Chapter 58 – Irresistible Charm

It was when I went up to the shoe store with Shin Hye-yeon to look at her shoes.
A somewhat tumultuous atmosphere was detected from downstairs.

The atmosphere continued to the third floor, and the voices of the staff were heard.

“Is the representative here?”
“Hello.”

Store employees were greeting someone.

I turned my head and saw a person walking towards this place.
A woman walking with a lofty and dignified figure, greeting the greeting staff face-to-face.

I looked at her and was frozen like her ice.

‘Ah…’

Why didn’t you know

I had seen a woman in her previous life who was politely greeted by the staff while listening to the voice of the CEO.
I’ve only seen it once or twice, but I remember seeing it clearly.
Although she was a normal person, she was a woman with an aura that was no less than that of Hunter.

Park Da-in’s mother.
It was Choi Ju-ri.

I knew the GP was on a winning streak, but I didn’t know who the representative was.
Even in the ‘Book of Memories’, she was mentioned as a businesswoman, but she did not expect to meet her here.

“Ah…”

With a different feeling from me, Shin Hye-yeon was also taken aback.
Just as expected?

Choi Joo-ri, who was walking through the store, found Shin Hye-yeon.

“Oh? Aren’t you Hyeyeon?”

She said that she knew her father, and she seemed to know Shin Hye-yeon as well.

Ju-ri Choi only looked like she was in her mid-to-late twenties.
She only had a prejudice because she heard the voice of the CEO, but simply looking at her appearance, she seemed to be closer to her mid-twenties.

It didn’t suit that such a woman was Park Da-in’s mother, but I knew the circumstances.
Because she was not her biological mother who gave birth to Park Da-in.

“Hello.”

When it was discovered, Shin Hye-yeon had no choice but to greet her face-to-face.

“Are you here to shop?”
“Yes…”
“If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have contacted me. Are you upset and don’t say anything?”
“Sorry.”

Aside from the content of the conversation, it felt like talking to her older sister, who knew her just by looking at her appearance.
Shin Hye-yeon didn’t seem to want Choi Joo-ri to know that she had come here.
The reason soon became clear.

“It’s not like this here, follow me. I will help you.”

Choi Ju-ri, who had a smile on her face, seemed very happy to meet Shin Hye-yeon.

“Is this your boyfriend?”

Choi Ju-ri pointed at me and asked.

“Yes…”

Shin Hye-yeon’s face turned red.

“Hoho, you’re handsome~ Is your boyfriend a hunter too?”

The question was directed at me, so she answered.

“Yes.”
“It’s good~ You can come with me too.”

Choi Ju-ri asked again while looking at Shin Hye-yeon.

“Have you eaten?”
“Yes, I ate.”
“Then would you like some coffee? Or tea?”
“I’ll have coffee.”

Choe Ju-ri heard Shin Hye-yeon’s answer and instructed her staff to prepare coffee and refreshments.

I was still feeling confused.
I can’t believe I met Choi Joo-ri in this way.

He had her mind on the fact that he had to see her.
An essential process for carrying out this quest was to establish a relationship with Choi Ju-ri.
Considering the amount of time left to complete the quest, it was also something that had to be done quickly.

Shin Hye-yeon and Park Eun-ha had already shared a past with me, and the feelings they had for me went beyond simple liking.
So, if the work went relatively smoothly, Choi Ju-ri’s case was completely different.

It was like having to start completely from scratch.
Just now, she asked Shin Hye-yeon, “Are you my boyfriend?” She asked, and she had no resistance to it.
It means I don’t have any feelings.

‘What should I do?’

Until now, there was no suitable route to attack the quest at all.

Anyway, that’s how Shin Hye-yeon and I ended up following her, following her guidance from Joo-ri Choi.

Shin Hye-yeon seemed uncomfortable at first, but now it was not so.
Basically, it doesn’t seem like she hates Choi Joo-ri.

When she came here to shop, she didn’t tell Choe Ju-ri because she expected things to go this way.
Shin Hye-yeon was the type who was reluctant to let people know that she was rich, and she had no intention of taking advantage of it.
Even so, the reason why she dared to buy shoes through GP must be because Joo-Ri Choi would feel some sort of guilt.

After getting on her elevator, Ju-ri Choi asked Shin Hye-yeon in a friendly manner.
The two of them were holding hands affectionately.

Looking at it, my feelings were complicated.
In order to accomplish this quest, an unusual level of special development was required.

I didn’t know Park Eun-ha, but I didn’t know how Shin Hye-yeon would react if Choi Joo-ri and I became like that.
If you think about it easily, it seems that there is a lot of resistance, but considering the characteristics of the system, it may not be.
Anyway, everything was unknown to me now.

Choi Ju-ri took us to the VIP room.
Where the hunters shopped, there was a VIP room as if it were natural.
It is the same as a place where ordinary people shop, but should we say that this place has a special meaning?
The amount of money Hunter VIPs use is beyond imagination.
For example, if an S-class hunter came and bought a piece of equipment or weapon, the weekly or even monthly sales of most stores could be raised in one day.

There was no way that a space for such a customer could have been prepared without hesitation.

The gorgeous and spacious VIP room was occupied by C-class me and B-class Shin Hye-yeon.
Thanks to Choi Ju-ri’s special consideration.

Shin Hye-yeon deserved to feel her discomfort.
In addition, I was able to guess Choi Ju-ri’s personality.

How she treats the person she likes and needs to be kind to.

Her expression was gentle, and her attitude while holding Shin Hye-yeon’s hand was friendly.
It was a question for me that the relationship between such a woman and Park Da-in was not good.
Perhaps the problem was with Park Da-in, not Choi Ju-ri.

I’m not saying this with prejudice, it was something I could think of because I’d experienced Park Da-in.
Even if it is not directly related to this, Park Da-in killed a person yesterday.
Then, although his expression was dark, he reflected on the academy.
It was clear that she was no ordinary thinking woman.

Following Choi Ju-ri’s instructions, her staff brought Shin Hye-yeon shoes suitable for her to wear.
All of them were shoes with great design, quality and functionality.

“This is so…”

Shin Hye-yeon, who came here with a coupon, made her embarrassed face.

Given her personality, it was natural.
At first glance, the shoes the staff brought looked expensive.

The biggest influence on the price of equipment and weapons was, of course, the grade.
It is only natural that the equipment of an S-class hunter is significantly more expensive than that of a D-class hunter.
However, apart from that obvious difference, even among products of the same class, they formed a wide range of prices depending on their quality and function.

Hunters who value equipment often hang themselves on very small differences.
For example, even if the output differed by only 1 percent, and depending on the hand of the artisan, the price would rise enormously.

As for me, I was a bit skeptical about that.
I think the hunter’s skills, experience, and attitude in dungeon raids are more important than 1% output.
Depending on how aggressive and vigilant you were, you could inflict more damage against monsters or the depth of the wounds you received could be shallower.
Simply put, they don’t think it needs to be that expensive.

Shin Hye-yeon was also not the type to obsess over her equipment.
If so, when she came here, she would have contacted Choi Joo-ri first, and would have made the most of her own wealth.
Aside from all of that, we were just first-year college students.

There is no need to enter the dungeon right now.
He didn’t belong to an underground guild like Park Eun-ha, so he didn’t have to prepare for an emergency.

“Don’t think about the price. I will give you a gift.”
“No! If so, I will be burdened.”
“What kind of burden is it between us~ It’s disappointing~”

Choi Ju-ri made a really sad expression.
I could see that he really thought so, not just words.

“What is the reason for my business? Oh right! Didn’t I give you a present when you entered college? Think of it as an entrance gift~ That’s okay, right?”

Choi Ju-ri was delighted that she had found a solution.

“If you say so…”

Shin Hye-Yeon also blurted out her words, as if she thought resistance was impossible any longer.

“Good! If it’s a gift, one pair of shoes isn’t enough!”

Choi Ju-ri tried to call an employee with a excited face, but looked in my direction.
When I saw her bright face, my heart skipped a beat.

What to say
She is a woman full of charm.
Regardless of age, and regardless of whether he was a hunter or an ordinary person, he had a charm that any man could not but fall in love with.
His appearance is also his appearance, but his own aura felt from the inside was certain.
It seemed that Park Da-in’s father knew why no matter what, she wanted to have this woman.

“Why don’t you pick out a boyfriend too? I will present it.”