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Basilisk’s belly skin.

Because they are large, a lot of by-products are produced once caught, but catching them is not easy, so the overall price of by-products is very high.

And among the by-products of the basilisk, the parts that command the highest price are the basilisk’s venom sac, teeth, back skin, and belly skin.

The part that Vine brought to me was the belly leather, which forms a high price range.

‘The back leather is of the highest value when made into equipment, and the belly part is so soft that it is used as a luxury item for noble ladies or royalty.’

Even if it is not used as a luxury item for royalty or noble ladies, if clothes are made from leather, they become powerful equipment that can ignore most poisons.

“If this is enough….”

It would be no exaggeration to say that this is the highest price I have ever received for monster by-products.

It wasn’t just a piece of belly skin ripped off, it was almost as if the entire belly skin had been taken at this length.

There is no need to think about this for a long time.

I decided to willingly hand over ownership of the magic wand to Baine.

“thank you.”

“I am truly grateful. You brought me such a precious thing.”

“No matter how expensive it is, it is ultimately a by-product. This is the result.”

If I had made that myself, would I have traded it for basilisk skin?

‘I’m not sure.’

First of all, I have no information about how that magic wand was made.

It was not easy to put an accurate value on something without knowing what the ingredients were or how it was made.

So, what determines the price of unique equipment is whether or not I felt like I could pass on this amount.

‘In one word, it means I can do whatever I want.’

And now I really like the basilisk belly skin.

I was excited to see how much the store would charge for this.

It was a by-product of a level that people like me would not have dared to see.

“Anyway, I’ve completely handed over ownership. You can take care of it on your own from now on. I think you’ll do a good job even if I don’t tell you.”

Baine smiled brightly, as if wondering if he was saying such an obvious thing.

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When the academy has its testing period, the effects will also affect nearby stores.

First of all, the influence of the test was especially great at Ash General Store, the largest general store in Academy City.

This is the period in which the most sales are made during the year.

The store was crowded with students coming to purchase supplies needed before the exam.

“No?”

“We’re all out. It’s coming in next week, so come back next week.”

Ash General Store had a reputation as the largest general store for a long time, so it always suffered from shortages during exam periods.

“No, let’s order some in advance!! I have an exam coming up, so what should I do!!”

“I’m sorry. The quantity you can order is limited…”

“Ugh!! Why do I always run out of things during exam period? Can’t I stock up on more?”

“sorry!”

Ash General Store employees had a hard time trying to please the irritated students.

They also wanted to stock up on a lot of things.

But this time I couldn’t.

As the monster wave suddenly broke out, they suffered from a shortage of supplies.

Thanks to this, we had no choice but to receive smaller quantities than usual.

Even though students complained about why there were no items, it was impossible to get them unless items came down from the sky.

“What should I do? Anyway, this is the first time we’ve had this much out of stock.”

From the students’ perspective, they had no choice but to stamp their feet because they couldn’t get the items even though the exam was just around the corner.

In particular, there were many cases where first-year students who did not know that Ash General Store suffered from a shortage of goods during exam period avoided it.

However, just because the grade was higher did not mean the situation was better.

“Did you save it?”

“No, I couldn’t get it either. Why did the supply run out so quickly this time?”

“They said all the supplies went to the front line because of the monster wave.”

“ah!”

The students were in tears when they heard the circumstances that made it unavoidable.

It was clear that if I took the test like this, my score would drop to the bottom.

“Please call the house and see if they can help you urgently.”

“Is that the only way to save it?”

And a student who was in despair because he could not find consumables could not avoid Class A.

“Hmm.”

“Hmm.”

“…..”

“Ok.”

Shine, Fran, Ariando and even Vine.

Unlike the kids who were stamping their feet, they already had all the supplies they needed for the test.

My conscience pricked me to ignore my friends who were unable to get things.

However, to tell you the location of the general store…

‘The boss will hate it.’

‘He hates it so much.’

‘He says it’s noisy even when we go.’

‘He’s not very friendly, so he’ll probably get sick of people flocking to him for no reason.’

At Ash General Store, the employees treat customers with respect.

Since most of the guests were nobles, they were thoroughly educated.

If you cause trouble for no reason, the general store owner will be in trouble.

On the other hand, the general store owner…

‘No, it’s definitely going to be a big problem.’

‘But isn’t it a bit like pretending not to know?’

‘Okay, what should I do?’

While friends are talking with each other with their eyes.

The teacher, who had no expectations at all, handed down a rope to the screaming students.

“I heard that there are many students who were unable to obtain the supplies needed for the exam. If you apply here, we will provide basic consumables, so please write down the names of those who were unable to obtain them.”

Wow!!!

The students cheered at Rebecca’s words.

“I was so scared that I had to go to the test without being able to prepare anything, but I’m glad I did.”

“Don’t expect too much. It’s really the bare minimum.”

The students breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the teacher’s words.

At least I was satisfied with not taking the test with my bare hands.

Meanwhile, there were some who cried over the Academy’s decision.

“No, it would be difficult if you did this at the academy! Where on earth did you get the goods? Is it right for the academy to push low-quality goods to students?”

This is Ash General Store.

Ash General Store was doing business by subtly raising the prices of items that were in short supply.

Students had no choice but to purchase goods at high prices due to a shortage of goods.

However, the business went bankrupt because the academy decided to provide consumables.

“The students were making a fuss about not having the goods, so I worked hard to get the goods, but they said no one was buying them. How are you going to take responsibility for this? The goods are piling up in the warehouse! I’ve suffered a huge loss!”

“Should the Academy even care about selling things at the general store? Don’t be pushy.”

“How is this not far-fetched? It is not too late. Please stop providing students with low-quality items whose source cannot be verified.”

Ash General Store has been making money by taking advantage of academy students for a long time.

Because he was close to the dean, the faculty and staff could not easily touch him.

There were rumors that he was a distant relative of the dean, and there were also rumors that he was unable to move because he had the dean’s weakness.

But regardless of true intentions, isn’t there a line that shouldn’t be crossed?

I couldn’t tolerate Ash General Store’s behavior right now.

I crossed the line.

“Why do you think the items provided by the academy are of low quality?”

“Ha! I don’t know where you got it from, right? The items I get are military products. So the items provided by the Academy are bound to be worse than ours!”

Rebecca laughed at Ash General Store’s confident and shameless claim.

“Well then, shall we compare? Which of the two is better?”

Source of items provided by the academy to students.

Rebecca was confident, knowing full well who it belonged to.

This was a bet that had no choice but to win.

“Are you really going to come out like this? Do you want to see me go to the dean?”

“Well…you two, don’t fight, just calm down.”

The Academy staff was embarrassed and tried to mediate the fight between Rebecca and Ash General Store owner.

But the two people who were already on fire could not be stopped.

“Is that so? I’m not scared at all. I knew he was a person who played money with kids, but isn’t it too extreme this time? How can you rip off students like that? How can you tolerate twice as much, but three times as much? “You know that crossing the line is crossing the line, right?”

Taking advantage of the Monster Wave for personal gain was bound to be criticized.

Moreover, isn’t the target audience of the business students?

Not only that, but the owner of Ash General Store was criticizing Rebecca for the work she had done for the students.

He said with a shameless face that our store was on the verge of going bankrupt because of you.

I was so dumbfounded that my fever began to rise.

“There is a shortage of supply, but it is natural for prices to rise as demand rises.”

“That’s why I said I would provide the missing supply.”

“If you are a teacher, you should work hard to educate like a teacher, but can you act like a businessman?”

“If I were to rip off kids like you did, I wouldn’t be qualified to be a teacher. But I don’t plan on doing that.”

“that…!”

Rebecca interrupted the owner of Ash General Store.

“Of course! If this were to happen, you would say that we had no choice but to raise the price because the quality of the products was poor, right? So let’s compare. Which is of better quality, the products from your store or the products I will provide to the children?”

Rebecca’s confident attitude was understandably unnerving, but the owner of Ash General Store seemed so angry that he did not back down.

There was confidence in the fact that it was a product being supplied to the military.

He willingly accepted the bet, sticking out his fat stomach.

“Okay! Let’s do it!”

“Oh my, why are you two like this? You need to calm down and talk calmly.”

“It’s good. I’m already looking forward to it.”

“I don’t know where you plan to get it, but I will break your shallow belief that it is better than the products supplied to the military!!”

“I will destroy your shallow belief that your store’s products are the best.”

Rebecca was confident.

I will completely crush Ash General Store!

I planned to make them deeply regret their ‘disgusting’ actions against students.

And she had reason to be confident in her bet.

thud!

Rebecca hit the table as if she was going to break it.

“If it is proven that the quality of your items is lower than the items I brought, you would be better off being careful about your abusive behavior towards students in the future. Unless you want to close the store.”