92 Smells Like Trouble 1 (1/2)
Cassan was the first to react, pulling Jodye's arm slightly, ”Young master, are you certain you want to sell such a precious resource? In a mere few months, you could probably consume this yourself.”
Jodye Trill was slightly touched, Cassan seemed to really be looking out for his well-being. He made a mental note to treat this old worry-wart more sincerely in the future, ”Do not worry, my only-the-ghosts-know-how-old friend. There are some things at this auction which I must acquire.”
”You…” Cassan desperately resisted the urge to flatten this brat into meat paste. Why was he so stubborn? Why was he so willful? Why hadn't Master Octanis taken all his personal belongings to do an inventory? It was excessively common for apprentices to surrender their wealth in exchange for tutelage, ”We are here to assist you in this. Must you be so willful?”
Jodye's face turned serious as he looked Cassan deep his hazel eyes. Those ocean blue eyes staring at himself put Cassan into a slight daze, but he instantly recovered. 'Nascent Charm laws?'
Jodye spoke in a low but severe tone, ”You must both learn to trust in my judgment, or this friendship will be very short-lived.”
Cassan was speechless for some reason. Friendship? Indeed, his master treated this brat more as a young friend than an apprentice. There was obviously some secrets to this brat that Sigma was currently unwilling to divulge. Thinking up to here, Cassan merely retreated half a step as his face resumed its indifference.
”Young… young master Jupiter do you truly want to auction this item? I can…” Elder Wuhen wanted to shoot his shot as soon as he saw Cassan relent.
However, he was interrupted immediately by Elder Jackel, ”WUHEN! Another word and you are absolutely no brother of mine!”
”You…” Elder Wuhen looked seriously annoyed. Why did he have to endure this farce? Of course, since he didn't have the Vice-Sect Master's permission, he wouldn't break ties with this man. It might alert their so-called 'master.' Wuhen immediately backpedaled as well, ”My apologies, brother Jackel. Such temptation is… very hard to resist.”
”Hmph,” Elder Jackel was far from satisfied. How could this senior-disciple brother of his put personal gain before the clan's interest? Elder Jackel had every intention to report this to the Patriarch. Merely right now he was simply too excited.
Dark Jumble Fruit?
Rich, he was rich!
”Little brother, please. We would love to auction this item for you. The comiss…”
”I'm sorry Elder Jackel, are you confused?” Jodye Trill smiled slyly, ”There is no commission on this item, that was the previous agreement. Does the Purple-Sky clan intend to go back on their words?”
”This…” Elder Jackel was stunned.
No commission?
Doomed, he was doomed!
Elder Jackel had indeed said this. What a bother! How could he have known this brat was shrewd to the max? That C-grade combat gear should have been more than what a brat like this was capable of obtaining on his own, much less a Dark Jumble Fruit! This must have been a gift, or perhaps it was found on a corpse! Elder Wuhen sneered at Jackel's misfortune. Elder Jackel felt that this damn lucky brat was going to get him killed for missing out on such an item, ”Of course not, esteemed young customer, of course not. We will auction this item for you for…for zero percent commission.”
Elder Jackel was visibly pained when speaking up to here.
”Pfft,” Elder Wuhen couldn't resist the snicker in his throat.
”In that case, thank you, Elder Jackel.” Jodye Trill replied while looking Elder Jackel deep in the eyes. Actually, Jodye had a lot more items he could sell here. However, he didn't trust this elder very much, so he decided to end it here. Besides, rare items sold for a lot more than uncommon items. If he sold more than one Dark Jumble Fruit, he wouldn't necessarily make a too much greater profit then selling one alone.
”You are most welcome, young master,” Elder Jackel would, of course, be cautious and polite when dealing with these formidable strangers. This brat pulled out an Earth Science class origin fruit. It seemed even his attendant was unaware of the item! The showed that the brat's background was far from simple. Such characters were bound to be abnormal. Elder Jacker had to bite the blade on this issue. He waved his hand, and the magical barrier faded and the rest of the room was revealed once more. Elder Jackel turned and spoke to not to Vanessa, but to the girl on the right from before, ”Tina, escort our guest to the V.I.P. Area backstage and get him registered. The Secret Auction will be held in two days.”
”Yes Elder…” However, before Tina could finish her sentence, Vanessa interjected. ”Elder Jackel, as this is my commission, the guest and I already have a previous arrangement. Please allow this lowly one to finish her mission and register him.”
”Hmm?” Elder Jackel was startled for a moment. Did this punk Vanessa really want to monopolize the commission for herself? Was that possible? Secret Auctioneers should avoid being seen right? Elder Jackel felt he could no longer understand this younger generation, why were they so opinionated? ”Do you know what your asking, Vanessa?”
Vanessa nodded resolutely, ”This customer is my merit, no? With such a great guest I no longer need to scout for any others at this time.”
”Indeed!” Elder Jackel's eyes shined. That was right! This wasn't even his merit, he was truly thinking too hard before. He just did his duty as an elder, he wasn't necessarily responsible for the outcome. Originally he wanted to intimidate this young customer, giving face to young master Hakeem Purple-Sky, the House Lord's third nephew, Grand Elder Shareem's son, and Honored Elder Akeem's younger brother. This would allow him to curry favor with two elders at once. Vanessa Veto was the love interest of Honored Elder Akeem, so his efforts would be appreciated. This was why he thought to remove Vanessa from this scenario altogether.
In addition, Elder Jackel had obviously intended on stealing this sale the moment he saw rare items. However, if it were this girl Vanessa who took the fall, the clan would only be slightly disappointed. They would likely still reward her greatly for having caught a big fish. ”That's fine. Be swift, return and finish today's report.”
”Yes! This way please, young master Jupiter,” Vanessa smiled seductively at Jodye Trill as she sashayed past. Jodye was disgusted and labeled her as a pedophile in his mind. Who flirts with a child? After all, how old was he? Due to this thought, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] suddenly appeared on its own in a purple flash of runic light.
”Eh? I should really pay more attention to that...” Jodye Trill was stunned that his heavenly grimoire was growing more responsive. Such a simple thought triggered a reaction, this source artifact could summon itself for some reason.
[Name: Joseph Goldwolf]