I added the clothes to my inventory first, folding them neatly before storing them away. The interface flickered slightly, confirming the items had been successfully stored.
After that, I navigated to something labeled "Online Shop."
A new window opened in front of me.
Various items immediately filled the screen, it was equipment, materials, weapons, strange-looking artifacts, each one displayed alongside a price. Some were ridiculously expensive, while others seemed suspiciously cheap.
And beneath each item…was usernames.
Different users and different sellers.
So this is how hunters trade…
[Welcome to the Hunter's Store!]
[This is a place for hunters to buy items from other hunters or from the system. You may also sell your own goods.]
A short pause.
Then another prompt appeared.
[Please enter your preferred username, new user!]
I stared at the blinking input box.
"Hmmm…"
What could be a good username?
Something cool? Something mysterious? Something that doesn't make me look like an idiot…
Before I could even type anything—
[System suggestion – Mr.systembug01]
"…Like hell I'd pick that."
No way. Absolutely not.
I frowned and prepared to type something better, but suddenly—
[…]
[System username will be randomly generated in—]
"Hey, wait—"
[1]
"I haven't even put any—"
[2]
"Are you serious right now—!?"
[3]
[Username published]
A new line appeared.
[Hello, bugywaggythatlovesthesystem_67]
"…This son of a—"
My eye twitched violently as I stared at the name in disbelief.
What kind of cursed username was that!?
Bugy… waggy… what!?
Who would ever take someone like that seriously!?
Constellation of Gates (GM):
I suggest you let it be.
I clenched my teeth and looked up at the floating message.
Constellation of Gates (GM):
The system has its own intelligence. It adapts to users to better accommodate them. The more you provoke it, the more it will counter you.
A brief pause.
Though… it doesn't usually act like this toward other players.
…I wonder what went wrong.
"Don't say that like it's my fault," I muttered under my breath.
Still…
I exhaled slowly.
Fine.
I'll take his advice.
No point fighting the system if it's just going to mess with me even more.
Even if I absolutely hated the name it gave me.
I shifted my focus back to the shop.
"Alright… let's just get this over with."
I opened my inventory and selected the items I obtained from the dungeon.
One by one, I placed them up for sale.
The Calopus horn.
The monster core.
The beast fangs.
I hesitated for a moment when I hovered over the dagger.
"…Not this one."
I pulled it back.
Something about it felt useful. Better to keep it for now just in case.
You never know when a weapon might save your life.
As I finalized the items for sale, another prompt appeared.
[System price recommendation]
[Calopus Horn – $570]
[Monster Core – $700]
[Beast Fangs – $300]
I blinked.
I had no idea what the standard prices were, this was the system's recommendation so It probably knew better than me.
"Whatever… I'll trust it for now."
I followed the suggested prices and pressed the Post button.
For a split second, nothing happened.
Then—
Ping.
Ping.
Ping.
My eyes widened.
Within seconds—seconds—all the items were bought.
Just like that.
Gone.
[1,570$ has been added to your account!]
"…Huh?"
I stared at the number, blinking repeatedly to make sure I wasn't seeing things.
"One thousand… five hundred… seventy dollars?"
For just three items?
Money really does move fast in the Hunter World.
No…
This wasn't just fast.
This was ridiculous.
If I could earn this much from a single dungeon run—
Then what about stronger dungeons? Rarer items? Boss drops?
The thought alone made my heart beat a little faster.
Maybe…
Maybe this wasn't so bad after all.
Dangerous, sure.
But the rewards…
They were real.
And they were big.
I glanced back at my ridiculous username still displayed at the top of the screen.
[bugywaggythatlovesthesystem_67]
"…I'm still changing that someday."
No matter what it takes.
Even if I have to fight the system itself.
"Hey… is there another way to change my username?"
Constellation of Gates (GM):
Yes, there is.
My eyes immediately lit up.
"Really? How!?"
For a moment, hope sparked inside me. Maybe—just maybe I could get rid of that cursed name sooner than expected.
Constellation of Gates (GM):
You need to pay the system 2,000$.
"…What!??"
My voice cracked as I nearly choked on my own breath.
"Two thousand dollars? For one name change!?"
That's more than what I just earned!
My face twisted in disbelief.
"This system is insane…"
I thought I was finally getting a lucky break, and now it hits me with this kind of nonsense?
I narrowed my eyes at the floating interface, suspicion creeping in.
"It feels like I'm being scammed…"
For a moment, I just stood there, staring at my current username displayed proudly at the top of the screen.
[bugywaggythatlovesthesystem_67]
"…No."
I clenched my fists.
"There's no way I'm paying that much just to fix this."
I'd rather suffer with this ridiculous name than let the system rob me like that.
Still…
A vein twitched on my forehead.
"It really feels like I'm the only one being messed with here."
Constellation of Gates (GM):
…
It seems Xavier isn't the only greedy one here.
--Xavier can't see this--
Constellation of Gates (GM):
( ≖‿ ≖ ) Hehehehhe
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