In the Western Continent. Yuriel and his companions arrived at the entrance of the beastmen kingdom, Mokraz.

Heading inside the kingdom, two guards stopped them midway.

"What's your business in entering the kingdom?" A buff man in armor said. His small bear like ears are quite noticeable for the latter since he still find beastmens amazing no matter how much he sees them in his stay in the Casentine Empire.

"We want to trade our mined treasures." Yuriel calmly spoke as he raised a pouch full of magic stone and gems that he got from the maze.

The other guard with cat ears checked what's inside the pouch and saw the various goods. He then nods at his partner.

The bear like guard then glanced at the wolf pup that is on the latter's shoulder.

"Are you also gonna trade the wolf?" He asked which made Neo's ears twitched when he heard the question.

It started to emit a small growl sound as neo didn't like how the guard just asked his host such thing.

There's no way his host will sell him to anyone! He is too cute!

"No. He's in my care." The latter started to caress the little pup's furr which made Neo's tail wags happily.

The cat beastman guard laughed with his carefree attitude, "Please excuse my partner. He sometimes ask such irrelevant things to everyone. You can now enter."

Yuriel smiled at him as Neo humped like a child and the three went pass the entrance.

The kingdom of Mokraz are known for it's massive trading industry and is also very strict in terms of letting strangers entering their territory.

In order to enter the beastmen's kingdom, An individual should have something he can trade with. It can be teleportation scrolls, jewelry, poultry, magic stones, anything that can be traded with.

That's also one of the reason why the Mokraz kingdom is rich in everything despite being in the middle of the desert.

"Awww, wolfie is so cuteee!" Marco couldn't help it anymore as he took Neo from the latter before embracing him nonstop.

Neo started to bark like how he used to as Marco thought that the pup was liking him and the nickname he just gave him which is literally the opposite.

"Woof Woof!"

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'My name is Neo! Not wolfie!'

Yuriel just shook his head as he corrected the necromancer's word,"His name is Neo."

"Woah! Neo is such a cool name! Aren't you the coolest, Neoo" The necromancer then started rubbing his cheeks on the pup while praising him which made Neo's mood increase positively and was now letting Marco pamper him.

"Woof!"

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"That's right! I'm cool!"

Yuriel didn't bother reading the text on the pup's head anymore as he continues to walk.

"Wait... Who are we looking for again?" Marco suddenly questioned the latter infront of him when he remembered what their main purpose is.

He only knows that Yuriel is finding someone but neither do him or Rio know who is it to begin with. They wanted to help but finding an unknown identity is like looking for a person who is dead.

Yuriel glanced at the necromancer and flashed a smirk, "You'll find out soon."

Marco felt a chill run down as the latter looked at the front again.

Rio just gave the necromancer a pat on the back as if comforting him but that didn't calm Marco at all.

Glancing around the area. Yuriel stopped on his tracks as he saw the place he was Looking for.

The two also did the same and tried to look at the direction where the latter is Looking at.

It is a shop that sells wine and alcoholic beverages named "Al'vida".

They then glanced at the silver eyed man's direction when they heard him talking and throwing a pouch of gold coins to the necromancer.

"Here. Find a comfortable inn we can stay at. It will be much more nice if it's a big room." He said and the necromancer just glanced at him weirdly.

"Okayyy?..."

"How 'bout you?" Rio asked the latter while wearing his stoic expression.

The latter just shrug and point at the shop that is infront of them.

"I'm just gonna buy something there"

Nodding his heads in understanding even though rio felt like the latter is lying. He didn't dare to question him anymore.

"Alright."

The latter nods and gazed at the pup, "Stay with them, Neo."

The pup nods cutely as it barks at him as if confirming that he will do his task.

Yuriel fought back the cuteness and waves at them before heading to the shop. The two also walk on the road as they look for an inn.

Yuriel doesn't need to worry about not being able to find them since He already give them a communication device like what the crown prince of the Casentine Empire has.

He can just call them and ask the name of the inn. It's that easy when a person has such device.

Entering the shop. A woman with rabbit ears and is in her mid 20's went to the latter's direction.

"What can i help you with, sir?" She asked in a respectful manner as she bowed a bit in his presence.

Yuriel then remembered the phrase the crown prince used when he was planning to join the auction in the novel.

According to the book. The crown prince was just passingby through the Mokraz kingdom When He remembered that the place have a very known auction during only the weekends. It is where items and slaves are sold in a high price yet are very rare and powerful.

The crown prince asked his source on how he can enter the auction as a VIP and it gave him the detailed explanation on how. And that is by using the phrase that only the highest nobles knows and whisper it to any loyal staffs of the auction.

The crown prince went to the shop the latter is in and said the same phrase as they gave him the special VIP seat. It is also where he meet one of the strongest characters in the novel which Yuriel was about to save.

It is said that the person was always in the auction since whenever someone buys him. The one who brought him also brings him back after a day or two and the reason is because he can't be restrain by any magical items.

It's as if he is immune to them.

Beastmen's are only known for their physical strength. They don't have mana like the other races but they can still fight against someone with magic using their animalistic skills.

That is why many wanted to have him as a Slave But couldn't restrain him.

Yuriel still doesn't know if the person will appear infront of the stage as a Slave. That's why Yuriel didn't give any specific date on when they will leave when he asked the two to find them an inn.

He was betting in his luck after all.

The latter took a deep breathe and spoke, "I would like to have a sirens tears with the dragon's scale on top."

The woman stilled a few seconds before she smiled professionally.

"Then i will get it for you, sir. Please follow me to the counter." She walked first as Yuriel followed her silently with a pokerface.

If anyone saw him. They would think that the latter is hard to approach.

What they didn't know is that Yuriel is too embarrassed to talk and just held his scream inside him.

'I cant!.... Stupid novel and its cringe words!'

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Entering the huge room that was once filled with rare teasures, including the Stone of Jupiter.

A figure of a tall man clicked his tongue as his golden eyes glanced around the room to find any clue on who successfully entered the maze without dying.

Five new figures then appeared behind the man as the person with a turquoise short hair move forward while bowing his head, representing that he is the leader of the four.

"My lord. There's no sign of fresh corpse near the area nor the entrance." It spoke as it voice the pure loyalty it has to the person infront of him.

The man's eyes turned cold as he eyed at the supposed-to-be place where the stone should be laying.

A deadly aura suddenly burst around the room which affected the other four except the leader. He still felt the strong aura from his lord but he doesn't tremble.

"It seems that someone already took the stone." A hint of annoyance can be heard from the tone of his voice as he touch the stone altar.

With his power, he can find the culprit who stole the stone but for some reason, his power is not working inside this maze which confused him.

He didn't forced his own power to find the person anymore and instead, he will find him in person. He needed the stone more than anything.

"Xaphan. Go to Samael and tell him that we'll head out."

"As you wish, my lord."

The person named Xaphan nodded as he turned around and disappeared along with his lackeys, leaving the lord behind.

The man then raised his left hand and his eyes suddenly soften but the longing is still there.

Resting on his ring finger. A silver ring with a small piece of diamond can be seen.

The man's lips starts to move near the ring as it finally rest on top, closing his eyes shut.

'As promised...'

Note: Can i be the ring instead?ヾ(￣▽￣)