The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 30

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

 

Chapter 30

 

Chomp, chomp, chomp.

 

Mimi had finally gotten the tuna pouch she so desperately wanted.

 

The sound of her eating deliciously made my stomach growl too, but I crouched down beside Mimi and didn’t leave her side.

 

Today, I was determined to get the answers I wanted no matter what. I was absolutely going to persistently pester her so that Mimi couldn’t brush me off this time.

 

Until now, I’d been too shocked by awakening and surprised by Mimi’s identity to have the leisure to interrogate her properly, but now it was different.

 

I was sufficiently rational now.

 

“You said we’d talk when you got back.”

 

“They say even dogs aren’t bothered when eating, so why are you bothering a cat?”

 

“Then I’ll wait until you finish eating.”

 

“You’ll give me indigestion.”

 

Mimi was blatantly giving me hints, but I stubbornly waited right beside her.

 

As soon as I saw the empty plate, I said with sparkling eyes.

 

“Can I ask now?”

 

“Fine.”

 

Mimi sat by the window where the sunlight streamed in well, swishing her tail back and forth. She looked much thinner than before.

 

“I thought a lot about what to ask first…”

 

“Before that.”

 

“Hm?”

 

“Believe that I’m on humanity’s side ‘for now.'”

 

“Then why did you say ‘for now’?”

 

“Because I wasn’t before.”

 

“…Ah.”

 

She said she wasn’t so confidently that I was starting to feel a bit suspicious.

 

I pulled a chair over in front of Mimi with a dubious expression and sat down.

 

“Next question. What are you? Why did you come to Earth?”

 

“An alien from a distant planet. My main purpose is to drive the Gates away from Earth.”

 

“By using me?”

 

“Right, my power is limited on Earth.”

 

“If your power is creating status windows, did you also create the existence called Hunters?”

 

Mimi turned her head to look out the window. She seemed to be pondering her answer.

 

“I don’t know if humans will understand, but Hunters were created by those Gate bastards.”

 

“Huh…?”

 

“I’m just utilizing that.”

 

Just as Mimi said, her incomprehensible words left my mind blank for a moment.

 

She said Gates were lifeforms whose purpose was to destroy Earth, so why would those same Gates create Hunters who play the role of eliminating Gates?

 

Giving disease and medicine… That proverb came to mind exactly.

 

“I told you, you wouldn’t understand.”

 

“You’re right, I have no idea.”

 

A brief silence fell between us.

 

With such an unexpected answer, it took me a while to think about what question to ask next.

 

I’d learned the reason Gates appeared, why Mimi called herself a status window, and why Mimi gave me Quests…

 

“Ah! Then why were you injured when you came? Did you fight with Gates or something?”

 

“Right, I warned them not to go against the order. I got hurt, but those bastards got hurt much worse, hmph.”

 

I stared intently at Mimi.

 

She’d roughly described herself as an alien who came from a distant planet to save Earth, but maybe because I’m human, Mimi’s existence didn’t feel real to me.

 

An existence that could warn Gates – doesn’t that mean she’s incredibly strong?

 

“Is that possible? Do Gates listen to what you say?”

 

“If it weren’t for me, the time limit would be down to 1 hour by now.”

 

Mimi narrowed her eyes with a demure expression. She was clearly telling me not to underestimate her.

 

“…That’s incredible.”

 

“Hmph.”

 

Mimi turned her back and lay down. She seemed thoroughly sulky.

 

“I’m going to sleep. Ask your last question.”

 

“Last…”

 

Just one. There was a doubt I’d carried in my heart from the very beginning until now.

 

“Really… can Senior and I conquer all the Gates within the time limit?”

 

I tried to stay calm, but I grew more anxious as time passed.

 

Watching Senior clear Gates in an average of about an hour each, I’d thought conquering a total of 22 countries’ Gates within 3 weeks wouldn’t be difficult.

 

But with the time limit reduced by 100 hours and Senior’s health seriously deteriorating, I kept losing confidence.

 

Within the remaining time, could we really…

 

I felt my mouth go dry as I looked at Mimi’s small, round back.

 

“It’s possible. As long as humans don’t do useless things.”

 

“Useless things?”

 

“Things like Black Crew and whatnot.”

 

“Ah.”

 

I nodded slightly.

 

Hearing that we could safely clear the Quest as long as there was no hunting between Hunters inside Gates, I felt great relief.

 

Since Mimi was saying it, I could trust it.

 

“That’s a relief. Senior will be okay too…?”

 

“Questions are over. I’m sleeping.”

 

“How petty.”

 

Mimi curled up and closed her eyes. I watched Mimi’s back rise and fall, then finally got up from my seat after a long while.

 

“Should I eat first.”

 

I couldn’t remember properly eating a meal since the Gates appeared. I wasn’t the type to eat meals on time originally, but I was scared I might collapse like last time if I didn’t eat like this.

 

I shuffled over and opened the refrigerator, then let out a small sigh.

 

“I didn’t go grocery shopping.”

 

The refrigerator was just like when I was poor. Only water, kimchi, and old tofu.

 

The menu was inevitably decided.

 

“Kimchi stew it is.”

 

As I was about to walk to the kitchen, I heard a familiar sound effect.

 

^[Sub Quest occurred!]^

 

As soon as I saw the Quest window, I glared at Mimi.

 

“Are you telling me not to eat either? What’s this?”

 

^[Improve your skill proficiency and contribute to Earth’s peace and safety!]^

 

^[Sell ‘Perfect’ grade oil (0/100)

 

Accept ‘Massage Treatment Course’ customers *Hunters only (0/2)]^

 

^[Upon success: 2 stat points, 1000 coins awarded

 

Upon failure: You will lose someone precious]^

 

“You said you’re on my side, but isn’t the failure penalty too harsh every time?”

 

I spoke loudly on purpose, but Mimi didn’t even pretend to listen.

 

* * *

 

Shinnara and Jinwoon stood side by side in front of the Ogre-infested Gate.

 

“Do I really have to be the one to do this, Jinwoon?”

 

Shinnara scrunched up her face as if the Gate entrance were the gates of hell itself, whining pitifully.

 

“You personally said that the higher up someone is, the more they should take the lead in unpleasant tasks.”

 

“I did?”

 

“Yes, Guild Master.”

 

“…I really don’t want to enter the Ogre’s Nest.”

 

“It’s a requirement for establishing a major guild, so you have to do it.”

 

Without batting an eye, Jinwoon pushed up his glasses and shoved Shinnara’s back forward.

 

The Ogre’s Nest was an unpopular Gate since it didn’t drop useful items or coins.

 

Because of this, it was often neglected until just before the Gate would burst, so eventually Ogre’s Nest extermination was adopted as a mandatory condition for guild establishment approval.

 

Shinnara threw a fit, saying that if she found out whose idea this was, she’d pluck out every hair on their head.

 

“I don’t want to go in! You know how disgusting the smell of Ogre blood really is.”

 

“That’s why I brought this.”

 

Jinwoon pulled out a roll-on oil from his jacket.

 

It was a very special item he had received from Yebichnna.

 

This roll-on oil, which Jinwoon had obtained through his first contract with her after immediately recognizing her tremendous abilities, supposedly had the effect of blocking monster odors and even improving the user’s mood.

 

What was even more amazing was that when made into a spray form and sprayed around the area, it could even prevent lower-grade monsters from approaching.

 

Jinwoon felt proud that he had been the first to monopolize such a talented individual who could create such remarkable and innovative items.

 

“Apply it under your nose.”

 

“You think applying this will make me not smell that Ogre stench that’s worse than a rotting sewer? Nothing we’ve tried has ever worked against the smell of Ogre blood.”

 

“That’s why we need to test it.”

 

After carefully applying the oil under Shinnara’s nose and his own, Jinwoon checked his wristwatch.

 

“The Gate is about to burst. Let’s go in quickly.”

 

“Fine, fine. Shilla Guild Master Shinnara, entering Ogre Nest 2nd Gate…”

 

Shinnara took a step forward with a trembling heart.

 

All her nerves were on edge, worried that even a little bit of that terrible, horrible Ogre blood smell might enter her nose.

 

But the refreshing scent of mint seeping in from her nose tip helped lower her anxiety.

 

“Oh, it’s okay so far?”

 

Sniff sniff, as Shinnara wrinkled her nose and smelled the air, Jinwoon nodded as well.

 

“It seems to block even the blood smell.”

 

He spotted a group of Ogres approaching them and drew his item from the void.

 

Jinwoon’s main weapon was a massive crescent-shaped spear.

 

“Go, Kim Jinwoon!”

 

Shinnara, being a healer, subtly stepped back and pointed her finger energetically toward the Ogres.

 

“If you could stop treating me like a Poké… never mind.”

 

Jinwoon sighed and charged forward.

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