Almost everyone in the hall had their breath taken away. They glanced at the private booth and shortly a middle-aged woman showed fruit in her hand.
"No way!"
"A vitality-enhancing fruit!"
"It is raw so, at most, it might extend lifespan by a year! That's twice the original demand!!"
"Damn!"
"Why would he sell such precious fruit?!"
"She must be crazy!"
Everyone inhaled sharply in disbelief and wonder. Most of them wanted to snatch that fruit from her hand but they didn't dare.
''So, this is what you're after,'' Dante mumbled and finally understood Red Pepper's goal in coming to this auction.
Outside the booth, everyone was chattering about the fruit. They still found it hard to believe Red Pepper was spending it here.
"She is throwing away a treasure!" Rubben muttered to himself. "What a waste"
Meanwhile,
