I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 62

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#62

 

“100 gold.”

 

What…? 100 gold?

 

My face hardened as I had expected to easily obtain that compass with the amount I had initially bid.

 

No… why on earth?

 

Compared to the rare items that had been on the auction block so far, that compass of fate was utterly ordinary.

 

Everyone here is nobility, so they have more than enough golden items, and honestly, guiding the owner’s fate… isn’t that too abstract?

 

As proof, even the antique-collecting old lady who had swept up every single antique in the auction didn’t raise her paddle.

 

But just in case… on the off chance someone might be interested, I bid high from the start…!

 

He hasn’t raised his paddle even once until now, so why does he want to buy that compass of all things!

 

When I glared at the Masked Man in this absurd situation, the man shrugged his shoulders and raised the corners of his mouth.

 

“…110 gold!”

 

“150 gold.”

 

“Grr… 2… 200 gold!”

 

Honestly, I had already far exceeded my budget.

 

But I’d rather die than lose to that unscrupulous man who was raising the price astronomically just to show off.

 

I’ll mortgage the building and take out a loan if I have to!

 

“1000 gold.”

 

Whoosh.

 

That’s the sound of my soul flying away.

 

“L-Lady. Are you alright? If you want that item so badly, I’ll contact Master and have the Duke’s Family pay the balance.”

 

“Haha, it’s fine…”

 

I do have something called a conscience, Sir Aivan…

 

I raised the white flag and weakly lowered my paddle to the floor.

 

“Ooh, sold for today’s highest bid, 1000 gold!”

 

The Announcer praised the Masked Man enthusiastically with an excited voice.

 

“Kuk.”

 

The Masked Man triumphantly held the compass high and shot me a sneer.

 

Watching that sight, I burst into deranged laughter.

 

“Ahahaha… If you flip poverty around, it’s still poverty?”

 

“L-Lady…”

 

Sir Aivan looked at me with worried eyes as my soul had been completely drained.

 

Hey, System. What happens if I fail the Quest because I don’t have money…?

 

You made me a pauper, so I’m suffering this humiliation because of you…

 

Meanwhile, the curtain finally rose on the stage that would perfectly destroy this place.

 

“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting. We will now begin the slave trade!”

 

I instantly grabbed hold of my scattered wits.

 

This plan had to succeed so I could also save the people captured in the Adjacent Building.

 

“…Sir Aivan, it’s finally starting.”

 

“Yes, let’s move according to plan.”

 

‘Antragorn 1, how’s it going?’

 

‘I took out all the guards inside, but each cell has locks on it. The beastmen also have magical restraints around their necks. We’ll probably need keys to open the locks.’

 

‘Okay, I’ll destroy… take care of things here and come right over.’

 

I cut off communication with Antragorn 1 and looked at the man standing in the top-floor VIP viewing section overlooking the entire Colosseum.

 

A gentle-looking face with gold teeth visible when he smiled.

 

It was definitely Victor, the Merchant Guild leader Bini had mentioned.

 

Once the slave trading was complete, the nobles would secretly receive slave certificates from Victor, so I’d ambush at that moment to secure evidence from not only Victor but also the nobles involved in this affair.

 

Slave trading in the Empire was a serious criminal act punishable by death. Since nobles were involved, we needed solid evidence, which was why we devised this plan.

 

Victor probably collected these certificates as insurance too. Since he never knew when the nobles might stab him in the back.

 

It was fortunate that Bini had seen and heard so much at this place.

 

I’ll uproot everything so there will never be children like Winnie and Bini again.

 

“This item is something you’ll all quite covet. It’s an adorable rabbit beastman!”

 

While thinking of ways to thoroughly shake down Victor, I was startled by the Announcer’s words and stared at the Stage.

 

‘A rabbit beastman? My goodness, that child… looks just like Bini?’

 

Long white hair and bright pink eyes. Rabbit ears and tail protruding from her head.

 

That child with features so similar to Bini that you’d believe they were twins was definitely Winnie.

 

“…Sir Aivan, that child seems to be Winnie we’ve been looking for.”

 

“You mean Bini’s older sister? My goodness, to do such terrible things to a young child…”

 

Winnie, who was trudging onto the Stage, had restraints around her neck, and both her hands and feet were also bound in shackles.

 

Seeing that sight, fierce anger flared in Sir Aivan’s eyes.

 

“Hey, rabbit girl. Walk faster.”

 

“…”

 

When the Bearded Man roughly yanked the chain connected to Winnie’s shackles, Winnie’s emaciated body swayed greatly.

 

Even so, Winnie didn’t make a single sound.

 

She just moved her steps listlessly with lifeless eyes.

 

Ah… evidence or whatever, should I just overturn everything?

 

The thread of reason I’d been desperately holding onto since entering this place felt like it would snap.

 

“Hmm, that doesn’t seem like a good idea.”

 

“What, what? When did you get here…”

 

I looked to the side in surprise.

 

The one who spoke from the previously empty seat beside me was the Masked Man who had been grating on my nerves.

 

“If you’re planning to turn him into human yarn too, you’d better stop. There are many watching eyes here.”

 

“H-how do you know that…”

 

“Well, it was quite an interesting spectacle. Kuk.”

 

How does that person know about that?

 

Don’t tell me, was that man there too?

 

I looked at the man’s lips curving in an arc, wondering what was so amusing, and snapped.

 

“Hey, how exactly do you know…”

 

“Shh, focus on the auction now.”

 

Along with the annoying man’s words, Winnie’s auction began.

 

“Our lovely rabbit girl will start at 100 gold!”

 

“120 gold!”

 

“300 gold!”

 

“Ah, we have 500 gold. Any more? Ah, 600 gold!”

 

Since beastmen were rare in the Empire, plus the rabbit beastman’s adorable appearance made the bidding war extremely fierce.

 

“Such a lovely rabbit girl indeed… Heh heh.”

 

Has that crazy Man already gone senile?

 

I ground my molars while watching the pot-bellied Man licking his lips as he looked at Winnie.

 

Slaves who were successfully bid on would be moved to a transport facility after the auction ended, groomed, and then delivered to estates.

 

So if things went wrong and she was dragged to an estate, it was clear that rescuing Winnie would become difficult.

 

Just as I was about to raise my paddle at the endlessly soaring auction price.

 

“You’d better not step forward.”

 

The Masked Man stopped me and said.

 

“What, what business is it of yours…!”

 

“3000 gold.”

 

“Yes, we have three thousand gold!”

 

Cr-crazy. How much is 3000 gold… 3… hundred million?

 

It was truly an amount that made you exclaim in disbelief.

 

“3000 gold, just which family could afford such…”

 

The venue was cleanly settled by the man’s tremendous display of wealth.

 

Of course, how many people could casually throw around such enormous sums of money?

 

Just what was his identity?

 

Someone with that level of wealth was certainly not from an ordinary family.

 

“Everyone, did you enjoy yourselves today? If so, please be sure to visit our Secret Shop of Phantoms again next time.”

 

The announcer finished his closing remarks and disappeared backstage, leading the slaves with him.

 

Then the nobles who had won slaves hurriedly began moving.

 

“Sir Aivan, those people over there. They’re definitely going to meet Victor to receive their slave certificates.”

 

“Yes, let’s hurry and follow them.”

 

“Yes, but first…”

 

I turned my head to look at the Masked Man.

 

Soon the Masked Man’s black eyes fixed on me.

 

“Hey, you… Are you really planning to take Winnie as a slave?”

 

Of course, even if he was, I would definitely rescue her.

 

But strangely, I had a vague conviction that this man wasn’t a bad person.

 

Even though his identity was unclear, and he had just mocked me by crushing me with his tremendous wealth.

 

I decided to trust my current instincts.

 

As I looked at the man with a determined expression, he rubbed his chin area as if pondering my question, then soon opened his lips.

 

“Hmm, depends on what you do?”

 

I take back what I just said. This person is just weird.

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