chapter 10
10. where did you get that (2)
Tidik-!
“Kyaaa!!!”
“Oh my God! Congratulations!!!”
at las.
“what’s the matter?”
“They said it was A grade.”
“Ugh! Really? I’m envious.”
“You trained so hard and you finally managed to do it.”
“Ha… When am I going to go to class A? I can’t even go to class B, so I’m fiddling around.”
“Someone is C-class, but someone is already A-class. Uh-huh.”
Some send envy, some envy, and some pure congratulations.
Rather than congratulating people, Shine was happy that he had a good result by working together with ‘Hwaryongyeonhwa’.
‘But isn’t the weapon name too old-fashioned…? What is Hwaryongyeonhwa? Hwaryongyeonhwa.’
Shine felt the need to rename the child herself.
I was able to understand the meaning of Hwaryongyeonhwa by watching a dragon with blue flames shoot toward the enemy and explode like a flower, but I thought I didn’t like the name.
“Is it really because of the change of weapon that the record was set?”
He didn’t tell anyone else, but even his best friend couldn’t keep it a secret, so Shine told him what his record was thanks to.
Of course, the friend showed curiosity about the weapon when Shine really set an A-class record.
“Yes. I feel that this child and I are connected by soul. We are destined.”
“…Ugh, no matter what, kiss me.”
The friend made a disgusted look at Shine, who was madly obsessed with weapons.
Seeing that look, the words I was trying to say didn’t come out.
‘I was going to ask for a loan just once…’
If her growth was really because of the weapon, she wanted to get a new weapon like that.
Her rank is B, just like Shine.
However, unlike Shine, who had been in B-class for a year, she had only been in B-class for two months.
In other words, it is not yet in a position to aim for A-class.
‘He says that he’s already been there for a year, but most people spend their entire lives in B-class.’
He was envious of his friend’s talent and sometimes even jealous, but seeing the talented Shine working hard, he wanted to follow in her footsteps the most.
‘Being Shine’s lieutenant. Hee hee.’
However, in order to become Shine’s lieutenant, he had to show his abilities.
That’s why you shouldn’t fall too far behind.
“Are you talking about that man who sold weapons? Can I meet him?”
“you also?”
“Yes. You’ve risen in rank this time. I had to change my equipment anyway, but I’m going to ask the man you mentioned.”
“Uh…not a bad idea, but I don’t know if it’ll be okay. That guy and I aren’t close.”
Shine couldn’t readily answer her request.
“Is it difficult to introduce you?”
“That’s possible…”
Shine kept hesitating as if she was having trouble with her friend’s request.
If you bought the equipment hotly, you don’t know, but aren’t you in a position to ask for it and get a rental?
As far as she knew, her friend’s family wasn’t wealthy enough to pay for the weapons the uncle was selling.
Moreover, your friend has many brothers and sisters, so you won’t be able to support your friend a lot of money.
‘If you say you can’t buy it because it’s expensive…’
I couldn’t say that you wouldn’t be able to buy it even if I introduced you to be honest.
That said, I didn’t want to take on the burden of introducing a friend who was clearly not going to live well to the man who had to look good.
“Hmm… I’ll ask you a question first. But I’m not sure if it will work or not.”
“Can’t you just take me? In fact, it’s impossible to buy something like this, and I wonder if I can rent it like you do. I’ll convince you!”
As a friend, I couldn’t miss this opportunity to follow Shine.
Even if it was a bit impudent, I had to ask for a favor and try to improve my skills.
I thought that the family would be interested in selling a weapon that instantly raised B-class to A-class.
‘I handed over this information, but my father will definitely reward me!’
Shine, unaware of her friend’s thoughts, felt the burden of having to introduce her friend to a suspicious man.
“Take you? Ain’t you talking?”
It is a law to ask for permission in advance to take another friend when meeting with a friend, but it was a great rudeness to take a friend to a place where you are meeting a man you are not close to without even asking for their understanding.
“That’s not possible. Excuse me. You’ll be in trouble. Wait a minute. I’ll ask the man if he has other items.”
“Sorry. Was I being too greedy?”
“In fact, it makes no sense to carry around so many weapons.”
“Ah! That’s right. Such weapons are not easily obtained.”
Fortunately, her persuasion worked!
The friend was not offended and understood what she was saying.
“I’ll be sure to ask you. It doesn’t matter if it’s a secondary weapon.”
“yea, I got it.”
With the heavy burden of having to ask for equipment from a friend, she bruised her mouth.
‘I shouldn’t have told you.’
Do you have to ask again for a relationship that is already falling behind?
You may not know about other friends, but that friend did not show any envy or jealousy of your talent, but rather, he was a friend who even told you that he wanted to be your lieutenant later.
‘Yes, I should do this much for my friend.’
It was necessary to build a friendship with the suspicious man even in order to do a favor of a friend.
“I don’t know if that man eats well. He’s quite big.”
Last time I was so preoccupied with the weapon that I couldn’t think of anything else, but this time I decided to say that I would like to treat you to a meal.
And to keep the promise with the uncle, he hurriedly delivered the news to the family that he had set an A-class record.
The fact that they supported and paid for the amount of support made Shine proud.
‘It’s a start. As long as I am with this child, I will be able to go to higher places!’
Shine smiled brightly.
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“mister!!!”
I spent a hectic time fixing the general store and making various preparations.
A week passed and the time I promised with Shine arrived, and this time I arrived at the meeting place a little faster than the promised time.
As expected, Shine arrived at the meeting place first and was waiting for me.
“Did you come early again?”
“I’m only an hour early this time!”
If that kid had a tail on his butt, it would be bouncing around by now.
“I guess you liked the weapon.”
“Absolutely, completely, completely! It’s crazy! I got A-level! Oh, of course it’s not official, it’s unofficial. But I didn’t achieve the A-level record by a narrow margin, so if I take the exam unconditionally, I can go up to A-level.”
It seems that the unique equipment effect is enormous.
“Here is the contract. The rental period is three years, and if there are no other changes, an additional contract will be added for one year. Every year, I will pay the rental fee. But in fact, within three years, I will make this weapon my own I’m going to say it.”
“You can do that. Because I like to sell neatly.”
If Shine hadn’t brought up the rental in the first place, he would have passed it off coolly.
After I finished writing the contract, I thought about it for a while.
It was because of the thought of whether or not to tell this guy about my general store.
Currently, my general store was open, but it was a fly-flying store with no customers.
It was a store intentionally made to be like that, and it was natural that there were no customers because there was no publicity.
It wasn’t an issue with that.
‘How can I bring the characters I’ve drawn to my store. That’s not to say.’
It’s too contrived to pretend to meet by chance like Shine, sit down and wait, and gently seduce her with a weapon.
It’s only once or twice, if you keep doing that, you’ll be reported.
‘I don’t think it’s a big problem since I paid money and got the merchant qualification, but I don’t want to go through the trouble of selling good things.’
So I suddenly thought about it.
I wondered what it would be like to leave it to Shine to bring the kids.
If you think that I lent you a weapon at a loss, you won’t refuse my request.
‘I have no intention of making Shine do it again.’
What if the student who sold the weapon was asked to bring the next student?
Looking at Shine’s intense reaction, it seemed that it would depend on the person’s inclination, but he would do it if he bet it as a condition of sale.
“That… mister.”
“why?”
“What am I saying… do you have any more weapons like this?”
“Don’t be greedy.”
“No no no! I’m not being greedy. My friend is interested in your weapon.”
“Friend? Who is it?”
I’m sorry if it’s an extra I don’t know, but there’s nothing I can sell to that friend.
“He’s my best friend, he’s going to be my lieutenant later. His skills aren’t bad either. He’s already a B-class.”
It’s true that if you’re a B-class at your age, it’s not a bad talent.
However, compared to the SSR character I picked, it was also an insignificant talent.
Born SSR characters have their stat limit up to SSS, but most of the extras who are not have a B-class limit.
Selling my items to those extras?
‘It’s a pearl necklace around a pig’s neck.’
Still, I couldn’t say I wasn’t interested at all.
“I don’t sell anything to anyone.”
“He’s really talented…”
“If it bothers you that much, bring it here.”
I handed Shine my business card.
“what it this?”
“If you look behind you, there are also medicines.”
Starting from the academy, he drew a path to the general store.
Even though it’s a remote place, I think it’s close to the academy, so I think I can come and go without any burden.
That friend might be fooling around, but if you get the items sold at the grocery store well, you won’t regret it.
“Your uncle was a merchant?!”
“So, does anyone sell anything?”
“No, I thought he was a blacksmith because he was so suspicious.”
A person who secretly sells goods even though he is not qualified as a merchant is called a black marketer.
Black merchants are punished if reported because they do not pay taxes even though they sell goods.
It’s a pretty serious crime that could lead to expulsion from the city.
Since he was in a position that he should never be expelled from this city, he paid a high price and the first thing he bought was a merchant license.
“This is how it looks, so I pay taxes and live fine.”
I had just started a shop and had never paid taxes, but I had the shamelessness of pretending to be a general merchandiser.
“I’ll definitely visit with my friends! I didn’t know there was a grocery store in a place like this. It’s closer to the academy than I thought. I’d never been to this place before, so I didn’t know what was there.”
If I had known it would be like this, I regret it, saying that I would have gone earlier.
Even if he had been there earlier, it would have been useless because he would not have been able to meet me.