Chapter 41
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 41
Chapter Title: Bulk Purchase
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‘Should I reach out?’
I’d held off on contacting them first to avoid seeming pushy, but this was a different story.
No word at all like this was starting to worry me instead, so I pulled up the friends window and checked the 5ch folks listed there.
‘Melani seems like the best bet?’
According to Otil, Melani was the last witch of 5ch.
Plus, she was young by witch standards, so I figured even if something happened, she’d probably be fine.
The other party has accepted the 1:1 conversation.
“...”
Sure enough, something had happened from Melani’s perspective.
But her vibe seemed unchanged, so nothing major had gone down.
‘Snacks first, then talk.’
I dove into Modern Item Purchase and loaded up on cookies, chocolate, candy—the works, just like before.
Last time, 5ch’s Otil mentioned asking other witches to keep me safe.
I figured starting there was best, so I asked the excited Melani about Otil’s status.
In short, Otil hadn’t even met the witch yet.
‘Should I just give up and ask for mana potions directly?’
The thought crossed my mind briefly, but I decided to trust Otil a bit longer since she was moving for my sake.
While waiting, I pondered the witches’ research.
‘They’re definitely working on dimensional travel, right?’
If they made progress there, maybe we could rescue Yoo Hyun-min, stuck alone in 7ch.
Friend ‘Melani’ has requested a 1:1 trade.
Melani had the mana potions ready and immediately requested a trade.
I accepted, and she slapped two bottles on the table before confirming.
Trade completed.
That much I’d guessed.
With only witches left in 5ch, they were probably planning to jump ship to another dimension.
“...”
Suddenly, my mind flashed with images of a guy getting exploited by hordes of witches.
As a fellow dude, it gave me pause, but 5ch was doomed without something drastic.
‘Come to think of it, 5ch has no other options.’
If neither plan worked, extinction was certain—no room for complaints about kidnapping some otherworld guy to desperate witches fighting to survive.
‘Not like I can openly cheer them on, though.’
1:1 conversation ended.
I ended the chat with Melani’s well-wishes ringing in my ears.
‘Everyone keeps telling me to be careful.’
Anyway, with two mana potions secured, I could hand them to Rubyel tonight.
She’d love getting what she wanted, and that reminded me of 4ch’s Quick Fix Doctor☆.
‘I want to do something for him too.’
He’d given tons of advice and even the Plasma Pistol, so I owed him.
Luckily, I had the Awakening Stone from Ice Queen yesterday—perfect gift. I sent a trade request.
The other party has accepted the 1:1 trade.
I explained the stone, and Quick Fix Doctor went quiet for a few seconds before replying.
I placed the Intermediate Awakening Stone in the trade window and hit confirm.
I had lower-grade ones too, but went mid-tier since I was giving.
Trade completed.
‘Wonder what power Quick Fix Doctor gets.’
The answer came quick.
Quick Fix Doctor wrapped up there.
And he seemed pleased with his new power, so worth it.
Friend ‘Ice Queen’ has requested a 1:1 conversation.
Right on cue, a 1:1 request from 3ch’s Ice Queen popped up.
‘Why’s everyone so busy today?’
Golden King and Yoo Hyun-min in 4ch and 7ch, Melani in 5ch, Quick Fix Doctor in 4ch—all ones I messaged first, so my own doing.
‘Accept anyway.’
The list Ice Queen sent was insane.
‘40 tons of rice. 1,000 instant rice boxes. 5,000 ramen packs. Pork...’
Food galore—rice, ramen, meat, eggs, veggies, you name it.
Plus non-food like coffee, pots, TP, portable chargers.
‘If I buy all this...’
Wouldn’t my Modern Item Purchase level up?
Every upgrade so far had been killer.
Lv1: Item Purchase.
Lv2: Resource Recharge.
Lv3: Product Repair.
Wonder what Lv4 brings—maybe today’s the day.
3ch.
Ice Queen—Han Soo-yeon—kept up her hectic days even after Castaway bought the bulk haul.
Good thing she’d capped item types at 100—some folks actually brought bloodstones.
“One bloodstone for 200 points, right?”
“Yes. Minimum 10 to trade directly for what you want.”
She’d shifted from bulk-only to this.
Strict hours too.
“Why only 2-4 PM?”
“Not a vending machine. Merchant delivers personally.”
“Then trade morning to night.”
“Want that? Go get 4ch stuff.”
Weapons on the list drew crowds too.
“Swords—the priciest one?”
“7k points, apparently. Cheaper ones available.”
“Zombie Queen’s coming—joking?”
The guy shelled out 35 bloodstones and 7k for a sword.
Han Soo-yeon thought it fancy but overpriced with engravings.
‘He loves it, whatever.’
7k wasn’t cheap, but he left grinning.
Anyway, she sold weapons, shields, helmets, stab-proof vests—racked up bloodstones.
‘Around 400 now.’
Still short, she thought—then:
“Han Soo-yeon! Please, help us!”
Someone shouted as usual.