"I run a general store. Rare S-rank ingredients like the 'Golden Carp' are beyond my own cooking skills, so I was planning to sell it anyway.
"But the issue is that Kirito happened to come by this morning too, and he had his eye on this 'Golden Carp' as well.
"He just didn't have enough money to buy it, so he said he'd come back tomorrow after scraping enough together."
Hearing that Asuna wanted to buy the Golden Carp, Agil rubbed his bald head, looking troubled.
If the buyer had been a stranger, Agil would not have minded doing Asuna a favor.
But both Kirito and Asuna were his friends, which made things difficult for him.
"Kirito has his eye on the Golden Carp too? But if I remember right, his cooking skill is as lacking as Seiya's, isn't it?
"No... I remember Sachi's cooking skill being pretty high. The two of them are married in-game now, so naturally Sachi would be the one cooking the Golden Carp."
"Ah, forget it! Seeing Dream Ingredients like this and not snapping them up would be the greatest disrespect to a foodie!
"Agil, how much did Kirito offer? I'll pay double!"
After a brief hesitation, Asuna decisively chose food over her friend and raised the stakes.
"Asuna, you need to understand that rare S-rank Dream Ingredients like the Golden Carp are different from ordinary ingredients. The price I agreed on with Kirito was two hundred thousand Bronze Kael.
"If you want to buy it for twice that, it'll be four hundred thousand Bronze Kael. And as for Kirito..."
As the players' levels continued to rise, earning Col had become easier, causing it to lose much of the value it had possessed at the start of the game.
But if the game's top-up service