting stuck at just 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.

[■ Babel System > 36th Floor Notification

– The next wave will begin in 10 minutes.]

“Can everyone hold on?”

At Wild Boar’s exhausted words, everyone shook their heads.

“The problem was that the buff didn’t work from the beginning! If you can’t feel the difference after using 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? The buff worked fine for me! You should blame yourself for not being able to control your mana! I could tell from when you were spamming area skills!”

Twin Sword Warrior got fired up and shouted loudly.

He even winked at me as if telling me not to get hurt, but…

‘That’s a pretty blunt observation.’

If he received a buff I never gave, maybe he received Babel’s blessing.

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 filled with 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 proposal.”

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about all of a sudden…?”

Ignoring Wild Boar who was looking 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, wouldn’t it?”

“Ha, this woman?! I knew it. You’ve just been sitting back and watching this whole time, right?”

Ponytail Girl burst out in resentment, but I didn’t respond to that and handed out the contracts to the others one by one.

[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 the outside.

In case of violation of this obligation:

1) Awakening abilities will be completely sealed by the Babel System.

2) Awakened rank 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 had custom-ordered from the market at great expense by my standards.

Everyone’s expressions twisted identically after reading the contract’s 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 metaphorically, but someone who will literally sell medicine.’

“It’s simple. Just keep secret what happens here today and everything I do. It’s not difficult, is it?”

“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 something I can boast about.

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?”

It had dropped a lot because of me, but 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 won each~?”

Since I was even stepping out of the ring distribution, wasn’t this the perfect condition?

At my exaggerated reaction, I could see Twin Sword Warrior gulp.

‘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 I challenged the 36th Floor for ‘money’ rather than ‘fame’.

Wild Boar, who had been staring at the contract for a long time, finally sighed and spoke up.

“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?”

“From what I can see, it only has simple confidentiality obligations, so there shouldn’t be much danger.”

Wild Boar muttered, but there was no conviction in his voice.

“It’s already strange that an E-Grade Hunter has an A-Grade Contract, how could…”

“Now, now.”

I cut off Ponytail Girl’s rather reasonable point and drove the nail in.

“Are you going to sign it or not?”

A brief silence passed as everyone looked at each other.

[The next wave will begin in 5 minutes.]

“Damn it…”

At Babel’s urging notification, Wild Boar finally made his decision.

“Fine, I’ll sign it. But if this is deceiving us…”

I grinned and shook my head.

“Don’t worry. I’m doing all this to help you.”

The four people reluctantly signed the contract.

The completed contracts all glowed golden and disappeared.

‘Yes!’

I cheered internally 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 could you…”

“Where are you pulling such tricks from-“

Wild Boar approached with a menacing face, 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 Awakened one.

‘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.”

Twin Sword Warrior, whose neck was tinged purple from poison, brightened up.

“10 Gold per bottle.”

“What?! That’s three times the original price!”

Ponytail Girl shouted as if it were unfair.

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.”

Wild Boar opened his mouth as if to argue back, 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. Just face death in the next wave.”

Babel urged at perfect timing.

■ Babel System > 36th Floor Notification

– [The next wave will begin in 1 minute.]

Finally, Ponytail Girl was the first to raise both hands.

“Damn it, give me three mana potions.”

“That’s 30 Gold, customer.”

“I’ll take one antidote.”

“10 Gold.”

[> Transaction Notifications (4)

– 3 ‘C-Grade Mana Potions’ have been sold. Ι Buyer: Aria (Region-South Korea)

– 1 ‘C-Grade Antidote’ has been sold. Ι Buyer: Twin Sword Warrior (Region-South Korea)

– 2 ‘C-Grade Health Potions’ have been sold. Ι Buyer: Bearded Guy (Region-South Korea)

– 5 ‘C-Grade Health Potions’ have been sold. Ι Buyer: Church Is English (Region-South Korea)]

110 Gold at once, quite a nice income.

But the business wasn’t over yet.

“Alright, let’s build up momentum and set a new record.”

■ 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.

■ Babel System > 36th Floor Notification

– [Guild ‘Force Suppression’ has achieved a new 36th Floor record.]

– [New record achievement reward will be distributed.]

“We achieved a new record!”

‘Force Suppression’, having broken the previous record and achieved a new record of 148 waves, raised both hands and shouted.

The people who approached the item box falling from the air as if enchanted cheered once more.

“It’s real, it’s really the Sapphire Ring!”

Twin Sword Warrior, whose bangs were soaked with sweat and stuck to his forehead, shouted with an excited voice.

“To actually pull this off…”

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 initially suspicious looks had disappeared, and Green-haired Girl made a disappointed face with regret.

This was one of my strategies.

If I set a new record with too high a score, the next challengers would lose motivation, so I let them endure just one more wave.

“Chun-ja, thank you.”

“I never thought you’d actually set a new record.”

“A new record! Chun-ja looks happy about it too.”

People with joyful faces took turns asking me for handshakes.

I calmly shook their hands and nodded.

Well, I have my own reasons for being happy.

[Awakened Lee Hae-won – Open Market Manager(EX)

> New Notification

– Title Job Quest (2) has been completed.

– 2 sales slots have been opened.

– ‘Dimensional Door’ skill proficiency has increased.]

Because I finally completed 100 transactions and finished that damn job quest!

‘Ah, what a sweet notification.’

[Gold in possession: 12,928G]

The money is even sweeter!

Since I kept running the 36th Floor while trading, I’ve accumulated quite a lot of gold.

I watched the people excited with joy and smiled slyly.

At that moment, a new window appeared before my eyes.

[Title Job Quest (3)

Establish a ‘Friendly Market’ branch at an Intermediate Station of the Tower.

Reward: Additional sales slot opening, ‘Dimensional Door’ skill proficiency increase]

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