Chapter 153: Demon World Auction (2) (1/2)
Chapter 153: Demon World Auction (2)
I had old memories. I identified the alignment of Adonis and the other demons. Adonis would respond to my deal so I started to move in order to prepare for him.
The remaining grand dukes. I prepared things that I knew Ariel, Upa and Pandemonium would covet. It didn’t matter if they were good or not. They were things the demons wanted but couldn’t obtain. There were no clues about the items. All of them were from the Achievements Store. To be precise, they were part of the ‘Hell Monarch’s treasure.’
I didn’t neglect to gather points from achievements. One month later, a message window popped into the air.
-Under the authority of the Dark Spirit King Adonis, rules have been added to the auction.
Prior to the full auction, individual auctions will be held.
Demons can participate in the individual auctions. They can place up to 10 goods as auction items. The seller's anonymity is guaranteed.
Unlike the previous auctions, spirits can participate as buyers of the individual auctions. Fire spirits and water spirits can also participate in the individual auctions. They can get a certain amount of points through a ‘contract’ and these points can be used to participate in the auction.
Fire spirits and water spirits? Didn’t they oppose the dark spirits?
I remembered their actions in the previous Demon World Auction.
Perhaps...something had happened in the meantime.
However, there was a smile on my face.
It was surprising that the other spirits were officially recognized and allowed to participate in the auction.
'Hooked.’
I was ready to overturn the plate.
The Demon World Auction.
I chose Chrisley to take with me.
She wanted revenge. The object of her revenge was Pandemonium but I selected her to show her off to the other demons.
In her first appearance, Chrisley was sold as an accessory to Krasla. The other demons didn’t care about her.
Now she was better than Krasla. She had phenomenal growth and was now recognized as a high class creature.
I wanted to see how they would respond. My emergence together with Chrisley’s growth...my smile couldn’t be erased as I imagined their reactions.
‘Ariel, Upa and Pandemonium! I’m back.’
I was making my debut again at the Demon World Auction.
They were aware that Okullos had broken the taboo and was killed.
However, I became more complete in the Underground World. I had set my feet firmly in the realm of transcendence.
On the other hand, what about them? Was their growth comparable to mine?
I felt a strange anticipation as I entered the crack and arrived at a familiar room.
A dark spirit in the form of a gnome was waiting for me.
“Kuhulhul! Randalph-nim. It has been a while.”
The dark spirit that I always saw when travelling to the auction greeted me. It was obvious that he had heard in advance.
It was good. This auction had changed in many ways.
There was a limit to figuring out things on my own. I would be able to get some information from my guide. He was perfect to fulfil my curiosity.
“Have you been well?”
”That's impossible. I felt very sorry when I didn’t see you last year. In fact, I obtained the position of Randalph-nim’s guide after much difficulty...I had a lot of fun.”
The dark spirit sighed. His expression was truly sad.
”I haven’t seen any changes.”
“Kuhulhul! I am telling you now, the competition was intense. It is because it is possible for us to raise our ‘standings.’ It is a rule that the guides won’t change if the participants in the auction don’t die. When the 3rd year passed and Randalph-nim continued to show your true worth, a lot of people asked me to change...”
”Then I didn’t appear the next year.”
The dark spirit nodded.
“That’s right. Dubolong couldn’t find you in the ‘system.’ Usually, this only happens when the target is dead. I wa saddened. But then...surely, hyu~”
His face was like a girl who had fallen in love.
”I have no regrets about not swapping Randalph-nim. Kuhulhul! Would you like a succubus or elf?”
A sexual joke. He laughed ‘kuhulhul!’ at approaching succubi and elves. Just imagining it was terrible.
”I don’t have an answer. Rather, I saw that the fire spirits and water spirits are participating in the individual auctions. What happened?”
”Ah...that is...”
The dark spirit’s expression hardened. It wasn’t a good expression. I remained silent and the dark spirit continued.
”Do you know the story about the other spirits sending spies?”
”I know.”
Due to the summoning of Cruel Commander Maxium, the other spirits sent spies to obtain information from the dark spirits. I remembered it.
”Among them, the water and fire spirits pressed our dark spirits most severely. This time last year, the secret of the Demon World Auction was finally revealed. The Dark Spirit King made a deal in exchange for secrecy.”
”Was it to participate in the Demon World Auction?”
“No. They showed interest in the system created by the devil. However, we don't know anything about the system either. We just made a deal and the authority was given to us.”
The devil’s system...no one could figure it out. This path hadn’t been shown in my previous life.
No one had bothered to figure this out. The system itself was already complete. However, the other spirits looked at it from another perspective.
“Then?”
”Once the contract was made, we succeeded in buying some time. Then a few months ago, the other spirit kings decided to participate in the auction. They are limited to the individual auctions but...”
That was all. I didn’t need to know anymore of the story.
‘Adonis. He accepted my offer but what else is he aiming for?’
It was a question that naturally came up. Adonis wouldn’t have made the decision suddenly. The risk was too big for that. He wasn’t dumb enough to risk his ‘destruction’ just for one Essence of Origin.
He responded to my request because of a separate idea.
“How many demons are participating?”