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Shimmering Waves, Sea Breeze, and a Port City of Bountiful Hauls – Part 05

“Uh, let me think. Oh, right. I think they called it Demon Captured by a Saint.”

“Oh. That’s what got stolen?”

“You know about it? So you are the thief.”

“No, no! Put the rope down.” Egrah flailed his hands.

It was hard to believe this was the younger brother of that calm and gentlemanly auctioneer. Well, they did look identical.

“I remembered that statue because it had a certain aura. The other items weren’t bad, but that was the only one with a gravitas to it.”

“Hmm?”

Hikaru hadn’t examined it that closely, but if Egrah remembered it, it must have been valuable.

“Where would the stolen item go?”

“Normally? It’d get sold.”

“If a collector stole it, wouldn’t they just keep it in their collection?”

“Would a collector really break in for something they want? They’d just buy it.”

“That makes sense. So do you have any