A few hours passed inside the Auction House.
Noctis observed the situation inside the Auction House getting more tense and awkward, with the excited players bidding at absurdly high prices in an attempt to obtain semi-legendary class items.
It's a wonder they can hike the value of so-so items that high. I'm not surprised. Dogs always fight for scraps, not the whole meal.
Noctis thought to himself, totally unimpressed by the items being auctioned off.
"It's a wonder that fights don't break out inside the Auction House. I can already sense that the tension is about to break the fragile peace inside from here."
Noctis remarked while observing the whole scene.
"Simple. If a player attempts a fight inside the Auction House, he'll be an open target to the other players inside the Auction House. If a player attempts to start a fight, they immediately get ejected out of the Auction House if they aren't attacked first. "
Oshe replied to Noctis.
" Now that all the auxiliary items have now been auctioned off, let's proceed with auctioning the main attractions on show in this auction."
Their conversation was cut short when the lady's voice, which is clearly Yurika's, announced.
The din of conversation and bidding quieted down from the entire rooms of the Auction House."
" The first item on this auction is the hybrid troll variant's mace. The starting bid is 2 million gems."
Everyone inside the Auction House went crazy at the sight of the Legend Class Item, then non-elite players who didn't have the gems and the Nobility Badge quieted down upon realizing that the price alone could bankrupt them, and the item was way out of their league.
"Hmph. A whole bunch of commoner ants who don't know their place. I bet they can't even afford ¼ the price of my mace, and can't even take a single hit from it."
Noctis could hear a male voice, who is obviously an elite player from an adjacent VIP room, say out loud.
" The audacity. Don't you forget that you were once an ordinary player like us, Esumi Hidetora. "
A female voice from the lower house called out to Esumi, but Esumi just blatantly showed his middle finger to the unfortunate girl, and mocked the unfortunate girl with a mock awful expression on his face.
Before the girl got ejected from the Auction House, she managed to say the words,
"You'll soon have your own karma, Esumi, for thinking you are way better than us. Just because you climbed up the ranks, You even dare to disrespect common players upfront. Don't think you can hide behind your Nobility Badge forever, Esumi. Without that badge, you are nothing but another common player."
The mention of Esumi's name nearly made Noctis jump from his seat.
" Esumi's name rings a bell, right? All of us from The Gamer Guild, including your deceased brother, crossed swords with him one time or another, and we often fought with him frequently. He's vain, proud, and angered so many elite players, elite guilds and even guild leaders that I wonder how he managed to stay alive to this day. "
Yuusei narrated from memory.
"Is this guy a Fighter/Necromancer class player who is now with the Necromancer Guild? I heard he offended so many elite players. He's a sitting duck up there."
"I don't think so. He must have come prepared. He's not someone simple to let himself get killed in a den of lions."
Noctis could hear the din of talking and discussion from the lower rooms.
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The Assassin Gamer
FantasyNoctis Hashima is a former high-earning marketer who gets sucked into a game dimension after his brother's death. His father called on him to be his brother's replacement and avenge his brother's death. He also get's romantically involved with fema...
