Chapter 153 (1/2)

Why didn’t I think of this earlier? If I had this idea when picking the loot obtained from Minotaur, I would’ve chosen the heart instead of the horn. I wouldn’t have to work as hard as I was now and Solar would’ve been a bigger help to me. Well, it was lucky that I thought of it now. I didn’t think I was going to lose money.

-110 coins. Are there any more bids?

Madam Lanya’s voice echoed through the room. Her voice sounded like it was close even in the VIP room while Aidan’s mouth seemed to stretch from ear to ear. Was it that good that I spent money?

[Hey, you’re going to give my meal to that fireball...]

‘I will cook the reed tripe and mountain chain tripe later so please bear with it.’

[Cough. Then I’ll put up with it. However, remember to keep your promise.]

‘I understand. This guy.’

Fortunately, Mudur seemed calmer. He loved reed tripe and mountain chain tripe. Sigh. I didn’t want to imagine it.

-No more? If there isn’t a bid then the winner... Ah, there is one. It is 120 coins!

The first floor was buzzing the moment she spoke. Who the hell called 120 coins? I stared straight down through the large window. In the distance, I could see a man holding the number paddle in the middle of the audience. This guy...

It was a familiar back. He was turning his head this way. The moment I saw him, I laughed. “Hah, this truly is a fated relationship...”

“Huh? What did you say just now?” Aidan, who was watching from the side, asked and I mumbled, “Nothing. It seems I need to call for a higher bid. 121 coins.”

The man who was now looking up at me from the bottom was Supreme Fire Dragon. It was really a bad fate. Now we met at the auction house. It was sickening.

-The guest in the VIP room has bid 121 coins!

At the same time, the audience sitting in the seats of the first floor were noisy. Suddenly, I could feel a tremendous amount of attention from the bottom. All of them seemed to be wondering about me. I was really glad I was wearing a mask.

“Haha, this is interesting. I wonder how high it will go.” Aidan rubbed his chin like this was exciting.

I put my hand below my mask and stroked my beard. It was because I was also excited.

-130 coins! 130 coins have come out!

Haha. Looking at this, Lanya’s voice was also excited. This situation seemed exciting for her. 130 coins was a pretty astronomical amount. It was $13 million. Well, I still had plenty of room to relax.

“131 coins.” Once again, Lanya’s voice rang out to say it was 131 coins. The auction gradually overheated as Supreme Fire Dragon and I competed. The two of us fought back and forth. The spectators were watching with excitement while Supreme Fire Dragon glared over here and muttered something to himself. It was a rotten look.

-1-140 coins! It is 140 coins!

Hmm, how did this guy have so much money? I had a moment of doubt. 140 coins was $14 million. I had felt it while playing the game—it was really hard to earn money. Still, I didn’t think deeply. Perhaps he got a lot of money because he stole other players’ items.

“141 coins.”

The auction house was a crucible of excitement. I could hear cries of ‘wow~’ coming from below. Just then, the conversation between Aidan and the staff members entered my ears. “Hey, what was the highest amount of coins bid at this auction house?”

“It was a second-grade Star Fruit with 500 coins.”

“Um. What is the second highest amount of coins bid?”

“It is a bit less crazy. I remember that it was probably 150 coins. It was a Star Piece that looked like an instrument. I remember that the nickname was probably ‘Demon Who Played the Heavens’.”

“Um. So we can look forward to updating it with a new record?”

“I think we can look forward to it.”

I listened to the conversation and was lost in thought. Demon Who Played the Heavens. I remembered that this was a second-grade constellation. It was from the Myo clan and they were given this nickname by playing heavenly music. The word ‘demon’ was attached because they liked drugs like a demon. I think it was catnip...

In any case, it was a guy with strong abilities.

-150 coins! It is 150 coins! This ties with the second highest coins bid record at our auction house.

Once the number 150 coins appeared on the electronic screen installed on the stage, camera flashes burst out everywhere. No way, there must be reporters here. This was bad. I needed to buy it and leave quickly. “151 coins.”

Dding-! The last digit on the electronic screen changed from 0 to 1. There was another huge burst of camera flashes. Groan. It was blinding. Didn’t this world have sunglasses? I vowed that I would definitely buy it if I had the chance.

-151 coins! Any more? 151 coins. 151 coins ~ 151 coins! Congratulations!

Lanya made an elegant gesture toward this place. Somehow, I became the one who bid the second highest amount of coins. I could see Supreme Fire Dragon venting his anger below me. Jerk. it was unseemly.

I smiled with satisfaction. “I want to get the item quickly.”

* * *

“Haha. I lost?”

”Wuhahaha! Reinhardt won!”

Damian and Reinhardt’s laughter could be heard. The two of them had made a bet the moment the bid for the heart had exceeded 130 coins. Damian bet that it wouldn’t exceed 150 coins and Reinhardt bet that it would. As one could easily see, it was Reinhardt’s victory.

“Damian is buying beer!”

“Che. It can’t be helped. A bet is a bet. Yes, I will treat you.”

“Hahaha! I’m looking forward to it!”

Reina stood up.

Reinhardt asked her, “Reina, where are you going?”

“Don’t I have to go on stage? My item sold and there are reporters here. I have to show them how I look in my dress~”

Once her thighs were slightly exposed, Reinhardt's eyes turned into ‘♡’. He also got a nosebleed. It seemed to be a nosebleed he couldn’t control. Looking at the amount of blood shed, he seemed like a vampire.

“Hey, stop Reinhardt’s nosebleed first.”