Chapter 2 Branches in the Coffin, Mystyltain (5)
The largest museum in the Central Continent, ‘Lemuse’.
Starting with works of art such as art and sculpture, it is a space where you can experience ancient weapons and culture at a glance.
Quinier stopped by the Lemuse Museum as a hobby and study.
By looking at high-quality works of art, you can develop an eye for measuring the value of the items.
But today, she was a little concerned about her side, and Queenie gave an ambiguous smile.
“It doesn’t have to come like that.”
“No, no, it’s fun, it’s fun, really, really.”
Anne, who was next to me, answered like an answering machine. Seeing that every word was added one by one, my soul was about to begin to drain out of the answer.
“Why did a kid who doesn’t care about such things follow me?”
“My dad bought a painting a while ago, and it turned out that it was a fake. So I must have sold some to my friends. Then he suddenly came to me and said, ‘Daughter, you shouldn’t have this happen.’ Why don’t you study some art while you’re at it? There are a lot of such incidents these days.”
“You are a good person.”
“… … Well, I was also in need of something like that, so there’s no reason not to listen to my dad’s request, right? Would you like to find out?”
Anne said, twisting her hair. Quinn laughed at the sight.
… … But if you didn’t like art, you wouldn’t be able to develop an eye. The eye in art is the sense of ‘beautiful’.
Queenie pondered whether to say it or not, but eventually swallowed it in silence. If you look at it like this, you might open your eyes again.
“… … Oh.”
As she was walking, she stopped in front of a painting.
It was the figure of a woman praying. But it was not a church or a cathedral. She was praying in the midst of the golden wheat. The woman was smiling, and her face was bright and sunny, not solemn or serious.
All the elements were harmonious without being similar to each other, and they were both heterogeneous and magnificent at the same time.
that’s awesome Queenie was perplexed that she might have said those words inadvertently.
“Queen, Queenie, over there, look over there.”
“Yeah, I’m watching. When you reach this level, you will recognize it.”
“No, not a picture, next to you!”
At Anne’s inaudible whisper, Queenie raised her eyebrows slightly, then looked to the side.
Looking to the side, indeed, Queenie was more bewildered than before.
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Next to him was the frontier.A frontier in a non-Constellar place, a frontier in a museum, a frontier in front of a work of art.
There was no point that made any sense, so Quinnier froze.
Like Queenie before, Frontier didn’t seem to notice that there was a Queenie next to her. His eyes were focused only on the picture.
There was no emotion on the frontier’s face. It was the languid face I had always seen. If you look at it a little differently, it may seem like you are observing a painting.
I don’t know if Frontier has an eye for art, but it was certainly not unusual for him to stay in one work for so long. Quinier’s interest in him was moved.
Yes, it’s the Frontier who knew that Mystyltain was a fake. I don’t know if there’s any kind of skill in art.
What are your impressions of this painting?
“… … amazing,”
Frontier’s mouth opened softly. The sighs that came together seemed to disprove the admiration for the painting.
“It’s fake.”
It was a brief impression.
Frontier just said that and walked away.
It was an easy walk as usual.
“… … ?”
Queenie saw the figure of Frontier passing her.
Seeing it like that and seeing it again and again,
“Come on, wait! Wait! hey! Wait! at there! Hey!”
I strode towards Frontier. The honorifics and the flats came out at will.
“Oh, Quinnie-senpai. See you here.”
Frontier said hello. At the usual appearance, Quinnier flinched for a moment. First of all, I decided to say hello.
“Oh, yes, yes. What happened to Frontier? It didn’t look like I was going to be here.”
“Well, I came here to see artifacts rather than art, and that’s the way I was headed.”
“A relic?”
“Yes, weapons or something like armor.”
At Frondier’s words, Queenie finally understood.
Frontier, who recognized Mystyltain as a fake. He must have been an otaku interested in old things!
But now there was a bigger problem.
“F, frontier, by the way, what do you mean by what you just said?”
“yes? What did I say?”
“You saw that picture and said ‘fake’! clearly! I listened carefully!”
Quinnie potted and pointed to the picture. Kim pointed and looked once more.
Again, it was a very good picture. It wouldn’t be strange if he got into the ranks of the Hall of Fame, let alone a fake.
“Ah yes. It was.”
Frontier replied.
Again, it was quite plain.
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No, he’s got a habit of saying things like Mystyltaine are fake. What?“Do you know where this is? The Lemuse Museum! The best museum in the Central Continent! It’s not unusual to see fakes like this in a place like this!”
Hearing that, Frontier touched his lips. He looked like he was worried about something.
“… … In other words, Quinnier should have formally protested that I brought counterfeits into the museum, which means… … .”
“That’s not it!”
what boy?
Do you not even think that you are wrong?
“It’s not enough to just say that there are fakes in the Lemuse Museum!”
“Whether this is the Lemuse Museum or the Louvre, a fake is just a fake.”
said Frontier.
It was as if he was saying something very natural.
That in itself is quite natural.
But where is the Louvre?
“Is that fake?”
“yes. fake.”
“really? Don’t you regret saying that? really?”
“really. really. It’s 100 percent fake.”
Once again, Quinnier looked at the painting.
… … Anyway, it’s a great picture no matter how you look at it.
Although it is said that the standard of Frontier within her has been raised due to the Mistiltein incident,
I still have more confidence in my own eyes.
“… … So, would you like to bet?”
“A bet?”
“yes. A bet on whether the picture is real or fake. If Frontier wins, I will send it to the Roach from the Viet Company for the price shown in the picture. If I win, it’s the other way around. how about it?”
“How are you going to make sure it’s real?”
“I will live. That picture.”
Anne, who was standing by her side, said, ‘Hey!’ and was surprised instead.
Queenie looked at Frontier with a confident expression.
In fact, she had been thinking about buying something since she came to the Lemuse Museum. That picture is enough to satisfy her eyes.
… … Hearing fake noises in such a picture made me angry.
“If you cancel even now, it will never happen.”
“good.”
said Frontier.
Queenie couldn’t help but open her mouth and blink.
But Frontier made a more absurd sound.
“But instead of giving it to the Roach family, can’t you send it to me personally? or cash.”
“Are you very different?”
* * *
Viet Sanghoe is currently running the highest stock price.
However, that is a recently changed evaluation, and the past Viet Trading Company had lost its splendid heyday before going through Quunier’s hand.
At the time, everyone thought that Viet Trading was irreversible. That was actually true.
Looking at the flow of Viet Trading, it was unreasonable to return it to its heyday.
So, I broke it down and started all over again.
He eliminated all unprofitable business relationships, fired people, and cut off all ties with the nobles with whom he had been close for a long time.
The deficit was resolved when all the bubbles adhering to the company were removed. The problem is that the enemy has increased that much.
Viet has done a lot of business with other companies and families in the past. Among them, there were many who would be destroyed together with the Viet family.
But the queen cut it without hesitation. Things such as ‘time’ and ‘jeong’ that have been traded for a long time were not taken into consideration. Of course, the enemy was bound to increase.
Hence the nickname ‘The Goblin Quunier’.
After that, Viet grew up like purple. And as the Viet Company grew, all the families that Quinier cut out walked the path of downfall.
As a result, the public’s opinion of Queenie was reckless changed completely.
‘Cute, but with a creepy eye. Evaluating people’s eyes and ability to see people is comparable to foresight.’
The family that Quinier did not quit, or that she reached out to first, grows. If Quunier cuts it, the family will fall.
After this situation was repeated, the families that were trying to overthrow Quunier caught fire on their feet.
The fact that Quinnier quit because it wasn’t worth it became a disproportionate fact. Naturally, his popularity fell, and the label of an incompetent family was attached.
Queenie has an eye like a ghost when it comes to distinguishing people.
Its ability is comparable to foresight, but of course it is not foresight.
Therefore, it is impossible to read all the incidents that occur suddenly.
Such a natural fact, as of today, was really annoying to Queenie.
“So, are you all mixed up?”
“Hey, it’s already at this point when it arrives.”
“So mixed?”
At Quunier’s interrogation, the butler shut his mouth and was stunned.
Quinn sighed.
“Let’s go. You have to see how messed up it is.”
So, with the butler at the fore, Queenie came out to the front of the mansion.
In front of the mansion, they had already taken out all their belongings and the servants were busy sorting things.
“… … Oh my gosh.”
The front of the house was a mess.
Clearly, there were items that had not been purchased at the store, even in Quinier’s eyes.
“Recently, counterfeit scams are all the rage. In particular, it is said that the main target is a place that purchases goods in bulk, such as our company. They take similar vehicles, force the drivers out, and swap similar ones in the luggage of both vehicles. The expensive ones have been prepared with counterfeit products that are difficult to identify at all.”
“The fact that counterfeit products are prepared in advance means that you know in advance what you are buying from our store.”
“Yes. It seems that there was someone stealing the records from the gallery or museum.”
Haha, Queenie let out a sigh.
Then I remembered Anne’s words that her father had been scammed.
Listening to that one word and expecting this to happen is too much of an act.
Still, the Viet Sanghoe was in better shape. Because the crime scene was discovered.
The problem is that the scammers were in the middle of a long shift, so luggage was mixed in both vehicles.
He had brought both of those vehicles and was sorting them out there.
“… … But what are you doing over there?”
While there were staff and servants diligently sorting things, people gathered in one place on the other side.
“Oh, I hired some appraisers. Many counterfeits have been found that are very similar to the ones we bought.”
“Hmm.”
Quinnier walked to the place where they had gathered out of curiosity. I was thinking about how similar the imitations would be if they were similar.
By the way.
“Oh, wait, please. Hopefully this.”
There were two paintings in front of Quinnier. The painting she bought from Remuse. It was a picture of a girl praying.
‘Nonsense… … .’
The two pictures look exactly the same. However, the girl’s expression was different. One was smiling and the other was expressionless. What Quunier bought was obviously a picture of a smiling girl.
“Hey, are the feelings over?”
“Ah, Queenie. sorry. It was very difficult, but the feeling is over. The picture was so good that I lost my mind without realizing it. haha.”
The appraiser smiled mischievously.
emotions are over Queenie swallowed. Which one is the real one?
Quinier looked at both paintings once more. In her eyes, the smiling side seemed more real. The act of prayer and the girl’s smile. The incongruity was even more beautiful.
“So, which one is the real one? Which one has more artistic value?”
“Well, those two have different answers.”
“yes?”
The appraiser pointed to a picture of a smiling girl.
“The artistic value is high here. We were all amazed as soon as we saw it. Not only the girl’s expression, but also the way she used colors and the sincerity of the underlying colors, all of these accurately portrayed the beauty of an unfamiliar combination. Above all, while borrowing the coloring method used in the original, we refined the level of it. Normal people will not be able to tell the difference from the real thing.”
The appraiser who said that this time pointed to the picture of the expressionless girl.
“The real thing is this one. This is also a great level painting. However, the method is a little outdated, and above all, the girl’s expression is pitiful. At first we thought it was a fake.”
“But how do you know it’s genuine… … ?”
“Luckily, some of us knew this piece.”
Another appraiser came out.
“’A Girl’s Prayer’ by Alain Bouchon. Both the artist and the work are very minor, and the artist has been dead for a long time. Few people know. The scammers who tried to replace them with counterfeit ones came with the real ones. It was probably sold cheaply at some gallery.”
A fake with a higher artistic value than the real one.
That’s why Frontier expressed it as a ‘great fake’.
… … No, then.
“Then is there any way for the average person to know that this is genuine?”
“It will be difficult. Even the museum thought it was the real thing and put it on display. To distinguish a fake from a work like this, you’ll either have to be really lucky to see the real thing from a time when these imitations didn’t exist, or you’d have to be good enough to cover almost every painting on the continent.”
At that, Queenie blinked a few times. He seemed to be thinking of something and then spit it out.
“You must have been lucky, right?”
“yes?”
“So, you must have been lucky, right? There is no other way to explain it.”
Appraisers were trying hard to appeal to a story that they could not understand.