## Chapter 936 – 936. Savior Of The Academy
“But why is a fiend targeting the Black Rosary? A fiend wouldn’t even be able to use the Black Rosary’s effects.”
“It’s a harmful item to them, so they’d want to get it themselves and dispose of it. Or maybe it’s just a collector’s desire, or perhaps there’s a fiend with special abilities. There are many exceptions, so don’t look at it with such a narrow view.”
“…Hearing you say that, I think my thoughts were too narrow.”
72 billion.
That was the amount I bid for the Black Rosary. I pressed the receive button. About three minutes later, a golem entered the room with the Black Rosary. The auctioned item could be received after the auction ended or immediately.
“Kim Chun-woo. This is for you.”
“M-me?! N-no way. It’s too expensive for me to have!”
“I was originally going to give it to you. I can’t use it because I don’t have divine power. And you’re weak, so you need at least that item. It’ll help you when you face fiends. Take it.”
“B-but.”
“Just take it.”
I tossed the Black Rosary. Kim Chun-woo, startled, quickly grabbed the Black Rosary.
“Don’t equip it openly, hide it under your clothes. It’s like a talisman, so just having it on your body activates its effects.”
“…Thank you. I’ll definitely repay this debt someday.”
“Forget it. Just get stronger so you can kill some fiends.”
The auction continued.
I occasionally bid on items, aiming for elixirs. They were worth at least billions, averaging hundreds of billions, so it was fun to spend money.
Kim Chun-woo was restless every time I received an item right away. It drew the attention of others.
“…Yujin. We’ve been using our real names since earlier, is that really okay?”
“It’s fine.”
There were no problems with that part in the original story either.
There are no listening devices in the room, and the golems don’t have storage or communication functions. There’s a reason why the White Spirit Auction has such high credibility.
“Next item is the Golden Apple! Yes! It’s the one from the myths!”
『Golden Apple
Rank: S
Removes status ailments.
Heals.
Beautifies.』
“Everyone! Please look! The radiant appearance of this Golden Apple! Status ailment removal! If you eat this Golden Apple, you can be free from cruel curses or congenital diseases! And if you eat it in a critical state, you can recover immediately as if you used a high-grade potion! But above all, the most outstanding effect is that it makes you beautiful!”
The host enthusiastically spoke, but no one reacted.
“I think some of you still don’t understand, so let me explain. To become beautiful. Simply put, it means to become younger. Aging is the main cause of taking away beauty. In other words, to become beautiful, you need to become younger! In a similar sense, old scars on your body will also disappear without a trace! Now, let’s start the auction for the Golden Apple! The starting price is just 50 billion!”
The bid amount on the screen quickly rose.
I didn’t bid and just watched.
‘Seong Ha-ri, who has been watching all this time, has finally participated in the auction. Her goal is the Golden Apple.’
Considering Seong Ha-ri’s personality, her goal wouldn’t be to become younger. Status ailment removal. It must be because of the Spirit King’s curse (SS).
“100 billion! It has quickly surpassed 100 billion! It seems like many of you are still hesitating, but this is an opportunity to buy youth with money! Invest in youth! Your youth is incomparable to gold!”
Youth.
Was it because they were drawn to that sweet word?
The speed at which the bids were rising increased.
“Crazy… it’s going up by 10 billion each time.”
Kim Chun-woo was shocked. It had surpassed 300 billion in the blink of an eye.
However, the momentum slowed down when it reached 200 billion. Nevertheless, the amount continued to rise.
“It has surpassed 250 billion! It’s still going up! By the way, they say that eating the Golden Apple makes you look over 10 years younger!”
The host encouraged the participants. Some shook their heads, and some leaned back on the sofa. Seong Ha-ri just kept pressing the button. Every time she pressed it, the bid amount increased by 10 billion. She was fearless, not sparing any money.
The Golden Apple was sold for 306.3 billion. The winner was Seong Ha-ri. Seong Ha-ri proudly received the Golden Apple as if showing off.
‘I was originally going to bid on the Golden Apple. I’ll have to revise my plan.’
I had planned to receive the Golden Apple and gift it to Seong Ha-ri, but that plan disappeared as she participated in the auction herself.
‘I should just interfere with those annoying fiends.’
If a fiend bid, I immediately outbid them. And I won the bid as if showing off.
“…Yujin. Those fiends are glaring at us like they want to kill us.”
“In times like this, you react like this.”
I kindly raised my middle finger. I could see through the Heavenly Eye that he was grinding his teeth. I chuckled and outbid him.
He started raising the price on purpose. It was obvious that he was planning to screw me over.
‘I should back off in times like this. That’ll piss him off more.’
The guy who bought it for more than 50% above the market price jumped up from the sofa. He pointed at me and shouted something.
‘I can’t just sit still.’
I also jumped up from my seat. I walked forward and started dancing slowly, clapping to tease him. It was the Joker dance. Seeing my flashy kicks, he was enraged and hit the glass wall.
“Room 60! Please stay still! Are you perhaps trying to use force right now?!”
The host shouted. The fiend trembled and then sat back on the sofa.
I chuckled.
Then, the third item I was aiming for was put up for auction.
“Now! Everyone! An item to kill demons has appeared! It’s an old pair of twin blades, but the power contained within is not to be ignored! A sword only for killing demons! An anti-demon weapon! The Twin Blades of Oath, a weapon that any Devil Hunter would drool over!”
『Twin Blades of Oath
Rank: B+
Stats increase when facing fiends.
Takes less damage when facing fiends.
The blades become sharper when facing fiends.
Slaughters fiends.』
It was a sword only for killing demons and fiends.
The customers’ reactions were lukewarm.
Unless you were a Devil Hunter who specialized in hunting demons, you wouldn’t even look at this kind of weapon. The rank was also ambiguous at B+.
“The reaction is a bit cold. But we still have to proceed with the auction! It starts at 3 billion! By the way, the Devil Hunter who used these twin blades killed over 80 fiends and two demons! Although his end wasn’t beautiful, it’s worth collecting! It’s an item from A-rank Devil Hunter Jin!”
I pressed the button as soon as it started. This Twin Blades of Oath was an item that you couldn’t get your hands on unless it was at this time in the original story.
“50 billion! 50 billion has been bid!!”
“As expected… Yujin, you…”
The host made a fuss, and Kim Chun-woo muttered. The surroundings buzzed for a moment. They checked the item again to see if they had missed something. But they only realized once again that it was useless except when facing fiends and demons.
“51 billion! Someone has raised it by 1 billion!”
I saw it. The skull mask in room 60 was pressing the 1 billion button. From the fiend’s perspective, it was a hateful item and a threatening one at the same time. He must know the secret of that item, so he would definitely try to win the bid and get rid of it.
I raised my finger. Immediately, the eyes of the crowd turned to me. The effort I had put into being a nuisance paid off.
I slowly lowered my finger and pressed the button.
“100 billion!!! What a fiery bid! It’s truly admirable!”
I chuckled quietly.
The fiend wearing the skull mask trembled and then lightly pressed the button.
“100.1 billion! Yes! It went up by 100 million!”
“Heh heh. You idiot!”
I made large gestures like a theater actor and mocked the fiend. Then I pressed the button.
“200 billion! Crazy! 200 billion has been bid!”
Most people, including the fiend, looked at me with dumbfounded eyes. They wondered if the twin blades were worth 200 billion and then shook their heads.
“Sold for 200 billion!”
The host shouted in a cheerful voice.
“C-crazy! Yujin! 200 billion! Why did you suddenly double the bid?!”
Kim Chun-woo grabbed my shoulders and shook me.
“That fiend was pissing me off. That weakling.”
“Why are you suddenly talking nonsense! Even so, adding an extra 100 billion is crazy! With that money… do you know how much you could do with that money? No, in the first place, why do you have so much money?!”
Kim Chun-woo was very agitated. I pushed his hands away. It felt unpleasant to be held by a guy.
“Do you know about Bitcoin?”
“Of course, I do. …Don’t tell me.”
“That’s exactly what it is. I spent about 600 billion today, but my assets aren’t even fazed by that.”
“…How much money do you even have?!”
“Much more than you think.”
I said leisurely.
I had about 200 billion left. It was a relief that I didn’t bid on the Golden Apple.
Soon, a golem brought the twin blades. I held the twin blades in one hand and held them out to Kim Chun-woo.
“…Don’t tell me. Are you giving this to me too?”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Stop being ridiculous and pour divine power into it.”
“Divine power? Ah! There’s a secret here! That’s why it’s worth over 100 billion.”
Kim Chun-woo used his trait, Holy War (S). A large amount of divine power could be felt from him. It was the divine power amplification effect of the Black Rosary. Kim Chun-woo poured divine power into the twin blades.
“More. More. More. Keep going.”
Eyes were focused on me. I ignored them. I didn’t care whether they watched or not.
Eventually, the twin blades were filled with divine power to their limit.
Ssssk.
Black smoke came out from the end of the twin blades and wrapped around my body.
-Recite your oath.
A gloomy man’s voice was heard.
“I… will kill all the demons in this world. Especially Mekin. I will definitely kill that bastard with my own hands…!”
-Excellent hatred.
The black smoke seeped into my body.
“Yujin?!”
I reached out to Kim Chun-woo to signal that I was okay.
My goal was achieved. I felt amazing.
『You have awakened a new trait.』
『Demon Hunter (S)
Stats increase when facing fiends.
Takes less damage when facing fiends.
Deals additional damage when facing fiends.
The effect becomes stronger the more fiends you kill.
Slaughters fiends.』
『Name: Seong Yujin
Strength: C+ Stamina: B- Agility: B- Durability: C- Mana: A-
Traits: Spirit Eye (S) Demon Hunter (S)
Skills: Spirit Contract (A) Spirit Possession (A) Barrier (C+) Swordsmanship (B+)
Karma: Good 16』
I had become the natural enemy of demons.
•••
Seong Ha-ri had been staring at the man wearing the clown mask throughout the auction. For some reason, her eyes kept going to the man with the clown mask.
The clown mask openly participated in the auction. He didn’t even try to hide that he was bidding. He participated in the auction as clownishly as his mask.
The clown mask mainly teased the skull mask in room 60. She didn’t know how he did it, but he was able to detect the skull mask’s bids and interfere with them. Outbidding was a given.
“That clown spends money similarly to you, doesn’t he?”
Choi Jeong-hwa said. By now, the auction participants were all watching the clown mask.
“Similar to me? How so?”
“The way he spends money recklessly. He’s just throwing money around like you do.”
“Reckless? Do you want to get hit?”
“…It’s just a metaphor.”
Choi Jeong-hwa clicked her tongue.
People often say that personalities change after having children, but Seong Ha-ri was the same as she was in her school days. At this point, she was worried that Seong Ha-ri’s son might be getting beaten by her every day.
“…Ha. That twin blade had such a secret. That clown. I don’t know where he’s from, but he’s quite something.”
“…Choi Jeong-hwa. I think the auction is over here.”
“There are still 20 more items left. I’ll take the good ones among them. It’s impossible to leave the auction house in the middle according to the rules.”
“I’m not saying I’m going to leave. That guy doesn’t intend to auction anymore.”
“Huh?”
Choi Jeong-hwa looked where Seong Ha-ri was pointing.
Room 60.
The man wearing the skull mask took out a skull staff from his subspace and swung it towards the auction house.
The ground shook and cracked. Undead appeared, and dozens of crocodile-like demonic beasts emerged as the air split open.
The fiend had started a rampage in the auction house.
