How to Seduce S-Class Hunters with Bungeoppang - Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Fortunately, I was told I could choose whatever food I wanted to sell.
“Hmm… what would be good?”
In truth, the Old Narrow Shop offered limited menu options.
Since it was on the Roadside, I wanted something light that customers could grab while passing by, and judging by the setup, anything requiring complex preparation was out of the question.
Given that it was winter, the perfect seasonal choice would be—
“Fish-shaped pastries, obviously.”
The moment I finished my thought, the System window blazed with spectacular effects and displayed a new message.
Menu ‘Fish-shaped pastries’ selected!
You have received a ‘Beginner’s Fish-shaped Pastry Kit’.
⇒ Claim Reward
Still bewildered, I clicked to claim the reward, and a notification appeared confirming that an ‘old fish-shaped pastry mold’, ‘fish-shaped pastry batter’, ‘sweet red bean filling’, and ‘cooking oil’ had been added to my inventory.
“You received a gift, meow?”
“I got the basic ingredients to make fish-shaped pastries. Hold on a moment.”
I opened my inventory to examine how the material icons were displayed, then clicked ‘Details’ on the items I’d just received. And that’s when I discovered something extraordinary.
The mold was just a shabby two-cavity pan, but the remaining ingredients—remarkably—had auto-refill enabled.
Auto-refill? That means the ingredients are free?
“This can’t be real…!”
Now I understood why people sang praises about awakening!
I couldn’t contain my joy and waved my hands excitedly through the air.
“My, you’re that happy about it, meow?”
“Of course! Do you know how crucial cost reduction is in business?”
So what if the shop was a bit worn down? I’d just work hard to make and sell the pastries!
Thrilled by the free materials, I threw myself into positive thinking.
“Alright! What’s life without trying? Let’s do this!”
I burned with determination. For some reason, I had a strong premonition this would go well.
And that premonition was always wrong.
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“This is absolutely ridiculous!”
After practicing fish-shaped pastries all night and opening the shop at dawn, not a single person had passed by. So much for my good feeling.
A few fallen leaves tumbled past in the wind—that was all I could see before me.
“It seems the location really is the problem.”
At my words, Cat yawned indifferently.
It was Cat who had insisted on starting the business here, yet showed no concern whatsoever.
“If business is this bad, can you really grant my wish?”
“You truly lack patience, meow.”
“It’s not that I lack patience…!”
My voice rose in frustration, but Cat simply stretched, saying I should wait. Fine, whatever. As long as my wish comes true, the business can fail for all I care!
Then it happened.
“Hello, how much are the fish-shaped pastries?”
“Oh! Hello there. They’re a thousand won each!”
“Fish cakes… it’s been forever since I’ve had one. Right?”
“Right? We’ll take two!”
Two hours since opening. Fortunately, a passing couple had wandered over and shown interest.
My first order at last! I carefully placed the most beautifully baked fish cake into a bag and handed it over, but the female customer tilted her head curiously.
“Do you only have red bean fish cakes?”
“For now, I can only make red bean fish cakes.”
“Oh… that’s a shame. Thank you anyway. Good luck with your sales!”
After the first customer left, I stared at the remaining fish cakes.
‘Red bean fish cakes alone aren’t quite enough.’
Everyone knows that a proper fish cake shop should have both red bean and cream varieties, but the System had stingily provided only red bean ingredients.
Moreover, unlocking the next menu required a condition: selling a whopping five hundred pieces.
“Still, that leaves four hundred ninety-eight… wait? Why hasn’t the number decreased?”
I’d clearly sold two, yet the System still displayed ‘0/500 pieces’.
Had I done something wrong? As I blinked at the incomprehensible System, Cat suddenly sprang up from where he’d been lying in the corner of the shop.
“Goodness! What’s wrong?”
“A customer has finally arrived, meow.”
A customer? Where?
Following his gaze, I spotted someone approaching from a distance.
“You must give food to that human, meow!”
“That… that person?”
He looked unmistakably menacing.
A massive frame, thick unkempt beard, formal attire despite the cold without an outer coat, and sunglasses that made him appear even more frightening.
I shook my head hesitantly.
“He looks like an Awakened for sure…”
“It absolutely must be that human, meow. Go on, meow!”
As I hesitated, Cat began kneading my leg insistently.
“Don’t dawdle like a snail, meow!”
“Ugh, if only I hadn’t made that wish!”
I reluctantly grabbed a beautifully golden fish cake, placed it in a bag, and rushed after him.
He walked so quickly that in that short span, he’d already moved quite far away.
“Wait, please!!!”
He paused at my call and slowly turned around. His frame was so massive that I had to crane my neck considerably to look up at him.
“What is it?”
“Ah, well, you see, I just opened my shop today!”
After stammering, I held out the bag of fish cakes to him.
He pushed his sunglasses up and looked at the bag.
“I wanted to give you a grand opening gift…”
“A grand opening gift?”
“Yes! Just to let you taste it.”
At my words, he shook his head firmly.
“I’m a Hunter. My sense of taste is duller than most, so I’m not really suited for taste-testing.”
With that, he gave a light bow and turned to leave.
I desperately grabbed his arm.
“Just once! Could you please try just one?”
I hadn’t sold a single one all day… I’d been baking diligently all morning… and it was the grand opening, no less.
As I muttered dejectedly, he scratched his head awkwardly and finally accepted the pastry.
“…I just need to taste it, right?”
“Yes! Of course! Please, enjoy it without any pressure!”
He let out a small sigh and carefully bit into the pastry.
With a crisp crunch, the flaky exterior shattered and disappeared into his mouth.
At the same moment, he let out a low exclamation.
“…This can’t be real.”
What? What’s wrong?
Is the filling undercooked? Is the outside too crispy?
“This is absolutely delicious!!!”
Huh? Delicious, you say?
Before I could even process his reaction, he bolted toward my shop.
I hurried after him and saw him frantically grabbing pastries from the shelf and devouring them.
“Wow! So good!”
He made strange exclamations of delight as he mindlessly inhaled the pastries, one in each hand.
The pastries on the shelf disappeared rapidly.
“Would you like me to bake some more for you?”
“Yes, please!”
A passerby paused as if witnessing something unsightly, then hurriedly turned and vanished.
‘A bearded man frantically eating pastries with both hands… I suppose he does look rather intimidating.’
I laughed awkwardly and placed dough into the mold.
After some time, he finished all the pastries and offered a sheepish smile.
“Ha, I’m afraid I ate rather mindlessly.”
“Not at all. It’s wonderful to see someone enjoy the food so much.”
“Since my awakening, I’ve never tasted anything like this… By the way, you’re a Crafter-class Hunter, aren’t you? I hadn’t realized.”
Huh? Crafter-class?
Though I’d never heard the term before, I couldn’t deny it, so I nodded along tactfully.
“I’m Yoon Kang-hyuk, head of the Security Management Team. I work on the 1st Floor of the Management Bureau, so we may run into each other sometime.”
“Oh, I’m Jung Ha-neul. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
No wonder he had such an impressive build.
He was a security officer at the Management Bureau—and a team leader at that.
“Oh, is it that late already? I should be going.”
He checked the time, frowned, and pulled out a thick wad of cash from his wallet.
Wait, wait! That’s so much!
“That’s far too much!”
“It’s a token of my sincerity. The meal was truly delicious. Well then, I’ll be on my way.”
As he departed with a casual farewell, I found myself standing in a daze.
I alternated my gaze between the bills in my hand and the empty shelves, swallowing hard.
So what this means is,
“Hunters can actually taste things?”
The dulling of taste—an inevitable side effect that followed Awakening—had supposedly never been resolved by any item until now.
But the fact that my pastries were being devoured by Hunters….
“This is absolutely insane, isn’t it?”
Eureka. Unbelievable. Completely mad.
My mind began calculating at lightning speed.
“Alright, I need to revise my sales strategy!”
I hastily tidied up the Shop and shouted “Return” to head home.
First, I needed to change my target demographic—no longer the unawakened passersby near the Management Bureau, but the “Awakened” themselves: Hunters.
And the price, which had been a mere thousand won per piece, I raised to ten thousand won. It was only natural for something that wasn’t just an ordinary pastry.
“I’ll make new price tags, mark them as ‘For the Awakened’….”
Humming cheerfully as I reviewed the changes, a crucial thought suddenly struck me.
How was I going to advertise to Hunters that our Shop’s pastries were items?
“Randomly accosting passersby like today is far too inefficient….”
No matter how excellent a product was, it meant nothing if people didn’t know about it.
Hmm. I sprawled across my bed, pondering. What would be a good approach…
‘If they just try it once, they’ll all understand its true value.’
Wait. They only need to try it once? Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck me.
A free tasting event at the Hunter Management Bureau. Let’s do it.

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