Seeker 63

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Chapter 63. Appraisal

When I entered the armorer's store and told oyaji-san about the situation, he gladly used [Item Appraisal].

The appraisal fee was 1,000 yen per item.

The price seemed reasonable to us at the time.

Oyaji-san, who seemed to have placed three items on the counter and attempted to [Item Appraisal], had a distorted expression as he appraised each item, and finally, he mumbled, "...... You're lying, right?" He finally mumbled, his mouth twitching.

Then he sighed heavily and said.

"First of all, let me tell you something. I won't lie about appraisal results, but some people take on [Item Appraisal] jobs and try to deceive you by giving you false information. Be careful of such people. Especially when you bring in a ridiculous item like this."

"Was it such an outrageous item?

"Yes, they are outrageous. All three, but especially two of them."

I thought the seed and skill scrolls were almost certain, so this reaction was to be expected.

But as for the skill scrolls, there are aspects of their value that vary depending on the skills we can acquire.

If it's a skill that not many people want, it's not worth as much as it sounds.

In this sense, seeds are more stable and valuable items.

After all, the ability value is all-around useful for any seeker.

However, oyaji-san pointed to the seeds and told us what he was appraising.

"I'm going to start with the most common one. As you may have guessed, this is a seed. More specifically, it is a Seed of Magic Power. If you eat it, you can permanently increase your magic power by 1 point. If you put it up for auction, it will probably fetch at least several million yen. In some cases, it could even exceed 10 million yen."

An auction is a form of transaction that takes place between seekers.

Some are held online, and others are held regularly at venues set up around the country, but in any case, they're characterized by high prices for rare items.

"Wow, it's even over 10 million yen. ...... If I could sell it for that money, I could live for a while with the money. But is that the most normal?"

"Yes. After all, the other two are too bad. It's hard to choose between these two, well, let's start with this one."

In response to Yumizuki's voice, the next thing oyaji-san pointed to was the black garment.

"This one's name is Black Cloth, just as you see it. Equipped part: is body armor, but what's bad about it is its performance. The defensive strength is a whopping 60."

"""60??""""

Wait a minute.

Let's see. Right now, the defense of the Cuir Bouilli equipped by me and Kodachi-san is 9, and the defense of the Rune Robe equipped by Yuzuki should have been 7.

The defensive power of 60 or so is one order of magnitude different.

Incidentally, the highest-ranked body armor sold at this armory is the 2 million yen Plate Armor.

I was aware that this armor was armor and gave an enormous armor defense of 51 in exchange for a disadvantage of -4 to agility.

"Does that Black Cloth have any negative effects in exchange for the high defense?"

"No, that's the thing, ...... it's the opposite."

"The opposite.....?"

"Oh. The special effects are +2 to muscle strength, +2 to agility, and +2 to magic power.

"""What?"""

"I told you, it's outrageous. It's no exaggeration to say that it's an S-class armor that ranks among the strongest in the world. If sold, it would be worth tens of millions of yen. It may even exceed a hundred million dollars. The price depends on how much the person who wants it has."

I don't get it at all.

What is that scary? Is this a dream?

"Yes, but, then, ...... is worth as much as that, this is ......?"

Kodachi-san fearfully points to the scroll and asks the question to oyaji-san.

Oyaji-san folded his arms and replied.

"This one is a skill scroll for Sanrensho. If you use it, you can learn the skill [Triple Strikes]."

"[Triple Strikes]......? From the name, it's probably a weapon attack skill, right? I don't remember there being such a skill."

I don't remember seeing such a skill name in the list of seeker skills given online.

I don't have all the skills memorized. So maybe I missed something.

But there are so few weapon attack skills that it shouldn't be easy to overlook them.

Weapon attack skills include, for example, [Two-stage Slash] and [Two-stage Thrust].

It seems these are usually released at level 21st, even for seekers who appear on the skill list, and neither Kodachi-san nor I have reached that point yet.

But to my question, oyaji-san answers with a difficult look.

"If you ask me if there is such a skill, yes, there is. But as far as I know, there is only one Seeker in Japan who can use the [Triple Strikes]. He's one of the seekers I know. You won't find him on any skill lists published on the Internet."

"............"

Oh.

I think you mean the very S-class of the many skill scrolls in the world.

"Oh, oyaji-san."

"Oh, what??"

"This is bad, isn't it ......?"

"Yeah, that's crazy. I can't even predict what will happen if it gets out that a rookie has one of these things."

"............"

I see.

This could be a blessing and a curse.

Dungeon fairies, I'm scared.

I'm scared of Manju.