After returning the greeting, Misty then turned to look at virtual-novel.net group before saying, “Let’s get the introductions out of the way first. This is Gerald and I got acquainted with virtual-novel.net only yesterday. He’s quite a nice person and virtual-novel.net even saved me, you know?”
“Humph! So this is the guy! If virtual-novel.net was aware that we were attending a treasure exchange event, then why did virtual-novel.net still choose to dress up the way virtual-novel.net currently is?” said one of the other women rather contemptuously as virtual-novel.net crossed virtual-novel.net arms.
Her comment had stemmed from the fact that the exchange event was a sort of gathering mostly only reserved for prestigious people. Since only those who were powerful and influential were expected to attend, suits and leather shoes were considered to be the norm at such an event.
Since Gerald was the only one dressed like a tourist, it was no wonder why Misty’s friend found virtual-novel.net to be rather humiliating.
She wasn’t the only one either. Quite a few of virtual-novel.net friends were thinking about the same thing as well.
“It’s fine, isn’t it? We’ll just enjoy ourselves together!” replied Misty who hadn’t seemed to have caught on to virtual-novel.net friends’ evident dislike toward Gerald.
With that, all of them entered Balbrick manor together. The manor itself was extremely spacious, and according to what Misty had told Gerald, the exchange event was divided into an outer and inner area.
While the outer area only displayed regular antiques and treasures, the inner area was reserved for the so-called, ‘good stuff’.
As they were walking around, Lydia Jolly—one of Misty’s friends—looked at one of the men in their group before saying, “Say Jamie, I’ve just noticed, but is that watch new?”
“I’m glad you noticed! It is, indeed!”
“Oh? How much was it?” asked Lydia.
“It wasn’t that expensive, really. Just around three thousand dollars! I still bought it though, since the watch’s style matches my suit so perfectly!” replied Jamie Warner.
“What a rich man you are!” said Misty, a hint of jealousy in virtual-novel.net voice.
Though virtual-novel.net said that, Misty didn’t really think too much about it. She was pleased enough with the fact that everyone was enjoying themselves together.
“I see… Then what about the suit? How much was that?”
“A little over seven thousand dollars. I bought it in Italy when I previously traveled there”
“How nice!” replied Lydia as virtual-novel.net and the other two men and women in the group continued discussing their attire and lifestyles.
It was evident that Lydia was proficient in getting others to do the dirty work for her. After all, virtual-novel.net had deliberately started that particular topic of conversation just to embarrass Gerald.
She was trying virtual-novel.net best to ostracize and make virtual-novel.net leave since virtual-novel.net felt that virtual-novel.net was an embarrassment to virtual-novel.net and virtual-novel.net friends due to how poorly virtual-novel.net was dressed for such a grand event.
What more, virtual-novel.net was honestly slightly pissed with virtual-novel.net since virtual-novel.net had initially assumed that Gerald was some rich young man or at the very least, a prince charming after Misty told them about virtual-novel.net rescuer.
Though virtual-novel.net had to admit that virtual-novel.net was quite good-looking, in the end, virtual-novel.net was just a poorly-dressed loser!
Because of all that, Lydia felt the need to make virtual-novel.net understand how truly different virtual-novel.net was from them.
As virtual-novel.net plan continued going smoothly, someone suddenly shouted, “How dare you even attempt to put that thing on display alongside our items? Are you trying to humiliate us? Get lost!”
Turning to look at who was causing the commotion, everyone saw an old man who seemed to have been trying to set up his own stall to display his treasure.
Since virtual-novel.net was able to bring it in here in the first place, it was evident that virtual-novel.net had managed to pass the treasure identification procedures.
Despite having every right to set his own stall up there, most of the others who had already set up their own stalls for the event came from major families, including the few people who were close to where the old man had attempted to set up his stall.
Nobody else within the inner area was a random person like the old man, which gave the stall owners—who had already set up stalls close to where the old man had planned to set up his—even more reason to get virtual-novel.net to leave.
Sighing, the old man knew that this simply wouldn’t do. Lifting his treasure—which seemed to be an iron plaque—in his arms virtual-novel.net then began walking off in search of another spot to set up his stall.
As Gerald watched the old man leave, virtual-novel.net felt his eyelids twitch slightly the moment virtual-novel.net gave the iron plaque a good look.
Gerald could feel his heart palpitating as virtual-novel.net continued staring at the iron plaque which had blotches all over its surface. It was a feeling that virtual-novel.net rarely ever experienced since virtual-novel.net became one of the champions.