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109 - - 26 Kilket Central Auction ②

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In the middle of the auction hall.

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I was scurrying around, looking at the whole place.

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There was a space for merchants like me at the front of the platform, which was slightly lowered, and the nobles' seats surrounded the merchants' space.

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In the merchants' space, there are simple chairs, and each person seems to sit in the seat with his or her own number.

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In contrast to the simple chairs for the merchants, the nobles' space is furnished with luxurious-looking chairs.

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The position of the seats and the luxury of the chairs seemed to change according to the rank of the nobles.

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It seems that this central auction in Kilket was originally started by merchants in Kilket, which flourished as the center of trade in the western continent.

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It was in the middle of a war with the elves that lasted until about 200 years ago.

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The main products were the gold and goods taken from the elves and the elves themselves, which were sold at auction to merchants who came from the central continent to buy them.

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Time passed.

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Those who had made their fortunes through the sale of looted goods settled in the land of Kilkenny. After this country became the Empire of Aul Nostalucia from the Empire of Norn, they became a privileged class of nobles with the power of gold (mana). They have been making more and more money by getting involved in various other businesses until now.

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The aristocrats, who have gone from sellers to buyers, still have an incredibly strong passion for auctions.

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"Ladies and gentlemen!　We will now begin the Kirkett Central Auction. I, O Cussionia, will be the chairman of the auction. Please join me."

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The auctioneer gave the opening remarks, and the auction finally began.

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According to the schedule, Albus' husband's goods..."

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Gandra's face clouded as she checked the schedule.

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What's wrong?"

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'It's the tenth from the beginning, isn't it?

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'Yes, I've checked. I've already checked...it must be before Sir Warren's detached house.

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Of course, that part was the first to be checked.

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The West Quilkett detached villa is way back.

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Oh..."

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It seemed that Sir Warren had really moved on about the order in which the items were to be displayed.

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Even after reading the letter and hearing it from Sir Warren's own mouth, I still could not believe it until I actually checked the schedule.

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The nobles and others would break any number of promises to the commoners.

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'But I have a feeling that the order is too soon.

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Is it bad?

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If the situation is not fully warmed up, it may be difficult to get a high price.

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I'm sure it'll be fine.

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The nobles must have heard that we had successfully completed a treasure hunt of the ruins for the first time in two years since the heroes' party.

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The items that were unearthed are not going to be sold off at such a low price.

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I had three items on display.

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The item I was selling was a collection of arms and armor belonging to Lord Garon, an ancient duke.

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The estimated value is 2 million.

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Seiken Arminus (remote attack, wind/strike).

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Estimated value: 2,000,000.

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Letters of the great merchant Grill and a number of pieces of jewelry presented by Grill to his wife Sally.

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The estimated value is 3.5 million.

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All together, the total was estimated to be no less than 7.5 million mana.

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However, I didn't know this until just before the event.

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It seems that 10 percent of the proceeds, or 750,000 mana, will be taken directly to the auction headquarters.

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Therefore, when these items were sold at the expected price, I would receive 6.75 million mana, which was 7.5 million mana minus 750,000 mana for 10% of the proceeds.

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Combined with the 5.45 million mana I had already deposited at the auction house headquarters, I estimated that I would have about 12.2 million mana on hand when I went to the auction for the mansion.

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This is more than double the 6 million mana that was assumed to be the minimum price.

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This is more than enough to fight.

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With this, I will somehow...beat Jimmy Radiak!

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All that remained was to put it to the test in the live auction.

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By the way, what's this missing piece?

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I asked Gandra.

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I asked Gandra. I had noticed that there were some words here and there in the schedule that had been crossed out.

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That must mean that the exhibit was cancelled due to some kind of accident.

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"Does that mean it was not registered in time...? Was it caused by the black wing or something like that?

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Probably something like that. Last year, there were almost none.

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The many exhibits that were cancelled.

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In other words, they were items that had been pre-registered, but for some reason or another could not be sold before the day of the auction.

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In addition, there were probably some merchants who gave up participating in the auction because they were deprived of mana.

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The large number of cancellations seemed to me to be the desperate screams of the merchants.

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→→→→→

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One of the items on display was a weapon.

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The Skull Sword Miraglas (water attribute/strengthened slashing).

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It is said to be a karma taken from the ichthyoscale tribe of the southern continent.

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It has a skull-like ornament on the handle.

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It was quite a rare item, with a skill that strengthened certain types of attacks in battle, in addition to an attribute-imparting skill.

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120,000 mana!"

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'Now, we have 120,000 mana from Sir Sybil, number 125. The others are..."

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The auctioneer's voice echoed.

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I would probably be hearing this voice all day today.

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"130,000 mana.

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150,000 mana!

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"Now, 150,000 mana from the 248th merchant, Gametora-sama!

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200,000 mana.

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Here it is, 200,000 mana. Is there anyone else here?

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Gilbert Warren offered a little more than the others.

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The auction stopped there.

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Is there anyone else?

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The auctioneer urged the bidding, but there was no movement at all.

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So everyone is not willing to bid more than that...

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The auctioneer Togamel-san's bid for the Skull Sword Miraglas (water attribute/strengthens slashing) was sold for 200,000 mana by the number one bidder, Sir Warren!　Congratulations."

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Gandra...that's too cheap!"

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I had unintentionally let it slip.

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What was being offered now was a weapon with two types of granted skills.

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Me.

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The "Dagger of Cyrel (water attribute)," a weapon with an attribute granting skill that we brought back from the earth ruins, was being sold to adventurers for 150,000 mana.

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About the item on display now, 200,000 mana with two kinds of skills is too cheap.

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If you factor in the 10% payment to the management, the merchant who exhibited the item made a profit of 180,000 mana.

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It's not that much different from my Curél dagger.

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If I were to sell it at the wagon square, I would sell it for about 200,000 to 250,000 mana for the current weapon.

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d*mn..."

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I had thought that in an auction, everything would sell for more than the market price, but apparently that is not the case.

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Is this what Gandra means by 'the place is not warming up'!

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'Auction demons.... Sometimes the bidding becomes heated and goes far beyond the market price. Sometimes the bidding is so heated that the price exceeds the market price, and sometimes it is so heated that the participants look at each other and cannot reach a price.

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If the auction is held early, participants have more money on hand, but they often wait to see what happens in preparation for later items.

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On the other hand, if the order is late, participants may have less money on hand and may not be able to bid at a high price.

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In the end, the power of the goods and the flow of the place are the deciding factors.

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It's how the nobles and merchants who participate in the auction are so fired up about it that they want it.

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And my items were between 10 and 12 items...

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It's never fast, but the place is a matter of luck.

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By the time they get to my item, I need to have a flow of bidders bidding for it at a slightly higher price.

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But, despite my thoughts to the contrary.

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I was about to face an incredibly harsh reality.

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