The elf chuckled softly, "Of course I know, and I also know what they can be used for~, little sister, these are not the ingredients for a proper potion~."

Hulim: "..."

"Well, never mind. What you do with it is none of my business. Judging from the way you looked when you entered the store, you must have run into some tough trouble. However, as a student of Manax, it's good to solve problems on your own, but you can also rely on the academy when necessary."

Hulim: “——!?”

"How do you know——"

Hulim looked at the other person in shock.

"Is it hard to guess?"

The elf smiled and said,

"Such a young kid, whose strength has already reached C-rank, must be a student of Manax in Langard, right?"

“——!!?”

Hulim was completely stunned.

Saw through?!

"...How did you know?"

The elf seemed to find Hulim's reaction amusing, and repeated the answer with a slightly teasing smile.

"Is it difficult~?"

“........................................................”

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore~!"

The elf seemed to have had enough fun and smiled apologetically.

"Wait here for me for a while."

As he spoke, he walked deeper into the store, opened a door, and entered a room.

... ...What a strange elf.

This is what Hulim thought in her heart when the elf left.

From the moment she stepped into this store, she was led around by the other party. This was the first time for Hulim to have experienced this.

"But what did she do?"

Not long after, the elf walked out from behind the door with two more things in his hands, a bottle and a box.

"Sorry for the wait, little sister. Here are the dragon juice and Hadra fish scales you requested."

“… …???”

Hulim looked at the two things in the elf's hand, stunned, his eyes constantly shifting between the elf and the materials.

"You have???"

"Oh, little sister, what you said is very interesting. Didn't you ask for these two materials? Why are you so surprised~?"

This... Although I did ask this at first, I didn't expect you to have both ingredients! And -

I should have said the Hadhra fish at the beginning, why did I bring out the scales directly?

The elf noticed Hulim's gaze and smiled.

"You mean the scales? Um—since you only wanted the scales, I brought them out."

"But I didn't say I only wanted scales?"

"Although you didn't mention it, there are only a few potions that use both the juice of the Mystic Dragon and the Haderite Fish, right? Considering your situation, little sister..."

The elf looked at Hulim,

"The only thing we have to make is the Milong Mengxiang!"

“… …”

This time Hulim was not surprised at all, because she had already guessed that the elf in front of her had guessed it.

"Mystical Dragon Dream Fragrance, this isn't a magic potion you can find anywhere. Little sister, I'm a little curious about your identity."

"...just a student."

Hulim replied in a very calm tone.

“Eh——”

The elf looked at Hulim with a drawn-out tone, but Hulim remained completely unmoved.

"Well, forget it. It's unethical to ask about customers' affairs. I'll sell these two things to you!"

Professional ethics, this is the first time I feel this word is so unfamiliar. You almost dug up my background as soon as I entered the store, why do you think you have that thing?

Hulim thought so in her heart, but of course she did not show it.

She reached for her purse.

"How much does it cost?"

"Well, let me do the math. 880,000 Col. I don't want the change. Consider it my apology for teasing you."

Hulim's movement in holding the purse froze, and she slowly raised her head.

"Um... can you make it cheaper?"

Although she had anticipated that these two rare materials would be expensive, but... 880,000! Wasn't that a bit too expensive!?

"Oh no, that won't do. Little sister, don't you know how difficult it is to obtain these two materials? First of all, the Mystic Dragon Fruit. This kind of thing is the favorite of the dragon clan. To obtain it is equivalent to making an enemy of the dragon. How difficult do you think it is? As for the Hader Fish, although it is not difficult to catch, they only live in underground rivers that never see the light. The difficulty of obtaining it is even greater than the Mystic Dragon Fruit!"

"If these two items were posted as quests in the Adventurer's Guild, they would definitely be top-tier B-rank quests. Depending on the situation, it's not impossible for them to become A-rank quests! Little sister, do you think this price is too high now?"

"...But, these are all I have."

Hulim took the purse and took out another pocket from his backpack which contained a large amount of gold coins.

Looking at the money Hulim handed over, it was the elf's turn to be surprised.

"You really have so much money..."

Hulim sensed something was wrong from her words.

"Huh? If you don't think I can afford these two things, why did you take them out?"

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