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.

much for joining us in this

the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem respectful at

that were about

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

the theme

do not

assassin peeked

through that barbaric slave

will start

platform and the audience applauded the start of

Clap, clap, clap-

did not clap as he simply continued to look down at

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different

body quickly stiffened

and clenched the dagger that was inside of his

noise that they

come from

stepped onto the

starting bid is 100

was the moment he heard the auctioneer's excited

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

could not take his eyes away from the curtain that

Click.

was locked by itself as

a reason for you to activate

though he did not see

‘Young.’

voice of

clenching the magic device started to shake. The man did

Isn’t that too vicious? Put

“Haaaa.”

merchant guild leader and the assassin. Both of them had

‘An expert.’

that this

Clunk.

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

you so

was sitting at the edge of

the white mask that was as white as his hair were

at least a

after realizing the man had been using invisibility magic, however, the assassin was

a mage

about to take his dagger out. That alone signaled that the

The assassin got a headache after thinking about the man’s stealthiness

front of them, Cale, was just saying whatever

Human, aren’t I great?

and the dagger. Raon had explained

‘What a useful Dragon.’

aside his satisfaction at how Raon learned to work without needing

the upper half of his face, making his smile completely

did you

the fact that Plavin's

That was not important.

took a necklace out of his chest

Clang.

necklace on his index finger and started to

Determination of Fire. He

“30.”

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

you? How dare you do this

“Haaaaa.”

out

“How boring.”

“What?”

response. That was why Cale just said what he needed

“30 billion counds.”

was about to get

30 billion counds.

what Cale was saying. He immediately

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

should I go to the Imperial

annoyed voice. He was giving off an aura that made it difficult

but the gaze of the man made it

using a bit of the Dominating 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.

the Sun God. Which has the longer

an

it was something anybody

was naturally the Church of the Sun God. The

because the Sun God had existed for much longer

man in the white mask confidently continued to

is a reason something

the Sun God had

of the Church of the Sun God had been around before the Empire had even

and kingdoms that

the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination

after seeing the

The man sounded certain.

it sound like he is saying the Church of the Sun God is not done? He is speaking as if it will last

was the gaze of a merchant

you are known for your

was indeed

agreed with

really

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

emotion moved past