The Duke’s Madness

Arthur looked at Cassel and asked a question that came to his mind.

“Mr. Cassel, are you here because of the dragon?”

“Dragon? Why are you suddenly looking for dragons?”

Arthur raised an eyebrow.

“At that time, you said that you had a hallucination of being attacked by a dragon. That’s why I want to.”

Cassel flinched.

Rolling his eyes here and there, he murmured.

“Never. Don’t mislead me, rival!”

Arthur burst into laughter.

“hmm… what… . Then what are you here for?”

“To buy the things you want.”

“What do you want? Could that be dragon blood?”

“… It’s not, it’s still like that!!”

Arthur shrugged.

‘I really can’t lie.’

The quivering corners of his eyes and mouth told him that he didn’t mean what he was shouting earlier.

So it was questionable.

‘Then is there really something about dragons?’

A dragon called a legend among legends is on the black market?

I don’t think it makes sense, but it could have been.

While Arthur strokes his chin in thought, Cassel, who has calmed down his expression, asks a question.

“By the way, it looks like you came to buy a knife, right?”

“yes.”

“Are you going to buy this knife?”

Arthur turned his gaze to the question.

Then, a moment ago, a sword that caught my attention flashed a sharp anticipation.

Unlike normal swords, it had a reddish color, so I couldn’t help but notice it.

‘A good knife is a knife full of blood.’

The fact that it didn’t break even after eating that much blood was proof that it was a good knife.

And if I’m not mistaken, it was this knife that took the most lives in this place.

“yes. If I were to live, I would probably choose this knife.”

Cassel clicked his tongue at the answer.

“Even if you choose, you’ll choose a demonic sword like this.”

“… A magic sword?”

“This guy is pretty famous. It’s not even an Ego Sword, but it’s a very unique guy that grows in size when it’s soaked in blood.”

Arthur raised his eyes.

“Does it increase in size when it contains blood?”

“It’s a normal rapier now, but I heard that it can grow to a bastard sword when it contains a certain amount of blood.”

Arthur groaned and asked.

“oh… But how does Mr. Cassel know about this knife?”

“Isn’t it natural that a swordsman knows a lot about knives? what… . Among them, this guy’s notoriety is quite self-evident, so it’s impossible not to know.”

Kassel, speechless, shook her head.

“If blood is not given, a cursed sword that sucks the blood of its master… I heard that it disappeared recently, but it seems that this auction house came in.”

At his words, Arthur turned his gaze and looked at the knife again.

‘that’s interesting. A knife that sucks the blood of its master?’

Maybe that’s why it was bloody anticipation?

Arthur, who was worried, raised the corner of his mouth.

‘No matter what the curse is… Doesn’t that mean it’s useful enough to be nicknamed a demonic sword?’

Furthermore, he had already felt the performance of the notorious pistol called Beast.

The artifacts that dispel these rumors usually performed well.

Recalling that pleasant memory, Arthur asked the goblin in front of him.

“How much does it cost, Mr. Goblin?”

Cassel, who was next to him, was startled.

“Did you not hear me, rival? Is this a demonic sword?”

“A demonic sword or a famous sword, where is that?”

“… … ?”

“A knife is a knife. Doesn’t a famous sword kill people? Both are equally dangerous.”

At Arthur’s point, Cassell kept his mouth shut.

“… indeed. That sounds right too. A famous sword is, after all, a sword. A weapon that kills people… .”

With Cassel’s exclamation, the goblin showed the price tag.

It was the price suggested by the customers who went to see this demonic sword.

‘hmm… It started with 100 gold, now it’s 400 gold.’

However, even though the price went up four times, there were only three customers who wrote it down.

Because of that, Arthur naturally remembered Willett’s advice.

‘You’re cheating on me. This goblin.’

With the thought, Arthur raised the corner of his mouth.

To be honest, it wasn’t a burden, but I didn’t want to be blatantly scammed.

‘What should I do?’

The answer came quickly.

It was best to respond to fraud with fraud.

Thinking about it, Arthur rummaged through his chest and took out the white beard’s card.

“… … ?”

The goblin, who was watching Arthur’s card, blinked.

“this… What is it, a guest?”

Arthur did not answer the question.

The goblin, who had been tilting his head in that strange silence, flinched in surprise.

“… Lord, master?”

With these words, the goblin opened its mouth and let out an unexpected scream.

“Keee!!!!”

The customers walking through the gallery were startled and shouted at the sudden noise.

“It’s a surprise.”

“what is this sound?”

Surprised by the sudden uproar, the goblins hurriedly approached.

Arthur watched the scene and skillfully moved his hand to revise the price tag.

“What is this?”

“Is this guy crazy?”

In the meantime, the arriving goblins blinked their eyes as they looked at their colleague who had fainted from crab foam.

“That guy… He is dead now.”

“The owners must be angry.”

With subtle concerns, the tongue-tied goblins picked up their fainting fellow goblins and left the scene.

Meanwhile, one of the remaining goblins spoke to Arthur.

“customer. sorry… .”

At the apology, Arthur smiled brightly.

“no. are you okay. I’d rather buy this knife than that, is that okay?”

“Please write down the price.”

Along with these words, Arthur wrote down 150 gold on the price tag that he subtly revised through the fuss a moment ago.

The goblin who was watching muttered with a dumbfounded expression.

“150 gold?”

“why? Is there any problem?’

The goblin scratched his head at the nonchalant question.

It was because it was not the price that should have been inflated through the order that fell in the middle of the day.

But I didn’t think too deeply.

‘The stupid goblin made another mistake, giggling.’

A stupid goblin screaming in front of guests.

A goblin like that could have made such a mistake.

And there was no need to correct that mistake yourself.

The goblin nodded and said.

“no… No problem.”

“It’s good. But is it possible that I can’t just buy this sword at once?’

The goblin snapped its fingers.

“If that happens, you will have to buy it expensively.”

“I’ll give you 50 gold more. how is it?’

At Arthur’s words, the goblin responded with a liking.

“All right! We will deal with it immediately!”

The goblin looked down and ran somewhere.

When Arthur, who was watching the scene, put a satisfied smile on his lips, Cassel, who was next to him, showed a dumbfounded expression.

“You bought that sword for 210 gold?”

“How much was it originally?”

“… It’s called a demonic sword, but even if you can’t, you’ll get at least 400 gold, right?”

Arthur nodded in satisfaction.

“I have a conscience. The goblins.”

Cassell shook his head.

“Seeing goblins, they have a conscience… It seems to me that you are lucky.”

“Please call it skill rather than luck. But what did Cassel come here for?”

Cassel was startled by the question.

“… I can’t tell you!”

Cassel, who looked away with the answer, shut her mouth.

However, the corners of the mouth and the corners of the eyes trembled subtly, as if they were eager to talk.

Arthur, who burst out laughing, began to soothe Cassel.

“Ah, don’t do that, tell me. Or give me a hint.”

“… hint?”

“yes. It’s not like making people curious and not answering.”

Cassell averted his gaze.

“… Certainly not manly.”

“sure. A manly Cassel cannot do that.”

Cassel lowered his voice.

“Actually, I’m not here to buy anything, I’m here to attend an auction.”

“Auction?”

“okay. A very valuable item comes up at an auction… What a de… !!!”

Cassel’s words are cut off.

At the same time, a hand appeared out of nowhere and covered Cassel’s mouth.

“oh. Our Dragon Slayer is making a mistake again.”

Arthur raised his eyes and raised his head.

The pink-haired woman who had been covering Cassel’s mouth winked.

“Hi Dunn. This is how we face each other.”

Arthur nodded and replied.

“hello. But who are you?”

“Me? Umm… To put it simply, I am a broker in District A-14.”

Arthur stroked his chin.

‘He’s Cassel’s broker.’

Well, in such a massive black market, Willet couldn’t be the only broker.

In the meantime, Cassel, who had escaped from the pink-haired woman’s hand, replied, unable to properly hide her shaking pupils.

“Who, sister… What’s going on here… .”

“You must have come because you think there will be an accident, right? He ordered me to watch only the knife quietly, but I couldn’t stand it… .”

The speechless woman turned her gaze again.

“By the way, if Dawn is here, does that mean old Willet is also here?”

Arthur tilted his head.

“oh… Is there any reason you think so?”

“Mercenaries who come to the ‘Black Full Moon’ black market are usually like that. Especially if it’s a low-ranking mercenary.”

At her words, Arthur was about to nod his head obediently.

A familiar voice rings in my ears.

“You’re not just answering questions, Dunn.”

“oh. Elder Willett.”

“… Is it Bonnie?”

“yes. Hasn’t it been almost three years since we met like this?”

Along with the greeting, the woman called Bonnie smiled.

Willett, who appeared out of nowhere, pretended to see that smile and asked a question.

“The fact that you came here… Apparently, the rumors are correct.”

“You still look like a squirrel.”

“You really are a nerd. Didn’t you intentionally hit my mercenary first?”

Arthur tilted his head.

‘You hit me the task?’

where the heck do you come from?

Then Bonnie tilted her head gently and answered.

“no way… It’s more of a curiosity than a job. To think that the protagonist of the recent big event was a young man with such a good impression.”

At her words, Willett cleverly blocked Arthur’s way.

Arthur, who came to his senses belatedly, whispered.

“Does anyone know? Old Willett?”

“There must be a kite.”

“Hmm… But you bought something. Old Willett?”

“No, not yet.”

“Then will the old man participate in the auction too?”

Willett raised his eyebrows at the question.

“Where else did you hear that?”

“There, from a mercenary named Cassel.”

“… Tsk.”

Willett clicked his tongue and explained.

“that’s right. Apparently, the item I was looking for appears to be at that auction house.”

“What kind of object is it?”

“heart.”

At the answer, Arthur tilted his head.

“heart? Did you find someone to marry at the auction house?”

“… You really defy expectations.”

Willett shook his head and explained.

“I’m not talking about that heart, I’m talking about a dragon heart.”

Arthur’s eyes widened at these words.

“Dragon Heart… There’s a rumor that the highest quality spiritual group made using it as an ingredient will appear on the black market this time. I’m here to buy it.”