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 VIP

respectful tone, the auctioneer’s

increased the anticipation for the items that were

best item every

theme of

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

assassin peeked

had risen to his current position through that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored the auctioneer's

start with the first

brought up to the platform and the audience applauded the start of

Clap, clap, clap-

did not clap as he simply continued to look down at the

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

a different

Singten's body quickly stiffened

clenched the dagger that was inside of his

that they had just

noise had come

stepped onto the railing

is 100

he heard the auctioneer's excited

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

his eyes away from

Click.

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

there will be a reason

voice even though he did

‘Young.’

was the voice

started to shake. The

that too

“Haaaa.”

could hear the nervous sigh of the assassin behind him. The merchant guild leader and the assassin. Both of them had the same

‘An expert.’

were thinking that this

Clunk.

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

you

was sitting at the edge

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

Fuck! He’s at least a high-grade

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

is a mage

take his dagger out. That alone

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

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

Human, aren’t I great?

and the dagger. Raon had explained everything

‘What a useful Dragon.’

pushed aside his satisfaction at how Raon learned to work without needing any directions as he

upper half of his face, making his smile

how did

the fact that Plavin's first words

That was not important.

a necklace out of his

Clang.

necklace on his index finger

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

“30.”

back to his senses as

hell are you? How dare

“Haaaaa.”

out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

had no intention to listen to such a boring response. That was why

“30 billion counds.”

to get angry, stopped

30 billion counds.

saying. He immediately responded

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go

voice. He was giving off an aura that made

but the gaze of the

of the Dominating Aura as he

“Plavin Singten.”

the Determination of Fire as if it was a toy. This was because

the Sun God. Which has

an

it was something anybody could easily

Sun God. The church had been around longer

had existed for much

man in the white mask

is a reason something lasts so

of the Sun God had

God had been

many religions and kingdoms that had disappeared

the Church of the Sun God in that list not too long ago. That was why he took the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of Fire in order to end

had an odd thought after seeing the person in

The man sounded certain.

he is saying the Church of the Sun God is not done?

It was the gaze of a

you

was indeed the

internally agreed with the

really good

know about it. You should know what the bad news from the Empire

different emotion moved