2nd Round Villain

35 – – 500, wounded young wolf – 1

When you have a very curious question, but no matter how much you think about it, the answer doesn’t come out.

Holding on to it forever is very stupid. The worst could happen, which will also disrupt other things that need to be done.

So, I put my chin on my chin and put the question about the devil and the return that I can’t figure out the answer to, in a corner of my head. I also read Evans’ ＜The Flower That Eats Time＞ to the end, but it didn’t say anything special.

It’s just that a bridge in a region collapsed and a person died, one of the five kings gave birth to a baby, and the baby became the king of the southern mountains of the continent.

Anyway, after leaving the duke’s residence in the north, I headed straight to an auction house in the southern part of the Pandemonium.

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Just arrived.

Shiiik- rattle.

He parked his wagon in front of a tent and got off. The pockets are thick and heavy.

Because it is full of gold coins. These are the gold coins I brought for today.

Before entering the magic forest, there is a person you must take with you.

He’s the guy from the auction I’m participating in today.

“What’s the little guy going to the auction house for?”

“Oh, is it Gad?”

“then?”

“Can’t we just let them in?”

“… You have to be assured, kid, that you won’t steal an auction item.”

I was about to enter the entrance of the auction house teeming with demons, but a hard-looking figure blocked me.

My shoulders are very wide. It is a physique that reminds me of Theseus, the god-slayer, or Julius, the sage I saw in Tartarus. Of course, his physique is overwhelming.

“Please forgive this man’s position. Originally, little kids like you often steal at the auction house. huh?”

“But do I have to go in?”

“Sweep, if you keep doing that, you’ll get scolded by the uncle.”

“I didn’t come here to steal. It’s for an auction.”

“A kid like you?”

As I spoke boldly, the guard raised his eyebrows and pressed his finger on my forehead.

I wasn’t angry at all, and took out a gold coin from my pocket and jingled it.

Cut-.

“… ! that!”

“Okay, okay? Why do I steal because I have this kind of money?”

“Oh, come on! customer!”

As soon as I recognized the value of my goods, the guard bowed ninety degrees and sent me into the auction house.

Oh, if I were an adult, I would have sent you right away. This is child discrimination. Will I live because I am sad when I am young?

Still, Guard’s attitude is understandable. The auction house I am entering right now is the largest auction house in the Pandemonium, where even merchants from the continent are eager to enter.

Since ancient times, the western part of the Demon World has been a commercially developed area. This is because the Klanin family, the dukes of the West who seized the real power, are quite good at governing like a succubus.

“Oh, did you come here to see things too? Did you make some money?”

“It was a big hit. So this time, I’m going to try to match the equipment with a good one.”

“Is there any equipment you want here?”

“It’s an auction house where everything is missing. You won’t have to worry.”

And this auction house is a place where all kinds of high-end artifacts, magic circle materials, corpses of demons, and all kinds of ancient treasures found in demon forests are sold.

To put it a little extreme, it can be said that 30% of the goods in the demon realm come and go here. This is such an auction house.

I also came here because I had a product that I absolutely had to win.

I came here at the same time in my previous life, but then I lost to Lilith Klanain, who had the same thoughts as me. Unlike her, who received a lot of family support, I was neglected by my family at the time and was in a position to hide my claws.

But this life will be different. It’s not like I’ve filled my pockets with gold coins for no reason. I have thoughts.

“now-! The auction is about to start soon! Participants, please hurry up and take your seats!”

The loud voice of the presenter with a loudspeaker echoes. Numerous demons who were buzzing at his cry found their place and sat down all at once.

I, too, sat in the last row. I had to find a relatively empty seat because at my child’s low eye level, I couldn’t see the stage if someone sat in front of me.

The more I sit in the back row, the harder I can hear the words and the less I can look at the stage, but it doesn’t matter. Anyway, the only thing I will buy at today’s auction is the last one.

“hmm-! Everyone has been seated safely! Now-!”

The host spread his arms out to the sides. At the same time, the sound of cheerful musical instruments began to be heard from the back of the stage.

“The 4325th Auction-! let’s begin-!”

*****

There are seven countries on the continent. Not now, but five hundred years from now.

If you ask the hegemonic country with the strongest power among them, you will pick a hundred empires out of a hundred.

Military if military, administrative if administrative, royal if royal, commercial if commercial, history if history. It was a country that lacked in no way.

However, the mighty empire unexpectedly collapsed in vain. by only three people.

The first is Vincent, who was used as a transport slave by the Empire.

I am referring to Vincent, who came to visit Tartarus where the saintess and I were imprisoned in my previous life.

As soon as the war between the Demon World and the continent broke out, he was attached to the Demon King’s Army, and he was used as a transportation slave and handed over the various side roads and terrain information he had learned to the Demon King’s Army, making the Demon King’s Army win one after another in every battle that exploded.

the second is me I was the second one who separated the political powers of the continent, instilled distrust between the military and spread false rumors among the citizens.

Thanks to what happened at that time, I even got the nickname of the frivolous Joker with a cup of blood. When the other demon kings fought and shed blood, I shook the center of the empire just by shedding a cup of blood.

And, the third and last reason is why I came to this auction house today.

Langwang Lua.

A half-man, half-beast with the face and body of a human, but the tail and ears of a wolf. The only king of all wolves in the world. The absolute strength of the Demon King’s army.

And, the best assassin on the continent who has no opponent in all dimensions.

Rangwang Lua assassinates the emperor of the empire. He penetrated the imperial palace’s defenses made up of thousands of layers and infiltrated it, eliminating the most influential person on the continent. The person whom I named the greatest genius of all I knew had fallen in front of an invisible blade.

After that, while the empire was in chaos, I used various false identities to plunge the empire into chaos. In fact, Lua, the king of Lang, is no different from being the number one contributor to the ruin of the empire.

However, there is one thing that the world does not know, that this terrifying Langwang Lua is actually… .

It is said to be a murder weapon that was painstakingly cultivated by the demonic western duchy.

Even now, when I think about that time, my teeth grind. Taking Lang Wang, who I had marked out, into a heartless machine by beating him through brutal, murderous training.

If it were me-.

If it had been me, I would have written it much better.

I will not leave such regrets in this life.

For that reason, I came directly to this auction house.

“ruler-! Then, let’s move on to the next product!”

Rangwang Lua was Lilith’s direct subordinate, but she was not weaker than Lilith. No, on the contrary, it would be stronger than Lilith, the devil’s duke, in terms of pure force alone.

Even though they are the absolute strongest, among them, Lua the King of Lang is on the special side. What kind of rhetoric is needed after cutting off the head of the most meticulously escorted human on the continent?

Of course, Langwang Lua at this point wasn’t that strong. If it was really like that, I wouldn’t have been caught by the auctioneers and become a commodity. He’s as young as me too.

The important thing is that Rangwang Lua has an unrivaled ‘talent’.

Being the king of a race doesn’t mean you can always be in the ranks of the absolute strong.

The absolute strong are those who transcend species. A weak race like humans cannot catch a single dragon even if thousands gather, but humans who have transcended the distinction of the species surpass even the most superior race, the dragon.

Occasionally, there are monsters that surpass even the gods above them, such as Theseus, the God Slayer. Or a saint, a demon king, or a hero. Ah, since the hero is the weakest hero ever, should I remove it?

Anyway, Langwang Lua is worth raising. There’s just one hurdle, but I’ll think about that later.

“The scales of Dragon King Endros! In the very, very, very, distant time of the primeval time-! It’s the scale that Dragon King Endros dropped while fighting Horus! Its strength is so strong that even a swordsman at the level of a sword master cannot easily cut it!”

Wow, the scales of Endros. An item as valuable as the egg of Horus has been found.

With that one, I’d be able to make at least one top-of-the-line card, even though I don’t intend to buy it.

It is not that there is no money. After all, there is no need to spend money once I enter the forest, so I was prepared to give away all my possessions at this auction house today.

However, money is not just for me. When Rangwang Lua comes out in the final round of the auction, countless competitors will try to win the bid with their eyes on. Their money must be withdrawn in advance.

“No. 46! 3000 gold!”

“Customer number 46! You called for 3000 gold! Any more!”

“Number 72! 3500 gold! It is essential for alchemy!”

“Customer number 72! You called for 3500 gold! No more people coming out!”

“here! No. 31! 3900 gold!”

“No. 53! 3950 gold!”

Looking at the surrounding atmosphere, it seems that this auction item will be quite expensive.

Then, I’ll have to light it.

“No. 99.”

“yes! Customer number 99 raised their hand!”

“4998 gold.”

“… ! 4, 4998 gold! Is anyone willing to pay more than 4998 gold!”

Raise the price. In doing so, they make their wallets thinner.

Of course you have to be careful. If I’m not careful, my wallet can only become thin. I have to keep my money and let only my competitors get involved.

It was for that reason that they released 4998 gold.

“Kuh… ! sh*t! It’s the highest quality alchemy ingredient I’ve come across in a while… 7, No. 72! 4999 gold!”

The demon psychology is very peculiar, so I hesitate to pay 5000 gold, but I accept it with a bitter taste when I pay 4999 gold.

After looking for landlords who desperately need auction items like the one I just did, I raise the price only when there are such people. Those caught in my spell scream with regret after winning the bid, but regret is too late no matter how soon.

That’s how I raised the prices of various auction items while looking at each other.

Because of that, the eyes of the auction house were focused on me, and there was a mixture of malicious and fleshly eyes, but I shamelessly continued the auction with a mask at the forefront.

Time flies in such a noisy way.

“Whoa-! So, now I have to introduce you to the last auction item-!”

The presenter holding a loudspeaker shouted in a loud voice, pouring sweat from the heat of the auction house.

It was to sell the items at the Hwaryong Peak auction at the highest possible price, which would decorate the end of the heated atmosphere at the auction house.

And for this moment.

I also stole a lot of property.

Of course, the bag I was holding earlier was not a normal bag. It’s made of the same material as the gloves I’m wearing, the spider’s web of Arachne, the king of lords.

Lord Arachne, one of the five kings of Masurim, rules the space. Of course, this sack only uses the corners of Arachne, so you can’t completely control the space.

Think of it as a pocket cut out of a space roughly the size of a car. I don’t have much stuff inside yet.

I stole a few things from the family storehouse, but I didn’t want to steal too obviously. Well, you can fill it up from now on.

“everyone-! Have you ever heard of the legend of the wolf king-? The strongest wolf wolf king at the peak of wolves and wolf beasts! Even though the wolf king in the legend lost his life in a fight with the dragon king Endros-!”

The presenter erected a blood vessel around his neck and gave a lengthy explanation. I guess you want to pay that much.

“A few days ago, a hunter came to the auction house saying that he had captured the offspring of the wolf king-! And the check result-! It turns out that the beastman the hunter has captured is a descendant of the king of wolves-! Not some nasty monster like Werewolf! The real beast, the king of wolves-!”

““““OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”””

The cheers of the crowd erupt loudly. It was because everyone was waiting for the moment when King Nang would be put up for auction.

Because rumors were spreading. Only at the cheesy level. Perhaps, the organizers of the auction spread it while the precious goods arrived.

“Of course, I can’t be called the king of wolves-! He’s weak, and he’s a child who doesn’t know the world! However, the king’s lineage is unquestionable for his talent! The winner of this auction will become the god of all wolves throughout the Pandemonium and the continent!”

“““Wowaaa!!”””

After that, after adding rhetoric a couple more times, the host only gestured after raising the excitement to the limit. to the back of the stage.

It means to bring something.

Then, about four demons dressed in similar costumes to the gatekeeper at the entrance came up to the stage.

Holding up a square prison-shaped iron box. Each one is responsible for one corner.

And, in that little prison cell.

“… growl… .”

there is a girl

It is a girl with triangular ears protruding from the top of her head. It looks like it would be fluffy just by tidying it up, but the tangled hair on my ears makes me uncomfortable.

If you look closely, you can see that it is in a crouching position with its tail pulled out between its legs and held in its arms. The tail is almost as long as the legs.

The girl looks only in her mid-teens, but she’s probably younger. Because he’s half wolf and half human. Probably between the ages of 6 and 9.

The clothes he wore were brown matting. A fabric so bad that it looks like it’s wearing animal skin.

At least that’s what the organizers intended. That savage outfit will draw more attention to those who want to auction it.

Anyway, the distance from neatness is money, and the marketability itself seems to have been taken that way.

“Grrr… kong! I’m sorry! Kreur… !”

When the wolf girl opened her mouth, a beastly sound came out. If you close your eyes and listen, it’s an unmistakable wolf howl.

“Be quiet! I’m sure you beat me up, but why are you barking again!”

One of the demons who brought the prison hurriedly issued an order. Soon after, several other demons came with clubs and put new clubs in the bars to beat the girl without mercy.

so as not to break anything.

“Yep! Crack!”

puck-! Buzz-!

“Wake up! Crack! Keeing, beng… .”

The wolf girl, who struggled to avoid being hit by the club, gradually recoiled from the ceaseless shower. That appearance inspired aspiration in the eyes of the demons who were watching.

“Kong! Cuong! Keeing, beng… growl… !”

Even if you want to be frightened, if you look at the club, you will reveal the childishness that has not yet fallen out, the will of the beast that will never obey easily.

The pride of not kneeling in the face of violence. Eyes that glared at what they recognized as enemies. Young fingers in the shape of beast claws, as if tearing enemies apart at any time.

All of that heats up the hearts of the demons who are crazy about battle and mad about blood.

Including me, of course.

Organizers, don’t praise. Shaking my heart with seemingly obvious numbers. It must have been a performance that he was able to perform because he was aware that that wolf girl, Langwang Lua, was so rebellious.

“Ahahahaha-! There was a bit of a commotion!”

The presenter, who deliberately took the time to show all of Rangwang Lua’s ferociousness, continued the show by wiping the sweat from his brow with his skillful acting skills.

At the same time, most of the demons in the auction house were fiddling with the gold coin pouches, and a clicking sound spread all over the place.

“Then, the wolf beastman who inherits the lineage of the king of wolves is-!”

This is the start.

“I’ll start with 10000 gold!”

Petals of greed bloom.

Although I was always the one who nurtured other people’s greed.

As far as today, the greed I harbor is the deepest.

*****

no.

don’t

scared.

don’t look

go away.

cold.

lonely.

stern father.

edgy mother.

Where have you all gone?

disgusting

Why am I your product?

Don’t try to define me with the demons’ toys.

I am the king, the king of wolves.