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 very much for joining us in

respectful tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem

were about to come out with some

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

auctioneer shared the theme of this

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

assassin peeked toward

that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored the auctioneer's words after seeing the guild leader's calm

will start

platform and the audience applauded the start of the

Clap, clap, clap-

not clap as he simply

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

heard a different noise amongst

body quickly

behind Plavin and clenched the dagger that was inside of his

that they had just

noise had come from the

onto the

starting bid is 100

was the moment he

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

eyes away from the curtain that closed

Click.

the inner door to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin

will be a

heard a voice even though he

‘Young.’

the voice

device started to shake. The man did not care as he

that too vicious? Put away

“Haaaa.”

behind him. The merchant guild leader and the

‘An expert.’

this

Clunk.

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

are you so

man was sitting at the edge of the table with his

mask that was as white as his hair were

He’s at

leader started to get anxious after realizing the man had

a mage and

his dagger out. That

a headache after thinking about the man’s

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

Human, aren’t I great?

the dagger. Raon

‘What a useful Dragon.’

at how Raon learned to work without needing any

upper half of his face, making his smile

did you

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

That was not important.

necklace out

Clang.

on his index finger and started

the Determination of Fire. He heard the

“30.”

to his senses as he clenched onto the armrest

you? How dare

“Haaaaa.”

let out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

listen to such a boring response. That was why Cale

“30 billion counds.”

to

30 billion counds.

saying. He immediately responded back

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go to

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

gaze of the man made it difficult for him to

a bit of the Dominating Aura

“Plavin Singten.”

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

and the Church of the Sun God. Which has

was an unexpected

something anybody could

was naturally the Church of the Sun God. The

much longer than the Empire. It

The man in the white mask confidently

is a reason

the Sun God had survived much

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

religions and kingdoms that

included the Church of the Sun God in that list not too long ago. That was why he took the side of the Empire

thought after seeing the person

The man sounded certain.

it sound like he is saying the Church of the Sun God is not done? He

was the gaze of a merchant who was curious about

you are known for your political

indeed the

internally agreed

was really

about it. You should know what the bad

different emotion moved