"Guten abend![1]...Oh my, you came by yourself?"

"Hello, Pleine."

The Secret Shop's owner always greeted him in the same manner; it didn’t matter back then when he was a level 1 hero who didn't know anything, or now that he’s a level 5 hero who had realized the events in the Underground Empire aren't progressing like typical retro games.

"Is the hot chocolate good?" Lee Shin-Woo asked.

"Would you like some? Ah, I forgot you can't drink it."

Pleine was always eating or drinking something with a blissful expression whenever he entered the shop; she never failed to get under his skin! The red-haired beauty set down her cup of hot chocolate and laughed while Lee Shin-Woo ground his teeth together in annoyance.

Her tone turned serious when she said, "Last time I said I didn't think you'd be able to gather all the Perium you’d need for a good bone, but how about it? Did you gather 1.3 million Perium?"

"Of course I did."

Is it time to retaliate? Lee Shin-Woo smiled faintly, which convinced Pleine that he must have made a lot of money.

"It’s been a while since your last visit..."

"Ah, that's because I went to Goddess’s Garden...