"Ah—"

As if in unison, the crowd exclaimed in surprise at this sudden turn of events.

Someone was killed!

Some of the more timid individuals directly covered their eyes.

Of course, Ryuto also covered his, as Ryuto was quite timid.

However...

After waiting for quite some time without hearing the expected screams, Ryuto curiously removed his hands and saw...

The dagger was directly lodged in the young man's face, well, to be precise, it was lodged in the man's mouth.

What? He actually caught it with his teeth.

After a brief silence...

"Oh..."

The crowd exclaimed in amazement, and the previously silent scene suddenly became lively.

"Awesome."

Ryuto excitedly clapped his hands.

This is way more thrilling than any magic trick.

Seeing such a positive response, our host was beaming with smiles and even confidently spoke up.

"As you all have witnessed, Franck can easily catch things flying towards him with his teeth. If guests are ever bored, they may try this to bring some fun to their lives. However, being dubbed as 'the skilled Franck,' his real talents go far beyond this. Due to time constraints, we are unable to demonstrate them all to our distinguished guests, so if anyone wants to witness them, make sure to purchase him quickly."

This advertisement is...

"Alright, next is the auction segment. The starting bid for item number 1 is 3 million Betts. Feel free to bid, and the highest bidder wins."

"3.1 million."

As soon as the voice fell, someone quickly made a bid.

"Alright, 3.1 million. Any higher bids?"

"3.5 million."

The lady with a certain cow necklace raised her hand.

"Alright, the lady over there bid 3.5 million. Any higher?"

"4 million."

The young man with a certain cow watch raised his hand nonchalantly.

"The gentleman over there bids 4 million. Any higher?"

The excited host yelled and started banging the table with a hammer.

"4 million for the first time, 4 million for the second time, 4 million..."

Before finishing...

"5 million."

The elegant old man with a certain cow reading glasses gracefully raised his hand.

"Alright, the old gentleman bids 5 million. Any higher?"

With that said, he hit the table again, this time louder than before.

"5 million for the first time, 5 million for the second time, 5 million..."

Before completing...

"10 million."

"Oh..."

The host couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"The young man bids 10 million. Any higher?"

...

The previously noisy scene fell silent all of a sudden.

"Alright, 10 million for the first time, 10 million for the second time, 10 million for the third time."

*Bang*

The final blow.

"Sold! Item number 1 is won by this young man for 10 million. Congratulations to this young man!"

The host called out in excitement, probably not expecting someone to bid such a high price.

"It seems like I haven't met this guest before, they must be new here,” the host on stage asked excitedly like Ryuto.

“Well, you could say that.”

“Oh... even though it's their first time here, this guest's skill is extraordinary, truly deserving of admiration.”

“Is that so...?”

Ryuto responded with a bitter smile to the host's unreserved praise.

Just flattering...

Wait, haven't we met before? It is our first meeting, important enough to emphasize again. If that's the case, then why all this admiration?

And even if it is admiration, it's only towards my money, right?

Well, even though this money is not mine...