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 joining us in this new

tone, the auctioneer’s demeanor did not seem

anticipation for the items that were about to come out

bringing out one best

shared the theme

Of course, we do not put living

assassin peeked

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

we will start with the

the platform and the audience applauded the start of the

Clap, clap, clap-

did not clap as he simply continued to

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different noise

body quickly stiffened

clenched the dagger that was inside of his chest

noise that they had

noise had come

stepped onto

bid is 100

moment he heard

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

take his eyes away from the curtain that closed by

Click.

intruders, but the inner door to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched the shield magic device in

will be a

a voice even though he

‘Young.’

voice of

the magic device started to shake. The man

as your servant. Isn’t that too vicious? Put

“Haaaa.”

the assassin behind him. The merchant guild leader and

‘An expert.’

that this invisible man

Clunk.

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

are you

air. The white-haired man was sitting at the edge of the

white mask that was as white as his hair were looking

He’s at least a high-grade

guild leader started to get anxious after realizing the man had been using

mage and

his dagger out. That alone signaled that the

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

front of them, Cale, was just saying whatever

Human, aren’t I great?

the dagger. Raon

‘What a useful Dragon.’

satisfaction at how Raon learned to

of his

how did

that Plavin's first words to

That was not important.

took a necklace out of

Clang.

the necklace on his index finger and started to

Fire. He heard

“30.”

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

the hell are you? How dare you do this

“Haaaaa.”

let out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

boring response. That was

“30 billion counds.”

to get angry,

30 billion counds.

Cale was saying. He immediately responded back in

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go to the

an arrogant and annoyed voice. He was giving off an aura

angry, but the gaze of the man made it

was using a bit of the Dominating Aura as he spoke to Plavin

“Plavin Singten.”

of Fire as if it was a toy. This was because he

of the Sun

an unexpected

was something anybody could

God. The church had been around

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

as well. The man in the white mask confidently

is a reason something

Church of the Sun God had survived much

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

the many religions and

list not too long 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 of his relations to the Church

had an odd thought after seeing

The man sounded certain.

he is saying the Church of the Sun God is not done? He is speaking as if it will last much longer than

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

you

was indeed the

internally agreed with the

was really good

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

emotion moved past Plavin's