Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

Chapter 171 A Good, Jeweler, Owner?

On the top floor of this shop, surprisingly, on the fifth floor, I entered the most special-looking room.

Just from the decorations outside of the room, I knew this was the shop owner's room.

The catchy decorations, the fancy-looking fountains, paintings, and the statues were good, but as soon as I entered the place, I was met with even more lavish things.

'Whoever this owner is, he sure loves expensive things. It sure says a lot of things about them...'

Looking around the shiny-shiny room that practically sparkled in every corner, I sighed internally.

He would be the perfect one for these shiny rocks.

"Sir, the guest is here." The old man said from the door and closed it from behind.

I didn't wait for this person that was sitting on the throne-like chair behind his desk and just set down on the couch before me.

There were shiny things made of real gold and 'normal' stuff that didn't attract me at all.

There were some artifacts and rare gems but these things were just ok.

This shop sure was a good place but, this owner's room wasn't that much exciting.

I just set there and helped myself to the tea prepared there and the cake.

Well, these were good and of high quality.

But nothing like dad.

Well... I was looking forward to our lunch, so I wanted to finish this quickly and go back to her... to them.

"I saw them..." Thankfully, this bastard understood I had no big time.

"Yo, person. Let's wrap this up. I have the stuff to do." I replied to his leisurely behavior in a serious voice, and he spun his chair toward me.

This was one of those pig-like bastards that had a fat build and wore gold and jewels like they were flourishing.

'Should have guessed it... but, aren't these types of the best merchant? Let's see what he's got.'

He stood up with his big tummy and set before me with a serious expression.

His face was chubby, his mustache was clean, his hair was darker black and his eyes were silvery.

I could feel it, this person... he wasn't like your typical pig bastards.

There was more to him than just that.

"Can I see them again? You said you have more than one. If possible, I want to see all of them.

We can finish things quickly if you are in a hurry."

His eyes were sharp, just like mom when she was in the pro mood.

This person was good, but not even close to mom.

But... he can make a pretty good worker in her merchant guild.

Not that there were fewer like him in line, but still, he had something special about him.

I had already checked it but his stats were normal, and his skills were normal like any normal person, but one skill caught my attention.

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[Old jeweler]

---> A unique skill that has appeared from his long bloodlines of master jewel appraisers.

---> This person has a strong understanding of jewels and as long as it is a normal jewel, he can appraise it.

---> The person has a good understanding of his field of expertise and he would be good to sell the super old gemstones.

---> Though he looks like the typical fatties, he is a somewhat good merchant.

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'Good, good. You're improving. Keep up.' I complimented my skill for some reason and looked at him.

His name was Gohar, and from the looks of it, he was some minor nobleman.

Well, whatever.

He will give a good price to these rare, old, pure, and fabulous gems.

"They are dear to me, mister. I hope you will understand this." I said in a grave voice and took out three jewels from my storage device.

A diamond, a jade, and an emerald.

Three precious stones with no special power aside from the fact that they sparked a fire in his eyes are now set on the table before us.

His eyes were locked on them, and every one of them was... impeccable.

That perfect color, that depth, crafted with the natural shape and highest purity one could find in this era.

"Oh, holy grandfather..." He mumbled under his breath and just stared at them with tear-filled eyes.

They were just normal gemstones, and I had even confirmed it through my eyes, Lucy's 'advise', and Rein's eyes.

I knew just how precious these things were in the human domain, but I had drawers filled with them.

What I liked more were those special gemstones I saw downstairs.

Those things were somewhat useful to me.

And those magic tomes were naturally more valuable than anything here.

I wanted to buy everything there but, for that, I had to make a good deal with this person.

I could feel his emotion at the moment.

Seeing such beautiful jewels would be a dream of any jeweler.

And those were his genuine emotions.

He was the perfect person that will pay any amount I ask, and I wasn't going to hold back on this one.

"Three hundred platinum. How does that sound to you?" I asked with a serious face, and he flinched as he looked at me with absurd eyes.

His eyes were asking something like 'do you even hear yourself?'

I had studied the market with Celes's clones so I knew the prices and all but... was 300 low or high for him?

I had no idea what he was thinking about but, thankfully; he sighed and looked back at me.

"Are you sure you want to sell these precious gems?" He asked with a genuine face, and I nodded with some hesitation.

"Those belong to my old granny. Now, she has left the world and if they are just some very precious stones, I would be better while being away from them.

You, sir, look like you know the worth of these things as much as I do so, I will give them to you.

Take care of them…"

He joined his hands and prayed genuinely to the heavens on these grave words.

He really was different from all those things I was thinking.

I should apologize for judging his character this much.

Not that I will leave this bastard alone.

"The price you just asked is absurd, unreal, actually.

It's almost all of my savings and that's it.

But if I can exchange those useless pieces of metal for something as precious as this, I would happily even give my all being." He said with tear-filled eyes and just extended his hand.

There was no negotiation, no fierce bargain, nothing like I expected.

He didn't even try to say another price.

Were those things worth more than just some hundred platinum?

I would find out if that was the case but, if I was wrong and had failed to read the emotions of this person, I was the biggest fool.

But I believed Rein.

She said anyone would give whatever I asked them for these marvelous stones.

And this first deal of my new life just ended without much problem.

"A magic card will be ok, right? You must know how it works, right?" He asked as he caressed every one of those gems with pure love like they were some kind of animal.

I just nodded on that one and on his one call, the grandpa from before entered the room while holding a golden card with special designs and modern micro enchantments painted on them.

I took the card and saw the exact number of coins and the total on the back.

230 platinum, 6900 gold, 9900 silver, and 10,000 copper.

He did pretty well on this one and I knew from his behavior... this moron was a good person.

[[ *That's extortion, I would say Eon. But it was pretty good.* ]]

Lucy was happy with this transaction, so I had nothing to worry about it.

He may have spent his entire fortune on these rocks for all I cared. I was in the profit now.

Just the fact that I can buy many skills and books with this money was enough to make me jump in excitement.

And all this money was from some rocks from one of the bedrooms back at home.

We had countless rooms on the bedroom floor and every one of them was decorated with things similar to or better than these three rocks.

Just this fact was enough to tell how rich I was in terms of resources.

Not that I cared about anything like that.

I just wanted to enjoy my life. My mom was already one of the richest on the continent for all I cared.

"Farewell..." I said my bye-bye and exited the room, leaving him alone with his new stones.

I could hear the merry voices of the piggy-like person and everything from the looks of things, he was actually a decent person.

Things were going great, and now I finally had money to use left and right.

I had a full shop before me so I should buy some things too, right?

The negotiations want well for us and I believe it is a reality now.

Though these were guards and all, hiding in the shadows like assassins, they were inexperienced.

My dream of serious negotiation was tarnished and there was nothing I could do about this overjoyed person.

Well, anyways~...

Shopping!!