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.

much for joining

respectful tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem respectful

the items that were about to come out with some

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

auctioneer shared the theme of this VIP

do not

assassin peeked

that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored the

we will start with

platform

Clap, clap, clap-

clap as he simply continued

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

heard a different

body

behind Plavin and clenched the dagger that was

that they

had come from

had stepped onto the railing

is 100 million

the moment he heard the auctioneer's

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

not take his eyes away from the curtain that closed by

Click.

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

a

heard a voice even though he did

‘Young.’

the voice of a young

clenching the magic device started to shake. The man

your servant. Isn’t that too vicious? Put

“Haaaa.”

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

‘An expert.’

were thinking that this invisible man was an

Clunk.

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

you so

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

underneath the white mask that was as

He’s at least a

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

is a mage

had realized he was about to take his dagger out. That alone signaled that the man was involved in martial

a headache after thinking about the man’s stealthiness

just saying whatever Raon was

Human, aren’t I great?

dagger. Raon had explained everything

‘What a useful Dragon.’

pushed aside his satisfaction at how Raon learned to

upper half of his face, making his smile

how did

the fact that Plavin's

That was not important.

a necklace out

Clang.

hung the necklace on his index finger

Fire. He heard the white-haired

“30.”

senses as he clenched

are you? How dare you do

“Haaaaa.”

let out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

response. That was why Cale just said what he

“30 billion counds.”

about to get

30 billion counds.

was saying. He immediately responded

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go to the Imperial

back in an arrogant and annoyed voice. He was giving off an aura that made it

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

bit of the Dominating Aura as he

“Plavin Singten.”

Fire as if it was a toy.

Empire and the Church of the Sun God. Which has

an unexpected

was something anybody could

the Sun God. The church had been around longer than

much longer than the Empire.

expression changed as well. The man in the white mask

a reason something lasts

Sun God had survived much longer than

of the Church of the Sun God had been around before the Empire

the many religions and kingdoms that

That was why he took the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of Fire in order to end all of his relations to the

an odd thought after seeing

The man sounded certain.

God is

than anger and anxiety filled his face. It was the

that you are known for

indeed

internally agreed with

really good

should know what the

moved past Plavin's