◈ Episode 029. If you touch it, it won’t break (4)
District 3 in the market is basically a place where merchants trade stolen goods and various items.
And Morris, who had been doing business there for quite some time, was currently experiencing one strange thing and one good thing.
Among them, let’s talk about one surprising thing first: a new building being built in the center of the market.
Of course, since the foundation was still under construction, I didn’t know what on earth was being built, but I knew that the market had never built or expanded a building before, so people were showing great interest in the building being built.
That was the strange thing that Maurice was currently experiencing.
One good thing was that just recently he sold his legacy of destruction for a huge profit.
To what extent, even though no one has stopped by the store for several days, the corners of the mouth that have risen do not come down.
‘9 million dollars… … !’
Of course, the price received was considerably lower than the selling price due to the auction house commission and sales commission, but this was satisfactory to Morris.
The price of 9 million dollars was several times higher than the price at which relics from the Age of Destruction were usually sold.
However, Morris did not think that all of this $9 million was his own money.
‘I guess I’ll have to hand over some of it to the original owner.’
The young man handed over the relic to himself at a low price and disappeared because he needed money quickly.
Morris was currently thinking of giving the man an extra portion of the amount he sold at the auction house when he came by.
Of course, a transaction ends with what is done at the time.
Of course that is right, and of course it is rational.
But if people trade so rationally, why on earth did a market come into existence?
‘If I were rational, I wouldn’t have had to pay such a huge fee.’
Maurice recalled the man who sold him the artifact of destruction.
I couldn’t see his face because he was wearing a cat mask, but the voice sounded quite young for someone who had come to sell such an artifact.
And in that case, Morris was able to roughly predict the seller’s identity without difficulty.
‘Either he is the one with the original move, or the guy behind him is the strong one.’
Of course, if those friends were rational, Morris wouldn’t have been thinking this way.
However, the amount for which the Relic of Destruction was sold was definitely abnormally higher than the amount the man received from him, and if he found out about this situation, he could have been vindictive.
Why are you holding a grudge?
Even Morris doesn’t know that.
If he had known that, Maurice would probably have become a much more prosperous merchant than he is now.
… … Anyway, Maurice was thinking that it would be better for her to give the customer some money rather than incur her resentment.
The reason he was able to survive until now and continue to run his business was because he did not turn away his customers and did not take revenge on them.
There it is.
‘That guy smells like money.’
I don’t know if it’s his friend, or if there’s someone running errands behind him, but that guy definitely smells like money.
Just look at what he did when he came here.
Well, in the end, no matter what he said, Maurice decided that it would be more beneficial to build a good relationship with that person.
okay.
I said so.
“… … “Do you mean the appearance of the customer who sold the Relics of the Age of Destruction?”
Maurice looked at the Black Cat standing in front of him with a shocked expression.
He certainly looked the same as usual, but for some reason he opened his mouth in a strangely tired voice.
“Yes, I couldn’t see your face anyway because you were wearing a mask, but if it’s just an appearance, would you mind letting me know?”
Maurice keeps his mouth shut with a strangely nervous expression when Black Cat suddenly comes to the store and asks a question.
Looking at him like that, Black Cat nodded with an expression of complete understanding and thought.
‘It’s certainly a bit uncomfortable for a merchant to reveal the buyer’s identity.’
I don’t know if it’s just an ordinary transaction, but this is a market.
It wasn’t that there were no ordinary people, but to put it another way, it was a place where there were slightly more unusual people than ordinary people, so the merchant had to be careful about what he said.
[The ruler behind the scenes urges you to ask quickly.]
[The ruler behind the scenes urges you to ask quickly!]
Black Cat opened her mouth as she saw the master behind the scenes popping up countless notification windows in front of her eyes.
“Do not worry. Anyway, telling him what he looks like won’t cause him any harm.”
“… … “May I ask why you are trying to find out about the buyer?”
In response to Morris’ words, Black Cat spoke without hiding anything.
“The master behind the scenes wants that information.”
“… … .”
That’s it.
As soon as Maurice heard that the mastermind wanted the information, he revealed it without the slightest hesitation.
No matter how he thought about it, it was more important to him not to look unpleasant to the Constellation than to maintain loyalty to his guests.
Black Cat came out after hearing from Morris about the customer’s appearance and the process of purchasing the Legacy of Destruction.
[The master behind the scenes tells you to investigate the appearance you heard a moment ago.]
I nodded at the notification window that appeared in front of me, and then spoke carefully.
“Hey, Constellation?”
[The ruler behind the scenes asks why.]
Black Cat was able to instinctively realize that the Constellation was in a good mood from the ruler’s answer.
That’s because the owner of this market and his constellation, the ruler behind the scenes, usually said something unilaterally about once a month and basically didn’t communicate at all.
‘But after finding the ring, the Constellation became very active.’
However, after finding the ring that had been troubling Black Cat a while ago, the master behind the scenes has been very active.
‘Besides, recently… … He also ordered me to do things I couldn’t understand.’
Of course, he must do it even if it is something he cannot understand or understand.
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The owner of this market was the ruler behind the scenes, and the person who created this system, starting from maintaining this market, was his constellation.
Black Cat knew her position very well.
‘I am a representative.’
Although he was treated as the owner of the market, he very accurately realized that he was only an agent of the ruler behind the scenes.
Therefore, he usually followed the Constellation’s words unconditionally without expressing any opinion, but this time, he was very curious about what the master behind him had ordered.
That’s right too.
‘… … ‘Building a building with a bunch of money.’
What the ruler behind the scenes ordered was to build a building with bundles of money.
A 60-story building to be exact.
Of course, Black Cat had no complaints about it at all.
It was true.
After all, the owner of this market is the one behind the scenes.
He was just purely curious.
I was very curious as to why they were suddenly asking us to build a 60-story building made out of bundles of money.
so that.
“If it’s not rude, I’d like to ask you… … The 60-story building made out of bundles of money… … Why are you building it?”
Black Cat asked in a very cautious tone.
The ruler behind him is.
[gift]
A very simple word was floated in front of Black Cat.
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The staff room in Valhalla Student Hall.
“… … “The head of the Ventrick family has come?”
Kim Joo-hyuk, who was planning to go straight to the training room with Choi A-rin after school, heard that the head of the Bentrick family was visiting the teacher’s office, where he had been called by Kim.
“Yes, he wants to meet you in person and apologize, just like he explained to the Ventrick family last time.”
“Apple… … .”
Kim Joo-hyuk muttered that, seemed to think for a moment, and then spoke.
“Can’t we just not do it?”
“… … what?”
“An apple. “There’s no need to do it?”
“… … “No, really?”
“Yes, I really don’t need it. “The guy who tried to kill me in the first place was Rock Dil, so why would someone so innocent come and apologize?”
In fact, rather than wanting to receive such an apology, I thought it would be better to discipline myself a little more during the time I had to receive that apology.
‘Anyway, it looks like the rock deal has been screwed up properly.’
Kim Joo-hyuk shrugged his shoulders when he remembered that Rockdil, who recently returned to Valhalla, had not been attending class for several days.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think that will work.”
“why?”
“The head of the Ventrick family has already arrived here.”
At Kim Yi-gun’s words, Kim Joo-hyuk muttered with a sullen expression.
“Please at least say something.”
‘… … Really, the more I look at this guy, the more fascinating he gets.’
Kim Yi-gun was looking at Kim Joo-hyuk complaining like that with a truly incomprehensible expression.
No matter how you look at Kim Joo-hyuk, he’s a little… …
‘It looks like a screw is missing.’
Well, it is said that special people have a lot of unique aspects, but no matter how much you think about it, Kim Joo-hyuk was not just unique.
‘Normally, I would try to take advantage of this situation and do something.’
Kim Joo-hyuk didn’t seem to have any of those things, so Kim looked at him as if he was truly amazed and then spoke.
“Anyway, I’m waiting for you in the lounge next to the teacher’s office, so go talk to me.”
“Well, since you came all the way here, I guess I have no choice but to talk.”
“Still, I guess you have that level of common sense.”
“How much common sense do I have, but to say something like that… … ?”
“… … .”
Are you serious? Kim wanted to say something like that, but it was obvious that doing so would make the story longer, so he nodded as if he knew.
“Okay, go ahead.”
“yes. “Can we just talk and then go get back to work?”
“okay.”
At Kim Yi-gun’s words, Kim Joo-hyuk nodded as if he understood, then left the teacher’s room and headed straight to the break room.
Grumble.
He arrived right away and as soon as he opened the door he could see a woman.
She, who had long, brilliant golden hair and equally brilliant golden eyes, greeted Kim Joo-hyuk only after he entered the lounge and stood in front of her.
“Nice to meet you, Kim Joo-hyuk. “My name is Adelia Bentrick, matriarch of the Bentrick family.”
“Yeah, whatever. I am also pleased to meet you.”
Unlike Adelia Bentrick, who speaks politely, Kim Joo-hyuk answers leisurely.
However, Adelia Bentrick spoke without much hesitation.
“First of all, before I start talking, let me start by apologizing.”
Adelia Bentrick’s apology started with that.
No, it was more of a one-sided excuse than an apology, but Kim Joo-hyuk didn’t care.
Anyway, Kim Joo-hyuk achieved his original goal.
How much time did it take?
“Anyway, the Bentrick family would like to apologize for this incident.”
“Okay, I understand. “I will accept your apology.”
Adelia Bentrick, who nodded as if she was satisfied with Kim Joo-hyuk’s answer, soon opened her mouth again.
“Well, since you’ve accepted my apology, I’d like to talk about something a little different from now on. Is it possible?”
“What are you talking about?”
Adelia Bentrick opened her mouth in response to Kim Joo-hyuk’s sullen answer.
“As you know, Kim Joo-hyuk, the Bentrick family has suffered a lot of unfair damage due to this incident, and I hope Kim Joo-hyuk can help us with this.”
After that, Adelia Bentrick spoke at length again.
The words were embellished with various fancy rhetoric, but Kim Joo-hyuk immediately knew what she meant.
‘Since we apologized personally, should I go to the media and apologize in line with the distortion of facts that the Bentrick family has orchestrated?’
Of course, Adelia Bentrick wasn’t saying that, but in the end, that’s what she wanted to say to Kim Joo-hyuk.
“-I thought it would be nice if you could help me a little bit. what do you think?”
“You don’t like it?”
Kim Joo-hyuk answered that way.
