'Yes! Remain hopeless!' Aria thought evilly. 'Just as I was hopeless back then, I hope all other men keep being hopeless until the end of time—' Just as this thought passed through her mind, a deep, distant voice echoed, shocking both her and her father.
"100,000 Platinum Coins."
'Who dares!?' Aria shot her head toward the source of the voice, only to see that damned raven-masked bastard with his hand raised. Furious, she gritted her pearly white teeth and raised her sign as well.
"105,000 Platinum Coins!"
"120,000 Platinum Coins."
"1-125,000 Platinum Coins…!"
"150,000 Platinum Coins."
"!!!" "!!!" "!!!"
