Chapter 17 – S-Class Hunter Seulbi Kim (17)

“Welcome, Hunter. Welcome to our DH department store.”

I was startled by the sight of the doors opening and unfolding on the top floor of the 15-story department store.

A middle-aged woman, dressed in luxurious clothes and looking booty-looking, said hello with her hands folded neatly.

And like the staff who guided us at the entrance, about a dozen staff members neatly dressed in uniform lined up on both sides and bowed at the same time.

“Welcome!!”

‘What is this.’

From the moment the employee entered the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor, he thought something was unusual, but he never thought that such a picture would unfold.

That’s bound to be the case too.

I came to buy E-class equipment.
Of course, I had to go to the underground shopping mall, but I somehow ended up at the department store at Seulbi Kim’s request.

Buying E-class equipment in a place like this was a huge waste of money.

“Hello.”

Seulbi Kim greeted each other casually.

He didn’t look surprised or burdened in the slightest, as if it was natural to be treated like this wherever he went.

Ever since I got out of the house, I’ve been surprised.
The woman who came to my house as a surprise was such a great person.

In her head, she knew that S-class hunters were great, but when she saw the treatment she actually received, she thought that it was also worthy of being said that they were above the clouds.

“What are you doing here today?”

Although there was no name tag or introduction, I thought that the middle-aged woman in front of her might be the president of this department store.

“I want to buy equipment.”

Seulbi Kim said something obvious.
What else is there to do in a department store that specializes in hunter gear?

“Are you looking for your own equipment?”

The boss asked with a bright expression.
Since the department store here is also a large one, there must have been S-class equipment.

It was natural for him to make such an expression, since even if he sold just one of them, the margin would be considerable.

“No. I’m here to buy this guy’s equipment.”

Seulbi Kim looked at me with her arms still crossed, she said.
I felt something amiss.

I thought I was here to buy S-grade equipment, but how would they react if I told them to buy E-grade equipment?

“Ah yes…”

The manager, who showed a slightly disappointed expression, quickly changed his expression to a bright one and asked.

“Excuse me, but what is your grade?”
“It’s E-class…”

It felt like I had to go down a rat hole.

Even the boss couldn’t hide his surprised expression.

However, she was a different person from the rude young employee at the Hunter Management Office.
The surprised expression was corrected in 0.5 seconds, and he quickly smiled and said.

“I see. I will guide you directly. Are you all right?”
“Yes, Thanks.”

I felt burdened and wanted to say that it was not necessary, but Seulbi Kim answered first.

The president of a department store directly guides you in buying E-class equipment.

I tried to drive common sense out of me.

The place where the boss took us was different from what I expected.
Spacious room with a soft sofa.

It was like a hotel reception room.
I never thought that there was such a space in a department store.

The boss asked, inviting us to sit on a luxurious sofa that looked like something out of the ordinary.

“Did you have dinner? If you haven’t already, we can prepare it for you.”
“Well…”

Seulbi Kim thought for a moment and then she asked me.

“Seonggi, if it’s okay, shall we eat here? After all, shopping takes time. We haven’t eaten anything yet.”

According to her, we haven’t even had breakfast yet.

As if being swept away by something, I stopped by the Hunter Management Center and went straight to the department store to buy equipment.

If shopping takes time, you will inevitably get hungry.
When I realized it, it seemed that I was really hungry.

“Maybe?”

When my answer fell off, the boss looked back.

Then, an employee who was standing upright quickly approached and held out something.
It was a menu board that I couldn’t have guessed would be in a department store.

The fact that the various menus were written luxuriously, I wondered if we were in a high-end restaurant, just like the room we were in.

“Choose what you want to eat, Mr. Sunggi.”

There were menus like this and that, but they weren’t familiar food names to me.
Also, the fact that the price was not listed was a bit disconcerting.
Whatever I did, it was a series of unfamiliar things to me.

“I’m fine with anything. Seulbi chooses.”
“Maybe?”

Kim Seul-bi looked at her menu board, and she had a conversation with the boss.
They talked about where the meat was airlifted and what else was the wine.
She doubted that this was a department store.

After that conversation, the menu was selected.

A tablecloth was set on the table where we were sitting, and plates, spoons, and meat knives were set.

“I think it will take 20 minutes to prepare the meal. Would you like to see the item now? Or should I show you after dinner?”
“Please bring it now.”

An employee who was waiting for Seulbi Kim’s answer appeared with a bag.

When he opened the bag, it contained familiar but somewhat different hunter equipment.

“This is the basic equipment for men’s E-rank hunters. It is a product produced in collaboration between an Italian designer and an American equipment expert, and it has been two weeks since it was released. There is only one item in stock at our department store.”

What?
Italian designer?
American equipment expert?

I know that Korea is also at its peak in the field of equipment production, but I wondered if I should buy equipment made by such people.
Just hearing the explanation made me think that the price would go up a lot.
Besides, there was only one in stock at the department store.
This meant that the number of products produced was small and that fewer people were looking for them.
Of course, D-class or lower hunters rarely buy equipment at department stores, so they probably won’t buy such expensive and luxurious items.

“Um… Not bad. How does Seonggi look?”
“It’s good…”

Of course good.
It is a luxury product that the department store owner directly shows, but the only thing that matters is the price.

“What about output and class specifications?”
“As you gradually adapt to the default 200 percent, performance goes up to twice that. There are almost no class restrictions, but it is said to perform best when worn by melee dealers.”
“Then I can’t.”

After Seulbi Kim listened to the explanation, she said so.

“Seonggi-san is a hunter who specializes in mental abilities, so the equipment for melee dealers is a bit different. Isn’t it?”

She asked me

I’m a hunter specializing in mental abilities?
Do you mean far buffer?

To say the least, I could say that was right because even Kim Seul-bi, an S-class hunter, was gaining experience.
I didn’t have any melee combat skills.
It was clear that the first equipment the boss showed me would not suit me.

“All right.”

Without regret, the boss let the employee with the bag go and let another employee in.

The equipment in the bag the employee carried was equally dazzling.
It was also the same that a designer from a luxury brand and a foreign artisan collaborated.

In that way, an appetizer came out while looking at some equipment.

‘What am I really doing?’

A completely different picture was unfolding from the equipment shopping I had imagined.

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I thought it was good to eat in the department store as Seulbi Kim suggested.
Shopping has been going on for quite some time.

It seemed that it took 3 hours, including the time to eat and pick up the goods.

Mainly, I was the one sitting still, and Seulbi Kim reviewed things and asked me for my opinion.

That’s how I bought a suit, a pair of swords and shields, and a pair of bracelets called equipment for spirit-type hunters.

Of course, I was sick to my stomach the whole time I was looking at it.
Because these things seemed to be very expensive to look at.

These were things I couldn’t afford with my credit card limit, let alone savings.

While worrying, Seulbi Kim was already taking out her card and counting.

“Oh, wait! Why is Mr. Seulbi calculating?”
“It’s okay. When Hunter first starts, everyone has no money. I also started with debt. Think of it as a gift from me to Sung-gi. I also received a lot of help from Mr. Seonggi.”
“Still…”

How can you compare an S-rank hunter starting out with debt versus an E-rank hunter buying high-end gear off-topic?
To put it plainly, even if I rolled in a dungeon for 10 years, this equipment would not be worth it.
Before that, the life of the equipment will be over.

“It’s okay. Mr. Sunggi.”

I couldn’t refuse because Seulbi Kim was making a face that said if I didn’t accept it, I’d be pissed off.

“Thank you.”

I don’t know how to repay this, or if I can.

Even so, the reason that Kim Seul-bi didn’t feel uneasy was because what Kim Seul-bi said was true.

I am helping her too.
Because she, an S-class hunter whose growth can hardly be expected, says she has grown after meeting me.

“We ate, shall we go to the dungeon now?”

Seulbi Kim told me.

“Now?”
“Yeah. You have to say that you will quit your job anyway. I’ll go into that dungeon while I’m gone.”