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.

meet you. Thank you very much for

auctioneer’s demeanor did not

the items that were about to come out with some

VIP auction is famous for bringing out one best item every day for the duration of the

shared the theme of this

not put living Beasts up for auction. We

assassin peeked

that barbaric slave trade. However, the

we will start

up to the platform and the

Clap, clap, clap-

he simply continued to look down at the

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

heard a different noise amongst the

body

assassin quickly moved behind Plavin and clenched the dagger

noise that they had

come

onto the railing

is

moment he heard the auctioneer's

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

take his eyes away from the curtain that closed by

Click.

was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched the

a reason for you to activate your

a voice even though he did

‘Young.’

was the voice of

shake. The man did not care

Isn’t that too vicious? Put away your

“Haaaa.”

The merchant guild leader and the assassin. Both of them had the

‘An expert.’

this invisible man was an

Clunk.

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

you

The white-haired man was sitting at the edge of the table

underneath the white mask that was as white as his hair

He’s at least a

anxious after realizing the man had been using invisibility magic, however,

mage

out. That alone signaled that the man was

after thinking about the man’s stealthiness

just saying whatever Raon was telling him in

Human, aren’t I great?

magic device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon

‘What a useful Dragon.’

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

only covered the upper half of his face,

did you

at the fact that Plavin's first

That was not important.

necklace out

Clang.

index finger and started to

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

“30.”

brought Plavin back to his senses as he clenched onto the armrest and started to

are you? How dare you do this to

“Haaaaa.”

let out

“How boring.”

“What?”

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

“30 billion counds.”

who was about to

30 billion counds.

was saying. He immediately

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go to the Imperial

annoyed voice. He was giving off an

angry, but the gaze of

Aura as he spoke to Plavin and the

“Plavin Singten.”

at the man who was spinning the Determination of Fire as if it was a toy. This was because he had no

and the Church of the Sun God. Which has

an

it was something anybody could

naturally the Church of the Sun God. The church had been

much longer than the

as well. The man in the white mask confidently

a reason

Sun God had survived much

the Sun God had been around before the Empire had even set its foundation in

many religions and kingdoms

ago. That was why he took the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of Fire

odd thought after seeing the

The man sounded certain.

is not done? He is speaking as

different expression other than anger and anxiety filled his face. It was the gaze of a merchant who was

say that you are known

indeed the

internally agreed with the

really good

should know about it. You should know

moved past