Chapter 57 – You Thought You Were Bourgeois?
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After training, he came out of the academy.
I decided not to take the ‘recovery potion’.
The side effect of the potion was that it caused too much hunger and fatigue.
I took too many naps yesterday.
Thanks to that, I was able to have a high-density time with Shin Hye-yeon, but anyway, spending most of the day sleeping was a waste.
‘Because he also has steel stamina.’
At level 3, this ability increased health regeneration by 30 percent.
It could be said that the ‘recovery potion’ is not a must-have item for me now.
Lunch was also eaten at the academy.
Shin Hye-yeon and maybe Park Eun-ha were also at school.
It was ambiguous to match the time with them, and I wanted to experience the restaurant facilities here.
There are three restaurants in the academy building.
There are two cafeterias for students and one for faculty.
I wonder if there are three restaurants in a building, but when I thought that one of them was a restaurant for class A, I thought that there would definitely be more merit for them only for meals.
Because there are items that can be taken for the rapid growth of hunters.
The ‘recovery potion’ was, so to speak, a low-priced item.
I naturally came to think that more precious and expensive items might be given to class A students.
The scholarships paid by C-class students are literally used for the elite minority.
That’s a good strategy.
Anyway, the hunter awakening rate of ordinary people was low, and moreover, the number of hunters who could be called elite among them was extremely small.
The academy’s success or failure depended on its elite few.
It was clear where Gaon Academy was heading.
Although the food is probably the worst among the three restaurants in the academy, I was impressed by the facilities here.
Not only is the quality of the meal itself high, but the ingredients used are also good for hunters.
It could be seen that quite a few ingredients that could be obtained in the dungeon were used.
When it was said that an individual cooks the ingredients at home, not only was the method difficult – the ingredients obtained from the dungeon had to be strictly managed and cleaned – and it cost a lot of money.
As a rough estimate, the cost of the food I put on my plate today would easily exceed 100,000 won.
All of this is free.
Eating at a university cafeteria was, of course, a heavenly difference.
I sat alone at the table and ate, looking into the information windows of other students.
Since it was already a max level skill, using it a lot didn’t mean that the level would go up quickly.
I was just curious.
Students attending the academy receiving scholarships without paying a donation.
I was curious to see what level the talented people who passed the difficult admissions process were.
The first thing that impressed me was the fatigue displayed on their faces and gestures.
It was proof that the classes they took were completely different from university classes.
If you are already in this state before your afternoon classes, you will be completely exhausted by the end of the day.
Perhaps because of this, one potion was given to each person.
It was a small amount of potion, but it was also a branded product.
By drinking this, I was able to reduce my fatigue without drinking a ‘recovery potion’.
‘As expected, it’s different.’
The information windows of students looked into through ‘Scouter’ were completely different from those of university students.
Shall we say talented people?
Basically, they had one or two skills.
Regardless of grade.
The force he was emitting was not much different from the normal guild hunters.
If he was already at this level, it was clear that he would have become a talent that all guilds wanted by the time he graduated.
As I was eating, my phone vibrated.
It was Shin Hye-yeon who sent the message.
Even if it wasn’t, she was trying to contact her, so she gladly checked her details.
– How long will you be at the academy today?
– I’m eating right now. I’ll just eat and leave.
– Is it so? If it’s okay, shall we go shopping?
Shopping?
I thought it was a bit surprising.
Shin Hye-yeon was a woman with more desire for training than I did.
Of course, I thought you would ask me to go to the training room today.
– That’s good. But what shopping?
– I think the shoes I used have reached the end of their lifespan. I want to buy a new one.
– All right. Let’s go together ^^
Hunter, a first-year college student, trained to the point where his shoes were worn out.
There was a reason why Shin Hye-yeon became such a famous hunter in the future.
There were many talents here and in many other academies, but it was only natural that Shin Hye-yeon stood out among them.
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“Where are you going?”
Shin Hye-yeon came to Gaon Academy for me without a car.
“I’m going to the GP shop.”
“Ah yes…”
“Did you just think bourgeois?”
“Yes? No. It’s just that there are shops with better value for money.”
Shin Hye-yeon, who was driving, spoke as if she had read my mind.
The GP shop was, so to speak, a luxury shop in the field of hunter equipment and weapons.
There were many luxury brands that produced and sold hunter goods around the world, but GP was a relatively new and rapidly growing brand.
Going back 20 years, I knew that GP would eventually grow into a brand competing with the world’s top brands.
It’s not that it’s not, it was the equipment I received from Gaon Academy and the GP’s stuff.
It was clear that they had a close partnership with Gaon.
But if I had a choice, I would have bought something other than a GP with that money.
No brand.
I knew artisans who were not famous now but would later become famous.
I know roughly where I can meet them now.
I thought it would be nice to introduce Shin Hye-yeon to such a place, but she chose the GP.
She herself does not try to show off her richness, but strictly speaking, Shin Hye-yeon is right in her bourgeois.
She had the financial power to buy the products of the brands she wanted.
It was better to buy branded products than to consider cost-effectiveness considering the after-sales service.
Of course, I was personally negative about whether or not I had to pay up to ten times the price to do so.
“I have a coupon.”
“A coupon?”
“My father and the owner of the place know each other well. That’s why I have a lot of coupons at home.”
Shin Hye-yeon said in a slightly embarrassed tone.
Anyway, what the hell is her father doing?
She is also acquainted with the dean of the French Academy, and her personal connections revealed whenever she heard the story.
“How about buying something for Seong-gyu while you’re gone? You can buy it cheaper because there is a coupon. Even if it is, it is a GP.”
“I’m fine with something paid by the academy. That’s a GP.”
“Oh really?”
Shin Hye-yeon smiled brightly.
She must have been bothered that she was the only one buying her luxury equipment.
She knows I will refuse even if she buys it for herself.
So when I told her I already had the GP product, she was delighted.
“I used it in the training room, and it was as expected. Would you say it’s worth the money? Things like that are rare.”
“Have you tried other brands?”
Shin Hye-yeon asked as if wondering.
She was a no-brainer considering her age and mine.
Because we were just college freshmen who hadn’t even entered a dungeon yet.
She didn’t have much experience with expensive equipment.
“I just saw it on the internet. They say the GP is good value for money.”
“Yes, that’s right. When I went to France, the dean there gave me one, but honestly, I think the domestic product is better than the French one. Does it feel good to your body? I’ve only used GP, though.”
“It’s nice to have a coupon.”
“Really. There was no coupon, so I didn’t go to the GP either.”
Compared to the future, it was small, but as GP was gaining a worldwide reputation, it was operating in a building that was incomparably larger than most shops as its head office.
There were many cars parked in the parking lot there, even though it was a weekday afternoon.
There were so many good cars that Shin Hye-yeon’s car felt ordinary.
It was natural.
The job of a hunter meant that hunters with good economic power were not particularly limited by time and came to the GP to buy things.
I have been here several times in my previous life.
I came for another reason, but I never came to buy my stuff.
Even if you are curious, do you think that the desire to buy disappears when you see the price tag?
In the beginning, I was more concerned about the performance of the equipment than the appearance.
Rather than using genuineness as it is, I tend to entrust the tuning to skilled artisans.
It was not a good choice to buy a luxury product like GP and dismantle it for tuning.
The GP also offered an upgrade service, but it was as expensive as buying a new one.
Shin Hye-yeon seemed familiar with this store.
Since the owner of this place is an acquaintance of her father, I wondered if he had visited at least a few times.
“Shoes are on the third floor.”
Following her, I went up her escalator.