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90. Suspiciously good general store (5)

The belly of a basilisk.

Since it is large, a lot of by-products come out once caught, but it is not easy to catch it, so the price of by-products is very high overall.

And among the by-products of basilisk, the parts that formed the high price range were the venom sac and teeth of the basilisk, as well as the skin on the back and belly.

The part that Vine brought me was the belly skin that forms the high price point.

‘Back leather is the best value when made with equipment, and the belly part is so nice that it is used as a luxury item for nobles and royalty.’

Even if it is not used as a luxury item for royalty or noble ladies, if you make clothes with leather, it becomes a powerful equipment that ignores most poisons.

“This is enough…”

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it was the best price among the monster by-products I’ve received so far.

It wasn’t that the belly skin had been ripped off, and if it was this long, it was almost as if the entire belly skin had been brought.

If this is the case, there is no need to think too long.

I readily agreed to hand over ownership of the magic wand to Baine.

“thank you.”

“I’m really grateful. You brought me such a precious thing.”

“No matter how expensive it is, it’s a by-product after all. This is the result.”

If I had been the one who made that myself, would I have traded it for basilisk hide?

‘I don’t know.’

First of all, I have no information on how that magic wand was made.

It was not easy to put an exact value in a situation where you did not know what the material was or how it was made.

So, the decision for me to decide the price of unique equipment was whether or not I felt like ‘I can pass it for this much’.

‘In a word, it’s what I want.’

And now I really like the basilisk belly skin.

I was wondering how much the store would charge for this.

It was a by-product of a level that a person like me would not have dared to see.

“Anyway, I’ve completely handed over the ownership. Please take care of it yourself from now on. I think I’ll do well even if I don’t have to say it.”

Baine smiled bashfully as if asking for something obvious.

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When the academy is undergoing a test period, the aftermath affects the surrounding shops.

First of all, the influence of the test was especially great at the Ashue General Store, the largest general store in Academy City.

It is the period of the year when the pig business generates the most sales.

The store was crowded with students who came to buy necessary supplies before exams.

“No?”

“It’s all gone. It comes in next week, so come next week.”

The Ash General Store had a reputation for being the largest general store for a long time, so it always suffered from shortages during the exam period.

“No, I’ll order some in advance!! It’s an exam soon, so what to do!!”

“Sorry. The number of items you can order is limited…”

“Ahh!! Why do I always run out of things during the exam period! Can’t I stock up on a lot?”

“sorry!”

The staff at the Ashue general store had to work hard to please the irritable students.

They also wanted to stock up on a lot of stuff.

But this time I couldn’t.

As the monster wave suddenly exploded, they suffered from a shortage of supplies.

Thanks to that, I had no choice but to receive a smaller number than usual.

Even when the students protested why there were no items, it was impossible to obtain them unless the items came down from the sky.

“What should I do? It’s the first time that there’s no stock like this.”

From the standpoint of the students, exams were right around the corner, but they couldn’t get anything, so they had no choice but to roll their feet.

In particular, there were many cases where first-year students who didn’t know that the Ashu General Store suffered from a shortage of goods during the exam period.

However, the higher grade did not make the situation better.

“Did you save it?”

“No, I couldn’t find it either. Why did the stock run out so quickly this time?”

“They say the supply has gone to the frontline because of the monster wave.”

“ah!”

The students who heard the circumstances that had no choice but to do so were crying.

It was clear that if I took the test like this, my grades would hit rock bottom.

“Call me at home to see if we can help you urgently.”

“Is that the only way to save you?”

And the student who was in despair because he couldn’t find consumables couldn’t even avoid class A.

“Hmm.”

“Mmm.”

“…..”

“Turn it off.”

Shine, Fran, Ariando and even Vine.

Unlike the children who were stamping their feet, the kids already had all the supplies they needed for the test.

My conscience was pricked to ignore my friends who couldn’t get things.

However, to tell you the location of the general store…

‘The boss will hate it.’

‘He really hates it.’

‘He’s the one who says it’s noisy even when we go.’

‘He’s not friendly, so he’d be disgusted if there were too many of them.’

The staff at the Ashue General Store treat customers politely.

Since most of the guests are aristocrats, they were thoroughly educated.

If you cause trouble for nothing, the manager of the general store will be in trouble.

On the other hand, the general store owner…

‘No, it’s sure to be a big deal.’

‘But isn’t it a bit like pretending not to know?’

‘Oh, what should I do?’

While talking with friends through their eyes.

The teacher, who was not expecting it at all, lowered the rope to the students who were clamoring.

“I heard that there are many students who have not been able to get the necessary items for the exam. If you apply here, basic consumables will be provided, so please write down the names of those who could not get them.”

Wow!!!

The students cheered at Rebecca’s words.

“I was so scared that I had to go to the exam without preparing anything like this! Fortunately!”

“Don’t expect too much. It’s really minimal.”

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Despite the teacher’s words, the students breathed a sigh of relief.

At least it was because I was satisfied with not taking the test with my bare hands.

On the other hand, there was a place where the academy was crying over this decision.

“No, it’s embarrassing if you do this at the academy! Where the hell did you get your stuff from? Is it right for the academy to forcefully sell bad quality stuff to students?”

It is the Ash general store.

The Ash General Store was doing business by subtly raising the price of items that were out of stock.

Students were forced to purchase goods at high prices due to a lack of goods.

However, the academy decided to provide consumables, and the business went bankrupt.

“Students went out of their way to say they didn’t have anything, so I tried to get things, but no one bought them. How are you going to take responsibility for this! Things are piled up in the warehouse! I made a huge loss!”

“Should the academy take care of selling things at the general store? Don’t force yourself.”

“How is this not unreasonable? It’s not too late now. Please stop providing students with low-quality items whose origins cannot be verified.”

Ash General Store has been making money using academy students for a long time.

He even had a close relationship with the dean, so the faculty couldn’t touch him easily.

There were rumors that he was a distant relative of the dean, and that he had the dean’s weakness and was unable to move.

But isn’t there a line that shouldn’t be crossed, regardless of whether it’s true or not?

I couldn’t stand the behavior of the Ash general store right now.

Crossed the line.

“Why do you think the stuff the academy offers is cheap?”

“Ha! Isn’t it something I don’t even know where it came from? The things I’m getting are military products. That’s why the things the Academy provides are inevitably worse than ours!”

Rebecca laughed at Ash’s general store’s bold and brazen claim.

“Jeong Then, shall we compare? Which of the two is better?”

The source of the items the academy decides to provide to students.

Rebecca, who knew very well who it belonged to, was confident.

This was a bet that had no choice but to win.

“Are you really going to come out like this? Do you want to see me go to the dean?”

“They…don’t fight, calm down.”

The academy staff panicked and tried to mediate a fight between Rebecca and the owner of the Ash General Store.

However, the two who were already on fire could not be stopped.

“Is that so. I’m not afraid at all. I knew he was playing money against the kids, but isn’t this time too harsh? How can he charge students with such a ruckus? You know you’ve crossed the line, right?”

Taking advantage of the monster wave for personal gain was bound to be criticized.

Moreover, isn’t the target of the business a student?

Not only that, but the owner of Ash’s general store was cursing at Rebecca’s best preparation for the students.

He said with a shameless face that our store was on the verge of ruin because of you.

I was dumbfounded and the fever started to rise.

“When supply is tight, it’s only natural that when demand rises, the price goes up.”

“That’s why I said I’d provide the scarce supply.”

“If you are a teacher, you should put effort into education like a teacher, should you act like a merchant?”

“If I ripped off the kids like you did, I’m not qualified to be a faculty member. But I don’t mean to.”

“that…!”

Rebecca interrupted the owner of Ash’s general store.

“Of course! Then you’d say that you couldn’t help but raise the price because the quality of the goods was poor, right? So let’s compare. Which is better, your store’s products or the ones I’m offering for the kids?”

Rebecca’s imposing demeanor was embarrassing, but the owner of Ash’s general store didn’t back down, perhaps because of her anger.

I was confident in the fact that it was a product supplied to the military.

He readily accepted the bet, sticking out his thick belly.

“Okay! Let’s do it!”

“Oh, why are you two like this? You should calm down and have a calm conversation.”

“It’s nice. I’m already looking forward to it.”

“I don’t know where you’re going to get it, but I’ll break that shallow belief that it’s better than the stuff supplied to the military!!”

“I’ll break the superficial belief that your store’s products are the best.”

Rebecca was confident.

I will thoroughly trample the Ash General Store!

It was intended to make the students bitterly regret their ‘hate’ towards them.

And she had reason to be confident in betting.

thud!

Rebecca hit the table as if it would break it.

“If your stuff proves to be of inferior quality to what I brought, you’d better be wary of targeting students in the future, unless you want to close the store.”