Chapter 112

Chapter 112 – Chapter 18: Auction #4

The location of Evian was similar to the Demon King’s Palace .

Evian, one of the peripheries of the Demon World, was at the east boundary . East of Evian was a place that would be called the Eastern Limit Line . Beyond that were the barbarians who chose to stay outside the Demon World instead of succumbing to the reign of the Demon King’s Palace .

It wasn’t just the location and seasons that determined the climate of the Demon World; there were some mysterious and wonderful elements due to the flow of magic power throughout the area .

Evian was a winter land all year round . As a result, it was virtually barren and the barbarians wandering beyond the Eastern Limit Line made it a difficult place to live .

However, it wasn’t a land that the Demon King’s Palace could leave alone . It wasn’t possible to give the land to the barbarians who wouldn’t submit to the Demon King’s Palace .

The areas around Evian weren’t very hospitable either . Basic laws existed in the Demon World, but there were no such rules around Evian . It was obviously a messed-up land with outlaws like Mad Dog Jiks running around . Takar was located near Evian and used this confusion to its advantage . Being a lawless zone meant that regulations and controls were weak .

Takar exploited this fact to become a pleasure ground . Things that would be done underground in other places were openly committed on the streets of Takar in broad daylight .

Takar paid a fair amount of taxes to the Demon King’s Palace and the Demon King’s Palace tolerated the existence of Takar instead of getting rid of them .

In-gong looked at the mini-map and thought about the movement route of the party . There were two main ways to get to Evian Fortress, the ultimate destination of the party . One was via Takar, while the other was moving in a straight line towards Evian .

‘I need to go to Takar . ’

It was ridiculous to stay for very long since they were heading for a mission . There was a limit to stopping for a while .

‘I can use the excuse if liquidating my assets that I thought of the other day . ’

In-gong slowly nodded and looked at Felicia .

“Excuse me, Noona . ”

Felicia, who had entered her sleeping bag early, stretched out her head at In-gong’s call . Her eyes were full of mischief .

“What? Do you want to go to Takar?”

It was a teasing tone, not cold . In-gong took a deep breath and opened his mouth .

"I think it would be good to cash in the treasures I gained in the dungeons . ”

"Hmm, I see . ”

Felicia’s eyes were full of laughter . As In-gong blushed without knowing it, she kept laughing .

"Yes, we should go with Shutra . I’ve decided that the meeting place is Takar . ”

"Meeting place?”

"Yes, aren’t the lycanthropes also coming to Takar?”

Felicia turned her head to the side and asked . The target of her last question was Caitlin, not In-gong . Caitlin, who was sitting in a comfortable position and circulating her aura, gently nodded .

"That’s right . It’s because Shutra wanted to go there . ”

Unlike Felicia, there was a little bit of distaste in her tone as she finished talking and stared at In-gong .

Felicia laughed as if she found Caitlin funny and spoke to In-gong again .

"I’ve coordinated it in advance . This is a military mission so it is a good idea to bring some troops as support . The support troops have been preparing for a week already . ”

In Knight Saga, there were always reinforcements from draconians during military missions . Even during the Red Lightning Tribe mission, Chris and Caitlin had more than 100 lycanthropes with them . It was natural for there to be reinforcements .

"The reinforcements can’t use the same transportation formation as ours since their departure location isn’t the Demon King’s Palace . So they have to find one of the nearby transport formations, and there is a pretty big one in the vicinity of Takar . So the meeting place is there . "

Felicia winked at the end of her words . It was already decided that they would meet at Takar before leaving the Demon King’s Palace, yet she still became irritated when In-gong said he wanted to go to Takar .

Felicia just laughed at In-gong’s expression . He took a deep breath as Felicia spoke again .

"Shutra, there is something else . . . the dark elves will be coming as well . So I mean . . . ”

Felicia hesitated as she studied In-gong’s face . Despite the military mission, In-gong couldn’t receive any support from the gandharva . Felicia and Caitlin both received reinforcements while In-gong had none . Instead of being upset like Felicia thought, In-gong just smiled pleasantly .

“I’m fine . Thank you for taking care of me . In addition, I can think of them as my own due to Noona . ”

Apart from being in the same faction, this was Felicia, it wasn’t like she was a stranger . Felicia’s face turned lively again at In-gong’s words .

"Isn't it?”

"It is the same with the lycanthropes . ” Caitlin quickly added . His greatest allies were probably Chris and the lycanthropes, since he hadn’t met with the queen of the dark elves yet, so he just smiled at Caitlin .

Felicia giggled at Caitlin’s interruption and spread out her fan .

"Well, we will be able to explore it properly . The meeting place is at Takar but it will take a day or two . ”

"Princess, why does it seem like you want to go more than Prince?”

The quietly listening Carack asked and Felicia just shrugged with a cheeky expression .

"Well, the auction house will be fun . ” Caitlin, don’t you think it will be fun?”

"Unni has been to Takar before?”

Caitlin was immediately interested . Felicia nodded and tapped her fan against Caitlin’s shoulder .

"I’ve already been a few times . So there is no need for a guide . The city won’t meet Shutra’s expectations . ”

"E-excuse me?”

In-gong muttered, but Felicia pretended not to hear him and looked over at Amita .

“It will also be interesting for Amita . ”

“Hmm, that noisy and busy place is too annoying . ”

Amita said in a rough voice as they pounded their tail against the ground . They were holding a large jewel in their hand and carving a complicated magic pattern on it .

"Talking raccoon, is the tuning still not finished?”

Green Wind appeared behind In-gong and asked . It had obviously been over a day since they left the Demon King’s Palace but the readjustment still wasn’t completed . Thanks to that, In-gong was forced to use an Earth Quaker that wasn’t finished yet .

Amita looked at Green Wind with grim eyes before pounding their tail again . “Of course it takes a long time without a workshop!”

Amita took a deep breath before speaking to In-gong . "But it will be finished by the end of tomorrow . So don’t worry . It will definitely be finished before we arrive in Evian . ”

From the appearance, it seemed like the last task was carving the jewel and inserting it . Felicia reached out to Amita and said in a humble voice,

"Amita, don’t be offended . I will buy you whatever you want in Takar . ”

“Bah, do you think that I’m a child? Don’t think that I will be relieved by such a thing . ”

Then why was their tail waving?

Felicia held back her laughter as she looked over at In-gong who nodded . Caitlin, Carack and the rest of the group also laughed with their eyes, not saying anything out loud .

However, there was one person in the party who was unaware of this .

"Talking raccoon, your tail is waving . ”

Amita quickly stopped moving their tail at Green Wind’s words, and In-gong made Green Wind turn off her solid state .

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Takar, the city of pleasure, was divided into two major districts by a central wall . The poor entertainment area was outside the walls while the safe and colourful entertainments were inside the walls .

Outside the walls, the outlaws from around Evian gathered since the security was bad . Sword fights often took place in the gambling halls, the entertainment was in the streets and there were many large and small battles . Many forbidden items in the Demon World were openly sold by streets vendors .

Obviously, Felicia had visited Takar several times, but she’d been inside the wall, not outside .

Felicia headed straight down a relatively safe central road and talked to a gate guard . A few minutes later, a well-dressed man appeared to lead the party to a VIP place .

The place where they were guided had large rooms filled with brilliant colour . It was obviously a house to be rented out since there were several rooms . After unpacking and having a light rest, Felicia grabbed Caitlin and said to In-gong .

"Go with Carack . I'll go shopping with Caitlin . Amita, do you want to go with us?”

Instead of answering Felicia’s question, Amita jumped into Daphne’s arms . Daphne had a perplexed expression as she nodded on Amita’s behalf .

Felicia smiled before turning to Carack who was standing beside In-gong .

"Carack, I’ll ask you to control him . ”

"Leave it to me . ”

Carack hit his chest with his fist . In-gong just sighed .

"What do you think I’m going to do?”

"I guess we’ll see?”

Felicia laughed while Caitlin sent a ‘hrmmm’ look towards In-gong .

Felicia spoke again .

"Let’s meet in the afternoon . We need to participate in the auction at night, so be sure to come back before then . ”

Felicia finished and left with Amita and the other females first . The guide soldier had gone to meet the reinforcements so there was only In-gong and Carack left .

In-gong took a deep breath and said to Carack .

"Okay, then let’s go to the slave market . ”

He would be able to get rumours about Nayatra’s whereabouts from there .

Carack’s eyes widened at In-gong’s words .

"Huh? Are you really interested in the slave market?”

"I'm not interested . I have to check something . ”

"Um, I understand . ”

Carack nodded with a serious expression . Carack was really a good aide for In-gong . In-gong left the hotel with Carack and looked at several slave shops nearby . However, he didn’t find anything .

"There is no slave called Nayatra . ”

He thought she might be using another name so he looked through the catalog of succubus slaves, but there was nothing .

‘It is reasonable . ’

In Knight Saga, Zephyr had met Nayatra at the end of Year 513 . This was Year 512 so there was a one year difference .

'Should I take the next chance?’

In-gong entered the last slave shop with a face full of regrets .

Carack was looking at In-gong with a mixture of warmth and doubts, while In-gong searched through the succubus slaves . Instead of making fun or teasing In-gong, Carack asked with a serious expression .

"Is the succubus called Nayatra that important to Prince?”

"She is important . "

It wasn’t just because Nayatra was his subordinate in Knight Saga . She was the key to the lycanthrope subjugation .

Carack narrowed his eyes and asked .

"Well, Prince . Can you tell me what she looks like? I can ask the slave dealer . Once she comes in, the slave dealer can contact us . ”

"The method isn’t bad . "

Nayatra had appeared in the slave auction one year later, so it was likely that she would be in Takar within the next few months .

In-gong described what he remembered .

"Her hair is pink . Her face is beautiful, even as a succubus . . . a bit like Flora . I mean, the atmosphere . She has a cool personality like Flora . And there are two yellow horns on her head . Her height is like Felicia noona? Her skin is as white as Caitlin noona’s and her eyes are blue . . . ”

"Does she wear her hair in a ponytail? The ponytail is long enough to reach her hips . ”

Carack interrupted his description . In-gong’s eyes widened .

“That’s right, how did you know?”

Instead of answering, Carack pointed to a female talking to the slave dealer . She wasn’t a slave but a customer who came to buy a slave .

And In-gong knew her name .

'Nayatra?’

The succubus Nayatra who appeared in the slave auction in one year .

Except right now, she wasn’t a slave .