It felt like a bit of a jerk move to reject someone asking for a favor right after they helped you with yours, so Hal didn't think too much and agreed to Liora's request, even though he still didn't know what they would be doing.
'W-Well, she's quite good-looking, so even if she asks me out on a date, I'll give her a chance…'
Over the next six days, all Hal did was take on easy F-ranked hunting missions to gather more F-ranked cores and build up his coin reserves as much as possible. He temporarily reduced his physical fitness training to three sessions that week.
He was able to gather up twenty-seven cores, an additional 7 silver coins, and a decent number of as a result.
He should be able to get through the month without any problems.
However, he had to at least win second place, as he would be in a bad position financially if he didn't.
Hal was pumped, nonetheless.
He believed that his chances of winning were decent.
