The Dark Rebirth of Pandora: Revenge of the Abyss-Chapter 171: Auction

I and Mikael wandered around the places while I finished the sweet, after eating it all Mikael decided to take me to a secret location.

First, we entered an alley, followed by a favela until we reached a "common" little house, from there we followed a tunnel until we stopped at an auction.

"Is this your idea of something fun for a date?" I question him as we sit in the VIP seating.

"Besides, we didn’t even try to hide who we are" We’re not wearing masks.

"Yes, you can choose whatever you want as a gift, and who would complain about me being in the black market?" He says as we wait for the auction to begin.

"Well...aren’t you the one blessed by the goddess?" I say in a somewhat mocking tone.

"That’s just church history because they don’t want the people to think that just anyone is the strongest, I don’t have any blessing from the goddess, to me she’s just a cowardly whore who hides behind titles."

"Wow, you’re the first human I’ve seen insulting a goddess" I’ve insulted them too.

"If she has a problem with it, she can come and settle it with me directly" As a fanatic of fights, he would undoubtedly enjoy that.

"You know I’m glad you don’t care about the goddesses, after all, I’m the only one you should worship."

He chuckles at what I say.

"Hey, that’s serious!"

"Okay, think what you want, but let’s wait for the auction to start."

’Tsk...’ The presenter soon starts talking a bunch of nonsense that no one cares about while presenting some items, some are interesting, but nothing really cool enough to catch my attention.

However, there are several that receive considerably high bids, and this stimulates more bids.

’Damn nobles’ Most of it is just trash disguised by a fancy name, it has no real use for these people.

At least I can spend time with Mikael this way, which is a worthwhile gain.

"Now, dear spectators, we have this marvel, a fragment of the world tree from the elven kingdom." The presenter opens a golden chest that contains splinters of a tree.

’That...that amount of mana...’ This catches my attention, not because he said it was a fragment of the world tree, but because that thing has such a malevolent aura that I immediately recognize.

"Hehehe" I chuckle while eagerly waiting for someone to buy it.

"What’s wrong, Pandora?" Mikael asks as he sees my enthusiasm.

"That is not a piece of this so-called world tree, in fact, it is a tree from the Abyss itself, it seems to be disguised, so it might be some kind of monster." That is clearly not just a tree.

It is merely disguising itself as a tree, but the hidden aspect is pure darkness.

’I wonder how that little thing ended up here’ It shouldn’t be easy to enter and leave the Abyss, perhaps that little thing has been here for a long time.

"I see, whoever buys it is probably going to die," He states the obvious to me.

"Although...I would recommend you buy it." He thinks for a moment and recommends.

"Wow, you already want me to die before the wedding? How cruel!" I speak with sarcasm and false innocence.

"It’s great alchemical material," He ignores me and says.

’...’

"I’m not that interested in alchemy, but I’d rather have someone die for having bought that..." I say, but another idea soon arises.

"Hey, what happens if the presenter is killed?"

"They’ll replace him and continue the auction."

"...Kill him." I give an order with my [Abyssal Authority] and the tree splinters soon take on a dark hue.

In an instant, they change form, creating a jaw and devouring the presenter’s head, but a group soon appears and contains the creature, removing it from the stage. Some seem frightened, but most don’t care.

"I see, they really didn’t care much," I murmur.

"You’re quite demanding," It seems he’s really taking the date seriously, I thought he wouldn’t care much.

"Do you think so? Actually, it’s the opposite, I’m simple, so I prefer simpler things. If they sold something that would spice up our relationship, I’d buy it."

’That’s kind of cute’ He’s all serious and closed-off, but it seems he’s different on the inside.

"..." Soon I think of something that seems more realistic.

’Or...actually...’

"Are you just spoiling me to fuck me later?" He looks at me with a mischievous smile.

’Forget the compliment, he’s not cute at all, he just wants to fuck me...’ He just ruined the mood.

"Is that how you treat your whores?" I say angrily.

"Normally they’re cheaper."

"...Tsk, I’ll show you how expensive I can be." I pout while the auction resumes.

For every item presented, I bid 20 times more than what is asked, and when someone tries to bid higher than mine, I make it 100 times more expensive.

After 20 items, enough money was spent to equate to a portion of the economy of a small kingdom.

"...Okay, okay, you won, could you stop before we get to the part with the slaves?" I teleport everything I buy to my castle through the shadows.

"If you want to fuck me, you could just ask," I murmur, I don’t want a date that only has the goal of him fucking me afterwards, I wanted a more normal date that would end in sex.

"There’s no way I can really give you a normal date, I barely know you, I don’t even know what you like," He says after hearing my murmur.

’What do I like...’

"I like romance."

"Yeah?"

"I want a normal romance, a date going to fun places, good food, your company, and only after that can we move on to something more spicy."

"Hahaha, are you joking?" He says with real confusion in his voice.

"...I’m a girl, could you not remove my femininity in that way?"

"A girl? Yes, hahaha, you are a girl...pfff hahaha."

"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?!!!" I feel offended.

"Don’t worry, I’m not mocking you, it’s just that for someone who sees humanity as inferior, you seem quite human in certain aspects, after all, monsters generally don’t want a common romance."

’...’ I never had any connection with romance in my past life, everything I know about romance is what I saw in a library book, and I liked that, it seemed cool to have someone who loves you, takes you to fun places, and really accompanies you in a way that shows they like you.

’Is it really so strange that I want a common romance? Or am I just so outdated that my common romance is strange?’

"Okay, then, but don’t expect me to hold back my desire to fight," He says.

"I want a common romance, but I never said I’d hold back, even against those I love, I’ll still hurt them if necessary."

"Perfect then, I’ll take you on your common date, my romantic lady."

"Let’s just finish watching this part and then we’ll go to a nice place I know," I agree, feeling a little happy that he’s at least going to try.

’Maybe I need some tips on love...’ I’ve never cared much about other people’s opinions on this, but it seems my way of romance is a bit old-fashioned and outdated, although I’d prefer to say classic.

The presenter begins to show a variety of slaves, from for work, fighting, and even to serve as sex slaves, there are humans, beastmen, and even elves.

’I hardly see elves around, they’re quite rare.’

"Hey, Mikael, I want that elf," I call Mikael’s attention.

"Okay," He makes a high bid for the elf, obtaining her, after her nothing else caught my interest, so I let everything pass until it’s time to retrieve the elf.

"May I ask why you want that elf? She doesn’t even seem to have any strength, besides being a sex slave, are you really going to betray me in front of me?" He says in a playful manner.

"I have a wife," I tell him.

"..."

"I can have more than one partner, you can’t simply do the same."

"...Okay then, just make sure you have time to satisfy me."

"Of course, time won’t be lacking." As we talk, I tell him about my cute wife Zephyra, he doesn’t seem interested in her, especially when I say she’s weak.

Soon we reach my "order," the elf seems frightened when she sees me.

"Here is your slave, miss, do you need anything else?" An attendant speaks.

"Leave."

"..." He quickly leaves.

"H-Hello, mistress," The slave kneels before me.

"Hey, Mikael, how do I enslave her?"

"Normally someone else does that for you, since you need to have the slavery magic."

"Just explain, and I’ll do it." He quickly teaches, and I replicate the magic, learning it in an instant.

[Slavery Magic] Slavery magic that adds a mark to the target’s soul, the target will be unable to flee, attack, or disobey the master.

"Stand up and come here." She obeys my command, I notice how her body trembles with fear.

I soon bite her neck, she moans in pain as I suck her blood.

"..." After a few seconds, I spit her blood out.

"What a waste, it’s disgusting." Her blood is the most disgusting I’ve tasted.

"Can we go now, Pandora?" Mikael speaks without much interest in the fact that I’ve tasted a bit of the elf.

"Yes, we can." I agree with him.

"Listen, elf, you’ll stay in my castle, obey the orders of someone named Zephyra." I teleport her through the shadows to the part of the castle where I think Zephyra might be, handing her a signed paper for Zephyra to read.

"May I ask why you didn’t like it?" Mikael asks as we leave.

"It’s full of drugs, but there’s a message, Elena will take care of it to serve as a meal." I’m curious about various flavors, so it’s always good to experiment.

"Let’s go north, there’s a shop I think you’ll like," Mikael says while grabbing my arm and holding my hand.

’Oh...’

"S-Sure," I say a bit shyly, I can hardly believe how shameless I can be during sex and yet so shy with these kinds of things.

He quickly guides me out as I follow, feeling excited. I really want this date to not be a complete fiasco, now that Mikael knows I like common romance, he can put in his own touch.