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— 20,000 gold from Seat 17! Any higher bids?

— 20,000 gold, 20,000 gold, 20,000 gold…… Sold! Lot No. 1 goes to the highest bidder!

It didn't take long for me to realize I'd called out far too high a price.

Even the people in the regular seats, who couldn't participate in the bidding, were in an uproar—not just the VIPs. So-hyang, sitting beside me, was even more shaken.

"Yoo Hyun, where on earth did you get that kind of money? No, more importantly, why would you spend 20,000 gold on such a vicious monster……?"

I could understand her surprise at finding out I was richer than I looked. But after I spent a fortune to win the man-eating Chihuahua, she reacted in a way I hadn't expected at all.

"H-Huh!?"

"?"

As if she had a fever, she began panting heavily. Then she suddenly reached over the armrest toward me. The moment she realized what she was doing, she startled and grabbed her own wrist with her other hand, pulling it back against her chest. It was clearly strange behavior.

As if something were controlling her...