Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 376

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Beomseok bit his lip. He couldn’t deny that he had been too complacent in handling this deal. The recruitment patterns of the Gods Knights were widely broadcasted in LKS Broadcasting’s documentary, so some of them might have noticed the details regarding Rezaris’s recruitment.

But still, Jade’s behavior was infuriating. If he had remained silent, even if Rezaris had noticed, they wouldn’t have been certain about the truth.

“No, you should have denied it. You don’t know how today’s deal will turn out.”

“Hahaha. Is that so? I made a mistake. But please understand. Rezaris kept pushing me, so I blurted out nonsense. Hahaha.”

Jade making a mistake? That was ridiculous. He was the one who greatly contributed to creating the current Ancient Warriors and was a professional trade manager who had Chairman Abraham’s absolute trust. Of course, he wasn’t the kind of person to do something thoughtless like this. He didn’t know exactly, but it seemed clear that he was aiming for something.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. But it doesn’t change the fact that it was a big mistake.”

“Ah, that’s why I’m regretting it now.”

There was no sign of regret on his face at all. As Beomseok expected, there was a hidden motive behind bringing Rezaris.

Before this recruitment of Rezaris, a total of five teams had jumped in, four of which were Dark Hyenas including Chaplin Whisper, Forest Elves, and Real Heroes. All of them were teams competing for the World League title this year, and although she was old, it was a bit difficult to send the world-class Guardian Gladiator, Rezaris, to them.

Therefore, the team had marked the Gods Knights as the team to send her to. Because they were the weakest team among them.

However, one concern was that the offered price was lower than the other teams. At 2.5 billion Krang, it was somewhat short of the 2.6 billion Krang the team had in mind. So today, they brought Rezaris to raise about 100 million Krang more.

As Jade had found out, Beomseok had a weakness of not being able to coldly reject the desperate wishes of the Elves. For example, the difficulty he had in the past deal with Director Vincent was proof of that fact.

He thought that the moment he received Rezaris’s earnest eyes, he would open his wallet a little more.

“Well, shall we go? Whew~”

Beomseok sighed and pointed to the unmanned electric car that was waiting in advance. Now that things had come to this, he just needed to end today’s negotiations in a good way. Currently, the Gods Knights desperately needed Rezaris.

“Yes, let’s do that. We don’t have much time.”

Soon, they boarded the unmanned electric car and headed towards the office building. Jade, who smoothed his hair scattered by the strong wind, looked around and then looked at Beomseok.

“Ah, but isn’t Director Esther here?”

“Yes, she’s away. She went to the affiliated team to proceed with the final negotiations for the newly recruited gladiator.”

Beomseok stated the facts as they were, but omitted the details. The gladiator Esther was recruiting was Eirene, who had the qualities of a veteran, but there was no need to talk about it in this place. If he did well, he could give Jade the illusion that he was negotiating for a gladiator to replace Rezaris.

Professional gladiator teams did not focus on one gladiator when they needed one, but looked into various aspects. If they failed to recruit, they would end up wasting the short transfer period. Beomseok was currently focused on Rezaris, but he was also promoting the recruitment of several Guardian Gladiators.

However, the effect only came from Rezaris. Perhaps judging that the transfer might not be successful, she was trembling slightly. And Jade, who was trying to scare her, was relaxed.

“Ah, is that so? That’s a pity. I wanted to see the director of the Gods Knights at least once.”

“Ah, really? Why?”

“Isn’t it common courtesy? Even if she’s a young woman, she’s still the director. The director’s role is very important in such a big deal.”

“Ah, is that so? Then there’s no need to worry. She’ll be back today, so she’ll be able to participate in the deal for Rezaris.”

At Beomseok’s casual words, Jade finally made a serious expression. He didn’t want to face Esther at all. As Jade had found out, the trade manager who had a deal with the director of the Gods Knights had suffered a great loss and had to sell the gladiator.

‘I need to end this deal quickly. I have to finish all the negotiations before that Director Esther arrives.’

Jade decided to take advantage of this opportunity. Esther was an opponent he desperately wanted to avoid because he wanted to sell Rezaris at a high price. If he finished this deal before she returned, he could minimize the loss.

He looked at Beomseok and said.

“Ah, and I hope to finish the deal for Rezaris today.”

“Why? There’s still a lot of time left in the transfer market. And even if you’re Jade, shouldn’t you get approval from the director for such a big deal?”

“Hahaha. It doesn’t matter. We also need time to buy a new gladiator with the money from selling Rezaris, and I have full authority over this deal.”

Beomseok nodded because it wasn’t bad for him either. If he recruited Rezaris quickly, he could start team organization training early. That would be a great help in preparing for the next season.

“Well, let’s do that.”

“Thank you.”

As they arrived at the office building, they entered the lobby through the main entrance and went up to the second floor where the reception rooms were located.

“Well, sit here. Rezaris, you sit there too.”

Jade, who was sitting in front of Beomseok, hurriedly took out his electronic notepad and floated the document screen in the air. He needed to start the negotiations quickly before Esther returned.

“Hmm. I know that the Gods Knights have offered 2.5 billion Krang for Rezaris. Is that correct?”

Beomseok pulled up a chair and took a formal posture.

“Yes, that’s right. We think that’s an appropriate price for Rezaris’s recruitment. Originally, Rezaris’s price was around 1.8 billion Krang. That means we’ve raised it by 700 million Krang.”

“Hmm. That’s true. But are you aware that Chaplin Whisper recently reset her purchase price to 3 billion Krang? Compared to that, the Gods Knights’ offer is 500 million Krang short. You may not know, but the gladiator transfer market is not a fixed price system, but a bidding system.”

At those words, Beomseok bit his lip. Even if they were throwing mud, there was a limit. Those guys who had greatly increased Rezaris’s price by offering 2.6 billion Krang until recently were again scattering 400 million Krang into the air. He couldn’t help but be annoyed.

‘By the way, that bastard Jade. Why is he mentioning Chaplin Whisper’s offer? Did he eat something wrong?’

Beomseok cast a subtle gaze at Jade. He felt that he was in a hurry.

The offer to complete the deal today and the act of mentioning Chaplin Whisper’s offer now were definitely strange. It was against etiquette to mention the offers of other teams during gladiator transfer negotiations.

Of course, they secretly informed the media, but not in front of their faces like today, at least.

“Hmm. Is that so? But surely you wouldn’t do the stupid thing of handing Rezaris over to Chaplin Whisper, would you? Chaplin Whisper’s chronic problem is that their rear is weak. So the 3 billion Krang they offered can be said to be a *heosu* [empty promise or bluff]. Wouldn’t you agree? Hehehe.”

So Jade was thoroughly ignoring Chaplin Whisper in the transfer negotiations. Chaplin Whisper was the runner-up in last year’s World League, and Jade’s team was the champion. If they handed over the world-class rear gladiator Rezaris to them, it would greatly disrupt Ancient Warriors’ chances of winning next year.

And Chaplin Whisper knew well enough that they wouldn’t sell Rezaris. Director Vincent had scattered 3 billion Krang just to prevent other teams from easily taking her.

“Indeed. You know well. Yes, that’s right. We have no intention of handing Rezaris over to Chaplin Whisper at all.”

“Since you admit it so easily, the conversation will be quick. Then can I take it that you’ve accepted our offer?”

“Not really. That’s because Forest Elves and Real Heroes have offered 2.65 billion Krang and 2.68 billion Krang, respectively.”

Beomseok clasped his hands together and sent him a relaxed smile.

“They are the 3rd and 4th place teams last year. Their championship is threatened as well.”

“But they don’t have Beomseok. According to our team’s strategy analysis team, the Gods Knights are expected to be in the top 10 of the World League this season. If a newly promoted team receives that kind of evaluation, it’s fantastic, isn’t it? Moreover, the growth potential of the promising players is no joke. I don’t know well, but if they complete all their growth, they will be a great threat to us. So for the future, it would be better to hand Rezaris over to another team.”

Then Rezaris, who was next to him, jumped up. The entry to the Gods Knights was right in front of her, but Jade was scattering ashes with harsh words.

“Jade! What are you doing now!”

Jade, who glanced at her, urged her to restrain herself.

“You stay still. We only want a very small part from the Gods Knights. If I were you, I would persuade Beomseok. If that little bit is filled, this deal will be concluded today.”

At the same time, Rezaris’s earnest eyes turned to Beomseok. She was fascinated by the word ‘a little’. If he paid a little more attention to the price here, she could enjoy the joy of finding an owner.

“Beomseok. Please buy me. I will definitely repay you with activities worthy of the price.”

It was the reaction he wanted, so Jade immediately stepped in. He began to persuade Beomseok based on the data on Rezaris.

“As you can see here, Rezaris is a very outstanding Guardian Gladiator. Her ability to defend against sudden attacks from opponents is top-notch, and her skill in handling shields is second to none. And decisively, the death rate of the leader when she participates as a rear is the lowest in the world.

If Beomseok recruits Rezaris, the Gods Knights will be reborn as a team that doesn’t lose easily.”

Beomseok made a bewildered expression at the demands coming from both sides. He was shaken by Rezaris’s tearful appeal and Jade’s offer based on data.

‘Tsk. He brought Rezaris to create this situation. I’m caught very dirty.’

Beomseok could see that the reason why he brought Rezaris today was Jade’s trick. He couldn’t not know that he was weak to women’s tears and appeals. The problem was that looking at Rezaris’s expression, she couldn’t fix her current feelings even if she knew.

“Whew~ Okay. Jade said there was a slight difference a while ago. How much is that gap?”

“We hope that the Gods Knights’ offer is not more than 100 million Krang different from the two teams I mentioned.”

In other words, he was saying to spend just 100 million Krang more. It was Beomseok’s final price, so he couldn’t say it was an impossible amount.

“So you want an amount near 2.6 billion Krang.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay. How about 2.55 billion Krang?”

Jade hesitated with a dubious expression and shook his head. It still felt a little short.

“I think I’d be satisfied with 2.5801 billion Krang. Then there won’t be a difference of more than 100 million Krang.”

“But there’s no need to be so attached to 100 million Krang, is there? There’s not much difference in that vicinity. How about 2.57 billion Krang?”

“I’ll have to think about that. I don’t like it, but if I break up this deal with a difference of only 10 million Krang, Rezaris will beat me up. Hahaha.”

Beomseok smiled. Judging from his tone, it seemed that he had already made a decision. It was a pity that he spent 70 million Krang more than the offer, but now Rezaris was about to roll into his arms.

At that time, a small message appeared on his electronic notepad. It was a message from Esther that she had purchased Eirene for 337.5 million Krang and was leaving for here. In other words, she was returning after destroying Arnold, a sucker [someone easily fooled or taken advantage of].

So Beomseok shook his head and replied.

“Since you’re still not satisfied, it’s a real shame. Then how about taking a 20-minute break and negotiating again? I’ll have to go to the bathroom and think about the amount above that.”

Without knowing his intention, Jade gladly nodded. He was hinting that he would be satisfied with 370 million Krang, but unexpectedly, Beomseok misunderstood and said he would think about it.

If he could get an additional few million Krang in 20 minutes, it was worth waiting. And the desire for the bathroom was a justification that could not be rejected in any case.

“Okay. Then let’s resume negotiations in 20 minutes.”

“Yes. Thank you for understanding.”

About 10 minutes after the negotiation table was temporarily closed. Esther returned to the Gods Knights’ training camp. Beomseok, who pretended to go to the bathroom and came out to the front gate of the office building, stroked Eirene, who hugged him with emotion, and returned to the reception room with Esther. And in front of Jade’s face, he slashed Rezaris’s price to 2.44 billion Krang.

============================ Author’s Note ============================

The weather is strange. It’s not clear, but I can’t say it’s cloudy either. Well, it’s better than being scorched by the clear weather, but it’s *aejungganhani* [neither one thing nor the other] this… Whew. I wish it would rain a little.

Then everyone have a nice day. I’ll see you again tomorrow.