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

the auctioneer’s demeanor

were about to come out with some

for bringing out one best item every day for the duration of the three

shared the theme of this VIP

course, we do not put living Beasts up for auction.

peeked

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

start with the first

platform and

Clap, clap, clap-

simply continued to look

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different noise

Singten's body

the dagger

small noise that they

had come from the

if someone had stepped onto the railing in

bid is 100 million

was the moment he heard the auctioneer's

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

away from the curtain that closed

Click.

not see any intruders, but the inner door to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched the shield magic

be a reason for you to activate your

voice even though he did not see

‘Young.’

the voice of

was clenching the magic device started to shake. The man did

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

“Haaaa.”

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

‘An expert.’

were thinking that this invisible

Clunk.

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

you

The white-haired man was

white mask that was as white as his hair were looking at

at least

started to get anxious after realizing the man had been using

mage and a

out. That alone signaled that the man was involved in

mage and a fighter. The assassin got a headache after

Cale, was just

Human, aren’t I great?

magic device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon had explained everything

‘What a useful Dragon.’

at how Raon learned to work without needing any

covered the upper half of his face,

did

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

That was not important.

out

Clang.

the necklace on his index finger and started to

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

“30.”

as

How

“Haaaaa.”

out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

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

“30 billion counds.”

was about to get angry,

30 billion counds.

understood what Cale was saying. He immediately responded back in

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

go to

voice. He was giving off an aura that made it difficult

the gaze of the man made it difficult for him

of the Dominating Aura as he spoke to Plavin and the

“Plavin Singten.”

as if it was a toy. This was because he had no idea what the man

of the

was an

it was something anybody

the Sun God. The church

for much longer

well. The man in the white mask confidently

a reason something lasts so

had survived

of the Sun God had been

the many religions and kingdoms

the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of

odd thought after

The man sounded certain.

Church of the Sun God is not done? He is speaking as if it will last much longer than the

It was the gaze of a merchant who

that you are known for your political

was indeed the

internally agreed

was really good

should know about it. You should know what

moved past