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.

you very much for joining us in this new year

to his respectful tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not

the items that were about to come out with some

one best item every day for the

theme of this VIP

course, we do not put living Beasts up for auction. We despise barbaric acts such

assassin peeked

that barbaric slave trade. However,

start with the

item was brought up to the platform and

Clap, clap, clap-

as he simply continued to look

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

heard a different

Singten's body quickly

moved behind Plavin and clenched the dagger that was inside

that they

come

onto the railing in

bid is 100

the moment he heard

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

could not take his eyes away from

Click.

to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched

will be a reason for you to

even though he did not see

‘Young.’

voice of a

was clenching the magic device started to shake. The man did not care as he continued to

Isn’t that too vicious? Put away

“Haaaa.”

the nervous sigh of the assassin behind him. The merchant guild leader and the assassin. Both of them had the same thought in their heads right

‘An expert.’

thinking that this invisible man

Clunk.

front of Plavin started to move. Plavin’s eyes opened wide as he

are you so

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

blue eyes underneath the white mask that was

He’s at least a high-grade

to get anxious after realizing the man had been using invisibility

mage and a

take his dagger out. That alone

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

Cale, was just saying

Human, aren’t I great?

device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon had explained

‘What a useful Dragon.’

his satisfaction at how Raon learned to work without needing any

covered the upper half of his face, making

how did

the fact that Plavin's first words to him were

That was not important.

necklace out of his chest

Clang.

the necklace on his index finger

Fire.

“30.”

brought Plavin back to his senses as he clenched onto the armrest and started to

are you? How dare you

“Haaaaa.”

out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

boring response.

“30 billion counds.”

about to get angry,

30 billion counds.

understood what Cale was saying.

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

should I go

responded back in an arrogant and annoyed voice. He was giving

to get angry, but the gaze of the man made it difficult

a bit of the Dominating Aura as he spoke to

“Plavin Singten.”

could only stare at the man who was spinning the Determination of Fire as if it was a toy. This was

Church of the Sun

was an unexpected

was something anybody

Sun God. The church had

for much longer than the Empire. It was

The man in

a reason something lasts so

Church of the Sun God had survived much longer

fact, the roots of the Church of the Sun God had been around before the

many religions and kingdoms that had

included the Church of the Sun God in that list not too long ago. That was why he took the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of Fire in order to

he had an odd thought after seeing the

The man sounded certain.

like he is saying the Church of the Sun God is not done? He is speaking as if it will last

anxiety filled his face. It was the gaze

that you are

indeed

internally agreed with the

was really good with

know what the bad

different emotion moved past