16. Auction (1)
Reina’s Bow Damian.
A weapon worthy of the battlefield chosen from the sanctuary, a bow that contains her childhood story.
Judging from the fact that he named the bow Damian that he will spend his life with, we can see his affection for Damian, but on the other hand, we can also see how much he cherishes the bow that was named after Damian, whom he loves so much.
That is, according to the setting, this bow is an item that Reina cherishes and cherishes as if it were her life.
Almond was a little embarrassed.
‘Why are you doing this?’
If it were something with such symbolic meaning, wouldn’t the Deokhyup want to have it?
“This is a life-size SSS-grade quality product that has never been seen before.”
“Brother, win!”
“Buy it for me!”
They were asking Almond to take Damien from the auction.
“It would be better if Almond took it. We were already done for anyway.”
“Almond! He’s the perfect fit for Damien!”
It seemed as if they were passing the baton to Almond, who they had no choice but to acknowledge, since they could not have it themselves.
“How can you stop me from choosing an item worth 10,000 points~~”
“If only I could break through the ceiling… … .”
Almond is the owner of 10,000 points.
If someone like him were to participate in the Damien auction, there would obviously be no one who could stop him.
But does that mean I have to cheer for them?
Is this correct?
‘hmm…….’
Almond tilted his head.
The Deokhyup guys aren’t the type of people who would let Reina go that easily, are they?
-What the hell are you guys doing?
-Are they okay? Have they all given up?
-?? Why are you doing this? LOL
There are some viewers who find this strange.
Tiring.
Someone who seems to know this conflict of interest well says something.
[Hogaeng donated 1,000 won.]
[This is a trick to raise the price]
Raise the price?
What good is raising the price of something you can’t even afford?
-Eh?
-So what are you doing?
-I guess it’s because of the other Reina goods from Dehyeop kids!
-Your other products??
-Ah. So Reina’s character itself is aiming to increase in price. Wow. Hahaha.
If we were to roughly infer from the chat, they were hoping that a big player like Almond would come in and raise the price of Damien.
Tiring.
[Hogaeng donated 1,000 won.]
[Damian auction price rises → Reina value rises → other Reina-related goods prices rise]
If Damien’s auction price increases, Reina’s value will be judged to have increased, and the resale price of Reina’s other goods will also increase.
‘What? Is this why you treated me so well?’
I wondered why the detainees were so friendly. It was all because of money.
Almond’s expression became as if something was missing.
‘Still, what’s good is good.’
I felt a little cheated, but I didn’t really care.
Anyway, Almond wants a bow, and these people also want Almond to have a bow.
What could be wrong with each other? It’s just that our interests are perfectly aligned. We’re not using or exploiting each other.
He willingly agrees to participate in the auction.
Because I was going to do it anyway.
“Yes, I will participate.”
Wow.
It seems like everyone is cheering though.
“Tch… … .”
There were other stakeholders at play here.
* * *
You make Almond buy Damien? So you raise the price?
“That’s not possible!”
thud!
A deacon stands up and slams the table.
Yes.
Not everyone in the conference agreed with this opinion.
There is an opposition.
This opposition group calls themselves fundamentalists.
“You secular bastards… … You dare hand over the first real SSS-class Damian to that popular guy for their money? Aren’t you worthy of expulsion from the Deokhyeop?”
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“That’s right! The name of the association is Damien, but you’re handing over Damien. It doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense…!”
“Those guys aren’t Reina fans, they’re Reina merchants.”
Be it money or a favor, these people didn’t want to lose Reina’s heart(?) to Almond, and they didn’t want to lose their real-life goods either.
But sometimes reality is harsher than the cruelest fiction.
“But is there a way?”
“Why did that guy have to have ten thousand points… … .”
It’s becoming more difficult to keep Reina’s goods from being stolen by Almond.
Since Almond took the overwhelming first place in G-Star points, there was no one with the financial power to handle him.
Even if you combine the strengths of 2nd to 5th place, the points are lower than that.
In fact, almonds are king at auctions.
“Haa. At least I didn’t know that Damien was coming.”
“Wouldn’t they just sit there and do nothing? I just went and told them.”
The only way to prevent this was to not even know that Damien was coming. In reality, that was just an empty theory, like putting a bell around a cat’s neck.
If just one person opens their mouth, wouldn’t it become known right away?
Even the wicked secularists are not even one but are collectively moving for their own benefit.
It was impossible to stop this.
As expected, they are already running to tell me.
From the beginning, it was almost fateful inevitability that almonds would participate in the auction.
“We need a strategy.”
It was more important to devise a strategy to get ahead of him in the auction.
“Could something like that exist? At ten thousand points?”
However, this plan also faces a huge wall called Man Point, which leaves one feeling lost… … .
“… … There is a way. As always.”
Someone is trying to suggest a way.
Some may ask:
No, an auction is about giving the item to the person who bids the highest. Is there any way to beat someone with a lot of money in the first place?
“Of course you can never beat money.”
Dehyeop, who proposed the strategy, made a decision.
“So, you have to make sure that the other person doesn’t have any money. You have to disperse the money.”
The strategy was this: spread out the opponent’s points.
“First of all, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
* * *
One of the fundamentalists from the Dehgheup approaches Almond and speaks to him.
“Almond, Damian is Damian. There are a lot of good ones that came out before that.”
-??
-What is this again?
-You seem like a door-to-door salesperson lol
-Those damn bastards are sticky
Dehyeop introduces Almond to other products besides Damien.
“Look. There’s also a limited edition succubus skin figure modeled after Miho-san… … Ah, since you’re my friend, this might be embarrassing. Well… … Do you remember the combination of the two?”
This is to prevent Almond from pouring all his money into Damien.
Since he has so many points, it would be meaningless to just spread them out a little.
At first, it seemed like this was the first operation.
“What is the rate?”
“You always went around the jungle with Sana and Yul and stood in the mid lane together, right?”
“ah……!”
A fighting combination consisting of Yul, who is the embodiment of close combat but boasts a paper-thin body, and Sana, a long-range hit healer.
A dead combination that was popular a long time ago has become quite a hot topic recently when tacos and almonds were introduced in the Nantong War.
Of course, even if it wasn’t that incident, this combination was once so notorious that it even came out as a collaboration figure.
“This is the first time I’ve made a collaboration figure of those two. It’s a combination of the two characters. This is really rare, because in Police, we almost never make figures that include the two characters together… … .”
If you listen closely, there are more than a few things that will catch your eye if you like reels.
This time, the main sponsor is Lil’s RPG game Legend Tale, so the production company put a lot of effort into it.
‘It’s okay.’
I thought almonds were worth buying since they had a lot of points anyway.
At that time─
“Huh? You’re not in yet? What are you doing there? It’s already started.”
Joohyuk calls Almond.
I was surprised to see the guy who said he would go in first still at the entrance.
“Ah. For a moment, because of the fans.”
“Oh, I see. Hello. This is the manager.”
Joohyuk approaches the group, smiling and greeting them.
“… … Ah, hello.”
“Ah… … Yes, yes.”
The Dehyup, who felt threatened by the larger size than they had expected, unconsciously stepped back. That’s because they were being stabbed.
“We have to go to an auction… … .”
“Ah, ah! Yes! Go ahead! We have to go to the auction too! Hahaha!”
“Yes, then… … .”
hmm?
Joohyuk feels that something is strange.
* * *
The path leading into the auction house.
“what?”
Joo-hyuk hears something somewhat strange from Sang-hyeon.
“Did the Dehup tell you about some good things to buy at the auction? And that Damien is going to show up?”
“Yeah. They’re surprisingly friendly. The viewers say it’s because they want to raise Damien’s price.”
“hmm…….”
Joohyuk tilted his head as if he was puzzled.
“But you told me everything else too.”
“Oh. But those people seemed a bit different from the people before.”
“Other people… … .”
It’s the same thing, but it’s different.
Joohyuk somehow seemed to know what was going on.
At least it’s clear that Almond is trying to diversify its assets.
“Anyway, let’s go. We have a lot of bullets, so what do we have to worry about? Just do whatever you want. Just sit over there for now.”
Since you have so much, it won’t matter if you slip up a little.
After saying that, Joo-hyuk sits down on the auction house chair with a relaxed mind.
“this.”
chuck.
Sang-Hyeon hands him a sign. It’s a sign with a screen that is used when participating in an auction.
“Huh? You’re not doing it?”
“Yeah. I’ve never been to an auction before.”
-You’re leaving the walnuts to the proxy again lol
-Fast and accurate walnuts lol
-A man who coolly gives in to even the smallest of things!
-???: Agent?! This is also a plan!?
“Oh yeah.”
Joohyuk asks, looking at the front and back of the sign.
“Have you decided what you want?”
“For now, there’s only Damien. It’s a Reina bow, and it’s a limited edition. Other than that, let’s just bid on whatever looks good.”
“Okay. This amount of bullets should clear everything out.”
Anyway, Joo-hyuk had already thought of an auction strategy after hearing about the Daehyup.
It would be much easier if you did it yourself.
* * *
The atmosphere inside the auction house is already heated.
Because I arrived a little late, the first items were already gone.
“Okay, okay! Second prize!”
This is the second product coming out.
“This is a statue of Terry the Demolisher. It’s of considerable quality. It’s not a limited edition, but it’s the first edition that will be sold in the future. Considering today’s distribution rate, we’ll start with 100 points.”
Distribution rate is a pretty important concept in this point system.
It literally tells you how many points went to whom and how big the gap between the rich and the poor is.
This year’s G-Star had the lowest distribution rate ever. This is because the points for first place were too high.
If the distribution rate is set low, G-Star will lower the price overall.
This is a consideration to allow even those with few points to participate.
‘That wouldn’t be considerate, would it?’
In fact, because of this consideration, those who have more are at a greater advantage.
I have a lot, but the prices are cheap.
‘It’s advantageous in general sales, but it’s especially advantageous in auctions.’
In addition to pricing based on this distribution ratio, G-Star’s auction environment has something even more special.
This is where the top 10 people with the highest capital were revealed.
In this case, psychologically, if a match against these 10 people starts, they will just give up right away, and the person with more money will be able to bid with less money.
‘Once almonds get involved, almost everything is doomed.’
Even Almond is the one with the overwhelming capital here.
He was the most feared man in this auction house.
“I’m going to participate.”
“Huh? This? A bomber?”
Sang-Hyeon asked back as if asking why he had to buy that.
Joohyuk throws away the sign.
chuck!
“Ah. Number 14! 300! I called 300! Do you have 310? Do you have 310~?”
There will be no one who can stand against him. It is obvious that even if they fight, they will end up bleeding.
“Wow. Is that an almond?”
“Number 14 is almond. Remember it well.”
“this…….”
“Crazy Almond, you came here?”
It was obvious that Almond had ten thousand points. It was natural that he couldn’t dare to do it.
So this auction item is coming over easily.
‘That’s how it should be.’
That must be the original appearance.
But─
“Ah! 92! 400!? I’m raising to 100 right now!”
Joohyuk looks back.
Actually, some guy raised 100.
“Okay, it’s 400! Do you have 410?”
As expected, reality and theory were different.
There exists a force here that is willing to burn its own body to steal Almond’s points.
‘It worked out well.’
Joo-hyuk looked forward again, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
If there is a gap between theory and reality, it means the theory is poor.
A well-established theory even matches the variables of reality.
chuck!
He picks up the sign again.
“Ahhhh! Number 14! Raise to 410!?”
A strange race begins to unfold over a mere statue of a bomber.
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