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“Three, three hundred thousand gold! Will this also follow?”

“Number 99! 300,000 days of gold!”

“Four hundred thousand gold!”

“Number 99! 400,000 days of gold!”

“500,000! 500,000 gold!”

Now the amount is starting to rise exponentially. This can no longer be called a money fight. It’s a battle of pride.

And I am a demon with the most groundless confidence in the demon world.

“Number 99! 500,000 days of gold!”

The tension gradually rises and you start shouting with excitement. You can hear the sounds of the demons around you gasping for breath. But I am confident.

It’s not that I have a lot of money. 500,000 gold pieces would be a burden even for the country that took advantage of the Northern Duke’s wealth. No, it’s not a burden, it’s almost the entire amount of my assets.

First, it is professional not to show it.

A magician is someone who only reveals false emotions. Although I am wearing a white mask now, my emotions are not only expressed through facial expressions.

Voice, facial expression, tone, and manner of speaking all become ingredients for acting.

That’s why professional magicians never lose in a battle of guts.

why? Pretending not to be scared even when you’re scared, pretending to be relaxed even if you’re feeling pressured, delving into the other person’s psychology and exploiting the loopholes in their hearts.

And then, eventually.

“… … ! Million!”

An ignorant plaything caught in the magician’s trap.

“Million Gold!”

You end up asking for an amount that even you can’t afford.

“Hmph! If you have that much money, follow this too!”

I can’t measure back and forth.

Everyone is dumbfounded by the jaw-dropping amount.

Lilith alone spreads her red lips with confidence.

Not knowing that the bodyguard next to her had a troubled expression.

“I… miss? that… .”

“Bodyguard, if it’s not important, tell me later. Now, I will definitely press down on that arrogant guy… .”

“That’s not it, we don’t have a lot of money, like a million gold, in our hands right now. You have to go to your parents’ home to get it.”

“… okay? Then you can bring it from your home.”

“I wish I could do that, but… .”

The most basic rule of auctions that many people forget.

“ Hey, since when have auctions been conducted in a way other than a lump sum payment? Host?”

“Uh, um-?”

The host blinks his eyes after hearing my unexpected question. I guess I’m worried that my question will put me at odds with Lilith.

He may lie to avoid an embarrassing situation. I quickly opened my mouth and continued the conversation.

“Isn’t an auction always a lump sum payment? But now they’re asking for money they don’t even have in hand? I think this one should be disqualified from the auction? Didn’t I win?”

“Umm… Yes, that’s true, but-.”

“I was just doing something. Just say yes and get it over with. Is it really okay to leave it as a credit card? Okay, then. Shall I bring home the documents? Oh, would you all like to just bring some more money from home? Shall we auction all day long?”

Lilith, you little girl. Because of my lack of experience, I’m digging my own grave.

“Now, wait a minute. Do I have to pay only in lump sum? What is that… .”

“Ahaha, you sure didn’t know?”

“Didn’t anyone tell you! What kind of ridiculous rules are you imposing without even mentioning it?”

“Because it’s too basic? No one knew that there would be demons who came to the auction house and didn’t even know the rules!”

In the first place, Lilith had no interest in auctions. I just came because I was greedy for Lua, who is the bloodline of the Wolf King.

I hit that point. Lilith’s white face fills with embarrassment at the unexpected difficulty.

What should I do? I feel so refreshed that I want to run. Like when he killed Leonard and Letavis.

You have to endure it.

Not yet.

We need to drive a wedge.

“Ah, then should I just leave? According to the principle, if you break the rules, you will be disqualified immediately, but I may step down!”

“What? Well, is that okay?”

It’s a lie. That is the organizer’s authority. I am just a participant.

First, all the lies in the world are true as long as they are not caught. That absolute truth is one of the truths I use best.

It should end when the host does not dare to interrupt. Before my petty lies are revealed to the world.

“Of course! Just speak to us at any time! Because I will show ‘mercy’ and step down! How could a lowly person like me ‘forgive’ a young lady of noble dukedom? This is going to be so fun! It’s like I’m A and she’s E!”

“Kkdeuk… !”

“This guy! Who says such reckless things about safety?”

The bodyguard surrounds Lilith and gets angry at me. I shook my shoulders as if wondering what the problem was.

Anger blooms on Lilith’s face. A violent ripple ripples, distorting her pretty face.

If only she had not forgotten her initial purpose, that is, if she had pursued efficiency.

He would have put aside his pride in not being able to exchange money, calmly accepted my mercy, and then calmed down and continued the auction again.

Lilith, who had already accepted the auction as a battle of pride… … .

“Get out! How dare you show mercy to someone like you! Just wipe your neck and wait!”

Even if you lose the auction, you cannot humbly beg for my mercy.

“You lousy bastard! Take it! That wolf bitch… ! I mean, eat as much as you can! The moment you step out of this auction house, I will cut off your head!”

“Oh my, be scared. My hands and feet are shaking.”

The last remaining competitor left.

I adjusted my white magician’s hat and stood up from the chair cheerfully.

When I turned to the side, the mustachioed man who had spoken to me earlier was studying me with interest.

“Ta-da-.”

After saying a quiet word to his strange young gaze, I walked towards the stage. Neatly passing through dozens of rows of chairs.

As I was walking, I kept hearing the sound of teeth grinding from the audience surrounding me. That’s really nice to hear. I grinned beneath my mask.

I went up the stairs across the audience and onto the stage.

The wolf girl, who was the only quiet person in the hot auction house, finally raised her head and caught me in her sights.

I gave a proud V to the girl who would one day be called Langwang Lua, and then confidently approached the host.

“More, more-! Isn’t there anyone else who wants to come out?”

The atmosphere was already completely focused on me, so it couldn’t have happened.

“Then-! was sold to customer number 99! Congratulations-!”

“Hooray!”

The exclamation I made alone echoed in the cold auction house. It can’t be like this. I quickly reached into my arms and took out the bag.

“Would you like to pay right here?”

“Is there anything you can’t do?”

“But how can a million gold be found in such a small bag…? Heeek!”

Chrrr-!

Turn the bag over and pour out the contents.

Countless gold coins rain down and fill the stage floor.

The host, startled by my sudden behavior, shouts at the security guards.

“Why 1 million gold! 500,000 days of gold! Do you have dementia?”

“ too, you’re running out of money! Security guards-! Collect all of that-!”

The bag that compresses space contains more gold coins than you can imagine. The endless golden rain pours down, causing the demons’ dry throats to gulp their desire-filled saliva.

And, the stage is cramped.

Of course, it is impossible to accept all the 500,000 gold coins I throw away.

Chrrr-!

The golden waves overflow the dam and wash down to the outside of the stage. At the same time, the demons sitting in the audience stand up one by one and run to the front of the audience.

Everyone is blinded by greed.

Rumble-!

“Kick kick kick kick kick.”

The host is embarrassed. The situation falls into a dizzying state, and the gold coins and demons become entangled and fight. My evil laughter plays in the background.

I am the agent of chaos. Wherever I go there is bound to be chaos. I didn’t do that on purpose. It’s just chaos following me around. Like a frantic puppy chasing a butterfly flying in the sky.

Churrr!

In a confusing situation. I sowed exactly 500,000 days of gold. The demons are out of their minds. Somehow, I’m trying to stuff as many gold coins as I can into my pocket.

Lilith is looking at me with surprised eyes. He seemed surprised by my unconventional behavior. Is this kind of magic show not to your taste? Does not matter. What’s important now isn’t Lilith.

Greed, frustration, astonishment, urgency. A variety of sudden emotions swirl around the auction house like a tornado in the desert.

I was happily walking through it, and after putting back the bag that had vomited out 500,000 days of gold back into my bosom, I approached the only animal with dead eyes.

A beast with a human face and body, but whose ears and tail stand on top of its head are undeniably those of a wolf. The beast was not particularly amused by the glittering metal decorations everywhere.

“Hello? I am your new master!”

“Grrr… .”

“From now on, you will be my assistant, actor, apostle, and servant! How are you looking forward to it?”

“Grrr… .”

“Let’s exchange names gradually, shall we get out of this place?”

“Grrr… .”

“Hahaha! Are you very shy? Still, if the owner asks, you have to answer! It’s still okay! All you have to do is learn manners!”

Such a picky guy. I spoke to him kindly, but he didn’t say a single word in return. How ungrateful you are.

Thanks to you, I’m the only one who gets embarrassed, you stupid guy.

The demons’ eyes roll here and there. The gaze is scattered, the vision is scattered. Inside, I untied the cloak I was wearing without anyone noticing.

“This guy! What are you trying to do!”

Lilith, who was the only one paying attention to me amidst the waves of gold nuggets, shouted at me. In addition, bright red energy gathers in her hands raised high in the sky.

The power of the succubus, one of the most powerful forces in the demon world, and the blood of the losers. The remnants of the dead that the succubus has killed so far are targeting me.

I quickly flew my wide white cloak over the prison where the wolf girl was kept. A pure white surface flutters down and lands on us.

“Don’t do anything nonsense! As long as you catch my eye, you will not escape death! La-Xe-Bianca-!”

A red sentence written in blood falls on me. It turned into a ray of light and closed the distance in the blink of an eye. In an instant, a flood of red orbs appeared, threatening to render me and Lua, or more precisely, me, in a state where I could not move.

To put it in a good way, it is impossible to move, but in reality, it is no different from a vegetative state. It’s scary to think about living my whole life being fed by a succubus, but I don’t think Lilith will take care of me.

“Are you going to feel a little dizzy? You can tolerate it because you are a good wolf, right? You can’t stand being dizzy? What should I do?”

For a brief moment, our outlines were obscured by our fluttering cloaks.

I shouted loudly, taking out a teleportation scroll from my pocket.

“The name of today’s show is !”

As loudly as possible, at the top of your voice.

“This is a show where a prison escapes from the violent clutches of the noble Lady Lilith!”

pop-!

Then, the scene changed from a dazzling yellow light to a cute green light.

The wolf girl and I were in a dense forest that we had no connection to before.

Demon Tree Forest, has arrived.

*****

scared.

I’m afraid.

My legs hurt.

It feels strange.

I feel dizzy.

It’s dark before my eyes.

who are you?

Where are you taking me?

help me.

You vicious and hateful demon.

Please save me.

I am the king, the king of wolves.

If you save me now, I won’t kill you.

Save me before the full moon rises.