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. Thank you very much for joining us in

tone, the auctioneer’s

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 of

auctioneer shared the theme of

theme of this auction is, ‘Beast people.’ Ah! Of course, we do not put living Beasts up for auction. We despise barbaric acts such as slavery.

peeked toward

position through that barbaric slave trade. However, the

we will start with the first

brought up to the platform

Clap, clap, clap-

as he simply

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different

body

and clenched the dagger that

small noise that they had just

come from the

if someone had stepped onto the

starting bid is 100 million

the moment he heard the

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

take his eyes away from the curtain

Click.

door to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched the shield magic device

don't think there will be a reason for you

though he did not see

‘Young.’

voice of

to shake. The man did not care as he continued to

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

“Haaaa.”

guild leader and the assassin. Both of them

‘An expert.’

this invisible man

Clunk.

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

you so

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

mask that

Fuck! He’s at least a

started to get anxious after realizing the man had been using

a mage and a

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

The assassin got a headache after thinking

intruder in front of them, Cale, was just saying whatever Raon was

Human, aren’t I great?

device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon had

‘What a useful Dragon.’

pushed aside his satisfaction at how Raon learned to

mask only covered the upper half of his

how did you

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

That was not important.

took a necklace out of his

Clang.

hung the necklace on his index finger and started to shake

on the Determination of Fire. He heard the white-haired man’s voice at that

“30.”

senses as he clenched onto the armrest and

are you? How dare you do this

“Haaaaa.”

out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

no intention to listen to such a boring response. That

“30 billion counds.”

who was about to get angry,

30 billion counds.

was saying. He immediately responded

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

should I go to

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

get angry, but the gaze of the

Aura as he spoke to

“Plavin Singten.”

of Fire as if it was a toy. This was because he had no idea what

Church of the Sun God. Which has the longer

was an unexpected

was something anybody

was naturally the Church of the Sun God. The church had been around longer than

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

The man in the white mask confidently continued to

is a reason something

the Sun God had survived

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

many religions and kingdoms that

he took the side of the Empire and had planned

he had an odd thought after

The man sounded certain.

Sun God is not done? He is speaking as if it will last much longer

anger and anxiety filled his face. It was the gaze of a merchant who was

they say that you are known for your political

was indeed

internally agreed with

really

about it. You should know what the bad news

moved past