Trash of the Count's Family

The top floor of the Golden Tree. This location that was the highest spot in Vegas City was as quiet as a theatre waiting for a play to start, although there were some whispers down below.

Click.

The Singten Guild Leader Plavin opened the door to R-3.

The auction house for the VIP auction had seats from 1 - 5. However, there were VIP sections as well.

R.

This was the symbol for the terrace where you could see the auction platform, as well as the seats below.

The auction house had a total of 8 terraces like this, and they were all labeled by the letter R.

It was possible to see the entire platform, but most importantly, the terrace had a sound barrier and made it easier to hide your identity in comparison to the other seats.

Plavin Singten entered terrace number 3 while wearing a mask that was embedded with beautiful jewels.

Screeech.

He opened the curtains covering the terrace.

Plavin had to find a seat in R-3 at short notice, however, it was not difficult as the seat originally assigned to the Singten Merchant Guild, which was one of the top five merchant guilds in the Empire, was within the 8 terraces.

The number itself was not important.

“Guild leader-nim, shall I bring some tea?”

Plavin turned toward the voice.

The participants inside the auction house could bring one servant with them. Knights and mages could not come with them.

That was why Plavin had brought the assassin guild's vice guild leader as his servant.

“No need.”

Plavin did not even sit at the luxurious couch as he looked around the terrace.

‘Is he on terrace 4?’

‘That bastard. Where could the crazy bastard with the Determination of Fire be located?’

That was the only thing Plavin was focused on right now.

The eight terraces were all paired up, however, there was a thick wall between the paired terraces in order to make it difficult to know who was on the other terraces.

Plavin licked his lips with his tongue.

‘Just how are we going to meet?’

He had no idea about how the person would approach him. He asked the assassin a question.

“The Flynn Merchant Guild is on terrace 4?”

“Yes sir. It is said to be Billos, who is second in line to succeed the leader.”

From terrace 1 to terrace 8, the Singten Guild Leader had used all of his information networks in order to figure out who was on each terrace.

‘…Is the Flynn Merchant Guild's successor the crazy bastard?’

Billos, the bastard son of the Flynn Merchant Guild's guild leader, was still young. But most importantly, he had never gone near the Empire’s Vatican nor had he had any contact with the Pope.

‘It is possible that I just didn't know.’

It could be that he was looking down on the Flynn Merchant Guild, however, his instincts that had been honed through years of experience were telling him something.

It was not the Flynn Merchant Guild.

They were not at that level.

He was close to certain that his intuition was correct.

It was a more difficult existence to determine. That seemed to be the crazy bastard's identity.

“It will start soon. How about we sit down for now?”

“Sure.”

Plavin realized that he had been overly anxious after hearing the assassin’s comment. His face underneath the beautiful mask was extremely nervous.

‘The Flynn Merchant Guild's successor apparently already entered terrace 4.’

Plavin was the last to enter terrace R. The staff of the Golden Tree Auction House had closed the entrance to the terrace as soon as he entered. Talented swordsmen were said to be guarding outside the door.

‘But they’re probably still weaker than that crazy bastard.’

Plavin hated the person blackmailing him, but still wanted to see who it was.

‘Is this what it feels like to be dragged around?’

The merchant guild leader had changed his goal after last night. The original goal was to reveal the person and take the necklace away, however, it had now changed into making a deal.

A mutually beneficial deal.

This meeting would not be too bad if it was a mutually beneficial deal. Plavin made up his mind to put his, ‘know-how,’ that he had gained after so many years to use.

Of course, he had no idea that the phrase, ‘mutually beneficial deal,’ was not in the other person's mind.

Boom-

He started to hear the sound of a drum beating.

“It is starting.”

“Yes.”

Plavin sat up straight at the assassin's words and casually looked down at the platform.

The auctioneer for the auction walked up to the beat of the drum. The auctioneer was also wearing a fancy mask as he spoke into the amplification magic device.

for joining us in this new year celebration

tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did

for the items that were about to come out

auction is famous for bringing out one best item

auctioneer shared the theme

auction is, ‘Beast people.’ Ah! Of course, we do not put living Beasts up

peeked

someone who had risen to his current position through that barbaric slave

we will start with the

up to the platform and the audience applauded the start

Clap, clap, clap-

did not clap as he simply continued

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different noise

Singten's body

and clenched the dagger that was inside of his chest

noise that they

come from

as if someone had stepped onto the railing in

is

was the moment he

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

take his eyes away from the curtain that

Click.

not see any intruders, but the inner door to the terrace was locked by

a reason for you

a voice even though he

‘Young.’

was the voice of

hand that was clenching the magic device started to shake. The man did not

as your servant. Isn’t that too vicious? Put away your

“Haaaa.”

leader

‘An expert.’

thinking that this invisible man was an

Clunk.

Plavin started to move. Plavin’s eyes opened wide as

you

air. The white-haired man was sitting at the edge of the table

eyes underneath the white mask that was as white as

Fuck! He’s at least

the man had been using invisibility magic, however, the assassin was

is a mage and

realized he was about to take his dagger out. That

fighter. The assassin got a headache after thinking about the man’s

in front of them, Cale, was just saying whatever Raon was telling him

Human, aren’t I great?

and the dagger.

‘What a useful Dragon.’

at how Raon learned to work without needing any directions as he

upper half of his face, making

how did you

at the fact that

That was not important.

a necklace out of his

Clang.

on his index finger and started to shake

gaze was stuck on the Determination of Fire.

“30.”

back to his senses as he

are you? How dare

“Haaaaa.”

out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

had no intention to listen to such a boring response. That was why Cale just said what he needed

“30 billion counds.”

who was about to get angry, stopped

30 billion counds.

finally understood what Cale was saying. He

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

go to the Imperial

man responded back in an arrogant and annoyed voice. He was giving off an aura that made it difficult to even

to get angry, but the gaze of the man

the Dominating Aura as he spoke to

“Plavin Singten.”

the Determination of Fire as if it was a

the Church of the Sun God. Which has

an

it was something

Sun God. The church had been

was because the Sun God had existed for much longer than the Empire. It was a

The man in the

is a reason

Church of the Sun God had survived much

God had been around before the Empire had even set its

recalled the many religions and kingdoms that had

the Empire and had

an odd thought after seeing

The man sounded certain.

saying the Church of the Sun God is not done? He

different expression other than anger and anxiety filled his face. It was

say that you are known for your

indeed

internally agreed

really

You should know what

different emotion moved