IDEFYEM - Chapter 65
Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!
"Sorry, I can't let you in without the password."
It was clear that there was no problem with the admission ticket. If it was the admission ticket that was wrong, they would have kicked you out instead of asking for the password.
And I believe that Tristan's information was also accurate.
When I listened to the sagas and stories he told, I definitely felt that I had a sense of responsibility for what I was doing.
So what on earth did I miss?
There was little time to worry without being caught.
During the short time given, I pictured our situation in my head.
Two women came to the auction and a security guard blocked them.
At that time, a thought crossed my mind.
'Let's give it a try. I have to make the most of It.'
I tightened my mouth so that I could appear as overbearing as possible.
And deliberately frowning sharply?
He made a sound.
After deliberately looking at the man behind the mask for a long time. I slowly opened my mouth.
"Password? This happened without even telling me?"
"..."
"When you're playing around like this, take proper care of your products. Because I came to spend money."
I acted like I was competent, but cold sweat broke out on my back while I waited for his reaction.
And the very next moment.
The man changed his attitude and started laughing slyly.
It seemed like they were trying to please us as much as possible.
"Oh my, haha. Sorry. There has been an order to strengthen security these days, so stop. Let's go in now."
As soon as the man finished speaking, I was heartbroken.
The man personally opened the door so we could go in right away.
At that time, I saw a familiar face behind me.
To be exact, I didn't know him, but he still looked familiar.
"Hey. Mike. Why are you so late... Is this what you used to look like?"
It was Sir Vermont who knocked out other security personnel and transformed into him.
'If you had come just 3 minutes earlier, we wouldn't have been embarrassed.'
No. I guess I was more anxious...
It seems like he made an effort to hide his face by keeping his hair down as much as possible, but his unique fierce features remained the same.
I listened nervously, pretending not to care.
"It was swollen because I overslept."
"Ah, I see..."
As we passed through the door and up the stairs, we heard a convincing voice behind us.
"Can you get over that?"
It's a good thing for us, but because we've become more sensitive, we wonder if there's something out there. I narrowed my brows and was lost in doubt, but soon Sarah lowered her voice and spoke to me.
"How did you know? I actually thought there was a password, so I froze."
"I just poked it. I didn't hear that there was a password, and when I looked closely, the guard's expression wasn't that serious."
Thinking that he might have been pranking the two women who visited without an escort, I acted accordingly.
"Thanks to you. I arrived safely."
It wasn't thanks to me, it was just luck that my guess turned out to be correct.
I shrugged my head and looked around at the scene unfolding before my eyes.
The alley leading in was narrow and dirty, so I thought the inside would be similar.
"It must have gone through extensive construction."
I don't know how much time and money was spent, but the inside was decorated like a large theater performing a high-class opera.
It was certainly gorgeous, but my first thought was that it was disgusting for a building built with people's blood.
After fiddling with the edge of the mask for no reason, I sat down in the corner with Sarah.
I thought it didn't suit the sweet melody of the instrument being played.
After sitting down and waiting for about 10 minutes, the auditorium was filled with about 30 people and the lights were turned off.
Considering that it was a secret event held only among nobles, the number was neither large nor small.
Moreover, there may be party members, servants, and wealthy commoners among them, so it may be a bit less.
In my head, I was busy trying to figure out which of the nobles who often hung out with the Duke might be involved in something like this.
Soon after, a masked host came up onto the lit stage and opened his mouth.
"Thank you to the customers who visited our toy store today. I will always introduce you right away without any further ado."
"..."
"The first product is a magic stone produced by Miss Soletta, the Princess of the fallen kingdom! This bright red color is definitely a special product!"
As the explanation continued, a thin woman in shackles was dragged onto the stage. Just looking at her, it looked like she had been overworked while making magic stone.
However, people cheered when they saw the magical stones of the same color as her red eyes. My ears went blank amidst the enthusiastic response. People do things like this to people...
I forgot to try not to do anything conspicuous and looked around.
People who looked ordinary, just wearing masks, were clapping their hands.
"The auction begins!"
"100 gold."
"I have 200 gold!"
"I'll take 300 gold."
The woman on stage sobbed as if the overheated atmosphere was sсаrу.
I felt sick to my stomach when I heard the voice shouting out the price without paying attention. But as if that was only the beginning, more and more shocking scenes unfolded.
At auctions, people themselves were locked in cages and bought and sold.
The more people who appeared on stage as products resisted in fear, the more people responded and the prices they asked also rose.
During this time, I sat still, pressing my knee, which was shaking several times.
I was sitting on a soft chair and ignoring those who were suffering.
Even Sarah, who had seen much worse situations than me, looked away from the middle as if she couldn't bear to see it.
I thought that this scene would remain like an afterimage in the future and torment me for a long time every sleepless night.
It was a moment where I closed my eyes and just watched time pass by quickly.
"Now, the last order is a product so great that you won't regret parting ways."
I raised my head when I heard the last words, and I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the next words.
"A boy who earned the title of immortal slave at the age of thirteen!"
A child who was only 13 years old was sold as an auction item. Doesn't that mean there's even the bare minimum?
"It has excellent magic compatibility and uses a magic sword. Gift good experiment material to your family wizard!"
The host shouted out incongruous content in a lively voice.
"We prepared a performance to excite the audience. Let's watch this boy fight a wolf bigger than me!"
Soon, a hungry wolf and a small boy trapped in a cage, dripping saliva, came up on stage.
The boy looked so gaunt that I was worried that he hadn't eaten even one proper meal in several days.
When he held the magic sword in his trembling hand, I couldn't help it.
"Sarah, I can't do this, now...."
"Miss, I..."
We whispered to each other at the same time.
Since I wasn't prepared, I was planning to go quietly and just take in the atmosphere.
"Of course, it won't work, right?"
Sarah nodded to my question.
"We can't make a big fuss yet. Let's stop the auction first."
"I'll set the stage on fire. Let's take advantage of the opportunity for people to evacuate to loosen the shackles."
As if we had put it together several times, we came up with a plan and immediately put it into action.
“Flamma Draconis (dragon flame).”
I quietly chanted a spell to create an unquenchable flame.
The small fire that started in the corner easily spread to the wooden stage. Soon someone sitting in the audience shouted loudly.
"What, what! It's fire!"
"Aaaah! Door, open the door!"
The nobles, who were not accustomed to such incidents, made a fuss and caused an uproar.
Among them, there were a few who were so busy avoiding their bodies that they did not care that their masks were disturbed.
"Count Genre, Baron Svensson?"
I saw the faces I met at the winners' banquet held at the Imperial Palace last time.
It was bad news to have big names surrounded by strangers. Because it won't be that easy to touch.
"..."
I held Sarah's hand and pretended to evacuate together, and cut off the boy's shackles by chanting a cutting spell from afar.
For a moment, I made eye contact with the boy who was turning his head here and there, as if bewildered by what had suddenly happened.
'Run away!'
I pointed to an open passageway in addition to the door used by guests.
The boy thought for a moment, then seemed to understand and quickly ran away through the gap.
The host was in a panic, and the security guards who came running were so busy putting out the lights on the stage that no one noticed.
That was it. It was fortunate that I wasn't caught, but unfortunately, there was nothing more I could do at this point.
"Sarah, let's go."
In order not to arouse suspicion, he had to blend in among the noisy nobles.
I hurriedly grabbed her wrist and led her, but for some reason, Sarah didn't make a movement.
It was uncharacteristic of her to act in an urgent situation.
"What's wrong? What's the matter!"
I asked in a whisper, and the answer I got back was indeed a good reason.
"Excuse me... I... He is my former teacher."
Sarah said half-fazed.
Even my fingertips stiffened at those words, but I wondered what it must have been like for Sarah, who had been searching for him for years.
She muttered without thinking.
"Well, I have to go. Go out first. See you later, see you...."
"But, Sarah!"
I tried to grab her wrist, but the weak grip soon slipped away.
I looked around without knowing what to do.
Sarah's former mentor took the stage and suppressed magical fireworks.
The shape of his mouth as seen from afar seemed to say this.
"This is clearly the work of a wizard."
I got goosebumps on the back of my neck.
The teacher said that, left the cleaning up to the guards, and disappeared down the passage.
I saw Sarah chasing after him, and I quickly called Vermont.
'Vermont, can you hear me?'
'What are you? What did you do?'
'Sarah found her teacher and followed him down the aisle. Somehow lure those two to a place where there are no people! I'll be there so only the two of them!'
The summoning magic was a trick that took advantage of the fact that voices could be heard in the middle.
Before Lord Vermont even came over here, I said everything I wanted to say and canceled the spell. And then he walked hastily.
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