after our lovey-dovey date, han se-ah and i ended up with rapid freeze grenades, paralyzing sticky spread bombs, and thermite adhesive bombs - all chosen after comparing prototypes from various workshops.


    the rapid freeze grenades were for sealing parts of large creatures like wyvern wings, the paralyzing sticky bombs for widely dispersing over small groups like goblin armies, and the thermite bombs for melting through thick-skinned monsters like golems or giant worms.


    ...should firing grenades at workshop dummies really be called a date?


    "man, i was worried about having to rely just on roland''s holy sword against heavily armored ones."


    "you like them that much?"


    "of course! they say it can melt even stone dwarf alloy walls in 5 minutes, so it should pierce through most monster shells!"


    -she''s asking if you like it... ah whatever, if you''re happy that''s what matters


    -so that''s why the alchemists acted like that, she''s their sugar mommy savior...


    -lol one mention from the hero using our workshop''s bombs and gold piles up like mountains


    -lol who wouldn''t jump at research funds raining down in gold


    -celebrities charge billions for modeling but the hero does it free and pays them fucking lololololol


    while everything else might be questionable, her love of bombs seemed genuine - her face lit up with pure joy examining the three types of alchemy bombs.


    even iron-faced han se-ah must have felt pressured knowing floor 60''s boss might come with a mid-boss. being charitable, maybe she was so happy because new equipment and extra bombs would help clear the game without fails.


    ...right?


    "heh, just yesterday i watched those western science streamers setting thermite on fire in a pot, and today i get my hands on thermite bombs."


    -but this counts as advertising right?


    -i''m seriously dying to know how her algorithm works


    -bet her internet history is full of nuclear reactor and molotov cocktail instructions instead of porn


    -like that med student caught making drugs at home, maybe she makes explosives off-stream


    -so if hanna goes on hiatus without notice we''ll know she got arrested for violating weapons laws


    the problem was her sincere grin while stroking the thermite adhesive bomb. her leering smile while caressing the long red bomb resembled an av actor eyeing his co-star.


    i wanted to seriously investigate why she looked at bombs that way, but first i needed to regroup with our companions who''d watched han se-ah''s bomb date from start to finish with distant eyes from down the alley.


    "welcome back, roland. did you get good equipment?"


    "ah, um... yeah."


    whether they had nothing to hide or had given up after han se-ah''s explosive excitement, they openly appeared with a "we were watching you" attitude.


    she quickly closed the mission window after realizing the severity while organizing her bombs, but some rich guy had already dropped 200k without hesitation.


    "shit, how much in penalties was on this roulette when we made it? back then it was only 120k max."


    -you worried about doing 120k worth and now it''s fucking 3.3mil in penalties lol


    -the money gathered in 5 minutes just to mess with her equals my college tuition fuck...


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    -what''s that roulette thing?


    -it''s from when she whined about not wanting to play horror games, with 3.3mil she''ll be spinning this all day


    glancing at the 5k and 10k penalties fitting the old roulette, this really would take all day. after spinning, someone had to donate the penalty amount for her to perform it.


    basically if she hit aegyo (5k) at 10% chance and someone donated 5k, she had to do aegyo. but 3.3 million was already paid upfront, so anything she landed on was mandatory.


    high probability ones were cheap and easy. as prices rose and odds dropped, things got annoying. from aegyo, 5 dumbbell reps, and singing a song to playing indie horror games or being crowned champion by winning battle royales.


    while i examined the viewer-suggested roulette, irene and katie sensed trouble and slowly moved closer.


    "well then, let''s rest up since we''re heading to floor 60 tomorrow."


    "right. it''s been a while, how about us girls have some drinks?"


    the three women gave me apologetic smiles while gesturing and shaking their heads to keep me away.


    for irene of all people to suggest drinking, they must have plotted to console han se-ah. as women, they seemed rather shocked watching her shop only for bombs at alchemy workshops on what was supposed to be a date.


    meanwhile han se-ah, not noticing her companions surrounding her sides and back, was busy negotiating with the camera, knowing 3.3 million won in penalty spins would take not just a day but a week.


    "but wait. we need to update the roulette. you want to see me throwing ogres right? not clearing the new poppy playtime 4 after quitting heroes chronicle?"


    [warrior till death donated 100,000 won!]


    oh~ that''s right! i came to see 6★ fighting,, not to hear your screams~;;


    true, with han se-ah''s luck how many 5k dumbbell sets or aegyo penalties would she hit out of 3.3 million? thinking of 10 reps for 10k, with bad luck this could become a bizarre torture stream of 1,000 reps.


    as viewers accepted it when the chairman with the biggest stake agreed, grace and katie gently grabbed han se-ah''s arms from both sides.


    "huh, what? why suddenly?"


    "my, you didn''t notice us talking right beside you?"


    "it''s okay hanna! today we can just relax and chat together as girls!"


    finally realizing she was being detained by three women suspicious of her relationship with roland, han se-ah struggled, but as a mage she couldn''t overcome an archer and warrior''s strength.