“Haa…that felt good! After all, a clean room makes me happy every time I see it.”
With those words, the silver haired woman crossed the empty auction house light steps.
Only a few scorched marks remained in the place, which was full of people just a moment ago. There was nothing left of what was supposed to be a group of human figures.
After literally evaporating every single piece of flesh, blood, and even armor of the Sakiel Knights, the woman slowly made her way out of the auction house.
As if she was leaving a final stamp of confirmation on the matter…
***
“This… ”
Looking at the weapon lying in front of her, Ophelia’s face was filled with surprise. For she knew very well what this was.
It was exactly that greatsword which had an unusual appearance. And it was an item worth a whopping 2700 talets…or even more.
And her master, Bahamut, was giving it to her!
“Come on, take it.”
“Ha…but..how could I take something like this…”
“It’s something I am giving you because it’s you. Now take it.”
Ophelia slightly blushed at Bahamut’s words and cautiously reached out and lifted the weapon. Compared to its gigantic size, the weight of the greatsword was so light that Ophelia could use it without feeling any burden at all.
And…Ophelia could tell just by the tingling feeling she felt the moment she held it in her hand.
‘Mana…this greatsword has strong mana in itself! How could such a simple weapon be like this…’
Ophelia became more and more amazed as she learned about the sword. Recognizing the fact that the expensive weapon was definitely worth the price, Ophelia began examining the greatsword with twinkling eyes without realizing it.
She looked like a little sister who was overjoyed after receiving a birthday present and didn’t know what to do.
And, looking at her expression, a proud smile began to form on Bahamut’s lips.
‘I’m glad Ophelia liked it a lot. In addition, with this, we will be much stronger in terms of power…’
Although it was a bit risky, Bahamut still thanked Bertina for preparing such a ingenious plan. Then he quietly watched Ophelia wielding the greatsword resembling a cutter knife.
The plan Bertina came up with was, indeed quite risky.
It was to mobilize people as quickly as possible to create a replica that looked similar to that greatsword.
Bertina succeeded in recruiting blacksmiths and manufacturing a copy that was simply similar in appearance in one day.
Of course, everything including the material of the sword was trash that had no worth, but the shape and outward appearance was exactly the same, just as it was described in the catalog introducing the auction item in advance.
And so, the ‘fake’ was put up for auction instead of the real one, and Bahamut fiercely raised the price while competing with the woman who was trying to buy it.
There were two reasons why he directly participated in the auction of this counterfeit product and raised the price so exorbitantly.
One was to give the woman the impression that Bahamu and the Uranus Merchant Company didn’t even notice that it was a fake, and to hide the fact that they were hiding the real thing.
Anyway, it would be difficult for ordinary people to distinguish such legendary weapons with the naked eye. Most would think that the metal it was made of was more durable than usual, and deem it as special.
They would need someone who was adept at handling mana to conduct a detailed investigation in order to determine its value, so Bertina deemed that it would be enough to give the impression that they had also been deceived.
And the other reason was to extort as much money as possible by inciting the woman’s greed.
The woman was buying almost anything she was interested in unconditionally, no matter the price. And, if she knew the value of the greatsword, she would not hesitate to pay a lot of money.
Bahamut succeeded in selling the replica and the woman had no choice but to get caught in the trap. Like that, he was able to achieve the feat of obtaining both money and the item, all thanks to Bertina’s plan.
‘That sister…she’s not going to try to kill me because of this, would she? Ah…but I didn’t touch her reverse scale…’
‘Above all, she’s one of the few good people in the original novel, so she won’t go that far. She might consider the incident as a chance to evaluate her opponent to some extent.’
‘In that respect, if I come across that person in the future, I will have to compensate her in some way…’
Bahamut began to feel a chill run down his spine once more as he recalled the woman’s terrifying aura that she had pointed towards him.
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