1.99 Lucky Player

Haru looked at the storefront. There were many kinds of weapons on display, and he examined each one without seeing a single firearm.

"How do you know I want a firearm?"

"How?" Hina asked.

"He mentioned double barrels, he’s probably talking about a shotgun."

"That’s right, cutie, do you want to take a look at the firearms?"

"I do."

The man was very strange, but even so, Haru decided to enter the shop. A picture of a muscular man wearing a very small thong was hanging on the wall. This was not just any gun shop, it was a gay gun shop. There was even a sword with a penis-shaped hilt, and one of the salesmen was wearing panties. Haru noticed when the man bent over. They were very thin panties, and the straps were sticking out above his pants.

’That must hurt for sure.’

The man opened a drawer in a cabinet and took out several firearms. The first was a semi-automatic pistol. Haru liked it. It was beautiful, but at the same time, not very useful against larger monsters. The second weapon was a submachine gun, very useful, but its ammunition consumption was not very good, besides having reduced damage at long range. That could easily be solved with a rifle, however, the weight was a problem, and the submachine gun was also heavy. Keeping the weapon in his hands for a long time would greatly reduce how long he could stay inside the dungeon.

The double-barreled shotgun was light. The problem was consuming two shells with every shot. However, he would be able to deal area damage because of the pellet spread, and he would be able to fire two shots at that rabbit, and there was no issue with the weapon being heavy. However, the ammunition consumption meant that the shotgun was not good in every situation, besides having a shorter effective range. Because of that, he would continue using the pistol he already had, even though it had many other disadvantages, and keep the shotgun for certain situations.

In short, there was no firearm that was good in every situation.

"I’ll take the shotgun, and I want you to take a look at this pistol," he said as he handed the pistol to the gay man.

"It’s a magical weapon," he said while examining it with his blacksmith skill. The man inspected every part of the pistol and tried to fire it at a target inside the shop, but he couldn’t pull the trigger.

"This weapon needs an item in order to be fired. Judging by its condition, you have that item or something similar."

"I have a skill that lets me use this weapon. I don’t have any item. What would it be?"

"This weapon is rare, very rare, and the item would be the eye of an original gorgon. The eye needs to be carved by a master blacksmith and installed in the weapon. That’s one of the ways to use this weapon. However, it doesn’t last very long, it’s expensive, and the manufacturing process isn’t worth it. Since you have a skill, just keep using the skill without worrying about it. If you want, I can improve the pistol. I can repair the wear on the barrel and make the trigger less stiff."

"How much is that going to cost me?"

"If you take the shotgun, I’ll do this maintenance for only ten gold coins."

Haru thought it was expensive, but he had plenty of coins, so he paid anyway, though with a heavy heart. The shotgun cost one hundred gold coins. He was sure he had been ripped off, but he had no way to prove it, so he simply accepted it.

As Haru was leaving the shop, the man stared at his butt. Haru felt a chill run down his spine. Hina laughed.

"That’s exactly how Mio feels. Now you know, don’t you?"

Haru’s pistol would be ready in three days. Later, he stopped to think about what he had done. The pistol itself did not belong to him. He had only been granted the right to use it, while it still belonged to the guild.

"What’s wrong?" Hina asked.

"I forgot that the weapon still belongs to the guild."

"But it was for sale, wasn’t it?"

"It was, but I don’t know the price. I’ll let it go for now. I’ll talk to Masaru about it later."

[System Warning!]

[Place a bet today and receive a reward.]

Haru quickly took out his phone and opened the betting website. He chose a bet that was impossible to lose. When he pressed the bet button, a box appeared in his inventory. He said nothing to Hina, and they simply kept walking. They passed by several places with houses and apartments for rent. One house that looked like it belonged to some pimp caught Hina’s attention. She liked it. But Haru had more refined tastes. He preferred more classic and organized houses. Living in a place with a leopard-print couch and zebra-patterned carpet was not something that appealed to him. Even if he could change the decorations, the atmosphere of the place would still bother Haru.

They kept going without choosing any house. Hina liked one thing, and Haru hated it. The opposite was also true. His taste did not match Hina’s, and that was a problem. He could not complain too much, since his entire home consisted of only one bedroom, one bathroom, and a kitchen connected to the living room. His house was very small and disorganized.

Hina began complaining and calling Haru stingy. He gave in and said they would take the first house she liked.

That was a mistake. She chose a different house. It was spacious, but it had the décor of a cheap prostitute’s house, and the perfume in the air matched the atmosphere of an entertainment professional. Hina liked it. Haru hated it, but he accepted it. As long as they changed a few things, like the picture of a naked man. Hina pointed at the picture of the landlady naked that was hanging in the bedroom. Haru said he would keep that picture. Hina did not object.

Another condition was buying another bed. He did not even want to touch the bed. He knew very well what that bed had been through, so the best thing would be to put it in some storage room and never speak of it again.

She agreed, but not before taking off her clothes and throwing Haru onto the bed.