Villain Is on Vacation

Ricky announced, "We will now commence the second round of the auction. Let's enjoy ourselves. Isn't that what auctions are all about?"

Rain had been feeling extremely bored during the auction. So far, all he had witnessed were a collection of unpleasant items being auctioned off, with people buying them as if they were rare treasures.

There were cursed wands with glowing crystals embedded in their handles, enchanted gadgets that levitated and emitted strange noises like

[Ah... Ah... Ohhhh... ]

and mysterious vials of liquid that promised to grant the user incredible powers beyond their imagination, but there were side effects that can danger a person's gender.

"Okay," He paused for a moment to let the excitement in the room build, then continued, "Our first item is a rare and highly sought-after skill manual for the art of telekinesis. This is a technique that only the most skilled and powerful mages can master, and this manual could be your key to unlocking its secrets. Bidding will start at 500 gold coins. Who will make the first bid?"

Hands shot up all around the room, and the bidding began in earnest. The price quickly rose to 1,000 coins, then 2,000, then 5,000, with each bidder determined to come out on top.

'Too expensive, I can buy this kind of skill easily with the system." Rain sneered.

'Moreover, these people don't know how much practice and talent you need to master this skill.' After getting the system store Rain browsed most of the famous skills at that time. Although every skill was at the Beginner level. They were still too OP.

However, neither Rain had time to practice them nor he had money to buy them.

But now things were different. As he had some money, he was going to buy some skills soon.

While Rain was thinking, the manual was finally sold to a lucky bidder - who bid 10,000 Gold coins.

Rain didn't know what to say. He felt he was being stingy till now. 'Nah, you don't know when you would need money. Overspending isn't a good thing. Still, I will try to utilize money more.'

Ricky continued, "Our next item is a powerful and ancient wand, imbued with magical energies that have not been seen in centuries. This wand has the power to unleash devastating spells and enchantments that will leave your enemies trembling in fear. Bidding will start at 1,000 gold coins. Who will make the first bid?"

The bidding for the wand was even more intense than the first item, with bidders frantically waving their hands and shouting out their offers.

"Hey, Simon. Don't you want to buy that wand?" Noah asked, with a smirk.

"You still have the gal to ask me that question? Even though my family owns an A-rank guild. They won't allow me to spend drift like this." Simon grumbled as he clenched his fist.

"Don't worry, Simon this wand isn't that much good. Even my wand is better than it." Eva commented.

Hearing this, the group turned their face toward Eva.

'You rich people don't know the suffering of poor people.' Except for Amy, everyone thought this.

Eva was dumbfounded.

As the group was talking, the price climbed higher and higher, and the tension in the hall became almost palpable. In the end, someone from the VIP area bought it with 20,000 Gold coins.

Rain stared at Eva for a brief moment.

'She is a descendant of the mermaids, huh. I'm more curious about her past story. Does she know about that though? Let's add this to the to-do list. I will try to find it after coming out of the island.'

Again, Ricky's voice came.

"Our next item is a set of enchanted gauntlets that grant the wearer incredible strength and durability. These gauntlets are said to have been worn by a legendary warrior who single-handedly defeated an army of demons. Bidding will start at 2,000 gold coins. Who will make the first bid?"

The bidding for the gauntlets was intense, with several bidders determined to add them to their collection of enchanted items.

Even Amy participated in the bid. However as the price quickly climbed higher and higher, she couldn't participate in bidding. In the end, they were sold to a mysterious figure in a hooded cloak.

'That guy is suspicious.' Rain thought. If someone would hear Rain thinking this they might beat him to death. Rain was looking like the most suspicious guy in the hall.

"Hehe. You are so poor. Couldn't even buy a single item." James snickered.

"Says the one - who doesn't even have the right to bid at even the cheapest item." Amy rebuked. For the first time, she felt that she won the verbal fight with James.

"But why would I bid on the cheapest item? I don't need it." James asked innocently as he tilted his head.

Amy felt, she again lost.

Noah and Daphne were controlling themselves to not laugh. While even Ben smiled slightly. He felt that this group was amusing.

***

[In One of the rooms of the VIP area]

"Young Master, as you have said. We checked the ground floor and found - Ken and his group. Even Ben is with them. What should we do?" A figure with a hooded cloak asked.

Hearing this, the blond-haired youth started pondering over this.

"Anything else?" He asked in an emotionless tone.

"I saw a suspicious figure sitting with their group. According to rumors, his username is 'Thanatos'. He just rose in ranks in few days." The mysterious figure was further reported.

"Looks like they have a new stronger figure. Who could that be?" Blonde-haired youth kept thinking.

***

[Rain's POV]

This auction is so boring nothing useful to buy. When will a good thing come?

As Rain was thinking this, Ricky's voice came.

"Moving on, we have a set of rare and ancient scrolls that contain the secrets of an eldritch ritual that can summon forth beings from other planes of existence. This ritual is not for the faint of heart, but for those brave enough to attempt it, the rewards can be great indeed. Bidding will start at 3,000 gold coins. Who will make the first bid?"

'Finally.' As soon as Rain heard this, there was a spark in his eyes. He knew about these scrolls, it was one of the reasons he had come to this auction.

As Ricky waited for the first bid, he scanned the room, looking for any signs of interest or excitement. He noticed a few individuals whispering to each other, their eyes locked on the scrolls.

"Come on now, don't be shy. These scrolls have been carefully guarded for centuries, and their power is unmatched. Imagine what you could do with such knowledge at your fingertips," Ricky continued, trying to drum up more interest.

Suddenly, a hand shot up from the back of the room. It belonged to a tall, imposing figure dressed in a hooded robe. "5,000 gold coins," the figure said in a deep, ominous voice.

Ricky's eyes widened in surprise. He had expected the bidding to start lower, but it seemed this mysterious figure was willing to pay top dollar for the scrolls.

"5,000 gold coins! We have a bid for 5,000 gold coins! Do I hear 6,000? Anyone willing to go higher?" Ricky called out to the room.

There was a moment of hesitation before another bidder spoke up. "6,000 gold coins," a voice called out from the front row.

The tall figure in the back didn't flinch. "7,000 gold coins," he said coolly.

Ricky could feel the tension in the room mounting as the bidding continued. He knew that whoever won these scrolls would have a great responsibility to use their power wisely.

"7,000 gold coins! Do I hear 8,000? Come on, folks, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Ricky exclaimed.

Suddenly, that blonde-haired youth's voice came from the VIP area.

"20,000 Gold coins." Hearing this, the whole hall became silent. They didn't expect that some VIPs would be interested in scrolls.

Ricky stood at the front of the room, his gavel in hand and his eyes fixed on the item up for bid. He cleared his throat and began the bidding process.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, the current bidding for this scroll is 20,000 gold coins. Do I hear 21,000?"

The room was silent for a moment, as everyone contemplated whether they wanted to start the bidding at this price.

Ricky looked around the room, his gaze lingering on the VIP area where some of the wealthiest bidders were seated. He knew that there were likely several people in that section who could afford to bid much higher than 21,000.

But there was no response from the VIP area, so Ricky continued with his countdown.

"20,000 going once...

20,000 going twice..." As Ricky was doing the countdown.

A hand went up from the back of the room.

"25,000." Rain bid.

Everyone in the hall was surprised. They didn't expect that someone from the main floor would bid for the item.

Ken and his group felt dumbstruck as they didn't expect some bigshot sitting among them.

'Oh, there is someone who wants to fight with me.' Blonde-haired youth smirked.

"Excellent, we have a bid for 25,000. Do I hear 30,000?" Ricky said enthusiastically.

"50,000." Blonde-haired youth said nonchalantly. He wasn't much bothered by this.

"50,001." Rain said.

Most of the people in the hall thought Rain was being stingy, however, every penny was important to him.

According to the plot, the guy from the VIP area only has 50,000. Although some people might think he can borrow from someone, however, actually he can't.

Transferring money to an in-game account takes time. As a security measure, there are too many processes.

"50,001 going once," Ricky called out.

"50,001 going twice... sold to the gentleman at the back of the room for 50,001 gold coins!" he announced.

The blonde-haired youth didn't have much money to bid for the scrolls, so Rain ended up winning the bid. A prompt soon appeared on his social, asking him to enter his address so that the auction house could send the scrolls to him.

Rain quickly began typing his address, "Dawn City, Evernight Mansion..." As he was adding the address, he also wrote a special note to include a message.

'Those guys really did it. However, they wouldn't even know how to use those scrolls,' the blonde-haired youth scoffed.

As the auction continued, people kept bidding and buying items. However, something interesting happened. Rain walked towards Ken and stretched out his hand.

Ken was left flabbergasted by this sudden turn of events, but as a common courtesy, he shook hands with the mysterious bigshot standing before him.

"We will soon meet," Rain said before disappearing as he logged out of the virtual reality.

"So that guy is Ken's friend," everyone in the hall noted. Most of them issued a command to investigate Ken thoroughly.

"What was that?" Ken was still lost in thought.