Upon hearing Sno's price, Klein immediately found himself conflicted.
Was 2,200 pounds expensive?
To be fair, it was dirt cheap. At market price, the Skin Shadow's Beyonder Characteristic was worth about that much. Considering its rarity and premium, 2,500 pounds—or even 3,000—would have been perfectly normal.
But Mr. Devil had previously mentioned a total of 4,000 pounds.
In other words...
"The Thousand Faces Hunter's Cerebral Mutation Pituitary Gland is worth 1,800 pounds? That means I actually still lost 200 pounds? If I hadn't been in such a hurry to trade with Emlyn..."
Klein's rationality told him he could not calculate it that way, but his mind would not stop drifting in that direction.
Losing 200 pounds hurts so much!
Although the Skin Shadow had been discounted, if he had not rushed to buy it, could he have saved another 200 pounds?
Though Mr. Fool still looked calm and composed, Sno could already imagine the expression on Klein's face, twisted into a mask of pain.
Unfortunately, this was Above the Gray Fog. Otherwise, he surely could have gotten quite a reaction from that.
After Mr. World painfully finalized the deal, a brief silence fell over both sides of the Bronze Long Table. Just as Klein thought no one had anything else to say and was preparing to end the gathering, Mr. Hanged Man suddenly turned toward Miss Justice—
"I would like to know the details of Duke Negan's assassination. What compensation do you require?"
"Why ask me?" Miss Justice immediately sensed the inconsistency in Mr. Hanged Man's question. After a brief analysis, she realized that what Mr. Hanged Man wanted to ask about was probably secret intelligence that the Storm Church would not disclose to low- and mid-level personnel, such as the organization or faction that had controlled the Desire Apostle.