I Am The Anti-Mage

Chapter 95: Partnership

On the 13th floor of the Hunters Association Headquarters, Ji-woo just strode into the store while waiting for the shop assistant to come. Since he came pretty early, the assistant lady was still not ready and had to change first.

Ji-woo had already used up all of his Magic Crystals and four Magic Stones before coming to the Hunter Association building. The weight on both wrists was 76 kg, the same as the weight on both ankles. So, in total, there was 152 kg carried by his limbs.

Ji-woo still didn’t feel the weight of the wrist and ankle weights. Not if the load had not touched the 1000 kg figure. He then thought about how much it would cost to reach that figure. However, he woke up when a voice greeted him.

“Ah. Dear customer, I apologize to keep you waiting.” The shop assistant bowed her head.

“It’s okay. It’s my fault for coming too early when the shop is still not open yet.” Ji-woo also bowed back to the woman. He actually arrived at the same time as her and was met at the entrance of the shop.

“What do you need, dear customer? Do you want to buy something or do you want to sell?”

Ji-woo came to the shop without his Spatial Bag. So, there were only two big duffel bags in his hands, which contained the items he wanted to sell.

Even Dong-hyun still didn’t know about the Spatial Bag because the distance between Ji-woo and Dong-hyun was a bit far whenever he used the item. The incident where he killed the hunters was also one of the reasons why Dong-hyun didn’t focus on noticing it.

Unexpectedly, appraiser Ma-no came to the store before Ji-woo stated his purpose.

“We have a guest. Oh!?”

Ma-no was surprised to see Ji-woo again so soon at the shop. It made him think that Ji-woo might want to buy magic items with the hundreds of millions of won obtained from the Arachnia Bow.

“Kim Ji-woo~si, what brings you here?”

“Mister Ma-no’s acquaintance?”

“No, Ji-hye~ya. I’ve only met Ji-woo~si once when he wanted to do a weapon appraisal.”

Ji-woo smiled wryly at the mention of weapon appraisal. He had previously told Ji-hye that the Golden Bow was not for sale. Luckily, Ma-no didn’t mention selling the weapon to his broker friend.

“So, shall we talk about the business now?”

Ma-no invited Ji-woo to sit down. Meanwhile, Ji-hye just stood on the side, watching the two of them.

Ji-woo put one of his duffel bags on the floor while the other was on the table. He had already shown his intention to sell some items to the shop. He took out two daggers that had the color of blue diamonds and asked the price. The daggers were not important to him. Even though he was a dual-wielding user, the weapons were not his cup of tea. He also took the Wooden Bow out to get presented on the table along with those weapons.

Ma-no liked it when someone wanted to sell their artifact weapons or items to the shop. It could increase the number of their products and attract the hunters to check their catalog of magic equipment.

Of course, not all weapons or items could get sold. Only the attractive ones to the hunters had good values, whether in price or interest.

Ma-no’s eyes sparkle at the weapons on the table. One glance, and he knew they were weapons of good quality. Such weapons were what hunters usually look for it.

Even Ji-hye, who didn’t have any appraising abilities, could tell the value of those weapons. She had a knack for judging items based on appearances.

However, the good thing was not without a big question that hit the two people from the shop.

Why?

Almost all hunters would choose to keep those weapons rather than sell them. Even if it got sold, it was usually in a particular place that could increase the selling price many times, as in the Black Market.

On the other hand, Ji-woo could feel that he got stared at by Ma-no and Ji-hye. He knew what those gazes meant. But, that left him speechless in the end. The weapons he wanted to sell were of no use to him. First, the quality was far from what he wanted from an armament. Second, he didn’t have Mana. So, how would he be able to use the weapon’s abilities later on?

It was just a scrap of metal in Ji-woo’s hands. So, what was the point of keeping or using it? Now, the options left were only to sell it. If it got given for free, it would irritate him because he had been in trouble because of it.

Ji-woo explained by saying that he was not comfortable having a lot of stuff, and the weapons didn’t suit him too.

Ma-no and Ji-hye didn’t continue their suspicions any further when they saw Ji-woo painstakingly explained. They didn’t even ask how Ji-woo got his hands on those kinds of weapons.

“Would you like me to appraise it first, to know the exact price? I promise you to give the best price you can have from these.”

Ji-hye bustled herself when she heard Ma-no wanted to do an appraisal. She thought the price would jump more than he had calculated. So, she needed to prepare the money that got required for it.

Ji-hye got shocked when she came back and heard what Ji-woo said to her and Ma-no.

“No need for that. I just trust the eyes of an appraiser. You can name the prices for me. These two daggers and one Wooden Bow.”

Ji-woo was not interested in the abilities of the weapons. It wasn’t like there was any use, even if he knew about it. Just like the previous Golden Arachnia, which had the unique ability to summon real arrows with excellent steel.

Ma-no swallowed his saliva while Ji-hye just gaped at those words.

“Sir, are you sure about that!? I can tell you that these weapons are good.” Ji-hye asked excitedly while wiping the drool dripping from her mouth.

“You could tell? You really are a good observer.”

Ji-woo knew that Ji-hye was just a human, not a hunter. And that surprised him because Ji-hye could see the quality of an item or weapon just by relying on observation.

“She has a talent for it. That’s why I chose her to work here and teach her about appraisal without Mana.”

Ji-hye blushed at being flattered by Ma-no and Ji-woo.

“Are you sure you don’t want to get an appraisal?” Ma-no asked again.

“Think of it as my goodwill to discuss a partnership with this shop later.”

Ma-no and Ji-hye get confused when they hear that and ask for more details.

“May I know, what partnership do you mean?”

Ji-woo ignored Ma-no’s question and interjected. “Let’s state the prices of these weapons first. We can talk about that later. I’m not in a rush.”

Ma-no nodded and immediately named his prices for the three weapons.

“These two daggers cost 195 million won, and 70 million won for this Wooden Bow.” He spoke while looking at Ji-woo. He was afraid the two prices were too far from Ji-woo’s expectations.

“Deal. Ji-hye~si, you can transfer the money now to my account. And here’s the hunter’s ID and my bank account number.”

Ji-woo smiled while providing the necessary necessities for the transaction. Meanwhile, neither Ma-no nor Ji-hye were used to the ease of negotiating with the customers. Moreover, Ji-hye, who had previously served Ji-woo when selling items, was just as unfamiliar as Ma-no.

Ji-woo tapped the table lightly, bringing Ma-no and Ji-hye to their senses since neither reacted to him. Ji-hye then went to the counter to register the store purchases and transfer the money to him.

Ji-woo talked about the partnership with Ma-no as he put another duffel bag on the table.

“Inside here are several items that come together to form the Golden Armor set of the Egyptian God. And I have no intention of selling them to you guys. Instead, I want you to sell the armor set to anyone at a high price. In a dividend of 90% to me and 10% to the shop.”

Ji-woo didn’t have market channels. So, it would be tough to manage and carry out trading transactions. After all, it was a troublesome thing.

Ma-no pondered for a moment. It was not an easy decision. But, he agreed to it. After all, Ji-woo had already said he didn’t want to sell to the store. So, there was no point in negotiating further. He didn’t understand why Ji-woo wanted to do that. But, on the other hand, it was beneficial for both parties. If he insisted on buying it from Ji-woo, the price he offered would be the maximum one based on Ji-woo’s current attitude. And that wouldn’t give him any advantage at all.

“Since you agreed to this deal, then I will go and let you take care of the rest. Glad to work with you. This will be the start of the many partnerships I will have with this store.”

Ji-woo smiled subtly. He got up and shook Ma-no’s hand, who was still flustered by what happened.