The night of the Auction had arrived, and many students could be seen dressed up to attend the Auction.
It was one of the most significant events in World Academy, and apart from the fourth-year students, the rest of the students would attend the Auction.
Many students still didn't go to the Auction, and most of them were from the second and third years. They knew that going to the Auction unless you were going to buy something was a waste of time.
Some of the artifacts would even appear at the Trade Center after the Auction, so there was no reason for them to attend and watch those with GP buy all the artifacts.
In front of the Ranker's Dorm, Kevin, dressed in a white suit, was going to the Auction with Elena and Eva.
Elena wore a soft shade of pastel blue dress that complemented her blond hair, and Eva wore a soft yellow dress.
"You two look beautiful today," Kevin complimented Elena and Eva.
Both were wearing high-class jewelry they had bought from the Outer Sector of the World Academy.
"Thanks," both of them replied, but Elena had a blush on her face.
"Let's go find Ria; she is waiting for us," Elena quickly changed the topic.
They quickly moved towards the Special Teleportation Gate that was opened for students to arrive at the venue so that huge crowds didn't form.
"There she is," Elena spotted Ria standing there.
"Is that Alan Astaria?" Kevin spotted Alan, who was standing near Ria.
"Is he with you?" Elena asked Ria.
"Ah, yeah," Ria replied with an awkward look on her face.
Alan had asked her countless times if she wanted to go with him, but she ignored it the best she could. But seeing him still trying, she couldn't help but accept his invitation once.
Alan was also from an elite family, and Ria was from a branch family of the Rothschild family. She didn't want to create problems for the future, so she decided to give Alan this one last chance, so he would stop bothering her.
So she invited him to join with his friends, with a little plan in her mind.
Alan, who was too happy that he succeeded once, forgot that Kevin would be present in her group of friends. And seeing him, Alan didn't feel too comfortable.
After Asher, Kevin was considered the most handsome first-year student, and now that he was wearing a suit, his attractiveness had increased a lot.
Even now, some girls kept turning to stare at him a few times.
Alan was an attractive young man, but he became a bit paler in comparison to Kevin.
"Hi," Alan greeted them with a smile on his face.
He had recovered his confidence quite a bit, so his demeanor was similar to that of Alan, that participated in the Representative Tournament.
Kevin also greeted him, but it was in formality; he wasn't a bit interested in Alan, even though he was the heir of the Astaria family.
Ria signaled Elena, who nodded back at her.
"Kevin, we should not make your sister wait any longer," Elena said.
"Oh, yeah, my bad," Kevin replied.
"Wait, you guys are sitting with the Student Council President?" Alan asked as he was familiar with Raelyn Whitheart.
"Yeah," Kevin replied.
"Is there any problem?" Ria asked, but internally she was smirking.
"Nothing. I think you should go ahead," Alan said.
"I was invited to sit with someone else, so going there will create issues," Alan said, looking at Ria, but he was regretting his choice.
"Oh, don't worry, we don't mind it," Kevin said as they turned.
"Dammit," Alan cursed, but he had no other choice as he had joined the faction that was openly against the Student Council.
Kevin and his group were walking towards the nearest teleportation gate for the Auction House, and they saw Sam Allister, who was standing there with Matthew and Venessa.
The three of them were waiting for the Teleportation gate to open.
"Why are you guys standing here?" Ria asked, looking at Sam.
Sam turned and saw all of them, and a tired look appeared on his face.
"We are waiting for the Rank 1," Matthew replied.
"What?" Kevin said as he didn't know anything about this.
"Oh, this portal is near Ranker's Dorm, and we don't open it until the Rank 1 arrives here," The staff member replied.
Initially, it was just Matthew and Sam, but Venessa also arrived after them. She also learned that this teleportation gate only opened after Asher arrived. She didn't like it, but it was better than going all the way to the other teleportation gates where all the students were entering from.
"This is-" Kevin was about to say something, but he stopped.
Many such conditions made people feel the difference in Ranks, and it was intended to do so. Farnus wanted to ignite competition among the students so they would try to overtake the person ranked above them.
"There he is," Matthew said as all of them turned.
Asher walked towards them, wearing a black suit that complimented his black hair.
Even Venessa looked at Asher with wide eyes; his attractiveness was no joke. It was rare to see Asher in a suit dressed up, as he mostly wore casual clothes. But even with a cold attitude, his charm affected others nevertheless.
Damian was walking on his right-hand side. He was wearing a royal blue suit. And to Asher's left was Amelia, who was wearing a black dress and ruby-colored gems she had bought yesterday for her dress.
She looked beautiful, and even Kevin was staring at her, but he quickly collected himself as he saw the indifferent face of Asher, who was not even looking at him.
Damian looked at them with curiosity, but both Amelia and Asher ignored their existence. Amelia would have greeted them normally, but after their little fight in the VIP Dorms months ago, she was not on good terms with them.
Asher walked past them as he looked at the staff member, and his crimson-red eyes stared at him.
"You may walk in now," The staff member replied with a smile as he turned on the teleportation gate.
Asher stepped into the Teleportation Gate, and Damian and Amelia did the same behind him, leaving all of them behind.
Kevin was silent the whole time as he stared at Asher's back, disappearing into the portal.
"Let's go as well," Sam told Matthew as both of them stepped in as well.
Venessa also stepped in after Sam and Matthew.
"Let's go, guys. If we get late, your sister will get angry," Elena said as she brought up the mood, and Kevin smiled at her as they stepped in.
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Asher stepped inside as he saw many staff members waiting for them. One of the staff member stepped forward.
They were in the Auction's VIP Section reserved for the rankers.
"The special room for Rank 1 Student is ready," The staff member told Asher.
"Are both of them with you?" He asked Asher to confirm that Damian and Amelia were with him.
"Yeah," Asher replied as the staff nodded.
"Let me guide you," The staff member said as he took them to a particular room.
Inside the Auction, there were special rooms given to some students.
Like the Student Council and Blood Faction and Rankers, all had their rooms.
And there were similar special VIP rooms for Rank 1 students of all years, and they could invite their friends inside those rooms.
Unlike other Rankers, Asher had his own room to bid and enjoy the Auction from.
They walked briefly as the staff member opened a particular door, revealing the lavish room.
"Everything you want will be served here," He told them.
"Looks good," Damian said as he looked around.
Asher walked up and sat on the middle sofa, and Amelia and Damian sat on the remaining couches. In front of them was a big glass window, and they could see a big stage and giant screens that were present for thousands of students sitting in the vast stadium-like building.
A bit far from them, Alan entered a room and saw Leonard Tarvian sitting in the middle with many famous names around him.
"Oh, you are Alan Astaria, right?" Leonard turned as he stood up.
Leonard walked up and shook Alan's hand. Seeing that a man like Leonard was greeting him personally elated Alan, who was regretting his choice but now didn't feel that bad for coming here.
'Yeah, it is better to stay with people that respect,' Alan convinced himself, but he didn't realize it was all a mask that Leonard presented to all people he could use.
The door opened again as another individual entered the room.
Alan turned and saw Gavin Neville, who was entering the room.
"Yo, Gavin," Many people present there greeted Gavin, who smiled and walked up to Leonard.
"Welcome, Gavin Neville. I am glad you came here," Leonard said.
"He is also in this faction?" Alan didn't know about it, so he was a bit surprised.
"Yeah," Gavin replied with a smile, which made him look like an innocent boy.
"You two are in the same class, right? So I expect you to get along," Leonard shook Gavin's hand.
"Is Jack not here?" Gavin asked.
"He is a bit late," A guy sitting on the couch replied.
Alan saw that the reception Gavin received was much better than his.
He clenched his fist behind his back, controlling his expression, but it was easy to spot for Leonard.
