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.

on

green with envy,” said

The

gazing longingly at a woman

him stood another man–short, fat, dark, ugly as

like a

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

his head in shame. “If only I could be as good–looking as

you.”

to lose her

in this crumbling castle had

on Earth, Daphne had been known as

People looked at her like she was hideous.

been judged for being too

something to be pitied.

face

What the hell?!

was at a complete

the beauty standard here just totally

that so–called

stage was an

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

wildly, some even tipping money right there on

onlookers, watching this bizarre performance, were almost mesmerized, completely

by the bizarre scene, Robin muttered, “This kinda looks like one of those livestreams on Earth.

things never changed, no matter

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

marketplace suddenly

their knees, eyes fixed upward with

wanted to be

lit

2/4

The

Finished

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

women looked relatively normal,

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

the women–they looked like they were barely

sweeping through and

Didn’t even beg. Instead, they thanked the men with tears in their eyes and handed over everything they had without

black–robed group continued eating as they went, loading up on valuables and

they stole from? Still full

ragged clothes and gaunt faces, Daphne was baffled. “Robin, what the heck is

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

didn’t treat them like trash, they might not even know