~The undercover agents of the vermax empire, sent to investigate the trade of the demon fruits and to potentially crush those traders since they are becoming such a huge nuisance to their perfect control.
Princess lily and captain rudeus sneaked into the dark continental market.
Dressed as merchants while covering their faces with masks, they were able to hide their identity from everyone, only two of them could enter without being noticed by anyone in this market.
After exchanging greetings with a few merchants and nobles from different high nations, they calmly made their way into the auction section, the main service of the dark continental market.
This is where the trade of slaves and rare artifacts and even demon bodies are sold to the wealthy folks present, they all took their seats while watching as slaves were brought before the rich.
"Captain, this place stinks a lot.....to even poor souls being offered as slaves and bought by these disgusting people, I've the urge to just rip everyone apart and rescue these poor souls," princess lily spoke out.
She spoke in a manner that she wouldn't be heard by everyone!
"I know that already princess and I feel the same way but we are here for a reason. We have to figure out who the merchants that are the main partners of the dark magic organization are and the ones in charge of selling the demon fruits."
"Based on the informations that I received, one of the merchants in charge of the trade is a lord of a city, under the vorgan empire, and the other is a wealthy merchant from the amane empire."
"We have to figure out what their identities are before we can make our move," captain rudeus spoke out, fine slaves were being auctioned and sold to merchants, slave traders, and lords who wanted them.
Since slavery isn't treated well, they are bought at a high price!!
After selling out the slaves, rare diamonds and artifacts were auctioned afterward. Based on their usefulness, there were many lords and merchants who were dragging to buy some rare artifacts.
Artifacts such as the whip of damascus and the tears of norsar, considered s-class in terms of efficient, and they were priced for hundreds of gold coins while many were increasing their prices to buy them.
"I would like the tears of norsar for five thousand gold coins," a calm voice spoke out from the crowds of merchants when they all turned towards the direction of the buyer. No one could stand against his price.
"The tears of norsar has been bought by that young man over there for five thousand gold coins," the host spoke out with a smile on his face when they all faced the man who just bought the tears of norsar for five thousand gold coins.
"Buying the tears of norsar for five thousand gold coins, isn't that a bit much? I know it grants one the efficiency to progress well with mana and to use magics excellently, but the buyer doesn't seem to be a mage."
"Is he buying it for someone else?" princess lily asked herself in shock while staring at the buyer who is seen seated on his chair with his legs crossed, concealing his presence while his mask is on.
No one is able to know that rey castle stands in their midst.
Rey castle giggled out softly while seeing that he stole the attention of everyone present for buying the tears of norsar for five thousand gold coins, money that could even buy a smaller city.
"It seems buying the tears of norsar for that price really got me the attention that I was trying to hide. Although my disguise prevents even the princess from figuring out who exactly I am, I'm on the safe side," rey castle said.
"Hey, that's a lot of money for someone who isn't even a mage. The tears of norsar is a potion created from the divine water which has been purified by the extreme pressure of the mana force."
"It could literally increase a mage's level to the highest, and it's understandable if you were a mage, but you are not one. I don't know who you are, but you are an assassin, aren't you? Do you by any chance buy it for your master?"
A merchant who is seen standing beside rey castle asked calmly. Rey castle grinned evilly when he sighed. He remained calm while his hands were folded. He kept watching the artifacts that were being sold.
"It's none of your business whether I have a master or not. I have my reasons, and it's none of your business!!" rey castle answered coldly when he sighed. He slowly turned when he stared at the princess within the crowds.
"That merchant is right. The tears of norsar benefits mostly mages who use magics since its properties are to strengthen the mana of a mage who takes in the tears of norsar, but it's quite complicated."
"The tears of norsar is a highly concentrated potion created from the divine water and the iron ore of light. It's not only efficient when it comes to mana, but I created a technique, an alternative to possess something I don't have."
"Mana...the essence to transcend into a mage," rey castle said to himself.
"Although it's barely a theory created by me, by utilizing the tears of norsar and opening up the heart gate, allowing the tears of norsar to glow deeply into my heart gate and to release the suppressed mana."
"I can be able to become what I was never destined to become, an assassin mage.....to be able to utilize magics so as not to be restricted by both mages and assassins, and to create a way to advance."
"There are eight known s-class assassins in the assassin guild and four known ss-class assassins of the assassin guild. Father....the chief of the guild is the only known sss-class assassin of the assassin guild."
"I don't know how to do it, but I will become stronger than father no matter how much toll it takes on me, to be able to become a grand level assassin, a state where I will be revered as a god of assassins."
"To do that.....I must surpass father through this means."
Rey castle said to himself when he grinned evilly. This is the main reason why he bought the tears of norsar for five thousand gold coins, even though it's expensive, using his entire budget to buy such an item.
"That two-horned demon who was able to sneak into a gathering of humans undetected just stands before him....I know that I am not yet strong enough to face a two-horned demon. I have to get stronger."
"Father could kill a three-horned demon, and there are a few beings on the level of father. I will have to surpass them all," rey castle said when he sighed. The auction has already been completely sold out.
Rey castle made his way to pay the five thousand gold coins, and he received the tears of norsar, a bright blue liquid potion kept locked in a small bottle when rey castle took a deep breath.
"I guess coming out today wasn't in vain. I still haven't figured out who....." rey castle couldn't complete his statement when he sensed the auras of his aunt, lady rosa calmly made her way into the auction room.
Standing beside her is the dark little mage margaret who is seen grinning evilly.
"My my, it seems he quickly made his way out of this building the moment he sensed us. I could swear that the deathmaker was here," margaret spoke out when she licked her lips, and lady rosa sighed.
"Margaret, focus....we are not here to take out my nephew but to kill the princess of the vermax empire and her companions. This is the will of that man, so we must honor it," lady rosa castle stated.
"Yh yh, let's get on with it," margaret spoke out when she positioned herself.
"Not here, you brat. The dark continental market is flooded with nobles and high merchants, lords, and high-class assassins. We cannot just attack any how because there will be consequences."
"I only came here to catch a glimpse of what the princess looks like. She is quite pretty.....I guess I will be the one who chops off heads," lady rosa castle spoke out when she grinned evilly while folding her arms.
Her attention was fixed on princess lily and captain rudeus who remained undercover.
"Captain rudeus, I don't know why, but I feel we are being watched. We have to leave this place at once," princess lily spoke out when captain rudeus nodded. He also felt it but he didn't show it at all.
"No, my princess, I can confirm that we are being watched, but they aren't doing anything yet because of the people that are here. They can't hurt us with this many people being here, so they will wait."
"There is still the underground party which is going on. We still have enough time to create a plan to escape without being followed. We can't afford to make any mistake," captain rudeus said.
"Very well, captain. I guess I have enough time to enjoy myself," princess lily said with smiles on her face. She grabbed a glass of wine from one of the waiters moving around when she sipped from her cup of wine.
"Whoever these watchers are, it seems they are here to kill us, so we will have to test how patient these guys really are, and besides, we have enough time to investigate who is responsible for the demon fruits trade," princess lily said while smiling bright
Meanwhile
The night reigns as the cold wind blew heavily, scattering dusts across the air, calm footsteps could be heard when a figure emerges out of the shadows with a warm smile plastered on his face.
" My dear aunt Rosa....she would have instantly detected me if I was her main target but that dark mage bitch detected me, I wasn't her target because the dark magic organization has other people poking their norses into their business. "
" The crimson lion company undercover agents....they are all going to die tonight!! "
" Whether this is the decision of aunt Rosa Castle or not, I don't think it's time for that little bitch to die now, I guess they will have to survive until I return, firstly.....I have to awaken my own mana system. "
" I still have to grow stronger, to be the strongest to ever exist. " to The deathmaker spoke out when he advanced into the darkness of the night while holding into the tears of Norsar which he purchased.
He knows chaos is about to be unleashed tonight!htly!