chapter 24
Adaptation (4) Fix
“Your face is better than before. Is it because there is no one to bully you?”
Hyeri Lee smiled brightly, revealing her hostility towards the Cheonhwa Guild and Queens.
‘Still.’
As the granddaughter of Sejin Group, the rival group of Cheonhwa Group, she had a strong sense of rivalry, so she always spoke out in front of me without hesitation.
“Recently, things have gotten a little easier. therefore… , for what reason did the manager come directly?”
“I have something to look forward to at this auction.”
“Auction? It’s a coincidence. me too.”
“… okay?”
Hyeri Lee narrowed her eyes to the news that I was participating in the auction and looked at her like a snake measuring the size of her prey.
It was obvious that he was wondering if there was anything he could dig out of me.
“I’ll tell you just in case, but it’s not what you think.”
“What am I?”
She skillfully raises the corners of her lips, making an expression that she doesn’t know anything.
I humbly told her the purpose of participating in the auction, and slandered her.
“I’m just here to pick up some suitable equipment, so don’t bother me.”
“equipment?”
“To give you a piece of equipment from our main dealer.”
“… Huh… .”
Hyeri Lee nodded as if she understood, and then alluded to with a playful look in her eyes.
“no way… , aren’t you trying to spend my blood-like tax on a place like this?”
“don’t worry. Your taxes are already in my stomach.”
She burst into laughter, wondering if she liked my answer, and talked about the purpose of her visit to the auction house.
“I’m here to buy a bloody crown.”
“… Bloody Crown? This main?”
“yes. Do you think it would be perfect for our Inna to use?”
The ‘Inna’ she spoke of means Gong Gong-na, the leader of the Black Rose and an S-class hunter.
“Can you live? I think there are quite a few competitors.”
“It is. From what I saw earlier, it seems like they came from overseas guilds as well.”
“From abroad?”
The ‘blood-stained crown’, which is called the main theme of this auction, is an S-class item that was found in the ruins inside the gate a few years ago.
It is known that the bloody crown has enormous active skills… .
In fact, rumors tend to be exaggerated.
According to the information that appeared in the original novel, the blood-stained crown absorbs the magic of the people around it and strengthens the user when used.
However, the duration is short compared to the effect, and the efficiency is on the low side because it absorbs an enormous amount of magical power.
“Well… . I don’t think it’s an item worth buying that much.”
“… Why do you think so?”
“There is too much foam. If it’s me… . I’d rather have bought the ‘Lunaria Pendant’ that came out before that.”
“Lunaria Pendant?”
Hyeri Lee showed a reaction that seemed to be incomprehensible,
I gave a light explanation while recalling the effect of the Lunaria Pendant and the order of the auction.
Instead of continuously absorbing the wearer’s magic power, Lunaria Pendant has a passive that strengthens the body according to the magic power.
Since this effect is not a curse, it can be turned on and off directly, and the effect is strengthened as much as it uses a lot of magic power, so the efficiency is quite high.
“Because the order of entries is just before the bloody crown… . I think I might be able to buy it cheaper than the market price.”
“… Is that so?”
Lee Hye-ri, who was quietly listening to the explanation, quietly nodded as if she understood what I meant, and called the secretary who had been away from her.
“Contact the guild and tell them that you are changing the target to the Lunaria Pendant.”
“All right.”
‘… No, change this?’
I was slightly taken aback by her actions to change plans, blindly trusting my words.
Of course, it is her freedom except for accidents, but it was a little difficult to change the goal that was set from the beginning just by listening to my words.
“What do you believe in?”
“What do you believe? trust you.”
Lee Hye-ri smiled shamelessly and bit the secretary again,
I looked at her with a puzzled look.
Actually, if you think about it, Hyeri Lee has always been like this.
At the time when she had just taken on the vice-leader of a guild, and created Reds, the predecessor of Black Rose.
Ever since I helped her, who was in deep trouble, she always strongly supported me no matter what I said.
Of course, from my point of view, I was just reading the abilities and choosing a team member with good potential… .
She, who was in the midst of the burden of being the granddaughter of the Sejin group, said that it seemed as if a ray of light had descended.
‘Should I have joined the Sejin Guild… .’
While embracing such useless thoughts and talking with Hyeri Lee.
At times– at times– at times–
The bells began to ring inside the black market.
This means that the main event, the auction, will start soon.
I headed straight to the auction house with Hyeri Lee, and I naturally took a seat next to her.
I leisurely looked around the auction house, sipping the drink her secretary had brought me.
‘There are quite a few people.’
The large auction house in the center of the black market was made in the form of sitting around the center stage.
Perhaps because of the rumors about the bloody crown, there were so many people that there were people who couldn’t sit down.
‘How the hell did you terrorize here? .’
In the original story, Seol Joo-hee made a commotion here and stole items.
Despite the fact that there is a correction of the main character, attempting terrorism in such a closed place was really close to madness.
[ ladies and gentlemen! The long-awaited main event! Let the item auction begin! ]
The auction started soon after.
With the moderator’s remarks, objects began to be placed on the central platform.
[ The product that will cut off the long-awaited start is… ! It’s a mermaid’s tears! ]
‘Tears of a mermaid’ are tears that a mermaid, a kind of monster, sheds when they are in love.
It is mainly used to make potions or elixir, but it is difficult to obtain, so it is an item that is evaluated as a fairly rare material.
‘It’s not very useful.’
There were many useful items as well as mermaid tears, but there were not many items I needed.
“It’s a red backcuff. How about that?”
“It’s a good material, but it’s hard to handle, so I don’t like it.”
“Hmm… . Then I have to pass this on.”
Instead, I helped Hyeri Lee with her shopping.
Hyeri Lee listened carefully to my story despite her playful attitude, and thanks to her reaction, I was able to have a pretty good time.
“This time… .”
“Finally, it’s main.”
After purchasing the ‘Lunaria Pendant’ for just 8.5 billion won, the main product ‘Blood-stained Crown’ appeared on the podium.
oh oh… … !
The spectators marvel at the appearance of the bloody crown.
The crown, which looked like stained gold, was studded with jewels red as blood, and it was a pretty cool design, even to me without an aesthetic sense.
“It’s pretty.”
“Would you like to buy it?”
I glanced at Lee Hye-ri, who was playing a prank again, and I smiled and accepted her prank.
“Do you have a lot of money?”
Then she answered confidently with a seductive smile.
“Can you buy ten more of those?”
Surprisingly, what she said was true.
[Finally, that guy has arrived! The main product of this auction! It’s a bloody crown! ]
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Murmur– murmur–
People are buzzing with anticipation for a full-fledged auction.
[ The starting price is 10 billion won! The asking price goes up by 1 billion! ]
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Maybe because it’s the main, it’s different from the starting amount.
[ 10 billion! 11 billion! 12 billion! 13 billion came out! 14 billion! ]
The auction proceeded quickly.
Those who were still standing still participated in the bidding and started raising the asking price, and in an instant, more than five times the price was stamped.
[ 50 billion! 5 billion came out! ]
50 billion per item is a fairly high level.
Even if it is a non-replaceable Ex-class item, it is a very precious amount to pour into an item full of bubbles.
[ 51 billion! Now it goes up by 2 billion! ]
While silently watching the auction, I gently tilted my head toward Hyeri Lee and asked a quiet question.
“So, how long are you planning to use this time?”
“90 billion”
90 billion for one item!
It was almost 10 times more expensive than the Lunaria Pendant.
“You saved 80 billion won. Thank you.”
Hyeri Lee sent me a charming smile along with saying thank you,
After a long auction, the bloody crown was finally put on a price tag.
[ 85 billion! 85 billion… ! 85 billion! It’s a successful bid! ]
850 billion.
If Lee Hye-ri had intervened, 85 billion won would have fallen asleep in the Sejin guild warehouse.
[ Well, the auction goes on! The next product is… ! ]
The auction went on and on, and when the goods were running out, the item I was looking for finally appeared on the podium.
[The Dark Dragon’s Gauntlets! ]
‘You’re finally here.’
As its name suggests, the Dark Dragon’s gauntlet had a design resembling the head of a black dragon.
In the original, it was an item used by Seol Joo-hee, and it has the ability to blow powerful qigong.
However, due to the unknown fact, the underestimated misfortune… . No, it’s a thank you item.
[The starting price is 1 million won! The asking price goes up by 10,000 won! ]
Compared to the bloody crown that started at 10 billion won, the price was less than 1%, but its performance was probably 100 times more.
[ 1.5 million won! Do you have more? ]
I, who was aiming for the right time, participated in the bidding by holding up a sign when the momentum started to diminish.
[ 160 million won! 160,000 won came out! ]
At that time, I was leisurely waiting for the bid, wondering if I could buy it for around 2 million won.
Suck-
Hyeri Lee, who was sitting next to her, picked up the sign and marked the number with her finger.
[ 3 million won! It’s 3 million won! ]
“… hey.”
Embarrassed by her unexpected participation in the war, I shot her,
She gave a sneaky wink with an inexplicable smile.
‘It’s difficult… .’
I immediately raised the sign and started bidding with Hyeri Lee.
[ 350… ! 380! 400! Now we will go up by 500,000 won! ]
Even though it passed 5 million won in an instant, the asking price did not stop,
[ 11 million won! ]
In the end, the moment when the asking price exceeded 10 million won.
“Five thousand.”
Hyeri Lee widened her distance and blocked my bid and threw it away.
“hey. you… !”
“Did you come in?”
She brazenly provokes and shows a mischievous smile.
After thinking for a while thinking of a suitable substitute, I immediately accepted the bid by holding up a sign.
[ 5100! 51 million won, it’s out! ]
There were items scattered around, but there was no item that suited Jinseowon as much as this one.
However… .
[ 5200! That’s 52 million won! ]
Lee Hye-ri was not even going to back down, so she immediately pursued him.
“Lee Hye-ri. you do it really well You saved 80 billion won, how do you repay the favor in this way?”
I glared at Lee Hye-ri and threatened to lift the sign.
But then.
snap-
Hyeri Lee grabbed my hand… .
He made eye contact for a moment, then whispered with a strange look in his eyes.
“for a moment.”