Chapter 598
Raon lightly tightened his grip as if holding a leaf.
“Aaaah!”
The cute young guy was well-versed in martial arts, but due to the enormous difference in strength, he couldn’t even struggle and just screamed.
“This crazy guy!”
“Let me go now!”
“Are you crazy because you want to die?”
The warriors who were sitting in the same seat as this young guy ran up and drew their swords.
He must have killed one or two people, and his life itself was as sticky as blood.
“Other guests are eating.”
Raon chuckled and threw the young guy he was holding behind his shoulder.
“Conversations should be held in a quiet place.”
I threw the thing I was holding in my hand against the wall on the right, where no one was around.
Kwaaaaaaaa!
The arrogant guy smashed his back against the wall and fell to the ground.
“Quaaaaaa!”
Although he did not faint, he was in so much pain that he was rubbing his back on the floor and screaming.
“Uh oh…”
“That crazy…”
The warriors’ chins were shaking as if they had never imagined a situation like this would happen.
Raon left the panicked warriors behind and climbed over the shattered wall and grabbed the head of the arrogant trembling guy again.
“dare! “I know who this person is!”
A middle-aged man who looked like a leader among the warriors approached me with his lips quivering.
“who?”
Raon asked, trying to keep the information from leaking out.
“This is Markren, the second son of the Noseless Swordsman!”
The middle-aged man held out his sword and told him to loosen his hands immediately if he did not want to die.
“Marken, the second son of the Dry Nosed Sword Family?”
Raon opened his mouth wide as he heard those words.
“If you are a warrior, you would know what kind of family Komarn is, right? “If you don’t want your family to die, put him down right now!”
“Hehehe….”
Macren, the second son of the Taching Komarn family, curled the corners of his mouth.
“It’s already too late. Not just you, but all the bitches here. And I will kill your entire family!”
He said that it was all over and smiled a bitter smile full of life.
“It’s scary. But where is Komarn located?”
Raon looked at Dorian with a weak smile.
“What what?”
“You idiot!”
Macren and the middle-aged man, who were laughing, widened their eyes.
“It is an emerging swordsmanship family located in the south-central part of the continent.”
Dorian, who was paying the restaurant owner for the collapsed wall, nodded. The owner was smiling, as if he had given him quite a lot of money.
“Are you strong?”
“I think you can wipe it out alone, Vice Lord.”
“What nonsense!”
Macren screamed as if it was ridiculous.
“Kill these insolent things immediately!”
At the middle-aged man’s shout, warriors holding swords rushed at Raon.
Cheeeeee!
Raon turned his back as if it meant nothing, and Dorian and Rimmer Rayran moved.
“Because it’s annoying. “Put down your sword.”
“I don’t want to kill someone in someone else’s restaurant. Please cooperate.”
“I will kill you.”
The three people showed off their terrifying killing skills by aiming their swords and bows at the warriors’ necks.
“What the hell!”
“I couldn’t even see it…”
Immediately sensing the difference in skill, the warriors of the Komarn family trembled their hands and put down the swords they were holding.
“Who are you?”
Macren Komarn asked, his lips quivering.
“I ask the questions.”
Raon smiled brightly and slightly strengthened his grip.
“Aaaahhh!”
That alone made Macren lower his arms and let out a tearing scream as if he couldn’t bear it anymore.
“What does it mean to give more than the auction price?”
“First of all, let’s start with your hands…”
His lips trembled, asking him to please relax his hands. I relaxed slightly and was able to speak.
“If you don’t speak clearly, your head will break.”
“It’s literally like that. “I meant to buy an elf.”
“How did you know I was wearing a robe?”
“These days, elves are coming to the market, so I’m a little excited.”
“It’s coming to the market?”
“Oh, you don’t know. “As the Great Forest burned down and Seifia’s barrier collapsed, the injured elves were put up for auction… Argh!”
When I heard that it was for auction, my grip tightened without me realizing it. Macren cried out that he was going to die and struggled with his limbs.
“So you’re kidnapping injured elves and putting them up for auction?”
Raon summarized what Macren said and asked back.
“That’s right. Elf slaves are very rare, but since that incident, they have been on the auction block…”
Markren told me that he thought Siyan and the other elves were slaves because he was on his way to buy slaves.
Raon frowned as he looked at Markren who was shaking.
‘Not good.’
I was hoping it would go against my expectations, but it seemed to be correct in the worst possible way.
“Where is the maritime market?”
“It’s on the Pe Peren River.”
“Not the sea, but the river?”
“It is a river connected to the Label River, and it is so wide that it is no exaggeration to say that it is a sea.”
He seemed frightened and answered questions that were not asked.
‘It’s the Label River….’
The force that controls the Label River is the North-South Alliance. The maritime market they were talking about seemed to be related to the North-South alliance.
“If I go now, can I participate in the auction?”
“That’s right.”
“What about the invitation?”
“yes?”
“There won’t be an invitation.”
Slave auctions like this don’t take any guesses. There will definitely be an invitation only for special people to enter.
“Here…”
Macren took out a black envelope that seemed to be eating up the light from his arms.
When I opened it, I found Macren’s name and an invitation to the sea market written on it.
“Devil-like people!”
Rayran struck the ground with his closed fist as if he couldn’t bear it any longer.
“Raon.”
Shi Yan approached and lowered his head. His eyes weren’t as shy as usual.
“Could you please delay the road to Sieghard a little?”
Anger was burning even in her soft voice.
“Of course I should go.”
Rimmer also lost his usual playfulness and revealed his cold murderous intent.
“Dorian.”
Raon looked at the three people and gestured to Dorian.
“You have a disguise tool, right?”
“It’s there because it’s a necessity.”
Dorian nodded and took out a large box from his stomach pocket.
“If you go in disguised as these people, you won’t be suspected.”
Raon pointed to the warriors of the Macren and Komarn families with the invitation in his hand.
“I will rescue my compatriots, so Siyan and Leiran can wait outside…”
“Oh no!”
Rayran shook his head resolutely.
“Please let me go with you!”
She knelt down to ask.
“Please do me a favor too.”
Siyan also carefully lowered his head next to Leiran.
“Even if you disguise yourself, the elves will quickly detect you because of their ears.”
“Oh, that’s okay.”
Dorian shook his head and took out a disguise tool for elves that could change the shape of their ears.
“Why is this here?”
“It’s a necessity.”
Dorian grinned and waved his hand.
-What on earth is not a necessity for that guy?
‘I don’t know either…’
* * *
After Raon finished disguising himself, he headed to the Peren River with Limer Dorian Leyran Siyan.
As Macren said, I saw a wide river as if I was looking at the sea, and in the center of it was a medium-sized ship.
‘Is that the maritime market?’
Macren said there was a sea market on board that ship.
It looked like an ordinary ship on the outside, but upon closer inspection, the mana flow was slightly distorted.
“egg plant.”
Since he was disguised as Macren Comarn, he gestured arrogantly and approached the boatman who was leaning his boat on the gravel.
“I want to cross time.”
As I extended the invitation to the boatman and said the secret slogan, a blue glow came out of his old eyes.
‘master.’
I feel the helplessness of a low-level master. It seemed that this boatman had the primary role of inspection.
The boatman wrinkled his eyes and lowered his head.
“I will guide you far and wide.”
He raised his hand as if to get into the boat.
Raon nodded and got on the old ferry. Contrary to its sinking appearance, the boat moved smoothly and reached the vessel floating in the center of the river.
A rope ladder was lowered from the ferry boat as if to ask people to climb up from the ship.
“I will go up first.”
Dorian shook his head, slapping his hand away as he tried to grab the ladder.
“Don’t do anything useless.”
In order to play the unruly Markren, I pushed Dorian away and went up to the ship first.
The ship was ordinary. Several sailors were cleaning the deck, and among them, a shirtless middle-aged man with a bear-like build pointed to the cabin where the sailors were staying.
“joy.”
Raon snorted and opened the cabin door pointed to by the middle-aged man.
Inside, there were several doors on the left and right, but all the lights were off, and only the central hallway had a soft light like a candle.
I didn’t know where to go so I tilted my head, but a man in a suit walked out from the door on the left and bowed his head.
“Makren Komarn. Welcome to the maritime market.”
He lowered his head and raised his hand as if to invite us inside. The room looked like an ordinary cabin, but there was a staircase in the center leading to the basement.
“Who are you?”
“My name is Harry, and I will be guiding Master Macren today.”
The man in the suit introduced himself as Harry and bent down again.
“Come this way.”
Harry turned his back as if to follow him and went down the stairs.
‘There are experts hiding.’
There were soldiers hiding everywhere, up, down, left, and right around the stairs.
Since they were quite skilled, they went down the stairs and identified their location. After coming down the stairs to the first floor of the building and pulling back the blue curtain, a new world opened up.
People were enjoying gambling in luxurious suits and dresses under the dazzling lights of golden chandeliers.
There were some commonly seen gambles, such as poker and roulette, and some bizarre ones that I had never seen before.
“It’s a little entertainment for our guests.”
Harry raised his hand as if asking how he liked the game he played.
“be not interested in.”
Raon shook his head resolutely.
“You’re only looking at one path.”
Harry smiled brightly and nodded.
“What you want is down here.”
He walked past the gambling house at a calm pace, as if asking me to follow him again.
I looked back just in case, but luckily Rimmer showed no interest in gambling at all. When he had to be serious, he was more serious than anyone else.
Harry went through the darkly lit door and went back down the stairs. It was deeper than when I went to the gambling house. I was only able to reach my destination after descending approximately 4 or more floors of stairs.
“This is the place.”
Harry opened the antique door that seemed to be made of red leather, revealing a dark room with soft lighting on the floor.
It looked like a stepped pulpit and was very wide and deep. It was like a classroom the size of something you would see in a magic tower.
‘There are a lot of dirty guys.’
The auction hadn’t even started, but most of the seats were already filled with people.
“This way.”
Harry guided us to seat number 253. As I sat down on a luxurious chair with a black leather back, a woman in a maid’s uniform came up to me and poured me a drink in my glass.
“The auction will start in 30 minutes and the item the customer wants will be available in 2 hours.”
He smiled darkly, as if he already knew what Macren wanted.
“i get it.”
“Then I hope you have a good time.”
When Raon waved his hand in annoyance, Harry quietly backed away.
“Just wait a little while.”
After making a soft noise so that no one could hear, he looked at Leiran and Siyan.
“Whew…”
Leiran raised his head from his lowered position, his hands trembling.
“sorry. “I don’t think I can bear it.”
“yes?”
“I can feel the presence of my compatriots inside.”
She bit her lip as if she had already sensed the presence of the elves.
“….”
Siyan also felt it and his fists on his knees were shaking.
‘Hmm…’
Raon frowned.
‘I didn’t say anything on purpose…’
I deliberately didn’t tell Siyan and Leiran about the elf’s presence so as not to get excited, but they both seemed to have realized it themselves.
“Don’t get excited, just wait.”
Rimmer touched the back of his neck and closed his eyes. Although he seemed relaxed as usual, he seemed angrier than anyone else here.
Raon took a breath and waited for the auction to begin. Not long after, the lights on the podium turned on and a handsome man with a neat appearance wearing a black tuxedo came out.
“Welcome to the maritime auction. “My name is Eren and I am hosting today.”
He bowed politely, placing his hand on his chest. Those who participated in the auction just watched the host without saying anything.
“Many of today’s guests are quiet.”
The host nodded with a cool smile.
“Then we’d better get started right away.”
As he clapped his hands cheerfully, a woman in a red dress came out from behind the curtain on the right, carrying a small jar.
“A good product came out from the beginning.”
The host took the jar and placed it on the table in the center.
“The name of this jar is Sionen, and it is an ancient artifact. If you put fruit or food in the jar, it will give you the ultimate sweet taste. “It’s special, but if that were all it was, it wouldn’t be up for auction.”
He placed the jar down carefully and raised his fingers.
“The real use of the Sionen Jar is to strengthen elixirs. It is said that if you make an elixir using this jar, the effectiveness of the elixir increases by more than 10%. “It is an essential item in times like these where elixirs are rare.”
After finishing the explanation, the host stepped behind the jar.
“Then let’s start with 10 gold coins. oh! That’s 100 gold coins! Gentleman number 222 asked for 100 gold coins!”
People who didn’t show much interest in the jar quickly raised their hands when they heard that it strengthened the elixir.
-Buy it!
Lars got up and raised his finger like the other auctioneers.
‘Why buy that? You don’t even need to take the elixir…’
-Don’t you think it makes the sweetness stronger?
He frowned as if wondering if he was saying something stupid.
-Imagine putting beaded ice cream in there! Imagine how delicious it would be!
‘….’
For a moment, I was mistaken. I sighed and shook my head.
‘Please be patient today.’
* * *
As I watched the auction while chatting lightly with Lars, time passed quickly.
Taaagh!
Half of the lights on the podium suddenly turn off. The remaining lighting also became dimmer, creating a strange atmosphere.
“Thank you very much to the VIPs who have remained so far.”
The host raised his voice slightly and smiled softly.
“From now on, we will begin a special auction run independently by our auction house.”
As soon as I heard it was a special auction, I knew the time I had been waiting for had come.
“Everyone who came today was lucky. “It’s really special.”
The host clapped lightly twice.
Charang.
With the sound of chains shaking, a woman in a yellow dress walked out from behind the curtain on the right. There was a chain hanging around his neck that didn’t match his clothes.
I couldn’t see her face because she was wearing a thick veil, but I could tell just by her silhouette that she was a very beautiful woman.
“Everyone here knows this. Recently, there was a big fire in Seipia. We ‘accidentally’ were able to rescue the injured people there.”
With those words, the host touched the shoulder of the woman wearing the veil. The woman’s shoulders were shaking as if she was frightened.
“We treated the injured and even gave them the opportunity to meet such great owners. “I think this is a giving society.”
The host mumbled some bullshit and waved his finger.
“Now let me introduce myself. “This is Kasia from the Urengazi tribe!”
With those words, the host removed the woman’s veil. Pointed ears, transparent skin, and flowing hair. The face of an elf that seemed to mesmerize people was revealed under the lights.
“Ohhh!”
“A real elf!”
“It’s incredible….”
“It’s worth the wait!”
The excitement of excited people covered the entire auction house.
“She…”
“That’s enough! “Let’s get started quickly!”
“Ahaha! You’re in a hurry. great. “Then this auction starts with one gold coin.”
“1000!”
There was even a person who did not raise his hand but shouted for the gold coin itself.
“Uhm….”
“Damn it….”
Siyan and Leyran trembled their shoulders convulsively as if they knew the elf named Cassia.
Blood flowed from between the two people’s lips. It seemed like he was holding back with all his might.
“Because I don’t know how many others there are. Please wait a minute.”
Raon waved his hand at the two people in surprise. The two nodded heavily as if they understood.
“You are a big gentleman! Cassia was sold to customer number 210.”
Meanwhile, Cassia’s auction has already ended. She ended up going to an old man with a bloated stomach who paid an astronomical amount of money.
“There is no need to be disappointed. No, you probably know everything. “It hasn’t even started yet.”
The host laughed and clapped again. Before two hands could be clapped, a woman slightly shorter than Cassia came out, her face covered with a veil as well.
“Sadly, this child lost his parents in this fire. “They say they are looking for new parents who will treat them kindly.”
He grinned and approached the child, removing the veil covering his face. A female elf with short golden hair and slightly raised eyes quivered her lips as if she were afraid.
“Heyrin of the Cotton Branch tribe is looking for her owner….”
“Heyrin!”
Raylan couldn’t hold back and screamed. I expected this result since I said I was from the same cotton tribe as her.
“Oh, sister…”
Heylin looked at Leiran and her pale lips trembled.
“You bastards!”
Rayran drew his bow and unleashed a terrible amount of murder.
“This is a valuable guest.”
The host smiled brightly without being the slightest bit embarrassed.
“What a beautiful and kind world this is, with auction items walking by on their own.”
When he snapped his fingers, drones hiding here and there in the auction house came out and surrounded the area.
‘It can’t be helped.’
If the maids in the annex had become like that, I would have had a hard time withstanding it.
“Elves? This is not Seifia. “There is no guardian anywhere who can save you.”
The host smiled and shook his head. It seemed like this wasn’t the first time this had happened.
“All rivers belong to the North and South alliance. “Once you are in the river, you cannot leave at will.”
“Huh…”
Raon let out a short breath and stood up.
“The owner of this river is the North and South alliance? “If we go up a little bit, it’s Sieghart’s territory, right?”
“It seems like you belong to Sieghart and not an elf.”
The host smiled and nodded.
“you’re right. If you go a little higher, you will reach Sieghardt’s territory. But that is the land and this is the river. The flag planted in this river is only that of the North-South alliance…”
“No. From now on, this river belongs to Sieghardt.”
Raon took off the hood that covered his face. His flowing blonde hair and red eyes that erased the darkness sparkled with a shimmering blue light.
“Because Sieghart is where I am.”
