19

The residence of the Duke of Adelaira, Zion’s room.

Shion was able to adapt to the flow of magical power after about two days.

Of course, it took a bit more getting used to in order to apply it properly.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to put this mana into a weapon or convert it into magic.

‘It’s best to use El Tesoicb’s magical powers as a surname.’

Because El Tesoicb was a demonic sword of light, it possessed holy power.

As a result, it was possible to implement the Holy Law, and the ability to heal and purify naturally followed.

‘It must be a bit difficult for me.’

Shion obtained magic power through the holy water produced by El Tesoic.

Of course, it was bound to be imperfect, and in the first place, the fact that a human possessed the magical power of a demonic sword itself was close to a miracle.

In a way, shouldn’t it be seen that El Thesoicb’s magic has been transformed to suit the human body?

‘Once you get the acid rain… If you get a chance, I’ll learn how to do it.’

But I wasn’t sure I could learn.

It was something that even the person who used El Tesoicve and Acid Rain at the same time couldn’t do it.

‘Is there one left now?’

Shion adjusts his clothes in front of the mirror and collects money and tickets.

Every day, I checked the auction house booklet and waited for the item to come out.

I found the item while it was ready, so I was thinking of going to the auction house and winning the bid myself.

‘If I miss it this time, I might not be able to save it forever.’

The item Shion wanted to buy was a glove made of black iron armor.

Those gloves were equipment used by the subordinates of the 3rd demon king, and since they were quite strong, they were deeply engraved with evil magic.

If you use the evil magic power of the glove, you should be able to pull out the acid rain easily.

‘Exceed Rain will come out on its own when the time comes… but I can’t wait until then.’

As Exceed Rain appears last among all the demonic swords, it will encounter the main character at the very end.

It took too much time to wait until then, and in the meantime, Shion couldn’t do anything.

In that case, wouldn’t it be better to go directly to the place where the acid rain is hidden?

‘I should be able to live with this.’

Shion kept the money she had received from Fried.

The money he had saved earlier had been spent almost entirely on the purchase of the Limpi Machina.

Of course, the money that Fried gave away was not small, so if something special happened, the bid could be safely won.

‘If you’re in a hurry, you can borrow it from Hanette, but…’

Shion shook his head and denied the idea.

There was no way Hannette would lend her money.

He was saving money to escape from here, so he couldn’t even afford it.

‘But to ask the Duke of Adelaira to lend it…’

“What are you doing? Let’s go to the auction house.”

The door opened and a familiar voice was heard.

Shion clears his mind and turns his head toward the door.

“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to go. Being alone is enough.”

“Who is going for you? I am going because I want to go.”

“You can go where you always go.”

“If it were you, would you want to go back to places you’ve been to many times?”

“Ah, did you mean you were tired?”

Shion laughs and moves on.

Harnette scratches around her neck with a displeased expression on her face.

‘Why am I doing this…’

This necklace, called a relic, was unnecessarily cumbersome, and I didn’t particularly like it.

I wondered if it would be better to get a refund and return the money to Shion.

However, since Shion was always watching, I couldn’t bear to throw away this necklace.

‘I’m old enough to put up with it. I can’t let them do that again.’

Harnette had been conscious of Shion’s existence for some time.

Although Shion was a pretty decent opponent, he wasn’t always important enough to pay attention to.

What the hell is causing your emotions to fluctuate?

‘Ah, how did I become attached to a child like this…’

“Don’t you like the necklace? Then take off and go.”

“it’s okay. I will walk around because of you.”

“Why are you blaming me for this?”

“It’s because I can’t leave you alone, what should I do?”

“If anyone sees it, they’ll know that I’m being dragged around by my sister.”

“The opposite. I am attracted to you.”

“Oh… are you trying to argue with me again?”

“Aren’t you tired? What do you want to ask so much about?”

“Is your sister coming out like that?”

“Yes, yes, you are handsome, so please come quickly. How long should I wait for you?”

“Um…until I die?”

“Huh! Are you calling it a joke now?”

“I think it’s better than not doing it.”

Shion smiles brightly and passes by Hanette.

Hannette tries to say something more, but reluctantly follows.

‘Are you saying you want to die together? Seriously… it’s not even funny.’

* * *

The capital of the Alain Kingdom, Ayla Auction House.

There were large and small auction houses all over the kingdom of Alain.

In particular, it was concentrated in the capital city, and some famous areas also dealt with auction houses.

However, the auction houses in the capital had the most items, and many nobles and merchants lived in the capital, so they had no choice but to come and go there naturally.

“What are you going to buy?”

“Take a guess.”

“Do you have anything to give me if I get it right?”

“If you guess it right, I’ll buy you a drink today.”

“…it comes out a little hard.”

Harnette looks intrigued at the auction house booklet.

A description of the auction item was written on each bookshelf.

In addition, it was possible to find the ranking of items that were recently sold or items that were sold at the most expensive price.

“If it’s your personality, you’re going to buy something ridiculous.”

“What else makes sense?”

“There is something that nobles often look for. Paintings or pottery… or jewelry?”

“Unfortunately, everything is wrong. Two left now?”

“what? You have to do this separately!”

“You have to be careful when you speak. Otherwise, the opportunity will be blown away like now. got it?”

“Haa… yes. It’s free alcohol, so I have to bear it.”

Wanting to save money, Hannette carefully examines the booklet.

In fact, I had already given up on the idea of hitting the auction item, but I thought it was fun for some reason.

Because I’ve rarely been to a strange place with someone and talked about it.

“Isn’t this?”

“not really.”

“Uh… then this.”

“It’s right below.”

“what?”

Hannette frowned and looked at the direction Shion pointed to.

I wondered if I would buy something weird, but did I know I was going to buy something like this?

It seemed that her fiancé had a hobby of wasting money.

“What are you buying this for?”

“I have something to write about.”

“I’d rather buy a proper armor, or what’s a pair of gloves?”

“I’m living on my own money, so why don’t you show some respect?”

“So you’re asking me to respect the necklace you bought me?”

“Thank you for doing so.”

“It’s so weird, so weird.”

Harnette closes the booklet and follows Zion.

Shion took out the ticket to the auction room and was approaching the staff.

Harnette looks at the back and is gripped by a faint feeling of remorse.

‘… I brought the money for no reason. Why am I doing this?’

* * *

Ayla Auction House, Premium Auction Room.

The Ayla Auction House’s auction room is divided into three types.

Express, Advanced, General.

The limited class handled the most expensive items, the high class dealt with slightly higher prices, and the general class usually dealt with ordinary or cheap items.

In fact, there is a general auction room, but it was a mana place, and in fact, most people went to and from the special and advanced auction rooms.

“There are not many people.”

“This one is a bit expensive.”

“Hmm… they all look like a lot of money.”

Hannette looked around with a calm expression on her face.

There were very few people as young as himself or Shion.

Perhaps wealthy nobles or merchants belonging to various merchants came all the way here to spend money.

“The items that those nobles want to buy must be decided. It has nothing to do with me.”

“What did I say?”

“Almost so. Nobody likes old gloves.”

“I don’t know. There could be someone as eccentric as you.”

“… I hope there are no such people. It only hurts me to stick around.”

The item Shion wanted to acquire was equipment originally used by the main character’s enemy.

It is not known how it was obtained, but it was clearly described as an item obtained from an auction house in the capital city.

In the end, the enemy is seduced by the evil power and runs amok until he is killed by the main character.

Of course, the Witchbeast’s gloves were also destroyed on the spot, so it was impossible to retrieve them once they were passed over.

‘Because it’s an enemy that appears in the beginning… I can’t save it unless it’s now.’

After about two months, the main character would come to the capital.

The main character had to get the gloves in about 2 months of course to quickly encounter the enemy.

Since Shion knew about it in advance, he roughly guessed when the gloves would go on sale.

“How much did you bring?”

“240.”

“Is it gold?”

“yes.”

“…a bit too much?”

No matter what store you go to, even if you give out just one gold coin, the employees will be surprised.

It was not easy to see compared to silver or copper coins, and the value was very high.

In fact, gold coins were rarely used except by rich nobles or merchants.

“If I can afford it, I can use it all. If I stay, I should buy my sister a drink.”

“Are you pretending to be nice now?”

“I was originally good. It’s because my sister is eccentric.”

“You’ll be fine. How much did such a well-to-do person pay for this necklace?”

“30.”

“Hey, you crazy…”

“You have waited so long! I’m in charge of facilitating this special auction…”

The auctioneer appears and spreads a cheerful voice.

Hannette was speechless and looked down at the necklace.

Did he even know that he would throw away 30 gold coins because of that superstition?

“Let me introduce you to the first item! Can you recognize this picture? It was originally a painting divided into four parts, but two of them have been lost…”

The auctioneer unfolded the wrapped cloth on the podium and displayed the auction items.

At the same time, participants held the signboard with their eyes wide open.

Shion waits for the Witchbeast’s gloves to come out with an indifferent look.

‘It was probably the third time.’

“Now, the starting price is 200 gold coins. Please start bidding!”

“Oh, 400! You come out hard from the start!”

“600, 700!”

“I just got 1000!”

A huge amount of money was heard in succession, but Shion did not show any reaction.

The Witchbeast’s gloves had a low starting price, and it was an item that did not draw attention from people.

“Now, let me introduce you to the third item! It’s a bit old, but a unique mineral was used as the material. It is not a piece of equipment for human use, but as a rare collectible…”

Only then did Shion stretch out his hand toward the sign.

A glove that seemed to be stained with darkness was placed on the podium.

It was dented and scratched in places, but it could be used for what it wanted.

“Now, the starting price is 10 gold coins. Please start bidding!”

“Ah, 20 gold coins!”

“30… No, 40!”

“50! Any more?”

Unlike before, the amount decreased, but the rate of price increase was quite fast.

Shion ponders for a moment and then raises the sign.

“Ahh! 100! 100 gold coins are out!”

Harnette shows a stiff expression and glances at Shion.

You can listen to the 10 signs, but why did you pick 50?

Of course, I could understand a little if he was trying to knock out his competitors at once.

“Oh! 150! The current bid is 150 doubloons!”

This time, Shion and Hanette both flinch at the same time and make eye contact.

I wondered if the thing I was worried about had happened.

‘Because if you look down here, you’ll be pushed…’

“Oh oh! 200… Alas! 250!”

Shion immediately took up the sign, but the price went up again.

Hannette frowns and is lost in thought.

“Are there any more? If there are no more, I’ll count ten. 10, 9, 8…”

Shion sighed and put down the sign.

I didn’t have any more money than that.

Maybe I should give up on these gloves and find another way.

‘Somehow, it seemed like something was going well. My luck can’t be that good…’

“3, 2, 1… Ah! 260! 260 is out!”

Shion looks around in doubt.

It was a competition between the two of them, but suddenly someone else intervened.

But someone was surprisingly close.

“sister?”

“Haa… what can I do? I, who is 3 years older than you, should help.”