"Oh. This is the house where the legendary enchanter lives!"
The cat walks on two legs.
Only the feet have white fur.
It looks like you're wearing white socks.
"There are so many amazing things. I'm lucky to be the first to see this."
A guy sitting on a chair with a meow-like smile.
Round eyes turned this way.
"I am the cursed merchant Noryang. What is your name, Ninggan?"
"Me? My name is Kim Jinseo... Are you a monster?"
"How rude! What do you mean by a cursed merchant representing the honorable Miao tribe!"
Oh, is it some kind of foreign species?
The gate has opened and the Hunter era has begun.
All this time, humanity has been waiting for a similar species beyond the Gate.
Actually, I did encounter things like orcs and goblins.
'But I was irrational.'
There was no interaction between the different races and humans as some had hoped.
All that happened was a war of attrition, with people killing each other.
So, it was generally accepted that rational species did not exist.
'But I was the first to encounter it?'
Your first encounter with a friendly alien race that speaks your language!
The guy spoke to me, waving his two legs that were not touching the ground.
"Kim Jinseo, you idiot! Your name seems so ordinary."
Ugh. So that's what it sounded like to the ears of a different race.
It's not the appearance or name that stands out.
This was a word that applied not only to all nations, but to all races.
"But Noryang. You said Miao, but are there other merchants from other races?"
He asked while offering water.
Noryang's tongue came out to greet us, holding a cup of water in both hands.
Lick, lick. The guy who drank the water stroked his beard.
"Of course. All the dimensional merchants are drooling over the opening of the upper dimension after a long time. I'm glad I won first place. Thanks to you, I can trade such a precious curse."
Nyahahaha. The tail of the lion, who was laughing lazily, wagged here and there.
"Upper dimension?"
"Hehe, you don't know more than the previous enchanter? I don't know much either. I just heard that this is a higher dimension, and that there are many rare and precious things that make us lower dimension residents drool."
Noryang looked at me and his eyes lit up.
"The rumors were true, huh! Kim Jinseo Ningan. In the future, merchants who will deal with the various values you have will come. Before that."
The guy's plump, white front paws pointed at me.
"Sell me the curse you have!"
The curse I have?
He introduced himself as a curse merchant.
'If it's what I have, does that mean I absorbed it with the truth of the reverse slaughter?'
The truth of the reverse slaughter was opened through the inspection of the workshop.
There are two curses I have currently absorbed.
Both are top-tier curses.
The symbol of death and the chisel of weakness.
-The symbol of death.
-Interpreting the drag of weakness (91%)
The second curse was still being interpreted.
This one took quite a while to interpret.
"One has been translated. There is still one left. Is one okay?"
"Of course! That alone is worth a lot! Haha, I'm rich now."
He rubs his chubby front paws and swallows his saliva.
No, this one hasn't even decided whether to trade yet, so I'm the only one who's making kimchi stew.
"Okay. Let's hear the deal. Let's say I sell a curse. What will you give me?"
"Let's see...."
Noryang's round pupils contracted vertically.
Oh, that's a little creepy.
It's a gaze that stares straight at me.
Soon the boy's eyes returned to their original bright, sparkling state.
"My trading method is simple. I sell what the buyer needs most, reflecting his desires."
"It reflects my desires?"
"That's right!"
So what I just saw as a glare was desire?
What the heck? I'm scared.
"Haha, it's no use covering your body with your arms like that. I've already seen all your desires."
Noryang put his front paws into the pocket of the jacket he was wearing.
What is it? Is it a subspace pocket?
'The feet are almost all the way in.'
"Ugh. Where the hell is this...Ah!"
It puts out its front paw as if it found something.
What came out was a transparent crystal.
"Is this the object that reflects my desire?"
"Okay, then. Let me check."
Pass the correction.
After receiving it, I looked at the item information.
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[Link of Companion]
Grade: A+
Description: The anonymous alchemist loved his companion very much. This gem was created to be a link between them and his wandering companion.
Effect: 1. The user and holder of the jewel can communicate by two-way voice.
2. Once a month, the holder can be summoned to the location where the person using the jewel is.
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Two-way communication.
And summoning the jewel holder.
Does this mean that this is the item that reflects my desire?
'surely.'
This time, I'm making it for Shin Joo-hee, who will climb the tower.
Behind it all, there was a desire for me to be comfortable.
'Communicating messages through the community is inconvenient in many ways.'
Real-time communication is essential to help you climb the tower.
So I had a lot of worries.
If I had just this, my worries would be solved.
'There's even a Shin Joo-hee summoning ticket that refills every month.'
This way, linking effects was also possible.
When something dangerous happens during outdoor activities.
Kim Jin-seo uses the magic of switching.
'I summon Shin Joo-hee and run away through the escape portal attached to the Champion's Wish Pouch.'
Hmm, I think it's a perfect connection.
This kills two birds with one stone: my safety and my communication issues.
That Noryang guy. He wasn't lying.
"Okay. Let's make a deal."
"Nyaha, you thought well."
I made a cool deal with Noryang.
I was wondering how to remove the curse.
The guy stretches out his front paws and pecks the air.
'What's so cute?'
It seems like you're trying hard though.
From this side, it's just so cute I could die.
"Okay!"
A sphere caught in the air by the guy's forelegs.
Put the gray one in your pocket.
When I checked, I found that only the death symbol was missing from the truth of the sword.
"It was a good deal. Kim Jin-seo Ningan."
"Me too. Will I be stopping by regularly from now on?"
"Well, it'll probably be a while before my turn comes again. Maybe it'll come sooner? I don't know."
I should probably save the curse while I can.
Since you came to trade various values, I wonder if the next merchant will accept something other than a curse.
'I guess I'll have to collect this and that.'
I guess I'll have to collect them all and look at them.
That way, you can buy a lot from the next merchant.
"Okay. You drank a lot of water. Then I'll go. Take care. Ninggan."
"Why? You can stay longer."
"Time is gold to a merchant! We must sell this curse quickly and make a profit!"
So that's why he's a merchant.
Have a professional spirit.
He's a small but sturdy guy.
"Haha, take care."
"Nyahahaha. You too, live long. That way we can do business for a long time."
Noryang left the workshop with a merchant-like greeting.