章節 2: Chapter 2: An auction?
Waking up, the first thing I see is bars. I sit up and observe my surroundings. The area around me is dark, only a faint light coming from a closed door is seen. The sound of shoes walking on smooth pavement is heard. I turn to look as the door opens and see a fat man gleaming with different types of jewels.
"Ah, finally awake? Can't have the product sleeping on the job."
Product? The fat man walks to the wall. He flicks a light and the surrounding become clear. This place seems to be some sort of exhibit where many animals are displayed. He walks to my cage, sizing me up.
"Good, good. You seem to be fit for the auction."
He takes out a slip of paper in his pocket. He scribbles something on there and plaster it on my cage.
"It won't be long now, I can just smell the money."
After saying that, he laughs. He turns around and walks away. The lights stay on. I sit there for I don't know how long. This can be considered my first time leaving my house. Looking around, I try to see how close it was to mother's description of the outside. So far, I see no difference. I'm still trapped and unable to leave.
Thinking back to my mother, I clutch my chest. I frown, wishing to put that behind me. It's something that can never be forgotten. The sound of wheels moving on pavement is heard approaching me. I look up and see people moving a cart. They come to my cage and read the paper on it. They then nod and pick up my cage. I'm placed on the cart and covered with a cloak.
I can hear myself being pushed outside. My cage then stops, I become worried. A bell rings. I can feel the floor underneath me go up as a person speaking can be heard getting closer.
"Ladies and gentlemen, here we have something you've may have only read in books. Thought to have gone extinct long ago, here we have a most rarest of beasts."
Pulling off the cloak that covered my cage, I see an announcer and many people wearing masks.
"Here we have a Kemonomimi!"
The crowd begins to talk amongst themselves. The announcer speaks up.
"Now, now. You must be wondering what a Kemonomimi is right? Well, I'll tell you. A Kemonomimi is a beast that resembles a human but has parts of an animal. These creatures can posses amazing abilities that foster at the age of 5. Take this Kemonomimi as an example. This beast was taken from a home very unloving towards it."
Pulling out a gadget that looks like a phone, the announcer points it to me. He clicks a button, and a red beam shines on me.
"Due to growing up in that kind of environment, this beast has developed a need to please others. This scanner shall tell us exactly what power it possesses. "
When the red beam turns off, the announcer looks at the scanner and holds it up to the air.
"According to this scanner, this Kemonomimi can create any and all objects. So if you're looking for a beast that can make an infinite amount of objects. This is the one!"
The crowd discuss amongst themselves again, the announcer puts down the scanner. I keep looking around, hoping to find a way to escape.
"Now then starting bids. Who'll give me a hundred dollars? One hundred dollar bid, now two, now two, will ya give me two? Two hundred dollar bid, now three, now three hundred, will ya give me three? Two hundred, two and a half, two-fifty, How about two-fifty? fifty? fifty? fifty? I got it! How about two sixty? sixty? sixty? I've got two sixty, now seventy? how about seventy? two-seventy?....."
This continues for a very long time. Long enough that the highest the number got was of $760,560. Being once again covered by a cloak, I'm pushed off stage and into the back. The person who bought me is now planning to leave with me. The person giving me to him asked if they would be staying longer to see more products. But they refused.
Taking off the cloak, a person holding a needle points it to my arm. I growl back in agitation. That doesn't faze them, he inserts the needle into my arm. My vision begins to blur. I take a look at the person who bought me and see another fat man but not wearing jewelry. He has on a red hat, that's the only thing I remember.
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