Fourth Prince's Debauchery - Chapter 16

Chapter 16


The guard quickly explained the situation, causing my Aunt to furrow her brows .

Not many people dare to make trouble in this place . After all, it's common knowledge that I, a prince, am the owner of the auction house . Someone that dares to make trouble here is either someone powerful, or a fool .

But a fool would have been kicked by the guards long ago, so he clearly was someone powerful .

I already had an idea about what was happening, so I went to the entrance quickly . Aunt Dayana and Daisy were still frowning, but they sighed and followed after me .

Once there, I quickly found the source of the commotion . A young man was screaming at the clerks while holding an antique vase on his hand . Two soldiers and an old man were standing behind him and a group of people had surrounded them and were muttering softly about the situation .

"I need an explanation!" The young man shouted with a mocking gaze . "I bought this vase here a few days ago and you told me that it was the original, but it's clearly a fake . How are you going to explain it?!"

"S-Sir, calm down . The rules said that once an object is taken out of the auction house, then we are not responsible for it . "

"Are you insinuating that I'm making it up?! How do you dare! Men, catch this woman . " The young man pointed at the woman and ordered the soldiers . Instantly, the soldiers stepped forward to grab the clerk .

The woman's face turned pale white . She tried to stutter something, but she could not speak due to the fear . But when the two guards were about to grab the woman, I appeared .

"Stop!" I spoke with an ice-cold tone . Instantly, all the voices in the surroundings fell silent . But the soldiers did not stop . They continued advancing as though I was not there .

My expression turned ugly instantly . Without hesitation, I unsheathed my sword and took a step forward .

The two soldiers were just at the third layer of mana, so they paled when they saw my attack . However, the young man behind them smirked and attacked at the same time . "Don't stop, I want that woman dead!"

The soldiers obeyed and continued attacking the woman .

His sword flashed and confronted mine, but I sneered and parried it away, then, with a step forward, I slashed the two soldiers .

""Ah!"" The two soldiers cried in pain and fell two the ground . I did not kill them, but their wounds were serious . If not treated soon, they would die .

Once the two soldiers were subjugated, I looked at the young man .

"Al, who do you think you are capturing my people in my place?" I spoke coldly, making all the people around shiver .

The young man put on a startled expression . He could not believe that I bested him so easily even though his mana layer was one level higher .

But that expression quickly turned ugly . He looked at me angrily and pointed at the soldiers .


"You . . . You hurt my men!"

"They were attacking one of my clerks . What? Do you expect me that I look without doing nothing while they kill her?"

"I was punishing her! I was seeking an explanation about something I bought here, but this commoner dared to insult me, so I had the right to ask my men to catch her!"

"Y-Your highness, i-it's not like that! He wa–"



"Stop, I already know . Don't worry, I'll take care of this situation . " I nodded towards the clerk to calm her down before staring coldly to the young man .

Al Riea is a nephew of the empress . He is a young man of around 20 years of age, son of Carson Riea, a powerful general of the empire and brother of Lilia Riea, the empress .

As you can imagine, our relationship is pretty bad . He always tried to find problems with me at each opportunity, but he never was successful .

Despite it, however, he never dared to attack my men openly . Furthermore, he is accusing me of selling fake goods . Although most people will understand that it's a lie, our reputation will be affected regardless .

It's obvious that the reason because he came was due to the announcement of yesterday . It looks like some people cannot wait to see me fall .

"Explain, what is the problem with the vase . " I frowned and ordered harshly . Al grunted in displeasure, but quickly spoke .

"You see, I bought this vase a few days ago, but when I observed it in detail this morning, I realized that it was fake . Imagine my surprise when I discovered it; after all, your auction has a reputation . I can't believe that you dare to sell a fake . Maybe that is the reason because Clara did not want to marry you . " He then smiled maliciously .

I wrinkled my brows . I needed just a look to know that the vase was fake . Of course, we did not sell a fake . He probably got a fake somewhere and brought it here .

Moreover, he mentioned the name of my fiancée . It's obvious that he wants to make use of this opportunity to embarrass me .

I intensified my glare and moved my mana through my body . Al retreated involuntarily, but he quickly realized his mistake and tightened his fist in fury .

"You know that once the goods are taken outside the auction house we are not responsible for them, right? Moreover, you had the vase a few days . Why did you not notice anything until now?"

"As I told you, I just checked this morning . Besides, I'm sure you can make an exception for a family like mine . " He replied mockingly . We both knew that it was nothing more than a trick to harm the reputation of my business . This was nothing more than a farce .



However, I wanted to play with him .

"Are you sure that the vase is fake?"

"Of course, you can examine it . Also, you must give me an explanation about my men's injuries . " He replied confidently .

I took the vase and observed it carefully . Then, under the astonished stares of the surroundings, I threw it against the ground .

The vase crashed and broke in hundred of pieces . Everybody looked at me with frozen gazes, but I ignored them . With a calm expression, I grabbed a piece of the vase and showed it to the surroundings .

"Five-hundred-years-old clay . It looks genuine for me . What do you think? I passed the piece at one of the clerks casually . The clerk put on a startled expression but quickly received it . "Y-You are right, Your highness . I-It's genuine . "

"… Huh?" Al could not understand what was happening .

I passed the piece of clay to the old man behind him . The old man examined it and quickly, his face turned pale .

"Y-Young master, i-it's genuine . "

"Impossible! I'm sure it was fake!" Al replied . He looked at the piece of clay, but soon, his expression turned unsightly .

"I think you forgot to bring the fake and brought the original instead, young master Al . " I chuckled softly and mocked him . "A shame, I destroyed it thinking it was fake . Well, you can't fault me for that, right?"

Al looked at me with a dark expression, but then, he waved his hand .



"Let's go! Someone carry the injured out!"

"Wait a moment!" I interrupted him .

"What do you want?!" He asked .
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"Do you think you can cause trouble here without any consequence?"

Al's expression changed . But before he could react, my sword flashed .

In the next second, the heads of the two soldiers fell to the ground . Then, the sword pierced the heart of the old man behind Al .

Finally, the tip of my sword stopped before the young man's neck .

Al's face turned pale . An expression of fear appeared on his face, but I simply chuckled and retracted my sword . "How useless . "

I did not care about showing strength greater than the fourth layer . After all, my fight against the captain was witnessed for a few people, so it will not take long before the nobles learn that I showed strength equivalent to the sixth layer .

It probably will give me a bit of breathing room .

Al stepped back continuously with a frightened expression . Then, he turned around and escaped quickly . I chuckled again and looked at the surroundings . Coughing a pair of times, I raised my voice and spoke to the people watching the spectacle .

"Everybody, this farce has ended . Please don't block the entrance . "

A few seconds later, almost everybody was gone .