Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 92

Chapter 92

The shortcomings of my house are so numerous that it’s hard to articulate them all… but if I were to point out the most inconvenient aspect among them…

The fact that there is no delivery service and no supermarket is the most uncomfortable point.

Regardless of the ethnicity of the Korean people, whether they belong to the bow-wielding ethnic group or the tiger ethnic group, one thing is for sure… they are the people of delivery in South Korea.

However, I am unable to enjoy that benefit. Even in the deep mountains, delivery is possible, but it doesn’t come inside the gate. Here, delivery includes… even parcels.

‘I can’t order necessary items directly to my house.’

When buying large toilet paper or heavy items, I find myself in a situation where I have to transport them home.

Even though I can move directly to my house through the “door leading to reality,” when it comes to furniture with weights and volumes that I cannot personally handle, the situation changes.

The solution to this is… buying assembly furniture and assembling it myself. That’s why I’ve delayed converting the underground storage into a guest room.

Emptying the belongings takes a long time, and when will I buy and assemble assembly furniture?

Just thinking about it makes me frustrated. That’s why I’ve decided to turn the underground storage into a guest room now that I’ve resolved to have the strong Jung Tae-il do the housework.

Furniture, I can just go out for a moment and buy it. For the development of the yard, various necessary items were needed.

However, the system, this cute thing, moved at the right time.

‘Oh, it opens a mart?’

Moreover, if you order what you need through the system’s mart, it immediately enters the inventory.

“Hehehe.”

I couldn’t help but end with a sinister smile.

Oh dear, this system… it was a good guy, wasn’t it? That administrator is still creepy and unpleasant to deal with.

‘When I think about it, the administrator didn’t seem to be the one who gave me the mart.’

It could have been someone else, not that guy, who gave me the mart.

‘I should ask the system later…’

Because there was something that guy told me when he disappeared.

“Oh, and I’ll ask the system to add a feature so you can talk to me. Of course, the answers might be slow. It’s about to get busy soon….”

Indeed, a customer service section was added to the system.

Although it looked like pressing the phone-shaped icon might lead to something bad happening, I decided to be satisfied with the fact that I now had a means of communication. It would allow me to reconnect with the person who abruptly ended the conversation and ran away. 

Anyway, since it wasn’t something to worry about immediately, I boldly postponed that fact to my future self.

Then, I entered the “mart.”

[Welcome to the System Mart!

The only direct system mart for Seo Yeon-oh.

The usage time is approximately one day from the time you accessed the mart.

Please make wise purchases.

Product Categories:

– Furniture

– Miscellaneous

– Tools

– Groceries

– Pet Supplies

– Others

When you click on an item, the price will be calculated and displayed.

Note: Currency is replaced with mana stones.]

“Oh…”

More items were being sold in the mart than I had anticipated. In the furniture category, numerous pieces were resembling those in the game ‘Xs,’ and the same applied to miscellaneous items and tools. The groceries section seemed to be a direct copy of a supermarket.

‘Hmm…’

Thinking it would be just a mundane mart, I was impressed and started genuinely looking around at the items being sold in the mart.

Let’s start by buying the items the quest specifically mentioned.

I clicked on the “Furniture” category to see the furniture that would fill the guest room. And then, I was shocked.

“…Ugh!”

No, seriously, why are these pieces of furniture so expensive? It was enough to make me doubt my eyes.

I had expected that since currency was replaced with mana stones, the prices would roughly follow the market rate, but that was my naive assumption. 

I momentarily forgot the fact that a cunning system doesn’t change easily.

The system took advantage of the obligation to purchase only from the mart and as a result…

[Scientific-level Bed: A-level Mana Stone 3

Windless Air Conditioner: S-level Mana Stone 1

Massage Chair, Body Friend: S-level Mana Stone 1

Air Mattress Office Chair: B-level Mana Stone 1

:

:

Bookshelf: C-level Mana Stone 1]

It presented insane prices that left my mouth wide open.

‘…Considering that F-level Mana Stones are worth 1 million won.’

…Suddenly, my head started to spin. 

No way! Isn’t this too much? Where would a regular person like me find such mana stones? And if it costs this much, it would be more beneficial for me to just buy affordable assembly furniture and put it together myself. 

What kind of perspective is this on people? Although I tried to endure it, I couldn’t tolerate exploiting people with money. In the end, I went to the customer service section to express my dissatisfaction.

However, instead of the response I desired, something else arrived.

[Welcome to the System Mart! 

A great benefit for first-time users!

We present you a one-time free ticket for items!]

…What should I do with that? Receive a one-time free ticket and be done with it? You’ve already told me to buy thirteen items from you! But now, just one free ticket? Who do you think will fall for that…! 

What I want is not this but a price reduction. 

I pleaded again in the customer service section, writing a detailed message about fair business practices.

This time, the system seemed to understand my words.

[Welcome to the System Mart!

Is it difficult to purchase due to the high prices?

This special event will truly not come again!

A so-called ‘The Boss is Crazy’ event!

Prices for items, excluding furniture, are temporarily fixed at 2 D-level Mana Stones!

Furniture is temporarily fixed at 3 D-level Mana Stones.]

…Alright, this is somewhat acceptable. It would still be a situation where I spend almost 10 million won on a bed, but since it’s mana stones, I could cut it some slack.

‘…I know how to raise mana stones to the next level.’

I was well aware of how to do it, as I had used it before. The method was to fill lower-level mana stones with mana to turn them into higher-level ones. 

Using the skill <What’s Yours is Mine!>, it was an easy task. There were also people like Kang Yoon-soo, who could make beads with mana, and Han Seung-hoo, who had an abundance of mana. So, it was just the right time to start the work.

Now, let’s fill the shopping cart first and see how much it totals.

“…Hmm, I needed more than I thought.”

I pursed my lips as I examined the items in the shopping cart. Some were necessary for various reasons, while others were needed for specific purposes.

Honestly, I thought I was being thrifty with what I selected. It was just a mix of items for the quest and household items.

Even so, I needed 100 mana stones.

Well, at least my conscience was somewhat intact compared to before…

I nodded slowly to myself and checked my inventory.

“…I remember receiving something before.”

I recalled the time when I, along with Ellie Kim and Cha Jae-joon, went to the dungeon to find the Ego Sword.

Back then, Ellie Kim said she would give me mana stones and gave me around five. Most of them were F or E level, but it would be sufficient for now.

‘Let’s give it a try first… if I lack mana, I’ll have to call Seung-hoo.’

Although Han Seung-hoo had shivered for a moment, I lightly ignored it and slowly filled the mana stones with my own mana.

As I revived memories from the past and filled one mana stone after another, it seemed I was a bit too forceful.

“…Hmm, it’s C-level?”

…Will this be accepted too?

As if understanding my question, another system window appeared.

[Welcome to the System Mart!

Exchange C-level Mana Stone for 100 D-level Mana Stones!]

…It became more perceptive.

Well, it would have been great if it had been like this from the beginning.

With a satisfied smile, I pressed the purchase button firmly. The C-level mana stones disappeared from my hand with a loud sound, indicating a successful payment.

Soon after:

[We have placed your ordered items in the inventory!

We hope you have another great shopping experience!]

With this message, my inventory was now filled with the items I ordered.

This meant that the household chores had increased even more.

I looked around.

Kang Yoon-soo was looking at me with an interested gaze, and Han Seung-hoo, as if sensing something, pretended to be distressed while looking in my direction.

Jung Tae-il didn’t even pay attention and silently continued with the tasks I had assigned.

Still, since this was an experience everyone should have at least once, I shouted to them:

“Is there anyone here who can wallpaper the walls?”

And before I knew it, they miraculously disappeared without finishing their tasks, as if my words were the signal.

…Sigh.