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 year celebration VIP

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

were about to come out with

for bringing out one best item

shared the theme of this

people.’ Ah! Of course, we do not put living

peeked

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

start

platform

Clap, clap, clap-

did not clap as he simply continued

Clap, clap, clap-

Tap.

different noise

body quickly stiffened

clenched the dagger

small noise that they had just

noise had come from the

someone had stepped onto the

starting bid is 100 million

moment he heard the auctioneer's

Screeech.

The curtains closed.

eyes away

Click.

the inner door to the terrace was locked by itself as well. Plavin clenched the shield

be a reason for

though he did not

‘Young.’

the voice of a

hand that was clenching the magic device started to shake. The man did not care as he

servant. Isn’t that too vicious?

“Haaaa.”

behind him. The merchant guild leader and the assassin.

‘An expert.’

thinking that this

Clunk.

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

are you so

The white-haired man was sitting at the

eyes underneath the white mask that was as white as his

at least a

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

is a mage and

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

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

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

Human, aren’t I great?

device, invisibility, and the dagger. Raon had explained everything

‘What a useful Dragon.’

Raon learned to work without needing any directions

only covered the upper half of his face, making his

did you

head at the fact that Plavin's first words

That was not important.

out

Clang.

his index finger and started to

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

“30.”

Plavin back to his senses as he

the hell are you? How

“Haaaaa.”

out a

“How boring.”

“What?”

intention to listen to such a boring response. That was why Cale just said what he needed

“30 billion counds.”

about to get

30 billion counds.

finally understood what Cale was saying. He immediately responded back

“W, what crazy nonsense!”

I go

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

gaze of the man made

the Dominating Aura as he spoke to Plavin and the

“Plavin Singten.”

spinning the Determination of Fire as if it was a toy. This was because he had

the Sun God. Which has the longer

was an unexpected

it was something anybody could

Church of the Sun God. The church

Sun God had existed for much longer than the Empire.

well. The man in the white mask confidently continued to

a reason something lasts so

of the Sun God had survived

the Sun God had been around before the Empire

and kingdoms that had disappeared throughout

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 of the Sun

after seeing the

The man sounded certain.

God is not done? He

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

they say that you are known

indeed

internally agreed with the

really

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

moved past