Chapter 550 A destined meet
" Sir the gentleman from VIP3 is requesting permission to enter your room ". The fairy guard standing at the edge of Rudra's room said professionally.
" Let him in ". Rudra said expresionlessly as he turned to face the man who would enter.
Amelia who was also in the room used her secretary instincts as she activated game recording as soon as Rudra asked the other party to be let in .
This was something she had learnt after a lifetime of being in the buisness , as she knew that having incrementing evidence never hurts .
The fairy opened the door , as a young gentleman in his early twenties entered the room .
He was wearing a suit as opposed to battle gear and looked as thin as a butterstick that would be blown away by a single breath , however his aghast expression as if he had seen Lucifer himself was something that Rudra could not understand.
The moment dronacharya saw Rudra he felt the world spin under his feet as he lost balance and fell flat on his bum , as he stuttered for words ...
" I...iiiiii....iittsss youuuu ". He said panicking , as he felt his heart beat out of his chest as a feeling of intense panick rose in his chest.
" King Shakuni Won Knight , The guildmaster of the number one guild in Hazelgroove Empire , the True Elites . And you are ? ". Rudra said with confidence , as he found Dronacharya's reaction to be amusing.
However hearing Rudra introduce himself , dronacharya felt his soul leave his body , as everything that could have gone wrong for him at this auction had now gone wrong for him , as he felt completely f***** , facing this one enemy of his that he wished to destroy more than anything in the world , yet their first meeting was when he was not prepared for it at all.
Rudra did not know who dronacharya was , it was his first time meeting such a character , as even in his past life he was sure that he had not seen this guy who was influential enough to bring a trillion dollars in wealth to auction.
Although when Lita chased Dronacharya's organization she was almost able to zero in on dronacharya , his appearance and in-game ID was never confirmed with the only information being that the enemy called himself ' The Prophet '. Hence Rudra could not recognise dronacharya at first glance.
" And you are ... ". Amelia repeated Rudra's question as dronacharya did not introduce himself .
However Rudra had the eyes of truth , and at dronacharya's level he could not escape Rudra's inspection as soon his stat panel was revealed before Rudra.
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Player name : Dronacharya
Class : swordsman
Subclass : Alchemist
Level : 174
Tier : tier 3
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Rudra raised an eyebrow , level 174 meant that this guy was top10 in light faction overall rankings , even slightly higher than Neatwit , which meant that this guy was a serious grinder and an excellent player.
" My in-game name is EliteFanboy and I'm just a fan of your guild sir shakuni ". Dronacharya said as he dusted himself up.
Finding himself in such a perilous situation he decided that he would sweet talk Rudra and try and win over him , just like he did with the bloodmerchants before backstabbing him once his goal was achieved , however little did he know about Rudra's eyes of truth and how from the first sentence uttered out of his mouth Rudra knew he was a liar.
" Elite fanboy huh? Well , you cost me quite the item there son , so much for being a fan ". Rudra said calmly , not calling dronacharya's bluff as now he had the upperhand in this conversation.
Amelia also looked at dronacharya funny as although she did not have Rudra's skills , her womanly instinct could smell BS from a mile away and dronacharya seemed full of it.
" Oh that item , it's nothing , I'm sure it's trivial to you sir , a gentleman of your stature could have easily outbidden the poor solo player like me , it's your generosity for letting me keep such a thing , hahaha ". Dronacharya started to weave his trap of bullshittery , however Rudra was unaffected.
" Well 750 billion dollars for a solo player , you must be quite a solo player then , more capable than entire nations from , as thats the yearly income of many developed countries on earth ". Rudra replied emotionlessly as he put the ball back in dronacharya's court.
" Hahaha , surely sir , you are as funny as the rumors make you out to be , I'm a nobody compared to you ". Dronacharya said
" Well I'm a very serious guy , whoever started this rumor clearly does not know me , but you are right , you are nothing compared to me fanboy ". Rudra replied savagely .
Dronacharya dug his nails into his own flesh however the smile on his face never broke . He had to wether the humiliation today to strike back tommorow.
" So what are you here for fanboy? Autograph? " , Rudra asked in a derogatory tone
" Hahaha , yes yes , an autograph will be good , while an autograph on a lucrative deal papers would be even better , hahahaha ". Dronacharya replied
Rudra paused for a minute as he started making a scheme of his own in his mind , as the mastermind strategist started to weave his own trap.
" Go on.... " He said in a deep voice as he stared straight into Dronacharya's eyes .
" Well sir , that item that you just bought for 250 billion dollars... , How about i pay you 5 TRILLION dollars for it? ". Dronacharya said as he showed Rudra his teeth , which when coupled with his frail body made him look like stickman.
" Huh ... If you had 5 trillion then why not bid for it fanboy , could've been yours for 300 billion you know ". Rudra replied as he showed dronacharya teeth of his own , as he looked down on the guy for playing with fire.
" Hahahaha rightly said , it is a very good question sir . Let me clarify . Although i don't have the money at the moment , we can sign a binding contract that makes me pay you EMI for the item every month for the next 2 years untill i pay you back in full ! ". Dronacharya finally revealed his true intentions to Rudra , as he anticipated Rudra to bounce on his lucrative deal.
However Rudra played hardball , as looking at Amelia he smiled and said " I'm interested , But you see , how can I trust you that you can even produce such money every month? What if you are completely broke and default on all payments ... What's my security here ? ".
Dronacharya's face paled at this question , he had never thought about this . He had not thought that Rudra may question his credentials.
When he was preparing for this meeting he had thought about everything he would say however he never thought the opponent would question his credentials.
It was not like he did not have the money , however it was like , how does he prove that he is worth more than the debt he is taking , as although he knows it he cannot prove it without revealing most of his secrets !
He was left gasping for air as he did not have answer for Rudra's extremely reasonable question as he felt despair in his heart as the item he so desperately needed seemed to go further and further away from his grasp .
" Ugh ...errr..that ... I ...ummm ". Dronacharya stumbled to give a reasonable answer as he found himself paralyzed by Rudra's question , however he decided to play with fire as he gave his next proposal.
" I could trade you the page you wanted for this item right now if you want it ". Dronacharya said with a smile .
He felt confidence return to his body once he made this proposal , as although this deal would see him loose 500 billion dollars at once , it was still worth having the key to the ancient ruins than the stupid page for the blood merchants.
He could always deal with the blood merchants later or and make a story on how he was forced to give it up , however he could never let the key fall into Rudra's hands .
Rudra made a surprised face as he acted like he was seriously considering the proposal for a second as he seemed to talk with Amelia in hushed voices.
" It's a good deal sir , you save nearly 500 billion dollars today , and you get what you wanted and i get what i want , it's a win for the master and the fan ". Dronacharya tried to convince Rudra even more , as Rudra looked at him with an amiable smile , as everything felt like it was going to go as planned untill Rudra opened his mouth.
As the moment he did , Dronacharya's confidence was shattered into a million pieces.
Rudra said " An excellent proposal , a truly generous one i must say , as you are indeed correct you have the item i want and trading it with the lesser valued item i just bought , it's practically me getting free 500 billion dollars , and only a madman would say no to free money.
Fortunately I'm not a madman , and i can't say no to free money . But unfortunately for you , now that i know that you are willing to pay 5 trillion dollars for this item , how can I let you have it for only a profit of 500 billion .... Tch , I'm not that kind of buisnessman .... ".
Hearing this dronacharya 's soul escaped his body as he swallowed back a mouthful of blood that came up his throat , courtesy of Rudra's blatant shamelessness.
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