Read A Merchant With Zero Combat Power Who Was A Baggage Handler In A Hero Party (Me), Was Finally Banished And Wants To Be A Steady Merchant.

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930,000 mana. Is there anything else? Then, I will make a decision."

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Despite my wish...

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"Merchant Albus's bid for the 'Various Equipped Armaments of Sir Garon, Duke of Ancient' has been sold for 930,000 mana by Sir Kudrin, bidder #23!　Congratulations!

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It's my first item.

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"The Armor of the Ancient Duke Garon."

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is...

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It was sold for 930,000 mana, far below the 2 million mana I had expected.

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I will have 837,000 mana, minus 10% of that, as my mana.

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Therefore, I now have 545 + 83.7 = 6,287,000 mana.

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d*mn..."

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You've got to be kidding me.

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This can't be happening.

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Wait a minute!　The item you just bought is the armament of an ancient duke, Sir Garon, whose name is written in the history books.

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I stood up and shouted.

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"That's less than a million mana!

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I shouted with all my might, and the auctioneer looked annoyed.

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I was sorry, sir. This was priced according to the official auction rules..."

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d*mn..."

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Nausea came over me and I staggered a little.

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The merchant was not a good-looking man.

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"You're not looking good, merchant!

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Have you overestimated the value of your wares?

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The value of a commodity is not for you to decide.

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That is for us to decide.

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I couldn't say anything more.

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The market price is just the market price.

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A prospect is just a prospect.

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To say I was naive would be an understatement.

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Without someone who is willing to pay that amount of money for the item, there is no sale.

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Ignoring my nodding, the auction moved on to my second item, the Seiken Aluminas (remote attack, wind/strike).

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A top-of-the-line weapon with the "remote attack" skill, one of the highest combat skills that can be attached to a weapon...

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It was about to be sold by Lord Warren for 1.35 million mana.

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Still, if sold, he would have over 7.5 million mana on hand.

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However, if he made such a mistake in his estimation here, he would be in too much danger ahead of the bidding war with Jimmy Radiak.

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At this rate, there is no telling what will happen in the next Grill Series.

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At this rate, I may end up going into the auction for the main house with about 9 million mana on hand.

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We can't go on like this!

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We have to create a trend of bidding at a higher price, even if only a little...

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One and a half million mana!"

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I shouted.

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The 76th bill, 1.5 million mana from merchant Albus-sama!　What does that mean ......! Your own merchandise, by yourself!

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The auctioneer raised a bewildered voice.

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I thought there was no rule against doing so.

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Yes, there is no such regulation.

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There is no such rule.

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But it is rare for anyone to do so.

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Because if you bid on your own goods, 90% of the mana of the purchase price is taken to the auction management headquarters as a penalty.

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And more than that.

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The act is considered fraudulent and despicable.

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While it is possible to participate and try to raise the price, or to buy back an item once it has been sold, the price is quite high.

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Along with mana, even trust can be lost.

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Incidentally, there is no minimum bid price.

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The idea is to sell only items that you have confidence in, and not to sell anything that requires such insurance.

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This was also a rule that was only convenient for the nobles, who were now mainly on the buying side.

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In any case, I was in too much of a hurry.

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I was so impatient that I had participated in the bidding for the Seiken Arminus myself.

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This is how it works.

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If I could raise the price a little...that's what I was thinking.

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1.5 million mana from Mr. Albus, number 76. Now, is there any other...?"

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And then...

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In response to my actions...

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Lord Warren and the other nobles and merchants did not compete with me any further.

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What...?"

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This is not good.

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This is really too bad.

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Then, "Seiken Aluminas (Remote Attack (Wind/Hitting))" was sold by the merchant Albus-sama himself for 1.5 million mana.

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And just like that, I really won the bid.

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According to the regulations, Albus paid 1.5 million mana and received 150,000 mana, which is 10% of the amount he paid. The total loss was 1,350,000 mana.

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The auctioneer deliberately tells me the amount of my loss.

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The nobles and merchants around him burst into laughter.

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This is the end result of a fool who participated in the auction of his own goods and tried to drive up the price.

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Although not forbidden, it is considered a despicable act. The poor, dumb, weak merchant who lost more than 1.3 million mana in the process.

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"d*mn...so..."

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Mister..."

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Next to me, Gandra was looking at me with a face like he was chewing a bitter bug.

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There's always next time..."

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I know..."

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We both knew that was no consolation.

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Now my hand was down to 4,937,000 mana.

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I no longer had anything but despair.

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And yet.

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The auction continued even with me in such a state.

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Next was my last item.

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A letter from the wealthy merchant Grill and the jewelry he gave to his wife, Sally.

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I had expected to pay no less than 3.5 million mana for this item.

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As expected, the price did not go up very much and almost stopped at around 2.5 million mana.

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Although it was doing better than the other two in terms of numbers, it was still much cheaper than expected.

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After all, did the success of the treasure hunt make me too excited?

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Is it that this level of rarity is just one of the things that the nobles see every year?

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Ugh..."

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Still, the blunder made earlier was too painful.

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The most important thing to remember is that you can't just take the money and leave it at that.

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If that happens, it's almost as if the possibility is gone.

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Seiken Arminas.

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If I had sold it there for 1.35 million mana, I would have had about 2.5 million more on hand than I do now.

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It was completely my fault.

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Everyone's thoughts for the past few months. I ruined it at the last minute.

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It was my fault for being in a hurry and making the wrong decision.

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I watched in dismay as the situation unfolded before my eyes.

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It was going to be like this.

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I wondered if I had no choice but to bet all my hopes on the slim chance that Jimmy had less money than I thought...

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Something...

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Is there anything else we can do, even a little...

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→→→→→

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2,520,000 mana for Sir Warren #1. Is there anything else?

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Wait!"

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I raised my voice again.

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Is there any..., anything I can do to get my foot in the door?

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Anything at all, anything at all that might give us a clue.

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It's the legendary item mentioned in the fifth chapter of the great merchant Grill's peddling expedition!　Yes, that chapter may not be as well known as the others, but it is well worth it..."

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I tried to convey the value of the item as much as I could, trying to squeeze as much out of him as I could.

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But...

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"There is nothing else, is there?"

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He interrupted my words.

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The auctioneer interrupted my words and proceeded with the auction in a tone of voice that said nothing about whether or not there was anything else.

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Wait..."

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Wait!

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Wait a minute!

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Since there seems to be none, then..."

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With that, the auctioneer was about to declare Sir Warren's bid successful.

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Then...

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Suddenly...

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Suddenly, the lights went out.

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What happened?

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What are those elves doing in charge of lighting?

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The guards!　Take immediate action!

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The nobles and merchants were in a state of confusion.

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In the midst of all this.

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Only a part of the platform was illuminated by a round light.

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And then...

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Oh, no. I'm getting a signal at an odd time, but is it correct that it's my turn to speak at ......?"

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A bard steps out into the light, saying, "Well, there's been some kind of mistake.

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Well, I'm afraid there's been a mistake. Well, there seems to have been a mistake, but now that you're out, I'll just sing as I am.

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The bard proceeded to speak before the auctioneer could say anything.

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The dark-skinned woman dressed like a dancer.

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The dark-skinned woman is Amaranthia.

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Originally, after another 10 or so items had been auctioned off, she was supposed to give an entertainment performance between the auctioneers.

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It was Amaranthia, the bard.

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