Chapter 121: Sudden Fortune (2)
At a small lake located in the Atelot region.
There, Pluto looked at the huge lump floating on the lake.
In the middle of the lake, there was a white lump the size of a rock floating.
The lump, which looked very soft on the outside, had fish that had not been swallowed dripping from its mouth.
The identity of the white lump that was reflected in Pluto’s eyes was none other than the abyssal beast, Cuebaerg.
He was summoned by the great being she served, and protected by the second apostle, a monster.
“Cuebaerg. You seem to be getting used to the lake too.”
-“It feels better to be in the water. It reminds me of the abyss a little bit.”
“Is the abyss where you lived filled with water like this?”
-“Unlike the surface, it is full of sticky poison. It is a place where those who do not have resistance to the poison of the abyss cannot survive.”
Pluto nodded her head at Cuebaerg’s answer.
She was born and raised on the surface from the beginning, so she knew nothing about the abyss.
So she had to guess about the abyss from Cuebaerg’s stories.
Of course, even if it wasn’t the abyss, she didn’t know anything properly now.
It was a side effect of being sealed with a stake in a cave for hundreds of years.
She didn’t go through memory preservation through blood magic in time, so only the memories she had in the cave remained in her head.
Immortals who lived for a long time had to preserve their memories periodically.
Otherwise, they could lose important memories in the waves of time.
“I wonder if there are immortals among the beasts living in the abyss.”
Pluto reached out her hand over Cuebaerg, who was catching fish, and asked.
She wanted to know if there were immortals like her in the abyss.
The soft touch of Cuebaerg was transmitted through her fingertips.
Cuebaerg had a soft texture as he looked.
She had heard that his appearance was distorted by the difference in magic density between the abyss and here, but now he was maintaining his original form unlike before.
He lost most of his original power and his subordinates who were brought from the abyss.
Cuebaerg answered her question after spitting out some fish that he couldn’t swallow.
-“I haven’t seen any beings that can be called immortals. There are only some who live long, but they all have their own lifespans.”
“I guess there are no immortals in the abyss.”
-“At least among the beasts, there are none. Even I, who dominated one region, could not defy my lifespan.”
According to Cuebaerg, there were no immortal beasts in the abyss.
Pluto felt a strange feeling in her chest as she heard that story.
She didn’t know why she became immortal because she lost her old memories.
But only a few were promised eternal life on the surface.
She would watch the beginning and end of the world with the great being who watched over her.
In a world where countless lives bloom and die, she would act as God’s will forever.
Death was not a concept allowed to vampires.
“That’s true. I guess lifespan is not something anyone can defy…”
-“You seem to have a lot of worries.”
“I don’t have any remaining memories. He must have been watching over me since long ago, but I don’t remember anything about him.”
There was nothing left for Pluto who had lived for a long time.
She just lived according to her position that someone had set for her.
The only thing that was fortunate was that the one who gave her a role was God of Heaven.
Except for that, there was nothing that made her feel stable since she woke up.
-“…”
” And I don’t even remember myself. Aren’t you afraid? That someone who knows me that I don’t know is somewhere in this world.”
The only thing left in Pluto was faint fear.
The feeling of fear from ignorance.
That’s why Pluto hoped that someone who knew her that she had forgotten was somewhere in this world.
Brrr.
Cuebaerg shook his body once and chased away the fish around him and looked at her.
His eyes, which looked like real eyes, looked at Pluto and opened his mouth.
-“No one in the abyss would know about you.”
“Is that so?”
-“But you don’t need to worry too much. He knows everything about you and still chose you as an apostle.”
Pluto opened her eyes wide and looked at Cuebaerg as he answered her question.
Cuebaerg, who floated on the water, moved away from Pluto’s touch and showed him swimming in the lake.
The feeling of suffocation that had accumulated in Pluto eased a little as she watched Cuebaerg swim and comfort her.
Being comforted by a round monster.
It was not a scene that suited the great ancestor.
Pluto stared at Cuebaerg with her ruby eyes and muttered to him.
“That’s true. Maybe it was a needless worry.”
-“You are a blessed being. If you do your job quietly, you might be loved by the great one forever.”
“Loved by the great one forever…”
-“And if you’re done with that worry that only immortals have, I have a favor to ask you.”
Pluto’s worries seemed to be coming to an end.
Cuebaerg, who floated on the lake, spun his body around and told him his purpose.
He seemed to have something to ask Pluto.
Pluto, who heard that Cuebaerg had a favor to ask, asked him with a serious face.
“A favor?”
-“I think it’s time to leave this lake.”
“You said you just got used to it, but now you feel the lake is too small for you.”
-“To grow, you also need a suitable opponent. I’ve had enough time to grow under protection, so I need to move to a bigger water.”
Cuebaerg’s request was simple.
He had grown enough in the lake, so he wanted to leave the safe place and go somewhere else.
It seemed that it would be a burden to live in the lake if Cuebaerg grew a little bigger.
“A bigger water…”
-“Let me go to the sea. I need to catch more prey and grow bigger there.”
Sea.
Pluto tilted her head at the unfamiliar word.
She had never heard of the sea in hundreds of years.
It was because she had been trapped in a cave for a long time.
“Sea?”
-“You seem to have forgotten your memory of the sea too. It’s not important, so don’t worry about it.”
“Ah, okay. I’ll talk to Evan about it.”
-“Then I’ll ask you to do that.”
“Sea… Sea is nothing. Yeah.”
Pluto, who accepted Cuebaerg’s favor, twitched her eyebrows and picked up Deathside next to her.
It was not a pleasant thing for her, the ancestor, to be pointed out her ignorance.
She decided to look up the sea when she returned to the order.
Behind Pluto, Cuebaerg was making a fountain by spitting water out of his mouth.
***
Setius was one of the many branches of the Obtos ducal family.
Of course, even though he was a branch, he was quite distant from the direct line of the ducal family.
He was practically a stranger except for large events.
The reason why he was in charge of the auction house this time was also because his father, who was greedy for money, helped him out.
So he had to achieve some results this time no matter what.
And luckily, this auction had a top-grade magic crystal on display.
It was an item that anyone who was involved in magic research would covet.
It was an unbelievable opportunity for Setius, who was aiming for a sure hit.
As soon as the top-grade magic crystal entered the auction house, Setius nagged his subordinates every day.
“It’s not easy to find such a magic crystal in any mine in the empire. It’s a treasure that can be called that.”
“…”
“And even several magic towers that are after the magic crystal are participating in this auction.”
“Yes, yes… That’s right.”
“In such an important place where such guests are coming, you can’t even leave a speck of dust on the floor!”
Setius kicked a water jug in the corner and shouted at the servants who were cleaning the auction house.
Thump. Rattle.
The water jug kicked by Setius rolled on the floor.
The servants who heard Setius’s roar also shrank greatly.
Setius pointed at the wet floor with his finger and yelled at them.
“Polish it until it shines! There shouldn’t be a single dust on the floor!”
“Oh, okay! We’ll polish it again!”
“If it’s still like this when I come back, I’ll beat you instead of warning you!”
Setius scolded them with a loud voice and turned his body and walked down the corridor.
The secretary who assisted him also followed him quickly with his legs.
Setius didn’t calm down even after scolding them.
He snorted and clenched his fist.
He didn’t forget to complain to his secretary who followed him either.
“What do you think this place is! How can you do anything with that attitude!”
“You’re right. I’ll train those servants again.”
“As far as I can see, there’s no one but you here who’s not stupid!”
“I’m glad that thanks to Setius’s skill, it will be the best auction ever. I’ll take some time and make sure there are no problems with these people.”
Setius suppressed his rough breath and nodded his head at his secretary’s words.
He felt a little better after hearing his secretary’s words.
Ahem.
He cleared his throat to soothe his rough throat and looked at his secretary.
And he asked him about the participants of this auction.
“Hmm. So, are there any new families who have requested participation?”
“This time, we received a participation request from Mayer Count family.”
“Mayer Count family… Is that one of those mediocre families in Sentirius region?”
Mayer Count family.
Setius tried to recall the awkward name.
He didn’t remember it well because he didn’t hear it often.
He had heard a rumor that the count died and his eldest son became the next count.
But that was all he knew about the count family.
Setius gestured to his secretary to explain in detail.
“They are a family of change that rules over Lituas-Sentirius.”
“Sentirius is the place on the way to the holy land.”
“They didn’t apply for a long time, but they seem to want to participate after hearing the rumor about the magic crystal.”
“Hmph. They act like the top-grade magic crystal is theirs.”
Setius snorted at the secretary’s words.
There were three ducal families participating in this auction.
And there were also many famous magic towers that were after the magic crystal.
There was no chance that a count family from the border would win the top-grade magic crystal in such an auction.
The best thing for a count family was a decent magic tool that was put in to fill the order of the auction.
Setius thought for a moment after hearing his secretary’s words, and stroked his beard and said to him.
“I’d like to refuse, but… maybe we can sell some less valuable items.”
“It might be troublesome if we refuse the participation request of the count family.”
“We don’t like it, but we have to accept it. Send them an invitation.”
This auction was the best auction he had prepared himself.
And he also needed spectators who would watch his auction with their own eyes.
Mayer Count family would be a suitable audience for his auction.
Setius imagined the upcoming auction in his head and smiled wickedly and continued walking.
Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.
In the corridor where the servants were busy polishing the floor, Setius and his secretary’s footsteps echoed.
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