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.

very much for joining us in this new year celebration

the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem respectful

the anticipation for the items that were about to come out with some brief

VIP auction is famous for bringing out one best item every day for the duration

auctioneer shared the theme of

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

assassin peeked

someone who had risen to his current position through that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored the auctioneer's words after seeing the guild leader's calm

we will start with

platform and the audience

Clap, clap, clap-

as he simply continued to look down

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different

Singten's body quickly stiffened

quickly moved behind Plavin and clenched the dagger that was inside

small noise that they had just

come

as if someone had stepped onto

is 100 million

moment he heard the

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

could not take his eyes away from the curtain

Click.

the inner door to the terrace was locked by

will be a reason for you

a voice even though he did

‘Young.’

was the voice of

the magic device started to shake. The man

your servant. Isn’t that too vicious?

“Haaaa.”

nervous sigh of the assassin behind him. The merchant guild leader

‘An expert.’

were thinking that this invisible man

Clunk.

of Plavin started to move. Plavin’s eyes opened

you

air. The white-haired man was sitting

clear blue eyes underneath the white mask that

at

leader started to get anxious after realizing the man had been using invisibility magic, however, the assassin

a mage and a

dagger out. That alone

a high-grade mage and a fighter. The assassin got a headache after thinking about the man’s stealthiness and the red

just saying whatever

Human, aren’t I great?

and the dagger. Raon had explained

‘What a useful Dragon.’

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

only covered the upper half of

did

head at the fact that Plavin's first words to him were

That was not important.

took a necklace out of his

Clang.

the necklace on his index finger

stuck on the Determination of Fire. He heard

“30.”

back to his senses as he clenched onto the armrest and

hell are you? How dare you do this to

“Haaaaa.”

out

“How boring.”

“What?”

intention to listen to such a boring response. That was why Cale just said what he

“30 billion counds.”

who was about to get angry, stopped

30 billion counds.

was saying. He immediately responded

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

go

He was giving off an aura that made

of the man made it

bit of the Dominating Aura as he

“Plavin Singten.”

spinning the Determination of Fire as if it was

the Sun God. Which has the longer

an unexpected

was something anybody

Sun God. The church

for much longer than the Empire.

man in the white mask confidently

reason something lasts so

God had survived much longer than the

Sun God had been around before the Empire had even set its foundation in the

the many religions and kingdoms

list not too long ago. That was why he took the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of

he had an odd thought after seeing

The man sounded certain.

does it sound like he is saying the Church of the Sun God is

It was

that you are known for your

indeed

internally agreed

was really

should know what the

moved