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

like her, my neighbors would be green with envy,” said a man that Daphne would’ve called genuinely handsome–by

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woman who looked exactly like a

to him stood another man–short,

Daphne, he looked like a pig

me, you’ve got no shot at a

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

you.”

was about to lose her mind listening to

this crumbling castle

known as a total bombshell–a head–turner

looked at her like she was

in her life been judged

something to be pitied.

show your face looking like that? Next

What the hell?!

a complete loss

beauty standard here just

that so–called ‘ugly is

stage was

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

of people around them cheered wildly, some even tipping money right there

were almost

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

no matter

became the new hot.

then, the noisy marketplace suddenly fell

their knees, eyes fixed upward with an almost religious

like they wanted

lit

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mounted on tall, powerful horses. The leader stopped at a fruit stall and pointed at a few of the women selling

women looked

You’re ruining the market’s

the women–they looked like they were barely

through and robbing everyone blind. But the women’s reactions

Didn’t even beg. Instead, they thanked the men with tears in their eyes and handed over everything

continued eating as they went, loading up on

from? Still full of gratitude, practically worshiping

Daphne was

probably just used to being oppressed

if the black–robed guys didn’t treat them like trash, they might not even