Chapter 167 – Mr. Wigden’s Candy Shop
Halloween in Hunter City felt very different from when I was in Korea.
Halloween in Korea was just a day for cosplay sex, but…
People here are infinitely serious about Halloween.
I asked an employee who was in a frenzy about preparing for Halloween five days ago.
“Are Americans like this?”
“Well… They say that at least 20% of the candy produced in a year is sold during Halloween.”
“Awesome.”
In fact, Americans’ candy consumption itself is much higher than that of Koreans.
It is not an exaggeration to say that people eat and drink as if they have health insurance.
However, I knew of a person who made a significant contribution to candy sales during the non-Halloween period.
For Tia, who originally liked snacks and sweets, Hunter City was like a different world.
He went to the candy store with Alice today.
Of course, the green was also together.
“Master, look at this! Licorice cookies!”
“Give me one.”
Alice came in, sucking on her lollipop her, as if she had received one from Tia.
When I saw her, I felt a slight sense of crisis in her.
Alice hadn’t grown at all in the past two years.
Biologically, I’m at an age where I’d have already reached the end of my growth phase, but…
She’s a woman who suits candy better than coffee. Are you okay like this?
When she noticed my gaze on her and tilted her head as if asking why, I quickly turned away.
The target was, of course, the easygoing Tia.
“By the way, are you spending well these days? Do you have too much pocket money?”
“Oh, that can’t be!”
Tia literally jumps up from her spot her in fright.
In fact, these guys’ pocket money is based on adult standards, so it’s right that you can buy snacks without any burden.
When I shifted my gaze to see Green and Red, they calmly nodded.
“I’m not short of it.”
“Honestly, I wonder if I can take this much…”
It was true that the amount of pocket money was a bit generous.
If they give you less money for no reason and then try to make money separately, it’s very annoying.
Although our Hunter City is very open, it is still too early for Hunter Pets to find employment and advance into society.
I stroked Kerr who was chewing dog gum and even got his confirmation his.
“Whoa!”
“It’s fortunate. If you said it wasn’t enough, I was going to bury it in the desert.”
“Eh… Well, I’m not short on pocket money either!”
Outside of Hunter City, there is actually a vast wasteland.
The wasteland played a role in blocking the movement of hunters.
If you do not use the airport, there is no choice but to leave a trace in some way while moving through the wasteland.
The location selection of Yeriel and the American Hunter Association is the highlight.
I didn’t bother Tia anymore and tasted the licorice candy.
I didn’t really like candy like this, but…
Compared to the donuts that the cops usually eat, I wondered if the products from the candy store were pursuing a healthier taste.
However, this guy is definitely not a bit.
“It’s a taste that’s hard to describe. I hardly taste licorice…”
“Sometimes it’s fun to get a bad joke. Oh, that’s right. What are we going to do on Halloween?”
“What… If you guys just dress like normal, isn’t that Halloween?”
“Ah, that’s a bit…”
I started working slowly, suffering from the strange taste of candy.
Halloween is right around the corner, so everyone is a bit nervous…
I’ll have to work anyway on the day, so I decided to leave it alone.
Surprisingly, the incident happened two days before Halloween.
I was about to go to lunch while watching a man being taken to the west.
But, isn’t Tia startled when she suddenly recognizes his face?
“Huh? Mr. Wogden?”
“Who is Mr. Wogden? Do you know him?”
“Yes. He’s the owner of the candy store we go to every day. He’s definitely not a Hunter…”
“What?”
It’s not uncommon for ordinary people to be arrested by the Hunter City Police Department…
What crime did the candy store owner commit?
I was just as curious as Tia, so I recognized the team that had gone out.
Since I’m the chief, of course I have a rough idea of each team’s situation.
“That team was… Investigating tax evasion?”
“Tax evasion? The candy store owner?”
Alice also had a very puzzled face.
Even to her, it seems that Mr. Wogden is not a person capable of committing a crime.
I know the shop Tia used to go to is a fairly simple place, located right near the main police station.
At this point, not only Tia but also Green began to insist on Mr. Wogden’s innocence.
“Master, something must be wrong. Mr Wogden is a very nice man!”
“I think there must be a misunderstanding…”
If Tia was alone, she wouldn’t know, and even Green was like this, so there must be something there.
The two nodded eagerly and began defending Mr. Wogden.
“I went to a candy store before without carrying my wallet, but Mr. Wogden took our hair and gave us candy instead of taking money!”
“Huh… Hair?”
“Yeah. Things like hair and old scales… They come out every once in a while even when they’re in their transformed state like now. We even got change.”
Both Alice and I were stunned when we heard their explanation.
At first glance, it seems like a heart-warming story, but…
Actually not at all!
“Well, then you were arrested because of you guys!”
“Four? Why is the story like that?”
“Why does the story turn out like that… Guys, do you know how much Tiamat’s scales cost?”
As I was shocked, Alice immediately gave an answer.
“The scales fell quite a lot during the monster wave… One scale smaller than the palm of your hand cost 20 million won.”
“What, what? Twenty million won?”
The Tiamat series that surprised me as if I didn’t know that the price would go out like that.
They’re much weaker than they were back then, so of course they won’t be that expensive, but…
Still, you can get hundreds of thousands of dollars.
If you think about this, it is natural that the scales of such ancient dragons are used as materials for hunter equipment.
Even if the scales are smaller than the palm of your hand, they are enough to add to vital points.
Since it is the highest quality material directly related to the lives of hunters, the price cannot be cheap.
In fact, that 20 million won is almost the lowest price.
“But you turned it into candy?”
“Eh… Is it really our fault?”
“Of course. You guys gave me the scales, so I ended up getting caught for tax evasion.”
Mr. Wogden would have tried to avoid the eyes of the tax office by doing cash transactions in his own way, but…
Even so, the amount was too great.
I went to the main character in question and immediately threatened him.
“It’s okay to be cheated on by a hunter pet who doesn’t know how you are? You’re short on change!”
“I’m sorry. I’ll return all the balance, so please…”
In the end, Mr. Wogden was released on the condition of full refund as well as free candy for the rest of his life.
Instead, Tia and Chokori posted a picture taken in front of the candy store, and Halloween sales were huge.
After solving another problem like that, I finally greeted the Halloween day.
Alice smiled as I ate everything with the feeling of facing the battle of a lifetime.
“What are you doing?”
“Replenish stamina. If I don’t eat, I can’t stand it. Will you look after me?”
“No.”
While Alice secretly avoided her eyes, she refused like a knife…
Suddenly, Green came knocking on the door of the office.
Wasn’t this guy suddenly pushing me with something that was packaged with great care?
“Now, Halloween gift.”
“…What kind of White Day are you confusing? Halloween is for kids, right?”
“Yes. I’m much older than you.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Recalling the lifespan of dragons, I was convinced and opened the wrapping paper with a sense of bliss.
I never thought I’d get Halloween candy when I got older.
No… To be honest, I’ve never received Halloween candy before I got older. Because in Korea, Halloween is not usually celebrated.
Fortunately, the guy’s gift was a kind of chocolate that was easy to eat and good.
It is slightly distorted as if it was made by hand rather than bought from a commercial product.
“Ohhh, is it too serious?”
“There are a lot of them, so share them.”
“Then I’ll eat well.”
When Alice and I put the hexagonal chocolate into our mouths, after the sweet taste, a strange flavor spread in our mouths.
Slightly fishy liquid-like touch.
Even in the rich sweetness of the chocolate, the presence is clearly revealed.
“What’s in it? Is it whiskey?”
“No. I don’t feel like alcohol…”
“Ummm. My special dragon blood chocolate.”
“Dragon blood?”
Could it be that you put your own blood in it?
As I reflexively tried to spit out the chocolate, Green covered my mouth with a small hand.
“Dragon blood is very good for the body. It is full of magic and nutrients, so you can aim for health improvement and life extension effects. Blanche has already confirmed it.”
“What?”
As we were very flustered, Yeri El came into her office her.
He came to go with me just in time for work.
Immediately appreciating her situation her, she slightly frowned at her smooth forehead her.
“It’s bloody chocolate. You’ve done something I’ve never done before.”
“It’s really good for the body, though. Probably for the stamina…”
“Seobang-nim, eat all of that.”
“A plate of chocolate is a bit heavy at my age.”
Yeriel shoved her chocolate into her mouth, ignoring my protests her.
Green nodded her head as if she felt a little relieved.
“Well, that’s probably added 5 years to your lifespan. Let’s eat more often from now on. If you live long enough, we can live long too.”
“That’s it again…”
Green’s survival strategy.
Certainly, if I live a long time, the Tiamat series can also live a long time.
But I suddenly had a question that I felt a little sorry for her.
“By the way, weren’t you a more naive character? Still, you take care of your life diligently, don’t you?”
“Ah. Originally, it didn’t matter much whether I died or not…”
Green smiled faintly like Yeriel, and she belatedly explained.
“It’s quite fun to live like this. So now it’s different.”
“…Is it?”
“Seobang-nim, your mouth has stopped.”
“Look at me.”
As Yeriel watched me cry, she made me chew on it.
Outside the window, colorful lights were already decorating the street.
