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Chapter 35
Pyrion’s expression wasn’t great.
It was Cherry’s exclusive time right now.
But the uninvited guest, Davis, had shown up.
“Hey. Are you joking?”
“Excuse me?”
“Who do you think you’re sticking that on?”
“…….”
“My potion—does it look that cheap to you? Huh?”
“…….”
For reference, Cherry didn’t hear any of this conversation.
She was completely immersed in the 4D theater version of The Brave Turtle Kkobuk.
Her concentration was truly astonishing.
Davis felt cold sweat running down his back.
Well, it was a rather trivial investment for Cherry’s sake.
Biting his lip, Davis asked,
“How much do you want?”
“More. Bring me more money.”
“You’re definitely making the potion for Cherry, right?”
“Do I look like I wouldn’t? I’m Pyuka… I mean, ahem, Pyrion.”
“…….”
Davis nodded with a grim face. He trusted Pyrion’s abilities, after all.
“I’ll bring more money.”
The sense of responsibility weighed heavier on Davis’s shoulders.
Pyrion, however, covered his mouth and laughed.
“Hoho.”
Three billion.
That should be enough to upgrade the “Automatic Hair-Pulling Paper Cup” into a “Princess Hair Watch.”
But that night, one piece of news struck Korea like a thunderbolt.
[Breaking News: Incheon Lord Kim Kang activates the bounty system, “1,000 billion reward for L-class Awakened Svida.”]
Looking at her kid’s phone, Cherry’s face went pale.
Pyrion clicked his tongue.
“Could it be… you’re worried about Davis?”
“Pyukachu, you’re not worried about Davis?”
“Why would I? He’s continental-level, after all.”
Even if it were Incheon grandfather himself, it probably wouldn’t matter.
Pyrion muttered as he unfolded his folding desk and pulled out all sorts of chemicals and materials.
“Pyukachu, what are you doing?”
“…….”
Fully immersed, Pyrion didn’t hear Cherry’s words.
Cherry wanted to keep talking to him, but she held back.
Right now, Pyrion looked like a mad scientist, and it was a little scary to interrupt him.
About twenty minutes later:
“Here. Take this to Davis or don’t, whatever.”
Three glass bottles filled with yellow liquid.
On them, in crooked letters, it said: [Energy Drink].
[Pyrion’s Special Energy Drink]
Rank: Unique
A potion specialized in restoring stamina and relieving fatigue. Drinking it instantly eliminates fatigue substances in the body.
Cherry tilted her head.
‘Unique means it’s super rare, right?’
According to the game’s rules, only very high-level players might get one or two in their entire lifetime, if they were lucky.
Pyrion hurriedly tried to explain.
“Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t make it for him at all.”
Actually, Pyrion regretted it deeply.
‘Why did I even make this thing!’
He hadn’t been able to reinforce the paper cup because he spent so much money making this.
Pyrion grabbed his head.
Why… why did I do this?!
Desperately, he tried to justify it.
“It’s definitely not for him, obviously, absolutely, really, no way, not at all.”
“…….”
“I just… got annoyed seeing Cherry worry about him!”
Cherry silently placed the three bottles in her inventory.
She was really glad Pyrion was there.
“Your face is red, but I’ll pretend I didn’t see it.”
“I naturally get flushed!!”
Pyrion jumped up and rushed into the card.
Even though there were still ten minutes left of manifestation time.
He almost slipped, heels skidding, but Cherry ignored it.
[A guy actually puts a bounty on a Legendary-class player lol]
└Shouldn’t the government step in?
└Nope, the monarch has unique authority; the government can’t interfere.
└What about the Seoul Guild?
└Scared of Incheon?
The Seoul Guild was quiet for a reason.
It was because Svida—or more precisely, Davis himself—requested it.
“Just leave it.”
“Eh? But…”
Now that a bounty was out, the frequency of attacks targeting the Legendary-class Awakened would double.
“We know you’re strong, Svida, but you’re still human. You can get tired anytime.”
People get tired. There’s no way to handle that many attacks alone.
Even Choi Deok-gyu, the top tank of the Seoul Guild, knew it was impossible.
“The Seoul Guild will support you.”
“No.”
Davis was firm.
“Why?”
“I’m a righteous thief.”
Davis said with sparkling eyes.
‘Good. This counts as self-defense, and I won’t be ashamed in front of Cherry.’
A righteous thief can take from the attackers.
The more villains attack, the more profit comes in.
What could be a more efficient way to earn money?
A high-quality banner flashed in his mind.
<Selling the neck of a fragile L-class Awakened.>
“Please attack a lot, villains!”
※ All intruders welcome!
※ On-site processing, swift justice
※ All proceeds go to the cute Cherry.
※ Donations accepted
Davis smiled faintly.
‘Would it work if I put one on the apartment wall?’
Choi Deok-gyu flinched.
There was a strange resemblance between Davis’s gaze and that of the villains he’d seen countless times.
The next morning, Cherry’s face was still drooping.
She didn’t know if the cereal was going down her throat or her nose.
“Why haven’t I heard from him…”
But she also didn’t want to initiate contact.
‘Davis will reply even if he has to squeeze in time.’
If her attention got distracted over something trivial, what if something happened during an attack?
‘No way!’
So she held back.
At that moment, Kim Ha-seon came out into the living room.
She didn’t notice Cherry’s gloomy expression and asked,
“Cherry, are you friends with So-young unnie?”
“Yep. We became close.”
Recently, in the parent community, the “Eom So-young × Cherry friendship rumor” was a hot topic.
It was hot enough to reach Kim Ha-seon, who usually didn’t care much about kindergarten news.
“Really? That’s great!”
Kim Ha-seon smiled brightly, and a bit of light returned to Cherry’s shadowed heart.
For no particular reason.
Just because her mom smiled, Cherry felt a small smile escape.
She even started talking, unconsciously.
“Do you want to know how I got close to Eom So-young unnie…?”
Cherry wanted to chatter about her bond with So-young, the things that happened in kindergarten, and how she became popular in Sullivan.
But Kim Ha-seon’s response went only so far.
There was something far more urgent.
She handed Cherry a card.
“Here.”
Cherry carefully took it from her diagonal duck bag.
“This is your dad’s card. Give it to So-young unnie.”
“…….”
Cherry silently nodded.
‘Sigh, just stay quiet.’
Even if she talked, her mom wouldn’t really listen.
She couldn’t force her to hear something she didn’t want to.
Even as she tried to comfort herself.
The words kept lingering near her throat.
That time, unnie gave me a piggyback ride!
She wanted to tell that part so badly.
But her mom didn’t seem interested in that story at all.
“Could you ask unnie to come to dad’s hospital?”
Eom So-young was a ranker of the Seoul Guild and an advertising model—a walking brand.
“The phrase ‘the hospital Eom So-young visited’ is stronger than any magic.”
“……Yes.”
Cherry answered a little late, but Kim Ha-seon didn’t notice.
‘The hospital that Eom So-young visited’—that phrase alone kept sparkling in her mind.
Bright enough to light up her expression.
But Cherry’s face didn’t catch that light.
Her lips were slightly downturned, and her eyes quietly hidden behind a curtain.
It was a curtain that her mom’s gesture alone could have lifted.
Yet her mom never drew it back.
