Manhwa Chapter 09

## Manhwa Chapter 09: The Auction

**Manhwa Chapter 9** is the ninth chapter of the Webtoon serialization of the *FFF Trashero series*.

## Introduction

Han-Soo buys his first slave/comrade and almost buys another... until the auction is crashed by someone he hates just as much as Alex.

## Summary

The "item" that Han-Soo was looking for finally arrives, a heavily emaciated man. Despite his appearance, Han-Soo clearly sees the slave's true worth thanks to his status window ability: the man was an ex-mercenary whose level was in the mid 280's, higher then almost anyone else in auction. The announcer reveals that the slave was from the Northern Kingdom and that his state was because of a hunger strike against his slaveholders; he is also a good spearman. The patrons look on in disinterest as Han-Soo predicted since it would be hard to try and get a suicidal slave to work but he was the opposite. He tells Lanuvel to ring the bidding bell and she does so, leading to the duo getting the spearman slave for a low price. She asks about his stats and after Han-Soo reveals his level, notes that it rivals Alex's. The teen thinks in amusement that the remark would make the Palace Captain and future "Sword King" sad. The ex-mercenary's level was high simply because he gained experience through wandering the world and killing many beings, though that in itself wasn't easy. The host gives the shackle key, contract and slave to Han-Soo.

Lanuvel wonders if it was time to leave but Han-Soo tells her that they were staying. As the duo watch disheveled human and demon slaves be brought and sold, Lanuvel grows sickened by the sight. Han-Soo didn't want to stay either but more due to how the majority of the slaves were average. He wonders if he could sneak away with his slave but pauses at the sight of an elf woman. The announcer reveals she was found in the Southern Continent's forest yet despite being mentally broken, her beauty, pedigree and, more importantly, her purity were intact. She was a rare someone from the 2nd generation of elves, piquing almost all the customers' interest. Han-Soo admits how the concept of elves, the superior race and being the heart of all human desires, reminded him that this was a fantasy world. To punctuate his thoughts, the other patrons immediately start to bid on this "noble" elf woman. He looks on in exasperation at their delusions; despite their long lifespans, elves had low fertility, birth rate and sex drive. Lanuvel lectures that the Southern Continent's elves had lost a territorial war with the humans and were forced to flee deeper into the forests. She then adds that something was off about the elf; Han-Soo agrees as he saw it before the magician and suspects her job made her sense it. The elf was more unique then normal: she was an level 851 Archer, higher than the mercenary. He decides to start bidding as he compares her level to that of a mid to high rank demon and sees that she suffers from a demon's curse that made her borderline catatonic combined with being sealed and heavily drugged by the Dark Commerce when she was found by them. He continues to bid until the other costumers bow out leaving him as the last bidder. The announcer counts down to the close of the deal but is interrupted by an explosion near the stage.

Everyone sees the entrance near the stage was destroyed to the Commerce's surprise, making Han-Soo conclude that a powerful force had invaded. Lanuvel begins to panic but the teen tells her to calm down and watch. The rocky debris reform into small round creatures that Han-Soo identifies as Earth Elementals revealing that the intruders were a group of elves. As the Dark Commerce try to hold them off with more guards, the elves' leader admits that thank to a nobleman who stood out too much (Han-Soo), they were able to easily infiltrate the auction. She then orders her crew to attack so they can save their brethren.

## Characters

* Kang Han Soo
* Lanuvel
* Porter (debut)
* Archer E (debut)
* Sylvia
* Black Market Host