“Now, finally, the first day’s auction has reached its conclusion.
As announced this morning, allow me to explain once more!”
The security suddenly becomes much more intense.
There are even adventurers hired specifically for this occasion.
Helen and Nastasia from our side are also dispatched.
“We had announced several days before the auction began that we would be putting up an item for the ingredients of Elixir.
We had answered inquiries stating it was a wild man’s pillow, but this morning, an incredible item has been added!
It, it, it, it has been added! Ah, it haaaas become soooooo! Wooohoooo!!!”
Her tension is incredible; I could never imitate that.
“Then, we shall have it brought forth!
The main ingredient of Elixir, the rarity of rarities, that, Rare Magic Stone, is entering the stage!!”
“Oooooooohhhhhhhhh!!!!”
Helen brings it forward with great ceremony, on a pedestal.
A gleaming Rare Magic Stone… Succubi are guarding it nearby.
(Just in case, if anything strange comes from the sky, Anju will use Dark Integrate!)
I’m eating my bento box as a snack next to Clarice!
Wait, is this the same kind of bento they gave out for the Demon Lord Battle, not the Colosseum?
It’s from a shop called Imahan… Item Bags are so convenient for storage! ← As if I didn’t know that before.
“No way? That’s amazing.”
“Ah, Lulunojo, this is, you see…”
If I were to explain, it’s the Magic Stone that came out when we defeated the Demon Lord Kaonan of the Milishitan Continent.
The one who was ‘overjoyed that his hair had finally grown in,’ that Kairaku Ojisan! This ‘Rare Magic Stone’ was found inside him. If it were under normal circumstances, I’d gratefully accept it, but…
(The problem here is that we defeated it as a pair.)
After the Adventurer Guild intervened and negotiated indirectly with Gumii,
Well, we didn’t meet directly (or couldn’t meet) – Nina and Helen were involved, but that’s not important now.
In any case, it was decided that it should be split equally. It’s only natural, right? Of course.
“…And so, we’ve decided to put up only the Rare Magic Stone for auction separately.”
“You couldn’t afford to buy it out?”
“Well, we already received one (in exchange for the futon, though).
If that’s the case, it’s Gumii’s turn to buy it now, but even managing a brothel, that much Large Gold Coin is—”
So, we have no choice but to sell it, yes.
Nina and Helen are completely jealous, and who knows what might happen if they meet!
Should I have mentioned it beforehand, like with Shucco’s high-class brothel?
“Deles, the rest have come out too.”
“Ah, yes. Kairaku Ojisan’s pillow, and the blood and liver of a Rainbow Dragon.”
Nastasia brings these.
It would be easier for everyone if we listed them all together as an Elixir, but
Due to those circumstances, we had to put up only the Rare Magic Stone as a single item.
(Now, Cheer is dancing in front of Helen and Nastasia.)
“Sooooo, everyone, I haaaaave keeeept you waiting, I haaaave keeeept you waaaaaiting, waaaaaiting, waaaaaiting!!”
That’s a bit vulgar, madam!!
“This can hardly be called anything other than an offering of Elixir!
Now then, let’s start with the pillow, blood, and liver set. The pillow was previously sold for 230 Platinum Coins!
Now, how many Platinum Coins will fly today?! I was so nervous, I slept alone last night!”
Leave out the unnecessary information!
“Here we go, starting at 100 Platinum Coins… The Auction, let’s begin!!”
“300 Coins!!” “Ooooh-”
Ah, this person, it was that noble who came to me asking for Elixir some time ago!
So, they did have quite a bit of money after all, I thought, and then…
“400 Coins!!” “450!” “500, please!!”
At this point, I ask Nina, perhaps too late.
“Isn’t it inflating more than last time?”
“Well, there was prior notice, the Rare Magic Stone is being offered at the same time, and
Also, simply put, with Demon Lords being defeated all over the place, especially the Seven Great Demon Lords—”
“Ah, so it’s become easier to profit.”
When a Demon Lord is defeated, the enemies in that dungeon weaken.
This leads to the region as a whole prospering, and the recent string of subjugations…
Yes, it’s our fault. Nobles who have their own adventurers are likely profiting quite a bit.
“Perhaps it’s a good thing we aren’t their commissioned adventurers.”
“No, if you want to be a Count Palatine, it has to be for the Empire.”
“We have to give them our answer on that too.”
“We will eventually. Well, after we defeat the remaining Seven Great Demon Lords.”
And at this point…
“700 Coins!”
Whoa, that most prominent bid, that voice…
It’s Ganes, the Sub Guild Master of Shucco’s Adventurer Guild!
Right, the Adventurer Guild would want an Elixir or two.
(Perhaps the Rare Magic Stone will also go to the Adventurer Guild.)
If a ‘Bravest Hero in the World’ were to appear in this world and fight the strongest Demon Lord at the very last moment,
The Adventurer Guild could entrust them with the Elixir… I imagined such a future.
(Though, we’re the ones who will defeat all Seven Great Demon Lords!)
“No more bids, certainly no more, right?
Then first, first, the preliminary match goes to the highest bidder, dooo-neee—–!!”
Ganes gets the first item.
“But Nina, although it’s valuable, doesn’t the Adventurer Guild have a stock of wild/primitive man-type pillows?”
“It’s likely a strategic move to keep an eye on acquiring the main item, the Rare Magic Stone. Of course, they can always use more Elixir ingredients.”
“I see. Then the main event is next.”
Finally, it’s time for the Rare Magic Stone.
“Then, the main part of the Elixir, it’s finally here, it’s finally here?
Even if a high bid is confirmed, any unwarranted interference is prohibited!”
Anju, you’ve been warned!
I’ll just keep that thought in my mind. This time, Clarice is on guard, so it should be fine.
“Then, for the Rare Magic Stone, if there are no bids, the Commercial Guild will buy it at this price.
Starting at a staggering Seven, Seven Hundred Platinum Coins!! “5000 Coins!!!”
“Ooooh!!!!” “Yes, 5000 Coins received immediately!”
That voice is Takepi!
The minister of the Mu Mu Empire, who bid on Kairaku Ojisan’s pillow last time!
Right, he was seeking information about Elixir… This is getting incredible.
“6000 Coins!” “7000 Coins!” “8000 Coins!” “10,000 Coins!!”
“Ooooooohhhhhhhhh!!!!”
“A major milestone, a truly major milestone. This can indeed be called the price of life!”
Ah, Ganes has flipped his bid card and is thinking!
(I want to bid, but please wait a moment – that’s the signal.)
His budget was probably around 10,000 Coins.
“10,000… 300… No, forget it.”
He folded!!
“Yes, then, 10,000 Platinum Coins. Are there any other bids?
Those who were thinking, no more bids? Then, at 10,000 Platinum Coins,
Since it’s the last item, there are more bids than usual! Fly, fly, fly…”
Since it takes quite a while until the declaration of the winning bid, I engage in conversation with Nina.
“10,000 Coins, huh?”
“Indeed. In the end, the Futon Set sold for more.”
“Ah.”
“Well, if a complete Elixir were put up for auction, that would be higher, of course.”
“Right.”
And so, Takepi, on behalf of the Mu Mu Empire, successfully bid for the Rare Magic Stone.
The venue is buzzing with excitement, and Cheer begins the concluding remarks.
“…Now, everyone, the information is declassified as of this very moment.
Actually, at the next auction, an incredible alcoholic beverage will be offered!”
…It’s finally here, the time for the announcement.
(It was hidden in the Sake Cellar beneath Kaede’s place, the one that surprised me.)
“The name of that liquor is… likely the only one in the world, its name is…”
The Colosseum falls silent.
And then, the name of the item that Cheer announces is!
“…Wh, Wh, Wh-What!! It’s ‘Elixir Liquor’!!!!”
