Chapter 8: Transaction, Cooperation or Other(2)

Seeing the flood of comments pouring in, I was quite taken aback.

Even though it was a rare A-class magic stone, I hadn’t expected so many people to want it, risking the price of 500 million.

[I’ll buy it for 600 million, sell it to me.]
[650 million]
[650.5 million. Send a message.]

“…”

People even raised the price themselves.

The comment section had become a small auction, with astronomical numbers rampant.

[700 million]
[700.5 million]
[Going for 900 million, contact me.]

Watching the amounts rising endlessly without stopping, I felt a sense of doubt.

…Could it be that I set the price too low?

So people are raising the price without hesitation, as if they’ve hit the jackpot?

“Ugh…”

Even though prior research was essential, it was difficult to set a price because there were no A-class magic stones available in the Korean server as well as the overseas servers.

Perhaps, the A-class magic stone I was selling might be the first of its kind.

That’s why I decided to sell it for 500 million,

If people raise the price themselves even if they become a chump, there’s no need to refuse.

“It’s a bloodbath.”

I started writing a fixed comment on the sales post with a wicked smile.

[A-class magic stone, auction starts from 1 billion.]

Judging from the reaction so far, someone would definitely buy it, no matter the price.

If I set a reasonable price for people to be able to bid on and then started an auction, it would be the best deal.

[1.1 billion]
[1.3 billion]
[I’ll bid 1.4 billion]

“…”

As expected, the comments were written without hesitation right after the fixed comment was posted.

Seeing the amounts rising endlessly, I gave a bitter smile.

“The chumps…”

Is this how the operators of gacha games feel when they see their consumers?

I couldn’t help but feel good, seeing the numbers drawing an ascending curve without stopping.

[2.5 billion]
[2.505 billion]
[2.5055 billion]
[Going for 2.5058 billion.]

“Hmm…”

The comments began to hesitate after they went past 2.5 billion.

Certainly, it would be a burden unless you’re a great tycoon if it goes over 2 billion.

[I’ll bid 5 billion. Send a message.]

“Oh.”

And, one comment that sealed the deal.

The comments, which were already slow to generate, didn’t generate for a few dozen seconds after the number ‘5 billion’ was written.

Indeed, who would dare to compete when the price was raised two times that of the hesitant amount?

“Hmm…”

5 billion.

Certainly, it wasn’t a bad amount for one A-class magic stone.

I could have asked for a higher price if I wanted to, but I might have to face the failure of the deal, so I thought it would be better to be satisfied with this much.

I had already gotten the original cost, and that was enough.

“First, I should send a message…”

With a smiling face, I clicked on the profile of the member who offered 5 billion to make a specific deal, and pressed the ‘message’ button that was created.

Afterwards, I started typing the words on the smartphone’s keypad.

-Seller(Me): I’m the one who posted the A-class magic stone trading post. Are you really going to buy it for 5 billion?

A confirmation message of intent, sent in case there was a change of mind.

Soon after sending the message, I received a reply right away.

-hanna123: Yes, I’ll buy it for 5 billion. Are you sure it’s an A-class magic stone?

-Seller(Me): Yes, I am. I’ll send you additional photos if you want.

I picked up the fist-sized red gem lying on the bed and took a few more photos.

As it was a deal involving a large amount of money, there was no harm in being certain.

-hanna123: It matches the image of the A-class magic stone included in the Arising information book. Let’s proceed with the transaction right away.

“Cool.”

Expressing satisfaction with the buyer’s straightforward personality, we began to discuss the specific transaction details.

-hanna123: Let’s do the transaction in person.

Since you said you live in Seoul in the sales post, tell me the location you want and I will go.

“Oh, right.”

My eyes widened at the word ‘in person’ sent by the buyer.

With the postal system paralyzed now, the usual transactions were carried out by users who could roam the streets more safely than ordinary people.

So, it meant that I had to go out in person and give the item to the buyer.

It was a situation where I was reluctant to go out because I hadn’t been photographed by people for a while, so I was considering stopping the deal for a moment, but,

“…”

I shook my head right away.

It’s 5 billion, not a few million won.

What are those cameras, that I’m reluctant to go out?

If they find out I’m Oxian, I’ll just pose for a commemorative photo.

-Seller(Me): [Address]
-Seller(Me): Thank you for coming to the address above.

Throwing away unnecessary worries, I sent the address of the subway station, which was a little far from the house.

After all, it would feel a little uncomfortable if I traded in front of my house because it seemed like my address was revealed.

Beep!

A moment after sending the address, after a message from the buyer, came a long reply.

-hanna123: Okay. Since the value of currency fluctuates, I will prepare gold worth 5 billion.

“Oh.”

I exclaimed in admiration at the buyer, who even took actions that could be seen as considerate.

It might have been natural, but judging from the fact that they prepared gold worth 5 billion so readily, I could guess that they weren’t an ordinary person.

“Are they a chaebol’s second generation or something…”

Curious about the buyer’s identity, I wrote a message to set the time for the transaction, the last step of the transaction.

-Seller(Me): Thank you. What time shall we do it?

A moment of silence.

And the following reply.

-hanna123: How about 6 o’clock if you don’t mind?

“6 o’clock?”

At the buyer’s words, I was startled and looked at the clock.

The current time was 5 p.m. If it was 6 o’clock, or an hour later, the buyer’s words were the same as saying “let’s meet right now.”

“Hmm…”

…Well, there’s no harm in proceeding quickly.

I nodded and sent a reply.

-Seller(Me): It doesn’t matter to me. Then let’s meet at the subway station in an hour.

-hanna123: Thank you. Then I’ll see you soon.

“Alright.”

As the deal was roughly concluded, I added ‘sale completed’ to the sales post I posted earlier to announce that the deal was over.

It probably wasn’t the first transaction record of the A-class magic stone in the world.

Since I had set the price, time, and place, the only problem now was…

“What should I wear…”

I jumped up from the bed and stared at the bewildered expression.

The current position of Oxian was like an idol, or perhaps even more than that.

Since there were not many people who saw her in person, except for the top-ranked guilds, and she was a mysterious season boss, people would take photos of her first if they met her.

Even if I resigned myself, being secretly photographed or becoming a human photo zone wasn’t a good thing, so I wanted to hide my appearance as much as possible.

“Hmm…”

With a profound and profound atmosphere, I opened the closet, which was like Pandora’s box.

As it was a closet in my parents’ house, it was uncertain whether there would be clothes that would fit me, or rather, clothes that would fit a girl’s body, but there was no other choice.

“What is this…”

The first thing that came out was a loose floral dress.

Rejected without even looking.

It’s corny.

“Jeans out, leggings out.”

…So, after rummaging for a while, what I finally got was,

“Again this…”

The gray hoodie I wore when I went to deal with the Orcs the other day.

Currently, this was the only outfit that completely covered my face and was natural.

It would be a bottomless look if I wore it, but it didn’t matter much…

“Ugh…”

I couldn’t hide my doubts about Oxian’s abilities, who had more than several thousand skills, but didn’t have a single skill to change her appearance, and I took out a baseball cap from the corner of the closet, wore it deeply, and took out a pair of sunglasses from the desk drawer.

“Alright.”

I covered my face with a full set of disguises, like a celebrity who was secretly going out.

Expressing satisfaction with my self-transformation, I opened the front door to head to the transaction location.