115. What Happened at the Auction House (1)
My first thought was one.
Are you a succubus? Since he caught a lot of mines, it was expected that he attracted the attention of mines.
However, there was no unpleasant sensation that returned even after the magic was released.
Of course, the higher the level, the more skillful they are at hiding demonic energy. If I don’t notice Margie, that means there’s nothing strange about it.
In order to find out the identity of the demon who completely concealed the magic, an item made with alchemy is needed.
‘But that’s not all.’
Now I was walking down the halls of a hotel with a woman named Dor.
The red carpeted hotel hallway was luxurious with the walls and hallway decorations painted in gold.
“Would you like another drink in my room?”
The woman gave a grown-up smile. I smiled softly and shook my head.
The room I was assigned was room 203, and the woman’s room was room 204.
“no. Nice to meet you. I want to rest a bit today.”
When I asked for a handshake, the woman tilted her head and took my hand. A modified technique of the Linchester swordsmanship type 6 sword.
It was a skill that pushed back the opponent’s magic and demonic energy.
If you push away the opponent’s demonic energy, your true identity will naturally be revealed. However, there was no magic that could push the woman away.
It meant that it was not a magician.
“Whoa, am I not attractive as a member of the opposite s*x?”
“no… . You are very beautiful, but… . It seems that the lady has an owner.”
Seeing that she didn’t deny it even though she was called a lady, it was like that. The woman had no answer.
“It was a pleasure meeting you. Go in.”
I kissed the back of my hand and turned around first. The woman stood for a moment in the hallway, as if she had something to say.
I’m not a blonde tanned punk, and I can’t mess with a woman who has a family.
When that happens, the family collapses and society collapses.
I went into my room, washed up and lay down on the bed. It wasn’t long before the water horse struck. Thanks to the wine I drank in a long time, I was able to sleep soundly and wake up.
Suddenly, I remembered the woman from yesterday.
It was a pink dress with a belt that stood out and a beautiful appearance that made one believe that she was a goddess.
Gaman Goddess… ?
I took out the paper provided on the hotel table. The quill glided across the paper with a crunch.
“This is so… .”
I laughed at the words written on the paper. Even as I was writing it, I was thinking about it.
—Etidorhpa
Etidorpa.
If you read that spelling backwards, it was ‘Aphrodite’. In other words, Aphrodite, the elongation of love and beauty.
‘To think I kicked the goddess’ temptation.’
Somehow, there was not a single blemish on my skin, and I thought I was wearing a belt that stood out.
Even the opponent was a goddess who competed for first place and second place as a playboy along with Zeus in Olympus.
You just kicked the toilet because you were so happy.
I touched my chin and forehead.
* * *
Olympus.
An ancient Greek temple was revealed through the clouds. The goddess Aphrodite smiled on her bed thinking about yesterday.
“As expected, he’s a cute and funny guy.”
To refuse a one-night stand despite his own temptations. Yesterday, to be honest, her self-esteem was slightly hurt.
Right after Ethan entered, a woman came and had a fight with him for a while.
Aphrodite was the most beautiful goddess.
When I went to a party, I always received all kinds of hospitality in the center of people. He believed that there was no one he could not seduce if he put his mind to it.
be it god or human
He had manifested himself by spending up to 100,000 points to meet Ethan. He even immersed himself in the ‘Virgin Spring’.
Such a goddess was dumped by humans. Aphrodite laughed once while watching the video floating like a hologram in the air.
The video was about Achilles, Ethan and Arthur fighting the Colossus.
“What are you so excited about?”
A man approached and shook his head. Wings sprouted from the man’s back, and he even held a dainty bow in his hand.
“It is nothing. By the way, did you get a lot of tribute?”
“It’s just the same as last year.”
The man who had been laughing mischievously, Cupid shrugged.
These days, the gods of Olympus have all been busy converting offerings into points to support them.
“Are you watching the Achilles Channel again?”
“Wouldn’t you like to see Achilles too?”
“For men, it is also the Hercules channel.”
The Heracles Channel, which rips all demons apart with overwhelming power, was also popular with male gods.
There was a story that Zeus and Hera were also loyal listeners to the Hercules Channel.
“He is so strong that there is no tension. tension.”
“The same is true of Achilles being strong.”
Cupid… retort?
However, Aphrodite laughed at that retort. Soon, she turned her eyes to the floating screen like a hologram.
* * *
the first day of the auction.
People gathered in a place that looked like a movie theater. Everyone was wearing a mask, so there was no way to tell who was who.
The reason for wearing a mask was to protect the buyer’s personal information.
The masks were different. Cat masks, fox masks, opera masks, clown masks, and even masks with luxurious feathers suitable for use at a ball.
Some of them even wore masks.
Currently, Ethan was wearing a fox mask. The reason he chose the fox mask out of so many masks was because it stood out.
Ethan put his hand on his empty waist. You cannot enter the auction house with weapons.
A long time ago, when the auction was overheated, it was the reason that there was a knife fight.
Since then, weapons have been banned inside the auction house, and masks have been worn.
‘Since I’ve been to the auction house, I’ll have to buy something useful.’
Before long, the moderator walked over to the podium.
“You have waited so long! everyone! Let’s start the 77th ‘North Barn Auction’! This is the first product!”
The presenter looked around and nodded. There was a lot of gray hair that stood out in the back row.
Auctions, by their nature, were worth asking for.
In some cases, bidders abused this to collude, and in some cases, the organizer hid a person between bidders and deliberately set a high price.
It is deliberately inflating the price through scarcity.
The organizer, Milton, watched the auction progress. Many people buy what they need even when the price is high.
‘At this time or when will we make money again?’
The auction item that was uploaded this time was a sword used by an adventurer.
It contains Orichalcum and was used by a former hero who was said to have captured several monsters, so it was popular not only among sword collectors but also among those who admired the hero.
The initial bid starting price is 7 million ele.
If the former warrior’s sword cost 7 million ele, it was a very cheap price. Even if you resell it, you can get double the price.
A gentleman who finished the bill raised his hand.
“Eight million ele.”
“Eight million ele! 8 million eles came out!”
The moderator at the microphone chattered.
The owner of the auctioneer, Milton, was looking through the auction house and caught the eye of a man. They exchanged autographs prepared in advance with each other.
Milton adjusted his spectacles with his left hand. It was a signal to raise the price.
“Ten million ele!”
The gentleman’s forehead narrowed slightly at the price someone had called. The moderator caught the wind again. It was all planned in advance.
“yes! 10 million ele! 10 million Ella is out! yes! As for this sword, it is the sword of Arundal, a once-prominent warrior who is now retired! Among the monsters caught with this sword is the famous ‘Manticore’!”
Manticore.
It was a beast with a lion’s body, a scorpion’s tail, and bat wings. Twenty years ago, Manticores appeared in the eastern part of the Empire, and trade between cities was cut off.
The hero who caught it was Arundal.
At that moment, a black haired woman wearing a fox mask raised her hand. It was Ethan.
“Twelve million ele.”
“Twelve million eles! Twelve million eles are out!”
Milton signaled again to raise prices. Then, at the auction, the person planted by the organizer raised his hand.
“Thirteen million ele!”
The gentleman who first called the price gritted his teeth.
Arundal.
It was a fairy tale character who instilled a dream in him. Unfortunately, the gentleman wasn’t talented enough with the sword to attend the hero academy.
“15 million ele!”
“Fifteen million ele! Fifteen million came out!”
Milton looked toward the gentleman and this time touched the watch. It was a signal to raise the price by 1/4.
At that moment, our eyes met with the person wearing the fox mask. The black pupils revealed through the eye sockets of the mask were looking directly at him.
‘what? Could it be that I got caught?’
Milton swallowed nervously. Eventually, the planter raised his hand.
“18 million ele!”
“18 million ele! 18 million came out! Ah, Arundal’s sword! I’ll save the owner for 18 million!”
I wondered if the amount that started at 7 million Ele doubled at once, and now it was 18 million.
However, the gentleman did not want to give up Arundal’s sword.
“Twenty million ele!”
Milton scratched his beard for that price. It was a signal not to raise the price any more.
“Twenty million! If there are no more, we will close! 3… 2… One… ! The sword of Arundal has been sold for 20 million ele!”
Milton grinned. There was no better place to attract customers than the auction house.
Arundal’s sword had Orichalcum added to it, but it was very small, and if it hadn’t been used by a warrior named Arundal, it belonged to a slightly better sword.
‘It’s a sword that can’t even fit into the axis of a famous sword. That gentleman bought it for 20 million ele.’
The fair price line was 14 million ele.
After that, the auction continued.
Milton fixed his eyes on the fox mask that had been staring at him. He actively participated in the auction and tried to buy the goods.
However, when it crossed the appropriate price line, he robbed his hands without hesitation. Once or twice I thought it was a coincidence.
But it was no coincidence.
‘You know the price range so well?’
Milton realized that he was not an easy opponent. That’s why I didn’t think I would be able to suck the marrow out of that fox mask.
