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Chapter 276: Purchase (1)
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Things had turned around entirely with the discovery that the sofa was not haunted, but inhabited by a spirit instead, making the owner incredibly excited.
「And so, let me ask you again. Will you sell that sofa to me?」
The owner looked like he was about to hug the sofa, if there was a way to realistically do it, when Mira asked him that. He jumped on his feet, looking embarrassed, and then replied with a bright smile.
「Of course!」
「That’s good then. I thought you had gotten so attached to it that you wouldn’t want to part ways.」
Mira said that, half jokingly and half being serious, and the owner confessed that he did feel like that a bit, but he would make an exception.
「But knowing you’re the Spirit Queen, I’ll sell you anything you want!」
「I appreciate that. So…how much will it cost?」
It was finally time to ask that very important question.The truth behind the sofa would likely have a dramatic effect on its price, not to mention all the other similar antiques that had been treated as dangerous items. Their price would likely shoot through the roof once word spread around.
Especially the sofa, as it had been personally appraised by the Spirit Queen. The price of antiques relied heavily on their history, and Mira had left her autograph at Craftbell, Coffee and Antiques, which could serve as proof for the owner that she had been there, and personally examined the sofa.
In a way, if Mira had never revealed the existence of a spirit, and she was more business inclined, she could have obtained a far cheaper price tag if she never mentioned anything.
But Mira had been honest with the owner, mostly because she hoped that would change the fate of all other spirits in a similar situation. She had seen how much the owner loved antiques, so she was counting on him to spread the word to anyone else in the same trade.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Then again, she could have bought it first and then revealed the truth to achieve the same result. She would get a bargain, and still get to save the spirits.
But Mira had not done that because she had seen how much the owner loved antiques, so she wanted to make him as happy as possible. And she was not some merchant, but a fellow lover of spirits.
Not to mention that trying to get a cheaper deal like that could lead to rumors.
As an antique seller, he had likely seen that happen before with appraisals, but this was the first time something he considered unsellable had turned into something very unique. That made him genuinely happy, without having to feel like he was swindled out of a deal.
She would not be able to complain if he decided to charge her more, as she herself had done trading with Magic Sealing Stones before. She only hoped that it would be within her means.
「Let’s see…」
When Mira asked for a price, the owner’s face became more serious, looking at her and the sofa with a pensive stare.
「How about one million Rils?」
Eventually, he made up his mind, and named the price of the sofa with a smile. One million Rils. That was a quite large amount for Mira, especially when considering it was for a two seater sofa.
But things were a bit different when considering that it was an antique, that it housed a spirit, and all the costs of bringing those two teachers to examine it in the past.
All of that added up to the cost, and Mira realized that he was actually lowballing the price by a considerable amount. She had seen the price of most things when she looked through the shop earlier, so she had a general idea of the prices.
She also knew the price of things like spirit swords and other weapons, and the cheapest went for at least five million Rils. Even if there was such a big difference in the types of spirits, humans still had a great appreciation for them, and so the owner lowered the price to one million.
But what made her certain was his smile. She had seen him interacting with clients earlier, and it was different from how he looked now.
Before it was just a business smile, but now it was genuine, just like when he spoke of history and antiques that he loved so much. It was like he only wanted the sofa to be in the best hands possible.
「Hmm, are you sure about that?」
Mira asked just to be sure. The owner was giving up the opportunity to make a lot of money, and she felt slightly guilty about it. But the owner gave a reassuring nod.
「You’ve already done plenty, giving new hope to this sofa, and saving many other antiques that could be suspected of being haunted like it in the future.」
The owner told her with a cheerful voice, gently stroking the back of the sofa, and then added, 「Knowing I was of help to the Spirit Queen herself is reward enough.」
He had obtained that sofa for one million Rils himself, so usually he would sell it for more, especially considering all the new information about it. But he insisted that he did not mind selling it for the same price.
「Alright then, I’ll buy it!」
If the owner had made up his mind, then she had no complaints about it. She happily accepted that price.
「Thank you very much! I’ll go prepare the sale contract and proof of ownership documents, you can wait there if you want.」
He seemed really eager to complete the sale, so he quickly pointed to an area on the second floor with a desk and two chairs. That was likely the place where sales were signed on.
「Alright, I’ll do that.」
「I’ll be right there!」
As Mira looked at that area, the owner swiftly ran off somewhere.
(I’ll have to go sell some more Magic Sealing Stones soon.)
Mira grimaced, realizing that she was nearly going to run out of money with this purchase. Then she headed to the desk, while pondering just how much of her stock she should sell.
On her way there, she constantly stopped to look at the antiques on display, as the second floor’s items had been hand-picked by the owner, making her daydream about whatever history was behind each one.
Then, she noticed one of the walls past the antiques, which was lined with hanging paintings.
They were of various sizes, but all were painted in vivid colors, almost like they were about to come to life. The brushwork was also the same across them, so they likely all came from the same painter.
「…I guess he’s into this too…」
Mira grimaced a little seeing those paintings. For some reason, they were all depicting girls, so the painter likely also had an obsession with them.
Considering their high quality, it would not have been strange to have a girl or two in the paintings, but when all of them did, it started to appear like a slightly different type of collection.
「Well, I guess everyone has their interests…」
That made her recall how enthusiastic he seemed to talk with her, but she tried to suppress that memory, so she could remember him simply as a man who loved antiques.
The area with the desk was also surrounded by a few small antiques, and as Mira looked at them, the owner returned in a hurry and had to take deep breaths.
「I’m back, sorry to keep you waiting.」
It was clear he had been in a rush, as he also passed a handkerchief across his sweaty forehead. His other hand held a few papers, and behind him was the sofa.
「Well, let’s start the paperwork, shall we?」
「Sure.」
The owner waited for Mira to sit down before taking a seat himself, and then swiftly spread the documents on the desk. Then, under the owner’s guidance, she read through everything to make sure it was all in order.
「Once you have the one million Rils ready and have checked everything, please sign these agreement forms.」
Saying that, he brought forth a tray with two forms. She nodded and took out twenty gold coins, which added up to the one million Rils, placed them on the tray, and then picked up the fountain pen next to the forms and looked at them.
It was a rather wordy and lengthy document, but in short, it stated that the shop would not accept returns after a sale, unless they were defective in some way. But after a week, it did not matter if they were defective or not, and they would not be accepted. The shop also agreed to repair an item for free once.
「So I just sign here and here?」
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