173 7-12 Happiness desire auction

As before, I'm given a dubious mask and led to our respective seats.

Aina and Renge sit between me and the soundproof curtain is lowered so that the three of us can have a conversation.

Uhihi. Aina looks too good for you!

Oh, yeah?　Should I be happy about that...?

'Sure but it's amazing how you can tell you're beautiful even with a mask on.

Thank you.......... My lord..........

You don't have to try to force a compliment.

You have a Japanese face, so it can't be helped if you don't look good in it.

While we're killing time chatting, a second lieutenant wearing a mask appears on stage.

If you look closely, you can see that the accessory I made and gave to Iris is hanging around his neck, which has a loudspeaker effect.

'Readyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!　Thank you for your patience!　We will now hold an auction for the "Simaaahhhhhhhhhh!

Cue the start, not a single word different from last time.

You're still very strong as always....

But it looks like you're using accessories, so is your burden reduced?

I mean, I was in agony earlier when Teresa put me in the body as hard as she could, but she's already back....

Now, just like last time, the rules were explained and the introduction of one item immediately began.

Slaves, jewels, weapons, and various other items were introduced, and this time, too, a large amount of money was being moved in one night, and the churches where 10% of that money is going to come in will be a total waste.

"Master, wasn't that shepherd's child cute?

'Yes. You acted affably but twenty-eight million nolls was a lot cheaper than I thought.

The girl with fluffy white hair and curly horns like a sheep from earlier waved her hand affectionately towards us and made a lot of appeals with her clothes of fabric as small as a bathing suit, but the results didn't shake out and she was sold for 28 million nolls.

''Last time, there were many slaves who looked relatively sad, but there are girls like that...''

Maybe, but if it's over this time and there are no buyers, they'll be told to go to the black market.

Still, he wanted to be bought by a wealthier house. He probably wanted a richer house because he thought he could expect to rise in the eyes of the people who saw him.

Oh, sure. You looked like you liked money.

I didn't miss the fact that his smile twitched and fished for a moment whenever the price went up.

'Besides, rich people's houses aren't treated relatively badly. It's a lot easier to get a good grade of food and do your chores more often.

Rich people have a lot of beautiful women in their lives. That may be a lot at first, but I guess "bored" would be a more accurate description.

Ah, I see.

So you have money, but you can't go to the store because of your status, but if you're a good color, you can buy a slave.......

''Master-wise, didn't you want to buy that girl?

''Well I'm only here for the purpose of being a half-elf this time. I won't be doing any extra shopping.

Crisp!

It's settled. I mean, I haven't seen it....

All joking aside, we have to make sure we can buy that half-elf girl.

If possible, I'd like to bid on it and then examine something else afterwards, but until then I'm going to hold off on any unnecessary purchases until then unless I'm very careful.

''Then on to the next item!　This is a specialty of the neighboring empire!　It's a fancy pastry that hasn't even been distributed in King's Landing yet!　Black!　Bittersweet!　But it's sweet and delicious!　You'll be captivated by this jumbo-filled "jok choo"!　So long!　From three million nolls!　The unit is 100,000 knolls!

Wha...

The chair rattled and I almost stood up involuntarily.

Standing up during an auction is forbidden as a rule, but I wanted to get a good look at the contents of that skittle so badly.

'My lord?'

What's going on?

No ... well ... you know ...

You want that one?

It's true, but it's hard for me to answer honestly when I just said with a sober face that I'm not going to make any unnecessary purchases.

And 3 million knolls for chocolate.....

It was a price that he could afford, but in the original world, it was unthinkable.

But I want that one so badly that I can't help but want it by the throat........

Because that is, without a doubt, chocolate.

Ah, the taste of chocolate from the old world....

''Now, Mr. 23, 4 million, and Mr. 82, 4.5 million nol!

We had to work overtime that day, too.

We were working overtime that day at the office, and the bureau gave us a small piece of chocolate with empty eyes.

The sweetness of it was soothing!　

No, no, no, no!　I can't allow my last chocolate memory to be like this!　It must be wiped away....

'My lord. If you want it that badly, you don't have to hold back, do you?

That's right. You look the same as you did in the hot springs.

What kind of face is that........

But I might want it as much as a spa, for sure.

''Come on, is there anyone else?　Are we settled on 4.5 million knolls?

All right, now we've got to get going.

I'll follow up with Wendy later from us.

I'm sorry. I'll take you at your word.

I spread my five fingers out for my second-in-command.

'Come on, Mr. 77 has 5 million knolls!　May I?　Is there anyone else?!''

After a few moments of silence, the vice-captain takes a breath.

And..........

''Mr. 77, your bid is for five million nolls!

I couldn't hear it, but I was sure the audience was applauding.

I sat back in my chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

'Congratulations.'

Congratulations!　You look so happy!

Yeah, thanks.

That's indescribably satisfying.........

Are you going to make something with that thing?

Yeah. I'll make something really good.

You can use it for ice cream, parfait, cake, crepes, cookies, you name it.

I'm not sure what I'm going to make now.

'Then I have no doubt that Wendy will agree. Can I too ... have some fun with it?

Of course. I'll treat everyone.

"Yay! Yay!

Renge seems to be happy to put his hands up too, but they've already explained the next product, so don't count it as a misunderstanding, okay?

I'm not at all interested in current products, archaeological artifacts excavated from archaeological sites or anything like that...?

'Okay, let's move on to the next item!　

It's finally here...

'Oh...'

Hm?　Do you feel a little ... odd?

The half-elf who had been brought along slowly appeared, dragging his legs, supported by a strong man with a hood on, instead of walking on his own.

''You're just different from last time...''

The last time I saw her, she was glaring at us and giving us a hateful look.

She was a beautiful woman with beautiful looking, beautiful platinum blonde long hair.......but now I can't even see a glimpse of her energy, let alone her supremacy.

''She hasn't yet made a lifetime vow (Only One)........ But as you can see, she's wasting away.

"A lifetime of vows?

The only person a half-elf is supposed to allow his body to do this in his entire life....... It's the only skill that makes the power of rejection beyond skill resistance ineffective.

'I guess that's why he didn't use it on his former master........ Perhaps he was fed only the bare minimum and kept under house arrest....

So....

If you look closely, you can see that it is thin everywhere. Or rather, too thin.

They were too skinny, not to mention flabby, to the point that they didn't even seem to lack the necessary muscle strength.

It was a situation where they might be experiencing malnutrition.

Then we will begin the auction.''

The vice-captain's blatantly angry declaration to start.

And I immediately show him five fingers spread out.

''Number 77, 2.5 million!　Number two, it's three million immediately!''

'There's someone else trying to buy it besides me...'

I know it's a lowly thing to say, but it's not surprising that there are people who think they can get away with it if their minds are corrupted to that extent.

''It's just that the nobles don't like to have too many half-elves in their homes...''

So that means we're not dealing with a nobleman...

I immediately spread my fingers and raise the price even more.

I'm not going to change my finger or lower it.

Let me keep raising it until I drop it.

'Number 77, 350! Number 2, 3.8 million nol!　Oh, Mr. 77, it's 4.3 million knolls!'

Your husband...?

Yeah. I don't care how much it costs.

All right. We're not going to stop you.

I'm not going to stop even if you stop me.

I mean, don't stop.

"Come on, Number 2, 4.5 million!　Oh, Mr. 77, immediately five million nolls, ah!'

I make eye contact with my second-in-command, and he gives me a little smile.

I know. It's okay. I nod, as if to say.

'Five million knolls, sir!　No more!　May I?　Whoa, number two, 5.5 million!　It's coming back to life!　But, Mr. 77, Six Million Noor!

I don't know who number two is, but you already know I'm not going to give it to you.

I'll take you on as much as you want.

'Here's number 35 for 6.5 million knolls!　But Mr. 77 is unrivaled!　Seven million knolls!　May I?　Are you here already?　And now, Mr. 77 is the winning bidder!

I was able to win the bid, unlike earlier, but I couldn't settle down.

The purpose has been accomplished........but will I be able to fulfill my promise to Freed against her who has been pushed to that point.......

She will probably have a very strong grudge against the human race.

The first priority is to recover her strength, but after that...............

''Your husband can just treat her as he is.

Yeah. As long as you're the same lord you've always been, you'll be fine.

Perhaps sensing my feelings, Renge and Aina gave me a gentle hug from the side.

I was grateful, but I didn't feel like participating in the subsequent auction.

And I was lost in thought until the auction was over.