Chapter 21: Value Matter
Ring!
The doorbell rings when a customer enters.
That clothes shop is the most quiet clothes shop Ars could find. Inside there are various colors and styles of clothes for everyday use.
Ars didn't need to rush to buy armor and such. Because only with the shoddy clothes he wears now he could take out an Area Boss by himself.
"Welcome. Please choose whatever you need."
The shopkeeper who greeted Ars is a manly man, with brownish skinned, but dressed up, in other words, a transvestite.
"Tch."
"Excuse me, mister customer, do you have a problem with something?"
Ars' annoyance got heard in the shopkeeper's ear named Norin.
"With a shop as good and neat as this, I thought, the one who will welcome me is a beautiful blonde-haired lady."
Ars is not kidding. When he first saw the store terrace which has a beautiful design, that was the first thing that occurred to Ars.
"Pfft." Norin laughed with amusement. "Too bad for you. I'm the one who did all the designs and jobs you see in this shop. Except for the work of producing all these clothes, of course. "
Ars doesn't care about Norin's babbling. Even though he already knows who the shopkeeper is, Ars still amazed by the spatial work being done.
All clothes, pants and accessories in neat order. Each model has a price board listed.
With a little stiffness, Ars used [Value Scanner] and checked all prices.
[Dark Green Lamtri Fur Shirt = 12 ABC]
Dark Green Shirt = 15 ABC.
The price above is the price of the scan [Value Scanner]. The prices below are the prices listed on the price board.
Norin took advantage of 3 Cash. "Oh, I see."
"What did you see?"
Norin came closer. Besides, he also had nothing else to do. So he came to serve his first customer of the day in person.
Ars, on the other hand, felt a bit of doubt. Although he also had no idea what doubt he has.
"Isn't there a color that suits you?"
"Color?"
Shirt color. Ars has analyzed about 15 clothes of various colors. Sure enough, now he realized that there was nothing that compelled him to buy the clothes.
"I'm a little unsure of this." Norin went to the back row of clothes. "How about this pitch black?"
[Dark Viola Shirt = 21 ABC]
Ars didn't see that one before. It must be because Norin was hiding it, and also that shirt was the only pure black one in the shop.
"I'll take it."
Ars, without hesitation, immediately chose the black shirt.
After choosing one pair of pants, one shoe, and several sets of underwear, Ars finished shopping.
Norin folded all of Ars' groceries into a bag made of bark.
"All of them is 140 Cash."
"Hm?"
Ars seems to have heard wrong. Because the total price that appears on the [Value Scanner] is 95 Cash. Norin told him that the price is 140 Cash.
"You want me to reduce the price? All right, how about 135 Cash? "
Norin only deducts 5 Cash from the total price.
Ars knows that Norin wants to profit from the goods he sells. But the gap between the base price and the given price is 45 Cash. Meanwhile, if Ars calculates the total price with the price listed on the price board, his purchases will not reach 120 cash.
"Hey, don't be stubborn. I can't lower the price any more than this. Or do you want to spend less?"
Norin was getting annoyed with Ars' discontent.
"No, that's not it, it's just that, didn't you take quite a lot from my purchase?"
Now Norin understood the reason for Ars's dissatisfaction. He calmed down a little, but Ars could feel a little of resentment that left.
Norin sighed. "I don't know where you bought a Dark Viola Shirt before -"
"Hm?" Norin seemed to think Ars had bought a black shirt before now.
"But I spent twice as much capital to buy this black shirt, which can only produce 5 pieces per week."
[Scarcity]. Apparently, apart from the price of basic materials and production, there are other terms that factor into the pricing of an item. Of course, that only applies within the [Market].
'If you really don't want or don't have enough money, I suggest you don't force yourself to buy this shirt. There are still many hunters out there who want to buy this black shirt at a higher price than what I gave you, tho."
[Scarcity] is also an incentive for people who have lots of money to offer higher prices to buy a rare item.
This phenomenon will occur when a Party Hunter containing 3 men enters the shop.
"Mornin 'Normann!"
"Morning, you three! I thought you wouldn't come today."
The party of 3 male Hunters looked familiar with Norin - Normann. They must have been regular customers at the shop.
"All right, where were we?"
Normann tried to return his attention to Ars. However, his regulars immediately interfere him.
"Hey, Normann, didn't you get that thing?"
"That thing?"
"You know, that black thing."
Normann confused at first, but immediately understood after glancing at Ars's shopping bag.
"Ooh, sorry, I didn't get it, but ..."
"But?"
Normann glanced at Ars with a defiant look.
Ars confused about what happened. 'That thing'?
Finally, he understood. They were talking about the Dark Viola Shirt that Ars wanted to buy. But from Normann's defiant gaze, it seemed like he wanted to see whether Ars still wanted to buy the black shirt or not. This means, if Ars doesn't want to buy at a higher price, maybe Normann will divert the sale of the clothes.
"Tch!" Ars has no other choice. "OK! 150!"
"Hmm." Norman hesitated a little.
"Oi!"
"All right, 150 Cash."
Normann stretched out his right hand, asking Ars to shake hands with him.
Ars received the shaking. Then suddenly their two Abyssal Bracelets rang.
Normann smiled with satisfaction as he handed over Ars's grocery bag. "Thank you for shopping at Norin's boutique. Please come back if you need something else."
Ars received the grocery bag, then immediately went outside.
Shortly afterwards, Normann's regular customer asked again.
"Hey, Normann, did you get that dress or not?"
"Sorry, but that handsome man bought it."
"What?! Why are you giving clothes that good to him?!"
Normann regular customer gets out from the shop, trying to find Ars, but unfortunately, Ars has disappeared.
Ars is already on one of the roofs of the building. Just finished changing his clothes and feeling cool in the black shirt he just bought.
Ars also learned important things in the transaction just now. When the Seller and the Buyer have agreed and shook hands with each other, their Bracelet will automatically give and receive the money transfer from the sale agreement.
"Is that count as sci-fi?"
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
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