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 this

the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem respectful

items that were about

VIP auction is famous for bringing out one best item every

the theme of this VIP

‘Beast people.’ Ah! Of course, we do not put

assassin peeked

his current position through that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored

start with the first

to the platform and the audience applauded

Clap, clap, clap-

clap as he simply continued to look down at the

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

a different noise amongst

Singten's body

the dagger

that they had

had come from the

onto the railing

bid is 100 million

was the moment he heard the auctioneer's excited

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

away from the curtain

Click.

any intruders, but the inner door to the terrace was locked by itself

a reason for you

though he

‘Young.’

was the voice

hand that was clenching the magic device started to shake. The man did not care as he

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

“Haaaa.”

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

‘An expert.’

this invisible man was an

Clunk.

to move. Plavin’s eyes opened wide as

are you so

The white-haired man was sitting at the

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

He’s at least a

the man had been using invisibility magic, however,

is a mage

to take his dagger out. That alone signaled that the

fighter. The assassin got a headache after thinking

was just saying whatever Raon was telling

Human, aren’t I great?

device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon had

‘What a useful Dragon.’

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

covered the upper half of

how did

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

That was not important.

a necklace out of his chest

Clang.

his index finger and

Fire. He heard the white-haired man’s voice

“30.”

to his senses as he clenched onto the armrest and started

hell are you? How dare

“Haaaaa.”

out

“How boring.”

“What?”

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

“30 billion counds.”

to

30 billion counds.

saying. He immediately responded

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go to

He was giving off

angry, but the gaze of the man made

using a bit of the Dominating Aura as he spoke to Plavin

“Plavin Singten.”

stare at the man who was spinning the Determination of Fire as if it was

Empire and the Church of the Sun God. Which has the

an unexpected

was something

was naturally the Church of the Sun God.

for much

in the white mask confidently continued to

reason something lasts so

the Sun God had survived much longer than the

been around

recalled the many religions and kingdoms that had

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

odd thought after

The man sounded certain.

Church of the Sun God is not done? He is

was the gaze

say that you are known for your political

indeed

internally agreed with the

really

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

moved