The Deadly Novelssss 1346

The World Upside Down Daphne finally let out a small sigh of relief.

She had never lacked money in her entire life.

But stepping into this realm, suddenly finding herself broke–it felt unbearably uncomfortable, away glanced toward the stage not far where someone was loudly hawking goods. Bloodshade Fruit could go for two or even three hundred thousand Netheris coins!

Daphne couldn’t help but laugh.

Robin’s firebird emerald pendant had millions of these Bloodshade Fruits stored inside.

They would have been sitting on nearly a billio It turns out that the rich are really rich no mar?

Netheris assets if they had gone by this price.

where they go.

Looking down at the crowd of frenzied bidders, Daphne turned to Robin and said, “Why don’t we auction off some of these fruits instead of exchanging them at a store?”

Robin shook his head. “Let’s not attract attention just yet. We should get a better feel for this place .

manu “Fair point, Daphne said, shifting her gaze to the vendors and tradespeople scattered throughout the market. “This place is a far cry from Earth–everything here’s totally unfamiliar to us.”

Then, something strange caught her attention.

The uglier someone looked here, the more arrogant they acted–and the more others seemed to fawn over them.

In contrast, anyone with a decent face was completely shunned.

To the left of the auction stage stood a large performance platform.

But the dancers twirling and spinning weren’t beautiful women–they were grotesque beyond words.

And every –called ‘handsome‘ man up there looked like a donkey.

She listened closely and watched the reactions around her, piecing them together.

Turns out, the women here with pitch–black skin, bodies like stubby–legged bears, and faces that could scare off ghosts were the beauties of this realm.

At first, Daphne thought people were just watching for laughs, drawn in by curiosity.

But then she heard how they praised those short, dark, chubby women swaying on stage–and she the truth. This was their actual beauty standard.

“Hey, check out that woman on the left–absolutely stunning,” someone sighed.

“If I could marry someone like her, my neighbors would be green with envy,” said a man that Daphne would’ve called genuinely handsome–by Earth’s standards, at least.

Down at a woman who looked exactly like a black–furred she–

.

stood another man–short, fat, dark, ugly as sin.

To Daphne, he looked like a pig with a wig.

That man scoffed. “In Rosha, unless you’re as good–looking as me, you’ve got no shot at like her.“.

The ‘handsome‘ one lowered his head in shame. “If only I could be as good–looking as y you.”

Daphne was about to lose her mind listening to them.

No wonder no one in this crumbling castle had so much as glanced at her.

Back on Earth, Daphne had been known as a total bombshell–a head–turner anywhere she went.

But here? People looked at her like she was hideous. Like she wa She’d never in her life been judged for being too pretty.

something to be pitied.

Some ugly guy even snarled at her, “How dare you show your face looking like that? Next time, don’t parade your ugly mug around here!”

What the hell?!

Daphne was at a complete loss for words.

Was the beauty standard here just totally deranged?

Was this seriously that so–called ‘ugly is beautiful‘ world?

Across from the stage was an open lot.

Dozens of men and women were dancing awkwardly–each barely three feet tall, with three nostrils, four ears, and three eyes–dressed in outlandish clothes and striking poses so Daphne wanted to wash her eyes out.

A crowd of people around them cheered wildly, some even tipping money right there on the spot.

The onlookers, watching this bizarre performance, were almost mesmerized, completely losing their minds in the excitement.

Equally stunned by the bizarre scene Robin muttered, “This kinda looks like one of those livestreams on Earth. Don’t tell me this is trending here at Netheris Domain?

Some things never changed, no matter what dimension you were in.

Right and wrong flipped, black and white blurred, and ugly became the new hot. That was the reality of this place–the realm of Netheris Just then, the noisy marketplace suddenly fell dead silent.

Everyone dropped to their knees, eyes fixed upward with an almost religious desperation. Their up like they wanted to be stepped on.

lit Chapter 1346 The World Upside Down Finished A procession rode in–men dressed in black robes and hooded masks mounted on tall, powerful horses. The leader stopped at a fruit stall and pointed at a few of the women selling there.

These women looked relatively normal, actually.

The black–robed man sneered. “You hideous things dare sell in public? You’re ruining the market’s image. Each of you pays double the stall tax. All your fruit is confiscated!”

Daphne eyed the women–they looked like they were barely getting by.

These guys were basically like Earth’s worst city enforcers, sweeping through and robbing everyone blind. But the women’s reactions shocked her even more.

They didn’t resist. Didn’t cry. Didn’t even beg. Instead, they thanked the men with tears in their eyes and handed over everything they had without protest.

The black–robed group continued eating as they went, loading up on valuables and goods.

And the vendors they stole from? Still full of gratitude, practically worshiping them.

Watching their ragged clothes and gaunt faces, Daphne was baffled. “Robin, what the heck is going on?”

Robin gave a small laugh. “They’re probably just used to being oppressed by these black–robed thugs.

“Honestly, if the black–robed guys didn’t treat them like trash, they might not even know how to function.

“They probably only feel seen when they’re treated like livestock.”

Daphne shook her head in disbelief.

This was what people back on Earth called a slave mentality, wasn’t it?

Looking at those still kneeling, still thanking their abusers–skin and bones, clothes in tatters–any trace of sympathy she’d had vanished.

As soon as the black–robed enforcers moved on, some of the women noticed Daphne watching them.

“Ugly freak! What’re you staring at?” they shouted, running over to curse her out.

What the hell!?

These bootlickers turned on her that fast?

Robin didn’t bother engaging with them. He grabbed Daphne’s hand and quickly pulled her away.

“This place doesn’t just have warped beauty standards or reversed morals.

“It’s full of people who like being abused. Who crave being treated like dirt. Who want to be slaves. What kind of sick world is this?”

Daphne let out a bitter laugh. “And I actually felt sorry for them earlier. Pathetic really is just another word for infuriating.

Chapter 1346 The World Upside Down “No wonder this place called Netheris. It’s practically hell.”

Finished.

As Robin and Daphne wandered through this twisted, spinning–top–shaped city, taking in its freakish culture, two other people watched them from the shadows.

One was a man in his forties. The other–a boy, maybe ten years old.

When Robin and Daphne pulled out one of the Bloodshade Fruits arid walked into Whirlwind Treasury, the man immediately grabbed the boy and followed them in.

Robin approached the counter inside the store and asked, “Who’s in charge here? We’ve got a Bloodshade Fruit we’re looking to sell. Do you buy it?”

A man behind the counter, who looked to be in his fifties, caught sight of the fruit–and his eyes went wide. He rushed over without hesitation.

“How much can you offer?” Daphne asked directly.

The store owner practically sprinted out from behind the counter and gave a deep bow. “Master, how much do you want?”

Daphne frowned slightly.

?

And he was asking her to name a price?

This place just kept getting weirder and weirder.

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