Chapter 93 – Just My Style!

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“Where do you want to go with me?”
“Let’s go to Yongsan Underground Mall.”
“A basement? Why are you there?”

At this point, the Yongsan Underground Shopping Center was packed with hunter items and equipment shops.
This field had a peculiarity in that it did not have a deep history and only people with special abilities could engage in it.
On the other hand, if you meet customers well, you can aim for a big income.

There were many professional brands like GP, but the prices were very high because they hired hunters with high ransom to develop products.
By digging into that loophole, no-brand stores existed in succession.
Of course, the black market developed, and illegal transactions could easily be made on the Internet.

Yongsan Underground Shopping Center at this point was in an ambiguous position.
It is not a black market and does not sell illegal items and equipment.
However, if it is all legal, it was not because they sell products that can be easily modified or transformed.

I had, so to speak, nostalgia for the Yongsan Underground Shopping Center.
In the future, most stores will disappear.
This was a pretty popular shopping street at the moment, but it was also nearing its end.

As fraud and expedients were prevalent and the number of hunters who suffered physical and property damage increased, this problem gradually emerged as a social phenomenon.
Eventually, the original intention changed drastically as ordinary people, especially teenagers, who had difficulty accessing the black market or Internet sites, began to search for psychotropic items.

Later, many large brands appeared in Korea, starting with GP, and they destroyed most of the small and medium-sized stores.
It was self-sufficient, and it was also a system that would not have had a long life anyway.

However, only a few people have been able to commit illegal acts and have muddyed the whole water.
Rather, many items that can be said to be cost-effective were produced here, not by standardized items or equipment, but by the craftsman’s personality and unexpected skills.
Such places became famous among hunters through word of mouth.

Some of these artisan hunters were scouted by large brands, and others remained as individuals until the end, making one-on-one deals.
Most of them disappeared, but anyway, the talented people remained that way and continued their lives for a long time.

I loved coming here.
It could be said that collecting information on the Internet and purchasing cost-effective items and equipment was a small hobby during college.
Later, this hobby became even more maniacal and went to the point of buying each material separately and asking the craftsman to assemble it.

It’s not because I really need that item or equipment, it’s just part of my hobby.
After graduating from college, I stopped walking while officially living in a guild, but I missed the Yongsan Underground Shopping Center, which disappeared into the back of history.

Therefore, being here today with Choe Ju-ri evoked strong nostalgia in me.
It was a moment when I felt happy that I had returned with a completely different meaning from before.

The moment of meeting the past that was enjoyable in its own way.

Choi Ju-ri, wearing sunglasses and a mask, was amazed to see that I had a bright expression the whole time I came here.

“Do you come here often?”
“No. Sometimes. I just like this atmosphere. Early hunters were all like this. I couldn’t wear branded gear or buy stylishly manufactured items like I do now.”
“Hoho, are you talking like you’ve experienced it?”

I haven’t been through those days.
It was just a side note, as if he said he had come from time to time.
I have nostalgia for this place, but of course it wasn’t because I liked the savage and primitive atmosphere of the early hunters.
That is not something to be thought of as a good thing.
I couldn’t do that considering how much trial and error and sacrifice it must have taken to improve the quality of equipment and items.

Thinking of the hunters in the early days who would have been sacrificed by monsters after entering a dungeon wearing clumsy equipment, would you say that Mogol is remorseful because it doesn’t feel like a stranger?

Anyway, Choi Ju-ri also seemed to be in a good mood.

“I’ve been here from time to time too.”
“Really?”
“Dad, and Mira unnie. My father used to buy and gather materials to make the equipment or weapons he envisioned, and his eyes always sparkled when he came here. There were many times when he was distracted by shooting me all over the place.”

She was worried that she might have become sad because she was thinking about her father, but instead a smile appeared on Choi Ju-ri’s lips.
It was not intentional, but coming here with Choi Ju-ri had an effect.
It has the positive effect of arousing her mood.

I took one step at a time, recalling my memory.
My steps seemed to have a clear destination, but Choi Ju-ri followed me without asking where she was going.
It was clear that she was reliving memories with her father by the way her gaze lingered here and there.

I finally found the place I was aiming for.
A small shop in a corner with no signboard.
This and that item and materials are lined up, but they are not placed with a clear purpose, so it was a rather confusing place as to what they were selling.

I entered this place because the ingredients I was looking for were displayed in front of this store.
It was like finding something I couldn’t get anywhere else, in an unexpected place.

It was then that I first saw Han Yeon-joo and Mirae’s secret location.

‘Thinking about it…’

Memories of that day came to mind that I was not aware of.
There was a reason why I didn’t come back here even though I liked this sloppy shop.
That’s right…

“There, handsome student!”

While I was standing in front of the store, the owner came out and talked to me.

‘Yeah, it felt like this.’

Han Yeon-ju was of short stature.
It may be about 150 cm or less.

In any case, the little woman had an inappropriately glamorous body.
Her actual age was unknown, but it was clear that she looked young for her age anyway.
Choi Joo-ri also has a baby face, but it is more correct to say that she is actually young rather than looking young.
Marrying an older politician at a young age is misunderstood as if you are older.
On the other hand, Han Yeon-joo had a really young appearance.

Rumors later told that she used magic to turn back time to maintain her youth, but there were so many rumors like that surrounding Han’s performance that I couldn’t believe it was true.
From this point of view, she thought that might be true.
With more legends.

A few years later, this woman’s name will be strongly engraved among hunters with a special incident.
After that, his status skyrocketed, and a mediocre hunter like me became a person who did not dare to speak.

I reflexively activated her scout ability to peek at her information.

‘Oh my god…’

It didn’t matter that she was 29 years old and 146 cm tall.
Grade S.
And she had dozens of skills and special abilities.

I had no choice but to open my mouth blankly.

It was the first time I saw an information window like this since I had the ‘Scouter’ ability, and since I looked into all the information of the Hunter by achieving the highest level of it.
And it was clear that it would be a rare experience in the future.

And another unexpected thing happened.

【A special quest has been opened.】
【Special quests are not directly related to NTL, but contain content that can have a great impact on your future life. There is no penalty for not completing it, but it contains options that will make your life much better, so I highly recommend practicing.]

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Goal: Achieve 100% favorability of Yeonju Han.
Deadline: One week from the date of accepting the quest
Difficulty: F

Success Reward: Acquire one skill and special ability of Han Yeon-ju

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‘A special quest?’

This was also different from the ’emergency quest’ that occurred when Park Eun-ha was in danger.

‘Content that will have a profound impact on my future life…’

It even said it included options that would make life much better.

It wasn’t difficult to understand.
If I have a relationship with Han Yeon-joo, it won’t adversely affect my life.
At this point, it is before Han Yeon-ju is called the ‘Secret Witch’ and is feared even by S-class hunters.
Besides, she had a great crush on me from the start.

‘80% likeability…’

I didn’t know if this was a figure that a person I had just met could have had for me.
It was literally a shame that couldn’t come out if it wasn’t love at first sight.

Therefore, it was easy to understand that the difficulty of the special quest was F.

“It’s just my style! What are you doing? Come in. I’ll give you anything for free, so pick up anything!”

It was like this in my previous life.
I remembered her absurd comment.
Even when I met her again in her future point of view, I had forgotten this intense first meeting with her.

‘This is why I only came once and didn’t come.’

I couldn’t be comfortable with a woman I’d never seen before.