I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 37

“Ehehe, I knew you’d be coming again soon. And you even brought Cha with you.”

Doil welcomed Jeonghyeon and Yerin with a hearty laugh.

Jeonghyeon was surprised by Yerin’s level of recognition.

It was because she seemed to be showing a different side of herself, not only by Cheol-yong being flustered, but also by Doil welcoming her warmly, despite the fact that he seemed like he wouldn’t even bat an eye at anyone who came.

Of course, if it’s someone like Yerin, she’s a great Hunter, so if you think about it carefully, it’s not that strange of a reaction.

‘But he said he knew I’d be coming again soon, could he have guessed that I’d break the mace?’

Maybe it was because he had been tormented by Jin-wook and Yerin, people whose true intentions were hard to read, since the last hunt.

Jeonghyeon harbored such suspicions for no reason.

“Sir, have you been well? I’m still using the gauntlets you made for me last time.”

Meanwhile, Yerin greeted Doil politely.

‘Does that guy make equipment here too?’

As expected, the higher you climb, the more you gather with like-minded people.

And based on that greeting, Jeonghyeon was able to gain a piece of information.

The fact that she wears gauntlets meant that Yerin was a Physical Enhancement trait user who didn’t use weapons.

It was hard to imagine her beating up monstrous monsters with those delicate fists.

Yerin, who was greeting Doil, winked at Jeonghyeon and continued.

“I thought it was unique that Hunter Han Jeonghyeon was going to a workshop, but I didn’t know it would be your workshop, sir. As expected, a person of interest.”

“What did you say? Haha, if Cha says so, then he must be a person of interest.”

The two of them were evaluating Jeonghyeon on their own.

And as if she didn’t like the scene inside the workshop, Yoo Jeong was sending a sharp glare from the corner.

‘What is that guy that even Cha Yerin came here for?…… I don’t like him.’

Yoo Jeong still remembered Jeonghyeon clearly because of the intense memory from a month ago.

Of course, it was natural that the content of that memory was not good.

Jeonghyeon, who felt her murderous gaze, instinctively shrank back.

Why is the murderous intent of an ordinary person, not even a Hunter, so terrifying?

Anyway, it was an atmosphere he didn’t like at all.

In this situation, he had no choice but to get straight to the point.

“Sir, I came because the mace I was using before broke. I want to buy a main weapon.”

“Oh, the mace broke? I heard you lent it to Cheol-yong, but that’s no good. I’ll give him a scolding.”

“Ah, you don’t have to do that……”

Though he said it was okay, Jeonghyeon’s lips twitched and his eyes flickered.

Anyone could see that he wanted Doil to scold Cheol-yong instead of him.

Seeing that, Doil chuckled and guided Jeonghyeon inside as before.

“Come on in. Would you like to take a look around too, Cha?”

“Ah, is that okay? I feel like my greaves are getting a bit worn out.”

“Anytime.”

‘This is uncomfortable……’

Jeonghyeon didn’t like Yerin’s attitude of readily accepting Doil’s offer and coming in.

He was not only uncomfortable, but also embarrassed.

How shabby would his low-grade equipment look to a successful A-Rank Hunter?

At that moment, a memory came to Jeonghyeon’s mind.

Maybe Yerin would know?

“Cha, don’t you use online shopping malls?”

“Online?”

“Well, I thought that someone like you would be using the equipment that pops up at the top of shopping malls. The ones with price inquiries. So I was wondering if you use those.”

Yerin, who had a questioning look on her face for a moment, finally let out an ‘Ah!’ sound.

“Those have workshop and advertiser marks plastered all over them. Who would use something so uncool?”

“Ah, as expected……”

His guess that the price inquiry would also serve as an advertisement fee and that they would make the equipment cheaper was correct.

“Besides, the sir’s equipment has a much better feel than those factory-made ones.”

“A better feel?”

“Yes, a better feel. Hmm…… in other words, it’s more thrilling?”

“……”

Jeonghyeon just closed his mouth, feeling a strong premonition that if he dug any deeper, he wouldn’t hear anything good, even though he didn’t quite understand what she meant.

°Hunter Han Jeonghyeon, please choose here like last time…… Cha, please come in.”

“Let’s go together when he’s done choosing. I want to give you a tour.”

“Aha, would that be alright?”

Yerin seemed determined to torment Jeonghyeon.

How could she pick out only the things he hated the most?

Jeonghyeon waved his hands and said.

“Well…… you can choose comfortably.”

“Yes, please choose comfortably.”

And Yerin lightly turned his words around and blocked him.

Doil was looking at the two of them with an intrigued look, so he didn’t seem like he would help Jeonghyeon.

He eventually let out a sigh and started to look at the weapons.

“Hmm……”

Once he started to look at them seriously, he didn’t really care about his surroundings.

Doil’s workshop had a variety of low-grade equipment by type.

From rarely used throwing weapons and whips to the popular swords.

‘Should I go with a mace again? Or should I switch to a more common type of sword?’

In fact, as the level went up, it became more difficult for blunt weapons to demonstrate their initial overwhelming performance.

Above all, the way to attack was limited to striking.

Compared to swords or knives, which had various uses such as stabbing, slashing, and deflecting, the versatility was lower.

Of course, there were some Hunters who were active by utilizing high blunt weapon skill grades, as the saying goes,”grade is king,”but when you think about it, it was an evaluation that included the rarity of using blunt weapons, which were not common.

But the reason Jeonghyeon was worried was,

‘Wouldn’t it be better to stick with what I’m used to, since I don’t have swordsmanship or blunt weapon skills anyway?’

That he was still at a level where he could sufficiently experience the effectiveness of blunt weapons.

For a while, he would be hunting relatively weak monsters like Orcs and Goblins.

Blunt weapons were still a powerful card against those monsters.

Jeonghyeon’s eyes, which were lost in thought, turned to a corner and found a weapon standing upright.

“Huh?”

It was a mace about twice as long as the one Jeonghyeon had been using.

If the original mace was suitable for wielding with one hand, this one seemed to be wieldable with both hands, or even with one hand depending on the situation.

It was closer to a main weapon for someone specializing in blunt weapons than a sub-weapon for a Battle Healer.

When Jeonghyeon tried holding it in his hand, as expected, it felt good in his hand, and the grip felt different from the start.

‘This length would be good, but……’

Besides, there was another decisive reason why the mace caught Jeonghyeon’s eye.

“Is this mace also made of Marium?”

“That’s right. It’s a single piece too.”

“Oh……”

He had wondered why it had a light purple color from the head to the handle and there were no visible joints, but it seemed like it was made from a single piece of metal.

This meant that the handle wouldn’t be weak and break easily like Cheol-yong’s rental mace.

‘And if I can even imprint magic on this…… Tsk.’

Jeonghyeon, who was examining the mace in his hand while drooling, eventually had to put it back in its place.

Doil asked, as if surprised.

“Is there something you don’t like about it?”

“No. It’s really good, but I don’t think I can afford it at this level.”

Think about it.

A set of daggers that didn’t even use much metal cost 7 million won.

But a mace this big, made from a single piece?

Even though his financial situation was better than before, it was still at a level where he was afraid to ask the price.

Doil chuckled after hearing Jeonghyeon’s answer.

“Ehehe, how much are you thinking?”

“Well…… about 10 million won?”

“I’ll give you a special discount. And I’ll throw in a leather strap so you can carry it on your back as a service.”

“Wow, sir, what will be left for you if you do that?”

Yerin, who was listening to Doil, asked with wide eyes.

“Haha, it’s just stuff piling up anyway. I can’t help it if I can sell it to a Hunter of interest.”

“Wow, it’s really a steal. A steal. Hunter Han Jeonghyeon, what are you doing? Why aren’t you taking out your wallet?”

It was a combination of Doil and Yerin that somehow made people’s ears perk up.

The collaboration of the craftsman ‘Supreme Doil’, who looked extraordinary at first glance, and ‘A-Rank Level 5 Yerin’ felt like that.

However, when Jeonghyeon still seemed to be hesitant, Yerin drove the point home.

“It’s so cool? It’s a single piece? It’s from the Mari Mine? You can imprint magic on it? He’s giving you a discount? There’s even a service?”

“Ah, alright. I’ll take it. I’ll take it!”

Actually, his mind was already made up, but there are situations where you want someone to push you just one step further before making a big purchase, aren’t there?

Jeonghyeon, who felt exactly like that, finally threw up both his hands and surrendered.

“Yoo Jeong! Can you take this with you?”

Doil smiled brightly and called Yoo Jeong to hand over the mace.

Yoo Jeong, who still had an unhappy expression, looked at the mace and then glanced at Jeonghyeon with slightly surprised eyes.

‘You, with something like this?’

Jeonghyeon awkwardly smiled and averted his gaze as if he could feel her intention.

And then, as if he had been waiting for that moment, Doil said,

“It’s 15 million.”

“……?”

Did he hear wrong?

Clearly, his budget was 10 million won, and after hearing that, he said he would give him a discount, didn’t he?

But 15 million?

Since when was 15 million won cheaper than 10 million won?

“Well…… 15 million won? I didn’t mishear, right?”

Jeonghyeon’s question seemed to be plastered with his feelings.

But Doil confirmed it without changing his expression.

“You heard correctly.”

“Ahem……”

“Wow, it’s really cheap. I want to buy it all.”

And then came Yerin’s addition, which was truly as annoying as it could be.

Jeonghyeon finally realized it.

‘These people are determined to rip off newbie Hunters!’

Even though Jeonghyeon had lived by the principle of not letting his guard down, and had saved his life several times with that principle, he was completely defeated this time.

But what could he do?

The mace would already be wrapped up by Yoo Jeong.

‘Well, well, wouldn’t it be okay if I just earn 15 million with this mace? I can just earn it and pay it back!’

In the end, Jeonghyeon swallowed his tears and rationalized it to himself.

Considering the item itself, it was a quality that was worth more than the price, as expected of something made by Doil, so he wasn’t that upset.

Of course, if it hadn’t been for the 200 million won reward he received with Yerin’s help, he would have thrown away his pride and declared a cancellation of the purchase.

Otherwise, he would have had to hunt while starving without even having money for living expenses.

“Hahaha, you made a good decision.”

“Sir, can I take a look at my equipment now?”

“Of course. Please come inside.”

“Hunter Han Jeonghyeon, what are you doing? You should come and see the high-grade equipment.”

‘I’m going because I’m upset!’

The two moved as if nothing had happened.

Jeonghyeon swallowed his anger and followed them inside a step behind.

Since things had turned out this way, he would try to make up for his loss by at least looking around!

He followed them with that feeling, but.

“Whoa.”

Jeonghyeon was so stunned by the paradise that unfolded before his eyes that he fainted.

“You said you wanted to see the greaves, right? Would a mineral like Leitrun be good enough, like last time?”

“Yes. Ah, it would be nice if the inside was lined with Dapran Orc leather. That fits snugly.”

“An excellent choice.”

‘What, what is she talking about?’

He had never heard of the materials before, and although he had heard Korean, he couldn’t understand it easily.

Leitrun was one of the best materials among all the minerals that came out of mining-type Gates.

‘And I heard that Leitrun has a basic lightning attribute even without magic imprinting.’

As a result, it was the best material that you couldn’t buy even if you had the money.

And what is a Dapran Orc?

It was the so-called ‘fantasy Orc’ that even Jeonghyeon, who had worked at the workshop for several years, had only heard of.

Dapran Orcs were said to have the most popular leather because it was soft and fluffy yet tough.

However, it was said that the rarity of Dapran Orcs was absurd because they only appeared in a specific Gate somewhere in the mountains of Sweden.

Greaves made by combining those two?

‘No, wait, does this mean that this sir handles both of those materials?’

“Hunter Jeonghyeon? Hunter Jeonghyeon? Whoa!”

Jeonghyeon fainted at the dizzying sight.