Sarion and Auction house
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Yuki was unaware of the talk Leon had with his subordinates, but even if he did hear him… he wouldn't have cared. After all, it was in his own nature to try to gain the most benefits that he could… Especially in such a world that granted him immense strength just from the way it worked…
Skills in the world of Tensura were similar to containers of power instead of just mere skills, and Yuki felt like they approached the levels of laws in a sense. But he wasn't sure if the same thing would work in another world, or if the mana of other worlds would behave in a similar way to strengthen his body so he planned to take full advantage of his current power…
'Rimuru should still be stuck inside Veldora's cave right now, I believe it would take him at least a month after he absorbed Veldora before he finds his way out, so I still have some time to take care of some things such as visiting Ramiris' After Yuki reached this point in his thoughts, he stared at the map that Kayle provided him
"According to Kayle, demon lord Ramiris's labyrinth is located somewhere underground in the great forest of Jura. However, it has many entrances, and the one Leon knows about is located in the small country of Ulgrasia, a country that borders both the great forest of Jura and sorcerer's dynasty Sarion…"
According to the information he gathered, this small country was actually a small powerhouse thanks to their ability to use spirits to the point that almost all of their million citizens who become of age can become spirit users, and only in rare cases do someone fail to contract a spirit… And this allowed them to have free reign without needing to join the western countries or the western holy church...
"I'm not sure about the location of the entrance in the great Jura forest so it's better if I just go through this route" muttered Yuki as he made further preparation and went to bother Leon to give him some gold for the journey…
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Meanwhile, inside Eldorado, news of Claude's defeat spread like wildfire and it had a mixture of believers and doubters, but the name Yuki was definitely engraved inside their minds…
"Who's this Yuki? Is he the same Yuuki that's the grandmaster of the freedom association?" asked a citizen of Eldorado after hearing this news, but someone else soon corrected him
"No, I heard from a close friend in the red knights order that this Yuki is a newly summoned otherworlder by lord Leon"
"Huuuh, that's crazy to think about, especially since lord Claude actually reached the disaster level…"
People kept whispering between each other, and kept mentioning the fact that Claude was a disaster-level powerhouse, as for what this actually meant is simple…
This world had a very rough power ranking system for both humans and monsters before Yuuki was summoned to this world 10 years ago and created the freedom association. It was called the four steps system consisting of Novice < Beginner < intermediate < Advanced.
At that time he created ranks for both humans and monsters that better clarified the levels of strength and difference in power starting from F all the way to S. Because they used to classify everything from the current Rank C and up as Advanced creating a lot of mismatches in the missions given to adventurers which resulted in so many unnecessary deaths from misjudging their own strength or their enemies.
As for what disaster threat level refers to, it's just a unique naming system similar to a title…
A Ranks (including A- A A+) are titled hazard-class threats for their ability to destroy towns and even whole regions.
Special A Ranks Are titled as Calamity-class threats for their ability to destroy even weaker countries. This is where most normal demon lord subordinates belong to.
S Ranks are titled Disaster-class and this is the level of power where one can join the ranks of demon lords, and let's not even talk about awakened demon lords…
Disaster-class are however the most unclear Rank of them all… The difference between Rank B- and A- could be considered a power-up of x10 and the same is between A- and special A.
From Special A to S- which is the lowest of disaster ranks is also at least x10… And then the power level keeps scaling between S- S and S+ creating a terrifying disparity of strength even for those at the same level, which is why Disaster-class can easily one-shot each other…
And Claude was actually someone at the S- Rank, equivalent to someone like the current demon lord Clayman which was shocking to the people of this world, but this is reason why Leon wanted to build a friendship with Yuki despite his awkwardness…
And this news was quickly spreading out of Eldorado and Yuki had an inkling of this as his progress bar for his third task was already increasing at a fast speed and already reached 5%!
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After scamming a few 100 golds from Leon, Yuki was finally prepared to set off with Kayle and Sacha… Of course, he still had plenty of diamonds that are worth quite a lot in his space ring, but he just wanted to annoy Leon some more and did it just for the fun of it…
"Yuki-sama, where do you want to go now?" Asked Sacha curiously as they got up into a carriage and went into a special area near the castle where there was a teleportation portal…
This portal connected Eldorado with the sorcerer's dynasty Sarion, and since his goal was the country of Ulgrasia which was just to the south of the elves' territory, this teleportation portal was just perfect! As for why it existed in the first place, it was thanks to the trading relationship they had with each other… Although Yuki wasn't sure if that relationship was going to last for long after he laid his cursed hands on it…
"We are going to Sarion to see if we can scam- I mean steal- I mean trick- I-" Yuki was about to continue but Sacha suddenly pouted and said "Mooo…We get it already…"
Yuki chuckled slightly and said "That will be our first stop since I'm interested in both their magic and special items, and after we are done there, we will head to the country of Ulgrasia to visit the Dwelling of spirits"
Sacha's eyes lit up with curiosity" I can't wait to see these many places"
Yuki smiled at her before he said to Kayle that was driving the carriage "You heard her Kayle, let's hurry up"
"As you wish, Yuki-sama" Responded Kayle as he ushered the demon horses to move faster towards the teleportation portal…
After they arrived, Kayle showed them Leon's emblem, and the guards easily allowed them in, and the portal was soon activated as the trio's vision shifted and they ended up in Sarion instantly while feeling slightly disorientated… Although Yuki didn't feel anything and was surprised by how pale Sacha looked…
"Are you okay you two?" Asked Yuki feeling worried about their well-being and after confirming that everything was okay and that it was only the side effects of teleportation, they quickly handled Sarion's guards who also easily allowed them through after they showed them their identifications and they began their way through this unbelievable country of magic…
Yuki kept staring at the elves walking throughout the streets with their sharp ears and very beautiful figures, and sometimes he ended up receiving glares from the females after he extend the duration of his observation
"Ouch" said Yuki pretending to be hurt after Sacha pinched him "What did you do that for?"
Sacha glared at him with puffed cheeks and said "Why do you keep staring at the women as if you have never seen one before?"
"Ahum, you don't understand Sacha, this is my first time seeing elves… I'm just curious, yup curious, and collecting some research material for future studies" replied Yuki with a serious face that tricked the innocent Sacha as she ended up asking curiously
"What kind of research is that?"
"Ehh, you should ask Kayle, I'm sure he's done his research far better than I did" said Yuki, and the normally elegant Kayle couldn't help but cough awkwardly after seeing Sacha stare at him expectantly waiting for an answer
'I suddenly feel like this trip is going to be a long one' thought Kayle before shooting Yuki a glare, but the latter simply turned his face away and began whistling…
'Now then, what can I gain from this country… They are known for their elemental magic and research in alchemy… Maybe I could find the elixir of life that could evolve my Advanced regeneration or some other treasures that I need for my other abilities…' thought Yuki and decided that first thing first, he had to visit the biggest auction house in this country, and since he was already inside its capital, it was only a short journey before he got there…
"Welcome sir, how can we assist you" Asked a beautiful elf receptionist respectfully thinking that Yuki was a big shot from his handsome look and having servants following him around
"Hi, I'm demon lord Leon's brother, Yuki… Can you give me a list of the items about to be auctioned for this month, and please tell me if there are any interesting items" Yuki immediately dropped his buddy's name shamelessly to make things easier for himself… and let's just say he was also planning to leave him the tab if he buys anything… That's what buddies are for after all right?
"D-Demon lord Leon's brother?" The elf woman lost her composure slightly, but Yuki was surprised as she quickly regained it and he hinted at Kayle who immediately showed her Leon's insignia while feeling sorry for what was going to happen to his lord…
"P-Please come this way Yuki-sama to the VIP room, I will bring you a pamphlet with the items that are going to be auctioned during this month… there's actually a big event held today so you actually came right in time"
"Oh really, what's big about it? reach? spread?" Said Yuki with a weird grin, but no one got his joke which disappointed him slightly as the elf explained with a stoic look "The empress herself is attending today's auction along with many big shots from various countries since this is our seasonal exhibition where we sell some of the best magic items created in our dynasty"
The elf had a lot of pride on her face as she mentioned her dynasty's creations, and everyone had to agree with her since Sarion was one of the most advanced countries in terms of magic if not the most…
"Hmmm it seems like we arrived just in time…" muttered Yuki, although this was a big event that would last a whole three days since it only happens every season…
After taking him to a VIP room befitting Leon's status as a demon lord and Yuki's status as a demon leach… Yuki enjoyed the delicacies and the snacks offered by the auction workers and even sneakily stored some inside his ring after he found them to his liking and waited patiently for the elf worker whose name was Evelyn to come back…
After he received the pamphlet from Evelyn, Yuki's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw two items in particular… Stone of clarity and a heart of a Dragon king!
'What's such terrifying items doing here…' thought Yuki as he stared at who put these items up for auction…
Elmesia El-Ru Sarion and Hinata Sakaguchi…