Chapter 88 – Retired S-Class Hunter (2)
As soon as I saw the mask disappear from my face, a feeling of embarrassment passed through my head.
How should I avoid this situation?
As she was originally, she was just thinking of giving her a first impression of her with the feeling that she was one of the hunters that her ability was.
Apparently, male hunters still have preconceived notions among the general public.
At this rate, there was a good chance that the conversation itself would break out before even bringing up a designated request or other topic.
“…….”
After groping her floor while making eye contact with her once, she retrieved her mask of unidentification, which she dropped, by putting it in her subspace pouch.
He quietly waited for the next words to come out of her mouth.
“Hey, hey… ?”
“Yes.”
“The gaze is a bit burdensome, but could you go and sit on the other side… ?”
“…… Yes.”
Following her words, still vague about what kind of reaction she was trying to show, I moved my body to the sofa on the other side of the table.
Hwayoung Choi rose slowly from her sofa and opened her mouth to me as she leaned against her table.
“Didn’t you say that Mr. Seongcheol Kim is a C-class Hunter?”
“That’s right.”
“I am Choi Hwa-yeong, an S-class hunter. Even though she is retired now.”
“I see.”
“Well, it might sound a bit strange when I say this, but….”
After all, the fact that she had completed a B-class quest with a high level of difficulty was not enough to dispel her preconceived notion that she was a male hunter.
When I was thinking about how to prove my skills to Hwayoung Choi.
She made eye contact with me and continued her words completely unexpectedly.
“First of all, I’m a senior, so I’ll be a bit more comfortable with my words… ?”
“Yes?”
“That, so young…. Ah, no, I’m not used to respectful words for juniors…. It’s okay, it’s okay… Yo. This?”
Of course, I thought that as a male hunter, questions about my qualifications would pop up.
It’s not like that, but she was a little taken aback by Choi Hwa-young’s permission to simply let go of her words.
“Yes, you can say whatever you feel comfortable with.”
Anyway, having a senior in the industry talking to me was a sign of closeness, so I accepted her offer without hesitation.
“Okay, thanks.”
After saying that, Choi Hwa-yeong sat comfortably on her sofa with her legs crossed and started talking about her in a loose white gown.
Even with a male hunter, he went into work without much thought.
Can you say that such things are flexible? ?
“Well, it’s strange when I say things like this.”
“Yes?”
“Are you okay? It’s a male hunter, but he’s anxious about entrusting work….”
“Well. Once our species… Ah, no, because I’m not the kind of person who thinks of abilities as a man or a woman.
Aren’t there strong hunters among men? It is not so?”
“No, you looked good.”
“And the payment is supposed to be handed over after receiving the material anyway.
Even if you don’t get the material yourself, I thought it wouldn’t matter as long as the black slime bodily fluid came to me.”
Ah.
So, first of all, whether or not I am an awakening hunter is not her concern.
Are you saying that you will judge only by looking at whether you can find the material or not?
I wasn’t saying that I completely believed in my abilities, so I almost felt a bit disappointed.
Anyway, it’s a good thing for me to know that I’m a man and continue to do business.
As the saying goes, well begun is half done, if you can somehow connect the relationship itself, trust will follow on its own.
“First of all, since I asked to meet you about the black slime material, I’ll tell you the conditions I’ve been thinking about first.”
“Yes.”
“The number of purchases is the same as the request you received last time. Instead, the purchase price is doubled. And regular deliveries at least once a month.
It wouldn’t be such a bad suggestion for you either. At least this will not feel like a loss compared to the trouble of finding the material.”
“… That’s right.”
Since the request was on the floor, the purchase conditions themselves weren’t that bad.
It’s just that you buy too little at one time. There are no other black slime related quests, so you have to enter the dungeon with the intention of completing only this one quest.
And it just lay on the floor because it required at least two B-rank or higher hunters to complete it.
Of course, since the bodily fluids of black slime spoil quickly if stored incorrectly, it was difficult to purchase large quantities at once, so it could not be helped.
First of all, the changed condition itself she said was really attractive.
It’s just to see and accept money.
“…….”
However, the fact that the reason I decided to meet her today was not because of her money made me hesitate a little.
If possible, the purpose was to create a chance to meet this person somehow under the pretext of her request, and to have a close enough relationship to gain awakening points.
If I accepted the proposal she gave me just as it was, it would have become an extremely cynical relationship between her client and the hunter.
It was a bit ambiguous condition to accept as I was hoping for a deeper relationship than such a business relationship.
“… Don’t you like the conditions?”
“No, what. Conditions are good, but….”
… How am I supposed to explain this
The purchase price doesn’t matter, so please go on a date next time.
Are you not interested in body fluids other than black slime?
Instead of being in a regular delivery relationship, give her a chest massage.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with an idea that would lead to a deep relationship with Choi Hwa-young, as I could only think of such low-quality words in my head.
“Warning. These expressions are likely to arouse the alertness of Choi Hwa-yeong, an S-class hunter.”
‘I know, Esilla.’
But what if I can’t come up with any other suggestions?
It was so difficult to bring up a story about something other than business to a stranger.
Really, you’ve been really lucky so far.
Even if it was Hyeeun or Hanminah that I knew from the beginning.
In the past, when I first met Cha Yu-ri or Doshi-hee and naturally had sex within a few hours, I could only explain that I was really lucky.
It’s a bit unfortunate, but I guess I’ll have to accept this offer as it is today.
If we continue to exchange materials, etc., Then there may be other ways to come up.
If that happens, maybe there will be a chance to meet again somehow.
In this way, we have no choice but to start from very few points of contact.
“Then I….”
The moment I thought so, and after deep consideration, I was about to reluctantly agree.
“Now, wait a minute… !!!”
“…….”
“Even if you’re not very interested in money… !! All, because there are other ways to get paid for something else… !!”
Perhaps the reason for my long hesitation was to refuse, so she hurriedly cut her off before I finished speaking and came in.
Intrigued by Choi Hwa-yeong’s new proposal, I asked what she had said.
“Other… What?”
When I said that I would pay for something else, the question of whether I could do it with my body rose to the bottom of my chin, but of course, such a low-quality expression did not come out of my mouth.
At first, I listened carefully to what she had to say.
“Ah, I don’t know if you know! I, he, is a pharmacist! He also has a talent for medicine!”
“Ah, that’s why you are purchasing materials.”
“I also run a potion shop called the Lakeside Pharmacy over there… !! We are also making regular deliveries to companies and unions… !!”
“Oh oh….”
Was that why you were buying materials?
I thought you were trying to smoke a cigarette with the bodily fluids of the black slime again.
When I approached it earlier, it smelled strangely acrid, so I did it just in case, but now that I think about it, there’s no way such a shrewd person could smoke such a maniac and strong cigarette.
“So, if you don’t mind, how about taking that, po, potion, or some other medicine? Yes?!
Or, if necessary, I’ll accept custom requests! You may have to procure those, cows, and materials yourself, but…. Anyway, huh?!”
Seeing her desperately like that, it seems that the black slime material is important to her.
As soon as she saw Choi Hwa-yeong’s reaction, two emotions naturally crossed her head.
One is that it was me, not her, who was entirely in her position in this transaction, so the confidence that I would listen to pretty much anything I wanted.
Another one of hers is the expectation that I will be able to spend personal time with her enough to close the distance with her once and for all, rather than simply stopping the transaction between her materials and money.
The moment those two emotions crossed my head, a good idea came into my head.
She gave Essila a final check before putting her mouth on her proposal.
“The probability that S-class hunter Choi Hwa-young will respond to the master’s proposal is estimated at about 90%.”
If that’s the case, then what needs to be said is as if it’s been decided.
I sat down at the table across from her, met Hwayoung Choi’s eyes, and asked her question with an interested expression.
“A lakeside pharmacy? Besides, can you make potions?”
“Ah, yes! Are you interested?”
“Of course I am interested. A good potion isn’t something you can easily find even with money.”
It’s not that the potion itself is expensive to produce, it’s because there are a limited number of hunters with talent in medicine.
Even if they received the same price, if they could receive potions of the same face value instead of simply receiving cash, the value would naturally be set a little higher.
Therefore, I deliberately emphasized that part and expressed my deep interest in Choi Hwa-young’s proposal.
“Uh, what potion should I use? Wound healing? A monster repellent? Oh, or what about magic boosters?
Or that, other potions are fine too. Because I can make anything…. If you bring me the ingredients, I’ll make it for you!”
I liked everything, including the wound healing potion and the magic booster, or even her suggestion that she would make it herself.
As soon as I heard her proposal, only one idea came to my mind.
“Actually, I’m interested in potions, but I can’t get a feel for just hearing about them.”
“That, is it? So can you tell me what you need? I’ll find something similar somehow….”
“Why don’t I visit Hwayoung Choi’s store myself next time?”
“… My store?”
“You never know. If you go and see it for yourself, you might find a potion you like.
If there is a potion that I like, I will use it, and even if there is no potion, how about trading the black slime material with what is in your store?”
“…….”
Once he could visit Choi Hwa-young’s shop once, he would somehow pretend to be her coincidence and have an excuse to meet her.
It was a pretty good operation in my opinion.
“Then… Will you do that?”
First of all, it seemed that he had succeeded somehow in putting the first button on.