To Deprive a Deprived Person-Chapter 244: Evening party

TDADP chapter 244: Evening party

If you look up at the sky, you can see the stars shining in full bloom in the dim moon. Insects squeal from the grass, the wind passes through the trees and the sound of swaying leaves and branches echoes slightly. The darkness, which was the exact opposite of the daytime when the sun was shining, ruled the world. However, in Tencassi, the royal capital of Udon Kingdom, there are lights everywhere. It is a magic tool for street lights that illuminates the streets and night shops such as bars and brothels can earn money now that the sun went down.

「Aaah, its gonna give off a more damning light today as well」

One of the guards is murmuring on the walls of the royal capital Tencassi.

「Day after day, there's that much light. The amount of money for maintenance is ridiculous」

「It's a small sum for it」

What the guards say is not the scenery of the royal city that spreads below their eyes. Beyond that line of sight is an extraordinary mansion built on the Casa Hill. Balue´s mansion, which was lit up with light magic tools that increased the output to several times the usual, can be clearly seen even from the royal capital. In addition, the streetlight magic tools are generously installed on the road built from the royal capital just for Balue's mansion. Furthermore, the roadside trees that are planted at equal intervals are called Tohero trees, who emit a smell that weak monsters dislike and they are trees that can be traded from at least several million Madoka if purchased.

「Look! The number of carriages」

Horse-drawn carriages appear one after another on the roads that the commoners hate by saying 『Balue Road』 and 『Goldfly Road』. All of them were brilliantly decorated that would not be owned by commoners or ordinary merchants, implying that the owners were not ordinary.

「Hmm, these guys are like flies that gather in the dung all the time」

「I regret to think that this is the current state of Udon Kingdom, which is one of the five major powers」

The carriages vanish one after another, sucking into Balue's mansion on Casa Hill while receiving the gaze of the guards from the back.

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「I have been waiting for you」

Butlers and maids who lined up at the entrance of Balue´s mansion all bow to the merchants at the same time as the noble guests, including Barons, Viscounts and Counts. All of them are influential people with financial power, armed forces and powerful power that cannot be imagined by commoners.

「I'll have some fun today」

「Hello Marchioness Zazapel, Lord Balue is waiting for you」

Among them, some of the nobles, who are treated as exceptional, are guided while surrounded by multiple servants. The passage, which is too wide to be called a corridor, is decorated with furnishings made of gold from all over the continent. In the hall that spreads past the long passage, nobles and merchants were chatting and deepening exchanges.

「A merchant from another country?」

「Yes. It is not uncommon for a merchant to visit Udon Kingdom, one of the five major powers, for business, but it is quite normal」

「That's right. Isn't it something strange?」

「It seems that well-known merchants are working for the other countries」

「Do you know what they are looking for?」

「Everything for a potion」

To the word potion said by a merchant, a Viscount laughs unintentionally.

「This is rude. But potions are a monopoly of the Alchemy Guild. It's so clunky that a well-known merchant from another country wants it. No, it's probably possible」

「Yes, Yes. It's normal to think so, but Balue also showed interest in that information」

「What!? Is that true!」

「Let's be honest. Maybe Balue is planning to go into the potion market」

In another place.

「Today, I'm going to buy three elf slaves, which are all young men」

「Well, my goodness. I want about two celestial males」

「I envy you. The dwarf I asked my dad to buy the other day, is already broken, so I'd like to buy a new one......」

「Then today is a opportunity. After all, it's possible to obtain slaves, regardless of race, in today's evening party, which can't be get anywhere else」

「But other people are also aiming for that, right?」

「There's no choice but to have your father do his best. He is good at spoiling you」

「Well! It's terrible」

「Huhu. It's a joke. In that case, I would like to ask you」

Other races were called demi-humans and ladies were excited about the trafficking auction as if they were buying livestock.

「Dear guests, thank you for waiting」

With the voice of the butler, the servants open the doors of the venue one after another.

「O, Ooo」

「What a wonderful thing this is!」

「Well....... As expected, from a evening party organized by Lord Balue, who boasts the most fortune in Udon Kingdom」

Even the discerning aristocrats and merchants admire the sight. Gold-silver tableware, chandeliers and carpets laid on the floor, which are made by top craftsmen, have been custom made.

「Is this carpet made by Tabdally, one of the three major production areas? However, everything in this venue, how much money......no, it's not something you can get if you spend only money」

「The chandelier over there is made by Wonphotorata. I also have one in my mansion, but if it's that size, it's more than a thousand gold coins」

「The prepared food and drink are a delicacy of high-class foods that are hard to see even at royal dinners. And the furniture is decorated by the finest craftsmen. On the other hand, it is said that the servants who are good-looking young people from various races can be treated as we please if we like them. It can be said that it is a evening party to show off Lord Balue´s power」

Even the aristocrats and merchants, who are used to rare and high-end products, were so excited by the scale and luxury.

Thus――the crazy party started.

「This is a female dwarf, who is nine years old. In addition to her appearance, she is naturally a virgin! Then we will start the bidding from 500,000 Madoka!」

A man on the platform pulls a chain on the neck of a dwarf girl so that everyone can see her well.

「Hou. She seems to be the daughter of a dwarf chief」

「Is noble blood flowing through this demi-human?」

「So Viscount Sospiro will not join. Let me see. I bid a million!」

「Don't be stupid. I bid five million, no eight million!」

On the stage set up at a corner of the venue, various tribes such as dwarves, demons, etc, who were forcibly gathered from slavery hunting under Balue, were illegally collected from all over the Udon Kingdom. They were all the so-called superiors, who are related to the ruling class, who rarely appear in the market.

「Yes! Then, it will be the bid of Viscount Sospiro for 22 million Madoka! Hey, you know the family crest of Viscount Sospiro, right?」

The man who is in the process of hosting the auction gives instructions to the men behind the scenes.

「Is he going to put a family crest on her?」

「He always puts it on his possessions」

「It's a waste to just scratch a pretty woman」

「She'll suffer later if you don't do it」

「I understand, you don't need to say it. Emm, what was the family crest of Viscount Sospiro again?」

One of the men pulls out one iron rod from among the many iron rods that are plunged into the brazier, to not make a mistake. The crest of Viscount Sospiro was engraved on the tip of the iron rod and it was fully heated in the brazier and dyed red.

「No!! Stop!! Father, Mother!!! Someone help――kyaaaaaaaa!!!」

Slaves are won one after another during the bidding. And, when a aristocrat who wants to show off his property power stamps his possession, the cry of slaves and the burning smell of meat drift around. The smell reaches the aristocracy and merchants, but far from making it uncomfortable. Everyone was smiling while sniffing it. Because, they are pleased with the circumstances of own privileged class and slaves. The more unhappy the slaves and the commoner, the more fortunate they are.

They were happy on the side of the rulers.

「I have eaten this when I was invited to Set Republic」

「Oooh....... This is exactly the Orion soup I had at a dinner at the Holy Country Jardalk!」

「Hohoo. Is this Udon devil ox steak? Finance Minister Balue is scary, to prepare this amount」

「The fruits used in the deserts are only available in labyrinths and are only sold to a limited number of aristocrats」

Foodie aristocrats and merchants taste the prepared meals. But some foodie's goals were different.

「I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. This is a 4-year-old――cheek meat――. There is a 9-year-old El――thigh, with caramel, van rouge, perigueux and rock salt」

「O, Ooo!!! I can't wait!!」

「Everything has a good color and luster!」

「Hohoo. It's no exaggeration to say that I attend this evening party to eat this」

The aristocrats flock to the dishes on the tray specially prepared by a servant and drooling. Other aristocrats and merchants who know the ingredients used in the dishes move away from the hellishness.

「Next up is Earth Dragon vs. Elves who is good at magic! Aaahh! But no magic can be used in this cage! What the hell! Now, the evil Earth Dragon will win! Or will the elves who have their magic sealed win!? Everyone, please bet!!」

The enormous cage was heavily sealed by the magic of a barrier master to keep them from going outside. Inside the cage, confronting each other are the Earth Dragon, which was connected to a chain, and the elves, who were naked in a corner and squeezed together from fright.

「They can't use magic? I guess this isn't worth a bet」

One of the merchants whispered into the ear of the aristocrat who mutters dissatisfied.

「Count Exlemon, please look at the odds」

「Hmm? Earth Dragon is 1.1 times. What's that?」

「I mean, it's a service for us only in this match. Of course, if you bet too much, you may get Balue's unpopularity, but if it is moderate, it is not a problem」

「I see. Well, don't hesitate. Hey! I bet 10,000 gold coins on the Earth Dragon!!」

The merchant sweats coldly by the unreserved bet.

「What are you doing! Don't wage so quickly!!」

「Gahahaha. If I lose, your family will die」

「Even so elves? Pitiable」

Elves whose magic is sealed with their bare hands cannot beat a Earth Dragon. It wasn't a straight game, it was just a slaughter. The scattered elven blood and internal organs splash on the noble's faces and clothes, but the excited nobles continue to cheer without worrying about the dirt. And the elves who have others eaten and their relatives killed in front of their eyes cry like crazy.

「Please explain」

Marchioness Zazapel in a bathrobe orders her servants. Behind her are noble women and girls lined up in bathrobes. Several bathtubs are lined up in front of the noble-blooded women. There is a huge marble bathtub in the back, all filled with red liquid.

「Let me explain. This bathtub was prepared by an elf under the age of 5 and also by an infant. Next, this looks like a beastman's infant――and what you see is a dwarf infant――infant lifeblood――」

Marchioness Zazapel nodded to the words of the servant, who kept giving her an extraordinary explanation and the women who stood behind her were impressed.

「This is the secret of Marchioness Zazapel´s beauty」

「I've heard rumors, but was it such a great thing」

「You should be grateful to her as we have been able to use it with the courtesy of Marchioness Zazapel」

「Of course! I thank Marchioness Zazapel」

To the ladies and girls who are showing appreciation one after another, Marchioness Zazapel controls them with her.

「Come on, everyone. Thank you for your formal greeting」

「So」

「Yes. Let's pursue beauty together」

An ordinary person would mutter that it was crazy. The aristocratic wives and daughters are bathing in blood-filled bathtubs or bathing in blood from their heads, dyeing their entire body red and cheering.

「It looks like everyone enjoy themselves」

「That's fine」

Balue, who was looking at the dinner from the second floor, nodded with satisfaction to Francois' words. Despite the evening party, Balue stared at observing the aristocrats and merchants who were having a crazy feast without drinking.

「Snobs. It is sad to say, but I am the only one who inherits the truly noble blood」

There was no figure of a great aristocrat who controlled the powerful people such as aristocrats and merchants.

「Oya, did you come to such a place?」

「I've been looking for you, Balue-dono」

「If the main character doesn't show up, the night party won't be exciting anymore」

The aristocrats, who play a central role in Balue´s faction, come close to each other. Along with that, Francois divides the minute and goes back.

「I just had a little rest. Did anything happen?」

「No way! It's something that doesn't reach the Lord's evening party. On the contrary, we were just talking about this evening party on the largest scale in history」

「As Marquis Fechi says. We were wondering if we could hear the truth of the rumors we heard」

Everyone smiled, but everyone knew it was false.

「Well, what kind of rumor is that?」

「I hope you don't show that you're on high alert」

While tapping on Balue's shoulder, Marquis Fechi sits beside Balue as it is.

「Something, incredible......I heard that Balue-dono has obtained an item pouch. It is something that shakes the country」

Another aristocrat suddenly blows up on the story of Marquis Fechi.

「I gave it a laugh. Someone like Balue-dono wouldnt be delighted to have just gotten an item pouch」

Balue´s expression remained the same with a smile on his face. The nobles here are convinced that Balue has obtained a timeless item pouch. How did they get that information? Even Balue was in alert.

「What is the truth about that rumor, Balue-dono?」

「Hahahaha. This was a surprise. Then, if I do have that――」

「My Marquis family is ready to give full support」

「My family is the same」

「You cant get an head start. My family will be able to see other countries as well」

Marquis Fechi didn't let Balue speak to the end. When Balue became the king, he implicitly said that he would benefit. After that, the words were exchanged for about tens of minutes and Marquis Fechi sat there until they took the word from Balue.

「Thank you very much, Balue-sama」

Francois pours wine into a glass after seeing Marquis Fechi and the others returning to the evening party.

「They're shallow」

When the wine he received from Francois was drunk all at once, Balue murmured.