Chapter 113 – Black Market Tenth Shopping (3)
"Cough..."
Sungjin let out a fake cough twice. He was caught off guard by Serin's sudden change in attitude.
"Ah, as you... I mean okay I'll avoid formal speech from now on."
"Please do, Oppa."
Being called Oppa felt extremely awkward. So Sungjin tried to speak more to conceal his discomfort.
"So earlier... someone called because of emergency. It was another 'Chosen One' like you, and she was in danger."
"Ah yes... I... I saw that too."
But Serin had a dark expression as she spoke. Sungjin recalled the situation earlier.
'Hey, Mr Boobs. You said to call for you when I'm in trouble right? I am in trouble.'
He put his hand on his forehead.
'Oh right...'
No matter how he thought of it, the situation did not paint a good picture for him. Sungjin quickly changed the subject.
"So well... How was it? How did it go for you since the time we split up at the Canyon?"
"I gathered the book like you said, Oppa. All three volumes, and combined them."
She took a book out of her pocket. The cover read "Thousand and One Nights".
'Just as I thought... she was the one who made it.'
He had thought of this possibility. She continued to explain.
"After I got the 2nd part, I gathered more coins. I saved up five thousand coins pretty quickly, but I waited a bit more before buying. And meanwhile when I was checking the auction house..."
Sungjin finished her words for her.
"And you bought a mystery pouch, right?"
"Oh my, how did you know?"
"I was the one who put it up for sale."
"Really?"
Serin's eyes grew wide and gathered her lips into an O shape. Sungjin thought
'So you can make faces like that too'
She had a poker face the entire time Sungjin had seen her before, but now she was acting just like a normal mid-twenties lady.
He had seen her face in posters and advertisements (for makeup or sportswear) giving a charismatic smile, but he got a glimpse of her real self. Sungjin replied as calmly as he could.
"Yes. You can tell by the title of the person who put it up for sale. Wasn't it Master Hunter?"
"No. I bought it from... Treasure Hunter..."
Sungjin retraced his steps in his memory. He had enough spec and had been using Treasure Hunter title around that time.
"Ah... Yeah, Treasure Hunter is still me. I sometimes switch up my titles."
"Ahh..."
"So you got a 1st or 3rd part from there."
"Yes. I was really nervous, but I was lucky enough to overcome the 1/3 chance of getting the same part. I received the 1st part from the pouch, so I bought the 3rd part from the goat merchant to complete the book."
"Yeah? How is the effect?"
"Good. It's usually strong enough to beat most bosses with ease. And... if we felt confident we'd attempt hidden bosses."
