Synopsis

The chapter focuses on a high-stakes auction where guilds bid on houses, culminating in the MP guild winning a two-story house for an exorbitant monthly price. The seller, however, reveals he has more properties for auction, leading to frustration and suspicion among the guilds who realize they've been baited into overpaying. The protagonist, meanwhile, profits immensely from the high rent, while other characters start plotting revenge. The chapter showcases themes of greed, manipulation, and the cutthroat nature of the in-game economy.