RE: Player again

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[Chapter 094] [What Could Not Be Found (3)]

Skin so pale it seemed bloodless, almost white.

And brown hair trailing to the floor, covering well-proportioned features, like Rapunzel trapped in a tower from a fairy tale.

The slave, whose gender was indistinguishable, was wearing tattered rags.

Yet the emaciated slave's appearance didn't match the word unsightly.

The slave wearing clothes no better than rags exuded an atmosphere like a god wearing a Doric chiton.

That's why the people attending the auction raised the corners of their mouths while wearing masks.

"How beautiful..."

"...Truly gorgeous."

Again, the clothes the slave was wearing were tattered in places.

There was absolutely no trace of a dignified, god-like appearance.

Moreover, the slave wore shackles on hands and feet as if to prove their status as a slave.

"It's a high-quality product. Quite a good slave has come out this season."

"It would be really nice to give as a year-end gift to my wife."

"Hah, filthy bastards... Such products exist solely to be admired."

Good, good.

Everyone licked their lips.

The slave's appearance on stage evoked the image of a god captured and thoroughly defiled by humans.

The feeling of conquest when dragging down an omnipotent god from the heavens.

The ecstasy of defiling an inviolable being with insignificant human hands.

Just imagining it, uncontrollable emotions dominated them.

They clenched their trembling fists, trying to suppress their desire to quickly get their hands on that slave.

"...This has become troublesome."

Eun-ha who grasped the atmosphere in the small theater frowned behind his mask.

He hadn't expected put up for sale as a s*x slave would attract so much interest from many people.

At the same time, he was dumbfounded.

It wasn't even funny.

"Kyaa, he looked this way!"

"...Did you see him smile just now? He's skilled at acting cute, really skilled." "I'm tempted. It's... exactly my type."

flashed a smile at the people sitting in the small theater.

Just from that, people went crazy.

Captivated by the beautiful face like white porcelain, not knowing how black-hearted a person he was.

Eun-ha knew .

He submitted, but didn't submit.

While outwardly acting submissive, inwardly he harbored dark intentions to conquer his master.

In his previous life, outwardly pretended to follow him while inwardly constantly trying to climb up to put him under his feet.

In some ways, he was a more difficult person to handle than Jin Parang who openly rebelled.

He beat him to death each time.

used his appearance to captivate others regardless of gender.

So he even looked for opportunities to try to captivate him.

Eun-ha who had no interest in others would destroy him whenever he tried to seize an opportunity.

'...I got it. I won't try to seduce Leader. And I prefer women more than Leader anyway... Ah! Ow! Stop hitting me!'

'Didn't I tell you not to lie?'

'Ow! What's with this!? When on earth did I lie? Okay, okay! Stop, it hurts! Like Leader said, I lied a little...'

'You still haven't learned your lesson?'

'S-Stop...!!'

Eun-ha beat to death.

Because he couldn't distinguish whether what he said was true or false, he beat him to death so he wouldn't think of defying him.

Nevertheless, until the moment he died, he couldn't be certain if he had truly subdued .

But you think you can handle him?

It's obvious the positions of master and slave will be reversed...

Eun-ha clicked his tongue.

Because he was confident they wouldn't be able to handle with their capacity.

Meanwhile, the auction began.

"It seems many of you are showing interest. Then we will now start the auction! We'll boldly start the opening bid at 80 million won!"

The host declared.

Then people raised their hands all over the small theater.

giggled looking at the people trying to buy him.

As if watching a child acting cute.

But the people enveloped in feelings of conquest and ecstasy were captivated by 's smile.

We need to participate too...

Eun-ha fell into thought watching people rushing in eagerly to buy .

He hadn't expected the fervor in the small theater to reach this level, so he couldn't just leave it to Bruno.

He needed a strategy.

Because transactions in the underground market were only done in cash.

If he jumped into the competition thoughtlessly, he might waste the money he brought for nothing.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm thinking right now."

Eun-ha mentally calculated the funds he brought to the underground market.

1 billion won in cash and a pouch of jewels that needed appraisal.

But only cash was allowed in the auction.

The jewels were just for greasing the palms of the administrator.

Even if he tried to convert them to cash now, the auction would already be over by the time he returned to the small theater.

This money is capital Yoo Do-joon needs to become chairman of Eternal Group.

I can't waste it carelessly.

At this time, Yoo Do-joon would have been building his support base based on the secret funds and businesses his mother left him as an inheritance.

Thinking of the future, he couldn't carelessly use the money he handed over.

He had to use the money in the most efficient way and price possible.

Because he wasn't just looking at the present, but the distant future.

"262 million won has been offered!"

"Ah! Customer 69 has raised their hand at 265 million won!" "Yes, 268 million won! Is there no one else!?"

"Ah, customer 23! Currently 273 million won has been offered!"

Meanwhile, the price that started at 80 million won had already soared to 273 million won.

A woman with a sharp voice and the man who bought the old man as a slave earlier were having a battle of nerves.

Because those two were raising the price so much, people who had participated in the auction started lowering their hands one by one.

Generally, the average price for a s*x slave is 200 million won.

Eun-ha recalled the average price for s*x slaves he had heard from Lee Kang-hyuk beforehand.

No matter how attractive was, there would be almost no one willing to buy him for 1 billion won.

So there was no reason he couldn't buy with the money he had on hand.

The problem was just at what price to buy him.

"Eeeek! You keep annoying me?"

"Yes! Number 69! 280 million won has been offered!"

Number 69, the woman, threw a hysterical fit.

Number 23, the man who snorted, raised his hand again and added 10 million won.

As a result, the price had now exceeded 300 million won.

How much did I buy Bae Su-bin for?

I think it was a little under 300 million...

Eun-ha pondered while looking down at the two people endlessly raising the price.

In his previous life, Eun-ha had purchased Bae Su-bin as a s*x slave in the underground market.

Bae Su-bin who had lived as an experimental subject in the underground market, then lived as a battle slave and got injured, could no longer serve any other role.

Nevertheless, Bae Su-bin was sold for nearly 300 million won, exceeding the average price.

But in 's case, how was it?

The price was rising more steeply than when he bought Bae Su-bin in his previous life.

At this rate, it seemed he would end up buying him for around 500 million won.

"...What are you going to do?"

Eun-ha pondered for a long time.

That's when Bruno spoke.

"...Let's wait a little longer."

Eun-ha who was leaning back against the backrest finally couldn't say anything else.

Down below, the woman and man were still having a price battle.

The price was already approaching 400 million won.

Then as he had expected, the two slowly started reducing the amount they were raising the price by.

The price that had been soaring by 10 million won at a time now dropped to half that, then 3 million, then 1 million.

"...It seems to be ending. When the price is decided later, let's call out 10 million won more than that price."

"Understood."

The two people having a war of words with the minimum unit of 1 million won.

It seemed Number 69, the woman's, financial power was starting to hit bottom.

The woman started taking longer to think after exceeding 463 million won.

She even started cursing and frantically messing up her hair.

Number 23, the man, watched the woman's hysteria while cackling.

The man had already sensed it.

That the victor had been decided.

"471 million won! Is there no one else?"

Eventually the woman let go at 470 million won.

Enraged, she violently hit the exclusive Players sitting next to her while her shoulders shook.

Time to go out.

Number 23, the man who didn't doubt his victory.

Eun-ha found the man too ridiculous.

How furious would he be if he knew he had been waiting for just this moment.

Eun-ha who inwardly mocked the man was about to slowly raise his hand to update the price.

If he called out about 10 million more, the man who had only been raising by 1 million at a time would probably get scared and shrink back.

The man's financial power seemed to stop around 500 million won.

"Uncle Bruno, now let's add 10 million more and call 481 million won..."

"Yes! Customer number 46!"

It was when Eun-ha was about to give instructions to Bruno.

A woman sitting in a corner of the small theater quickly raised her hand.

The host confirmed the number the woman held up with her fingers and opened his mouth.

"Number 46! 481 million won has been offered! 481 million won! Is there no one else?"

The appearance of an unexpected obstacle.

It seemed he wasn't the only one who had been thinking this way.

Eun-ha glared at the woman who suddenly raised her hand after not participating in the auction until now.

At this rate, he would have to have a price war with that woman.

He had to rack his brains again about how much that woman would be willing to pay at most.

But there wasn't just one obstacle.

"Number 63! 486 million won!"

"Yes, number 123! 490 million won!"

"Number 178, 500 million won! 500 million won has been offered! Is there no one else!?"

"......"

Eun-ha was at a loss for words.

Why on earth had all these people been hiding until now?

Eun-ha who was a veteran in the world of battle but a novice in the world of auctions just blinked his eyes.

He who had been blankly looking down at the small theater had to realize his sense for spending money was truly terrible.

"500 million! 500 million won has been offered! Is there no one else!?"

The host shouted.

It didn't seem like anyone among those who had suddenly raised the price was willing to shout over 500 million.

Then he could have a price war with the person who shouted 500 million won.

Though it was more wasteful than expected, couldn't he end it within 600 million?

Eun-ha thought so.

I need to use the strategy of raising bit by bit while checking that guy's financial power too.

Needless waste was unwelcome.

He always pursued efficiency.

"Uncle Bruno... then let's call 510 million won and raise by 5 million from now on..."

"...Sigh, how frustrating. Hey, I'll do it."

It was when Eun-ha was trying to convey his thoughts to Bruno.

Yoo Do-joon who had been quietly watching the situation until then could no longer stand it and suddenly cut in.

He snatched the placard at his seat and signaled with his fingers so the host could see.

"...Yes?"

The host made a dumbfounded sound for the first time since starting the auction.

Regardless, Yoo Do-joon pushed Eun-ha aside and signaled with his fingers.

"...10 billion! Number 91! 10 billion won has been offered!"

The host shouted Yoo Do-joon's price in a voice so loud it made the small theater vibrate.

Exclamations rose from all over.

People who had been sitting politely in their seats all turned around at once.

Yoo Do-joon nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders while receiving people's gazes.

"...Hey, how can you spend 10 billion won..."

Rather, the one who lost his composure was Eun-ha.

He gaped like a carp at the number 10 billion and demanded an explanation from Yoo Do-joon.

10 billion would surely have played a big role in solidifying Yoo Do-joon's support base.

But he resolved something that could have been solved with 600 million by spending 400 million more.

Eun-ha who had pursued efficiency since his previous life was utterly dumbfounded by Yoo Do-joon's spending.

"What's wrong? What's the problem with me spending my own money as I want?"

On the other hand, Yoo Do-joon snorted.

Then he advised Eun-ha who was about to call 510 million won.

"You're supposed to show a noticeable difference with these things. That way other people won't try to covet it. If you raise it bit by bit like that, you'll end up having a hard time shaking off competitors." "That's true, but..."

"When showing a difference in power, you need to show it clearly."

"I know that too, but..."

"You know that and you were still going to fight with those minnows?" "......"

Eun-ha closed his mouth.

Yoo Do-joon's words were 100% correct.

But it was 10 billion won.

It was funds that would help Yoo Do-joon establish his position in Eternal Group.

To spend it so easily like this.

He probably doesn't have much money at this time...

Perhaps reading Eun-ha's worry.

Do-joon who was staring at him patted his shoulder as if to say not to worry.

"Even though I look like this, I have assets and businesses my mother transferred to me, you know? I'm not so short on money that you need to worry."

"Hey... even so, this is..."

"You're the one who asked to borrow money, so why can't you spend it? If you feel burdened, think of this as an investment."

Yoo Do-joon sighed.

Then he proposed a compromise.

"10 billion is extremely cheap to make you my ally. Because from now on, you'll become a Player that people around will try to serve."

"......"

"And not just any Player?"

Yoo Do-joon declared.

Eun-ha felt his face grow hot suddenly hearing such words.

Nevertheless, Yoo Do-joon continued speaking without minding.

"The stocks I touch rise amazingly, you know? So pretend you're being fooled and believe me this once. Someday you'll become a Player on par with the Twelve Seats, no, a Player with even higher status than the Twelve Seats."

Yoo Do-joon praising Eun-ha.

Eun-ha now laughed because it was so absurd.

Because Yoo Do-joon speaking with such a serious face was too unfamiliar.

"So this is an investment, I'm telling you? I'll pay you back big later, so don't forget."

"...I won't forget."

Whether he could really become a Player with even higher status than the Twelve Seats, he didn't know.

He hadn't particularly thought about it.

He only wanted to become a Player who could protect Ha Baek-ryeon.

But he could declare one thing.

"─Let's go claim our winning bid."

That he would at least become a Player on par with the Twelve Seats.