Chapter 208 – Auction
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One day, one week left until the auction day. Gaon headed to Milenya’s office.
“Welcome. It’s been a while since you two talked like this.”
“Yes, I guess this is the first time I’ve been to the Oval Office since I brought Raoul. I guess I was a bit indifferent.”
“If you know, why don’t you come often? It would be nice to bring something like a present.”
As Milenya blinked her eyes with her charming smile, Gaon awkwardly scratched the back of her head, and she continued her words.
“What more than that? Do you want to see something?”
“Haha… It is. It’s not different, but I was wondering what it would be like to gradually become independent. I’m always indebted to you, but I can’t be like that forever. Now that I can afford it, and since I have a lot of work to do in the capital, I am thinking of setting up a residence there.”
“Is it so? Obviously, the cost of going back and forth to the gate is quite high. If you think so, you’d better go to the capital. Are you sorry? It will be more difficult to see your face now.”
Even though we are in the same building, it’s hard to see each other to the extent that we only talk once in a few months, except for occasionally passing by and saying hello.
Gaon also shrugged her shoulders, thinking that he had neglected her surroundings because he ran too far forward.
“I have nothing to say. We will see you more often in the future. She will come often to see Priscilla anyway. Most of all, I intend to give Raul and Hazel a chance to experience the actual battle, so there is a high possibility that I will visit them periodically.”
“The two of you are not going together.”
“Yes. We still have a lot to learn.”
If you go to the capital, there is nothing different here. Rather, if they are forced to learn from others other than the teachers who have taught them so far, they may only feel repulsive.
“But in practice? Already? They are still children.”
“Still, haven’t you reached the level of 5 stars? These are very talented kids. You will grow faster if you go through the real battle.”
“It is, but…”
Milena has a worried expression on her face. To her, Raul was half of her younger brother, as Gaon had been neglecting her and spent a lot of time with her.
Just as to her parents, her child always looks like a child, no matter how old he is, to her, no matter how grown up Raoul is, it feels like her first time.
Gaon picked up a cookie from the table, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it.
“Don’t worry too much. I have no intention of sending my children alone. At first, I will follow, and later on, I will have Shim Young and I go together as a team.”
“Then I’m glad. Shimyoung has already recovered to the level of 7 stars, right?”
“Yeah, it’s been a while. Maybe in a few months she will reach 8 stars.”
It’s much easier to walk again on a path you’ve already walked once. Simyeong said that in less than a year, she had reached the level of 7 stars, and now she was on the verge of reaching 8 stars.
In particular, after the incident with Rubia, she stopped flirting with women and devoted herself to training, and was quickly becoming stronger.
Later, if Simyeong joins her group, she will no longer have to worry about the safety of her Chorin.
As Gaon nodded her head with a satisfied smile, Milenya, who had been quiet until then, asked.
“When are you planning to go to the capital?”
“I wonder if I will go right after this auction is over. In the future, there will be more work to be done there.”
“I hope things go well in the capital.”
“Thank you. I’ll just go.”
“Yes, see you after the auction.”
Gaon, who came out of the office after being greeted by Milena, went outside and wandered around the streets, wanting to take a look around Yeongji.
As I was walking through the downtown area and walking down the guild street, I got a call.
It was Jaehee.
“Hello?”
– Gaon, how are you?
“Hey, I’ve been fine. How about Jaehee?”
-I’ve been fine too. Rather, I want you to help me on a date this time, is that okay? I decided to go to the cinema.
Maybe after repeating the lie several times, he got used to it.
I was curious about what kind of reaction would be if I said no here, but I accepted it without hesitation because I couldn’t hurt him just by addressing one question.
“No problem. But next week it will be difficult.”
-Next week? Ah, ah— there was a magic core auction at that time, right? I heard Master also said that an invitation to the auction had come. It’s quite noisy inside the magic tower right now.
“Is that so? The publicity seems to have been successful. If the magic hack is sold, I will buy you something delicious.”
I don’t know how much it will sell for, but if you want to use the money to eat food, it’s sure to be enough to fill the entire capital of the empire.
Jaehee burst into laughter at the playful remark.
– Ahaha! Are you okay. You help me, but I have to buy the rice. So next week is it okay?
“It’s fine then. Come to think of it, I haven’t even told Jaehee yet. I plan to move to the capital immediately after the auction.”
-Is that so? Then I should go to a housewarming sometime.
“Yes, I will invite you sometime.”
-All right. See you then!
After all matters were resolved, Jae-hee left a promise and cut off contact.
Gaon looked down at the communicator for a while, then put it in his arms and returned to his quarters. She immediately comes to Chorin’s room when she knocks on her and she hears her voice.
– Come in!
As soon as she gave her permission, I went inside and saw Chorin in her underwear, as if she had just finished taking a shower. She had her back turned to strap on her bra.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Gaon, but could you fill this up instead?”
“All right.”
As I approached and simply strapped her bra on, she put her hand inside her cup, trimmed her breasts, and put on a shirt.
The long shirt went down to her mid-thigh, giving the illusion that she had nothing underneath.
In that state, she sat on the bed and asked Chorin, who had crossed her legs and brushed back her still wet hair.
“But what happened all of a sudden?”
“… I got a call from Jaehee. Let’s go to the cinema next week. And he said he would come to the housewarming party later.”
I always feel like a child being punished at this time. Even though she asked him to speak her mind first, she still has to notice, as she reports to her lover that she is going to see another woman.
Chorin grinned, stroking her chin with her finger, as if hearing an interesting story.
“Is it so? Hmm… Jaehee is also quite active. Is it very popular these days? Jaehee and Lugiena are the same. How many women are you going to increase?”
“I don’t know about Jaehee, but Lugiena was unexpected for me as well. There was no sign of that in her previous life.”
“Did Gaon not notice?”
“No.”
I can confirm this. In her previous life, Luigie may have had some interest in him, but she never showed any further action.
When Gaon was so sure, she had no choice but to dispel her doubts, even if it was Chorin.
“Then there must be some difference between her previous life and this life. It doesn’t matter. It’s already happened anyway. I have no intention of telling Gaon what to do. Instead, be careful next time. Then it gets into trouble.”
“Of course.”
As we talked, we came to the premise that he had already accepted Jaehee and Rouziena, but even pointing that out would be stupid.
For now, it was best to simply cultivate caution so as not to make the same mistakes in the future.
Gaon talked to Chorin some more, then exchanged a light kiss before returning to his room.
Then, a week passed and it was auction day.
***
“And… Amazing!”
Hayeon burst into admiration.
Now they were dressed to the fullest and stood in front of a building.
This building was the place where the auction was held today, and there were a lot of people around.
‘As expected, it’s amazing.’
Due to the high-ranking races gathered from all over the country and those escorting them, tension was flowing around them.
In order to claim the magic core, you must eventually overcome all the people here. It is a simple battle in which the side with the most funds wins, but it is bound to be more fierce than ever.
Gaon, who looked around for a while, confirmed that they all belonged to the power class of each of the seven countries that existed in Union, and stuck out his tongue.
‘They’re all familiar faces.’
Of course, most of them were unilaterally stolen or betrayed by him, and most of them sharpened the blade of revenge in order to somehow kill them.
None of them had a friendly relationship.
Why did I live like that Recalling the regrets of the past, he laughed bitterly, but Chorin called him.
“Gaon-san, go ahead. Louisiana-sama will be waiting for you.”
“… It was. Let’s go.”
It’s the first time they’ve met in two weeks since the kiss in the central aisle. Gaon, who was worried about what kind of sudden action she would show, stepped on the red carpet and entered the auction house with a lot of tension.
There was a gatekeeper, but he was taken aback simply by presenting an invitation.
After that, he tried to show the invitation to the approaching employee, but he was surprised to see Gaon’s face and took the lead, saying he would guide him to Rougiena right away.
Apparently, I heard the news that caused a stir two weeks ago. It was a romance rumor of their boss who was like the sky, so it was understandable.
In particular, the title of one article was spectacle.
‘What is the identity of the man who made Ruggiena Calliope a member of the harem? Was it?’
Thanks to this, all of his foreign information spread far and wide throughout the empire, and Priscilla also became a cubic child.
All sorts of malicious rumors about her, the widow of her countess, continued for days.
Rugiana even apologized for it.
Gaon recalled each and every newspaper that had sent out fabricated articles against them, and made a firm commitment to show the power of money if things went well today.
In the meantime, they arrived in front of the stairs leading to the top floor.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t guide you from here. If you go upstairs and keep going, you can meet Lugiena Calliope. Enough then.”
“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”
After saying hello and climbing the stairs, I saw a wide hallway. One side is made of glass, so the panoramic view of the auction house comes in at a glance.
After admiring it for a while, I moved toward the door at the end, and the door opened and two figures appeared.
It was a muscular man almost two meters tall and a woman dressed in an oriental style.
A thick, sturdy tail that swayed between its vertically split pupils and legs. And from the temples to the horns jutting out.
All of them showed the characteristics of the Yongin tribe.
‘I never thought we’d meet here.’
Of the two, the one Gaon was keeping an eye on was the woman.
Rivera Dracanis.
She holds the position of grand duke in Drakania, the country of the dragon people, and has awakened the dragon’s blood through the return of her ancestors.
Her dazzling silver hair, loosely stacked up, and her eyes sparkling blue as if compressed lightning. Overwhelming huge breasts that cannot be hidden even with a large scroll wrapped around them!
Yes. It’s huge breasts She is the owner of breasts bigger than Chorin’s.
Knowing how dangerous she is and being a person to be careful of, Gaon’s gaze is inadvertently directed towards her, expressing her tremendous presence.
All the while, moment by moment, their distance decreased. Soon, the moment when they are about to pass by as if they are crossing each other,
“Ah…”
With Rivera Dracanis’ low sigh, her tail roared furiously and rushed toward Gaon’s waist.
The hum and turbulence of the air tells us how great the power within it is.
But Gaon didn’t budge. This is because he has the ability to read the other person’s intentions through attacks.
I don’t know what he was thinking, but Rivera was testing Gaon right now.
When her tail, which had flown without restraint, reached right in front of my nose,
Kwaaaaang!
Lugiena darted in and slashed her tail with her wild fist.
After a while, there was a knock and the sound of the door opening.
“What are you doing?”
Rivera grinned as if she was having fun at the question as she flirted with her murderous intentions.
“You were right, too. That rumor.”
The vertically split pupils flashed with interest.
