Playing Deaf and Dumb Is the Basic Skill of a Supporting Character! (New Book, Please Support!)

"For you, it's a very simple condition. During this Holy Grail War, I hope that some of the damage caused to the city by the fighting..."

"OK!" Shinji nodded before Kirie could finish, then leaned back in his chair. "I'll compensate for and rebuild any damage done to the city's buildings and land."

"Hey, Kirie..." Rin looked at Kirie strangely. "Shouldn't this sort of thing be the Mage's Association and Holy Church's responsibility?"

"The Mage's Association and Holy Church's funds... are also quite tight."

Rin: ... (sweating)

"It's just a little money. I don't care about it. Then is my business settled?"

"No, there's a second matter. I heard that you acquired a painting with delicate significance to the Holy Church."

"You mean that Salvator Mundi? Sorry, but I bought that famous painting with my own money. There's no way I'm giving it to you for free."

"Hmm..." Kirie pondered for a moment. "Name your price."

"One billion... dollars."

Hearing the price Shinji named, Rin was completely dumbfounded. One billion US dollars—converted into yen, then converted into gemstones worth five hundred thousand each—that would be...

For a moment, Rin's little brain couldn't calculate it. But what stunned her even more was Kirie's answer—

"Fine. Someone will come to your home later to collect the painting."

"Didn't you say the Holy Church's funds were tight?!"

"Rin, that painting isn't merely a famous work—it's also a Holy Relic, and what it depicts has delicate significance to the Holy Church. Besides, this price is very reasonable. The Holy Church won't pass it up. If it were to circulate into an auction house, the price would only rise."

"Tch!"

Rin clicked her tongue and turned away, trying her best not to let money blind her. For some reason, Shinji was radiating a dazzling golden