Sapphire Auction House (5)

‘I don’t have time for things like dating.’
Of course, it wasn’t a thought that the guy who had dressed up and brought a bouquet of roses to a barbecue restaurant should have, but from Yeon Taeseon’s perspective, who knew that the Constellation War was approaching moment by moment, it was true that he had no time for dating.
Apart from whether he had the heart to confess or not.
It’s more accurate to say that he wants to confess, but he doesn’t want to hear the answer, and he just wants to be in a state where only the ‘possibility’ exists.
It would be even better if Lee Seonbaek felt the same way, but…
‘I’m human.’
Although he has the peculiarity of being a Regressor, he is human.
Getting involved with a Constellation like Lee Seonbaek is like reaching for the stars in the sky.
The fact that it’s a truth, not a metaphor, is very sad.
And even then, Han Sion’s probability is much higher.
That guy was the first contractor, and he had built a bond with her while spending more time with her than he had.
And it’s not like he kidnapped a sleeping jellyfish Constellation and threatened her to make a contract.
“…”
KWANG.
Yeon Taeseon, who had come into the box late, hit his head.
Robert asked if he was crazy, but he ignored him.
Lee Seonbaek was amused.
If she had been a jellyfish, she would have laughed with a ‘pikkukukuk’ sound.
“Excuse me. I heard our guild leader is here.”
“He’s our wallet from now on, so go back.”
“What?”
In the meantime, the vice-guild leader of Robert’s guild, who had come to get Robert, was mercilessly kicked out of the box by Lee Seonbaek.
The absurd thing was that Robert didn’t seem to have much intention of leaving either.
Yeon Taeseon silently guarded his Constellation’s back and waited for the auction to begin.
‘Come to think of it…’
It’s a strange thing.
He calls her ‘my Constellation’, but he hasn’t made a formal contract yet.
He didn’t know why she wasn’t making a contract, but it had been a while since he had made a provisional contract, and he hadn’t even heard the letter ‘c’ of contract, let alone a formal contract.
He thought she didn’t want to make a contract, but seeing her cooperating with a Regressor, it didn’t seem like it…
‘When will she make a contract.’
For now, he had no choice but to wait.
The one who held the authority of the contract was the Constellation, the one who held the emotions was also the Constellation, and the irregular of the Constellation War was also the Constellation.
In this relationship, he was in the position of the eternal subordinate.

“Achoo.”
Hmm, so a Constellation can sneeze too.
Is someone thinking  about me?
No, then would my ears be itchy?
Robert made a fuss, asking if I had caught a cold, but I just let him be.
Since the wallet was chattering, it just sounded like the jingle of coins.
‘Ah, come to think of it.’
How many coins have I collected?
It’s about time I made a contract with Yeon Taeseon, but the pace has been so slow that I haven’t been paying much attention lately.
Giving scenarios to the contractors to increase the coins was only effective if there were many targets.
At most, it’s about 10,000 coins per person, who would that be enough for.
‘Of course, this is also a lot.’
Considering that the average coin of a low-rank Constellation is 50,000 coins, it’s like a rich girl complaining that she’s full.
But what can I do.
I rolled my eyes and looked at Yeon Taeseon.

[Warning! This is a Regressor!]
[A huge amount of coins is expected to be consumed upon contract.]
[Do you want to make a contract?]
[Coins consumed: 100 million]
Yeon Taeseon and I are in a provisional contract relationship.
The funny thing about this system is that even though he’s a provisional contractor, it didn’t give a single won discount.
To tell me to pay 100 million in cash.
‘Anyway, the coins for the provisional contract were paid by the Administrator, so it doesn’t matter…’
There’s no loss on my part.
It’s just a little disappointing.
I rolled my eyes and looked at my possessed coins.

[Coins] 97,900,257
It’s subtly insufficient.
Really subtly.
‘Won’t 3 million coins fall from somewhere.’
This was originally 70 million coins…
I had barely scraped it together after rescuing Daisy, revealing myself as a Constellation, creating an S-rank, revealing the contradiction of the existing sacred artifact, and so on.
I was trying hard enough for Yeon Taeseon.
When on earth will I collect 100 million coins?
‘I want to make a contract right away. I miss The Crow’s Ruins to the point where it’s almost painful.’
Apart from being a jerk, his coins were really sweet.
Since that guy has already collapsed to the point of being unable to recover, I won’t be seeing him again.
Unless he causes some kind of mess like a Constellation War or something.
‘I have to make a contract with the Regressor quickly before that war.’
This Regressor bastard has no unique skill, so he’s just a handsome face.
Since a weapon master is just a physical stat, if I give him a unique skill, he’ll become a very solid and powerful Awakener.
“3 million coins…”
“Why the sudden greed for coins?”
“Yeon Taeseon is a fool…”
“…”
In the meantime, the curtain of the auction house went up.
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Or mortals and immortals!”
“What’s with the last part?”
“It’s in consideration of the Constellation-nim. I didn’t think the Nate Guild would be able to get a VIP box, but even if you were a normal participant, not a VIP, that phrase would have been added.”
Robert said.
Hmm, it’s convenient in many ways to have a guy who is well-versed in the world’s affairs clinking around next to me.
“Thank you for coming to the Sapphire Auction House. I am James, the host…”
For about 5 minutes, the host’s introduction and how the Sapphire Auction House was established, what the World Hunter Association is like, and so on… continued, no less than a principal’s speech.
Fortunately, it seems he had no intention of giving a detailed introduction like a museum curator, as it passed quickly.
“Then, the first auction item!
It is the S-rank item, [Cupid’s Sniper Rifle], which was barely appraised by several A-rank appraisers. This item was submitted by the Revenant Guild and loves…”
As soon as the word ‘love’ was heard, two people raised their hands.
I looked at the two people.
It was Robert and Yeon Taeseon.
Putting aside Robert, why are you like that, Yeon Taeseon?
“Both of you, put them down.”
“I don’t want to.”
“As a guild leader, I have a duty to bring high-grade items to the guild…!”
“The meal is canceled.”
“I don’t. Yes.”
“Why isn’t Yeon Taeseon answering?”
“The starting price is 15 billion! Ah, 20 billion has already been offered!」
“I give up.”
Yeon Taeseon became sullen.
To back down so quickly because he couldn’t buy it with his stashed 15 billion.
The bear-like figure shrinking was quite cute.
The auction continued after that.
Yeon Taeseon’s Starlight Eye literally sparkled as he looked at the items on the auction, and I also identified the items with my Sun’s Eye.
“Next is the A-rank item, [The Spinning Wheel of Creation]. This item is…”
“Constellation-nim, if you’re not going to aim for that, I’ll buy it.”
I roughly nodded at Robert.
“Oh, a rare item has come out from the third one! This butterfly, called [Fly Particle], is…”
“Do they sell monsters here too?”
“Fly Particles have no aggression and are very pretty, so they are popular for viewing. The disadvantage is that their numbers are extremely small.”
“Who buys them?”
“30 billion has been offered from the box seat!”
“Robert is buying it.”
Is he really overflowing with money?
I looked at Robert with a disgruntled expression.
The guy’s eyes, looking at the sparkling butterfly, were also sparkling.
It was the eye of a crow looking at a jewel.
‘Well, what can I do. If he likes it…’
After that, the auction continued, and rarer items came out.
As it went on, the A-ranks were not even visible, so it was a splendid lineup…
“Lee Seonbaek, how does it look to you?”
“It’s not very good.”
They were all empty shells.
Of course, since their grade is their grade, they would have some performance, but it was full of ‘why would you pay that much for this?’.
It would have been much more profitable to have a normal auction.
Even in terms of performance, it was a bit lacking.
Probably the lower tier of the same grade.
‘They’re not items I’d want to give to my kids.’
It was then.
The host’s face brightened, and he instantly raised his voice.
“Ah, it’s here! The secret item of this auction!”
“Secret?”
Robert muttered.
“There’s something like that?” he said.
I looked at Yeon Taeseon and made eye contact.
‘Did this happen in the past?’
‘Not at all.’
It had never happened before that a secret item had come out at the Sapphire Auction House.
At the same time, the cloth that had been covering the item was removed.
What was visible under the red velvet cloth was…
A crow made of jewels.
“…”
“…”
“…”
The surroundings fell into silence.
The crow, with its transparent body that reflected light brilliantly like a diamond, and its red eyes that shone as if rubies were embedded in them, fluttered.
Everyone was captivated by the living creature.
It was that beautiful of a sight.
But I couldn’t help but frown.
Because the information that was being reflected in my Sun’s Eye was very unpleasant.

[Sacred Artifact: The Bewitching Well]
※ The sacred artifact of the Constellation, ‘The Crow’s Ruins’
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