Perseus ran his hand through his hair as he headed for the venue. Three guards stood at the entrance, scrutinizing everyone who approached. He glanced around. The design was predominantly antiques and gold. The interior of the outer part of the venue was luxurious. He wondered how much the prize money was that made Mr. Kim invite him. He was about to walk into the venue when one of the guards blocked his path with his hand. “Your invitation,” the guard muttered. “I don’t have one,” Perseus replied since Mr. Kim had told him nothing about the invitation or sent him one. The guard scowled at him. “You can’t go in without an invitation.”“I was invited,” Perseus insisted. Both guards exchanged glances before turning their gazes away from him. Another man appeared next to Perseus, his hair dyed blue and a piercing on his nose. “Welcome, Mr. Kelses,” the guards bowed their heads in greeting. “You can go in.”Kelses grinned before walking into the venue. The men didn’t even ask for h

Kelses stormed his feet on the floor, ready to create a scene. He couldn’t believe Mr. Kim had ignored him and let them sit without asking for permission. Since no one was taking his words seriously that those seats were meant for him and his friend, he decided to use a different approach. He glanced at Tobias; he recognized Tobias as the new rising antique big shot, so his eyes averted until they landed on Perseus.His target, who wasn't part of the antique community,“This is unacceptable!” Kelses yelled. “Not only did you let him get into the venue without an invitation, you let him take the position of someone who is in business!”Perseus gave Kelses a blank stare, holding his gaze until he looked away. “Didn’t I say that he was my guest?” Mr. Kim roared, making the people sitting behind him flinch. “I won’t take it anymore if you keep on speaking; now scram before I get the security to throw you out.”Seeing that Mr. Kim would do like he said if he didn’t leave, Kelses's fist t

Perseus smirked. This was going to be an easy game for him.“One is to find genuine antiques in a room. There are tons of antiques that will confuse you, so make sure not to make a mistake. This first stage consists of one genuine antique in the room.” “The second stage consists of genuine antiques. You would be allowed to find genuine antiques; we won’t say how many are in the room until the contest ends.”Every one of the contestants looked bold and calm, each of them having the feeling that they were going to win. Perseus began to wonder how there would be a loser since they all intended to win.[That’s how it works, host.] Iris popped out. [They all think they will win until the game commences or until the results are called out.]Perseus glanced at Iris. ‘Great timing for you to show up.’[Yeah, yeah, I was busy with something.]‘Now you sound like a married woman.’Iris glared at him. [You better concentrate on the rules of the game, you motherfucker.]Grinning, Perseus paid at

“How did you find the door so easily?” Tobias questioned, falling into step with Perseus after closing the door.“Lock the door with the keys,” Perseus told him. “We don’t need anyone coming into our space and ruining things for us.”Perseus had successfully ignored the question, and Tobias didn’t seem to notice. He walked back to the door and locked it before glancing back at Perseus.“We will head to the first stage first,” Perseus mumbled. “We need to find genuine antiques out of the fakes in the room.”Tobias nodded. “That's right, it should be super easy.”Perseus saw no need to try to convince him. The building was so bright that they could see every angle.After entering the first door, the only door they could see was the first stage door. This door was red, unlike the blue door they had walked in through.There was a sign next to the door that said it was the first stage. Perseus' eyes caught sight of several cameras aligned in the room from various angles.“Are you ready?” P

Perseus ignored Tobias' question. He walked into the fourth stage room and closed the door after Tobias had walked in."We are here," he mumbled. "What's next?"Tobias glanced at him. "We will have to find the note like we did in the third room and figure out what we are meant to do," he answered, glancing around the room.Perseus scanned the room too and stared at the decor. The room was slightly different from the rest; the antiques were few and gently arranged on a table and shelves.Most of the antiques were jades, mugs, bowls, and jugs. There were some other antique types of different shapes and sizes there too, but their sizes were big enough to contain the bags they had."You will have to find the note," Perseus informed Tobias. "I will have to look around for a little bit."Tobias nodded, confusion written on his face. Although he was curious, he knew he had to wait until the game was over before he could ask Perseus about completing the mission before the note was found.Pers