I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 62

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#Chapter 62.
After organizing the herb pouch and various other items worth selling,
Jung Han-sung scanned his inventory with his eyes instead of heading directly to the Neutral Zone.
“Ah, there it is.”
What he pulled out was none other than a mask.
The Mask of Illusion.
A powerful disguise artifact that had proven invaluable the last time I visited the Neutral Zone.
Jung Han-sung slowly placed it against his face.
Click—
The mask affixed itself to my face.
And there was no sensation of wearing a mask at all. Even when I ran my hand over it, it felt exactly like touching skin.
I had noticed this before when I wore it, but it was a truly remarkable artifact.
Jung Han-sung turned to look at Baek-seol standing beside him and asked,
“How does it look?”
“Perfect!”
Baek-seol nodded and spoke.
Jung Han-sung smiled in response and opened his mouth.
“Then I’ll be back soon.”
“Yes! Please be careful!”
“Mm.”
Since I planned to visit the Neutral Zone and return anyway, Jung Han-sung kept the conversation brief and gazed into empty space.
‘To the Neutral Zone.’
The moment I thought that to myself, a rift appeared before my eyes.
I stepped through it.
Whoosh—!
A familiar vertigo washed over me. Soon after, a landscape I had seen once before revealed itself.
“Man, why have there been so many Indian climbers lately?”
“Haven’t you heard? Arjuna broke through the 91st Floor this time. That’s why there’s been such a surge of climbers from that region.”
“91st Floor? I thought he’d retired after resting at the 89th for months, but what happened?”
“Please take a look here! These are very high-quality mana stones!”
“Is that person some kind of NPC? They’re here every time.”
And once again, the bustling voices of people filled the air.
Jung Han-sung slowly surveyed his surroundings.
This place, the Plaza, is where you arrive when entering the Neutral Zone. That’s why there are so many people here.
But since I had already seen this place before, Jung Han-sung didn’t linger and moved forward.
I had only one task this time.
To dispose of my items.
‘The Street Stall District should be near here.’
Jung Han-sung moved slowly, relying on my memory.
I had originally considered visiting the Pantheon once more this time, but decided against it.
I had no intention of acquiring a new ability just yet; I wanted to strengthen my existing ones instead. However, I hadn’t yet met the upgrade requirements I’d confirmed last time.
‘Well, I can always come back next time.’
As I walked with that thought in mind, the crowd grew denser. And from far ahead, I heard people shouting.
“Monster materials for sale! Come take a look!”
“Manticore tails on sale!”
I had arrived near the Street Stall District.
There were certainly merchants setting up stalls in the Plaza as well, but it was hardly comparable to this place.
After all, this area had been specifically prepared for commerce.
I headed toward the Manager’s office near the entrance of the Street Stall District, just as I had done before.
“Oh! You’ve come back!”
The Manager recognized me immediately, despite having only seen me twice before, and lent me a stall for free once again, just as he had last time. I must have made quite an impression on him.
Thanks to his kindness, I was able to quickly set up my stall in an empty spot.
―There are quite a lot of people here.
As I began arranging items on my stall one by one, Onyx, apparently bored, struck up a conversation.
I answered him in a low voice.
“You said you were a demigod, right?”
―That’s correct. Why do you ask?
“Did you know about places like this back then? I mean, there’s even a Pantheon over there.”
At that question, Onyx made a hissing sound before responding.
―I was aware of its existence. It’s been a long time since I was dragged into The Tower. But I never entered the Pantheon.
“Why not?”
―…If I had trained just a bit more, I would have been qualified to enter.
“Ah, so you didn’t meet the requirements?”
―I was just a hair’s breadth away. Just a hair’s breadth.
At Onyx’s answer, I chuckled softly and nodded.
While we continued our quiet conversation, I finished displaying all the items on my stall—various goods including medicinal herbs.
I straightened up and then used my ability while gazing into empty space.
‘Subscription Window.’
A translucent window materialized before my eyes.
Since I had already used this ability once before, I could subscribe to it immediately, but I deliberately took my time examining it.
After all, business could only happen if customers showed interest.
‘Let me see.’
The UI of the Subscription Window, so to speak, hadn’t changed much in appearance from the first time, but the contents were quite different.
To be precise, there were many new channels that hadn’t existed before.
I suspected that as my level had increased, I could now access channels that had previously been beyond my reach.
With that thought in mind, I first checked the top section.
[Currently Trending Transcendents]
At the very top were channels with the highest subscriber counts among all available channels.
[Dragon God Balgar’s Threatening Breath Utilization Techniques]
[Dryad Queen’s Adorable and Obedient Plant Cultivation Guide]
[Immortal Warrior Hilde’s Absolutely Indestructible Diet Revealed!]
[Ferryman Karon’s Oar Technique Lecture]
[Introduction to Spatial Magic with Merlin]
There were truly diverse channels in that place.
Some of the content was tempting, and while I had no intention of subscribing to others, they still looked entertaining.
‘Back then, I subscribed to Arthur’s channel right away from here.’
Jung Han-sung stroked his chin.
When I thought about it, I could say I was really fortunate.
Because this currently trending Transcendent channel was simply a compilation of channels with many recent real-time subscribers, nothing more.
Among them, there were channels that had terrible compatibility with me.
For example, like this one.
[Dragon God Balgar’s Threatening Breath Utilization Techniques]
I found a channel with an intriguing title and clicked on it experimentally.
Then a window like this appeared.
[You cannot subscribe to this channel with a Silver ticket or lower]
[If you subscribe with a Gold ticket, the valid duration is 1 second]
This was a typical example of a channel with poor compatibility.
One second. Not a Bronze or Silver ticket, but even with a Gold ticket, it’s just one second.
‘And this doesn’t even mean I can use the ability for one second.’
Even if I subscribe to the channel and become able to use the breath, the time originally required for that technique doesn’t disappear.
So what happens then?
I simply prepare the breath and the subscription ends right there.
If I had carelessly subscribed to a channel like this without knowing anything at first, I would have wasted a precious Gold ticket.
‘Cancel.’
Jung Han-sung immediately closed that channel and began browsing through the other channels.
Among the updated ones, there were several channels that caught my interest, but for now I only checked the ticket consumption value and bookmarked them.
For the moment, I intended to focus on the Heavenly Demon’s instruction.
Instead, Jung Han-sung immediately pulled up a list of channels he needed right away.
This time with brief descriptions included.
[Mephistopheles’ Infallible Rhetoric]
―Words are contracts, and silence is obedience.
This was a channel I subscribed to the last time I came to the Neutral Zone.
It had been quite helpful when selling items.
But… for now, I’m curious about other channels too, so I’ll pass.
[Ancient Inquisitor Arcan’s Lie Detection Method ― Falsehoods Tremble]
―Truth lies in the eyes, and falsehood in the voice.
When I classified it under the rhetoric category, completely unrelated things came up.
Jung Han-sung immediately moved to the next channel.
[Trickster’s Witty Negotiation Technique]
―People want to be persuaded. They just don’t realize it themselves.
Jung Han-sung stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Not bad. It actually looked quite entertaining. But for now, he set it aside and continued browsing.
As he scrolled through the rest of the channels,
[North’s One-Minute Customer-Attracting Secret: From Street Stall Peddler to Interdimensional Tycoon]
―A single word from him could stop even a passing dragon in its tracks.
“Hmm.”
Jung Han-sung’s gaze fixed on one channel.
‘This could work.’
The other channels weren’t bad either, but this one seemed to fit his current situation perfectly.
Jung Han-sung made his decision and immediately subscribed to the channel.
[Using a Bronze Ticket…]
Messages scrolled across his vision.
The subscription period for this channel was two hours.
After confirming that much,
“Ah….”
Jung Han-sung closed his eyes briefly as knowledge flooded into his mind.
He’d experienced this dozens of times already, but no matter how many times it happened, he never quite got used to it.
How to describe it?
It wasn’t simply acquiring new knowledge or anything like that.
It was something far more fundamental——knowledge, experience, and even certain aptitudes.
It felt like all of it was descending into his very body.
“Phew.”
Perhaps that was why.
When he opened his eyes again, Jung Han-sung’s face carried a distinctly different aura.
His appearance remained unchanged.
But human impressions are remarkably multifaceted——the slightest movements of the lips, eyebrows, and facial muscles could transform one’s entire presence.
For instance, one could sit perfectly still yet somehow draw every eye in the room.
“Hmm.”
And when he fine-tuned his posture as well?
Jung Han-sung instantly radiated an enigmatic, magnetic presence that was impossible to look away from.
Before subscribing to the channel, Jung Han-sung had imagined clapping his hands loudly in the market, shouting to draw customers’ attention.
But the channel he’d subscribed to shattered that narrow thinking.
‘Loudly shouting and clapping to gather customers——that’s the amateur approach.’
Then what about the intermediate level? Carefully selecting only customers likely to buy and pitching to them.
Minimizing unnecessary energy waste and conducting business with maximum efficiency.
And beyond that?
“Hmm?”
Customers flocking to you simply because you sit there.
That was the realm of true mastery.
Not long after subscribing to the channel, a customer slowly came to a stop in front of his stall.
I could tell just by looking at his expression.
That curiosity had taken root within him.
Jung Han-sung offered such a customer a subtle smile. Yet I made no move to speak first.
As if it mattered not whether he passed by or lingered.
“Hmm.”
The customer’s eyebrows twitched.
This street was not populated solely by merchants who hawked their wares with loud, boisterous calls. Quiet merchants like myself were common enough.
But those who displayed such obvious interest yet spoke not a single word were rare indeed.
There were those unfamiliar with commerce or too bashful to approach, but Jung Han-sung did not appear to be either.
Perhaps that was why.
“Say… do you have something special?”
The customer, unable to resist his curiosity any longer, approached me and asked.
Only then did I open my mouth.
“Are you not searching for an Artifact?”
“…! Ah. H-how did you know that?”
The customer asked in startled surprise.
At that, I offered another subtle smile.
How did I know?
It was not difficult at all.
Immediately after subscribing to the channel, my eyes took in every person in my surroundings.
Their every movement, their gaze, and even the slightest shifts in their expressions.
A person’s movements reveal much.
This customer had directed his gaze most frequently toward the stall where Artifacts lay before he even approached me.
When he scanned my wares just now, he looked at the Artifacts first.
But there was no need to explain that to him.
“This is a necklace with the effect of regenerating stamina, and this is a ring that hardens the skin for three seconds.”
Instead, I went a step further and recommended the Artifacts he needed.
This too was not difficult.
His attire was that of a typical warrior, and his hands were covered in calluses.
The Artifacts I introduced were precisely the sort any warrior would covet.
“Heh.”
Yet the customer’s expression was utterly entranced.
Now. All that remained was to close the sale.
“Perhaps these very items will save your life one day, warrior.”
I offered the suggestion in a mysterious tone, a gentle persuasion.
The nameless customer could not refuse my coaxing and purchased both Artifacts.
Despite the price being somewhat above market value.
“I shall use them well.”
“Indeed.”
After the customer departed, not long after, another prey wandered slowly into my trap.
This time, the man adorned with expensive-looking artifacts carried himself with a somewhat arrogant air.
Seeing such a man, I smiled enigmatically and spoke.
“Though I have no flowers, I do have jewels that a beautiful woman would surely treasure.”
“Huh? What, what did you say?”
It took no time at all for bewilderment and curiosity to bloom across the arrogant man’s face.
And when he left, his hands were laden with an abundance of various jewels.
As if he had been mesmerized.
―No, isn’t that nearly double the market price? Is he an idiot? Buying at that price?
At Onyx’s incredulous tone, I chuckled.

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