Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Offer

Seo I-hyeon accompanied by Black and White headed toward the place where the bug tightly gripping the magic book is.

When Seo I-hyeon stopped his steps, White stepped forward.

Shing. Shing. Shing.

The sound of drawing swords was heard successively. Glancing three swords were floating in the air.

Seo I-hyeon was startled.

White asking to give all the swords was for that. Floating swords in the air.

"Sword control?"

White flew the swords floated in the air.

Swish swish swish!

Three swords danced in the air. Then the bug gripping the magic book was divided into dozens of small pieces and poured onto the floor.

On the remnants of that bug the magic book was placed.

This time Black stepped forward and picked up the magic book.

"Ugh, dirty. Let's rinse a bit."

Seo I-hyeon said that and led the way walking. Now the turn to go to 'Bug Mania''s house or villa.

Going also rinse the magic book a bit, and also decide to rummage the house a bit.

To the house was soon. Half running down it didn't even take a few minutes.

Seo I-hyeon who entered the house first turned on the light.

Light coming into the LED lights on the living room ceiling the whole living room brightened.

In the living room there was really nothing. Connected to the kitchen with lights off, and five room doors were visible.

When Seo I-hyeon gestured with his eyes, Black went to the kitchen and turned on the sink's water and washed the magic book.

The bug's body fluid stuck on the magic book was washed away by water.

In the meantime, Seo I-hyeon explored the house.

No need to particularly move directly. Because Seo I-hyeon had the very good exploration means called shadow eye.

Seo I-hyeon first connected his own shadow to the nearby shadow.

The shadow eye went over that way. Besides the living room no place with lights on so the rest all no different from shadow.

Ten shadow eyes dug around places of the house.

Seo I-hyeon brought one chair from the kitchen and placed it in the middle of the living room and sat.

"At least place one sofa. Tsk."

There was nothing in the house. In the kitchen also nothing besides the dining table and chairs, even no dishes or spoons.

He doesn't know how he resolved eating. Delivery also doesn't seem to work.

"Really lived catching and eating bugs?"

Still in the room there was one bed. Sleep seems slept on the bed. No, maybe almost couldn't sleep.

Other rooms were mostly empty. In one room there was a lot of luggage, mostly canned goods and dried food.

"How did one live eating only that."

Bugs swarming all over the body so couldn't go outside and buy and eat either.

The more looking one knows why 'Bug Mania' wanted to have the magic book Seo I-hyeon obtained, 'Breath of the Avesta'.

While looking like that, Black approached holding the magic book. Seo I-hyeon without particular thought put the magic book into the shadow.

After that also sitting in the middle of the living room he confirmed places of the house through the ten shadow eyes.

And one eye discovered something important.

"There was a safe too?"

A safe attached to the wall. A method of digging the wall and putting the safe and covering with a frame.

Seo I-hyeon quickly got up and headed toward the place where the safe is.

Missed the 200 thousand coins, but can't miss such a thing.

Removing the frame and confirming the safe, it was a really old method safe. A safe of the method of turning the dial left and right and matching.

But using such a safe means it's not a simple old method safe.

The possibility of a safe related to mystery was high.

Regrettably Seo I-hyeon is dull in senses related to mystery so can't recognize that.

If forcing and touching and the things inside break it becomes difficult.

Such things taking wholly and later entrusting to an expert is the best.

Seo I-hyeon looked at White next to him.

"Can cleanly pull out only the safe, right?"

White deeply stabbed next to the safe with the sword. The sword entered the wall smoothly as if digging tofu.

White sliced the wall. And put fingers between the wall and safe and pulled out the safe continuously.

The safe came out outside very cleanly.

A safe of size about 1 meter length of each side. That means the actual inside is much narrower.

"Expected."

Usually the smaller the volume the higher the value. So one couldn't help but expect.

Seo I-hyeon put the safe into the shadow and moved again.

A little ago, the shadow eye found a new space. Now time to go there.

Probably the business in this house will end with that.

Still the shadow eyes are digging places of the house, but the possibility of more coming out was almost none.

The place Seo I-hyeon moved was the house's basement.

The basement was walls and ceiling and floor all very smooth. Seemed no gaps. But what is visible is not all.

Seo I-hyeon approached the wall visible in front from the basement stairs. A smooth wall, but the shadow eye was in the space beyond this wall.

One can break the wall, but no need to particularly do so. Because just now he found out the method of removing this wall.

Seo I-hyeon strongly pushed one part of the wall.

The device inside the wall that detected the pressure operated and the wall slowly was pushed.

At the end of the wall pushed back a passage one can pass came out.

Seo I-hyeon entered the space beyond the wall through that passage.

A place made like a small warehouse.

But what is stored was not ordinary.

First what is visible first were ammunition boxes.

Using guns so also prepared tons of bullets. Seo I-hyeon put the boxes into the shadow with a pleasant heart.

Of course he also didn't forget taking out the smartphone and memoing.

Next to the ammunition boxes what entered the eyes were gold bars and silver bars stacked neatly on the shelf.

The number wasn't many. Because three gold bars and five silver bars.

But no way storing ordinary gold or silver here. Probably metal with mystery dwelling.

"Ah, sold the pickaxe for no reason."

The pickaxe taken from the 'Gold Hunter' he sold when going to the black market. If that was there he could have confirmed whether that gold and silver contain mystery.

Seo I-hyeon first took the gold and silver. Looking around the rest, seems materials, but he doesn't know exactly what. There are also disgustingly looking ones, and strangely looking ones.

Seo I-hyeon first took photos one by one and stored then put all into the shadow.

Probably among these the ones Seo I-hyeon can use are few. No, almost none.

Still he took. If taking and selling this is all money.

"Lost 200 thousand coins, but even such things one has to cleanly take and gather one coin one coin."

Seo I-hyeon emptied the warehouse cleanly and left the basement.

Now since taking all to take one has to return, but he doesn't know if a taxi will come up to here.

"Ah, doesn't this guy have a car?"

No way none. To go somewhere one has to hide without revealing and go but no way one could use public transportation.

Of course there would be a car.

Seo I-hyeon first left the house. And looked around. Even using the shadow eye he quickly scanned the surroundings.

"As expected."

Seo I-hyeon snapped his finger and grinned.

There was one fairly good car. A German side SUV.

"By the way if no car key what to do?"

Earlier all that 'Bug Mania' was holding the bugs ate.

Even the smartphone was eaten, if having the car key of course that would also have been eaten.

Seo I-hyeon sent the shadow eye into the house and really thoroughly dug. And discovered a spare car key in the drawer of the nightstand next to the bed.

"One car also arose."

Seo I-hyeon pleasantly rode the car and headed home.

Today is a day when something works out well.

* * *

In the shadow warehouse the luggage increased.

Originally stored, Black and White. The swords they used, well the swords now each equipped so no need to care, three lumps of gold dyed with mystery. The lump compressed and clumped the leprechaun. Each community connectors. Smartphones prepared to use matching the situation. And the eyeball prepared to use for long-distance space movement later. Blood drawn and gathered while sleeping every night. Two guns obtained when catching the skinwalker. Two corpses put together then. And the equipment those guys used. Besides that including clothes things like chairs or keys made with blood today's obtained were added and increased more.

First various materials obtained from the basement, gold bars and silver bars, up to the large safe.

The large bug's teeth stored to use as material later also shouldn't be omitted.

And the two newly obtained magic books. This is the most important.

Seo I-hyeon driving grinned.

He didn't even think of obtaining as many as two magic books. No, in fact he thought he couldn't obtain even one.

Going after hearing the words of coming to obtain a magic book out of the blue, who would believe one can really obtain a magic book there.

In reality it was also a trap. Just Seo I-hyeon nicely broke that trap and obtained the magic book.

First 'Breath of the Avesta' he was thinking of using directly. Although not tried yet, clearly there would be use.

On the other hand 'Bug Praise Theory' he will sell. First after seeing that dirty scenery how would one use that. Even the previous owner, 'Bug Mania' struggled wanting to escape from 'Bug Praise Theory'.

'Well, that doesn't seem to affect me something though.'

Still there was no reason to particularly use a magic book whose mood is not good.

If selling how much money.

"Am I too money money?"

Suddenly such a thought arising Seo I-hyeon who muttered soon shook his head.

At this level it's fine. In life money is really important. Especially this world even more so.

So what he is doing now is, an extremely natural phenomenon.

"By the way selling this is also work."

What comes to mind right away is only the black market, but if selling there the possibility of not receiving the proper price is high. No, almost unconditionally not receiving the proper price.

That said whether one can receive the proper price at the cartel or Obsidian, again not so.

They are also all people doing business. Of course they would want to obtain the maximum profit. The result is undercutting.

Naturally the broker Lee Yeong-su came to mind.

'Shall I entrust?'

At the same time as that thought arising the evaluation regarding Lee Yeong-su continued.

Is he really a person one can trust?

Until now yes.

Then does one really trust?

Not to that degree.

Did he give help?

Considerably yes.

Does he harbor goodwill toward Seo I-hyeon?

Outwardly certainly yes.

Then when he scammed to some degree can one just regard as stepping on shit and go over?

When scamming holding the magic book can one go over?

"Still that I don't know."

Seo I-hyeon muttering like that was startled.

In fact the answer that one has to dispose without hesitation has to come out to be normal. But hesitation arose.

Even a matter regarding the magic book.

"Wow, this uncle is amazing."

How many times met to become this state? Absolutely not that suffered brainwashing or mental attack or curse. Seo I-hyeon is almost close to immunity on the mental side to the degree of bouncing even a powerful curse through the magic book.

So meaning he made Seo I-hyeon like this purely with speaking skills and actions alone.

What on earth did he do?

Seo I-hyeon couldn't understand that. But he didn't think more or worry.

First even if worrying a bit more about entrusting he decided to discuss.

While having such thoughts, before he knew it he arrived home.

Before entering the parking lot he briefly worried.

This car is not his car. 'Bug Mania''s vehicle.

Is it okay to register this in this officetel?

It seems okay to do, but somehow uneasy. And uneasy things not doing is right.

Seo I-hyeon drove the car to a place with no people, no gazes. And put the car into the shadow.

Now among the items stored in the shadow warehouse a car also arose.

Seo I-hyeon entered home.

And quickly washed and lay on the bed.

Today one can sleep now, but before sleeping there was work to do. Work one definitely wants to do.

Seo I-hyeon entered the mage community.

And wrote a post.

[Selling magic book.]

- Offer.

The title is longer than the content, but if fun it's enough.

Seo I-hyeon seeing that giggled for a moment then closed his eyes.

In an instant he fell asleep, and time was deleted. And opened his eyes again.

As soon as opening his eyes he entered the community first. Expecting what kind of comments were posted.

┗ [Dreaming Mage] What, don't tell me succeeded? It was real?

┗ [Master of Magic] Hey, at least inform the magic book title so one can even worry.

┗ [Ether Man] Would he. There's a person falling for such half-hearted lie.

┗ [Master of Magic] Then you leave. One competitor reduced. Thanks.

┗ [Ether Man] Seems no one to buy except you? If magic book minimum 100 thousand coins, if having a lot of money do some donation.

After that 'Ether Man' and 'Master of Magic' continued comments half fighting and ridiculing back and forth.

So boldly skipping both's comments cleanly he confirmed the next comments.

┗ [Meteor] This one also has to hear the bug talk, right? Bug come out.

┗ [Wind Mage] Bug come out.

┗ [Magic Book Collector] Bug come out. I'm urgent.

┗ [Owner of the Magic Tower] Named appearance. Obtaining more magic books there? Does the body hold?

┗ [Magic Book Collector] Whether the body holds or not is not important. Magic books one has to collect unconditionally.

┗ [Owl No.1] Using more than one magic book is dangerous. Please leave only one and release the others to the world.

┗ [Magic Book Collector] If releasing, you guys try to take?

┗ [Owl No.1] To witches magic books are not needed.

┗ [Magic Book Collector] Laughing.

After that 'Magic Book Collector' and 'Owl No.1''s argument continued in a row. Occasionally 'Owl No.2' and 'Broom No.1' intervened.

Then around here the person has to appear. Seo I-hyeon giggling posted a comment at the very bottom.

┗ [Timid Black Mage] How much is one magic book about?

As soon as posting the comment explosive interest poured.

Seo I-hyeon seeing that reaction without realizing grinned. This is why one can't quit the community.

Anyway in the midst of explosive interest one could extract one's own information.

What Seo I-hyeon was most curious about was the magic book's price, and the method of disposing the magic book.

First the magic book's price was similar to what 'Bug Mania' said before.

Minimum 100 thousand coins. And depending on what magic book the price skyrockets and cases exceeding 1 million coins are also common they say.

Before some magic book one was sold for 3 million coins, so one can regard there's no ceiling.

Of course the magic book Seo I-hyeon wants to sell is 'Bug Praise Theory'. Probably not a preferred magic book.

At least Seo I-hyeon thought so.

Who in the world would like a magic book that makes maggots crawl all over the body.

"Just thinking 100 thousand coins is enough?"

No matter how thinking it seems one has to sell at the lowest price.

Seo I-hyeon put the phone into the shadow, and left the bed.

And roughly washed and went outside and ate first.

Seo I-hyeon who returned home again stood in the middle of the living room.

The turn to properly confirm the magic book obtained yesterday.

First 'Breath of the Avesta'.

Seo I-hyeon took out the magic book, 'Breath of the Avesta' from the shadow.

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