"Ye Baidi has ruled the Ye Residence for eight hundred years. He's a terrifying man."
Andrei spoke.
"Really? Bottom-rung Returners like us have never even heard of a big shot like him," Marcelo said self-deprecatingly.
"What he's most famous for is his eye for people," Andrei said.
"His eye? Is he good at seeing things?" Joaquin asked.
"Yes. Whether he's judging people or things, his eye has never failed him. That gift even surpasses his strength in battle. He's led the Ye Family into a place among the Floating City's ten greatest lineages, and he's influenced affairs large and small across the world for years."
Andrei sighed. "I wonder how he'll judge Xu Yuan."
"If he's really as formidable as you say... his attitude might decide Xu Yuan's fate."
Joaquin spoke.
"Maybe so. Haha, come to think of it, that Xu Yuan is a sly one."
"Isn't he? He kept the real Universe Key on himself and took a fake one out."
"And now look what happened." Carrollus wore a thoroughly amused expression. "The Alliance is supposed to take a cut of any transaction completed at the auction."
"Haha, they lost the item, and the transaction went through without them. He doesn't even have to pay their cut." Charlotte covered her mouth as she laughed.
Everyone burst out laughing.
The private room was comfortable, with wine, cigarettes, and snacks. They could wait there as long as they needed.
Whether they were waiting to see how the auction would catch the thief or waiting for news of Xu Yuan—
In short.
A great many people were waiting for an outcome.
The Floating City.
The Ye Residence.
Beside an outdoor swimming pool.
Xu Yuan signed his name on the inheritance document.
The other party had just said that, as the first