The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 101

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

Chapter 101

Jang Dohun sank deeply into the luxurious leather seat of the smoothly moving limousine.

What broke the silence inside was the low voice of Min Secretary sitting beside him.

“…I’m sorry, President. I should have prepared more thoroughly. This is my oversight.”

Instead of answering, Jang Dohun glared at him with coldly hardened eyes.

The benevolent Association President’s appearance from before the public was nowhere to be found.

“Thanks to you, I was thoroughly humiliated. I didn’t expect some girl named Nairan or whatever to interfere.”

Jang Dohun stared at Yebichnna’s store receding through the car window.

That small building that appeared blurry due to the cognitive distortion barrier.

“I thought she was just some ignorant drifter, but her claws are quite sharp. But you know, Min Secretary. No matter how sharp the claws, if you eliminate the hands and feet that support her one by one, she’ll eventually become a toothless cat, won’t she?”

Jang Dohun let out a cruel laugh.

Min Secretary tapped his tablet as if he had been waiting and continued his report.

“I’ve taken measures. First, I’ve tied up the administrative procedures so that all magical items and raw materials passing through customs require prior approval from the Association. The advisory resignations for Nairan and Ean have also been completed. Additionally, I’ve submitted the meeting proposal to cut support funds for high-rank Hunters as scheduled, using the pretext that finances have deteriorated due to Association building restoration costs.”

Jang Dohun rested his chin while looking out the window.

Though his ears were listening to Min Secretary’s report, his mind was filled with other questions.

‘Those League bastards, what exactly is their intention?’

He couldn’t understand why they sent the K7 series to Yebichnna, who wasn’t even officially registered but merely temporarily registered, and at such an unprecedented speed.

Even from his perspective, this was an overly hasty decision.

Thinking he should have drinks with the League’s high-ranking officials soon to probe their true intentions, he got out in front of the hotel where the limousine had stopped.

“President, accommodations have been prepared within the Association.”

“I’ll stay at the hotel for a few more days. That place is too bleak.”

After dismissing Min Secretary and boarding the VIP elevator, Jang Dohun irritably loosened his tie.

It was when he made heavy footsteps and grabbed the suite room handle.

His movement suddenly stopped.

An uninvited guest had already arrived in the room.

“What’s the use of putting barriers around the room when they’re completely useless against such a monster.”

As Jang Dohun clicked his tongue and entered, Alice was sprawled carelessly on the sofa, just as his intuition had told him.

She was drinking expensive wine straight from the bottle without a glass.

“It won’t do for a young lady to freely come and go in an old man’s room like this.”

“Are you worried I won’t be able to get married?”

Alice replied indifferently.

Jang Dohun sat across from her and urged her to get to the point.

“I’m tired, so just tell me what you want.”

Having been dealt a blow by Yebichnna and being in the worst mood, his patience for Alice’s whining had hit rock bottom.

But Alice ghostly hit his sore spot.

“Looking at your expression, you really did get properly hit, didn’t you? At that free demonstration or whatever it was.”

A thick vein bulged at Jang Dohun’s temple.

His insides were already twisted from the loss of face, and now this brat was scratching at it right in front of him, making him feel murderous for the first time in a while.

“You didn’t come here to say that, so just get to the point.”

“Hmph, you’re being really prickly.”

Alice pouted and continued.

“You know the French League is making a fuss telling me to enter the country immediately, right?”

“Of course I know. With Predator Gates bursting one after another, they wouldn’t look kindly on an S-rank playing at romance in a foreign country.”

“Exactly. How nice it would be if I had two bodies. I could play at romance and conquer gates too.”

Alice’s eyes lit up as she leaned forward.

“Ha. Why are there so many people trying to get something for nothing.”

Alice ignored his sarcasm.

“That ability isn’t yours anyway. They say you go to heaven if you share and give, you know?”

As Alice ridiculously made the sign of the cross, Jang Dohun sank deep into the sofa and let out a hollow laugh.

“Heaven, my ass. Unfortunately, this isn’t something I can share with anyone. Only I can use it.”

“Ah, this is really annoying…”

Alice shot up from her seat.

As she grumbled about not understanding why the League only liked old men like him, she added before leaving.

“Then give priority support to that woman’s items for France. I don’t want to enter Predator Gates either.”

“Well, I’ll ask the League folks about it.”

Alice disappeared, leaving behind Jang Dohun’s sarcastic words.

Left alone in the room, Jang Dohun looked down at the darkened downtown.

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It was the first night spending time with the K7s that Jang Dohun had left behind.

Rather than having reliable Security Guards standing in front of the store, it felt like having time bombs that could explode at any moment, making me quite uneasy.

After tossing and turning all night, I eventually opened my heavy eyes without sleeping for more than a few hours.

What dominated my mind was still the pressure about Predator Gate items.

^[Support the conquest of all gates before they completely collapse!(11/55)]^

I had only conquered 11 so far.

Only 10 items remained.

According to the data of consuming 2 items per gate, I could conquer 5 more gates.

But the problem was the 40 gates that would remain after that.

“I don’t have materials…”

Several overseas guilds had definitely been eager to send item materials, but while I received contact that they had sent them, their whereabouts were mysterious.

Even though Ean said he would look into it, seeing that there was still no news, certainly…

“I can’t just hang everything on those materials.”

Since I had failed before when using different materials instead of throwing orbs for my skill, I was cautious about finding other materials, but I couldn’t just sit and wait like this.

‘I should buy similar materials with the coins I have piled up and experiment.’

I let out a long sigh and opened my status window.

^[Name: Yebichnna]^

^[Skill: Absolute Sense(EX-rank)]^

^[Vision: 1

Hearing: 0

Smell: 3

Taste: 0

Touch: 2

??: ?]^

^[Coins Held: 500,000 coins]^

I seemed to have found a use for the large sum of coins I received from Nara.

If time allowed, I would have liked to pick items one by one at the offline market, but for now, using the online market seemed best.

“What items would be as similar as possible to throwing orbs…”

With sleep completely gone, I took out my phone and opened the online Hunter Market app.

As I scrolled down, Mimi, who I thought was sleeping, had somehow raised her head and was staring at me intently.

“Oh, you’re awake?”

As I patted my chest in surprise, Mimi wagged her tail and said.

“Get ready.”

Mimi stretched long and approached the door.

“The Association opened.”

At those words, I hastily tidied up my bedding and went out to the lobby, where I saw an unexpected scene.

Ohyeongtaek was leaning against the store window, sleeping in an uncomfortable position.

It seemed he couldn’t even lie down on a bed while protecting me all night.

Feeling sorry and grateful, I carefully approached with a customer blanket.

Just as I was about to unfold and cover him with the blanket, Ohyeongtaek drowsily opened his eyes.

“Ah… I must have woken you up. I’m sorry.”

To my apology, Ohyeongtaek instead gave me a bright, puppy-like smile as he looked up at me.

“Noona, did you sleep well? Seeing you the moment I opened my eyes really makes me happy.”

“….”

Ohyeongtaek’s appearance with his sleepy voice and prettily curved lips was honestly not good for my heart.

I cleared my throat and hastily turned my gaze away.

Then I made eye contact with a K7 outside the window.

My breath stopped for a moment.

“…?”

All the dolls should normally be standing with their backs to the store, but only one entity had turned its body to stare directly at me.

My heart felt like it was plummeting.

But in that split second when I blinked in surprise, as if I had seen a mirage, that entity was standing with its back turned just like all the other dolls.

“What the….”

My breath trembled faintly.

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