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#4

There was only one significant request left in the guestbook.

‘There’s someone who keeps stealing food from the goshiwon refrigerator. Please catch him.’

To be honest, what would you do if food was stolen from your goshiwon? It would be reasonable to tell the general affairs manager and have them check the CCTV.

In other words, it seemed like a problem that should be left to the police or detectives rather than the hunters, but I decided to listen to their story first.

After I created an open KakaoTalk room, I left the room address to the writer who left a message in the guestbook using a secret comment.

Then, as if it had been waiting, the answer came back quickly.

[Hello. Are you the S-class glamorous high school girl in the province?] – Seungjun Kim

[Yes, that’s right. I’m a S-class glamorous high school girl in the city] – Me

[The request is as I said. The request is to catch the thief in the Gosiwon refrigerator.] – Seungjun Kim

[To be honest, I think the police would be more appropriate for that kind of request] – Me

I guess that’s not the case.

Surely the Awakened Villains with this ability would raid the refrigerator because they had nothing better to do?

This is a completely unprofitable undertaking.

It doesn’t make money. It doesn’t make you notorious. It doesn’t make you cool.

Is it just being a petty thief?

[I also tried to ask for the police’s help at first. However, it was something the police couldn’t solve.] – Seungjun Kim

[Yes? What do you mean?] – Me

[CCTV didn’t catch the culprit either. I checked the cameras at the time of the theft, but no one was using the refrigerator. However, someone stole it. Isn’t this weird?] – Seungjun Kim

uh….

I wonder if there really is such a grotesque monster… But wasn’t there a freak that made hot air come out of an electric fan?

According to him, it certainly seemed like a problem that went beyond the police line.

[What did the police say?] – Me

[He said to try fixing the CCTV or locking it. He said there was no way such a trivial monster could exist.] – Seungjun Kim

aha….

Well, in the common sense of the people of this world, a monster is not such a ridiculous existence.

A being whose mere existence poses a threat to humanity and threatens the lives of countless beings.

That was the monster they knew.

In short, it was the kind of thing that was hard to imagine, a sloppy monster of that kind.

For example, the monsters known to the world were these types of beings.

Once upon a time, among the monsters that terrified people, there was one called the ‘Chain Letter’.

This letter started in England and started with something weird like~~

It was a letter that said that if you didn’t send the letter to someone 10 times, your family would die, if you didn’t send it 100 times, your friend would die, and if you sent it 1000 times, the curse would be lifted.

Perhaps you have received a letter like that at least once when you were young.

But at some point, the letter began to take on real power and threaten humanity.

If you don’t send letters, your family will die, your friends will die.

They say it was madness.

In order to protect their loved ones, people went crazy trying to reach 1000, which became a huge social issue and many people died.

The hunter who solved that problem was Kang Ji-oh.

It must have been possible because he had the power to materialize in the cyber world, the ability called the cyber-world.

Anyway, what I want to say is this.

The monsters that people encounter are, of course, monsters of such a large scale that they can jump out from the background, so it is inevitable that it is difficult to imagine monsters of a smaller scale.

[Have you thought about the lock?] – Me

[I tried it. I put up a number padlock and told the guests the number. But, nothing changed.] – Seungjun Kim

[You’re saying that it’s definitely not the work of an insider?] – Me

[Yes. No. At first, I suspected an insider, but when I watched the CCTV, it was absolutely not true.] – Seungjun Kim

[Okay, I understand. I’ll try to figure it out.] – Me

[Really? Thank goodness the other hunters don’t take requests…] – Seungjun Kim

Oh my… .

You tried contacting other hunters first, but they all turned you down and came to me?

I gave a bitter laugh.

Then wouldn’t it be okay to do some gutsy selling?

[How much did you find out about the cost?] – Me

[Isn’t it 60,000 won?] – Seungjun Kim

[That’s the minimum request fee] – Me

[Uh… Hunter, please decide. I don’t know the market price well.] – Seungjun Kim

[I’ll do it for 100,000 won] – Me

This amount is inflated by about 66% from the minimum amount!

I originally learned that negotiations should be conducted by gradually reducing the maximum amount.

Still, I was a little worried that I might have sung too loudly.

[It’s a little expensive, but… I can give you that much if it’s perfectly resolved.] – Seungjun Kim

[Yes. Trust me and leave it to me. Where is the goshiwon?] – Me

Done!!

The contract was a success!! Hehehe!

Of course, it’s based on success, but… I’m sure we can catch such a sloppy monster.

Why not just beat him up with combat magic like in the fan story?

With such a generous heart, I headed to the goshiwon where my client was.

#5

The goshiwon was bigger than I thought.

It wasn’t a shabby old-style goshiwon, but rather a new-style goshiwon called a gositel.

The interior was also neat and tidy.

Compared to my poor tent, this place is closer to a one-star hotel.

I opened my mouth and looked around the goshiwon.

“I… .”

The client’s voice was heard.

He was the owner of this goshiwon.

These days, there are a lot of complaints among customers because of the frequent thieves in the refrigerator.

That’s why I tried to call in the police, but it was the type of problem that the police couldn’t solve, and it even crept into the Hunter Gallery.

He looked down at me with a trembling face and asked.

It was a look of clear distrust.

“You’re the S-class glamorous pretty girl in the city… Shira?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Kim Seung-jun, the owner of the goshiwon, was a neat man who looked to be in his early 40s.

He let out a deep sigh and wiped his face.

“Fuck… . I’m not even joking… .”

She muttered in a voice too small for me to hear, but it could not escape my keen hearing as a witch.

I was mad because the kid was joking, but anyway, as an adult, I could say that the way he barely held back his swearing was quite mature.

…the problem is that I’m not a child.

“Hey kid. You can’t play around in a place like that. Seriously. That’s where people who really need the help of the Hunters come. The Hunters will give you some delicious chocolate, so don’t play around like that again?”

He handed me a Ghana chocolate and consoled me with a hard, yet gentle expression on his face.

“I’m a 3rd grade awakened person, right? And I’m not a kid, right?”

“Hey kid. Didn’t you hear what the old man said?”

“No. Look at this.”

Yeah, I thought you wouldn’t believe me.

shit.

I took my wallet out of my pocket and showed my ID.

Bright red hair, red eyes. A young face. Fortunately, the ID photo on my ID card looked remarkably similar to me.

Kim Seung-jun, who accepted it, rolled his eyes in visibly embarrassed.

“Huh, huh??”

“Right? Apologize. I made the mistake of calling you a kid. Honestly, it makes me feel bad.”

“Ugh, umm… . I’m sorry. I never would’ve guessed that you were twenty-three with that appearance.”

“Well… I understand. I get misunderstood often.”

“Yes… . Anyway, the awakened one… is that right?”

“Really.”

I showed off my magic by turning a stone into fire.

Kim Seung-jun opened his eyes wide, perhaps seeing a supernatural ability right before his eyes for the first time, and nodded his head.

“A magic that turns stones into fire. How amazing. Anyway, good. Um… . Can I pay you the fee after the work is done?”

“Yes, please do.”

“Thank you. Now let me guide you through the problem refrigerator.”

He was in a hurry, so he came straight out of the counter and tried to guide me toward the kitchen.

But there was one thing more important than that.

“Just a moment.”

“What’s going on?”

“Please give me some chocolate.”

“Yes… ?”

“You said you’d give me that chocolate. Give it to me. I like it.”

“Ah. Yes… .”

Chocolate. I wanted some so badly.

Huh. When was the last time you had something sweet?

As soon as I received the Ghana chocolate that Mr. Seungjun Kim gave me, I took off the silver foil and put the black bar in my mouth.

ah!

Sweet!! This is truly a terror to the sense of taste!!

Was chocolate this delicious?

I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, and followed Mr. Seungjun Kim to the refrigerator in question.

The kitchen was quite large as it was used by several people.

Past. That is, before I became a pretty girl, when I was attending college. I lived in a dormitory for a while.

It was slightly smaller than the kitchen in the dormitory at the time.

There was only one sink, but it was deep and wide, there were four burners, and the cooking area was large for preparing food. There were four microwaves, and, best of all, there were three refrigerators.

That too, in a large double-door configuration.

It looks like there are a lot of guests.

“The facilities are good.”

“Yes. Not to brag, but I think our goshiwon is the best value for money in this area.”

Hey, that’s something to brag about.

I immediately opened the refrigerator and checked.

There were several food items stored in lunch boxes, each marked with a Post-it note.

“Hmm… .”

I didn’t feel any particular sense of discomfort.

It seems a little different from the fan monster incident….

This might be harder than I thought.