Chapter 46 (2/2)
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Thus, I was able to raise Kerenos’ goodwill to 50%.
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It was sunny in Windia. The east side contained a market that was selling all types of goods. There, Drain was touching Windia’s fabrics. There was kobold leather, troll skin, and lycanthrope leather mink clothes. However, the thing that caught his eye was right in front of him.
“Oh my gooood! This is a really great material. What cloth is this?”
“It is unicorn leather.”
“Wow! Ameizing! Unicorn! Reolli?”
‘I can make the special outfit I want out of this!’
“Ohh, boy! How much?”
“$300,000, grandfather.”
“What? Bery bizi! Expensive! Disucountu pulease! Decrease it!”
The seller was called Venice. He looked like an elementary school student but he was very composed.
“I won’t decrease it. If you don’t have money then leave!”
Drain was in serious distress. He wanted to buy this. He wanted it the moment he saw the iridescent unicorn leather. He felt that the ultimate clothes he dreamt about might be born. This was his intuition as a designer.
‘What to do... I only have $200,000.’
Drain decided to haggle. “Can’t you cut it a little bit? It is an unappraised item.”
That’s right. The item that glowed with iridescent colors wasn’t appraise yet boy was selling it for $300,000. However, the boy told Drain, “I’m in a hurry for some money. My mother is sick and needs medicine. I wanted to appraise it but it will cost money.”
The boy Venice looked up with eyes that shone like lanterns. Sparkling, deer-like eyes, similar to the protagonist of a manhwa! Drain succ.u.mbed to these pure eyes. “Boy. You are a truly filial son.”
It felt like he was watching his own son, who he adopted as a child, and his heart started pounding. He only had $200,000 in his inventory. However, there were a number of rare items. If he gave them together with the money, the price would be almost the same.
Drain said, “Boy. In fact, I only have $200,000. However, I’ll give you all the clothes and leather that I have. If you sell them, it should approximately add up to $100,000. Will you sell it to me?”
Venice contemplated it for a moment before nodding. “I agree”
Thus, Drain was able to purchase the unicorn leather.
‘Think of it as a donation. I donated. Good job. Bery well.’
He happily walked toward the appraisal centre. The place he arrived at was the designer’s guild. It was necessary to have help to appraise high-grade unidentified cloths.
“Welcome, are you here for an appraisal?” A middle-aged man with round glasses greeted Drain.
“Yes! It is unicorn leather.”
“Ohh, I’m looking forward to it. Let me take a look.”
Drain handed over the $300,000 unicorn leather.
“Hmmm...” The man raised his magnifying glass and examined the leather.
After a while.
“The appraisal is over. I don’t think it is unicorn leather.”
“?????”
Drain quickly checked the item’s information.
[Kobold Leather Dyed in a Rainbow Color]
[Rating: High
Durability: 50/50
*If you use this to make clothes, defense and charm will increase by 5.
The dyed leather of a kobold, commonly seen in the mines of Windia. The brightness is classical yet it is avant-garde.]
Drain had a blank expression on his face. It cost a huge $300,000. He gave such a large amount of money that it should at least be a heroic rating, even if it wasn’t legendary. If that wasn’t possible, it should be the rare rating, which was one standard lower. He bought it with a big heart. The rating was only high but what were these options? Five defense? Five charm?
Ohh~?
‘I was tricked!’
Unbearable anger burst inside Drain. He clenched his fists and once again asked the appraiser, “Is this really my leather? Reolli...?”
“Yes...” The middle-aged man who appraised it looked at Drain with pitying eyes. He seemed to notice that Drain had been scammed.
How disgraceful!
“Sigh, ddaeng kyu, thank... you.” Drain hid his angry expression and tried to leave the store. Then...
“Excuse me.”
“...?”
“The appraisal cost is $5,000.”
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Kim Sujeong was walking through Mulan’s market. She had a philosophy to eat everything and tasted a variety of foods. Melon flavored slime noodles, earth flavored kobold meat, and c.o.c.katrice skewers!
‘I’ll have to tell Father about these dishes later.’
She had become Choi Chuntaek’s No. 1 fan. He was able to fight and was good at cooking. Choi Chuntaek was close to her ideal person. However, the clock couldn’t be turned back!
‘I wish that Father was 30 years younger.’
Unfortunately, all she could do was to help eat the dishes he made. She was wandering around when she heard a familiar sound.
“Yeong yeong yeong yeong yeong!”
“...?”
The sound was coming from a shady alley. Kim Sujeong looked at it. “Grandfather Drain?”
“Kwal?”
“Miss Kim! Cer! Yeong yeong yeong yeong yeong!”
Drain grabbed her pants and started to cry. Kim Sujeong was baffled by the sudden situation and quickly asked, “What's wrong?”
Drain told her that he had been scammed.
“Oh my god, you bought an unidentified item for so much money! Do you know where that swindler went?”
“No, he had already left by the time I came back.”
“Do you remember his ID?”
“I remember. His name was Venice.”
Kim Sujeong was determined to catch the swindler on behalf of poor Drain when someone called out from behind her. “Hey, young lady.”
“...?”
She turned her head and saw some sturdy men. They were grinning at her.
‘...What?’
Then...
“Oof?!”
They suddenly covered her mouth.