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before
unveiling what was underneath the sheet.

 
    Underneath
the luxury tarp was a cage that had a dark brown feline infant about the size
of a medium sized dog.

 
    The
auctioneer bellows. “An infant World Lion!  For those who are ignorant of
this magnificent mana beast, an adult World Lion has the capability to be at
least become a B class mana beast.  I dare to say that if taken care of
well, this infant World Lion could even become an A class mana beast!  Do
you know what this means?  Taking care and treasuring this infant World
Lion can even allow its master to become a legendary Beast Tamer!”

 
    The
crowd goes wild as people start shouting bids even before the starting price
was announced.   I can see the King and Queen’s eyes glow and spot the
prince tugging on his father’s robe, practically begging for it.

 
    Even I
sat up from my seat in a little interest.  It’s not everyday you get to
see an infant mana beast that could potentially be an A class.

 
    “Ku!”
Sylv nibbles on my finger and just harrumphs bitterly, as if saying that infant
beast was nothing compared to the great her.

 
    “Yeah
I know Sylv.”  I just smile as I pet my jealous bond.

 
    I can
see Sebastian’s figure straighten as he looks more carefully at the infant
World Lion.  Then he looks back at my direction, eyeing Sylvie again.

 
    This
guy is pissing me off.

 
    “Now
now! I won’t be able to start the bidding until everyone gets settled!” The
auctioneer shakes his fingers.

 
    The
crowd eventually settles before the auctioneer announces that the starting bid
will be at 100 gold.

 
    10
silvers were more than enough to feed a family of four for a year.  100
silvers, which was equal to 1 gold coin was more than enough to feed a family
of four for 10 years.

 
    I just
shook my head.

 
    This
was only the starting price.  The price skyrocketed at once, jumping up to
over 500 gold and it didn’t seem like it was stopping.

 
    “500!”

 
    “550!”

 
    “600!”

 
    “700!”

 
    “1000!”
 I hear the King bellow out with his right hand raised.

 
    The
crowd went silent.  I could tell that even the ones that could afford to
bid higher were debating whether it was worth bidding against their own king.
 It didn’t seem fair once the King stepped in, but at least he had the
decency to put up a high price.

 
    The
price was settled at 1000 gold coins or one 1 white gold tablet.
 Something I’ve only seen in books and pictures.

 
    I hear
Vincent congratulate the King, “Seems like no one wants to bid against you King
Glayder.” He just chuckles.

 
    “Sorry
about some of the potential money lost from that Vince.  I owe you one.”
 The King has an excited look on his face and so do his wife and son.

 
    “Looks
like the royal palace will have a new pet.  Do you plan on giving it to
Prince Curtis?”  Vincent probes.

 
    “Bahaha!
Maybe!  We’ll see how he does.”  The King just gives an evil smile to
his son and winks.

 
    “D-Dad!”
Prince Curtis seems visibly shocked by this news and Priscilla laughs, saying,
“Curtis, I remember you’ve been slacking off on your sword lessons.”

 
    “Ah!
Mom! That was supposed to be a secret!” The fierce prince doesn’t look so
fierce anymore as I see my mother and Tabitha laugh softly along with the
Queen.

 
    “Mama,
can I have a pet?” Ellie asks, pointing at Sylvie as an example.

 
    “Haha!
I don’t know.  Mana beasts only want to be pets for nice ladies.”  My
mom teases.

 
    “Ellie
is nice! Right Brother?” She pulls on my sleeve, sending me out to battle on
her behalf.

 
    I just
chuckle and let her pet Sylvie, distracting her.

 
    The
10th Anniversary ended without any commotion and the guards escorted all of us
to the back to pick up our items.

 
    Vincent
handed me a package wrapped in a black bag, which I assumed were the items once
we got into the storage room in