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 new

respectful tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem

were about to

one best item every

theme

of this auction is, ‘Beast people.’ Ah! Of course, we do not put living Beasts up for auction. We despise

assassin peeked

through that barbaric slave trade. However, the assassin ignored the auctioneer's words

start with the

the platform and the

Clap, clap, clap-

simply

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

a different

body

assassin quickly moved behind Plavin and clenched the dagger that was inside of

small noise that they had

had come from the

was as if someone had stepped onto the railing

starting bid is

was the moment he heard the auctioneer's excited

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

his eyes away

Click.

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

don't think there will be a reason for you to activate your

voice even though he

‘Young.’

was the voice of

device started to shake. The man did not

assassin as your servant. Isn’t that too

“Haaaa.”

him. The merchant guild leader and the assassin.

‘An expert.’

that this invisible man was

Clunk.

table in front of Plavin started to move. Plavin’s eyes opened wide

you so

out of thin air. The white-haired man was sitting at the edge of the table with his

that was as white as his

He’s at least a high-grade

get anxious after realizing the man had been

mage and a

dagger out. That alone signaled that the man was involved in

high-grade mage and a fighter. The assassin got a headache after thinking about the man’s stealthiness and the red fog from the

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

Human, aren’t I great?

device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon

‘What a useful Dragon.’

at how Raon learned to work

mask only covered the upper half of

how did you

fact that Plavin's first

That was not important.

took a necklace out

Clang.

index finger and started to shake

on the Determination of Fire. He heard the white-haired man’s

“30.”

senses as he

you? How dare you

“Haaaaa.”

out

“How boring.”

“What?”

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

“30 billion counds.”

who was about to get angry, stopped

30 billion counds.

was saying. He immediately responded back

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go to

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

angry, but the gaze of the man made it difficult for him to

bit of the Dominating Aura as he

“Plavin Singten.”

was spinning the Determination of Fire as if it was

the Church of the Sun God. Which has the

an unexpected

was something anybody could easily

Sun God. The church had been around

God had existed for much longer than the Empire. It was a simple

changed as well. The man in the white mask

a reason something lasts

God had survived much longer

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

recalled the many religions and kingdoms that had

ago. That was why he took the side of the Empire and had planned on retrieving the Determination of Fire in order to end all

he had an odd thought after seeing the

The man sounded certain.

the Church of the Sun God is not done? He is speaking as if it

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

that you are known for your

indeed

agreed with the

really

you should know about it. You should know what

moved