[20] Alberto, A Cute Flirt~
Levin frowned at his reply. Before he could inquire about it, a beautiful female AI showed up on the right wall. The avatar in the hologram bowed to them.
~Honourable guests, is everything alright? Do you need our assistance?~
Because of the negative change in the atmosphere, the automatic sensor was triggered and thus came to check. After all, many nobles and royals were present and any mishaps weren't allowed to happen.
"Everything is fine, sweety~" Alberto winked at the AI, and at that, she blushed heavily. Then she threw a kiss toward him and ran away. But halfway through she tripped on a virtual rock and the wall turned into its former state.
Levin didn't find the taste to talk with him after witnessing this. He walked towards his seat and sat down. After detecting this, the ground in the middle caved in and a table with tea, and snacks rose in front of him.
Theo Glacior went ahead and handed his master a cup of tea. The latter took the cup and sipped on it with elegance. Alberto smirked as he waited for the last object's turn to see what his cousin would do.
'By the way, why is Miss Van there?' Alberto wondered as he glanced ahead with a vague frown on his forehead.
He tried hard to suppress the dangerous thoughts of going down and biting her neck!
'Such a pity… I can't buy her!' Alberto sighed while peeking at Levin.
…
When the time for bidding the coffin came, Alberto's no words had any effect on Levin D'razure.
"Brother, no!"
"Humph!"
Levin glanced at Theo Glacior. The latter successfully got his hands on the Onyx-wood coffin and secretly smiled victoriously at Alberto.
'Theo… I want a Pheonix blood popsicle.' Alberto stared at Theo's neck this time. Theo detected his dangerous thoughts.
He threw a sharp glance at Alberto. Alberto sighed helplessly and shook his head in disappointment. He was looking forward to the time when Theo Glacior would be alone...
…
Finally, after many objects, the turn for the heart of the holy crane came. The moment the introduction was given and the auction started, many started to bid for it.
Alberto licked his lips as his eyes stared at the heart with a crazy expression. Levin realized that the thing they wanted was in it. His eyes turned sharp as the surroundings began to heat up.
"Room 89, 40 million…
Room 5, 100 million!
Room 231, 350 million!!!..."
Old Swine shouted excitedly as he stared at the numbers showing in front of his eyes. He couldn't believe people would be willing to spend so much for their beastly form's beautiful appearance and this time, the guests appeared more eager to buy the objects than last time.
"... Anyone wants to bid higher than room 88, 700 million?" Old Swine inquired as he stared ahead, refusing to even blink his thick eyelashes.
"Last call for the heart of this holy crane! 701.3, 701.2, 701.1…" Before Old Swine could declare the final result, a line showed up in front of him, successfully making him speechless.
[Room 1, 1 billion Az.]
Many people in other rooms got shocked by this astronomical amount and nearly stood up from their seats. Mind you, only a handful of royals and nobles were extremely wealthy and could spend so much for a single heart.
As soon as his eyes noticed room 1, Old Swine's hands began to shake when he realized what was inside the heart.
'If I knew before, I would have gifted it to the Lord directly!' The old man thought with bitterness as he felt a precious chance to carry favor slip away just like that.
"Room 1, 1 billion! Does anyone else want to bid…"
[Room 9999, 100 billion.]
Silence.
As soon as Levin and Alberto saw the ridiculous number, their eyes darkened. A murderous intent flashed in Alberto's crimson eyes as a voice shouted in his mind, 'That's ours! Kill them!'
Theo Glacior frowned as his eyes fell in the opposite direction. He felt as if someone was watching them. When he tried to detect it, the premonition vanished but he knew the feeling was real.
Room 9999.
Two men with white robes were inside of it. One of them was staring at the holy crane's heart with seriousness while the other one was staring in the opposite direction with smugness.
"Dof, you are too much. From 1 to 100, what if they don't want the blood crystal anymore?" The researcher with eyeglasses showed his dissatisfaction because of his colleague's thoughtless behavior.
To him, money was of utmost importance as it would decide his future research objectives. Other people's thoughtless behavior wouldn't be tolerated, even if he's his colleague!
"I am sure they need the crystal badly. Didn't you feel the fluctuation earlier?" Dof asked with a smirk. He said as if he was sure about that. The other man didn't say anything and stared ahead angrily.
"Room 9999, 100 billion! Does anyone want to bid higher?"
Silence.
Levin snorted as he turned to Alberto. The latter also turned to face him and nodded. Both of them had tactic understanding and knew what to do!
"...101.3 billion, 101.2 billion, 101.1 billion! Congratulations to room 9999, this holy treasure is yours now!"
Even though Old Swine was trying very hard not to smile, he couldn't stop himself. After all, as per the agreement, half of the money would go to Auction Palace aka his pocket!
As for the blood crystal, he was thinking of trading something valuable for it and then giving it to Lord D'razure. Thinking that he got the chance to do a favor to Lord Levin and Sir Alberto, his mood improved up to several degrees.
The researchers from Doctorio Planet fell silent when they got the bid for their own thing. Dof slammed the wall which was before him and screamed, "Why didn't they bid? Don't they want the blood crystal? Stinky nobles!"
Nes glared at him and shouted, "Renege, hurry up! If the heart appears here, we can't renege anymore!"