Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

One hundred and fifty-five million

The next moment, someone made a bid.

It seems he offered five million to discourage his opponent.

As Tetsuya said, this guy isn't ruthless enough; wouldn't it have been better to just ask for ten million?

He's just talking without understanding the situation.

Nobody's money comes from thin air.

Why spend twice as much when five million can do the job?

Two more pronouncements were made, and the price rose to 160 million.

Four rounds passed, and only when the figure of 180 million was announced did the venue truly fall silent.

After the second reading, the auctioneer hesitated for a full half minute before finally bringing down the gavel: "Congratulations to the VIP in room number eight. We will have someone to serve you shortly. Please wait a moment."

It's out! It's out!

That was the only sentence left in his mind.

The premium on lychee fruit is at least 50%, which is a huge profit.

He composed himself, suppressing his excitement. It wasn't over yet; he'd talk about it after filming was finished.

Sure enough, the opportunity he had fought so hard for was the right one, and the auctioneer almost burst into tears.

The second rare tree fruit, the dragon fruit, was also auctioned off for 190 million.

Perhaps it's because of the atmosphere that its price is a bit higher.

Then there are two keystones and two superstones.

Their average transaction price is slightly lower, around 120 to 130 million.

The main reason is that Beedrill's Mega Stone is just too unpopular.

Judging from the noise coming from the private room where the photo was taken, it seems to have been taken by a woman.

Tetsuya swore he hadn't eavesdropped.

Sometimes, there's nothing you can do about it because your ears are too sensitive.

Soon, the three high-quality evolution stones went up for auction.

To Tetsuya's surprise, the first item to appear was an Ice Stone of quality 96, instead of a Thunder Stone of quality 95.

"That's true, there are really few Ice-type Pokémon in the Johto and Kanto regions."

If it were in Sinnoh, there would probably be even more people vying for it.

Tetsuya quickly realized the reason.

In terms of value alone, the Ice Stone is definitely higher; that slight difference in quality can make a significant difference.

However, considering both geographical location and attributes, Thunder Stones are actually more likely to fetch high prices.

From this perspective, his earlier estimate was also incorrect.

One hundred million

As soon as the auction started, Zhe immediately shouted out a price of over 100 million.

The goal is to drive out some less competitive rivals.

Sure enough, the scene fell silent immediately.

The previous items weren't this exaggerated at the start; everyone was tacitly raising the prices little by little.

One hundred and five million

One person tentatively offered a price.

One hundred and twenty million

Tetsuya immediately shut him up.

This guy is determined to get this Ice Stone.

The others realized what was happening.

Then they all hesitated.

This pricing method completely misses the other party's psychological limit.

Besides, the Ice Stone... seems a bit overpriced?

Zhe also wants others to have this idea.

"Does no one have any interest in this 96-quality ice stone? It's a rare treasure, and even if the attributes aren't suitable, we can always trade it with someone else later, right?"

Hearing the auctioneer say that, even though he knew it was his job, Tetsuya still wanted to slap him to death.

Sure enough, someone was immediately persuaded: "One hundred and twenty-five million."

140 million

Tetsuya knew that he must not show weakness at this moment.

He continued to make offers at the same pace as before.

"A madman."

The person who had just made the offer immediately withdrew.

With this style of spending over ten million, who knows what the bottom line is for this guy?

Moreover, this price is already significantly overpriced.

The auctioneer dawdled for another minute or so, but still no one was willing to make a bid.

He could only strike the hammer with a hint of regret.

It's only about 20% more expensive than the market price, which is a real shame.

He desperately wanted someone to stand up to this guy.

The worst thing about auctions isn't that no one wants the item, but that only one person wants it.

But that's about it.

There aren't that many ice-type Pokémon.

Even Lorelei, the Ice Queen, primarily uses Water-type characters.

However, she has too many and too famous scenes of using ice-attribute skills to defeat Wataru, coupled with her cold personality towards others, which is why she has this nickname.

"call"

Tetsuya breathed a sigh of relief.

If it's 140 million, with a 20% discount, he'll have to pay a little over 110 million.

An acceptable price.

"Thanks. You don't need to pay for the next three installments. I will send you the schedule on time."

He sent a message on his wristwatch.

"It's nothing, no big deal."

The other party quickly replied with a smiley face.

A familiar knocking sounded on the door.

Tetsuya felt much relieved after the staff took most of his money.

Is this what it feels like to be broke? I guess I've gotten used to it.

Looking at the meager remaining twenty million Alliance Coins, Tetsuya hadn't been this poor in a while.

Chapter 382 Joining the Team

The auctions of the Thunder Stone and Water Stone were completely unrelated to Zhe afterward.

He obediently became a spectator in the private room.

However, because their attributes are more common, these two high-quality evolution stones are much more expensive than the Ice Stone.

Especially the water stones of slightly higher quality.

After all the items on the first three pages found their owners, many people gradually left the room after the auctioneer stepped down.

Tetsuya was a little confused.

Isn't there still an auction for the final unknown item?

Before he could press the button to ask why, he saw another auctioneer walk onto the stage.

"Next up is an auction of unknown items. Interested guests can participate, while those who are not interested can continue shopping on the lower floors. Have a pleasant evening."

Upon hearing his words, Tetsuya understood.

Those who left first were probably "regulars," and since they had no interest in these unknown items, they naturally chose to leave.

This auction lasted quite a long time.

Tetsuya could feel that his stomach was a little hungry, even though there wasn't any food when he just spent the money.

"I wonder how long it will take to get that mysterious crystal. I hope it won't be too long."

He prayed silently.

But soon, Zhe realized he was overthinking things.

The auctioneer on the stage kept striking the gavel, mechanically uttering the words "unsold."

No one showed any interest in buying any of the seven or eight items in a row.

Finally, someone raised their paddle, but no one else was competing with them.

Although there was more content to introduce, this part was actually much faster than before.

Fifteen minutes later, Tetsuya, who had spent two million Alliance Coins to acquire the Mysterious Crystal, decisively walked out of the auction house.

He casually tossed the thing into his spatial backpack.

Let's talk about it next time we meet Daigo; it's not worth making a special trip to contact Daigo.

After looking at the night view outside, Tetsuya found a restaurant, had a meal, and then left the Manjin Department Store.

Of course, I didn't forget to take the mystery gift from the organizers of the midday competition with me.

"Phew, I'm exhausted."

Back in his room, Tetsuya stretched and lay down on the bed.

He placed one hand on the white elf egg on the headboard.

Feeling the cool life force emanating from within, Zhe couldn't help but smile slightly.

No matter how many times it happens, the birth of an elf is always so exciting and something to look forward to.

"Let's see what good things your senior got today."

Tetsuya excitedly took the backpack to the bed and took out the so-called mystery prize.

It was a small, light blue box.

"Hmm, you do look a bit like me."

He held the box in front of the Pokémon egg and kept gesturing with it.

The fairy egg trembled.

Upon opening the box, a square, cloth-like object came into view.

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow, recognizing what it was.

Take it out and unfold it; it's a long ribbon.

"Oh, it's a blue headscarf. It's quite elegant, barely befitting the name of Manjin Department Store."

Having just spent nearly 200 million yen, Tetsuya has become arrogant and doesn't even care about the blue headband, a spirit item worth only a few million yen.