When Did I Become An Artifact Dealer?!
One scam package,
That's all it took to drag the 17-year-old Cail into the world of the void.
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He thought he had ordered a limited-edition sneakers. But what came was a shady-looking package on his front gate. It smelled like rotten egg and sulfur. Inside the package was a strange box.
It's filled with eccentric junk. They looked very intricate and mysterious. He thought, ''I probably got someone else's package, a package from someone that was very interested in mysticism.''
An old coin, a cracked compass, a ring with an ugly center stone, and some other weird looking trinkets.
So he did what any broke student would do:
He sold it. He figured someone might want them for cosplay or something. Well, except the gold-rimmed glasses that seemed to fit him very well.
"Damn, I paid 7,000 nu for that sneaker; I better get something out from this scam package."
Then all hell broke loose. Strange people started approaching him.
People brought that junk. Very strange people wearing suspicious get up trying to buy those stuff in the sketchiest manner possible.
As he kept selling, he realized that the box was refilling, it seemed to have an endless supply of those strange stuff. Those people called it 'artifacts'.
Then one day he woke up with a strange tattoo on his arm; inside the tattoo was an independent space containing the box. It is basically inseparable from him.
"I didn't ask for any of this to happen. But now, strange people come to me with desperate offers. Money, memories, and even soul."
He's just trying to survive high school while earning some money!
He had no idea what was going on, but apparently, this thing that he got? It's not just an artifact. It's a contract.
As Cail navagates school life, part-time jobs, and otherworldly clients, he starts asking the real question:
When did I become an artifact dealer?!
By day, he is just an ordinary student, a NPC character.
And by night? He is The Dealer. Selling ancient items and dealing with people that he probably shouldn't be talking to.
"Since I'm already in this mess, might as well profit off of it."
This is honestly heat I’m ngl. The background is pretty unique and the time skips aren’t info dumps they actually WORK. I have high hopes for this man, keep it going. This hits all the spots I never knew itched.
I've read up to chatper 22 so far and love it! keep up the good work!
the tag says no-harem but will there be single fml ?
Unexpected Gem! I stumbled on When Did I Become An Artifact Dealer?! by chance and decided to give it a try—and I’m so glad I did. Cail is such an entertaining main character. His sense of justice is definitely skewed, and his moral compass doesn’t always point north—but somehow, you can’t help but like him. He’s amusing in all the right ways, and watching how he navigates the chaos is half the fun. There’s also a good layer of suspense and mystery building in the background. You can tell there’s more to his story than what we’ve seen so far, and that slow reveal keeps things engaging. Didn’t expect much going in, but this one really surprised me. If you’re into unpredictable, offbeat stories with a sharp lead and an undercurrent of mystery, definitely check it out.