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

his respectful tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not

for the items that were about to come out

famous for bringing out one best item every day

shared the theme

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

peeked toward

barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored the auctioneer's words after

start with the first

the platform and

Clap, clap, clap-

he simply continued to

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

a different noise

Singten's body quickly stiffened

assassin quickly moved behind Plavin and clenched the dagger that was inside of his

noise that they

noise had come

as if someone had stepped onto the railing

bid is 100 million

moment he heard the auctioneer's

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

away from the curtain

Click.

any intruders, but the inner door to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched the shield magic device

think there will be a reason

heard a voice even though he

‘Young.’

voice of a young

started to shake. The

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

“Haaaa.”

him. The merchant guild leader and the assassin. Both of them had the

‘An expert.’

were thinking that this invisible man

Clunk.

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

are you so

was sitting at the edge of the table

the white mask that

at

get anxious after realizing the man had been using invisibility magic, however, the assassin was even more

a mage and

his dagger out. That alone signaled that the man

a high-grade mage and a fighter. The assassin got a headache after thinking about

was just saying whatever Raon was telling him

Human, aren’t I great?

the dagger. Raon had explained everything to

‘What a useful Dragon.’

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

half of

how did you

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

That was not important.

necklace out of his chest

Clang.

the necklace on his index finger and started

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

“30.”

Plavin back to his senses as he clenched onto

are you? How dare you do this

“Haaaaa.”

let out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

such a boring response. That was why Cale

“30 billion counds.”

to get angry, stopped

30 billion counds.

saying.

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

go to

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

get angry, but the gaze of the man made

a bit of the Dominating Aura as he spoke to

“Plavin Singten.”

was spinning the Determination of Fire as if it

of the

was an

something anybody could

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

because the Sun God had existed for much longer than

The man in

reason

God had survived much longer

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

and kingdoms

he took the side of the

had an odd thought after seeing the person in

The man sounded certain.

the Sun God is

and anxiety filled his face. It was the gaze of

they say that you

indeed

agreed

was really good with

know about it. You should know

moved past