episode_0134

“Do you not like your friend who is your older sister?”

“… … .”

The age difference was no problem in becoming friends, but it was necessary to think about why Erintina behaved this way.

Simply put, her intentions are questionable.

“The age difference is not the problem. “The important thing is why someone like you would want to be friends with a guy like me.”

“Does there have to be a reason? “Is it just a matter of making friends?”

“It’s normal for people in the right grades to get along. But aren’t we in the wrong class? “You are a beautiful woman who suits a luxurious place like this, and I am a guy who suits an old general store.”

“Why do you humble yourself? “It seems to me that you are not an ordinary general store owner.”

“At least he’s not that great of a person on the same level as you. That’s why I’m suspicious. “I wonder if this woman is trying to take something from me.”

An unknown favor from Erintina.

Honestly, I feel uncomfortable.

There were times when I suspected that this woman might have done some background research on me.

‘The civil servant who came at that time said that he handled my situation reliably, so I don’t think the problem arose there.’

So what exactly is the identity of this mysterious favor from Erintina?

I didn’t want to ignore the unpleasant situation and build a relationship, so I told him bluntly.

“Then would you say it’s because of the relic?”

“No way. “I didn’t hand it over for free, so you have to pay, right?”

“Be picky. So what if it’s just pure attraction? “Isn’t this working too?”

“People who know each other roughly should not lie to each other. “There must be a reason for this, right?”

Erintina pondered for quite a while, as if telling the reason was more difficult than she thought.

And finally, when the notification that the auction was about to begin came, Erintina opened her mouth.

“The spirits I summon quite often deliver helpful information to me. “The largest part of it is information about people.”

government ordinance?

‘The spirits give you information?’

I’ve never heard of such a setting.

Perhaps it was her secret, unknown to others?

“The reason I asked to be your friend was because of what the spirits told me.”

“It’s because of the spirits…I wonder what they would say about me.”

“Do you believe this?”

“Of course I believe it.”

I know it’s not an excuse but the truth, so why can’t I believe it?

“Ahaha! Mr. Suhan, you are a very funny person. Normally, I wouldn’t have believed it, asking why a spirit would tell me such a thing.”

It was already known information that she could communicate with the spirits she summoned.

However, I didn’t know that they provided information about people.

“Did you tell me to be friends with you?”

“Hmm… I don’t know how to explain it to make it easier for you to understand. Spirits can instinctively know karma.”

“Karma?”

“It’s an ancient word, but to put it simply, it means karma.”

“I know what you mean.”

How can you not know karma?

Didn’t I reincarnate in this world according to my karma, that is, the causality of my previous life?

If I hadn’t played games in my past life, wouldn’t I have been born on Earth where I could live normally again instead of being reincarnated in a place like this that was on the verge of destruction?

“What are you saying about my karma? “If it had been bad, I wouldn’t have tried to become friends, so I think it would have come out good.”

I think it will be less unfair if it comes out well.

After retiring from mercenary work, my life was solely focused on nurturing talented people for humanity.

“The karma that spirits see is not so dichotomous. “This person is not evaluated in such a way as to be good or bad.”

“Then what did the spirit evaluate?”

What on earth did you say that made you think you needed to become friends with me?

Erintina came closer and whispered in my ear, staring into my eyes.

“For example, someone who will never harm me. “Is there someone who would be more helpful if you build a relationship with them?”

“… … .”

The spirit’s performance is truly amazing.

I understood why Erintina only listened to the spirits and tried to date people.

Erintina burst out laughing, probably because my expression was so obvious.

“You look like you’ve hit the nail on the head? It’s amazing. “If you think about it yourself, do you think that’s the case?”

“well.”

Erintina’s expression brightened even more as she turned away because she didn’t want to answer.

“So are you going to be friends or not?”

Since we were all caught anyway, we decided to go out in a hurry.

“Let’s do it. No, let’s do it. “If we’re friends, it’s okay to talk about it, right?”

“Oh my, that’s hot. You can do anything, so take it easy. “So are you listening to your sister now?”

“… “That’s a bit much.”

What a sister.

It’s a word I don’t want to say out of my mouth.

Since the auction had just started, I looked straight ahead.

The host of the auction came up and gave a brief explanation and explained how the process would proceed before starting.

“Even if you get recommendations from me, you still have two recommendations left. What are you going to do with them? Shall I introduce you?”

Even though Erintina knew that I was deliberately only looking straight ahead, she asked with a marked sense of intimacy.

“no. “I have a connection I can ask for.”

If you are the Duke of Ariando, you will definitely have membership.

I haven’t decided who to ask for the other one yet, but I thought it would be easy to get it.

“That’s amazing~ As expected, you weren’t just an ordinary general store owner.”

“If I were an ordinary general store owner, there’s no way I would have made you my friend.”

“It’s not? “I would have been close to you even if you were normal.”

“Under the premise that the spirit told you to do so?”

“yes.”

Whether I was an ordinary person or not, what mattered seemed to be how the spirits evaluated me.

I feel like I completely believe in spirits.

‘That’s why you get caught by a spirit and go through so much trouble. ‘Tsk, tsk!’

Thinking of her scenario, I secretly sighed a little.

“I don’t think it’s normal to leave all standards for viewing people to spirits.”

“huh?”

“… No, no. “It wasn’t a big deal, so don’t worry about it.”

I decided not to say anything because I didn’t think it was the right thing to say without any trust in me.

‘The reason they look at me favorably is ultimately because of what the spirit told me, but there’s no way that telling me not to trust the spirit too much will work.’

I still need to build more trust with her.

“Let’s begin!”

While I was lost in thought, the item for auction was listed at the top.

“The first item up for auction is Rokuwaldo’s eyeball. It was caught 11 days ago and immediately put into preservation. You all know that Rokuwaldo’s eyeballs have been used as a valuable medicine for a long time. They say it opens the eyes of blind volunteers. It’s so well preserved that you can see the pupils moving. “This movement is proof of freshness.”

While listening to the host’s explanation, I searched for Rokuwaldo’s eyeballs in the store.

This was the first item of little interest, perhaps because it was a VVIP auction, but the price at the store was steep.

[Rokuwaldo’s eyeball: KRW 130,000,000]

130 million won.

It’s not a special part, it’s just a monster’s eyeball.

That monster even has 10 eyeballs.

I understand that the eyeballs are on the forehead, on the back of the hand, and in many other places.

However, the price of one such eyeball is 130 million won.

‘This is the heavenly world.’

I feel like I have suddenly stepped into the world of real people.

And it seems like the first sequence was just a joke.

The excitement at the auction house continued to heat up.

⁂ ⁂ ⁂

“500.”

“510”

“515”

“550!”

“565!”

The auction house is so hot that it’s burning brightly.

“600!”

“Customer number 34, 600 came out. 600. 600. 600!”

Bang, pound, pound!

“The bid was won by customer number 34!!”

Second product, third product.

As jaw-dropping products continued to come out, the prices became more and more expensive.

“Is there anything you like?”

“Not so good so far.”

Although I was intrigued by the product worth 3.3 billion won, I shook my head at the huge winning bid price.

It makes no sense to pay that price and eat 3.3 billion won.

It’s not like Erintina is wealthy enough to purchase that item.

As the auction began to heat up.

“It got heated up too quickly. “I’ll take some time to cool off.”

The host immediately said that he would cool down the heat.

“Why are you doing that? “Isn’t overheating a good thing?”

“The main product hasn’t even been released yet, but if the price goes up too much and you get tired of it, you may end up withering away when the main product arrives. That’s why I control the tempo.”

Erintina kindly explained my questions.

And when the host announced the next product, the excitement was instantly captured.

“The next prize is the Kraken’s sucker.”

“Aye~”

“Kraken? That hideous thing is… .”

“Is that what you put it here for?”

Kraken.

The response from people attending the auction was not good.

If the presenter was trying to put into practice what he said, he succeeded brilliantly.

“Isn’t the Kraken a very high-grade monster?”

“that’s right. So it must have been up for auction, right?”

“But the reaction is not very good.”

“Because it’s true that it’s not popular.”

“why?”

“There’s nothing you can do with that. It is said that eating boiled legs is good for stamina, but I don’t like it because the texture is so strange. “You can replenish your energy with other things as well.”

Kraken, a monster that lives in the sea, is a monster that is difficult to encounter and difficult to catch.

So the price is expensive.

The problem is that there is no supply and no demand.

It is said that nobles especially dislike the sticky, squishy feel of the Kraken’s body.