Chapter 530: # 530 Auction, and Artificial Magic Stones.
The Felsen Central Museum, which serves as the auction venue, had a large hall for the auction.
Surprisingly (if I may say rude), there were many guests, each of whom had already arrived at a designated seat at the venue. Are these all participants? They all look richâŠ
âEr, our seats areâŠâ
The cuckoo pulls the sleeve to the next Frey. Nh, that way?
Father, thereâs His Majesty King Felsen.
Looking at Freyâs pointing finger, there was probably someone who thought it was King Felsen waving his hand at us.
Probably because he was wearing a domino mask. Heâs hiding his identity because of his patience.
I wanted to go and say hello, but it was quite far away, and even though I was trying to hide my identity, the king might find out, so I only kept it to a light meeting.
Letâs go say hello again when the auction is over. We need to find our seat. If I had, the auction would have started.
Looking closely, like King Felsen, you can see the aristocrats in masks. Probably troublesome people if they find out they won the bid. With a husband whose wife is holding his wallet.
Our seat was near the stage in the middle. Quite a nice seat. Here you can see whatâs up for auction. The seat was marked with the same number tag âPaddleâ as the seat number. Give me this and Iâll show you my intention to bid. Looks like itâs not that different from the auction on Earth.
Sit alongside Frey and reopen the inventory of auctions handed over.
Not only magic objects and artifacts, but also artwork and antiques will appear in this auction.
Just looking at it, I donât have anything I want.
The catalogue only contains a detailed picture of the product and its origins, and it doesnât say how much to bid for. It seems that there is a minimum amount required by the seller, and the bid cannot be won unless it arrives.
âSo, are you really going to win this bidâŠ?
I once again saw âHero Darmuelâs Armorâ in the catalogue. You really donât like your armor⊠Iâm going to be cursed. No, Iâm cursed.
âWell, the curse can be broken by de-cursing magicâŠ..â
âI canât! De-cursing is worth less! Because it makes sense to be what it was then!
I donât understand what my daughter is saying. Normally, Iâm afraid of curses. I donât know if this is what you want, but I donât know what to do if itâs your real daughter.
Frey suddenly raised her voice as she looked through the catalogue.
âAh!? Matrakâs dagger is on sale! UkukuâŠ! I want this too⊠but I need the moneyâŠ! MoneyâŠ! What the hell!
Why are you looking at me like this? Well, I know what youâre trying to say.
â⊠you canât be so expensive.â
Ah, Hildaâs mad at me⊠Thatâs how many nails I got. My daughter gets mad at me for being sweetâŠ
When I got back, the auction began with the auction representative Auctioneer.
The first one that came out was a pot I didnât know well. It seems to be a work of art about 3,000 years ago. The auctioneer explains that it belonged to the King of the Destroyed Land and that there was a war over this pot, and the country was destroyed as a result.
Who wants such a bad luck? As I was wondering, bills rose one after the other from the participants, and the bid was quickly won at a fairly high priceâŠ. I donât understand.
After that, a variety of unusual items are listed, and the auction heats up.
It looks like we can only pick up gold coins in this auction. The earth feels like at least 100,000 yen. Well, itâs annoying to get a silver bullshit. Thanks to this, the amount goes up in the meantime.
Some of them have a huge amount of money, and I suspect that the people here have a strange sense of money. They say hobbies cost money, but this is what happens when you go deeper.
âFather! Next! Next is Matrakâs dagger! Absolutely!
How worried I was, the next product was brought into the venue.
It is a dagger. There is a slit in the middle and the right and left blades are separated. Itâs like a two-fold fork that stabs fruit. Is this Matrakâs Dagger?
An auctioneer on stage with a magic device like a loudspeaker starts talking.
Once prosperous mercenary kingdom katsun. Matrak, a brave general, was called the Kingâs right arm in that turn. This is the dagger that Matrak is supposed to have given to his young son. The blade is mythrilled and decorated with Orihalcon. More than a thousand years later, the glow has not been lost at all. Worth it or not! Letâs start the auction!
Hundreds of gold coins!? Ten million yen for such a dagger!?
I was stunned by the sudden release of the money. [M] I canât believe it⊠I think I can make it tooâŠ
EhâŠ!? Itâs going to cost more and moreâŠ? Do you want this much?
âFather, Father! We need to raise the number tag Paddle!
âNo, I told you not to be expensiveâŠâ
âIf Matrakâs dagger starts with a hundred gold coins, itâs a conscientious price! Somebodyâs gonna get it if we donât get it up!
⊠is that so? I donât know, but maybe thatâs what Frey said.
In fact, the money Frey got by defeating the Dragon is higher than that. Maybe itâs the cheaper one.
Another customer put it on before I finished the money. [M] The fat nobleman who raised the bill looked at us and smiled. Mh⊠are you motivated?
âOne hundred and fortyâ
âOne hundred and sixtyâ
The momentum of the fat aristocracy has dropped. Probably close to the limit. At some point, only me and the fat aristocrats were competing. Letâs jump up here and decide.
The fat nobleman sat on the chair in frustration without raising the bill. Fu, I bought it. No, I won.
Then the number tag 65 won the bid for 200 pieces!
Khan! and auction hammers echo through the venue.
âI did it! I won the bid!
⊠oh no. I got on my feet and got on my feet. I didnât expect to buy it for twice the amount.
Frey is happy, but this definitely wonât make Hilda angry⊠Your wifeâs smiling angry appearance makes her tremble unexpectedly.
Well, King Felsen of the same weapon mania didnât compete. Why would you do that?
âHis Majesty King Felsen would be less interested if it werenât for the weapons and armor that heroes and braves were equipped with. Matrakâs dagger wasnât Matrakâs ownâŠâ
Speaking of which, there was such an explanation. He gave it to his young son. Thatâs why. Things themselves are good.
Anyway, 20 million yen per dagger⊠Well, I donât think itâs much money. Even if my daughter says itâs sweet, I canât argue with itâŠ
But this kid can usually earn more on his own if he wants to⊠We donât give you pocket money.
Weâre feeling a lot weird about money, too. I canât talk to these people easily.
Afterwards, there was a surprising amount of money auction, and inside me, âIâm going to make a lot of money auctioningâŠ? The nasty idea of âhas brought Kamaha.
My Storage and Babylonâs Warehouse are full of useless magic tools and materials. I wonder if releasing these would be a lot of money.
Iâm not interested, and I think there are people who want it. [M] I wonder if there would be an unexpected amount in the auction format.
Why donât we do business with the Kings at the next World Congress?
Now I will go to the next product. An artificial magic stone used in the ancient magical kingdom. Never before have we discovered anything this big. Unfortunately, the magic has already run out, but itâs also worth a lot as a gem. â
So the auctioneer brought in a huge red crystal stone about the size of a balance ball.
Artificial Magic Stones? Surely itâs an artificial magic stone made in the ancient magical kingdom, right?
Magic Stones can accumulate, amplify, and release magic. I used it to increase the power of magic and power magic tools, but even during the Magic Kingdom era, I couldnât find any natural magic stones and it was of high value.
Instead, the artificial magic stone was created. However, the artificial magic stone had drawbacks and could not be accumulated except for the magic that had been put in it at the time of production. In other words, it is disposable.
Magic cannot be stored in artificial magic stones. Therefore, even if it is found from ruins, it will not help if there is no magic left.
⊠well, to tell the truth, my doctor has made artificial magic stones that can accumulate. They are used in the Tower or as a power source for Babylon.
Further refinements to the artificial magic stones he made will bring them closer to the G Cube of Golem. It captures magic from the atmosphere and light, amplifies it, and turns it into a power source. Fraserâs wafer has a similar effect.
That stupid artificial magic stone must have been used in factories and special facilities. Itâs just a beautiful stone without magic, but itâs worth it.
Letâs start the auction!
âOne thousand seven hundred!
I begun with 170 million yen!? I canât use it anymore, and itâs not even a natural gem, this! Itâs just a beautiful, big stone, isnât it? I think it has some historical valueâŠ
But to my surprise, the amount goes up again and again.
They said it was worth a lot as a jewel, but itâs true that artificial magic stones arenât often this big.
Itâs just a glass ball from me⊠But to see this enthusiasm, I think the seller is more certain than I am. [M] I wonder if the value of things is rarity and demand.
âOne thousand eight hundred eighty!
âOne thousand eighty-five!
The venue groans at a fixed amount of money. Looking back, the nobleman wearing the blue domino mask, who was right from our seat, raised the number tag âPaddleâ.
2,000 gold coins. Two hundred million yen? Youâre a lot fat.
âTwo thousand⊠a hundred!
A flashy teething merchant on the opposite side raised his voice as he squeezed it out, and the venue sighed again.
The merchant, who seems to have money anyway, peeks at the cheerful face that rises up at the venue.
The venue groans further up to the amount released by the masked aristocrats without getting a haircut. The out-toothed merchant trembled in anger and sat in his seat with regret, throwing a number tag, Paddle.
Then 3,000 gold coins is the winner of the bid!
Khan! And the mallet sounds.
3,000 gold coins. Three hundred million yen. Isnât that the best amount today? If magic had accumulated, it would have been a huge sum.
But there are 300 million yen jewels on earth, and it may not surprise you. Thereâs money somewhere.
âI canât believe Iâm paying 3,000 gold for that.â
Yeah, I wonder if thereâs a mirror here.
I want to crush Freyâs words back as they were.
And then, looking behind me, I saw a nobleman in a blue domino mask take his beloved away from the venue. Apparently, heâs only interested in that artificial magic stone, and heâs not interested in anything else. Well, normally, if I spend 300 million yen, can I participate anymore?
The tight teeth of the merchant also left. Was he after a single magic stone?
The auction continued afterwards, but my index finger didnât move much. I was wondering if it would be a good gift for my wives or a pair of necklaces, but in my case, I have to give them nine.
Well then, the last thing I want to do is wear the legendary armor of that hero, Dermuël! This armor is cursed to corrode you! Magic armor that inflicts suffering and great power on Summoners!
Spooky blue and black armor was brought to the venue. Is this the armor of the hero Darmuel? Looking up close, I knew it was creepy. Are you sure you want to win this�
âFather! Donât lose to His Majesty King Felsen!
âNo, this item will win from Freyâs money, so you canât exceed the limit?
Thereâs a limit to the amount Frey got by hunting the Dragon. I canât help it if it costs more than that.
Suddenly the maximum amount of money you have may be able to win the bid without a competing buyer, but I think it would be better to raise it in small increments if you could get it as cheap as possible.
Now letâs start the auction!
500 pieces!? From 50 million yen. Donât do thisâŠ
Letâs get ten more. The person who raised the number tag âPaddleâ was still His Majesty King Felsen.
You got a little fight going on over there? I wonder if the unit of one million yen is a small amount.
Oh? I thought King Felsen and my Weapon Maniaâs daughter were the only ones who wanted this horrible armor. I wonder if they call friendsâŠ
âFather! Move it up! Theyâre taking it!
Iâll take ten pieces at a time. Freyâs gold holds eight Kingâs coins. Eight hundred pieces of gold, about 80 million yen.
I donât want to go that farâŠ
One of the people who was raising the number tag âPaddleâ jumped the amount. Damn it, if you do that, everyone else will come up!
Look, I donât know whatâs really going on, but âI can still afford it? with the stanceâ.
âSeven hundred and fifty!
When I was in a hurry, His Majesty King Felsen suddenly jumped the money. [M] Hey, are you okay!? Why donât you use it so much and get mad at the Chancellor later?
The sudden jump lowered the number tag âPaddleâ of several people. I got off. Oops, I think I got off too if I didnât get on any more.
Ten more! I think I can hear the voice. â800 pieces at once!â If you win the bid, itâs ok, but thereâs also a way to give up if you put it on even moreâŠ
Seven hundred and seventy!
Huh? King Felsen has also put ten on board. Probably saw the other side as close to its limit. Letâs go somewhere between 1 and 8!
His Majesty King Felsen said, âReally? Look at me with the eyes. Eventually, he raised the number tagâ Paddle âand shouted as if he had decided.
Mm, gu. Thatâs right⊠I can see King Felsenâs face in front of my eyes. UwetâŠ
When I looked at Frey, I was shaking my neck unfortunately. Thatâs right, thereâs nothing moreâŠ
I can give you an extra sword, but there was something about the dagger just now, and if I join Frey any more, Hilda will really get mad at me.
I lowered my number tag with a sigh.
Then the bidder with the number 25 will win with 850 gold coins!
Khan! and a wooden hammer echoes through the venue. His Majesty King Felsenâs face turned into a smile drawn from Doyaâs face when he said he won the bid. Quite impossible, thatâs⊠Iâm in a hurry to talk to the people around me, but maybe itâs not enough.
Even if he were king of one country. I donât suppose I canât pay you, but Iâm pretty sure youâre over schedule. I can say itâs my fault, but⊠donât.
âUgh⊠in this case, I should have endured Matrakâs daggerâŠâ
Nh⊠well, if it hadnât been for that dagger, I wouldâve put it on. The difference between Frey cheating on something else and King Felsenâs readiness for it.
I wonder if he was ready to see His Majesty the Blue King.
Well, itâs okay if you just get the dagger.
Guests leave the venue after one auction. One day, the winning bidder will go to the exchange to pay and receive the goods.
Then weâll get Matrakâs dagger, too.
The three men who came out of the auction hall walked out with the goods they had.
The item was in a large box with tight cushioning. Of the three, a big man who is about to reach two meters in height is holding it with great care.
âDidnât you ever pay 30 king coins for something like this? You shouldâve attacked the venue and blew it up.â
A boy with grey hair complains to a threaded young man who leads. The young man who had previously hidden his face in a domino mask looked back with astonishment.
âWhat if I raid the venue and get scratched? And hereâs a Felsen called the Magic Kingdom. I donât know what kind of magic equipment is stored in the venue or the merchandise. Until I thought Iâd be sure to get it with a straight shot.â
A young man with brown hair and threads walking in front replied sighing at his short-circuited companions. Thank you. This boy is short circuited. I hope it doesnât pull my leg.
âBesides, there was a little trouble there.â
King Brunhilde, Winter Night of the Moon. A world mediator who inherits the legacy of ancient civilization. And the enemies of the apostles of the devil.
The young man with the thread, Indigo, was relieved that he had successfully completed his mission. If they had discovered who they were and entered the battle, they would definitely not have obtained this artificial magic stone and would have had to retreat.
If that happens, I wonât have the face to see Scarlet, and Iâll have to rethink my plans.
âIt didnât look that strong. Hey, Hazel?
âOhh, ooh, smell, do you hear me?
âDonât hang up, please hold it securely. Never drop it.â
The big man called Hazel held the big wooden box back firmly.
A few men stood in front of three people trying to move out of the unseen alley. Indigo looked at the opponent surprisingly and saw that he was a toothed merchant who had argued with the artificial magic stone earlier, and the strong men who were the guards who had acquired the weapon.
A merchant with teeth hoisted the edge of his mouth and laughed lewdly.
âQuiet, give me the box. If you donât want to hurt your eyes.â
Soon the men with the weapons appeared behind them, and the three of them were surrounded.
âProbably trying to kill us and take the Magic Stone. Itâs a shallow idea that comes up with scum. It would be no use explaining that this is not an artificial magic stone.â
A young man with gray hair answers. In response to the words, the boy gladly threw a spear out of his waist. In an instant, the spear stretches and turns into a metallic purple spear.
âDoes that mean you donât mind killing? What is self-defense? Itâs a bad thing to take peopleâs belongings, right?
âTake the box. [M] Iâve told you many times, but donât drop it. Let Orchid clean up the garbage.â
The three plain merchants found themselves surrounded by men with weapons.
âKill them and take the Magic Stone!
The men surrounding the three attacked at once. But in the next moment, several swords were dancing in the air.
A boy with a spear flew all the menâs weapons in the early hours of the lightning.
A metallic purple spear penetrates deeply into the chest of a man who doesnât know what happened.
The boy groaned with joy and flashed his spear even more. Several purple flashes run into the alley.
Afterwards, several demons echoed in the alley of Pharma, King Felsenâs capital, but none of them noticed it.