A VR Travel Story That Makes You Want to Be Humiliated

Chapter 326: Auction House Attack (2)

Finally, on the day of the departure.

We'll be back in a few days after we've been taken to the auction house. Although this promise was not made, there was still a day when I could be sure, 'Today will definitely come!'

It is the day of the auction.

Here's what I learned after living here for a few days. The worst situation we had considered, that is, the situation where the virgin is auctioned off and then Justitia herself is sold, and her whereabouts go missing, will not happen.

I could sense the will of Changgwan's manager to secure a firm hold on his role using an S-class slave named Justitia.

But other colleagues don't know this.

So no matter what happens, my colleagues will come to rescue me by today.

So to speak, today can be seen as a time limit.

Huh?

But isn't it a little too late?

According to the plan I made before infiltrating, security would be especially tight on the day of the auction, so I would have decided to come before that day if possible.

Is something happening?

It may have taken longer to prepare than expected.

– Jump and jump...

The sound of footsteps got closer. It wasn't just one or two people.

"Come out. It's time to go up for auction."

The person who appeared was the manager of Changgwan.

Next to the manager was a person who seemed to be of quite high status. He might be roughly the manager of an auction house.

And there are plenty of other escorts.

They were all wearing large sticks and wearing swords or iron clubs at their waists. They were guards who protected us, the products, and at the same time, they were surveillance personnel who tried to prevent us from escaping.

Moreover, it wasn't just a ragtag group of people with a lot of people, but each person seemed to have their own skills.

No matter how famous the auction house was, it seemed difficult to have such a talented person and this number of people on site at all times.

Did they hire a mercenary group?

I was afraid something like this would happen, so I decided to get it before the day came. I was a little anxious about whether the time spent preparing would be worth it.

"Follow me."

All procedures for listing as a product on the auction house have been completed in the past.

We were immediately taken to the product waiting room.

It's a bit strange to say it's a product waiting room, but it's correct because there are a lot of creatures such as rare monsters and slaves.

The place we went to was, among other things, the slave waiting room.

"..."

As we entered the waiting room with the two guards and guards who would guard our side, the attention of the people who had already been in the waiting room was focused.

There will be curiosity about the new arrivals, and there will also be thoughts like, 'Who are these people that bring an escort here?'

While the rustling sounds of several people moving at the same time were heard here and there, there were also people who did not even show the slightest interest.

People who have completely lost the light from their eyes.

They were living but not living slaves who closed their minds and did not respond to external stimuli.

Shocking.

Justitia trembled for a moment when she saw them.

What are you thinking? It was difficult for me to guess.

Still, if there is a commotion as we escape today, they will have a chance to escape as well.

Even if the opportunity comes, will there still be the will to seize it? I don't know.

Feeling a bit solemn, we sat down and waited for our turn.

...

How much time had passed since the loud shout announcing the start of the auction was heard?

There were a lot of empty seats in the slave waiting room, and the guards were changed about twice.

– Kwaaaaang!!!

A huge explosion was heard from afar.

"W-what?!"

"You idiot. Stay still! We just have to protect this place!"

One of the guards was panicking and only managed to calm down after being scolded by another guard.

I held Justitia's hand tightly. It meant not to panic.

Then Justitia also held my hand. Am I nervous? She was slightly moist.

"Yeah, right? We only protect this place..."

– Kwaaaaang!! Kwaang!! Kwaaang!!!

I heard a series of loud sounds that I had never heard before.

There were different directions as the auction house exploded here and there, but one thing was certain.

"Wait a minute, this... "Aren't we getting closer?"

Everyone's complexion turned pale at one word uttered by someone in the waiting room.

The only people who didn't turn pale were just me and Justitia.

Because I knew in advance that there would be a fuss.

It was a little more noisy than expected.

"Shouldn't we escape first?!"

"No, but..."

Meanwhile, the sound of the explosion was getting closer.

Patter, patter.

Stone dust began to fall from the ceiling.

It was an easy-to-understand harbinger of collapse.

It collapses. Everyone in the waiting room had the worst case scenario in mind.

Although no one said a word, the waiting room was agitated.

All eyes were focused on the two guards, and an ominous atmosphere was gradually created.

It was obvious what he was thinking.

Roughly speaking, the idea is to rebel and escape somehow rather than die from being crushed by a collapsing building.

It was possible resistance because they had not yet become slaves.

The guards were not unaware of such an atmosphere.

"Hey, this..."

The guard, who was struggling, tensed and placed his hand on the sword on his belt.

Although he behaved a little unfairly, he must have enough skills to be selected as a guard. It's probably not enough to be defeated by slaves.

But his expression still wasn't good. The ceiling, walls, and floor were about to collapse at any moment, so there was no time to grab hold of the slaves.

"I can't help it..."

Eventually, the other guards also changed their minds.

"You go out first and call the members. "I will be protecting these two."

"Okay!"

As soon as the guard, who was in a hurry, heard those words, he ran out of the waiting room as if he had been waiting.

As soon as it became a little dangerous, he immediately abandoned his role and ran away, and it seemed that he was not destined to become a very high-ranking person.

"..."

And the remaining slaves in the waiting room slowly moved towards the door that the guard had opened.

The guard left the door, which was tightly locked, open.

– Kwaang!!

As if to push their hesitation, heavy drinking broke out again nearby.

Now the walls of the waiting room were starting to crack and crack.

People who saw that gave up their hesitation and rushed out of the waiting room.

I don't know where I plan to go when I get out. I'll take care of it.

Some people looked at Justitia and me, who were still in place, with pity in their eyes.

Maybe they think they can't move because of the guards.

And some others took out the slaves who were staring blankly into space with eyes that had lost the light even in this situation.

I guess we can't let him die. They are great people.

After a while, only me, Justitia, and one guard remained in the waiting room.

"Whoa..."

The guard checked again to make sure there was no one else and exhaled softly.

"... I came to pick you up. Princess Justitia."

The guard's head flickered like a haze, and as it dispersed, a weasel's face appeared.

I was a little surprised because I didn't know he was disguised as a guard, but more than that.

Kuuk.

I secretly chewed my lip and endured it.

If I didn't do that, I felt like I would just laugh.

The head is pretty and the face of a slim woman, but below the shoulders are muscles, so I couldn't help but smile.

I did that even though I knew that the rice cake was disguised as a magic tool for disguise.

Fortunately, my reaction was not noticed by the two.

"You probably heard it to some extent through Soira. "I will tell you more details after I escape."

The weasel said so and took out a bundle of keys from his arms.

Where did you get that again? I was curious, but it wasn't information I needed to know right now.

Click.

After testing each key in the package, the slave necklace hanging around Justitia's neck was unlocked.

I don't know how long she had been wearing it, but the part of Justitia's already white skin that was covered by the necklace became even whiter.

"Hmm..."

Justitia let out a small sigh and closed her eyes.

The magic power that was bound up in her body swirled around and lifted the dust that had accumulated on the floor at her feet.

Meanwhile, no repercussions came to me, who was less than 1 m away, so I was able to get a glimpse of how great Justitia's magic control ability was.

"... "It's been a while."

Saying that, Justitia opened her eyes and was calmer than before.

Perhaps it felt like her bound hands and feet were freed. It was difficult to imagine how refreshed she would feel.

The weasel covered her face with the guard's face again and led us away.

"This way."

– Kwaang!!

A huge explosion occurred in the direction pointed by the weasel.

Even though it exploded in an unseen place, it made the floor tremble.

If there was someone near where the explosion occurred, they would probably have been afraid to face them head on.

"... "Over there?"

Even Justitia seemed a little reluctant.

She knew the explosion was a device to cause trouble, but wasn't an explosion?

"It's okay. The bomb planted over there is not as strong as it sounds. Barrier magic will be enough."

"... Ah. Yes. Magic."

Justitia said as if she had forgotten.

After a few months of living with the magic sealed, she could have forgotten.

... But, wait.

The bomb planted over there isn't as strong as it sounds?

Are other places really exploding?

– Kwaaaaang!!!

Another explosion occurred somewhere, and stone fragments, not stone dust, began to fall from the ceiling.