Auction [5]

If there's one thing that catches Gilgamesh's attention, that object must be in his possession. In his previous life, there was nothing that had stopped him from pursuing that desire until the very end of his life. However, in this life, he wanted to be a little different and was pleased with the idea of having a fair battle with other competitors. 

"The next item is a box containing thirty-five magical fruits with a delicious taste, in addition to the abundant mana they hold inside!" 

"5,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

"6,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

"10,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

Gilgamesh's cold eyes focused on those fruits, thinking that they might at least be good for him to try something new in the future. Therefore, he waited for the weaker participants to join the competition before he would participate himself. 

At that moment, the price had stalled at 17,000 Asura Gold Coins. 

"One of the participants in one of the private rooms has offered 17,000 Asura Gold Coins. Does anyone want to offer a higher sum?" 

"17,000 going once!" 

"17,000 going twice!" 

The auctioneer on the stage was about to award this item to the private room that had raised the amount to 17,000 when suddenly, one of the crystals lit up in the special room where only the owner of this auction house could be found. 

But without any preparation, a cold and deep voice was heard: "I'll pay 20,000 for those fruits!" 

Everyone followed the voice and soon looked at the private room to the left, a place where they had never seen any interested participants before, let alone heard a man's voice coming from there. 

"Is the owner of the auction house competing with us?" 

"That doesn't make sense; a man's voice was clearly heard!" 

"That must be Prince Gilgamesh; I saw him enter that room just now!" 

"For those who are curious, I am Gilgamesh. There's no need for further introductions, so I hope no one minds if I take this item. If I don't like it, I'll feed it to the ducks in my fountain. If anyone has any objections, they know where to find me." 

Gilgamesh's words were arrogant, but no one dared to say anything because they were aware of the fearsome reputation that Prince Gilgamesh was building. No one in this place was foolish enough to go against a young man who killed without hesitation, and moreover, he was the prince Gilgamesh who had recently gained power in the struggle against the royalty. 

"Sold for 20,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

Elaine looked at Gilgamesh with shining eyes; his arrogance and confidence made her feel strange, but there was certainly something about him that she liked. She had never before been in the presence of a man willing to challenge even the gods, never before had she seen a human with such an unparalleled character. 

If he was a reincarnated individual, Gilgamesh in his previous life must have been a very powerful man who shook the world. But since she learned about the possibility of Prince Gilgamesh being one of his reincarnations after he died, he should have left some mark in this past. Still, after searching for a long time, she found no one like Gilgamesh in historical records. 

As part of her time spent searching for a cure for her illness, she had consulted many history books and records of past wars just to find out if anyone else had her rare condition. Therefore, she eventually discovered beings like descendants of the Immortal Demon Clan. 

The Immortal Demon Empress, who is also the Demon Emperor of Resurrection, made it seem natural for some beings to come back to life. But her curiosity increased after finding nothing similar to Gilgamesh, no records of his battles or legends. 

These discoveries left Elaine with only one answer: Gilgamesh was not from this world, or everything he represented in the past had been mysteriously erased. 

In the Great Human-Demon War, Kishirika Kishirisu, the Immortal Demon Empress who led the magical race, fought and was easily crushed and captured for 300 years. 

After being reborn, she proudly proclaimed her identity, but many didn't believe her or didn't care. She often went hungry and was more of a beggar than an empress. 

How did Elaine know this? 

Being trapped in that ice crystal for more than a hundred years, she gained an ability called historical record and star reading. She could read and learn things, but it cost her a lot of her life force, and doing so would ignite the ice within her body. 

But now, Elaine could do it freely and knew many things that others couldn't. However, there was nothing that told her about Gilgamesh, as if the power she had acquired wasn't enough to read in the stars about the mysterious Gilgamesh's past or future. 

"What are you thinking about so much, my dear elf?" Gilgamesh asked without looking into her eyes, his hands touched the golden cup, and he said, "If you're intrigued by who I am, only those who are loyal and useful will know, of course, that also applies to my wives." 

"So, how many women do you plan to marry?" Elaine smiled and asked Gilgamesh this naturally. 

The question was so casual that even someone like Gilgamesh, who was beside her, responded naturally, "My limit might be three, maybe one or two... I speak of numbers, but there may not be many women who can match my stature. After all, I don't look at the body but at what's behind it, and that's the soul." 

Of course, Gilgamesh would never admit that Elaine was a very beautiful woman with a pleasant character, perhaps due to his age and experiences. Nevertheless, as he once wanted to experience what many other humans had done at some point in their lives, he would have to look for a girlfriend when he began to travel. 

"How capricious I'm being; I'll leave that to the future," Gilgamesh said as he watched the items being auctioned one after another. 

"Of course, it's never good to jump ahead of the facts," Elaine replied with a subtle smile. She had never considered marriage in her life due to her condition. However, now things were different, and it might be a goal to pursue after all this. 

After another twenty minutes, many more items were announced, including parts of beasts, blood, magical objects, and many other rare things. 

"The next item is the rainbow diamond I mentioned before, so because everyone recognizes the magical qualities of this item, you can start bidding for this valuable item!" the auctioneer announced with an excited voice. 

"30,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

"40,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

"50,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

In no time, everyone was stunned by the steep increments for the item in front of them. To be honest, no one believed it was an item worth so much. After all, it was simply a good-looking crystal. 

However, for connoisseurs, that rainbow diamond was a valuable item that could be used to create a powerful magical staff with unimaginable qualities. If a magical staff were to be crafted from that object, perhaps a mage could even cast Emperor-class magic. 

"That's really interesting; I didn't think that crystal would be of interest to these people. If I hadn't considered it, there would have been a fight right here if I had brought out one with superior qualities," Gilgamesh chuckled at the profits he was making right now, as it was very easy for him to make money. 

In addition to that, all those tons of gold he had in his treasury had incredible value in this world. Of course, this was because gold had never ceased to be used. 

"Nobles are like that; they spend their money to demonstrate their status in the nobility. This way, they make it clear to everyone that they are much more influential," Elaine said this while thinking about how she became the owner of this place. 

During that time, she was able to save the few slaves who would be of help to her. She couldn't save them all since she didn't have the power and the dedication to raise them all. That's why everyone at the Black Pearl Auction House are children she once bought and taught everything so they could take care of her place when she wasn't here. 

"70,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

"85,000 Asura Gold Coins!" 

"Congratulations, it looks like this item is about to reach one hundred thousand coins... An enviable figure," Elaine said after seeing how Gilgamesh had obtained a fortune just by selling items he considered useless.