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 new year celebration VIP

to his respectful tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not

items that were about to come out with some

one best item every day for

auctioneer shared the theme

not put living Beasts up for auction. We despise barbaric acts such as

peeked

someone who had risen to his current position through that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored

start with the

item was brought up to the platform and the audience applauded the start

Clap, clap, clap-

he simply continued to

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different noise amongst the

body quickly

Plavin and clenched the dagger that was inside of his

that they

had come from the

onto the

starting bid is 100 million

was the moment he

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

take his eyes away from

Click.

was locked by itself as

think there will be a reason for you to activate your

though he did

‘Young.’

the voice of a

started to shake.

assassin as your servant. Isn’t that too

“Haaaa.”

the nervous sigh of the assassin behind him. The merchant guild leader and the assassin.

‘An expert.’

thinking that this invisible man

Clunk.

table in front of Plavin started to move. Plavin’s

you

of thin air. The white-haired man was sitting at

that

at

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

mage and a

was about to take his dagger out. That alone signaled that the man was involved in martial

headache after thinking about the man’s stealthiness and the red fog

the intruder in front of them, Cale, was just saying whatever

Human, aren’t I great?

invisibility, and the dagger. Raon

‘What a useful Dragon.’

learned to work without needing any directions as he smiled toward

mask only covered the upper half of his face, making his smile completely

did

fact that Plavin's first words to him were useless

That was not important.

took a necklace out

Clang.

hung the necklace on his index finger and started to

Fire. He heard the white-haired man’s

“30.”

as he clenched

hell are you? How dare you do this

“Haaaaa.”

let out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

had no intention to listen to such a boring response. That was why Cale just said what he needed to

“30 billion counds.”

was about to

30 billion counds.

saying.

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

should I go to the Imperial

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

angry, but the gaze of the man made it difficult

Aura as

“Plavin Singten.”

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

the Sun God. Which has the

an

something anybody could

Church of the Sun God.

because the Sun God had existed for much longer than the Empire. It

The man in the white mask confidently continued

a reason something lasts so

of the Sun God had survived much longer

God had been

many religions and kingdoms that had disappeared

of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the

after

The man sounded certain.

of the Sun God is not done? He is speaking as

and anxiety filled his face. It was the gaze of a merchant who was

Singten, they say that you are known

indeed

agreed

really good

know about it. You should know what the bad news

moved past Plavin's