I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 45

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Episode 45
Episode 45
Ihyeon took Jia to a shopping mall nearby.
‘Besides, I’ll have things to do outside anyway, and it would be problematic to walk around in conspicuous armor every time.’
It wasn’t uncommon for Hunters to wear defensive gear while working, but that would inevitably draw attention.
Moreover, I had already noticed that Jia’s appearance was striking enough to turn heads.
The best I could do was dress her in ordinary clothes.
I had just borrowed some training clothes from Minjeong’s wardrobe to put on her.
Jia, who had seemed displeased even after leaving the Tower, appeared somewhat startled upon seeing the massive shopping mall.
“Master, where is this place?”
“This is a shopping mall… I suppose you could call it a market of sorts?”
At that, she sank into an ocean of despair so visibly that it was now apparent on her face.
“What’s wrong?”
“Are you… going to sell me…?”
“…That’s not it. I came here to buy you things you need.”
I sighed at Jia, who kept piling misunderstanding upon misunderstanding.
“I apologize. That too is your will.”
Jia then began holding back tears and blaming herself for displeasing her master.
‘There’s no way to explain this.’
I forced a smile and decided to simply grab Jia’s forearm and lead her inside.
Seeing is believing.
She would understand why we came here once she saw it herself.
“Let’s go in for now.”
“Yes, Master.”
Before that, I needed to change how she addressed me.
“You can’t call me Master when there are other people around.”
“Why not?”
Why indeed.
Because other people might misunderstand.
I worked hard to make a living, but I wasn’t like that.
“Just… I think it would be better if you called me by my name.”
“That won’t do.”
Jia shook her head firmly, as if the suggestion was out of the question.
This was the first time she had expressed such a clear refusal.
I objectively compared Jia’s appearance with my own and found an appropriate, common form of address.
“Then just call me oppa.”
“Oppa… what does that mean?”
Being a spirit, she apparently wasn’t familiar with such expressions.
I thought for a moment before explaining.
“It’s what you call a man who’s a bit older than you, and it carries a sense of respect.”
“Understood, oppa.”
“…I’d prefer it if you just didn’t use any honorifics.”
“Yes.”
I, Ihyeon, felt goosebumps prickle across my entire body at hearing that word—one I’d never heard directed at me in my entire life.
If I had to describe it, it was like hearing a junior Sergeant call me that.
Anyway, once we entered the Shopping Mall, I spotted a store that was perfectly suited to lifting Jia’s spirits.
“Let’s go there first.”
“Yes.”
The place I led Jia to was none other than an Ice Cream Shop.
They say you should eat something sweet when your mood is gloomy.
It was a bit different from the Beef Bone Soup that Jia had emptied in an instant, but surely she’d like this too?
“I’ll have the largest one, please.”
“Yes, which flavor would you like?”
After some deliberation, I filled it with the safest option and received the ice cream.
I sat down in the seating area in the corridor in front of the shop and pushed the ice cream toward Jia.
“Try some.”
At my words, Jia carefully scooped a spoonful of vanilla ice cream and put it in her mouth.
“It’s cold….”
Jia marveled the moment she put it in her mouth, fascinated by the sensation of the cold food.
I tilted my head and asked.
“Is it good?”
Jia didn’t answer with words.
Scooop—!
“…Yeah, yeah.”
Unlike her first spoonful, Jia took a huge scoop!
I wondered how she could lift such an amount with that tiny spoon.
The Part-time Worker had seemed to struggle with it, so it was definitely rock-solid frozen.
Moreover, it was quite remarkable how such a large scoop of ice cream fit into her mouth all at once.
‘Well, she ate rice just as quickly too.’
Jia noticed that I was staring at her and glanced at me cautiously.
Me once.
The ice cream once.
As a subordinate, she should offer her master a taste, but she was clearly hesitating because it was too delicious.
I chuckled and shook my head.
“Never mind. I’m going to use the restroom, so just keep eating.”
Squeak—
“I’ll accompany you.”
The moment I stood up, Jia hurriedly tried to follow me.
I sat her back down.
“Never mind.”
“But it is my duty to always protect you, Master.”
“This isn’t the Tower. And the restroom is over there, so come running if anything happens. Also, ice cream tastes bad when it melts.”
“…!”
Only then did Jia fix her gaze on Ihyeon before finally taking a seat.
‘Well, nothing should happen, right?’
Ihyeon felt an inexplicable unease as he headed toward the restroom.
In movies and dramas, something always happens at moments like this, but what could he do?
He couldn’t exactly bring Jia along to the restroom either.
‘…Honestly, even if something did happen, I shouldn’t worry about Jia.’
Having already witnessed her abilities in the Tower, he felt little cause for concern.
Meanwhile, left alone, Jia precisely located where Ihyeon had gone and kept her gaze fixed in that direction.
Scooop—!
With the powerful resolve to finish the ice cream before it melted, she took another large spoonful.
And just as she was about to put it in her mouth.
“Huh? Hey, look over there.”
“What… huh?”
Two men passing by caught sight of Jia and their eyes widened.
Their names were Han Gwangju and Seok Bonghyeon.
They were Hunters who operated around the 30th Floor.
Average conquest rank: C.
Their abilities were mediocre, but with their decent looks and the fact that Hunters were objects of admiration among ordinary people, they had lived without wanting for anything.
It was then that Jia, eating ice cream, entered their field of vision.
Even after wandering through the Shopping Mall, they had never seen such a striking beauty, so without hesitation, both men rushed toward Jia.
“Excuse me.”
“Could we talk for a moment?”
“….”
Gwangju and Bonghyeon spoke with what they thought were charming smiles, but Jia ignored them entirely and continued savoring her ice cream.
The smiles on both their faces became awkward in an instant.
Still, they didn’t give up.
“You’re quite shy, aren’t you?”
“We’re not weird people~”
Saying so, Gwangju and Bonghyeon sat down across from Jia.
Only then did Jia open her mouth.
“That seat belongs to my Master.”
“Master? Ah, you have a boyfriend?”
“Wow, even her voice is beautiful!”
Gwangju and Bonghyeon paid no mind to Jia’s words and instead seemed delighted.
A boyfriend?
What difference would it make?
Usually, once people learned the other party was a Hunter, they would back off immediately.
Having lived like thugs for so long, the two of them felt no guilt whatsoever about such actions.
“We’re actually just this kind of people, you know.”
Crunch—!
Gwangju dented the metal table on his side upward lightly as if to demonstrate.
An ordinary person couldn’t do this, so it was naturally proof that he was a Hunter.
“….”
Jia watched the display with complete indifference, her gaze unwavering.
‘Huh?’
‘She’s not even surprised?’
Since this was their first time encountering such a reaction, Gwangju and Bonghyeon exchanged glances cautiously.
‘Or is she just too shocked?’
How shocked must she be to not change her expression at all?
If that were the case, the effect would surely be even better.
Gwangju and Bonghyeon continued their work with snickering laughter.
“If you just pick one person between the two of us that you like more, we’ll really show you a good time today.”
“Or, if it’s really hard to choose, you can pick both of us too.”
“Ahahaha!”
It was such crude dialogue that even passersby frowned, but no one stepped in to stop them because of the dented metal table.
If someone carelessly got involved, they might get beaten by a Hunter with no remedy.
Jia, who had been staring at the two men laughing merrily, spoke again.
“That seat belongs to my master.”
“Huh?”
“Master?”
Gwangju and Bonghyeon tilted their heads at the unfamiliar word they’d never heard before.
But before their thoughts could even finish.
Screech—
Jia rose quietly from her seat and reached her hand toward the table.
Screeeeech———
With a bone-chilling sound, Jia casually restored the table that Gwangju had dented back to its original state.
Whatever method she used, the table became spotless without a single mark, despite being touched only once.
“…!!!!”
It was a situation they couldn’t have imagined.
Gwangju and Bonghyeon’s eyes widened so much they nearly popped out of their sockets.
‘W-wait, she was a Hunter?’
They never expected the target they were about to con was also a Hunter!
Gulp—!
The two men faced each other.
Her skill level seemed to be in a completely different league from theirs.
It was easy to break things, but fixing them was another matter entirely.
And to do it so calmly, so effortlessly?
Gwangju and Bonghyeon quickly assessed the situation.
“We, we apologize for the disturbance!”
“Have a wonderful time!”
Gwangju and Bonghyeon scrambled to their feet and fled.
In a situation where I couldn’t even gauge Jia’s true abilities, what about her boyfriend?
And just how powerful was this person she called her master?
Ordinary Hunters like Gwangju and Bonghyeon might never even dream of encountering such a formidable figure.
As they left, Jia stared silently at the spot where they had been.
Creak— creak—
Without a word, she rose and carefully returned the chairs they had knocked over back to their proper places.
Ihyeon had asked her twice to keep his seating area neat, yet they had caused such a mess.
She wasn’t particularly pleased, but as his subordinate, it was only right to restore order.
“Wow, wow!”
“That was amazing!”
The people who had been subtly observing the situation applauded and cheered for Jia.
It was an era when society’s view of rowdy Hunters was decidedly unfavorable.
Seeing her so effortlessly drive them away felt like a cathartic release for everyone watching, as if she had done it on their behalf.
Moreover, Jia was clearly a Hunter herself, yet she handled the situation with such humility and quiet grace.
“Miss, you were truly amazing! This is on the house!”
The part-time worker at the ice cream shop, who had been watching, even obtained the manager’s permission and brought over an extra medium-sized cup!
Sparkle—!
For the first time, Jia’s eyes gleamed with light, breaking through her usual cold, emotionless expression.
“Thank you.”
“No need to thank me. That was really cool!”
The part-time worker gave a thumbs up and returned to her post.
Ihyeon returned after Jia had eaten two more spoonfuls of ice cream.
Ihyeon sensed that the atmosphere around them seemed somewhat elevated and asked Jia about it.
“Did something happen while I was gone?”
“Nothing happened.”
Jia answered immediately.
Of course, there had been the incident with Gwangju and Bonghyeon, but she didn’t think it was significant enough to warrant Ihyeon’s concern.
The area had been disturbed, but she had already restored it to its original state.
“Hmm, is that so?”
Ihyeon took his seat.
One change caught his eye immediately.
“Where did this come from?”
It was the ice cream the part-time worker had given her.
Jia couldn’t possibly have money, so no matter how delicious the ice cream was, she wouldn’t have been able to buy an extra one.
‘…Did I say I’d pay when I came back?’
Surely not.
Jia was already getting her hands dirty like that.
“He said it was a service,” she replied.
“A service?”
I tilted my head in confusion.
What kind of service at an ice cream shop?
Just then, Jia took another big spoonful of ice cream.
I glanced casually toward the inside of the shop.
The part-time worker was watching her with a beaming smile, just as Jia had said.
‘I guess he gave her extra because she was eating it so delightfully.’
These days, ice cream shop workers really are generous.
That’s what I decided to believe.
Besides, even I had to admit that Jia’s way of eating was worth that much.

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