God's Avatar

Buying an Estate

The gentleman voices that reverberate the surroundings send chills to their spine. It was the epitome of a gentleman’s voice.

They can only feel the suddenness of change that crept into the atmosphere. A voice befitting of a gentleman is ingrained in Shugo's vocal cords.

What is a Shugo anyway?

A Shugo is a peaceful race that existed in the game of Legends of AEON. In the world of AEON, most races understand the importance of the Shugo to their society and commerce and would likely protect them from invaders when they were given a chance.

Not only that, they are cute and extremely friendly and generally have a happy disposition.

They are well-known for their sense of economics and at some points, agreed. In the game, they generally take up occupations such as bankers and merchants.

“I think I understand now,” Ethan said as he approached the Shugo in front of him. “You were the one who will welcome us to our house after we bought a house right? As far as I can remember, those were the process of the Housing quest.”

The Shugo smiles at the remarks.

“That's indeed correct sir. Now, as you summoned me, I believed that you want to have a house right? Then let us proceed to negotiation but before that. Please wear a suitable suit that is fitted to the nature of negotiation.”

“Huh?” Ethan c****d his head to the side, questioningly.

What does he mean by that? He contemplated for a second and then he somehow managed to get his point on the spot. So the Shugo wants them to wear a business suit.

“I see, I see. Then I’ll call Ian and Jasper to speak with you.” Ethan decided.

“Then I'll wait in the shade. The heat of the sun is ruining my aura.” The Shugo said with a hint of irritation in his soft gentleman’s voice.

Ethan walked towards the location of Ian and Jasper. They were also hiding in the shade to avoid the sweltering heat of the sun. Luckily Jasper has hand fun on his right hand waving it left and right, producing a favorable cooling wind. This fan is just a decoration to his wuxia appearance but now in reality it had been turned into great use.

“Jasper...Ian… Howdy friend...I hope the day is treating you right.” Ethan firmly approached them with a genuine smile on his face...despite being its expression concealed by the helmet Ian and Jasper can take a hint of its genuineness through his tone.

“Beats me...I can’t believe that we were isekaid in this world.” Ian chuckled as he wiped his sniper with a handkerchief. Even though the sniper was not dirtied Ian can’t help but polish it. He can’t believe that the weapon he worked hard for is now in his hand. After all, this sniper of his is a custom weapon granted to the victors of the World Championship.

Every year, the participating players may have the chance to submit their well-wished weapons designed by them. Its rarity is comparable to a divine class; even more powerful than a divine class weapon itself. Although it was quite an understatement to call it a sniper, it actually looks like more of a cannon. When in combat, the muzzle radius changes depending on what rounds to be used. It can be a cannon round or a sniper round or an incendiary round.

“Hey, do you think they have catgirls in this world?” Jasper said a nonsensical question. There were no catgirls in the game but in the world of anime fantasy, catgirls are a common trope. So he was somehow hoping for their existence.

Ethan snorted at his jest...however he can’t understand a single anime reference that they’ve been throwing out. Isekai? Catgirls? Anime? Ethan has never seen those...he even didn’t watch anime so how can he know?

“Well, even though I don’t know what catgirl is...I hope that they exist in this world to satisfy your fantasy desires” He let out a soft laugh as he rubbed his helmet, embarrassed that he is ignorant in the world of anime.

Then the two laugh out as well.

“Hey...see those four girls there?” Jasper huddled them closer and pointed his finger to the group of girls that were seemingly talking to each other.

“They were a beauty in the real world but now they were even more prettier! They looked like an anime goddess that only exists in the anime…” Ian with a grin on his face told the two that Ian is a p*****t. This man is beyond help, lewding an avatar is truly embarrassing.

But what if this is their new reality? Will he be able to feel those godly thighs sandwiching his face? He can only let out a goofy grin as he stared intensely at the S-tier thighs.

“You are beyond help, Jasper.”

“Yeah, Jasper is really like that...don’t mind him, captain.”

Then at that moment, the girls noticed something creepy as they feel that they were being gazed upon intensely. They reactively turned their heads towards the source of uneasiness only to find out that it was...Jasper.

Breathing intensely, Ian and Ethan can feel his warm breath coming out of his mouth.

The girls immediately cover their breasts and thighs reflexively to prevent Jasper from looking more.

“p*****t!”

“Those disgusting looks of yours brings me nothing but displeasure!”

“ ♪Death to all Hentai! ♪”

“Oh my, what a vile creature Jasper is…”

Followed by girls' mockery, Jasper immediately sulked in depression. Those S-tier goddesses are mocking him and bullying him. How unfair.

“Captain, I’m going to commit suicide, please bid my farewell to other teammates.” Jasper jested

“Well before you do that...I have a request to make.” Ethan said

“What is it?” Jasper replied.

“Actually, I need you both to take care of business…”

“What kind of business?” Ian asked.

“I want you two to negotiate with that Shugo over there...Ever since the creation of the team you were the organizer...you handled business proposals and registration smoothly and I believed that you two are suitable for the job.”

“Ah, so that’s how it is huh?” Ian and Jasper said in unison and then their face turned into serious mode.

“Okay, what do we want to achieve in this negotiation,” Jasper asked.

“I want you to buy an Estate...I believe the price for that is somewhere around 350 million gold coins. If this has completely turned into reality, I believe that we can bend the rules. However, I don’t have the needed skills to pull it off so I’m relying on both of you to accomplish it.”

Ethan seems to be overestimating both of them but he has no choice but to offer this kind of job to them.

“So that’s how it is huh?” Jasper said.

“Let us take care of this, Captain. At least in this world, we can be useful.” Their looks become decisive, Ethan can only cheer at their proud declaration.

“But first, you need to wear a suit, do you have any costumes that look like a formal suit?” Ethan inquired.

“I think we do have one,” Ian said as he rummaged through the menu system and went to the costume tab where hundreds of outfit collections can be seen. Most of them are bought through money and as a pro-player with a salary high enough to buy a comfortable life. This collection is just a dollar to them.

“I do also have one as well,” Jasper added.

Jasper and Ian began changing their appearance, an unknown surge enveloped their current appearance, and the next instant, their body was wrapped in a Mosca suit and sunglasses. Their suits are strikingly similar to John Wick’s mosca suit.

“Then, we will now take our leave,” Ian said as he changed his sniper into a briefcase for appearance.

“Yeah, wish us luck!” Jasper did the same, changing his crimson axe into a polished chestnut umbrella. It’s one of the features of the custom weapon, to be able to change in appearance. To do so, one must type their desired appearance, and then it will magically change into the user’s wish.

They scurry towards the location of the Shugo who is standing idly under the shades of the tree's canopy. Their gait is not strikingly similar to what gentleman’s gait. To them, it meant nothing since it’s just an NPC after all. When did they grow concerns about the appearance of the player?

Arriving at the shades, the Shugo began bowing again, this sort of formality creeping them out, they were still not able to adapt to this sudden change.

“I believe that you are the people Ethan was talking about.” The Shugo said once again in a gentleman’s voice.

That’s right, but before we start, is this how you treat your clients? Are we supposed to stand until the ending of our negotiation? It’s a disrespect to the Gods you know?...No, it’s a disrespect to the customers.” Jasper takes an initial strike. How will the Shugo respond?

“Hey Jasper, this Shugo is demanding us to wear expensive suits and yet he can’t even present a chair to us?” Both of them let out a mocking laugh.

But the Shugo didn’t mind their rude attitude, to them, they were a higher being in existence so they can’t rebuke that. The only thing that they can rebuke is through services.

“Sorry about that...Then, please take a seat…” Shugo said but there was no chair to be seen around them.

Shugo snapped his little finger.

“Hey, are you mocking us? There is no chai—” As Jasper was about to give him another round of mockery, they found themselves sitting in a comfy chair. The chair’s padding is so soft that if you push it with your hand, it will bounce back.

“What the… where did this chair come from?” Ian was dumbfounded for a moment but instantly regained his senses.

“Well, if you can’t explain it, then call it magic am I right?” Ian remarked.

“Well, I won’t give you a detailed explanation of how those chairs appeared instantly since it’s a waste of time and is not the main topic at hand,” Shugo said firmly.

“Hoh, Shugo’s are really an interesting fellow. Well, what can I say? It’s a Shugo after all.” He threw his hands up in admiration.

“I’ll take that as a compliment, sire,” The Shugo said.

He snapped his finger again and instantly, a glass of water appeared in both of their hands.

They looked at the glass dubiously, should they drink it or not? After all, they don’t know where it came from, the question is, is this safe to drink?

Well, the weather is giving them a rough time and most of them wanted cold water. They will have to drink it otherwise they will become dehydrated.

They took a sip and immediately they felt a coldness drowning their tongue and refreshing their body. Both of them let out a sigh of relief.

“Let’s focus on the business.” Jasper said, “We need an Estate and we need it badly.”

“Hoh? An estate huh? That is one hell of a price tag. The market price of it is 350 million coins.” Shugo stated.

“350 million gold coins?” Jasper faked his shock. “Sir, as I said before, we need the Estate immediately,” Jasper said

“I know, and that’s why you need to hand me 350 million gold coins so that you can have the estate instantly.”

“Instantly?” Ian furrowed his brow in confusion. “How can an estate so big be built instantly?”

“The way of how your chair and drinking water appeared instantly,” Shugo replied.

“Hoh? You’re quite good at this Shugo? But can you lower your prices? I can go to 300 million gold coins and we will happily hand it over to you once you accept it.”

“Sorry sir, but the game stated that you need 350 million gold coins to buy an Estate,” Shugo replied firmly.

“But this is not a game anymore...this is now a reality and reality can bend most of the rules don’t you think?” Ian indirectly challenged the Shugo, it was quite a reasonable answer so how would a Shugo react?

“Sir, with all due respect, the existence of the menu is as same as implying that this is a game. And the game sets the rules, am I wrong.” The Shugo rebuked

“Objection, irrelevant, the fact that we are donning our avatar and consciously controlling it and the vivid surrounding around us tells that this is a reality now. Do you think the game can produce such an immersive experience?” Jasper reacted quickly.

“Sir, our negotiation will not go any further if you don’t accept the market price—”

“The market price is determined by how many consumers are buying the same product? The fact that only twelve of us can access the game menu means that you only have twelve customers. Meaning that it can’t be any more expensive am I right?” Jasper said.

“Sir, you don’t understand, I don’t have any control of the price and even if I wanted to I can’t,” Shugo replied, if this was the truth then the two of them hit a huge roadblock.

The two of them clicked their tongue after hearing it. If he really does not have any control of the price then they have no choice but to accept the market price.”

Jasper doesn’t want to admit defeat here but they have no fighting chance against a system set by the game administrator. He can only curse them in their mind.

“Okay, you win this time Shugo, we will take your initial offer. Ah shit...we really don’t have money”

“I don’t think so...I received information about your treasury, your guild has five trillion gold coins in the bank...it is hard to believe that you, a fourth-time champion, are a poor guild.”

“Damn you even know that?” Ian praised.

“Now hand me the gold card…” Shugo demanded.

Ian handed the guild a gold card, it acts like a debit card where their guild’s money is stored. Actually, it was a company’s money bought in real-cash to let the players buy things found in the game.

Shugo fished his pocket and got his gold card and simply touched the two. It gives off a faint light upon contact. A moment later, the Shugo returned the money.

“The transaction is now complete, thank you for purchasing an Estate house, if you wish to modify it, you can just write your suggestion at the box in front of you.”

With a snap of his finger, a box that looks like a ballot box appeared.