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.

that woman on the

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

The

woman who looked exactly

another man–short, fat,

like a

“In Rosha, unless you’re as good–looking as me, you’ve got no shot

lowered his head in shame. “If

you.”

was about to lose her

crumbling castle had so much

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

looked at her like

her life been judged for being

something to be pitied.

“How dare you show your face looking like that?

What the hell?!

a

the beauty standard here

this seriously that so–called

the stage was

ears, and three eyes–dressed in outlandish clothes and striking poses so gross Daphne wanted to wash

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

this bizarre performance, were almost mesmerized, completely losing their

bizarre scene, Robin muttered, “This kinda looks like one of those livestreams on Earth. Don’t tell me this is

never changed, no matter what dimension you

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

noisy marketplace suddenly

knees, eyes fixed upward with

like they wanted to

lit

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The World

Finished

and hooded masks mounted on tall, powerful horses. The leader stopped at a fruit stall and pointed at a few

women looked

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

the women–they looked like they were

sweeping through and robbing everyone blind. But

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

group continued eating as they went,

the vendors they stole from? Still full of gratitude, practically worshiping

their ragged clothes and gaunt faces, Daphne was baffled. “Robin, what

a small laugh. “They’re probably just

didn’t treat them like