I Awakened With My Dark History - Chapter 12

========== CHAPTER 12 ==========

What a hassle.

My heart is currently completely overcome with laziness.

But this couldn’t be helped.

What is this nonsense? My auction is blocked? I need to sell this, Mr. Hunket.

I pressed back and opened the window again.

Of course, that didn’t change the pop-up on the screen.

In the end, it meant I had to take this longsword and go to the Hunket headquarters.

I flopped back onto the bed.

“Alright, since I’m going out, I might as well eat something delicious.”

If the chore of carrying a heavy item back and forth turned into an excuse to eat something tasty, the laziness receded a bit.

I packed both the sword and the magic stones into my eco-bag.

The magic stones had also sold out in just one night, so I had to send them via the post office.

The money wouldn’t come in until the items arrived there and the purchase was confirmed, so the sooner, the better.

When I slung the eco-bag over my shoulder, nearly half the sword poked out the top.

I put on my shoes with great bravado.

I really didn’t know.

No, I would’ve had to try it to know.

“So, you can’t ride the subway with a real sword.”

If you buy a kitchen knife, it comes well-packaged in a shopping bag, so you can bring it on, but a longsword was a no-go.

Hearing that in front of the subway turnstile, I was shocked and turned around, trudging away.

It suddenly made me worry about how hunters who use longswords or sabers get around, but fortunately, I could take a taxi.

The taxi driver made me promise not to take it out of the bag under any circumstances before letting me in.

Perhaps because I had a longsword, the driver just glanced at me a few times and didn’t try to make conversation.

Arriving quietly at the Hunket headquarters, I looked up at the tall building.

They call it headquarters, but it looked more like a large department store exclusively for hunters.

The atmosphere was more familiar than I expected, so I stepped inside comfortably.

As soon as I entered the first floor, an information desk was the first thing to be seen in the lobby.

Naturally, I approached the information desk first.

“Excuse me, may I ask you something?”

“Yes, how may I help you?”

“I’m trying to sell an item, but the Hunket app told me to visit the headquarters because the auction price went up too high.”

The information desk staff checked the longsword in my eco-bag for a moment and then nodded.

“If you want to register an item for auction, please go to the Auction Service Support Center on the 9th floor. Follow this path, and you’ll find an elevator right there. Take it up, and you’ll see the sign immediately.”

“Ah, thank you.”

“Yes, I hope you have a pleasant visit.”

As I bowed, the information desk staff sent me off with a smile.

I diligently moved my feet as the staff had instructed.

True to Hunket, the area was full of hunters who had come to buy or sell items.

Fitting the appearance of an ordinary department store, the hunters were also dressed in plain clothes without armor.

There were people carrying weapons here and there, but that was considered acceptable casual attire.

Ding―!

While I waited, looking around, the elevator arrived.

I got on the elevator and diligently went up to the 9th floor.

―9th floor.

The doors opened with the elevator’s mechanical sound.

Beyond the opening doors, a desk was the first thing I saw.

The staff member sitting at the desk stood up and said to me.

“This is the Hunket Auction Information Office. What brings you here today?”

I first took out my phone and opened the Hunket notification window.

“Here. I came because of this.”

The staff member leaned forward to check my phone screen.

Then, they sat back down, typed something diligently into the computer for a moment, and looked up.

“Do you have a Hunter Registration Number?”

“Ah, is there a separate registration for that?”

When I asked back foolishly, the staff member smiled slightly.

“It’s a system where you voluntarily visit the Hunter Association to register, so it’s fine if you don’t have one. Since many hunters don’t register, there are many who don’t even know it exists.”

“Ah, is that so?”

It was a relief to know I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know.

I thought we were free to act once we awakened, but it seems the country was managing us quite diligently.

“Above all, many people find it burdensome to have to honestly register all their skills and stats.”

“Ah….”

That was not just burdensome, but painful for me.

“Instead, if you don’t have a registration number, the commission is 18%. If you get a registration number and proceed with the auction, the commission becomes 15%.”

“I’ll proceed without a registration number.”

Of course, I wouldn’t get a registration number or anything like that.

I’d rather pay 3% more in commission than have my Dark History exposed!

“Then, please go to [Consultation Room 3]. You can fill out the paperwork there, and we will appraise the item.”

I saw hallways stretching out on both sides of the information desk.

Among them, a room with a sign that said [Consultation Room 3] caught my eye.

I immediately put my phone in my pocket and bowed to the staff member.

“Yes, thank you.”

“Yes, goodbye.”

Leaving the staff member’s greeting behind, I headed diligently toward the consultation room.

My head was filled only with the joy of being able to put down this heavy sword.

Since an office worker’s physical strength was pathetic, I wanted to put the sword down as soon as possible.

Inside the consultation room, a staff member welcomed me with a smile, as expected.

“Welcome, customer. Please have a seat here.”

“Ah, yes!”

As I sat down awkwardly and put the bag on the desk, the staff member looked at the computer screen and said to me.

“Let’s see… you uploaded an auction on the Hunket app, but the price went up, so the auction was blocked.”

“Yes.”

“Just a moment. You haven’t deleted the auction you uploaded yet, right? Let me check.”

When the staff member clicked the mouse, the item auction window I had uploaded appeared on the computer screen.

The staff member scrolled down to examine all the details and then took their hand off the mouse.

“It’s an item that has a special effect when dealing with the undead. For an attack item of this grade with such a special effect, the price would be quite high. If you had sold it for 20 million won, you would have lost a huge amount.”

I had been planning to sell it at the average price of B-grade items listed for private sale on Hunket, and it was a really good thing I didn’t.

I felt a surge of infinite gratitude toward the mage and the melee dealer who had stopped me.

“First, an item appraisal will be conducted to list it for auction. The appraisal takes about three days. We will send you a text message when the appraisal is finished, so please fill out this paperwork.”

“Yes.”

A tablet PC was pushed in front of me.

I filled in my personal details and signature on the document, which had only the necessary parts left blank, and the staff member took the tablet back.

“Then, do I have to come again when the appraisal is complete?”

“If you wish, we can send you the auction consent form via email. If you verify your identity and consent, you can proceed without visiting. Would you like to do that?”

“Yes!”

It was a bit far from home. It was such a hassle.

At my spirited answer, the staff member smiled, operated the tablet a few times, and nodded.

“Everything is complete now. The auction house is on the 10th floor, but if you want to look around, you can go outside and take the escalator up.”

“Ah, is an auction going on right now?”

“Just a moment.”

The staff member checked the computer again and nodded with a smile.

“As it happens, today’s auction starts in 5 minutes. If you want, you can watch it right away. If you also want to enter, I can issue you an admission ticket right here. We provide an admission ticket to sellers once.”

“Ah, thank you. Then I’ll take it to look around.”

Hearing the staff member’s words, curiosity arose.

Since I had come all this way, I thought it would be nice to look around instead of just going back.

As I stood up, the staff member clicked the mouse.

Then, the staff member took a ticket from below and handed it to me.

“I hope you have a pleasant day, customer.”

I gave a light nod and hurried out of the consultation room.