The Deadly Assassin Robin by Tristan Storm

Chapter 1346 The World Upside Down

Daphne finally let out a small sigh of relief.

She had never lacked money in her entire life.

But stepping into this realm, suddenly finding herself broke–it felt unbearably uncomfortable,

away

She glanced toward the stage not far where someone was loudly hawking goods. Bloodshade Fruit could go for two or even three hundred thousand Netheris coins!

Daphne couldn’t help but laugh.

Robin’s firebird emerald pendant had millions of these Bloodshade Fruits stored inside.

They would have been sitting on nearly a billio

It turns out that the rich are really rich no mar?

Netheris assets if they had gone by this price.

where they go.

Looking down at the crowd of frenzied bidders, Daphne turned to Robin and said, “Why don’t we auction off some of these fruits instead of exchanging them at a store?”

Robin shook his head. “Let’s not attract attention just yet. We should get a better feel for this place first.

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“Fair point, Daphne said, shifting her gaze to the vendors and tradespeople scattered throughout the market. “This place is a far cry from Earth–everything here’s totally unfamiliar to us.”

Then, something strange caught her attention.

The uglier someone looked here, the more arrogant they acted–and the more others seemed to fawn over them.

In contrast, anyone with a decent face was completely shunned.

To the left of the auction stage stood a large performance platform.

But the dancers twirling and spinning weren’t beautiful women–they were grotesque beyond words.

And every so–called ‘handsome‘ man up there looked like a donkey.

She listened closely and watched the reactions around her, piecing them together.

Turns out, the women here with pitch–black skin, bodies like stubby–legged bears, and faces that could scare off ghosts were the beauties of this realm.

At first, Daphne thought people were just watching for laughs, drawn in by curiosity.

But then she heard how they praised those short, dark, chubby women swaying on stage–and she realized the truth. This was their actual beauty standard.

out that woman on the left–absolutely

I could marry someone like her, my neighbors would be green with envy,” said a

The World

at a woman who

another man–short,

Daphne, he looked like a

you’re as good–looking as me, you’ve got no shot at

‘handsome‘ one lowered his head in shame. “If only I could be as good–looking as

you.”

lose her mind listening

wonder no one in this crumbling castle had so much

been known as a total bombshell–a head–turner anywhere

at her like she was hideous. Like

been judged for

something to be pitied.

snarled at her, “How dare you show your face looking like that? Next time, don’t parade your ugly mug

What the hell?!

at a

standard here just

so–called

from the stage

feet tall, with three nostrils, four ears, and three eyes–dressed in outlandish clothes and striking poses so gross

crowd of people around them cheered wildly, some

watching this bizarre performance, were almost mesmerized, completely losing their minds

“This kinda looks like one of those livestreams on Earth. Don’t tell me this is

matter what dimension

wrong flipped, black and white blurred, and ugly became the new hot.

then, the noisy marketplace suddenly

to their knees, eyes fixed upward with an almost

wanted to be

lit

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in black robes and hooded masks mounted on tall, powerful horses. The leader stopped at a

looked relatively

sneered. “You hideous things dare sell in public? You’re ruining the market’s image. Each of you pays double the stall tax. All your fruit

looked like they were barely

city enforcers, sweeping through and

they thanked the men with tears in their eyes

as they went, loading up on valuables and

stole from? Still full of

was baffled. “Robin, what

a small laugh. “They’re probably just used to being oppressed

black–robed guys didn’t treat them like trash,