Chapter 28: Black Market and What was once human (1/2)

TLN: Change is going to begin soon~

“…You again, huh. What brings you here today?”

This store was in a pretty secluded location even within the alleyway.

At the time when I arrived in this city, my finding this store was practically a coincidence, but since then, I have been using this place when I want to sell things.

This is probably a place that people with scars use all the time.

It was convenient for me since the old man doesn’t try to pry into my matters and just buys my things straight away.

As for how much he buys it for, as you can tell already, I don’t know the market price, so I don’t really care that much about it.

I am calling it the black market myself, but I don’t know if it is the black market or not.

“There’s quite a bit more today.” (Hikaru)

As I said this, I lined up the things that I got from the explorers.

1 longsword and 2 daggers. Leather breastplate, leather hat, and a roughly made gauntlet.

From my experience until now, all the explorers that died in the 2nd Floor had similar equipment.

The people that normally shouldn’t be coming to the 2nd Floor were pushing themselves and would end up dying.

That’s the kind of impression it gave me.

“Hmm…even this kind of equipment has a demand by newbies. I will buy it… I would say it will all be for 30 small silver coins.”

“No problem.” (Hikaru)

Each head is around 10 small silver coins.

It is pretty sad when you see it as the price of a life.

By the way, a small silver coin can be exchanged to a silver coin at a rate of 8 for 1 silver coin. A silver coin is normally way too much for a regular lifestyle, so it is rarely used. It would be another story if you were to make a big purchase, but it is possible to go about your life as long as you have small silver coins and copper coins.

“…Also…this…” (Hikaru)

After receiving the 30 small silver coins, I take out the Spirit Stones left by their dead bodies on the counter.

Until now, I have been keeping the stones that the corpses left, so this is the first time I sell them.

For me, who doesn’t really find this world bright, the meaning of these ‘stones that were left by the dead at the end’ is unknown to me.

I could have asked Grapefull yesterday, but I forgot.

That’s why I decided to see how the old man reacts here.

“Stones, huh. They are small. Are they stones of skeletons?”

“…No, they aren’t. They were left by explorers. I don’t know how to deal with this stuff.” (Hikaru)

I decided to be honest here.

I don’t think it is unlawful to take the stones of the dead, but it wouldn’t be strange for there to be a custom of burying them in the proper place.

“Aah, explorers, huh… Judging from the size, I would say they were newbies. Well, no problem here. I will buy them.”

“There really is no problem?” (Hikaru)

“The people themselves must understand this as well. With them doing a job like being explorers and all.”

“Is there nothing like bringing these stones back to their parents or burying them at graves…?” (Hikaru)

“Hm, well…it is not like there aren’t people like that, but there’s no need for explorers to worry about that. More so for people who die at the 1st Floor or 2nd Floor. They are all people who don’t have anywhere to go to begin with anyways.”